Chapter 69 Lack of Grain and Grass

The storm stopped in the middle of the night, and when the sea was calm again, Su Shang immediately ordered the loss of the fleet to be counted, and at the same time waited for the island to investigate!

It didn't take long for the scout to bring him back the basic situation of the island! The whole island is a bit like a giant turtle floating on the surface of the sea, and the part that rises to the surface forms two islands, one large and one small. At this time, the fleet docked in a shallow bay formed between the two islands!

The two islands are faintly connected, not far apart, about more than 30 zhang, high in the middle, low on both sides, forming a shallow bay on the left and right, and the middle part is slightly exposed to the water, like a natural bridge connecting the two islands!

The small island is very small, and the part that protrudes from the water is only about 50 zhang in radius! The island is oval in shape, more than three miles wide and about six or seven miles long, high in the east and low in the west!

The land on the island is very fertile, not only is it lush with forests, but it is also overgrown with a lot of pasture! Even to the northeast, there is a flat leeward land that has been carved out into fertile fields, and the wheat on it is lush and heading!

There is a small hill in the middle of the island, and there is a small Taoist temple on it, and there are fourteen people living in the Taoist temple, but because the scouts are only asking for information, they are not alarmed!

The losses of the fleet were also quickly counted, and the result was a bit depressing!

Although the fleet sailed into the harbor of the island in time before the storm, this sudden storm still caused the fleet to capsize and sink eight warships below 1,000 stones, and more than 10 soldiers fell into the water and went missing!

In the fleet, each of the warships below 1,000 stone was loaded with weapons and equipment and grain and forage except for a few soldiers who stayed behind, and the eight warships that sank this time were all loaded with grain and forage!

In order to bring as many soldiers as possible, as well as weapons and equipment, Su Shang did not carry much grain and grass, but according to this expedition, he was equipped with a month's supply!

Now eight grain and grass ships have been sunk at once, which is enough to lose half of the grain and grass of the army. In addition, the forage originally prepared for the three hundred scout war horses was not a single grain left, and all of them sank into the sea!

At this time, all the generals who went out this time were concentrated in the cabin of the flagship ship, and Su Shang was informing them of the loss of this fleet!

Everyone's expressions were very solemn, the loss of grain and grass made them very worried, although the forage of the war horses could be temporarily supplemented with the pasture on the island, but the army only had more than ten days of food left, which made them not have much confidence in this sea crossing expedition!

Although Su Shang was also a little depressed, he didn't worry too much, and couldn't help laughing when he saw that everyone was worried, "Why do everyone look sad?" Could it be that a small storm scares you? ”

Su Xingchen looked at Du Ruhui who was standing next to the marshal, then looked at the generals, and stepped forward past everyone and said: "Marshal, we are not afraid of the storm, we are worried about the lack of food and grass!" According to the current situation, if everything goes well, after we land in Goguryeo, we will only have ten days of food supply left! Even if we save money and implement rationing, we can only support it for two or three more days! And now, we still don't know anything about the current situation of those warships, and we only have thirteen days, so I'm afraid it will be difficult to complete the task! ”

Su Shang looked at Su Xingchen, glanced at everyone again, and found that everyone agreed with Su Xingchen's worries, and the smile on his face was closed, and the eyes of everyone looking at him suddenly became extremely sharp!

Su Shang quietly glanced around everyone, "Generals, don't worry about the problem of grain and grass!" I have asked Li Mo and Su Yu to draw a map with the locations of some counties and villages near the landing sites! After the army lands, the army can collect food on the spot! ”

Du Ruhui and the generals all looked at Su Shang in surprise, they all understood the meaning of the marshal's words, the army requisitioned grain on the spot, this was to let go of military discipline and loot the people's property to replenish the grain!

"Marshal, doing so will have a bad impact on the marshal, please think twice!" Du Ruhui was a little worried, worried that Su Shang was only collecting military rations, and did not consider the impact of this matter!

"Brother Ruhan, I understand what you mean, don't worry!" Su Shang looked at Du Ruhan and said with a smile, and then looked at everyone, "Everyone thinks about the ending of the first two court expeditions to the high army. Why did so few of the more than a million troops be able to withdraw in the end? Even if the army is defeated, can Goguryeo's army, which is less than 300,000, really be able to keep them all in Goguryeo? ”

"I think that in the place where the defeated army retreated, there must have been many local people who constantly reported to the Goguryeo army, so they could repeatedly catch up with the defeated army, and even these people would directly attack the tired defeated army......"

"So, we can't treat them like the people of the Great Sui!"

Su Shang's words made everyone in the cabin silent, especially some generals who had participated in the imperial court's expedition, and their faces showed resentful expressions!

Su Shang paused for a while, glanced at everyone, and said slowly: "There is a sentence that may be a little unpleasant, but I hope you all remember it!" For them, we will always be invaders! If they have the chance, they will not show mercy to our men! ”

"Again, to us, they're aliens! In dealing with aliens, we must not always be merciful! Our mercy lies only in our people, only in the total submission of our alien race! ”

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As soon as the sky was bright, Su Shang ordered the warships to dock, the soldiers to go ashore to rest, and he himself led a team of cavalry to take the lead in landing and walking towards the small hill in the center of the island!

The environment on the island made Su Shang very satisfied, especially the large area of lush pasture, which allowed the army to collect enough forage, enough to meet the forage needs brought by three hundred war horses during this expedition!

Soon, Su Shang and his party came to a Taoist temple! The Taoist temple is not big, there are only about a dozen rooms, and the outer wall is a little dilapidated, and it seems that it has been many years! There is a plaque hanging at the main entrance, on which are written "Qingyang View" in three big characters in italics! At this time, there were more than a dozen people standing inside the Taoist Gate, as if waiting for Su Shang's arrival!

At this time, a soldier who walked out of the Taoist temple quickly stepped forward and saluted Su Shang, "Report to the marshal, a total of fourteen people have been found on the island!" After inquiry, it was learned that three of them were Taoist priests who had lived here for a long time, and the other eleven were court soldiers who had been captured by Goguryeo and had fled here thirteen days ago! ”

Su Shang was a little surprised, he didn't expect to meet the court rout here, he thought about it, and said to the soldiers: "Bring those soldiers up!"

"Meet the General!" Eleven soldiers knelt down in front of Su Shang and saluted, they were all very worried, and their faces were a little pale!

Su Shang looked at them and said with a smile: "Don't be afraid, we are the army of the Great Sui!" Tell me about you! ”

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