Li Ji returned to the camp in the rear with a cold face, because of the lack of food and grass, he was bored with the planters.

Before anyone could sit down and serve the tea soup, he patted the chair and said, "What about Zhang Qi?" He did a good job as a transfer judge, the food that should have been delivered has not arrived until now, can't I really behead him?! ”

A pro-soldier reminded Li Ji in a low voice: "Yun envoy, Zhang Yun has just taken grain and grass into the camp. ”

Li Ji's face changed slightly, and he asked unwillingly, "How much?" How many arrived? ”

"I heard that it is 5,000 stones, and the specific number is not daring to ask in detail."

"It's only 5,000 stones, enough to eat for a few days?" Li Ji snorted coldly, but didn't say anything more.

Zhang Ji was born in the Pucheng Zhang family, the clan uncle Zhang De seems to be the prime minister, the clan brother Zhang Dian is the ruling party, and the clan nephew Zhang Heng is the champion Lang, but the famous family in the world is not a poor family that is bullied. Without a good reason, he can't be touched at all.

When the cold soup to relieve the heat was delivered, Li Ji took a sip, and then raised his voice and asked, "Where is Deputy Envoy Lu?" ”

Lu Dajun is Li Ji's deputy, but he is also helpless against the current situation.

Xiazhou is too far away, and the grain and grass provided to the planters are twenty percent in Luowu, fifty percent in Suide, and the rest in Yanzhou. Even if it is transported from Luowu City, it is two hundred miles away. The grain from Suide was to be transported to Luowu, the grain from Yanzhou was transported to Suide, and the grain and grass from Guanzhong were collected in Yanzhou. All of these had to be done by the transfer department, and the transfer of the people was organized, which made Li Ji very troubled.

'Gotta figure figure it out. Li Ji thought, "It seems that the outcome of this battle may change, and at this time, we must leave a way back." ’

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Due to the long distance between Tokyo and the front line, there is a gap between the actual time and the actual time of the latest military information sent to the capital varies from five to 15 days depending on the route.

When Han Gang received the news that the official army had captured Lanzhou and Xiazhou at the same time, he did not get the slightest bit of excitement inside and outside the government and the opposition.

The situation in Lanzhou was expected, and the time did not delay, even a little faster than Han Gang expected.

But there's obviously a problem on the plant's side. Compared with the speed at which the Yan army led by Chong Ge a month ago, once the time spent on the Mituo Cave was removed, the time before and after was exactly the same.

– There is one thing that must not be forgotten. Before Xiazhou, Yinzhou, Shizhou, all the cities have been breached, and all the enemy troops have also been cleaned. In such a situation, the simple march still has the same speed as the march while fighting, and no matter how you think about it, you can't think that there must be something wrong with it.

Is it a kind of fog that has lost its sharpness? Or has the Jingying Forbidden Army become a drag? Han Gang doesn't have clairvoyance, but he knows the Tao, most of them are both. And Han Gang knows better that if these two reasons alone are good, the worst situation is that the grain and grass supply in the rear is not available, so it slows down the pace of the advance of the official army.

And when Han Gang saw the urgent report sent to the imperial court by Li Ji, the transfer envoy of the Yongxing Military Road and the military transfer envoy of the Yanyan Road Transit Division, claiming that the weather in Shaanxi was hot and there were too many livestock deaths, he found with emotion that the worst had happened, and the chief official in charge of the transfer had clearly lost confidence in this.

This is simply starting to pass the buck for failure! Now I have made a report in front of the Son of Heaven, and when I really fail, I can get out of it...... It may not be possible to get out, but at least some of the charges can be passed on to the herd pastor in charge of livestock deployment, so as to reduce the guilt a little.

Han Gang would not tolerate someone throwing dirty water on him. He was not familiar with Li Ji, but he would not take care of this obviously incompetent transporter.

In front of the Son of Heaven, Han Gang unceremoniously debunked Li Ji's intentions: "It seems that Li Ji is not sure that he can send grain and straw in time for the 100,000 soldiers and horses on Yan Yanlu, and seek a way out for self-improvement." ”

"Why did Han Qing say that?" Zhao Ji frowned very unhappily, Li Ji was just complaining, why Han Gang was like a cat that had been stepped on by his tail, jumping to the top of the old man.

"Your Majesty is clear." Han Gang saluted Zhao Ji with a wat, and Li Ji knew that Lu Dao was going to leave a way back, and he would not be confused: "The minister deployed all kinds of military horses before the war. Among the roads, the military horses provided to the Yanyan Road were the largest. Moreover, the number of livestock requisitioned from the Yongxing Military Road was also the largest. Now all walks of life have not complained, but Yan Yanlu was the first to cry, and other than that, the minister really couldn't think of any other reason. ”

Zhao Ji kept his face calm and did not speak, and Han Gang further said: "Tongzhou Shayuan Supervisor, there are still three thousand stallions, and more than a thousand horses and camels can be mobilized in the counties of Jingzhao Mansion. In this way, if there is a shortage of food and grass, this crime should have nothing to do with the herd priest. ”

These are all tricks seen in officialdom, the words on paper are all superficial articles, what is going on with the calculations hidden in the depths, and it is not only Han Gang who can see it, and Li Ji will not bet that everyone else is blind. I think he probably thinks that the Herd Division can't fill this loophole, so he has no fear.

It's just that he misjudged Han Gang's ability, and even misjudged Han Gang's temper. Moreover, Han Gang has always been opposed to radicalism, and Li Ji's approach is tantamount to sending the knife to Han Gang's hands.

But it's disrespectful!

Han Gang didn't ask Zhao Ji to believe now, nor did he plan to shirk responsibility after the war, he was trying to shake Zhao Ji's determination.

Due to the problem of grain and straw, the speed of the troops from all directions must have been affected, and the current situation has not had time to be recovered. Otherwise, once the official army arrives at Lingzhou City, it will either be completely victorious or completely defeated, and there will be no third outcome.

"Han Qing." Zhao Ji's voice was slow, and his eyes staring at Han Gang were full of majesty, "Three thousand horses are worth millions of dollars, and they are not comparable to idle things. ”

"Stallions are easy to get, but chances are hard to find. If the fighter plane is delayed because of the lack of livestock, the loss of the imperial court will be even greater. ”

Han Gang is squeezing the Son of Heaven, and he has no scruples at all. The more the officers and soldiers marched forward, the more his heart tightened.

The trap set by the party members in Lingzhou can be seen by anyone, but Zhao Ji thinks that the party members' strategy is just a dying struggle and will not have any effect. But in Han Gang's eyes, the current situation has reached the point of rolling or staring, and success or failure is in Lingzhou. The closer the official army got to Lingzhou, the greater the chance of Western Xia turning around.

Li Ji now says that livestock are sick and die in order to shirk the responsibility for the lack of grain and grass. And what can affect the grain road is not only the organizational problem, but also the party members who are eyeing the tiger, they want to turn defeat into victory and want to go crazy, and the plan to lure the enemy into the deep is not to lengthen the grain road so that it can start?

"Back then, with Suide City as the starting point, to the north to capture Luowu, only less than a hundred miles away, it has already given enough space for the party to cut off the back road of the official army, and now it is a thousand miles, is there no room for the western thieves to attack?" Han Gang raised his voice, "Unless the official army can successfully capture Lingzhou." Otherwise, this battle will be lost! ”

Han Gang has a lot of affection for the Western Army, and on the contrary, because of his past contacts, the Western Army also has a good impression of him. In addition, the sanatorium and other things, as well as the status of his mother's family in the army, and the two brothers were also killed in battle. Among the ministers, Han Gang's influence on the Western Army was the largest.

Having seen the looming crisis, Han Gang couldn't convince himself to sit idly by, and then wait for his prophecy to come true.

Zhao Ji's face became ugly, no one likes crow's mouth, what if it comes true?

The only Zaifu Wang Qi in the palace felt that Han Gang was stubborn and refused to admit defeat, and he smiled on the side: "The official army has plate armor, horse chopping swords, divine arm bows, spaceships, and thunderbolts, and Lingzhou is not to worry." ”

Han Gang was blocked, and most of this was his invention. Han Gang had a cold face: "It's a pity that there is no food." Weapons are all foreign objects, and food and water are the goods in the stomach. There is no food to eat, no drink, and no armor to wear. ”

Zhao Ji has sent someone to secretly investigate the herd priest these days. Zhilu Dao Han Gang's requirements for the front are all completed to the letter, and there is no idea of obstructing them.

Han Gang acted uprightly, and Zhao Ji appreciated it very much. But this does not mean that he appreciates Han Gang's pessimistic view of the battle situation.

"Han Qing, the Sixth Road has not claimed a shortage of food all the way so far. Even if there is a slight delay, it will be delivered soon. ”

"Because it is no longer possible to feed the enemy, with only the existing transportation capacity, the military rations in Yanyan and Hedong cannot support the city of Lingzhou. The situation in Huanqing, Jingyuan, Qinfeng, and Xihe is similar. Han Gang clutched the wat board tightly with both hands, "The matter of mules, horses, and livestock, the Herd Husbandry Division can take care of it, but none of the more than 300,000 officers and soldiers on the six roads can take care of it." The urgent paperwork won't be long. ”

Han Gang knows a lot about seeds. As a farmer, once the military rations are insufficient, he will never be stupid enough to rely on it, and he will definitely try to seek to protect himself. As long as the green mountains are there, I am not afraid of no firewood. Veterans like them have the most sensitive sense of smell. When the timing is not good, on the battlefield, it is to try to lead the army to retreat, and in the officialdom, it is to try to push the responsibility outward. Complaining about the lack of food and grass and delaying the military recital, it should be sent to the capital in the next two days.

Zhao Ji sighed, and found that he couldn't get along with himself when he invited Han Gang to the palace, why did he get along with him?

After a short interview, Han Gang immediately left the hall. Wang Jue left a unique pair. He smiled and said to Zhao Ji: "It's not a family, I can't help it." When I saw Han Gang, I thought of his father-in-law. ”

Zhao Ji nodded, Han Gang was stubborn, and he was indeed no worse than Wang Anshi. laughed, "In twenty years, I will be a bad man again." ”

However, Zhao Ji soon couldn't laugh anymore.

That night, the news of the attack on the grain convoy of the Hedong Army reached the capital. Zi Hu, the deputy general of the fourth general of Hedong Road, was killed in battle, 1,000 soldiers and 3,000 men who escorted grain and grass were killed and wounded, a large number of livestock and vehicles were damaged, and nearly 30,000 bundles of grain and grass were all burned. However, while pleading guilty, Li Xian also proposed to the imperial court to borrow grain from Yanyan Road to prevent the Hedong army from running out of food.

Zhao Ji had no reason not to reply, Zhu sighed when he criticized, remembered Han Gang's words, and hurriedly sent someone to supervise the transfer of grain and grass on the front line.

It's just that the situation changes quickly, and the good news is not far behind.

The direction of Xihe Road captured Zhuo Luo City, pulled out Zhuo Luo and the Southern Military Division, and then Wang Zhongzheng commanded the main force to the east according to the predetermined plan, and Wang Shunchen led the division to the west.

Miao Zhu of Jingyuan Road conquered Mingsha City, Gao Zunyu of Huanqing Road captured Weizhou, and then both armies began to advance towards Lingzhou. Leaving Yan Yanlu behind.