Seeing Zhou Zong angry, Zhou Hongzuo and Yao Feng were still a little afraid, Zhou Zong was an old minister after all, and he naturally had a majesty on his body, not to mention that he was the commander of an army at this time. Pen fun and pavilion www.biquge.info

Zhou Hongzuo sat down sullenly, and on the other hand, Yao Feng also sat down with a cold face.

"Ladies and gentlemen, there is a shortage of food now, and it is time to help each other in the same boat, and you must not do the same." Zhou Zong said that no one was partial.

"Whoa!" Zhou Hongzuo arched his hand.

"I am willing to listen to Zhou Situ's dispatch." Yao Feng said.

"Okay, after thinking about it, the old man felt that if he wanted to get through the difficulties this time, there was no one way to solve it. General Zhou, starting tomorrow, you will lead 500 cavalry to search for food, in short, you can survive one day at a time. Zhou Zong said.

Zhou Hongzuo nodded and agreed.

"General Yao, the old man heard that you and Yang Lian are old acquaintances, since you just proposed to want Yang Lian to borrow grain, this important task will be handed over to the general!" Zhou Zong said again.

Yao Feng had to nod and agree.

Yuhang, the weather on this day is quite good, the sun is shining, and the sky is blue. Yang Lian was patrolling the city, Zhu Qi was standing behind him, and the two were talking.

"Yang Jiedu, Qian Wenfeng took away the grain, and even burned the military rations in Changzhou, this Zhou Zong Ke has a headache." Zhu Qi had a gloating expression on his face.

Yang Lian stopped, looked out of the city, and said, "Commander Zhu, guess what, Zhou Zong will ask us for help?" ”

"Well, Zhou Zong thinks very highly of himself, and often regards himself as an old minister, although he is short of food, he may not ask for food." Zhu Qi said.

Yang Lian laughed and said, "It's just a matter of face, but in the face of reality, even if he is arrogant, he will bow his head." ”

"What does Yang Jiedu mean is that if Zhou Zong asks for help, Yang Jiedu will borrow grain?" Zhu Qi asked.

"It depends on whether Zhou Zong is sincere or not." Yang Lian said, looking ahead.

About two miles outside the city, a thick smoke rose, and when it was near, it was found that it was dust, and when it was nearer, a group of cavalry swarmed in.

"Is it Wu Yue?" Zhu Qi hand tower pergola, carefully watched.

"It should be Zhou Zong's people." Yang Lian's eyesight is good, and he can already see that the cavalry armor system in the distance is Datang's.

"Hehe, Zhou Zong really sent someone." Zhu Qi smiled.

"Commander Zhu, you wait here, go back and rest this section first!" Yang Lian said and walked down the city wall.

Zhu Qi smiled knowingly, and saw Yang Lian leave, then he withdrew his gaze, and at this time, the cavalry outside the city was also close to Yuhang. This cavalry of more than 100 people is Yao Feng, Yao Feng arrived outside the city, arched his hand towards the city, and said: "Everyone, I am Yao Feng, the commander of the Praetorian Guard, and I want to see Yang Jiedu if I have something!" ”

Zhu Qi was stunned, he knew that Yao Feng was in the Shenwu Army with Yang Lian back then, and the relationship was quite harmonious. However, when Yang Lian left, he already had an order, so Zhu Qi replied with a high ascension, "It turned out to be Commander Yao, dare to ask Commander Yao what happened when he came to Yuhang?" ”

Yao Feng was also embarrassed to borrow food, so he said: "Yang Jiedu and I are old acquaintances, and I came here today just to talk about the past." ”

Zhu Qi laughed and said: "Yang Jiedu has already instructed, if you talk about the past, you will naturally be friends, come here, open the city gate, and welcome Commander Yao into the city!" ”

Yao Feng was overjoyed, Yang Lian was willing to open the city gate, which meant that he was half successful, maybe this time, he could get Yang Lian's assistance. After waiting for a while, the city gate was opened, the drawbridge was lowered, and Yao Feng entered the city with the cavalry.

"Commander Yao, please come here!" Zhu Qi came down to say hello.

Yao Feng glanced at Zhu Qi and felt that he was a little familiar, but he couldn't remember it for a while.

Zhu Qi smiled and said, "Commander Yao, I was also in the Shenwu Army back then, but I was just an inconspicuous pawn. ”

Yao Feng sighed in his heart, the pawn back then had grown up with Yang Lian, looking at the armor on his body, at least at the level of a commander. Perhaps, that's the difference. Although Yao Feng was a little depressed, he didn't show it on his face, and said, "There is labor!" ”

Zhu Qi first stepped on the war horse and took Yao Feng towards the county office, Yao Feng only brought two or three people with him, and the rest of the people were waiting at the city gate.

The West City Gate is not far from the county government, half a meal, everyone arrived at the county office, along the way, Yao Feng carefully looked at Yuhangcheng, under the governance of Yang Lian, Yuhangcheng seems to be very calm, the people walking around the street are slow, and there is no consciousness to resist after being occupied by the Tang army. Yao Feng was puzzled, how could Yang Lian quickly control Yu Hangcheng?

"Commander Yao, please!" Zhu Qi dismounted and handed over the war horse to his own soldiers.

"Good!" Yao Feng said and followed Zhu Qi into the county office.

At this time, Yang Lian was in the study, looking at the map, Zhou Zong's lack of food is a very dangerous thing, once Zhou Zong's tens of thousands of troops collapse, the consequences are unimaginable, with the virtue of Zhou Zong's department, it will inevitably be robbed everywhere to meet military needs, and Yuhang City will also suffer.

Yang Lian sighed, Zhou Zong is like this, it is very likely to bury Wu Yue's plan. While thinking about it, Zhu Qi was outside and said, "Yang Jiedu, Commander Yao is here." ”

"Surname Yao?" Yang Lian was stunned for a moment, thinking of Yao Feng, he seemed to only know such a person surnamed Yao.

"Let him in!" Yang Lian said.

Yao Feng, who was outside, heard Yang Lian's voice, and couldn't help but be overjoyed, followed Zhu Qi in, Yao Feng arched his hand, and said, "Yang Jiedu, don't come to harm!" ”

Yang Lian laughed and said, "Brother Yao, please take a seat!" ”

Yao Feng was overjoyed when he saw Yang Lian's affectionate call, and he was polite again, and then sat down.

The two exchanged a few words, and Yang Lian went straight to the point and said, "Brother Yao, I heard that the grain in Changzhou was burned, is this true?" ”

Yao Feng nodded and said, "Yang Jiedu, this matter is true, I am ashamed to say that Yao is here to borrow grain from the general." ”

"Borrow food!" After Yang Lian said these two words, he shut up, as if he was thinking about something, Yao Feng looked at Yang Lian nervously, very worried, if Yang Lian didn't borrow food, I am afraid that the three armies would not be able to support it for long.

Yang Lian pondered for a while, and then said, "Brother Yao, how much food do you want?" ”

Yao Feng said: "Now that the three armies are short of food, I want to borrow 5,000 stone of grain first." "For the soldiers and horses under Zhou Zong's command, in fact, five thousand stone of food is not enough at all. But to ask for more, Yao Feng also knows that it is unrealistic.

Yang Lian didn't speak, but Zhu Qi did, and said: "Commander Yao, our army doesn't have much food, although we have captured Yuhang, but Yuhang's money and grain have been pulled back to Hangzhou by Qian Hongyu." ”

Yao Feng's expression was gloomy.

Yang Lian stood up and paced, obviously groaning, half loud, Fang said: "Brother Yao, don't hide it, I sent troops to Zhoushan, and I led tens of thousands of soldiers, and the food was all hoarded by me under my rule over the years, and I didn't get Jinling's support at all." ”

Yao Feng nodded, he also knew some of these things, and he also admired Yang Lian.

"Five thousand stone grain is actually not much, but now I am also short of food, and five thousand stone grain is not enough for Zhou Zong's tens of thousands of soldiers and horses." Yang Lian said again.

"Yang Jiedu, as long as there are 5,000 stone of grain, it will be able to survive for a few days, and maybe there will be grain in Changzhou." Yao Feng insisted.

Yang Lian shook his head and said, "Changzhou says that it is not far away, and it is not close when it is said that it is not close." What's more, there is still Suzhou guarded by Qian Wenfeng in the middle, do you think the grain can be transported? ”

Yao Feng didn't speak, because he also knew that it was almost impossible.

"In my opinion, it's better to be like this, Brother Yao, you lead your soldiers and horses to enter Yuhang, you and I have been friends for several years, and if I have a bite to eat, I won't starve Brother Yao, what do you think?" Yang Lian spoke for a while, and finally said what he thought.

Yao Feng was stunned for a moment, although the soldiers and horses under his command were not his private army, but after getting along for so long, he had some feelings, he didn't want the soldiers to be starved to death Yang Lian's proposed method could protect his subordinates, but would Zhou Zong accept it? Obviously, no.

Yao Feng is not a stupid person, he can see that Yang Lian's method is actually disintegrating the armies under Zhou Zong, as long as Yao Feng agrees to enter Yuhang, other generals will choose to serve Yang Lian like Yao Feng in order to survive. At the critical juncture of attacking Hangzhou and destroying Wu Yueguo, the collapse of the armies under Zhou Zong meant what Yao Feng knew too well.

Yao Feng hesitated, not daring to make a decision for a while.

Yang Lian smiled, knowing that Yao Feng had his thoughts, and he was not reluctant, so he said: "I have a letter here, and I hope that Brother Yao will bring it back and give it to Zhou Situ." ”

Yao Feng stood up and said goodbye, and Yang Lian ordered Zhu Qi to send him.

In the camp, Zhou Zong couldn't help but snort coldly when he heard Yao Feng's words, he also knew, how could Yang Lian support him with food?

Yao Feng took out the letter again, handed it to Zhou Zong, and said, "Zhou Situ, this is the letter that Yang Jiedu asked me to bring back. As he spoke, he offered it with both hands.

Zhou Zong opened the letter silently, and after reading it, he couldn't help but snort coldly, Yang Lian didn't say anything in the letter, but he asked that Zhou Zong go to Yuhang to discuss the plan to attack Hangzhou, in fact, it was to lose his face. Zhou Zong is a dignified Situ, if he goes to Yuhang in person, it is tantamount to admitting defeat, how can Zhou Zong do it?

Zhou Zong's face was very bad, he asked Yao Feng to rest first, and he stayed in the big tent to think about things, and before he knew it, it was dark, and Zhou Hongzuo also brought back the news, today he led his troops to plunder everywhere, and he traveled all over the distance, and he didn't get a few grains of grain.

A few days ago, Zhou Zong's behavior has attracted the attention of the people, the mountains of corpses piled up outside Hangzhou are a bloody lesson, and the people have not fled, are they waiting for death?

The food brought back by Zhou Hongzuo was less than 100 catties, which was really a drop in the bucket, and it was not enough to stuff the gaps.

"Zhou Situ, why don't you retire?" Zhou Hongzuo said that now that there is still food in the army, tightening his belt should be able to return to Changzhou before the food is exhausted.

Zhou Zong pursed his lips, he was unwilling, he finally killed Hangzhou, Wu Yueguo was about to be destroyed, how could he choose to give up such a great achievement? Is that all there is to it? Zhou Zong's eyes were on the letter that he had crumpled into a ball, maybe Yang Lian would provide food?

"General Zhou has worked hard, go back and rest early!" Zhou Zong said.

Zhou Hongzuo saw that he was in a bad mood, nodded, said goodbye and walked out.

Zhou Zong slowly paced to the side, reached out and picked up the letter, looked at it carefully, and sighed for a long time. (To be continued.) )