Murong Ke said a plan to solve the shortage of grain and grass, and tested the reaction of the soldiers.

When the soldiers gathered around heard that Murong Ke was going to dismiss the old and weak soldiers and horses, some of them agreed, and some began to worry.

Some of the soldiers who agreed with Murong Ke's approach did not want to fight and hoped that they would be among the soldiers who had been dismantled, and some felt that in this way, they would be able to eat enough.

Although they are not eager to be soldiers, they also do not want to be dismissed, especially those older veterans, who have no other skills except to fight on the battlefield, and if they leave the army, they do not know how they can make a living.

"Soldiers, Ben will promise that from the next meal, you can all have a full meal, and you will all disperse!" Murong Ke said loudly.

"The general has already said, starting from the next meal, let you have a full meal, and you won't disperse immediately." Seeing that the soldiers were still gathered, one of the generals shouted loudly.

When the soldiers gathered outside the big tent of the Chinese army heard the order, they had to slowly disperse and return to their respective tents.

Seeing that the generals had completely dispersed, Murong Ke breathed a sigh of relief, and led the generals under his command to return to the big tent of the Chinese army.

"General, do you really plan to dismantle your troops? As a result, our army will have a less advantage in strength compared with the enemy. One of the generals said worriedly.

"Yes! General, there is a big gap in grain and grass, and it is not a matter of cutting off a small number of soldiers and horses, if a large number of soldiers and horses are removed, I am afraid that it will be difficult for our army to hold the Yishui defense line. Another general said loudly.

Obviously, the generals under Murong Ke were very worried about the reduction of troops and horses, after all. Compared with the Xie Ai Legion on the other bank, their soldiers and horses no longer have an advantage, and if they cut another batch of soldiers and horses, their strength will be even weaker, and in case the Xie Ai Legion launches a large-scale attack, they are very worried about whether they can hold the Yishui defense line.

Murong Ke naturally understood that the reduction of troops and horses would affect the strength of the army. It will make the army under his command much weaker, but at this time, the shape of the Yan State is the lack of food and grass supply, if the soldiers and horses are not reduced, the grain and grass of the army in front will not be able to support it for too long, and once the army cuts off the food, the consequences will naturally be very strict, and even, it is very likely to cause the end of the entire army, in order to maintain the stability of the army. Murong Ke had to make up his mind to dismantle the old and weak soldiers and horses among the generals.

"Generals, the grain and grass transported from the rear are getting less and less, if you don't cut the soldiers and horses, at most half a month, the army will run out of food, besides, the combat effectiveness of the old and weak soldiers is not strong. Eliminate the old and weak soldiers, and the rest are elite soldiers. In this way, it will not have much impact on the combat strength of our army. Murong Ke said.

Obviously, Murong Ke felt that eliminating the old and weak soldiers would make the remaining soldiers and horses in the army all elite soldiers, so that's it. The impact on combat effectiveness will not be great, and it is even possible that combat effectiveness will be improved.

"How many troops does the general plan to remove?" A subordinate general asked loudly.

Murong Ke thought for a moment, and said, "First cut three percent." Then, according to the supply of grain and grass in the rear, it was decided whether to continue to reduce troops and horses. ”

"General, cut off thirty percent of the soldiers and horses at once, isn't this too much, in this way, the strength of our army is bound to be greatly weakened!" A general said worriedly.

Obviously, this general felt that the removal of thirty percent of the soldiers and horses at once would directly cause many loopholes in the defense, so that he could not effectively hold the Yishui defense line.

Murong Ke thought carefully for a moment, and said: "Our army can't supply food and grass, in order not to let the army collapse, this general can only endure the pain of cutting thirty percent of the soldiers and horses, in addition, there is no better way!" Moreover, Ben will be very worried, what will be the consequences if the confrontation continues for another six months? After speaking, he frowned.

Obviously, the national strength of the Yan State has been consumed by Yan Zhan, and at this time, Murong Ke has already felt the gradual decline of the national strength of the Yan State, if it continues to be consumed like this, at most half a year, the Yan State will completely collapse, so in order to support some more time, he had to order the removal of some old and weak soldiers and horses, so as to reduce the continuous consumption of the national strength of the Great Yan State.

"General, it seems that we must do our best to negotiate peace with the enemy, otherwise, my Great Yan Kingdom really can't afford to consume it!" A subordinate general hurriedly said.

"Yes! General, according to the detailed work reports lurking in Yecheng, the crops around Yecheng have obtained a bumper harvest! Moreover, the Central Plains and Guanzhong are also bumper harvests, and the supply of grain and grass for the enemy army can be described as endless, but our Dayan country has suffered from a locust plague, and the supply of grain and grass is extremely scarce. Another general said loudly.

Obviously, at this time, the generals under the command of Murong Ke also realized that continuing to confront the enemy army was a huge drain on the national strength of the Great Yan State, and hoped that this confrontation that consumed the national strength could be stopped immediately.

Hearing this, Murong Ke nodded, and said: "You are right, continuing to confront the enemy army will be a huge drain on the national strength of our Great Yan Kingdom, so we must report the critical situation among the generals to the king, and let the king do his best to order peace with the enemy army." ”

Obviously, Murong Ke had already made up his mind to play Murong Jun and ask for peace with the Xie Ai army on the opposite side.

"General, the last general is willing to go to the court with the general and ask for peace." One general spoke out in support.

"General, the last general is also willing to play with the general." Another subordinate general also demanded loudly.

Obviously, at this critical moment, the generals under Murong Ke's command no longer wanted to continue to confront the Xie Ai Legion on the other side, after all, in the case of no hope of victory, they felt that such a continuous consumption of national strength was very boring, and in the end, it was bound to drag down the national strength of the entire Great Yan Kingdom.

Seeing that all the generals under his command chose to support him, Murong Ke looked very happy, and said loudly: "Since all the generals think so, then the general will officially play the king and ask for peace with the enemy." ”

"The general is wise." The generals responded with their fists clenched.

After making up his mind, Murong Ke reported to Murong Jun truthfully about the critical situation in the general's middle and his own unauthorized order to dismantle the troops and horses, and told Murong Jun that the Great Yan Kingdom was already in an extremely critical moment, and if he continued to confront the enemy army, it was likely to cause the danger of losing the country, and strongly asked Murong Jun, the king of Yan, to stop the confrontation with the Jin army and solve the next problems through peace negotiations.

After writing the fold, all the generals under Murong Ke's command signed their names on the fold to show that they were consistent with Murong Ke's views.

"Someone, send this piece to Jicheng immediately, quickly." Murong Ke ordered loudly.

"Yes, General." When the junior colonel heard the order, he immediately took the fold in Murong Ke's hand, put it in his arms, and strode away from the big tent of the Chinese army.

Subsequently, Murong Ke discussed with his subordinate generals how to dismiss the soldiers and horses under his command, after all, the reduction of thirty percent of the soldiers and horses is not a small number, if it is not handled properly, it is likely to cause extremely strict consequences.

For this reason, Murong Ke and his subordinate generals conducted a careful study and considered many factors, even considering where these dismissed soldiers would go after leaving the barracks.

After sufficient preparations, Murong Ke and his subordinate generals officially began to carry out the operation of reducing troops and horses in the whole army.

Some old and weak soldiers, due to their relatively weak combat strength, are all in the ranks of being dismissed, due to the relatively adequate preparation, there was no large-scale turmoil and protests in the large camp, and some small-scale protests were all successfully resolved by the generals under the command of Murong Ke.

Because there are 160,000 soldiers and horses under Murong Ke's command, for this reason, there are 50,000 old and weak soldiers and horses who are being dismantled this time, but it is a very large team.

After these old and weak soldiers were dismissed, they immediately left the north bank of Yishui in batches and headed in the direction of their hometown, in order to allow these soldiers to successfully reach their hometown, Murong Ke gave them enough coils.

Murong Ke naturally couldn't escape the eyes of the scouts under Xie Ai's command with such a large-scale reduction of troops and horses, and when these old and weak soldiers and horses left the camp in batches, the scouts under Xie Ai's command immediately reported the news to Xie Ai.

"General, the soldiers and horses of the Yan State on the opposite side have somehow evacuated tens of thousands of horses." A small colonel rushed into Xie Ai's Chinese army tent and reported loudly.

Xie Ai and his subordinate generals were slightly surprised when they heard this, after all, the soldiers and horses of the Yan State at this time did not occupy any advantage, in this case, the Yan State did not increase troops to the Yishui defense line, and actually evacuated tens of thousands of soldiers and horses to the rear.

"When did the army of Yan withdraw tens of thousands of horses?" Xie Ai hurriedly asked.

The junior colonel hugged his fists and said: "General Qiyu, since yesterday, there have been Yan soldiers leaving the camp one after another, and there are more soldiers and horses leaving today, and these soldiers and horses who have left have all unloaded their weapons and armor, and only carried some simple clothes and dry food. ”

"What, these soldiers and horses actually took off their weapons and armor, according to this, these Yan State soldiers and horses were not transferred to the rear, but were removed by Murong Ke." Xie Ai said in surprise.

"Yes! General, it seems that it was really Murong Ke who eliminated these soldiers and horses! In this way, the strength of the Yan State will not occupy any advantage. A subordinate general hurriedly said.

"General, the confrontation between the Yan army and our army is in full swing, why did Murong Ke do this, this seems a little unreasonable!" Another general said suspiciously. (To be continued......)