Maybe it's because the losses are too big and they want to retreat, or maybe it's to prepare for a larger-scale attack, anyway, after the last time three gold-level masters were dispatched to raid and attack the city, the barbarians' offensive was much weaker in the next few days. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 Basically, every attack is like harassment, and when you encounter a strong resistance, you immediately retreat, which makes the soldiers defending the city a lot easier. Many soldiers even thought that the barbarians were ready to retire, and that this winter's war was almost over.

However, for this situation, Baron Cook and Luo Sheng, who really understood the situation, did not dare to slack off in the slightest. If it's just the barbarian family who wants to deal with Xuelong Pass, and the battle reaches this level, the other party may indeed retreat. But now that the enemy has the support of the Holy See of Light behind him, it is impossible to give up so easily. Therefore, the shrinkage of the enemy at the moment is only for a more violent attack in the future.

But even if they knew that the enemy would attack more fiercely, and even play some other means, Baron Cook and Luo Sheng and others had no good way to deal with all changes. After all, now the Snow Dragon Pass is on the defensive, and there is no strength to counterattack. And the biggest hole card Nine Rings White Tower, it will definitely not end after the Bright Holy See makes a move, and now there is no hope at all.

Just when Baron Cook summoned Luo Sheng and others to discuss what kind of means the other party would use to attack Snow Dragon Pass, Kelly, who was pale, appeared in the conference room, and then hurriedly walked to Baron Cook's side and whispered two words in Baron Cook's ear. And after hearing Kelly's report, Baron Cook's face also turned pale.

"How much food is in trouble?" asked Baron Cook, though furious, to suppress his anger.

"The batch of grain brought from the royal capital has all become moldy and poisoned, and except for some dried meat and vegetables, the rest of the grain cannot be eaten. Kelly said with a look of despair.

Hearing the conversation between the two, everyone's faces changed drastically, and now is the critical moment of the battle with the barbarians, and a large amount of food is needed to reward the soldiers and maintain morale. If there is news of food shortages at this time, I am afraid that the situation will collapse in an instant.

"It seems that the Holy See of Light has finally made a move! Do you start with food? It's really ruthless!" When the others were terrified, Luo Sheng and Alyssa glanced at each other, and they both guessed the murderer behind this incident, and a cold light flashed in their eyes.

"What a clever method!" said Baron Cook, who had also guessed the real cause of the food problem at this time, gritting his teeth.

At this time, it has been more than two months since the food crisis was first discovered, and the original grain reserves in Xuelongguan have basically been exhausted, and it is the time when the batch of grain that was transported from the royal capital before needs to be used. But at this time, after several formalities and inspections, there was no problem, and the grain that was carefully stored was all moldy and poisonous, if it was not deliberately designed by the Holy See of Light, I am afraid that fools would not believe it.

"How much food is there in the Snow Dragon Pass now, and how long can it last?" Baron Cook immediately asked Kelly after venting his anger.

At present, it is no longer meaningful to investigate what means the Bright Holy See used to poison all the grain, what really matters is how long the grain in Xuelong Pass can be sustained now. After all, food is the most important guarantee for the morale of the army, and once there is a problem with the food supply, no matter how powerful the army is, it will collapse.

"If you use it normally, it can last for about five days, but if you take emergency measures and add meat to professionals, it can last for nearly half a month. Kelly replied with a depressed expression: "When the grain from the royal capital arrived, I was too careless and did not continue to buy grain, but I didn't expect this to happen." ”

In order to deal with the food crisis, Baron Cook not only arranged for Kelly, Rason and others to escort the fleet, but also issued bounties to the major caravans to buy grain, encouraging merchants to transport grain to Xuelong Pass.

However, after the arrival of the grain in the royal capital at Xuelong Pass, the grain reserves were relatively sufficient, and in view of the high asking prices of the various caravans, Kelly finally stopped the plan to purchase grain. So apart from the supplies sent by the fleet, the grain reserves in Xuelongguan did not increase much. In addition, these days I thought that there was enough food and there was no restriction on supply, so even if there were dried meat, dried vegetables and other non-staple foods brought by the fleet, the grain reserves in Xuelongguan were still on the verge of danger.

"I don't blame you for this, even if we buy it, we won't be able to escape the enemy's calculations this time. Half a month, you're really good at calculating!" Baron Cook shook his head, a cold glint flashing in his eyes.

The high prices demanded by many caravans were not entirely due to the nature of profiteers, but largely because of the pressure exerted by the Holy See of Light and some local nobles. So even if Xuelongguan continues to buy, it won't get too much grain.

It is already the beginning of January now, and the next month or so is the coldest season in Xuelong Pass, the Xile River has been completely frozen, and the roads on land are basically covered by ice and snow, even if the crown prince has the heart to support Xuelong Pass, this month will not be able to send enough food materials to support the army to Xuelong Pass, so after all the food transported by the fleet has problems, Xuelong Pass has fallen into the trap of the Bright Holy See, and it is not meaningful to store more food for a few days or a few days.

There is no doubt that the current situation is the result of careful calculations by the Holy See of Light. And Baron Cook had to admit that the Holy See of Light hit his weakness right with this hand. If it weren't for prudence and preparing an extra hand in advance, no matter how strong your ability was, if you didn't have food to supply the army, you would only be waiting for you.

"Is the news blocked?" asked Baron Cook after reassuring Kelly.

Although grain mildew and poisoning is a big problem, the impact of news and rumors on the military cannot be ignored. If this aspect is not handled well, and ordinary soldiers feel that there is no food in the army, the consequences may be more serious than the loss of food. After all, once the morale of the army collapses, this battle will not be able to be fought again.

"It's already blocked, but Longshou Fort also has to lead the army's food, so I'm afraid it will be difficult to blockade it for a long time. Kelly said with a look of embarrassment.

At present, the guard situation of Snow Dragon Pass is that Baron Cook is stationed on the front line of Snow Castle, responsible for intercepting the enemies of the Golden Rank. Rasheng and Eden are in charge of the silver-tier enemies in Snow Castle, while Kelly and Mage Baker work together to protect Snow Dragon City against the small forces that bypass Snow Castle to attack Snow Dragon City. And General Barlow and his troops are still stationed at Longshou Fort.

Although both Snow Fort and Dragon Head Fort have a certain amount of grain reserves, most of the grain and grass are still in Snow Dragon City, although the grain is guarded by Baron Cook's people, but Dragon Head Fort also has the right to go to Snow Dragon City to receive military rations when food is insufficient, so this kind of thing can't be hidden from General Barlow's side at all.

"Then don't block the news, inform all the middle-level officers of the situation in a while, and let them explain to the people below, just say that the grain is contaminated by the fishmen, and now the stored grain can only last for half a month. Within 10 days, I'll find a way to get food. After taking a deep breath, Baron Cook said decisively.

If the Snow Dragon Pass is monolithic, blocking the news is the best way to maintain morale. But with the Banson family, which has almost made it clear that they are cooperating with the Bright Sect, it is impossible to hide the news, and it is impossible for the other party to give up this opportunity to hit the morale of the Xuelong Guan army. In this case, instead of letting ordinary soldiers listen to rumors and their morale collapse, it is better to tell part of the truth so that the soldiers can be psychologically prepared. This will lower morale, but it will not collapse.

Moreover, with the prestige of Baron Cook who has been in the Snow Dragon Pass for many years, making a promise to solve the problem within ten days should be enough to offset the negative effects of the contamination of the grain and maintain the morale of the army. As long as it is properly deployed, there should be no problem within ten days of Snow Dragon Pass.

"The announcement was accompanied by a raise alert level for the warriors to prepare for battle, and the barbarians should soon tentatively attack the city. We can't afford to mess around. After a pause, Baron Cook continued.

Since the Lightyear Holy See has already taken action, it is naturally impossible for the Snow Dragon Pass to be calmly repaired and find a way to deal with the food crisis. The barbarian side will definitely be mobilized to attack the Snow Dragon Pass and contain the energy of their own side. Even if the barbarians don't use all their strength, the scale is definitely not comparable to the harassing attacks of the previous two days, and they must be prepared to deal with them.

Hearing Baron Cook's order, all the generals present were relieved and nodded their heads one after another. In the current situation, Baron Cook's response is the best way to maintain the morale of the army. And Baron Cook's calm appearance also gave everyone a lot of confidence.

"But what will we do in ten days? The king will no longer be able to bring us any more food. When everyone temporarily regained their confidence, Kelly's expression did not relax, but continued to ask.

Hearing Kelly's words, everyone's brows furrowed again. Relying on the prestige of Baron Cook, the warriors had no problem cutting down on food and clothing for ten days. But if the food problem is not resolved after ten days, then not only Baron Cook's prestige will be destroyed, but the morale of the entire Snow Dragon Pass will also completely collapse and completely lose the ability to resist.

"I'll figure out what happened in ten days, and now the key issue is the moldy grain, and we need to determine what went wrong, whether there is any value in salvage, and how to protect against the enemy's other means. After a slightly strange glance at Kelly, Baron Cook said in a calm tone: "This matter needs to be worked hard by you." ”

Hearing Baron Cook's words, except for Kelly, who looked a little unnatural, everyone's eyes turned to Rasen, and a trace of hope flashed in their eyes. During this time, Luo Sheng has solved countless seemingly unsolvable problems, and in times of crisis, everyone hopes that this time Luo Sheng can create another miracle.

"Don't worry, Lord Baron, I'll go to Snow Dragon City to see the situation. After communicating with Baron Cook with his eyes, Luo Sheng stood up and said calmly.

Baron Cook had already dealt with the problem of food, but he did not directly tell everyone that he wanted to stabilize the morale of the army, obviously wanting to take the opportunity to do something. Luo Sheng, as an accomplice, naturally had to cooperate.

"Okay, Luo Sheng, you go and see, Kelly, you stay, help deal with the barbarians. Baron Cook nodded, and commanded. (To be continued.) )