Li Tai also did not expect such a fleet of boats to complete the overtaking of the Jiangling naval army by extortion alone, so he agreed to Wang Sengbian's request without much thought.

Although Hou Jing has fled eastward, his power has not yet collapsed, and it will take a long time for the Jiangling military government to completely quell the rebellion.

In addition, although Gao Yue, the king of Qinghe in the Northern Qi Dynasty, was blocked by Li Tai's army in the south, but his Xingtai Xinshu in the Huaidong region was still actively expanding its sphere of influence, even if Wang Shengbi and others invaded Jiankang and drove away Hou Jing's rebellious army in the future, they would also need to face the coerced Northern Qi, and it would be difficult to immediately draw troops to confront the Jingzhou Governor's Office.

Li Tai's task at this juncture is to rein in his own edge, maintain good interaction with the Gangneung Military Government, infiltrate through non-military behavior, and reduce the Gangneung Military Government's hazard assessment of him. Of course, behind the scenes, it is necessary to spare no effort to strengthen the building of the naval force.

Now that the goal has been achieved, the next step is to release goodwill, so Li Tai smiled and said to Wang Seng again: "Wang Zhengdong is going east to settle the chaos, and the well-being of all the people in Jiangdong is this one." Although I am not a scholar of Southern Liang, I am also a moral person. Hou Jing abused the common people, and everyone hated it. Limited by the ministry, although this body cannot go to the thief together, only lose Gu Mi Wanshi to strengthen the general's journey! ”

When Wang Seng Biao heard Li Tai's words, he was immediately surprised, and hurriedly said: "Is General Li serious? To tell the truth, since the chaotic army marched westward, the two sides have been fighting day by day, and although Gangneung had a little thin reserves before, it has gradually run out, and the grain and grass will not continue. If you get to replenish the military supplies, I am really grateful! ”

As the capital of the middle reaches of the Great River, Gangneung still has material reserves, but it has also been depleted quickly in recent years. After the outbreak of the Hou Jing Rebellion, the king of Xiangdong was not idle, and successively fought with Xiangzhou, Yongzhou, Yingzhou, etc., and consumed a huge amount of grain and grass.

This time, the chaotic army marched westward, and the fighting lasted for more than half a year, so now the army is also short of food. When he heard that Li Tai was willing to fund a batch of grain and grass, Wang Shengbi was of course overjoyed.

"Complementing each other's strengths and weaknesses and complementing each other's strengths and weaknesses is the original intention of the covenant. Wang Zhengdong bravely went to the national disaster and worked tirelessly, I feel this magnificence, and it is also an honor to donate materials and help! ”

Li Tai said with a smile again, but then he changed his words again, and said with a sigh: "Although I have taken over the Zhujindu on the north shore today, there are all northerners under my command, and there are no wise talents who can assist in the operation of Jindu Harbor, and as for the maintenance of the boat, there is even less people available." Because of the majesty of the Jiangling Boat Division, he was very envious, so he took the liberty to plead, if there are unworthy corporals or old shipwrecks in the army, can they be sent to relieve my illness? ”

"This, this ......"

Wang Seng really didn't expect Li Tai to have such a request, just now he agreed to give Wang Lin a boat and a boat was already a reluctant compromise, but now he had to ask Long Wangshu for personnel, but he said it so calmly, as if he didn't realize how excessive this request was.

After pondering for a while, Wang Seng Biancai said again: "Seng Biancai does not dare to boast that all the soldiers are brave and talented, but now that the country is in trouble, all those who are interested in supporting the community and pacifying the thieves and the state cannot bear to give up." So, that's why General Lee, please ......"

"I understand, Wang Zhengdong is now presiding over the counterinsurgency, no matter how talented he is, the more the merrier. In such a state of affairs, of course, we should not be stingy. On the contrary, I did not judge the situation, so I took the liberty of asking for it. ”

After Li Tai heard this, he said with a smile, and then emphasized: "The preface gives grain and rice, and it has nothing to do with it. Even if Wang Zhengdong doesn't send a disciple to use it, the grain rice will definitely be delivered as promised. ”

Hearing Li Tai so bright, Wang Seng became more and more embarrassed, and after a deep sigh, he said: "The disciples in the army are indeed useful, and they dare not borrow him without permission. However, among the rebel army and thieves captured along the river, there were also many southerners from the chaos, and many of them were proficient in water affairs. If the general does not dislike the inferior character of these indiscriminate soldiers, the monk can choose a group of soldiers to be worthy of the general's soldiers. ”

"Thank you so much!"

Of course, Li Tai did not dislike the poor moral standards of the rebels, in fact, except for some extremely vicious people who took pleasure in killing and abuse, most of the rebels were either coerced into chaos, or they were oppressed by the Southern Liang magnates and could not survive.

After such negotiations, the two sides finally reached a mutually satisfactory result. Li Tai personally sent Wang Seng Biao out of the water camp, waving goodbye with a smile on his face.

When Wang Seng returned to his ship, all the generals also greeted him one after another, and asked nervously: "Wang Zhengdong, is Xiqiang willing to stop and no longer pursue it?" ”

All of them were also worried that this matter would affect the development of the subsequent war, and if the army stopped here, it would be a great loss for both the society and themselves.

In the face of the generals' concern and inquiry, Wang Seng first sighed, then lined up the crowd, and ordered Wang Lin to be escorted forward, and the saber was pulled out and put on Wang Lin's neck.

Although Wang Lin is young and frivolous and has a strong temperament, he is indeed brave and powerful, and he is also willing to give and treat others quite boldly, so his popularity in the army is not too bad.

Hearing the advice of the generals, Wang Seng argued and threw his knife on the ground, pointed at Wang Lin and scolded: "I hate you for being a madman, but you can't calm it down. If I kill you, I can settle my old grudges, but now the Westerners ignore you, a madman, and want to extort your boats and boats......"

"This must not be done! Our army and the Wei army are already strong in boats, and once they gain it, it will be even more difficult to win! ”

Wang Lin's face changed suddenly after hearing this, and Xuan Lian hurriedly shouted, and Xuan Lian said generously: "What is the pity of Lin's life? It's okay to kill me in Zhengdong, but please don't agree to the Qiang people! ”

When Wang Seng heard this, he was even more annoyed in his heart: "If the dog's life can be resolved, why should I give it to him!" Because you are going crazy alone, making me uneasy in Jiangling and the army in distress, of course it is not a pity for you to die, but my army cannot be left unconquered for a long time! It was a big victory, but in the blink of an eye, it was controlled by others, all because of your ......"

Wang Seng pointed at Wang Lin and scolded him all the time, and immediately dismissed him from his military post more directly, and then sent him back to Jiangling to ask for guilt, and only then did he discuss the aftermath with the rest of the generals, repeatedly stating that he was forced to agree to this condition out of reluctance.

After listening to Wang Seng's difficult negotiation process, the generals couldn't help but complain about Wang Lin in their hearts. It was the decision of the king of Xiangdong to assign Xiakou and other Zhujin crossings to the Western Wei Dynasty, and their armies only needed to go down the river and continue to fight against the rebellious army, so they would have great achievements to share, but Wang Lin had nothing to do to provoke the strongmen and almost ruin the good situation.

Although the generals thought this in their hearts, they were actually a little resentful. It was obviously the stronghold of the city that they had desperately captured, but they had to give it to the Western Wei because of a bullshit agreement, which undoubtedly made them feel quite unhappy.

However, when they heard Wang Seng argue that Li Tai was willing to fund them with 10,000 stone grains, their mood couldn't help but change a few points.

The war has been going on so far, and even Wang Sengbi, the descendant of the Jiangling military government, is in a hurry, and the rest of the state and county armies are of course not well-off. Although 10,000 stone grain rice is not enough to sustain the whole process of the next war, it can at least relieve the urgent need a little.

And this also means that the value of their efforts has also been recognized to a certain extent, and the Western Wei side can be regarded as having paid, not completely taking advantage of the fire to rob for nothing, which makes the breath in people's hearts soothed.

In order to turn over this article as soon as possible and let the generals no longer be entangled in this, Wang Seng Biao also divided the aid of 10,000 stones of grain and grass to the generals on the spot in proportion, so as to motivate the soldiers to prepare for the next battle of Yingcheng.

Li Tai was naturally a particular person, and would not follow the example of the southerners, and soon after Wang Shengbi left the camp, he prepared ships to send the promised grain and grass to the Jiangling naval army camp.

When transporting grain, Li Tai deliberately used small boats to carry it, and the weight of each small boat was no more than a few stones. So from the Hanshui waterway to the Gangneung naval camp, these boats loaded with grain were connected to each other, and they were endless.

At first, Wang Seng was only pleased with Li Tai's obedience to the agreement, but he did not doubt him, but he was indeed short of boats and boats, and even such small boats were used.

Therefore, after the first batch of grain and grass arrived at the camp, he also reciprocated by sending Wang Lin's boat to Li Tai's water camp, and the crew selected the boatmen among the captives to send them one after another.

10,000 stone of grain was transported in this kind of small boat, and the number of ships used must be as many as 1,000 times, so naturally it could not be completed in just two or three days. And in the continuous exchange of boats, all the Jiangling soldiers also knew that General Li of Chubei was providing them with material assistance, and their daily food was exhausted.

Moreover, it is impossible for these soldiers to keep an eye on the convoy carrying grain every day, they only know that the grain assisted by General Li is transported to the camp from morning to night, and only look at the frequency of the boats, I am afraid that there must be at least tens of thousands of stones. Therefore, their hearts are also full of goodwill and gratitude for this general Li who has never met but has admired his name for a long time, and they also greet each other in a friendly manner whenever they encounter the ships of the Wei army.

Especially when Li Tai sent the boat division to officially move to Xiakou, these Jiangling soldiers not only did not resist, but also took the initiative to help, as a way to thank General Li for his support to them.

"Li Boshan is really skilled!"

Wang Seng quickly understood why Li Tai used a small boat to transport grain, and the only 10,000 stone grain and grass was the effect of 100,000 stone grain and grass being bought by him. Whoever wants to scold Li Boshan in the camp now, others don't say it, and they are afraid that they will have to alienate this ungrateful person in their hearts.

But Li Tai made such a scene, not only to buy the hearts of the lower-level soldiers, but also to arouse the curiosity of those upper-level governors: How much grain and grass did the Wei people subsidize for them? Is it 10,000 stones or more as Wang Shengbi said?

In fact, the grain sent by Li Tai was 15,000 stones, because the small boat transportation made this amount seem to be even more different than it actually is. With an extra 5,000 stones of grain, Wang Shengbi naturally smiled, but the other generals couldn't help muttering in their hearts: Why is Li Boshan willing to fund Wang Shengbi to debate tens of thousands of stones of grain and grass? Could it be that there is some secret between them?

Under the careful investigation of people with a heart, coupled with the fact that Wang Seng Bian was busy organizing the attack on Song Zixian who was stationed in Yingcheng, he had no time to hide this kind of trivial matter, and soon all the generals in the army knew that Wang Seng Bian was exchanging prisoners of war for food!

POW? I have it too!

When they learned that these captives could be cashed in from the Wei army, the minds of many generals who were troubled by food and grass became lively.