Chapter 45: The Disaster of Heavy Snow
The snow came too suddenly.
Overnight.
From the north of the Qinling Mountains, half of the Qin Kingdom has turned into a piece of snow white, and as far as the eye can see, it is covered in silver.
to be placed in the Hereafter.
Such a sight may make people sigh and be extraordinarily enchanting.
However, at the moment, this snow-white scene in front of him is the cold-blooded scythe of death.
Mo Jun rushed from Qinling to Xianyang, and as far as he could see, he had already seen at least thirty or forty houses collapsed in a heavy snowfall last night.
Seeing such a scene, Mo Jun frowned and said, "Black Feather, speed up." ”
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In Xianyang Palace, the 'Jiuqing' has reached eight.
As for the 'Three Princes'.
Due to various reasons, now the positions of the 'Three Princes' in the court of the Qin State are all vacant, so Jiuqing is already the nine people with the highest status in the Qin State except for the King of Qin.
When Mo Jun arrived, the atmosphere in Xianyang Palace was solemn, and on the throne, Yingzheng's face was gloomy as water.
Under the throne, the eight 'Nine Qings' all bowed their heads and remained silent.
"Minister, meet the king."
Seeing Mo Jun's arrival, Ying Zheng's face finally softened a little, but he was still majestic and cold, and there was a bit of tyranny in the depths of his eyes, as if he was about to be unable to suppress it.
"No courtesy."
Ying Zheng spoke, and then said: "Mo Qing came just in time, let's take a look at this battle report first!" ”
"Battle report?"
Ying Zheng's words made Mo Jun couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, but then he still took the bamboo slip handed by the inner attendant, and after just one glance, Mo Jun understood why Ying Zheng's face was so ugly.
This is a war report written by Meng Fu himself from the front line.
Since the original 'Wusui First War', after Meng Fu annihilated the 100,000 army of Zhao State, Zhao State Wu Anjun - Li Mu personally commanded the army to the front line, and after many years, he fought against Meng Wei again.
It can only be said that the 'Four Famous Generals of the Warring States' really lived up to their reputation, only commanding an army of 100,000, and when the troops were completely at a disadvantage, Meng Fu and Li Mu fought for several rounds, and they were completely indistinguishable.
Because Li Mu is not only proficient in the art of war, but also proficient in the art of Qimen Dunjia and the art of military formation.
With the power of one person, 100,000 wolf clans did not dare to step across the Yanmen, and was known as the "wolf hunter", also known as the "god of the military array".
This is Wu Anjun - Li Mu.
With the Qimen army formation, which was as stable as Mount Tai and did not lose its agility, Li Mu insisted on fighting against Meng's 200,000 army with an army of 100,000, and did not fall behind at all.
As long as that 'Zhenyue' is out of the body.
Great Qin's army would never be able to cross the border of Zhao State.
But in the same way, although Meng Fu can't help Li Mu, Li Mu can't help Meng Mu either.
Meng Fu had suffered a big loss at the hands of Li Mu before, so this time against Li Mu again, Meng Fu also became a lot more cautious.
Since Li Mu led the Zhao army to retreat, he simply set up camp outside the city, and he was not in a hurry to attack, but confronted Li Mu in the city, and no one wanted to live in peace.
Although this is a bit of a disadvantage for Meng Fu.
After all, he is playing away from home, but the number of troops is twice as large as the opponent.
In this case, the daily consumption of grain and grass by the army under the command of Meng Fu was almost twice that of Li Mu.
But ······ So what?
You Zhao Guo is still the Zhao State of a year ago.
But my Qin State is no longer the Qin State of a year ago.
What is the most in the Qin State now?
It's food.
It's gold.
It's salt.
You Zhao Guo have Wu Anjun, and my Qin State is still Shengping Jun!
Meng Fu didn't bring much with him on this expedition, but he brought a lot of grain and grass. The first rations alone brought almost a year's worth of food.
Moreover, after the autumn harvest in September, Meng Fu heard that the treasury in the Zhisu Neishi Mansion had newly collected more than 10 million stone of grain, so much grain, even if he let his 200,000 army eat it, he would not be able to eat it for ten years.
The Qin State, which had always been barren and poor in the past, suddenly became so rich that even Meng Fu was a little unaccustomed to it.
So now Meng Fu can be as bold as possible.
Isn't it just burning money?
Isn't it just consumption?
I don't have much else in Daqin now, but I have a lot of money and food.
So the army led by Meng Fu was consumed with Li Mu on the frontline battlefield.
And then ······
Zhao Jun gradually began to hold on.
This has nothing to do with Li Mu, mainly because Zhao Guo behind him is not strong.
Now the internal situation of the Qin State is already the most 'clean' country among the Seven Kingdoms.
Since Yingzheng ascended the throne, the three major forces within the Qin State, Lü Buwei, Chang Yu, and Chu Wai have been wiped out and collapsed.
After that, Mo Jun set off an astonishing massacre in Nanjun and Hanzhong respectively, which greatly shocked the local forces in the counties and counties of the Qin State, so the current Qin State can be regarded as 'the sky is clear and the sky is clear'.
But even so, when the Qin State paid the grain tax in the autumn harvest, there were still a large number of local nobles in various counties who evaded taxes.
It can well be imagined.
At the moment, Zhao Guo, who has not even cleared up the interior, wants to collect the grain tax, what will happen?
Although Li Mu is strong, under the implication of such a group of pig teammates behind him, it is difficult for him to be useful even if he is dressed as a six gods.
The essence of fighting a war is to burn money.
Seeing that the Qin army on the opposite side had twice as many troops, they not only ate more than themselves every day, but also ate better than themselves.
In this case, Zhao Jun's morale will inevitably be affected.
This state of affairs continued for three months.
If the energy consumption passes this winter, by the beginning of spring next year, the grain and grass logistics of Li Mu's army will basically be consumed.
Even if Zhao Guo will support grain and grass later, they will definitely not be able to support the autumn harvest season next year.
Other words.
As long as it continues to be consumed, even if Li Mu is the 'God of the Military Array', he will be powerless.
It can be said that the defeat of Zhao Guo in this battle is almost doomed.
However, no one thought of it.
That's when it happened.
A sudden snowstorm completely disrupted Meng's deployment.
The snowstorm came too suddenly, too quickly.
A cold wave blows from north to south.
Overnight, hundreds of soldiers in the Mengfu army froze to death.
In the face of such a violent natural disaster, Meng Fu could only choose to be forced to withdraw his troops, otherwise he would fight against such a snow disaster, even if he could finally capture the city that Li Mu was holding, the Qin State would inevitably suffer heavy losses.
A battle that was already within reach, because of this sudden snow disaster, brought Zhao Guo a respite out of thin air.
It's as if the heavens are blocking the Qin State.
And this is what makes Ying Zheng the most angry.
"Mo Qing, do you believe in fate?" Ying Zheng said suddenly.
Ying Zheng didn't believe in the so-called fate in the past, but this snow disaster was so coincidental that Ying Zheng couldn't help but chatter.
This year's 'new grain varieties' are ripe for the first time, which is a big harvest year for the Qin State in a hundred years.
It can be said that today's Qin State has abundant troops and sufficient grain and grass, and it is a good time to prepare for the development and display its ambitions.
As a result, just when the momentum was at its peak, the Qin State suddenly suffered this blow.
And that's not all.
The battle between Meng Fu and Li Mu was originally a battle that could decide the fate of Zhao State.
The group of corrupt people in the Zhao State may not be able to see clearly, but the bystanders of Yingzheng and Meng Fu know very well that Li Mu is no longer as simple as a general in the Zhao army, but an existence similar to the 'military soul'.
The current Li Mu is the last barrier of the Zhao State.
To put it bluntly, once Meng Fu can defeat Li Mu in this battle, then the destruction of the entire Zhao State will be in the blink of an eye.
Even if it's a step back.
In this battle, Meng Fu could not directly break through the capital of Zhao "HD", but as long as Li Mu was defeated, then the army of Qin would enter directly and occupy the entire Taiyuan would not be a problem.
And once Taiyuan is occupied, it means that half of the Zhao State will be pocketed by the Qin State.
But at this time, a heavy snow fell from above. No matter how you look at this, there is a bit of a feeling that God is deliberately working against Qin State.
"The minister never believes in fate, the minister only believes that man will win the day."
Seeing that Ying Zheng was so young, he already had a bit of a trend of 'chasing gods and seeking immortals', Mo Jun said decisively.
Hearing this, Ying Zheng's eyes lit up slightly, and then said: "People will win the sky, and a good sentence will win the sky." Mo Qing's words won the hearts of the widows! In Moqing's opinion, what is the solution to this disaster? ”
Mo Jun bowed his hand and said, "Your Majesty, the most important thing at the moment is not the battle situation on the front line, but the snow disaster that is spreading rapidly. The snowstorm is coming from the north to the south, so the immediate priority should be to respond as soon as possible before the people in Xianyang and nearby areas are hit by a bigger disaster. ”
"For counties further north that are already in the midst of disasters, they should send people as soon as possible to organize disaster relief."
This snow disaster hit from north to south, so although the Xianyang area near the Qinling Mountains has already suffered material damage, the casualties are not too many.
Therefore, the most important thing at the moment is not the victory or defeat on the front-line battlefield, but the time should be seized to reduce the imminent losses on the Qin side.
Ying Zheng nodded, in fact, before Mo Jun arrived, Ying Zheng had already discussed this matter with the rest of the courtiers.
It's just that everyone is stuck on one problem.
"Mo Qing is reasonable, it's just a matter of disaster relief······ This year, Qin's grain harvest was large, and although there was no shortage of grain in various places, this heavy snow came suddenly, and the counties and counties in various places were not fully prepared, and there was a shortage of firewood and charcoal. ”
Now that the snow has closed the roads, people everywhere are no longer able to go into the mountains to cut firewood. Some firewood merchants are also sitting on the ground to raise prices, and the widows are now worried about the matter. ”
In this era, most ordinary people spent the winter at home, mainly relying on firewood and charcoal.
In previous years, although the winter was cold, the weather was not as bad as this year, even if the weather cooled down in winter, you can go out to collect firewood, so you don't need to prepare too much firewood and charcoal at one time.
Then this year's heavy snow directly cut off the possibility of civilians going out, in this case, many civilians prepared firewood and charcoal at home is not enough to support the whole winter.
Hearing this, Mo Jun thought for a moment and said, "Since there is no firewood and charcoal, then use Shi Nirvana!" ”
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(End of chapter)