Zhang Fei and Mi Zhu, who were told the bad news by Mi Fang, were anxious and at a loss.

If the military rations are cut off, even if the Huaiyin front is won, it will eventually be finished.

This day of walking on thin ice and hellish difficulty, when is it a head!

In a hurry, Zhang Fei hugged Zhuge Jin's thigh very humbly again: "Mr. has a good plan to help Zizhong think of another way to raise food?" ”

"Don't panic! How can a strategy be so easy to think of? Let me ponder it! ”

Zhuge Jin was also entangled and upset, he was already a little tired and his brain was not enough, how could he withstand Zhang Fei's noise.

Fortunately, Zhang Fei has been used to it in the past few days, and hurriedly silenced Zhuge Jin to think quietly, and also signaled the others to be quiet too.

Zhuge Jin shook the pu fan alone, closed his eyes and thought about it:

"I remember! Kong Rong was defeated by Yuan Tan, and it seems that it did happen in the first year of Jian'an, but he didn't expect to be besieged by Yuan Shu with Liu Bei, which happened to be a matter of the front and rear feet, and the plan really couldn't catch up with the changes.

This is really the ultimate chaotic era, all kinds of small county-level princes in the world will be quickly annexed, and in two years, only those state-level big princes will remain.

According to the original history, after receiving Mi Zhu's second sponsorship, Liu Bei was able to quickly recover his vitality and 'compound 10,000 soldiers'. All this is actually based on the premise that he has reconciled with Lu Bu.

In this way, you can directly buy grain in the nearby counties of Xuzhou, and Mi Zhu's money can be quickly turned into combat power.

But now that history has changed, Liu Bei has not yet been destroyed, and it is impossible for him to go back to confess to Lu Bu, which has caused Liu Bei's military rations to be purchased farther away.

Now that even Kong Rong has been destroyed, and the Beihai and Donglai areas of the Shandong Peninsula cannot be counted on, the remaining alternative places for purchase are even farther away, and maybe by the time Liu Bei's army starves to death, the food has not been bought.

Although Yuan Tan has a good relationship with Liu Bei, it seems that when Liu Bei was called Xuzhou Mu, he gave Yuan Tan the quota of one for each state. But Yuan Tan and Kong Rong had just finished fighting, and there was no food in Beihai, so it was useless for him to have a good relationship. If Yuan Tan wants to sell grain, he has to be transferred from Jizhou. And what is most lacking now is time, and food from afar is equal to no food.

And I didn't even think of this at first, it's darker than Mi Zhu, it's really ashamed......"

Zhuge Jin reviewed it in his mind for a long time, and after thinking about all these twists and turns, he completely realized how many mistakes he had left because he was overconfident in the prophets of history.

I have to strengthen my brain further in the future! You have to learn from your second brother and check each other's shortcomings! In that way, one day we will be able to achieve "true. Count the realm of "no last resort".

Maybe this is also a kind of historical inertia and resistance.

When you reverse one of Liu Bei's failures, it often means that "as he becomes stronger than the same period in history, there will be more enemies who fear him, but fewer friends".

This force may push Liu Bei's camp back into the downward channel.

Lu Bu's attitude towards Liu Bei is the best example of this phenomenon:

When Lu Bu shot a halberd for Liu Beiyuanmen, it was because Liu Bei was weak and could be used. When Lu Bu turned his face and attacked Xiao Pei again, it was because Liu Bei had become stronger again.

The lessons of this profound thought experiment have made Zhuge Jin's thinking mode more mature, and it is more suitable for this era of deceit.

……

I don't know how long it took, but after Zhuge Jin finally straightened out the direction, he took a long breath.

As soon as he opened his eyes, he saw that Zhang Fei, Mi Zhu, and Mi Fang were still staring at him eagerly, and they didn't dare to come out.

Zhuge Jin was also a little embarrassed when he saw that everyone had such high expectations for him, so he hurriedly humbly discussed with Mi Zhu: "Zizhong, I don't know if after the choice of Beihai County is ruled out, you can still find the nearest place to buy grain, and where is it?" ”

Mi Zhu is still very professional in this question, and he doesn't have to think about it: "If Beihai County is impossible, if you want to continue north, you have to bypass the whole Shandong by sea and go to Jizhou to buy grain, which is too far away."

So the only way to look for it is to go south, as I just said, the battle between Sun Ce and Xu Gong has led to the impossibility of surplus grain in Danyang and Wu County, so in this way, there is only Wang Lang of Huiji County recently. ”

Now it is the first year of Jian'an, Sun Ce has not yet done anything with Wang Lang, Huiji County is in a state of peace, and it is estimated that there is still surplus grain in the grain-producing area of the Ningshao Plain.

Mi Zhu didn't know that if it was delayed for another year, by this time next year, Xu Gong would be killed by Sun Ce, and it would be Sun Ce's turn to deal with Wang Lang, and he would be unable to protect himself at that time.

Zhuge Jin made up the map in his heart, and sailed from the coast of the Huai River estuary to the Qiantang River estuary, which is not a short distance.

It is at least twice as far as the north of Jiangsu to the south coast of the Shandong Peninsula.

Zhuge Jin continued to ask: "According to the calculation, how long will it take to go back and forth?" ”

Mi Zhu quickly calculated in his mind: "Round-trip plus buying, loading and unloading, at least more than a month, the sea road is unpredictable, if the weather is not good, it is possible for two months." ”

The navigation technology of the Han Dynasty was still relatively backward, and it could only sail along the coastline, and did not dare to enter the deep sea for direct sailing.

Mi Zhu estimates that a one-way voyage of twenty days is already a good technique, which is also what Mi Jia can do.

For a family that is not on the rich list, there is simply no way to get together the shipbuilding skills and experienced sailors of the sea.

Zhuge Jin knew that Mi Zhu had tried his best, sighed, and threw out his own plan:

That being said, I have a little bit of a superficial view for your reference.

First of all, the matter of buying grain by sea still has to be handled by Zizhong according to the plan, which can also be regarded as a foundation for the medium and long-term support of the army.

But at the moment, we can't count on Zizhong in this one-and-a-half-month gap, and we have to find another way to do it in a two-pronged way. For example, if there are any other sources of military food that can be immediately effective......"

As soon as Zhuge Jin said this, Zhang Fei suddenly interjected in a hurry:

"If I want to say, I can kill the horses to get the tens of thousands of catties of meat and send them to the army, which is enough to eat for a while, and if it is not enough, I can only kill and eat other captured good horses."

Zhuge Jin glanced at him: "Can you not interrupt?" This meat may be enough for the Haixi garrison to eat for a month, but before it is sent to the Huaiyin army, more than 10,000 people will last for five days at most!

I'll figure out how to find a source of military rations. If you are in a hurry to make meritorious service and relieve the siege of General Zhendong, I will show you another way, but it is up to you whether you can achieve it. ”

"I was in a hurry just now, sir, please speak." Zhang Fei hurriedly sat upright, apologized for his recklessness just now, and listened respectfully.

Zhuge Jin sorted out his language, pointed to the direction of the arsenal outside the county government, and said slowly:

"To solve the military food crisis, it is nothing more than to open up sources and reduce expenditure. I've already said open source, leave it to me to figure it out. And throttling is to try to make the follow-up battle of Guangling a quick victory before the military rations are eaten.

However, this task requires a certain amount of risk. If it can be done, of course, it can solve the crisis of General Zhendong. But if you fail, the soldiers and horses you bring with you will also suffer heavy losses, but think about it. ”

Zhang Fei: "I haven't seen anything about life and death, but it doesn't hurt to say it!" ”

Zhuge Jin no longer hid his secrets: "Today, we also annihilated more than 1,000 cavalry of Liu Xun's department, and captured a lot of armor and horses, especially the clothes and armor are the color of Yuan Jun's uniform.

And Liu Xun has two cavalry generals under his command, although Lei Bo is dead, Chen Lan is still there. If a few days later, General Zhendong and Guan Duwei can defeat the combined forces of Ji Ling and Liu Xun on the Huaiyin battlefield,

At that time, Liu Xun will inevitably retreat, and General Zhendong will inevitably take advantage of this opportunity to bite the pursuit. My risky plan is to let people investigate the enemy's situation first, and then see the right time, before the real Liu Xun is defeated and retreat, and falsely claim that the defeated troops of Chen Lan's troops under his command will retreat to Guangling, and then cooperate with the outside to take things from it-

Of course, this is easy to say, but it is actually very difficult, because the prerequisites are not even met today. It is necessary to ensure that the main decisive battle of the Huaiyin battlefield and our army can win, so that these follow-up moves can be made. Otherwise, it's just a fantasy, and all the manpower has to be withdrawn.

And even if Huaiyin's side wins, this matter can only be regarded as a good thirty percent at most. There are still many troubles to be solved by ourselves, and if we are not careful, we will die in vain. ”

Zhuge Jin paid great attention to saying ugly things in advance, after all, Zhang Fei was still relatively reckless, and he must be fully reminded of the risks.

Zhang Fei was repeatedly warned by Zhuge Jin, and finally stimulated the coarseness and fineness in his temperament, and his expression became solemn.

He was not afraid of dying in battle, but he was afraid that he would miss the big event of his eldest brother and second brother, let the troops die in vain, and let the morale of the enemy army rise.

Zhang Fei knew very well that if he died in battle, the eldest brother and the second brother would probably be enthusiastic and fight Liu Xun to the end, and the whole army would lose its cool at that time.

Mi Zhu and Mi Fang on the side looked at Zhang Fei hesitantly, and they also looked sad and at a loss.

"Or ...... Or forget it, just find a way to raise military rations, right? Ziyu said that he could try open source, and with his intelligence, he might be able to think of a way. Mi Zhu tentatively comforted Zhang Fei.

However, these words aroused Zhang Fei's fighting spirit, and he cautiously nodded to Zhuge Jin: "Sir! I still plan to give it a go, but now this strategy is still too general, and I don't know how to start at all, and I ask Mr. to help me plan some more details.

After all, even if Liu Xun's main force is dispatched, I think he should have thousands of soldiers and horses left in the city. We have more than 1,000 people here, and only 2,000 prisoners, and only 1,000 war horses, and less than 1,000 sets of Yuan Jun's armor.

The number of men and horses we can send to disguise themselves as Yuan's army for a sneak attack will definitely be less than a thousand. Our army can't notify the eldest brother and the second brother in advance to respond in advance, relying on these thousand people alone, even if they can deceive the city gate, the street battle can't defeat the thousands of enemies defending the city, right?

Do you have a solution to these problems? If I can solve it, I will naturally fight to the death. ”

Zhang Fei was just fast, not in vain, and after thinking about it for a long time, he still listed these basic problems.

He didn't just want to trick the city gates, but also to make sure that he could kill the enemies inside the city, or at least stabilize them—just like he did when he left Pi and the Danyang soldiers.

Zhang Fei remembered very well that he left Pi on the night, the rebellious Danyang soldiers, after the main general Cao Bao was killed by him, still defended the White Gate Tower all night, Zhang Fei failed to attack back, and finally dragged Lu Bu's army arrived at dawn.

What happened that night was an unforgettable nightmare for Zhang Fei for the rest of his life. What's more, it has only been five or six days since that incident, and it is simply vivid.

So when he thought now that he might have to "cheat the door and wait for help", he immediately substituted himself into the role of Danyang soldiers that night, thinking about how to deceive the door and defend it, at least until Liu Bei's main force returned to help.

Zhuge Jin listened to Zhang Fei's question, and did not feel embarrassed, but nodded with satisfaction.

Being able to ask good questions shows that he has been thinking carefully, and he has fully learned the lessons of the previous theft, and wants to use it to steal others after review, which is a good sign.

The more questions you can think of before the war, the greater the probability of success.

Zhuge Jin also continued to exchange information and brainstorm with Mi Zhu and others in an attitude of discussion.

Zhuge Jin took a piece of paper, drew a table with a hairpin pen, and then checked one item when he thought of it:

"Zizhong, Guangling County, can there be an urn city?"

"No, but ...... There are gates. In order to facilitate the entry and exit of the canal town, there is generally no urn city, but an emergency lock by the jack lock. Mi Zhu was in good spirits and replied.

He has been a merchant for many years, and he has traveled almost all of the thoroughfares and cities between Xuzhou and the surrounding states.

Guangling County is also the throat of the Hangou Canal, which is as important as Huaiyin.

Zhuge Jin nodded slightly: "Without the urn city, the probability of pretending to be an enemy army to deceive the city and being ambushed will be greatly reduced, and this strategy should have a head." However, there is a jack gate, and we still have to find another way to solve it......

After all, if the gate needs to be opened urgently in the event of an attack, the defenders will most likely cut the noose directly. Even if Yide rushed into the city and seized control of the tower, it would be impossible to repair the noose and twist the gate in a hurry.

In this way, when our army sneaks up, it is best to carry some simple siege weapons with the army, so as to have more protection. Even if you can't raise the gate, as long as you can control a section of the wall, you can still let the soldiers outside climb the wall endlessly. ”

Zhuge Jin deduced to himself, but soon discovered a new problem: he would need Zhang Fei to disguise the cavalry of the Yuan army, which was inconvenient to carry baggage, and the speed of the surprise attack did not support running with siege weapons.

And if the army brings siege weapons and is seen by the defenders in this nondescript appearance, it may also lead to the surprise attack being directly recognized, which is too dangerous-

Thinking about it with your knees, you also know that if it was really Chen Lan's cavalry, who retreated from the Huaiyin battlefield and fled back to Guangling County, could they have accompanied the army with a siege ladder?

But if there is a ladder in the army, it is enough to see that this army is Xibei goods.

Zhuge Jin almost scratched off his hair, but he was still at a loss.

Finally, after carefully examining the map topography and river trends around Guangling County, he suddenly had a flash of inspiration.

A glimmer of hope flashed in Zhuge Jin's heart, and he hurriedly asked Mi Zhu: "Zizhong, do you have any way to get some boats, disguised as white-clothed merchants from Sun Ce's territory, along the Yangtze River into the ditch, from the south side near the water gate of Guangling East City?"

Sun Ce is a subordinate of Yuan Shu, and now that he is in the midst of a fierce battle with Xu Gong, he will definitely need to buy military materials from Yuan Shu's control area in Jiangbei from time to time in order to make progress, and Yuan Jun will definitely not be wary of merchant ships coming from the south......"

Mi Zhu was stunned for a moment, then quickly relieved, and packed the ticket in a proud tone: "This is still disguised? My family originally had a white-clothed business traveler. ”

Zhuge Jin patted his head: "Look at me...... How to forget! Then it's okay, your family is deployed in the merchant fleet closest to Guangling, where is it now? I teach you that this is all it takes...... I'll take care of the rest. ”

Lu Meng wants to cross the river in white clothes and has to pretend to be disguised, Mi Zhu wants to cross the river in white clothes and still use disguise? He was meant to be!

This acting is definitely more realistic than Lu Meng.

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PS: Don't worry, everyone, the plot of the decisive battle will be tomorrow. The first 12 chapters of the opening chapter are written to the first Armageddon, mainly because my Armageddon requires a two-line operation, which is a two-in-a-row battle and cannot be cut. Therefore, the layout is also a double line, so don't be impatient.

The next two or three days were a continuous two-front decisive battle, and that's all.