In terms of field warfare, I am afraid that there is no country in the world that is the opponent of Canghai, after all, whether it is the black cavalry of the Mo family or the ghost cavalry of Qingzhou, it does not have an innate advantage like the Canghai cavalry.

The northern grasslands have raised the best quality war horses in the world, which not only run like thunder, but also have the endurance of a long battle, which is enough to support long-distance running.

Moreover, the barbarians who grew up on the grassland are born with an affinity and dominance for horses, and their equestrian skills are almost innate and engraved in their bones and melted into their blood.

In addition to the world's first heavy tiger and leopard riding, Canghai also has a light cavalry army that has been formed for many years, not only the horse sword skills are exquisite, but also the ability to ride and shoot with one hand, even on the undulating horseback, can still hit the bull's-eye.

It is also in these years that the cavalry armies of the world have begun to be equipped with hand crossbows, which has limited the power of the Absolute Dust Army to a certain extent, but it is only limited, far from the extent that it can be easily defeated.

But the problem is that if the Mo family army has been shrinking back on the defense and refusing to fight, then whether it is the tiger and leopard cavalry or the Jedi Dust army will have a headache, after all, no matter how strong the war horse is, it is not a battering ram after all, and it is impossible to smash the thick and iron-clad city gate.

Although the Mojia Hongguan has been captured, there are still dozens of strong city passes all the way to Jicheng, which not only has sufficient grain storage, but also has a lot of Mojia defense machinery and equipment, which is easy to break.

If every place needs the Canghai Navy to make a surprise or a strong attack, Canghai will inevitably not be able to bear such damage, now the shortage of food and grass is increasing, once dragged into the mud pond of protracted war, the Mo family will continue to send troops to harass, and then people will be sleepy and lacking, Canghai will face a big defeat.

Now it seems that the push of the court was stubbornly blocked by Sun Boling, and the main force of the Mo family is still forbearing, and it is difficult to hold back in a short period of time, as Canghai expected.

"It's a pity. Guan Changyu slapped his palm on the table, and said a little unhappily: "If the Mo family has been so cowardly, wouldn't we return in vain?" With hundreds of thousands of iron horsemen, we can only look at Jicheng from afar and cannot advance, which is really depressing. ”

Cao Meng smiled faintly: "It's not easy to fight? The problem is to fight worthwhile, just like we have traveled a long distance and experienced hardships and dangers, but in the end we bypassed the many passes of the Mo family and directly attacked the Hongguan, such a battle, even if it is fought ten or twenty times, we are willing." The problem now is that although Hongguan had hoarded a lot of grain and grass before, Wenliang's cronies wrapped themselves in boiling oil and lit sky lanterns and burned most of the granaries, and now the grain and grass are already insufficient. If we continue to consume the Mo family like this, first, the army's morale is unstable, and second, the combat power is weakened, no matter which point, we are not happy to see it. ”

"In that case, why should the lord of the country still keep that group of captives of the Mo family? The Mo family itself is indifferent to their lives, but we have wasted rations in vain to let them eat and drink well...... The soldiers were holding their breath. Guan Changyu thought of the criticism in the army and asked.

"Then in your opinion, what should we do? kill them, or let them go back?" Cao Meng pointed at the table with two fingers, shook his head, and said, "Whether it is the former or the latter, it is not a good choice. I'm not Xiang Chu, I don't want to do this thing of killing prisoners, if I really do this, I'm afraid it will be even more difficult to defeat the Mo family in the future. But if you let them go back, it is equivalent to returning 50,000 elite soldiers to the Mo family...... You say, what should I do?"

Guan Changyu actually knew that it was difficult, but when Cao Meng explained the pros and cons so clearly, he finally sighed heavily and stopped speaking.

Lowering his head, he drank the rice wine in the bowl fiercely, but he still felt bored in his chest, something was depressed and refused to disperse, and he couldn't help but deflated: "It's really troublesome." It's hard to lose, it's still so hard to win, is there really nothing we can do?"

Cao Meng couldn't give Guan Changyu a clear answer, so he could only look at Liu De, frown and ask, "How long can the remaining grain and grass support our army?"

In the army, Liu De's cultivation is not bad, enough to act as a fierce general in battle, but since there are invincible generals such as Guan Changyu, Zhang Yi, and Dian Wei, he doesn't need to go into battle in person, but at the same time, Cao Meng also handed over all the logistics matters to Liu De, and at present, this problem is probably only known to Liu De.

When Liu De heard this question, he only hesitated for a moment, and then replied, "Ten days." ”

"Ten days?" This answer surprised Guan Changyu, "The grain storage has been in short supply to this extent? I remember that the grain storage in Hongguan was liquidated at the beginning, and then the grain and grass were collected from the counties of the Mojia family, and it should not be a problem to last for a month." ”

"Sauce meat and mare's milk wine have already been eaten on the way to the raid on Hongguan, and there is more shortage of salt and horse grass. Although a lot of grain has been saved in Hongguan, it is only a drop in the bucket after all, and it is necessary to supply 200,000 troops to eat and drink, so it is not easy to talk about the grain and grass collected by the counties......" Liu De glanced at the rice wine in the bowl, where a pair of slightly melancholy eyes were also looking at him, and he said calmly: "My order is to only collect 30% of the grain, which adds up ...... It was only enough for our army for five days. ”

"Sancheng?" Cao Meng looked at Liu De, a little puzzled for a while, he remembered that he had told Liu De that he was leviing fifty percent, where did the remaining two percent go?

Liu De looked at Cao Meng, was silent for a moment, took a deep breath, stood up, bowed his head and saluted: "I haven't informed the lord of the country in time about this matter. This year, there was a small drought in the Mojia family, and there was a cold wave in autumn and winter, and the harvest of the people was not as good as in previous years. If it is really levied fifty percent of the grain and grass, I am afraid that many people will not be able to survive this winter. Therefore, the minister had the courage to change fifty percent to thirty percent, so that the people of the Mo family could survive this winter safely. This matter is a private decision of the minister, so he has not been informed of the lord, if the lord intends to punish, the minister ...... I am willing to bear it. ”

"Big brother, what are you doing. Guan Changyu's face was a little ugly, and he shouted in a low voice.

Of course he knows that this kind of thing is not a joke, tampering with the king's order privately, and levying less than two percent of grain and grass will affect the military degree, no matter which one, Cao Meng has a reason to cut off his head with a knife, not to mention that in his opinion, the people of the Mo family should have the help of the Mo family, why should Canghai be such a good person?

Cao Meng didn't speak, and his dark eyes stayed on Liu De like this, so deep that he couldn't see the bottom at all.

Guan Changyu also knew that this matter must cause Cao Meng's anger, and he also stood up to excuse Liu De and said: "The lord of the country is angry, you know that the eldest brother has always been benevolent and righteous, he refused to levy fifty percent of the grain and grass, and took away the people's food for the winter, although he acted against military law, but it was excusable......

At this moment, Cao Meng suddenly laughed, waved his hand to interrupt Guan Changyu's words, and said with a happy smile: "What are you doing so seriously, sit down, sit down, this little thing, I still blame you for it?"

Guan Changyu was also a little stunned, and didn't understand why Cao Meng said this, you must know that in the current battle between Canghai and the Mo family, grain and grass are the top priority, and two percent of the grain is enough for Canghai to eat for a few more days, maybe these few days are the key to determining the victory, but Cao Meng said that this is just a trivial matter?

"Sit down. You don't know your eldest brother?" Cao Meng also stood up, patted Guan Changyu's shoulder gently, and then complained, "Your body is also a little taller, and you are tired of patting." It caused Guan Changyu to laugh.

Cao Meng looked at Liu De again and said with a smile: "Since I left this matter to you, I gave you the right to make your own decisions." There is a saying that when you are outside, you will not be subject to the king's order, isn't it?"

Liu De still lowered his head and said heavily: "Although there is a reason for the incident, it is a major event that delays the military aircraft after all. ”

"It's a big joke. Cao Meng sneered and said: "What is small, what is big? Of course, the matter of filling the stomach of the 200,000 army is very big, but the people are hungry and cold, so such a thing is small? Liu De, you also underestimate me Cao Meng too much." ”