Chapter 856: Food and Grass Shortage

Ning Chen stayed at the northern border for almost three days.

In the past three days, he had people reorganize the soldiers at the border and put all the weapons and armor into storage.

In the next time, Qi Yuanzhong will train the border officers again, and then secretly remove all the generals left by Chai Jiayu and replace them with his own people.

Little soldiers have nothing to worry about and just obey orders.

But generals are different. When they hold power, they will have their own ideas.

Therefore, all people related to Chai Jiayu must be eliminated or replaced.

Only after this is done can the armor and weapons be returned to the soldiers.

The Wu Kingdom's army was stationed not far away, and its role was naturally to intimidate.

He wanted to keep these hundreds of thousands of troops firmly in his hands.

Just leave these to Qi Yuanzhong.

He had to rush to Juzhou as soon as possible.

Now he holds an army of more than 200,000 people, which sounds very majestic, but only he knows the difficulties.

There are so many people, people eat and horses chew... food, grass, military pay, all of this now has to be paid for by him.

Although Xuanwu City is very profitable, the impact of this war is too great... Emperor De stopped trading with Wu State, so there are many fewer people doing business, and life is getting more and more difficult!

His biggest headache now is food and grass.

Xuanwu City had a good harvest last year, but it could not feed an army of more than 200,000 people.

The money can last for a while, and the wealth he has accumulated in the past can be used for the time being, but without food and grass, the money alone is useless.

You can't always ask the empress for food and grass. After all, Wu Kingdom is not very wealthy.

Therefore, he had to occupy Fuzhou as soon as possible.

After trading with Wu State, Fuzhou has also become a fertile land... As long as you occupy Fuzhou, you can solve your urgent needs.

Ning Chen decided to lead his army to Juzhou tomorrow.

While he was thinking about it, Feng Qizheng's voice sounded outside the tent: "Your Majesty, Shishan wants to see you!"

Ning Chen said: "Let him come in!"

The curtain was opened, and Shi Shan walked in with his body bent.

"See you, Your Majesty!"

Ning Chen looked at him, "Do you have a problem with me?"

Shi Shan said: "Your Majesty, the food and grass of the Divine Wolf Army is not enough."

Ning Chen's mouth twitched and everyone went numb!

He just counted his own army of more than 200,000, forgetting that the 150,000 divine wolf army also needs to eat and drink.

Damn it... I should have borrowed some troops from the Empress.

Ning Chen looked at him, "If you don't have enough food and grass, go to your master... I'm so poor now that I don't even dare to poop, because I'll get hungry easily if my stomach is empty."

Shi Shan was startled, and his eyes fell on the empty plate on the table.

Ning Chen was embarrassed for a while. He had just finished eating and hadn't had time to put away the plates.

He has his own small stove, and although every meal is hearty, the food is not bad.

Ning Chen asked: "How long can the food and grass of the Divine Wolf Army last?"

Shishan thought for a while and said: "At most half a month!"

Ning Chen rubbed his eyebrows and said, "Okay, I understand, you can go down first."

Shishan bowed and retreated.

Ning Chen's face was filled with distress.

"Old Feng, find Qi Yuanzhong for me."

Ning Chen shouted outside.

Feng Qizheng responded and left.

Ning Chen waited for more than half an hour before Qi Yuanzhong arrived.

Qi Yuanzhong has been so busy these days that his eyes are bloodshot and he looks tired.

Ning Chen knew that he was very tired. In addition to disrupting the border officers and reorganizing them, he also had to clean up the remnants left by Chai Jiayu.

"Brother Qi, thank you for your hard work!"

Qi Yuanzhong smiled and shook his head.

He used to follow General Chen on his expeditions in the north and south. After General Chen left, the only person he admired was Ning Chen... Ning Chen allowed him to command an army of hundreds of thousands at the border. What kind of trust was this.

He couldn't live up to Ning Chen's trust, so he was happy with the pain and fatigue.

"Brother Qi, how long can our current food and grass last?"

Qi Yuanzhong thought for a while and said: "One month, if you save yourself a little, you can persist for ten more days."

Ning Chen smiled bitterly, food and grass were in short supply.

Not to mention persisting for a month or two, even half a year would be useless... There is no spring plowing yet, and there is no chance of the autumn harvest.

"Brother Qi, we are currently seriously short of food and grass, and the Divine Wolf Army can only last for half a month.

I've already had people transport food from Xuanwu City, but this won't last long.

There is also Beilinguan. Although we took back the stolen grain from the Tuoluo Kingdom, we did not get even half of it. The court also allocated grain, but in Beilinguan, in addition to the soldiers, the people also had to eat. Those grains won't last long. "

Qi Yuanzhong looked worried. He was silent for a while and said, "Let the Divine Wolf Army go back!"

Ning Chen thought for a while, shook his head and said: "It's not possible for the moment. The border officers have not been reorganized yet, and the remnants left by Chai Jiayu have not been completely eliminated... The Divine Wolf Army must stay to scare them."

Qi Yuanzhong said: "Five days, give me five days... I will clean up all the people left behind by Chai Jiayu. By then, the Divine Wolf Army can return to Wu Kingdom."

Ning Chen thought for a moment and nodded slightly: "Brother Qi, I will transfer Yuan Long and Mu Anbang to you and ask them to help you... In five days, you must completely control the entire army, and then let the Divine Wolf Army return to Wu Kingdom. .

By the way, I have to go to Fuzhou tomorrow. As long as I occupy Fuzhou, I can temporarily solve the food and grass problem. "

Qi Yuanzhong nodded.

"Brother Qi, then I'll leave this place to you!"

"Don't worry, I promise you won't be disappointed."

Ning Chen nodded slightly, then revealed a wry smile.

He is not only short of food and grass, but also short of capable generals... Although he has famous generals like Qi Yuanzhong and Mu Anbang to help him, he still doesn't have enough manpower.

When he returns to Xuanwu City, he has to set up a general school to train capable generals for himself.

"Brother Qi, tomorrow morning, I will lead 2,000 Ning'an Army and Modao Army, as well as 20,000 new soldiers to Yuzhou."

Qi Yuanzhong was stunned, "Is this enough manpower?"

Ning Chen smiled and said, "You don't need to fight for Yuzhou, you just need to occupy it!"

Because hundreds of thousands of troops are stationed at the northern border, there is no garrison in Yuzhou, and there is no need for garrison.

Qi Yuanzhong said, "But Lingzhou is only five days away from Yuzhou. I'm afraid that Emperor De has already mobilized 100,000 troops from Lingzhou to occupy Yuzhou."

Ning Chen waved his hand, "No... It will take at least a month for the news to reach the capital from here. It is estimated that Emperor De has not received the news of our attack on the northern border yet.

Even if he has received the news, he doesn't think we can take down the northern border in a short time, after all, there are more than 100,000 troops stationed here.

Emperor De is a fool. He doesn't know that the people recommended to him by Zong Sibai are all useless.

The most important thing is that even if Emperor De knows that the northern border has been breached by us, he dare not mobilize the troops of Lingzhou... Don't forget that Beilin Pass is in our hands now, and he still has to guard against the troops of Beilin Pass.

So, Yuzhou is in our pocket."

Qi Yuanzhong nodded slightly and said, "No matter what, we still have to be more careful!"

Ning Chen smiled and hummed.

What he lacks now is time, and he is not worried about not being able to take over Yuzhou... The officials of Yuzhou City, big and small, have some friendship with him.

At the beginning, Zuo Xiang rebelled in Yuzhou, and afterward, the officials of Yuzhou City were purged from top to bottom... The officials who took office later were all blessed by him.

Every time he went to Yuzhou, Ning Chen would get in touch with the officials of Yuzhou.

So, it was easy to take over Yuzhou!