coobybook Chapter 738 Reporting the Result
Chapter 738 Reporting the Result
He knew that the food they had looted was probably less than 10%. This food was originally enough for two months. The food team from Chengdu had just set out and it would take a month to get here.
The food that was looted was only enough for about six days. Even if we ate it sparingly, it would only last for ten days at most.
In other words, they will face the dilemma of running out of food in ten days.
However, at this moment, more than a dozen artillery shells streaked across the sky, flying heavily from the north and landing among the crowd who were rescuing supplies, knocking the Sichuan troops to the ground.
Seeing this scene, Jiang Wei's anger reached its peak, and he roared towards the north!
"Swallow thief! Swallow thief!"
He seemed to have heard the playful laughter of the Yan army on the hill to the north and saw their smug smiles.
You must be very proud, right?
You bring with you an army of one hundred thousand men, you can fly into the sky and hide underground, you can kill our soldiers from miles away, you can fly into the sky and burn our food supplies.
You must be very proud, right?
Damn swallow thief!!
At this moment, Jiang Wei's hatred reached its peak.
He hoped extremely that he could defeat the Yan army, counterattack and destroy the Yan State.
But he only had more than 40,000 old, weak, sick and disabled people left in his hands.
Many were killed in the explosions and many were burned to death.
The raging fire was still burning, and many Sichuan Army soldiers around it covered their faces and cried bitterly.
The vast majority of soldiers are from the lower class, and they are all farmers.
No one cherishes food more than farmers and understands its value better.
That was what they planted, facing the loess and back to the sky, plowing in spring and harvesting in autumn, planting it with a hoe at a time.
That was after paying taxes to the court and rent to the landlords, with only 20% to 30% of the grain left, they counted each grain to see how to feed the family for a year.
It was the heat of the day when the fields were being hoeed, and every grain of rice was the product of hard work.
There is so much food that the whole family can’t finish it in a lifetime.
Enough to feed their entire army for two months.
This grain was the total amount of taxes paid by farmers in at least one county in one year.
One fire, a county, a year's work in vain.
Farmers' natural reverence for food makes their hearts bleed with heartache.
"Retreat, don't just stand there, stop watering, it's not easy to carry water from the bottom of the mountain!"
After Jiang Wei shouted a few times, he returned to Jiange General's Mansion.
He picked up a cup of tea and gulped it down, and the burning throat was relieved.
Then, he sat down, picked up a pen and paper, and wrote down the battle situation of the day and their predicament in detail in a battle report, which he sent to Chengdu and handed over to the emperor.
"Marshal, what should we do next?"
General Wei came to Jiang Wei and asked anxiously.
Jiang Wei sighed and said,
"We will change the three meals a day during the war to two meals a day as usual, and make the rice thinner. We will try to delay the attack as much as possible. If the Yan army attacks again, we will defend the steps and prevent them from coming up.
In a few days, the Emperor's decree will arrive, and the decision of whether to fight or retreat will be clear."
"Well, okay, after all, if we retreat without permission, we can't afford to be blamed by the Emperor. So, I'll go to the Fire Army and give the order."
"Wait a moment, have the soldiers separate the food and fodder to prevent them from being burned by the Yan army again."
"Yes."
General Wei turned and left.
Jiang Wei rubbed his red and sore eyes, feeling exhausted and overwhelmed by the feeling of powerlessness in the face of the Yan army.
He thought that perhaps every general and commander who fought against the Yan army would feel the same way as him?
Too powerless, too uncomfortable.
He was thinking about how to defeat the enemy, and while thinking, he fell asleep.
He had a dream. In the dream, he was pushed off a cliff and his body was smashed to pieces...
……
On the Yan army side, Su Wuan and Wu Changge, the commander-in-chief and deputy commander-in-chief, were squatting on the side of the mountain, holding binoculars and looking at Jiange in the distance.
The blazing fire inside Jiange made them overjoyed.
"It worked, hey! It really worked!"
"Old Wu, your idea is great. The fire is so huge and has been burning for so long, it must have burned all the food and supplies.
The enemy has no food and probably won't be able to hold out for a few more days."
"Yes, we should harass them more these days, but don't let them have too much free time, as this will drain their energy.
By then, even if they don't withdraw, they won't have the energy to fight us, and we can charge in one go."
"Yes, this is the best way to reduce our casualties. A forced attack would cause too many casualties. We still have enough food, so we can wait for more."
"Yes."
Then the two young generals squatted down and started giggling.
Soon, the hot air balloon in the sky flew back.
With the help of the people on the ground, the hot air balloon turned off its flame and slowly descended to the ground. Su Wuan and Wu Changge strode over and asked,
"What was the result?"
The scout captain immediately said,
"Reporting to the commander, we burned the enemy's food and fodder, but they also rescued some, probably less than 10%.
The enemy commander reacted very quickly. When he saw us, he knew what we were going to do and immediately ordered the entire army to seize food.
We rushed over to burn it, but unfortunately they still snatched some away."
Su Wuan smiled and said,
"Don't worry, that little bit of food is enough for a few days. They will run out of food in a few days. I will give you guys great credit for this battle."
"Thank you, Marshal. Thank you, Marshal."
The scouts were beaming.
"Go and get busy."
Su Wuan was in a good mood and strode into the general's tent.
Because there may not be any battle results in the next few days, the revised military newspaper should be written in advance.
He first wrote down the battle situation of the day in the military newspaper, and then wrote that Wu Changge proposed to burn the enemy's food supplies. Now the enemy is short of food supplies and will run out of food in a few days, so they can capture Jiange.
After finishing the military report, he closed it and put it aside.
Then he took out another piece of paper and started writing.
"Dear General Hongying, seeing you is like seeing you in person. A day without seeing you feels like a long time. It has been a thousand years since we last met. I am so eager to see you..."
Today, in the battle of Jiange, our army's offensive was blocked. The enemy commander, Jiang Wei, was cunning and cunning...
I have a plan to burn the enemy’s food supplies…”
He was concentrating on writing and didn't notice when Wu Changge quietly came up behind him.
When Wu Changge saw the contents of the letter, he became furious.
"Dog thief!"
He slammed the table in anger.
"What the hell are you doing? You scared me!"
Su Wuan stared at Wu Changge with lingering fear.
Wu Changge's face turned pale, and he pointed at the letter and said,
"You little thief, this idea was clearly mine, yet you're trying to claim all the credit for yourself? What kind of a boss are you?"
Hearing this, Su Wuan hurriedly smiled and said,
"Don't be angry. This is a letter to Hongying. I'm just pretending. Look at the military newspaper. Your name is clearly written there."