The Warriors of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 54 The Message Returns

After waiting for two days, there was no train to transport the grain and grass. ,

Finally some doubts.

So he sent people out of the city and ran to the direction of Zhongshan country.

He planned to ask Nanlou to see what happened to the grain transport officer who was escorting the grain and grass.

After so long, even the first batch of food and grass has not been transported.

However, the people Ta Dun sent out soon returned.

"Huh? Why did you come back? Could it be that Nanlou and the others transported the grain and grass to Lecheng County?"

Looking at his guard, he came back soon.

Ta Dun was slightly puzzled and frowned.

The guard had a bitter face, and replied to Tadun with an ugly expression.

"Returning to Your Majesty, it's not that the leader of Nanlou has returned, but that we have received people who escaped from Zhongshan Kingdom."

"The one who escaped?"

After Ta Dun heard what the guard said, he realized something was wrong.

"Well, I'm afraid the leader of Nannanlou will never come back. He was attacked by Liu Zheng's men and horses, and our food and grass were all burned by Liu Zheng's cavalry!"

The guard already knew what happened, although he didn't know the specific details, nor did he know how much their food and grass had been burned by Liu Zheng's men.

But the leader of Nanlou was killed, so there must not be much food and grass left.

In this way, this matter is a big deal.

Hearing that, his expression changed drastically.

Immediately, he asked the guard in a hasty tone.

"What did you say!"

Ta Dun's face sank, and his expression immediately became very serious.

It seemed that he would get angry and lose his temper the next moment.

The guard knew about Ta Dun's temper, so he didn't dare to speak nonsense at this time.

He could only grit his teeth and answer Tadun.

"My lord, this is news from outside the city. I don't know if it's true or not. I'm humble. Let's continue to investigate carefully!"

The guards knew that this matter could not be concluded at this time, but most of the things really happened, otherwise it would be impossible that two days have passed, and they have not received the grain and grass transported from Zhongshan Country.

Ta Dun kicked up, and immediately drove the guard to inquire about the news.

At the same time, another person was sent to inform Yuan Xi.

After Yuan Xi heard the news, he ran over from the outside in a panic.

As soon as he came, he asked about the food and grass.

"Ta Dun! Ta Dun, what are you talking about, our food and grass are gone?"

Yuan Xi hurried in from outside the house with a somewhat anxious tone.

Tian Feng, who followed Yuan Xi, also frowned, not daring to breathe, and after entering the room, he directly set his gaze on Ta Dun.

I want to ask Tadun about the details of this matter.

The soldiers that Ta Dun sent to deliver the message just now didn't go into too much detail. Now they come to ask Ta Dun because they want to learn some more detailed content from Ta Dun.

Tadu glanced at Yuan Xi and Tian Feng.

With a bitter look on his face, he showed an unattractive look.

"I'm not very clear about what happened, but not long ago, I received some subordinates who escaped from Zhongshan. There are not many of them, and they are all under the leadership of Nanlou."

Ta Dun briefly relayed the news from those soldiers to Yuan Xi and Tian Feng.

After listening to Ta Dun's description, both Yuan Xi and Tian Feng's expressions changed drastically.

"This is terrible!"

Yuan Xi couldn't sit still.

Their subordinates were short of food and grass, and the reason they were able to persist for so long was because they occupied Hejian County.

A batch of food and grass was robbed from various counties in Hejian County, and it was barely able to last for such a long time.

Originally, Yuan Xi had hoped that Tadun could snatch another batch of food and grass from Zhongshan, and ease the crisis.

When they cooperate with the Xianbei people and defeat Liu Zheng, the army can go south and fight back the entire Jizhou, and then they will not be short of food and grass.

But now, there is no food in Zhongshan country.

Then let Yuan Xi and the others compress their time for another half a month.

He could have continued to confront Liu Zheng's men here for half a month.

However, without the support of grain and grass, Yuan Xi would have to compete with Liu Zheng's men for at most ten days.

Otherwise, after ten days, they would have no food and grass, and Liu Zheng's men and horses would starve to death without needing to do anything.

Snapped.

Yuan Xi slapped the wooden table beside him.

Immediately flew into a rage.

It's just yelling at him.

"Trash! It's all trash!"

"Ta Dun, I sent you to Zhongshan to grab food. You brought 3 people there, and you can't even afford a little food. What use is it for me to support you?"

At this moment, Yuan Xi was obviously irritated by this news.

Although a person like him can control his emotions, Yuan Xi is still young after all, not as sophisticated as his father Yuan Shao.

When encountering such an unexpected situation, it is inevitable that there will still be some emotions.

Tadun was also in a hurry, but was scolded by Yuan Xi angrily.

Immediately also unhappy.

"Surnamed Yuan, you still have the face to tell me this. If you hadn't sent someone to order me to return quickly, I'd be afraid to transport food and grass here myself."

"Now, the food has been raided, but you blame me. I haven't blamed you yet."

"Besides, we Karasuma people, when did we rely on you to support us?"

Speaking of this, Tadun was also very angry, Yuan Xi hadn't given them food and grass for a long time, the two sides had conflicts, and they were not of the same mind.

If such a thing happened, if there was not Liu Zheng, the great enemy, I'm afraid they would all get into trouble because of such a trivial matter.

"I asked you to bring troops back to support, and that's because Liu Zheng's men came here, but you waste, don't you know how to send more people to protect something as important as food?"

Yuan Xi was not afraid of Tadun at all, and continued to speak arrogantly.

Ta Dun is also the one who is not afraid, so he immediately drew his knife.

"Why, are you going to blame me now?"

Seeing this, it's time to fight.

Tian Feng at the side glanced at Ta Dun and Yuan Xi.

I couldn't help cursing in my heart.

Neither of the two wastes is the master of success. I was blind at the beginning, and I followed these two idiots to deal with the court.

But now is not the time to blame them.

At this time, it is absolutely impossible to fight on your own.

"Okay, son, General Tadun, now is not the time to discuss whose fault it is. Let's think about it. Without the food and grass of Zhongshan Kingdom, how will we support the army's food and grass next?"

One sentence from Tian Feng resolved the discussion between Ta Dun and Yuan Xi.

The two had reached a new level, so they each gave in a step, snorted coldly, and did not continue to argue.

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After a cold snort, don't turn your head away.

I don't plan to say anything to Yuan Xi.

Just waiting for Tian Feng and Yuan Xi to discuss a reason, after all, Ta Dun himself has no other ideas.

Otherwise, no one would notify Yuan Xi and Tian Feng of their arrival.

Yuan Xi also knew that this was not the time to break up with Ta Dun, and this was not the time for him to get angry.

Solving the current crisis is the most important thing.

In this hall, there was a silence at first.

None of the three continued to speak, but were thinking about what to do next.

After all, this matter is of great importance.

Although the news is not exact yet, it should be close to ten.

After a long silence, Yuan Xi was the first to break the silence.

He hesitated for a moment, but still spoke to Tadun.

"Things have come to this point, we have no other way to get food. For the current plan, we can only kill horses."

"Kill the horse?"

Both Ta Dun and Tian Feng were taken aback.

However, soon, Ta Dun immediately opened his mouth to refute.

"No! Horses are an important strategic resource for us. Unless it is absolutely necessary, we must not kill horses. How can our Karasuma brothers go back after killing horses?"

Everyone knows how precious horses are. The Karasuma people are originally a nation on horseback. If there is no war horse, it is tantamount to having no legs for them.

When Yuan Xi proposed this plan, Ta Dun was naturally the first to refute it.

After Tian Feng hesitated for a moment, he quickly shook his head.

"Young master, the plan of killing horses is not advisable. We were at a slight disadvantage when compared with Liu Zheng's men. We can only rely on the superiority of cavalry to fight them, but if we kill all the horses, then we will face them." Against Liu Zheng's army, there is no advantage at all."

"I also know that this plan won't work, but we want to get food and grass, and there is no other way. If we can't kill horses, do you have any other way?"

As soon as Yuan Xi heard that these two guys rejected his proposal, there was nothing else to say, so he directly blamed them and asked them to come up with a better solution.

After receiving such a reply from Yuan Xi, he was so stunned that he had nothing to say and could only turn his head to look at Tian Feng.

After all, Tian Feng is Yuan Xi's think tank, with Tian Feng around, they still have a glimmer of hope.

"Mr. Tian Feng, what can you do?"

Tian Feng pondered for a moment, as if racking his brains to think about what to do next.

"There is a way, but I can't guarantee how long this way can buy us."

When Ta Dun and Yuan Xi heard that Tian Feng had a solution, their eyes lit up, no matter whether what Tian Feng said was useful or not, they hurriedly asked Tian Feng.

"Speak quickly, sir."

"We still have some rations in stock. Now we can only send out less rations to buy more time for the soldiers and horses under our command. At the same time, let people go to Youzhou to collect some more rations. Most of them can last a little longer. "

"At the same time, we should take the initiative to attack this time. Originally, we only needed to defend and wait for our army to come. Now that we have lost our food and grass, we can only take the initiative to attack and stop Liu Zheng's troops outside Hejian County. "

"If we do this, it will have two effects. Firstly, fighting will consume the soldiers and horses of both sides. Secondly, if we win, we can send people to Bohai or Qinghe County to grab food and grass. It is much better than sitting in this city and waiting to die. "

"As long as we can persevere, as soon as our ambushed Xianbei army arrives, it will be time to reverse the situation."

Tian Feng has no good solution at the moment, so he can only answer Yuan Xi and Ta Dun in this way.

After hearing Tian Feng's words, Ta Dun and Yuan Xi nodded.