"Anthracene makes sense~" Chenyue nodded slightly and said attentively: "General, continue."

Zuo Qiu raised a finger and said: "Secondly, food is the most important thing for the people. We have to cut off their food and grass supplies and let them eat bark and grass roots. No matter how elite the veteran is, he still has to fill his stomach."

Only then do you have the strength to fight, right?

These Long troops basically entered the country lightly, with each person carrying at most three or four days' worth of dry food, so they often robbed our food trucks and those large households.

Cutting off their food means cutting off their lifeblood!”

Chu Yucheng frowned and thought: "Many grain trucks are collected from various townships at one level. Especially when the townships are transporting to the county, they are most likely to be targeted by the Long Army. We cannot send troops to every grain transport team.

Shipping?

There are also those big households, one in this town, two in that town, and several households in the suburbs. They are widely scattered. Even if all the government officials and patrol battalions in a county are dispatched, they can't guard all the big households?

If the frontline troops were mobilized to defend the interior to deal with them, I'm afraid a lot of troops would be needed.

Such a large-scale war just plays into the hands of the Long Army, isn't it a bit more gain than loss?"

Zuoqiu grinned: "The general will have a stupid idea.

First of all, starting from today, the grain trucks in each village will not be transported. They will stay in the village for the time being and be protected by the young and strong people. Then the county will send troops to collect from one village to another. Although this is laborious, the stragglers of the Long Army will definitely not

If you dare to attack a large group of soldiers and horses, you will only give up your desire to plunder.

As for those wealthy households, it was even easier. They directly asked the counties to put up notices, saying by name that the Long Army, disguised as bandits, were coming to rob the wealthy households. Not only did they want to rob food, but they also wanted to kill people.

These big households must be panicked and scared, and then they themselves will pay to recruit young men to guard their homes. The government only needs to send some cavalry to communicate with each other from a distance in the towns.

Let's tell those wealthy businessmen that if they encounter a sneak attack by bandits, they will warn you. Reinforcements will be here in an instant! Then just wait for the Long Army to take the bait.

These wealthy families are both greedy for money and caring about their lives, so as soon as the notice is issued, they will spontaneously contribute money and efforts, and we don't need to worry at all.

As long as we cut off the food supply from grain trucks and wealthy families, the Long Army's stragglers will lose more than half of their food sources, and the rest will have to rely on robbing ordinary people. But how much food and grass can ordinary people have in their homes?

I’m afraid it won’t even be enough for them to eat.”

Zuoqiu had a sinister smile on his face and winked at Chu Yucheng.

Chu Yucheng's eyes were extremely bright, he pursed his lips and said:

“Tsk tsk, that’s really a good strategy.

Those rich and wealthy families are all like chickens and don't have any money. If you tell them that the government wants to suppress bandits and ask them to donate silver, you will definitely hide it and you won't be able to come up with a few coins even if you wait for a long time.

But if we follow General Zuo's approach and put up a notice, it would be better to name the big households by name. Then the government won't need to worry about it, and they will solve their own safety problems by themselves.

It doesn’t take much, as long as each household adds dozens of young and strong bodyguards, the Long Army will not take action easily.”

"Hehe~" Zuoqiu grinned: "Chu Duhu is right, that's what the general meant.

If the matter is none of your business, just hang it up high. When the Long Army's scimitar turns to their heads, who will care about those few taels of silver?"

Chen Yue's face showed a trace of satisfaction, and then asked: "What does it mean to shake his military morale?"

"This is even simpler~"

Zuoqiu became more and more enthusiastic as he spoke, and said with a smile: "When the road between the Long Army and the rear is cut off by us, and there are problems with food supply, the Long Army who sneaked into the country will be panicked.

When the time comes, we will put up notices, and those who are willing to abandon the dark side and turn to the bright side will be heavily rewarded, and those who resist will be killed without mercy, so that the enemy will be defeated internally.

Not everyone is not afraid of death, even the most determined people may betray."

When he said this, a chill flashed through Zuoqiu's eyes. When he, Xin Ji and others fled across the vast land of Liaodong, everyone was fighting to regain Liaodong, and their will was extremely firm.

But even for such a group of people, traitors would appear year after year when faced with the pursuit of soldiers and horses from Northern Jin and increasingly scarce food. Zuoqiu had suffered losses several times.

"Good plan!"

Chu Yucheng clapped his hands and said with a smile: "It seems that we have chosen the right person to leave this matter to General Zuo. The general went to the mainland and came up with so many ideas. It's amazing!"

Zuoqiu was a little embarrassed by the praise, scratched his head and said:

"But these methods are simple to say, but quite time-consuming and laborious to implement, and require the mobilization of many people."

"Yeah~ indeed~"

Chen Yue nodded slightly and said: "Even if those wealthy families have their own guards, the Long Army will still rob them if they are hungry and impatient, so patrol sentries must be arranged between towns to deter the Long Army.

In addition to blocking those roads, elite troops and horses are also needed."

Zuoqiu said solemnly: "Yes, so I have another suggestion. We can start from the rich prefectures and counties, clean up town after town, suppress the living space of the Long army, and push them bit by bit into the deserted areas."

Mountains and jungles make it easier to clean up.

Starve them to death!

We don’t have many troops to move inland, and it’s impossible for the Long Army to keep sending troops to our rear. As long as we kill this wave, the Long Army will have to think carefully about whether it’s worth it if they want to send people in later.”

"Very good." Chenyue nodded, looked at Zuoqiu and said in a deep voice: "I'll leave this matter to you. How many troops do you need?"

"Hmm~"

Zuoqiu thought for a moment, then bowed and said: "The general will need the help of the Yungu Army. It is best to give him five thousand Qingqi, and he needs the two government agencies to try their best to cooperate."

"Is fifteen thousand people enough?" Chen Yue asked back: "The two territories are extremely vast, is fifteen thousand people really enough?"

There was a trace of doubt in Chenyue's eyes. He thought that this matter would require at least 20,000 to 30,000 troops to complete. Unexpectedly, Zuoqiu only asked him for 15,000 troops and horses.

Zuoqiu nodded heavily: "That's enough! Give the general two months to clear out the Long army in the territory!"

Zuoqiu's eyes revealed deep confidence, and he patted his chest and said he was sure.

"Okay, I'll give you 15,000 men. The Yungu Army and the 5,000 Liao Suppression Army will all be at your disposal.

The two governments will also fully assist, and the patrol camps and garrisons remaining in the territory will be deployed at will!" Chen Yue waved his hand and said in a deep voice:

"As long as the Long army in the territory is wiped out in two months, you will have done a great job!"
Chapter completed!