"Then what do you think these 200,000 troops will eat?"

Yingbu asked leisurely.

Although he brought a lot of military rations with him when he came out.

But it couldn't hold up for several months of marching without any supplements.

Now the army's food and fodder can only last for another twenty days at most.

And he originally thought that he would get some supplements after arriving in Loulan, but now it seems that the most he can get is loneliness.

It’s fine if we don’t deduct military rations and replenish them for them. How can we get replenishment from here?

Yingbu is only angry with you. Zhao Tuo said that he wants to stabilize this forward base, forget it, I admit it.

But what is your stability?

Is it simply to give me a place to sleep?

What should two hundred thousand people eat and drink?

If you can't even provide the most basic material support, why are you talking about stability here?

"There is a way, but can we still starve to death?" Zhao Tuo felt that Yingbu was a little too nervous.

"I believe you are a ghost!" Yingbu angrily cursed at Zhao Tuo, then stood up and left.

He felt that Zhao Tuo was a very unreliable person and was joking with the lives of the soldiers.

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Two hundred thousand people, that's two hundred thousand people.

How much rations are needed for this day?

According to the current amount of military rations stored, no matter how capable Yingbu is, he will not be able to get enough food.

Even if we bring all the grain that Loulan just received, it won't last long.

Seeing that Zhao Tuo was unable to provide himself with enough food and grass, Yingbu began to become anxious.

Food must be obtained as soon as possible, otherwise the morale of the army will be weakened.

However, after thousands of miles of travel along the way, the troops were very tired and in poor condition.

It takes ten days and a half of rest before you can go into battle.

According to their current state, if they directly fight, they will definitely seek death by themselves.

It's a good thing that Your Majesty didn't hand over the command of the Shujun barracks to Zhao Tuo, otherwise I would have been tricked to death by him.

In other words, when arriving in the Western Regions, Yingbo has absolute autonomy in how to act.

But the premise is that the strategic goal assigned by the imperial court must be completed, that is, from south to north, the living space of the Huns must be gradually reduced.

"No need to talk nonsense, just talk about the surrounding situation!" Yingbu hurriedly asked someone to find Yang Biao and asked about the surrounding situation.

"The surrounding area of ​​Loulan is safe for the time being. The Huns in the nearby city have already withdrawn, and they will only occasionally come back for raids. The situation further away is not good. The Huns have been gathering there, but they also

Keep an eye on this side, and if there is any movement, they will retreat immediately."

"But one thing is that the Xiongnu have not many troops here. They only range from a few hundred to one or two thousand. The things they collect will be transported away immediately. They seem to be on guard against us." General Yang Biao

The surrounding situation was explained one by one.

Yingbu's brows furrowed even more tightly, what should I say?

The Huns searched too hard, and the Han army did not put pressure on them from time to time.

Therefore, the loot left for them in the local area can basically be ignored.

Even if Yingbu focuses on this next time, he will not be able to get more food and grass.

"My troops must rest and recuperate, and it will take at least ten days. You can never imagine how difficult this journey will be, but I only have enough food and grass to last for twenty days at most, so I can still control it.

Under the circumstances." Yingbu said directly.

Both were soldiers, and they were both from the Imperial Guards of Yang Biao.

Although he is a general in the Western Regions, from a institutional perspective, he and Zhao Tuo are two independent departments. They only have a cooperative relationship with each other and there is no superior-subordinate relationship.

"You should be aware of how exhausted your body is after marching for four consecutive months, and also through the plateau and cold areas. If conditions hadn't allowed it, it would have taken at least a month of rest to recover."

"I thought that Zhao Tuo would prepare food and grass for the army, at least to allow the army to survive the rest period, but I didn't expect that he was hasty..."

"Anyway, it's true that the army has no food and grass. It's too late to transport it from Dahan, so the only way is to get it locally."

"My troops can't move now, so you must take your troops out, do everything possible to search for more food and grass, and send people to explore the north to find the location of the main force of the Huns."

"After the army has rested and reorganized, I will leave you 30,000 men. The task of recovering the southern part of the Western Region will be left to you. I will take the remaining troops north to implement the encirclement strategy!"

Yingbu directly stated his arrangement.

"Okay, general, please arrange for manpower to take over the defense as soon as possible. When the general's men arrive, I will take my men to the surrounding area to collect food!" Yang Biao nodded.

This is really the only way.

The distance they walked was relatively easy at first, but even so the troops were a little tired, let alone the large army that came all the way from Shu.

Yang Biao also saw the soldiers. They were indeed very tired. This state could not be faked. Everyone had been there and could tell at a glance.

But the shortage of food and grass is a very real problem.

Therefore, I could only let myself, who had been recuperating for a long time, take 15,000 people to the surrounding areas to collect food. The defense of the two cities was temporarily left to Yingbu.

Defending the city can be regarded as a rest, since normally nothing will happen anyway, and standing guard does not require too much effort.

If that doesn't work, just sit or lie down on the wall to rest, and everyone can take turns observing.

Regarding the issue of food and grass, Yang Biao has certainly considered it.

But it was useless for him to think about it, because he didn't have enough troops to raise, and he couldn't raise much food and grass.

So he could only wait, and his grain and grass were replenished during the last transportation of grain seeds.

At the same time, during their free time, the soldiers themselves also planted some food behind the city, barely able to achieve self-sufficiency.

But if two hundred thousand people were added, they would be in the same situation within half a month.

After discussing with Yang Biao, Yingbu directly transferred 15,000 people and continued on his way, going to change defenses with Yang Biao's troops.

After Yang Biao completed the defense change, he immediately led his 15,000 men to attack everywhere to raise food and grass for Yingbu.

At this time, there are not too many requirements for the quality of grain and grass. As long as it is edible, it will be fine. We must overcome this hurdle first.

As long as the army is rested and the Xiongnu's position is found, the problem of food and fodder will naturally be solved.
Chapter completed!