No appetite? Lu Fan frowned immediately after hearing this. It was rare to see Lu Meng in such a state.
"Ziqi and I first took charge of Cangwu and Nanhai. Now the people's hearts are not stable and it is not appropriate to exploit them too harshly. Although Ziming is not hungry, he cannot waste food..." Lu Fan advised tactfully.
Lu Meng smiled bitterly and sighed: "Hey...it's not because the attack was blocked..."
Lu Meng then told the details of the two days of fighting. After hearing this, Lu Fan said in disbelief: "There is such a strange person hiding in Lingnan? I guess General Ma Zhong is afraid of more misfortune than good..."
"Why am I not? It's just that now I don't even dare to talk about the cavalry raid last night. I'm afraid that the morale of each battalion will be even lower when they learn of the defeat..." Lu Meng shook his head and said.
Lu Fan held his breath and thought for a while, then whispered a few words in Lu Meng's ear.
"Is this okay?" Lu Meng opened his eyes wide.
"A dead horse is treated as a living horse." Lu Fan nodded.
"But how to defeat the enemy? This Lai Gong is really a rogue. He just stayed in a dangerous place without moving. With the beacon tower on the other side observing intelligence, there is really nothing I can do against him with 20,000 troops..." Lu Meng
Very distressed.
"For the current plan, we can only ask the lord to increase his troops...but the governor and others are aiming at Hefei...Ziming has no choice but to find other ways to win glory..." Lu Fan analyzed.
Lu Meng asked tentatively: "How about we go to Longbian to see Shi Xie and let him attack Lai Gong's back?"
"I can only give it a try. Shi Xie is old and lacks energy, so he may not agree to send troops. Even if he can't invite reinforcements, he still needs some grain and rice to fight a protracted war.
Cangwu County has now run out of food supplies, and I estimate that the situation in Nanhai County is similar, so it may be a conspiracy to use up military supplies with Lai Gong..." Lu Fan continued.
"But the time my lord has given me is running out..." Lu Meng said worriedly.
"The battlefield is changing rapidly. How can the capture of cities and territories be limited to a specific time? If Ziming can capture Yulin without losing troops, even if he spends more food and grass, it will be a great achievement. The weather in Jiaozhou this year is so dry that the entire Yulin County will definitely reduce production, Lai Gong
How can one county use its strength to fight against us? I will explain it to you in front of the lord." Lu Fan continued.
"This is also a solution, so thank you Zi Heng." Lu Meng clasped his fists in thanks.
Lu Fan sighed and said, "Ziming, hurry up and stabilize the morale of the army. I plan to go to Nanhai to see Ziqi. I don't know how he has prepared his food and grass. I'll say goodbye."
"Walk slowly."
Lü Meng personally sent Lü Fan outside the camp, saying to himself that Lü Fan was so skillful in everything he did, no wonder he was so favored in front of his lord.
Although it is a stupid idea to waste military supplies with Lai Gong, there is a way to be a beacon in the darkness when you are bored.
Lu Meng immediately raised his tent to summon all the generals for discussion. He looked at everyone and said seriously: "Last night, Lai Gong sent people to attack in a sneak attack. General Ma Zhong led his cavalry to defeat his opponent. Now I ask him to harass the enemy's food road. When the enemy's food and grass are cut off, we will not stop."
To launch an attack, the soldiers of each battalion must not slack off in their on-the-spot training during this period."
When the generals under the tent learned that Ma Zhong had defeated his opponent, the depressed mood of the two days of defeat was wiped away, and everyone's faces were filled with excitement.
Lu Meng sent Ma Zhong's cavalry deep into the enemy's rear to cut off supplies. This was a normal military strategy, so no one believed it. These two short sentences boosted morale.
Pan Zhang looked at Lu Meng in surprise. The cavalry brought by Ma Zhong were obviously defeated, but you actually turned your hands over to make the clouds and rain fall. You also arranged a task for these dead cavalry to cut off the food road.
How could an ordinary commander have such a magical means of turning decay into something magical?
"Wengui."
"The end will be here."
Lu Meng looked at Pan Zhang meaningfully and said to himself that your cooperation is really good.
"General Ma is your subordinate, and you have a share of his military exploits. After the war, I will report to the Lord to discuss his merits and reward him..."
"Uh...thank you, General."
Just as everyone inside the tent was enjoying themselves, the guards outside the tent appeared at the door in a panic, looking like they were hesitant to speak.
Lai Gong fought so conservatively that Lu Meng knew that it was impossible for him to take the initiative, so he smiled and asked: "What happened? Report it truthfully."
The guard clasped his fists and replied loudly: "Just now, dozens of horsemen appeared on the west side of the camp. They threw a body two miles outside the camp and left..."
Lu Meng's heart skipped a beat and he asked hurriedly: "Whose body is it?"
"The head is bloody and bloody...it looks a bit like the costume..." The guard did not dare to continue talking in the middle of his sentence because he could clearly hear what Lu Meng said in the tent just now.
"Don't hesitate, who is it?" Lu Meng frowned.
"The dress looks a bit like General Ma Zhong..." After the guard finished speaking, he lowered his head and did not dare to look at Lu Meng.
As soon as these words came out, there was an uproar in the tent.
Lu Meng's face became embarrassed, and he said in his heart, "You Lai Gong, you are just disgusting me."
"Since the face is bloody and bloody, it is Lai Gong who wants to confuse the public. General Ma Zhong was a nimble and agile general. How could he be killed in battle just after taking on an important task? Let's go to examine the body together. General Ma was the Sima of Wen Gui's account. You must
We will know each other." Lu Meng said with a serious face.
"Wei." Pan Zhang was riding a tiger and couldn't get off, so now he could only cooperate with Lu Meng's actions.
Lu Meng and a group of generals followed the guards, and everyone quickly arrived at a secret gray tent. In the center of the tent was a corpse wrapped in a straw mat.
Lu Meng opened the straw mat with his sword. The armor on his body was definitely belonging to Ma Zhong, but half of his head was missing from the deformed iron helmet. It was indeed as bloody and fleshy as the guards described, and he even felt a little nauseous.
Such a powerful attack was clearly made with a blunt weapon. Lu Meng and Pan Zhang couldn't help but think of the barbarian king who took the iron thorn bone.
"Wen Gui, come and identify me, I can't recognize you anyway..." Lu Meng took the lead in setting the tone.
Pan Zhang knew it must be Ma Zhong as soon as he saw the figure. After hearing Lu Meng's instructions, he couldn't help but take a closer look. Even his own mother couldn't recognize this half of the face. There was no way to say it wasn't Ma Zhong.
"Yes or no?" Lu Meng continued to ask.
Pan Zhang shook his head, "Yes...it doesn't look like it...it doesn't look like..."
Lu Meng immediately breathed a sigh of relief, "Now this person is so bloody that I can't even recognize who he is. He may be the Jiangdong Cavalry General who died in the battle last night. Wen Gui, please arrange for someone to give him a grand burial. After all, he is also a Jiangdong warrior..."
"Wei." Pan Zhang held his fists in tears.
"General benevolence and righteousness."
Everyone complimented in unison, Lu Meng quickly waved his hands to stop him, and then quickly left the morgue.
There was little rain and drought in the south this year. Lu Meng spent the whole day looking at the sky in the camp, hoping that the sun would be stronger. As long as the grain production was reduced, there would be a shortage of grain.
Jiaozhou's farming techniques are ancient. Without two or three crops a year, it would be impossible to feed these people. After Lai Gong embraced Liu Bei, he didn't have to worry about food shortages at all.
This involves Lantian's professional knowledge. He knew that there was going to be a drought after staying in Yulin for a month. Fortunately, he had already built irrigation facilities during his stay in Lingling, so he could deal with droughts.
Chapter completed!