"The war situation in Chang'an is at a stalemate. Can anyone find a way to break the situation?"
Ao Bai stood in the Chinese army's tent, his old face full of tiredness, and a layer of green stubble growing on his bare forehead.
The stubble on his face is also growing messily!
It can be seen that in the face of the current huge military pressure, Obai has no intention of taking care of his image.
As the war in Chang'an dragged on, the Qing army, which was not rich in food and grass, began to be stretched little by little.
If Chang'an cannot be captured quickly, the Qing army may run out of food soon!
Because the Qing army sent troops this time in an extremely hasty manner, the Qing government did not have time to prepare enough food and grass for the army.
Many of the supplies used by the current army were collected from the state capitals along the way, or the grain and grass of Guan Ning's army were captured after conquering Tongguan.
In fact, if Wu Sangui could defend Tongguan, the Qing army would not be able to fight for a long time.
If we fail to conquer it for a long time, we may retreat, and the crisis in Guanzhong will naturally be resolved!
But Wu Sangui was timid!
The Qing Dynasty sent us a Tongguan city and a large amount of grain and grass.
It gave me the confidence for the Qing Dynasty to further attack Chang'an!
The current dilemma facing the Qing army is the best proof.
If Chang'an could not be conquered for a long time, the Qing army would be short of food.
Ao Bai actually wanted to collect grain from Chang'an, but although the people's livelihood in Guanzhong had recovered a little.
But the people in Guanzhong also survived the troubled times!
Everyone has rich experience in how to deal with war.
As soon as the war in Chang'an broke out, they all fled.
Either they formed a stronghold to protect themselves, or they simply went into the mountains to avoid the disaster.
As long as there is some surplus food in hand, no one will stay where they are and wait to die.
And those who can't run, why do you think they can't run?
No food!
Therefore, even if Ao Bai was shameless and collected food from Chang'an and Zuoxin, he would not be able to collect much food at all.
The grain that was barely collected was a drop in the bucket for the tens of thousands of Qing troops and many more civilians that Obai had in his hands.
It simply cannot meet the needs of the Qing army!
Therefore, when Obai had this question, he had to lead his troops to break the situation as soon as possible, otherwise the shortcomings of the shortage of food and grass would become apparent.
But when faced with Obai's inquiry, everyone fell into deep thought, and no one in the Qing army could give the answer Obai wanted.
"Why don't we withdraw our troops and return to Henan first?"
A Qing army general said.
He felt that since the battle in Guanzhong was at a stalemate and the army was short of food and grass, it would be better to withdraw to Henan at this time.
After the army collects enough food and grass, send troops to fight again!
When Obai heard this, he shook his head and said.
"No, I am shouldering the heavy responsibility of the imperial court and leading the troops to Guanzhong to annihilate the Wu thieves. How can I lead the troops to retreat before the outcome of the battle is clear?"
Before Ao Bai went on an expedition, he issued a military order in public in order to get the Qing government's approval for him to mobilize nearly 10,000 bannermen to suppress the formation and supervise the battle.
If he fails to win this battle, he should be killed by his neck and commit suicide to apologize!
How can we just say retreat now?
In Obai's opinion, the current Qing army is far from reaching the point where it must retreat.
Although the army is short of food and grass, the shortage of food and grass does not mean a lack of food!
You can still hold on and hold on!
He Tai, a general of the Qing army, stood up and said.
"Sir, why don't we follow the old example of the new society?"
As soon as Hetai said this, everyone in the big tent felt a chill on their backs, and the hairs on their bodies stood up.
What are the old things in the new society?
At that time, Li Dingguo led troops to attack Xinhui, and the Qing army defenders defended Xinhui.
There is no food in the city, but people are killed to eat!
This is the old story of Xinhui!
He Tai's words made all the Han generals in the tent look very ugly.
Although they are traitors, they can work for the Manchus for glory and wealth.
But this does not mean that they have lost even the most basic human moral concepts.
No matter how bad your character is, you still know that cannibalism is wrong!
However, after hearing this, Obai's eyes lit up and he spoke.
"Haha, this is a good idea!"
As a savage who was killed from Liaodong, and as a pervert who had personally created countless massacres, Obai's moral threshold was much lower than that of others.
After hearing the idea of killing people for food, he was really moved!
For him, nothing is impossible as long as he can achieve his immediate goal.
Seeing what Obai said, other Qing generals in the big tent did not dare to say anything even if they had opinions.
I was afraid that if they spoke out, they would be dragged down and chopped down by Obai's order!
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Inside Chang'an City!
With the large granary in Chang'an City in hand, Guan Ning's army was not short of food and grass at this time.
Since it was wartime, Wu Sangui behaved very generously, and almost everyone in Guan Ning's army had enough to eat.
You can even eat meat!
After the defeat of Tongguan, the morale of Guan Ning's army plummeted, but they recovered little by little under the good treatment of being able to eat well.
The life of a soldier in this era is so cheap. As long as the general can feed them, they will risk their lives to fight for the general.
Wu Sangui was sitting in the big tent, sipping delicious mutton soup.
From time to time, he would take a bite of the steamed bun filled with large pieces of fat. The feeling of the fat exploding in his mouth filled Wu Sangui's face with a satisfied smile.
The table in front of him is filled with all kinds of meat!
Although Wu Sangui is getting older now, his appetite has not decreased.
Each meal requires at least half a pound of meat, one pound of staple food, and alcohol.
A large amount of food and daily physical exertion allowed Wu Sangui to remain strong even though he was old.
Still brave!
As long as the opponent is not the Eight Banners Soldiers and Wu Sangui is covered with armor, he can still go into battle and lead the charge.
While Wu Sangui was eating, Wu Yingxiong reported from outside, opened the curtain and walked in.
"Father, I have something to ask you to see me!"
Wu Sangui raised his head and glanced at his son, put down the half-eaten meat buns in his hands, wiped the oil stains from the corners of his mouth, and then asked.
"What's the matter?"
Wu Yingxiong clasped his fists and said.
"Reporting to your Majesty, someone from the Qing camp outside the city has sent an envoy to Chang'an to ask for an audience. They want to be in front of the battle anyway."
"I want our army to send troops out of the city to respond!"
When he first heard this, Wu Sangui subconsciously felt wary.
Anyway, before the battle? Still have to go out of the city to support?
Are you setting a trap to get me?
Although Wu Sangui's panphobia has various disadvantages, it also has its advantages.
At the very least, if the Qing army wanted to set a trap for Wu Sangui because of his maniaphobia, forget it.
When it came to the Qing army, Wu Sangui was simply too cautious!
Wu Sangui asked with a frown.
"Why? Is this reliable?"
Wu Yingxiong said.
"Father, you should be reliable!"
"The person who proposed the objection was Xu Youzhong, a general of the Qing army, whose ancestral home was Lantian, Guanzhong."
"The reason why he wants to surrender to our Guan Ning army is because the Qing army is short of food, and Ao Bai wants to kill people for food."