Chapter 419: In need of food and grass? Someone is causing trouble at the rear!
When Zhu Gaojie was discussing with Su Wu how to deal with those wealthy families, the quartermaster in charge of logistics and food suddenly came over.
Seeing the tense and serious look on the quartermaster's face, Su Wu suddenly felt a thump in his heart and asked quickly:
"Did something happen?"
"Is it because there is not enough food and grass in the army, or is there a shortage of military supplies?"
Zhu Gaojie also turned his attention to this person, feeling slightly confused.
This quartermaster was Zhu Gaojie's confidant. At this time, he reported nervously to the two of them:
"Your Highness, Commander Su, just now the scouts from behind sent news that the military supplies, which were originally scheduled to be delivered today, have still not been found."
"I'm afraid something might happen because of my humble position. After careful inquiry, I confirmed that the matter was correct, so I hurriedly came to report..."
When Zhu Gaojie and Su Wu heard this, they both frowned.
There is no trace of military supplies and grain on the logistics line?
This is an important matter bigger than the sky!
The most worrying thing about an army expedition is the logistics of food and grass. The Ming army cannot loot everywhere like the Tatars and Oaras, so a stable and timely supply of food and grass to the rear is particularly important.
For this reason, Zhu Gaojie also specially asked Xia Yuanji to send his capable disciples, Yang Shiqi sent by the cabinet, and Shen Qingyu, commander of the Jinyi Guards, to Yunzhou to be responsible for the logistics supply of the army.
Logically speaking, nothing should happen.
But since the military scouts saw no trace of the logistics convoy, something must have happened!
You must know that Zhu Gaojie attaches great importance to logistics. He specially sends scouts to inspect the logistics convoy. He sets the frequency according to the time and returns letters intermittently. With the help of telescopes, the logistics convoy is often hundreds of miles away, and the quartermaster has already passed here.
The scout's report got the news and made it clear.
However, the scouts who were released were unable to observe the logistics convoy, so this matter began to become uncomfortable.
Especially when Zhu Gaojie swept through the eastern part of Oara and was preparing to increase his efforts to capture the entire Oara, if this kind of problem suddenly appeared, it might be a huge hidden danger!
Su Wu stood up and said in a deep voice:
"Your Highness, this matter is of great importance. I will lead the team to the back to check."
Zhu Gaojie waved his hand and motioned for him to sit down first.
"Don't worry, I'll ask a few more questions."
He looked at the quartermaster:
"How many days can the current food and grass in the army last?"
The Quartermaster replied respectfully:
"It can last for about five to seven days. Food and grass are delivered every three days. Today should be the day of normal reception, but starting in the morning, the first wave of scouts wrote back saying that there was no trace. I was afraid that there might be delays on the way, so I urged again.
After the second wave of scout reports were confirmed to be correct, they immediately came to report the matter to Your Highness."
From five to seven days, Zhu Gaojie nodded. The problem is not big yet. Even if the food and grass do not arrive today, it will be enough to last another week. Even if there is any unexpected situation, Zhu Gaojie is not a pedantic person and will naturally find another way.
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He thought for a while and then slowly said:
"There are three people in charge of logistics in Yunzhou, all of whom are my cronies. Shen Qingyu even brought five hundred Jinyi guards there. In addition, I also left a team of Shenji battalion there. The Tatars have been almost wiped out.
, it’s unlikely anything will happen.”
"From Yunzhou to the Tatar territory, and then to our army, all the threatening tribes, no matter how big or small, have been wiped out. The Tatar area has been swept back and forth by the army several times, and it is unlikely that
If someone comes to rob food and grass, the logistics army will not be a vegetarian."
When Zhu Gaojie said this, he glanced at Su Wu and said with certainty:
"The problem should be at the rear, most likely coming from Beijing."
Su Wu asked worriedly:
"Your Highness, could it be..."
Zhu Gaojie said expressionlessly:
"The old man's body should be able to support himself for a while longer."
"Before the expedition, I specifically told the imperial doctors and chamberlains how to use medicine and take care of them. I guess they didn't dare to disobey my orders."
"And with Yang Rong and Mr. Xia in charge of the capital, the court should have already received military reports of victory..."
When Zhu Gaojie said this, he suddenly realized:
"I see!"
"The problem really lies with those people!"
Su Wu and the quartermaster were stunned. Who are they?
Then Su Wu reacted quickly and said hesitantly:
"Your Highness, could it be that those aristocratic families started to panic after learning that we defeated the Tatars?"
"That's right, it's just a dog jumping over the wall!"
Zhu Gaojie patted his shoulder and expressed his approval:
"Some aristocratic families just sold out some information, but some are different. As far as I know, several families have been secretly trading with the Tatars on the grasslands for many years, providing them with countless
Ironware, salt, tea and other prohibited materials, some people even sold firearms and craftsmen to these Tatars!"
"When these people get our good news, they will naturally worry about whether their secret activities will be noticed and discovered. You know, once they are discovered, they will definitely die, and even the entire family will disappear!"
"In this case, they learned that the army was still going deep into the grassland and attacking Oara, so they decided to block our logistics and cut off the army's food and fodder in order to achieve the goal of destroying us!"
When Zhu Gaojie said this, he couldn't help but snorted coldly.
Since ancient times, when large armies go on expeditions, once their supplies are cut off, the outcome is often not very good, and can even be extremely tragic.
It is precisely because of this that Zhu Gaojie paid special attention to the escort of logistics supplies.
Su Wu suddenly became anxious:
"What a beast! They are so ambitious that they dare to harm His Highness like this!"
"Please rest assured, Your Highness, I will lead the troops all the way back to investigate, and I will definitely get to the bottom of this matter!"
Zhu Gaojie grabbed him, somewhat dumbfounded:
"You can just command the envoys and sit in the army. Why is there no need to lead the troops yourself?"
"Find two lieutenants, one behind the other, and start walking back in order to investigate clearly. If there is an ambush, you can keep the distance and you will not fall into the ambush."
"Let me tell you, Shen Qingyu has my token, and there won't be any big problems in Yunzhou. It is estimated that some people have borrowed the power of those in the court to tamper with the logistics of food and grass.
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"Just wait in the army with peace of mind."
Seeing Zhu Gaojie say this, Su Wu felt relieved, and then hurried out to arrange for his lieutenant to investigate the news.
The quartermaster, after being given some instructions by Zhu Gaojie, also went back to arrange food and fodder.
Zhu Gaojie sat down again and began to write on the paper on the desk.
There was a problem with food and grass this time. Although the problem was not too big, spies from the Jinyiwei side would definitely rush to report it. He wanted to know who was so bold!
He actually took the risk and dared to murder himself!