Chapter 562: The generals thank you, the matter of food and grass
Chapter 562: Thanks to all the generals for food and grass matters
The haze of Chengdu Prefecture being besieged for dozens of days has finally dissipated. Now, Song troops are guarding the outside of the city, and the city is peaceful! Whether it is the people who were worried every day or the soldiers who were fighting for days, they all had a good night's sleep. I even went to bed an hour late the next day.
Early the next morning, Shao Hongyuan came with his generals to pay a visit to Shen Tang.
After all, no matter what, it was Shen Tang who led the troops to save them.
Last night, everyone was tired and did not have time to thank Shen Tang. Today, of course, we must not lose etiquette.
In addition, Shen Tang is the General of the Conquest of the West. In name, Shao Hongyuan and others are all under Shen Tang. It is only natural that they come to visit him.
"We pay our respects to General Zhengxi. Thank you so much for bringing troops to our rescue."
With Shao Hongyuan as the leader, all his generals bowed and saluted!
Shen Tang received a salute, then stood up and helped Shao Hongyuan up, and said with a smile, "All generals are all my old generals of the Song Dynasty, there is no need to be polite!"
Everyone sat down, and after saying some polite words, Shao Hongyuan was the first to ask, "Commander, what will happen next in the Chengdu Mansion? How can we cooperate with the Commander! Now, there are still some soldiers in the Chengdu Mansion. Thirty thousand, all of them are now under the command of the commander-in-chief."
Shen Tang pondered for a moment, then nodded in agreement! The upcoming battle will require a large number of soldiers and horses. It is also a good thing to be able to recover the 30,000 soldiers and horses under Shao Hongyuan's command.
Moreover, although Shao Hongyuan lost a battle before and was surrounded by the Tubo people in Chengdu for more than ten days, this does not mean that this army is too weak.
On the contrary, when Shao Hongyuan came before, he also led his elite troops. Even compared to Bian Xi's current Zaoyang Army, they are not far behind. This army is definitely very powerful.
"Now we are gathering troops in Chengdu. Think about it, unless the Tubo people want a decisive battle, I'm afraid they won't be able to send troops easily.
I came from the north and entered Chengdu Prefecture Road. Now there is no Tibetan power in the north of Chengdu Prefecture.
However, there is still a Qiang ethnic group entrenched in Maozhou.
If we go south to fight Tibet, then the Qiang people in Maozhou will be our thorn in the side.
Therefore, before heading south for a decisive battle, the Qiang must be recovered first.
It would be best to recover them under our command, so that we can have more troops going south."
"So, I am going to repair here for two days, and then return to Maozhou!"
When Shao Hongyuan and others heard this, they also nodded slightly! Although they knew little about the situation in Chengdu Mansion, they knew the general situation relatively well.
For example, these local tribes, no matter how stupid they are, they still know that these tribes have colluded with the Tubo people.
"Commander, these local tribes have evil intentions. Our previous defeat was due to the participation of these local tribes.
Therefore, if there is a chance, the commander-in-chief should use his cruel hands to eradicate them completely, so that Chengdu Mansion can be somewhat more stable in the future."
Shao Hongyuan said bitterly.
He didn't have the slightest fondness for these local tribes.
Moreover, more than 20,000 brothers under his command were considered dead at the hands of these tribes, so he wished he could kill all of these hateful tribes.
"Then what we need to do, please ask the commander to give you instructions!"
Shao Hongyuan asked respectfully.
When he was in Sizhou, he was not convinced by Shen Tang, because at that time Shen Tang was just a fledgling boy! But now, Shen Tang is not inferior to him in terms of status or even military exploits, so as a A veteran of the battlefield, even though he was still a little reluctant, he also understood very well that people had to bow their heads under the roof.
Moreover, after Shen Tang took a rest last night, he had a drink with Bian Xi and others! After some chatting, he learned about the several battles that Shen Tang had fought after entering Chengdu Mansion, and he was filled with admiration in his heart! He understood that if he and Bian Xi were allowed to fight, Even if Shen Tang is replaced, he may not be able to achieve this level.
"After that, General Shao will temporarily stay in Chengdu! However, I will leave some troops and horses stationed outside the city to respond to General Shao! Even if the Tibetans come again, they will still be able to fight! And I, the commander, will personally lead the battle The army returns to Maozhou!"
Shen Tang heard the sound and said.
"The general will obey your orders!"
Shao Hongyuan and others all obeyed the order!
After the words fell, Shao Hongyuan hesitated for a moment, and then said to Shen Tang, "Commander, don't you know that the army is rich in food and grass?"
"Um?"
Shen Tang was startled when he heard this, "General Shao is short of food and grass?"
Shao Hongyuan smiled bitterly, "The Chengdu government treasury has been empty for a long time. In these days, if the general had not shamelessly coerced the rich households in the city to raise some food and grass, the army would have been out of food.
Now, although there is still some food and grass, it is estimated that we can only last a few days."
Shen Tang nodded, "General Shao, don't worry, the army is indeed short of food and grass now.
However, a few days ago, I had received news that the imperial court's grain and wages had been transported to Bianzhou Road, and I had also sent people there. In about a day or two, this batch of grain and grass would be able to reach our capital in Chengdu.
At that time, I will naturally treat everyone equally."
Since Shen Tang led his troops to Chengdu Fulu, the imperial court, with the help of Zhang Jun, Shi Hao, Ma Shao and others, began to quickly raise food and grass.
However, even if a tax collection order is issued, it will not happen overnight.
Moreover, now that the Chinese New Year has just passed, it can be said that it is a time of drought. How can it be easy to raise a large amount of food and grass?
Fortunately, the current imperial court is also united! With the control of Emperor Zhao Shen and the parents and children of these big bosses, they finally gathered a batch of food and grass bit by bit.
However, raising grain and grass is only the first step, and transporting grain and grass is also an extremely difficult task.
The land in the south of the Yangtze River is more than a thousand miles away from Chengdu?
This way, even a large army would take an extremely long time to move forward, let alone these auxiliary troops and food transport teams made up of civilians.
Therefore, it was not until a few days ago that the first batch of grain and grass arrived at Bianzhou Road!
After arriving at Bianzhou Road, the grain transport team did not know the situation of Chengdufu Road, so naturally they did not dare to enter rashly.
Therefore, Shen Tang was contacted immediately, and Shen Tang had already sent a team to greet him.
"Thank you, Marshal!"
Shao Hongyuan finally breathed a sigh of relief. There was no food in the army. As a general, how could he not panic?
"Commander..."
At this moment, Bian Xi, Xin Qiji and others broke into the hall! Seeing Shao Hongyuan and others present, everyone saluted each other.
"Several generals are here, but is there anything wrong?"
Shen Tang saw the sullen expressions on several people's faces and couldn't help but ask directly.