Chapter 606: The commander is worried, he has money to sell food
Chapter 606: The commander is worried and has wealth to sell food
The atmosphere in the court hall in Lin'an was strange, and the road to Chengdu, thousands of miles away, was also in chaos!
Wang Huaizhen sent people to the Poisonous Insect and Poison Ivy tribes to recover the two tribes, but he did not expect that the strength of these two tribes was strange and powerful. The five thousand men he sent were almost completely destroyed, and only a thousand were left. The remaining soldiers were defeated and fled back.
The plan to borrow grain from the Qiang people also failed.
What surprised and angered Wang Huaichen was that the new leader of the Qiang people did not give his commander any face at all, and even the troops he sent directly blocked the Qiang people's territory.
If he hadn't been worried that the strength of his army would be greatly reduced due to too many injuries, he would have wanted to fight the Qiang tribe directly!
It is a pity that the Qiang people have not only gathered all their 40,000 troops back, but also all the other small tribes that are dependent on the Qiang people.
At one time, more than 60,000 soldiers and horses gathered in the Qiang tribe.
If we only talk about the quantity, it is not much inferior to Wang Huaixun's army.
After all, Shen Tang originally had 50,000 Song troops and 60,000 Jin soldiers under his command. Now all the Jin soldiers have left with Shen Tang. The remaining army, plus the 20,000 soldiers and horses brought by Wang Huaixun, is only 70,000. Just people.
With the lessons learned from the two small tribes of Poisonous Insects, how could Wang Huaixian still dare to take action against these strange tribes so easily?
Ye Mao, who had high hopes from Wang Huaichuan, finally raised 10,000 stones of food and grass after some hard work and sent it to Wang Huaichuan's army.
This can be regarded as Wang Huaichen's first feedback after arriving in Chengdu Prefecture.
It's a pity that with ten thousand stones of food and fodder in front of tens of thousands of troops and horses, they can't hold on for long.
If we set out now to go south to fight the Tubo people, our food and grass will have been used up before we even see the Qiang people.
In the Chinese army's tent, Wang Huaicheng's face was gloomy. He did not expect that Shen Tang would leave him such a mess! Now that Chengdu is short of soldiers and food, how can he fight this battle?
Especially the food and grass issue, if it is not resolved, the army may mutiny.
"Commander!"
Following the sound of rapid footsteps, Zhou Yu broke into the tent directly.
Originally, between Zhou Yu and Sun Ze, the latter spent more time by Wang Huaixun's side.
It's a pity that I went to borrow food from the Qiang people before, but not only was it unsuccessful, but because of some conflicts, I was beaten up by the Qiang people, and I am still injured in bed.
Therefore, Wang Huaizhen could only leave it to Zhou Yu to handle daily matters.
"What's going on? It's so confusing."
Wang Huaixun frowned and said.
Zhou Yu stopped and said, "Commander, someone came from outside the camp and said that he could sell grain to you!"
"oh?"
Now, whenever he hears about food, Wang Huaizhen will be jealous! Selling food?
I won’t say whether this is for sale or not, but it at least shows that the visitor has food in his hands!
"Have you gone to see this man?
Does he really have food in his hands?
How many?"
Wang Huai asked anxiously.
However, Zhou Yu smiled bitterly and said, "Commander, the man said that we can only talk to him after meeting him. The general was afraid of delaying the matter, so he didn't press for it."
Wang Huaichen nodded slightly when he heard the words.
"Okay, you bring it to my commander's tent, and I will inquire about it myself!"
Zhou Yu turned around and left, while Wang Huaixian was guessing who this person was and what his purpose was.
It's not possible. They really came to sell food to you, right?
About a quarter of an hour later, Zhou Yu hurried back, followed by a young man in brocade clothes with a smile on his face.
Who else could this visitor be, if not Shao Youcai?
Originally, he had been informed a long time ago that although these grains could not be given to Wang Huaichen for free, they could be sold to him at a fair price.
After all, even though Shen Tang was somewhat dissatisfied with the imperial court, these troops were innocent.
In any case, having fought side by side with him for a long time, not to mention Bian Xi, Xin Qiji and others among them, how could Shen Tang really let Wang Huaizhen not get any food and grass and cause the army to mutiny?
If it really comes to that point, there will be no hope for Chengdu Prefecture.
Therefore, it is enough to teach Wang Huaichun a small lesson and indirectly express his dissatisfaction to the court.
However, the food still had to be given to the king.
However, with Shao Youcai's character, how could he hand over the food and grass so easily?
What's more, he also knew a thing or two about what happened in Lin'an. His family had been wronged, and he had to pay a large amount of food and grass in vain. Why?
The imperial court does not belong to my family, right?
Therefore, Shao Youcai has been in contact with Lu Feng to investigate Wang Huaizhen's activities. It can be said that Wang Huaizhen has no other options until now, and Shi Shiran has arrived at the end of his rope.
"The villain has seen the handsome man!"
Shao Youcai handed over his hand.
Wang Huaixian looked at Shao Youcai for a moment, but he had no impression.
Also, Wang Huaizhen was a general of the imperial court, how could he have anything to do with Shao Youcai?
"You're welcome, little brother. I wonder who your little brother's last name is and where he comes from?
What do you want to do when you come here?"
Wang Huai asked.
Shao Youcai stepped forward and sat down, "Haha, why should the commander ask questions knowingly? Naturally, when I come here, I will sell some food and grass to the commander! As for my origin, I am the second son of the Shao family in Jiangnan, Shao Youcai!"
Hearing Shao Youcai's disrespectful self-identification, Wang Huaichun felt unhappy.
However, when I heard about Shao Youcai's origins, I suddenly felt enlightened.
Although he has little information, he still knows the name of the Shao family in Jiangnan.
If other people say that it may be difficult to get a large amount of food and grass, but if it is the Shao family in Jiangnan, it will be no problem.
Who doesn't know that the Shao family's wealth can be the enemy of the country?
With the strength of the Shao family, if they go all out to buy grain and grass, they can definitely get a large amount.
"It turns out he is the young master of the Shao family. I wonder how much food and grass Mr. Shao has in his hands?"
Although he was not happy with Shao Youcai, after all, he had something he urgently needed in his hands, so Wang Huaizhen could only suppress his unhappiness and continue to ask questions.
"Haha, since it's me, I'm taking action, so it's impossible to do anything less.
If you need it, I can gather 150,000 stones of food and grass.
Moreover, it only takes three days to arrive here!”
"ah!"
Wang Huaixun exclaimed!
150,000 stones of food and grass, is such a big deal?
However, if you have these 150,000 stones of food and grass, then at least for a short period of time, you will not have to worry about food and grass. In addition, the court will also send some military pay later. If you act quickly, you will be able to use these food and grass. Before it is all consumed, it is not impossible to completely flatten the Tubo people.
Thinking of this, Wang Huai's heart couldn't help but feel hot.
Raising his head and looking into Shao Youcai's eyes, Wang Huaichun couldn't help but feel something in his heart...