When Si Chang returned to the camp, he spread his hands to the soldiers guarding the gate with an apologetic expression: "Without the beans, my sister's tofu shop will not be able to open. I only had a bowl of porridge, but I couldn't give it to the soldiers."
Brothers, bring back some food."
The team was laughing and said: "Now that the city has long been short of food and grass, it would be amazing if your sister's little tofu shop is still open. Brothers are just joking with you, go back quickly, and then
It’s time to have dinner in a while. After I finish that bowl of porridge, I won’t have anything to think about today.”
Si Chang said: "Go to bed after eating, and you can last longer."
After saying that, he hugged the soldiers guarding the door and walked towards the barracks. A soldier from the Zhou Army approached the team member named Liu and whispered: "Boss, do you see if there is anything wrong with the sacrifice?"
What's wrong?"
The team looked at the man alertly and asked, "What's wrong?"
The soldier chuckled and said, "When I arrived at my sister's house, I only had a bowl of porridge and came back. This priest seemed to feel a lot more refreshed. I wondered if it was his sister's smooth and tender breasts.
All the tofu was given to him at a cheap price? The wealth is not going to other people's fields, my sister can use it for herself, and there is still a dowry left!"
The team just made a sound, kicked the soldier aside and said: "Bah! You are an animal and can't say a human word in your mouth. Go ahead and stand still!"
The soldier smiled coquettishly and said in his heart that only you can make this joke, but I can't make it. Isn't it just a small team leader? The Han army will kill you first when they come in! He was so cruel in his stomach
He was scolded, but the expression on his face was a smile, a very bright smile. It seemed that after being kicked by the captain surnamed Liu, he seemed to feel refreshed as if he had eaten two bowls of milk tofu. Si Chang
After returning to the barracks, I sat down on my bunk, feeling a little dazed.
A soldier asked: "Si Chang, what's going on? Why are you so dazed?"
Si Chang sighed and said: "Oh... My sister's small tofu shop has run out of raw materials, and the family is almost unable to open the pot. The Han army doesn't know how long it will take to surround her. If she lives in a girl's house,
How can we live without food?"
The soldier sighed and didn't know what to say to comfort Si Chang. He just patted Si Chang on the shoulder and said: "Let's go, it's time to eat. After finishing the mouthful of porridge tonight, it will be another day."
It’s over.”
Si Chang nodded, and followed the man somewhat numbly towards the dining area. As he walked, he seemed to inadvertently look towards the far away transport camp. The entire camp's food and fodder were concentrated in that place, and the guards were
It was very strict. It was not easy to do it. The moment the Han army lit the fuel grass, he actually understood its meaning. Pao Ze outside the city used such a luxurious method to tell him that the commander asked him to burn it.
He stole the Zhou army’s food and fodder!
He told his team leader Si Quan'er about the incident, and Si Quan'er agreed with him. In order not to arouse suspicion, Si Quan'er asked him to go back to the main camp first and inquire about the situation in the Zhou army's supply camp before discussing it.
How to burn the grain and grass? After Si Chang returned to the camp, Si Quan'er tied a red rope to the crooked old locust tree at the door. No one saw her doing this boring thing. But at night
, six people quietly arrived at the door of Si Quan'er's house and knocked on the door using the method of contacting the Supervisory Yuan.
After Si Quan'er explained the instructions outside the city, the spies from the three branches of the Supervisory Yuan were a little excited. They were lurking in an unnoticed corner of Weizhou, always ready and waiting for the team leaders.
They had lost contact with the outside of the city for a long time, and each of them was very anxious. Weizhou's defense was like an iron barrel. If the Han army could not attack, it would take three to five months, and there was no doubt that they would all survive.
Starve to death. Even though every secret agent in the three branches of the Overwatch Council was prepared to sacrifice at all times, they all shuddered when they thought that the way of death would be starvation.
Fortunately, the commander in the yard, who was like a god in their eyes, arrived. Then he gave them instructions in such a special way. Each of them was a little excited. But after the excitement, they became worried.
Can the strength of a few people really burn down the Zhou army's supply camp? After all, there are only eight of them in total. It would be difficult to sneak into the heavily guarded supply camp.
"Liu Fu, have you gained Du Guangkun's trust now?"
Du Guangkun is the largest wealthy man in Weizhou City. On the surface, he is a serious businessman in the silk and satin business. In fact, he is a ruthless private salt dealer. Selling private salt is a huge profit, but it is also prohibited by the Zhou Dynasty.
Once caught, it would be a serious crime without mercy. It is a pity that the imperial court of Zhou Dynasty was paralyzed, who would have the heart to catch the private salt dealers? What's more, Chu Feihu, the general of the army in Weizhou City
, Du Guangkun gave gifts to all the government officials in Weizhou Prefecture. Who would feel sorry for him?
Du Guangkun is probably the person in the city who least worries about running out of food. His family's granary stores six thousand shi of food. There are 20,000 garrison guards in Weizhou. These six thousand shi of food are enough for a month.
Yes! In the Han Dynasty, one stone of grain was about twenty-seven kilograms, which is 13.5 kilograms. In the Tang Dynasty, thirty kilograms was one jun, and four jun was one stone. In other words, one stone of grain was one hundred and twenty kilograms.
6,000 kilograms, which is enough for the 20,000 defenders to hold on for one more month. If they eat sparingly and ration half a kilo per person per day, they will be able to eat for more than two months.
In the Song Dynasty, one stone of grain was almost the same as in the Tang Dynasty. Shen Kuo's Mengxi Bitan Volume 3 said: "For ordinary stones, ninety-two and a half kilograms are used as the method, which is equivalent to the Han scale of three hundred and forty-one kilograms."
It is 640 grams per catty, and one stone is 59,200 grams, which is 59.2 kilograms.
The spy named Liu Fu said: "Returning to the group rate, my subordinates have gained Du Guangkun's trust. Although they are not yet obedient, they can already influence his decision-making."
Si Quan'er smiled charmingly: "That's good, you will go back in a while and find a way to make Du Guangkun take the initiative to donate food to Zhou Jun!"
Liu Fu was stunned for a moment, and then understood what Si Quan'er meant. As long as Du Guangkun is willing to donate food, it will not be difficult to sneak in a few people when delivering food. As long as he can enter the supply camp and light a fire, there will always be a chance.
After Liu Fu returned to Du Mansion, he did not rush to find the big salt merchant Du Guangkun. Instead, he took a wine pot and sat in the yard, took a sip of wine and sighed. A maid passed by and asked: "Steward, what's wrong with you?
Sighing." Everyone in the Du Mansion knows that Liu Fu once saved the master's life, and the master has great trust in this person. Although he has only been in the mansion for less than half a year, he is already the chief steward of the mansion. On weekdays,
Most of the things were done by Liu Fu. Therefore, the servants in Du Mansion were very respectful to Liu Fu.
Liu Fu pretended to be serious and said: "Seeing that Weizhou is not protected, those murderous Han people will definitely massacre Weizhou into a dead city when the city is destroyed. By then, you and I will be nothing more than a dead dog."
It's just a corpse to be eaten, ugh...how can I not be upset?"
The maid was startled by what he said, and her face gradually turned pale: "How come, aren't there tens of thousands of General Chu's troops in the city? The Han people won't be able to attack for a while, as long as Chu is there
The general is here, everything will be fine, right?"
Liu Fu sighed: "What do you know, a woman?"
"It just so happened" Du Guangkun came back and passed by. After hearing Liu Fu's words, he frowned and reprimanded: "Liu Fu, you are alarmist again! If the military masters find out, you will definitely be punished for the crime of disturbing the morale of the army and the people!"
Liu Fu pretended to have just seen Du Guangkun, and quickly stood up and saluted: "Master, I'm not just being alarmist, it's really... It's true. I just heard bad news from a cousin in the military camp today. It's true.
It couldn’t be worse.”
Du Guangkun's expression changed, and he snorted coldly: "Come in, I have something to tell you!"
After saying that, he took the lead in entering the house.
The corners of Liu Fu's mouth raised imperceptibly, and he followed Du Guangkun into the house with a bow.
"Tell me! What bad news did you hear?"
Du Guangkun asked impatiently before he had time to sit down.
Liu Fu quickly came over and said into Du Guangkun's ear: "Master, something bad has happened. Now the Zhou army's camp has run out of food and grass, and I'm afraid that it won't be able to hold on for another three to five days. When the food and grass are gone, Zhou Jun's army will
They will definitely abandon the city and leave. If the Han army breaks through the city and cannot find the Zhou army, why don't they take it out on us ordinary people? I'm afraid that by then, not many people in the city will be able to survive."
Du Guangkun cursed: "Nonsense! Even if the Zhou army ran away, why would the Han army take it out on the people? I have never heard that the Han army has the habit of massacring cities!"
Liu Fu smiled bitterly and said: "Master, you also know that I fled from Luoyang to our Weizhou. Thanks to your mercy, I survived. But I didn't know that Luoyang was slaughtered to ashes by Liu Ling's gang.
The dead city! It’s just that Liu Ling pretended to be benevolent and moral and blocked the news, so not many people knew about it. The villain also escaped from death and hid among the dead. I also heard that when the Han army broke through
When he conquered Jinzhou and Puzhou, he slaughtered the city, otherwise, how could Liu Ling be nicknamed the Butcher?"
Du Guangkun raised his eyebrows and said, "According to what you said, we can't defend Weizhou anymore?"
"Without food, the Zhou army will definitely not be able to defend Weizhou City."
Du Guangkun said: "I have a good relationship with General Chu. I will ask him tomorrow. If it is true as you said, we should make plans early."
Liu Fudao: "Why is the master so confused? Even if the master asks, will Chu Feihu tell the truth? Now the soldiers in the Zhou army camp do not know that they are running out of food and grass. If the villain's expression is not working in the supply camp,
I don’t know either. In order to stabilize the morale of the army, Chu Feihu will definitely not say that the food and grass are gone.”
Du Guangkun said anxiously: "What should we do? I can't just watch my family's fortune be robbed by others, right?"
Liu Fu sighed: "It would be great if the Zhou army could hold on for another month. Didn't it mean that Ding'an Army Jiedushi and Zhou King Pei Zhan had defeated Zhu Sanqi? Our Weizhou is the only way for King Zhou to return to Kaifeng.
Road, King Zhou cannot let Weizhou lose no matter what. Therefore, as long as Chu Feihu can persist until King Zhou’s army returns, we Weizhou will be saved."
"How can he defend Weizhou if he has no food and grass?"
"master?"
"Um?"
"We...have food."
"No! All the food has been given to Chu Feihu, what will I, the whole family, do?"
"Master, doesn't Chu Feihu know that there is food in the master's house? Master, think about it, if Zhou Jun really runs out of food, then Chu Feihu will definitely find a way. Since he knows that there is food in the master's house,
Do you have this idea? Rather than... Rather than let Chu Feihu send troops to rob the food, and put some charges on the master, and massacre everyone in our house, Chu Fei will be spared.
What a bad reputation the tiger has gained! We really might as well donate the food and grass ourselves. In this case, how can Chu Feihu still attack the master? When His Highness the King of Zhou returns to the army, the master has contributed to the food donation, and maybe he can still get a share.
It’s a great future.”
Liu Fu paused and said, "Chu Feihu knows everything about the master's business these years."
Du Guangkun was stunned, waved his hand and said: "You can go down first and let me think about it." (To be continued)
