"Your Majesty, we don't have much food and grass. The team transporting food hasn't arrived yet, and we don't know how many more days it will take."
In early June, Song Tong led a large army to Xia Cai, but what he got was still a dilapidated city.
Zhao Deng left a lot of food behind when he left.
When the three bandits withdrew, they didn't bring much food with them.
But they were not kind enough to leave it to Song Tong.
Before leaving, the fire was cleared.
It has been raining for the past few days but failed to stop the fire. The fire spread from the grain depot to surrounding houses, and many people's homes were damaged.
When Song Tong and others arrived, it took them two or three days to put out the fire.
After finally getting ready for Xia Cai, before we could continue heading north, we were hit by heavy rain for days again.
The team was trapped in Xiacai and could only waste food and grass.
After seven or eight days, the food and grass brought out were almost gone.
I brought more than half a month's worth of food and grass with me when I came out, but it was all wasted on the road during the rainy day.
"Send Lao Fang a letter to urge me. Waiting like this is not an option."
Song Tong had no other solution but to urge.
At the west end of Henan Road, Wei Nan led troops to advance into Mount Lu.
Unlike Huainan East Road, the weather here is fine and perfect for marching and fighting.
After Wei Nan won a victory, he sent his troops out of Luyang Pass and took Lushan City directly.
When the army arrived at Lushan, they only fired a few cannons, and Jiang Gong withdrew from the north gate.
Didn't encounter any obstacles at all.
Jiang Gong has been thinking about ways to crack the artillery these days.
But after thinking about it over and over again, I couldn't find a way to find that Wei Nan had already arrived.
In order to reduce losses, Jiang Gong could only retreat.
He walked resolutely and resolutely. He and Ma Wei were completely different from each other.
From a strategic perspective, Jiang Gong is much stronger than a reckless man like Ma Wei.
Jiang Gong withdrew, but couldn't stop.
After evacuating Lushan and Longxing, it took only ten days to evacuate to Ruzhou.
The next step is Luoyang Mansion.
Jiang Gong thought about it and decided to try to defend it in Ruzhou Fucheng.
Although Luo Xin Group's home base is in Xinyang, big cities such as Luoyang and Ruzhou are also their key business areas.
The soldiers under his command have been doing a pretty good job these days, and the walls of Ruzhou City are high and thick, so Jiang Gong plans to resist.
The urgent report to Luo Xin had been sent out long ago, and he was waiting for a reply from Luo Xin.
Jiang Gong felt that Luo Xin could give him a way to restrain the artillery.
He was mentally prepared and waiting for Wei Nan's people to attack.
As a result, no one from Wei Nan came after waiting for three days.
I patted the detective horse and went out to check, and found that the main force of the Confederate army was still on the front line of Longxing Jiacheng.
Jiang Gong immediately breathed a sigh of relief and waited patiently for Luo Xin's reply to him.
It's not that Wei Nan doesn't want to attack, it's that they are really short of food.
The food Wei Nan brought was not too much.
But it is closer to the Fangzhou base camp and is convenient for transporting food.
There is a shortage of food now simply because the advance is too fast.
He also recovered Lushan, Longxing, Jiacheng and other places. Seeing the hungry people in the city, Wei Nan gave some food to the people.
If you do this, it will be strange to have a surplus of food.
Later, Qiao Jinglong also hurriedly transported grain to the front line, but the road from Shannan East Road to Henan Road was not very good, so the speed of transporting grain was relatively slow.
Wei Nan's attack speed can only be slowed down a bit.
Letters urging food supplies from the east were sent to Jiangzhou, and Song Yang and Fang Zhe were studying war reports from various places.
Wei Nan's side has recovered a few small buildings, which is also a good result.
After seeing the letter urging food, Fang Zhe scratched his head and said, "Oh, I didn't expect them to push it so fast. The logistics can't keep up with their speed. As a result, there is no food and grass now."
"Then when can it be delivered to Uncle Qi and the others?"
"According to the original plan, it will be three or four days at most."
"That's okay. There's no need to reply to the letter. The food may arrive before the letter."
The team was advancing a little too fast, and it was raining every day and the road was difficult to walk. Fang Zhe couldn't be blamed for the food delivery.
"Uncle Qi also said one thing. Ma Wei and his troops fled to Yu Ming's place. Because they did not say hello to Yu Ming, a vacuum appeared between the exploring horses on both sides. The pursuing soldiers lost their exploring horses and lost the chase.
Already."
Song Yang picked up another letter.
In addition to urging for food supplies, Song Tong also sent another letter, which contained some trivial matters, including battle experiences and compilation matters.
It mentioned an issue about communication between the east and west armies.
"Sigh... the three armies on the front line lack a unified plan. There are already a lot of things here in Xiaguan. When it comes to taking care of the front line, it is somewhat beyond our capabilities."
Fang Zhe felt a little guilty.
He is a mature and steady man. Although he has abilities, management and scheduling are not his strong point.
Taking charge of everything in Jiangzhou has already taken up a lot of energy. If we continue to manage the affairs, we will be a little overwhelmed.
Song Yang waved his hand and said: "This matter has nothing to do with you. We are always far away in Jiangzhou. It takes several days to send news back and forth. Every time we come back, we delay the best opportunity. If the transportation is more convenient, communication will be easier."
Soon."
Song Yang now hopes more and more to connect the train.
"Chen Fu's side has already crossed the river from Daye, and they have started building a railway to Macheng. I don't know if it will be used before the war is over."
Thinking of transportation and railways, Song Yang said with great anticipation.
But in fact this task is difficult to complete.
The terrain of Huainan Road is too low, and many places were flood discharge areas last year and the year before that.
Passing through these places, higher waterproof cushions and drainage culverts must be built.
The longer you live, the more technical requirements you have.
Chen Fu chose to start the construction opposite Daye to facilitate the transportation of materials.
"Your Majesty, at the current rate, I'm afraid we will be able to restore the Central Plains as soon as Chen Fu's side begins." Fang Zhe said with a smile.
The speed of the East-West Second Road is really too fast. What Fang Zhe said was not a joke.
"That's fine. The world is at peace, and it would be good to engage in infrastructure construction and development."
"Let's fight. Recover Jiangbei as soon as possible, and there are still those barbarians in the southwest to deal with. Not an inch of Daqian's land can be lost. It's time to take it back."
Song Yang leaned on the chair and said leisurely.
Although spoken lightly, the words are powerful.
"By the way, what's going on over there, Lao Yu? We've been stationed in Macheng for a while. Do we still have enough food and grass?"
Good news on the East and West Routes spread frequently, attracting Song Yang's attention.
After chatting for a long time, Song Yang finally remembered that there was another main player in the middle.
"The food and grass have been distributed a long time ago. They should have enough food and grass there."
"Hiss... there is a shortage of food in the east and west, and there is a lot of food in the middle. The distribution is uneven." Song Yang thought for a while and said.
"Your Majesty, the east-west road is progressing too fast, and their letters have to go to Jiangning Fangzhou first and then to Jiangzhou, so the journey is quite far."
"Hmm... It seems that we didn't think carefully before the war. Let's set up a former enemy dispatch department. It will be responsible for transfer dispatch, unified coordination, intelligence transmission and other things."
"The dispatch department is temporarily placed in the Jiangbei military camp, so that news from the north does not need to cross the river. In the future, as the war deepens, the dispatch department will advance with the army and follow the army forward."
Song Yang made a suggestion.
When Fang Zhe heard this, he thought for a moment and nodded heavily.
"This is a good idea. Your Majesty is very thoughtful. In this way, the dispatch department will be responsible for all war matters and have dedicated personnel to take care of it. It is much better than the current situation where we each have part-time jobs."
Song Yang looked at Fang Zhe and said, "Can you be the chief officer?"
"There are too many things going on here in Jiangzhou. I have no time to spare." Fang Zhe shook his head and said.
This aspect is not what he is good at, so naturally he will not stand up and take the lead.
"Is there a suitable candidate?" Song Yang asked again.
Fang Zhe shook his head, not thinking of a suitable candidate for a moment.
Song Yang thought for a while and suggested: "How about... let Mrs. Gao be the chief of general staff."
None of Song Yang's subordinates, including Song Yang, had ever managed any large-scale government affairs or wars.
When it comes to the ability to coordinate the overall situation, everyone is still a little worse than the old teacher Gao Liangping.
"Old Master... He has been feeling unwell recently, so I'm afraid it's inconvenient." Fang Zhe was a little worried.
The old lady's illness had just begun to look better, so she suddenly gave him a big job, fearing that the old man wouldn't be able to handle it.
"What's wrong with the old lady?"
Song Yang and Fang Zhe were talking when Ma Cheng arrived.
Ma Cheng is now busy distributing grain and armaments every day, and dozens of ships of grain are sent to the front line every day.
A batch of grain had just been distributed today, and he went back to the Yamen to discuss patrol matters with Gongsun Qi.
After the matter was settled, Gongsun Qi went out to patrol the river.
Ma Cheng was okay for the time being, so he came over to see if Song Yang had anything to say.
Fang Zhe told Ma Chengyi about his plans to establish a former enemy dispatch department.
Ma Cheng thought for a while and said: "Your Majesty, it seems that there is really a suitable person."
"Oh? Who." Song Yang and Fang Zhe asked at the same time.
"Big Beard!" Ma Cheng said a name or code name.
"Uh! Forgot about him. This guy is pretty good! It's just him."
Song Yang was stunned, and then immediately thought of someone.
The so-called bearded man is Liu Huairen, the magistrate of Duchang County.
This guy is both coarse and fine, and has a very good view of the overall situation.
Duchang was considered the most developed county under his governance.
Ma Cheng proposed this position, and Song Yang immediately decided to appoint the bearded Liu Huairen as the general manager.
War affairs are under the control of the Third Route Commander, and all logistical matters other than war are under the control of the Dispatch Department.
He is also responsible for the intelligence delivery and message transmission for the entire battlefield.
"Come to him immediately."
No one had objections to the selection, and Song Yang immediately sent someone to look for him.
As soon as the envoy looking for someone left, Song Yang thought about it and gave Liu Huairen another job to appease, reorganize and regain the area.
Those reserve cadres mentioned before were also under the control of Liu Dabeard.
He is responsible for making unified arrangements for the whereabouts of reserve cadres.
The next afternoon, Big Beard Liu arrived.
The road from Duchang to Hukou Ferry has been repaired, so we can quickly reach Hukou Ferry in one day
Song Yang immediately met with Liu Huairen.
As soon as he was asked to be the commander-in-chief of the former enemy, Liu Huairen was immediately embarrassed.
Although he has a good view of the overall situation and some abilities, he also lacks experience.
"In terms of experience, you can rest assured and let the old master be the chief of general staff. You two will work together as a team."
In this way, Liu Huairen no longer said anything. With such a master as the old teacher to guide him, there was nothing he dared not do.
Liu Huairen readily accepted the job.
It's just that the poor old teacher was drafted to Jiangbei again just after recovering from illness for a few days...
Who made the old master the pillar of our great nation...