The Khitan army quickly retreated back to its own territory. At this time, the Khitan tribe was actually in great difficulty. Before the war began, the Four Kingdoms Allied Forces had envisioned that even if they could not quickly solve the Central Plains, they would be able to do so in a short time.
As long as the goods arrive in some areas of the Central Plains under domestic power, the Four Nations Allied Forces will be able to obtain enough materials to make up for the expenditures of the war.
But after the war started, it was beyond their expectations. The blitzkrieg originally planned turned into a cruel tug-of-war. The consumption of the war doubled. Although tribes like the Khitan were powerful, they could not support such a huge army.
, it is already very extreme.
After all supply lines to the grassland were cut off in the Central Plains, a great food crisis broke out in the grassland. Although the Khitan tribe relied on food reserves and persisted until now, it was actually already stretched thin.
After Xiao Feng ordered the army to withdraw, the potential of the Khitan tribe had almost been exhausted. Hundreds of thousands of troops were consumed every day. It was so huge that it overwhelmed the entire Khitan and was almost out of breath. Faced with this situation, Xiao Feng also felt a little bit
In trouble.
Xiao Feng knew that Zeng Yi was the commander of the Jinyi Guards of the Central Plains Dynasty and a real official in the dynasty, so he approached Zeng Yi to see if he had any solution!
After hearing Xiao Feng's introduction to the current predicament of the Khitan, Zeng Yi pondered for a moment and said: "Brother, the consumption of the war has almost brought down the Khitan tribe. Under the current situation, the Khitan tribe should use its labor force as soon as possible to fight against the hundreds of thousands of troops.
liberated from it.”
“Free the workforce?”
"Yes, to liberate the labor force, in order to prepare for war, Yelu Hongji went almost crazy. He recruited sick people. It can be said that in the Khitan tribe, almost every family has people in the army. These people are still young and middle-aged, and they are all from various families.
Only by liberating them from the army can the Khitan tribe resume production as soon as possible. Only in this way can the Khitan tribe get rid of its current predicament!"
Zeng Yi said a lot, but the core content was just two words, "Disarmament!" The biggest reason why he suggested Xiao Feng to disarm was of course to disarm the Khitan tribe and reduce the risk of unrest. But apart from this reason, Zeng Yi also really
He wanted to help Xiao Feng solve the plight of the Khitan tribe.
The ratio between the army and civilians is generally reasonable. One out of a hundred people is selected as a soldier, and a hundred people support one soldier. In this way, the army no longer has to worry about livelihood issues, and ordinary people will not feel the same.
too much stress.
But when the war broke out, the Khitan tribe and Meng Ge frantically expanded their troops. At one time, it had reached the point of drawing one out of ten, with ten people sending out one soldier and ten people raising one soldier. And so many people were captured, which would inevitably affect the tribe.
When it comes to production, the pressure on ordinary Khitan people will be great. If you want to get rid of this predicament, the only way to do it is to reduce the ratio of the entire population to the army!
"Second brother, what do you think is a more reasonable reduction?"
"The more reasonable one is to draw one out of 100!"
"One out of a hundred!" Xiao Feng heard this and silently calculated the army that the Khitan tribe could retain based on this ratio.
The entire Khitan tribe has a population of several million. According to the decision of drawing one out of a hundred, only tens of thousands of troops can be retained, but this is actually the best choice for the Khitan tribe.
The withdrawal of troops originally made the leaders of the Khitan army very dissatisfied, but Xiao Feng also wanted to disarm, which made the Khitan army even more uncomfortable. Ordinary civilians are more supportive of the disarmament situation. On the one hand, it can reduce their pressure, and on the other hand, it can reduce the pressure on them.
On the other hand, family members can also return as soon as possible.
As long as there is a mass base, this matter will be much easier to handle. Although the military leaders are very dissatisfied, Xiao Feng's tough attitude prevents them from putting forward their own suggestions.
Disarmament solves future troubles. No matter how smooth the plan is in the future, the lack of food in Khitan cannot be solved in a short time.
After Zeng Yi saw this situation, he decided to ask the imperial court to support some grain and grass supplies. Of course, this support could only be achieved after the Khitan tribe had disarmed and determined that there was no threat to the Central Plains.
The Khitan began to disband its troops in large numbers, but the soldiers showed little reaction. The war had been going on for such a long time, and in fact, ordinary soldiers no longer wanted to fight anymore.
Except for the tens of thousands of the most elite troops, most of the soldiers laid down their weapons, took off their armor and returned to the fields. Seeing the soldiers disarming and returning to the fields, and returning to their homes one after another, Zeng Yi immediately contacted the Central Plains army and supported the Khitan with some grain and grass.
Xiao Feng was very happy to get the food and grass, "Second brother, thanks to you, otherwise the Khitan tribe would really have run out of ammunition and food!"
"Brother, please don't be polite to me. This is what I should do. You and my brother, how can I watch you make trouble!"
However, the small amount of grain and grass supported by the Central Plains Army can at most alleviate the food crisis of the Khitan tribe. If we want to completely solve the food crisis of the Khitan tribe, more grain and grass are needed.
However, the consumption of the Central Plains army is also very high, and it is impossible to support so much grain and grass. If you want to feed the Khitan tribe with a population of several million, the Central Plains court must come forward.
However, to Zeng Yi's surprise, the imperial court did not support more grain and grass, but only reopened the trade between the Central Plains and the Khitan tribe.
Those merchants in the Central Plains were very sharp and found that this was a safe and profitable way. They all took the food and grass and immediately rushed to the Khitan tribe. As soon as these merchants arrived, the situation immediately improved. Of course, as a business, these merchants
Nor will food and grass be provided to the Khitan tribe for free.
Although the Khitan tribe did not have much grass and real gold and silver, they did have a lot of furs. These merchants transported grain and grass to the Khitan tribe, exchanged them for furs, and then returned to the Central Plains to sell them.
This is a win-win road. The Khitan tribe got the food and grass they needed, and the merchants also made money while the Central Plains quietly supported the Khitan tribe without spending a penny. The Khitan tribe, in order to get enough
supplies of food and grass, and also massively reduced the army, so the Central Plains court no longer had to worry about trouble in the Khitan tribe.
The only one who felt uncomfortable was probably Meng Ge. Although he didn’t know the truth, the trade between the Central Plains and the Khitan tribe was reopened. Meng Ge already understood that the Khitan tribe had most likely surrendered to the Central Plains army, and he, Meng Ge,
, I really have to face hundreds of thousands of Central Plains troops alone!
Meng Ge also secretly sent people to disguise his identity and wanted to participate in the grain trade. Unfortunately, the Central Plains' trade review and management was too strict, and Meng Ge had no chance at all.