Wu Su Dashi and Xiao Yiqing soon left the city and rushed to the embankment on the north bank, surrounded by their cavalry, in order to observe the changes in the battle situation closely.
He also sent an order to the forward generals who entered the south bank through flags. The focus of the battle was on the east flank, focusing on attacking the weak Han Yuan Qi troops. However, the Tangyi army array on the west flank was trying to contain them before their superior cavalry attacked from the flank.
At this time, it was still determined to push eastward.
Wusu Dashi even saw several groups of heavy armored infantry with a strength of three to five hundred people, directly breaking away from the main forward array of the Tangyi Army, and quickly rushed directly to the center of the west wing array of their Yanyun Infantry Camp, forcing
They did not dare to shift the focus of the battlefield eastward excessively.
Once they sent out a small group of cavalry to advance through the gap, the small group of Tangyi soldiers who rushed in quickly retracted and formed a formation on the spot using large shields and spears to resist their cavalry attack, while there were more in the rear.
The armored soldiers crossed forward.
It was obvious that the elite Tangyi army could not worry about being cut up on the battlefield. The Tangyi soldiers who entered the intersecting combat area of the two armies even continued to divide into groups of hundreds and spread to the periphery, deliberately making the battlefield more fragmented.
This also allowed the Tangyi army to control greater depth on the West Road battlefield, making it easier for the Tangyi soldiers in the rear to advance forward more quickly, intersperse, and annihilate the soldiers and horses they missed.
In the Hehuai War, Tangyi's army fought very conservatively in Xiacai, Danxian and other places.
The main purpose at that time was to attract the main enemy forces to the southern front, so that the Bianjing soldiers and civilians could withdraw from the northern front across Yingshui. At the same time, on the southern front, Tangyi's troops and horses were also at an absolute disadvantage in terms of scale, and almost none of them were in the city.
Fight in formation outside.
When the Tangyi army defended the city, more generals and soldiers from the countryside were bravely pulled up to the city wall to practice. Both sides relied heavily on cyclone cannons and other equipment to bombard each other, so there was no obvious advantage or disadvantage.
At this moment, Wu Su Dashi could still see that the Tangyi Army had a more obvious advantage at the tactical level, especially in small-group dispersed operations. It was not only unafraid of being cut, but even eager to cut each other in staggered combat zones.
, trying to gain greater advantages on fragmented local battlefields by using sophisticated weapons and armor and sophisticated tactical skills.
It is often said that Jianghuai soldiers are weak, but this is obviously not suitable for professional generals of the Tangyi Army who have been recruited into the army for many years, experienced countless bloody battles, and had adequate daily supplies.
Even if the forward generals threw three groups of heavy armored cavalry into the west flank, it would be difficult to tear apart the Tangyi Army's heavy armored infantry array.
Even in the chaotic and staggered combat zone, it is impossible to form a charge front, but the heavy armored cavalry is not afraid of strong bows and crossbows. After approaching, they use long-edged knives and heavy spears to stab and chop from above. They can easily kill light armored cavalry and infantry on the battlefield.
The pawn array was torn apart.
At this time, facing the heavy armored infantry of the Tangyi Army, their heavy armored cavalry did not exert the expected advantages and effects.
The heavily armored infantry of the Tangyi Army were extremely defensive and were not afraid of the two sides crowding together for a melee.
On the watchtower on the north bank embankment, with the help of a lookout glass, Wu Su Dashi could clearly see that the Tangyi Army's armor could directly withstand the gravity slashing of the blade, and then used a strong shield to block the stab from the side with a heavy spear.
This made it impossible for their heavy armored cavalry to take advantage of the combat advantages they were accustomed to.
And because the horse armor could not protect the shins and feet of the war horses, it became a weak point for the Tangyi army to attack. They watched tall war horses fall down one after another, and the heavy armored cavalry soldiers were also thrown off their horses one after another.
After getting up, he was not pressed on the horse, and could only fight in a mass on the chaotic battlefield.
The west route array could not expand to the south, and was even beaten to the bank by the Tangyi Army. The flanks of the east route array were exposed. Seeing a group of cavalry gathering on the east bank of the Yichuan River in the direction of Xixuan Temple, Wusu Dashi was worried about the east bank.
The flanks exposed by the route array would become vulnerable to attack, so the troops on the east route could only be ordered to give up the advance on Han Yuanqi's troops and shrink back simultaneously.
Han Qian obviously would not rush into a decisive battle on the first day. At least in a short period of time, he had too few direct lineage elites available on the Heluo battlefield and could not withstand the consumption. The main goal of the early operations was to ensure that the enemy could not attack the south bank.
Standing on the ground, you can even use the mountains and hills on both sides to restrict the enemy troops to the mouth of the Yiluo River, so that their front cannot extend into the territory of Yanshi.
In ten days and a half, the ice along the Yu River will gradually melt.
Yuhe has the most serious and typical case of harassment in the Central Plains.
Every winter and spring, the ice in the middle and lower reaches of the Yu River melts later in spring than in the upper reaches, or freezes earlier in winter than in the upper reaches. Ice dams formed by ice will block the rivers, making the rivers unsmooth, and water from the upper reaches will flood the land on both sides.
The Mongols built a dam to cut off the river in Wuzhi County, forcing the Yu River to divert southward from the levee breach on the east side of Xingyang City. This would actually aggravate the Yu River flood disaster in the section from Mengjin to Xingyang.
This also means that even if the enemy temporarily establishes a foothold at the mouth of the Yiluo River, it will not be able to enter Yanshi County with higher terrain. When the Yu River enters the peak flood season, it must first retreat to the north bank.
The enemy's new offensive can only be launched again after the cold flood season has passed and they can use boats to cross the Yu River...
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Wen Ruilin and Guo Duanduo did not stay at the Luohe battlefield for too long. They left Han Qian the next day and left Luoyang southward with the first group of generals heading south.
The Songnan Plank Road was built between Funiu Mountain and Songshan Mountain. It is currently the main passage out of Heluo, through Rucai, and south to Huaixi.
Take the hastily built Shuanglonggou Plank Road to enter Shangluo, then take Wuguan Road via Dengjun to Huaixi. The road is narrower, more dangerous, and more tortuous.
Although there have been many mountain people, hunters and medicine farmers in the southern foothills of Songshan Mountain and the northern foot of Funiu Mountain for thousands of years, and hundreds of villages are located there, because Heluo leads to western Henan, one has to go through the Jialu River and the Shaying River.
The waterway can either go through Songshan Mountain or the Mashiping Post Road at the eastern foot of Funiu Mountain, which connects the states in western Henan. Since the previous dynasty, there has not been a formal construction between Funiu Mountain and Songshan Mountain from the south of Heluo to Chen, Cai and other places via Ruzhou.
The official post.
The terrain in the north of Funiu Mountain and the southern foot of Songshan Mountain does not seem to be high, but streams and ravines cut the terrain into pieces, so that there is no complete channel connecting the two places in southern Songshan.
Zhu Yu returned to Caizhou and captured Xinzheng first, but was unable to attack the important town of Xingyang in a short period of time. After the Yu River burst its banks, the shallow silt area between Xingyang and Xinzheng was completely flooded, and then he was forced to lead his troops regardless of casualties.
Songnan enters the south of Heluo.
Fortunately, Zhu Yu's prestige in the hearts of the local forces in southern Heluo was extremely high, so he tore through the rebels' interception in Songyang and other places, and then attacked all the way along the Yichuan River to Luoyang City.
When Wen Ruilin and others passed the Songnan plank road, it was only February 10th. The climate in Songyang was slightly warmer, the ice and snow had melted, and the narrow post road was trampled into mud by the passing people and horses.
The endless chants of "Hey!" resounded on this post road. Not only were thousands of carriages and horses passing by, but more than 20,000 able-bodied people gathered on both sides of the post road to collect materials, break up the fallen rocks, and collect materials.
Scoop river sand to fill muddy potholes.
Han Qian has not yet directly adjusted the local officials in Heluo, but the magistrates of Ruyang and Songyang counties were replaced by Huo Xiao and Guo Xiao respectively even before the official resignation.
Establish a township inspection department.
Their mission is to mobilize manpower and materials from the two counties as quickly as possible to further repair and widen the Songnan Plank Road.
The Songnan Plank Road is currently the most important lifeline of Daliang. In the early stage, it is not only limited to people and horses, but more importantly, how much ordnance and supplies can pass through will directly determine the direction of the Heluo war.
Although elite troops were previously dispatched from Xiacai, Danxian and the three closest places to Guangzhou to march north to Heluo, the generals only carried armor with them. Even because of the narrow plank road, nearly 20,000 troops and horses were stranded in Ruzhou.
Not to mention the crossbows and various chariots as well as the many fine iron components used to build warships.
The current transportation capacity of the Songnan Plank Road is that when the weather is fine, hundreds of military horses and camels can be used to transport more than a thousand stones of supplies every day.
If only 20,000 to 30,000 shi of combat supplies can be transported into Heluo in a month, it may not be able to meet the food and fodder gap for 80,000 generals, let alone significantly increase the combat effectiveness of the armies.
Wen Ruilin returned to the Songnan Plank Road at this time, and he could also see the strength of Tangyi after taking over Ruyang and Songyang counties directly.
Along the way, there were almost thirty cable bridges entering the construction stage at the same time. This was only twenty days after Ruyang and Songyang counties were taken over.
The capacity of the Songnan plank road is limited, and the terrain is secondarily steep. It is mainly cut by streams and ravines from north to south, and from south to south. These ravines are deep and steep. Even though Liang Jun built pontoons along the road in the past six months, or the slopes and ridges are winding
It is still extremely inconvenient to go to a narrow place and build a wooden beam bridge.
The key is that carriages cannot pass, which directly limits the transportation capacity.
First building a simple iron cable bridge, and then gradually building an iron beam bridge, gradually expanding and improving the transportation capacity of the Songnan Plank Road is the key to whether the situation in Heluo can truly be stabilized.
If the capacity problem of the Songnan Plank Road cannot be solved, even if the battle situation on the northern flank of Luoyang remains in stalemate until next year, the situation will not be alleviated, but will become more convenient for the Mongols to transport men, horses, and supplies to Mengzhou, Xingyang, and Yongzhou, which will eventually force them to occupy
to achieve absolute strategic advantage.
Wen Ruilin and others walked through the Songnan Plank Road and went south along the Mashi Ping Post Road, which was much smoother. They arrived in Yingshang three days later and prepared to cross the Huaihe River and go to Shouzhou first.
Along the way, they could see the old people of the Liang Kingdom in places such as Heluo, Cai Ru, Xu Chen and other places. When they saw the death of the late emperor, the envoys were established in Tangyi of Chu, and the official list of the new leader of the Liang Kingdom was abdicated by the Marquis of Guizhou Yang.
, I was full of surprise and disbelief, and I couldn't calm down in a short period of time.
However, along the way, in addition to the entire team of heavy troops and troop transports, Wen Ruilin and the others could also see returning veterans and military attachés from the counties in Huaixi who had been summoned to go north. Although their faces were full of disbelief.
, but more importantly, it is exciting and enthusiastic.
Wen Ruilin could completely imagine why they were so excited, but it was also true that he had more mixed feelings in his heart.
Thinking rationally, this is the best choice. Otherwise, even if he supports the King of Luo to succeed him, it is difficult to imagine that he can defend Heluo in front of the Mongol people who are well prepared. However, he has mixed feelings in his heart.
It’s not clear what the outcome will be when he takes up his post at the Nanneishi Mansion, nor is it clear how the Chu court and other forces will react violently to the whole thing...
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Liangzhou is sandwiched between the Qinling Mountains and the Daba Mountains, making it difficult for cold currents to invade. In early spring, it is much warmer than the Heluo area. During the previous dynasty, Liangzhou City was built on the north bank of the Han River. The outer city wall was eight miles deep. When the population was at its most prosperous, the outer city wall was
There were tens of thousands of households within it, but the outer city wall had long been destroyed by the war. The Shu army later only rebuilt the inner city.
Before the counties in Liangzhou were annexed, there were only 15,000 or 6,000 households. Although Liangzhou had the largest population in the county, the total number of households was only 6,000, and they mainly lived in rural villages.
The inner city was slightly more prosperous because of the garrison, but the outer city was in ruins and desolate.
At this time, the city outside Liangzhou was full of people, but they were all young generals who had been kidnapped from Xiangfan, Ying, and fled westward with Deng Jun and other places. They were all dressed in blue and green, with yellow faces and thin skin.
Although Liangzhou occupies the fertile Hanzhong Basin between the Bashan and Qinling Mountains and has millions of acres of land that can be cultivated, the problem is that the reclamation of wasteland requires the investment of agricultural tools, cattle and mules. Before the new season's harvest, more than 20,000 generals
As a result, nearly 100,000 small families need to ensure the supply of food rations.
Liangzhou did not have enough farm tools and livestock, so nearly 100,000 soldiers and civilians withdrew westward from Yunyang, Fangling and other places. The rations for adults were only half a catty per day, and the rations for women and children had to be halved on this basis, along with wild vegetables and leaves.
Or tree bark, they swallowed it together, and they didn't even have the strength to stand up and walk. How could they be expected to use the simplest bone and stone hoe to clear wasteland and build canals? In this era when there was very little meat and meat, the rations for adults during the farming period were
The standard is to eat two kilograms of coarse grains a day plus a small amount of salt or miso.
No matter how simple the conditions for cultivation are, there must be enough seeds, right?
Liangzhou was able to carry it up to this point without running out of food. Fortunately, Li Zhigao had cultivated an additional 200,000 acres of new fields on both sides of the Han River in the previous two years. When Xiangbei was defeated, Liangzhou had hundreds of thousands of grain reserves.
It's just that it's still too difficult to store this little grain until the summer harvest.
Generally speaking, the situation in the inner city is better, the houses and streets are also in good order, and the inner house of the Governor's Office was built by the Shu army, and it is quite impressive.
But at this moment, the atmosphere in the meeting hall of the governor's office was a bit depressing. The guards guarding the courtyard in front of the government office could clearly hear Yao Xishui's hoarse and angry voice coming from the courtyard:
"Brother, do you know how many heads the Liang thief Zhu Wen killed at Baimayi? Do you know that the fire in Prince Lu's Mansion burned for several days and nights before it was extinguished? Do you know why countless old friends have been thinking about it all these years?
, how can you rest peacefully in the enemy country? Han Qian is greedy for the position of leader of Liang today, and will definitely turn against Chu State, and the Mongolian cavalry will never miss the opportunity to trample Heluo. He cannot bear the enemy from the north and south, and has to
Showing goodwill to Liangzhou, but, brother, think about it, what chance does Han Qian have to defend Heluo? And even if he is asked to establish a foothold in Luohe, with his wolf ambition, how can he not tear up the oath he made today, and
Tell the eldest brother to sleep on the side of his bed? Why did we lose so miserably? Everything was not thanks to Han Qian. How can you seek skin from a tiger again today?"
The guards inside and outside the governor's office were all elite members of Li Zhigao's direct lineage.
Li Zhigao deliberately selected them and trained them as reserve military attachés. He taught them how to read, explained simple military training techniques, and gave them a more or less understanding of the general trend of the world.
However, none of them expected that when Emperor Zhu Yu of Liang Dynasty was critically ill, he did not pass the throne to his son Zhu Zhen, but sent the generals to welcome Han Qian to Luoyang as the new lord. Nor did they expect that Han Qian would become the first emperor of Liang Dynasty after succeeding him.
The first thing he wanted to do was to send Feng Liao into Liangzhou to ennoble the governor Li Zhigao as the governor of Liangzhou, and to integrate Liang and Jin states into the territory of Liang State.
Although Li Zhigao's military orders were extremely strict, the guards and generals guarding the front courtyard could not help but peek into the meeting hall.
The door of the meeting hall was open, and Li Zhigao didn't seem to mind that the Yajun generals around him heard the quarrel inside. He could see Yao Xishui standing in front of the hall with his face flushed with excitement and anger.
In comparison, Feng Yi, who rushed to Liangzhou with the imperial edict, sat behind the long desk on the left with a calm expression. After Yao Xishui vented his anger, he said slowly:
"The Queen Mother Wang Chan'er, Prince Xiang 'Yang Lin', Chen De and others are no longer of any use in your hands, but they still consume your precious food in vain every day. Leave it to me to take to East Lake, there should be no loss to you, right?
?As for accepting the imperial edict from me, Daliang, I will neither send a single soldier to Liangzhou, nor appoint an official to Liangzhou, let alone seize the military power in your hands, and will even use
In the name of Daliang, 30,000 shi of grain and grass are borrowed from Shu on a monthly basis to be used by Liangzhou to raise troops and horses. With such a good condition, I really can’t imagine why Miss Yao would refuse so firmly. Isn’t it too disrespectful?
Are you sensible? If the Mongol people can give you such good conditions, I, Feng Yi, will only advise you to accept the canonization of the Mongol people as soon as possible, and you won’t have to worry about one more thing..."
Feng Yi's words were so exciting that the veins on Yao Xishui's forehead were beating faintly, but he could not forget the familiar faces in Prince Lu's Mansion being swallowed up by the raging fire. He could not forget how she survived that disaster as a young girl.
Even if it was only in name, she could not accept the fact that Liangzhou was canonized by the Liang Kingdom.
Deng Tai, Zhang Song, Zhou Tong, Hao Zixia and other generals were all direct descendants brought out by Li Zhigao over the years. Chai Xun came on behalf of his father Chai Jian; in addition, Su Hongyu and Li Zhigao's eldest son Li Zhi were also sitting in the hall.
Feng Yi is no stranger to them.
In such a life-and-death decision, no one from any party can completely ignore the objections of his subordinates and make a final decision. At this time, he put aside Yao Xishui, looked at Deng Tai and others and said:
"It's hard to tell clearly who is right and who is wrong over the years. It doesn't matter what kind of person I, Feng Yi, am, but what kind of person Han Qian is, don't worry about those people who are superior and claim to be pure.
What are you talking about? You touch your chest and think about it. Is he really a dishonest and treacherous person? Who did the most credit for guarding Xichuan with Brother Zhigao and you? Together with you, we pacified Tanzhou and opened up Hunan.
Who has the greatest credit for being the Minister of Provincial Affairs? Who has the greatest credit for marrying into the Shu Kingdom and even pacifying the Jinling Rebellion? Who supported Yang Yuanpu’s throne along the way, and in the end who couldn’t tolerate whom, and who was forced to do so with all kinds of suspicions
They had to give up their greatest support and retreat to Xuzhou? The navy was destroyed and Liang Jun went south. Who stood up to turn the tide? Yes, Tangyi was self-reliant at this time and no longer listened to the court's orders, but this
Who caused this situation? Who caused the boss to be tortured to death? In addition, no matter how unscrupulous you are, you can't say that Yang Yuanpu died in our hands in the end, right? And you can't guard Deng in the end.
Jundong Prefecture had to defend Liangzhou in embarrassment, which was also caused by the defeat. But apart from leaving a leeway for you everywhere, has Tangyi ever used any despicable means that cannot be brought to the table? In comparison,
I believe you all know what kind of methods Wan Honglou has used in recent years. Yes, Heluo is in danger now, but even if we can't defend Heluo, you won't lose anything. On the contrary, you can still gain something extremely rare.
The opportunity to rest and recuperate can give us more bargaining chips with the Mongol people and sell them at a higher price in the future. And if we are lucky enough to hold Heluo, think about it, what a heroic figure Emperor Liang Zhu Yu was.
Although Han Qian was the one who ruined everything, he dared to entrust the Zhu clan and the entire country to Han Qian. You only have three melons and two dates in your hands, so why should you worry about this or that? To be honest, I
It’s okay to return empty-handed, and I believe Brother Zhigao won’t embarrass me, but if I return empty-handed like this, I will only look down on everyone here from the bottom of my heart. By the way, I’m not afraid to tell you that Lu Qingxia launched a palace coup to assassinate me.
Yang Yuanpu, when the success was about to be defeated, the Mengwu people lurking in Jinling tried to stop and delay your family from leaving the city - Mrs. Hongyu and Zhang Song were not unaware of this when they escaped from Jinling City, right? And Meng
You must be very clear about the intentions of the Wu people. That night in Jinling City, we killed a total of thirty-seven hidden spies by the Wu people..."
Deng Tai, Zhang Song, Zhou Tong, Hao Zixia, Chai Xun and others were silent. They were generals in the army. Even though their positions were different, even though they had been fighting openly and secretly with Tangyi over the years, they were all pragmatic people. At this moment, they were all pragmatic people.
They all remained silent and did not express any opinions.
Feng Yi looked at Yao Xishui again and said: "Miss Yao, you are thinking about the fact that the Li family clan was killed and their heads were rolling on the ground, and the lingering resentment is hard to get rid of. I can understand that my Feng family was almost wiped out, and Han Qian even had murder in mind.
My father hates me greatly, but I think that no matter who can bear the injustice of this world, it is unlikely that he can compare with the old man who sincerely wanted to solve the crisis in Jianghuai, but was subjected to all kinds of calculations and was punished by being quartered with five horses, right? Before the execution, the old man gave
Han Qian left a blood letter. With your big heart, Miss Yao, can you guess what the boss left for Han Qian in this blood letter?"
"How could I guess that?" Yao Xishui said coldly with a sullen face.
"This starts from an incident in the old man's early years when he was an official in Chuzhou," Feng Yi slowly talked about the old events of Han Daoxun's appointment in Chuzhou, and said, "This old incident has been buried in the old man's heart.
The blood letter only left this paragraph to Han Qian: 'The old events in Chuzhou have been lingering for many years, and the execution is imminent. This life suddenly comes to my eyes. I really feel that life and death are trivial matters. Don't think about it, my son.'..."
"Is there really such a blood letter?" Su Hongyu, who had been sitting silently beside Li Zhigao, couldn't help but ask at this moment.
Feng Yi said: "Why should I deceive you now? Han Donghu used this blood letter to sneak to Xuzhou to meet Wen Muqiao and persuade the Wen family to surrender to Tangyi."
"Ah?" Su Hongyu looked at Li Zhigao in confusion.
How the Wen clan were taken captive to Tangyi and why generals such as Wen Bo, Xue Chuan, and Cao Ba were able to put aside their worries and lead the Luoshan garrison to surrender to Tangyi. They have been puzzled by this matter for the past two years.
solution, but why didn't they expect that Han Qian could easily resolve the final concerns of Wen Muqiao, Wen Bo and his son with this blood letter.
"What is hatred? The previous dynasty was destroyed and the war was like a tiger. The heads of your Li family were rolling on the ground. But have you ever thought about how many heads were rolling on the ground in Hehuai, Guanzhong, Jianghuai, Heshuo and Hedong in the past fifty years?" Feng
Yi said, "Not to mention anything else, just take the Liang and Jin states as an example. At the peak of the previous dynasty, the two states had a prosperous population of more than 400,000 people. However, after Wang Jian took the Liang and Jin states into the territory of Shu, there were not enough people.
Forty thousand, nine out of ten heads rolled to the ground. Taking the five states of Huaixi as an example, in the late years of the previous dynasty, ten years before Emperor Tianyou appointed Shounan as the governor, there were still four million people in Huaixi, but in just four
Ten years later, there were only more than 700,000 people in Huaixi, and three million heads rolled to the ground. Compared with your Li family, which one is more important? Miss Yao never forgets the old grudge, but she doesn't know this.
Who are you looking for to avenge the dead souls all over the world? Miss Yao never forgets the old grudges, thinking about Heluo and Huaixi in pieces to taste the old grudges, but Miss Yao, you have never thought about Heluo and Huaixi in pieces, and Heluo in pieces.
Luo, how many of the four million people in Huaixi can escape this catastrophe? Who can the lonely ghosts who cannot escape this catastrophe seek revenge on?"
"Feng Yi, the heads of people in Hehuai are rolling to the ground. It's not my fault. What's the use of telling me?" Yao Xishui gritted his teeth and stared at Feng Yi and yelled.
"Miss Yao, you are really in a devil's trap," Feng Yi shook his head and said, "You colluded with the Hulu, causing Jin to fall into the enemy's army, and ruining the Guanzhong and Hehuai wars. Not to mention the others, only Liang Shixiong and Xiao Yi
Qing dug the embankment of the Yu River, and the floods rolled down. Last year alone, as many as 300,000 people drowned in Chen, Xu, Ru, Ying, Qiao, Hao, Chu, and Sihai states. There were even more than a million people who left their homes and fled into exile.
, Miss Yao, can you tell me whether the fate of these people is tragic or not? Miss Yao, can you say that this has nothing to do with you? Furthermore, there are hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians in Liangzhou City waiting for food, what's the crime? Just because of you, Miss Yao
If you are still obsessed with old grudges, will you refuse to accept the food aid that will be sent as soon as tomorrow or the next day and starve to death?"
