Chapter 538 Target Wuhuan
Although Liu Bei's army kept a distance carefully, they were still blocked by Hu Yi. It was just a bit of a surprise that Liu Bei's army of more than 100,000 troops was only 40,000 to 50,000. It's just that there are many flags, and there are indeed more than a dozen in the distance. Wan's appearance, in fact, more than half of the people have long since disappeared.
This group of people has no morale at all, they are just a group of miscellaneous soldiers scattered by military planes. Seeing this situation, Hu Yi did not use the bursting arrows, but just charged with 30,000 cavalry, and completely defeated the group Miscellaneous soldiers.
In fact, the group of miscellaneous soldiers were not prepared to fight at all, and they dropped their weapons and surrendered as soon as they saw the cavalry rushing forward. Hu Yi took a big advantage for nothing, and of course it can also be said to be a big burden.
There were nearly 50,000 captives, but there was only one day left of food and grass. If it hadn't been for Hu Yi's outflanking team, maybe tomorrow, this group of miscellaneous soldiers would take the initiative to surrender to Li Yunfei's camp as prisoners. These people were cleaned up by Liu Bei Those who came out, some were unwilling to go outside the customs, some were too disciplined, and some were too weak...
"Why are you moving so fast?" When Li Yunfei hurried over, he found that Hu had already taken care of everything.
"My lord, Liu Bei played a trick to escape the shell, and the main force has already left."
"Did Liu Bei keep those captives on purpose?"
"Exactly, the last general has already asked, then Liu Bei began to mobilize troops and horses to leave a few days ago, probably to the outside of the pass. As for where they will go, these captives really don't know."
"This Liu Bei is really a thief. He even threw a big burden on us and ran out of the pass by himself!"
"Then shall we still chase?"
"It's impossible to catch up now, and there's no need to catch up. It's also a good thing for Liu Bei to go outside the pass to spread my Chinese civilization."
"Then how should these prisoners be dealt with?"
"Staying in the barracks is obviously inappropriate, as it will increase a lot of logistical burdens. It's not good to let them go directly. If they are not allowed, these people will become bandits who rob houses, making it much more difficult for us to manage the place in the future. We can only be escorted to the rear Go, you can only use it after receiving training, so as not to spoil the ethos of our army!"
What made Hu Yi a little depressed was that because he was the one who captured the prisoner, he had to be responsible for escorting the prisoner back to the south. Fortunately, Li Yunfei still let him bring 30,000 elite soldiers with him, and there was also a big battle going on near Xuzhou. If you hurry up yourself, you may be able to grab a lot of credit, escort the prisoners and participate in the war without delay, and even go north after you have dealt with the enemies in Xuzhou...
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Every day after night falls, Li Yunfei, who is used to going to bed late, will light the lamp and carefully plan his future actions. Since there is no wisdom against the sky, in the Three Kingdoms where there are many talented people, of course it is necessary to make up for it with diligence. At this time, Xiao Qiao always stayed on the sidelines silently until Li Yunfei finished making plans.
"General, Liu Bei went outside the pass, and heard that the Xianbei people are very cruel, so Liu Bei will the Xianbei people go south to invade the Central Plains?" Seeing Li Yunfei put down his pen, Xiao Qiao expressed his thoughts.
"Well, if Liu Bei really dares to do this, I will cut off his head myself!" Li Yunfei replied domineeringly, and continued: "But although Liu Bei is a thief, he probably can't do it. It's about the foreign tribes harming the Central Plains."
"So where are we going next?"
"Go to Wuhuan first, and deal with that Gongsun Du. That guy actually sent his son to attack our territory. We must take over his lair first!" The other places can be taken over one by one by those subordinates. This Gongsun Du It can also be regarded as the overlord of one side, and it is better to go out on your own.
"Ah, the general is going to attack the land outside the customs. Haven't you thought about the logistical pressure? The journey is far away, and our convoy will consume more and more food and grass. And Gongsundu, who has occupied Liaodong for many years, is definitely not weak. After fighting, the consumption will be even greater..." I thought it was just to block the pass to prevent the enemy from going south, but I didn't expect that Li Yunfei would take the initiative to attack. Xiao Qiao was really worried. She also read a lot of military books. The security can't keep up, but when it comes to trouble, especially the Liannu of the new army is powerful, but the consumption is also very high.
"Why are you so nervous, come and sit down, and listen to me slowly!" Seeing Xiao Qiao's worried look, he directly pulled her into his arms.
"General, I'm serious. I counted the food and grass delivered today, and only 70% of it was left, and 30% of it was consumed on the road." Although Li Yunfei pulled him into his arms, Xiao Qiao still Still very seriously, she is now in charge of logistics support, so Li Yunfei must be reminded.
"Don't worry, I have already made arrangements...Girl, have you heard of the Penglai naval base?" Seeing her nervous look, Li Yunfei finally stopped hiding it.
"Of course I've heard of the naval base, but it's only been built for a few months, and the navy hasn't formed a combat capability yet. Didn't the general say that the navy is not for naval warfare, and attacking Wuhuan won't help... Could it be the general? Are you going to let the navy deliver food and grass?" Xiao Qiao suddenly thought of the feasibility of shipping by sea.
"It's really smart. Actually, we're going to Wuhuan. We only need to occupy a small place there, and then let the navy send us supplies. The navy training is not long, but it's no problem to deliver supplies!"
"...It turns out that the general started preparing for the Northern Expedition to conquer Wuhuan more than half a year ago. This slave family is really stupid." Xiao Qiao suddenly realized.
"That's not true. It was only for the future, but I didn't expect it to be used so soon!"
It will be very convenient to transport things from Penglai to the vicinity of Qinhuangdao. It is in the inland sea, and there are not too many winds and waves. The small sea boat of more than 200 to 300 tons that I made is very safe.
The current land transportation is indeed too inconvenient. The efficiency of sea transportation will be dozens of times higher than that of land transportation. One ship is enough to feed a hundred thousand troops for ten days and a half months.
"The general is exhaustive, but I still have to continue to say something wordy, I hope the general will not blame you."
"No wonder, no wonder, what worries do you still have, let me hear it?"
"General, although we had a good harvest of food last year, after so many refugees flooded in, it was still quite tight. If the general goes on an expedition outside the customs, the consumption will be huge. Will it cause a shortage of food in the territory?" Xiao Qiao, as a person of this era, always has a vision. There are certain limitations. Now that Li Yunfei is officially hoarding food in the sphere of influence, she knows a general idea. There is a big war inside, and there is still a big war in the south. It is very early to start a big war, which is really a bit worrying.
"Xiao Qiao is really worrying too much. In fact, when a large number of refugees went south, I also racked my brains to find ways to conjure up more grain. Simply buying grain from the south was not the solution, so after thinking hard for a long time, I finally found It has created a new food source, as long as it is well developed, it can provide food for tens of millions of people."
"...There is such a good thing?"
"Yes, in the endless sea, the food is not only fish, but also a huge amount of other food, such as seaweed..."
"Is it the dark dish that the general used to make egg soup last time?"
"Yes!"
"Can that be eaten as a meal?"
"Of course it is possible, but it will be mixed with other miscellaneous grains and powdered at the end of the year to make a nutritious dry food! This kind of dry food has already been made in the naval base in Penglai. It tastes very good, crunchy and delicious, and nutritious. It's very balanced and easy to eat..." Li Yunfei boasted about a kind of multigrain biscuit he made himself.
"...I'm really worrying for nothing, General, am I being too wordy?" Xiao Qiao blamed herself a little.
"How come, no matter what thoughts or concerns you have in the future, you must speak up!"
"In this way, do I count as blowing pillow wind?"
"Well, maybe so, but I like..."
"Thank you, the general is the best person in the world!" Xiao Qiao leaned on Li Yunfei's shoulder very affectionately, rubbing her face against Li Yunfei's a few times.
"Of course, it's hard to find a man who is better than me!"
"...General, it's late at night, can I rest now?" Although I said that I have slept together for several days, and I have done almost everything I can and can't do, but I still feel a little shy every time I say it. At Xiao Qiao's call, Li Yunfei of course picked her up and went to bed without saying a word.