blenderwars Chapter 649
Chapter 649
Chapter 649
On the second day after Cheng Chumo came back, the cattle, sheep and horses that Xue Yantuo promised were brought over.
And the person in charge of escorting is Solange, which shows that Xue Yantuo can't wait any longer.
Lin Xuan arranged for Cheng Chumo and the others to receive them, and brought Solange to the camp.
After taking his seat, Solangelai couldn't wait to say: "Chairman, our Xue Yantuo is very sincere, and the promised things have been delivered. I don't know when the chief manager can send troops?"
"Don't worry, as long as the food and grass arrive, the Marquis will send troops immediately." Lin Xuan said with a smile.
"Boss, back then you said you would send out troops as soon as the goods arrived. Are you kidding me?" Solange said with an ugly expression.
At the beginning, it was agreed that he would send the things, and Lin Xuan sent troops immediately. Now that Western Turkic learned that Datang was going to send troops to help Xue Yantuo, he had already started to dispatch troops, and might launch an attack at any time. If he could not bring reinforcements back, Yi Nan How to explain over there?
Lin Xuan shook his head and said, "Your envoy has misunderstood. The army only has a few days of food rations. Could it be that we are going to help you fight with hunger?"
Lin Xuan did not lie about this. In order to control the army, the imperial court would limit the food in the army so as not to make the generals who lead the army bigger.
If there is no war, the army only has half a month's supply of food and grass, which is delivered every ten days.
In the case of war, although there will be a little more food and grass in the army, it will not exceed one month.
This is why many wars in ancient times would cut off the opponent's food supply.
Because every time the food is transported, it means that there is not a lot of food and grass in the army. As long as the food and grass can be burned, even if the other party urgently allocates it, it may be too late.
However, although Lin Xuan didn't have much food and grass in the army, as long as he mentioned it, the food and grass would be delivered soon. It was just an excuse for him and Solange to say this.
"I wonder how many days it will take for the food to arrive?" Solange asked.
Solange knew that this was an excuse, but he had no choice. Now that everything has been shipped, even if he wanted to ship it back, Lin Xuan would not agree.
He knew that Lin Xuan was delaying time, but he understood that it was impossible for the Tang Dynasty to watch Xue Yantuo be destroyed. The purpose of Lin Xuan's doing this was to let the Western Turks consume Xue Yantuo's strength.
Although he was very angry in his heart, there was nothing he could do.
He now wants to know how long Lin Xuan plans to delay, as long as the time is not too long, he can only admit it.
"It will probably take another three to five days. Don't worry, your envoy. It will take five days at the most. I will definitely send troops here." Lin Xuan assured, patting his chest.
Of course, he knew about the Western Turks sending envoys to the Tang Dynasty, and the purpose was self-evident.
Lin Xuan believes that as long as Nishu is not stupid, he will definitely launch an attack before Datang sends troops, and if it takes three to five days, it should be just right.
Entrusted for too long, afraid that Xue Yantuo would not be able to withstand the pressure, and left too early, and afraid that the Western Turks would withdraw their troops directly.
When he gets to the grassland, if Xue Yantuo can hold on, he can just find an excuse to procrastinate.
Isn't acclimatization or something a good reason?
As for whether Xue Yantuo would attack him in anger, Lin Xuan felt that it was unlikely.
One Western Turk is enough for Xue Yantuo. If he offends Datang again, Xue Yantuo will really perish.
"Three or five days is too long for the general manager. I, Xue Yantuo, will provide the food and grass for the Tang army. I wonder if the general manager can send troops as soon as possible?" Solange asked.
The Western Turks may send troops at any time, and the reason why Xue Yantuo's ministries are confident is because they feel that they will win with the reinforcements of the Tang Dynasty.
If you go back this time and cannot bring reinforcements back, you will definitely be panicked.
"It's great that Xue Yantuo can provide food and grass, but my Tang soldiers are not used to it." Lin Xuan said helplessly.
"We, Xue Yantuo, will definitely provide the best cattle and sheep to the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty. How can we not get used to it? Could it be that the chief executive is looking for an excuse and doesn't want to send troops?" Solange said, unable to suppress the anger in his heart.
"Your envoy, don't be angry. We Tang soldiers are used to eating rice and noodles, and let them eat meat every day. They are really not used to it, just like letting Turkic people eat rice noodles. Can Turkic people get used to it?" Lin Xuan spread his hands and said.
Solange was taken aback for a moment, as if this was the truth.
When Xue Yantuo was short of food in winter, he would also come to Datang to plunder, and Solange himself even brought people to Datang to plunder.
He also ate the rice noodles he snatched back, but only occasionally, and most of them were distributed to the tribe members.
For Turkic people, let’s not talk about whether rice noodles are good or not, the key is not to be hungry.
This is the same as northerners who are not used to eating rice, even if they eat it, they will feel hungry very quickly.
The same is true for southerners. It’s okay to eat some pasta for breakfast. If you eat pasta for three meals a day, you will feel hungry very quickly.
Of course, the kind that has already formed a habit is another matter.
Solange had no other good solution for a while, so he could only say: "Please hurry up, Chief Manager, otherwise it will not be good for Datang when I, Xue Yantuo, perish."
"Your envoy, don't worry, I understand this truth. As soon as the food and grass arrive, I will definitely send troops immediately." Lin Xuan said with a smile.
At this moment, Cheng Chumo walked in, cupped his hands and said, "I'd like to report to the chief manager, the cattle, sheep and horses have been lightly checked, and there is no deviation."
Lin Xuan nodded, he believed that Xue Yantuo would not dare to make a move in this regard at this time.
"You have someone prepare some food and wine, and I want to entertain distinguished guests." Lin Xuan ordered.
"Yes." Cheng Chu silently agreed and was about to leave.
"No, thank you Chief Manager for your kindness, but I still need to go back and report back, so I won't be staying soon." Solange said.
He has no intention of eating here now, he just wants to go back and tell Yi Nan the news as soon as possible.
"Then I won't keep your envoy."
Lin Xuan personally sent Solange out of the barracks, and turned back after he left.
"General, with so many cattle and sheep, do you want to give the soldiers extra food tonight?" Cheng Chu smiled silently.
Although his rank has certain preferential treatment, the conditions in the army are poor, and it won't be much better.
And Li Shimin promised to leave [-] sheep to them, so he could eat them openly.
"Let's kill a hundred first, and let the soldiers have a good meal tonight."
Those Yang Linxuans also saw it, and estimated that they all weighed more than 100 catties. After processing, they would also weigh about [-] catties.
One hundred head is almost 1 catties, and there are only [-] people in the military camp, and each person is equal to one catty.
This is also due to the fact that Lin Xuan's army is newly formed and there is no shortage of pay.
As we all know, during the Song and Ming Dynasties, the situation of eating empty wages was very serious.
Soldiers are not registered when they die, they are not registered when they flee, and they are not recruited if there is a vacancy in the number of soldiers. The purpose is to pretend to be paid.
There are even some armies whose number is actually only tens of thousands, but the number reported is [-], which can be described as frenzied.
This kind of situation is not unique to Song and Ming Dynasties, it has actually happened in all dynasties, but it is not as exaggerated as Song and Ming.
Take the current Tang Dynasty as an example. Although it is a military system, soldiers only have tax relief, and usually only eat and drink, without military pay.
However, the military rations distributed by the imperial court are based on the hair of a person. If a part is missing, the extra rations can be exchanged for money.
However, Datang Xinjian has a good atmosphere, and the army's empty salary does not exceed one-tenth at most, which is also the reason why Tang Chu's army has relatively strong combat effectiveness.
(End of this chapter)