Empty hate, dilemma

The follow-up rations are less than one-third each time, but they are enough to meet the basic consumption. However, if there is a war, the lack of rations will degrade the troops, which may increase the number of casualties for no reason.

Therefore, as the commander-in-chief of an army, for the sake of the lives of tens of millions of men, he was extremely anxious and had to pretend that nothing had happened, and he had the image of hills in his chest, otherwise it would make the army unstable and lose without fighting.Now this kind of situation is barely suitable for defending the city and sending troops. Although the enemy country has not changed, and the peace talks have been going on, who can guarantee that this matter will not have any side effects! !

Both sides of the talks have been unwilling to give in for a long time. Chu State insisted on not giving any compensation, but the envoys of several neighboring countries insisted that Chu State compensate the money and food needed by the army for more than three months... …

The envoys from the two sides who were deadlocked in the peace talks had no choice but to send a quick message back to Shangjing to ask the King of Chu whether it was a war or a peace. If it was a peace, it might take a while longer.

Due to food and grass problems on the Chu side, the two sides have not really fought now, so they can only stay frozen like this! ! ! !

King Jing sent Cheng Yi to inquire, and there were some clues in about five days.

According to the reports from the spies, everything in the other side's barracks was relatively good, and the soldiers did not appear to be starved of food or clothes, and the other side's envoys for the peace talks did not seem to be in a hurry to facilitate the peace talks, and the daily discussions seemed to have already happened. As if they were conclusive, they were not blindly eager for success, and they spent half a day discussing with leisure, drinking, having fun and flattering each other...

All kinds of phenomena indicate that the other party is not worried about the national strength of the neighboring country, and it seems that it can still support...

On the contrary, King Jing frowned more deeply.

Cheng Yi looked at Prince Jing's expression and had to ask, "My lord, what's wrong????"

King Jing thought deeply, "Cheng Yi, do you remember how long it has been since these neighboring countries besieged the city????"

After thinking for a while, Cheng Yi replied, "My lord, since I first received the military newspaper, it has been more than three months, nearly four months."

Cheng Yi frowned, and Cheng Yi also found it a little strange to mention this matter. These small neighboring countries have been besieged for more than three months, but they have never really launched a siege just because of the siege. I plan to send a few people to the downstairs of the Chu Kingdom City to yell and scold every day, but they never make preparations for war, making it like a child's play house. When Dao went out, he turned back to the camp and closed the gate tightly, making the soldiers of Chu state dumbfounded...

Cheng Yi also felt that this was not a solution at all, "My lord, I always feel that something is wrong. Our food and grass have frequent accidents during the delivery, and we have not been able to get supplies for a long time. Although it is not possible to starve to death now, but if we really fight, we just need to fight." I’m afraid it won’t last long????”

King Jing didn't answer him directly, but answered the wrong question, "Cheng Yi, do you think that in the northern part of Chu State, three more months is equivalent to two-thirds of the winter in the northern part of Chu State?? ??"

Cheng Yi followed these words and thought, yes, the whole winter is almost over, "Yes, my lord, there is still more than one month of winter at most, and spring will start soon."

King Jing narrowed his eyes, and there was a sense of danger in his eyes, "These small countries have been besieged for more than three months, but they have not been in a hurry. Most of their soldiers are energetic and have a lot of military resources. It can be seen that their situation is not good. It’s not bad, so in the end, are they pretending to be dissatisfied in the past, or is this year’s sudden blessing of food harvest and national strength, or how can they support these three months????”

When Cheng Yi heard it, he couldn't help being surprised, right, isn't that reasonable? ? ? ?If these countries have always had such national power, they don't have to harass the border of Chu State every year because of this? ? ? ?

Cheng Yi was surprised and asked King Jing in a bad tone, "My lord, something is wrong, there must be black hands pushing the waves behind, and, if you can support the military supplies and food of these five small countries at the same time, then Bi Ding will also do it." Could this big country be one of those big northern countries??? Chu is located in the Central Plains with rich resources, and has always been very much missed by people!!"

King Jing suddenly smiled, with a gloomy smile, "Then which big country is willing to support these small countries with such capital, and why only these small countries should besieged instead of attacking???? If you want to get the most out of it Of course, the advantage is to siege the city. Now that we only besiege but not attack, is this a waste of free labor???"

Cheng Yi was also a little puzzled, "Yes, there is a lot of food and grass for three months, which big country is willing to waste it like this????"

King Jing looked at Cheng Yi, who was still a little unclear, and suddenly felt worthless for these soldiers. You are killing the enemy at the border, but you don't want to kill the person you are protecting. It is really sad and ridiculous... …

Jing Wang said with a cool voice, "Don't you understand?? Is there any big country willing to work so hard to provide food and grass to these small countries, but did not ask these small countries to attack the city, so the only one who benefits is Chu State , but we have problems with food and grass at this time. The snow this year is not too heavy, right?? After the first batch of military rations, all the food and grass have problems, and less than one-third of them can be transported to the border. Although not As for dying from starvation, it’s not enough to start a war. It’s just a coincidence that our food is gone, but the enemy’s country is not short of food. What a coincidence. Hehehe..."

Cheng Yi was frightened, and still couldn't believe it, "Impossible, let's not say who has this ability????? Even if there is, I'm afraid they won't have the courage to do it. This is a judgement." Country?????"

King Jing sneered at Liang, "Yes, in the entire Chu Kingdom, who else has this ability and courage?????"

King Jing was suddenly worried about Lian Yu, "How about the news from Shangjing??!?"

In addition to being shocked, Cheng Yi was also filled with resentment, "The letter I received from Zhu Qingna did not mention anything abnormal."

King Jing had no choice but to "tell Zhu Qing to keep an eye on him. If there is any situation, report it immediately, and let Lian Yu go out less."

Cheng Yi already understood, "Yes, my lord, what about this matter?????"

King Jing answered him with a serious face, "Just pretend you don't know and don't bring it up with anyone, hurry up to arrange the peace talks, be careful not to let the other party take advantage of it, and you have to find Chen Ke."

Cheng Yi doubtfully said "Yes"

King Jing looked at the enemy army outside the city, and was really disappointed in the king of Great Chu in his heart. Just to consolidate his power, he could let these people who were willing to throw their heads and blood for the country and the people without dying. The regretful sons sold it.It's really sad and deplorable...

Since ancient times, there have been kings who are so thin, it is true, sincerely do not deceive me

I'm afraid that this person will not let himself go back easily if he spends himself.If it's just like this, I'm not afraid. After all, I am in the military camp, and the commander of the other side wants to kill people. I have to assassinate or openly kill. Naturally, someone will block the assassination. There must be an excuse for an open kill. ? ? ? ?

Everything is unknown now, so we can only be careful in everything.On the contrary, Lian Yu who is in the capital city is very worrying. I am afraid that something will happen to Lian Yu who is in the capital city. I will not be able to support him at that time. I am afraid that I will regret it when I return to the capital. late...

King Jing repeatedly warned Cheng Yi that Zhu Qing must guard Lianyu no matter what, and if anything happened, he must keep Lianyu...

King Jing stood on the tower, feeling uneasy and full of thoughts...

"My lord, Chen Ke is here." Cheng Yi was followed by a man dressed as a young general, who was only about [-] years old.

"Prince" Chen Ke saluted King Jing

King Jing nodded, "Well, Chen Ke, do you know that there are many differences in follow-up food???"

"I know, I heard that it was made by the heavy snow blocking the mountain, what is the prince's good plan?" Chen Ke

"Well, it's exactly this matter. This king wants you to go to the military uniform and take a team of troops to investigate secretly. You must find out the cause and effect of this matter," Jing Wang said.

Chen Ke wondered, "What's wrong with the prince??"

King Jing said very seriously, "It's inconvenient to speak nonsense if this matter is not clear, and we can win people's trust only when everything comes to light, do you understand?"

Although Chen Ke was full of doubts, he wanted to believe that the prince had his own reasons for doing this, so he knelt down on one knee with his hands clasped together, "Yes, please rest assured, my subordinates will definitely investigate this matter."

"Well, it's best to be careful when you go here, and you must not startle the snake!" Jing Wang said succinctly

"Yes" Chen Ke was in awe, his heart was agitated

***……

In Shangjing City, he also received urgent military intelligence reports from the front many times.

One after another, due to the heavy snow many times, the food failed to be delivered to the border smoothly, and the courtiers were inevitably a little worried.

Lian Yu naturally knew about this, but Lian Yu could only worry about it and could do nothing.

This is the reason for the heavy snow that caused frequent accidents in the army transporting food. It is not that Da Chu is short of money and food, so even if there is no use for donating food, everything can only wait! ! ! !