It was June in a blink of an eye. The war between the Han and Tang dynasties, the Western Xinjiang and the Northern Territory had been fought for several months without a winner. The situation of the Han and Tang dynasties became increasingly difficult.

This difficulty is not just the enemy's ferocity and fearlessness. The greater difficulty comes from the climate and food and grass. The grain production areas of the Han and Tang dynasties were concentrated in the Jiangnan region, and were known as the "land of fish and rice". If you want to find a grain production place like Jiangnan, there will be very few.

Most areas are self-sufficient in this regard. In some barren areas, food cannot be grown at all, which leads to a natural shortage of food. Without excess food in the area, the amount paid to the country will naturally be less. The Han and Tang dynasties clearly stipulated that each household would have to pay a tax on how much food, but when facing war, everything is not enough.

On the one hand, the mobilization of labor force has left the fields deserted. The young and middle-aged people in the family were all collected by the court to go to war, and no one cares about the weeds in the fields as high as people, and the field rats are as good as stars. On the other hand, the number of the army increased, but the tax collected by the court was certain, which would inevitably lead to the problem of unscheduled food.

The food problem made Ji Buyu and General Jiang turn white. Ji Buyu sent five letters to Jiuwucheng to transfer grain and grass to the soldiers on the Western Xinjiang front. In the previous few times, Jiuwucheng transported the grain and grass to Yanhuiguan in time. Ji Buyu would send people to take over the troops transporting grain and grass. Although it was less than once, it was enough to last a while.

At the last time, Ji Xiu sent a letter and replied: "If I don't give it to my son, the city has a shortage of food and grass. I should have collected a heavy tax, but I am afraid that the people will live in poverty. The cost of the nine five cities is the lowest. If the world is short of things, my son will suffer. My son will definitely drive the army to survive for June, and the food and grass will come."

In fact, Ji Xiu had reduced the food consumption of everyone in Jiuwu City to a minimum by this time. The concubines and high-quality eunuchs in the harem who were originally frugal and frugal, had no food and clothing as they used to be. Even Ji Xiu himself only had two meals a day, with only two simple dishes and half a bowl of rice at a meal.

There were originally concubines and eunuchs in the city who were dissatisfied with Ji Xiu's actions. Due to the anger of the emperor, he did not dare to speak, so he could only say some gossip in his mouth. Everyone was like this, so no one went to report it.

But one day, Ji Xiu went to a favored imperial concubine's palace to spend the night. The imperial concubine relied on her just serving Ji Xiu, and she wanted to blow some of the food, clothing and expenses in the palace, and also complained a few times. Ji Xiu immediately changed his clothes and returned to Wanjiang Palace.

The next day, the imperial concubine received a manifesto, and the cost in the palace was reduced again, with only one meal a day. The imperial concubine was dissatisfied and went to Ji Xiu to argue. Ji Xiu was annoyed and actually sentenced the imperial concubine to death. After that, no one dared to say anything behind her back.

Those who cook two meals for Ji Xiu every day will naturally not complain. After all, they all know what Ji Xiu eats. As the emperor, what else can they say? The chefs in the imperial kitchen should have been fat and big ears, but they never thought that after two months, they had lost more than ten kilograms.

The eunuchs and secret guards under Zhang Taisui were even more silent. Everyone could see that Zhang Taisui was so arrogant that he only put half a bowl of rice every day, a few cups of tea, and was clear about his heart and desires, and was comparable to an immortal.

I can't eat enough, but I work harder when working. Everyone wants to dig out some old criminal facts from the houses of a prince and minister, rectify them, and confiscate several big families by the way. This may be able to solve the brows in Jiuwu City.

Urgent.

These princes and nobles were also used to seeing the wind turning direction. As early as when the first secret letter was delivered to Jiuwu City, a prince surnamed Ji sent half of his family's grain reserves for the court, and the people behind him followed suit. Therefore, Ji Xiu ordered very early that if it was not for the great crime, the secret guards were not allowed to confiscate the property of the princes and ministers.

It doesn’t matter to the people working in the Secret Guard. There is no food in Jiuwu City, but there is it at home. It is the first time they feel that the palace is not as good as their own home.

As two ministers who were the mainstay of the Han and Tang dynasties, Ruan Buyi and Wei Shaonian must have devoted themselves to their lives until their death. Ruan Buyi had many disciples and students and was spread all over the world. A few months ago, just after the end of the year, Ruan Buyi began to lobby for all directions to raise food and grass for the army.

Wei Shaonian is quite famous among merchants, so he could only do his best to allow the wealthy businessmen to use some food to save them.

Seeing that the autumn harvest was about to be in July, the food was cut off at this time, which made Ji Buyu and Ji Xiu fall into a very difficult situation. When Ji Xiu received the reply letter from various parts of the Han and Tang dynasties, he murmured to himself: "Is this battle destined to be unable to win? Is it that I am already in such a downfall, can there be a glimmer of hope?"

Ji Buyu was even more in trouble. The enemy army was approaching. Although there had not yet launched a large-scale battle of more than 10,000 people, there were still many encounters between hundreds of people. The strong strength was there, which made Ji Buyu feel overwhelmed. At this moment, he was facing a food crisis, and Ji Buyu didn't know what to do.

On the third day after Ji Xiu's reply was delivered to the camp in Jubeicheng, Ji Buyu, who had been locked in the room and staying in the door, finally came out and told him to the left and right: "Go and call General Yun, and just say I have something important to him to do."

After Yun Zangfeng recovered his injuries, he had been practicing his troops and sometimes taking over some patrol and spy on intelligence tasks. The friction between the two sides was continuous, and nearly one hundred were missing from five thousand soldiers. Each of them was Yun Zangfeng's heart. Every dead soldier made Yun Zangfeng sad for a long time.

However, the frequency of contact between the two sides was getting higher and higher, and more and more people died. Although Yun Zangfeng had superb martial arts and unparalleled combat power, he still could not rescue his subordinates from the mouth of this giant beast in the face of a human-eating beast like war.

His official position was getting higher and higher, and he would soon tie Liu Cheng's official position, but he did not accept other camps that Ji Buyu said. Yun Zangfeng knew in his heart that he was different from other generals who led troops. He could not accept the death of his subordinates in front of him, which would make him feel very incompetent, and he did not even have the so-called official addiction, and would not feel relieved just because there were too many people in charge.

All these factors have made Yun Zangfeng the fastest promoted general in the camp and the least led troops.

"Yun Zangfeng, Ji Tong ordered you to go to the camp to see you, saying that there was something important to discuss." When the guards came in, Yun Zangfeng was making a military report on the casualties of soldiers.

He had just returned from a battle with the barbarians in the Western Xinjiang, which was a patrol mission. The coalition forces in the Western Xinjiang and the Northern Territory and the Han and Tang dynasties took the black hill thirty miles northwest of the North City as the boundary, and each set off his troops on one side. In order to prevent the enemy from infiltration and explore the enemy's intelligence, both sides would often send scouts and spies to take huge risks to the other's territory.

This also led to the two sides confronting several times near the black hills. The dense woods on the black hills were placed everywhere in the Han and Tang dynasties.

The soldiers and the bodies of soldiers in the Western Frontier.

This time, Yun Zangfeng and his troops were also carrying out an investigation mission. When they bypassed the black hills, they were surrounded by the enemy before they could advance. Twenty scouts faced hundreds of cavalry units and were almost wiped out. Yun Zangfeng tried his best to save the two soldiers around him. Hu Li and Xiaohu each left one of their lives. After a lot of hardships, they escaped back.

Now that he heard that Ji Buyu had a task to be distributed to him, Yun Zangfeng felt a little embarrassed. He really didn't want to face those extremely cruel scenes. Perhaps a qualified general would put life and death aside and regard the casualties on the battlefield as a number, but Yun Zangfeng could not do it.

For Yun Zangfeng, every soldier under his command is a living life. If there is no casualties in any battle, Yun Zangfeng will feel that this battle is a complete victory. However, the reality again and again slapped Yun Zangfeng in the face. Where can there be immortals in the war?

After thinking about it, Yun Zangfeng finally decided to meet Ji Buyu. No matter how sad he felt, he was now a soldier. Since he chose this identity, he had to face the separation of life and death on the battlefield. This was something he had expected long ago, so he still had to meet Ji Buyu.

When he entered Ji Buyu's barracks, Yun Zangfeng first found that Ji Buyu's face was sallow, his eyes were much turbid, and even a few white hairs were added on his head. The sockets of both eyes were dark, and his pale and handsome face was really pitiful.

"Come?" Ji Buyu saw Yun Zangfeng coming in. He was at his desk, and he immediately stood up, pulled Yun Zangfeng's hand up and sat down aside.

Yun Zangfeng smiled bitterly and said, "Why did you do this? What made you stump?"

Things that Ji Buyu cannot solve must be a very difficult thing. After all, except for General Jiang, Ji Buyu is the biggest figure in the legend in the military camp. However, General Jiang is very mysterious and has basically never appeared in the camp. The soldiers also felt that General Jiang was old and weak, and they felt sorry for him and did not bother him.

Therefore, General Jiang has always lived in Jubei City and has never appeared. However, everyone who has heard of the deeds of General Jiang regards General Jiang as a spiritual pillar, as if as long as General Jiang is present, Jubei City will not collapse and the Han and Tang dynasties will not lose.

Therefore, when Yun Zangfeng saw Ji Buyu's anxious look, he could only smile bitterly. This must be a very difficult thing.

Ji Buyu said, "The food, grass and military pay in the military camp are not enough. The army is tired and cannot eat enough. How can we march and fight? The military pay is okay. At most, our mansion can sell some things to gather together, but it is not enough to have no food to eat. So, I want you to take your soldiers and think of some solutions."

The four words "Thinking a solution" were said from Ji Buyu's hands, which inexplicably brought Yun Zangfeng a chill. Although he didn't quite understand the meaning, Ji Buyu still expressed it very clearly, and Yun Zangfeng also felt it very clearly.

Yun Zangfeng, who was unknown, asked, "You can't do anything like this. How can I do it? No matter how capable I am, I can't create some food for you out of thin air."
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