In the famine, others ate Guanyin soil, but he had space to build a farm.

Chapter 192: A plan to draw fire under the cauldron

The imperial court suddenly ordered the northwestern counties to open their warehouses to distribute food. In Henan and other places bordering the northwestern counties, large quantities of food began to be transported to the northwestern counties.

In the military camp outside Northwest Prefecture, Yuan Quan had already received information from the court.

"There are still a few wise people in the Dakun Dynasty! They opened their warehouses to provide relief food! And the refugees will soon return to their registered places of residence! I'm afraid it will be impossible for us to get more troops! And I'm afraid many of the refugees who followed to Henan will escape!" Yuan Quan said anxiously at this time. This move of cutting off the source of his troops really cut off his source of troops! If all the refugees returned to their registered places of residence and received relief food, I'm afraid that the tens of thousands of troops who followed them would soon fall apart. After all, the reason why these people dared to fight them with their heads on their belts was just for a bite to eat, just for their families to survive.

"Don't worry, sir! The Dakun Dynasty naturally has several capable people who can handle these things! But they think things are too simple! First of all, there is not much grain in the local area! A lot of it has already gone into the pockets of those officials! Asking them to open the warehouses to distribute grain may be okay in a short period of time, but it is impossible for a long time! Some people will even profit from it! These officials are so greedy, how could they honestly execute such an order! In addition, whether it is the Northwest County or the surrounding counties! They have all suffered from drought to some extent! The grain production is not much to begin with, and they have to support the war in the northeast for the past few years! They won't be able to hold on for long, and the victims will soon find out that the court is deceiving them! The victims who originally had a fluke mentality will resolutely never believe these officials again! By then, as long as we make a call from a high place, more people will come to us!"

Tang Hai knew the character of these officials very well. First of all, he didn't believe them. The local warehouses were full of grain. Most of the grain had probably been sold out by those officials. Even if those officials were asked to take out grain for disaster relief, it would probably be very little. It wouldn't have any effect. Secondly, these officials were greedy. They had already reached the point of plucking feathers from passing geese. If there was grain for disaster relief in their hands, they would definitely embezzle it. You know, grain is more precious than gold now. When the disaster victims find that there is no grain for them, the court will lose its credibility. It will be difficult for them in the next period of time. Some of their subordinates must want to go home. And if they want to recruit new soldiers, they have to wait until those who go home see that they can't get the grain and realize that they have been deceived.

Facing Tang Hai's analysis, Yuan Quan's face became more solemn. He knew that what Tang Hai said was true. Although the court's disaster relief action seemed timely, in practice it might be greatly reduced due to the greed and corruption of officials. This would not only disappoint the victims, but also deal a serious blow to their resistance forces.

"Tang Hai, you are right. We must prepare in advance." Yuan Quan took a deep breath and said in a deep voice, "First, we must strengthen the defense of the barracks to prevent the imperial army from taking advantage of the situation. At the same time, we must do a good job of ideological work for the soldiers, let them understand our situation and difficulties, but also strengthen their faith and let them know that only by following us can they really have enough food."

"Secondly, we must pay close attention to the court's movements. Once we find that any official has embezzled disaster relief grain, we must immediately expose and crack down on them. This will not only weaken the court's credibility, but also win more public support for our resistance forces."

"Finally, we must use this time to strengthen training and improve the combat effectiveness of our soldiers. At the same time, we must also try our best to find new sources of troops to ensure that our strength will not be weakened by the departure of disaster victims."

Tang Hai nodded, indicating his approval of Yuan Quan's plan. He knew that the next period of time would be very difficult, but they had to persevere, otherwise their journey to this day would be in vain. They had to restore the reputation of their old marshal.

"There is one more thing! That is the Chaotian faction. Sun Ting, the Minister of War, has arrived in Henan County! It is said that he is at the Daxiguan Pass in Henan County!" Tang Hai brought the latest information at this time. This information was sent by Du Chong.

Du Chong, with 5000 troops and tens of thousands of refugees, has now entered Henan County. With the cover of tens of thousands of refugees, it was easy for them to get past the inspection of the garrison. However, the garrison did not let them leave, but asked them to stay in Daxiguan! Because there was an order from above that the refugees from Northwest County were not allowed to enter other places.

Du Chong and his men had been here for several days! Daxiguan would cook some porridge for them every day. Although there were only a few grains of rice in the porridge, it could barely keep them from starving to death.

"We can't go on like this! We must take these people into Henan County so that we can grab more food and form a larger team!" Du Chong gathered several old brothers to discuss what to do next.

"I think it's better to mobilize these refugees and make them chaotic! We can take the opportunity to lead the team into Henan!" At this time, an old brother suggested. They couldn't eat enough here, and if they were discovered, they might face encirclement and suppression by the imperial army at any time.

Just as they were preparing to act, the imperial court issued an order to open the warehouses to distribute food. A large notice was posted on the wall of Daxiguan.

"All the people in Northwest County can receive three days of food rations! Go back to your hometowns, and the imperial court will distribute them immediately! The imperial court will also help everyone resume production!"

At the city gate, there was an official reading the contents of the notice aloud.

Du Chong couldn't help but frown when he heard this. If that was the case, I'm afraid many of these refugees would take the food home. After all, it's better to stay at home for a thousand days than to go out for a day. In this way, they would cut off the source of recruits. Even their subordinates might not be loyal. Many of them were just for a bite of food. I'm afraid if we don't deal with it, many people will flee.

"Hurry up and send someone to send a letter to the young marshal! Be sure to explain the reason here! Let's find out the news again, but is the court true this time!" Du Chong ordered very anxiously at this time. He was trapped in Daxiguan in Henan! Now if all the refugees are sent back to their hometowns. Then they don't have to fight next. Du Chong immediately arranged for someone to find out the news here. Look at who the court sent, so powerful.

"What! You said the court sent Sun Ting this time!" Du Chong was shocked when he heard the news. This Sun Ting was an old acquaintance of theirs. You know, Sun Ting was also a grain supervisor in the northwest and northeast at that time! However, this person is very knowledgeable about various tactics and strategies of war. Even the then marshal Yuan Chong highly praised him. Whether it was the former him or the current one after being trained in the court, Sun Ting is a powerful figure.

"No wonder! He must have come up with the idea of ​​letting refugees return to their place of origin to receive relief! This is truly a strategy that will cut off our source of soldiers!" Du Chong couldn't help but admire him.

"How many people did he bring this time!" Du Chong was still trying to find out other news. Fortunately, the Dakun Dynasty had no intention of keeping the news secret. So it was easy to get the news from the officers and soldiers in Daxiguan.

"It is said that Sun Ting brought 1 cavalry from Kyoto! And the court gave him full authority to mobilize local troops! That is to say, he can mobilize troops from the surrounding counties. At least he will have tens of thousands of people in his hands! What's more, he has elite cavalry!" The person who was gathering information reported at this time.

"This information is too important! Report it to the young marshal immediately! We must pass through Daxiguan as soon as possible! We must enter Henan. If we can't stay in the northwest, we can ask the young marshal to bring people to Henan County!" Du Chong decided to break through the defense of the big organ overnight. Fortunately, they have now entered Daxiguan! When Du Chong was trying to leave Daxiguan and enter Henan County.

Yuan Quan had already received the information he had sent over at full speed.

"This plan was really proposed by Sun Ting! When the old marshal was here, he said that Sun Ting was capable of taking over his position! This time, it seems that such a small car can really cause us to lose hundreds of thousands of troops!" Tang Hai saw this information and couldn't help but sigh. Although he said that the method of letting those disaster victims return to their hometowns for disaster relief was ultimately a waste of time, it was definitely effective in the short term. As long as those super-creatures really found food, these refugees would obediently return to their hometowns and wait for relief from the court.