Wu Dalang: I really don't want to be an emperor

Chapter 28

As the saying goes, the army has not moved, and the food and grass go first.

The status of food in the army can be imagined.

Especially when the two armies are stalemate, the importance of food is even more important.

Wu Zhi naturally didn't know about Tong Guan and Cai Jing's plan to tamper with the army's food and grass.

He was discussing with Yue Fei, Lin Chong and others how to wipe out Liangshan in one fell swoop.

"Report to the manager, the quartermaster is here."

Just then, a guard came to report.

"Quartermaster? Let him in."

Wu Zhi stopped the military discussion, a trace of confusion flashed in his eyes, and asked the guards to let him in.

Military supplies are the most critical thing for an army, which is related to the success or failure of the army.

Wu Zhi naturally understood this and dared not be careless.

Quartermaster Wang Lin usually never disturbs Wu Zhi during military discussions.

If he comes at this time, there must be something important.

"My subordinate, Wang Hu, pay my respects to Mr. Jinglue."

Wang Lin came in and immediately saluted Wu Zhi.

"Okay, come here at this time, what's the matter?"

Wu Zhi avoided Wang Lin's salute and looked at him suspiciously.

Hearing this, a trace of anxiety flashed across Wang Lin's eyebrows, and he reported the situation to Wu Zhi.

"My lord, our military rations are only enough for three days."

After speaking, Wang Lin sighed.

"Three days, what's going on here? Didn't the court's food and grass just arrive?"

Wu Zhi thought he heard it wrong, so he couldn't help asking.

"Sir, just come and take a look with me."

Quartermaster Wang Lin faltered, finally shook his head, and asked Wu Zhi to check it out himself.

"You guys wait here first, Yue Fei, come and take a look with me."

Seeing Wang Lin's expression, Wu Zhi knew that something big was about to happen, so he immediately asked Yue Fei to follow him.

"Quartermaster, isn't there still so much rations?"

When he came to the ration storage place, Yue Fei couldn't help being puzzled when he saw that there was a lot of ration.

"General Yue, this is the grain and grass brought in by the court the day before yesterday. Take a look."

Wang Lin opened his mouth with a wry smile, and opened the grain and grass bag, and there was a rustling sound inside.

Pour it out and see that where there is grain, it is clearly full of sand.

The amount of food still accounts for less than one-tenth.

"Mr. Wu, the Great Song Dynasty has the Prime Minister of subjugation!"

Seeing the sand inside, Yue Fei was so angry that he was full of disappointment with the court.

"Who transported this food and grass?"

After Wu Zhi was startled, his face returned to calm.

I knew in my heart that it was probably Cai Jing and Tong Guan who couldn't help but make a move.

"It's Cai Chang, the new grain transport officer, who is the nephew of Prime Minister Cai Jing."

Wang Lin, the quartermaster, also seemed to understand the twists and turns, so he directly pointed out the key points.

"Cai Jing, if you dare to do such decapitation, it depends on how long you can laugh!"

Wu Zhi had a murderous intent on Cai Jing, and immediately sent Drum Shang Flea Shiqian to collect evidence that Cai Jing falsified military rations.

Because of the shortage of military rations, the content of the military discussion has also changed to how to obtain military rations.

With Cai Jing and Tong Guan intervening in the imperial court, even if the grain and grass were brought in, it must be sand and stone.

Wu Zhi can only find a way by himself.

Since Cai Jing and Tong Guan are afraid that they will destroy Liangshan, they must destroy Liangshan.

Wu Zhi thought to himself.

In order to alleviate the military ration crisis, Wuzhi ordered the quartermaster to replace three meals a day with porridge.

In this way, three days of food can be eaten for ten days, giving him more time to prepare food and grass.

One day was fine, but for three days in a row, people ate porridge, and panic began in the barracks.

Rumors spread that there was no food in the army.

In this regard, many soldiers united and demanded to meet Wu Zhi.

Wu Zhi also had some headaches, so he came forward to appease the soldiers himself, and ensured that the food would arrive in three days before letting the soldiers retreat temporarily.

"Brother, do you still remember the food shortage in Liangshan?"

Just when Wu Zhi was at a loss, Lin Chong awakened Wu Zhi with one sentence.

"The bandits in Liangshan must have colluded with the big households nearby and asked them to raise food for them."

Wu Zhi's eyes lit up, and he immediately ordered the scouts to investigate.

It only took one day to find out that it was Li Yuanwai from Lijiazhuang who raised food for Liangshan.

According to reports from scouts, Li Yuanwai had secretly raised tens of thousands of stones for Liangshan.

"Great, God help me!"

For Wu Zhi, this is very favorable news.

As long as they grab that batch of food and grass, the army will be able to eat for at least a month.

One month is enough for him to wipe out the Liangshan bandits.

In order to protect the grain and grass, Liangshan deployed many troops in Lijiazhuang.

Wu Zhi personally led the army, ordered 5000 troops, and went straight to Lijiazhuang.

Li Yuanwai's name is Li Futong, and he is a man who dares to take risks.

Others were afraid of bandits like Song Jiang, but Li Futong dared to make friends.

Over the past few days, Li Futong raised grain and grass for Liangshanbo, earning hundreds of thousands of shi.

For Li Futong, Liang Shanbo and Wu Zhi had better keep fighting.

In this way, he can continue to make money continuously.

"Villager, today we raised another [-] shi of grain. In this way, the [-] shi of grain we promised to the leader of Song Jiang in Liangshan has all been achieved."

In the living room, Li Mei, the son of the family, reported to Li Futong.

"This should be the last batch of food and grass. Unfortunately, Liangshan Songjiang and the others are almost unable to hold on..."

Li Futong regretted that Liang Shanbo's stable income business was missing.

"There is no need for the owner to sigh. Without Song Jiang, there is still Wang Jiang. As long as Liangshan is still there, there will be thieves living there, and we will not worry about not having buyers." Li Mei said comfortingly.

"That's right. I, Li Futong, have experienced seven leaders. They are all dead. I am still me, the leader of Liangshan in Liushui, and the eternal Li Family Village!"

After listening, Li Futong swept away his bad luck and laughed happily.

"All the generals obey the order, kill all the Liangshan bandits for me, and transport all the food back!"

When Wu Zhi arrived, it happened that Liangshan was carrying grain on board.

With an order, the army rolled on.

"No, the officers and soldiers are here!"

Zhu Gui was responsible for transporting grain and grass.

Speaking of which, he was the elder of Liangshanbo, even much older than Song Jiang Chaogai, and he was the leader of Liangshan during Wang Lun's period.

As Chao Gai, Song Jiang and others came to Liangshan, and Liangshanpo became more skilled, Zhu Gui's position in Liangshanbo gradually became marginalized, and he only took the post of escorting grain and grass.

Zhu Gui didn't have any big ambitions, and he didn't care much about who was the leader.

Although escorting food and grass is not a powerful job, at least it is easier.

Especially since the war, Liang Shanbo suffered repeated defeats and lost troops, Zhu Gui felt that this position was more and more good.

But who would have thought that the Song army would come to snatch food and grass.

"kill!"

Wu Zhi is on the front line, and there is no single enemy.

Zhu Gui resisted with a big knife, and was killed by Wu Zhi in horror.

In just one cup of tea, three thousand Liangshan grain transportation troops were wiped out by the Song army.

"Don't kill me, how much money do you want, I will give you all!"

In addition to [-] shi of grain, Wu Zhi also captured Li Futong, the owner of Lijiazhuang.

Wu Zhi ignored his plea and killed him directly.

Then the house was ransacked, and nearly 30 yuan of family property was seized.

The food problem was solved, and the barracks returned to normal, and the rumors subsided automatically.

(End of this chapter)