It’s better to kill it

After seeing off Zhou Jin and other new coaches, Chen Kefu just returned to the tent, Li Benlei, Mao Yi and other generals came over again.

Looking at Lu Shishen's happy look, Chen Kefu guessed that there must be great gains in the matter of being responsible for going to Jinshan City to collect materials.

"How? There are so many food equipment in Jinshan City?"

Lu Shishen was like the country landlord Lao Cai, who suddenly became old and had a child. His face was full of smiles, and his mouth was almost grinning behind his ears. When he heard Chen Kefu ask, he hurriedly said, "Commander, I have to hand over such an errand to me in the future. It's so refreshing. The wealth of the entire city is placed there. Oh, when I first entered the city, I really didn't know how to do it."

As he said, he said a little reluctantly, "Commander, this Jinshan City is high and hard, otherwise we should not give up. Even if my Second Division stays, when the Liao people come, we will definitely be able to defend it. It would be a pity to give up such a large city like this. When the Liao people come, they will become Liao people again."

Chen Kefu glanced at the generals in the tent, Luo Lin, Li Jie, Mao Yi and other generals were all a little moved. This Jinshan City is a big city, not too far from Liaodong City. If possible, of course they wanted to stay. After all, they would abandon it after the battle, and the Liao people would still take it back. If they sent troops to stay, the city would be theirs at that time. By the time His Majesty conquers Goguryeo again next year, and the Jinshan City is still in their hands, which would be another great achievement.

Like everyone else, Chen Kefu was of course reluctant to leave. If possible, he would rather take this opportunity to occupy the major mountain cities on the front line of the Liaohe River, and then he would be able to firmly control the entire Liaodong.

It’s a pity that he knew that he couldn’t eat a fat man in one breath. Sometimes he was too greedy and ate too much, and he would have indigestion. Now he has 80,000 troops, but 70,000 new soldiers. If he gathered his troops and horses together and pinched them into fists, he would still be sure to defend with Liaodong City. Especially now that the Goguryeo military power that had just wiped out the Liaohe line and the Liao people were also greatly damaged.

But if he wanted to get in one step and divide his troops to stay. Then, will the same big cities, such as Fuyu City, Gaimu City, Baiyan City, and Anshi City, also send troops to stay? Gathering into fists, they will be divided into five fingers. Then, he is 90% sure that the Liao people will definitely defeat them. If they go out of the city to rescue, the Liao people may also come to a circumambulate and fight. The 80,000 new troops will be divided into various cities, and basically less than 10,000 people will be there in each city.

Such an idea is definitely seeking death.

"Everyone, I will give up, I will give up, and I will gain if I give up! I am also reluctant to leave these cities, but we can only give up. If we really send troops to defend because we are reluctant, it should not be the idea of ​​a general. We are all senior generals in my Northeast Army, because we should see further than ordinary soldiers. If we are eighty thousand elite soldiers, you need not say that, I will definitely divide our troops to defend these big cities that have been captured. However, we are 80,000 newly recruits who have just formed an army, and we will only lose the big ones because of small losses. At that time, not only will we lose the gold mountain, but also the Liaodong city!"

Lu Shishen did not expect that this matter would be so serious. He quickly put away his smile and said, "Commander, this matter is wrong. I shouldn't have these ideas. I was confused for a moment."

His words were very sincere. He was Chen Kefu's confidant and always obeyed Chen Kefu's decision. At this time, he didn't care about his own face and admitted his mistakes very generously. Chen Kefu's majesty was further demonstrated in front of the generals.

"Tell me, how are you getting in the city?"

"The city is rich in materials. If you think of a plan, you can let the people of Jinshan City leave the city. It is much more convenient for us to search. However, there are too many materials and grass in the city, and I am afraid that it will not be able to be moved in a short time. I first looked at the various warehouses in Jinshan City, which contain about 200,000 stones of grain. In addition, it is estimated that the food storage of the people in the city and the nobles in the city also has this number. There are also many other gold, silver and money, and the equipment and swords are quite rich."

Li Jie and Lu Shishen had not finished speaking for a long time, and hurriedly interrupted, "Commander, I think there are many kinds of supplies in Jinshan City, and it is unlikely to move the supplies in the city at once. At present, we should classify the supplies in the city according to priorities. For example, food should be the first priority and must be transported back to Liaodong City as soon as possible. Armor and equipment should be the second important thing, and cattle, sheep and livestock should be the third. Moreover, winter is coming soon, and the soldiers and the strong soldiers in the army must also change into winter clothes. In the winter of Liaodong, the mountains are blocked with heavy snow, and the temperature is very low. We must prepare early!"

Although Li Jie and Chen Kefu are not very good at playing together, their personal abilities cannot be ignored. Whether it is leading troops or managing the people, this noble general can always do it well. Chen Kefu is both afraid and loves such a person, and he does not want to waste such a talent, but he is always worried that this sharp knife will hurt his hand. It really makes him love and hate him. Although he is still in the initial stage and it is not yet time to need special internal affairs and civil affairs talents, the big thing in logistics really requires a capable and reliable person.

Although the original Sima Zhou Cheng and Cangcai Counselor Wang Lin and others were able to write and calculate, it was indeed a big problem to jump from the identity of Sima and Cangcai of the Yingyang Mansion to the logistics of hundreds of thousands of people. Moreover, the number of captured Liao soldiers and the population of the cities being plundered is increasing, and the pressure on the entire internal logistics is getting greater and greater.

Li Benlei is a veteran on the battlefield, but he is also a little afraid of the management of civil and internal affairs. When he saw Li Jie talking, he hurriedly said, "General Li said so much. It's still August now, but when it rains a few more times, Liaodong will be completely winter. Now that we are interrupted from the Central Plains, we can no longer expect to transport winter clothes from the Central Plains. While it's still early, we should prepare early. Collect cloth, silk, and clothes from the Liao people's city, otherwise it will be too late to wait until it gets cold."

Chen Kefu nodded. There are no air-conditioned quilts, cotton jackets and military coats these days. If you are not careful, it will be a big deal if you freeze to death.

"Chen Gui, your 6th Division is now resting and giving you a task. There are various markets in big cities like Kingsoft, even smaller mountain cities, and there should be shops. Take your 6th Division and go to all the mountain cities we occupied to collect the cloth in each city, whether it is silk, cotton, embroidered, silk, kudzu, etc., or fur such as cow, sheepskin, dogs, horses, wolfs, bears, etc., even if it is a cloth head, you have to collect all of them for me and send them back to Liaodong City. Also, you will also collect the clothes of the people in each city and take them away, one of them is one. This is related to the wintering issues of hundreds of thousands of soldiers, and you must do it seriously."

When Chen Gui heard that it was so important, he quickly got up and answered the order.

"In addition, I think General Li Jie should find all the women who are neatly knitted and tailored from the Liao people, and make a quilt workshop to make clothes, shoes, socks, and quilts for the army. This workshop is chosen in the Liaodong city, and these women work in the workshop, responsible for their two meals a day, and use grain as their wages. You can determine the specific amount you give at that time."

When talking about the problems of these captured residents and soldiers, the generals also had their opinions. Now there are about 50,000 Liao people in the city of Liaodong. After defeating Gao Yuzhen, they captured 30,000 people. Hu Hai sent a quick message a few days ago, saying that he had brought the officers and soldiers of the Third Division to Anshi, Baiyan and nearly 30 mountain cities nearby. Not only did he get one million stones of food, but he also captured nearly 100,000 Liao people.

The just-concluded Battle of Jinshan Canyon captured more than 60,000 Liao people. The Jinshan City was just taken down again, and all the 40,000 people in the city fell into the hands of their Northeast Army. Moreover, the 20 to 30 nearby cities such as Gaimu City and Fuyu City will definitely fall into their hands. If all the population is still to be taken away, then the population will be at least nearly 150,000.

The Sui army left the Greater Liaodong with a total of 400,000 military and civilians, and now there will be 390,000 Liao people in their hands. This is definitely a terrible number. Even Liaodong, the number one fortress in Northeast China, cannot accommodate so many people.

And what is more important is that it is wartime, autumn and winter, and production cannot be carried out. 790,000 people, even if they open their mouths, they consume at least 20,000 stones of food every day. This is definitely a fearful consumption rate. Even if there are millions of stones of food in Liaodong City, it is not like this.

Shen Guang sat aside and thought for a long time, and suddenly felt that the population of Liao people they had plundered was too large. He patted his head and shouted, "Master, according to our expectations, after we plunder the population of Fuyu City and Gaimu City, then the Liao people in our hands will have 400,000 generals. These people were arrested, and they could not produce or fight. What's the use of keeping them? They can only consume our precious food. Otherwise, just like Liaodong City, kill them, especially these Liao people captured soldiers. Keeping them is a disaster, so they can simply kill them all."
Chapter completed!