Qiming 1158

Chapter 97 The decision of Jiagu Asu
Of course, Gu Asu did not take offense or even bothered about the corruption of officials, because he himself did not less often.

Military spending, various official benefits, basically give them seventy-eighty-eighty points for a few high-ranking officials and dignitaries in their heads, and the rest of the soup is sprinkled down, and the small officials are even soaked in rain and dew.

Then everyone is on the same journey.

As for those below...

who cares?
I'm used to doing this kind of thing, and Jiagu Asu really didn't realize why the problem of the grain depot in Dongping House was so serious.

The grain reserves in the grain depot cannot be given to him, because Zhuhusiji also needs these grains to do business, and the part that can be used for him is very limited.

He can use it for a month at most, and there will be no more.

Or he went fishing by himself, anyway, relying on the mountains to eat the mountains and the water to drink water, a piece of Wenshui is enough for you, right?

Of course not enough!

"How could this be?"

At that time, Jiagu Asu looked annoyed at Yelu Chenghui.

Yelu Chenghui put on a bitter face.

"Isn't this kind of thing normal? Where are the copper coins, cloth, and grain that should be escorted into the treasury every year, the commander should know better than me."

When Yelu Chenghui said this, Jiagu Asu was speechless.

When it comes to corruption, he really understands better than Yelu Chenghui, and he is a knowledgeable brother.

Because of this, he knew how serious the situation was, so he couldn't accept the seven-day time limit.

"Impossible, three days at most."

"Three days?"

The logistics officer raised his head and looked at Jiagu Asu with a bitter face: "Commander, this is really not a subordinate who is lazy and conceals the report. There are indeed many sunken ships at the bottom of the river. It is very difficult to clean up and salvage sunken ships, and it takes a long time. , by no means can it be done in three days.”

"If you can't finish it in three days, I'll chop your head off! Why didn't you explore the river beforehand?"

Jiagu Asu pulled out his waist knife with wide eyes, looking quite unreasonable, so frightened that the logistics officer fell to his knees and repeatedly begged for mercy, bursting into tears.

"The commander spares your life! The commander spares your life! It's really time-consuming, and it's really not something your subordinates do on purpose!"

Seeing him cry miserably, Jiagu Asu withdrew his waist knife with a frown.

"Really can't do it?"

"Really! Really!"

Jiagu Asu really had no choice but to let him go to work and let him clean up the river as quickly as possible, and then called a few trusted generals around him to discuss the matter.

Several generals were surprised to learn that the river was blocked and the ships could not move forward.

"How could this be?"

"I've never encountered anything like this along the way."

"Did someone do it deliberately? Is it a rebel bandit army?"

Jiagu Asu flipped open the map and looked at it. After searching for a while, he felt even more strange.

"This place is not in Tai'an Prefecture, it should be in the border of Yanzhou. I haven't heard any news about the activities of the bandit army here, and even if there is a bandit army, how can they dare to approach my army? Conspiracy?"

The unfounded words actually made his subordinates feel very right and reasonable, so they all fell into confusion.

That said, but Jiagu Asu regretted it a little.

In order to save his life, and also to tell the truth from Yelu Chenghui, he was too anxious to send troops, and he set off before many preparations were completed, especially the river course.

After all, the pot belongs to him.

Of course, he certainly couldn't admit it and couldn't take the blame.

The generals were all surprised, so they followed Jiagu Asu to the site of the wreck to observe the situation, and to learn more about the opinions of the professionals.

This is the statement of a local military official.

"The Wenshui River is not turbulent, and there is no danger. Therefore, the place where it passes through has always been developed by river transport and commerce. Since the rebellion, everyone has been in danger and commerce and trade have been cut off. It is absolutely impossible for such a large-scale merchant fleet to sink here. "

Jiagu Asu was very concerned about this. After asking carefully, he was full of doubts and felt that the situation was slightly wrong.

If it weren't for normal commerce, why would a ship of that size sink to the bottom of the river and block the waterway?
And no news was revealed beforehand.

Did the thief really do it on purpose?
But this is not the boundary of Tai'an Prefecture!

Jiagu Asu couldn't figure it out.

But he didn't have time to think about it.

He is marching, and this situation is quite fatal to him. He needs to quell the rebellion as soon as possible, but without enough food supplies and stable logistical supply lines, this battle cannot be fought at all.

Seven days are enough time for a lot of things to happen. The most direct thing is that there will be a problem with the food supply. Jiagu Asu, who has been tossed all the way, can't wait.

He asked the cronies around him for strategies. The cronies, you look at me, I look at you, and no one can give an effective suggestion.

When it comes to eating, drinking, and having fun, all of these people are experts.

Not only can play, but also infer from the old and bring forth the new, and have a strong ability to learn and innovate all new ways of playing.

But when it comes to professional work such as marching and fighting, they have become quite normal, and they are all cautious in their words and deeds, for fear of saying something wrong and doing something wrong, and they will be blamed.

In the end, it was Alitu, Jiagu Asu's deputy, who gave a suggestion.

"The thief army is huge, but in fact they are all rabble, vulnerable to a single blow, and there is bound to be a lack of cavalry. Rather than wasting time here, it is better to send an elite cavalry to bring their own dry food and set off first, and the advanced army Tai'an Prefecture may have a miraculous effect to kill the thief army. ."

Jiagu Asu thought for a while, and felt that it was not unreasonable, but he was still a little worried.

"Although the thieves are a mob, they are numerous after all. There are more than 3000 people occupying Tai'an Prefecture. Now there are probably 5000 or [-] people. Our cavalry is not many, and we can't send them all. The maximum number of people we can transfer is [-]. , if the bandit army defends the city to the death, the situation will be bad."

"But if you don't do this, you will spend time here, or... transport all the grain and march by land."

Alitu folded his hands in frustration.

This proposal was rejected by Jiagu Asu.

The reason is very simple. The transportation of grain by water is replaced by land transportation, and not to mention the low efficiency, there are not so many means of transportation.

Both he and Zhu Husiji wanted to send troops quickly to quell the rebellion, and they didn't have time to make all preparations. There was a serious shortage of land transportation tools, and there would be a problem with the time of land transportation.

The grain can't stand the chewing of such people.

Jiagu Asu regretted it very much. If he had done more preparations before, he would not have been in a situation where he was neither advancing nor retreating.

After thinking over and over again, when Jiagu Asu was still hesitating, it happened that Shuhu Siji delivered a military letter, which made him make up his mind.

Shuhu Siji said that he had gathered [-] soldiers and horses, and soon he would send troops again through Yanzhou and head towards Yizhou. He asked Jiagu Asu if he had pacified Tai'an and made a contribution.

Shuhu Siji hoped that Jiagu Asu must be fast, and his soldiers would be very fast. After Taian Prefecture was settled, he could continue to march on Shandong East Road.

If you don't hurry, your life will be in danger!
After reading this military document, all doubts of Jiagu Asu were swept to the back of his head.

He made the final decision.

(End of this chapter)