Li Wen understood his predicament very well, and he also knew what he had to do in the face of such a predicament. Therefore, when the Southern Battlefront Army's defense line failed to break through, and instead suffered heavy casualties, he would also be anxious. He would also frequently hold meetings with the Think Tank, brainstorming to find the appropriate response.
Now was the time to brainstorm.
"Everyone, please speak freely. Let's talk about how to take down the rebel army's defense line. This situation cannot continue. If this continues, we will be in trouble instead of taking down the rebel army. There are still three days' worth of food left, but the food transport team is still nowhere to be seen. I've sent people to check, but how should we deal with it now?"
Li Wen threw out the question to let everyone speak freely and find a solution.
The senior counselors did not disappoint him. They came up with a lot of ideas, but none of them were feasible. Night attacks, attacks, human wave tactics, fatigue tactics, and so on. Li Wen shook his head repeatedly. He even felt that the most feasible way was to feed the soldiers in small bowls. After a few days, the food problem would be solved.
"No, if we do that, the soldiers will cause trouble. Right now, the morale of the army is very unstable. If we continue to deprive the soldiers of food, they will cause trouble even before the rebel army arrives. When that time comes, the situation will be very serious. This kind of thing is not uncommon in the past wars. We have to guard against it."
A more rational senior counselor warned everyone.
However, not many people seemed to have a clear understanding of this.
"Soldiers are trained for a thousand days to be used in a single day. Usually, they are fed for a thousand days. Can't they starve for a few days? Now is the time for the imperial court to starve them! The key is that if we don't let them starve, there will be no food to eat and they will starve to death. Starve or starve to death, which do you choose? "
Another senior counselor retorted.
What he said was not without reason.
You will die without food, but you can live with less food. This was the logic. They did not know when the next batch of food would come, so eating in small bowls might not be a bad idea.
Li Wen was a little moved.
"But this obviously won't do. The morale of the soldiers is very low these days. If we put food in small bowls, it will probably be even lower. It will be no different from losing the battle. Why don't we learn Cao Mengde's story?"
A senior counselor suddenly had an idea.
"Cao Mengde's story? What do you mean? "
Li Wen hurriedly asked.
"Governor-General, when Cao Mengde was fighting against Yuan Shu in the south, there was a shortage of food on the way, and the morale of the army was unstable. In order to stabilize the morale of the army and achieve his goal, Cao Mengde pushed out the grain officer in charge and killed him to appease the anger of the soldiers. At the same time, he opened the granary and gave the soldiers a good meal to stimulate the morale of the army. With that, he defeated Yuan Shu in one fell swoop. Why can't we do the same?"
Li Wen was stunned for a moment.
"This is a chapter from the Romance of the Three Kingdoms. It's impossible to verify whether it's real or not. How can you take it out and use it? Luo Guanzhong had only one opinion, he had never led an army before! He could even conjure 830,000 soldiers out of thin air for Cao Cao. Can you? "
Another senior advisor hurriedly retorted, "Governor, this is all nonsense. It cannot be used in this situation. Governor, you must not believe it easily. The only thing we can do now is to put rice in a small bowl and send someone to bring back rations as soon as possible. Only then will we be able to stabilize the morale of the troops."
Gao Can was dissatisfied.
"What? So what Luo Guanzhong wrote couldn't be taken seriously? Don't you think this move is very clever? Finding a scapegoat for the soldiers to hate and then kill to motivate the troops. There are many people who do this! "
"But we can't use it now! We only have three days' worth of rations. If we eat it all and still can't win the battle, won't we all starve to death? "
"Isn't that the saying 'Put yourself in a hopeless situation'?"
"You're being irresponsible!"
"You're the one who is …"
"Enough!"
Li Wen slammed the table, "This is a discussion about military affairs, not a quarrel! Be quiet for this old man! "
Everyone quietened down and waited for Li Wen's decision.
Li Wen then continued, "Although there are elements of fabrication, using a scapegoat as a scapegoat might not be useless. Right now, we can only do this. We can only let the granary manager down. I have made up my mind. Tomorrow morning, we can …"
Before Li Wen could finish his words, they suddenly heard violent shouts from outside the tent.
The group of people widened their eyes and looked outside in horror. They saw the messy fire outside, and the reflection of the panicked figures on the mosquito net. There were people screaming and falling, and there was even blood splattering on the mosquito net.
Mutiny!
This terrifying term suddenly appeared in Li Wen's mind.
Li Wen immediately realized that the situation was not good. The situation was about to be ruined!
"Follow me out immediately to see what's going on!"
Li Wen roared and was about to rush out, but he was stopped by a few senior ginseng.
"Governor, don't act rashly! I'll go out and take a look! "
The senior ginseng, who had advised Li Wen to use a small bowl to put the rice in, ran to the door and opened the thick curtains. Looking out, all he saw was a sharp blade flying towards his head.
"Ah!!!"
In Li Wen's vision, all that was left was the unlucky Gao Can, who had been hacked to death and fell to the ground. Then, his corpse was kicked aside and the curtains were pulled open. A group of soldiers with bloodshot eyes rushed in, led by Zhang Yanshou.
"Zhang … Zhang Yanshou? You … What are you doing? Are you trying to rebel? "
A senior ginseng pointed at Zhang Yanshou. Zhang Yanshou glared at him, and three soldiers immediately rushed over and kicked the senior ginseng to the ground, stabbing him to death.
Such a bloody scene caused the other senior ginseng to scream. Even Li Wen, who had a high position, could not help but feel his mind go blank.
"Rebel? This daddy is rebelling! You bunch of things that are worse than pigs and dogs, making my brothers die for nothing. Today, this daddy will make you pay with your lives for my brothers! Brothers! Go! Tie them all up! Send them to General Xiao's camp for a reward! "
The soldiers rushed forward and tied up Li Wen and the senior ginseng.
Li Wen, who had been treated roughly, finally regained his senses. He shouted in panic, "Zhang Yanshou! You are rebelling! You will have your entire clan executed! You're going to die without a burial place! Let me go! I want … Ah!!! "
Li Wen could not continue cursing because Zhang Yanshou had kicked Li Wen in the stomach, almost knocking him out.
"You still dare to point fingers at this daddy! Li Wen, this daddy has had enough! All of you deserve to die! Drag them out! "
The soldiers beat and scolded Li Wen and his senior ginseng out. In the biting cold wind, Li Wen and the senior ginseng's thick clothes were stripped off their bodies. Then, each of them was tied to a horse, and there were soldiers with excellent horsemanship.
"Brothers! All of you sit on the ground and put down your weapons! General Xiao was also the commander of our Ningxia. He will not harm us. We will surrender now, and everyone will have food to eat and clothes to wear! There will be no more suffering!!! "
Zhang Yanshou ordered the soldiers to ride fast horses to report his decision to the rest of the army. Soon, the terrified soldiers all put down their weapons and sat on the ground, waiting for their fate to arrive.
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