At the same time, Zhang Liao also let go of the granary in Zhujia Fort, and the soldiers fed the beans one after another, which made thousands of war horses jump and neighed happily.

In addition to the lack of war horses, a big reason why the princes cannot afford cavalry is that cavalry consumes several times more than infantry, and another war horse consumes the most, far better than humans. Because in high-intensity and heavy-bearing running, war horses are not enough to eat grass close to each other, and they often need to eat soybeans to supplement their physical strength and endurance.

But beans are also food for soldiers, and they are limited to carry during the war. In normal times, some beans are mixed with weeds to eat. How can they eat openly and have a feast like now?

After eating, he had to take advantage of the situation and prepare military rations for the next few days. Zhang Liao asked the gang leader to open a stove on all sides and prepared dry food for several days for the soldiers. Bags of beans were hung on one side of the war horse.

As for the mountains of gold, silver and copper coins, Zhang Liao didn't care. If he brought too much of these things on the battlefield, it would be a burden. He asked the logistics officer to distribute them to the soldiers and asked them to carry them as appropriate, and it would never affect the combat effectiveness.

Fortunately, Zhang Liao's military rules have always been strict, so he is very relieved about these things.

Under the moonlit night, Zhang Liao's soldiers were busy in Zhujia Fort, feasting and shouting, but Zhu Jiang vomited blood outside the fortress. He didn't have to go in and knew that the family fortune he had saved for many years would be over. Although he had more than one fortress, this place was his most important stronghold.

After eating and drinking, he ignored Zhu Jiang who had escaped outside the fortress. Zhang Liao asked someone to pile up heavy stones to death. The two fort gates in front and behind were separated, and some soldiers took turns to serve the night, and the other soldiers were all resting.

After days of raiding and fighting, it is rare to have such a good place to rest.

After the soldiers rested, Zhang Liao did not rest. Instead, he took a few personal guards to patrol the surroundings of the fortress and looked at the situation outside. With the moonlight, he naturally saw the bandits who were secretly digging pits on the avenue not far from the fort gate. He ignored the night patrol soldiers and returned to the room without realizing other problems.

Lying on the couch but couldn't sleep, I simply got up and lighted the candle, and looked at the topographic map of Chaohu in the dim light.

As a soldier, as long as he obeys the orders, he fights when he should fight and sleeps when he should sleep. In addition to worrying about his life to kill the enemy, it is actually very simple, but it is not so easy to be the main general. You have to plan inside and outside the battlefield, plan to deal with all accidents, worry about the outcome of the war, and be responsible for the safety of the entire army.

After several consecutive days of raids, it was rare to take a break in this Zhujia Fort. Only then did Zhang Liao have time to think about the accident he encountered in Chaohu Lake.

If he had expected and prepared for the previous Luoyang Incident and the battlefield in Yuzhou was completely under his control, then the trip to Chaohu would have been indeed an accident.

Zhang Liao never expected something to happen to Chaohu and Zhang Jian would encounter danger. He had always been in charge of the war before and led Yuan Shu on the nose, but now it was the other way around. He was led by others.

This feeling is not good, there are too many crises and uncertainties, especially away games. Apart from his extremely powerful combat power and the maneuverability of the cavalry coming and going like the wind, he has no other advantages.

This is the battlefield. No matter how detailed the planning is, there will always be some things that are out of your expectations or even control.

This is considered a rebound in the imperial examination reform, but it is reflected in the battlefield.

The actions of the aristocratic family were indeed somewhat beyond Zhang Liao's expectations. In his opinion, even if the aristocratic family rebounded, they would not be so fierce. They would only hide behind the scenes as a driving force.

Just like the Sui Dynasty in history, the Sui Dynasty was the first to promote imperial examinations and weaken the power of aristocratic families to monopolize political power. At that time, there was a rebound in the aristocratic families, but they were not the primary rebels. The main reason for the demise of the Sui Dynasty was that Emperor Yang of Sui was too impatient to govern, attacked madly externally, and carried out super projects at the internal level, not giving the people a way to survive, resulting in large-scale civil rebellion and unstable regimes. The aristocratic families took the opportunity to help, allowing the extremely powerful Sui Dynasty to perish quickly.

However, if you think about it carefully, your situation is similar. Although you are not very happy with merit and have been recuperating, it is an indisputable fact that the unstable behind you is indisputable. Especially when someone inside the court secretly colludes with external princes, Yuan Shu, who hates him, takes the lead. With the influence of the Yuan family in the Jianghuai family in Runan, how could the aristocratic family remain indifferent?

Various factors have caused me to fall into the current predicament. Cavalry is not omnipotent. When restricted by terrain, it is even less mobile and flexible than infantry. At present, the advantages of cavalry are difficult to exert in Chaohu area. If it is on a vast plain, unless the bandits dig the pits all over the world, they will not be able to resist the cavalry's galloping. However, it is different in Chaohu Lake. It is surrounded by mountains and water, and the road is not wide. If the pits are dug at critical points, the cavalry will be subject to restraint everywhere.

In any case, the situation has come to this point, so I can only find ways to deal with it.

Finding Zhujiabao tonight's rest is just a temporary solution. The key is to save Zhang Jian. No matter what, you can't let something happen to Zhang Jian!

Judging from the news that came yesterday, Zhang Jian is fine for the time being. Judging from the news that Xu Chu had been traveling along the way, Feidong Road also encountered many bandits and local sect thieves, but fortunately there was no crisis.

The more enemies they restrained in these two ways, the safer Zhang Jian's place will be for the time being.

Now that his main goal has fulfilled the enemy's wish, Zhang Jian has two possibilities. One is that the enemy ignores Zhang Jian and will concentrate on dealing with him, and the other is that he will directly attack Zhang Jian because he has no value for use.

The latter type is extremely likely because Zhang Jian has developed a lot in the Jianghuai River in recent years, controls countless ships, and accumulates a huge amount of wealth, which is enough to make these powerful families and bandits covetous.

We must find ways to break through the siege in front of us and quickly arrive at Zhang Jian, but in the same way, we cannot waste the lives of the soldiers. Although rescued by Zhang Jian is very important, it is a largely private matter. Zhang Liao cannot let his soldiers die in vain because of his own selfishness.

From this point of view, Zhang Liao has never been a qualified coach. Although he is calm and good at capturing fighter jets, he cannot treat soldiers like chess pieces to achieve his goal.

But it is precisely because of this that he was deeply loved by the soldiers. How could there be no casualties in the war in recent days? The morale of the soldiers was extremely high. It was just because he was the lord, as long as he had an order, the soldiers under him would go through fire and water. Without hesitation, the soldiers were willing to serve him as the lord, and the strategists were willing to assist him.

If you put your heart in mind, Zhang Liao must also be responsible for their safety.
Chapter completed!