Chapter 119: Crazy Food
Whether it is the King's Army or the Rebels, the word "food" has always touched the hearts of the two armies.
The three armies went ahead before they moved their food and supplies. This sentence is not just a saying.
If there is not enough food to store the soldiers, the soldiers will be panic, the morale of the army will be in chaos, and the soldiers who are hungry will even mutiny.
Since the outbreak of the civil war, the food prices in the drum kingdom have been rising.
Whether at home or abroad, many large grain merchants have set their sights on the large fat piece of the Magdragon Kingdom. They have tacitly stopped transporting large quantities of grain to the Magdragon Kingdom.
Now, two months after the civil war, some poor and backward places in the Magdragon Kingdom have begun to experience food shortages, and the food prices are getting higher and higher day by day. However, even so, grain merchants still do not choose to sell out the large-scale food they have hoarded.
In the eyes of these black-hearted merchants who were preparing to make a fortune in war, the lives of the Magnetic Drum Kingdom are simply a pair of meaningless numbers and are not worthy of their attention. They are concerned about the increasing value of food, how to squeeze out the wealth of this country that made a fortune by selling medicines.
Of course, Williams's Flash Gold Chamber of Commerce did not miss this feast. On the contrary, under Barr's reminder, the Flash Gold Chamber of Commerce began to purchase large quantities of food two months before the outbreak of the civil war.
In order not to attract attention, Williams also secretly established many small chambers of commerce in other major grain-producing countries, allowing local agents to use the convenience of locals to purchase a large amount of grain at low prices.
The number is so large that it is enough for people in the Port of Vilia to eat for a year.
During this period, the Flash Gold Chamber of Commerce made a fortune in the Port of Villa with these grains, which is one of the reasons why Barr's territory is so attractive, because on Barr's territory, the Flash Gold Chamber of Commerce's grain shop has been operating normally and the price is never higher than the market price.
Since the two armies have been expanding their troops and preparing for war, the consumption of food is simply a bottomless pit, and the amount of food consumed every day is tens of thousands.
In order to stabilize the morale of the army, Gresham and Gilbert both took out the food they had secretly hoarded over the years and spent a lot of money to buy food from abroad. However, because grain traders joined forces to block the maritime food routes, the two of them now cannot buy too much food from their nearby neighbors even if they have money.
Unless you can import food from a further country, you can only continue to consume the food hoarded over the years. However, transporting food from a further country is not only time-consuming and dangerous, but also greatly increases the cost.
Two months have passed, and the food foundation of both sides has almost been consumed.
Especially on Gresham's side, this old king who cared about the people did not forget to release food and provide disaster relief during the civil war, which led to the rapid bottoming of the grain reserves, which originally had a great advantage.
However, Gilbert, a rebel leader with a personality similar to Valbo, has not had much burden or psychological burden, and has always allowed the rebels to steal the food from the people, and there is still a lot of surplus food in his hands.
Of course, the consequence of Gilbert's approach was that the rebels' impression in the drum kingdom became extremely poor, and they had already reached an evil army of similar nature to the pirates.
Gilbert didn't care at all about this. Anyway, his army was already a rebel in people's hearts. No matter how bad it was, it could still be broken. As long as it could successfully reach the throne, and then rely on the power of the world government, it could easily suppress those untouchables who wanted to resist.
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"Thanks to the commander-in-chief for your kindness, don't worry, even if I fight for the last soldier, I will definitely persevere until the reinforcements arrive, and will never give up on Ice and Snow Town."
In a house in Ice and Snow Town, Buffy said to the phone worm with a serious face, who had been wearing a beard on his hands.
"Then please, Major Maysfield, please be sure to protect the batch of food in your hands. If you really can't hold on, you will definitely not let the food fall into the hands of the rebels. Do you understand what I mean?"
The next moment, the phone bug made Norland's breathtaking and majestic voice.
Buffy was silent for a while and said seriously: "Yes, you will never let precious food fall into the hands of the rebels."
After receiving Buffick's affirmative answer, Norland hung up the phone.
"It seems that I have received assistance successfully. Now, it should be a sure thing to keep the ice and snow town."
Shuma, wearing a paper mask, was already in the room at this time. When the phone worm on Buffy's palm closed his eyes, he said with a smile.
"It's not that easy, it still takes a fierce battle."
Buffy shook his head, but his face was also smiling, and there was not much tension.
Using food to force the King's Army to send people to support, this is the strategy that Barr and Buffy came up with together.
Due to the fact that the ice and snow towns and other nearby towns with ports and railways were destroyed or occupied by rebels, the King's Army was unable to transport a large amount of food from sea and railways, and could only transport by land. However, land transportation was very inconvenient, and many sections of road were temporarily unable to pass due to snow disasters.
Therefore, the King's Army stationed outside the Snow City is also very short of food now, which is one of the important reasons why the King's Army has been cracking down on the rebel's rations so frequently.
The commander-in-chief of the King's Army, Noland, was originally planning to kill Buffy's troops and the rebels. Fortunately, he sat on the side and watched the tiger fight and then the fisherman benefited. But now, as Shuma brought the food from the three major ships to the ice and snow town, he could not sit still.
The amount of food that can allow an army of 3,000 people to eat for three months is undoubtedly very large.
The number of Kings soldiers stationed outside Fengxue City is currently about 20,000. If there is a supply of this batch of food in Bingxue Town, and if you save a little, you will continue to support for half a month without any problem.
According to reports from spies who sneaked into Fengxue City, the rebels in Fengxue City have begun to lose food due to the rapid expansion of their troops and the frequent invasion of the food channels.
If the rebels could obtain food from the ice and snow town, they could last for a long time. The morale that had originally caused the rebels to decline by constantly attacking the food roads would definitely recover.
If Norland doesn't want his efforts to silence over the past two months, he must send someone to support him to ensure that the food does not fall into the hands of the rebels.
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The Rebel Commander-in-Chief Green, not long after, also got a case of a large amount of food in the ice and snow town. In addition, the King's Army, which had not taken any action, began to send a large number of reinforcements to support the ice and snow town.
"Where did this traitor find so much food? Have those damn grain merchants changed their sexual desire?" Green said with a puzzled look.
Grain traders at home and abroad have joined forces to deliberately hoard large amounts of grain and interrupt large-scale grain transactions in the magnetic drum kingdom. This is no longer new.
But as far as the current situation is concerned, since the civil war has not yet reached the final moment of the decisive battle, the grain reserves in the hands of the two armies have not been completely exhausted, and large-scale famine has not yet broken out in the country, and the food prices have not reached the highest point. These damn grain merchants should not take action.
But at this time, large-scale grain transactions occurred in Bingxue Town, which is undoubtedly a very strange thing, and this may be a special signal.
But no matter what, Bingxue Town is now a delicious bun. He must snatch the grain from Bingxue Town. Even if he can't grab it, he must ensure that this batch of grain will not fall into the hands of the King's Army.
After more than two months of open and secret struggle, both armies have consumed a lot of manpower and material resources. Now they are like two hungry beasts. Whoever gets a full meal at this time will gain the upper hand again.
"If the order is sent, two thousand more people will be sent to intercept the troops sent by the King's Army to support the Ice and Snow Town. In addition, the entire army will enter a first-level combat state. As long as the King's Army has abnormal movements, the entire army will be immediately suppressed. They will definitely not be allowed to send more troops to support the damn traitor."
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