In Ganning Army City, Ma Huaide and Li Weixian, Yang Tu, Xie Chi, Meng Xuezhao and others drank tea. Put down the teacup, Ma Huaide said: "Since the first day of being attacked by the Khitan, the next six or seven days, the Khitans have not been moved. According to the probe, they sent another army from Cangzhou the day before yesterday. Now there are tens of thousands of people outside the city, but they are staying honestly in the military camp."

Yang Tu said: "A few days ago, Diaotai Village sent troops to rob the food and grass they transported here. How dare they fight without food in the army? I think they were huddled in the military camp and were waiting for military rations. If the military rations did not come, they would not dare to fight."

Li Weixian said: "If this is the case, why don't we attack them? Without military rations, the morale of the army will inevitably be disintegrated, and it is a good time."

Ma Huaide shook his head: "No need. The order given to us by the Shuaisi is to defend the Ganning army. It is difficult for Khitan troops to be together, so we should be careful. Wait until they attack a few more times, and when their morale is depressed, sending troops is the best strategy."

There was a lot of discussion for a while. Some advocated taking the initiative to attack, while most advocated being cautious.

Seeing that everyone was discussing enthusiastically, Ma Huaide said to Meng Xuejue, who was not talking to the side, "Meng Dang, what do you think?"

Meng Xuejue crossed his hands: "I thought that the Khitan lacked military rations, but our guess. They may really lack food or not, but because everything else has been quiet. Now we have 80,000 people, what we should do should be to train the army and form a battle-capable army as soon as possible. Now the officials of the General Secretary are still insufficient. The divisions below the army are just a false reputation and there are many things to do."

Ma Huaide nodded: "This is a serious statement, and it makes sense. While the Khitans do not attack, it is time to organize the troops. These days, the regiments have selected officials, and the Commander has begun to take shape. As for the division, there is really no way to do it now, so I can only do this first. Each division leader relies on the officials in his regiment to command the war, and the other two regiments are waiting for the commander's orders."

Speaking of this, Ma Huaide said to Li Weixian: "The nine regiments brought by Taiwei Li must be organized according to this. Although the officers are still insufficient, the divisions must be built to facilitate command. If each regiment fights on its own, it will be impossible from the wars in the past few days. The third regiment is one division, and each division has about ten thousand people. If the Khitans attack, they can protect themselves."

Li Weixian said: "The Taiwei said it is reasonable. However, it is better for me here. In addition to nine regiments, there are more than 10,000 people, who are under my direct command. The Taiwei is the commander of the first army, and according to reason, he should have his own army. People such as artillery, cavalry, and cavalry should all be present. Like other troops, there are usually thousands of people who belong to the army leader."

Ma Huaide sighed: "I know, but if there is no one, what can I do? The Hejian Prefecture Military Academy has only been open for a year, and the artillery and cavalry trained are not enough, so I can only reach the top of the regiment. Then, there is no one in the direct army of the division and army. Forget it, now we will arrive at the regiment first, and we will form the third regiment into the first division, and then make up for it later. Now the army is concentrated around the Ganning Army, which is easy to command. It doesn't matter if there is no direct army."

Li Weixian said that he was. This time he was transferred to Ganning Juncheng, and the Shuaisi made it clear that he was under the command of Ma Huaide. Ma Huaide was a general in the northwest and had a lot of experience on the battlefield. Li Weixian was convinced and had no objection.

After a while of silence, Ma Huaide said again: "By the way, after the subordinate regiments were organized into the third division, Taiwei Li was also stationed in the military city. Our two armies came together to build the commander. Even if we don't have our own cavalry and artillery, the command system is barely enough. Now that the Khitan has a hundred thousand troops, it will definitely not be the same as before, and the fighting style will be more complicated."

Li Weixian crossed his hands and said, "As long as the commander of the Grand Marshal."

Ma Huaide said: "Then let's do it first. The Khitan will not send troops in the past few days, so we will train all the divisions. I, the Grand Marshal Li and the division leaders, went back and took my subordinates together to build a smooth command system as much as possible."

Several generals crossed their hands together and called it yes.

Hejian Prefecture, Du Zhongxiao, Fu Bi and Zhao Zi together to check the artillery and other items that were to be transported to Hejian Prefecture.

After seeing it one by one, Du Zhongxiao said: "A few days ago, the Khitan suddenly attacked. Although Ma Huaide's troops were captured by two military camps, they were blocked. It cannot be said that they won, but there was no big defeat after all. The day before yesterday, the Khitan increased troops to the Ganning army, and there are now 100,000 troops there. Moreover, according to the news from the Ganning army, the Khitan also sent heavy cavalry. If they don't add some artillery, they are afraid something will happen."

Fu Bi said: "We have extra artillery here, so it's not difficult to send some. However, after the Khitan increased its troops, it kept holding its troops. What is the reason? More than 100,000 people were going to eat and drink in front of Ganning Military City, and what were they doing if they didn't fight?"

Zhao Zi said: "A few days ago, Diaotaizhai saw that the Khitan grain team in the past was not protected by troops, so he went out to grab it. The food and grass were to be transported to the Ganning Army. The Khitans are so honest that they should be short of military rations."

Fu Bi thought for a while and said, "There is a shortage of military rations, so they just want to find food. What are they doing when hiding in the military camp?"

Du Zhongxiao said: "At this time, where did the Khitans go to find military rations? In the entire Hebei Road, except for the few military prefectures on Damingfu Road, the rest of the rest have been strengthened and cleared. If the city is not broken, there will be no food. Ma Huaide probably should be good, and the Khitans should be short of food. And after the food is short, there is no way. If you want to attack but destroy the Ganning Military City, you will have to wait hundreds of miles behind you, and you can only wait hungry."

Fu Bi shook his head, feeling a little incredible. The army of more than 100,000 is just hungry on the front line. Are the Khitans so miserable?

Seeing Fu Bi's doubt, Du Zhongxiao said, "Don't think it's strange. Hebei Road is a strong wall and clearing the wilderness, and the Khitans cannot defeat the city. This kind of thing happens. Taiwei, think about it, what if an army of more than 100,000 will be short of food in the Gobi? You can only endure it!"

Fu Bi said: "How can the rich land on Hebei Road be compared with the Gobi?"

Du Zhongxiao smiled and said, "The problem is that the Khitans do not have the ability to break through the city. The food is all in the city. If they cannot break through the city, the Khitans will have no choice. Their military rations can only be transported from the rear thousands of miles away. Once the food route is cut off, hundreds of thousands of people, haha--"

Fu Bi thought about it and finally understood. The tactics of clearing the walls that had not worked for many years have now been used, which made everyone forget its power. In the pre-Qin period, countries would clear the walls as soon as they were attacked. The very important reason was that the siege technology was not good at that time, and after the grain was received into the city, the attacking party had no choice. With the artillery of the Song army, it was difficult for the small city Khitan to break, and the clearing the walls showed great power. If they could not break the city, there would be no food and they could only transport it from the rear.

After understanding this principle, Fu Bi said: "If we say this, if we cut off the Khitan grain road, then the hundreds of thousands of troops will collapse without fighting?"

Du Zhongxiao nodded: "No, as long as their food channels are cut off, the Khitans will not be able to stay. However, the Khitans have less than a month since they entered the country. Now, there should be a lot of food reserves in Youzhou. Let them stay for a few days first, consume all the food reserves in Youzhou, and then cut off their food routes when transporting food and grass from the rear. At that time, the Khitans had no way to go."

Why wait? The Khitans came in a rage, letting them stay for a few days and consume their energy. Another reason was that the Khitans had stored grain in Youzhou before the attack. There was not too much food, and the Khitans did not expect this situation. In one or two months, the food and grass in Youzhou were exhausted, and the Khitans could only transport grain and grass from the rear. They transported grain for thousands of miles, and one ten was not stored, which would shake the Khitan Kingdom's foundation.
Chapter completed!