Chapter 1114 - 937, Delivering Grain
"Yelu Kangda seems to want to drag this out with us?"
Xiao Yeyang stood on the city walls, using a telescope to observe the opposing Xiliao army’s situation.
He had originally thought that after burning the Xiliao army’s food and fodder, Yelu Kangda would order a retreat, but unexpectedly, the Xiliao army encamped outside the borders of Xintunwei.
Su Hongxin asked, "The Xiliao people don’t produce much food, where did they get their supplies from?"
Xiao Yeyang, thinking of the messages sent back by the Hidden Guard infiltrated into Xiliao, sneered, "The Xiliao people don’t have food, but Xiao Yechen does."
A major reason why the Xiliao Imperial Family dared to wage war against Daxia at this time is because Xiao Yeyang provided them with large quantities of grain.
Su Hongxin frowned: "Where did Xiao Yechen get the grain from?"
Xiao Yeyang’s expression turned somewhat grim: "It is said that when Xiao Yechen fled north with the Princess of Tartars, they discovered vast fertile black soil. Moreover, Xiao Yechen, through various means, obtained high-yield grain seeds from Daxia and has accumulated a stockpile over the past few years."
Upon hearing this, Su Hongxin and the several soldiers around him all grew solemn.
Waging war over a long period is somewhat disadvantageous for them.
There’s no helping it; Xiliang is too barren. Even though Madam Xiao brought in high-yield grain seeds, due to the short time and limited spread, they can only barely maintain the bare subsistence of a few guard posts.