Records of the Human Emperor Chapter 613: The Decisive Battle!

Chapter 613: The Decisive Battle!

Translated by: Hypersheep325

Edited by: Michyrr

The news from the plateau traveled much faster than expected.

Dalun Ruozan was ruminating over a model in the tent when a Tibetan officer entered and kneeled on the ground.

"Great Minister, the quartermaster has sent word that all of our cow and sheep meat has been consumed."

"What's going on? Do you need to report such a minor trifle to me?"

Dalun Ruozan turned his head and frowned, a look of displeasure on his face.

"If our food stores are exhausted, why don't you have the Tie'A tribe in the rear send up more?"

"Reporting to Great Minister: the people of the Tie'A tribe have not driven any cows or sheep to our area for more than half a month now."

"Oh?"

Dalun Ruozan finally turned completely around, a somewhat confused look on his face.

"Then the Luosili Tribe?"

The Tibetan logistics network had never been given to only one tribe. At the same time, twenty to thirty tribes, and at times even a hundred tribes, would be working to supply food to the army.

"The people of the Luosili tribe have also not appeared for ten-some days now."

"Then the Daka, the Lalan, the Feiqi?"

Dalun Ruozan listed off the names of several tribes.

"Eight or nine days ago, we lost communication with them."

Dalun Ruozan furrowed his brow, a sense of unease growing in his heart. This was not the first war between Ü-Tsang and the Great Tang, but this sort of logistical problem had never occurred before.

All the tribes of Ü-Tsang should have understood what food meant for any army, and delivering food to the soldiers was the mission of every tribe. Thus, unlike the Great Tang, the Tibetans never had any shortage of supplies.

One tribe failing to promptly deliver food was strange enough, and all of these tribes failing to appear meant that there was definitely a problem.

"Send someone to the rear and investigate what's going on!"

Dalun Ruozan's heart began to rapidly beat, an ill foreboding taking root in his mind.

Dalun Ruozan didn't need to wai

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