"Sir, are you asking for grain from the large private grain merchants in Cang Yue City? I'm afraid they won't agree! Each of these large grain merchants have their own backgrounds. Cang Yue City is so close to the royal capital, so each family will have some connections.
In it.”
One of the two remaining guards hesitated for a moment, and finally reminded Fei Daqiang in a low voice: "If we use strong methods, the backlash in the capital will be huge, and I'm afraid we will be targeted by then!"
This does not refer to Fei Daqiang, but to Lin Yi as the commander-in-chief and the army commanded by Lin Yi.
The guard who spoke had no background, or perhaps his background was the army. Both sides were prosperous and both suffered losses, so he came forward and said a few words.
"It's okay. Is this general afraid of any backlash? It's a joke!"
Fei Daqiang snorted disdainfully: "They have backgrounds, don't I, the general, have any background? The commander-in-chief is my backer, whoever has the ability to touch them will take a look!"
The guard stopped talking, but felt somewhat disapproving in his heart.
In his opinion, Lin Yi, a commander-in-chief, would not be able to protect himself in a fight. What does it mean to be just the son of a second prince?
It is true that the current Sima family is a royal family, but the Feng family and the Nangong family are both qualified to become royal families. Once too many people are offended, the Sima family will be overturned!
When the time comes, Sima Zhongda will be the one to take the blame, and then the instigator, Fei Daqiang, will definitely be thrown out to take the blame!
The guard glanced at Fei Daqiang and sighed secretly.
He could only go so far as to say too much. If it was leaked, he would be in trouble.
Fei Daqiang sounded tough, but in fact he didn't want to forcefully collect food. He just said, let's talk business!
Cangyue City has a good harvest, so the big grain merchants here will definitely have a lot of grain in stock.
Because it is not very convenient for people to transport food here on Soejima, they are likely to be attacked by dark monsters on the way.
In addition, there are many groups of thieves who rob homes and homes.
Therefore, unless large quantities of grain are transported under military escort, few cities will communicate with each other.
Therefore, Cangyue City really has a lot of food, and everyone has a surplus of food in their hands, so the big grain merchants cannot sell their goods at high prices.
Fei Daqiang saw this clearly and wanted to purchase in large quantities.
When we left the royal capital, in addition to part of the food and baggage, we also had a lot of gold coupons.
This is a reserve fund for Lin Yi's army's daily expenses, soldiers' pay, military merit rewards, etc.
Fei Daqiang is in charge of logistics, so naturally he has the funds.
In order to ensure that Lin Yi's army has sufficient food, he plans to use the money to purchase supplies first.
Of course, if you go to those big grain merchants, Fei Daqiang will definitely not buy them at market price.
Now he represents the royal family, and for such a large transaction, why don't you give him a discount?
If you don’t want a discount, just discount these profiteer legs!
In Cangyue City, Fei Daqiang was busy with the team's logistics, and at the forefront of the army, Ling Hanxue was leading a sentinel.
Ling Hanxue was passing through a canyon with a team of six scouts riding a black spirit horse.
After passing this canyon, Heilinghanma walked for about three hours before reaching the second city on the marching route.
This canyon is fifteen or six miles away from Lin Yi's Chinese army, and Li Yingjian's forward battalion is also seven or eight miles away.
"Commander, we ran a little far, why don't we turn around when we get here?"
A scout next to Ling Hanxue tightened the reins and controlled the black spirit horse to circle twice: "The sky is already getting dark, and the army should be setting up camp soon."
Originally, he thought that the army would be stationed in Cangyue City tonight, but he didn't expect that Lin Yi would not enter the city. He bypassed Cangyue City and kept speed all the way, so he had to camp in the wild.
Normally, the night in the wild is very dangerous, and the strength of dark spirit beasts will increase at night, so there are more dark spirit beasts traveling at night.
This is also the reason why Warrior Station appeared.
However, the army does not have such worries. The 20,000-strong army will also set up defenses when setting up camp. Unless there is a tide of dark beasts, usually thirty or fifty of them will not dare to approach the army's camp.
Ling Hanxue looked up at the sky and then at the canyon in front of her.
The tops of the towering and steep rock walls on both sides cannot be seen at a glance, and there is a stone path in the middle for five riders to walk parallelly. If someone throws a fist-sized stone from above, it will definitely break the person's skull if it hits someone!
"This is a dangerous area. The army will set off tomorrow. If there are enemy troops, it will be too late for us to explore again!"
Ling Hanxue shook her head. Although it was her first time to follow the army, she was extremely qualified as a scout: "I will go up from this side, and you two will go up from that side. The rest of you will stay on guard. If you find anything wrong, report it immediately.
With the signal, those on alert can retreat as soon as possible!"
"yes!"
Everyone in the scout team clasped their fists and accepted the order.
Although they were a little disapproving, they felt that Ling Hanxue was too careful. Where could there be an ambush in the hinterland of Hongshang Commandery?
However, they are the most elite garrison of the royal capital, and the scout battalion is the elite among the elite. If their officers have orders, even if they have questions, they will carry them out to the letter.
Two scouts who were skilled in mountain climbing were separated from the six-person team and climbed up from the cliff on one side, while Ling Hanxue climbed up from the other side alone.
They were both body-refining warriors, and even without the aid of tools, they were still very fast. After a while, the people on both sides reached the top of the cliff, and found no abnormalities in their bodies.
"Let me tell you, how could someone ambush us in the hinterland of Hongshang County? The commander is too cautious."
One of the two scouts who climbed up the cliff curled his lips and shook his head, complaining in a low voice: "When approaching Northern Xinjiang, it is normal to be so careful. But now it is like this. When we reach Northern Xinjiang, won't every plant and tree have to be inspected?
Are you careful?"
"Okay, just stop saying a few words!"
Another older scout shouted in a low voice: "The new commander will definitely make some gestures when he takes over our scout camp. Don't seek death on your own and send him to your door to be treated as a chicken to scare the monkeys!"
These proud and powerful generals of the royal capital's garrison would naturally not be too convinced by the commander who came down from the air. Ling Hanxue had only taken over for the first day, so it was impossible for everyone to be convinced.
That's why these two scouts complained here.
But they didn't expect that the cliff on the opposite side was actually not that far away from here, and Ling Hanxue's ears were extremely sharp. What they said floated to her ears along with the wind.
Quietly? Haha!
However, Ling Hanxue had no intention of getting angry. She looked young and she was a girl. It was normal for those guys to be dissatisfied. Anyway, as long as they obeyed the order and did not delay Zhongda's affairs.