Xia Tian said in a deep voice: "Activate in place and wait for orders!"
"yes!"
The veterans stood up and looked at Xia Tian with different eyes.
At this time.
Xiaobai jumped out of the carriage and knelt down on one knee: "Your Majesty, according to your instructions, the gold, silver and jewelry have been sold."
"40 cartloads of herbs, spirits, grain, cloth, refined salt, butter, pork, etc. were purchased."
"Cuckoo"
The more the veterans listened, the more they became more and more greedy. Their bellies were as hungry as thunder.
But their figures remained motionless, maintaining their strict military appearance.
Originally, the Ministry of War specially allocated taels of silver to these wounded soldiers with meritorious services for their medical treatment and daily life.
However, these silver coins were deducted from top to bottom.
When the silver came into their hands, they could only buy pickles.
The word "bird" has long faded out of the wounded soldiers' mouths!
Memories always make veterans want to cry.
but.
The prince sells jewelry in exchange for food, is it for them to eat?
Yeah?
There is meat!
I want to eat!
Xia Tian smiled gently: "Get up!"
“Well done!”
"Those jewels can buy so many supplies, so they are quite valuable!"
Xiaobai said with some reluctance: "Your Majesty, those are the treasures of the palace."
Xia Tian waved his hand to stop Xiao Bai from continuing: "Manager Bai, people are like iron, and food is like steel. If you don't eat even one meal, you will get hungry!"
"The food the soldiers received in the wounded barracks was extremely poor and nutritionally deficient, and their recovery from injuries was very slow."
"From now on, every meal must have meat so that the soldiers can replenish their blood!"
"yes!"
Xiaobai accepted the order: "I will definitely let the soldiers eat well!"
All the veterans’ eyes were red again!
It turns out that the prince sells jewelry so that they can eat meat!
What a relative!
then.
The veterans secretly made many oaths!
The prince wants to live a long life!
The kind who wants to marry a harem of three thousand people!
The kind that brings all the top ten beauties in the world to bed!
At this time.
Xiaobai walked to Xia Tian lightly and looked at Lu Shu and Gao Fei with questioning eyes.
It's obvious that I have something important to say, should I ask the two of them to avoid it?
Xia Tian shook his head and chuckled as he introduced the two parties: "From now on, Lu Shu and Gao Fei are our own people. If you have anything to say, just say it."
"yes!"
Xiaobai understood: "As expected by His Highness, the Crown Prince ordered the arsenal not to replenish weapons and equipment for the Huangzhou Guards Camp."
"According to His Highness's arrangement, I gave General Liu a hundred taels of gold from the arsenal, and received a thousand sets of thick cotton military uniforms and five hundred sets of fine iron armor."
"Five hundred top-quality iron knives."
"Five hundred top-grade iron spears."
"A hundred strong five-stone bows and six thousand arrows."
"A hundred shields."
"All the procedures have been completed, which is enough to equip our current manpower."
"There are ten cars in total, all hidden in the supplies."
Lu Shu and Gao Fei are overjoyed!
Now, there is no shortage of medicine, food, military uniforms, and weapons!
Your Majesty, you are reliable!
Next.
It means following the prince to fight his way out and gain a chance of survival.
Immediately afterwards.
I saw supplies trucks pouring out of the city gate one after another.
All the veterans were beaming with joy.
If there is food in the army, the army will not panic.
Xia Tian looked at the sky and saw that it was almost time to set off. He said in a deep voice: "Soldiers!"
"exist!"
There was light in the eyes of all the veterans and their response was loud.
Xia Tian made the last confirmation: "My fiefdom is Huangzhou, which is a barren land and harsh waters. Facing the Sirius Empire, if you follow me, the chance of dying in battle is very high."
"Now, I give you one last chance to make a choice."
"Those who follow me, from today on, you are my brothers and sisters!"
"If you have something to eat from me, you won't be hungry!"
"If anyone chooses to stay in the Imperial Capital, I will give you a severance package of ten taels of silver so that you can get some delicious food and heal your wounds after you go back."
"Do you understand?"
All the veterans shouted in unison: "Understood!"
"good!"
"Those who don't want to go to the deserted state will go out!"
No one moves!
All the veterans knelt down on one knee: "Your Majesty, stop asking!"
"We're going with you!"
A veteran with high prestige said: "We are all orphans. We have no home, no relatives in the imperial capital, let alone women and children. We have nothing to worry about."
"We are willing to follow the prince to Dahuang State."
"Where Your Highness is, it is our home!"
All the veterans were excited and shouted in unison: "Where Your Highness is, this is our home!"
"good!"
My heart warms in the summer.
He traveled to this world alone, so he was not an orphan: "Xiaobai, Lu Shu, Gao Fei, you lead the convoy and veterans and wait for me in Taohuawu 20 miles ahead!"
"yes!"
"After arriving at Taohuawu, the veterans will be put into warm thick cotton clothes, issued with new armor and weapons, and armed to the teeth. There will be many fierce battles to be fought along the way."