799: Gift from the living Bodhisattva [please vote]
Huang Lie got angry and there was silence in the tent.
The messenger half-knelt on the ground with his hands clasped in fists, his head lowered, not daring to look at the anger on Huang Lie's face: "Every word is true."
Katsa——
The secret letter in Huang Lie's hand shattered with the sound.
This secret letter was sent by the commander who gathered the remaining forces in Qianzhou. It recorded in detail the causes and consequences of Yun Ce's injury to the guard and his defection. Although the two sides were hostile, the veteran did not deliberately add fuel to the fire and described it from a neutral perspective as much as possible.
However, this is of no use.
Huang Lie read ten lines at a glance and was still furious.
The veins on his forehead were swollen and protruding, the veins were thick and clear, and the back molars were rubbing together, all indicating the owner's mood at the moment. Huang Lie took a few heavy breaths, raised his foot and kicked away the unsightly table gum. : "Yun Yuanmou, okay!"
After the rage comes the calm: "Well done!"
The staff under the tent said: "The thieves should be punished!"
"Yun Ce is so ungrateful, don't let him go!" Although they didn't like Yun Ce very much and knew that this boy was not from the same group as them, they really didn't expect that he would use such a ridiculous excuse to defect at this juncture.
Everyone was criticizing Yun Ce.
There was even a young and arrogant person who came out: "The last general is willing to lead his troops to capture him and tear him alive! Let the lord vent his anger!"
After speaking, several others responded.
Huang Lie raised his hand to press down, with a bit of unwillingness in his eyes: "What's the purpose of capturing? I wonder if you have to look at the owner to beat a dog? Of course, Yun Yuanmou, a mere person, has nothing to be afraid of, but the people behind him have to worry about it. Let's put this matter aside for now Give up."
As soon as this statement came out, everyone was in an uproar.
They also have some understanding of the temperament of their lord Huang Lie. Except that during the Dragon Slaying Bureau, they were concentrating their energy and restraining the sharp edges in their character. They were not so easy to talk to in private, let alone swallowing the humiliation of being betrayed. What is the origin of Yun Ce?
For a moment, everyone had the same doubt.
They didn't have much interaction with Yun Ce. They only knew that Yun Ce was valued by the lord based on a letter of recommendation, and he was given the position of the main rider as soon as he came. On the surface, the lord entrusted his own safety to Yun Ce, which is not unreasonable. I value it, so I’ll tell you otherwise in private.
Before this, Yun Ce seemed to be a knight-errant.
He is just a ranger. What kind of background can he have that can enable the lord who holds the national seal, controls more than ten thousand elite warriors with heavy shields, and has many powerful generals in his tent to swallow the humiliation of betrayal? Everyone in the tent exchanged glances with each other. Unfortunately, no one knows. Answer.
"A Yun Yuanmou is not worth the distraction of my lord..." Seeing this, the counselor under the tent intervened to change the topic, "The biggest problem right now is food and grass, which is imminent."
Huang Lie has obvious advantages and equally obvious disadvantages.
During the Dragon Slaying Bureau, you can also morally kidnap the alliance to get food, or "sell" the refugee grass bandits who follow you to the alliance in the form of cooperation - in an era of frequent wars, a large population is the only magic weapon to restore people's livelihood and economy!
Huang Lie lacks nothing but people!
These homeless grass bandits did not know that they were being sold. They only knew that Huang Lie, as the leader of the alliance, tried his best to fight for a way out for them. If they followed the arrangements, they would have their own land, have food to eat, and no longer wander around under cover of the sky, so they are grateful. .
This is a win-win business in which both the buyer and the seller, as well as the product itself, are very satisfied. From Huang Lie’s perspective alone, he is a winner!
Buyers, especially the aristocratic country gentry who own large tracts of land but lack people to cultivate it, are also very satisfied. A little grain can be exchanged for a laborer who can cultivate the land, and the land tax is 90%. Such cheap consumables can be repaid in less than a year. Book.
Ever since the Dragon Slaying Bureau broke up, this business has been discontinued.
Huang Lie's eyes turned red due to lack of food.
Compared with the food problem, Yun Yuanmou is not worth mentioning. Huang Lie focused his attention back with a bit of hope in his eyes: "Didn't I know from the palace attendant that Zheng Qiao built a large granary in Qianzhou? The location of this granary has been found. Already?"
"The location has been locked and people have been sent to find it."
The granary built by Zheng Qiao is very large. It is not so much a granary as a group of granaries. It is said that there are millions of stones in the grain inside. This number may be exaggerated, but hundreds of thousands of stones cannot escape. But Zheng Qiao This man was suspicious and kept the location of the granary secret. No one knew the location except his close confidants. Fortunately, there was no airtight wall in the world. This granary was too large and it was impossible to transport grain and grass quietly.
After following the clues, I still found a clue. As long as I follow the clues and investigate, I will find the correct location sooner or later.
Huang Lie was a little impatient: "How long will it take?"
The counselor said: "It should be within these two days."
At this time, we should also consider the distance between Yan and Qian.
"Report——Lord, there is a messenger outside the camp asking to see you!"
The envoy is naturally Zhang Yongqing's person.
This is also Huang Lie's only ally at present.
Huang Lie was in a good mood: "Please come in quickly!"
Previously, Huang Lie and Zhang He's troops attacked Wu Xian's forces, and Shen Tang sent people to rush for reinforcements. Huang Lie's side received the news earlier and learned that Gong Xichou was among the supporting troops. Seeing that the situation was not good, he led his people to run away overnight. , before we have time to notify our allies.
As a result, Zhang He was beaten by Wu Xian's soldiers.
When Zhang He learned the ins and outs, the relationship between the two families became cold for a while, but they were now grasshoppers on a rope. If they did not cooperate with Huang Lie, they would only end up being annexed by Shen Tang and Wu Xian. In desperation, they could only Fights at the end of the bed and at the end of the bed.
Because Huang Lie faced food problems, Zhang He also faced them.
Although he had Yi Ru as his backing and his grain line was not long, he could not hold back the most critical grain line pass and was cut off by the Chaoliguan Pass! The Chaoliguan Mountain Range stretches endlessly and divides Yanzhou into two parts. Food is transported from the pass to Outside the customs, you must pass through this place.
Who is in charge of Chaoliguan at the moment?
In Shen Tang’s hands!
Wu Xian and Shen Tang, two colluding brothers, control this place, which is equivalent to strangling him by the throat. Is there any way for him to survive?
Zhang He is determined to open up a new grain transportation route and no longer be controlled by others, but this road is not easy to follow——
As soon as he came, he brought out most of the elites in his tent, leaving only a small number to stay in Yiru. If force was used to open a road through the Chaoliguan Mountains, there would not be many manpower available, and the force would be too big to open up, and it would take a long time.
Very easy to spot.
Secondly, taking a detour and transporting grain is unsafe and takes seven or eight times as long as the original route, which is also a waste.
The only way is to take Chaoliguan.
Therefore, Zhang He needs allies.
His spy also heard that Huang Lie discovered the granary treasure house left by Zheng Qiao, which contained countless grains. He might be able to "borrow" some for emergencies. So he took the initiative to send an envoy to show his goodwill.
Huang Lie also knew what Zhang He was planning.
While cursing inwardly, he entertained warmly.
Just as Zhang He needs his ally, he also needs Zhang He's full support. Without him, Zhang He may not be very good in other areas, but his medical skills are superb. As an imperial physician, he also participated in the study of Gu disasters in Wu State in detail.
Have experience.
It can be said that he is an expert in this field.
Zhang He also developed a prescription to slow down the collapse speed of heavy shield warriors, greatly extending the service life of heavy shield warriors.
This alone is enough for Huang Lie to regard him as an ally.
For a time, the atmosphere between the two parties was friendly.
until--
On the second day, the spies who inspected the granary brought back news.
Huang Lie couldn't wait any longer: "Quickly, give me the news!"
He did not notice the slight change in the counselor's expression.
Opening the letter, he glanced at ten lines, and the half-curved corners of his lips suddenly stiffened, and then gradually lowered.
Snapped--
The palm of his hand shattered the table eucalyptus, and sawdust flew everywhere.
Huang Lie angrily scolded: "Shen Youli! What a Shen Youli! I worked so hard, but let him pick the fruit!"
The messenger happened to be on one side.
"What made Huang Gong so angry?"
Huang Lie also knew that this matter could not be hidden for long, so he simply said directly: "My people found the granary, but it was only an empty granary. After interrogating the nearby people, they found out that this granary had been visited long ago, and the food had been transported for less than half a month.
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Good news, the granary is real, and the hundreds of thousands of stones are real.
Bad news, the granary has been emptied out by the hungry people!
How clean is the move?
Rats will starve to death if they live in it!
There really wasn't anything left for them.
When the messenger heard this, his expression suddenly changed: "Huang Gong, are you serious?"
Isn't this an excuse for Huang Lie to monopolize the food and refuse to lend it to others?
Huang Lie suppressed his anger.
"Of course it's true. Do you think I'm lying?"
"I don't dare!" The messenger handed over his hand, "I want to convey this news to my lord as soon as possible. I'll take my leave now."
Without food, some plans will have to be moved forward.
For example, attack Chaoli Pass.
Qianzhou and Yanzhou have a vast territory, but they have been devastated by military disasters one after another. The soldiers passed by like a grate and were sifted over and over again. What oil and water can be sifted out? How long can they last? When they run out of ammunition and food, the envoys will not Dare to think what will happen.
Huang Lie did not stop the messenger: "Go slowly and don't send him off."
The two families were miserable, and the food crisis loomed over them.
On the contrary, Shen Tang was much more relaxed.
As soon as she opened her eyes, someone brought her food.
The hand that was doing the rice stopped: "Who?"
Shen Tang's base camp is located on the border and has one of the longest grain transportation routes among the coalition forces. The transportation is tiring and exhausting. Counting the consumption of the cooks, the grain transported to the front line will be greatly reduced. The only good thing is that they still have Able to be self-sufficient.
It doesn't hurt to transport grain slower or less in the rear.
Counting on his fingers, the new batch of food has not arrived yet.
"Which living Bodhisattva will transport food to us?"
Who would have too much food?
Ning Yan looked weird and said: "Zhang Yongqing!"
"puff--"
Shen Tang almost spit out a mouthful of corn porridge.
After coughing for a while, he asked: "Who???"
Did her ears hear it right?
Ning Yan said: "It is indeed Zhang Yongqing's army."
Shen Tang: "..."
This matter also starts with Jiang Sheng's stargazing last night. Although he beheaded Zheng Qiao and perfected the way of being a scribe, this did not take effect immediately and required a certain amount of time to retreat and settle down.
Jiang Sheng was not impatient at all about this.
The mentality is as stable as an old dog.
The way of the scribe in the perfect state is still different from the initial state. He needs to explore a little and take it out for a walk when he has nothing to do. Last night, he calculated that the northwest is very auspicious and that you will make a fortune in that direction. In order to calculate more clearly, he worked carefully After changing the content for several generations, I figured out that there was a food team there.
If you arrive late, people will run away.
Without saying a word, Jiang Sheng took people over to verify the authenticity.
Shen Tang said: "Why didn't I hear the news last night?"
If Jiang Sheng wanted to mobilize troops, it was impossible without her permission - even if she would definitely send troops, the process still had to go through.
Ning Yan said: "I asked my lord."
Shen Tang: "???"
Why doesn't she have the slightest impression?
Wait a minute, she seems to have a bit of a model impression?
Because he was dragged by Gong Xiqiu to be a sparring partner to stabilize his realm, Shen Tang and him fought each other with fists and kicks without using any force. In the end, both of them failed. Their whole bodies were sore and there was no good meat. The amount of exercise exceeded the limit. , she took a hot bath and fell asleep. In the middle of the night, someone seemed to call her.
There was no malice, and since it was one of her own, she was not on guard.
I vaguely remember Han Hu saying: [Go, go, go.]
After saying that, she turned over holding her beloved silk.
Shen Tang: "..."
Is that that time???
Jiang Sheng got permission, and also roped in Xun Zhen and his son. When something good happens, you can't forget your friends. They actually let them catch the grain transport team that was preparing to retreat after receiving the news. The number was not small. Shen Tang's eyes were stunned: "He doesn't know
Chaoliguan is in my hands?"
Do you know if you still take this food line?
Ning Yan also found out this.
When Zhang He passed the last batch of grain, the Chaoli Pass was still passable. Later, the Chaoli Pass changed owners, Kang Shi cut off relevant communications, and Gu Chi strictly investigated the spies, which caused the news from the two places to lag even further than normal.
Half of the new batch of grain was gone before Yiru received the news and hurriedly sent people to intercept it.
As a result, I met Jiang Sheng who came to pick up a bargain.
After fighting in the middle of the night, the food was obtained.
"...This is good news. Didn't Xian Deng kill all the people in the food team?" When she learned that Ning Yan said "no", the bad water in Shen Tang's stomach bubbled up, and she smiled.
He said, "That's good, Tunan. You ask Xian Deng to tie up a few leaders and send them to Zhang Yongqing, and then say -"
She clasped her hands together: "Thank you Living Bodhisattva for your gift!"
Ning Yan was amused by her narrowness: "Wei."
Zhang He received the news and was so angry that he had a cerebral hemorrhage!
"By the way, where is Wu Zhaode? Talk to him about the deployment of troops. Huang Lie and the others may be tempted to jump over the wall."
Shen Tang led people to find Wu Xian. Although Wu Xian was very calm these days, he always listened to Shen Tang's wishes for any arrangement, and he seemed to be letting it go. However, Shen Tang did not conclude that Wu Xian had given up fighting for it.
Heart. Once there is an opportunity to close the gap between him and himself, this beast will fight back immediately.
Wu Xian's camp was arranged outside Chaoli Pass.
Set up camp here and set up military defense lines.
If you encounter an enemy attack, use sentry arrows to notify them.
"Dawei wants to see Dayi? You are father and daughter, can't you meet in private?" Shen Tang doesn't like to make a big show of things. She has her own strength and doesn't worry about safety issues. She only wants to meet allies. She can bring a team of personal guards, but Zhao Wei insists.
Have to follow.
Zhao Wei said: "This won't work."
Shen Tang asked: "Why?"
Zhao Wei said softly: "I don't want my father to be in a more difficult situation."
Shen Tang was surprised: "Wu Zhaode is so stingy?"
Are you even wary of this?
Zhao Wei showed a sad face: "Zhao Degong had previously scolded my father with a stick in public. Although brave warriors have strong bodies and are not afraid of such small flesh wounds, what was damaged by the military stick was my father's prestige in the army. Now who doesn't?
Do you know that my father has fallen out of favor?"