Back Off, Let Me Come

Huang Lie was angry, and there was silence under 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."

Click——

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 wounding of 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 the ten lines at a glance and was still furious.

The veins on the forehead are swollen and protruding, the veins are thick and clear, and the back molars are also rubbing together, all indicating the owner's mood at the moment. Huang Lie took a few heavy breaths, raised his foot and kicked the unsightly table away: "Yun Yuanmou, okay!"

Rage is followed by 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 of the battle: "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, and there was 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 there is nothing to be afraid of, Yun Yuanmou, but the people behind him have to worry about this matter for the time being. 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 tempering the edges of 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. It could not be said that he didn't take it seriously, but he said otherwise in private.

Before this, Yun Ce seemed to be a ranger.

He is just a ranger. What kind of background can he have that can allow the lord who holds the national seal, controls more than ten thousand elite warriors with heavy shields, and has a cloud of fierce generals under his command to swallow the humiliation of betrayal? Everyone in the tent exchanged glances with each other, but unfortunately, no one knew the answer.

"A Yun Yuanmou is not worth the distraction of my lord..." Upon 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 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 had been sold. They only knew that Huang Lie, as the leader of the alliance, tried his best to fight for a way out for them. They could have their own land and food to eat by following the arrangements, and they would no longer wander around under cover of the sky, so they were grateful. .

This is a win-win business in which both the buyer and the seller, as well as the product itself, are satisfied. From Huang Lie’s perspective alone, he’s a winner!

Buyers, especially the aristocratic gentry who owned large tracts of land but lacked people to cultivate it, also expressed satisfaction. They could exchange a little grain for a laborer who could cultivate the land, and the land tax was 90%. Such cheap consumables can pay for themselves in less than a year.

Ever since the Dragon Slaying Bureau broke up, this business has been discontinued.

Huang Lie's eyes were 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 hint of hope in his eyes: "Didn't you know from the palace attendant that Zheng Qiao built a large granary in Qianzhou? Have you found the location of this granary?"

"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 of grain inside. This number may be exaggerated, but hundreds of thousands of stones cannot escape. It's just that Zheng Qiao is suspicious and keeps the location of the granary secret. No one except his close friends knows the location. Fortunately, there is no airtight wall in the world. This granary is too large and it is impossible to transport grain there quietly.

After following the clues, I found a clue. As long as you follow the clues and investigate, you 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, the distance between Yan and Qian must also be taken into consideration.

"Report——Lord, there is a messenger outside the camp asking to see you!"

The messenger 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 party received the news earlier and learned that Gong Xiqiu was among the supporting troops. Seeing that the situation was not good, he led his men and ran away overnight without having time to notify his 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, we can only fight 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 food line was not long, he could not hold back the most critical food line pass and was cut off by the Chaoli Pass! The Chaoliguan Mountains stretch endlessly, dividing Yanzhou into two. Food must be transported from inside the customs to outside the customs, and must pass through this place.

Who is in charge of Chaoliguan now?

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 few to stay in Yiru. If force is used to open a road through the Chaoliguan Mountains, there will not be many manpower available. The force will make too much noise, take a long time, and will be easily discovered.

Secondly, taking a detour and transporting grain is unsafe and takes seven to 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 eyeliner also heard that Huang Lie discovered the granary treasure house left by Zheng Qiao, which contains countless grains. He might be able to "borrow" some for emergencies. So he took the initiative to send an envoy to express his goodwill.

Huang Lie also knew what Zhang He was planning.

While cursing inwardly, he entertained warmly.

Just as Zhang He needed his ally, he also needed Zhang He's full support. Without him, Zhang He might not be very good in other areas, but his medical skills are superb. As an imperial physician, he also participated in the research on Gu disasters in Wu State in detail, and he has quite a lot of 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 two sides communicated in a friendly atmosphere.

until--

The next day, the spies who inspected the granary brought back news.

Huang Lie couldn't wait any longer: "Quickly, give me the news!"

He didn't notice the counselor's slightly changed expression.

Opening the letter, he glanced at ten lines. The half-curved corners of his lips suddenly stiffened, and then gradually lowered.

Snapped--

The table shattered with one palm, 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 tortured 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. !”

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 brought 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 could be sifted out? How long can it last? When it came time to run out of ammunition and food, the envoy did not dare to think about what would happen.

Huang Lie did not stop the messenger: "Go slowly and don't send him off."

The two families are gloomy and the food crisis hangs over their hearts.

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 cooking paused: "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 tiring. Counting the consumption of the cooks, the grain transported to the front line will be greatly reduced. The only good thing is that they can still be self-sufficient.

It doesn't matter if the grain transportation from the rear is slower or less.

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 a scribe, this did not take effect immediately and required a certain amount of time to settle down.

Jiang Sheng was not impatient at all.

The mentality is as stable as an old dog.

The way of a scribe in the perfect state is still different from the initial state. He needs to explore a little bit, and take it out for a walk whenever he has something to do. Last night, he calculated that the northwest was very auspicious and he would make a fortune if he went in that direction. In order to calculate more clearly, I carefully changed the contents of several generations and calculated that there was a grain 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 dispatch 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 didn't she have the slightest impression?

Wait a minute, she seems to have a vague impression?

Because he was dragged by Gong Xiqiu to serve as 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, feeling sore all over and not having a good piece of meat. The amount of exercise exceeded her limit, so she took a hot bath and fell asleep. In the middle of the night, someone seemed to call me.

There was no malice, and since he was one of her own, she was not on guard.

I vaguely remember saying vaguely: [Go ahead, go ahead. 】

After saying that, she turned over holding her beloved silk.

Shen Tang: "..."

Could it be that time? ? ?

Jiang Sheng got permission and even roped in Xun Zhen and his son. When something good happens, you can't forget your friends. They actually caught a large number of grain transport teams preparing to retreat after receiving the news. Shen Tang's apricot eyes were stunned: "He doesn't know that Chaoli Guan is in my hands?"

Do you still want to take this food line if you know it?

Ning Yan also found out this.

When Zhang He cleared the last batch of grain, the Chaoli Pass was still passable. Later, the Chaoli Pass changed hands, 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 someone 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 Xianden 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, and she said with a smile, "That's good, Tunan. You ask Xiandeng to tie up some of the 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? If you talk to him about the deployment of troops, Huang Lie and the others might 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 the strength herself 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. Want 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 had a sad look on his face: "Zhao Degong had previously scolded my father with a stick in public. Although brave warriors are physically strong and not afraid of such minor flesh wounds, the blow from the baton only damaged my father's prestige in the army. Who can't do that now?" Do you know that my father has fallen out of favor?"

Shen Tang: "I don't know..."

Is there such a good thing?

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