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Chapter 127: Harvesting the New Wheat in Quhe

"That Zong Yanli seems to be personally leading his troops to attack the camp, but the number of his troops is less than 10,000!"

"It can be seen that the attack on the camp was fake, and the real purpose was to disrupt our army."

"The sky lanterns did not fall for no reason, but were shot down by the enemy!" Yuan Heng made a prompt decision and took out the arrows he had picked up from the burnt Kongming lanterns outside the granary and presented them to the enemy.

Zhuo Kangshun's expression changed again and again. He stared at the arrow in Yuan Heng's hand and slammed the table in anger: "What a Zong Yanli!"

Wu Liren, who was standing nearby, said to appease him: "Your Majesty, please calm down. Our army suffered very little loss this time. We only burned some tents, which is not enough to shake our army's combat effectiveness."

Yuan Heng couldn't hold back after hearing this. He stood up suddenly and glared at Wu Liren: "Insignificant!"

"How could Lord Wu come to such a conclusion! Yes, the casualties are indeed minimal, but how could our army's losses be just a few tents!?"

"Nearly half of the granary was burned down, and the war horses in the cavalry camp were also burned to death. There were also many military supplies, soldiers' cold-weather clothes, beddings, etc. In the eyes of adults, don't these things need to be counted? " Yuan Heng vented all his anger.

"They are just some personal belongings. Why are you so angry, General?" Wu Liren smiled at Yuan Heng and said, "If there is no food, we will go to the army. If there is a shortage of things, we will take them from the people."

"As long as our army still has its manpower, we won't have to worry about not being able to seize military supplies." Wu Liren said it lightly, but Yuan Heng almost cursed at him because of his tone.

Seeing that the two were about to quarrel, Zhuo Kangshun quickly said, "Okay, the most important thing now is to count the remaining military supplies and investigate the enemy's next move, rather than having these meaningless arguments here."

After Zhuo Kangshun said this, Yuan Heng and Wu Liren were speechless. They responded respectfully and left.

The losses of Qing State were far more serious than Yuan Heng said. It would be fine if they were in terms of food and fodder, but it was already October and winter would soon come with extremely cold weather. The soldiers would be unable to fight without warm winter clothes, and it was simply too late to raise funds for the winter.

Yuan Heng returned to his own military tent. Facing the reports of losses that came one after another, he felt a chill in his heart.

The emperor is not listening to him at all now, and today he wants to take away his military power. If he loses the battle again in winter, Yuan Heng feels that his future is bleak.

"Food and fodder are in short supply, and military supplies are nowhere to be found." Yuan Heng seemed to have aged a lot overnight. Looking at the report on the table, he put his hand to his forehead and felt a sharp pain in his heart.

"General, please wash your face first..." Since saving food from the fire last night, Yuan Heng's beard was burnt and curled. He did not sleep all night and did not even have time to wipe the ashes off his face.

Yuan Heng sighed and stood up. He didn't know whether it was because he was old or tired, but he felt a black screen in front of his eyes when he stood up. He staggered a bit, and the guards beside him hurriedly supported him and called out worriedly, "General?"

Yuan Heng paused, and after he stood firm, he said, "Nothing, go get some water."

The Kingdom of Qing was at war everywhere. After Zhuo Kangshun ascended the throne in his early years, people's livelihood became worse day by day. The Qing Emperor was warlike and only wanted to capture cities and seize lands. Now that things have come to this, the people have no food to eat, so how can the soldiers in the army fight?

It’s difficult, it’s difficult…

In Dongji City, Zong Yanli praised Li Hu greatly: "Ah Hu, your archery skills have improved a lot!"

The number of Kongming lanterns shot down by arrows was far greater than she had imagined. Preliminary estimates showed that the burning of the camps caused the loss of at least half of the enemy's military supplies. This was great news for them.

"General, you are too kind." Xie Hu's eyes were bright and there was a hint of smile on his face.

"The enemy has suffered a heavy blow and will not attack cities again in the short term. We can also plan how to fight them." Zong Yanli turned around and sat in the main seat, looking at everyone in the tent and said so.

"Yes." Everyone took their seats and started discussing the deployment of troops.

At noon, all the troops dispersed, and Zong Yanli called Gao Feilin to fetch water for washing.

Just after I finished washing up, I heard Lei Qimei's voice coming from outside the tent: "Brother, are you still busy?"

Just as Gao Feilin was about to answer, Zong Yanli in the tent behind him shouted, "Let my little sister in."

Gao Feilin then stepped aside. Zong Yanli had not yet put on his armor, only soft armor. His slightly wet long hair was tied up. He sat at the table with a bold look and looked up at Lei Qimei who had entered.

"Hello, brother." Although Lei Qimei had seen Zong Yanli's appearance before, she was still stunned when she saw him for the first time. She came forward with a food box in her hand and said, "Brother, you worked hard last night. I specially made some snacks for you to try."

"Sorry for the trouble." Zong Yanli smiled, wiped his hands, and took the lunch box from Lei Qimei.

"Is everything going well?" Lei Qimei, still wearing men's clothes, blinked and stared at Zong Yanli and asked.

"Yeah." Zong Yanli nodded in response.

Lei Qimei sat in front of Zong Yanli and said eagerly, "Brother, I also want to join the battle. Can you take me with you next time?"

Lei Qimei said quickly: "I can be your personal guard!"

Zong Yanli paused with his chopsticks in his hand, raised his eyes to Lei Qimei, looked at her small body, which was not even as tall as his shoulders, shook his head and said, "The battle is dangerous, what are you, a little girl, doing there?"

"I can kill the enemy, too!" Lei Qimei stood up and said unconvincedly, "I even captured enemy scouts for my father before!"

"You can catch a scout as swift as a rabbit?" Zong Yanli said with a smile while eating, "It seems you have some skills."

"Of course!" Lei Qimei just didn't like others thinking that girls were weaker. She did have many shortcomings, but she was definitely not useless!

"So your ability to counter-detect is pretty good?" Zong Yanli didn't sneer at her like his father or others did, but looked at her seriously and said, "It's not easy for you to have such a heart, but fighting in front of the battlefield is really not suitable for you."

"If you really want to join the war, you might as well use your strengths." Zong Yanli put down his bowl and chopsticks and looked at Lei Qimei seriously and said, "I suspect there are enemy spies hiding in the army, but I am in a high position and it is difficult to find the spies."

"If I can help you pay more attention and detect the spies in the army, it will be a great achievement." Zong Yanli said seriously.

Lei Qimei was immediately excited when she heard this, and bowed to Zong Yanli and said, "Since I have received your order, I will definitely catch the spy for you!"

Zong Yanli raised his eyebrows and smiled, watching Lei Qimei running away in a hurry. She looked as if she was shouldering a heavy burden.

When Pei Liang and Huo Wenqi came together, they bowed politely to Lei Qimei.

Ever since the general accepted this sworn sister, no one in the army had any complaints. Naturally, it could be seen that this girl had no interest in the general at all, but seemed to be trying her best to join the army.

Zong Yanli had just finished eating the snacks Lei Qimei had brought him, and hadn't even had time to put away the boxes on the table. When he saw Pei Liang and Huo Wenqi coming over, he smiled awkwardly and said, "You came at an untimely time. I've finished eating..."

"The general is really..." Pei Liang didn't know whether to laugh or cry. It seemed like they were greedy for such a snack.

Pei Liang silently glanced at the leftovers on the plate. He ate it so cleanly!

Zong Yanli sat down beside him and asked, "What do you want to see me for?"

Pei Liang and Huo Wenqi sat down together and said to Zong Yanli: "General, Liang remembered something while talking with General Huo, and I think it is necessary to report it to you."

Zong Yanli nodded slightly: "Generals, please continue."

"Qing Kingdom has lost food and military supplies this time, so I'm sure they will try to collect food and military supplies again." Huo Wenqi spoke first, "I still remember that Qing Kingdom ceded land to our army and signed a treaty to stop the war. The land ceded was the three cities in the north of Quhe River."

"Due to natural disasters in the past few years, the Qu River almost dried up and the crops were completely lost." Huo Wenqi sighed when talking about this matter: "Now the northern part of the Qu River has been ceded to our country, and the emperor sent Liu Huangliu, a special envoy, to inspect it."

"Under the management of Special Envoy Liu, dikes were built to store water and canals were dug for irrigation. Although the harvest in Quhe this year cannot be considered a bumper harvest, it has produced some grain."

Huo Wenqi said seriously, "Now Qing has torn up the treaty, but Quhe was acquired by our good ministers. Now is the time for wheat harvest, and I am worried that Qing will turn around and harvest the new wheat in Quhe."

Huo Wenqi raised his hand and bowed, saying, "I think the general should order his men to secretly go to Quhe and seize the food before Qingguo reacts."

"If Qing Kingdom had been one step ahead of us, Qing Kingdom would have been familiar with the Qu River area, and our army might not have been able to seize it." Huo Wenqi said.

"Wenqi's idea is very good!" Zong Yanli's eyes suddenly lit up after hearing it. Without calling anyone else, he directly asked Huo Wenqi to send troops to Quhe and make sure to harvest the grain before Qing State.

Over there, Yuan Heng was worried about how to collect food, and the lack of reserve military supplies made it difficult to fight.

All the generals under his command gathered together, and suddenly someone mentioned the northern part of Quhe. Everyone knew that Quhe was ceded to the State of Wu, but wasn’t the treaty torn up now?

That doesn't count. No matter what, the grain harvest from Nagqu River should be ours.

When Yuan Heng heard this, he thought it made sense, so he hurried to see Emperor Qing and was about to tell him about this matter. However, before he could finish his words, he heard Wu Liren persuading the emperor to send troops again. Yuan Heng was so angry that he blew his beard and glared, but Wu Liren continued to speak with certainty.

"Speed ​​is the key to marching and deploying troops." Wu Liren looked at Yuan Heng and said, "Since the general said that military supplies are tight and food and grass are scarce, I am just acting in accordance with the general's opinion."

"Why is the general dissatisfied again?" Wu Liren looked helpless as if he was being targeted again.

"you--!"

Yuan Heng really disliked Wu Liren now. He really didn't understand why the emperor would employ such a stupid person!

He did not argue with Wu Liren, but turned to Zhuo Kangshun and told him his thoughts. When he mentioned the matter of seizing the wheat harvest in Quhe, Wu Liren frowned and objected, "The army is not so short of food and grass. If the enemy attacks when we go to seize food, how will we deal with it?"