Chapter 151
Yao Chunnuan sighed and said, "So, Marshal Zhu, you can't go on like this."
Marshal Zhu: What happened to him?
When he came to his senses, Marshal Zhu realized that he had accidentally blurted out what was in his heart.
In fact, Shi Mei really wanted to persuade his boss to think more positively. After all, you still have two treasure troves. Even though the secret vaults have become public treasure troves, they are still there, right? Think about Ray-Ban. There is really nothing left. Even the people are gone.
"You haven't figured out one thing: feeding your soldiers this kind of rations? Are you trying to repeat the same mistakes?" Yao Chunnuan truly felt that the soldiers who had braved life and death deserved better food. Look, many of them were fifteen or sixteen-year-old boys, minors in later generations, yet here they were already taking up arms and fighting foreign enemies. That was why she kept nagging Marshal Zhu.
"What do you mean?" Marshal Zhu felt his heart tightening. He had just mentioned his two treasure houses, and she mentioned the four words "repeating the same mistakes". It was too scary.
"You're completely hopeless. You must understand that the army is the foundation of your existence. The gold and silver in your two treasuries are piled high, and the grain in your granaries is also piled high. Haven't you ever considered that if you didn't have an army to protect them, would your treasures and your money still be safe? Marshal, you don't think you can defend your two treasuries with just this little force, do you?"
Marshal Zhu really jumped up this time, looking at Yao Chunnuan with a wary and somewhat hostile look. "What do you mean? Are you planning to take my treasure house?" Those two treasure houses and the granary where the grain was stored were his lifeblood! They couldn't afford to lose them.
"I'm not planning on your treasure house, but it's a matter of strength. If you're weak, you'll be exploited. If we don't target you, there are others, like the Diluo people. If you lose, do you think the Diluo people will be so kind as to spare your granaries and your two treasure houses?" Yao Chunnuan knew that Marshal Zhu was simply being stingy. The food at the Yichun camp would be adequate in a famine year or a normal year, but this was wartime. And not allowing the soldiers to eat well and have the strength to fight the Diluo people to the death? And giving them a greater chance of survival?
Zhu Dazao's face turned pale and blue.
"Money is only money when it's used. If it's just sitting there, it's just scrap metal. Take out the food and money and train your army well. In today's world, only those with strong fists can live well and avoid being bullied."
Marshal Zhu gritted his teeth and ordered people to move the food.
The soldiers of the surrounding Yichun camp looked at Yao Chunnuan with admiration. Oh my God, this Lord Yao Gongcao was so kind that he actually got better food for them from the Marshal.
The Xing family soldiers behind Yao Chunnuan all raised their heads and chests unconsciously. Such a good commander is from their Xing family army.
Marshal Zhu felt a little depressed because his own soldiers looked at Yao Chunnuan with admiration.
Yao Chunnuan was very happy that Marshal Zhu's approach was not too stubborn. Her words were not in vain. In her joy, she gave Marshal Zhu a way to make money, "Marshal Zhu, that's right. Moreover, if you make your army strong, you can turn around and rob the Di Luo tribe, so that you can make up for the money you spent." The wool comes from the sheep, so it's not a loss.
The soldiers around him widened their eyes at this statement. Could this really be possible? It was like the door to a new world had been opened.
Yao Chunnuan noticed the soldiers' surprise. Looking at their still-childish faces, many were fourteen or fifteen years old, which in later generations would be middle school or high school age. Coupled with the inculcation of propriety, righteousness, integrity, and morality from childhood, their minds were quite simple. They likely only thought about defeating the Diluo people, then returning home to earn some money, buy a few acres, marry a wife, and have a few children. This, in their eyes, was probably the best outcome. But there was another, more likely outcome: death or disability.
But what Yao Chunnuan said was very different from what they had heard before.
Yao Chunnuan's words sounded a bit wolfish. She would rather let them learn to bully others, no, bully outsiders, than let them be bullied, or wait until they are bullied before thinking about fighting back, which is too passive.
Yao Chunnuan said this from her heart. She remembered watching a boxing match before, and it was this match that made her emotionally fluctuate greatly and deeply touched.
China, with its 5,000-year-old history, is known as a nation of rites and etiquette. In that match, just as the Chinese players took the court, before the referee even called the "start," a player from an island nation brazenly attacked them from behind. The opponent also committed several fouls, such as eye-grabbing, but the referee, seemingly blind, ignored them. After the Chinese players recovered and fought back, and were on the verge of winning the match, the coach from the island nation, sitting in the audience, unexpectedly attacked them! He even ran onto the stage to attack the Chinese players. The island nation chose two against one, and the referee ignored it.
She was so angry at the time that she turned off the TV and unplugged the power cord without even watching the sequel!
She was furious. While the Japanese players and coaches were unsportsmanlike, the Chinese players, after taking the stage, showed no defense against their opponents at all, turning their backs on them! Furthermore, facing the coach's surprise attack, they actually upheld etiquette and refrained from attacking! They relied on the referee to drive them off! How passive!
Despicable people, if there's one, there's another. That Japanese athlete was one, and so was their coach. If they used such despicable tactics once, wouldn't they be able to use them a second time? When the Chinese fighters had more strength, they didn't just tug and pin their opponents to death, but instead adhered to the rules of boxing. They stopped when they had enough. It was precisely because of this that the other team had the opportunity to exploit their strength and regroup.
To this day, Yao Chunnuan still doesn’t know the result of that match. She doesn’t know whether the Chinese player had a chance to turn defeat into victory again, or whether he lost the game because of the opponent’s despicable behavior.
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We had dinner in Marshal Zhu’s tent, and the dinner he served was quite good.
In the friendly atmosphere of the meal, Marshal Zhu recalled the first secret vault he had just mentioned, and he couldn't help but ask tentatively, "Yao Gongcao, I heard that you discovered my first secret vault. Can you tell me how you found its exact location?" He still felt resentful about the loss of the first secret vault. Not to mention the second and third ones, which were almost stolen by the Xing family army!
Marshal Zhu thought secretly, just tell me, tell me so that I can know what went wrong. I will pay attention to it later.
Yao Chunnuan said with a smile, "Marshal Zhu, wasn't this the work of bandits? Our general just happened to go fight the bandits and got those properties by chance." She was determined not to give in. Is she telling you now so that you can be more cautious?
Marshal Zhu curled his lips and said, "Just make it up!"
Yao Chunnuan changed the subject, "However, we do know some secret information. This information is only known to the high-level officials in our City Lord's Mansion. It is very easy for Marshal Zhu to know. Just join us and become one of us, and everything will be easy." He promised to tell us everything he knew.
Here it comes again, don't listen, don't listen, it's just a turtle chanting! Zhu Dashuai started to laugh and invited Yao Chunnuan and others to eat, "Come on, let's not talk about this anymore, eat the food!"
Her solicitation was rejected silently again. Yao Chunnuan was not in a hurry. She responded to his words and started eating.
After dinner, it’s time to get down to business.
Because Jiayin County borders the Northern Di people, it has three city gates: a small gate on each side, and a large gate in the middle. Marshal Zhu is currently stationed at this large gate in the middle.
The final outcome of the discussion was that Xing Changfeng would lead 20,000 soldiers to guard the upper city gate and assist in the defense. He would independently deploy his own troops and obey Marshal Zhu's orders, not his orders. After all, the ultimate force in this battle would still be the Yichun camp, and Yao Chunnuan and his men were there to assist. Furthermore, both sides agreed to three rules: during the battle against Di Luo, neither side would plot against the other or attack their allies.
"What about food and fodder?" Marshal Zhu asked hesitantly.
In fact, Marshal Zhu also knew that since they came to help, he had to at least solve the problem of food and grass for them during the period of assistance. Not to say that he had to bear all the responsibility, but at least he had to prepare some. But he really... really... asked him to dig into his private treasury, and he felt so bad!
Marshal Zhu thought about it and realized that this matter was not his fault. It was mainly due to the inaction of the imperial court, which did not provide him with any food, fodder or weapons! If the imperial court provided food, fodder and weapons, he would be willing to give some to Xing Changfeng and his men.
Didn't Yao Chunnuan know him? He had a temper like a Pixiu. Once something was in his pocket, it was extremely difficult for him to get it out. He couldn't even afford to feed his own soldiers, so how could he care about outsiders like them?
Yao Chunnuan said, "We will take care of the food and fodder ourselves! But the prisoners we capture will belong to us!" I just hope you don't regret it.
"Okay, okay, General Xing and General Yao, you really understand the righteousness of the matter." At this time, Marshal Zhu didn't mind saying a few nice words.
After finishing the business and seeing off Yao Chunnuan and others, Marshal Zhu was actually feeling very melancholy.
Xing Changfeng and his men had taken the initiative to lead their troops to help fight the Diluo tribe, but what about the imperial court? Still no news. The difference between the two was immediately apparent. The imperial court's performance was truly disappointing.
Marshal Zhu shook his head and said, "Forget it, forget it. Some problems cannot be thought about too deeply. Thinking about them will make you feel upset."
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