"It seems that General Zhou has recovered well!"
The voice came before the person arrived. Before Zhou Haoqun stepped over the threshold, a loud and powerful voice accompanied by hearty laughter came from outside the door.
The next second, Zhao Yiming, dressed in armor, looked dignified and smiling, walking towards him.
Zhou Haoquan was stunned and hurried to greet him, but Zhao Yiming personally stepped forward and helped him to the bed, "General Zhou, you are being too polite."
When he reached the bed, Zhou Haoquan finally reacted and struggled to get away from it. "I'm almost well again. I don't need to lie down all day anymore."
Zhao Yiming did not refute him, and followed his words and said: "Zhao understands, so isn't that why I came to see General Zhou!"
As expected, Zhou Haoquan's attention was immediately drawn when he heard this. "Is there any new progress in the war?"
Zhao Yiming nodded, and without being asked, he pulled over a chair and sat down. Jingyu, who followed him, saw this and quickly pulled over another chair from the side, and also gave a wink to Zhou Haoqun's deputy general.
The deputy general also came up and immediately sat in the last chair.
Seeing that all three chairs in the room were gone, and he couldn't let the other person get up, nor was it convenient to talk to him while standing, Zhou Haoqun finally had to sit back on the couch.
Last night, there was a cold snap in spring and heavy snow fell in Xijingguan. It was extremely cold outside. Zhao Yiming looked at the only small red stove in the room beside the bed and winked at Jingyu.
Jingyu immediately stood up and moved the stove between the three of them. The deputy general also brought the kettle up, preparing to boil water and make tea for the two of them.
As the heat source was gone, Zhou Haoqun felt a chill on his body. He listened to Zhao Yiming talking about the strategic deployment, and subconsciously pulled the quilt on the bed to cover himself, and finally he snuggled back into the quilt.
Seeing this, Zhao Yiming asked Jingyu to move the stove to the side of the couch without leaving any trace.
Zhou Haoqun was listening to Zhao Yiming intently and didn't notice the two people's little movements at all. Only the deputy general next to him saw it all and was full of gratitude to Zhao Yiming.
Zhao Yiming was originally a civil servant, so his talent and learning were naturally first-class, and he also had extremely high insights into military affairs. The closer Zhou Haoqun got to know him, the more shocked he became, and his admiration was beyond words.
The two of them chatted happily until Zhao Yiming left. Then Zhou Haoquan realized, "When did I come back to the couch?"
Just as he was about to go to bed again, the deputy general's voice rang in his ears, "General, have you forgotten what General Zhao just said to you so quickly?"
Zhou Haoqun was stunned, and his mind instantly recalled what Zhao Yiming had just told him about the current situation of the Zhou family.
After a long while, he sighed and lay back down silently. "Yes! This body of mine is not only my own. I have a young child at home and an old mother. If something happens to me again, how will they cope?"
Zhao Yiming knew that with a formidable enemy at hand, internal unity was extremely important. So in order to prevent Zhou Haoqun from overthinking and developing the idea that there couldn't be two tigers in one mountain, he would go to Zhou Haoqun's room every day to discuss matters with him for about an hour. He never concealed any of his decisions, just to reassure Zhou Haoqun and let him take care of his health.
At first Zhou Haoqun was a little confused, but after a few days, even though he was slow to react, he gradually came to his senses and admired Zhao Yiming more and more.
"Only a truly strong person would disdain to plot and expose everything to the sun." He looked at Zhao Yiming's back as he left and said to the deputy general.
Ever since he blew up the enemy's food supplies and resolved the urgent crisis at Xijing Pass, Zhao Yiming has kept his troops in place.
The Western Liao soldiers on the opposite side have been behaving themselves due to the issue of military rations, and both sides have been at peace for the time being, but everyone knows that this is at most just the calm before the storm!
Ten days passed in a flash, and early that morning Zhao Yiming received the latest information sent back by Zhuifeng Zhuyue.
Just last night, the scout team led by Chi Wei, who had been lurking in the enemy camp, discovered the route used by the Western Liao soldiers to transport military supplies.
Although Western Liao had the largest land area among the four small countries, their land was barren and their grain production was extremely low. This batch of military rations could be said to have been gathered with the whole country's strength, and it was the key to determining the victory or defeat of the Western Liao army.
As long as they rob this batch of food and supplies from them, the Western Liao army will be defeated within half a month.
Zhao Yiming had been keeping his troops on hold, waiting for news about this batch of supplies and food. He had planned from the very beginning that he would win the war at the lowest cost.
Late at night, Zhao Yiming led dozens of elites to ambush the enemy on the road they had to take to transport food and fodder.
The enemy was very cunning. In order to get this batch of food, they even went to great lengths to create five identical teams transporting food from five different routes in order to confuse the enemy and thus safely transport the food to the battlefield.
Except for the real grain transport team, the other four teams were all set up with a tight net to lure them into the trap.
However, Zhao Yiming did not intend to let them down. In addition to the team that actually went to rob food, he also arranged four other teams, intending to capture some more people to repair the city of Xijingguan.
According to the information brought back by the scouts, except for the real grain transport team, the carriages of the other four teams were all loaded with disguised soldiers.
Zhao Yiming asked Zhou Haoqun, who had just recovered from a serious illness, to be in charge of the real food and grass team, while he led people to encircle the other four teams.
The four teams had different routes. Zhao Yiming was personally responsible for one route, Zhou Haoqun's deputy general was responsible for one route, Jingyu was responsible for one route, and the last route was led by Jifeng.
When they came, Zhao Yiming gave them two fog bombs each and asked them to use them to minimize noise and casualties.
In the dew-covered grass, a group of people were lying in ambush, motionless and without making any sound.
Suddenly, in the silent dark night, there were a few insect chirps. The regular chirping seemed to be conveying some information. Zhao Yiming narrowed his eyes, raised his hand to cover his mouth, and replied with the same insect chirping sound.
He took out the windproof lighter sponsored by Tian An from his arms. With a faint "click" sound, a small orchid flame ignited. He quickly lit the fog bomb and raised his hand to throw it steadily in the middle of the road.
The fog bomb continuously emitted white fog all around. However, in just a moment, the "hissing" sound of the burning bullets stopped, and even the faint smell of gunpowder in the air disappeared, leaving only a ball of fog that was difficult to disperse and was not noticeable at all in this cold and foggy night.
A moment later, the sound of a fake grain transport team came from the front. Perhaps because they were afraid that they would not be fooled, the other party had no idea what it meant to be low-key. The escorting personnel even chatted and laughed with each other, frequently insulting the people in power in Tianling State.
Fortunately, although Zhao Yiming seemed to be doing insignificant things every day these days, he was actually training the selected soldiers with his own methods every day. So even if the enemy cursed them harshly or they were angry, no one moved.
They all watched quietly as the enemy soldiers opened and closed their mouths, passing through the artificial white mist without noticing.
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