Chapter 312: Ruining the Jin King's Grain Purchase Plan
Bai Li hated the soldiers doing these bandit-like things the most. They were obviously soldiers, but they only did petty thefts and sneaky things. Their behavior was more hateful than that of scoundrels and more brutal than that of bandits, which completely tarnished the name of soldiers.
He has no military rules and regulations, and acts recklessly. He is not worthy of being called a soldier at all.
When those people saw the beaten man's cheeks swollen like a pig's head and faced Bai Li's murderous gaze, they silently closed their mouths and dared not make another sound. They were obediently taken away by the police.
Before they left, Bai Li ordered the officers to separate them and detain them separately, so that she could interrogate them herself later.
After handling the matter, she comforted the shopkeeper and promised him that as long as her Great Zhou Army was there, no one would be allowed to force his family to buy food. If anyone was so bold as to do so, she told him to send someone to report to the government office immediately, and the government would support him. Finally, she returned to the government office with the shopkeeper's gratitude.
It just so happened that Nangong Min was asking the people in the yamen where Marshal Bai had gone.
"Why don't you get some more sleep?"
Bai Li came in and found the man, who looked like a child inseparable from his mother, a little funny.
Well, although the metaphor that suddenly popped up in her mind was a bit funny, somehow, looking at Nangong Min's anxious look, she felt that this metaphor was the most appropriate.
"Li'er, where have you been?"
When Nangong Min saw Bai Li, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief. He went forward to hold her hand, but found that there were officials following him, so he silently hid his hands behind his back.
"The King of Jin sent people into the city to buy grain, and I went to take care of it. Since you're here, go and interrogate him to find out what the King of Jin is up to and whether he has any other schemes or intrigues."
Bai Li gave him a smile and assigned him some work.
It was just right that she took the opportunity to meet the boy.
"Okay, leave the rough work to me."
"Have you had breakfast?"
Nangong Min, who was about to go out with an empty stomach, suddenly remembered that Bai Li went out early in the morning and probably hadn't had breakfast yet, so he asked.
"not yet."
"Then let's eat something together. I haven't eaten either."
"Okay, come to my study and eat, then we can work."
"OK."
Nangong Min knew that Bai Li had good food to eat, so he didn't go to the kitchen to get those two vegetable steamed buns.
Bai Li entered the study and, like magic, took out a few omelets and placed four cooked eggs on the table.
Nangong Min didn't ask where it came from. He picked up a scallion egg pancake and stuffed it into his mouth.
Bai Li picked up a piece, rolled it into a cylinder and took small bites of it, planning to finish the whole pancake before eating the eggs.
Although Nangong Min eats with big mouthfuls, he doesn't look rude or ugly at all. His every move and gesture reveals his elegance and generosity.
When Bai Li finished one omelet, he had already finished three. Bai Li was half full after finishing one. She didn't want the omelet anymore and picked up an egg to peel it.
It was she who ordered that all generals should not receive any special meals and that they should eat the same food as the soldiers.
But several generals liked to eat with Bai Li the most, because she would occasionally take out some good food for everyone to enjoy, such as an egg for each person, and everyone was very happy.
Bai Li was also helpless about this. She also wanted all the soldiers to eat eggs, but wasn't her strength not allowing it?
She would like to spend money to buy eggs for the soldiers, but supplies are in short supply here and she has nowhere to buy them.
The few eggs that the city folks were reluctant to eat and exchanged for oil and salt were not enough for her to buy one for each of the tens of thousands of soldiers.
Moreover, if she buys all the eggs and meat in the market, other people in need will not be able to buy them.
This will inevitably disrupt the order in the city.
So, she would take out as much as she could from her space. Occasionally, giving the soldiers a bowl of egg soup with almost no egg in it was already the best treatment.
"I think the King of Jin is at the end of his rope and has sent people into the city to buy food.
This must have been the witch doctor's idea, otherwise, given the King of Jin's character, he would have sent people into the city to steal food."
Bai Li took a bite of the egg as she spoke. The aroma of egg immediately filled her mouth and she squinted her eyes in satisfaction.
"This morning, a letter arrived from the capital of Ximeng State, announcing that the Ximeng government has sent an army of 200,000 to attack us. According to their estimated distance, they will reach Chizhou soon."
Nangong Min ate four egg pancakes and two eggs before Bai Li finished one.
After the two of them had eaten, Nangong Min started to clean up the table and opened the map to discuss countermeasures with Bai Li.
"King Jin is entrenched in Qinzhou, and I'm afraid we're out of reach of Chizhou!"
After looking at the map, Nangong Min frowned. If the Simon army came, they would have to pass through Chizhou.
Chizhou is guarded by Bai Zongrui, Bai Zongze, Luo Yang and others, but how can their 30,000 defenders compete with the enemy's 200,000 troops?
Not everyone has Bai Li's ability to destroy 200,000 enemy troops with only more than 10,000 defenders.
Besides, Bai Li was lucky to win last time.
She first sent people to intercept and destroy a part of the enemy troops, and then she used unprecedented magic weapons to scare the enemy into submission, thus achieving victory.
The Simons must be prepared now, and they would not be stupid enough to make the same mistake twice.
"Well, there's no place to set an ambush, so we can only rely on the city walls for a head-on confrontation."
Bai Li was calm, showing no worry or fear at all.
"So, we have to destroy King Jin before they arrive, so that we can spare some time to support Chizhou."
"But the King of Jin now has a witch doctor, the witch doctor has a large eagle, and there are also insidious and vicious hidden weapons. Isn't it difficult to deal with him?"
"It's okay. I'm thinking about how to deal with the eagle."
"What good idea have you come up with?"
"I was wondering, can we use a black eagle to fight an eagle?"
The black eagle in the space suddenly trembled, and a chill rose from its claws to its head.
"No way, Black Hawk is so small!"
It’s not even enough to fill the gaps between my teeth!
Of course, Namgoong Min didn't say this.
"Yeah, I'm just afraid it'll get cold feet and get eaten!"
After Bai Li said this, he felt that it was a bit cruel, so he gave up the idea.
"Forget it, let's think of other ways!"
The two couldn't think of a good solution at the moment, so they split up and took care of other things first.
Nangong Min went to interrogate the Simon soldiers who bought food, and Bai Li went to order the officers to bring the boy to see her.
After a while, the police arrived with their men.
"May I have your name?"
Bai Li looked at the uneasy child and felt a liking for him when he thought about how he was so scared yet still stood up to testify against the Simon soldiers.
"Reply, reply to the Marshal, my name is Gou'er."
Bai Li frowned slightly and asked, "What's your name?"
"I, I don't have a real name. My grandfather has always called me Gou'er since I was a child."
"Who are the people in your family?"
Perhaps because Bai Li was so approachable, the dog gradually became less nervous.
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