Chapter 173 Yuanzhou Victory, Boosting Morale
"Okay, pick your candidates and set off early tomorrow morning."
Nangong Min said this and took out the silver for buying food and handed it to Ji Huanan.
Ji Huanan took the heavy purse and turned to pick someone.
When Shangguan Yu was away, Ji Huanan became his temporary personal bodyguard.
It’s true, if it weren’t for the help of these former members of the Bai family army, it wouldn’t have been so easy for him to lead 10,000 new recruits this time.
In particular, when encountering Zhao Yuntian's ape soldiers, without the calm response of the Bai family army, there would probably be a lot of casualties.
Nangong Min looked up at the starry night sky, his mind flying to Yuanzhou.
Because of his urgent march, the news from Yuanzhou had not yet reached him.
He was worried about whether the reinforcements sent by the emperor to Yuanzhou had arrived. If not, once the 200,000-strong Ximeng army attacked the city...
Thinking of this, his heart couldn't help but tighten.
Only now did they realize that both the emperor and he had expected too much of Bai Li. No matter how powerful she was, she was just a sixteen-year-old girl. How could they believe that she could compete with Simon's army of 200,000 with just 10,000 defenders?
There are only a dozen or so Eight-Ox Crossbows, and only a few thousand crossbows and repeating crossbows. Facing an army of 200,000, what can such a small number of weapons do?
By the time he returned, the rain had stopped, and the flooded roads and bridges had been repaired. Passing by Sunjiazhuang, he ordered Wang Haisheng to take the 500 eight-ox crossbows left by Bai Zongren, plus the 300 eight-ox crossbows in his own army, and rush to Yuanzhou, hoping to be in time to resist Xi Jinping's army. Nangong Min's thoughts drifted away, but he was quickly brought back to reality.
On a summer night after the rain, frogs croaked and mosquitoes were rampant, with the sound of mosquitoes swatting everywhere.
Suddenly I felt itchy on my face, so I slapped it. There was a pool of blood between the dead mosquitoes in my palm.
When my hand touched the clothes, I suddenly remembered what Bai Li gave me.
He took out a cloth bag from his arms, opened it and saw a paper bag with the words "Mosquito repellent, insect, snake and ant powder" written on it.
He grabbed a handful and sprinkled it on his body, then called a soldier over and ordered, "Sprinkle this powder on the brothers to repel mosquitoes."
"That's great! We've already got bruises all over our bodies and faces in just a few moments!"
The soldier happily took the powder and went down. Nangong Min leaned against the tree roots and closed his eyes to rest.
Several large fires were burning, and the flames illuminated every tired face. After the rain stopped, they had been marching urgently for two days and two nights without rest.
At this moment, many people have already started snoring before the meal is cooked.
Nangong Min used his Qinggong skills to patrol around the camp. Seeing that the patrolmen and sentries were meticulously carrying out military orders, he returned to eat with peace of mind.
The army set out before dawn the next day.
Ji Huanan had already left with a small team of 100 people. Nangong Min looked at the list he submitted. Among them, 50 were soldiers of the Bai family and 50 were new recruits.
Nangong Min understood that he did this to reassure him.
After all, the Bai family army once belonged to Bai Zongren, and Bai Zongren has just escaped from his criminal record.
Nangong Min led his army on a non-stop march. As he passed by, he saw crops in the fields that had been flooded and lying on the ground rotting. The people were hugging each other and crying in the fields. He couldn't help but feel heartbroken.
This year, with natural disasters and wars, life will probably be difficult for ordinary people!
After marching for a day, when they were resting in a forest and cooking at night, Ji Huanan's food-buying team returned.
"Major General,"
"Drink some water first, sit down and talk slowly."
Ji Huanan ordered people to unload the truck and came to find Nangong Min without even having time to drink a sip of water.
Ji Huanan drank a bellyful of water in one breath, wiped his mouth and said, "Good news, good news!"
"Tell me what good news you have!"
"I heard from the people who came to buy grain at the grain store that Yuanzhou destroyed Ximeng's army of 100,000 with only 10,000 soldiers. This news has spread like wildfire in Yuanzhou!"
"Is the information reliable?"
"I chased him out and stuffed a piece of silver into his pocket, and then I found out the details."
"It turned out that the man was a purchasing agent for a wealthy family. His relative had returned from Yuanzhou and told us about Yuanzhou City.
My relatives who were shopping were in the city at the time and heard with their own ears the 100,000-strong army of Simon attacking the city at night. The fighting was fierce. Outside the city, the cries of the Simon soldiers were deafening, and the light from the torches alone illuminated half the sky red!
The next day, he learned that Yuanzhou had the Eight Ox Crossbow and the Repeating Crossbow. Under the command of Marshal Bai Libai, they defeated the Simon army and made them howl in disarray.
He also heard people say that the incessant bombing sounds that night were actually thunder sent down by God to punish Simon's army, which blew the 100,000-strong army beyond recognition, leaving no one alive!
Ji Huanan was talking with saliva flying all over the place. When Nangong Min heard the bombing, he thought of the first time he and Bai Li entered the King of Wei's gold mine and were surrounded. The things Bai Li threw out at that time were also bombings. Later, he heard the King of Wei's people shouting about thunder and punishment, exactly the same as this time!
He didn't believe it was such a coincidence.
Even if God favors the Great Zhou, it is impossible for him to act so promptly every time...
Rather than believing in God, he might as well believe in Bai Li.
It must be her!
He took out the cloth bag from his arms and rummaged through it. He saw a paper bag with the words: "This item is dangerous. It will explode if thrown away. Use with caution."
The corners of his mouth slowly rose, and his face was filled with unconcealable joy.
At this moment, Nangong Min finally gained some confidence in facing the 100,000-strong Laotian army.
"Major General, are you happy too? When I heard the news, it was true. I was so happy that I almost lost my mind."
Ji Huanan continued to chatter, but Nangong Min couldn't listen to a single word.
He now has reason to believe that the emperor's dream is true and Bai Li is indeed the savior of the Great Zhou.
No matter how terrible these things were, they were all made by Bai Li. Bai Li gave them to him without reservation and took them to save Yuanzhou.
Based on this, he had no reason to doubt the emperor's dream anymore.
Thinking of his cousin, it was fortunate that he had this dream and found Bai Li in time and reached an agreement with her.
Otherwise, based on Bai Li's dissatisfaction with the emperor and the court, if she was unhappy and relied on any force, some of her cousin the emperor would cry.
Thinking of that little devil, even her father and brother were no match for her, and of course, neither was he.
If she is unhappy, no one can subdue her...
"Major General? Major General!"
Nangong Min came back to his senses with a start and saw an enlarged face in front of him.
"Oh! I'm glad you're okay, Major General!"
Just now, Ji Huanan saw Nangong Min's eyes were wide open and his face had a strange expression. He stretched out his hand and waved it in front of his eyes but there was no response. He was so scared that he thought Nangong Min was possessed by evil spirits and almost went to find a military doctor.
"A great victory in Yuanzhou! Quickly pass on the message and let this event inspire our soldiers!"
"Oh! You don't need to tell me this. The brothers who went with me have already spread the news throughout the army!"
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