At night, at the border military camp.
"General! General!"
A soldier rushed into the main tent, extremely excited, "General! I have an important matter to report!"
At this time, Hou Changfeng was discussing matters with Xiao Yunze in the tent. Seeing this, he did not blame the soldiers for their recklessness. He just asked, "Why are you so nervous?"
The soldier stretched out his long arms and began to gesture, "Such a large, long team, carrying food! Lots of food!"
Hou Changfeng was a little surprised and turned to look at Xiao Yunze, "Didn't a batch of food arrive last night? What was it called? It was quite substantial..."
Xiao Yunze added lightly: "Compressed biscuits."
"Yes, yes, that's the name." Hou Changfeng looked at Xiao Yunze suspiciously. "I say, where did you meet this amazing person? How could you have such a large amount of exotic food? Could it be a friend from the Western Regions?"
Xiao Yunze's mouth curled up slightly, "When the time is right, you will know it naturally."
With that, Xiao Yunze stood up and said, "Let's go, lead the way."
Hou Changfeng waved his hand to signal the soldier who had reported to him to lead the way. He also stood up and followed Xiao Yunze, muttering to himself, "Who on earth is this person? He even keeps me in suspense."
Not long after the group walked out of the main tent, they saw a long line of horses and carts.
Every cart was filled to the brim.
There were many people gathered around the team.
There were delivery people and soldiers in uniform.
Hou Changfeng coughed lightly, and the soldiers quickly lined up and shouted in unison: "Greetings, General, and His Royal Highness the Ninth Prince!"
Hou Changfeng waved his hand. "Who's leading this? Do you know what's in this car?"
A bearded man walked out of the crowd, "Me."
"Your Highness, I, Suzaku, have sent this person to give you this!"
Xuanwu stepped forward, took the thing handed over by the man, and handed it to his master.
Xiao Yunze took it and found it was a letter. Before opening it, he warned: "He has been deposed long ago. There is no need to call him the Crown Prince anymore."
There are many eyes and ears in the army, and he just saw Wei Jinzhong coming over.
Although Wei Jinzhong was a civil official, he was also quite fast.
He arrived on the third day after Xiao Yunze arrived.
Xiao Yunze frowned briefly.
If this name was reported by someone with ulterior motives, given his father's suspicious nature, this matter would be difficult to handle.
It’s better not to give others any handle.
"Yes! His Royal Highness the Ninth Prince!" The bearded man was obviously stunned. Although he was puzzled as to why everyone in Feng County could call him "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince" but not here, he still responded respectfully.
No matter what, whatever His Royal Highness the Crown Prince does has his reasons, and they just have to listen.
Xiao Yunze opened the envelope in his hand and read it carefully under everyone's gaze.
He recognized it as Miss Song's handwriting.
When the compressed biscuits were delivered last night, there was also a letter like this, which clearly explained how to eat the compressed biscuits and their uses.
Today's letter is the same, describing the goods being delivered.
Xiao Yunze put the letter away and ordered Xuanwu to untie the rope on the cart and open one of the boxes.
The people delivering the goods and the soldiers lined up on the side all stared at Xuanwu's movements intently.
The soldiers were curious about what kind of food was hidden under the cloth.
The people are just as curious.
After all, when the goddess asked them to move the goods, she only told them the names, but they had never seen the contents with their own eyes.
Under the gaze of everyone, Xuanwu took out a small box from the box and handed it to his master.
Xiao Yunze took it and looked at it for a while before speaking, "This is air-dried beef. It doesn't spoil easily and can be stored for a long time. But it's different from the air-dried meat we usually bring on the road. This batch of air-dried beef has more flavors."
After that, Xiao Yunze threw the bag in his hand to Xuanwu, "How do you trade? I'll share it all later. Also, arrange tents for the people who deliver the goods, and leave tomorrow."
Seeing this, Hou Changfeng tilted his head to the side and said, "Deputy General Guo, take some people with you to assist the Xuanwu Envoy."
"I obey your orders!"
After saying that, Hou Changfeng left with Xiao Yunze, and Wei Jinzhong also went with them.
Hou Changfeng was a man of his words. As soon as he left the crowd, he couldn't help but ask, "Why isn't this batch of grain stored in the granary like yesterday's compressed biscuits, but distributed directly? What if someone is greedy and eats too much, what will happen when the food on hand is gone?"
Seeing Wei Jinzhong staring at him with wide eyes and tilting his head, Hou Changfeng realized that there was another outsider present and immediately added, "Your Highness, do you think what I said makes sense?"
Xiao Yunze glanced at him and said calmly, "The battle broke out the day before yesterday. Although the Wei Kingdom's attack was not fierce, our army still suffered quite a few casualties. Now that we have such delicious food, it would be a good idea to distribute it to the soldiers to try and ease their tensions a little."
"What's more, this thing is rich in..." Xiao Yunze didn't know what "protein" meant, and fearing that he wouldn't understand, he changed the subject and said, "It can replenish physical strength and nutrition very well."
Hou Changfeng was skeptical: "Rich in flavor? How rich? This general has eaten dried beef before."
Suddenly remembering the unique taste of the air-dried beef, Hou Changfeng changed his mind and said, "I'll try it later."
Xiao Yunze shook his head helplessly.
Hou Changfeng has been like this since he was a child. In the space of a cup of tea, his mind can change seven or eight times. He speaks his mind without reservation.
The three of them entered the main tent and dismissed the rest, leaving only the soldiers guarding the entrance.
After everyone took their seats, Wei Jinzhong pondered, "Your Highness the Ninth Prince, I wonder where all this food comes from..."
Before he could finish his words, a soldier outside the tent shouted, "General! General! Urgent news!"
Hou Changfeng glanced at Wei Jinzhong, motioned him to talk later, and then told the people outside to come in quickly.
"General!" A soldier rushed in, his face anxious. "General! The Wei army is attacking!"
Hou Changfeng immediately straightened his back, frowning, "Where are we?"
"A hundred miles away, they're rushing towards this direction." The soldier hesitated, "Estimated, estimated..."
Hou Changfeng couldn't stand this kind of nagging, "Speak!"
"General, roughly speaking, the enemy has dispatched at least half of their troops!"
Hou Changfeng, who always talked a lot, suddenly fell silent.
Xiao Yunze's expression gradually became serious.
Half the troops?
One hundred thousand?
In the past two days, the Wei Kingdom only sent 50,000 troops, and there were not many direct confrontations between the two sides.
Now it seems that the real war is about to begin!
After the soldier who reported the matter retreated, no one cared about what Wei Jinzhong wanted to say.
Including Wei Jinzhong himself.
The three people's attention was focused on the approaching Wei army.
After a brief silence, Xiao Yunze looked at Wei Jinzhong. "Although Lord Wei is a civil servant, he is well versed in military tactics. I wonder what your opinion is at this time?"
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