Chapter 806 Young General vs. Rich Lady 109
Chen Wen endured it again and again, and praised him against his will: "The general is righteous! The general is upright and honest, and he is unwilling to use these conspiracies and tricks, but Huo Xiao is really insidious. What should we do if this continues?"
Wei Lang was a stubborn man, shouting, "Let's just attack the city! We'll start at night, take them by surprise, and capture them in one fell swoop!"
"Those deserters have confessed that there are not many people in Pingyang City. They are in dire need of manpower, so Huo Xiao is in a hurry to recruit people over. Moreover, Huo Xiao is too confident. He was not prepared at all and even opened a small door. We will definitely be able to get in!"
Lu Yongxin sighed, "But they still have powerful weapons. Even if we break in, both sides will suffer losses. Beirong is still watching us covetously. Sigh~"
Chen Wen really couldn't help it, and his tone was not very good, "General! You are so hesitant, you are unwilling to poison the Huo family army, and you don't want to hurt the Guangling army, you can't accomplish anything!"
"Please make a decision as soon as possible. If you really can't bear to do it, let me do it. I guarantee that I can take Pingyang City!"
Lu Yongxin's eyes became sharp, "I am the commander of Guangling City. Guangling City is an important border town. The most important thing is to protect the territory of Wei and stop the people of Lu."
"I should be fighting on the battlefield against the State of Lu at this moment, instead of fighting with Huo Xiao for Pingyang City. It's only because the imperial decree is hard to disobey that I brought the troops here. Of course, I will try my best to take over Pingyang City, but if it fails, there is nothing I can do."
"There are priorities. We can't lose the big picture while ignoring the big picture. There's no difference between Pingyang City in my hands and in Huo Xiao's hands, but it must not fall into the hands of Beirong. Do you understand?"
Weilang obeys General Lu unconditionally, and whatever General Lu says is what it is.
Chen Wen was dissatisfied, but he could only bow and say, "I will obey the general's order."
He finally understood that Lu Yongxin was not really working for Prime Minister Gou, he was just pretending. If Huo Xiao was unwilling to hand over power, he would not send troops to seize it!
Fortunately, he was a man that Prime Minister Gou had planted in Guangling City a long time ago, otherwise Prime Minister Gou would have been fooled by Lu Yongxin while he was far away in Wangdu.
Chen Wen said: "It's just that Huo Xiao is really too bullying. We can't let him take our people away again. We have to think of a way."
"To put it bluntly, it's because we have no food. Since Pingyang City has food, we can spend money to buy it. General, why don't you send someone to invite Huo Xiao over to have a talk?"
It is a good idea to spend money to buy food. Now you can't buy food even if you have money. If you can really buy it, you can still get a large sum of gold and silver by pooling together.
"That's great! But I'm afraid Huo Xiao won't sell it."
Chen Wen stroked his beard and smiled, "Huo Xiao is unwilling to hand over Pingyang City, but he certainly doesn't want to be besieged by the army. As long as he is willing to sell food, we will withdraw the troops, and he will definitely agree. But we have to invite the people here first."
As long as he invites someone over, he will definitely find a way to kill Huo Xiao.
After discussing for half a day, we finally decided that this was the only feasible method.
Lu Yongxin thought that after buying the food, he would discuss it with Huo Xiao and pretend to attack the city to fool people and that would be the end of it. He would also have an explanation to Wangdu City.
By then he will bring food back to Guangling City, and life in Guangling City will be better, and everyone will be happy.
"It's getting late, let's eat first. Wei Lang, you are familiar with Zhao Hai, go find him after dinner and ask him to take you to see Huo Xiao. Control your temper and talk nicely."
Wei Lang had just been beaten and didn't want to see Zhao Hai, but the general had given the order, so he had to go.
The Guangling Army only had one meal a day, and the food was not good. They were just two pieces of coarse grain cakes, which were hard and bitter. You could always find sand and gravel in them, and if you were not careful you would knock your teeth.
If conditions permit, some soldiers would make a fire to cook coarse-grain cakes, and then add some wild vegetables to make them taste much better.
There was no war at the moment, so many soldiers were cooking.
Yan Changfeng was wearing a military green flight suit with a cowhide belt inlaid with gems tied around his waist. It was a mix-and-match style that fitted his body very well and made him look particularly tall.
Buzz! He turned the handle violently, and the motorcycle split the shallow grass and rushed over like a gust of wind.
The Guangling army reacted quickly and started taking out weapons and shields as soon as they realized something was wrong. However, no matter how fast they were, they could not match the speed of the motorcycle. Yan Changfeng had already rushed into the camp.
Yan Changfeng slammed on the brakes, and after a beautiful drift, the motorcycle finally came to a stop. He casually swung it aside, took off his helmet, and greeted the Guangling army with a smile.
"Hello, brothers of the Guangling Army!"
The motorcycle knocked over a bonfire, spilling the wild vegetable soup on it. Several soldiers held shields and glared at Yan Changfeng with anger on their faces.
Yan Changfeng's iconic Seven-Star Sword is still easy to recognize, and someone has already gone to the main tent to report the news.
"Oops! I'm so sorry, I've never driven outside before and I couldn't control my strength well."
Yan Changfeng laughed so hard that he deserved to be beaten. "Tsk, tsk, tsk... You guys are so pitiful. What are you eating? Moldy cakes, bitter wild vegetables, even the water is muddy. The horses in the West Camp eat better than you."
"Hey, hey, hey... A gentleman should use words instead of fists. I ruined your rations, so why don't I compensate you?"
The spear had already reached Yan Changfeng, but Yan Changfeng was still smiling and not afraid at all.
Given his status, the Guangling Army didn't dare to really attack him.
There was a large trunk behind the motorcycle. Yan Changfeng took out a few compressed biscuits from it and handed them over. "This is the best thing to eat during the march. One piece can make a big pot. It's delicious and filling."
Several soldiers took it with some doubt, and someone borrowed the fire from the next door to start cooking.
Soon the fragrance spread, and people around gathered around, staring at the sticky grain in the pot and drooling.
After tasting it, the soldier exclaimed: "It smells so good! It's delicious, not sandy or moldy, and it's so thick. It really fills you up! What is it made of? Can the Huo family army eat such good food every day?"
Yan Changfeng looked at the soldiers with pity, "This is not a good thing. It's just for filling the stomach when you are out on a mission. No one eats it normally."
"The Huo family soldiers have three meals a day. In the morning, they have steamed buns and dumplings, plus porridge or soy milk. At noon and in the evening, they have rice with meat and vegetables. Of course, they also eat noodles sometimes to improve the taste."
"The dishes are posted at the entrance of the kitchen every day. They are different every seven days of the week. You will see when you go there."
Wei Lang came over with a knife in hand and stopped in front of Yan Changfeng, "Prince Yan is so majestic! This is not Wangdu. If you dare to trespass into the military camp, no one can save you!"
Yan Changfeng pushed his feet against the ground, took a few steps back with his motorcycle, and said with a smile: "Don't frame me, I didn't go into the camp."
"I'm here to bring you medicine. I heard that someone got beaten with a military stick and said it was all the Huo family's army's fault. We are too kind. I think the soldiers are also human. Your general is too inhumane to have to beat people."
"Don't get excited. I really mean well. I'll just put the medicine down and leave."
Yan Changfeng left the medicine, got on his motorcycle, and left.
Some things become boring if you say them too much, so just stop here and let Guangling Jun think about it slowly.
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