Tuoba Yue was the first to lie down on the ground, pressing his ear close to the ground, using his method as a member of the nomadic people to make a distinction.
"My lord, there are about 200 cavalrymen and many carriages!"
Upon hearing this, everyone was overjoyed!
Firstly, it was fortunate that among them was a professional like Tuoba Yue, who could roughly distinguish the number of places simply by listening to the frequency of the earth-shaking tremors caused by horses' hooves.
Secondly, they were fortunate that the enemy only had 200 cavalry, while their own side had 300 cavalry, not to mention their combat strength. Even though their side had suffered great physical exhaustion after a long journey, they still had the potential to fight.
After gazing into the distance, Lü Tu suddenly relaxed: "Alright, everyone, get up. It's Xiang Ze with his men."
Upon closer inspection, everyone recognized the group of people leading the way as Xiang Ze, Feng Lie, and Feng Xiao.
They exchanged a smile: "You're just scaring yourselves."
"Big Brother!" Xiang Ze and the others saw Lü Tu suddenly stand up from a distance in the crowd, and their joy was beyond words.
Upon receiving the notification, they disregarded their injuries and rushed here at all costs, hoping to pick up Lü Tu as soon as possible.
After all, Lu Tu and his men had saved them from danger the night before. If Lu Tu had really suffered some mishap because of their late arrival, their consciences would likely be tormented for the rest of their lives, which would be unbearable for them.
Fortunately, everything was still in time. The familiar faces around Lu Tu, though tired, all wore smiles.
Xiang Ze and the Feng brothers exchanged a glance on horseback, and they both saw the same thing in each other's eyes: a long-lost friendship between brothers of different sexes.
The three men dismounted and approached Lü Tu, kneeling laboriously on one knee: "Brother, we're late!"
Lu Tu immediately noticed Xiang Ze's still bleeding abdomen, where the white gauze was completely soaked with blood.
Those were wounds that Lü Tu had personally bandaged. Even though Xiang Ze was seriously injured, he didn't hesitate at all when he heard the news and immediately brought people over. The long journey caused his still unhealed wound to bleed even more.
How could Lü Tu not be moved? Even though he usually didn't like to show his true emotions, he still couldn't hold back at this moment.
He quickly stepped forward and helped Xiang Ze and the Feng brothers up: "Good brothers, please get up, you've worked hard!"
After saying that, Lü Tu looked at all the brothers who had followed him, clasped his hands in a fist and bowed to them, saying, "Thank you, brothers!"
"My lord!" The cavalrymen, their faces also filled with the same emotion, quickly dismounted and rushed towards Lü Tu.
Nie Yun, Liu Hong, and the others felt the same way. At this moment, Xiang Ze and the other two had truly integrated into this big family.
Especially when everyone saw that Lü Tu's eyes were slightly red, they knew that the last time Lü Tu was so moved was when he defended the Wuhuan cavalry at the Gubeifeng Pass and the whole village rushed to his aid.
This sneak attack by the Wuhuan people resulted in heavy losses for the garrison of Pangjia Village. Although Lü Tu later avenged them, everyone still felt somewhat depressed, as this was the biggest loss since Lü Tu started his rebellion.
"Brother, please don't flatter us. Look what we've brought!" Xiang Ze pointed behind him and saw over a hundred carts pulled by Wuhuan horses, each one snorting energetically.
Feng Xiao stepped forward and explained, "When you set off, Brother Xiang had already instructed everyone to feed some of the horses enough hay and let them relax and rest. I didn't expect it to actually come in handy."
Lu Tu looked at Xiang Ze with eyes full of satisfaction and surprise, patted him on the shoulder and said, "You've done a great job!"
When Lu Tu planned the night raid on the granary, there were too many uncertainties, so he didn't think about sending the soldiers left behind in Pangjia Village to provide support. Unexpectedly, Xiang Ze thought of this and made a foresight, which greatly helped the operation.
"Brother, let's get started!" Xiang Ze said, rolling up his sleeves to carry the grain sacks, but the others quickly stopped him: "Brother Xiang, take a break. We've cooked some hot porridge, you guys have some first!"
Are you kidding me? Xiang Ze is still bleeding from his abdomen right now, how can I let him continue carrying grain? That would be utterly inhuman.
The arrival of Xiang Ze and the Feng brothers undoubtedly boosted the morale of the other soldiers, and everyone got busy with great enthusiasm.
Xiang Ze reported to Lü Tu from the side: "Brother came in an emergency this time. I only arranged a small team of a dozen people to go to the village to inform them and let everyone take people to Pangjia Village to move the minerals. I don't know if they have arrived yet."
Lu Tu nodded: "You did the right thing, but even if we didn't take those minerals, our harvest this time has already been very large."
Xiang Ze, however, was unusually stubborn with his cousin: "No way! This is a mineral deposit that we sacrificed so many brothers to obtain. We can't let that scoundrel Zhao Wuyou get it for free! Otherwise, I'll take some men back to take a look later."
Lu Tu patted him on the shoulder: "As long as you send someone home to inform Liu Yang, he will know how to make arrangements. Don't worry."
An hour later, almost all of the hundred-odd carriages had been loaded, even under Lü Tu's command.
The group also dismantled the 200 transport ships, removed all the planks, and tied them to the back of the carts. They also added a horse to each cart, which greatly increased the carrying capacity of each cart, allowing them to transport all 183,000 catties of grain at once.
After that, things became much simpler; all that was needed was to head back. Although Xiang Ze only brought a little over a hundred chariots this time, he had almost all of the Wuhuan warhorses brought with him.
Therefore, almost every cavalryman led two or three horses, which was enough for everyone, including the Kunlun slaves, to ride back.
Following the topographical map of Huai Shuo, Lü Tu bypassed all the villages along the way. He walked from midday until the moon and stars were sparse, and finally encountered his own people 30 li away from the border of Wuchuan.
From a distance, Liu Hu and Ban Wei's voices could be heard: "Is that Brother Lü?"
Lu Tu laughed and scolded, "Tiger, aren't you at home with your wife?"
"It really is Big Brother! We've found Big Brother!" Liu Hu excitedly called out to those behind him.
Lu Tu sat upright on his horse and looked out. The torchlight stretched to the far distance, where the people of Kuishan Village were all.
At this moment, everyone looked at Lü Tu with eager eyes and shouted, "My lord, it's so good that you're back!"
Liu Hu stepped forward and reported, "Brother, please forgive us. We should have received you much earlier, but my brother made me make sure to transport all the minerals from Pangjia Village back first, which is why we were delayed."
Upon hearing this, Lü Tu and the others' eyes lit up: "They've all been transported back?"
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