Wei Dun left with Woolley's reply, but he left behind a ship - this was Woolley's request, and Wei Dun was happy to do it, although he didn't know what Woolley wanted the ship for.

Just when Wu Lai was selecting sailors, the logistics soldiers sent out by Bailey all came back with sad faces. Their excuses were all exactly the same, saying that not only were the grain shops in Kayikede City now limiting purchases, but only residents of the city had the right to buy.

"Battalion Commander, no matter how you look at it, it seems like they are deliberately targeting us." A logistics soldier said angrily.

"So what! They don't know how powerful Master Wu Lai is!" Bailey gritted his teeth. "Hmph, don't just sit there now. If the grain store doesn't sell, go to the tavern or hotel to buy it. No matter what, we must gather 15 days of food to send over. If there are no taverns or hotels, we will leave Kayikede City and go to the surrounding villages and towns to collect food. I don't believe they can cut off all the food routes!"

As soon as Bailey finished speaking, a logistics soldier walked in quickly and whispered something to Bailey. Bailey frowned and nodded: "Please let him in."

The person who came was a civilian attendant of Date. How could he hide Bailey's movements in Kayikede from Date who was eager to find out? Although he had no intention of interfering in the conflict between Wu Lai and the Woye Army, someone had asked him to take care of Wu Lai.

"Captain Bailey, General Date learned that your army had difficulty purchasing food, so he ordered me to deliver a batch of food. Although it is not much, it is enough for your army to use for the next ten days. The general asked me to tell you that there is no food in Kayikede City, so your army is requested to make plans early." said the civilian attendant.

"Got it. I'll go to your house to thank your general tomorrow." Bailey was not too happy about Date's delivery of food, because Date's words "there is no food left" already showed the predicament he was facing.

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Two days later, the camp received the first batch of food. It was quite timely. If it was overnight, the camp would have run out of food. The 2,100 people who suddenly increased in number did not bring much rations when they came here.

Naturally, along with the food came Bailey's letter, in which he told Wu Lai about all the difficulties he had encountered and reported on his organization of manpower to purchase food from the surrounding areas.

After reading the letter, Wu Lai laughed and put the letter in his arms: "Humph, Howell, you are playing dirty tricks on me again. If you didn't have bad intentions, I would really like to give you a gift to thank you."

He laughed instead of getting angry because although Howell's action was dirty, it just happened to help Wu Lai out. Wu Lai had been thinking about how to withdraw from the defense zone reasonably in the past two days. What Howell did was like Wu Lai just wanted to lie down and he handed him a soft and elastic pillow, and also gave him two charming little maids.

That's right, Wu Lai no longer wants to defend the gap zone, because he believes that Teller has no need to deceive him, so the other side will soon be replaced by part of Hulett's First Army and part of Kimo's Fifth Army. Most importantly, Lini once told him that Hulett's First Army is very good at fighting offensive battles and is a very difficult opponent.

Wu Lai knew that Lini's evaluation of any legion on the continent was fair.

Wu Lai also knew that with his current strength, he was not able to compete with the enemy. Even the first two victories against the Teller Army of Hulit's Third Legion were due to his use of strange tricks to make the enemy suffer losses. The subsequent victories had nothing to do with fighting at all. They were simply Teller's ransom journey.

Meng Bao can certainly defeat a thousand men alone, and its bloody and violent fighting is truly shocking, but for defense it is only willing to stay near Wu Lai to protect him, and for attack only Wu Lai can command it. Most importantly, once it gets bloodthirsty it will not distinguish between friend and foe. In other words, except Wu Lai and a few people who have more contact with it on a daily basis, it does not know anyone else in the camp, nor does it bother to get to know them.

"You, come here." Wu Lai looked around and saw a soldier checking the ropes of the tent, so he waved at him...

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Howell held a banquet in the big tent again, which was not uncommon in the past, because when Howell was happy, he would gather his officers and personal attendants together to eat and drink. However, ever since Wu Lai came to the Gap Defense Zone, he had not been happy until he received the letter from Kayikede City last night. If he had not received the letter too late and it would have taken a lot of time to prepare the banquet, Howell might have held a banquet to celebrate last night.

What to celebrate? Of course, to celebrate that Wu Lai was cheated.

At this time, the sun was shining brightly outside the tent and the atmosphere inside the tent was lively. The commander was happy, and the officers were naturally in a good mood as well. You know, Howell had been angry for no reason these days, and every one of those present had been scolded.

"Drink as much as you can!" Howell raised his glass again. "Wooleglindo won't be able to stay in his defense zone for a few days. Of course, this also means that we will soon face a battle, but that's okay. We are all soldiers. Our place to grab glory and wealth is the battlefield! Come on, drink it up!"

After a round of noisy responses, the sound of cups colliding with each other could be heard...

"Come on, fill them all up! We're going to drink to our heart's content today!" Howie said loudly, and put the empty wine glass in his hand on the table. He then pulled over the maid sitting next to him, and with his palm, he grasped a large piece of soft and smooth wine.

"The maid bit her lips seductively and hummed charmingly.

"Hmph, in a moment, this general..." Howell quickly took the maid away. Seeing that the commander had set an example, the officers in the tent had no reason not to follow suit. Anyway, these maids were hired from the city of Kayikede, and they came here to bring joy to everyone.

For a moment, the big tent became fragrant and charming. Howell had been depressed for so long, and now his body was hot after three rounds of wine, and even his eyes were red. How could he be afraid of anything? After all, such scenes were not uncommon in any legion on the continent. Not to mention far away, looking at Assyria, I am afraid that only General Iner's tent would not have such a thing happen, because she was a female general.

Just as Howell was about to pierce the universe with his sword, the guard on duty outside the tent suddenly shouted, "Who are you? Stop immediately! Stop now!"

The people in the big tent stopped their actions immediately. The two who reacted quickly pushed the maids away, stood up and ran out of the tent. But before they reached the curtain, they heard the sounds of weapons clashing and horses neighing, followed by the sharp sound of tearing cloth accompanied by a dull crash. Several gray shadows either pushed open the curtain and fell in, or simply broke through the tent and fell in. After a few consecutive muffled bangs, everyone looked closely and found that there were five more guards on duty in the tent, each of them groaning in pain.

"Guard!" Howell immediately climbed up from the maid, and as he shouted angrily, he drew out his sword with his hand. Although the officers in the tent were not wearing armor or carrying weapons because of the banquet, their reaction was not slow. They responded in unison and jumped up one after another, shouting and protecting Howell.

"Swish" - after another sharp sound of tearing cloth was heard, a large piece of the tent was torn open. As the sunlight poured in, everyone's eyes suddenly brightened - outside the tent, Wuleglindo was riding on a black horse with a stern face, facing the gap in the tent. In front of the black horse stood a giant wrapped in ferocious armor. On the left side of the black horse, a "big white lion" was looking at the people in the tent nonchalantly.

"Wooleglindos, it's you." Howell frowned.

"It's me!" Wu Lai said loudly, "General Howell, today, I'm here to reason with you!"

"Reason? What reason?" Howell asked this question. He knew in his heart that Wu Lai came in such a threatening manner because of the issue of military rations.

Wu Lai glanced around and saw more and more soldiers rushing over with weapons. He smiled faintly and said loudly: "General Howell, we are all leading troops. I believe you know that food and grass must be sent before troops move. If we cut off food and grass, it means we will cut off the soldiers' lives. Don't you agree?"

"Yes." Howell naturally would not refute this point of view.

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"Since you know it is, then why do you want to steal the food from my Salt Marsh Army!" Wu Lai's voice suddenly turned cold.

"Robbed?" Howell showed a scornful smile on his face. "General Woolley! Let's be frank. Kayikede City is neither my Mondo Woye nor your Salt Marsh Town. Whoever can buy the food in the city can buy it. How can you talk about robbing?"

"Okay, you're right, 'whoever can buy it can buy it', but it was my Salt Marsh Army that bought it first, and it has already entered my granary, so it's my food! Howell, you let your soldiers rob the food! I will definitely protest to the Supreme Council. I want to see whether your action is helping Gosmondo or harming him!" Wu Lai said sternly.

"Hmph! What I do is my business, don't blame others! Your soldiers need food, but do my soldiers not need food? In the final analysis, everyone is fighting to defend Assyria! Wuleglindo, if you can't get food, it's because you don't have the ability! You can't blame others!" Howell's voice also became stern.

"I don't have the ability?! Hahahaha! You're right! I, Wu Lailindo, don't have the ability to steal food from other people's granaries! I also don't have the ability to cut off the survival of friendly soldiers! But..." Wu Lai's eyes suddenly turned cold, "Whoever dares to touch my food, I will beat him up!"

Howell frowned, and suddenly felt a little alert in his heart. Although he was reluctant to admit it, he had to admit that he subconsciously believed Wu Lai's words. This guy would really take action.

"Tell me now! Who is it? They let the soldiers rob my granary!" Wu Lai suddenly roared, stretched out his arm and pointed, his fingertips pointing at Howell.

He actually dared to question me? ! Howell was startled. Before he could reply, a lieutenant general jumped out from the crowd of officers in front of him. He also imitated Wu Lai, stretched out his arm and pointed his finger, glared, and said arrogantly: "Wu Lai Grindo! You are so daring! How dare you come to the Woye camp to make trouble! Let me tell you! The one who let the soldiers rob your granary! It was me, Ladonnedia!"

Of course, the person who ordered his men to cut off the food supply route to the Salt Marsh Army could only be Howell. The reason why Radone of the Dia family dared to jump out was because he was a speculator - a role that was always present in any period.

The Dia family is a middle-class family in Mondovoye, with a neither-high nor low status, and there are very few talented people in the family. If you count carefully, although Radone is only a general in charge of a thousand people, he can be considered a figure in the family.

Radone is a typical person who is not good at either literature or martial arts. The reason why he became one of Howell's generals is not only because the Dia family gave Howell some face, but also because he knew how to adapt to the situation, seek opportunities and opportunism, and his mind was very quick.

Radone dared to stand up and face Wulai because he was quick-witted. In the blink of an eye, he had figured it out. Wulai Grindo was just bluffing. This was the main camp of the Woye Army, with nearly 10,000 soldiers stationed there. No matter how capable Wulai Grindo was, could he really do anything? It was General Howell's idea to let the soldiers rob the food. Although this was done beautifully, the news of robbing the food of the friendly army would inevitably affect the general's reputation. It would be better for me to stand up and take the blame. This would not only preserve the general's reputation, but also leave a good impression on General Howell.

So, Radone stood up fearlessly and impatiently...

Wu Lai frowned, "Ladonedia? Is it really you?"

"Hehe." Radone smiled coldly, "So what?"

Before Radone finished his reply, Wu Lai's mouth curled up into a smile...