Chen Xin and his men in the Northern Desert Army naturally felt a heavy burden on their shoulders. After experiencing food poisoning, the atmosphere in the Tianshu Tower army was also heavy. However, this was not the problem that Xiahou Qing found difficult.
When they retreated back to the camp, Xiahou Qing sent someone to the previously hidden spot to find Xiahou Jun. However, upon arriving, all the guards assigned to Xiahou Jun had been drugged and passed out, leaving Xiahou Jun nowhere to be found. Meanwhile, food poisoning broke out in the army. As all food arriving in the army was supposedly inspected individually, if there was any tampering, it was likely that someone had deliberately poisoned the food, not the rice itself.
After taking stock of the remaining edible food and current medicinal herb reserves, Han, Xiahou Qing's military supervisor, drew up a list and came to Xiahou Qing. Seeing Xiahou Qing's stern expression, the supervisor assumed he was waiting for a report, so he cautiously handed him the list. "Master, the losses have been fully accounted for, and the situation is not optimistic."
After Xia Houqing took the list, he threw it on the table without even looking at it. He just kept asking everyone who came in to report the situation: "Where's Chun'er? Hasn't she been found yet?"
Han Jianjun was slightly taken aback. Wasn't this embarrassing for him? The overall situation should be prioritized. Xiahou Chun was useless to begin with, and it was a waste of resources to bother caring for him. Although he thought so in his heart, he only dared to complain to himself: "... Most of the soldiers are in the same situation, so for the time being, we haven't sent out more people to search."
Xiahou Qing slammed his palm down on the table, and it broke into several pieces with a loud bang, and then turned into several pieces of useless garbage. "They are all useless. I can't even find a single person. I don't care about the lives of those people outside. You can handle it yourselves. But if Chun'er makes any mistakes, you will all be beheaded."
When General Han sensed the murderous aura coming from Xiahou Qing, the hairs on his back stood up. He quickly bowed his head and said, "Yes!"
Yun He, who was watching the show from the side, was leisurely drinking tea. Seeing the military supervisor looking rather pitiful, he couldn't help but interrupt, "Master Xiahou, don't worry too much. He's a grown man, he knows the seriousness of the matter. The situation within the army is more important. We're short on rations right now, so we need to quickly send capable personnel from Qinghe County to deliver them."
Xiahou Qing glanced at him and said, "If Brother Yun is interested in this matter, why not let Brother Yun handle it?"
Yun He put down his teacup, stood up, straightened his heavy armor, and prepared to leave. "Haha, then I'll just be an idler. I was just here to see what's going on. I've already prepared everything Pavilion Master Xiahou needs as promised. As for the rest, if I don't want to, Pavilion Master can't force me."
Xiahou Qing turned around and stood with his hands behind his back, saying, "Since Brother Yun doesn't want to get involved any further, then you can just rest. I'm sorry I won't see you off."
As Yun He left, Han Jianjun chased after him and said, "Mr. Yun, please stay!"
Yun He bowed slightly, knowingly asking, and then said, "Isn't this General Han? What advice do you have for me?"
Han Jianjun said that if his suspicions were correct, Yun He's words were actually meant to help him; otherwise, he wouldn't have the courage to casually call out the wealthy sponsor of Tianshu Tower and said, "Mr. Yun, the matter of military funds is of great importance. I hope you can provide some assistance."
Hearing this, Yun He couldn't help but teased, "Didn't you hear what your Pavilion Master just said? I am also powerless. I am sorry that I can't help you, General." After that, Yun He said something more, whether intentionally or unintentionally, "However, General, don't worry too much. The Beimo army will be able to meet up with Tianshu Tower soon, and there is no need to worry about the problem of insufficient military strength."
Han Jianjun sighed. He understood the logic, but the current situation was not something that could be easily resolved. Although the journey from Qinghe County was not far, raising so much military supplies at once was no easy task. "That's true, but I'm worried these soldiers might rebel. If they start a rebellion at this critical juncture, it would be troublesome."
"They are just poor people. However, if there is not enough food, as long as they don't want to eat, it will be enough for them to hold on until the food from Qinghe County arrives." These seemingly simple and casual words and the seemingly compassionate expression concealed Yunhe's heart, which no longer had the passion in it.
With Yun He's suggestion, Han Jianjun's eyes lit up. Yes, if there's not enough food, wouldn't it be possible to hold on for a while longer if everyone just stopped eating? If he remembered correctly, there was a drug in Tianshu Tower, and no one knew who had collected it, but it was said to be able to suppress the desire to eat. This Yun He was indeed not simple, and he could even think of such a method. Although it was just an emergency measure, it was enough: "...Thank you, Mr. Yun, for the suggestion!"
Yun He waved his hands, as if he had no idea what he was talking about. "I didn't say anything, and I didn't do anything. I can't accept Han Jianjun's thanks. If there's nothing else, I'll go back and rest. I've always heard there's a very unique Zhiyou Forest nearby, so I'd like to take this opportunity to go and see it."
Han Jianjun didn't know if Yun He had ever been to Qingliang Valley before, so he kindly reminded him, "Zhiyoulin isn't a fun place. Mr. Yun, just take a quick look and come back."
Yun He smiled and said, "Thank you for your concern, General. I will take my leave now."
"Sir, take care." Yun He hadn't gone far when Han Jianjun, after reorganizing his words in his mind, stood in front of Xiahou Qing's tent again and said with a bow, "Pavilion Master, I have something to report."
"Come in."
After Han Jianjun told Xiahou Qing about Yunhe's suggestion, Xiahou Qing didn't object. After thinking for a moment, he nodded slightly and said, "This idea is feasible. Let the military doctors prepare the medicine. They know where the prescription is. Let them find the missing herbs themselves."
"Yes, I will do it immediately."
After Wang Yanzhou and his companions returned to the army from the small town, even though the next battle was still some time away, military affairs were already overwhelming. Wang Yanzhou had previously thought that even if things were busier than in Qingliang Valley, he would still find himself overwhelmed with so many things to worry about after the battle, even though he felt everything was ready.
Although Wang Yanzhou only needed to deal with some decision-making issues, and other people were responsible for handling the trivial matters in the army, he still felt a little overwhelmed.
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