However, the counties in the southern part of Pei Kingdom had already been ravaged by the infamous 'Skull King' Yuan Gonglu, and the supplies they obtained were only a small fraction of what they had.
To get more, they had to continue north.
Soon, they encountered the toughest challenge yet.
"Commander, Junior Commander Zhou Cang has reported that Xujiazhuang outside Qiao County is insurmountable and requests reinforcements!"
Liu Pi snorted, "Aren't the people of Woniu Mountain oxen? Why do they suddenly want to ask me for help?"
Tell him that the other brothers have been sent out to scavenge for supplies, and there is no one to support them for the time being.
"It's just a small village; we can continue to surround it!"
The messenger saw the true situation on the battlefield and, seeing Liu Pi's perfunctory and disdainful attitude, could only feel sorry for Zhou Cang and the fallen brothers.
"Commander..."
"What, my words don't carry any weight anymore!?"
"No, I will go and report to Commander Zhou Cang immediately!"
Soon, Zhou Cang, who was besieging Xujiazhuang, received Liu Pi's perfunctory response and clenched his fists, wanting nothing more than to beat Liu Pi into a pulp.
Any normal person, even with doubts, would simply send someone to investigate before deciding whether to provide support.
But this messenger was Liu Pi's man, and the messenger would definitely know what was going on here. But Liu Pi just gave him a perfunctory answer and didn't want to help them take the manor.
"Brother Zhou, what do we do? Our brothers are almost out of food..."
Pei Yuanshao looked solemn. Their team had obtained the least amount of food and supplies in the previous raids because they hadn't raided the civilian population much.
We're almost out of food!
Zhou Cang closed his eyes and pondered for a long time before finally sighing.
"Since there's no other way, we'll have to resort to force... Order the brothers to prepare to commit everything and take Xu Family Village at all costs!"
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