Hong Xiaoduo never expected that what she originally intended to do to persuade Feiyan would end up making her feel upset as well.
Inside the government office, Gong Wei and his wife, along with several generals discussing matters, ate the hot meat pies and mutton soup sent by Tianquan, which warmed both their hearts and stomachs.
"General, Deputy General Dong Yuefan of the Northwest Army has led two thousand reinforcements into the city. Deputy General Dong is outside requesting an audience," a personal guard reported as he entered.
Wow, you arrived so quickly?
Gong Wei and his subordinates were all taken aback.
"Hurry up and invite them in." Gong Wei quickly wiped his mouth and walked out as he spoke.
The guards tried to explain, but the general had already walked out.
When Gong Wei and his wife arrived at the government office, they saw their son being held in someone's arms and lifted high in the air.
Wearing full armor, Dong Yuefan caught Tianquan out of the corner of her eye and held him in her arms instead of tossing him up again.
"Uncle, these are my father and mother."
"Father, Mother, this is my Uncle Yuefan." Tianquan happily introduced them to each other from his uncle's arms.
Mr. and Mrs. Gong hurriedly clasped their hands in greeting and repeatedly said, "Thank you for your hard work."
The subordinates were surprised. The general's son actually called the prime minister's son "uncle"!
"Uncle, you haven't had breakfast yet, have you? I'll go buy you some meat pies and mutton soup." Tianquan said, struggling to get down from the ground.
Tianquan's thinking was simple: since his uncle had brought troops to reinforce the area, he must have something important to discuss with his father, so he would go and buy him breakfast.
Dong Yuefan didn't respond to her nephew's words immediately. Instead, she grabbed his arm and said to Gong Wei, "General Gong, I have been ordered to bring two thousand soldiers here. We are all at your command. This is the military tally."
The supplies are coming from behind; they should arrive by tomorrow morning at the latest.
"I'll go take care of some personal business first, then I'll come back." After saying that, he took out the military tally from his pocket and handed it to Gong Wei.
"Since General Dong has personal matters to attend to, he may leave as he sees fit." What else could Gong Wei say after receiving the military tally?
After saying that, Dong Xiang's son said to his son, "Where are your mother and the others? Quickly take your uncle to see them."
After saying that, he took Tianquan's hand and turned to leave, while Quan Jinghuai, who had been standing to the side the whole time, followed without expression.
Gong Wei and the others saw that they were driving a horse-drawn cart full of things, and a clear voice came: "These are all good things that your uncle has saved up for you."
The figure had already gone far away. Gong Wei and the others looked at each other in bewilderment. In this situation, how could he, the general who led the troops to provide reinforcements, just say hello after arriving and then go off to take care of personal matters?
It seems to everyone that this Deputy Director Dong came here to take care of personal business! Bringing reinforcements was just a convenient option.
“General Gong, our Deputy General Dong has been working non-stop since receiving the letter. The General had originally agreed to provide 1,000 reinforcements, but it was Deputy General Dong who secured 2,000 troops. General Gong can use them for as long as he wants, and they also brought a month's worth of provisions.” One of the two generals brought by Dong Yuefan quickly stepped forward to explain.
Although Deputy General Dong is the son of the current Prime Minister Dong, he truly earned the recognition of the soldiers through his own abilities after arriving at the military camp.
They usually get along well, like brothers, so I don't want him to be misunderstood.
Moreover, they knew at the time that the letter requesting aid was not written by General Gong to his own general, but by someone unknown to Deputy General Dong. That was why the general initially reluctantly agreed to give a thousand soldiers.
"Is that so?" Gong Wei and the others were once again amazed upon hearing this.
In a war between two countries, personal relationships can play such a significant role.
Just as he opened his mouth to invite the two generals from the Northwest into the hall, his personal guards came to report that there was a grain convoy in front of the city gate. The leader said that the grain was sent to provide support on orders, and the guards at the city gate dared not let it pass without permission, so they took the leader to the government office.
Gong Wei and his wife exchanged a glance. Could it be that the grain that Hong Xiao Niangzi said she helped to collect had arrived? That would be too fast!
After the people were invited into the government office, they revealed that the grain they had delivered amounted to 10,000 catties. Not only Gong Wei and his subordinates, but even the two soldiers from the Northwest Army were astonished.
Who could have gathered such a large amount of grain in such a short period of time, and delivered it to the destination so quickly?
"General Gong, this is a token given to me by my master. If you ever need provisions in the future, just hang this high outside the government office, and someone will come to find it and solve the problem." The man who came was not yet fifty years old. As he spoke, he took out a small flag embroidered with the Bagua pattern and presented it to Gong Wei with both hands.
"May I ask about your master?" Gong Wei hesitated for a moment before accepting the token with both hands and asking.
"Before we left, my master instructed us that we are all citizens of Fengliang Kingdom, and we should naturally do our part when the time comes. General, you only need to know that we are also citizens of Fengliang Kingdom and were entrusted by Lady Hong to come here," the man replied.
This is because they don't want to reveal their surname and given name!
Such a grand gesture, yet they didn't want anyone to know their identity, and it seems they didn't care at all!
After the man finished speaking, he left the government office.
"General, judging from this, we have no worries about defending Red Willow City. The only question is what the attitude of that person in the capital is," a lieutenant said with great emotion.
Although he didn't say it explicitly, everyone knew he was referring to the one on the dragon throne.
Gong Wei thought that the letters Hong Xiaoduo had asked him to send out had all begun to receive responses, and all of them were filled with surprise and delight. As for the attitude of that person in the capital, she had also written a letter to that person, so it shouldn't have been in vain!
I had long heard of a kind of capable person who had connections in both the legitimate and criminal worlds, but I never expected to meet such a big shot through my son. However, her abilities seemed a bit too exaggerated, as she was even able to get close to the person on the throne!
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