The Xianyang Imperial Palace is nearly 10,000 miles away from the Cangye Frontier where the things that fell from the sky, but the Great Qin Iron Cavalry led by Meng Tian on this journey is equipped with high-grade war horses, so they don't fall too far behind in terms of travel speed. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 After three days and three nights, they finally came to the northernmost frontier of the Great Qin Empire.

The local frontier guards had already received the news of the imminent arrival of the army a few days ago, so they led all the soldiers stationed at the border pass in advance to wait on the city to welcome Wu Fei and them.

"Report! General Zhao, the army led by General Meng has reached a place thirty miles outside the city."

A man in iron armor galloped from a distance on a war horse. When he came to the gate of the city, he reported to Zhao Wu, the guard standing above the city.

"Adjutant General, pass the order, and all the soldiers are ready to welcome the arrival of several adults. Tell the back kitchen to immediately prepare sumptuous food to entertain a few adults who have come from afar."

After hearing the information reported by his intelligence officer, the guard general Zhao Wu immediately commanded the adjutant general standing beside him.

"General, several adults have come from afar, and we should welcome them and entertain them sumptically. However, we had run out of food a month ago, and the soldiers had been living on gruel for the rest of their lives. I submitted the corresponding materials to the Empire three months ago, but I did not receive a reply. So".

After listening to Zhao Wu's order, the deputy general said with some embarrassment.

The matter of grain and grass is related to the life and death of a city, and it should be taken very seriously. And he is in charge of the grain and grass. However, he didn't know what was going on, and he didn't get a reply to the relevant institutions of the empire this time, which had never happened before. However, he was reluctant to mention this matter to Zhao Wu, so the matter of grain and grass was postponed again and again. It wasn't until today, when Meng Tian's army arrived, and Zhao Wu ordered the kitchen to make a sumptuous dinner reception, that the matter was exposed.

"What? How can the grain and grass be cut off? If the soldiers can't fill their stomachs, how can they fight bloody battles with the enemy and defend the territory? Adjutant General, you have always been in charge of the grain and grass matter, what the hell is going on"?

After the adjutant general's words were finished, Zhao Wu was stunned for a moment, and then asked.

The wilderness frontier where they sat was barren for thousands of miles, and only a small area had not very lush pastures. The local nomads, who live by the water, bring their few sheep south to spend the winter every winter and autumn. Therefore, all the soldiers guarding the bleak wilderness frontier, all the materials they needed, including grain and grass, were directly provided by the Great Qin Empire.

In Zhao Wu's more than ten years of guarding the city, the empire would send special personnel to escort the grain and grass in the city every three months to ensure that the grain and grass in the city would not be cut off. However, this time the unexpected event was really beyond his expectations. Therefore, when he heard that the city's food and grass had been cut off for a month, he was very surprised.

"Back to the general, since the last time there was not much grain left, I saw that the empire had not yet sent it again, so I wrote a note and submitted it. However, so far there has been no response. Originally, I wanted to wait a little longer."

Hearing this, Zhao Wu immediately understood.

In this way, this matter is really not the mistake of the deputy general, but the problem of the personnel sent by the empire to transport grain and grass. However, these are not the most important things at the moment, the most important thing is that Meng Tian's army is coming, and it is really rude that they can't offer food to entertain.

"So how much food is left in the city now?"

"It can only meet the needs of 100 people at the same time, vegetables and meat have been cut off, and there is not much wine left."

In the face of Zhao Wu's inquiry, the adjutant general replied in a low voice.

Zhao Wu trusted him, so he entrusted him with the responsibility of grain and grass and entrusted him with important tasks. But he betrayed Zhao Wu's trust and put him in a dilemma. Therefore, when he replied to Zhao Wu, there was a lack of confidence in his voice.

"100"?

After hearing the lieutenant's answer, Zhao Wu's brows tightened deeply.

According to the information reported by the intelligence officer, this time Meng Tian, Li Si, and Zhao Gao came from afar, carrying at least hundreds of thousands of iron horses from the empire. However, now that there is only enough food left in the city for 100 people, what can we do? For a while, this problem put Zhao Wu in a deep dilemma.

After thinking about it for about half an hour, he slowly raised his head and said to the lieutenant general who was waiting for the order:

"The three Lords are here with the Imperial Iron Horse, we can't let them starve! Deliver the order to slaughter all the horses existing in the army, and send military pay to buy livestock from nearby nomadic families, and also slaughter them to entertain the upcoming three adults and the soldiers of the Great Qin Empire."

"What? General, slaughter all the horses? However, once the barbarians led their troops to attack, how could the soldiers fight them without horses? I also hope that the general will think twice before acting".

Zhao Wu's order made the deputy general stunned for a moment, and then opened his mouth to advise.

Although now the whole world has become a part of the great territory of the Great Qin Empire, the six kingdoms are obedient, and the destroyed are destroyed. However, in the wilderness frontier of the Great Qin Empire, there were barbarians and nomads who lived by water and raised livestock. They are accompanied by tigers and wolves, jackals and leopards, and are brutal and bloodthirsty by nature, and have a very strong possessive desire.

In the past hundred years, they have repeatedly invaded the borders of the Seven Kingdoms, bringing great disasters to the local population. Since the unification of the six kingdoms by the Qin State, in order to avoid future troubles, the King of Qin-Yingzheng has sent large armies to the frontier lands more than once to exterminate these barbarian nomads, but the effect is minimal.

After suffering several losses due to unfamiliar terrain and harsh environment, the Qin army no longer took the initiative to attack, but waited to passively meet the battle. When Ying Zheng heard about this, he immediately decided to set up a city in the wild frontier of the empire to prevent the invasion of barbarians and nomads.

Since these barbarians and nomads kept livestock and horses, they fought mainly on horseback. If Zhao Wu had slaughtered all the horses in order to entertain the approaching Qin army, the defenders would have no strength to compete with them if they attacked again. When the city fell, the king of Qin was angry, and all the guards in the city would suffer.

"How could I not have known the consequences of this? However, this is the only way to do it. Adjutant General, hurry up and carry it out, the distance of thirty miles will soon be reached."

Although Zhao Wu knew that it was risky to do so, it was also a helpless move.

"Okay, General, I'll go down and prepare"!

Seeing that Zhao Wu had already made up his mind, the deputy general stopped stopping him, turned around and walked down the city wall to prepare. (To be continued.) )