The game between the former Qin and the Eastern Jin Dynasty in Xuzhou is about to start again.

While the southeast battlefield was still in a hurry to make preparations, the southwest battlefield was already in full swing.

Xiangyang City, which was prosperous in the past, looked sick and sick after being looted and destroyed by the Eastern Jin Dynasty, and the majestic city seemed to have lost much life.

After Yang Shiyi took over Xiangyang, there was nothing she could do about the situation, she had no ability to resurrect the dead people of Xiangyang, and the official warehouse that was looted by the Eastern Jin Dynasty could not be distributed with bereavement benefits. In the end, she had to do her best to meet some small requests of the remaining people in Xiangyang - for example, hundreds of people asked to join the army, there were men and women, old and young, their relatives were killed by the Eastern Jin Dynasty, and their obsession was to join the army to kill the enemy and avenge their families.

Yang Shiyi can't bear it, whether it is a white, tender and delicate woman, or an old and weak old man. With a wave of his hand, all of them were included in the Jingzhou Protector Army. And those who could not fight, went and gathered stones, rolled wood, and boiled some gold juice for the defense of the city. Or cooking, taking care of wounded soldiers.

If there are more soldiers, the food consumption will be greater, and the grain stored from Taoyuan Village will be exhausted. Fortunately, there have always been logistics troops of the Eastern Jin Dynasty in the rear of Jingzhou to transport grain and grass to the Huan Xuan army outside the White Emperor City, and Xiangyang is the only way for it. Taking advantage of the fact that the rear of the Eastern Jin Dynasty did not know that Xiangyang had changed hands, Yang Shiyi had asked the Protector Army to pretend to be the Jin Army earlier, coaxing the Jin Army logistics team into the city, and also grabbed several batches of logistics resources from the Eastern Jin Dynasty.

"Your nobleman, there have been fewer brute soldiers sent to the door in recent days, I'm afraid they have already noticed it, and it is estimated that it will not be easy to cheat the supplies." The old village chief said with a sad face.

Yang Shiyi's eyelashes blinked slightly, and he sighed: "After such a long time, Nanban should also find out that something is wrong." Is there enough food and grass in the city now? ”

After occupying Xiangyang, through correspondence with his father, Yang Shiyi also received the latest news from Xiangcheng, knowing that Pei Shengqin was not only fine, but also made a big fuss in Huiji, and then went to sea to leave. Now Yang Shiyi doesn't have to worry about Pei Shengqin's safety, so she guards Xiangyang wholeheartedly and cooperates with her father to attack Huan Xuan's army.

The old village chief said: "There is a lot of food grabbed, but we have accepted many old and weak women and children into the army, and now there are 30,000 or 40,000 people in the army." With so many mouths waiting to eat, no matter how much food there is, it is not enough to consume, if you can't grab any more food, it is estimated that the grain and grass in the city can only last for three days. However, a lot of weapons were looted, and now the soldiers of the whole army at least have knives and guns, and the original hoes, rakes, and the like have been distributed to the people. ”

Yang Shiyi was silent for a moment, and said softly: "Hard Zhou is in charge, I will think of a way to deal with the matter of grain and grass." ”

The old village chief of Taoyuan Village is named Zhou Jialei, and he is now the commander of the Jingzhou Protector Army. Yang Shiyi was a woman and it was inconvenient for her to hold a position in the army, so she gave this position to the old village chief. Forming an army without authorization and appointing military positions is nothing to Yang Shiyi. Her father, Yang Anguan, worships the state pastor, and already has the right to raise the army, as long as his father asks his father to bring this matter to the court in his name.

Zhou Jialei only felt full of enthusiasm, and said loudly: "Serve my Great Qin, the end will not be hard!" ”

Yang Shiyi looked at Zhou Jialei, who was pale but still sincere, and suddenly felt a little guilty in his heart. She hesitated for a moment, and said lightly with red lips: "Commander Zhou, there are some things that I think you have the right to know." Compared with the Great Qin where your ancestors lived, today's Great Qin lacks a piece of land in the south, and there are many more pieces of land in the north, west, and east. But... But the emperor was changed. ”

The soldiers of the Protector Army who were born in Taoyuan Village generally have a low level of education, and Yang Shiyi tried his best to use words that Zhou Jialei could understand, and vaguely pointed out the difference between Ying Qin and Fu Qin.

"Hey, that's what your lord said." Zhou Jialei smiled indifferently, and said casually: "Isn't it inevitable that the first emperor is so powerful, before our ancestors escaped the world, even the second emperor died, and it was the third emperor who reigned at that time, and it is said that he was forced to surrender to the king of Qin by those thieves." It's been hundreds of years now, how can you not change the emperor. ”

"I mean, Emperor Daqin has changed his surname, and he is no longer surnamed Ying, and his Majesty's surname is Fu today." Yang Shi thought that Zhou Jialei couldn't hear the metaphor, so he had to carefully point it out, for fear that Zhou Jialei would have an overreaction.

Zhou Jialei was stunned, and only after a long time did he look at Yang Shiyi, and said slowly: "Nobleman, what did the Southern Barbarian Demon Girl say that day, is it..."

"This is Nanban smearing our dynasty." Yang Shiyi said: "I am the capital of Daqin Guanzhong, with the king of the world, all the countries of the world and the eight desolations are bowing down to the vassals, and the whole world is not the king's land, who is qualified to call my dynasty a pseudo?" ”

Zhou Jialei breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Is it like the previous Tian clan Daiqi?" ”

Yang Shiyi nodded: "Almost." "There is probably a difference, but you can't understand it, the historical changes are too complicated. Anyway, you understand that the emperor just changed his surname.

It is very necessary to explain this matter clearly to Zhou Jialei, and then pass it on to all the officers and men of the Protector Army through him. Even if you don't say it now, you will have to say it in the future, after all, the formation of the Protector Army stemmed from that misunderstanding. If they don't find the time to take the initiative to tell the soldiers below the real situation, once they find out that the emperor is not surnamed Ying in the future, it is difficult to guarantee that they will not think wildly. At that time, if they really want to believe the provocation of Sima Zhihua and regard the imperial court as a "pseudo-Qin", it will be troublesome.

"A family name is not as important as a country, even if it is a royal family. As long as Great Qin remains, nothing else matters. Rest assured, the last general and the little cubs below will not mind this matter. Zhou Jialei laughed and happily accepted the result.

At this time, a person suddenly broke in and said excitedly: "Your honor, commander, good news, another fat sheep has come to the door, with countless grains and grass, enough for the soldiers and civilians of our city in Xiangyang to eat for more than half a year." ”

This person is also a villager in Taoyuan Village, called Laifu. He has great strength and a bright head, and now he is an officer in the Protector Army.

Yang Shiyi and Zhou Jialei glanced at each other, and they both showed joy: "Sure enough, God helps me, I'll go and grab the fat sheep as soon as possible!" ”

The fat sheep who came to Xiangyang this time were not the logistics team of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, but they were much fatter than any previous wave of logistics teams. Most of them were dressed as families, led by a young man dressed in silk and satin, who looked like a rich country man, and they were approaching Xiangyang City with countless grain carts.

If Pei Shengqin was here, he would probably be able to recognize that the young man dressed as a rich man in the countryside was none other than the third prince of Shi!

That's right, after Pei Shengqin's advice, the resolute Third Prince Shi took several backbones of the Later Zhao Fuguo Organization south to Xiangyang.

The third prince of Shi even arranged his own identity, he was a squire living in Xiangyang, because of his heart to the Great Jin, he did not want to be a subject of the tyrannical Qin, so he moved to the countryside after the tyrannical Qin occupied Xiangyang City. Now I heard that the king of the Great Jin Dynasty had recovered Xiangyang, and hurriedly returned to the city with the servants at home.

The reason why he brought so much grain and grass was that the third prince of Shi also planned to follow Pei Shengqin's plan to find a way to gain the right to speak in the Eastern Jin Dynasty. As for how to get into the office, this batch of grain and grass is the answer. The third prince of Shi had already thought about it, and when he saw the Jin army in Xiangyang, he said that in order to fully support the king of the Great Jin Dynasty, he did not hesitate to scatter his family wealth to buy grain for the army. At that time, the officers of the Eastern Jin Dynasty took so much of their own grain, and saw that they were very loyal to the Eastern Jin Dynasty, so they were not allowed to ask the Eastern Jin Dynasty court for merit for themselves?

Isn't there a step to enter the body?

Being able to come up with such an excellent strategy, the third prince felt that he was a genius, and the only regret was that the cost of this strategy was relatively high. With so much grain and grass, even with the net worth of the third prince of Shi, he felt a little painful. Of course, in order to recover Da Zhao, it was all worth it!

Three days later, the 30,000 Jin troops led by Huan Chong were already approaching Xiangyang.

For the return attack on Xiangyang, in fact, a generation of famous generals Huan Chong refused. In his mind, since the back road was cut off, he simply went all out and moved forward. As long as the White Emperor City is breached, there will be countless grains and grasses hoarded by the tyrannical Qin for the Jin army to use. It's a pity that his unlucky nephew Huan Xuan doesn't have the courage of him, and now he is thinking about escaping back to Jingzhou. Under Huan Xuan's strict orders, Huan Chong had no choice but to go out and sent 30,000 soldiers and horses to counterattack Xiangyang.

On the march, Huan Chong met a group of interesting people.

"How can this be, how can it be Qin soldiers in Xiangyang City?"

"The grain I gave to the Jin Dynasty was robbed by the Qin Dynasty like this?"

"How can this be, how can it be Qin soldiers in Xiangyang City?"

"The grain I gave to the Jin Dynasty was robbed by the Qin Dynasty like this?"

The third prince of Shi was like a fool, and kept repeating these two sentences along the way.

Three days ago, Yang Shiyi was not polite to the fat sheep of the third prince of Shi, and clearly grabbed the grain. However, the third prince of Nian Zai Shi was not a logistics soldier of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, but a common man, and Yang Shiyi finally released them out of the city after grabbing the grain. After all, the battle should not hurt the people as much as possible, this is a principle of the former Qin army, when encountering the Eastern Jin Dynasty logistics soldiers in the past, not only to grab food, but also to kill people.

At that time, the third prince of Shi once questioned Yang Shiyi: "Since you say that you are Qin soldiers, according to Qin law, you can't hurt the people in a war, I am a common people, why do you rob me of food?" ”

Yang Shiyi's answer was very reasonable: "Xiangyang is now in the hands of our dynasty, you are the people of Great Qin, and you are going to give food to the Southern Barbarian Army." You are called a financial enemy, and we are confiscating your materials from the enemy, which is reasonable and legal. If it weren't for the fact that you were a citizen, I would have killed you a long time ago. ”

Even after three days, the third prince of Shi still couldn't forget the red-haired witch who brutally took away his food, and the whole person became stupid. For three days, with a group of subordinates, he wandered around the outside of Xiangyang City with his bare hands, aimlessly, and he didn't know which direction he was going.

The subordinates kept persuading on the side: "Lord, it won't work this time, and I'll find a chance next time." ”

The third prince of Shi pouted, and said the standard answer: "My food, my entry level, how much does it cost me to prepare so much food, it's gone!" ”

Well, the main reason why the third prince of Shi suffered from madness was indeed because he felt sorry for those grains, and it is conceivable that in order to raise so much grain and grass, he did spend his blood.

My subordinates have heard this standard answer for three days, and they still can't be persuaded when they see it, so they have to shake their heads helplessly and continue to follow the third prince Shi aimlessly. I only hope that when the third prince of Shi is tired of walking, he will stop, and they will rest and rest as his subordinates. After all, everyone walked for three days in a row without closing their eyes.

Huan Chong was on the way to Xiangyang, and happened to meet the third prince Shi and his party. He looked at this group of people from a distance and was a little strange, so he ordered left and right: "The group of people in front is very strange, go and bring them over, I was going to ask questions." ”

Soon after, Huan Chong heard a touching story. In order to serve the country, the righteous people of the Great Jin Dynasty scattered all their wealth to raise food for the army, but unexpectedly, this grain and grass were taken by the evil tyrannical Qin!

It was under such circumstances that this righteous people still refused to give in to the tyrannical Qin Species, but took his family all the way to find the traces of the Great Jin Dynasty Wangshi - the second half was temporarily added by a clever subordinate of the third prince of Shi, and after the whitewashing of that subordinate, the third prince of Shi wandered aimlessly for three days like a madman, and it became the resolute will to find the king master even if he died! It complements the story of the first half of the food delivery.

After hearing the story, Huan Chong was so moved that he snot and tears, turned over and dismounted, took the hand of the third prince of Shi, and said excitedly: "You are Zhongliang, Zhongliang!" ”

The clever subordinate secretly glanced at Huan Chong's expression and continued to talk nonsense: "My master has been talking all day long these days, he is incompetent, he is useless, not only can he not share his worries for Wang Shi, but he even let Tyrant Qin rob the grain and leave. After a few days, the master was delirious with guilt. ”

Huan Chong listened to the words of the Third Prince Shi's subordinates, looked at the Third Prince Shi carefully, and found that this guy was really delirious. I have been repeating "my food" and "my food for Dajin" back and forth.

So Huan Chong was even more moved: "Your master is righteous for the country, and I am so fortunate that I can have such a people in Dajin!" When the war is over, Ben will definitely present himself to the court and ask for credit for your master. Even if he really becomes a fool, the court will not forget his credit! ”

Because of having a clever subordinate, the third prince of Shi still obtained the rank of advancement in the Eastern Jin Dynasty even though he was deceived by food. A few days later, when the third prince realized that he had become the military advisor of the Jingzhou army of the Great Jin Dynasty, and was very appreciated by Shi Huanchong, the assassin of Jingzhou, his madness was immediately cured.

Of course, that's an afterthought.