Chapter 32: Food is scarce

"Brush ......"

The door of the tent was opened heavily, and a burly, slightly darkened strong man broke in, and when he saw Liu Chang and Liu Yu in Liu Chang's arms, he cleared his throat and said in a slightly lowered voice: "Big brother, they are fighting!" ”

"Hmmm! As expected! When Liu Chang heard this, he motioned Diao Xiu'er to take Liu Yu away as he spoke, and then continued, "Cun Xiao, go and invite your second brother and your clan brother to discuss the matter!" Xiu'er, take Yu'er to your place to play! I'll let Qin Hao protect you both. Qin Hao! Liu Chang called out loudly as he spoke.

The curtain of the "brush" tent was lifted, and a young colonel entered the tent and arched his hand to Liu Chang and said, "My lord, what are your orders!" ”

Speaking of this Qin Hao, now he is the strongest in Liu Chang's army except for Liu Chang's six righteous brothers, with a force value of up to 90, and sometimes even Cheng Cheng bites gold and has no way to take him. Liu Chang thought that he would wander the world and seek his own kendo, but for some reason, since Jiwu came out, he has been following, and even resolutely announced that he would join during an army expansion, which flattered Liu Chang, and finally decided to arrange him as the deputy commander of the guards and partner with Dian Wei.

Liu Chang looked at Qin Hao in front of him, with bright eyes and bright teeth, red lips and beautiful nose, and suddenly found that this person was a beautiful man who looked better than Pan An, and he was also superb in martial arts, and he was as careful as a hair. Liu Chang said with a smile on his face: "No, from now on, you will select ten elite soldiers from the guards to be responsible for protecting the safety of Xiu'er and Yu'er. ”

When Qin Hao heard that he asked him to protect Diao Xiu'er in person, he was overjoyed, and hurriedly agreed: "Oh! Then he went out of the camp and chose the soldiers.

In the blink of an eye, there were only two people left in the account, Cheng Yanjin and Liu Chang. Liu Chang was about to return to his seat, when he suddenly caught a glimpse of Cheng Biting Jin Zheng frowning and pondering, as if he had something on his mind. Then he asked, "Bite the gold, what's wrong?" What's on your mind? ”

Cheng Yanjin saw Liu Chang asking, thought for a while, and then whispered: "Big brother, I think there is something wrong with this kid Qin Hao!" ”

"Oh? What's the problem? When Liu Chang heard this, he asked with a little surprise.

Cheng Yanjin scratched his head, rolled his eyes, and then said, "I feel that this kid seems to be playing Xiu'er's idea." Big brother, this can't be taken lightly! Our brothers are still looking forward to this wedding wine for you and Xiu'er! Don't let people run away! ”

"Hahaha......" Liu Chang couldn't help laughing when he saw Cheng biting Jin more and more urgently, and continued after a while, "Biting Jin, don't worry about this matter." That Qin Hao likes Xiu'er, your brother and I already know. ”

"Oh?" When Cheng Yanjin heard this, he suddenly felt full of question marks, and asked puzzledly, "Then big brother, why do you still arrange for him to be Xiu'er's personal guard?" Isn't it better to talk about the fourth brother of force? ”

Hearing Cheng Yanjin's question, Liu Chang calmed down and said: "There are two reasons why I chose Qin Hao as Xiu'er's personal guard. ”

"Huh? I want to hear about it! When Cheng Yanjin heard it, there was a reason, which surprised him a little.

Liu Chang nodded, regardless of Cheng Biting Jin's expression, and continued to say with a stagnant face: "First, a certain person once saved Qin Hao, and he has heard that this person is chivalrous and heroic, since a certain person is kind to him, with his character, how can he not try to repay the favor and do something contrary to harmony?" Second, although he Qin Hao likes Xiu'er, it is just a kind of admiration for beauty among young people, and he will never do anything inhuman, and because of this admiration, he will be more attentive when protecting Xiu'er. I could already see from the look in his eyes when he first accepted the appointment that as long as he had a breath, he would never let Xiu'er be hurt in the slightest, which was the reason why I was relieved to hand over Xiu'er and Yu'er to him for protection. ”

After listening to this, Cheng Yanjin praised Liu Chang. But Liu Chang actually didn't say a word, that is: If he fails and dies, it can be regarded as finding a support for Diao Xiuer. Of course, as Liu Chang said, Qin Hao can be described as conscientious in the process of guarding, and there is no disobedience to the slightest, and in the future, he will become Liu Chang's most relied on general after the six brothers.

As soon as the debate between Liu Chang and Cheng Yanjin on Qin Hao's issue ended, the tent door was opened again, and Qin Qiong and others rushed in, and after they sat down according to their seats, Qin Qiong opened his mouth and asked, "Big brother, what's the important matter for me to come?" ”

"Bite the gold, it's up to you!" Liu Chang transferred this question to Cheng Yanjin, a first-line lover.

Cheng Yanjin didn't shirk it, and immediately poured out everything he had seen and heard. It turned out that after wandering in Yingchuan for a few days, Zhu Junjun finally met the Bocai Division, although before that, Liu Chang had arranged for someone to send a letter to Zhu Jun, asking him to temporarily avoid the Yellow Turban Army, hoping that he could partner with other officers and soldiers, and then find an opportunity to find the main force of the Yellow Turban to fight, but it seemed to have little effect. Although Zhu Jun shrank the legion to the area of Changshe, he never combined with the defender of Changshe, Huangfu Song. This led to the fact that now Zhu Jun is fighting in the field with only 7,000 people and 100,000 people in Bocai's department.

After listening to Cheng Biting Jin's narration, everyone turned their heads and ears. It was Qin Qiong who took the lead in asking: "Big brother, in your opinion, is this General Zhu Jun's department a winner or a defeat?" ”

"Defeat!" Liu Chang said categorically and without hesitation. After all, history is there, and others don't know, can he not know?

When everyone heard this, they immediately took a breath of cold air, and for a while, no one spoke again.

"So, shall we wait for the rescue?" Li Siye looked at Liu Chang suspiciously and asked.

"Don't save it!" Liu Chang still answered quickly.

"Teng ......" As soon as Liu Chang's voice fell, Li Cunxiao jumped up suddenly and asked loudly: "Why don't you save it?" Do you want to watch the Yellow Turban Thief kill my Great Han soldier? And ......"

"Sit down!" Liu Chang knew what Li Cunxiao would say next, so he immediately stopped it, and then said, "It's not that I don't want to save it, but I don't need to save it at all, I think at this moment, General Zhu Jun should be ready to retreat!" ”

"Report ......" As soon as Liu Chang's voice fell, a scout broke into the camp tent and knelt down on one knee and said, "Lord Qiyu, I just found out that General Zhu Jun's troops have led the army to retreat to Changshe because they are not defeated by the Yellow Turban Army, and Bocai's troops have also come to the city of Changshe. ”

"Good!" When Liu Chang heard this, he applauded loudly, so it seems that although the time of the Yellow Turban Uprising has been advanced, the overall shape and direction have not changed, which is definitely a good thing for him. "Well, you go down and rest first!" Liu Changzhi retreated from the scouts, turned his head to look at Cheng Biting Jin, and said, "Biting Jin, sending more scouts, and paying close attention to the situation in Changshe." ”

"Whoa!" Cheng Biting Jin said that he should arrive.

At this time, after hearing the news that Zhu Jun's army had retreated, Li Cunxiao sat down on the collapse like a deflated ball. When Liu Chang saw it, he had to shake his head. Turning his eyes to Liu Wei, who was in charge of logistics, he asked, "Haijian, how long can our army's grain stock be available?" ”

Seeing Liu Chang asking, Liu Wei got up and said, "Go home and talk to the master, our military rations can still last for three days!" ”

"What? Only three days? That's not going to work! When Liu Chang heard this, he immediately felt bad, according to his plan, after Zhu Jun and Huangfu Song converged, it would take a month before the imperial court would send reinforcements, and then he would be able to cooperate with the imperial army to give Bocai a big annihilation battle. Although there is no need to wait for Luoyang reinforcements now, the run-in between Zhu Junjun and Huangfu Song's army will also take some time, three days, which is obviously not enough. Then he asked, "Is there any grain to buy and sell in the neighborhood?" ”

"Now the land of Yingchuan is mostly ravaged by yellow turbans, and there is no food to buy for a long time!" Liu Wei couldn't help but sigh and said.

This time, it really made Liu Chang difficult.

"Big brother, I have a way to get food." Just as Liu Chang was pondering, Cheng Yanjin spoke.

"Huh?" Liu Chang looked at Cheng Biting Jin, who was grinning, and asked eagerly: "Biting Jin, is there any way to get food?" ”

Cheng bit Jin's eyes and rolled out, and then spit out two words: "Robbery of grain!" As soon as these words came out, everyone looked at him with straight eyes.

For a while, Cheng Biting Jinhei's face flushed and became a little purple, and he muttered: "You guys, don't look at me like this!" It's just that when I recently investigated the military situation, I found a food stronghold of the Yellow Turban Bandits. That's why I say that! ”

"Oh......" When everyone heard this, they breathed a long sigh of relief.

"Hey, what do you mean?" Cheng Yanjin couldn't help but shout urgently when he saw everyone like this, "Although I did robbery in the past, I only robbed bullies and profiteers, and never robbed the money of ordinary people!" ”

"Oh~" This time, everyone shouted louder, and they all looked at him with smiles.

As soon as Cheng Yanjin saw it, he knew that he had said something he shouldn't have said. I couldn't help but pick up the water cup on the table and drink it for a while.

As soon as Liu Chang saw it, he knew that the joke was enough, and it was time to get down to business, so he went straight back to his seat and sat down, and said, "Okay!" Ladies and gentlemen, I think what I just said is feasible. But we are not only going to rob him of the grain channel, we are going to take down that stronghold. I wonder what you have to do? ”

Everyone, you look at me, I look at you, and I can't get any good ideas for a while. When Liu Chang asked Cheng Yanjin how many people were in that stronghold and how much grain and grass there was, Cheng Yanjin shook his head and didn't know. The information was incomplete, and Liu Chang was at a loss. had to let Cheng bite Jin'an to exclude Hou from focusing on investigating the stronghold, and at the same time ordered Qin Qiong and other military commanders to step up the training of soldiers and soldiers, ready to carry out robbery at any time.