The grain convoy that wiped out a group of horse thieves was close to Mustang City.

The fireworks from the burning corpses undoubtedly attracted the attention of the patrols around Mustang City.

The sound of horses' hooves approaching again made Luo Cheng and the others who were warming up on the fire vigilant.

One by one, they all grabbed the crossbow in their hands again.

Wait until the other person's figure appears in their field of vision.

Luo Cheng, who was holding the binoculars, suddenly showed a touch of joy on his face.

"It's General Liu Kai!"

The confirmation of identity made everyone breathe a sigh of relief.

Luo Cheng even waved loudly at the friendly troops who were riding horses in the distance and greeted them.

And after seeing the identities of Luo Cheng and others.

Liu Xingxing, who led the team to confirm the situation, was also relaxed.

raised his hand slightly, and while waving at Luo Cheng, he was also telling the cavalry behind him to put down their arms.

After the two groups of people quickly came into contact.

Liu Kai quickly turned over and dismounted, and hugged his fists at Luo Cheng.

"General Luo Cheng, this time I escorted the grain and grass over, I have worked hard for you."

"Where the duty lies, General Liu Kai is polite."

Just when the two were greeting each other like this, the cavalry under Liu Kai's command suddenly let out a burst of exclamation.

caused Luo Cheng to subconsciously turn around and look, and then a trace of understanding suddenly flashed on his face.

They had a large food convoy.

The cavalry team that opened the way in front alone numbered as many as five hundred.

So you can imagine how long this team dragged on.

In this way, the mammoths of Hill and the ice bears of Harold and the others were not close to the position of their vanguard.

Now the vanguard stopped.

The troops that followed behind would naturally slowly approach them.

The cavalry in the steppe had not experienced the previous battles with the barbarian army.

So I don't know much about the things in the Central Plains.

The mammoths and ice bear warriors that appeared later obviously startled many people.

"General Luo Cheng, what are these?"

As Bai Ze's deputy general, Liu Kai was calm enough at this time, and he did not make a fuss like the soldiers under his command.

"Oh, here's the thing......"

While speaking, Luo Cheng quickly explained the identities of the mammoth and the ice bear warrior, as well as the ins and outs of the whole thing.

After listening to Liu Kai, his face also showed a little embarrassment.

"I didn't expect so many things to happen during my absence in the Central Plains."

After the two sighed for a while, the two teams quickly integrated into one and rushed towards Mustang City.

Along the way, Liu Kai, who is familiar with the terrain, led the way, which was naturally smooth.

Before sunset, the grain convoy arrived safely in Mustang City.

"The last general, Luo Cheng, has seen the general!"

In the barracks of Mustang City, Luo Cheng bowed to Bai Ze.

Bai Ze raised his hand to help Luo Cheng up.

"General Luo Cheng doesn't need to be polite, it's really hard for you to brave the wind and snow to transport grain here this time."

After a simple greeting, Luo Cheng naturally inevitably reported that he was attacked by horse thieves on the road.

After Bai Ze listened, his brows furrowed slightly.

"These horse thieves are getting more and more brazen!"

After saying a word, Bai Ze, who seemed to think of something again, asked again, "General Luo Cheng, do you remember the number of horse thieves?" ”

"It's not much, maybe more than a hundred."

"More than 100 people ......"

Bai Ze pondered in his heart for a while, and then a trace of understanding appeared on his face.

"I know who it is."

"Which gang?"

Luo Cheng, who heard this, raised his eyebrows slightly.

"How many horse thieves are there in this grassland?"

Faced with this problem, Bai Ze and Liu Kai both showed a wry smile on their faces.

"A lot."

After Liu Kai said these two words, the wry smile on his face was even worse.

"On this grassland, there are countless tribes, large and small, many of which make a living by raiding, which is the source of those horse thieves."

"After the winter, food was scarce, and forced to make a living, these horse thieves began to raid our three grassland cities with impunity."

"They come and go like the wind, they don't fight us head-on at all, they basically run away when they see us, so there is nothing they can do with them a lot of the time."

"If there is no choice, then we can only strengthen the patrols around the three cities."

"However, after we were on guard here, they turned their minds to the grain delivery team."

"During this period of time, it is estimated that the life of many horse thieves is almost unbearable, and they will keep an eye on the grain transportation route at every opportunity, wanting to hijack the grain sent by the grain transportation team."

"I see."

After listening to Liu Kai's explanation, Luo Cheng nodded thoughtfully.

"No wonder as soon as we entered the grassland area, the horse thief came, and the other party was waiting for the rabbit?"

While speaking, Luo Cheng, who thought about it for a while, couldn't help frowning.

"Now that the road is closed by heavy snow, it is not easy to transport grain, and if the grain transportation route is temporarily changed, the efficiency may be lower, and for today's plan, I am afraid that we can only strengthen the guard."

"yes."

Hearing this, Liu Kai nodded in agreement.

And Bai Ze, who was sitting on the main seat, asked out loud as if he had thought of something......

"By the way, General Luo Cheng, you mentioned a long-range weapon called a crossbow before, can you let me take a look?"

"The general is polite, of course there is no problem with this."

Luo Cheng didn't care and motioned to one of the soldiers under his command to get a crossbow.

He took the soldier's crossbow.

Bai Ze looked at it quickly.

And Luo Cheng, who was sitting next to him, was also giving a proper explanation.

"This crossbow is also very useful against horse thieves, but the only regret is that it is too difficult to reopen this crossbow on horseback."

While speaking, Luo Cheng also deliberately demonstrated to Bai Ze.

The entire process of loading the crossbow can be said to be clear to Bai Ze.

This crossbow is indeed a sharp weapon.

But for the cavalry who fought on horseback, there was basically only one chance.

It is inevitable that there is a feeling of overkill.

Let the infantry unit hold it, it is estimated that it can play a greater value.

And about this matter, Luo Cheng obviously also made an explanation.

Tell Bai Ze that this was originally a weapon for the crossbowmen unit.

Because this time the escort of food is crucial.

That's why I borrowed it for them to use.

After a brief conversation, everyone quickly turned to business.

"Now the three cities on the grassland are in a state of lack of food, and the efficiency is too low just to rely on the transportation of our people bag by bag, but the convoy can't get through, so the last general wants to ask the general to transfer a team of cavalry over to help transport grain together, so as to increase efficiency."

Luo Cheng's words were extremely sincere, and Bai Ze naturally had no reason to refuse.

"General Luo Cheng rest assured, the soldiers have worked hard all the way, first rest in Wild Horse City for one night, and tomorrow morning, I will ask Liu Kai to lead five hundred cavalry to assist the grain transport team to transport grain together."

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