He was timid, and with a smile on his face, he said repeatedly: "Misunderstanding, misunderstanding." "Turn around and leave. Unexpectedly, Zhu Huilan shouted unrelentingly: "Stop, you robbed the old lady of the grain in the field, did you just slip away like this?" The man looked back at her standing with her waist crossed, with a fierce momentum, without the panicked look just now, and said in his heart that this woman is really not a fuel-efficient lamp, there are more than 10,000 households in Lanzhou City, if she doesn't follow, she really can't dodge, so she has to pour the rat food in her pocket back to the place.

After the bad guy walked away, Zhu Huilan took a long breath, squatted down and carefully packed these hard-won rat food into the cloth pocket she sewed, she was frightened just now, sweating all over, at this time a gust of autumn wind blew, she couldn't help but shiver with cold, she held the small half bag of grain tightly in her arms, and suddenly infinite grievances and sourness suddenly came to her heart, unable to suppress, the usual spicy and strong shell collapsed instantly, and actually squatted on this cold and windy hillside and cried bitterly.

The situation of the man robbing the rat food just now was seen by these soldiers from afar, and all the soldiers smiled and bet that the man would not be able to get Long Wangshu, and would commit rape in broad daylight, planning to watch the play first, and appear at the last moment to bring this person to justice, who knew that the woman actually shouted back the traitor, and forced him to return the rat food, which made all the troops sigh, I don't know what she said, and actually surrendered this splash. In the end, I saw Zhu Huilan squatting on the ground crying, and all the soldiers laughed and said that this woman must have lost her heart and gone crazy with joy when she got back the food, but Xin Gu recognized this woman as a household under his rule at this time, and a complicated and incomprehensible feeling surged in his heart.

In the evening of this day, Wu Yingying received a reply from Han Derang from Shuozhou, Han Derang had completely suppressed the Khitan departments in Shuozhou, Yelu Shilie committed suicide by poisoning, after receiving Wu Yingying's request, Han Derang gave him an idea, due to the continuous conquest of the Song State, the Northern Han Dynasty grain storage was also exhausted, so he received grain from the Khitan, and the Khitan also promised to transfer a batch of grain and grass from Youyun Sixteen Prefectures to borrow temporarily, Han Derang told Wu Yingying the route of the grain truck, and said that he had said hello to the Liao officials who escorted the grain and grass, if the Lanzhou army intercepted the grain and grass on the way, let them take it themselves, anyway, in the end, it was borrowed from the Northern Han Dynasty and the Khitan。 With Han Derang's reply, there are 50,000 sheep from the Khitan herdsmen, a large number of livestock on the grassland can not survive the winter, it is better to sell to the Han land, so Han Derang gave a very cheap price, 450 yuan for a sheep, if Wu Yingying is willing, he can help Lanzhou collect more than 500,000 sheep before the winter, worth 200,000 yuan, this group of 50,000 sheep is Han Derang's sincerity, if Wu Yingying is unwilling to buy more sheep, then it is a gift he personally gave to Wu Yingying for the winter, and no penny will be charged.

After receiving Han Derang's letter, Wu Yingying immediately gathered to discuss the matter.

Since the establishment of the system of military officers leading the people, there are hundreds of households under the rule of the school captain, if according to Wu Yingying's words, a sergeant can receive a maximum of 20 households, then the number of households under the school captain will be as high as 10,000 households, this is a real 10,000 households, in the Liao in the Song Dynasty, the simple battlefield bloody military Han, it is impossible to fight such a rich future, so together with the original Tuhun army background, military generals at all levels have a heart of self-efficacy, their own interests and Lanzhou as one, and they are also extra careful when deliberating.

"Shuozhou Khitan's strategy is very vicious, and what exists is to divide the relationship between my Lanzhou army and the imperial court, and to sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight. Guo Nian, the captain of the Jinfan Battalion, echoed Chase Dao.

"Exactly, stealing military rations is tantamount to rebellion, please think twice!" Shi Gongda bowed anxiously.

Shi Yuanguang, the captain of the horizontal camp, muttered: "This Khitan people's grain and grass is poisonous bait, it is better to let the last general contact the merchants in the clan to see if he can buy a batch of grain and grass." He came from a family of Sogdian merchants and kept in touch with the Sogdian merchants.

Wu Yingying's eyes flashed, and he asked, "How long does it take, can it be successful?"

Shi Yuanguang said with a difficult face: "As long as an agreement is reached, the message can be transmitted by flying pigeons, and grain can be purchased in other places the next day, but at present, the imperial court and the Song State are strictly sealing the border of Lanzhou, and it is difficult to transport a large amount of grain and grass over." "Lanzhou has a population of nearly 20,000, and the grain for the winter is not a small number, and it is impossible for the grain carts to hide from the Song and Han kingdoms.

Guo Nian, the captain of the Jinfan Battalion, sighed: "Far water can't quench your thirst." ”

All the lieutenants were talking about it, and Xin Gu, Xiao Jiu, Chase and other henchmen also frowned and groaned. The question in front of us has become one again, the poisonous bait of the Khitans, to swallow or not to swallow?

Seeing that Chase was thoughtful, Wu Yingying asked, "Captain Cai, is there a good plan?"

Chase raised his head and said with emotion: "The last general is dull, and there is no plan." How can the imperial court endure it, and it actually wants to put tens of thousands of soldiers and civilians in our Lanzhou to death with suspicion!"

Xin Gu smiled: "If this is not the case, then it is not the imperial court." After he confessed to Wu Yingying about the disaster that year, the whole person was unburdened, and he talked more than before.

Xiao Jiu also arched his hand and said: "My lord, he is unkind, I am unjust, since the imperial court pinched our necks, we should also take back the military rations that Lanzhou deserves." If someone raises troops to attack, Lanzhou will work together and fight with him. ”

Wu Yingying nodded, and said in a deep voice: "Seven thousand brothers, tens of thousands of households, regard Lanzhou as a backer, like parents, since there is a road that can keep everyone from starving and freezing, then even if it is a sea of fire in Daoshan and Longtan, I have to break through one by one, I have made up my mind, Modao Battalion, Pulling Mountain Battalion, Lingbo Battalion, Condor Battalion, Shooting Goose Battalion, Heng Camp, and Black Cloud are all led by Captain Xiao to stay in Lanzhou, and the Tooth Battalion, Hussar Battalion, Jinfan Battalion, White Feather Battalion, Chi Hunting Battalion, Tayan Battalion, High Hoof Battalion, Relief Camp, and Baggage Battalion will go out to collect food on the day I choose. ”

The generals suddenly received the order: "Yes." ”

Five days later, the Lanzhou army set out before dawn, and led the two battalions of light cavalry of Bai Yu and Chi Hunt as the vanguard in Furen Rail, and Shi Gongda led the high hooves, Relieve the annoyance of the two battalions of hussars as the rearguard, Wu Yingying led the five battalions as the Chinese army, the army marched forward, through Lulu Mountain, crossing the Fenshui, because Han Derang had already arranged, the Lanzhou army through the Khitan controlled Loufu Pass, along the side of the Great Wall controlled by the Liao, sneaked to the Yanmen Pass outside the Liao border to a hundred miles away, happened to meet the Khitan grain team, the grain delivery officer Xiao Zhen is Han Derang's henchman, seeing Wu Yingying leading the army according to the agreement, he said with a smile on his face in Chinese: " General Wu is a believer, and it is not in vain that Lord Han believes in it, this batch of grain and grass just helps heroes like General Wu to achieve great causes, and it would be a pity if it was given to those rats in Jinyang. "The Khitan people have been sinicized for a long time, and these polite words are smoother than the Han people, and they are quite the style of the children of the Eight Banners in Beijing in later generations.

Wu Yingying arched his hand and said with a smile: "Brother Xiao has won the award, Lanzhou is just here to get the military rations that he deserves, and the remaining grain and grass still need to be escorted by Brother Xiao to Yanmen Pass for delivery." Before leaving, he discussed with the generals, the Song State was tired of the Northern Han Dynasty's policy continued to intrude, Hedong Province withered all industries, Jinyang is indeed short of grain, if this time Lanzhou really intercepted all the grain and grass, it is bound to become a tiger, and the Jinyang court, which lacks winter grain and grass, will inevitably crusade against Lanzhou at all costs. The best strategy is to take back enough grain and grass for the soldiers and civilians of Lanzhou to survive the winter in a controlled manner, and let the Khitan army hand over the rest to the Han defenders at Yanmen Pass, so that there is still a buffer between Lanzhou and the Northern Han court. Now there are only 50,000 soldiers in Jinyang, sandwiched between the two powerhouses of the Khitan and the Great Song Dynasty, if it is not really urgent, it will not be possible to divide half of the troops to crusade against Lanzhou, which is also the way of getting along with the town and the court in the late Tang Dynasty. However, the grain and grass obtained by the Lanzhou army this time was not limited to the military rations it deserved, but it was fully doubled, and in Wu Yingying's words, the military department owed many military rations and needed to calculate some interest.

Xiao Zhen's face changed slightly, and he immediately smiled: "General Wu really understands righteousness, such a hero, he is actually suspicious of the Han court, which is really embarrassing." My nobles are also unhappy with the general in private. As he spoke, he leaned over and said in a low voice: "Han Guiren has a saying, if there is a Tiannan who can't face a hero, the generals of the Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun can choose any place to rest the horse." ”

Do you want to be a guard dog for your family? Wu Yingying sighed slightly in his heart and said with a smile: "Thank you Lord Han for me." He also whispered to Xiao Zhen: "This time, General Xiao sent charcoal in the snow, and the whole of Lanzhou felt the same way, some playthings are not worth a few dollars, and they have been handed over to the general personally, and they are not respectful." ”

Xiao Zhen originally had a little regret because Wu Hero refused to take all the grain and grass, and after hearing this, he threw it out of the sky, and when Wu Hero's army took the grain and grass and parted ways with the Khitans, Xiao Zhen opened the small suitcase handed over by him with some expectation, Rao is mentally prepared, and he couldn't help but take a deep breath, the box is full of rare treasures from the Western Regions, all of which are valuable, this is a gift prepared by Wu Hero's life Shi Yuanguang in accordance with the preferences of the Khitan nobles, which is worth a lot of money, Xiao Zhen secretly praised in his heart, this Wu Hero is generous, and he is worthy of being a figure valued by Lord Han。