Chapter 209: Returning to the camp in victory
At this rate, in five days, we will reach the place where the mountain bandits are infested, money, boss, I have an idea, I don't know whether to talk about it or not. ”
Shangguan Ling walked straight over, originally wanted to call Qian Qianqian "Qian Girl", but remembered that Qian Qianqian was wearing men's clothes now, and there were many people around, so he changed his words and changed his name.
"If you have something to say, just say it, you don't have to be so secretive." Qian Qianqian's face was not shocked, perhaps because she had been in a hurry for several days, her face was a little ugly, revealing an indescribable tiredness.
"When we get there, we will divide into two ways, I have specially prepared a lot of empty sacks, when we add soil to the empty sacks, I will lead people to escort those fake grain to lead away the bandits, you will protect the real grain, take the opportunity to leave."
Shangguan Ling lowered his voice, this was an idea he had thought about all night, although it was a little dangerous, but he had to try, otherwise there would be no life at all.
"Bring me a topographical map." Qian Qianqian didn't think so, and there was no superfluous look on her face, she just commanded lightly.
Shangguan Ling was a little puzzled, but he still did so, took out the topographic map from his sleeve, and handed it to Qian Qianqian.
Qian Qianqian opened the drawing, took a closer look, and found that there was a section of mountain road in front of it, full of cliffs, Shangguan Ling deliberately bypassed that section of the mountain road in order to save time, and only marked a flat road on the drawing.
"Later, we won't take the flat road, but this mountain road."
Qian Qianqian pointed to the rugged mountain roads and cliffs on the drawings, and said very firmly, Shangguan Ling was stunned for a moment, staring carefully at Qian Qianqian's every move, his face was full of disbelief.
"Boss Qian, you can see clearly, this mountain road is not only far, but also very difficult to walk, and we can't avoid those mountain bandits.
Shangguan Ling thought that Qian Qianqian was hot-headed, so he said it casually, so he explained the inconvenience of walking the mountain road one by one, but Qian Qianqian was not moved at all.
"It doesn't matter if it's troublesome, we must take the mountain road, as for the reason, you will know when the time comes."
Qian Qianqian's eyes were full of mystery, which made people a little unreal, and Shangguan Ling was also very puzzled, and was about to ask, but Ling Zi'an came over.
"The cost of dividing the soldiers into two ways is too great, we don't have many people, if you fall into the hands of those mountain bandits, you will definitely die, so don't think about this idea."
Ling Zi'an seemed to have heard Shangguan Ling's words just now, and what he said was exactly what Qian Qianqian was thinking, but this made Shangguan Ling very unhappy.
"I'm talking to Boss Qian, how can you eavesdrop? Also, it's not your turn to meddle in this matter. ”
Shangguan Ling glared at Ling Zi'an coldly, he didn't have a good air, and a trace of anger burned on his face.
Ling Zi'an's face did not change, as if he didn't take Shangguan Ling in his eyes at all, and he didn't care about Shangguan Ling's words at all, as if a gust of hot wind was blowing through his ears, leaving no traces.
"Okay, now we're all in the same boat, you can speak politely, don't go too far."
Qian Qianqian stopped Shangguan Ling, her expression was a little more solemn, her eyebrows were frowned, and she was very solemn.
Shangguan Ling turned his face slightly, snorted coldly disdainfully, and said no more, Ling Zi'an kept standing in place, with his hands behind his back, silent.
"Gang Master Ling is right, your idea doesn't work, I have thought of a way, although I may not be ten percent sure, but there is a glimmer of life, so you just listen to me first."
Qian Qianqian's expression softened a little, and she didn't mean to discuss with Shangguan Ling at all, Shangguan Ling's momentum was too strong at the moment, so she still had to extinguish his prestige first.
"But Boss Qian, you didn't tell me anything, just let me listen to you so confused, if you are deceived by someone, these grains can't be sent to the frontier, but how can it be good?"
Shangguan Ling was a little annoyed, and his eyes glanced at Ling Zi'an from time to time, his eyes full of mockery.
"I made the idea, and if anything goes wrong, I'll be responsible for it alone."
Qian Qianqian raised her eyes suddenly, and said extremely firmly, her eyebrows and eyes were full of indescribable stubbornness and tenacity, even Shangguan Ling, she had no momentum in front of her, so she could only acquiesce first.
"Gang Master Ling, I have some things to discuss with you alone."
Qian Qianqian turned her eyes to look at Ling Zi'an, and as soon as the words fell, she went straight back to the camp, Ling Zi'an didn't look at Shangguan Ling much, raised her feet and followed.
"Shangguan Ling has always been prejudiced against you, so don't take those words to heart, he has no malicious intentions."
Qian Qianqian was afraid that Ling Zi'an would have a pimple in her heart, so she deliberately relieved him like this, although Ling Zi'an was not a stingy person, she couldn't stand Shangguan Ling embarrassing him several times.
"Naturally, I don't know him in general, and if you want to protect him to ease my heart, you will underestimate me too much."
Ling Zi'an raised his head, and said it as a matter of course, with a lofty attitude, looking at the entire Lianzhou, except for Xiao Mohan's accident, no one could make him admire in his heart, and it was not enough for him to put it in his eyes.
"Also, the size of the Ling Gang Leader is also a character, and he won't be too rigid about the subtleties."
Qian Qianqian laughed lightly, resolved the embarrassment, and then opened the topographic map in her hand and discussed it with Ling Zi'an.
Unexpectedly, I didn't expect this discussion to know that Ling Zi'an wanted to go to one place with her, and they all wanted to take the mountain road and threaten the gang of mountain bandits with food, and they would definitely be able to fight for an opportunity.
After finishing the meal in the morning, Qian Qianqian set off again with the soldiers and horses, in order not to conflict with Shangguan Ling, Ling Zi'an took the initiative to take the Cao Gang to follow at the end, not to contact Shangguan Ling.
On the frontier, Xiao Mohan led his troops out of the encirclement, and the soldiers made a dangerous move, and came to a Jedi counterattack, which hit the central country hard, and the morale of the soldiers of Xiao State was also greatly boosted.
It's just that when Xiao Mohan returned to the barracks, the problem of military food shortage gradually surfaced, and the Xinjiang soldiers here were waiting for the grain delivered by the imperial court, but it had been more than ten days, and there was still no news from the imperial court.
"General, our grain and grass can only be eaten for ten days at most, if the grain and grass from the court does not come by then, we soldiers can only go hungry."
Xue Yi came in to report that when Xiao Mohan was besieged by the enemy, she led people to cooperate with Xiao Mohan and broke the trap of the central country, and now it is Xiao Mohan who ordered her to count the grain and grass in the army.
"Before I led my troops to meet the battle, I received a letter from the imperial court, and at that time it was said that the grain and grass were already on the way, how could there be no news now?"
Xiao Mohan was also very puzzled, he had just returned to the camp, and he didn't know about the mountain bandits, so he couldn't figure it out.
"My subordinates heard that a group of mountain bandits appeared on the way to the frontier and robbed all the grain and grass of the imperial court, but I don't know if this is true."
Xue Yi bowed slightly, and said cautiously, although there was speculation in her tone, but her face was full of affirmation, the imperial court was afraid of disturbing the morale of the army, so it has been blocking the news, but the paper can't contain the fire after all, since the matter has come out, there will definitely be some leaks.
"What?" Xiao Mohan's face sank, he suddenly raised his eyes, his sword eyebrows were tightened, his facial features were tough and magnificent, and a few scabbed blood marks on his face added a bit of toughness to him.
"Since the grain and grass have not been delivered yet, there must have been an accident, and the emperor is hiding it from us, it seems that he wants us to defend the frontier."
Xiao Mohan said very firmly, he has been an official for many years, although he often fights abroad, but he still has a good understanding of the temperament of today's saints.
The imperial court blocked the news, but it didn't come to the letter to appease it, presumably because it hadn't come up with a way to deal with it, this battle almost drained the treasury of Xiao State, how easy is it to raise so much grain and grass?
"General, we can't just wait for the imperial court to come to support, we must think of our own way, otherwise we won't be able to hold out for a few days, if the enemy finds that we are short of food and grass, they will definitely wait for the opportunity to move, and our victory will be in vain."
Xue Yi slowly spoke, and what she said was also what Xiao Mohan thought in his heart, the current saint's qualifications are mediocre, and eighty percent can't solve this matter.
"I know, at the moment, the central country will definitely not be able to fight anymore, after the daily drill, you will take a team of soldiers into the mountains to hunt, although this side of the territory is not as good as Lianzhou, there should always be some prey and wild fruits in the mountains, the grain and grass are silent in advance, and it can last for a day."
Xiao Mohan pondered for a moment in his heart, his thin lips were lightly lifted, his voice was low, revealing indescribable calmness, his eyes were not shocked, and there was no superfluous expression on his face.
"Yes, General, my subordinates will do it."
Xue Yi nodded in agreement, and then made a gesture to retreat.
"Wait, is there any letter from General Ben these days?" Xiao Mohan suddenly came back to his senses, as if he remembered something in his heart, and called Xue Yi, with a little forbearance in his eyes.
"Back to the general's words, no." Xue Yi leaned over slightly and answered truthfully.
"Alright, you can step aside." Xiao Mohan was a little disappointed, and lowered his eyes slightly, blocking the emotions in his eyes.
Counting the days, it has been ten days, Qian Qianqian's letter has not yet arrived, Xiao Mohan was still full of hope, but he didn't expect to be disappointed after all, Qian Qianqian is really heartless.
Qian Qianqian also drove for several days in a row, and after walking those flat roads, he walked to the mountain road, which was rugged and difficult, and the grain was quite heavy, so those officers and soldiers had a very hard time transporting it, and the speed was slowed down a lot.
"Boss Qian, there is a broken bowel cliff ahead, if someone falls down carelessly, they will definitely be crushed, so we have to be careful and can't go too fast."
Shangguan Ling is very familiar with this terrain, in fact, Qian Qianqian has already discovered that cliff, calculate the time, those mountain bandits should also act.
"Then pay more attention, food is a trivial matter, but don't hurt people."
Qian Qianqian looked ahead and spoke lightly, her tone was gentle, without the slightest wave, which made people a little confused.
On both sides of this mountain road are dense forests that hide the sky and the sun, and at a glance they are verdant, but no one can see what is hidden in the dense forest.
Shangguan Ling also knew that this section of the road was a place where mountain bandits often frequented, so he had already raised the vigilance of those officers and soldiers, he rode on a horse, looked here, and couldn't help but clench the hilt of the knife on his side.
Qian Qianqian walked in the front, and suddenly caught a glimpse of something strange in the forest, her expression suddenly became solemn, she turned her head suddenly, and ordered loudly: "Hurry, go quickly." ”
This sound made those officers and soldiers who were already tired suddenly come back to their senses, and they didn't care about anything else, and they all pushed the grain and desperately caught up with Qian Qianqian's horse.