After the trebuchet was overloaded, it was not unscathed, and the overall structure was severely broken, which meant that the broken trebuchet could not be repaired, and the empress had to order the craftsmen to use the wood from the previous forest to build a new trebuchet.

Originally, Empress Gladys wanted to wait a few days before the trebuchet was ready for a decisive battle. Thinking of this, she sent the head maid Shani to the logistics to investigate how long the food could last, but soon after, there was bad news from Shani that the food was not enough.

After a while, Gladys stood at the door of the warehouse where the rations were stored, looked at the quartermaster in charge of the grain and grass who was kneeling on the ground and asked, "You tell me the truth, how long will the remaining military rations in the warehouse be enough for our army?"

The quartermaster trembled and his face was covered with sweat, he shivered and wiped the sweat from his forehead, and replied in a low voice: "Your Majesty, the remaining military rations in our army's warehouse, excluding the military rations needed for the return journey, are enough for the soldiers to eat and drink for fifteen days. ”

Gladys closed her eyes and took a deep breath and asked the quartermaster, "I made a plan to go out when I was in St. Caron, and these rations would have enough to feed our legion for a month, can you explain to me why there is only half a month's worth of food left in the warehouse?"

The quartermaster swallowed a mouthful of saliva, fell to the ground and begged for mercy in a vague voice: "Your Majesty, please forgive me!"

Gladys took a few steps back, as if not wanting to get too close to the corrupt quartermaster. She looked at the quartermaster who was kneeling on the ground and continued: "If you explain the facts to me now, I can still spare your dog's life, but if you don't say that you want to carry it alone, I will also let you see the severity of the punishment inherited from the empire for a hundred years!"

Before the incident, the quartermaster had been told by the nobles who had shared the spoils not to expose them if the incident occurred, otherwise the quartermaster's family would be in danger. But after many years as an official, he also understands that those cool officials of the empire have all kinds of cruel punishments to torture themselves.

Besides, now is it for Her Majesty to personally question herself, or whether it is better to confess, and after a moment of inner consideration, the quartermaster made up his mind to tell all the troubles.

He looked at Her Majesty the Empress to whom he was loyal with tears on his face, and finally told all the sins: "I, before I set off, the lord came to ask me how long the military rations were enough to consume this time, and they were my superiors, and I couldn't help but say it, so I had to tell them 1510."

The adults knew that our military rations could last for a month during the battle, and they also heard that our troops would buy some grain and grass to replenish when they passed through the city. Therefore, the adults asked their subordinates to take three portions and sell two portions when they entered the city to buy food, and the last one of the military rations they brought back was regarded as the one they had just purchased. ”

Gladys was a little angry when she heard this, why did these ministers always feel a little dizzy when they were still thinking about stealing military rations to make money when they were approaching the war?

Where did the quartermaster still have the mind to observe words and feelings, he kept his head down and kept telling the ins and outs of the matter, instigating him to buy and sell the list of lords who bought and sold military rations, and when and where to divide the stolen money.

There were countless nobles involved, and Gladyse even heard the names of many nobles she had trusted. It can be said that this unspoken rule existed many years ago, but she has not been in power for a long time and does not understand these things.

Gladys cupped her forehead and figured out why. Originally, the high-level of the empire, including her, thought that the legion formed by the empire with all its national strength would end the battle soon, so the news released by the high-level naturally boosted the confidence of the people's blind arrogance.

Therefore, the nobles turned their crooked thoughts to the direction of how to accumulate wealth, this year's empire was affected by the disaster and the grain production was reduced, so this year's food prices rose rapidly, if this war will end soon, then why don't the nobles make a profit from this?

Gladys, who had thought through all the causes and consequences, suddenly fell into the abyss, and many of her plans had been ruined because of the lack of food. Now there is a strategic stalemate with the enemy, and the enemy still has elusive reinforcements.

However, there is no turning back from the bow, so the Imperial army must have a decisive battle with the Snow Tribe in the past few days, otherwise the end of waiting for the legion is that the imperial soldiers mutinied due to the lack of military rations, once this happens, the imperial legion will not attack and disperse, then the final fate of the waiting empire is to perish!

Hit by these heavy facts, Gladys pursed her mouth and closed her eyes as if she was about to faint, and Shani hurriedly lifted the collapsed Empress from behind her back.

Shani's face flushed in a hurry, and she hurriedly grabbed the empress and asked, "Your Majesty, are you alright?"

Gladys was awakened by Shani's call, and she looked at the quartermaster who was kneeling on the ground and said angrily: "Put him in the stable for me, and when the war is won, I will settle accounts with him myself!"