After a moment of trance, Hebury came back to his senses and immediately realized that the severity of this matter was not just a lack of food, he looked at Lockrus who ran over to support him, and a trace of solemnity flashed in his eyes,

The intention of the Northwest rebels to burn grain has been made clear, that is, to completely cut off the possibility that the army can obtain this year's grain, which is really a ruthless means.

Launched a large-scale cavalry raid, taking advantage of the fact that he was completely unaware of the food problem, burned three-quarters of this year's new grain in one fell swoop, thinking that his Eighth Army, in the turbulent attack and harassment of the army, will now break out into an even more turbulent food crisis, in the case that he has not had time to make arrangements, he suddenly fell into a situation that cannot be turned over, really no one would have thought that those moths of the local army would dare to sell military food privately, these bold guys should die

Hebury was also a little at a loss for a while, if it was just a false alarm that he was beaten before, then this time he was really forced into a life-and-death desperate situation, after hesitating for a moment, he gave an order with a decisive face, "The news here must be blocked, and after I leave, Fallros, you immediately send someone you trust enough to conduct a thorough investigation of all the granaries! There are also those former local army officers, immediately carry out secret arrests, I don't care what you do, you must recover all the lost grain!" "My subordinates understand, but my subordinates are afraid."

"Afraid of what?"

“...... The subordinates were afraid that the grain that had been exchanged, but they were afraid that they would not be able to find it back, and they should have all been sold! I heard that in the past few months, the caravans from the southwest were all tax-free, and many caravans purchased grain here."

Lobrus straightened up and responded hesitantly, "And our large-scale capture of local officers will greatly worsen our relationship with the local army. After all, we still have a lot of affairs that still need the assistance of the local army!" "Now we can't manage so much, after the arresting parties are questioned, they will be executed on the spot, all property will be confiscated, and the military funds used for the purchase of military rations" Hebury's tone was cold, his eyes swept over the piles of grain, he took a deep breath, and said murderously, "Treat these moths that eat the country, how to eat them, how to spit them out to me." As for the assistance of the local guards, it is only dispensable to us, but if this news really spreads, it will not take three days for our Eighth Army to collapse without a fight!'" No, is Lord Hebriel a little too worried!" Lockrus's face was stunned, he heard that this time the legion commander Hebury was really angry, hundreds of thousands of army rations turned into river sand, the legion leader desperately needed a remedy, "Do you worry too much? I hope so!" Hebriel seemed to have aged a lot. said with a wry smile: "But the northwest rebels on the opposite side, I'm afraid that they have already started the relevant arrangements, and soon the news about food will be all over the city!"

"What do you mean, the grain in the warehouse is the hand of the Northwesterners!" both Lockrus and Roy Gain's faces changed, the army had just been attacked in a terrible way. If the problem of military food is exposed again, no matter how strong the fighting will of the soldiers of the Eighth Army is, I am afraid that they will lose their will to fight.

"Those who can have the funds to eat hundreds of thousands of troops are except those merchants in the northwest. Is there any other possibility?"

Hebaili's eyes were full of depression, and he said with a solemn face, "Otherwise, how could the Northwest rebels be so familiar with the defense of various places. As soon as we took over, they beat us up, making it even more backyard than their own!"

Ten minutes later, Jeff, the adjutant guarding the granary, watched his commander Fallus come out of the warehouse with a very ugly face.

"Strange thing!" I don't know what, seeing this scene of the adjutant Jeff, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but tremble,

Since last year in the Eastern Battlefield, Commander Lobrus, who was in charge of his Eighth Infantry Regiment, and Lord Roy Gain, who was in charge of the Fifth Infantry Regiment, had fallen out in a joint battle because of the question of who should rescue whom first, it was rare for the two to be so silent, and the face of Captain Hebury, who was walking in front of them, was faintly flashing with angry blue, and the two eyebrows were almost twisted together

"Someone's going to be unlucky!" Jeff thought subconsciously,

"Lord Hebury is a little tired, why don't you go to the best room right away" Lobrus looked up at the lieutenant who was standing in front of him in a daze, very dissatisfied

"No, I'm going back to the legion headquarters right away!" Hebury waved his hand to stop him, "You send someone to find out the specific situation at once, and hold a military meeting in the evening, I need a complete report!"

"The specific situation......" Lo Brus was completely dumbfounded, dozens of large granaries, even if the army was mobilized to check one by one, it was not possible to find out in a short time

"Grab the local officer in charge of the warehouse in front of you! Pry his mouth open with your torture instrument, you know!"

Hebriel rolled his eyes, whipped his horsewhip violently, and galloped away with the cavalry, finding such a big loophole, he could not be in the mood to continue to inspect the next attacked area, it should be the same, Hebaili finally swept his eyes over the granary that had closed the gate, his face suddenly became extremely ugly, there was nothing to see outside, I was afraid that it was all trembling river sand inside!, otherwise, why did the Northwest rebels burn these places! All the generals must be brought together to discuss how to deal with this sudden and great crisis.

Hebury returned to the regimental base camp, and it was already 2 o'clock in the afternoon,

It was the middle of July, the weather was very hot, Hebury was anxious and angry, sweating, almost suffering from heat stroke, and almost fell off his horse several times on the road, and handed his sweaty military hat to the adjutant at the door, and he could not wait to immediately order a meeting of all the generals,

"All the generals?"

The adjutant was a middle-aged man of about forty years old, dressed in a black adjutant uniform with the mark of the adjutant of the regiment embroidered on the cuffs,

He was very cautious and skeptical, knowing that the Eighth Army of the Empire had 110,000 combat personnel, and there were nearly 30 people who could be called generals, and they were now scattered all over the place, if all of them were gathered. It will also take at least an afternoon

"Yes, all, and the sheriff in the area where my legion is stationed!"

Hebury's face was stern, his tone was ruthless, and on the way he thought about it, if the situation of the granary inventory is indeed very unsatisfactory, the only way now is to take food from the locality, although the Eighth Army is the main army of the Empire, but most of the military expenses are used for daily expenses, since there is no money. That's only forcible seizure, let's start with the grain stores everywhere, these defectors who colluded with the rebels in the northwest, it's time to pay compensation for this,

At nine o'clock in the evening, the adjutant took a report and sent it into Hebbery's office,

"My lord, the generals are here."

Thirty minutes later, seeing Hebury walk out of his office, the adjutant said cautiously. The adjutant had been working with Hebury for more than a decade, and was considered a senior lieutenant in the army, and after having the good fortune to read the report, he immediately knew why Hebury had such an ugly face when he returned in the afternoon, and only 30,000 bags of wheat flour were contained in 210,000 bags of grain. The other 180,000 bags were all stuffed with river sand and stones, which was so terrible that the adjutant felt a chill run down his back. This is only Laixi, and the situation in several other areas is not optimistic.

In the conference room of the corps headquarters, more than 30 people who attended the meeting were dressed in the uniforms of the Gallic Empire, and the generals of the Eighth Legion were already seated.

In the second row to the left and right of the round long table. It was sheriffs from all over the world, there were more than twenty people, they were dressed very messily, there were fat people with big bellies, and there were middle-aged people with strong looks, they could become sheriffs in one place, they always had a bit of ruffianism on their bodies, they gathered behind and whispered about something, obviously they didn't know why they were called to the meeting, this was a meeting of the Eighth Legion of the Empire, and it was too far away from the small local sheriff.

"Your Excellency the Legion Commander has arrived!

Hearing Hebery's arrival, the generals in the front row stood up neatly, straightened their waists, puffed out their chests, and saluted Hebury neatly

The sheriffs in the back had strange faces, some were standing, some were still sitting, obviously not yet figuring out the situation, and if it was a normal practice, they should have bent down and saluted, but such a move was undoubtedly too comical compared to the straight group of generals in front. "Alright, let's sit down!"

Hebriel put the text in his hand on the table, completely ignoring the clumsy appearance of these magistrates, in his eyes, the reason why he had brought these people was to use their familiarity with the area to seize all the grain stores as quickly as possible, and all he needed was a bunch of tools

He waved casually to the standing generals, saluting them in return, and beckoned them to sit down.

When the well-trained generals sat down, the chairs did not make the slightest sound, and their eyes looked at the Hebury neatly. It was indeed a little hot in the summer, and many of the buttons of their clothes were soaked with sweat, but no one paid attention to them, they were used to the strict environment of the army. The sheriffs behind were obviously frightened, and the army was as strong as a visible aura, which made the sheriffs look nervous, and no one dared to talk to each other anymore.

Hebriel's gaze swept over everyone and he took a deep breath. Ning Sheng said, "This time everyone is called here for one thing, that is, the issue of military rations!"

"What is the problem with military rations?" Among the thirty or so generals, except for Lockrus and Roy Gain, who knew the situation, everyone else looked at each other with blank faces, and the army had always had enough rations? This is the reason why the Eighth Army has always felt fearless

"I won't say much about the specific military secrets, let's circulate this article!" Hebriel pushed the text in front of him to the commander of the Second Infantry Regiment on his left, "Oh my God, this is ...... How is that possible!" Merk begged curiously to open the text, only looked at it a few times, and suddenly became stupid, slightly open his mouth and stayed there, and after more than a minute, Merck begged to push the text in his hand to the next person,

Because of the Merck begging in front, although the second person was equally shocked, he quickly reacted, took a deep breath, and didn't say anything, but his face was heavy as if he was about to drip water,

Wen Jiàn passed it on to the third, and in this way, the various expressions of the people in front of Guan Yue invisibly attracted the curiosity of more people in the back, and when he took a circle among the more than thirty generals, it also took more than an hour, and Wen Jiàn did not pass through the sheriff, but directly returned to Hebaili.

According to the rank of the sheriff, there is no power to read "Okay, how grim the form!

Hebriel pressed his hand on Wen Jiàn's clip, and said coldly, "Starting tomorrow, all armies will immediately seal down the grain stores in various places, and collect all the crops, fruit products, and everything that can be used as a substitute for food! As for the specific guides in the various places, the sheriff behind you is in charge, and I hope that you will be resolute and thorough." What's the situation!"

Hearing Hebaili's order, the more than 20 magistrates behind him became anxious on the spot and shouted, "My lord, what does it mean to close down grain stores in various places? Is this still a human life? The northwest army has burned most of the wheat fields this autumn, and it is obvious that there is no hope for new grain, and the grain is now strictly insufficient, and we still hope that the army can open up some of the military rations, but you have closed the grain stores, where can you let us ordinary people buy grain?" That's it for the meeting, adjourn!"

Hebriel's face was indifferent, he didn't hear what he was doing, but he secretly scolded in his heart that these local magistrates really don't have a sense of the overall situation. If the food is gone, it can grow next year, and some civilians will starve to death, and in a few years they will be able to recover. But if the army starves to death, are you going to give this land to the rebels in the Northwest who burned your food?"

"No, my lord."

The magistrate angrily blocked the door. Don't let Hebriel leave,

They are angry that they are not qualified to see the text, and they are all panicked when they hear that the army is going to seal the grain stores in various places, since the large-scale burning of wheat fields by the northwest cavalry a few days ago, the price of grain in the city has suddenly risen like a red thermometer, three changes a day, everyone can see that the most scarce commodity this year is grain, and now the army wants to take it all at once, what should others do? And listen to the meaning of the army, or take it all away for free, the powerful sheriffs in most of the grain stores in most areas are funded, everyone is waiting for this year to make a good profit, this time the military forcibly intervened, but it took the lives of many sheriffs,

"The duty of the army is to fight, and if you have any opinions, you can report to the governor of the Solas region!And until then, the only thing you can do is to obey!" Hebriel waved his hand with a gloomy face, and the guards at the gate rushed in with spears in hand, arresting all the sheriffs who blocked the door

"Bastard, you can't do this!" the sheriff's screams rang out one after another,

Not long after the order was announced, before the generals had completely dispersed, an officer of the Eighth Army hurriedly broke into Hebley's side, his demeanor was a little abnormal, seeing the officer's anxious look, Hebury looked very dissatisfied, frowned and said, "What happened?"

"It has been confirmed that the Fortress of Dytru has fallen! Northwest rebels appear in large numbers in the eastern direction!"

The herald officer hurriedly replied, his voice was heard by the other generals, and they couldn't help but stop, many people looked at each other, and they all felt a little incredible, although the Dietru Fortress was not a large fortress, but there were more than 3,000 defenders, how did the other party take it silently, if this is the case, it can explain why the cavalry of the Northwest Rebels can suddenly appear on the side of the legion in large numbers, the Dytru Heights, that is the commanding heights of the entire Solas region." Bastard, do you still want to pick up the second bargain!" Hebriel suddenly became excited, if this time, the other party dared to make such a bold interspersed march as last time, he was completely sure that he would not return

In fact, he has been able to sort out the advantages of the Falcon cavalry tactics last time, that is, fast, so fast that people can't parry at all, this kind of tactics that seem to give full play to the extreme mobility of cavalry, its disadvantages are as obvious as its advantages, that is, as long as you can find the right time to delay, "My lord, let me take someone back to Fort Ditru!" someone in the general said. Fort Ditru is the commanding height of the region, and if it falls into the hands of the rebels in the northwest, it is equivalent to threatening our army from the flank at any time, so it is better to let your subordinates take the initiative to attack......"

"Report that the Northwest Rebels have entered the Guicoander area from the direction of Fort Ditru, the 4th Infantry Regiment has lost two squadrons of ground strength, and the deputy commander Spiegel has unfortunately been killed and martyred!

The herald officer replied loudly again, thinking that Hebri had ordered him to report loudly and in the most standard manner, and he did not realize what kind of consequences such information would have.

"What? Spieg is dead?" was the scream of someone in the general, it was none other than the commander of the 4th Infantry Regiment, Mayesuk, whose eyes were bloodshot, and in the midst of the chaos and confusion of questioning, he hurried out of the headquarters and waved at his own guards from a distance

"Lead the horse! Lead the horse! Notify all the troops on the ground and immediately gather at the regimental headquarters! Don't ask why! Run forward! Run and move forward as fast as you can! Run as fast as you can, and the last place will be dealt with by military law!"

Immediately following him, the armies also ordered to gather their troops and prepare for battle urgently.

Soras's war song has been played. (To be continued......)