Chapter 289: Grain robbery

"You go and put in incense sticks on General Chen, and I'll talk about it later if you have any questions." Fang Zilan intercepted Deputy General Cao's words, he nodded and responded, and went straight into the mourning hall.

Fang Zilan stood outside and waited until Deputy General Cao came out, walked quickly to her side, and lowered her voice: "Boss, the army's food and grass are probably not enough."

"Go back and talk." Fang Zilan's heart sank and took Deputy General Cao back to the tent. The other deputy generals had already been waiting inside.

One of the deputy generals said: "Mr. Fang, the Miluo people are too ruthless. Nearly half of the casualties at night attacks are killed or injured. Although we won this battle today, we still lost hundreds of brothers."

"The Miluo people are martial and not weak." Fang Zilan sighed lightly, "How many of us still have?"

"In addition to the three thousand you brought, Lord Fang, there are less than 10,000 people." Another deputy general looked gloomy, "The defenders of Qiluo City were almost wiped out, and the people brought by General Chen were also discontinued. Most of the...

"What are you saying a disgusting thing!" Deputy General Cao slapped the general, and Fang Zilan looked up, "Old Cao, what's wrong with the food and grass just now?"

"I have sent someone to count the army's food and grass, and it will last for at most half a month." Deputy General Cao spoke cautiously, and Fang Zilan raised his hand and frowned slightly, "I will send a letter back to Beijing later, and ask the court to send food and grass here. Lao Cao, please look for it. A few people went to explore the food storage situation of the people in the city. If we had no choice, we might have to ask the people in the city for food."

"Okay." Deputy General Cao took the order and left. Fang Zilan greeted the remaining deputy generals and said, "Mu Chuji and Jiang Hanze are both injured. Murong Xun has not arrived yet. The people of Miluo should be at peace for a few days. In addition to resting, we also need to make good defenses. We must not let Miluo people take advantage of the loopholes."

After that, the Miluo people did not do anything, and the food and supplies approved by the court were already on the road, and everything seemed calm. But for some reason, Fang Zilan always felt uneasy.

On that day, she patrolled the defense as usual, and suddenly heard someone coming to report that there was important military information. She hurried back to the tent and summoned all the deputy generals to come.

A deputy general said, "Our military spy reported that it was Murong Xun's sudden illness and could not get there for a while, so he secretly ordered people to escort food and grass to come first."

"A sudden old disease?" Fang Zilan frowned slightly and looked at Zhou Lang and said, "Deputy General Zhou, I remember you told me before that Murong Xun had a serious illness at the beginning of the year. Do you know what the specific situation is?"

"This... I'm not particularly clear. I only heard that the Zhongzheng Mansion invited famous doctors from all over the world at that time, and even invited the Miluo Priest. I found many ways to save Murong Xun's life." Zhou Lang said slowly: "So, From then on, Murong Xun stayed quietly and didn’t even go to the morning court.”

"Murrong Xun is so sick, why would the new Miluo Emperor ask him to lead the troops?" Fang Zilan looked solemn, Zhou Lang didn't say anything, and a deputy general next to him couldn't help but say, "Since Murong Xun is seriously ill, we might as well have a disaster. The food and grass of Miluo people."

Fang Zilan looked up and said, "Deputy General Chen, you were the ones who were the ones who were burning food and grass that day and night. Are you sure they were burned completely?"

"I can't guarantee that I'll burn it all." Deputy General Chen's voice lowered a little, "The situation was urgent that day, and I didn't see the end in order to escape. However, when the night wind was strong and the fire spread quickly, even if the Miluo people were anxious to save them, I was afraid that There are not much left."

Fang Zilan recalled that night, when she left the camp, she looked back and saw that the fire was extremely strong and she could not save it at all. Thinking of this, she felt a little relieved, but she still did not agree with Deputy General Chen's idea of ​​robbing food and grass.

"Mr. Fang, the opportunity must not be missed. If we can cut off the food and supplies of the Miluo people, we will definitely make them lose their composure." Deputy General Chen was still unwilling to give up and advised: "As soon as the reinforcements of the imperial court arrived, the Miluo people would be able to be defeated back.

Now.”

"If it is a trap to transport food secretly, Murong Xun has not suddenly had an old disease..." Fang Zilan did not continue, and Deputy General Cao's expression suddenly stopped, "Then wouldn't we lose many brothers in vain?"

"Send someone to visit again." Fang Zilan said, her eyes fell on Deputy General Chen and said coldly: "Without my order, no one is allowed to act without any action. Violators will deal with military law."

"Yes." Everyone answered in an orderly manner, making Fang Zilan's heart go up and down, unable to control herself.

If the news is true, it will be Tianyou Dajing, which is an excellent opportunity for them to turn the situation around.

But if the Miluo people deliberately dispersed the fake news, it would be a waste of troops and generals, but she could not afford it.

When she said she wanted to defend Miluo City for a month, but now it is less than ten days. For the first time, she felt that living like a year was like this.

"Report!" The loud voice of the messenger broke the silence in the tent, "There are white banners hanging in the Miluo army outside the city."

Fang Zilan blurted out subconsciously and said, "What did you say?"

The sending troops repeated, "There are white banners hanging in the camps in the Miluo army outside the city. In addition, Jiang Hanze is reorganizing the troops."

"Is it Mu Chuji dead?" Fang Zilan's eyelids twitched, and Zhou Lang nodded, "It should be that according to Miluo's rules, if an ordinary general dies, he will not hang white banners. Moreover, Jiang Hanze will be in charge of the army at this time...

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Fang Zilan gritted her teeth and said, "He wants to avenge Mu Chuji."

"Mr. Fang, if we fight with the Miluo people, we will not be able to get anything." Deputy General Chen stood up again at this time, "I voluntarily ask for orders to rob the Miluo people's food and grass."

On the other side, there were also deputy generals who agreed, "If the food and grass of Miluo people are robbed, they will not only cut off their supplies, but also relieve our food and grass difficulties."

The other deputy generals also echoed: "Yes, although the court's food and grass are on the road, the southern area has been in chaos recently. Who knows if it can arrive on time?"

Fang Zilan raised her hand to signal everyone to be quiet. She looked at Deputy General Chen with a serious expression: "I will give you a thousand people, and you can rob the food and grass of Miluo people. If it cannot be robbed, it will burn it.

”

"One thousand people?" Deputy General Chen widened his eyes in disbelief, and the other deputy generals couldn't help but whisper.

"Do you know that if this is a trap for the Miluo people, even a thousand people and you will not survive?" Fang Zilan's expression became colder, and Deputy General Chen pursed his lips, "Mr. Fang, two thousand people, I only have two thousand people...

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"One thousand five hundred people." Fang Zilan interrupted his cold voice, "This is the most I can give."

Deputy General Chen took a deep breath, "The last general will take the order, and then go and order the troops."

"Deputy General Zhou, you have always been steady and watch out for Deputy General Chen." After Fang Zilan arranged, everyone went out to pay the bill and only Deputy General Cao stayed in the bill.

"Boss, are you worried that the Miluo people will lie to us?" Deputy General Cao asked tentatively, and Fang Zilan sighed quietly: "Mu Chuji is still young, and although he is strategy, he is not serious. Jiang Hanze is obviously looking at him from the side. I think

Jiang Hanze dared not joke about Mu Chuji's life and death and led us into the game, but I dare not gamble."

Deputy General Cao opened his mouth but made no sound. Fang Zilan curled the corners of his lips and smiled reluctantly, "Forget it, maybe God is standing on our side this time?"

However, things went against her wishes. God did not stand on her side this time. On the third day after Deputy General Chen led his troops to rob the food and grass, she received a gift from the Miluo people - Deputy General Chen's head and a letter.

The letter reads: 1,500 people from Dajing, none of them survived.

The lines were frivolous and disdainful, which made Fang Zilan want to tear the letter to pieces. The last sentence of the letter was - Sister, are you still satisfied with the gift I gave? The signature was Mu Chuji.

"Boss..." Deputy General Cao looked at her extremely gloomy expression and was about to say something when he saw Zhou Lang rushing in in a panic, "Master Fang, no, a large number of people are coming to Qiluo City.

!”

"Why are there a large number of people?" Deputy General Cao was shocked, and Zhou Lang said angrily: "It's Murong Xun! He slaughtered a city, and the people of other cities were about to leave the city to escape, but were driven to this place..."

Mu Chuji's plan was successful, Fang Zilan was put on a trick, and the difficulty of defending the city increased again...
Chapter completed!