In Huanglong Mansion City, Xiao Yanshou hung his left hand on his neck and rode on the horse with his right hand. His old face was full of wind and frost. Although his blood-filled tiger eyes were full of fatigue, he was still bright and energetic. The waist on the horse was also straight, and a hint of vigilance flashed from time to time in his eyes.

Behind Xiao Yanshou, there was a team of soldiers who were also covered in scars. They saw that these soldiers were extremely tired, but they were all as straight as Xiao Yanshou in front of them, with a hint of pride in their eyes. In fact, they did have the capital to be proud. Tens of thousands of Jurchens besieged Huanglong Mansion City before, but they were defeated one after another and had to retreat. Although Xiao Yanshou and his troops also suffered great casualties, they were able to use the same number of troops to repel the Jurchens, which has created an amazing record. You must know that in previous wars, when the same number of Liao Kingdoms faced the Jurchens, it was almost impossible for the Liao army to win, but this time they won the right time.

Compared to the pride of the soldiers, Xiao Yanshou was full of anxiety. Although they had defeated the Jurchens before and caused the other party to suffer considerable casualties, they did not hurt the Jurchens. With his understanding of the Jurchens, especially Aguda, as long as the other party does not die, they will definitely make a comeback soon.

If the Jurchens came again, Xiao Yanshou would not have the confidence to repel the other party again, because he had not many soldiers under him, and there were heavy casualties in the previous offensive and defensive battles. Now, with those slightly injured soldiers, there were probably less than 5,000 soldiers who could fight in the end. What's worse is that there were shortages of food, weapons and other supplies in the city, especially the food problem was even more serious, and even daily supply could not be guaranteed. This also caused panic among the people in the city. In order to prevent someone from making trouble, Xiao Yanshou had to patrol the city with his scarred body, and calm the people with his prestige.

Xiao Yanshou had been patrolling the city three times, and then he returned to his general's mansion exhausted and just sat down and drank a sip of water. At this time, a young general rushed into the living room angrily, took off his helmet and threw it on the table and shouted: "Father, this is impossible to do it!"

"What's wrong? Didn't I ask you to go to Tongzhou in the rear to urge grain? Why didn't you bring the grain back?" Xiao Yanshou drank all the water in the cup, then stared at the young general and asked. The young man's name was Xiao Dilie, his eldest son, and now he is also a general under his command. Last time the Jurchens attacked, Xiao Dilie was the first to kill several Jurchen generals, and his performance was very eye-catching. Xiao Yanshou was also very satisfied with this son and often handed him over some important matters.

"Father, you also know that all the people in Tongzhou are Yelu Yixin's people. They clearly want to cut off our supplies and let the Jurchens destroy us. No matter who wants food in the past few days, they will only cry and be poor. Then let us come back and wait. Today I put the knife around the dog official's neck, but the other party didn't give a single grain of food!" Xiao Dilie pounded the table again and said, "The food was not coming today, but he was still full of anger. If he had known this, he would rather have tried his best to go to Tongzhou to suffer this anger.

"A real man can bend and stretch. If you can't even bear this little bit of anger, it's better to resign from his official position early to go home, so as not to end up in a different place in the future." Seeing his son's angry look, Xiao Yanshou seemed very calm. The ups and downs of the officialdom for many years had already made him see. No matter how Yelu Yixin deducted his supplies, he had to fulfill his duties.

"Father, now is not the time to bend and stretch. You know the situation in the city. If this continues, if the Jurchens do not need to attack, there will be a big chaos in the city. After all, all the food supply in Huanglong Mansion has been detained by Tongzhou. Not to mention that the people have no food, there is not much food in the army. The weapons damaged by the soldiers on the battlefield cannot be replaced. When the civil unrest and the Jurchens take advantage of the situation to attack, what will our soldiers use to fight?" Xiao Dilie was young and energetic after all, and he was not as angry as Xiao Yanshou.

"So what? We should share the worries of the king. Although there were treacherous ministers like Yelu Yixin in the court, Your Majesty was only deceived by him for a while. When Your Majesty saw the true face of Yelu Yixin, he would definitely wake up. Then it would be the death of Yelu Yixin!" Xiao Yanshou said firmly with a loyal expression of the emperor and patriotic expression. His loyalty to the Liao Kingdom was a sign of light. Even at this point, he still did not forget to be loyal to the country.

"Father~, why are you so confused?" Xiao Dilie did not agree with his father's stupid loyalty. He said again with a look of pain, "Let's not care whether Your Majesty can see Yelu Yixin's true face clearly. However, if there is no miracle in this situation in Huanglong Mansion, we may all die here. Even if Yelu Yixin is punished in the future, we will not be able to see it!"

In fact, Xiao Yanshou knew Xiao Dilie's words better than anyone else, but his loyalty to the Liao Dynasty did not allow him to have other choices, so even if he knew it was a dead end, he could only persevere. Moreover, even if he really gave up on Huanglong Mansion and fled back, Yelu Yixin would catch the handle. Not only would he still be unable to escape, but he would even have to bear the charge of escaping in the last half of his life. At that time, his reputation for the first half of his life would be destroyed.

Thinking of the above, Xiao Yanshou couldn't help but sigh, then patted his son's shoulder heavily, and said to him with a heavy tone: "Lie'er, you go to urge grain tomorrow. If the other party doesn't give food, you will live in Tongzhou City. When will they agree to give food, and when will you come back!"

"Father, the dog officials in Tongzhou have clearly expressed their unwillingness to give us food. What should I do if I go..." Just as Xiao Dilie said it at the end, he suddenly stood there, because he suddenly understood what his father meant. He suddenly turned his head and looked at his father who was already gray-haired. His eyes couldn't help but feel a little hot for a moment.

Seeing that his son understood what he meant, Xiao Yanshou couldn't help but pat his shoulder again and said slowly: "Lie'er, my father is old. Although others praised me for being able to lead troops, I asked myself that it was much worse than Yelu Renxian back then. But you are different. Although you are still young and have a little impatient, you are already above your father in terms of military tactics and martial arts. In the future, you may become another Yelu Renxian in my Great Liao Dynasty. So you must live for yourself and for the Great Liao Dynasty!"

"Father, I am not as good as you said. As a man from the Xiao family, I will never leave you at this time!" Although Xiao Dilie was very moved, he said stubbornly. He also understood the way of filial piety and righteousness, allowing him to leave his father and run away alone in such a dangerous moment. He could not do such a thing no matter what.

"Don't you just advised me to say that it's not worth dying? Why is it your turn now that you can't see clearly?" Seeing that his son was unwilling to leave, Xiao Yanshou was furious at this time, but no matter how much he scolded, Xiao Dilie was determined to stay, which made Xiao Yanshou quite helpless. Finally, he could only sigh, which was accustomed to what Xiao Dilie left behind.

During dinner, Xiao Yanshou came to the barracks as usual. He had dinner with the soldiers. He had always eaten and lived with the soldiers in the army, and never made any special treatment. Moreover, with rewards, he would give them to the soldiers, and he even led the way on the battlefield, which also made him extremely prestige among the soldiers in the army. Even under such harsh conditions, the soldiers under his command had no complaints.

When today's supper was served, Xiao Yanshou couldn't help but feel a little silent. He saw that these soldiers who followed him through life and death, even most of them were holding a bowl of noodle soup that was so clear that they could be seen in the mirror. In addition, there were only half a fist-sized wild vegetable dumplings. They couldn't even see some oil stars, let alone meat.

However, even the noodle soup and wild vegetable dumplings, the soldiers after the war all ate very sweet. After all, as long as people are hungry, they feel sweet when they eat. However, Xiao Yanshou felt that he couldn't eat it with the noodle soup and wild vegetable dumplings. It was not that he was picky about food. In fact, he had eaten all the more unpalatable things than this when he was short of food for many years in the army. However, he looked at the scarred brothers who could only use these wild vegetable dumplings to satisfy their hunger. He was really frustrated. If it was possible, he even wanted to turn himself into a cow and then kill himself to eat meat for these brothers.

"Father, don't think too much. It's better to send someone to other places to raise some food tomorrow. No matter what, you must ensure that these soldiers have a full meal." At this time, Xiao Dilie, who was sitting next to Xiao Yanshou, saw the painful expression on his father's face, and immediately comforted him in a low voice.

"Oh, that's all!" Xiao Yanshou couldn't help but sigh at this time. Although the possibility of raising food and grass in other places is very small, it is always a solution, at least it is better than waiting for them.

The next morning, Xiao Yanshou got up early, then summoned some of his confidants to the mansion to discuss matters, preparing to send more people to other places to try their luck. Even if he could collect a bag of food, it would be better than not.

However, just as Xiao Yanshou was discussing with everyone, he suddenly heard a noise outside, which made everyone in the hall stunned. Then Xiao Yanshou asked his son Xiao Dilie to go out and take a look. As a result, the other party had been out for a long time. Finally, Xiao Dilie ran in with excitement and shouted: "Father, the supplies... are all delivered!"

If Xiao Dilie usually calls his father in such a public place, it will definitely cause Xiao Yanshou to scold him. After all, there is no father or son in the army, everything must be called by his position. However, today Xiao Yanshou's attention is attracted by Xiao Dilie's words, and he did not notice the inappropriate name of his son.

"Major General, what do you mean when the supplies come?" At this time, someone in the hall did not react and asked inexplicably.

"Materials... Tongzhou has sent all the supplies that have been owed to us, including food and weapons, even brand new military uniforms, and an army of 3,000 people, saying that it is to supplement the soldiers who have lost our army. And this is only the first batch, and there will be more in the future!" Xiao Dilie said with excitement at this time. Yesterday he was worried about these things, but who would have thought that when he woke up, these things would be delivered to his door by himself.

"This... could this be a trap?" Hearing Xiao Dilie's words, some of the people who were discussing the matter made unbelievable sounds again. No wonder they suspected that they had doubted. After all, they had gone to Tongzhou countless times before, but the other party just dragged the goods and refused to give them. Some even used the knife for this, but it was still useless. At this time, the other party took the initiative to deliver it to the door, and naturally they would think that this was Yelu Yixin's trap. After all, no one knew more about Yelu Yixin's viciousness than them.

When Xiao Yanshou heard his subordinates' words, he couldn't help but hesitate, but soon he waved his hand and said, "No matter whether he is a trap or not, as long as the food and weapons are real, let's go out and take a look. If the food is not poisonous, we will have a big meal to reward the three armies!"

"What my father said is very much. I just checked it and found that there should be no problem with food and weapons, and the fat man Xiao, who was in charge of materials, also came together." Xiao Dilie said in agreement at this time.

Hearing this, Xiao Yanshou could no longer sit still. He led everyone out of the General's Mansion. Sure enough, he saw a row of large carriages parked on the street, loaded with various supplies, and an army of 3,000 people guarding him. At the front of these carriages, a fat man with a big head and a big belly, looking like a gourd, and when he saw Xiao Yanshou, he immediately rolled forward with a flattering look on his face and said, "General Xiao, I have said before that you will never give you the supplies you deserve. This is the food and weapons that you owed before, and there are also supplementary troops. You can count it, and the supplies you deserve will definitely be delivered on time in the future."

This fat man is also surnamed Xiao, but he and Xiao Yanshou are not in the same department. He has some relatives with his son-in-law Xiao Derang. Xiao Derang is Yelu Yixin's best friend, so he is naturally Yelu Yixin's person. Xiao Da Da Da Da Da Da Da Da is currently the Transportation Instructor of Tongzhou and is responsible for the dispatch of materials. Before, Xiao Yanshou was often troubled by the other party in order to ask for materials. But this fat man Xiao is not a good person and is a famous hobman, so Xiao Yanshou has no choice but to do anything to him.

Looking at Fatty Xiao's fat face, Xiao Yanshou wanted to slap him, but reason stopped him from his impulse, but he did not give Fatty Xiao a good face, and asked in a hard tone: "Xiao Zhuanhun, I wonder who sent these supplies?" (To be continued.)

ps: I stayed up until midnight yesterday and finished writing the chapter of 4,000 words. Today I am going to attend the ceremony. I will definitely not be able to write anymore. I hope everyone can understand.
Chapter completed!