Wang Mi opened the door and was shocked by the sight in front of him.
It's raining!
What’s falling is not just ordinary rain, it’s heavy rain plus hail!
Clusters of hailstones hit the ground, crackling and extremely dense. It was raining heavily and the strong wind was still at work.
The strong wind blew the trees in the courtyard topsy-turvy. Wang Mi only stood in front of the door for about a minute, then climbed up the steps while seeing the water in the courtyard.
"Storm?"
"Not a good sign." Wang Mi murmured to himself, and quickly closed the doors and windows. He originally thought of meeting Xie Xuan and the others early in the morning, and then put on his armor and prepare to set off.
Who would have thought that we would encounter such bad weather? We don't have to wait any longer. Anyone who can brave such a storm is either a fool or a madman.
"Alang, looking at the situation, the departure can only be postponed." Duan Xian also put his hands behind his hands and pretended to look at the sky.
"That's the only way it can be. How could things suddenly change?"
Wang Mi couldn't figure it out. Just last night, when he was returning to his room from the granary, he took a special look at the sky on the way.
The stars were really shining, and the bright moon was hanging high in the sky. Such a moonless night definitely predicted that there would be good weather today.
Even when marching and fighting, you also need to seek good luck. Especially in ancient times, everything was done by observing the sky and fortune-telling.
Of course, such a major event as the army going out for battle is no exception. He was particularly pleased to see that the night was just right last night, but he didn't expect...
"Yes, Xiao Lang said last night that he hoped there would be good weather tomorrow, but God didn't give him face."
Regardless of whether he could go on an expedition or not, Duan Xian still put on his armor first. He just said something casually, but as soon as the words came out, he immediately felt something was wrong.
Xiaolang said his wish, and the sky changed before dawn today. Could it be...
Duan first turned to someone, and sure enough, Wang Mi's face was very dark.
"You mean, I am a crow's mouth!"
not good!
Found!
Duan Xian chuckled: "What Xiao Lang said is too serious. God has such magical powers, how could he listen to Xiao Lang's words?"
This sentence didn't seem to sound very good, and Wang Mi's face became even darker.
"Besides, it's raining heavily now. Maybe God is helping. Xiaolang, think about it, the army is very short of food now. If they stay here in Yuanjiang for a day, they might come up with countermeasures."
Wang Mi sneered and said: "I thought what I thought was already good, but I didn't expect that you are even better than I thought."
"Do you think that the rice is like hail from the sky, coming whenever you want, in a big cartload?"
Wang Mi said to himself that if there was any god who could get food just by paying homage to him, he believed that Xie Xuan would definitely slap his head three times.
"Let's go and see General Xie. Whether he wants to go on an expedition or not, and what his plans are, you still have to listen to him after all."
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Yuanjiang garrison is not a broad street.
Dozens of soldiers, divided into several groups, marched forward arrogantly through the muddy water.
"We are in charge of several houses here, you guys go over there."
The soldier with the red tassel on his head looks like a team leader, directing his soldiers to take action individually.
"If you are too soft, then be tough. General Liu said, this time we have General Xie from the Beifu Army to support us. We just need to grab all the food!"
"Yes! I obey!"
The team quickly dispersed, and the soldiers all aimed at their targets and acted quickly.
After a while, I saw that soldiers had successfully moved rice jars and rice cans out of the villagers' houses. This team leader was named Jiang Yuansheng, and he was the team leader of the Jingzhou soldiers.
Seeing that his men had achieved great results, Captain Jiang was very satisfied and led his men towards the home ahead.
One night later, the large-scale and numerous Beifu Army and Jingzhou Army Combined Corps actually stayed at the small place of Yuanjiang garrison and did not go to Xiangyang. This was all because God was not kind to him.
Although there was insufficient food, Xie Xuan still decided to send troops to Xiangyang according to the original plan, thinking of ways as he went.
Unexpectedly, I opened the door this morning and was about to take action when I saw a large dark cloud quickly approaching Yuanjiang garrison. After a while, it was like a big black pot that landed squarely on Yuanjiang garrison's head.
In an instant, heavy rain fell, as if it was pouring. It was not just rain, but hail was also included in the rain. It fell with crackling sounds. If you accidentally hit your face, it would hurt.
The largest hailstone was as big as an egg, which was very scary.
Xie Xuan stood at the door and couldn't laugh or cry when he saw the raging rain.
In such weather, it is impossible to go on an expedition. There is yellow and muddy water everywhere, and the roads are so muddy that it is difficult for people to walk. Even chariots will get stuck in the mud and cannot move.
Man cannot compete with the sky, so Xie Xuan had no choice but to order the army to rest where it was, and wait until the heavy rain stopped and the road conditions improved before setting off.
In the short period of time, Xie Xuan did not waste any time. He quickly thought of a good way to alleviate the army's food shortage.
He made up his mind to join Jiang garrison.
As we all know, using local materials is the best solution.
Since Yuanjiang Garrison is a garrison, isn't it easy to get some food?
Xie Xuan was originally a benevolent and righteous general, but when faced with such difficulties, he had no choice but to use unethical and damaging tactics.
He sent soldiers to collect grain in the Yuanjiang garrison. It was said to be collecting, but in fact it was not just looting.
The villagers of Yuanjiang Garrison farmed the fields on a daily basis to provide grain to the garrison, and these grains were also supplied to the soldiers who were suspended in Yuanjiang Garrison to replenish their food supplies.
One can imagine how many grains of rice were left in the hands of the people in the garrison.
The people in the garrison are in such a difficult situation, but Xie Xuan still wants to get food, that is to snatch food from the people's mouths, regardless of their life and death!
This kind of evil behavior can only be done by those generals who impose excessive taxes, but Xie Xuan also did it. A person who cares about his face will naturally not come forward on his own.
Braving the heavy rain, he calmly called Liu Chun and asked him to lead the Jingzhou soldiers to grab food. However, the Beifu soldiers he led still had to lose a good reputation.
Liu Chun is not stupid. If you don't step forward, why should I step forward? He waved his hand and handed over the job to his team leader Jiang Yuansheng.
Grabbing food is also for their own survival. Needless to say, Liu Chun said that the soldiers would risk their lives to do so.