The moon was high in the sky, and the area around the camp of the grain transport team was empty. Any movement could not escape the eyes of the sentries.
The camp is located on a slope of earth, with a commanding position and an unobstructed view.
But even so, the sentry still saw groups of cavalry appearing in the field of vision.
The warning gong rang instantly, and the cavalry who heard the warning immediately began to speed up. In just a few breaths, they had already rushed into the camp.
However, in the camp, countless torches suddenly appeared, and arrows were fired from all directions.
The cavalrymen who robbed the camp were none other than Tiefutu from the Fucha tribe. They faced the rain of arrows and did not panic at all. The leading general shouted: "There is an ambush. Don't be reluctant to fight. Just burn down the food and grass and then retreat."
It has to be said that Tiefu Tu's fighting power is really strong. Even if it encounters an ambush, it is not afraid. It throws the torch in its hand and shoots rockets. After two rounds of killing in the camp, it breaks out leaving dozens of corpses behind.
go.
The personnel of the grain transport team suffered little loss, but the entire camp was in flames. Fang Ce frowned at the side.
He was not worried about the food and grass, but worried about one thing. He had long expected that someone would attack at night, so he set up an ambush. However, he never expected that the person who came to attack would be the Iron Buddha.
Originally, he wanted to annihilate them all, but when he encountered Tiefutu, he was at a loss. Not only did they break through, but his food and fodder were also burned.
Fortunately, Yang Xuan took advantage of the enemy's opportunity and led a small team to send away the rations first.
The iron pagoda burned only fodder for the horses.
What Fang Ce was most worried about was why these Tiefu Tu knew their grain transportation routes and robbed them in such a timely manner.
This is the rear area of Dasheng's army. How can the Iron Buddha with thousands of people come and go freely here?
Could it be that the Zhao family colluded with the Fucha Department on the grassland?
The more Fang Ce thought about it, the more frightened he became. If his guess was true, it would be a catastrophe.
The next day, when the sky was dark, Yang Xuan rushed to Hongshan Fort with dozens of trucks of compressed biscuits.
When Chen Changqing saw the 100 guards and 100 heavy troops brought by Yang Xuan, he frowned: "How can the escort of grain and grass be so large, with only 200 people, in case someone robs it on the way..."
Yang Xuan pulled Chen Changqing aside: "To be honest with you, Admiral, there is only some food and grass here, and the rest has probably been robbed by now."
Chen Changqing was suddenly shocked: "Who robbed the food?"
Yang Xuan shook his head: "We found that someone was watching, so the subordinate took the team into the woods to rest, and took the provisions and subordinates to set off first, leaving the large army where they were."
Chen Changqing frowned: "Please tell me in detail."
Yang Xuan started talking about Zhao Ming's refusal to escort grain and grass, which made Chen Changqing narrow his eyes.
"You're saying that it's possible that the Zhao family colluded with outsiders to rob food?"
"It's not clear yet. We have to wait for news from Fang Ce to know."
Chen Changqing shook his head: "I think the Zhao family is not so short-sighted. If Ganzhou is lost, the Zhao family will also suffer. They will not dig their own graves."
Yang Xuan curled his lips: "What if it's a borrowed knife to kill someone?"
"hiss……"
Chen Changqing pondered for a while before speaking: "This matter is very involved, so don't make assumptions based on thin air."
Seeing that Chen Changqing had said this, Yang Xuan stopped saying more. At this time, even if he knew it was the Zhao family, he could only pretend to be stupid. Otherwise, once the news spreads, the morale of the army would be affected. What if Zhao
If a family is forced to jump over the wall and directly join the Oara or grassland tribes, it will be a huge disaster.
Dasheng opens its northwest gate, and the entire Dasheng will face the threat of iron hoofs.
Chen Changqing changed the subject again and said: "Then the food you brought is enough for how many days?"
Yang Xuan said: "There is enough food for people to eat for half a month, but there is nothing for horses to chew. After all, if the target is too big, it will be easily discovered by the enemy."
Chen Changqing looked puzzled: "Just those dozens of carts of food are enough for tens of thousands of troops for more than ten days?"
Yang Xuan chuckled: "This is the military ration newly developed by Xiaguan. It's called compressed biscuits. Just one piece as big as a palm is enough for an ordinary soldier to eat for a day."
"There is no joke in the army. A piece of cake as big as the palm of your hand is not enough for one meal. How can it be used as a day's ration?"
"Admiral, if you don't believe it, you can tell just by looking at it."
In front of Chen Changqing, Yang Xuan soaked a biscuit in water and looked at the large bowl of rice cereal with an incredulous expression.
"This thing is indeed magical. With this thing, the army will have no worries about food and grass." Chen Changqing looked happy and asked: "But the horses still need food and grass, otherwise they will be very constrained when facing enemy cavalry."
Yang Xuan spread his hands: "It all depends on the situation on Fang Ce's side."
Fang Ce lost the fodder, so he sent a few people to Wutoubao to report the situation, and then he went back home.
When Zhao Mo and Zhao Ming heard from Fang Ce that the camp had been robbed and food and grass burned, they couldn't help but look at each other.
Fang Ce, who was looking down, seemed to see joy in the eyes of the two brothers.
"What about Lord Supervisor?"
"The supervisor went to Wutoubao. He said that he wanted to ask the admiral for reinforcements to pursue the prairie people who were robbing food."
"Then the Lord Supervisor didn't say what to do with the food and grass?"
Fang Ce said: "I don't know what I am doing."
"Okay, you go down."
The two brothers were so excited at this time that they even forgot to hold Fang Ce accountable for the robbery.
As soon as Fang Ce left, the two brothers started discussing quietly.
"So far, our plan has gone very smoothly. If you transport the grain and grass over in two days, our plan will be complete."
"Brother, do you think you should take the opportunity to report to the imperial court that Chen Changqing was lost in Jiayuguan and Yang Xuan was robbed while transporting grain and grass? Maybe the emperor will appoint you as the admiral."
"You are right. I will write a memorial right now, and also write a letter to my aunt, so that my aunt and our cousin can also talk about it in front of the emperor."
Zhao Mo's face glowed with excitement: "If this happens, at least in this land of Guanzhong, our Zhao family has the final say, and with our support, my cousin may inherit the throne."
Zhao Ming also became more and more excited as he listened: "I just said, don't be polite to them, if you want to punish them, you will die."
After the two brothers were excited for a while, Zhao Mo asked: "But we still need to be careful. After all, Chen Changqing has been running the Ganzhou Guard for more than 20 years, and we can't really let the Walas come in. When it's time to put in the effort,
You have to make an effort."
Zhao Ming nodded: "That's natural. This Shaanzhou Prefecture is our Zhao family's territory. How can we let those grassland barbarians take it away? Can our private soldiers in Guanzhong be allowed to take action?"
Zhao Mo nodded: "This matter still needs to be decided by the clan leader. You can write a letter and ask him for his opinion. If the situation becomes critical, we must have measures to deal with it."