Chapter 48 Plan ahead
General Zhou Lang handed over all the horses, recalling what Yue Qiyun said, and gradually understood Yue Qiyun's intention: Yes, this year's severe drought has left the world's grain fields without harvest. They are the army of Liang and the embarrassing existence of the Yanbei grassland. When food is abundant, the people of Yan do not mind providing them with food, but once the food is scarce, these people will definitely make a fuss about the food of Longhuwei.
Instead of guarding the army and horses to starve to death, it is better to abandon them to protect the Dragon and Tiger Guards.
"Princess, General Mo has given all five hundred military horses to the people of Yan as you ordered." General Zhou Lang chased Yue Qiyun and asked in a low voice: "What should we do?"
"Don't you understand?" Yue Qiyun interrupted Zhou Lang's general sternly and said sarcastically: "It's just autumn, and the food and grass are not as nervous as they said. But even so, these Yan people had the idea of our horses early on. If there is really a shortage of food in winter, do you think Yan people will continue to supply us with food and grass?"
"The princess means to use our horses to exchange for food?" Zhou Lang sighed and said, "It's just a pity for those war horses!"
"Those horses brought from Liang State?" Yue Qiyun said contemptuously. Compared to the wild horses I saw today, the horses of the Dragon and Tiger Guard were simply useless in combat!
"Don't worry, when the time is right, I will configure the best war horses for you!" Let's keep it a secret first, Yue Qiyun smiled at General Zhou Lang Zhan Yan without comment. Like what kind of expression would the Dragon and Tiger Guard see those tough wild horses?
Dazhasa looked at Yue Qiyun's resolute back and remembered Yuan Lie's arrangement before leaving, and couldn't help but regret it: for hundreds of horses, they lost the well-equipped army of Dragon and Tiger Guards, for the sake of hundreds of horses. Did they miscalculate some of them?
"Hahaha!" Su Muju laughed, slapped Yuanhai on the shoulder, raised his thumb and praised: "It's still your Youxian King who is capable, so let the woman named Yue give us the horse obediently! I'm really convinced!"
"As long as we take the right path, what can the concubine do?" Yuan Hai stroked the long beard under his jaw with a scheming smiled proudly.
"Hmph, a bunch of idiots!" Dazhasa glanced at the self-righteous two people and said sarcastically: "Do you think you'll get a huge advantage if you steal someone's war horse?"
After saying that, the old man left Yuan Hai with a dull face and Su Muju, who was still proud of himself, and flipped his sleeves and left without looking back.
When Yue Qiyun was escorted outside the tent, General Zhou Lang was just thinking about going back to the Longhuwei camp, but was stopped by Yue Qiyun and followed her into the spacious tent.
"Roland, go get some silver notes!" Yue Qiyun sat on a ring chair covered with purple lamb skin, took the tea from Gladiola, took a sip of it, pointed to the row of wooden cabinets beside the tent.
"General Zhou Lang, how much meat, vegetables and food does the Dragon and Tiger Guard need every day?" After giving Roland, she turned to look at the big black man standing with his hands hanging down.
"You are the princess, the Dragon and Tiger Guards are all selected young men, and they consume a lot of food." Until now, General Zhou Lang had the most sincere admiration for Yue Qiyun. He made a rough calculation and bowed and said, "At least ten stones of grain are needed every day, and more than a hundred kilograms of meat and vegetables are needed."
"This is a silver note of ten thousand taels." Yue Qiyun took the red sandalwood box handed over by Roland, took out a few silver note worth a thousand taels from it, handed it to his hands, and whispered: "Send someone out to buy enough food for your Dragon and Tiger Guard for winter and winter clothes to keep warm. Remember, don't let the people of Yan know your whereabouts!"
"This!" Zhou Lang General looked at the silver notes, the famous three kingdoms badge, and couldn't help but move: "This is the princess's box of silver and money, and I dare not accept it!"
"Hey, don't care what the money it is. Let's spend this winter for the time being!" Yue Qiyun's voice was a little tired. She had never managed the family's salary since she was a child, let alone worry about the expenses of an army. "After you survive this winter and the father and commander won this war, you will go back to find the Yue family army, so I can do what I want to do!"
"What are the plans of the princess?" Zhou Lang's heart was thrilled, and he heard Yue Qiyun's voice-over. Go back to the Yue family army! The hopeful brilliance burst out in his eyes.
"Take a step at a time!" Yue Qiyun rubbed his eyebrows lightly, "Snatch the time to buy food. You must prepare all the food for the winter before the blizzard comes. The father and commander handed you over to me, so you can't let the sons of the Yue family army freeze to death in this Yanbei grassland!"
"The last general is obeying the order!" General Zhou Lang knelt down on one knee and gave Yue Qiyun a standard military salute. Then he walked out of the tent with the large silver notes in his hand.
Back at the Longhuwei Camp, he hurriedly arranged a team of soldiers to disguise themselves as caravans and walked out of Yanbei to buy food and grass.
"Miss is really!" Roland felt sorry for the silver notes that had been lost for no reason and complained in a low voice: "You are the concubine of the Flame Clan. The food supply of the Dragon and Tiger Guards should be the concern of the Flame Clan. What's the matter with you paying for yourself!"
"What do you know?" Gladiola glanced at Roland complainingly, and while packing the red sandalwood box, he explained: "It has been more than a month since this has passed, and the news of the Khan has not yet been heard back. It will take another month for the blizzard season to come. By then, the road is blocked by heavy snow, and even if the Khan brings enough food, he will not be able to get back!"
"So what if I can't get back?" Roland asked with a pretty face, with a pair of willow eyebrows standing upside down: "Can this member of the Flame tribe treats the lady unfairly? Don't forget that she is the concubine here!"
"Follower!" Yue Qiyun smiled and gently tapped Roland's forehead, "In the face of hunger, who cares whether you are a concubine or a khan? If you don't have enough self-protection ability, you can only be bullied here. We cannot place all our hopes on others!"
As the days passed, more and more cattle and sheep were starving to death on the grassland. In the blink of an eye, Yue Qiyun kept remembering the news of the white horse. She paid less attention to the Dragon and Tiger Guards. Fortunately, she had a word with the Right Xianwang first, and the members of the Lieyan tribe were not able to lack the food supply of the Dragon and Tiger Guards.
Early that morning, small snowflakes floated gently in the sky.
Ulan has been lazy these days, and just follows Batu in the tent every day.
"Wulan, what did you think that little guy is doing?"
Chapter completed!