There is Room For the Poor Daughter - Chapter 872

[Chapter 872 Chapter 872, heavy troops]

after five days and five nights of heavy troops, Dongli hurriedly drove the road, and finally arrived at the Ninglu Provincial Government. After handing over the jade pendant and the letter to Wu Buzheng, Wu Buzheng quickly called his staff to discuss the request Don’t borrow food.

Dongli and the guards rested for one night, and the next day, Buzheng Wu told them that he agreed to borrow food.

Dongli immediately sent the news back to Ganzhou Wei with a falcon.

Daohua breathed a sigh of relief when she received the news.

Although she was 70% to 80% sure that Wu Buzheng would borrow food, but there was always a contingency in everything, and she was not less worried these days.

After counting the remaining grain again, and making sure that it can be supported until Dongli and others transport the grain back, Daohua can rest assured to prepare for the New Year.

This is their first year in Xiliang, and she still wants to live a warm and lively life.

Thanks to Xiao Yeyang’s annihilation of the Xiliao hundred-man cavalry, the Xiliao people calmed down a lot and did not dare to invade the Ganzhou defense area again, but the other guards were robbed.

In previous winters, with the Ganzhou guard at the top, life in other guards was much easier, but this year, they began to complain.

Commander of the Guard.

Many people in the guard were waiting to see Xiao Yeyang’s jokes, and Xia Jianren even went to the city wall every day to check on the situation of the refugees.

Seeing that he was running so frequently, Fan Tong nodded and said in his heart, old Xia Ping has become a little more shrewd in his life, but he is still a good person, and he still cares about the people.

On the city wall, Xia Jianren looked down at the refugees lined up orderly waiting to drink porridge, his brows were furrowed, and at the same time, he couldn’t but sigh in his heart for the richness of Xiao’s mansion.

Now that the number of refugees is almost 40,000, the Xiao Mansion can still support it.

What’s even more speechless is that they even provided soup medicine.

This is the silver burning panic!

Seeing that there were still people building thatched huts, Xia Jianren didn’t want to look any further. He pulled up his cloak, got off the city wall, and strode home.

Since the Xiao Mansion is so generous to the refugees, it will definitely not be stingy to the generals guarding the border.

After returning to the mansion, Xia Jianren wrote a letter to the frontier general.

After the death of the previous commander, he and Fan Tong were almost in charge of the guards. Fan Tong was a rough man who only knew how to train soldiers, and he was in charge of food and salaries.

This winter, the guards didn’t give the frontier troops much food.

At this time, the army must be suffering haha.

Frontier Barracks.

After receiving Xia Jianren’s letter, General Cao Dan stood silently in the military tent for a long time.

If Ganzhou Wei’s new town hadn’t wiped out a team of cavalry from Xiliao this year, his soldiers would definitely still be fighting against the Xiliao people.

There is not much food and pay in the army, but everyone stays in the camp and does not move. It is enough to save a little.

Looking at Xia Jianren’s letter, Cao Dan narrowed his eyes.

He has dealt with the guards a lot these years, and he knows that Xia Jianren is a very calculating person.

He also heard about the porridge at the gate of Weicheng in Ganzhou. Now Xia Jianren asked him to go to Xiao Yeyang to ask for food, obviously he had no good intentions.

Instinctively, he leaned towards Xiao Yeyang.

Soldiers are like this, they admire people who are stronger than themselves. Obviously, in Cao Dan’s eyes, Xiao Yeyang, who can destroy Xiliao people and make Xiliao people fear him, makes him more convinced.

After thinking about it again and again, Cao Dan decided to go to Ganzhou City.

It’s not necessary to get food, but it’s definitely right to complain more.

The last time he saw Xiao Yeyang, he knew that this person was not the kind of playboy who only knew how to enjoy himself as everyone imagined. In his eyes, he saw the determination to destroy Xiliao.

I heard that he lived in the Commander’s Mansion and took over the Ganzhou Guard, so he had to get in touch more so that he could get the military salary smoothly in the future.

Of course, he would be even happier if he could bring back food so that the soldiers could eat well and have a good year.

On the twenty-ninth day of the twelfth lunar month, Cao Dan entered Ganzhou City with several soldiers.

Xia Jianren has been paying attention to the movement of the Xiao Mansion, and immediately knew that Cao Dan was looking for Xiao Yeyang, and immediately sent a message to the commander of the capital.

“The frontier army has joined in, and now we can drive Xiao Yeyang out of Xiliang as soon as the porridge at the gate of the city is cut off.”

Xiao Fu said.

Daohua heard that the frontier army officer was coming to find Xiao Yeyang, and after asking about the number of people coming, she asked the kitchen to prepare meals.

In the living room in the front yard, Xiao Yeyang was obviously surprised when he saw Cao Dan, and immediately asked, “But the army is short of food?”

Cao Dan nodded instinctively.

Over the years, the guards had been in arrears with the military camp for food and salaries. Every time he came to Ganzhou Guard, it was almost for food, which became his subconscious reaction.

Xiao Yeyang had a good impression of Cao Dan. It was the first time he saw this person. This person was leading soldiers and Xiliao people to go shopping.

Obviously, the weapons and equipment were much behind the Xiliao people, but they didn’t let the Xiliao people take advantage of it.

“Wait for me.”

Cao Dan, who hadn’t said a word when he came in, stared blankly at the back of Xiao Yeyang striding away.

It wasn’t until the servant girl came in to serve tea that she came back to her senses.

“General, please drink tea!” The

servant girl brought Cao Dan some tea, and then stepped back to stand aside.

Seeing that the servant girl was not looking sideways, Cao Dan quickly reached out and handed a plate of red bean cakes to the two soldiers behind him.

They came out after eating a steamed bun today, already hungry.

The guards looked at the maid, and seeing that the maid didn’t look at them, each quickly took three pieces of red bean cake.

The porcelain plate is not big, and a plate only holds eight or nine yuan.

Seeing that the soldiers left him three yuan, Cao Dan picked up one and ate it.

Cao Dan narrowed his eyes as soon as the pastry entered his mouth.

The servant girl, who had been pretending to be an invisible person, couldn’t help it when she saw Cao Dan’s expression of enjoyment, and laughed out loud.

Cao Dan was embarrassed and blushed immediately.

He is a native of Xiliang, Xiliang is remote and bitterly cold, and there are rebellions from Xiliao people, so caravans rarely come here.

This has led to a shortage of supplies here and extremely high prices.

Such precious things as sugar and honey, even if he is a general, it is difficult to get them at ordinary times.

This pastry is soft, delicious and extremely sweet, but I couldn’t control my expression well.

The servant girl realized that she had made a mistake, and immediately restrained her smile, and looked straight at her again, as if the person who just laughed was not her.

Seeing the maid like this, Cao Dan didn’t want to eat, but silently put the remaining two cakes into his pocket, and drank tea calmly.

Fortunately, after a while, Xiao Yeyang came back.

As soon as Xiao Yeyang entered the door, he said to Cao Dan: “I’ll give you five hundred shi of grain first, and you insist on it first. I’ll give you the grain again in the middle of the first lunar month.”

Cao Dan moved his lips, hesitated for a moment, He still said: “If it’s inconvenient, my lord, the barracks is not in a hurry.”

Before he finished speaking, Xiao Yeyang interrupted him: “The rations of the soldiers are absolutely indispensable. If you don’t have good physical strength, how can you Fighting Xiliao?”

“The soldiers I saw last time were all yellow and thin, and they will be the first to die when they actually go to the battlefield.”

Hearing this, Cao Dan felt a little moved.

The food production in Xiliang was low, and he almost never received enough military rations. Whenever the food was asked for, the people in the guards were always able to delay it, and the soldiers were often hungry.

Now I have finally met someone who will not lose their military rations.

Xiao Yeyang: “By the way, I see that your weapons and armaments are also very damaged. Has no one replaced them for you?”

Cao Dan smiled wryly: “Every time the documents for changing weapons and military uniforms are reported to the commander, almost all It ‘s over.”

Xiao Yeyang’s face darkened, he thought for a while, and said, “Before you leave, please give me a list of the military supplies that the army usually uses.”

Cao Dan glanced at Xiao Yeyang, nodded in response down.

At this time, Defu walked in.

“Master, the imperial concubine has prepared the food, and it’s time to start the meal.”

Xiao Yeyang got up and took Cao Dan to the living room for dinner, while the soldiers brought by Cao Dan were taken to the side room by Defu. .

Looking at the sumptuous food on the table, the soldiers who followed couldn’t help swallowing, and only after Defu retreated did they start eating.

After eating, Cao Dan left with 500 shi of grain.

The soldier sitting on the horse hiccupping said to Cao Dan: “General, the new Mr. Xiao is really a good man.”

Cao Dan couldn’t help laughing: “If I give you food, is he a good man?” The

soldier nodded seriously: “Yes, I’m not afraid of beating Xiliao people, but I’m afraid of starvation.”

Hearing this, Cao Dan felt a little shy, forced a smile and said, “Lord Xiao also gave me two carts of meat. After returning, let the other brothers have a good meal.” of.”

(End of this chapter)