The grain transport team, which successfully wiped out a group of horse thieves, was already close to Mustang City.

The fireworks rising from the burning bodies undoubtedly attracted the attention of the patrols around Mustang City.

The sound of horse hooves approaching again made Luo Cheng and others who were warming themselves by the fire feel wary.

One by one, they all grabbed the crossbow in their hands again.

Wait until the opponent's figure appears in their field of vision.

Luo Cheng, who was holding the telescope, suddenly showed a hint of joy on his face.

"It's General Liu Kai!"

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief after the identity was confirmed.

Luo Cheng even waved loudly and said hello to the friendly troops who were riding in the distance.

And after seeing clearly the identities of Luo Cheng and others.

Liu Kaixin, who led the team to confirm the situation, also felt relaxed.

Weiwei raised his hand, and while waving at Luo Cheng, he also told the cavalry behind him to put down their arms.

After the two groups of people came into contact quickly.

Liu Kai quickly got off his horse and hugged Luo Cheng.

"General Luo Cheng, thank you for escorting the grain and grass here this time."

"It's your duty, General Liu Kai, you're welcome."

Just as the two of them were greeting each other, the cavalry under Liu Kai suddenly let out a burst of surprise.

Luo Cheng subconsciously turned around to look, and then a flash of understanding suddenly flashed across his face.

Their grain transport team has a large number of people.

The cavalry team leading the way alone numbered as many as 500 people.

So you can imagine how long the queue dragged on.

In this way, Hill's mammoths and Harold's ice bears were not close to the position of their vanguard.

Now the vanguard stopped.

The troops following behind will naturally approach slowly.

The cavalry on the grassland had not experienced previous battles with barbarian armies.

So I don’t know much about things in the Central Plains region.

The mammoths and ice bear warriors that appeared next obviously shocked many people.

"General Luo Cheng, what are these?"

As Bai Ze's deputy general, Liu Kai behaved calmly at this time and did not make as much fuss as the soldiers under his command.

"Oh, here's the thing..."

As he spoke, Luo Cheng quickly explained the identities of the mammoth and the ice bear warrior, as well as the whole story.

After listening to this, Liu Kai also had a bit of sadness on his face.

"I didn't expect that so many things would happen while I was away from the Central Plains."

After the two sighed for a while, the two teams quickly integrated into one and rushed towards Mustang City.

Along the way, Liu Kai, who was familiar with the terrain, led the way, so it went smoothly.

Before sunset, the grain transport team arrived at Mustang City safely.

"The last general, Luo Cheng, has met the general!"

In the military camp of Yema City, Luo Cheng saluted Bai Ze.

Bai Ze raised his hand to help Luo Cheng up.

"General Luo Cheng, there is no need to be polite. It's really hard for you to brave the wind and snow to transport food on this trip."

After a brief exchange of greetings, Luo Cheng naturally couldn't help but report the incident of being attacked by horse thieves on the road.

After Bai Ze heard this, he also frowned slightly.

"These horse thieves are becoming more and more unscrupulous!"

After finishing his sentence, Bai Ze, who seemed to have thought of something again, asked again, "General Luo Cheng, do you remember the number of people in that group of horse thieves?"

"The number is not large, about a hundred or so."

"More than a hundred people..."

Bai Ze thought about it for a while, and then a hint of understanding appeared on his face.

"I know which group it is."

"Which group?"

Luo Cheng raised his eyebrows slightly after hearing this statement.

"How many horse thieves are there on this grassland?"

Faced with this problem, both Bai Ze and Liu Kai showed a wry smile on their faces.

"a lot of."

After Liu Kai said these two words, the bitter smile on his face became even worse.

"On this grassland, there are countless tribes, large and small, and many of them live by robbery, which is the source of those horse thieves."

"After winter, food was scarce, and forced to make ends meet, these horse thieves began to attack our three grassland cities without restraint."

"They come and go like the wind. They don't confront us head-on. They basically run away when they see us. So sometimes it's quite impossible to deal with them."

"As a last resort, we can only strengthen the patrols around the three cities."

"However, after we took precautions here, they set their sights on the grain transport team."

"During this period, many horse thieves are probably struggling to survive. Whenever they have the opportunity, they will keep an eye on the grain transportation route and try to hijack the grain delivered by the grain transportation team."

"I see."

After listening to Liu Kai's explanation, Luo Cheng nodded thoughtfully.

"No wonder the horse thieves came as soon as we entered the grassland area. Did they just wait and see?"

While speaking, Luo Cheng thought for a moment and couldn't help but frown.

"Now that the roads are blocked by heavy snow, it is not easy to transport food. If the food transportation route is temporarily changed, the efficiency may be even lower. For the current solution, I am afraid that we can only strengthen the security."

"yes."

After hearing this, Liu Kai nodded in agreement.

But Bai Ze, who was sitting in the main seat, asked aloud as if he had thought of something...

"By the way, General Luo Cheng, you mentioned a long-range weapon called a hand crossbow before. Can you let me have a look?"

"General, you're welcome. Of course there's no problem."

Luo Cheng nonchalantly motioned to one of his soldiers to get a crossbow.

He took the hand crossbow from the soldier.

Bai Ze looked at it quickly.

Luo Cheng, who was sitting next to him, was also giving appropriate explanations.

"This hand crossbow is quite useful for dealing with horse thieves. The only regret is that it is too difficult to re-strring this hand crossbow while riding on horseback."

While talking, Luo Cheng also specially demonstrated it to Bai Ze.

The entire process of loading the crossbow can be said to be clear to Bai Ze.

This hand crossbow is indeed a sharp weapon.

But for the cavalry fighting on horseback, they basically only have one chance.

It's inevitable to feel like it's overkill.

Let the infantry troops hold it, and it will probably be of greater value.

Regarding this matter, Luo Cheng apparently also gave some explanations.

Tell Bai Ze that this is the weapon of the crossbow unit.

It's because escorting food this time is crucial.

Then I borrowed it for them to use.

After a brief conversation, everyone quickly turned the topic to business.

"Now the three cities on the grassland are all in a state of food shortage. Just relying on us to transport bags one by one is too inefficient. However, the convoy cannot get through. Therefore, I would like to ask the general to transfer a

A team of cavalry will come over to help transport food together to increase efficiency."

Luo Cheng's words were extremely sincere, and Bai Ze naturally had no reason to refuse.

"Don't worry, General Luo Cheng. The soldiers have worked hard all the way. Let's rest for one night in Yema City. Early tomorrow morning, I will ask Liu Kai to lead 500 cavalry to assist the grain transport team in transporting grain."

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