Li Xiaofei and Shen De Murong Ling joked all the way back to the government office. Shen De ordered his men to deliver the gold leaves and some specialties that King Han had brought to Li Xiaofei to Hong Rui.

It turns out that Shen De came this time, firstly, to ask Li Xiaofei to lead a thousand men and horses to Lishui to build a city, and secondly, to transport 50,000 dendrobium rations from Shouxian County to Yingchuan. Li Xiaofei made a plan in his mind, and brought a thousand men and horses out of Shouxian County.

It was basically empty. After transporting 50,000 hu of army grain, there was no surplus food in the Shou County government treasury. This was a difficult time, but Chen Hongyi and Liu Jian had to obey the orders, so they asked Shen De: "Only transport

Can 40,000 dendrobium be used?"

Shen De changed his face: "How can the military order allow you to bargain? The fifty thousand dendrobium is also considering the small number of people in Shouxian County. You have your difficulties, Master Chen and the prince also have their difficulties. Besides, this army ration will naturally win the battle."

Will return it too”

Li Xiaofei nodded: "Has the imperial court issued an order for Mr. Chen to preside over the Northern Expedition?"

Shen De shook his head: "When the imperial court issues an order, I am afraid that none of the dishes will be up to par. Master Chen has already sent people back to Jinling to ask for orders. Now that there is chaos in the north, it is a good time for us to send our troops northward."

Li Xiaofei responded thoughtfully: "I also heard that in the north, because the Cui family forcibly conquered people's hearts, places near Mobei rebelled. This is indeed a good opportunity."

Shen De slapped his thigh: "What is this? Hou Dong from Chang'an City, when he went to court, actually led the eunuchs to kill all the courtiers. It is said that he cut off Cui Hong's head and was still angry.

He replenished dozens of whips, then led his men to Cui Hong's house and killed Cui Hongman's family. He also set fire to the city of Chang'an and led his troops back to Yecheng."

Li Xiaofei was shocked: "Why is Hou Dong so reckless? How can the wealthy families in the north let him go?"

Shen De smiled: "No wonder Hou Dong, Hu Jian led his troops to Luoyang, Cui Hong and others became more and more rampant without restraint, then Hou Dong couldn't bear it and took action directly. All strategies and tricks were useless, that's all

After a deal, everyone's head fell to the ground, the city was burned and everyone left. Only the fox Cui Ju among the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty escaped. Now he has gathered 80,000 troops from the three great families of Cui Yang and Li in Jinyang to prepare for revenge. Cui Ju sent people this time to

General Chen has sent a letter. As long as we help him avenge his great revenge, he will not want Han, Qi, or Chang'an."

Li Xiaofei shook his head: "It seems you can't be too crazy. By the way, General Chen and King Han can just go north to Luoyang and Chang'an. Isn't it superfluous for me to go to Lishui to build the city now?"

Shen De patted Li Xiaofei's head: "Stupid boy, most of Hou Dong and Hu Jian's subordinates are cavalry. Although they are not strong in combat, once they cross Lishui to the south, there will never be peace in Huainan. If they

It is not impossible to take Jinling directly. For you to mention building the city with great fanfare is also to tell them that Lishui is guarded, so that they will not dare to cross the river."

Li Xiaofei nodded: "General Chen is still thoughtful, but what should I do if the enemy troops cross the river in large numbers after we build the city? Of the thousand of me, only more than a hundred have actually fought, and the rest are completely

Farmer, I can’t bear to let them die in vain.”

Shen De looked at Murong Ling: "You and Mr. Murong will take those who have fought to hold off the enemy, and the rest will retreat. I will also give you my thirty heavy armored cavalry this time. These are treasures."

, use it again when you can't support the enemy and get carried away. Thirty people can kill thousands of them. By the way, General Chen even asked me to bring his flag to you. You can put it up after you arrive in Lishui.

Raise the commander's flag, just standing there will make the enemy afraid of it."

Li Xiaofei thanked Shen De and invited Shen De and thirty heavy armored cavalry to eat and rest.

Walking on the road, Murong Ling looked at the thirty people and nodded: "It is very rare to have such cavalry in the Central Plains. Master Chen is indeed a famous general in the world."

Li Xiaofei looked at Shen De: "He rarely talks. This is the first time I heard him praise someone. It seems that Master Chen, the heavy armored cavalryman, has put in a lot of effort."

Shen De laughed: "What a huge effort and money spent. Do you know why there is a shortage of food? Because all the corn is eaten by the horses of two hundred heavy armored cavalry. The horses cannot stop eating, and the people still have to starve."

Li Xiaofei asked: "Don't horses eat grass? Can't we just prepare more grass? I still have a lot of straw here, which can be transported over."

Murong Ling smiled contemptuously: "A war horse is not an ox for plowing fields."

Shen De also answered: "Well, eating grass can only save the life of the war horse. The war horse must have endurance and impact, and it must be piled up with food. This war is the most expensive thing."

Li Xiaofei smiled sheepishly: "I know so little that I made you laugh. It seems that we should not fight this battle."

Shen De was unhappy: "If we don't fight, I won't have anything to do. Besides, just because we don't want to fight this war doesn't mean that others don't want to fight either. If he insists on hitting you, you can only fight back."

While talking, the group of people arrived at the post house. Xiang Xiaoyu had arranged wine and meat early. Shen De still followed the old rules, five pounds of meat and two jars of wine, while the others each had two pounds of meat and one jar of wine. Li Xiaofei greeted Xiang Xiaoyu.

Yu also came to eat meat and drink together, and while they were eating and drinking, the issue of food came up again.

Li Xiaofei drank a jar of wine and then said that there were few people and food in Shouxian County. Shen De also said in a daze that Li Xiaofei was stingy and disobeyed the general's orders. Xiang Xiaoyu only persuaded him to drink. The two of them were about to quarrel, so he said with a smile.

: "We can buy grain when there is little food. There are many merchants coming and going in Shouxian County this year, and the merchant tax is 80% higher than in previous years. Why not just bring 20,000 dendrobium of corn and the money to buy 50,000 dendrobium of grain, and buy it in various cities along the way?"

In this way, we will need much fewer people, and the consumption on the road will be much less. Our Shouxian County treasury will not be empty. You two adults, what do you think of this method?"

Shen De was stunned: "You, the commander of the city patrol, are not simple. None of us thought of this idea, but you thought of it. It's not simple, it's not simple. Come on, I respect you." As he spoke, Xiang Xiaoyu fell in love with him.

A bowl of wine.

Xiang Xiaoyu drank it all in one gulp and wiped his mouth: "I'm sorry, General Shen. I just ran around the countryside a lot and saw many businessmen coming and going. That's when I thought of it. I'm just a person who loves drinking and gambling."

"

Shen De laughed loudly: "I just like people like you. Look, this small place in Shouxian County is really a hidden dragon and a crouching tiger. Li Xiaofei is very lucky. He is followed to the death by a man who is second in martial arts in the world, and there is also a resourceful Xiang.

Commander, by the way, this guy has a beautiful wife. He is really lucky."

Murong Ling handed over a bowl of wine: "I am an unknown person, thank you General."

Li Xiaofei also picked up the wine bowl: "Master, how about you stay in Shouxian County and I go to General Chen's place?"

Shen De raised the jar and took a big sip and put it down: "Forget it, everyone has their own destiny. You can't even lift my sword, so you went to General Chen and died after one battle. I'm a rough guy and stay in the city every day."

Farming, fishing, and solving crimes would bore me to death. When I was still alive, I would eat, drink, and gamble. When I was in battle, I would charge with all my might. If I died, forget it."
Chapter completed!