On the fifth day of April, a heavy rain suddenly fell in Youzhou.

But a new batch of military rations were delivered. The heavy rain caught everyone off guard, causing the soldiers who were escorting the grain and the soldiers responsible for counting the warehouse to be in a hurry. They also covered the waterproof oil cloth on the hundreds of grain trucks, and pulled the donkey and horse to quickly walk into the warehouse. After half an hour, the large amount of grain was settled, and only a few grains were wet with the rain.

But even so, the officials responsible for receiving food and grass in the warehouse were still frustrated. While saying that they were unlucky, they did not dare to relax at all. They still had to check the grain trucks one by one, and then they had to weigh the weight of the grain, and randomly check whether there was a problem of inferior food in the mashed buns as good ones.

With such meticulous work, several officers in the grain transport team in the Beijing city who were escorting food and grass were stunned: "Sir, you have done too carefully, are you still afraid that we will do anything to do it?"

The capable official continued to ask people to work hard, and replied with a smile: "Don't be surprised, sir, it's because of you that I'm not worried about you. It's really because of the rules."

"Rules? I have never heard of such rules in the past..."

"This was decided by Lord Li after he came. It was said that food and grass were a major event in the army, and there was no sloppy matter. Especially for those who were receiving food, we were even more responsible..." The official explained again.

And this time, several officers stopped talking. As people from the Ministry of Revenue, they naturally knew who Lord Li was mentioned by the other party. Li Ling and Lord Li also had a great reputation in the capital. It is said that there is nothing he can't handle on money and food. His rules are the golden rules of all logistics personnel. This is true in Luoyang City, and when placed in Youzhou, it is naturally no exception.

However, there is one thing they didn't know at this time. All these border officials obeyed Lord Li's words so much that they did not dare to give any discounts, not only because of his reputation in the court, but more importantly, he is now the real person in Youzhou City.

Sun Bi had led a large army to the west more than half a month ago, pursuing the Guirong people, leaving only more than 10,000 people to defend the city. Moreover, he also took away many side generals, leaving behind all the generals of Luoyang Imperial Army, and handed over all the military and political power to Li Ling, thus turning his responsibilities from being responsible for the transportation of military rations to the current garrison of Youzhou.

The order issued by Li Ling, who was in power, naturally made his subordinates dare not slacken at all. However, for him, such rights also represent great pressure. Even if Youzhou has not been attacked by the enemy, the unknown situation still makes him unable to calm down at all times.

At this time, after knowing that the new military rations had been confirmed and sent to the granary, he focused on the war ahead: "Du Xiuxian, can the prince pass on the news today?"

Several staff members around Sun Bi who did not go with the army all took the matter at hand and looked at Li Ling: "Go back to Lord Li, there is no news about the prince at this time today."

"Based on time and itinerary, it's time to meet the enemy in the past two days." Li Ling said, walking to the huge map hanging on the wall, and gestured with his hands on him. Although it was not a military service, as a time traveler, it would be difficult for him to count distance when looking at the map.

Several aides also followed the position of his fingers to estimate. At the end, Fan Rang replied: "My estimation is good. Based on the itinerary, yesterday or today, the prince should lead his army to the vicinity of Tuofeng City. If the Guirong people really set their minds on the Jinzhou army, that should be the decisive battle location..."

Li Ling's expression became more and more serious. Although Sun Bi made a quick decision this time and quickly led the army to rescue, it is still a question whether he could save the Jinzhou army and whether he could defeat the Gui Rong main force with the same force with both armies.

"When they went there, were they half a month's rations?" Li Ling suddenly asked again.

"Yes……"

"Then I'm afraid the Youzhou Army led by the prince is almost insufficient. Even if we can successfully join the Jinzhou Army, we can get military rations from them. If the two armies consume it at the same time, the little food will probably not last long." Li Ling said, and walked up on the spot, as if he was making a difficult choice.

"Is Mr. Li planning to deliver food to the front line?"

"Mr. Li, this is probably a bit inappropriate. The situation on the front line is unclear. If you rashly send the food, it is hard to say which family will fall into. If the food transport team becomes an enemy, the consequences will be even more serious."

Several people repeatedly reminded him, but Li Ling remained silent. He naturally knew their concerns, but the problem was that such a large-scale war was to deal with logistics. One day later, the front-line soldiers would die hundreds or even thousands more, which would affect the outcome of the entire war.

So, this must be taken!

Li Ling quickly made a judgment and immediately said, "The food still has to be delivered, I have decided."

His decisive words made several aides swallow all the persuasion words he spoke. Whether it was his identity and power, or his relationship with the prince, they were indeed unable to compare with Li Ling, so naturally they did not dare to persuade him.

"But how to send food to the front line is the key." Li Ling pondered again, and could not drive the food truck directly to the front line. If the Guirong people noticed it first and raided by the cavalry, the consequences would be serious. Therefore, we must first find a safe place as a transit station, and while guarding the grain, we can send people to convey the message...

Li Ling's mind was spinning quickly, and his eyes fell on the map again, carefully searching for key points that could be used to hide a large amount of food and to reach the battlefield in Tuft City as soon as possible.

After a search, his eyes finally set on an inconspicuous fortress: "Qifeng Fort, how many garrisons were there before, are they still under our control now?"

The fort he ordered was located in the southwest of Yingzhou. Because Yingzhou was almost broken by Guirong before, many passes and fortresses around him were broken by contact, and even he didn't know much about the situation of such a small place.

As a counselor, Du Xiuxian knew very well about these details and immediately replied: "There are only more than 80 soldiers in Qianfeng Fort. Because the location is not a big rush, it is a little far from Yingzhou, so it has not been lost."

"Then let's set it here. We will transport the food here first, and then send someone to notify the front army. This will relieve the food severance!" Li Ling smashed his fist at this point and ordered decisively.

"But sir, what if Gui Rong noticed it when he was transporting food, or even directly attacked by them?" Fan Rang asked worriedly.

"There are always risks in the world, let alone fighting?" Li Ling once again expressed his determination, "You don't have to persuade you anymore. I will bear all the consequences alone!"

Now, these aides finally stopped talking. As counselors, they had only the responsibility of offering suggestions. As for how to decide in the end, it still depends on the person who is the master. Now Li Ling is the temporary guard of Youzhou and is in charge of military rations, so this matter is naturally decided by him.

But after making up his mind, Li Ling felt another difficulty, that is, who led his army to complete this arduous task. It was no longer easy to escort grain all the way to the northwest, not to mention that after depositing the grain into the Pioneer Fort, he had to risk delivering messages. This was not something that any general could take responsibility.

Now, the generals in Youzhou City are really capable of taking the initiative and are taken away by Sun Bi. Li Ling is really not at ease. Could it be that he wants to take the risk himself, or to drive Yang Zhen or Li Moyun to take this trip?

These two people have nothing to say about their own martial arts, but when they are placed in the two armies, the effect will not be obvious.

Just when Li Ling was in a dilemma and couldn't make up his mind, Li Moyun, who was guarding outside, suddenly came in and came over strangely: "Young Master..."

"What's wrong?" Li Lingqi said. Li Moyun has always been obedient and rarely shows such a thing.

"Uh... General Xiao is here."

There is naturally only one General Xiao who can make Li Moyun repay this and call him so kindly, Xiao Chengzhi.

Originally, Sun Bi fought for the position of commander of the three armies in the Northern Frontier this time to fight north, so he naturally wanted to bring his cousin with him. However, by chance, Xiao Chengzhi happened to go back to the southwest a year ago, so he missed it. Even when Li Ling was ordered to return to the capital, he did not see him.

However, he unexpectedly came to Youzhou at this time, which naturally made Li Ling feel energetic, and he felt like he was drought and drowsy, and he was sleepy. He immediately turned around and said, "Where is he? Please invite him in... No, I'll go to greet him in person!" As he said, he was already walking out quickly.

After leaving the courtyard gate, Li Ling saw Xiao Chengzhi standing there in a glance. When he saw Li Ling, he also grinned: "Wen Zhong, you are really unauthorized. You don't even say hello to me in advance for such a good thing..."

Li Ling laughed and walked up to him and hugged him: "Chengzhi, it's time for you to come. I'm worried that no one will be available to me."

"Hmm? What happened? Where is the prince?" Xiao Chengzhi looked back, but could not see Sun Bi. According to the relationship between the few people, since Li Ling came out, Sun Bi would not leave any airs inside.

"The prince has led his troops to the northwest, and I am also worried about how to deliver food to the front line." Li Ling immediately briefly told the current situation.

Xiao Chengzhi's smile was also suppressed: "So that's it, then you give me the errand for transporting grain this time!" As a general of the imperial guards for many years and with many years of experience in leading troops, he asked himself that he could take on this important task.

Li Ling also nodded immediately: "I will give you three thousand soldiers and horses, you must transport the food and grass to the Fortress, and then..."
Chapter completed!