Ailang said depressedly: "How could I be careless! I have a headache now! The scale of the enemy's mobilization is much larger than we expected! His grandmother, everyone acts like he is trying his best to fight me desperately! What annoyed me is that I can't fully mobilize the power in my hands!" Seeing this, some friends may feel strange. Last year, Ailang and his friends quelled the rebellion of the gentry and obtained a huge grain reserve from the gentry. Why did they lack food so quickly? In fact, this situation is not surprising. As a result, the Qin army broke out with their opponents in Liaodong during this period.

In a big battle, food and grass consumption is naturally a lot; secondly, because the four counties in Liaodong were included in the territory, and the four counties in Liaodong were damaged during this period, local food and grass were temporarily unable to be self-sufficient. In addition, Yizhou, which was included in the territory not long ago, also needed Ailang to take out food and grass from the reserves; thirdly, with the promotion of new land and tax policies in all places, many places not only found it difficult to pay money and grain in a short period of time, but also needed the support of the treasury, and the consumption in this regard was also very huge. To sum up, Ailang currently has not much food and grass that can be used as military supplies.

After reading the letter, Zhuge Mengxue rolled up the bamboo slips and returned them to Ailang, and smiled and said, "Husband, don't complain. When we have survived these two difficult times, our future prospects will be bright!"

Ailang smiled and threw the bamboo slips on the desk, asking, "Two wives, you have finished reading the letter. Now let's talk about your thoughts."

The two women flew on their cheeks, and their beautiful eyes were tender and tender. Huang Yueying withdrew her gaze and thought, "The current situation is roughly consistent with our previous expectations. Cao Pi, Liu Bei and Sun Jian thought that we had insufficient food and grass, so they tried their best to defeat us in one fell swoop! Their idea must be that even if we cannot defeat us in one fell swoop, we will still hurt us and create conditions for completely defeating us in the future!"

Zhuge Mengxue nodded and said, "Sister Yueying is right. The other party must have made such an idea!" Looking at Ailang, he said, "The enemy attacks from three sides. My sister thought we should defend and attack on both sides as before, and then disintegrate their offensive in sequence!" Huang Yueying nodded in agreement.

Ailang thought and paced back and forth, saying, "I think so too. But what side should we attack? Liu Bei and Sun Jian are weak, so why not just take action against them first!"

The two women looked at each other, and Huang Yueying said, "Husband is wise, that's exactly what it is. My younger sister thought that the main attack direction should be on Liu Bei. Liu Bei directly threatened our army's flanks. If we cannot defeat him first, we will not be safe and we will not be able to concentrate our efforts against other enemies. Furthermore, Liu Bei's current position is like an important hub of the enemy. His attack is extremely important support for both Cao Pi and Sun Jian. If he defeated him first, it can greatly weaken the morale of other enemies and the offensive spirit of Cao Pi and Sun Jian!"

Ai Lang felt that what Huang Yueying said made sense, so he nodded. He stopped and looked up at Zhuge Mengxue. Zhuge Mengxue understood and looked at Huang Yueying with a smile, saying, "What Sister Yueying said is exactly what the younger sister thinks." Huang Yueying couldn't help but turn her head to look at Zhuge Mengxue, and the two women looked at each other with a smile.

When Ailang saw the two girls like this, he couldn't help but be stunned for a while, and then smiled and said, "Yueying, Mengxue, I think the weather is very good today. Why don't we go for a walk in the nearby woods!" The two women looked at Ailang in confusion. Seeing his evil smile, he couldn't help but feel his heart moved. Then Xia Fei's cheeks flew and gave Ailang a blank look, but neither of them objected. Ailang was overjoyed, and immediately stepped forward to hold the two girls' slender hands and walked outside, and said, "Let's go over quietly, don't let people notice it!" The two women only felt their hearts beating, and they couldn't help but feel a strange feeling and impulse in their hearts.

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During dinner that day, Ailang and his wife and daughters gathered around a large bonfire in front of the tent and joking while eating and drinking, having fun. Xiaolingqi led a group of sisters to sit behind her father, eating the fresh and tender venison meat that had just been grilled, all of which were covered with oil stains. The mother next to them kept wiping them, but the speed of wiping was far inferior to the speed of their faces, which made Yan's Cao Ying and the others complain and feel very funny.

Xiao Qiao looked around and saw that Huang Yueying and Zhuge Mengxue were not present. He couldn't help but feel strange and asked curiously: "Sister Yueying and Sister Mengxue were not here?" The girls looked around and found that Huang Yueying and Zhuge Mengxue were indeed not present, and they were also surprised. At this time, Da Qiao raised her head and looked at Ailang who was eating barbecue as if nothing had happened. He blushed and said to Xiao Qiao in a low voice: "This afternoon, I saw them two crawling into the nearby woods with their husbands..." Xiao Qiao was stunned, and then suddenly realized. However, a jealousy couldn't help but surged into her heart. She glared at Ailang angrily, and muttered in a low voice: "This bad guy!"

After Ailang finished eating the barbecue in front of her, Dong Yuan, who had been standing beside her, immediately came forward to take the empty plate from Ailang's hand and retreated. Dong Yuan's identity was a bit special. She was not Ailang's wife, but she was one of the generals of the female soldiers of the royal family. In terms of status, she was second only to Huang Wudie and Sun Ren. Because of this identity, she often stayed with Ailang and his wives. Over the past period of time, she had almost taken care of many trivial matters in the family. Ailang glanced at the girls and sang: "We have been out to play for a long time. We will go back to the city tomorrow morning." The girls naturally had no objections and nodded.

Early the next morning, Ailang and his team set out to return to Luoyang.

The backyard of the royal mansion, which had been silent for several days, suddenly became lively, and the cheers of Xiaolingqi and the others rang out. At this time, Ailang was discussing with Chen Gong and Zhuge Liang in the study about what he discussed with Huang Yueying and the others yesterday. Chen Gong and Zhuge Liang both felt that Huang Yueying and the others' suggestions were correct and agreed. The two important advisers also had the same idea. Ailang immediately made up his mind and immediately drafted an order, so that Zhuge Liang could send it.

After Zhuge Liang left, Ai Lang asked Chen Gong: "Old Chen, have you deal with the bandits on Mangshan?" Chen Gong clasped his fists and said, "It was about to report to the lord. As soon as his subordinates received the order from his lord, they immediately asked General Zilong to send a cavalry into Mangshan for search. News had already been heard this morning that dozens of bandits gathered in Mangshan were wiped out..."

Ailang said happily: "Very good!" and then cursed: "These bastards are so brave that they dare to come here to seek death!"

Chen Gong frowned and said, "But there is something strange." Ai Lang looked at Chen Gong and asked, "What's the matter?" Chen Gong said, "Lord, these bandits are just mobs. But when these people had no way to escape, they all committed suicide by taking poison. What's even more strange is that they all bite the poison bag hidden in their teeth and committed suicide by taking poison. This situation has never happened among bandits."

Ailang asked in confusion: "What do you want to say?" Chen Gong said: "Lord, don't you think these bandits are a bit unusual? In the past, only the palace used to be used. These bandits would have such poison sacs?" Ailang thought for a while, and indeed felt that these bandits were unusual, and then he smiled and said: "It's nothing strange. The Han Dynasty fell apart, and it turned out that the people in the palace were wandering among the people. By chance, these guys got the poison sacs originally used in the palace. That's nothing strange." When Chen Gong heard what Ailang said, he felt that the same was true, and he couldn't help but nodded.

Later that day, Ailang returned to the backyard, strolling through the lake while thinking about the upcoming war. The troops he could mobilize are 100,000 troops, plus the 100,000 troops currently stationed in Guanzhong, a total of 200,000 troops. It should be enough for 200,000 troops to deal with Liu Bei. At this time, Ailang did not know that Liu Bei had recovered from his previous defeat, and the troops he could take were far above his estimate. In Ailang's imagination, the battle to fight against Liu Bei should be easier soon, but soon he would understand that it was simply a bloody and cruel battle, with intensity and time spent far exceeding his imagination, and it was an unpredictable battle.

Ailang temporarily threw these things behind his head, looked around, and found that he had walked to the lake outside his courtyard without realizing it. He looked up at the sky, and the sun shone brightly, which made him squint his eyes. He lowered his head and saw that the lake in front of him was sparkling and dazzling. Ailang couldn't help but mutter: "It's so hot at this time. It won't be a severe drought this year!" Thinking of this, Ailang couldn't help but worry. No wonder, Ailang's food and herbs are not enough to use at present. If there is another severe drought, it will definitely be bad news for Ailang.

At this moment, Huang Wudie's voice suddenly came from a distance: "Brother!..." Ai Lang looked in the voice and saw Huang Wudie wearing military uniform jogging along the lakeside.

When Ailang saw Huang Wudie running to the front, he asked with a smile: "How is it? Have you found her relative?" It turned out that when he entered the city today, Huang Wudie led Zhang Lihua's maid to the city to find their relatives, so when Huang Wudie came back, Ailang asked this question.

Huang Wudie shook her head and said, "No. It turns out that their relatives live in Zhongyifang!..." Ai Lang showed an unexpected expression and asked, "Zhongyifang?" Huang Wudie nodded and said, "They couldn't tell where their relatives lived before. As a result, they searched all the way according to their description, and they were actually in Zhongyifang! Alas! They are so pitiful!" Zhongyifang is a block in Luoyang City, and it was originally a relatively wealthy city in Luoyang City.

The residents lived in the city, but during the war, there was no known fire in that neighborhood that caught fire and turned into ruins. Fortunately, the officials and people in the city responded in time, so the fire did not spread to other places. Today, Zhongyifang has not started to be rebuilt, and the miserable scene of broken walls is circulated among the people. There are ghosts crying at night, which is a haunted and ominous place. It is precisely because of this reason that the reconstruction work in that area has not been carried out for a long time.

Ailang frowned and asked, "Where are their masters going now?" Huang Wudie said, "I reported this to my elder sister. My elder sister thinks they are pitiful and have taken them in!" Ailang nodded and said, "It's good."
Chapter completed!