Traveling through ancient times: daily life on the run

Chapter 383 Spending Money to Raise Troops

The horn of war sounded on the battlefield where the sand was sinking and rising. The iron cavalry was like a dragon, the swords were flashing, and the land was stained with blood.

Shaobu could not have imagined that all of his tens of thousands of cavalrymen would fall on their horses. Taking advantage of the horses slipping, the archers of the Yan family army shot at the enemy, catching the enemy off guard.

When the horse in front finally fell, the horses behind it couldn't stop and fell down one after another. Xia Liang's wolves actually rushed to the front to bite the horse that escaped first. It was a mess, not a battlefield.

Luo Yu secretly marveled at this. When did the wolf pack expand again? Were these the wolf cubs that the lackey had recruited along the way?

I'll have to kill a few pigs tomorrow to reward them.

We originally thought that the battle would last for several days and nights, but it ended prematurely on the second day.

Qin Bingrui led the Flying Tigers in a final chase, picking up a group of horses and various equipment. Luo Yu knew that he did it on purpose, and by the way, he asked the Flying Tigers to pick up all the scattered steel balls and use them a second time.

The enemy's sudden attack brought about a major defeat. Although they escaped in time and there were not too many casualties, it would take some time to completely boost morale and restore combat effectiveness.

Shao Bu was a man of violent and unruly temperament. After a failure, he was furious and wanted to bite all the Rong Dynasty generals to pieces in one breath.

Shaobu had a military advisor named Chi Nur, who used to be a general of the Wuhu Kingdom. After the Wuhu Kingdom was destroyed, Helian Nur took his men to seek refuge with powerful tribes.

Chi Nur and Shao Bu said, "Yesterday's battle was very strange. We acted suddenly, so how could they have been prepared so long ago? I heard that the Emperor of Rong Dynasty is not dead this time, but was taken to Blackwater City by an army. If we send someone to secretly enter Blackwater City and kidnap the Emperor of Rong Dynasty, it will surely pose a certain threat, and then we can negotiate with them."

"What to talk about?"

"Let them cede Xixia to us. Once we have rested and recuperated, it won't be too late to make a comeback."

Shaobu never had any good ideas. He only knew how to use his brute force to shoot eagles with a bow. Chi Nur's ideas were always reliable. You just had to agree to whatever he said.

"Okay. Then the Imperial Master will send someone there. If they capture the Emperor of Rong Dynasty, they will be rewarded with ten thousand taels of gold."

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After distributing the equipment they had found, Qin Bingrui had Lao Jin register the soldiers who had valiantly killed the enemy and reward each with five taels of silver. Everyone was delighted to hear that not only were they provided with food and lodging, but they could also earn silver for killing the enemy. This time, they had attacked while the enemy was retreating, resulting in minimal casualties. This battle was a truly easy one.

Qin Bingrui was afraid that they would let their guard down, so he said that they would conduct drills every day starting tomorrow, and no one knew when the enemy would arrive.

He was not afraid of anything else, but the military rations were limited. Qin Bingrui looked at the dwindling food he brought and his face was filled with worry.

There are many merchants selling grain in Heishui City, but the prices are several times higher than those in the capital. Qin Bingrui had no choice but to ask Master Murong how to solve the food problem.

Murong actually said very casually: "Our Murong family will send people to deliver food, there will be enough."

Qin Bingrui asked weakly, "Is that only enough for your own army?"

Murong said readily, "Our Murong family will come to Blackwater City to sell grain. If Miss Qin has enough silver, she will definitely be able to buy some."

Qin Bingrui kept his composure, but privately he cursed. At the prices they were selling, the money he and Sister Luo Hong had on hand wouldn't even be enough to feed this army for several months. When they returned to Beijing, they would definitely demand that the old man from the Ministry of Revenue give them the military pay. How could they possibly spend their own money fighting for their country?

What is there to be afraid of now? He can find Sister Luo Yu to secretly solve this big problem.

When Qin Bingrui returned to the house, he found Xia Liang feeding his lackeys with canned meat, and his eyes suddenly lit up.

"Sister, is this canned food the same thing as when you connected a city's entire food inventory to the computer program?"

"Pretty much. All canned meats with a thirty-year expiration date, the kind you hate the most."

"Do you have any compressed biscuits?"

"Of course there is, and it's something you don't like to eat."

"I don't eat it, but some people like it. Sister, you can secretly make some out, and I'll ask Lao Jin and the others to come over and move it. As long as we brothers have food, we never ask where it comes from."

"..."

It is said that Qin Bingrui would go out from time to time with a large sack filled with compressed biscuits and canned food, and he got away with it several times. Once, he accidentally bumped into His Royal Highness Prince Ning. This kid didn't care about the war and was strolling around nearby every day. Fortunately, there were enough guards guarding the emperor, and Qin Bingrui always felt that he had bad intentions.

After a few days of calm, Yan Xuan's father Yan Yang came to visit the emperor.

Xia Liang asked him to watch from outside the screen and tell Eunuch Gao if he had anything to say. Anyway, Eunuch Gao would always mutter to the emperor every night.

Yan Yang frowned slightly. Couldn't he even see the emperor? He was a general guarding the country, and yet he had to be fooled by a little girl.

Xia Liang was afraid that his future eunuch would misunderstand him, so he immediately explained, "General, please don't misunderstand me. The emperor is in a very miserable state right now. He has instructed me that no one can see him in this state. Even Eunuch Gao can only see him once at a specific time."

"Oh, it seems that the emperor's condition is very serious?"

"Well, but with my Doctor Xia's miraculous healing skills, it won't be a problem for the Emperor to live a few more years."

Yan Yang was speechless. This girl was extremely tight-lipped. However, he was very sure of one thing: this Miss Xia was the real master protecting the emperor.

Yan Yang is devotedly patriotic and has been guarding the border diligently for more than 20 years. He has a very pure heart. If the emperor dies, the emperor's offspring should succeed to the throne. Although the queen's little prince is still young, if the emperor can hold on for a few years, the child will grow up and inherit the throne.

He thought so, but unfortunately there were very few people who could stand on his side. Now that he found that Miss Xia had the same idea as him, he was actually very satisfied with the daughter-in-law that Yan Xuan had chosen.

When Yan Yang walked out of the emperor's bedroom, Qin Bingrui and Luo Yu were waiting for him outside.

"General Yan, are you satisfied with Miss Xia's dedication to caring for the Emperor?"

"Miss Xia is an excellent doctor. The emperor will be well cared for by her."

Luo Yu understood what he meant, smiled, and asked Qin Bingrui to take out the drawings of the musket and show them to him.

When General Yan saw the blueprint, he was slightly stunned, and then Qin Bingrui invited him into the front hall to discuss things.

After taking a sip of tea, Yan Yang asked, "Why do you two girls trust me so much?"

Luo Yu took a sip of tea and said, "Because we don't want any civil unrest in Rong Dynasty. National unrest, foreign invasions, and suffering for the people will not benefit anyone. I believe the general feels the same way."

"The girl is quite righteous."

"I present this blueprint to the general and want to tell him that Mr. Lin also has our blueprint, but I still can't figure out which side he's on."

Yan Yang's eyes darkened, and after a moment's thought, he said, "Don't worry, young ladies. Old Master Lin knows what's most important right now. Look at those crossbows and Zhuge crossbows he made. He donated them all to the military camp, and we're also forging them here every day. These weapons are very useful."

"That's good."

After seeing off General Yan, Qin Bingrui was very confused and became increasingly unsure about Zhu Jinyou.

He never hid anything and contributed all these powerful weapons to the battlefield.

Perhaps, as long as the emperor passes away, the vast land will belong to him, and he must of course ensure the normal operation of the border.

People are inherently complex.