Steel Dynasty - Chapter 166

[Chapter 166 Loss]

The dark night was burned red by the flames, and the smell of thick smoke was pungent.

In front of the fields in Guanzhuang, the smell of burnt wheat made Xiao Ming’s heart feel like a knife.

This is food for the Qingzhou Army for several months, food for several months.

“Your Highness!”

A loud shout was heard, and there was a rush of horse hoofbeats, cattle galloping, and Lu Fei arrived with the Qingzhou Army.

“Killing with a thousand swords, who did this!” Lu Fei yelled crazily, angrily rushed into the wheat field, and kept stepping on the burning wheat.

Niu Ben’s face was as dark as water. When he saw Xiao Ming looking extremely distressed, he said: “Your Highness, now is not the time to be sad. Quickly think of a way to stop the spread of the flames, otherwise the wheat will be burned out and it will also spread to It’s a wheat field for the people nearby.”

Xiao Ming also just arrived. He recovered from his anger and said, “Let all the soldiers stop using water to put out the fire. Everyone immediately cut the wheat along the edge of the burning wheat to build a fire break. “

Niu Ben had no time to think about what a fire break was at this time. He ordered: “Everyone go cut the wheat.”

Xiao Ming saw many people who were alarmed. He walked over and said, “Everyone. , please give me a helping hand to control this flame.”

A man said: “Your Highness, it is our duty to do this.”

After saying that, many people immediately rushed into the wheat field and bowed their bodies to cut it skillfully. Got wheat.

Another shouted: “I will go to the village to find someone for help now.”

This time the Qingzhou Army cavalry came, only a few thousand in number, and the infantry was still behind. If they waited for them to arrive, they would lose more. On the contrary There are quite a few villages nearby.

Niu Ben said: “Get on the horse, I will take you there.”

In order to save the wheat in Guanzhuang, Xiao Ming also entered the wheat field with a knife.

Not long after, there was the sound of hurried footsteps, and people from neighboring villages arrived one after another, and they immediately rushed into the sea of fire.

Suddenly there were so many people who were proficient in harvesting, and the burning area with a radius of several hundred meters was quickly surrounded. After another half an hour, the Qingzhou Army infantry arrived and joined the ranks of harvesting wheat.

Until early in the morning, the flames were finally extinguished by the separation zone.

The green smoke made the red sun in the early morning loom, and Xiao Ming’s body was filled with the pungent smoke of burning wheat straw.

“Your Highness, the five hundred acres of land are gone.” Lu Fei’s face was black and white. This was caused by the smoke. The same was true for other soldiers and civilians.

The flames were finally extinguished, and they breathed a sigh of relief.

“Five hundred acres.” Xiao Ming repeated, five hundred acres, fifteen hundred shi of grain. ‘

But the problem now is not the problem of food, but who is so bold and now so crazy that he destroys Cangzhou’s logistics regardless of the imminent barbarian attack.

To him, this is betrayal, rebellion, and traitor! If such people are not killed, it will not be enough for the people to be angry.

“Where were the soldiers guarding Guanzhuang last night?” Xiao Ming asked coldly.

Lu Fei felt chills all over his body. He felt a strong murderous intention from Xiao Ming, which was very different from the usually easy-going Xiao Ming.

“Your Highness wants to punish the crime, so punish the general’s crime. It was the general’s negligence that caused the thieves to burn the wheat.” Lu Fei knelt down on one knee to plead guilty.

“Your Highness, this has nothing to do with the captain. We fell into the traitor’s trick.” At this time, more than a dozen soldiers knelt down.

“You all get up! I didn’t say anything about punishing you.” Xiao Ming said, “I just want to know what happened?”

Guanzhuang is very large, and the soldiers can only disperse and patrol. If someone does it deliberately, There is no way to prevent it.

“Last night we were training, and suddenly a group of men in black touched the corn and started a fire. We immediately chased after them. Unexpectedly, there was another group of men in black ambushing us. They set fire to the wheat while we were chasing them out. These The man in black also wanted to take advantage of the chaos to kill people, and Zhu Sansi was stabbed in the back, but he said that the man in black also let him cut his arm,” said a soldier.

At this time, Xiao Ming noticed a soldier kneeling on the ground, with a bright red behind him.

He sighed in his heart. How else could he blame the wounded soldiers who had been robbing them all night? If it was his fault, it was his fault.

So negligent before the battle.

He said: “You must be Zhu Sansi. If you don’t go to a medical officer for treatment if you are injured, are you going to lose your life?”

“Colonel Lu said that this wheat is the life of the Qingzhou Army.” Zhu Sansi Said dully.

Xiao Ming was choked. With such soldiers, why worry about the Qingzhou Army not becoming the number one army? He said: “He just likes to fart blindly. Go find a medical officer quickly. If the wheat is burned, it will be burned. I don’t want to lose an outstanding person.” Soldier.”

Zhu Sansi’s eyes felt warm, and King Qi’s words of concern touched his heart.

Lu Fei laughed awkwardly and said to Zhu Sansi: “Why are you still standing there? Why don’t you go find a medical officer?”

Zhu Sansi responded and walked out with the help of several soldiers.

Pang Yukun also rushed over last night. He said: “Your Highness, Zhu Sansi said that someone was hacked. Now we should immediately search for anyone with an injured arm and capture this traitor, otherwise these people will continue to cause trouble.”

Xiao Ming. He nodded and said to Niu Ben: “Old General, this wheat can’t wait any longer. Let the soldiers harvest it today. If it doesn’t work, let it dry in the sun later. It’s better than leaving it in the ground.”

His words Just after landing, a man dressed as a commoner said: “Your Highness, since you have to harvest wheat, let us also help. Your Highness has done so many things for the people, and now it is time for us to help His Highness.”

“Yes, we can’t let the Qingzhou Army run out of food.”

“It doesn’t matter if our wheat harvest is a few days late.”

“…”

the people said in a hurry.

Xiao Ming was moved in his heart. These people were just what Niu Ben said. If you treat me as a countryman, I will repay you as a countryman. He was moved in his heart, clasped his fists and said, “Thank you all, thank you all.”

Pang Yukun smiled at the corner of his mouth, Those who win the hearts of the people win the world. Now the people repay kindness with kindness, which proves that the decrees of these days were not in vain.

Niu Ben took a deep look at Xiao Ming and shouted to the soldiers of the Qingzhou Army: “What are you waiting for? The people have already harvested rice. We can’t harvest less than them.”

“Yes!” roared in unison. When the news came, the soldiers went to the fields to harvest.

Seeing such a scene, Xiao Ming felt relieved. For the sake of these lovely soldiers and these lovely people, he would defend Cangzhou City even if he was shattered to pieces, and would never let the barbarians step into the fiefdom, and never let the people suffer the oppression of foreigners. ***.

Mo Mo and Pang Yukun returned to the city. Xiao Ming ordered Qingzhou City and nearby prefectures and counties to immediately search for people with knife wounds on their arms. Anyone who reported relevant clues would be rewarded with a thousand taels of silver.

At the same time, he urgently summoned Li San to Prince Qi’s mansion.

(End of chapter)