bookcurios Chapter 228: There are hundreds of millions of troops at Yumen Pass
Chapter 228: There are hundreds of millions of troops at Yumen Pass
Knowing that it was one of his own who had returned, Lin Miao completely put his mind at ease. He used his magic power to communicate with Liu Xiangru, and then hurried back.
Passing by the city gate, Lin Miao saw Yao Zhi holding a scroll and waiting for someone. He first told her a message.
"Madam Yao, your husband has returned with his troops and will be at the city gate soon."
Yao Zhi, who had been waiting anxiously, became instantly energetic when he heard the good news he had been dreaming of, and responded with a few happy sighs.
Remembering what Liu Xiangru had told them before he left, Lin Miao and Chen Yuanzhen asked Hu Niu's mother to take out more processed artificial meat and soak it in hot water.
Then he asked the workers in the coal workshop to shovel a few carts of coal and bring them to the gate. He called a few women who knew how to cook, and asked someone to bring ten large iron pots to the city gate to set up a simple stove.
Pour the soaked tofu skin and soup directly into the iron pot, and add some cabbage and radish grown in the greenhouse.
When the soup boils, scoop in a few tablespoons of lard and stir it slightly to make a pot of fragrant broth.
So many people rushed to the north, they must be thirsty and exhausted both physically and mentally.
At this time, a bowl of hot, sizzling, salty soup that can replenish energy will definitely conquer these soldiers!
Sure enough, when Liu Xiangru and his men arrived at the city gate, they saw from afar a group of people serving hot soup to the soldiers in an orderly manner according to their division of labor.
Liu Xiangru first hugged his wife tightly after a long separation, and then watched the soldiers drinking the hot soup in big gulps, and took the opportunity to take a few sips.
The thirsty throat and mouth were instantly soothed by the soup. After smacking it, Liu Xiangru found that the soup was not only delicious, but also very good at replenishing energy. He was extremely satisfied.
It seems that his decision to lead people to join Chen Yuanzhen and Lin Miao was correct, because only a monarch who is willing to improve people's livelihood is a good emperor and can go far.
Even though he was a monster, he also wanted to live a good life with enough food and drink every day, instead of being hungry and displaced all day long.
After drinking the soup, and waiting for Liu Xiangru to arrange for the soldiers to camp outside the city, the four of them finally got together again and returned to the City Lord's Mansion to discuss things.
Thinking about how he made pot after pot of soup this afternoon and distributed bowl after bowl of soup, Lin Miao felt sore in his back and his arms were swollen.
She couldn't help but accuse Liu Xiangru,
"Brother, how many soldiers did you bring back? I feel like our food expenses are going to be tight."
When Liu Xiangru heard that the army was short of food, he shuddered and emphasized in an incredulous tone,
"That's not what you said before! Didn't you say there would be enough food and fodder? That's why I brought back 20,000 troops with confidence!"
When Chen Yuanzhen heard the number of 20,000, he saw stars in front of his eyes and was completely dumbfounded.
"How many? How many did you say?! How many people did you bring back???"
Liu Xiangru drank a cup of tea, his face full of pride,
"Twenty thousand! If it weren't for the lack of time, I'd like to recruit some young men from the city. I think I could gather an army of thirty thousand!"
When Lin Miao heard the number of troops, he felt dizzy and held his forehead to force himself to calm down.
"Wait, let me take a break. You said you were going to bring back some soldiers, but I didn't expect you to bring back so many!"
"A lot? Not much. I usually lead this many soldiers."
Seeing that Chen Yuanzhen and Lin Miao were frightened by him, Liu Xiangru couldn't help but start to act like a scoundrel and speak nonsense.
Yao Zhi couldn't stand it anymore, so he twisted Liu Xiangru's ear and yelled at him.
"You only learn bad things instead of good ones, right? You're definitely imitating every bad thing about those soldiers, right?
You brag without even thinking beforehand, how have you ever managed so many people?"
Liu Xiangru was not angry when his wife exposed him, but just laughed and explained,
"Oh, as long as I have enough time and food, I can easily recruit another 20,000 soldiers. Don't worry."
Because of the rapid increase in population, Lin Miao began to have a headache, wondering how to solve the food problem for this group of people.
This Liu Xiangru, when he left, said he would only bring back a few soldiers, but now he has brought back a full 20,000 people! I'm afraid that he has emptied out the garrison near Yumen Pass!
Such a high-profile rebellion, oh, I don’t know what to say, it’s really a mixed feeling.
Lin Miao had just received the reward for mission five, rescuing Liu Xiangru, and hadn't realized why he was given so many points.
But when he saw Task 6, which required the North to expand and support an army of 30,000, Lin Miao suddenly understood.
It turns out that this was a premeditated nesting doll mission!
When Chen Yuanzhen heard that he had to raise 30,000 soldiers, he didn't know what to complain about.
“They’re still training an army of 30,000. Tu Su, despite being from such a powerful royal family, only has 20,000 soldiers in the wealthy Central Plains!
How can one place possibly support so many soldiers? We have to mobilize food from all over the country!"
Lin Miao nodded in agreement.
Even if they can really get 30,000 soldiers, it will be a serious problem to feed them for a few days!
After all, this is not a small number, it is 10 times the total population of the North!
Lin Miao, who was originally sighing inwardly, not knowing what to do next, suddenly saw the reward for Task 6 and was so happy that he slapped his thigh.
3 points???
Lin Miao counted the points carefully twice with his fingers, and after confirming that he was not mistaken, he quickly called Chen Yuanzhen to share his joy.
"Sister, I get it! We can exploit this loophole in the system and quickly gather 30,000 people to support them with the rewards!"
Hearing that the food and grass for the 30,000-man army had been secured, Chen Yuanzhen was also delighted.
"What are you talking about, sister?! Can your shop really exchange so many supplies?!!"
Lin Miao asked her to be patient and added the mission reward for rescuing Liu Xiangru first. He found that she had a total of 1761 points in her account.
If all of it were converted into the salmon that Chen Yuanzhen loves to eat, that would be 1761 tons of salmon!
This amount is enough to feed all the people in the north for half a year!
However, it is definitely not possible to let everyone eat salmon every day. They must replace it with some grains and other meats and vegetables.
Although exchanging food is a bit expensive, the advantage is that you can get a lot of points.
As long as they can complete Task 6 without any bug, they will get more points, which can be used to support 30,000 troops until Tu Su's rule is overthrown.
Seeing that the most troublesome problems were solved, Chen Yuanzhen and Lin Miao happily began to plan their next actions.
The topic turned around and around, and came back to how Liu Xiangru brought back so many troops back to the north.
They were really curious. Wasn't Liu Xiangru afraid that the old emperor and Tu Su would hold him accountable?
Unexpectedly, Liu Xiangru said with a scoundrel look on his face,
"Hmph, a general in the field must be prepared for any setbacks!"
Chen Yuanzhen rushed in front of him, made a gesture of wiping his neck and said jokingly,
"But that dog emperor Tu Su holds a grudge. He might come to the north to chop off your head!"
Seeing that the usually carefree Liu Xiangru actually frowned, Lin Miao also joined in the fun.
"That's right. Not only will I chop off your head, I'll also dismember you. Do you know what dismemberment is? They'll pull your head and limbs, and then snap...!"
Knowing that Lin Miao was trying to scare him, Liu Xiangru sneered with disdain.
"I don't have any limbs, I only have a head and a tail. How could he dismember me? He's really arrogant... He has no idea of his own limitations."
Lin Miao: …
Well, she admitted that Liu Xiangru was right.
After all, his prototype is a long stick-like snake, where do the limbs come from? When faced with danger, Liu Xiangru can be like a human, using the form of a snake to quickly escape.
Yao Zhi saw Lin Miao and Chen Yuanzhen both succumbed to their frustration, and chuckled softly while covering her mouth.
"Your trick won't work on this wild snake. When he was a soldier, he was threatened with beheading by his superiors.
Instead, he turned around and threatened his boss, and even advised the man to act quickly, otherwise his chopped-off head would bite people hard!
Lin Miao remembered the news he had read before, which said that some snakes could still bite people to death even if their heads were cut off. It seemed that this was not a fabrication.
After all, there are many snakes like Liu Xiangru who hold grudges!