Chapter 476: Meals in the Military Camp
"Go!"
"Go!"
A group of cavalrymen rode up quickly and came to the temporary tent. They dismounted and saluted respectfully to Huo Qubing: "General Huo, General Lu, please send a logistics transport team to escort the grain!"
"Yes!"
Huo Qubing nodded gently and said calmly: "General Xu, you lead the team yourself!"
"Yes!"
Xu Chu bowed his hands, and there was a hint of excitement in his eyes. He immediately led 3,000 troops out. Ning Fan heard the noise outside and walked out of the tent with Mu Qingcheng.
"What happened?"
"My Lord, General Lu Bu has intercepted a batch of food and fodder!"
"Oh!"
Ning Fan nodded, and heard the sound of horse hooves. Looking around, under the night, white shadows shuttled through the darkness. Guan Yu narrowed his eyes: "It's the White Robe Army!"
"My Lord!"
Chen Qingzhi led the White Robe Army back to the camp, dismounted, and bowed slightly: "Food and fodder have been collected, more than 5,000 cattle and sheep, and more than 200,000 stones of food and fodder!"
Looking at the blood on Chen Qingzhi's body, Ning Fan nodded with a smile and ordered: "Pass the order to kill cattle and sheep, let the soldiers eat and drink enough, and rest here for a night!"
"Yes!"
"After the generals come back, discuss matters in the big tent!"
After Ning Fan gave the order, he plunged into the tent again. Mu Qingcheng's royal guards surrounded the entire tent. Not long after, a strange sound came from the tent.
"You lecher... I'll kill you!"
"Your Majesty... misunderstanding..."
"A gentleman should act, not talk... not right..."
"What the hell?"
"Did the king fight back?"
"Pa!"
"Pa!"
Loud slaps came from the tent. Dian Wei's eyes widened, and a wicked smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. He didn't expect that his lord would be more fierce than Cao Gong!
"Your Majesty?"
"No one can enter the tent without my order. Those who disobey the order will be killed!"
A shameful and angry voice came from the tent. All the guards withdrew several feet and sealed themselves off.
...
Early the next morning.
Ning Fan woke up from the tent and felt the softness in his arms. He was stunned for a moment?
Did he sleep with the empress?
That's not right. The empress seemed to have made a bed on the ground last night. Why did she appear in bed so early in the morning?
"Hmm!"
Mu Qingcheng moaned, turned over, and twisted her head on Ning Fan's arm, as if she had found a more comfortable position, with no intention of waking up.
"Lord!"
"It's time to march."
A rough voice came from outside the tent, waking up the sleeping Mu Qingcheng. Feeling a warm embrace wrapping herself, Mu Qingcheng opened her eyes in a daze!
"You..."
Mu Qingcheng seemed to have noticed something, and suddenly opened her eyes. Seeing herself lying in Ning Fan's arms, her face flushed and she looked at him coldly.
"What did you do to me?"
"Your Majesty!" Ning Fan was speechless: "It was you who climbed onto my bed in the middle of the night while I was sleeping, don't slander me."
"Asshole!"
"Don't move!" Ning Fan's face became serious, and he lowered his voice and said: "Your Majesty, there are your personal guards outside the tent, you don't want... they know that you climbed onto my bed in the middle of the night, right?"
Mu Qingcheng took a deep breath, glared at him fiercely, and gradually calmed down: "Change my clothes."
...
"It's time to eat!"
"Enough meat, come on..."
Early in the morning, a strong smell of meat spread throughout the tents. Ning Fan and Mu Qingcheng walked out of the tent together, with a blush on her face. She actually slept with this lecher last night!
Although she didn't do anything, but...
"Why is there meat in the early morning?"
Mu Qingcheng looked at the big pieces of meat in the bowls of the soldiers, and couldn't help but look stunned. Is the food of Dayu's army so arrogant?
Starting to eat meat early in the morning?
"Your Majesty, last night the generals borrowed a lot of food, cattle and sheep from the southern barbarians. General Huo said that it was inconvenient to lead cattle and sheep on the march, so he ordered to consume as much meat as possible, or make it into jerky!"
After Guo Jia explained with a smile, he looked at Ning Fan and said, "My lord, the food and supplies for this southern expedition have been gathered, and we can march at full speed."
"Not appropriate!"
Ning Fan shook his head and pondered, "Now that we have just entered the grassland, we are carrying so much food and supplies, which may affect the march."
"Send an order, let the soldiers carry three days of rations, and the rest of the cattle and sheep food, all Transport it back to the fortress."
"Let Ran Min and the others run a few more times to various tribes to borrow more food and grass."
"Or borrow directly from the Barbarian King City, anyway, they are all old acquaintances!"
"Hehe!" Dian Wei smiled and grinned, "My lord, the generals have been running all night, why not let me and Yunchang go!"
"Don't worry."
Ning Fan smiled and said, "Let's eat first. After an incense stick, call all the generals to discuss matters."
"Yes!"
Mu Qingcheng looked at the temporary sheepfold surrounded by carriages not far away, the herds of cattle and sheep and the mountains of food and grass, and couldn't help but look dazed.
Envy!
I didn't expect these barbarians to be so rich. This way of making money is really profitable!
Let your own soldiers go to the grassland tomorrow?
"Greetings, lord!"
Inside the big tent, all the generals gathered together, Ning Fan and Mu Qingcheng sat at the top, regardless of priority.
Below, Huo Qubing, Lu Bu, Ran Min, Yang Zaixing and other generals stood in awe.
"General Huo, now that our army has entered the grassland, have you made a marching plan?"
"Reply to lord!"
Huo Qubing bowed and said softly: "Last night, I had discussed with General Qin and General Ran. Barbarians gathered on the grassland. My 100,000-man army marching may cause the southern barbarians to block it."
"So, I am going to send a vanguard army to enter the pass!"
Ning Fan nodded in agreement. He was in charge of the central army in this southern expedition, but it was Huo Qubing who really gave the orders. Although the champion had no experience in large-scale combat in his previous life, his brilliant record and reputation among the generals in later generations were there.
It is no exaggeration to say that all the generals present were basically his little fans.
With the assistance of veterans such as Qin Qiong and Ran Min, even if Huo Qubing had no experience in large-scale combat, he would never make strategic mistakes.
"My Lord, my White Robe Army is good at raiding, I am willing to be the vanguard and clear the way for the army!"
Chen Qingzhi was the first to step out. He was originally the vanguard general appointed by Ning Fan, so it was natural for him to ask for a fight at this time.
"My Lord, although my Qihuo Army is infantry, it is also good at blitzkrieg. I am willing to fight!"
"My Lord, my Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry can travel 500 miles a day, I am willing to fight!"
When Lu Bu, Ran Min and other generals saw Chen Qingzhi step out, they also stood up to ask for a fight. Ning Fan also showed a bitter smile, one vanguard army was enough.
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