Xie Ming

Chapter 540 Going to the Treasury Granary
After the post station reported it, Ma Weimin urgently summoned Xiao Lang to bring troops to the scene to stabilize the situation.

There was another incident regarding the grain transfer. Liu Zeqing's troops lived in Yangzhou, not far from Zhenjiang.

I don’t know how it happened, but the group of Liu’s soldiers who were originally stationed in Yangzhou were the first to know about this batch of military rations.

At the moment, a reinforced battalion of troops was urgently dispatched. Hun Chuang had already reached the granary and was trying to steal food.

After hearing the report, Xiao had no time to react. Qin Jing, who was standing beside him, was afraid of the situation and hesitated, and expressed his response.

Although what his son said was not entirely wrong.

However, Xiao Lang had been eyeing the ten thousand shi grain for a long time, and how could he easily give up the duck that was already in his mouth? !
So, after some inspiring words, they decided to march straight to the granary.
"Qin Jing, you have really considered this very carefully."

"However, when the time comes, I'm afraid it will be difficult to accomplish anything if I keep doing this!"

"Ma Weimin has been working so hard these past two days to get food transfers. He almost broke his legs, and only then did he get this piece of news."

"You want me to cower and admit defeat at this critical moment?!"

"It's just Liu Zeqing's battalion of soldiers. Look how scared you are!"

"I just don't believe this!"

Xiao Jingchuan paused, turned around suddenly, hung the sword on the table on his body, grabbed the leather wrist armor and put it on his arm.

"Forget it!"

"Follow my orders!" Xiao turned around and shouted.

Upon hearing this, Chang Ting and Qin Jing stood up and hurriedly bowed in response.

"Chang Ting, Qin Jing, you two should lead all the soldiers in your team, put on your armor and equip your weapons."

"I'll give you half a quarter of an hour. Everyone, assemble in front of the main entrance of the inn!"

"Fuck, Liu Zeqing and his people are only good at retreating in a war, but now they are trying to snatch food from me!"

"I, Xiao Jingchuan, want to see how strong these bastards are!"

"Go quickly!" Xiao Yan did not allow for any rebuttal and did not need to explain.

After saying this, he put on his armor on his own, pushed the door open, and ran to the front door of the inn.

Behind him, Changting, like a sharp sword, also hurriedly escaped, walking busily with his hands tightly clenched.

Qin Jing saw that he couldn't persuade him, and he was also very angry about what Xiao Lang had just said, so he simply stopped nagging at the idea.

He gritted his teeth and moved quickly.

No need for a moment
In a short while, the two generals Gu and Qin, along with more than a hundred people from the garrison and guard teams, had already gathered and were waiting for orders.

Xiao Jingchuan turned his horse's head and looked at the team behind him, who were full of morale and felt very satisfied.

He waved his hand, without stopping for long, whipped the whip and galloped towards the granary in the east of the city.
The lofty sentiments are revealed in the free and unrestrained writing of poetry. Nothing can soothe the resentment.

Who would have thought that Lao Ruan was not crazy? He went out and smiled, and the river was across his body.

It was 19:45 pm.

Xiao Xing's team gradually approached the granary in the east of the city.

The gatekeepers saw that there were more soldiers coming, and several officers guarding the grain gate wanted to stand in the way and ask a few questions, then they pretended to know everything.

But Xiao Jingchuan rode his horse to the head of the team and did not waste any time. He whipped the gatekeeper and he retreated.

So just like that, a group of soldiers rushed in, and in the cover of night, they gradually formed a formation, slowed down, and followed the messenger to the vicinity of the specific location of the grain storage point.

This government granary is located in a remote area in the east of the city. It is surrounded by a large area of ​​land and has more than a hundred granaries.

However, due to the bad economic situation in recent years and the continuous withdrawal of troops from the northern border for military supplies, most of the warehouses are empty.

The ten thousand shi of grain that was temporarily transferred was currently trapped in the innermost area.

So, Xiao led the team and entered through the main gate, and the people inside did not notice it for a while.

Another half a minute.
Xiao Lang looked around and saw a large crowd of soldiers gathered in front of a warehouse, lined up and busy working.

Looking at the brightest part of the torch, it seemed that Ma Weimin was arguing with someone. His voice was so loud that even fifty steps away, one could hear it clearly. "You bastard!"

"You Yangzhou soldiers are so fucking rich!"

"You're still here in Zhenjiang, trying to snatch the life-saving food from me!"

"Do you still have the law?!"

"It's something you can't figure out!"

"you."

Ma Weimin put his hands on his hips and cursed.

Hearing this, Xiao Jingchuan was not in a hurry.

Then he waved his hand and ordered the troops to follow him to dismount. Under the shadow of the moonlight, a group of soldiers quietly walked forward and glanced at the front porch of the outermost granary. There was a team of soldiers from the Ministry of War, the commander-in-chief, who was not in a hurry to help.

When the team approached, Xiao observed the situation and gradually walked up to the deputy officer Zheng Huai'en.

"Hey! Duke, you are here!"

Zheng Huai'en is thirty-six years old, with a square face, thick eyebrows and big eyes. Yue Xiu had previously recommended this man to work in the Ministry of War, and he is also a descendant of Shi Kefa.

It's just that there are many people who have worshipped the temple, and he is not a core member, so he is stuck in this position in the provincial government and has not been promoted for many years.

At the moment, although he had no choice, the team leader asked him, Ma Weimin, to come over first to take charge. However, after all, this place was a local provincial capital and was adjacent to a warlord group led by Liu Zeqing in Yangzhou.

The few soldiers in the Ministry of War are of no help at all.

Therefore, even though other people and their teams arrived earlier, they still did not see the rabbit and did not release the eagle. They just stood by and watched, and did not fulfill his wish to serve the people and did not take any progressive actions.

"hehe."

"What is the current situation?"

"Brother Zheng got here first, why not talk to Xiao first?"

Xiao Jingchuan suddenly came over and patted Zheng Huai'en on the shoulder.

Only then did Zheng Chenshi come back to his senses from what was happening before him.

Hearing that Zheng Huai'en was startled and saluted in panic, Xiao Lang also hurriedly made a gesture to keep quiet and lowered his voice intentionally. He thought that he should first understand the current situation from here and then find an opportunity to take action.

Seeing what Duke Jingguo was doing, Zheng Huai'en was stunned and restrained his anger, but he cooperated.

"Oh, oh, yes!"

"My Lord, I was transferred here half an hour ago by Ma Weimin in your name."

"They said they were helping to transfer and transport grain, and were heading directly to Changzhou and Danyang."

"Uh"

"But when I got here, I discovered that the Yangzhou Army, a reinforced battalion of Liu Zeqing's troops, had also broken in."

"You don't know, those ruffians are used to being domineering and arrogant!"

"But the military garrison here is limited after all."

"To be honest, even if Lin went, there were only a few hundred people."

"They are available. I have called everyone here tonight to cooperate with the operation. I think there are about 200 people."

"Ugh"

"The Ministry of War's affairs, once they leave the capital, are really weak, especially when they are close to the powerful local governments."

“It’s a bit shabby.”

"My Lord, please forgive me!"

(End of this chapter)