Xie Ming

Chapter 546: Perseverance Finally Gains Food

One family’s grain, sold to two families!

Xiao Jingchuan sighed and felt sad for a moment when he saw the ugly behavior of government offices at all levels in the court.

There was no other way. Xiao was forced to put on a tough attitude and withhold food without hesitation.

In this regard, Liu Zeqing would find it difficult to accept the second mistake.

You, who had just let go of the dwarf general Cao Gang, took half a step forward, with a provocative and vicious look in his eyes.

He gritted his teeth, bowed, and spoke the words of advancement.

"My lord!"

"There are two to three thousand brothers in our second battalion. It's really not easy for so many people to come out."

"You're sending us back as soon as you hit our lower lips with your upper lips."

"How do you expect us to walk with empty hands?!"

"This is unacceptable!"

Cao Gang suppressed his anger, gritted his teeth, and turned around with a deliberate look, intending to continue to use his troops to suppress them.

"Humph!"

"Are you going to use your troops to suppress me?!"

But how could Xiao Jingchuan give in to these things? He just spoke out directly and made it clear.

Seeing this, Cao Gang tilted his mouth to the side, revealing his fangs.

"Ah!"

"I dare not!" Cao Gang said the opposite of what he meant, and immediately put on a sinister look, which was very scary.

But Xiao Lang didn't care about that and quickly interrupted him, continuing the confrontation.

"You'd better not dare!" He retorted with a stern look in his eyes!
"Cao Gang!"

"I can do anything, including killing a general and seizing a flag in the midst of a huge army!"

"In the Northern Expedition, 50,000 Tartar cavalrymen chased me for more than a month, but they couldn't do anything to me!"

"Do you think I'm afraid of your small group of people?!"

"If you really don't agree, then try yelling again!"

"If I, Xiao, frown even once, you'll be the f*cking winner!"

Xiao Lang responded sharply, every word sounding sonorous.

He waited calmly, ready to strike.

A few steps away, on both wings, Generals Chang Ting and Qin Jing had already clenched their fists, with their main hands pressing on the hilts of their swords, ready to take action at any time!
At this critical moment, Cao Gang broke out in sweat on his forehead, his heart was beating wildly, and his body was trembling for no reason. He dared not say another word.

Later, Tian Wenyi looked at the situation and became even more frightened.

He was afraid that Cao Gang would act impulsively and be doomed to failure.

He then quickly thought about it, and took another step forward, stepping in front of Cao Gang to prevent him from making a stupid move.

"My lord!"

"Slow, wait!"

"Just listen to me!"

"Since this matter was caused by the Liangdao Hun faction, it is just a misunderstanding between the two parties."

"No, let's do this."

"You and I should both take a step back."

"As for the grain, you ask me to take away 5,000 stones, and the rest will be yours."

"This way, we can at least have an explanation when we return, and avoid the death penalty."

"If you exchange a few of them there, maybe you can get through."

"Is this feasible?!"

Tian Wenyi was now thinking that judging from the appearance of Duke Jingguo, it was likely that he would not be able to escape unscathed from the food crisis tonight.

In this case, it would be better for the two parties to split the business and each take half, so that both sides can make some profit.

Although this idea is not perfect, it is better than losing everything and getting nothing!

Therefore, when discussing this matter, Tian Wenyi had no choice but to take the initiative to settle for the next best option.

However, what Liu Zeqing, the military food officer, did not expect was that Xiao Jingchuan was a stubborn person who would not give in to anyone. "No!" Xiao Yan refused with certainty, very straightforwardly.

"Tian Wenyi, I, Xiao Jingchuan, didn't take action immediately tonight because of your Marshal Liu and Liu Zeqing!"

"You, Marshal Liu, know exactly what kind of person I am!"

"You'd better stop messing with me!"

Xiao Lang's words completely blocked the opponent's retreat and left no chance for him to bargain.

After that, the two sides fell silent again.

The atmosphere around was grim. There were thousands of soldiers and horses, but at this moment, there was no sound of disorder.

Only torches were left in the vicinity, crackling and making some noises.

Another half a minute passed!
"Tian Wenyi, I will show you one last way. It's up to you whether you go or not!" Xiao Fuyan.

"Please give me some advice, Duke!" Tian Wenyi's eyes remained fixed and he followed back.

"Zhenjiang prefect, Mei Gongheng."

"What happened to this batch of grain? I don't care if your local government handles it in a haphazard manner."

"If you really want an explanation, go find it yourself!"

Xiao saw that the situation was difficult to resolve and it would be bad to keep the stalemate going, so he changed his tone and said these things.

But upon hearing this, Tian Wenyi frowned, unable to tell the pros and cons for a moment.

"This"

"We will certainly not ignore this matter in Zhenjiang."

"only"

"My Lord, it's hard for us to reach an agreement here in a short period of time."

"It's not impossible for us to retreat!"

"In this case, we will temporarily leave these 10,000 dan of grain here."

"Let's both of us find the manager of Zhenjiang and talk things out. It won't be too late to split the money later. What do you think?!"

Tian Wenyi was retreating to advance. At this moment, seeing Xiao Youxian speaking, he was afraid that Xiao Youxian's heart might be shaken, so he hurried over to fight for it.

But as soon as his words were spoken, the tail end of his voice was dissipated in the night wind, without making any sound.

Xiao Jingchuan stood still, his face stern, and had no intention of responding to the words at all.

I was so angry towards Generals Cao and Tian!
But he had no way to deal with Xiao Jingchuan, who was stubborn and unyielding.

Wait a little longer, your struggle will yield little gain.

Tian Wenyi gritted his teeth in anger, knowing that there was no chance to delay the situation.

With no other options left, he pulled Cao Gang away from behind him, clasped his fists, turned around and admitted defeat, then withdrew his troops!
"Humph!"

"Let's go! Cao Gang, let's go and meet the Zhenjiang prefect!"

"Farewell!"

After saying this, the two turned around and left.

The main thing is, I think Tian Wenyi is also afraid in his heart. If there is a fight tonight, don’t underestimate him because he has more people on his side.

But after all, the two of them were surrounded by Xiao Jingchuan and the two wing teams.

If a fight really breaks out, I'm afraid that the two of them won't be able to get away even five steps away, and will be surrounded and killed by the two generals on the two wings.

In this case, if the main general dies, all the soldiers behind him will be in vain.

Kill the general and seize the flag, isn't this what Duke Jingguo just meant!
Therefore, the current situation seems to be a balance between the enemy and us, but if we really fight, we will definitely die!
Then Tian Wenyi was afraid and ran away. This section was completely a way to protect himself.

A wise person will not do foolish things, especially when it comes to life and death.

The moonlight is like a wash, and it is naturally cool
At the end of the Xu hour (before 91:00 p.m.), the sound of soldiers and horses could be heard again in the granary of Zhenjiang government treasury.

In a huge crowd, Liu Zeqing's left army, under the command of two deputy generals Yu Cao and Tian, ​​retreated in batches.

The soldiers' footsteps raised clouds of dust.

After the noises from the entire camp's troops gradually faded away, Xiao Jingchuan stood still and breathed a sigh of relief.

"Changting, go and bring a team to follow."

"Don't let these Yangzhou soldiers set up an ambush outside the granary. If they turn around and kill us, we will be embarrassed and lose face."

(End of this chapter)