I started as a concubine, and I made the crown prince cry with my delicious food.

In the capital, the "beauty war" among noble ladies is raging. Meanwhile, thousands of miles away in the southern borderlands, a real war of blood and fire has entered its most brutal and intense phase.

When Xiao Jingshi arrived at the Jiangzhou front, the situation in the entire southern region had deteriorated to an unbearable degree.

Jiangzhou City was completely surrounded by an army of 100,000 barbarians. The city had fewer than 30,000 soldiers, and their morale was low, with very little food left.

Outside the city, the people were displaced and their cries of despair echoed everywhere. Inside the city, the soldiers and civilians were also filled with anxiety and uncertainty, their lives hanging by a thread. Despair was etched on everyone's face.

However, when they saw the Crown Prince's ceremonial banner embroidered with a golden dragon appear on the city wall of Jiangzhou; when they saw the young Crown Prince, dressed in silver armor, standing upright with a cold face, personally standing on the city wall to live and die with them.

In everyone's hearts, the embers of hope that were about to be extinguished were instantly rekindled!

His Highness the Crown Prince has arrived! The imperial court has not abandoned them!

"Soldiers!" Xiao Jingshi stood atop the city wall, facing the faces below, faces etched with weariness and despair. His voice, amplified by his inner strength, resounded throughout the entire city of Jiangzhou.

"I've arrived!"

"On behalf of my father, on behalf of the Great Liang, I stand with you!"

"I assure you! Jiangzhou will never fall! The southern border will never be abandoned!"

"Reinforcements are on their way! Supplies are being delivered steadily!"

"What we need to do is defend this city! Defend our families and our homeland!"

"Once reinforcements arrive, it will be time for us to sound the horn of counterattack and completely drive out these barbarians who have invaded our territory and killed our compatriots!"

"Those who offend our Great Liang, though far away, shall be punished!"

His words were resounding and powerful, like a potent stimulant instantly instilled in the hearts of every soldier and civilian in Jiangzhou.

"Those who offend our Great Liang, though far away, shall be punished!"

"Those who offend our Great Liang, though far away, shall be punished!"

A thunderous roar, like a tsunami, erupted from beneath the city walls. At that moment, everyone's morale was completely ignited!

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Xiao Jingshi knew that simply boosting morale was far from enough. The most urgent task was to solve the two most critical problems in the city: insufficient troops and running out of food supplies.

Troops cannot be replenished for the time being, so we can only rely on the existing 30,000 defenders for the most reasonable defensive deployment. But we can find a way to supply them with provisions!

That evening, in the central command tent in Jiangzhou, Xiao Jingshi convened a secret military meeting with all generals of deputy commander rank and above in Jiangzhou.

When he had boxes of "new military rations" transported from the capital all the way into the main tent, all the generals looked puzzled.

They looked at the dry "breads" wrapped in oiled paper and the "sticks" harder than fire pokers, their faces filled with doubt.

"Your Highness, this...this is the 'divine object' you spoke of that can solve our food crisis?"

A burly general couldn't help but ask. He picked up a "diamond stick bread" and tried to break it, but it wouldn't budge.

He put it to his mouth and took another bite. With a "crunch," his tooth nearly broke.

"Your Highness, this...this thing is too hard! How are we supposed to eat it?" A chorus of voices rose and fell in the tent.

Looking at their bewildered expressions, Xiao Jingshi's lips curled into a familiar, smug smile. He knew this scene all too well. His brother-in-law, Ye Feng, had the same expression when he first saw this thing.

He didn't explain much, but simply had several bowls of piping hot meat soup brought over. Then, in front of everyone, he broke the "diamond staff" into several pieces and threw them into the soup.

A miracle occurred amidst the shocked and incredulous gazes of all the generals.

The rock-hard bread pieces began to soften and fluff up at a visible speed after coming into contact with the boiling broth. In no time, they absorbed the broth and turned into delicious, soft, and juicy bread cubes.

A rich aroma, a blend of wheat and meat, instantly filled the entire tent. All the generals involuntarily swallowed hard.

"Here, have a taste," Xiao Jingshi said casually.

The bearded general, with a hint of disbelief, scooped up a piece with a spoon and put it in his mouth. The next second, his eyes widened to be bigger than saucers.

The bread cubes still had a slightly charred and chewy crust from baking, but the inside had absorbed the delicious meat broth, becoming incredibly soft and flavorful.

Delicious! So delicious it's unbelievable!

"Amazing! Absolutely amazing!" he exclaimed indistinctly as he ate.

The other generals also stepped forward to taste it. Then, the entire tent was filled only with the sounds of slurping and suppressed exclamations of praise.

"Your Highness, this is truly a divine gift!"

"Yes! With this, what do we have to fear from those barbarians?!"

An unprecedented glow of excitement and confidence shone on everyone's faces. They knew that with this convenient, delicious, and filling military ration, they had the greatest confidence to fight a protracted war against the 100,000-strong barbarian army outside the city!

However, what they didn't know was that the true power of this "King Kong Baguette Bread" went far beyond that.

Three days later, the barbarians launched a new and fierce attack on the city. Countless barbarian soldiers, like a tidal wave, carried siege ladders and roared as they charged towards the walls of Jiangzhou.

On the city walls, the soldiers of Daliang fought valiantly. Arrows rained down, and rolling stones thundered. A fierce and bloody battle of attack and defense had begun.

After a young Liang soldier cut down a barbarian soldier who had just climbed the city wall, he himself was also on the verge of collapse due to exhaustion.

He had been fighting continuously for two hours without eating or drinking, and he felt that the scene before him was beginning to darken.

Just then, one of his companions pulled a hard, solid baguette from his pocket and handed it to him. "Quick! Take a couple of bites! It'll fill you up!"

The soldier didn't care about anything else and took a big bite of the bread.

Just then, a barbarian soldier with a towering build, taking advantage of his momentary distraction, roared and swung his scimitar down at his head.

The soldier was terrified and instinctively raised the "diamond stick bread" he hadn't yet swallowed to defend himself.

A loud clang, like metal clashing against metal, rang out!

The barbarian soldier's powerful slash was actually blocked by that seemingly ordinary "dough stick"!

The scimitar and the bread collided, even sparking a tiny flame!

The barbarian soldier and the Liang soldier were completely dumbfounded. They stared in disbelief at the intact "diamond rod" with only a few crumbs of bread on it, feeling as if their worldview had been subjected to an unprecedented and enormous shock.

What the hell is this?!