C16 Worry about Food Loss

The few days after Chen Chu was taken into custody were the easiest days since the battle started for the officers of the Phoenix City Pass. The area in front of them was a swampy country, and the demons opposing them simply could not even dream of fighting their way over. Every day, the soldiers would take a stroll on the city walls, basking in the sun before humming a small tune. Their days passed by in a carefree and carefree manner.

However, Kong Sheng's life was not easy, he had almost smashed the table in the Castellan Mansion Conference Room, and dropped the tables with big handfuls of hair, what was there to worry about? There was no more food!

Previously, the management bands of the five northern provinces did indeed bring their horses, foodstuffs to support Phoenix City Pass, but this time, the amount of people eating was not a small amount. Moreover, they had a lot of people, so they naturally ate a lot of foodstuffs. Furthermore, Kong Sheng found a problem, and that was that people's militia was generally more edible and had more food than Border Army.

This was because he had pulled Zhao Handong along to observe them for a few days, and only then did he realize the difference in their characteristic while they were eating. The Border Army Soldier s were all military born, and had lived here since young, so they were all instilled with the thought of guarding the border. When they saw a grain of grain, their first thought was whether it was stored properly, and then they would think about how to eat it. During meals, Border Army Soldier would first find a place with a sturdy wall for support. At the very least, she would ensure that no cold arrows would be able to hit him. Then, she would prick up her ears to eat, and from time to time, she would even have to look elsewhere.

However, people's militia s were different. They were usually commoners, and even training by themselves had to be done in a hurry. In addition to the fact that the Empire's taxes were not high, these fellows might not be considered wealthy families in terms of money and money. However, they were definitely open-minded and generous when eating noodles. From time to time, they would even have to exchange tasting of the different dishes in their bowls (The level of people's militia was at least twice as high as the level of Border Army). After eating, they would even have to sew on the porridge in their bowls and smoke from the bags of cigarettes.

Kong Sheng could bear to have their meal being slow. After all, it wasn't when the Moqiu Army was rushing towards him, so the difference of having an extra minute and an extra minute wasn't really that big. One had to change the way there were more dishes! After all, aside from the standard three-day rations they had brought with them, the rest of the supplies they had had had were all from their own military supplies. Thus, the soldiers of Phoenix City Pass were unable to eat at all, and were unable to provide any support at all. And most importantly, the supplies they had brought with them were about to run out!

The quartermaster came to look for Kong Sheng on the second day of Chen Chu's water magnification, meaning that he would only be able to keep food for ten days. Now that Master Chen had made such a move, the enemy would probably not attack anymore.

At that time, Kong Sheng just stared at them, saying, you, a quartermaster, can be counted as someone who can invade cities without invading them? Besides, the soldiers were finally able to have a peaceful meal. It was unreasonable of them to not let them eat their fill! However, he still comforted the Military Officer with a few words, saying that there was no need for you to worry. old commander had already been in the capital for quite some time, and he would have those friendly provinces send us food and fodder as reinforcements. At the end, Kong Sheng patted the quartermaster's shoulder heavily, and said sincerely: "Don't be sad about food! Warriors could only eat their fill! Eat well! Only then would he have the strength to fight! If you don't even give people enough to eat, how are you going to let them protect their families and protect their countries? "

Thinking back to it now, Kong Sheng really wanted to slap himself. If one did not manage it, one would not know how expensive Chai Mi was. Now that he was in charge, he did not know how expensive Chai Mi was.

The angry Kong Sheng started to find and chat with the officials of the northern province. You guys told me to give you all an explanation on account of Chen Chu, and I locked up all the people under Chen Chu's command, waiting for the end of fall. Then, don't you all have to give your father an explanation now?! Where's the food?!

At the beginning, they were still being stubborn, saying that they had made arrangements when they came, but if they didn't see the food cart arrive soon, then something must have gone wrong on the road.

Kong Sheng roared. "The thousand kilometers to the south of Phoenix City Pass is the Empire's plains. Furthermore, this is the army's food supply, which thief would dare to steal military food while having water in their brains?! "

No matter what, even if he was scolding, he still had to deal with the matter of urging him to eat. Now that the food in northern province had disappeared, and the efforts of the old commander had not made any movements, Kong Sheng could only send out squads of scouts to welcome them south. At the same time, he forcefully ordered Border Army to deduct two taels of food from each meal, and the standards of the people's militia and food had to be kept at the same level as the Border Army.

The people's militia s did not dare scold openly, but they had already complained in private. In a single day, Kong Sheng's image had changed from a "good officer with a determined character like a soldier" to "a man who doesn't even eat his fill with grain or meat", and he was even "a playboy who doesn't know the hardships of the people, who doesn't even understand the simple logic of the original Soup Cuisine".

In comparison, the Border Army Soldier chose to keep silent. They had been with Kong Sheng for a long time, so they knew who this Lord Kong was and what kind of person he was. The most important thing was that the Border Army had been preparing for a long time, so they knew the meaning behind this "two taels of silver".

Zhao Handong came over to look for Kong Sheng, indicating that he wanted to hunt a few Demonic Beast in the mountains with his team, "Give some meat to our brothers". Kong Sheng silently agreed. He understood that Zhao Handong wanted to see if there was any other way to cook some food. He had also conveniently told Zhao Handong that the little pups in Devil Kingdom would not be coming over for a while, and furthermore, they wouldn't be needed to do so. As long as they continued to endure like this, in another ten days or so, they would be able to receive Phoenix City Pass with a leisurely stroll.

The scouts never came back. The food in the granary was getting less and less, and the lack of food was no longer a secret. Three meals a day were changed to two meals a day, and the morning meal was also filled with porridge. Kong Sheng was so anxious that he had his hair tied up everyday. He went to his immediate Red Camp s to patrol, and his gaze involuntarily drifted towards each horse. Ling Zilu was so frightened that he specially arranged for two people to stand guard at the door. The moment he saw Kong Sheng, he immediately informed the big guys to lock up the stable to prevent the Lord Kong from having any ill intentions towards the war horses.

The Red Camp was still alright, the thing that was most anxious in his heart was the people's militia. This group of peasant brothers who could not help before in times of war, but who later scolded Lord Kong because of their food problem, fully utilized their imagination of being able to train in the fields.

"Look at the look in Lord Kong's eyes, this isn't a patrol, this is a market! Is he here to choose who to eat tonight? "

"Be quiet!" Do you know why Red Camp can't be fought so easily? Their horses eat meat! The eyes of a horse that has eaten meat will turn red at night.

Kong Sheng was so angry that he was laughing, and he didn't have the mood or strength to scold them, so he might as well do what he liked.

The moment before he entered the Castellan Mansion, he suddenly stopped in his tracks. Raising his head, he looked at the Phoenix Statue on top of the Castellan Mansion, which was flying high in the sky, and silently wished in his heart, "May the Divine Bird Phoenix bless and protect us, and allow our Phoenix City Pass to escape this calamity."

That night, the scouts who had not returned for a long time finally returned to the Phoenix City Pass.

Only one scout from the party returned. This person was covered in blood and his chain mail was cut in two. Once he entered the Phoenix City Pass gate, the man immediately fell onto the ground and fainted. Fortunately, Ling Zilu led the people there as they carried him into the Castellan Mansion.

The Military Doctor was busy for a long time before he finally woke up. Kong Sheng, who had been guarding at the side, did not bother to comfort him and directly asked, "What happened? "What about food?"

Before the scout could finish his sentence, his eyes had turned red with rage. He trembled as he said something that shocked everyone present: The Demonic Beast had left the mountain, they had cut off the food route, and all the military rations had been blocked!

For the past thousand years, Demonic Beast s with the labels of "Beast", "Wise", "Beast" and so on appeared in front of the entire Fire Phoenix Empire with a gesture that shocked the world.

Phoenix Cry Province was the number one province in north of the empire, as well as the northernmost province adjacent to the three phoenix trials. Back then, when Grand Commander Fang Da built the three stages of the Phoenix Trials, she often led her army here to rest. Over time, this place slowly began to flourish, and became a major transportation route to the three trials of the Phoenix. It also became a very important resting place.

Although his official rank was so low that even the captain of the Fire Phoenix Army didn't have to bow in respect when he saw him, in this especially special small town and this especially special period, Chen Peng had become a very popular figure. Let alone the captain, even the dignified White Feather Battalion Commander would have to be polite to him now. The reason was simple. There were not enough guest rooms in the small town.

The food delivery teams from the five northern provinces arrived at the Penglai Town one after another. They would rest here for two to three days before leaving their camps to head straight for the Phoenix City Pass. Before they could even set off, the small grain convoys from the neighboring provinces, which were subsequently activated by Commander Shi Keren, had arrived one after another. In a short period of time, this border town with only 30,000 people had become bustling with activity. Not to mention the guest rooms, even the warehouses, the houses, and the long corridors of the parks were arranged for the soldiers to transport rations. The soldiers no longer wished to sleep well, they only wished to not sleep in the open streets on the cold winter nights of the Northern Kingdom. Even if they could sleep on the streets, they couldn't just leave the military rations outside, right? A heavy downpour was a crime that could be committed only by killing one's own head.

In this way, Chen Peng became the busiest person. While busily coordinating the lodging for the grain transportation teams in the various provinces, he also dealt with the captains of the various large captains, captains, Red Feather Battalion Commander and White Feather Battalion Commander at the same time. Chen Peng was a very self-aware person. The other party was treating him courteously this time because he had a request for him. If he could perform well, perhaps one of the lords would mention him to an official of a higher rank, and his life would change for the better. However, if he used this as an excuse to act domineeringly, he would die without even knowing how.

Just when Chen Peng was busy attacking the back of his head with his foot, a Fire Phoenix Army Captain who was in charge of escorting food suddenly came to him and shouted from afar, "Chen Zhen! "Guard Chen!"

Chen Peng hurriedly wiped his hands from his pants and replied with a smile, "Aiyo, isn't this Mr. Liu?" What's wrong? What do you need me to do? "

Captain Liu did not utter a single word as he grabbed Chen Peng's wrist and ran towards the city wall. Chen Peng was an official who had been studying hard for the past ten years, how could his physique compare to that of a professional soldier who came from Imperial Military Academy? Unable to break free, he could only endure the pain in his wrist as if he was being squeezed by a pair of pincers. He followed Captain Liu up the city wall in quick steps.

Captain Liu looked for a crater and pointed forward, "May I ask Sir Chen, what is that?"

Chen Peng rubbed his wrist as he looked out in the direction of Captain Liu's finger. Between them, on the horizon, was a small shadow. He held his breath as he observed the shadows attentively for a while. Only then was he barely able to distinguish that they seemed to have four limbs on the ground, and there was even a thick tail wagging behind them from time to time. What was even more terrifying was that they were clearly not wandering around. They seemed to be moving towards the Penglai Town in an organized manner.

Chen Peng did not care about the wrist anymore, he took a deep breath and looked at Captain Liu in disbelief, "Could it be, could it be the Demonic Beast?"

Captain Liu nodded his head heavily, "There are at least a few hundred. After my men report back, I pulled Master Chen up to watch, mainly to ask him, why are there so many organized people surrounding the city? And how did you deal with it, Sir Chen? "

Chen Peng's face slowly turned pale. He looked at Captain Liu and replied with a slight tremble in his voice, "In the hundreds of years of history recorded in this county, there has never been a single mention of a Demonic Beast attacking a city." Chen Peng swallowed and said, "This is the first time this has happened in hundreds of years.