Chapter 84: Food Robbery
When he heard the word "brother-in-law", Lu Sen knew who the handsome young man in white armor was.
Yang Dalang, Yang Wenguang.
He dismounted, walked forward, bowed and said, "Hello, brother-in-law, I'm..."
Then he was immediately interrupted by Yang Wenguang, who walked up to him, took his wrist and said warmly: "Why are you calling me so distant? Just call me Zhongrong."
"That's fine. I'll trouble Zhongrong to come and greet you." Lu Sen bowed and smiled, and said, "Why did you show up in Xi'an?"
Logically speaking, Yang Wenguang should be fighting on the front line.
The city of Xi'an is considered the rear base.
"Some time ago, the grain and grass shipped from Xi'an City were robbed and burned. So this time I came here to escort the grain and grass. I heard that you were coming, brother-in-law, so I waited here for a few days."
The two walked side by side towards the city. Lu Sen was extremely surprised when he heard this: "How is it possible? How did the enemy infiltrate the vicinity of Xi'an?"
Do you really think the Zhe family’s defense is fake?
But thinking about it again, it seems very likely that if it is a small-scale elite force, it can indeed infiltrate. After all, it is impossible for the Zhe family to deploy troops to every inch of defense on the border.
There are some places that seem impossible to get through, but some people find a way to get through them.
"We don't know the identity of the food robbers yet." Yang Wenguang's heroic face had a few small scratches, which made him look more manly. "Brother-in-law, I heard that you have a fairy shadow play technique. When you get to the front-line tent, can you show it to us crude warriors?"
He was really curious about the magical power of Xianjia shadow puppetry, which allowed him to see the local customs and scenes thousands of miles away.
Lu Sen shook his head: "Sorry, I left that thing in Bianjing City and didn't bring it here."
"That's such a pity." Yang Wenguang said with regret.
Lu Sen 's reputation also spread to Yongxingjun Road, and Yang Wenguang had correspondence with his family. He knew Lu Sen and also knew that he had married his younger sister.
There is still half a bottle of honey in his room.
He had been seriously injured several times and relied on honey to speed up the healing of his injuries. Even though he had never met Lu Sen in person, he was extremely convinced of him.
More importantly, in a letter some time ago, mother Mu Guiying said that Lu Sen loved his younger sister Yang Jinhua very much and all power in the family had been handed over to her.
It is very easy for a wealthy family to determine whether their married daughter is loved by her son-in-law, that is, to see how much power the daughter has in the new family.
Yang Jinhua holds the power over the entire Aishan's 'housekeeping'.
Zhao Bilian was very favored. As a dowry maid, she had almost no restrictions at home and could do whatever she wanted. The Prince of Runan was .
As a capable brother-in-law who is extremely kind to his sister and also takes good care of the Yang family, Yang Wenguang naturally treats Lu Sen as a family member.
After entering the city, Yang Wenguang said, "By the way, brother-in-law, I have been waiting for you here for three more days. If we don't set out now, we will most likely miss the food supply period. Do you plan to rest in Xi'an for a few days or follow us?"
"Let's go together." Lu Sen looked at the status of his team. It was okay. The Imperial City Division personnel who escorted him did not look tired at all and their morale was high. "I have also been delayed on the road for two days."
In fact, Lu Sen still underestimated his "status" in the eyes of these thirty-three Imperial City staff members.
As long as the people in Bianjing City don't have important matters to attend to, they will watch the Xianjia shadow play every day. Moreover, in the past few days, every night when they take a break, Master Lu will always bring out some "Xianjia green vegetables" for everyone to taste.
Moreover, Lu Sen was actually not arrogant and was much easier to talk to than that military supervisor Wang.
The boss is easy to talk to and does not criticize his subordinates. This is the simplest but most real expectation in the hearts of these subordinates.
So these people are actually quite supportive of Lu Sen.
Yang Wenguang was very happy to see Lu Sen agreed to act with him.
In fact, he was a little worried before, whether Lu Sen would be the kind of "weak" type of military supervisor.
This kind of thing has happened before. A eunuch sent by the government to supervise the army would ride a horse for more than ten miles and then complain that his legs were rubbed raw and he wanted to rest and ride in a carriage or sedan chair. If his fingers were bleeding, he would make a fuss and ask for a military doctor to come over immediately to help bandage them.
They want all kinds of enjoyment, such as marching in the wilderness, eating delicious fresh roast chicken, or having women serve them...one is so weird.
But this is still relatively good. What I fear most is the kind of eunuch who clearly does not understand war but still likes to give random orders.
They can turn a victory into a defeat.
Afterwards, Yang Wenguang selected his soldiers and set out from Xi'an city with more than 40 carts of food and fodder.
Lu Sen followed behind with the people from the Imperial City Bureau.
Lu Sen didn't say to put the food and supplies into his system backpack. Everyone has his own things to do and his own responsibilities. He couldn't do everything for everyone.
Unless the grain transport team really encountered difficulties.
After exploring the road ahead for a while, Yang Wenguang turned back and walked side by side with Lu Sen.
At this time, the weather has begun to show signs of warming up, but the frost and snow have not melted, and the roadsides are still covered with snow.
Yang Wenguang was wearing silver iron armor with a soft lining inside to keep him warm, so he would not feel cold even when wearing it in cold weather.
This is iron armor used in winter. It is quite expensive and only a few generals can wear it.
As the only son of the Yang family, the Zhe family took good care of Yang Wenguang. Although Yang Wenguang's military rank was not high at that time and he was only a sixth-rank military officer, he still got this kind of armor.
Lu Sen was wearing a white cloak and sitting on a horse, exuding an otherworldly aura.
"Brother-in-law, what do you think about this strategy for Xixia?" Yang Wenguang, riding on a gray bicycle, turned his head and asked Lu Sen.
It’s no wonder that Yang Wenguang asked this question. As a military supervisor, Lu Sen is qualified to change the battle plan.
He didn't know whether Lu Sen had the talent to lead an army... Anyway, the Zhe family had come up with many plans and made a lot of preparations for this attack on Xixia.
He was afraid that if Lu Sen had any ideas that conflicted with the Zhe family's plans, it would be troublesome.
"What ideas do you have? I just came over to take a look at the situation and add some qualifications." Lu Sen smiled. He knew very well what his brother-in-law was worried about.
After hearing this, Yang Wenguang felt completely relieved.
In fact, after hearing that Lu Sen was the military supervisor of Yongxing Army, the Zhe family was ecstatic. They could be considered half-relatives of Lu Sen, so wouldn't it be much easier for them to talk and do things than other military supervisors?
The two chatted casually as the grain team moved slowly forward. The grain carts moved slowly and could not travel many miles a day, so they set up camp at night.
After about three days, they had barely covered one-third of the distance.
When they reached a narrow intersection that day, they suddenly heard shouts of killing from the front. Yang Wenguang snorted, clasped his fists towards Lu Sen and said, "Brother-in-law, wait here. I'll be back soon."
After saying this, Yang Wenguang drew out his horse and galloped to the front of the grain team.
Thirty-three imperial guards nearby immediately dismounted, surrounded Lu Sen's horse with shields in their hands, and formed a small protective circle, enclosing Lu Sen inside.
Lu Sen also dismounted with them.
The leading Imperial City Division clasped his fists and said to Lu Sen: "Please rest assured, Master Lu, I and others will protect you."
"Thank you." Lu Sen said gratefully.
Soon, as the shouting and screaming in front became louder and louder, not long after, a group of masked men in white suddenly jumped out from the snow on both sides of the road and walked towards them on the snow .
They are incredibly fast and have different weapons in their hands.
It seems that they are here for food and supplies.
"Oh no, it's someone from the underworld!" The head of the Imperial City Division shouted, "Narrow the circle and protect Master Lu."
The mission of the Imperial City Bureau is to protect Lu Sen, and they are not responsible for food and fodder.
But the soldiers in the grain transport team suddenly changed at this time.
No matter how loud the shouting and killing sounds were just now, they did not move. But at this moment, a large part of the soldiers quickly lined up, forming two rows of guns on the left and right, each facing outward.
A small number of soldiers immediately lifted the white cloth covering the food and pulled out a longbow and arrows from it.
Then they turned around and almost at the same time shot arrows at the martial artists who were rushing towards them.
A volley of arrows flew down, and at least a dozen martial artists who were rushing over from both sides of the road were shot and fell down.
But more of them used the weapons in their hands to deflect the arrows and continued to rush forward.
The archers drew their bows and arrows at the same time, and without anyone's orders, they fired another volley of arrows.
This time, fewer martial artists were hit by arrows, and only four fell down.
In just this short period of time, those masked martial artists had already rushed forward.
Then the two rows of half-crouching gunmen stood up at the same time, and with a loud roar, thrust out the two-meter-long white-handled red-tasseled spears in their hands.
An inch longer, an inch stronger!
Moreover, these were all well-trained veterans, stabbing their spears at the same time, and each martial artist had to deal with at least four spears.
Some unlucky ones were stabbed by dozens of gun tips.
In this attack alone, most of the martial artists were stabbed to the ground.
The remaining martial artists rushed into the grain transport team's formation.
They raised their weapons, intending to carry out a massacre, but they did not expect that the spearmen would quickly change their formation, breaking up into small groups of ten, forming many small circular formations.
Ten people stood back to back, and ten spears covered almost all directions. Moreover, they had strong adaptability. When they saw that there were no enemies around them, they would even move towards the direction where there were enemies to help their comrades.
As soon as these martial artists rushed in, they were divided and surrounded. In less than half an incense stick of time, most of them were dead.
Several martial artists with great martial arts skills wanted to escape. They jumped high into the air and left the battlefield, but they were shot down by dozens of arrows.
The terrain here is open and simple. It is not the complex environment of Bianjing City with tall buildings everywhere. If the people in the martial arts world want to move around, they need the protection of obstacles.
Otherwise, it is just a large, flying bird in the eyes of archers.
Seeing that the battle was one-sided, the remaining three masked warriors with the strongest martial arts skills were still struggling. They knocked down several nearby spearmen and looked around. One of them shouted, "We have been fooled. The dog officers of the grain transport team have been prepared."
"There's a pretty boy over there, he should be an important person, let's catch him first."
These three people did not dare to fly away using light skills like their previous companions. They had seen the consequences: they would be shot into hedgehogs by archers.
The only way now is to take an important person as hostage in order to escape.
The three of them quickly rushed towards Lu Sen and at the same time chopped down several spearmen who were blocking their way.
But just when they approached within ten meters of Lu Sen, the people from the Imperial City Bureau moved.
More than a dozen people rushed out of the encirclement, and the others continued to narrow the encirclement and protect Lu Sen inside.
These dozen people held a small shield in their left hands and a single-handed sword in their right hands, forming a U-shaped formation. They rushed forward and attacked at the same time with fierce sword flashes.
The three enemies were indeed strong enough to hack and slash, and even when surrounded they were still able to use their swords to block attacks from all directions, and then fight back.
Unfortunately, each member of the Imperial City Division had a small shield, and they protected each other and blocked all their attacks.
Afterwards, the grain transport team's spearmen also pressed forward in a circular spear formation, attacking from the front and back. After a short while, a master screamed in pain as he was stabbed in the back of his hand by several spears.
The remaining two masters were horrified. They used the last of their inner strength to knock away several spearmen around them, opened a gap, and then leaped up.
It’s a pity... they were shot down in mid-air.
His back was full of arrows.
Staying means death, and escaping also means death. There is no other way but to give it a try.
Seeing that there were no enemies left, the dozen or so Imperial City Officers retreated back into the encirclement and protected Lu Sen.
The soldiers of the grain transport team once again formed two lines, guarding both sides.
Then they assigned several people to drag the injured colleagues into their own protective circle.
The head of the Imperial City Division observed for a while and said to Lu Sen, "These are veterans of hundreds of battles. They are probably waiting for those idiots to come and rob their food."
Lu Sen nodded. He looked around the battlefield for a while, listened to the cries of the wounded, and suddenly shouted, "Aren't you going to save your comrades?"
Everyone around looked at Lu Sen.
After a few breaths, an old soldier clasped his fists and said, "In reply to your question, we did not bring any medicine, nor do we have a military doctor."
The shouting and killing continued in front of them. Lu Sen thought for a while and said, "You should have brought clean water and a large basin."
The old soldier nodded.
"Take out the basin and put water in it." Lu Sen squeezed out of the protection circle of the Imperial City Division and said, "If you want to save them, you have to hurry!"
The old soldier was stunned for a moment, but then did as he was told.
He took out a wooden basin from the grain cart and asked his subordinates to take out their water bags.
Because they are worn close to the body, the water in these water bags is warm and not frozen.
A dozen bags of water were poured into the wooden basin. Lu Sen took out honey from the system backpack, poured a whole bottle of honey into it, stirred it with a spoon, and said, "Feed each person a spoonful. Whether they live or die depends on their luck."
The old soldier was stunned for a moment. He naturally smelled the sweet scent of honey water.
When the head of the Imperial City Division saw the basin of light honey water, he couldn't help but say, "These soldiers are so lucky to have met a noble person."
The old soldier was holding the spoon, feeling a little overwhelmed. He had never seen anyone saving lives in this way.
But he thought that whether those seriously injured comrades could be rescued was one thing, but giving them a sip of sweet juice before they died would be considered a gesture of goodwill.
So the old soldier took a spoon and fed the soldier who was most seriously injured first.
The soldier's left neck artery was cut and bleeding was still coming out. Someone helped press some broken snow on it, hoping to hold it down, but now the snow has turned red and is about to melt.
At the same time, the soldier's entire body was twitching, and he probably couldn't hold on for much longer.
As a result, after drinking a mouthful of light honey water down his throat, the bleeding stopped and only a red mark remained on the skin, just like a skin wound.
Although the person did not wake up, he did not convulse anymore.
Everyone watching this scene was stunned, and then the veteran was the first to react, and hurriedly gave honey water to the other wounded.
Just one spoon per person.
Everyone's condition is getting better, all the injured have calmed down, and the honey water in the wooden basin has not been used up half.
The old soldier's hands were shaking and his eyes were shining with joy.
The soldiers around looked at the wooden basin with fanatical eyes.
Then his gaze shifted to Lu Sen, which was even more incredibly hot.
Full of reverence.
