Rebirth: The wedding night, my whole family was exiled, I raised 500,000 soldiers

Was it his illusion, or was it because the light in the room was too dim?

Sun Zhong still had things to do and didn't have time to think too long.

The Northwest is an extremely barren place. Not to mention the resources, sometimes even getting water is difficult.

He had prepared this welcoming banquet with great difficulty. Now Shen Lanxi said she didn't need it, and I wonder if she was just being self-righteous?

He wanted to let the soldiers eat it, but he was also worried that she would take it back later. Sun Zhong felt that the latter was more likely.

"Tell the kitchen that if the ingredients for the reception can be stored, then keep them. If they can't be stored, then cook them and eat them."

"Yes!"

There are also battle reports and Turkic troop deployments, which are all secrets in the military, and he has to get them in person!

"General, she was only sent by His Majesty to oversee the marriage. Can we give these to her?"

Sun Zhong glanced at the deputy general, who only knew one side of the story.

"Send it to her. If not now, you will have to send it later. Let's just consider it as a favor!" Anyway, the old members of their Northern Expedition Army will follow the Prince of Zhennan. After they leave, these things will still have to be handed over to Shen Lanxi.

There is no need to fall out over these things now. Of course, he still kept some important battle reports to himself.

How can Shen Lanxi, a woman, understand any battle report?

Sun Zhonggang had the battle report carried away, and his men who had gone to greet the marriage delegation came to tell him what happened along the way.

"She has Wei Dongzhu with her, the Major General of the Wei Family Army, Wei Dongzhu!"

Sun Zhong's heart skipped a beat and he immediately thought of the battle report he had sent away before.

Could those be what Wei Dongzhu wanted to see?

"Isn't Wei Dongzhu dead?"

Deputy General: "He is not dead. I don't know why. I only saw him holding the tiger talisman of the Wei Army!"

Sun Zhong stared straight for a moment, then his eyes flashed, and he immediately asked someone to send all the battle reports to Shen Lanxi.

He understood that Shen Lanxi's reliance was Wei Dongzhu!

If Wei Dongzhu had been in the army suppressing the rebellion, the battle report from Dongchuan could explain it.

But there was one thing he didn't understand: why did Wei Dong, a grown man, push a woman like Shen Lanxi in front of so many people?

Even if he didn't want to reveal his identity, he should have pushed a man to the top. Thinking of Shen Lanxi's face, it made sense.

It’s so hard for a hero to be a beauty!

While eating, Shen Lanxi analyzed the battle situation with her subordinates.

On the left and right sides of the desk were hung maps of the northwest and the territories of the three Turkic tribes.

"Before, the three tribes sent an envoy, Abe Hiroshi, to negotiate. Over the past two years, there have been no less than six rounds of negotiations, all of which were led by this man named Abe Hiroshi!"

Qian Feng frowned: "From all these attacks, I think the three tribes have no intention of peace talks."

Wei Dongzhu said with sharp eyes: "The three tribes have evil ambitions. What they really want is to annex our Great Zhou territory. The peace talks are just to give them enough time to resupply later!"

"The Turks and Tatars are mainly nomadic, and they choose to attack when there is abundant grass and water." During this time, both war horses and people can eat and drink enough and have the strength to fight.

Xiao Fang: "The foreigners have captured nine cities and massacred tens of thousands of civilians. Let's just fight these beasts!"

Ban Sicao: "Why fight? Didn't you hear what the general said just now? They are all leaving. How can we fight? What can we use to fight? Do you expect us to fight the three tribes?" Stop dreaming.

Shen Lanxi: "We will take a day off tomorrow. We must make sure that our people are properly settled within two days!"

Wei Dongzhu finally understood what it meant. It was not the time for the troops in the dark to show up yet, and they must not be discovered by the Northern Expedition Army.

Shen Lanxi said with a gloomy look in her eyes: "If my guess is correct, Zhou Ruyuan should be arriving in Dongchuan soon."

Several people remained silent in response.

"When he arrives in Dongchuan, he will definitely report to the court. Now is not the time for us to take the initiative. Wait until someone does the most difficult thing for us, and then we can act later, and it will be justified!"

Several people have heard the word "legitimate" from Shen Lanxi more than once, and they all feel that it is unnecessary.

Is she such a well-behaved person?

Well, you are quite well behaved!

"Everyone, have a good rest tonight. I'll take you on patrol tomorrow!"

"Yes!"

……

After receiving a report from the court, Zhou Ruyuan had no choice but to separate from Bai Qingling in advance and rush to Dongchuan with his men day and night!

When we arrived, the wind was biting cold, and there were gusts of frost and snow in the wind.

He has already seen a glimpse of Dongchuan's coldness!

However, after he really took over the military camp, although he was in the tent, he felt the biting cold wind!

“Why are there so many debts?”

"Why is there no food?"

“Why are there so many women in the camp?”

If it weren't for the guidance of local officers and soldiers, he would have thought he had entered the sergeant's camp.

Liu Yanhui picked up a book from the pile of account books and opened it to show Zhou Ruyuan.

"Because the court never gave the army a bag of food and a penny of salary, General Shen had no choice but to borrow money from merchants and local prominent families!"

Zhou Ruyuan didn't believe it.

"How could the imperial court not provide food and fodder? Didn't you ask the imperial court for it?"

Liu Yan raised his eyebrows. The words of the God of War reminded him of something in an ancient book: Why not eat meat porridge?

"Yes, why not?" There was a box next to it containing replies from the court.

It made sense and he didn't mind reading it to Zhou Ruyuan.

"Before General Shen was awarded the title, let's not talk about it. Let's just say that after General Shen was awarded the title of General of Suppressing Rebellion, every two months, the general would order us to draft a document requesting food and fodder. These are the replies from the court!"

"This letter says that the two rebellious kings of Dongchuan are causing chaos and blocking the way. The imperial court is unable to deliver the food. The army that suppresses the rebellion is requested to provide its own food and fodder as well as food wages!"

"This one is written in a similar way, also letting the rebellion-suppressing army solve the problem on their own!"

"This letter clearly states that the army should collect grain from the locals, but after paying taxes, the people of Dongchuan have no extra money or grain left at home."

"And this one..."

Each letter has the imperial seal on it, it cannot be faked!

Zhou Ruyuan's mind went blank for a moment, then he asked, "How did the army suppress the rebellion if the court didn't provide food and fodder?"

It’s not so much about how the problem was solved as it is about how we survived.

Liu Yanhui had already prepared a response and pulled out an account book from the bottom.

"Didn't I tell you before? These were all borrowed from the general, the wealthy merchants, and the local prominent families!"

Zhou Ruyuan's eyes sharpened and he asked immediately, "Why are so many people willing to lend?" He knew those wealthy businessmen and noble families very well. It was harder than climbing to the sky to get them to contribute money and grain.

Liu Yanhui smiled and said, "Our general has adopted more than a hundred adopted sons and daughters, as well as adopted brothers and sisters. These people are all descendants of wealthy merchants and aristocratic families. With this kind of kinship, they are naturally willing to lend."

Zhou Ruyuan was speechless for a long time.