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Chapter 167: Half of the forage is lost

The border war continued to be tight. The second prince was ordered to supervise food and supplies.

Due to the fourth prince's affairs, the relationship between the second prince and the seventh prince was very tense. The second prince deliberately delayed the time to escort food and grass to the border.

The seventh prince Fei Yu sent a message to the emperor, and there was not much food left in the border. The emperor asked the second prince why he had not sent food and grass for a long time. The second prince had to lie that he had heard that the remnants of the Weihong organization were going to rob the food and grass, so he was considering the right person to escort the food and grass.

"Hao'er! Who do you think is suitable?" The emperor turned his head and looked at the third prince standing beside him.

"The Huwei Army should be foolproof!" The third prince knew that the Huwei Army was the emperor's direct army. They were indeed a powerful army.

"Although the Huwei Army is powerful, the people in the Weihong organization are all masters! My son suggests sending experts from the capital to escort them together!" The second prince knelt down and said.

"The master of the capital?" The emperor did not react for a moment.

"The first sword young master in the capital is Qingqian! Chen Yi, who ranks third in the internal martial arts!" The second prince's intention was very obvious. One of these two people was the arm of the third prince; the other was the emperor's loyal guardian. If there was any loss of food and grass, the two of them would be doomed!

"Okay! According to you! But people are recommended by you. If they make mistakes, you will also have to bear the punishment!" The emperor naturally saw the second prince's thoughts.

"It's about war! My son must do his best!" The second prince knelt on the ground. But he said in his heart: "How can I miss this excellent opportunity with one stone? Then I'll just be a mistake in recommending it, and I'll be fined according to the law!"

Prince Qingqian frowned when he received the imperial order. The food and grass were no more than other things, and it would burn out with just a handful of fire. The second prince was obviously uneasy.

Chen Yi received the imperial edict and later went to the residence of Prince Qingqian, the young master in Zhuyang Town. The two of them sat for a long time but didn't say a word.

"Young Master! Everything is ready!" Han Guang said after saluting Chen Yi and Young Master Qingqian.

"We will set off tomorrow morning! You should rest early!" Young Master Qingqian put down the teacup in his hand and stood up.

"Please!" Yao Tong bowed and bowed.

Chen Yi glanced at the young master Qingqian with his lower eyelids, and then followed Yao Tong to the guest room.

Just as it was dawn, Gongzi Qingqian and Chen Yi were already riding their horses to the city gate. Fifty-eight carriages filled with food and grass were parked there.

Zheng Yuan, the deputy general of the Huwei Army who was responsible for escorting food and grass, came to Gongzi Qingqian and Chen Yi's horses to ask for help.

"Set out!" Gongzi Qingqian raised the flag and said loudly.

The Huwei Army sent thousands of troops to escort the food and grass, and the momentum was very huge.

They walked along the official road to the northwest. Gongzi Qingqian and Chen Yi took turns to stay at night when the convoy arrived at Lujiang County.

The night was safe and sound. Young Master Qingqian and Chen Yi and others breathed a sigh of relief from the bottom of their hearts.

In order to prevent emergencies, Chen Yi ordered the soldiers to rush to Yiyang County day and night.

At night, the soldiers walked forward with torches in their hands. Gongzi Qingqian asked everyone to be more careful.

"Young Master Qingqian! The wheel of a grain truck behind it is broken!" Zheng Yuan, deputy general of the Huwei Army, rode over to report. Young Master Qingqian and Chen Yi tied their horses' heads and looked at Zheng Yuan.

"Distribute the food and grass to other cars. Take off the other wheel of the carriage for later use." As soon as Gongzi Qingqian finished speaking, an explosion came.

The horse neighed and retreated. The first few carriages that had passed were blown away.

"Oh my God! Fortunately, we stopped!" Yao Tongxin shouted with lingering fear.

The road ahead has been destroyed. The dead and injured sergeant Huwei has been properly handled.

Gongzi Qingqian led the soldiers to build roads. Two hours later, the carriage barely passed.

In order to avoid repeating the same mistakes, Zheng Yuan sent four soldiers to drive a carriage to explore the way.

Gongzi Qingqian asked the Huwei Army to send two teams to search and move forward outside the official road.

Just as it was almost dawn, the soldier behind shouted: "It's not good! It's water coming!"

Gongzi Qingqian and Chen Yi turned their horses and saw that more than ten grain trucks behind caught fire.

"The carriage in front is running quickly!" Young Master Qingqian shouted.

After these two incidents, nearly half of the food and grass were lost. Zheng Yuan got off the horse, squatted in front of the tree roots, lowered his head and said nothing.

Gongzi Qingqian has found out that the person who burned the grain truck was the escort soldier of the car that caught the fire first.

Zheng Yuan grabbed the neck of the soldier who was being held in front of him.

"Say! Why did you do this!"

"Let go! Strike him to death! You have to go to jail!" Young Master Qingqian grabbed Zheng Yuan's arm and persuaded.

"Only half of the food and grass are left! Do you and I have a way out?" Zheng Yuan stood upside down and stared at the soldier.

Young Master Qingqian had to force Zheng Yuan to let go. The soldier took a break and knelt on the ground and cried: "I don't want to! But my family is all in their hands!"

"Just tell me who is the commander, we will keep your family safe!" Gongzi Qingqian had to say so.

"It's too late!" The soldier suddenly had purple lips and his tongue stiffened. His appearance was very terrifying.

"He took the poison in advance!" Chen Yi sighed.

"Plant the remaining food and grass! Let's go!" Gongzi Qingqian jumped onto the horse's back.

Chen Yi pulled Zheng Yuan up, and then he got on the horse in confusion. Young Master Qingqian seemed not depressed by the destruction of the grain truck.

The seventh prince returned to the camp after winning the battle. He was very happy to hear that the food and grass had been escorted here.

Young Master Qingqian and the other two sat in the military tent drinking tea and snacks. The seventh prince walked in angrily.

"Why is there only half of the food and grass?"

"I was attacked in the middle of the way, and I lost half of it." Chen said together.

"Do you know how to win a battle without food and grass?" The Seventh Prince pressed his hand on the hilt of the sword.

"It's all the last general who is not good at employed people!" Zheng Yuan, the deputy general of the Huwei Army, knelt on one knee to salute.

"If you lose food and grass, you should be punished!" The Seventh Prince's sword was unsheathed.

"Since we are ordered by the emperor, we should return to Beijing to receive punishment!" Gongzi Qingqian stood up and bowed.

"Then you should do it yourself!" The Seventh Prince's sword was sheathed and the man walked out of the tent.

"Get up!" Chen Yi helped Zheng Yuan up.

"Let me take responsibility for the crime alone!" Zheng Yuan walked to several cases and sat down and started eating and drinking.

The soldiers of the Tiger Power Army sat dejectedly outside the tent. The soldiers of the Seventh Prince brought very little food. They only ate half full.

"We don't want the food to be burned either!" a soldier shouted dissatisfied.

"If you don't protect the food and grass, you're dereliction of duty! What's the point!" The border guard Zuo Yun pointed at the soldiers of the Huwei Army with a horse whip in his hand and scolded him.

The Huwei Army is the emperor's direct army and has always been superior to others in the capital. When have they been criticized by others, so both sides are at a strife.

"Do you want to rebel?" Young Master Qingqian walked out of the tent and snorted.

"Don't dare!" When the soldiers on both sides heard the word "rebellion", they quickly put away their weapons and bowed their heads to salute.

"It's all for the sake of the family and the country to join the army. There is no need to hurt each other's kindness for the mistakes of people who are ill-behaved!" Gongzi Qingqian's speech was not high, but the soldiers on both sides understood.

"I'm sorry! I was just in a state of urgency!" The border guard Zuo Yun apologized to the Huwei Army. The soldiers of the Huwei Army returned the salute together.
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