nucmednet Chapter 446: Food and Grass Burned
Chapter 446: Food and Grass Burned
After the Taoist priest said this, Grandpa Zhao understood. Xu Han and Lu Chuan also understood it. They realized that they were just playing hard to get after all this fuss!
There is nothing to say about the Sixth Prince. He has been exceptionally outstanding since he was young, smart and clever, and is also very proficient in government affairs.
Over the past year, the emperor's health has been worse than before, and there have even been signs that he is about to die. It is the Sixth Prince who has been managing court affairs and presiding over the overall situation.
Only then could His Majesty calm down and recuperate. Otherwise, he would have collapsed long ago.
Secretly, most of the political power has fallen into the hands of the Sixth Prince, and the Emperor has long ceased to take care of affairs.
But on the surface, it was indeed announced that the new emperor had just ascended the throne. However, it was impossible for the officials in the court not to see the truth, but no one made it clear.
Now that the emperor has summoned the whole nation, it can be regarded as giving the Sixth Prince a legitimate status, so that he will have a legitimate reason to do anything in the future.
The few of them just discussed it briefly and didn't mention the matter any more.
After all, everyone is very pragmatic now. They should focus on the summer harvest right now and have no time to care about other things.
If the summer harvest is delayed and a heavy rain comes, all the wheat that we have worked hard to grow for half a year will be ruined.
It took ten days before all the wheat was stored in the warehouse.
The Taoist priest and Lu Chuan had no time to plow the land, so they went down the mountain to see how the recent war was going. They hadn't been down the mountain for half a month, and didn't know what the situation was like down the mountain.
As luck would have it, this time the two of them happened to encounter a battle between the two sides. The Taoist priest immediately took Lu Chuan to the battlefield to watch the battle. They saw that the scale of this battle was unusually large. The two sides fought from the afternoon until late at night.
Lu Chuan and the Taoist priest happened to be there and witnessed the whole process. Although they did not know the specific battle plan, when they saw that the enemy troops were almost out in full force, they knew that this battle should not be underestimated.
And this time, the war was just as the Taoist priest had thought, the enemy army took the initiative to attack.
It was rare to see such a large-scale war, and the two had no intention of going back right away. They had been secretly checking the progress in the dark.
When the time was almost up, Lu Chuan wanted to get up and prepare to go home. If he didn't go home, it would be too late and his family would be worried.
But the Taoist priest grabbed Lu Chuan's arm and whispered, "Wait a little longer. We are not going back tonight. We have something important to do later."
When Lu Chuan heard that they were not going back, he was puzzled and a little worried. He did not tell his family that he would not go home when he went out today, and now the two of them were not going back. He didn't know how anxious his wife at home was!
The Taoist priest obviously saw Lu Chuan's worry and continued to add, "Don't worry. When I came here today, I told Old Man Zhao that I might not go back, so they don't need to worry."
"That's fine, but why are we staying here? To see who will win?"
The Taoist priest looked at Lu Chuan with an idiotic expression, wondering why he hadn't noticed that this boy was so stupid before.
Although he was disgusted, he still patiently explained, "If that's the case, do we still need to stay here? Wouldn't it be better to go home and wait for Yunhua's news?"
The Taoist priest cursed inwardly, "Really? There is obviously a better way, but I am just feeding mosquitoes here. Isn't that asking for trouble? Doesn't it look stupid?"
Seeing that Lu Chuan was still confused, he continued, "Just stay here and follow my instructions. I will tell you after dark."
When Lu Chuan heard that they were going to act after dark, he immediately understood. He pointed at the enemy camp opposite with an incredulous look on his face and asked, "What do you mean?"
"Humph, you're not that stupid. I don't know how this girl fell in love with you."
This is not Lu Chuan's fault! As an ordinary citizen who has always lived a stable life, he would never think of attacking the enemy's camp!
Moreover, for such a long time, everyone has maintained the idea that it is better to have less trouble than more, and there is a tacit understanding between each other. Everyone has unanimously chosen to keep a low profile. Lu Chuan never thought that he would get involved in this war.
However, Lu Chuan is a man after all, and a very upright and manly man. In addition, Lu's father was a soldier before, so when he heard about the opportunity to join the war, he would naturally not object.
I secretly thought: As for my wife, I will talk about it after I get home! Anyway, I can't go back now. No matter what I do, I can't leave my master here alone to do such a dangerous thing.
After a little thought, Lu Chuan figured out what to do after dark and began to discuss in a low voice with the Taoist priest what to do after dark.
After dark, it was more conducive to fighting and sneak attacks. At this moment, the two sides fought the most fiercely, while the Taoist priest and Lu Chuan secretly sneaked into the enemy's camp.
The military camp was exceptionally quiet at this time. All the soldiers had gone to the front to fight, and there were not many people guarding the camp. I think it was because the enemy leader felt that he had taken the initiative this time and would definitely catch the enemy off guard, so he relaxed a little on the rear.
Lu Chuan and the Taoist priest slipped in smoothly and found the location where the food and grass were stored. They looked at each other and started to act.
After a short while, the enemy camp was in chaos, all the food and grass were burned, and the fire was very big.
There were not many people in the enemy camp, so there was no way for them to put out the fire or steal food.
Seeing that the matter was settled, the Taoist priest and Lu Chuan took advantage of the chaos to run around in the military camp. After finding the general's tent and dealing with the guards, they quietly sneaked in.
After searching for a while, he finally found what he wanted and left quickly after getting it.
The enemy general on the battlefield ahead was immediately furious when he saw his own camp on fire, but he was helpless for the moment as the fighting was going on fiercely and he couldn't go back even if he wanted to.
Even if we go back now, the distance is so long that by the time we get there, the food and supplies will have been burned.
The enemy general became angrier and angrier, and could only vent all his anger on the Qin army, thinking that it must be the cunning General Qin who came up with this trick.
But after all, the food and grass were burned, the enemy's morale soon became unstable, and they were defeated one after another in the battle.
At this time, General Qin was also confused. His men hadn't started to act yet! How come the enemy's camp started to catch fire?
But he was only stunned for a moment and immediately adjusted himself. No matter who set the fire, it would be a good thing for him.
I had thought that burning the enemy's food supplies would result in a large number of casualties, but now I didn't expect that I could accomplish it without losing a single soldier. How could I not be happy?
Of course, the Qin army also saw that the enemy camp was on fire. Their morale suddenly soared and they pushed back the enemy step by step.