It was already half an hour later when Cao Bin came out.
"Sorry, Sanniang, Eighth Sister, and General Mu, I am busy with military affairs and have kept you waiting for a long time."
Yang Sanniang saw the strawberry on Cao Bin's neck at a glance, rolled her eyes speechlessly and said:
"Brother Bin, you're welcome. We're here to borrow food."
"Now Xixia continues to send light cavalry to harass our army's food routes, resulting in insufficient supply."
"So I can only borrow it from you. I wonder if you have enough money?"
Before coming, they already had a general idea of the situation in Cao Bin's army, otherwise they would not have come from Weizhou to borrow food.
Upon hearing this, Cao Bin refused very "tactfully":
"No, our army is not rich in food."
He had worked so hard to bring those military rations over, despite the slow march, and spent all his energy to bring them over. How could he be willing to lend them out "free of charge"?
Yang Sanniang said: "Don't refuse in a hurry. We are not just talking in vain. We are bringing 500 top war horses this time..."
Cao Bin was stunned for a moment and asked:
"Are they the Xixia war horses from last year?"
Yang Sanniang nodded and said:
"The rest are at Zongbao's place, this is all we have left."
After selling part of the war horses from Xixia to Cao Bin, the Yang family became wealthy for a while.
Unexpectedly, one expedition would wipe out the family fortune again.
Cao Bin shook his head speechlessly. The Yang family was really poor.
In order to fight the war, he did not spare any of his own things.
Logically speaking, five hundred top-level war horses would be enough even if they were directly exchanged for a month's worth of food and grass.
It’s just that Cao Bin is not short of horses now.
But the Yang family was so sincere that they could not refuse sternly. After all, they had plenty of food and grass here, which was already more than what was needed for the expedition.
After all, you still have to give some away, but there must be something in return.
He pondered for a long time before saying:
"I don't want your war horses."
Sister Yang had not spoken since entering the room. When she heard these words, she was stunned and said in her heart:
"Really? You... are willing to lend us food and grass for free."
Cao Bin rolled his eyes and said, "Eighth sister, don't daydream."
Sister Yang was choked for a moment and said sarcastically: "Then what do you want?"
She thought that Cao Bin wanted to give away food and grass for free for her own sake, but she didn't expect that he was being sentimental, and she was extremely embarrassed for a while.
Cao Bin glanced at Mu Guiying and said:
"Let's do this. You write a personal IOU. When I need it, you must agree to a condition free of charge."
Upon hearing this, Sanniang immediately became happy and said:
"This is a simple matter. Even if there is no IOU, we will help you if we can."
Hearing this, Sister Yang took the pen and paper and said, "I'll write it!"
She was about to put pen to paper when Cao Bin took out the paper and said:
"I want General Mu to write!"
The eighth sister immediately became vigilant and said:
"Cao Bin, what are you going to do? Don't play Guiying's mind."
Cao Bin rolled his eyes and said:
"I just don't believe in your character."
Sister Yang suddenly became angry, threw down her pen and said:
"If you don't write, don't write."
Mu Guiying glanced at Cao Bin, nodded and said:
"Okay, I'll write!"
"But I have to explain in advance that you can't let my Yang family do anything excessive."
Cao Bin smiled and nodded: "Of course, I will never let you do bad things!"
Sister Yang looked angrily at Mu Guiying's writing, feeling quite annoyed. She rushed to write, but he still disliked it, which was really depressing.
Seeing Mu Guiying write the IOU, Cao Bin shouted with a smile:
"Xia Laodao, take the three generals Yang to the granary to load food."
With this IOU, I will have a clear target in the future. My debt is not so easy to owe.
The Yang family originally had 100,000 people under their command, but a few days ago they encountered the main force of Xixia who was about to retreat.
The two fought head-on, and although they defeated the other side's 60,000 men, they themselves suffered more than 20,000 casualties, and their need for food and grass was greatly reduced.
In addition, Cao Bin suffered more than 10,000 casualties during the Battle of Mizhi.
Therefore, even if he lends the Yang family general one month of food and grass, he can guarantee his own needs for five months.
Mu Guiying and the others left the Shuai Yamen and were about to follow Xia Laodao to the granary to transport grain. Gong Liangchen came over from nowhere and said:
"Three Generals Yang, you must have been rejected by Cao Bin."
"He ignored the overall situation and just sat back and watched the other armies fighting against Xia being in trouble."
"Why don't we come together and impeach him?"
This person was none other than Gong Liangchen, and he had already noticed Yang's daughter as soon as she arrived in Yanzhou.
If he can unite them to target Cao Bin, he will be more confident.
Hearing this, the three female generals of the Yang family were stunned for a moment. Sister Yang raised her eyebrows, kicked him to the ground, and shouted:
"Who are you? How dare you sow discord between the army and the army? Are you an enemy spy?"
Gong Liangchen was extremely wronged, Ma De, it was enough to be beaten by a rough guy like the Zhong family, but he didn't expect to be beaten by a beautiful woman.
With his handsome face, he rarely gets embarrassed in front of women.
I didn't expect to meet a tigress this time. It was so frustrating.
So he shouted angrily:
"You dare to beat the supervisor. I will definitely impeach you. Just wait and see."
Seeing Sister Yang's hesitation, Xia Laodao said deliberately:
"General Yang, you have caused a big trouble. This man is Pan Renmei's nephew..."
Hearing this, Gong Liangchen felt as if he had received a life-saving straw. He nodded wildly and looked at Xia Laodao with grateful eyes.
He originally thought Sister Yang would be merciful because of this.
Unexpectedly, upon hearing that he was related to Pan Renmei, Sister Yang became even more energetic and almost kicked his minister to pieces with several consecutive kicks.
Mu Guiying and Yang Sanniang quickly grabbed the eighth sister and said:
"Okay, he is now the supervisor of the Hedong Army. Do you still want to cause trouble?"
Only then did Sister Yang give up in frustration.
Seeing this, Xia Laodao shook his head in disappointment.
Gong Liangchen returned to his temporary residence, filled with anger and resentment, and fell ill.
It was not until seven or eight days later that his subordinates reported that Tong Guan had arrived in Yanzhou. He immediately became energetic and his condition improved a lot.
"Take me to see Marshal Tong Guan quickly!"
He had just arrived at the city gate when Tong Guan had already entered with several followers who were dizzy from hunger.
Seeing that Gong Liangchen was covered with wounds and was in a sickly condition, Tong Guan was full of surprise and said:
"What happened to the supervisor?"
When Gong Liangchen heard this, he quickly pulled Tong Guan to complain, and then said:
"Tong Shuai, you have to make the decision for me."
"Then Cao Bin ignored the overall situation and acted recklessly. He has forgotten the great trust of the imperial court!"
Tong Guan laughed twice and said noncommittally:
"Gong Jianjun should go and rest first. Tong will ask Uncle Zhongjing!"
Gong Liangchen was filled with resentment and was just about to let out a breath of anger when he heard this and said:
"No, I want to go with Tong Shuai..."
Tong Guan tried hard to persuade him, but Gong Liangchen refused to return, so he had no choice but to agree to follow him.
The two entered the Shuai Yamen. After seeing Cao Bin, Gong Liangchen was about to have a fit, but Tong Guan suddenly fell in front of Cao Bin, hugged his thigh and said with tears:
"Uncle Cao, help!"
Seeing this scene, Gong Liangchen was stunned and didn't know what to say.
Cao Bin was also a little puzzled. Ma De, Tong Guan didn't even care about his dignity. He shouted "help" when he came... He was not the savior.
