"General, are you going in person?" Hou Junji looked shocked.
"yes."
"How does this happen? If the commander of the Chinese army is not in the army, how can he go out to look for food and grass? If it spreads, won't he be laughed at?"
"Compared with the joke, is it more important to find military rations?" Bai Song asked lightly, "To be honest, except for me personally taking action on this matter, it would not be easy for any of you."
Seeing Bai Song's confident look, Hou Junji himself became a little doubtful. Could Bai Song really find military rations from the Tubo people?
But there is only a branch lake on the mountain. There may be some herdsmen living there, but they are only scattered homes. There is no way to find enough military rations for 8,000 people.
And it’s more likely that you’ll miss out and wander around for a few days without seeing anyone.
But based on Hou Junji's understanding of Bai Song, he knew that Bai Song was not a mystical person, and where there was Bai Song, there would be miracles.
Looking back half a year ago, who would have thought that he would still be alive.
Thinking of this, Hou Junji was really shaken.
"General, how many men do you need?"
"No manpower is needed. I will only take my two women. In three days, dozens of people will be sent to the mountains to pick up and transport food."
“Isn’t it easier to find when there are more people?”
"If I say no, there's no need. General Hou just needs to lead us up the mountain."
Bai Song was full of confidence and returned to the camp and called Liu'er and Xiaoqing together, leaving Shu Wang and Xiang Nan behind.
When they heard that Bai Song was going to climb the mountain alone, the two women were a little worried.
"Mr. Sir, you shouldn't ask soldiers to search for things like this? Why do you have to do it yourself?"
"It's just that... beyond this mountain is the border of Tubo country. It is too dangerous for my husband to go here."
Bai Song rubbed the faces of the two ladies and whispered: "Don't worry, I will be back soon. You can rest assured in the military camp and hide far away when encountering danger. Especially Shu Wang, don't be hot-blooded." Go up to your head and fight, if I see you missing a hair when I come back, I won’t spare you.”
Shu Wang enjoyed hearing her husband's fierce words of comfort and nodded sweetly, feeling full of tenderness in his heart.
Xiang Nan didn't say much, just stepped forward and gave her husband a kiss, telling him to come back early.
The matter was urgent and Bai Song didn't want to stay, so he took Liu'er and Xiaoqing with him and Hou Junji personally sent them to the path.
Xiaoqing also felt that Bai Song's method was inappropriate. Out of concern, she asked in a low voice: "It's just the three of us who split up to look for food and grass. This is like looking for a needle in a haystack. Can we really find it in a few days? Even if we find it, Is it really enough rations for an army?”
Bai Song did not answer, but Liu'er interrupted and said, "Don't think about it. The young master has his own plans, and the young master also has his secrets. How much do you know?"
Liu'er is a junior, but he is very rude to Xiao Qing, which makes Xiao Qing feel a little dissatisfied.
But as soon as this trace of dissatisfaction appeared, there was an irresistible force in my heart that dispersed this dissatisfaction.
In front of Liu'er, Xiaoqing lowered her head again.
The trail that Hou Junji has been talking about does exist, but the stairs up the mountain are very secret and can only be walked by one person. If you accidentally fall from the mountain wall, you will definitely end up with your body broken to pieces.
The vertical distance from the mine to the top of the mountain was estimated to be more than 100 meters, and it took half an hour to reach it.
Because this place is close to the Himalayas and is on the edge of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, the altitude has unconsciously increased a lot.
Because Bai Song didn't have the blessing of skill, he seemed a little powerless after that.
Hou Junji looked at Bai Song with some worry and reminded: "General, you have just recovered from a serious illness. If you are not feeling well, don't force yourself. In the Tubo Kingdom, many of our soldiers are not used to it and often suffer from dizziness and vomiting. Symptoms, and even sudden illness and death. I think it is better to let some soldiers go out to search."
"Altitude sickness is still there, I'm just a little exhausted now."
"Altitude sickness?"
"You don't understand even if I tell you."
Bai Song breathed a sigh of relief, put his hand on Xiao Qing's shoulder, and stood on the edge of the cliff looking at the camp below.
The camp has been shrouded in a layer of mist, and no one can be seen below.
Bai Song frowned and thought for a while and said: "Even if the food is found, it will not reach the camp if it is delivered here. In the remaining few days, people will be sent to build a ropeway here to connect the top of the mountain to the military camp. This way we can Send the food down.”
"General, we haven't seen the food yet. It will take a lot of effort to build the ropeway..."
"When you see the food and come back to repair it, it will be too late. Anyway, don't worry, I will deliver all the military rations you should have, and there won't be a grain of rice missing."
Bai Song was overconfident, and Hou Junji seemed very incomprehensible.
But after all, Bai Song was a general. If he didn't do what he was told, it would be his own fault.
Even though Hou Junji was puzzled, he still agreed.
The plateau landscape is full of loess, and higher peaks are waiting for them as they continue to the west.
Coming up from the camp, Bai Song felt like he was in a new world again.
The air here is indeed a lot thinner, which is especially obvious for Bai Song's current physical condition.
The three of them said goodbye to Hou Junji and walked for half an hour. They could see the Zhilu Lake that Hou Junji mentioned in the distance.
It was the largest lake before the plateau began. It was like an inland sea. It was called a branch lake because it connected countless important roads.
There is a Tubo city in the middle of Zhilu Lake, where there is a mixture of fish and dragons, and everyone is there.
But the purpose of Bai Song and others is not there.
Bai Song pointed to the lake: "Let's rest when we get to the lake."
"Have a rest?" Xiaoqing wondered, "Shouldn't we be looking for military rations? Shouldn't we have a look at the earthen city in Zhilu Lake?"
"Let's go and have a look, but it's not me who's going, it's you who's going." Bai Song pointed at Xiao Qing.
"I?"
Bai Song took out a few ingots of gold and handed them to Xiaoqing.
"You go to the city and hire a dozen trucks to haul goods. When you come back, we will have dry food."
"Ah?" No matter how calm Xiaoqing is, she can't stand such deception, "Don't be ridiculous, I'm not a child, how can you still conjure food out of thin air?"
Bai Song knew that he would have to give an explanation sooner or later, so he smiled and said: "You may not know that when I attacked the Holy Lotus Sect, I hid a batch of military rations here. The reason why I am so confident is that I have been prepared. We are here just to dig out that batch of military rations again."
"..." Xiaoqing was stunned and thought for a long time before saying, "Is there anything else?"
"Of course, otherwise I can really change things out of thin air?"
Although she felt it was outrageous, Xiao Qing could only believe Bai Song's words, otherwise there was no way to explain it.
But Liu'er looked at Bai Song and smiled sweetly, and a spiritual thought flashed in his heart: "Young Master can really conjure things out of thin air."
