Zhao Long had a good impression of the two officials, and since these entertainments were inevitable in the officialdom, he nodded and agreed.
Suddenly, Zhao Long asked,
"Master Magistrate, is there still enough food and grass in the city?"
"There is still plenty, but there is no water. Don't worry, Marshal Zhao, I will not mistreat the king's soldiers. There are plenty of grain, grass, cattle and sheep in the city, so I ordered the slaughter of cattle and sheep to reward the three armies.
However, there was not much wine left, and I was afraid that I would not be able to let the soldiers drink. After all, there was a lack of water in the city, so the wine was taken by me to quench the thirst of the soldiers. "
Zhao Long shook his head and said,
"That's not what I meant. We don't have much food and grass in the army now. The prefect can prepare the food and grass that a hundred thousand troops will need for five days and give it to our army. After all, the hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians in your city also need to eat and drink. We can't take too much either.
When the time comes to report the taxes, just report them. These were taken away by the Zhenbei Army and the Yue Family Army, and the court will reimburse them. "
"That's natural, but I'm afraid five days won't be enough. If you want to return to Yumen Pass, even if you go around the west side of the mountain range, it will take half a month, right?"
"That's not necessary. Just prepare five days' worth of food and grass. We will take care of the rest ourselves."
"clear."
Zhao Long and Xie Xing called the deputy generals and asked them to set up camp on the spot, bury the enemy corpses, and at the same time prepare people to receive the beef and mutton sent from the city.
The two of them led the guards into the city.
When they arrived at the government office, both parties sat down. The prefect and the county governor toasted frequently, and spread out nice words for free, praising the bravery of the Zhenbei Army and the Yuejia Army.
Looking at the cautious attitude of the two high-ranking officials towards him, Zhao Long felt a little sad. Just a few months ago, he was just a small commander of Wuwei County. The prefect and the county guard were both unattainable to him and the most important thing to him. The person he hated was the person his father and all the other people had to be careful to flatter.
But now, just a few months have passed, and when I meet other county guards and prefects again, I have become someone else, and I have become the one being fawned over.
The two sides had been drinking and chatting, exchanging information. Zhao Long knew how difficult it was to defend Mangya City, and lamented how difficult it was for them.
The prefect and county guards also learned about the Loulan army in the north causing harm to the people. They were all so angry that they cursed and wished they could follow Zhao Long to attack the Loulan Kingdom and avenge the people.
After drinking and eating, Zhao Long and Xie Xing shied away from the residence they had prepared for the second official position, got up and left, returned to the military camp, and continued to direct the aftermath.
The beef and mutton in the city were also pulled out, and the smell of meat soon filled the military camp outside the city. This made the officers and soldiers of the Zhenbei Army who had been eating dry food for the past few days smile with joy and enjoy the meal.
Part of the meat was bought by the prefect and county governor, and part of it was donated voluntarily by the people in the city for the soldiers to eat.
After all, they also know who saved them.
The soldiers ate the beef and mutton, and the shaved bones and other items were fed to the desert wolves.
Desert wolves are not short of food. They are monsters and can eat humans. With so many enemy corpses being thrown around, they must be fed to the wolves.
Every time there is a battle, as long as there is a war, the desert wolf will not lack food.
The evening was spent in the laughter of the soldiers, and everyone was very happy.
After a comfortable night's sleep, early the next morning, the Zhenbei Army and the Yuejia Army broke out of camp again and set off.
This time, they headed west.
The sword pointed at the country of Luo Bu.
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Directly to the west of the Dachuan Empire is the Qinchuan Plateau, which is also the highest plateau in the world. After passing the Qinchuan Mountains for thousands of miles, further down, the altitude plummets and becomes a flat desert area.
In these deserts, there are also many oases and trickles, where people build earthen houses and graze cattle, creating a unique local culture with Western characteristics.
In Lop Country, the most famous one is Lop Nur, which is a vast lake and one of the few freshwater lakes in the Western Regions.
The vast majority of the residences and population of the entire Lop Country live around Lop Nur. In the desert, water resources are extremely precious. People live in search of water and grass. Wherever there is water and a better ecological environment, people will live there. .
The country of Lop Nur has a total population of more than two million, of which 1.5 million people live around Lop Nur.
In the north of Lop Nur, there is a big city. This city is the largest city of Lop Kingdom and the capital of Lop Kingdom, Lop City.
It is a city with walls.
It is worth mentioning that among the thirty-six countries in the Western Region, most of the settlements do not have city walls.
Firstly, because people lived in scattered areas and needed to graze, and because the population was small and there were few resources, the only soil was used to build houses and grazing, and there was no extra soil to burn bricks and build city walls.
Moreover, they are also used to being robbed by armies of various countries during wars. No matter who is in charge, herders like them are indispensable and will not massacre them.
On this day, the sun was shining brightly, there were no clouds in the sky, and the air was crisp in autumn. The breeze blew through Lop Nur, bringing some warm moisture and coolness, which made the people living around Lop Nur feel particularly good.
At this time, a herdsman in his thirties and his young son were lying on the grass by the lake, enjoying the sun and grazing their cattle and sheep.
The herdsman looked at his flocks of cattle and sheep, smiled with satisfaction, and said to his youngest son,
"Asang, when you grow up, my father will give you fifty cows and a hundred sheep. You can go east, enclose a piece of land, and build your own pasture."
"Okay, okay, Dad, I want to be a rancher too!"
The seven or eight-year-old boy was lying on the ground, looking at the blue sky, looking forward to a bright future.
Suddenly, the little boy said,
"Dad, do you feel that the ground seems to be shaking?"
Hearing this, the herdsman frowned and immediately felt the ground beneath him, and indeed noticed a slight vibration.
"Sure enough, the tremors are getting stronger and stronger. It must be an earthquake. Come, Asang, drive the cattle and sheep together with Dad. These animals will be frightened and run away when there is an earthquake."
"Okay Dad."
As soon as the two men stood up, they suddenly saw a dark figure flying towards the east.
Correspondingly, there was an increasingly intense feeling of shock.
"Dad, what is that?"
Asang stared blankly at the group of tall black figures running in the distance, so nervous that he forgot to breathe.
"That's... that's..."
Dad looked at the figure that covered the sky and the earth and didn't know how to answer.
Suddenly, he thought of a possibility. Could it be the army?
Is it the cavalry?
Since when did we Rob have these armies?
Some people died, but not completely...
