Mu Qingcheng glanced at the two of them playfully and waved directly. The attendant next to him stepped forward and took the two of them away.
The entire General's Mansion gradually became calmer, and if there was any ambition to take action, it only took half an hour to gather all the soldiers and horses under his command.
"His Majesty!"
"I just took over the military camp and discovered that 1,500 of Liao Sicheng's personal guards were missing!"
"Um!"
A sneer appeared on Mu Qingcheng's face, and she said in a deep voice: "I am a dignified general, a third-grade general, and I actually collaborated with the enemy and betrayed the country, and secretly sold food and grass. It is simply ridiculous!"
"If this spreads out, how will our country's face be saved?"
"At dawn tomorrow, we will escort Liao Sicheng and Shuo Fang back to Beijing, and we will choose a day to interrogate and kill them!"
"As you command!"
"Please remember, we, Dali, are sworn enemies of the Southern Barbarians. If there are people who cheat on others and collude with other tribes, you can all rise up and kill them. I will pardon your innocence!"
"Long live your Majesty!"
Along with the shouts, Mu Qingcheng also asked the soldiers to retreat, leaving only Ning Fan, Xi Xiongtu and others in the entire hall.
"How's it going at the military camp?"
"Your Majesty, don't worry!" Xi Xiongtu said with a solemn expression: "There are many of my subordinates in Shiyuan City. I have already uprooted all the cronies left by Liao Sicheng. Now the military camp and city defense of Shiyuan City are already under our control. under control.”
"Um!"
"Any news about the rebels outside the city?"
Just as Mu Qingcheng asked, Xi Xiongtu shook his head and was about to speak, but suddenly a figure walked outside the hall: "Your Majesty, there is something going on!"
"Enter!"
The person who strode in was a burly man. After saluting respectfully, he said softly: "Your Majesty, General, the last general just left the city to investigate in person and found that all the soldiers and horses sent by Liao Sicheng had been killed several miles outside the city. ."
"Food and grass are missing!"
"There are still many corpses of barbarians there."
Hearing the general's words, Mu Qingcheng frowned slightly and said in a serious voice: "You mean, barbarians kill people and steal goods?"
"Exactly!"
The general nodded without hesitation. Mu Qingcheng immediately looked at Xi Xiongtu and said in a deep voice: "Commander Xi, you should send a cavalry out of the city immediately. You must bring this batch of food and grass back to me."
"This place is nearly half a day's journey from the grassland. They are transporting grain and grass. They will never be able to return to the grassland before dawn!"
"Hmph, our Dali people are still in dire straits, but Liao Sicheng is generous with his actions!"
"It deserves to be cut into pieces by a thousand cuts!"
Mu Qingcheng had a stern look on his face, and Xi Xiongtu on the side also had a stern look on his face. After cupping his fists and saluting, he said, "My lord, go and chase him yourself!"
Seeing that the hall fell into calm again, Ning Fan touched his nose and couldn't help but feel guilty. If this woman knew that he had taken away this batch of food and grass by himself, would she let someone take him down directly?
"Your Majesty, don't chase the poor bandits!"
"I have seen Dali's cavalry before. If they formed a military formation with the infantry on weekdays, they would be able to fight against the barbarians!"
"But if we get to the grassland, I'm afraid..."
As soon as Ning Fan finished speaking, Mu Qingcheng looked at him. After being silent for a long time, he said softly: "What you said makes some sense, but with these hundreds of thousands of stones and grains, I will never let those barbarians Bring it into the grassland!”
"His Majesty!"
"I have found out that these barbarians are caused by the Qiuba tribe. Let the opera commander chase them, but do not go deep!"
"When I lead my army to the south, I will destroy the Qiu Ming tribe along the way!"
"They are preparing this batch of food and grass for the winter. By then..."
While Ning Fan was talking, he noticed that Mu Qingcheng was looking at him with a playful look on his face: "Okay, if we can't find these 700,000 stones of food and grass by then, His Highness King Yong will pay compensation to me."
"Seven hundred thousand stones?"
Ning Fan's face was stunned, then darkened, and he remained silent.
"snort!"
Mu Qingcheng snorted coldly, stood up and walked out of the hall. His voice came from far away: "I will return to Beijing at dawn. I will wait for you in Shiyuan City in seven days!"
…
The trip to Dali went unexpectedly smoothly. The empress went south, which saved him a trip to the capital of Dali.
At dawn, the empress returned to the capital with Gong Yuyan. Shiyuan City was guarded by Xi Xiongtu. Ning Fan also embarked on the road back to Huainan. Dian Wei's horses and Ning Fan's purple electric flying dragon were both worthy of success. A good horse that travels hundreds of miles a day.
Li Bai and Xiao Longnu were even more skilled in qinggong. Running at full speed, they caught up with Xu Chu's grain transport team in just half a day.
"Lord!"
"Hehe, now we have a big advantage."
When Xu Chu saw Ning Fan's figure, he chuckled, raised his feet to greet him, and clasped his fists: "There are half a million stones of grain and grass, and more than 3,000 good horses captured from the barbarians."
"Let's go to the fortress."
Ning Fan reached out and combed the Purple Lightning Flying Dragon's hair, patted it lightly on its butt, and then galloped towards the fortress again.
The construction of the fortress has now entered the final stage. It is located at the intersection of the three countries, but it is biased towards Huainan.
Once this fortress is completed, it will be able to guard the gateway to the grassland to a certain extent. The most important thing is that once it is completed, it will be able to extend Dayu's battle line for nearly a hundred miles.
"Xu~"
After running all the way, Ning Fan also stopped outside the fortress and looked at the majestic city in front of him. It was built of stones mixed with cement and was three feet high. There was a city gate and an arrow tower outside the city.
It was supervised by three masters including Lu Ban from the Engineering Bureau. In front of the city, there were many soldiers wearing armor and swords, while on the top of the city there were half-naked men working.
The appearance of the group quickly attracted the attention of the people in the city. Now the main part of the city has entered the final stage, and the construction of the barracks and granaries is proceeding in an orderly manner.
"General, please see Your Highness."
"Get up!"
Ning Fan patted his horse and stepped forward, looking in the direction of the city: "How long will it take for the city to be completed?"
"Back to Your Highness, the city walls, city towers, and streets within the city have been completed. The barracks can be completed within half a month, and two-thirds of the granary has been built!"
"Um!"
"Speed up the pace. Within seven days, all the granaries must be completed."
"promise!"
Ning Fan looked at the burly figures on the tower with no emotion in his eyes. Most of the people working here were barbarians captured from the grassland, so he had no sympathy.
But what I have to say is that the barbarians on the grassland are really cold-resistant. Now that winter is about to begin, these men are still topless and even sweating.
"Go on and do your work!"
"I, the king, will go in and take a look myself."
"promise!"
After saying that, Ning Fan led Dian Wei into the city and began to inspect the various facilities of the fortress.
"Your Highness, there are many barbarians in the city. Please bring a group of soldiers in!"
"No need!"
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