As a model of orderly evacuation, the nearly 20,000 defeated troops led by Luo Qingfeng and the others actually carried a lot of baggage.
The remaining heavy-riding demon horses basically carry one or two bags of grain and grass, and there are even a dozen large beast carts equipped with baggage ordnance.
Xu Yuan estimated that these two people should be the first group of defeated troops to run away.
If this food and grass were supplied to themselves, they could probably last for about ten days.
However, there are two types of transportation and storage of marching baggage, one is hauled by horses and beasts, and the other is hidden in the Sumeru Ring.
The two men handed over the former, and now what Xu Yuan and Li Qingyan have to do is to ask them to hand over the latter.
A few breaths of silence,
Hou Jiancheng spoke first, cupped his hands towards Xu Yuan, and whispered:
"Our army's food, grass, baggage, and even the armor and weapons worn by our soldiers have been handed over to your army in accordance with the order of His Highness Wu Yuan."
Xu Yuan glanced at the two people in the hall, touched his chin and said with a smile:
"But what His Highness Wu Yuan wants is all your baggage. Can't the Xumi Ring also store weapons and baggage?"
After a pause,
Xu Yuan slowly stood up from his seat, walked downwards, and chuckled:
"I trust the two of you very much, but the current situation is like this. The barbarian army is entrenched near Beifeng City. Now the defenders in Houting County are alone outside the Great Flame. Ordnance, equipment, and even food and grass are in extremely short supply. We are all grasshoppers on the same rope and need to work together to help each other."
Luo Qingfeng pondered for a moment and said crisply:
"Sir, the Xumi Ring in Qingfeng's hand contains a lot of secret files about my father and Xuepo Valley. I'm sorry to obey."
A very direct refusal.
Xu Yuan burst into laughter upon hearing this.
As for him, he could probably guess what these two people were thinking.
It can be said that he has evil intentions, or he can be said to be desperate.
Their biggest problem now is their lack of morale and the fact that they will be harassed by barbarian wolf cavalry in the wild snow.
First, reorganize the morale of the army here in Houting County. When the war is about to begin, the Beifeng Army will inevitably return their armor and weapons to them. When the time comes, they will see that the situation is not good and they will run away.
As long as the war is going on, as long as the barbarians have any brains, they will not stop them from leaving.
To achieve this condition, they must hold part of the baggage in their hands, otherwise even if they successfully escape, they will definitely collapse without food and grass in this ice and snow.
Thinking of this,
Xu Yuan had already walked to and stood in front of Luo Qingfeng.
Luo Qingfeng has a slim figure, but is not very tall, which is the same as Cangyuanzhong.
Compared with the tall girl from the northern border, she was more clever and agile than the girl from the Jiangnan water town. The height difference of more than half a foot allowed Xu Yuan to look down on this powerful third-grade grandmaster.
He looked at her and said slowly:
"Miss Luo, I am not asking for your opinion, this is a military order."
Luo Qingfeng raised his eyes slightly, looked at each other very calmly, and said:
"According to the laws of Great Flame, Jiancheng and I are not under the direct command of His Highness."
"."
Xu Yuan raised his eyebrows.
In Cangyuan, he didn't know that this woman had such a stubborn side.
But think about it, although the player in Cangyuan had some misunderstandings with this woman, in the final analysis, he still wore a pair of pants.
It is normal for people to be stubborn if their positions are different.
Thinking of this, Xu Yuan stopped talking and his eyes swept back and forth over the plumpness of the woman's chest.
The close stare made Hou Jiancheng on the side clenched his fists slightly, and when he was about to have an attack, Xu Yuan suddenly laughed and said:
"Miss Luo, please tell me, according to the laws of Great Yan, because of the general's wrong decision, the 300,000 elite soldiers of the border army were routed thousands of miles away. What is the punishment for this crime according to the law?"
"." The two of them made no sound.
Xu Yuan chuckled, raised his hand and patted Luo Qingfeng's boneless shoulder:
"I should be executed according to military law. However, I am a soft-hearted person and cannot bear to see a beautiful woman like Miss Luo die."
Speaking of this, Xu Yuan deliberately glanced at Hou Jiancheng, whose face had turned completely dark, and said with a smile:
"However, the death penalty can be avoided, but the living crime cannot be escaped. So I will arrange for Miss Luo to go to the Jiaofang Division for three years."
"Asshole!"
Hou Jiancheng groaned and subconsciously wanted to hold down the saber at his waist, but he had already put in the Sumeru Ring before entering the Yamen.
"bass!"
There was a flash of sword light, the blade was unsheathed, and Xu Yuan directly handed his sword to Hou Jiancheng:
"General Hou, are you looking for a knife? Here, here it is."
As he said that, Xu Yuan stared at Hou Jiancheng's gloomy eyes:
"You can just do whatever you want. I'm just a fifth-grade soul condensing soul. It shouldn't be difficult for General Hou to kill me."
After all,
Xu Yuan quietly glanced at Li Qingyan, who was still sitting firmly in the hall.
Sister, don’t let your guard down, otherwise you will be a widow.
"."
Li Qingyan rolled his eyes.
She now seriously doubts that this guy is using her order to release his natural instincts.
Hou Jiancheng stared at the blade handed over by Xu Yuan, took a deep breath, looked at Li Qingyan in the hall, and whispered:
"Your Highness Wu Yuan, does your personal soldier represent your wishes?"
"Don't ask her, I can decide this matter."
Xu Yuan directly interrupted again, sheathed his sword, and said with a smile: "You two must choose quickly, either die, enter the Jiaofang Department, or hand over all the Sumeru Rings you have."
The naked humiliation made Luo Qingfeng's chest heave in anger, her beautiful eyes narrowed slightly, and she whispered:
"The only generals with higher status than me now are Mr. Zong and Marquis Wu Cheng. I wonder what kind of identity the young master has in making the decision? His Royal Highness's bodyguard? Or..."
"Since my father is Xu Yinhe, is that okay?"
"." Luo Qingfeng.
"." Hou Jiancheng.
Looking at the two people who were suddenly silent, Xu Yuan waved his hand and said with a smile:
"As for you, don't play tricks in front of me. Mr. Zong has told me everything you want to do and what you might do. Let me ask you one last time, hand it over or not?"
"."
Luo Qingfeng and Hou Jiancheng looked at each other for a moment, seeming to realize something, and nodded without any trace:
"Since the Third Young Master has said so, if we don't hand it over, it will be a bit disrespectful. However, there is not much baggage left."
After all,
The two of them quickly took off the Sumeru Ring from their fingertips, held it up with Yuan Qi and brought it to Xu Yuan, and then lifted the restrictions on the Sumeru Ring.
Xu Yuan took the two Sumeru Rings, looked into his mind and soul, and raised the corners of his eyes slightly.
So fat.
There are countless banknotes, elixirs, and various rare medicinal materials, but the food and baggage is very small.
Xu Yuan looked back at Li Qingyan and smiled directly:
"You two, you Xumijie don't have any marching baggage."
Luo Qingfeng cupped her hands:
"In this case, I hope that the Third Young Master will take the Sumeru Ring."
"Eh."
Xu Yuan interrupted, frowning and said: "Now that we need pills and money to stimulate the morale of the army, I want to help you keep these two Sumeru Rings. Don't forget, you are about to die now. You must pay for your crimes and perform meritorious service." I will return it to you two later."
Luo Qingfeng and Hou Jiancheng seemed to have been prepared when they heard this. The moment they took off the Sumeru ring, they were already ready to beat the dog with meat buns, but their faces showed just the right amount of embarrassment and anger.
Think for a few breaths,
Hou Jiancheng suddenly cupped his hands and said through gritted teeth:
"In that case, Third Young Master, we are tired from the military service. Can Qingfeng and I go down and rest first?"
"rest?"
Xu Yuan's eyes had a hint of amusement, he raised a finger and pointed at himself, with a hint of greed in his eyes, and licked the corners of his lips:
"The commander-in-chief of an army only has one Sumeru Ring in his hand. Who would believe this?"
There was a hint of anger in Luo Qingfeng's eyes:
"Xu Changtian, what do you want?!"
"Search." Xu Yuan stared at her and spat out two words.
"Too deceptive"
"So what if I bully you."
Xu Yuan threw the sword directly at the feet of Hou Jiancheng who made a sound, and stared at him sideways:
"When a man is angry, his blood will splash out. If you don't obey, come and chop me down."
"." Hou Jiancheng.
With blue veins popping up on his forehead, Hou Jiancheng bent down to pick up the knife, but was grabbed by Luo Qingfeng because the princess in the hall had completely locked the two of them.
Luo Qingfeng took a deep breath, stared at this unscrupulous playboy with her beautiful eyes, and whispered:
"I wonder how Third Young Master plans to search you?"
Xu Yuan thought for a while and suddenly smiled ambiguously:
"Miss Luo will be inspected by me personally. I know a little bit about this. After all, there are quite a lot of places for women to hide things. As for General Hou, I will let you be the deputy general of His Highness Wu Yuan. He likes men best." .”
"."
Hearing this, Hou Jiancheng's eyes seemed capable of killing people.
Luo Qingfeng's breath was stagnant, and her delicate body was trembling:
"Why would you, Third Young Master, humiliate us like this?"
"There is no need to talk about humiliation. Respect is earned by oneself. Your current situation is entirely your own fault."
As he spoke, Xu Yuan made an inviting gesture towards Hou Jiancheng outside the government office lobby: "Please, General Hou."
Hou Jiancheng clenched his fists, and the energy around his body shook uncontrollably, but he stood still and did not move.
Xu Yuan smiled slightly in surprise:
"Ah, General Hou doesn't want to see my son, Miss Souluo, with his own eyes, does he? This may be a bit indecent."
"Xu Changtian!"
"Um?"
"."
Hou Jiancheng had a gloomy face and was silent for a long time. He squeezed out a sentence through his teeth: "I can give you the Sumeru ring."
Xu Yuan blinked, pretending to be surprised and said with a smile:
"real?"
After a pause, Xu Yuan said to himself: "According to the proportion of my Black Scale Army, with a size of 20,000, usually three to five Sumeru Rings will be deployed."
Hou Jiancheng clenched his fists and nodded: "I know."
Seeing this, Xu Yuan stretched out his hand and spread it out.
Hou Jiancheng shook his head gently, with a slight trembling:
"The Sumeru Ring is not with us. It was buried under a cedar fifteen miles outside the city."
"."
When Luo Qingfeng heard this, he slowly lowered his eyes.
Xu Yuan smiled when he saw this.
Done.
Cangyuan sincerely won’t bully me.
This licking dog really cannot tolerate his goddess being desecrated, especially when he himself is very promising.
Thinking of this, Xu Yuan suddenly said loudly:
"Mr. Jiu, could you please accompany General Hou out of the city and bring back the Xumi Ring containing military supplies."
Not long after he finished speaking, a middle-aged man fell from the sky and landed outside the lobby. He walked up to Hou Jiancheng calmly and made an invitation gesture:
"General Hou, please."
"."
Hou Jiancheng clenched his fists and walked out of the lobby in silence, followed closely by Mr. Jiu.
And then,
Under Xu Yuan's regretful eyes, Luo Qingfeng was also taken down by a maid.
For a moment, the government office lobby became silent.
Sitting on the main seat, Li Qingyan's indifferent expression gradually became a little funny, staring at the back of Xu Yuan standing in the hall:
"Did you do it on purpose just now?"
Xu Yuan still stared at Luo Qingfeng's slim back:
"Of course, some people value power over everything, but some people value feelings more. Hou Jiancheng and Luo Qingfeng were childhood sweethearts. He can't stand me blaspheming the love of his life."
Li Qingyan noticed his gaze and snorted softly.
"Why do I think you are a little disappointed, Prince Consort?"
"disappointment?"
Xu Yuan withdrew his gaze, looked back at the flawless face of the woman in the hall, and said very bachelorly:
"Your Highness didn't show me anything to eat. If you didn't know, you thought I, Xu Yuan, was a eunuch.
"Just now, Luo Qingfeng's appearance was outstanding. The opportunity to have a romantic relationship with her was rare. Now that it's gone, of course I'm disappointed."
"."
Li Qingyan stood up from his seat and stared at Xu Yuan with his phoenix eyes:
"You don't care about my feelings at all."
"Do you have admiration for me?" Xu Yuan asked with a smile.
Li Qingyan stared at him for a few breaths and shook his head:
"Not yet, but I don't like it."
Xu Yuan looked at the woman in red who came closer and was almost as tall as him:
"Nine times out of ten, life will be unsatisfactory. Some things will not happen unless His Highness is displeased."
Li Qingyan rolled his eyes at Xu Yuan:
"How shameless."
"Thank you for the compliment. Being shameless is also a skill."
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(End of chapter)
