There are granaries in the ten cities at the border, and those outside the grasslands are all livestock. Because there are layers of defenses from the Urim army in front of them, everyone thinks that the Central Plains people at the border will never find their grain reserves.
Therefore, the vigilance over the supervision of livestock has weakened a lot, but Ulimu still cares about his food reserves in the face of food shortage.
After the fireworks calling for help rose into the sky, the Mongolian army in the nearest Ancheng immediately sent cavalry to support.
But when they arrived, they only saw the burned-down felt house and the disgraced shepherds. The soldiers who stayed on guard were even more clueless.
The soldier leading the team knew very well that these soldiers must have been lazy and asleep and someone took advantage of them!
Before he could show his dereliction of duty, a firework exploded into the night again unexpectedly.
After burning another reserve point, Qi Yuan and An Jiu galloped away again. This time, in order to speed up the progress, they split into two groups.
The troops in Anseong mobilized urgently in the middle of the night. The lights in Anseong were brightly lit at night, and the streets were full of the noise of horse hooves galloping by.
Lin Zhi shrank in a dark and damp corner, watching the shaking shadows on the ground in trance. The Mongolian soldiers were galloping with torches high, and the quiet city came to life in a firework.
As the border town closest to the grassland, Anseong naturally took over the task of raising livestock and preparing food reserves. However, the army's long-term invincibility in the grassland had paralyzed the nerves of the Anseong garrison.
They were on guard against the enemies ahead, but they didn't expect that a fish like Qi Yuan, who had been helped by heaven, would slip through the net.
The person stationed in Ancheng was Ulimu's confidant Goha. Goha wore armor and listened to the reports of his subordinates, and his face became increasingly ugly.
Out of anger, he kicked the subordinate officer in the chest. "The people in this grassland have been driven deep into the grassland by the army, and there are even sentries. Where are the sentries? Are they all dead?"
The subordinate officer clutched his chest and turned pale, "General, the sentry found nothing unusual. The grassland is too big."
Geha became even more angry after hearing this. The grassland was vast and suitable for grazing. Their military strength could wipe out all the surrounding tribes, but they could not set up a tight defense line on the vast grassland.
No matter if it is careless or accidental.
The terrible thing is that all the reserve points near Ancheng have lost their cattle and sheep!
After losing the army's food reserves, at the critical moment when Ulimu was eager to prepare supplies in order to defeat the Central Plains defense line in one fell swoop, even if he was Ulimu's confidant, he could not escape death.
The sky was bright, the horse hoof prints were mixed together outside the city, and the news came in like a flood. Gohar was so overwhelmed that he slumped in his chair and his mind was full of scenes of Urimu's anger.
But he didn't dare not report the problem if there was something wrong with so many stored grains, which would only make his death worse.
There is also a distance between border towns, and it would take a day to rush to the nearest city for help.
Qi Yuan, who had set off fireworks all night, not only did not leave Ancheng, he even used Qinggong to sneak into Ancheng after setting off the last fire.
Qi Yuan, who had driven An Jiu away, became even more unscrupulous in his actions. Qi Yuan, who had ventured all the way into An City, huddled in the corner with a numb expression. His hair was dirty, his clothes were shabby, and his face was covered with unknown stains. Is it horse manure or soil stains.
Coupled with his already thin figure, huddled in a dark alley, he looked just like Lin Zhi.
Lin Zhi's eye sockets were sunken due to hunger, and his almond-shaped eyes looked a little scary. Lin Zhi, who was as thin as dry wood, had been sizing up his new partner in front of him for a long time under the skylight.
Lin Zhi had been living in Ancheng for a long time. The first thing the Mongols did after conquering Ancheng was to massacre the city. People like him survived by chance and became slaves of the Mongols and lived the lowest life.
However, the emperor of Daxuan did not protect his people. The day the border troops withdrew was the beginning of their fall into hell.
There is no one who has survived in An city that Lin Zhi doesn't know, so Lin Zhi is wary of Qi Yuan, a new face, but can't help but feel close to him.
After all, in this Mongolian army, if they want to survive, they must learn to help each other and keep warm, because they are not only the slaves of the enemy, but also the sacrificial flags during the siege in the future.
The Mongols like to use the heads of Daxuan people to demonstrate to the border troops.
Perhaps this compatriot who was captured from nowhere would fall under the scimitars of the Mongolian soldiers the next moment.
So Lin Zhi observed for a long time before speaking to Qi Yuan.
"New here, it's dawn."
Qi Yuan heard the sound and looked at Lin Zhi, who was hunched over, but didn't answer.
Seeing Qi Yuan's confused expression, Lin Zhi lowered his voice and continued to explain, "It's no longer safe here at dawn. We have to go back to the stable quietly or we will die."
Qi Yuan still had a blank expression, which made Lin Zhi couldn't help but sigh.
It is difficult for ordinary people to live, but it is even more difficult for a deaf and mute boy to live.
Lin Zhi no longer explained to Qi Yuan, but directly took Qi Yuan's hand and skillfully moved through the city.
It was obvious from Lin Zhi's appearance that he knew a lot about An City. Qi Yuan also wanted to see the conditions of the people in An City, so he let Lin Zhi lead the way.
The two thin teenagers crawled all the way, and finally got out of another dog hole. Lin Zhi led Qi Yuan to a dilapidated house.
Lin Zhi cleared away the weeds, took out a rope, tied it to the dry well, and lowered the rope.
Lin Zhi picked up the stone and knocked it three times on the dry well, then pushed Qi Yuan to the edge of the well.
Following the rope to the bottom of the well, Qi Yuan saw a secret passage. Lin Zhi grabbed Qi Yuan's hand and led him inside.
In the damp, cold and dark secret passage, Qi Yuan looked at the traces of digging on it, and he had a guess in his mind as he thought about the direction in which the secret passage extended.
After walking for a while, light came out, and Lin Zhi stood still, revealing a dazed Qi Yuan behind him.
"Brother, I found another person. He was just captured by the barbarians and he should know the situation outside. It's a pity that he is deaf and mute and doesn't know whether to read or not."
Lin Zhi took Qi Yuan towards the fire while talking.
This is a relatively spacious area, about the size of a cellar, where many people are leaning against the stone wall to cultivate.
There was only a group of teenagers sitting around the only fire. The boy whom Lin Zhi called his brother was wearing a long gown and kneeling beside the fire.
Qi Yuan stood in front of the fire and looked at the group of teenagers, and Lin Jing also looked at the people Lin Zhi brought back.
The first time Lin Jing saw Qi Yuan in the light of the fire, she knew that the person her brother had brought back this time was not a simple person.
Qi Yuan, who was getting closer, paused for a moment on the boy's empty legs.
It turned out that the young man was not kneeling on the ground, but his lower legs were cut off and he was unable to move.
Lin Jing looked at Qi Yuan calmly and handed the branch in her hand to Qi Yuan, "Can you write?"
The young man has his own literati spirit, and even under such circumstances, his character and temperament are still unparalleled.
Qi Yuan looked at the people around him and said, "General Lin's son, Lin Jing."
Lin Jing smiled and nodded, then retracted the branch, smoothed Lin Zhi's raised hair and pulled him to Qi Yuan.
"My younger brother Lin Zhi has offended me a lot."
