Ye Liming smiled and said, "We also know that it is not easy for the army to carry food and grass, so we have used some methods over the years."
"What this general means is that we can temporarily afford the food for the holy elephant, but the losses involved need to be made up for by you."
Dordoro heard this and said calmly, "Then please ask General Yeli to make a price."
Ye Liming took out a fist-sized blue pill.
"This is the special food for the holy elephant that our clan has condensed using a secret method. One grain can last a holy elephant for a day."
"Three thousand pills, three days, three thousand pills needed"
After hearing this, Dordoro had a bad feeling in his heart.
As expected, Ye Liming said in a deep voice, "One piece of this thing costs 5,000 taels of silver. Although it can be converted into food and grass for the holy elephant to eat for a month, General Dole must understand the truth."
Dordoro gritted his teeth and nodded. Can you not understand? With so much food and grass delivered, not to mention the losses on the road, what if we encounter robbers? What if there is a delay due to bad weather? And what should I do if it’s rotten?
Once an accident occurs, even a small one, it will be irreversible
So the existence of this cyan pill is very necessary.
Dordoro nodded with difficulty and said in a solemn voice, "I gave this money to Xirong."
"The army's food and fodder were burned and they couldn't move forward in a big way, so the next city will need the help of the Holy Elephant."
"Moreover, the amount is too large, and it is impossible for me, the general, to take out all of it, so I can only pay one-third for the time being, and the rest will be left after the war is over."
Ye Liming smiled and nodded, "That's okay. If my sacred elephant is full, it will be the best war beast in the world."
"However, General Dole, look at the benefits of taking down the big city next..."
Dordoro took a deep breath and said coldly, "You take 60%, and I, the general, only need 40% for military expenses."
"General!" After saying that, Ye Liming left with satisfaction.
When the people left, the faces of the soldiers present were a little ugly. In just a short time, fifteen million taels of silver went out. This was only three days...
"General, they are too greedy"
Dordoro sneered, "It's not just greed, it's like a lion's mouth!"
"If you dare to ask for 5,000 taels for a straw ball, and also ask for my profits from posting in the big city, he is playing with fire," Dordolo said quietly.
"Don't they want to fight?" Dordoro thought for a moment and said viciously, "Then let's just let them fight the vanguard."
"We will take some scraps from the destruction of the city. If they want it? Then take it all!"
"Do you really think that Da Zhou is made of clay?"
"Taking advantage of Da Zhou's unpreparedness and breaking through a mere Yunya Pass, do you think you are invincible? Let them collide with Da Zhou's mountain-suppressing army."
"General, let me see how their sacred elephant can be blocked by the nine-oxen crossbows and cold light arrows under the overwhelming ground. If you hang a few iron blocks, you will feel invincible..."
"Look how they die..."
After dismissing the generals, Dordoro stood in front of a blurry portrait and said respectfully.
"Your Majesty, we have been frustrated and betrayed Your Majesty's trust. Please punish us, Your Majesty."
The slowly squirming shadow in the screen said calmly, "It's not your fault, just fight them, but be careful, they will also attack your food transport army."
"Also, you have been standing still for too long, so long that someone has already prepared to ambush you."
Dordoro's face changed slightly
"Don't worry, it's just preparation. There are only a few thousand people, so it's harmless." Shadow said calmly. "What you have to do is to advance all the way and hunt down the beasts to replenish your troops, instead of sitting here and waiting for death."
"As soon as the food and grass are burned, the army should be fed and drunk and move to the next city immediately."
"Then..."
"Take the people of Dazhou as food"
Dordoro came back to his senses after hearing this, and couldn't help but smile bloodthirstyly, "Thank you for your advice, I understand..."
"The people of Zhou are despicable, so I, the warriors of Xirong, need to be fierce..."
Ye Liming returned to the Holy Elephant Camp and took out a basin of water with great joy.
After casting the spell, a blurry figure appeared above the basin
Ye Liming said respectfully, "Your Majesty, Xirong agreed, but the bill needs to be paid in two installments. He also agreed to the condition that we will share the majority after we capture the city."
"Well, if you don't do anything, Indra will remember your piety. Go and do your business."
The words fell and disappeared
Daizhou, Tianyun City, is the first big city behind Yunya Pass. In the past, merchants from all over the Great Zhou Dynasty wanted to go out and do business with Xirong. The Great Zhou Dynasty did not stop them. They just collected taxes and mutually benefited them. , but it seems extremely prosperous
But at this time, the atmosphere in the city was calm and deserted, with only countless black-armored sergeants stationed there.
Xiao Pingrong looked at the map in front of him with gloomy eyes, and the lieutenants were discussing in low voices.
"Previously, His Highness and his men desperately burned the food and fodder of the Xirong army. They shouldn't leave so soon, right?"
"Not necessarily. Although Xirong is not as ferocious as wolves like Beidi, they are as cunning as foxes. They had obtained countless qualifications from me, Great Zhou, and now they are backstabbing..."
"And have you noticed that in these small-scale battles before... all the troops deployed were the Zojirushi Kingdom's Holy Elephant Army... Dortolo's 100,000-strong army did not move even once?"
Xiao Pingrong came back to his senses after hearing this and said coldly, "That's because they want to reap the benefits."
"This general received news from the Tianji Tower. The two parties reached an agreement to let the Holy Elephant Army attack the city, and then... 60% of the proceeds from the siege will be owned by the Elephant Kingdom."
"Cold Light Arrows are already precious, but they let a target as big as the Holy Elephant attack the city? What do they want? They just want to consume our army's Cold Light Arrows!"
"Dordoro, I'm afraid we are already preparing to send these people on their way."
One of the lieutenants frowned and said, "That's not right, General. He only has a hundred thousand people. Even if we don't have the cold light arrows, one hundred thousand versus one hundred thousand, why does he think that I'm not as good as his Xirong soldiers?"
"This is also where I am confused," Xiao Pingrong said in a deep voice, "There must be something wrong with this 100,000-strong army, so it's better to be careful."
"This city is a hundred miles away from Yunya Pass. If he rushes with all his strength, he can reach the city in half a day."
"Inform the entire army and prepare to meet the enemy."
As soon as he finished speaking, a rapid sound of horse hooves came from the distance.
"General! The eldest princess sent a message! The Xirong army is marching! As far as our Tianyun City!"
Xiao Pingrong sneered, "I really didn't mention it before. Prepare for war! I'm here to test what confidence he has!"
...
And Dordoro encountered the first problem at this time
The road in front of you is not a road
What a scam?
Who can tell me, when did the official path of Dazhou become so rough? Are there palm-sized pits of varying depths all over the road? ! Aren’t you going to leave on your own? !
Of course this is just an appetizer
The rivers on both sides of the road, the reeds, and even the grass are extremely unsafe.
Cold arrows seem to be shooting from every corner
Dordoro had a dark face, looking at the quiet environment around him, with anger in his eyes.
Is this the army of your great Zhou? Good idea...
