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The night is dark.

In the desolate wilderness, piles of bonfires have been lit, and large pieces of horse meat are being grilled on the fire. The rich fragrance of horse meat is wafting in the air, and can be heard far and near. Groups of barbarians are singing and dancing around the fire, and the rough and generous laughter is sent far away with the wind...

Many soldiers from the Tigers were attracted by the singing and dancing of the barbarians and couldn't help but join them.

At some point, Qi Diaozi came to Meng Hu with a dagger and inserted a piece of hot horse meat, and said flatteringly: "Sir, this is the best horse leg meat you can choose from. Eat while it's hot."

Meng Hu took the big bite without hesitation, and asked while chewing, "Have you eaten?"

"Eat it." Qi Diaozi touched Feng's screaming belly, swallowed, "Wei Zhi has eaten it just now."

Meng Hu took another big bite, handed the horse meat back to Qi Diaozi, and smiled and said, "Eat some more."

"No, really no." Qi Diaozi quickly shook his hand, "The injured war horses slaughtered this time are enough for the entire army to have a full meal. Bei Zhi has really eaten it."

“Eat.”

Meng Hu stuffed the horse meat back into Qi Diaozi's hand without saying a word, and said with a smile, "Horse meat is enough, but I know you haven't eaten it yet."

Qi Diaozi had to catch the horse meat and swallowed it embarrassedly. As she was eating, Qi Diaozi suddenly screamed. Meng Hu, who was sitting next to him, was startled and asked, "What's wrong?"

Qi Diaozi swallowed the horse meat in his mouth suddenly, wiped his mouth with his sleeves, and said anxiously: "Sir, Bei Zhi suddenly thought of something very important!"

Meng Hu asked sternly: "What's the matter?"

"Food!" Qi Diaozi said anxiously, "I thought of food!"

Meng Hu frowned and said, "Food?"

"Yes, it's food." Qi Diaozi shook the horse meat in his hand and said, "Sir, you think, the Mingyue Empire has just experienced the Seven Kings Rebellion that lasted for nearly three years. It was when people's livelihood was withered and the national treasury was empty. How much money and food would be left to supply Situ Rui's army at this time?"

A strange color suddenly flashed through Meng Hu's eyes.

In any case, the ability of Qi Diaozi to see this layer is enough to prove that his strategic vision cannot be underestimated.

Seeing that Meng Hu had no intention of responsiveness, Qi Diaozi continued: "Since there is no money or grain in the Mingyue Treasury, Situ Rui can only solve the money and grain needed by the army by himself. If the humble position is not wrong, Situ Rui must have planned to snatch money and grain from the western provinces to supply his army and implement the strategy of fighting to support the war."

Meng Hu nodded happily.

Qi Diaozi then said: "Now, the Qinqi Division and Yan Changkong Division failed to intercept money and grain. Situ Rui will definitely turn his target to the prefectures and counties around Sanjiang, and will likely send a large number of light cavalry to plunder! If the superior can defeat these Mingyue Light Cavalry before they can grab the money and grain, they can completely crush Situ Rui's sinister intention to fight to support the war. If the army of hundreds of thousands of Mingyue has lost money and grain, they can only withdraw their troops."

After saying this, Qi Diaozi looked at Meng Hu with excitement on his face, but soon the excitement on his face gradually solidified.

Meng Hu was not as excited as expected. After a while of silence, he suddenly sighed: "Qi Diaozi, do you really think that Situ Rui can't get any food except the money and food in the treasury?"

Qi Diaozi thought for a moment and then suddenly realized: "What the sir means is..."

"Yes, people." Meng Hu sighed, "If Situ Rui is really forced into anger, he will definitely attack the innocent people and seize food from them!"

"That's right." Qi Diaozi said excitedly, "If Situ Rui really wants to do this, even if he captures the western province, he will probably not be able to stay for a long time."

"No."

Meng Hu shook his head and said solemnly, "You can't do things that sacrifice the people."

Qi Diaozi was stunned for a moment, then bowed respectfully to Meng Hu, and said in a solemn way: "The officer is polite to the people, and admires the humble position."

This doesn't sound like a fake, it seems to come from Qi Diaozi's heart, but it's a little distorted in Meng Hu's ears. To be honest, Meng Hu didn't take the lives and death of the people in the west at all. He was neither the king of the Glorious Empire nor the governor of the western provinces. What does the life and death of the people in the west have to do with him?

But now, things are different.

A man made a promise of a fortune. Since he had made a great vow in front of Lei Ming and vowed to ensure the safety of the western provinces in his lifetime, Meng Hu would of course do his best to fulfill his vow.

The rapid sound of horse hooves suddenly sounded behind me. Meng Hu turned around when he heard the sound, and the leopard had already rode his horse and rushed to the front.

The leopard turned over and dismounted, knelt down and gasped, "Sir, come... to discover the brigade of enemy troops!"

"Big team of enemy troops!" Meng Hu said suddenly, "Where is the position? How many people are there?"

The leopard replied: "There are about 30,000 to 40,000 people on the official road thirty miles west, including cavalry and infantry. It seems that they should be the Qinqi Division and Yan Changkong Division that had just fought with us during the day."

"Qin Qi Division and Yan Changkong Division?" Meng Hu said sternly, "Is he going back to regroup so soon?"

Qi Diaozi also said with a serious expression: "Sir, the situation is a bit abnormal. The Qinqi division has just suffered a great loss, but he dares to underestimate the enemy and advance rashly? And the direction is not right. The official road from this thirty miles west leads to Xiling. Could it be that these bandits of Mingyue bandits are going to bypass Hedong and directly attack Xiling?"

Meng Hu quickly guessed the intention of the Mingyue Empire Army and said to Qi Diaozi with a smile: "Old Qi, even if I am willing to adopt the strategy you just proposed, Situ Rui will not let him go."

Qi Diaozi was at a glance and suddenly said, "What a Situ Rui. He asked Yan Changkong Division and Qin Qi Division to rush to Xiling at night, clearly in order to mobilize our barbarian cavalry to entangle with it, so that our army has no time to sneak attack the Mingyue Cavalry team that robbed grain. However, Situ Rui was not worried that his two divisions had marching in a hurry, revealing their flaws, and were eaten by the commander in one fell swoop? After all, he didn't know how many barbarian cavalry there were under his commander?"

"Ginger is so spicy."

Meng Hu said sternly, "Situ Rui had thought of this for a long time. The Yan Changkong Division and the Qin Qi Division rushed to Xiling at night just to act as a feint. I am afraid that as soon as the lord's barbarian cavalry appeared, the two divisions would immediately converge into a group. But if the lord ignores it, then these two divisions would change the feint to a real attack and drive straight into Xiling."

"It's worthy of being Situ Rui." Qi Diaozi also exclaimed sincerely, "The military use is indeed very hard. Although we guessed his intention, we had no choice but to follow his intention!"

Meng Hu sneered: "Although Situ Rui is sophisticated, my superior is not a vegetarian. As long as we entangle Situ Rui's vanguard army, Qing Han's gang will have enough time to transport the money and grain from Hedong Prefecture to Xiling. With these money and grain, Xiling City has been able to hold on for more than half a year!"

"Half a year?"

After hearing this, Qi Diaozi suddenly looked moved and asked in a low voice: "Sir, do you think... will the Empire send a large army of condemnation to rescue?"

Meng Hu asked back without answering, "What do you think?"

Qi Diaozi whispered: "The empire is in trouble now. I think reinforcements will not be coming within three or two months. However, if we can defend Xiling for more than three months, the empire will probably send a large army of condemnation to rescue him, and the situation in the empire should have become clear at that time."

"Oh?" Meng Hu asked with some slightest suggestion, "I wonder what you think about the current situation in the empire?"

Qi Diaozi couldn't help but feel that Meng Hu's words had other meanings. After thinking carefully, he couldn't help but burst into a cold sweat. Meng Hu's words not only test his vision, but also test his loyalty. He dared not hesitate at the moment and said flatteringly: "If the sir wants to do something big, it is a great opportunity now!"

"Big thing? What big thing?" Meng Hu denied, "I didn't hear anything just now."

"Well……"

Qi Diaozi uttered, and then realized that Meng Hu was still worried and did not dare to admit his unique ambitions in person. He said after two hehes, "Hehe, I didn't say anything just now."
Chapter completed!