Regent, the princess you found is a treasure

At this moment, in the commander-in-chief's tent, the great general of the Northern Liang Kingdom, General Zuo, who was feared by all the world and had a great reputation, was sitting behind the commander's desk, discussing a series of events that had occurred in recent days with two of his trusted lieutenants.

"General, I heard earlier that the Regent of the Yuan Dynasty and the Princess of Yongjia County easily defeated the 50,000 elite cavalry led by the Crown Prince of Tenglong with only 20,000 troops. Moreover, it is said that they also used some mysterious new weapons... Do you think that they could be the culprit behind the unexpected events that happened to our brothers two days ago?" One of the deputy generals expressed his doubts in a serious tone.

"Are you saying that the King of Hell Xuan Moyin has come?" another deputy general said in astonishment.

"Impossible!" General Zuo answered firmly, "Our emperor decided to act only after receiving a secret letter from the Grand Master. The Grand Master swore that he had replaced the emperor of the Yuan Kingdom, and that the Yuan Kingdom's palace banquet would be the time for him to start a massacre, and he would kill all the civil and military officials of the Yuan Kingdom. For this operation, we only need to attack the Yuan Kingdom from the outside, and cooperate with the Grand Master to take the Yuan Kingdom in one fell swoop. At this critical moment, how could Xuan Moyin, the regent of the Yuan Kingdom, appear in this remote border area?"

"Yes, General! Did the national teacher send back any new news later?" a deputy general asked worriedly.

"There is no further news yet. But with the ability of the National Master, you should know it well. Think about it, the former emperor of the Yuan Dynasty was killed by the prince, and the subsequent fratricide among the royal family was all done by the National Master. Therefore, this time the National Master will surely succeed." General Zuo said confidently.

However, what he had not expected was that when he just arrived at the first city on the border of Yuan State, he encountered the tenacious resistance of General Chen and his soldiers who were ready to die.

Even so, this was not a big deal for him. After all, his current military advantage was enough to trap them. It was said that the city was already facing a serious shortage of food and grass, so it would not take long for this battle to be won without a fight.

Just as General Zuo was lost in his endless reverie, a figure suddenly broke into the tent. Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be the deputy general in charge of guarding the granary. He staggered and looked panicked, and he rushed in without even waiting for the soldiers outside to report.

Seeing this, General Zuo could not help but feel a surge of anger in his heart. He widened his eyes and shouted angrily: "Come here! Take this ignorant man down immediately and punish him with twenty strokes of the cane!"

Before he finished speaking, the soldiers outside the tent heard the noise and came in, ready to take the deputy general away. The deputy general saw that the situation was not good, and hurriedly shouted: "General, spare my life! I didn't mean to offend you, but there is an emergency to report to you!"

However, General Zuo was unwilling to listen to his explanation and just waved his hand, signaling the soldiers to continue. Seeing that he was about to be dragged out for punishment, the deputy general was anxious and shouted: "General, General, please listen to me! Our granary has been stolen!"

Hearing the words "the granary was stolen", General Zuo finally stopped and raised his hand to signal the soldiers to wait for a moment. He frowned, stared at the deputy general and asked, "What happened? How much grain was stolen?"

The deputy general's legs went weak and he fell to his knees with a thud. He replied in a crying voice, "General, all...all the food, not a single grain left, it's all gone!" His voice became hoarse and choked with fear and despair.

He knew very well that he was responsible for guarding the food and wages of 50 troops, but now all the food was lost in the barracks. He was very clear about the consequences - even if he was beheaded, he would be speechless.

"What? All disappeared? How is that possible!" The other two lieutenants looked at each other and smiled, questioning: "Did you sneak out to drink last night? Why are you talking nonsense! With so much food, even if it is towed by a horse-drawn carriage, it will probably take two days and two nights to move it all." You know, there are mountains of food piled up in several tents!

"No, no, no, General, I have not drunk any alcohol and I have not talked nonsense. It is true. Just now, in just one night, all the food disappeared out of thin air, without even a sound." The poor deputy general explained, still trembling all over.

"No sound? Humph, I think you are either dreaming or talking nonsense! Forget it, I am too lazy to punish you, so just leave quickly." General Zuo waved his hand impatiently.

However, the deputy general still knelt on the ground, crying and begging: "General, it is absolutely true, there is really no food left. How dare I joke with you about such a big thing!"

Seeing him speak so seriously, General Zuo couldn't help but feel a little confused, but he still decided to go and check it out in person. Although he didn't quite believe what the deputy general said, he still had to see it with his own eyes just in case.

At the same time, the other two lieutenants followed closely behind General Zuo, and the four of them hurried forward towards the tent where the grain was stored. Along the way, the two lieutenants kept teasing the trembling lieutenant: "I think you must have not slept well last night, and your eyes are blurry! How could so much grain disappear for no reason?" Their words were full of joking.

Facing the ridicule and doubts of his companions, the deputy general remained silent and followed closely with a bitter face. At this moment, he hoped that he had really seen it wrong and that everything was just an illusory dream. However, the reality was extremely cruel. The food had indeed disappeared, and this was an unchangeable fact. With every step he took, his anxiety increased, as if a heavy burden weighed on him and made him breathless.

The closer General Zuo got to the granary, the more uneasy he felt. When the soldiers outside the granary saw the general coming, they lowered their heads and stood aside, not daring to speak. The four teams of soldiers responsible for patrolling the vicinity of the granary tonight all fell to their knees with a thud. There were more than a dozen bodies of soldiers lying on the open space in front of the granary.

General Zuo's heart sank, and he cried out inwardly: "Not good!"

He quickly ran forward and lifted the curtain of the tent. The soldiers behind him hurried over with lanterns. It was gone, really gone. General Zuo immediately turned around and looked at the next tent. It was gone. The next one was gone too. Everything was gone. Several tents were empty.