Traveling through ancient times: living a different life

At the beginning of the evening of the fourth day of the New Year, the two brothers arrived at the gate of the county government office. The two bailiffs guarding the gate asked them who they were looking for. The two brothers handed over their visiting cards and explained their purpose. The bailiffs hurried in to report.

The county magistrate and the legal advisor hurried out, and when they saw the two Young Generals Han, they hurriedly welcomed them into the back hall.

The magistrate of Taolin County was named Zhao Weisheng, a middle-aged man in his 40s, of medium build and with a little beard. He had been in Taolin County for three years and was supposed to leave his post and be transferred elsewhere at the end of this year. However, the Three Kingdoms War happened to break out and he could not leave for the time being. The county town was very close to the battlefield, and he lived in fear every day.

After they sat down, they asked the servants to serve tea to the two brothers. Magistrate Zhao asked, "I wonder if the two generals have any urgent business to discuss with me?"

Han Chengzhang said to the county magistrate: "I am here to bother you at this hour to inform you that we are going to deliver military rations and supplies to General Zhu Jingtang tomorrow morning.

I have wanted to come and see Magistrate Zhao for a long time, but these days we have been busy recruiting some villagers and their ox carts to help deliver military rations, so I was unable to visit Magistrate Zhao in time. Please understand. "

Seeing that General Han was very polite, the county magistrate hurriedly responded, "General Zhao, please let us know if you need any help from our county. Are the ox carts and mule carts we have collected enough? If not, the county government still has some horses and can provide more carriages."

"The county magistrate is thoughtful. We have already collected 90 vehicles, which is enough. You are still here so late. County magistrate Zhao is really dedicated to his job."

"It's the same with the Major General. Why are you here at the county government office so late? In this cold weather, it took five or six days to get here on horseback from Shangyou City to Taolin County, traveling day and night. It must have been very hard.

Taolin County also received an official letter from General Zhu Jingtang, saying that food and fodder had been destroyed and hoping that the county could raise some food and fodder to send to the front line.

We are discussing taking half of the grain from the county granary, and contacting all the major businesses and wealthy households to buy some more grain from them and send it over together.

There are about 30,000 people living in this county, so just keep half of the official grain as a backup."

"It's a good arrangement, County Magistrate Zhao. General Zhu sent you a letter. Have the counties around you already received the notice to collect grain and fodder?"

"Several counties close to here have basically received General Zhu's letter. You have also received it. It's because you are far away. It's winter and the temperature is low. It's snowing. I'm worried that the road will be difficult to travel.

If the food cannot be delivered on time, how can an army of 28 fight without food? So let the nearby counties raise some first, and when your food is delivered, the pressure can be relieved."

The two brothers roughly understood the situation, chatted about other things for a while, and then said goodbye to County Magistrate Zhao and left.

After returning to the rented house, he told Biyue about some of the things he talked about today when meeting with County Magistrate Zhao. It seems that the situation on General Zhu's side is not optimistic. The loss of food and grass last time has caused the morale of the army to be demoralized and the people's hearts are also unstable. Once the morale of the army is shaken, it is bound to affect the morale of the soldiers. This is a taboo in military strategy.

Deliver the food and supplies as soon as possible tomorrow. If nothing else, we cannot let our soldiers go without food and clothing.

At dawn on the fifth day, at the hour of Mao, recruiters arrived one after another driving ox carts and mule carts. There were 180 people in total. After they arrived, they began to load bags of grain from the rooms onto the carts, as well as more than 90 sets of cotton-padded clothes, trousers and shoes, vegetables, meat, etc., filling carts.

County Magistrate Zhao also rushed over with his subordinate officials. The two sides exchanged greetings. Seeing so much food and supplies being brought over this time, he was relieved. He could finally relieve the pressure on their Taolin County.

After the car was fully loaded, it started moving towards the military camp.

Bi Yue quietly asked the system: "0025, how long will it take for everyone to drive ox carts and mule carts to deliver food from the county town to the military camp? Will it rain or snow in the next two days?"

"It will take at least until tomorrow afternoon at 3000:1200 p.m. to get there, because ox carts move slowly. They are not as fast as mule carts, let alone horses. However, they can carry more weight than horse carts and mule carts. An ox can pull kilograms of stuff, while mules and horses can only pull kilograms. They can't move fast with a heavy load. What I just said is a conservative estimate. It won't rain or snow in the next two days, but there will be a north wind from time to time, and it will be quite cold."

"System, thank you, I understand."

Bi Yue rode up to the two brothers and said, "This team of food and fodder may not arrive until tomorrow afternoon at 2800:1100. It's very cold in winter now, and the people and cattle can't stand it on the way. It's better not to rush too much, especially the cattle. Each cow can carry kilograms of food, while the mule cart and horse cart can only carry kilograms, so they can't go fast."

"Okay, my brother and I will follow Yue'er's arrangements."

The two brothers said they would listen to Bi Yue in everything.

Bi Yue looked at the long team. She couldn't see the end from one end. Each ox cart was covered with oilcloth to prevent the food from getting wet by rain and snow.

At noon, everyone stopped in an open place, picked up some dry firewood to make a fire, sat down to warm themselves by the fire, ate the dry food in their hands, and talked and laughed in harmony.

After resting for half an hour, everyone was on the road again. The road was calm and there was no wind today. Everyone hurried forward as quickly as possible. It was the beginning of the You hour and it would be dark in another half an hour.

Biyue told Luo Chen and Han Shaozhang that she would go ahead to explore the road. Luo Cheng wanted to go with her, and Biyue said to him: "We don't know if there is a place to rest at night. There are 180 people and 90 trucks carrying food. If we live in the wilderness, the temperature will be low at night. What if everyone gets sick from the cold?

I'll go to the front and take a look. If there's really no place to stay, I'll order a house in the system and put it there so that everyone can stay warmer at night."

Luo Chen looked at the girl tenderly, "You are such a caring and warm little fairy, always thinking of others. You are such a kind girl. Meeting you is my greatest luck and blessing. Go ahead, I'll wait for you."

Bi Yue looked at him with a smile, turned around and rode away. It took her almost half an hour to stop. They came to an empty place. There was no village or shop nearby. If they rested here at night, when the north wind blew, not only would people catch a cold, but the cows and mules would also get sick.

So I placed an order for a large house on the system, but the house was relatively old, like an abandoned old house. It was not only suitable for living, but also could provide shelter from wind and rain.

After the house was ready, we rode back and kept going forward. When it got dark, we saw a big house in front of us. We were all very happy as we had finally found a place to stay for the night.

Biyue winked at Luochen, and he understood what Yue'er meant. Luochen whispered to his second brother, "This house was built by Biyue, so that everyone can rest here at night."

Han Chengzhang no longer found it strange, because he had ridden on a flying carpet before and had become numb to these things.

"Thank you Biyue for being so thoughtful and giving everyone a place to stay for the night."

After they went in, they started to make a fire and found some hay, blankets, etc. The ox cart and mule cart were driven into the house, and Biyue took out a lot of grass for them to eat.