Crown Prince of the Empire, I quit!

Liu Chuang glared and immediately defended himself.

Cao Chuan explained:

"If you go out and steal food, people will think we in Daqian have no food to give you. Isn't that embarrassing?"

"How about this, Old Liu? Give me some gunpowder and spare me three thousand brothers from the Fire Camp. Then I'll give you a hundred thousand catties of grain... no, two hundred thousand catties!"

Although what the other party said made sense, Liu Chuang always felt something was wrong.

Since following Qin Ming, his experience in hundreds of firearms wars, big and small, has made him no longer the young and naive person he used to be.

"Old Cao, are you trying too hard to tell His Majesty that you've used up all your ammunition with Wanyan Tielu, and now you're looking to me for money?"

"No, nothing..."

Now it was Cao Chuan's turn to be embarrassed.

However, since the two parties have come together, there is naturally no need to say more about this matter.

In the end, Liu Chuang took out the account book.

"It's fine to give it to you, we can share it, but please help me settle this account, otherwise I won't be able to report to His Majesty."

Since the war began, because it was a special case and there were many naval battles involved, it was impossible to determine the amount of ammunition.

Therefore, all the Daqian generals who participated in this battle did not know how much weapons and ammunition Liu Chuang had brought from Daqian in these trips.

Today, Cao Chuan and Hei Fu finally had the opportunity to see the account book of the Fire Camp, which ranked among the top three in terms of mystery in this war.

Cao Chuan, who was in charge of logistics, only heard the first half of the sentence and realized that Liu Chuang had caused a big mess this time.

as predicted.

After flipping through the first and last two pages, he was so scared that cold sweat broke out on his back and he quickly closed the account book with a bang.

"Are you crazy? No matter how much money His Majesty makes, can he afford to spend it like this?"

Cao Chuan finally found out today.

Liu Chuang originally used Qin Ming's banner, saying that he would resist the vanguard of the 300,000-strong Yan army at sea, and also said that he would bring a batch of supplies to support the Yan Dynasty.

With the two combined, more than 9.6 million taels of weapons and ammunition were brought in at once, which is close to 10 million taels!

No wonder he fights so fiercely and wins every time.

Every time he spends hundreds of thousands of taels of silver to pave the road, he carries out large-scale bombing without regard for the consequences. He can win even if he ties a dog to it!

"Oh, the battle has already begun, and the Fire Battalion hasn't lost. You guys in charge of logistics are just too stingy. I shouldn't have told you earlier."

Liu Chuang was in a good mood. He spread his hands and even had the leisure to sit next to him and eat a pancake with tea in the pot, mumbling to himself.

"It's not like our Daqian doesn't have the strength. This batch of supplies was approved by Prime Minister Chen, and the Queen also nodded."

"That's for His Majesty, not for you."

Cao Chuan corrected.

"What are you saying? I'm not His Majesty's man, am I? Besides, if all else fails, I can send a batch of supplies to His Majesty. That would also count as His Majesty using some of them, wouldn't it?"

Faced with the different concepts of spending on the battlefield between the two, the young and inexperienced Hei Fu tried to persuade them a few times but found it was useless, so he had to sit aside and watch awkwardly.

Just as the two of them were arguing over the account book.

A piece of news came.

"Three generals, Xiao Tianzhu has withdrawn his troops!"

"what?"

Upon hearing the news, all three people present were stunned.

But the messenger's next words shocked them even more.

"The Ouyang family seems to have taken their place and launched a two-pronged attack. The first is here, and the second is a surprise attack along the west coast."

"They are truly bullies who only fear the strong and bully the weak. Fortunately, Your Majesty anticipated their movements!"

Upon hearing this, Cao Chuan immediately spat.

If the Ouyang family took advantage of this opportunity, it would be easy for them to steal the fruits of victory of the Third Prince and Xiao Tianzhu.

It is even possible that they will seize a part of the Yun family's territory. As for the West Coast troops that have suffered heavy losses after fighting with Xiao Tianzhu for many days, they will also be severely damaged.

Fortunately, under Heifu's suggestion, Liu Chuang had given up the plan of advancing into the royal territory, retreated backwards and advanced vertically to meet up with them.

"Do it!"

Liu Chuang was very excited. He had just defeated a group of people, and now it seemed that they still had a battle to continue.

"Of course we must continue. His Majesty has already said that we should prepare in advance and catch the Ouyang family off guard."

Cao Chuan also nodded.

At this time, Hei Fu suddenly asked a question.

"General Cao, do you still remember what Patriarch Yun said earlier about who the Ouyang family is under?"

"You mean... the Princess Tiance?"

"Well, I suspect the upper echelons of the royal family no longer trust the methods of the Second and Third Princes, so they decided to replace them."

Heifushi's guess made sense.

If the younger generation can only muster their weakest force to fight against them, it means that the offensive pressure on the West Coast will be greatly reduced in the future.

Although it may not be possible to defeat the Yan Dynasty from west to east in a short period of time, it can do a lot of things outside the battlefield.

"Old Liu, go find His Majesty."

After thinking for a moment, Cao Chuan suddenly spoke.

"Now?"

Liu Chuang raised his eyebrows, but quickly reacted.

"I'll leave you half the gunpowder. I'm leaving now."

"No, 30% is enough."

Seeing how well the two of them were in sync, Heifu guessed why after a little thought.

"General Cao is worried that the Second and Third Princes will turn against Your Majesty?"

"I'm not worried. I feel that if His Majesty really enters the royal territory, the threat will definitely be greater than ours. If I were a high-ranking official in the Yan Dynasty, I would also send the Third Prince there after the withdrawal of the troops."

"I see."

Hei Fu nodded slowly.

Just like that, Liu Chuang and Cao Chuan, who had just reunited, quickly separated.

That night, after Liu Chuang set out from the rear coast, tens of thousands of troops of the Ouyang family arrived in front of Cao Chuan and the other man.

"General, the Ouyang family has taken action!"

"The Yun family has reorganized their army and started a war with them. Ten miles from our front line, my grandfather discovered traces of a large-scale Ouyang family army."

"set off!"

Cao Chuan and Hei Fu looked at each other. After two days of rest, they had recovered some of their combat power.

That night, a tug-of-war with the Ouyang family began.

On the other side, Ouyang Lie has arrived at the front line.

As the head of the Ouyang family, his status actually does not require him to go directly to the front line to participate in the war.

But this war is different because it involves Princess Tiance, a supporter of the Ouyang family for many years.

Soon, the Ouyang family's carriage stopped in a small town in the territory of the Yan Dynasty royal family.

This small town is only a few miles away from the battlefield where Cao Chuan and his men are stationed.

Because of the coming of war, many people fled after receiving the news in advance, which made the town a ghost town.

Blown by the slightly bleak north wind, Ouyang Lie came to the gate of a small courtyard that was not too dilapidated.

There are several black-armored guards standing here.

Seeing Ouyang Lie, they made a gesture of invitation.

"Master Ouyang, the princess has been waiting for you for a long time. Please come in."

"well……"

Ouyang Lie felt a little nervous, and forced a humble smile before stepping into the door opened by the black-armored guard.

At this moment, a face so beautiful that it could topple a country came into view.

No matter how many times he watched it, Ouyang Lie felt short of breath!