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Chapter 244

December.

The Northwest passed through the year amidst continuous warfare.

The north wind howled, and heavy snow fell one after another, but it could not quell the endless flames of war.

In the past month or so, the battle situation has been reversed. The 70,000-strong Shen family army not only defended Tianfu Pass and Luzhou City, but also launched a counterattack all the way back, forcing the Western Qi army to retreat two hundred miles, almost back into the Western Qi territory.

Of the 150,000 Western Qi troops, only 120,000 remain, having suffered considerable losses.

On the border between the Western Qi and Northern Yi, in a forest covered in white snow.

The Western Qi army's camp is now stationed here.

The Western Qi soldiers entering and leaving the tents were visibly demoralized, their faces pale and thin, listless, shivering in the freezing cold.

"Marshal, our granary was robbed again last night, and they took all our grain... We've deployed several times more men to guard it in shifts all night, but just like last time, we haven't found anything. The grain just vanished into thin air without a sound..."

Inside the commander's tent, the Western Qi marshal, after listening to the trembling report from his subordinate generals, flew into a rage and slammed his fist on the table, shattering it into pieces!

"Useless! A bunch of useless trash! Such a large granary, so much grain and fodder, how could it be stolen overnight without a sound! You didn't even notice a thing! What are you all good for?!"

The subordinate general said with a bitter face, "Marshal, go and take a look at the granary. There was no new snow last night, but there are no cart tracks left in the snow inside and outside the granary! How is that possible! Hundreds of thousands of kilograms of grain, how can they be transported without carts! Even if they were transported by carts, it would have to be a long convoy, at least a hundred carts! With so many of us guarding it, there's no way we couldn't have found it!"

Marshal Xiqi knew the other party was right. He himself was also very upset and couldn't figure out how the grain in the granary had been stolen!

How could such a bizarre thing happen in this world!

The last time the grain was stolen, although it was quite outrageous, he still thought it was a problem of poor guarding.

But even with the most meticulous guards, the granary was still swept clean overnight!

Without a doubt, the grain supplies were stolen by the Northern Yi army. During this period, they had been well-supplied, and everyone was eating well, looking rosy-cheeked and full of energy.

But the question is, how did they do it!

What kind of magic did those damned thieves use?!

The subordinate general lowered his voice and cautiously asked, "Marshal, do you think it's really Heaven helping the Northern Yi army, moving our supplies to their side...?"

What is impossible for humans can only be explained by supernatural powers.

"shut up!"

The Western Qi marshal roared with a ferocious expression, "If you dare to utter such supernatural and bizarre tales again, I will immediately execute you for disrupting the morale of the army!"

He knew that there was already a lot of talk and speculation in the military.

Some say that Heaven favored Bei Yi, and that the grain was taken away by heavenly soldiers and generals; others say that Bei Yi had a master sorcerer who used magic to steal the grain; still others say that Xi Qi offended evil spirits, and that the grain was stolen by demons and monsters... In short, it caused widespread panic.

Desperate morale among the troops is more terrifying than a lack of food!

The subordinate generals dared not speak and meekly withdrew.

The Western Qi Marshal was left alone there, still in a state of utter distress.

When the grain supplies were stolen last time, he took responsibility and, with a heavy heart, asked the court for another batch of military supplies. Now that they've been stolen again, he dares not ask the court for help again.

So what do we do now? How will we feed the 120,000 Western Qi soldiers?

Chu Tianming had promised him that he would help him capture three of the twelve cities in the northwest of Beiyi, but what has happened now? They haven't even captured Luzhou, and the Western Qi army is now on the verge of being driven to the brink of destruction!