The Bully General's Spiritual Husband

Yin Baicai also heard what the soldier said and came out. "Go and see what's going on." She then took Li Mo from his arms.

Li Zhe nodded, mounted the horse brought by his servant, and galloped off towards the military camp.

The arrival of grain infested with weevils shocked the entire military camp. All the soldiers inspected it together and finally picked out that more than half of it was old rice with weevils and stones.

The hot-tempered He Qi held his sword to the neck of the grain transport officer. "Speak! What happened? Why is more than half of the grain spoiled?"

The escort officer was so frightened that sweat poured down his forehead. Despite the freezing weather, he felt no heat whatsoever, only cold. "I... this, I don't know either!"

He clearly saw with his own eyes the Ministry of Rites loading the grain onto the carts, and he kept a close eye on it the whole way, and no one changed the grain. This...

When Li Zhe arrived, he saw He Qi questioning the escort officer, and his eyes darkened.

"Let's put the grain into storage first. We'll discuss this matter again tomorrow. He Qi, take the escort officer with you, and the rest of the generals will come with me into the tent."

This wasn't the first time the escort officer had met Li Zhe, but every time he saw this war god general, his heart skipped a beat. The general's murderous aura was innate, and he didn't even dare to look him in the eye.

With such a major incident, I'm not even sure if I can keep my official position! I'm afraid I'll soon lose my life in this remote northern region.

In Li Zhe's camp, many generals spoke up: "General, the battle is urgent. Who switched the supplies?"

"Yes, if the soldiers aren't well-fed, how can they fight the enemy?"

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Li Zhe listened to the crowd's words, his gaze fixed indifferently ahead. There was no time to investigate the supply of provisions now. Regardless of the reason, the war was urgent, and he needed to achieve a swift victory, or the consequences would be dire.

Once the northern region falls, it will be not far for the Yan Kingdom to directly attack the capital.

Who dared to switch the military rations? We must find out and report the truth as soon as the war is over.

Li Zhe spoke up: "All generals, listen to my command. The matter of provisions will be put aside for now. We must fight a quick battle. Also, He Qi, you will lead a team into the city to see if you can buy any surplus grain from the people and merchants."

"Yes."

Li Zhe devised a battle plan in his tent overnight. As dawn broke, the battle horns sounded, and Li Zhe swiftly donned his armor and led his troops out to meet the enemy.

On what should have been a lively and joyous Laba Festival, Yin Baicai was still thinking about getting up early to prepare Laba rice when the resounding horn woke him from his sleep.

Li Zhe did not return last night, which shows the impact of the grain supply issue on the army.

Unable to fall asleep, Yin Baicai simply got up.

Uncle He and the others had already lit the stove. After washing up, Yin Baicai went to the greenhouse in the backyard to check on the vegetables she had grown.

The seedlings had already grown to a considerable height. Carrying a homemade wooden watering can from behind the door, Yin Baicai watered them.

After he finished watering the vegetables, Uncle He rushed over to call him for breakfast.

Shen Jin, who already had trouble sleeping, couldn't fall asleep in the middle of the night and vomited for a long time. Hearing Yin Baicai and the others getting up, she rushed to the front hall.

I just heard the war horn. The Ice Face isn't coming today. I don't know what happened yesterday. Li Zhe was also called away this evening.

Seeing that Shen Jin had no appetite, Yin Baicai asked, "What's wrong? What would you like to eat? I'll have Aunt Chen make it for you."

"No need. Isn't today the Laba Festival? Why does the Wali Kingdom always choose days like this to attack the city?"

"I don't know, but it seems like something happened in Li Eba's camp? I'll go ask him later and see if I can help."

As the two were chatting, Uncle He brought Hu Nu'er over. "Madam, this boy said you sent him to work in the manor."

"Yes, Uncle He, I sent him. Tell him to look after the greenhouse in the back and teach him how to add charcoal and water the vegetables."

Uncle He led the person over.

Shen Jin clearly recognized Hu Nu'er as well. Last time, he and Yin Baicai encountered this person being bullied on the road and helped him out. He was right then and there; this person was definitely not going to suffer any losses. He had a dagger hidden in his sleeve.

Why did you bring him to the manor?

Yin Baicai told Shen Jin about meeting Hu Nuer on the road yesterday.

Shen Jin thought that since Li Zhe had agreed to let someone into the manor, he must have investigated beforehand, but she still needed to be cautious. After all, Xiao Baicai was kind-hearted, and sometimes she might suffer for it.

Wan Yanhe, who was leading the troops, looked at Li Zhe who was coming out of the city to welcome the army and laughed loudly: "Li Zhe, only you are worthy to be my opponent, hahaha. It is said that today is the Laba Festival in your Yan Kingdom. Then you can taste the big gift I have prepared for you!"

Li Zhe was already troubled by the matter of grain supplies, and on the other hand, he could not reunite with A Yin and Xiao Mo during the Laba Festival.

Fueled by rage, he drew his sword and charged forward.

Wan Yanhe, who was still boasting, immediately dodged the approaching sword.

"Li Zhe, take advantage of the situation and launch a sneak attack."

Li Zhe didn't care about any sneak attack or anything like that. He only knew that the people of Wali were truly hateful. They had to come to the city gate to make a scene on Laba Festival. If he didn't teach them a lesson, he would write his name backwards.

Wan Yanhe brought many elite soldiers with him this time, hoping to avenge his previous defeat.

Li Zhe noticed that the morale of the Yan soldiers was indeed low, and he guessed that it must be because the grain supplies sent from the capital yesterday had affected the morale of the army.

He shouted, "You all better be alert! Today, those bastards Wali have prevented us from celebrating the festival properly. We must drive them back to their hometown!"

Li Zhe's shout was clearly effective; many of the demoralized soldiers rallied and joined forces to defeat Wali's troops.

A black crow with eerie green eyes flew out from the dimly lit old courtyard. A smile flashed across the old carpenter's deeply lined face. As long as the grand plan could succeed, he would not hesitate to risk his old life.

The wound had long since healed, but a long, ugly scar on his arm fueled Hu Rulie's hatred.

I will personally avenge this grudge against Li Zhe.

A trusted aide entered with a secret letter. "Zuo Xian, a letter has arrived from the Northern Region City."

Hu Rulie said menacingly, "Give it to me."

With a quick glance, Hu Rulie burned the small note to ashes.

"Very good, it seems I've found a good pawn this time. Once I regain command of the troops, it will be easy to launch a coordinated attack from within and without to take down the Northern Region City."

The affairs of the Tang family in Peach Blossom Village have become a topic of conversation among the villagers.

"Look at those people banging drums and gongs at the village entrance! Could they be coming to the Tang family's house?"

"It must be. I live next door to Tang He. Let me tell you, I don't know what Tang He was thinking, marrying his young daughter off to an old man in town to be his second son."

A woman curled her lip, "What else could it be! I heard that Old Gou sells wine in town, Tang He must be eyeing his money."

In the Tang family courtyard, Tang Xiaoyan, locked inside a room, cried out, "Mother, open the door for me! How can you bear to push me into a pit of fire!"

Wenying, whose face was bruised and swollen, heard Tang Xiaoyan's shouts from inside the house. Her lips moved for a moment, but when her gaze fell on the stick at Tang He's feet, she lowered her head in fear.

Tang He, who had already drunk quite a bit, pointed at Wen Ying and cursed, "It's all your fault for spoiling her. I found her a good marriage and she doesn't even thank me. She's actually going against me." As he spoke, he let out a burp.

"Why aren't you hurrying to see where the son-in-law is? Hurry up and welcome him over. What are you standing there for?"

Wenying walked out shakily.

He walked away wiping away tears. Ever since the family lost their job at the restaurant, life had become increasingly difficult. His temper had also worsened, and he would often beat himself up.

Now, she has even found a husband for her sixteen-year-old daughter who is older than herself, making the whole family a laughing stock in Peach Blossom Village.

Exhausted from calling out, Tang Xiaoyan slumped behind the door, unwilling to accept that she was marrying that old geezer.

Brother Li, where have you been? Why haven't you come back yet? If you come back, you'll definitely save me, just like when we were kids, right?