Chapter 1243 Famine and Natural Disaster 402

Mingyi listened to his earnest admonition and reluctantly grabbed his hand, "Take a break now, don't keep nagging, it makes my head buzz."

Agnes Chow: I was disliked.

"Okay, I'm the one who said too much." She looked like this, and if he continued to talk, she would give him a cold look. "Anyway, don't get too tired."

"I know, I know." She even forced out the dialect.

In her first life, she was from the south, and the three words "I understand" were often spoken with an accent similar to that of Sichuan and other places, which sounded perfunctory and impatient.

Zhou Ting surrendered quickly, fearing that she would be provoked to anger. "I have to gather the generals to discuss the follow-up matters. I can't accompany you. Yiyi, go back and take a nap?"

"Okay, you go about your business."

After saying that, he left, running very fast.

Zhou Ting raised his hand and wanted to say a few more words to her but he didn't have the chance. He put his hand down awkwardly and walked out of the tent. He watched her rush into the tent before he retracted his gaze. He turned around and saw An Qi coming out of the teacher's tent and calling people over.

"Call the generals for a meeting."

"I will go now."

An Qi bowed and left. Zhou Ting returned to the main tent and stared at the map of Ningguo, thinking back and forth.

In just a quarter of an hour, the generals notified by An Qi arrived one after another.

Zhou Ting turned his gaze away from the map, his eyes full of deepness, "Now that everyone is here, let's talk about the preparation and inventory of military rations and medicinal materials."

"Commander-in-chief, the preparation of military rations and medicinal materials is almost complete, and will be delivered to the military camp in two days at the latest." General Yun Hui was in charge of the preparations. His eyes were full of respect and reverence as he answered Zhou Ting's questions.

Zhou Ting nodded with satisfaction.

"That's good. I have summoned you all here to ask about the military rations and to inform you that the Central Plains is in complete chaos. The old emperor has passed away, and the princes have united to summon the princes to the capital."

"What?!" General Huaihua was horrified. "How could this be? Commander, you can't go!"

"Those princes are really good at causing trouble. We are about to attack Ningguo, and they want to summon the commander back to the capital. Isn't this just causing trouble for us?" General Yun Hui criticized unceremoniously.

General Zhongwu and the other generals were speechless and remained silent. They were also very dissatisfied with the princes.

"We have conquered the Western Regions and have enough military pay to attack Ningguo without any worries. But they really know how to play! The Central Plains is in chaos, and they still dare to summon the princes to the capital. Aren't you afraid that they will wipe them out at once?!"

I don’t know whether to say those people in the royal family are smart or stupid.

The chaos had already occurred, but instead of trying to calm it down and stabilize the princes, they were planning to summon people to the capital. Did they think they could do whatever they wanted after they arrived? Idiots.

They can just send troops and attack the city.

  Are you really taking us for fools?!

General Huaihua held his forehead with his hand, feeling powerless against those idiots in the royal family.

"Commander, you can't go!" General Yun Hui was afraid that if the commander left, the entire Northwest Army would be leaderless.

They can guess what the court is planning with their toes.

"Commander, this trip is not feasible. Please think twice!" As soon as one person spoke, a second person followed. General Zhongwu was very worried.

General Wu Lue and others nodded, looking at him nervously and solemnly, fearing that he would agree.

Zhou Ting scanned the faces of everyone present one by one. Their faces were full of worry, panic, and tension. They regarded Kyoto as a dangerous place.

"Okay, don't worry, I have no plans to go to Beijing. The Central Plains is too chaotic, but the Northwest is relatively stable. We will defend the Northwest first. As for the emperor's death, it is reasonable for the princes to go to Beijing to pay their respects, but it does not support the current situation in the Northwest."

Everyone sighed.

As long as you don’t go to Beijing, it’ll be fine.

Everything is easy to talk about. "What the commander said is very true. There are many princes in the Central Plains. Once we go out to the northwest, we will face the princes' forces. My Northwest Army cannot temporarily mobilize so many people to deal with it. Whether we can enter Kyoto is still uncertain. I don't know what those princes are thinking."

"Shut up." Zhou Ting suddenly said in a deep voice.

The generals fell silent.

Seeing that they had listened, Zhou Ting said, "The day for sending out the troops is set to be five days from now. Do you think it is feasible?"

"It's feasible. We can send troops in three days instead of five. We have given Ningguo a few months to catch its breath. We must take them down as soon as possible." General Huaihua spoke firmly and decisively.

General Yun Hui and others nodded in agreement.

"We should send troops as soon as possible. After we deal with Ningguo, there is still a grassland. They are a nomadic country, their whereabouts are uncertain, and it is difficult to find them." The poisonous insects in Ningguo are no longer a big threat to them, so they have fewer concerns when attacking.

The grassland is vast and it is difficult to find people, so they need more time.

"Then it will be scheduled for five days from now. Generals, please prepare for battle and strengthen the training of the soldiers. Have the military medical battalion produce more medicine powder for poisonous insects. Before departure, each soldier needs to have two doses of detoxification powder. The Hundred Poison Powder will be given to the soldiers in the vanguard battalion, and each soldier also needs to have two doses."

"After the war, if they are not used up, both the antidote powder and the Hundred Poison Powder must be handed in. Please pay attention to this. Especially the Hundred Poison Powder, it cannot be left in the hands of soldiers." Unified regulations, it is inappropriate to leave it in the hands of soldiers.

That is a deadly poison. Once leaked, it will do no good but only harm.

"Please rest assured, coach."

After agreeing on the time for the expedition, Zhou Ting sent them away and sat in front of the sand table; the sand table had been changed to the terrain where Ningguo met with the northwest border. To enter Ningguo, one had to pass through a deep mountain forest with miasma.

He was not afraid because he had the detoxification powder, but he was a little worried when the miasma rose.

Miasma means obstruction of vision, which is a big taboo for soldiers fighting.

It is impossible for the Ning people not to arrange men in the forest. Their expedition might not be successful, but they had to fight.

Ningguo must be his Zhou Ting’s territory!

His eyes flickered, and he was determined to take Ningguo!

Everywhere in the military camp was busy. The military medical camp mobilized a number of soldiers to help grind the medicinal powder; while the military doctors and Mingyi were responsible for preparing various medicinal powders.

Five days passed quickly.

A large amount of detoxification powder and anti-poison powder were produced.

Each person can have two packets of detoxification powder, and three thousand packets of Hundred Poison Powder have been prepared.

Together with the medicine powder that was not used up last time, there was enough medicine powder for this trip; besides that, tens of thousands of doses of hemostatic medicine were also made. The hemostatic medicine did not need to be prepared by military doctors, but was made by Chunmei, who led the servants in the palace. Chunmei knew the dosage of the medicine, so she made a lot of it.

After five days, Zhou Ting mobilized his troops and set out with military pay and various supplies.

Eight of them, including Doctor Hua, left on this expedition, leaving only a military doctor named Xu and Mingyi to stay in the camp.

Mingyi watched the large army leave with a solemn look on her face. Fan Qingzhi, who was standing next to her, patted her on the back of the head.

"They've already left, let's go back."

"Ah."

Mingyi nodded unhappily and followed Fan Qingzhi back to the camp.

Chunxi and Chunmei saw that she looked unhappy, and followed her in a hurry. After the three of them entered the tent, Chunxi said, "Sir, don't worry. The Crown Prince is very capable. This expedition will surely be a success. The Crown Prince's previous campaign in the Western Regions was also very smooth, and this time it will be the same."

(End of this chapter)

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