Kai Fu Han

Chapter 416 Medicated Diet
"Should we inform Luo Cheng and send officials to accept the city we have conquered?" Liu Lisheng asked.

"Let us know, I think Changyi will be captured the day after tomorrow."

……

In the end, Liu Xinqi overestimated Changyi's defenders.

Sun Li led the soldiers of the 28nd and [-]rd field regiments. When they arrived at Changyi City on March [-], the day after the army set off, they found that Changyi City, which had been in war for years and had been mobilized many times by the puppet Qi, had no defenders. Even the west wall is not enough to stand.

Sun Li recruited [-] soldiers to form a commando team. The musketeers stepped forward to suppress the city. The commando team attacked the city with one pole and captured the west gate of Changyi City.

In this offensive and defensive battle, only five people from the Changyi defenders died.

Liu Xinqi, who received the news, was still leading his army on the way to Beihai.

"I have a hunch that our subsequent journey of recovery will be easy." Liu Xinqi
"I also have a hunch that Sun Li may be faster than us." Liu Xinyuan continued.

"It seems we have to work harder, otherwise Sun Li's two regiments will be ahead of three of our regiments, and it will be embarrassing."

The march time that day was extended by half an hour, and we hurriedly set up camp before dark.

March [-]th, no time.

Liu Xinqi led three field regiments and 2000 logistics workers, a total of more than [-] people, to the foot of Beihai City.

During the previous migration, Liu Xinqi led people into Beihai City to purchase food, so he had a fairly good understanding of the layout of Beihai City.

Before, they entered and exited through the north gate, but now Liu Xinqi and his army also stopped at the north gate, intending to break the city through the north gate.

"Are you going to attack the city?" Liu Xinyuan asked.

"Forget it today. After marching for four days in a row, ordinary soldiers must be tired. Besides, there was a big battle before. Let's set up camp early today and take a rest. We will eat at Chenshi tomorrow and attack the city at Sishi."

"Okay, I'll make arrangements."

Among the three regiment leaders, Liu Xinyuan made the most contributions and was the oldest, so Liu Xinyuan was mainly in charge of the daily affairs of the march, leaving Liu Xinyuan relatively free time.

"Alliance leader! A messenger has been sent from the city."

"Bring it in."

At this time, the Chinese army's tent had been set up.

The messenger was quickly taken into the big tent.

"I've met the leader of the Xinghan Alliance."

The messenger was followed by two people, one of whom looked like a subordinate at first glance, while the other looked a bit lively and familiar.

"I have met Master Liu Fort." The rich middle-aged man saw Liu Xinqi looking at him and bowed.

"You are the owner of the Li family grain store, right?" Liu Xinqi remembered.

At that time, the head of the family knew that Liujiabao's entire family had moved to avoid the war, and the food sold to him was very cheap, which was regarded as a good relationship.

"The leader has a good memory, but he can still remember the villain." The rich middle-aged man immediately smiled like a flower.

"How can we forget the kindness of selling grain at a low price?"

"How dare you dare!"

"Tell me, what advice do you have, Master Zhizhou?" Liu Xinqi turned to the envoy and asked.

On the surface, Liu Xinqi is now also the magistrate of the state, and is on the same level as the largest official in Beihai City.

"Master Zhizhou wants to know how the leader of the alliance will agree to withdraw his troops." The envoy asked.At this time, Liu Xinqi observed that the wealthy middle-aged man had lowered his head slightly.Obviously he was forced to come here and had no intention of getting involved in this matter.

Because of the kindness of helping Liu Jiabao in the past, and the fact that the Li family usually does not do evil, the wealthy businessmen are not worried about being confiscated and exterminated by the Xinghan Alliance during this military disaster.

"I will not retreat. I will go back and tell the magistrate of Weizhou that it is better to surrender as soon as possible to avoid the loss of life." Liu Xin said.

The envoy said a few more words, but Liu Xinqi firmly refused. For the sake of the wealthy businessman, he never drove them away.

"I still have a lot of military affairs to deal with. If you don't want to go back, I will arrange for someone to find a tent for you and stay in the camp to rest."

"I dare not bother the leader, I will go back right away."

"Then don't send it."

The purpose of the mission was not achieved, and the envoy led the two men back to the city in despair. Before leaving, the wealthy businessman carefully left a small clod of soil on the stool where he was sitting.

Liu Xinqi opened the clod of soil and found a note inside, which read:

"The city is empty of troops. There are less than two thousand defenders, all of them new troops. Only a hundred people are left to defend the south gate."

Putting away the note in his hand, Liu Xinqi sighed: "There are still many smart people who want to survive in this world."

Liu Xinqi has long known the truth and falsehood in the city.The wealthy businessman left this note, firstly to inform the enemy, and secondly, to surrender before the war.If Liu Xinqi sent people into the city now, he would definitely be able to coerce the wealthy businessmen to cooperate inside and outside the city, but Liu Xinqi did not do this.

If the Xinghan League has the ability to capture the city in an upright manner, it will not choose other methods.

On the evening of the [-]th, the night was uneventful.

At Mao hour on April [-], the camp gradually became noisy. At Chen hour, each camp began to have meals one after another. Liu Xinqi walked around each camp. The soldiers' food was very good, and there was no sign of being deducted.

There are seasonal vegetables, pickles, thick yam porridge, fishy steamed buns and half a catty of salted fish per person.

At present, potatoes have not been introduced to the Kyushu continent, so Liu Xinqi can only collect yams on a large scale to supplement vitamins for the soldiers.

Yams have been the main dish in the medicated diet since ancient times, and were given to ordinary soldiers as "medicated diet". Because of this, Liu Xinqi has been accused of extravagance and waste by Liu Lisheng.Even the soldiers who took the "medicated diet" would occasionally sigh when entering the food: "What a luxury."

"It's a luxury."

Liu Xinqi looked at the place where the sound came from. A young soldier held a small piece of yam with chopsticks, stopped in front of him, and sighed.

"Oops!" The veteran next to him bumped him with his elbow, and the greasy yam immediately fell off the chopsticks and fell to the ground.

"What are you doing!" the recruit asked the veteran, suppressing dissatisfaction in his tone and not daring to ask loudly.

The veteran gestured in Liu Xinqi's direction with his eyes.

The recruit turned his head and saw Liu Xinqi, and immediately stood up: "Leader!"

Then I realized that what I just said was inappropriate, and the rice bowl in my hand was shaking a little: "I...just...I..."

"It's okay, have a good meal, we are about to attack the city, but we can't go hungry." Liu Xinqi reassured, and then walked away.Otherwise, if he continues to stand here, the recruit may not be able to eat.

"You're such a bitch, you still talk too much when I'm giving you good food." A recruit next to him scolded.

"I just sighed. I didn't notice that the alliance leader was nearby, and you didn't remind me earlier." The erring recruit squatted down again.

"We didn't know that you would suddenly say this, and we didn't know if the alliance leader would lower our food standards after returning." The recruit said in scolding.

"Okay, let's all have a good meal and don't think too much. What kind of divine figure the leader is, how can he be the same as you brats?" the squad leader said.

(End of this chapter)