After the general's wife was reborn, everyone knelt down and begged her for mercy.

Jiang Yan knew that those people would not allow him to quell the chaos smoothly, but he did not expect to be so ruthless and directly tampered with the military rations. Of course, he could report it to the emperor and ask the emperor to send people to raise it again, but that would take time, etc. They might starve to death after the food and grass comes over, not to mention that because of the invasion from Beiyuan, the treasury is basically empty.

Therefore, he can only find a way on his own.

Of course, he will not let go of those who do evil things.

"Master Marquis, what should I do?" Fu Junli looked at the inedible food with a sociable expression, "The stock in Nanyang City is only enough to feed our 80,000 troops for three to five days. Even if the whole city raises some, No matter how much we save, we won’t be able to survive for ten days.”

"I'll come up with a solution." Jiang Yan glanced at Fu Junli, "I'm going out for a while. During this period, you can just defend the city. I will definitely be back within three days."

"Don't worry, as long as you keep your humble position, Nanyang City will never be given to traitors."

"Okay." Jiang Yan nodded, then said a few more words, turned around and left.

It takes about a day and a night to get from Nanyang City to Cangzhou by horseback, and about two or three days by horse carriage.

However, because it has been raining in many places here recently, it will take a little longer.

Liao Dong has been doing well in Cangzhou these days. Because he has money to pave the way, he not only completed the food storage task assigned by Ning Ruyan, but also developed some of his own contacts. He didn't want to do anything else. If he comes here, he must have a purpose. If he does more, he might be able to help more in the future.

When Jiang Yan saw Liao Dong, he felt a little uncomfortable, because this person grew up with Yanyan and fed on the same person's milk. Their relationship was not trivial. It could be said that, except for the eldest brother of the Ning family, everyone in the family had grown up together. The most important thing in Yanyan's heart is this nanny brother.

"I've met the Marquis." Liao Dong saluted perfunctorily at Jiang Yan. He was a little unhappy with this man, because this man provoked the eldest lady but did not marry her. If he was not really invincible, he would have given it to him. One punch.

Jiang Yan ignored the complexity in the other party's eyes and took out Ning Ruyan's letter and hairpin.

Liao Dong took it and took a look at it, then nodded: "I will definitely comply with the eldest lady's instructions."

"Sorry, I wonder how much military rations can be provided?"

"How much do you need?"

Jiang Yan frowned: "Liao Dong, do you know what I am here to do?"

"The Marquis of Xinyang rebelled and came to quell the rebellion. The common people also know that the treasury is empty and it is difficult to support the Northern Expedition."

"Then you dare to ask that?"

"The eldest lady started planning a year ago." Liao Dong glanced at Jiang Yan, "Not only did her dowry money come over, but the master and the eldest young master also prepared a lot."

Jiang Yan opened his mouth, then smiled: "Don't worry, as long as the rebellion is quelled, I will keep the Ning family safe for the rest of their lives."

"Thank you, Lord Marquis." Liao Dong knelt down and kowtowed to Jiang Yan, "The eldest lady said that Lord Marquis will give him as much as he wants. However, there are not so many people escorting the grassroots here, so..."

"I have brought someone here."

"The grassroots people can immediately provide food from three warehouses, about 100,000 shi of food. There are also other places, but it will take some time to dispatch."

(According to the standards of the mid-Ming Dynasty, one stone is about 150 kilograms)

Jiang Yan couldn't help but take a breath of cold air, but didn't say anything. He just nodded and asked Li Qi to take people to count.

Outside Nanyang City, Xia Chunlin stood on a high hill and looked at Nanyang City from a distance: "What is the background of this Fu Junli?"

Lian Feng bowed slightly: "He is an orphan. He grew up eating the food of hundreds of families. He has no relatives and has not been married yet." "How come I have no impression of this person at all?"

"After he passed the Imperial Examination and passed the imperial examination, he was directly assigned to Nanyang as the county magistrate because his ranking did not advance and no one promoted him."

"Haha, a county magistrate can actually order the garrison, saying that there is no one behind him, do you believe it?"

Lian Feng lowered his head and said nothing. He couldn't explain this clearly, and he hadn't investigated it clearly yet.

In a city, there will be a government office and a garrison. These are divided into two systems.

"Continue checking." After Xia Chunlin finished speaking, he turned around and walked down the hill, returning to the camp.

Li Zhou looked at Xia Chunlin who walked in, and his eyes flashed: "Chunlin, it's not a problem if this confrontation continues, and the rain keeps falling. If it continues, it will definitely flood. We have to enter Nanyang as soon as possible. The city will do.”

Nanyang City is upstream, and the terrain is higher. There have been floods before, but several cities to the north of Nanyang City have not been completely flooded.

"That Fu Junli is a tough guy. If he attacks hard, the losses will be too great." Xia Chunlin sat down on the chair, "So, don't be anxious."

"But, after so many days, if we continue to delay..."

"Uncle, don't worry, it won't be long." Xia Chunlin said as he poured a cup of tea and took a sip. "In less than ten days, there will be chaos in the city."

"Huh? What did you do?" Li Zhou became more energetic after hearing this.

"Although I left the capital and they killed a lot of my people, there is no way to get rid of them all." Xia Chunlin looked at Li Zhou, "Jiang Yan just brought about 60,000 troops, but, The grain and grass are all moldy, how much grain and grass supply do you think the city will have?"

Li Zhou's eyes suddenly lit up.

"How can they persist without food?" Xia Chunlin sneered.

"Great." Li Zhou smiled, then looked at Xia Chunlin, "Chunlin, you and Wan Ning have already cooked rice. Since you two are in love, I won't stop you. This time we captured After Nanyang City, you should get married first."

Xia Chunlin frowned, but did not refuse: "Uncle, don't worry, my real wife will only be Wan Ning."

"Yeah." Li Zhou nodded. If it weren't for that girl Wan Ning, he wouldn't have rebelled so hastily. But anyway, it's better to make the decision yourself than to listen to others.

At this time, Jiang Yan had returned to Nanyang City.

"Master Marquis, how are you?" Fu Junli has been on tenterhooks these past few days. He has been guarding the city wall every day. He only slept a few hours in three days, and his eyes were full of black circles.

"Don't worry, there's plenty of food." Jiang Yan smiled, "How's it going outside?"

"I originally thought they would attack the city, but there was no movement at all."

Jiang Yan stood on the city wall and looked out: "Since they don't come to attack the city, then we will attack them."

"Huh? Take the initiative?"

"Yes." Jiang Yan nodded, then turned around and walked down the city wall, "I didn't come here to defend the city." (End of Chapter)