Ji Han Grand Commander

Chapter 151 145. Entering the City
"Guarding the food supplies! Let's go! Go into the city!"

A group of soldiers passed by the grain camp and saw the stuttering clerk still sitting there reading a book, so they reminded him.

The grain official looked up suddenly upon hearing this. He then noticed that there was a lot of noise in the Wei army's camp in the distance. Many people were packing up their things, as if they were going to move away.

"Excuse me, what happened? Why...why do we need to move?"

The grain keeper stopped a group of soldiers passing by and couldn't help asking about the current situation. As a grain keeper, he was basically oblivious to what was happening outside, so he didn't know the latest battle situation.

"Haha, little stutterer, hurry up and get ready. The general has already occupied Fancheng, and we all have to go into the city to rest. Damn, I can finally sleep in the house. I haven't slept well these days because of the disturbance of the Shu army..."

These people also knew the grain clerk and knew that he stuttered, so they didn't make a fuss. They just said a few words to him and then continued to talk and laugh as they walked away.

"Fancheng has been captured?"

The clerk who was looking at the grain couldn't help feeling a little confused. Fancheng was a famous strong city, and General Cao Ren was not known for his ability to attack and fight. How could he have captured Fancheng so quickly?

"It seems that the Shu army has taken the initiative to withdraw."

The grain clerk guessed what had happened after a moment's thought.

"Could it be that something has changed in the south of Jing? Or is it that the Shu army's generals just think it is unwise to waste time in Fancheng...? No, there is not enough information to guess."

The grain clerk thought about it carefully, but he didn't know much. He only knew the result of the Wei army occupying Fancheng, but not many details, so he could only make a rough guess.

"But the general is a cautious person and has been on the battlefield for a long time. If there are ambushes or backup plans in the city, the general will naturally be able to see them. It should be fine..."

Thinking about the current situation, the grain clerk quietly packed up his things. As for the grain and grass, there would naturally be special people to deliver them. It was not his turn to worry about it. He was just a gatekeeper.

Soon, several large carts arrived and began to gradually load the grain from the granary, and sent it into Fancheng along with other Wei troops.

"It seems that the general wants to rebuild Fancheng and make it the first line of defense against the Shu army's northward advance."

The grain official remained silent all the way, but he was indeed very active in his mind. He kept glancing at the surrounding Wei army camps and making his own inferences in his mind.

The Wei army was not far from Fancheng. It only took an incense stick of time for the grain clerk to enter Fancheng along with the grain carts.

"Ugh... It stinks! The Shu army is so damn unrefined! Why is it so smelly?"

Many soldiers who entered Fancheng with the grain-guarding clerk could not help but complain loudly. The grain-guarding clerk also felt that it was indeed very smelly, but it was still within the tolerable range, so he did not say anything.

Because of his stutter, the grain clerk didn't like to talk much except when necessary. After all, most people would laugh at him for his stuttering, or even look down on him. It didn't matter what his opinions were, they just wanted to see him blush and stutter in order to express his opinions.

They just wanted to laugh at his joke.

"Hey, I heard from my fellow townsmen that he was the first to follow General Niu Jin to the city. They searched the city for any ambush or trick by the Shu army. Guess what, they found toilets everywhere in the city, with four or five on every street."

A soldier in front seemed to know something, and deliberately spoke loudly to the person next to him, enjoying the admiration of knowing something that others didn't know. "Does this Shu army have multiple eyes for each person? Why do they need so many toilets?"

Someone asked the question immediately.

"I don't know. Even our generals and great generals don't know about this, so why should we, the little soldiers, care about it? Look at the bright side. At least it will be much more convenient for you to get up in the middle of the night. There are toilets everywhere you go."

The soldiers of the Wei army joked with each other, but the grain clerk felt that things were not that simple. As the saying goes, there must be something wrong when things are abnormal. Although this saying did not exist at that time, it did not prevent the grain clerk from understanding the meaning.

"The ground is clean and the house is filled with dust. There is no possibility of a fire attack..."

The grain clerk followed the grain carts to the granary. The Han army evacuated very calmly and did not leave a single grain of grain behind. Therefore, the granary was empty, with nothing but dust and rocks on the ground.

The grain clerk checked the granary carefully. There were no lurking people inside, nor any flammable materials such as kerosene. It was just so large and empty.

"Could it be that all the Han soldiers hid in the toilet and rushed out at night?"

This was the most outrageous idea that the grain official had, but he knew it was impossible. Not to mention how many people could fit into a toilet, it was not something that ordinary people could do to stay in it for a whole day. The people inside might die of suffocation before night fell.

The grain clerk went to the toilet to take a look himself, and found that it was really an ordinary toilet, nothing unusual. Although it was pitch black down there, there seemed no way to get out.

"Am I overthinking it? Did the Han army really build so many toilets just for the convenience of defending the city?"

Seeing that the grain clerk was confused, he simply stopped thinking about it. After all, he was of low position and his words did not matter. It was not his turn to take care of these things. He just needed to do his job well.

Soon, food and fodder were delivered in carts, and the grain clerks were counting and sealing the warehouses in an orderly manner, doing their own work.

Soon, soldiers came and brought food with orders from General Cao Ren, saying that the soldiers should have a good meal tonight.

After the grain clerk carefully checked and confirmed that it was correct, he naturally did not dare to be negligent and took the soldiers out of the warehouse to take the grain.

After everyone left, the grain clerk had some free time to think. It was already afternoon, and the sun would set in less than an hour.
"It seems that the general wants to reward the three armies and boost morale."

The grain official understood Cao Ren's purpose after a little thought. Since the Wei army set out from Wancheng, the progress has not been smooth, and the casualties have been heavy. The morale must have declined.

Now that we have just conquered Fancheng, we can open the granaries and release grain so that the soldiers can have a full meal and boost their morale.

As for the Han army coming back and killing Cao Ren by surprise?
The probability of this is almost zero. If the Han army wants to return to Fancheng now, they can only take a boat across the river, and they will definitely be discovered by the Wei army in Fancheng. Moreover, Fancheng is a strong city, and Cao Ren cannot fail to be prepared. Even if the Han army comes, it will return empty-handed.

Thinking about it carefully, there seemed to be nothing wrong, and the grain clerk was relieved. However, there was always something wrong.

"Maybe I'm overthinking it. The Han army can't use magic to hurt people out of thin air..."

The grain clerk thought about it for a while and was immediately amused by his own unrealistic idea.

(End of this chapter)