Chapter 1335: Very smooth, unexpected

An hour later.

Zhou Qi returned.

This time was shorter than anyone had expected.

Accompanying Zhou Qi back were at least a thousand supply carts transporting grain.

Seeing this scene, the soldiers were incredibly shocked.

Everyone just froze, falling into absolute silence.

After all, when Zhou Qi left, he only took the hostage and a dozen soldiers.

But upon returning, he brought back thousands of carriages transporting grain.

How could this not leave them bewildered?

"Is this real?"

"This speed is too fast, right?"

"It's only been an hour, how could it be so fast?"

"Those carts should all be grain, right?"

"Nonsense, it must be grain; could it be stones?"

"Deputy General Zhou is amazing; he went out once and exchanged for so much grain."

"Good news, this is truly good news!"

"Quick, quickly tell the County Commandant this good news."

The soldiers who reacted immediately cheered.

The soldiers surrounded Zhou Qi as if welcoming a hero.

They grabbed him and threw him high into the air; applause and shouts were endless.

While they were cheering, the soldiers on the supply carts also retreated silently.

These were soldiers of the Imperial Army, only responsible for helping transport the grain.

Now that they had reached the destination, they left quietly.

Zhou Qi and the others noticed this scene, but had no intention of stopping them.

After all, they were helping to deliver grain, and they were all just small soldiers.

Why should a small soldier make things difficult for another small soldier?

Many soldiers rushed up to take over the transport vehicles.

They checked and found that they were indeed genuine grain.

The smiles on their faces didn't fade, and the cheers grew even louder.

At the same time, they also looked vigilantly towards the rear.

Seeing that no large army appeared in the rear, they breathed a sigh of relief.

The soldiers carried Zhou Qi and walked inside.

The other soldiers followed closely with the supply vehicles.

Such a joyous event must certainly be told to the County Commandant.

Although Zhou Qi was dirty, it didn't affect the soldiers' enthusiasm at all.

At this moment, Zhou Qi also felt it was somewhat worth it.

Although he was beaten up, he finally got the grain.

He was also treated with hero's etiquette by the soldiers; the suffering he endured was worth it.

Ren Xiao, Fan Zeng, and Hu Hai heard the commotion here and all rushed over.

They received notification on the way and only then knew Zhou Qi had returned.

After arriving at the place, they saw Zhou Qi being carried back by the soldiers.

From time to time, he was thrown into the sky once or twice; the scene was incredibly lively.

Behind him were dense rows of transport vehicles.

It looked like the matter had been accomplished.

Otherwise, the soldiers wouldn't be so happy.

It's just... this speed is too fast, right?

According to the plan, after Zhou Qi took people there.

It would be a threat, and they would only release the hostage after the grain arrived.

This link was also the most dangerous one, fearing the other side would take lethal action afterwards.

In that case, the grain exchanged couldn't possibly be transported back.

Who knew that Zhou Qi would return in just an hour.

This speed was so swift; no one could match this efficiency.

Seeing the County Commandant appear, the soldiers finally put Zhou Qi down.

"Greetings, County Commandant!"

"This general has fortunately not failed the mission."

"I have already completed the task entrusted by the County Commandant!"

Zhou Qi saluted, his voice very excited.

"Good! Good! Good!"

Ren Xiao couldn't stop his excitement.

His voice was even slightly trembling.

"Do they have any intention of attacking us?"

What Ren Xiao cared about most now was whether the Imperial Army would attack them.

"County Commandant, please rest assured, they should have no such intention for the time being."

"Otherwise, they wouldn't have let me return."

"And they even sent people to help deliver the grain."

"They should have no thoughts of attacking us; the County Commandant can rest assured about this."

Zhou Qi answered very affirmatively; if the other side wanted to take action against them, they wouldn't have let him return.

"Someone, give the order, let everyone have a meal and then depart immediately."

Ren Xiao looked at the at least a thousand grain transport carts, somewhat excited.

This grain exceeded his expectations.

This grain could sustain them for a while.

"Yes!"

A general took the order and left. ===== CHAPTER 1337 =====