Chapter 404

However, at this moment, Zhou Ergou said directly: "Actually, there is no need for these dry rations."

"Because we have our own; as long as we can ensure that you can fight normally, that is enough. Besides, this is equivalent to doing it for ourselves anyway."

"You don't need to worry too much. Although we are not all young and strong men, we have enough interest in transporting grain."

"Everyone used to do farm work at home, so General, you naturally don't need to worry about this. Also, General, please don't call me 'old brother'; that would be too disrespectful to my longevity!"

"So, just call me Ergou. Furthermore, I came here of my own volition, so please, General, do not think about how to reward us."

"The General only needs to fight this war well; that is what we all hope for."

After saying this, one could see Zhou Ergou directly handing over a cup of wine.

With a smiling face, one had to admit that Zhou Ergou was indeed very clever.

He was especially good at seizing the right moment.

At this time, he wanted to firmly grasp Meng Tian's heart. Meng Tian was indeed a bit surprised when he saw this scene.

It was mainly because he did not expect the other party to be so sensible, and at the same time, he felt a sense of intimacy.

At this moment, he finally understood why Ying Mo had asked him to treat this group of people to a meal before leaving.

Because after eating this meal, there was a bond between the two sides. The army could not afford enough money right now, but they could always provide a bite to eat.

This was something that could be discussed slowly later, so at this moment, Meng Tian admired Ying Mo's strategy even more.

At this time, so many of them were sitting around the table, eating happily and enjoying themselves to the fullest.

After they had all finished eating, it was already midnight. This time could be considered quite late, and on top of that, this was a border region.

Therefore, it certainly had to be stricter. After this point in time, everyone left the banquet. One had to say, the banquet...

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The various dishes were absolutely top-tier. After all, the cooks who came with the army had some skills, and they were much better than the dishes they usually stir-fried themselves.

More importantly, when they thought that a great General like Meng Tian was sitting at the same table as them.

They felt their hearts tremble and felt extremely honored!

It must be said that the atmosphere on their side was truly very good.

Meng Tian was, of course, also very happy at this time, because this not only showed his kindness to them.

But it was also because he hoped that these commoners could better transport grain for him in the future.

When Meng Tian thought of this, he became quite excited.

Meng Tian knew that since Ying Mo was no longer at the border, whether this war could be fought was almost an unknown.

If it wasn't fought, then he would have to be vigilant at all times.

After all, the news from the Mohist side was nine times out of ten correct. By then, if Goguryeo took advantage of his absence to suddenly send troops, and he did not have full preparations.

That would be very difficult.

Just like this time, after the front line was just repaired, grain was already lacking before the fighting even started, which was very bad. Plus, this year's harvest was not very good.

So, wanting to mobilize grain required more time, and at the same time, it required reducing the time on the road to maintain a balance.

Therefore, having these people help him, Meng Tian would of course only be happier, so at this moment, he was sincerely grateful to the people in front of him.

After this meal was finished, the group of commoners also knew that this meal was not eaten for free; they would have to help when the war started.

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Moreover, in the coming period, all of them would also have to transport grain. Regarding this news, not a single one of them expressed opposition.

After all, for them, being able to do their best for the entire dynasty was already quite enough.

Furthermore, under the current circumstances, they believed that the war was about to break out. If they could obtain some merit from it, wouldn't that be even better?

After all, compared to other things, killing enemies and obtaining military merit was actually the fastest way for commoners like them to rise.

So, everyone had a "987" grand idea in their hearts, but Meng Tian did not know about these thoughts. Of course, even if Meng Tian knew, he wouldn't say much.

Because he knew that once the war started, nothing could be controlled. Furthermore, since these commoners thought this way, he couldn't control it even if he wanted to.

Under such circumstances, on the other side, Ying Mo was heading to Huixian with the two Mohist elders and his own army.

It must be said that the journey was long, and the mountain roads were rugged.

So their speed was very slow. At this moment, the two Mohist elders spoke up: "This mountain road is indeed a bit slow, and this time, Young Master, you need to bring so many things."

"So the speed has slowed down, but it will be better later on."

"The terrain near Huixian is relatively flat, and by then, we can speed up over there."

Ying Mo nodded after hearing this, having no doubts.

However, the most uncomfortable thing for Ying Mo this time was that at the beginning, he had originally told Gao Jianli to bring fewer people.

But what he didn't expect was that Gao Jianli only brought ten people this time.

This number of people was indeed too small, once a war started.

Then he wouldn't even know how to distribute these ten people, and even if he wanted to assign them different tasks, he would probably be short-handed.

But although Ying Mo knew about this, he was powerless to complain. However, Ying Mo didn't want to think too much, as he had his own means.

It was just that Ying Mo was not willing to take them out when dealing with ordinary crises in daily life.

On the road, hearing what these Mohist people said, Ying Mo was not surprised at all.

After a few days, they finally arrived at the mountainous area near Huixian. As long as they crossed these few big mountains, they would be able to reach Huixian.

So at this time, everyone was very happy, and these few big mountains looked very rugged from the outside.

But in reality, walking inside felt unusually flat, as if people often came and went here.

There was a main road here. If this road were for horses or other creatures to walk on, it would naturally be easier, and even for people to walk on, it would be much easier.

So their speed increased quite a bit. Then, on the road.

The two Mohist elders said to Ying Mo: "Young Master, actually, there is one more thing we haven't told you, and that is that up ahead."

"There is a high possibility of mountain bandits appearing. They are very fierce. We saw mountain bandits last time, but because we were walking relatively fast."

"So they didn't catch up, and they didn't rob our things, but I think we should prioritize caution this time..."

The two Mohist elders were actually quite worried about such a situation occurring.

Because there were indeed many mountain roads in this place, and it was surrounded by towering mountains and steep ridges.

If a group of bandits suddenly rushed out, it would indeed be difficult for them with so few people.

So at this time, they showed worried expressions.

Of course, what they were worried about was not that these bandits would rob their property or other things.

After all, for them, the two Mohist elders themselves were people with martial arts skills, and Wumian and Gao Jianli were obviously not ordinary people either.

As for Ying Mo, it went without saying; his strength was quite terrifying, and the guards beside them were actually not as strong as them.

They were mainly worried because they were bringing a lot of grain this time, so they were a bit slow, and they were afraid that those bandits would suddenly rush out.

And then waste their time, because everyone knew that they had actually delayed a lot of time this time, after all, there were so many people in Huixian.

A great disaster had already occurred there. 1. On the road, Ying Mo was heard asking again: "You two."

"I still want to ask about the specific situation over there. Why do I feel that the situation here seems to be even worse than we imagined?"

"When I walked over just now, I didn't see anyone along the way. Logically speaking, since there is a road on this mountain, there should be people."

"Why is there no one coming? This scene makes me feel a bit puzzled. What exactly is the situation?"

After hearing this, the two Mohist elders gave a bitter smile.

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Actually, they had wanted to say it before, but because they needed to hurry, the conversation along the way had become relatively sparse, and they were using all their strength to hurry.

And now, after hearing this, the two Mohist elders helplessly said directly: "The situation is indeed like this."

"Because many people here have basically died miserably. After all, I think, Young Master, you should also know how powerful the plague is."

"Once infected with the plague, almost the whole family will be infected. Those who haven't been infected are simply few and far between."

"Once everyone is infected with the plague, it is very easy to spread. One spreads to ten, ten to a hundred, a hundred to a thousand, and a village is easily infected. When we left."

"Many places in this area had actually already been infected. Although we sent people to block and even 15 isolate them, this matter was not that simple."

"Because many commoners want to seek help, they are not willing to die, and we cannot just kill them all, so we can only lock them up, which easily causes feelings of despair."

"Under such circumstances, those who are sick can only be locked up, and those who are not sick are thinking about these sick people every day."

"So, it is very easy for a chaotic situation to arise. As for things like going up the mountain to hunt or pick herbs, they are naturally even rarer."

"And the most important thing about this disease is that it has killed quite a few physicians."

When the two Mohist elders said this, their eyes carried a trace of helplessness.