Chapter 42: Leading Troops to Battle

know, Old Chen's master is the Sixth Prince. He was recently ordered by His Majesty to manage the salt transportation on the Huai River. Lately, there's been a constant stream of people visiting the..."Your Highness, please take pity on your servant!"

In Xuelin Garden, Mu Yinghua originally planned to continue distributing food early that morning. However, he was blocked by Xue Baosheng who came to the door.

Looking at the middle-aged man sobbing with red eyes, Mu Yinghua retreated several steps without a trace.

"Master Xue, what's wrong Why are you crying like this in the morning"

"Master Zhang, you must do justice for me!" Seeing Zhang Liyang come out, Xue Bao sheng hurriedly looked at Zhang Liyang, his eyes still filled with anger. "Last night, thieves broke into my Xue family's granary and directly set fire to it!"

"Huh Is that so"

"I didn't lie to you, the fire raged all night yesterday. My Xue family granary, with 300,000 jin of grain, was completely destroyed!"

Mu Yinghua, who was standing nearby, heard the whole story and immediately looked at Zhang Liyang beside her with a puzzled expression. She recalled that there wasn't this part in their plan.

Although she was suspicious, Mu Yinghua chose to keep her doubts to herself. Instead, she expressed a look of surprise on her face as Xue Baosheng remained present.

This young girl, without realizing it, had already begun to grow up. Although she had seen the dark side that Zhang Liyang had shown her, her kind heart hadn't diminished because of her growth.

"Lord Xue, have you been able to find out who did this"

"Your Highness, when I arrived, the bandits had already fled."

"Could it be the same group of people" Zhang Liyang spoke up, "Back then, Jia's family's goods were robbed by a group of thieves, and they haven't been caught yet."

"Perhaps." Xue Baosheng nodded, but the hatred in his eyes hadn't diminished much.

Actually, he had a vague suspicion in his heart that the bandits might be the people he knew. However, without evidence, he couldn't directly point it out.

"Master Xue, please rest assured. I will tell Master Cai Ning about this matter and will definitely find the thief's whereabouts and bring him to justice."

"Your Highness, my Xue family is willing to open our granaries and donate 200,000 jin of grain for the people of Feilong City. This is a voluntary act out of our commitment to their well-being!"

“Now, thieves have set fire to my granary, Your Highness. This was definitely premeditated!”

"They want to cut off our Fei Long City's food supply, forcing the million citizens of Fei Long City to rebel!"

No matter if the culprits are Xue Baosheng's inner thoughts, now Xue Baosheng is going to beat them into the ranks of rebellion at this time!

There is no room for mercy towards rebels, whoever they may be. They must be eradicated without fail!

"Don't worry, Master Xue. We will never show leniency to the bandits!"

Zhang Liyang's righteous indignation was so obvious that even Mu Yinghua beside him couldn't help but roll her eyes.

"Your Highness, I have one more request."

"Lord Xue, please speak."

"Your Highness, I fear those bandits may return to set fire to the grain stores. If it were only my own grain, I wouldn't mind, but now these supplies are vital to the safety of Flying Dragon City."

So, I was thinking, could we possibly send some people...

Looking at Xue Baosheng below, Zhang Liyang cursed inwardly, "Old fox, you're really cunning!"

Xue Baosheng's meaning is very simple. Now their Xue family granary has been robbed, and they need Mu Yinghua to send people to guard the granary. After all, now their Xue family granary is related to the safety of Feilong City!

"Who does Lord Xue want to send"

"As for me, I thought about those guards..."

"It's impossible." Looking at Xue Baosheng who was becoming more and more out of line, Zhang Linyang directly waved his hand to refuse, "Lord Xue, those are military personnel. Don't even say it's the princess, even if a prince came, he wouldn't have the authority to mobilize them."

Seeing Xue Baosheng's disappointed face, Zhang Liyang originally wanted to say something else. But then his eyes suddenly turned and another sentence came out of Zhang Liyang's mouth.

"But what Lord Xue said is also right, the granary does indeed concern the safety of Fei Long City, it cannot be left unguarded."

"What if, Your Highness, we have three hundred elite soldiers from the Pan Mountain Camp here. Master Young is also serving as a deputy commander here. How about he leads two hundred and fifty elites to guard there What do you think"

But, Your Highness...

"It's fine, we still have fifty soldiers left, that's enough."

Although he did not manage to get reinforcements from the Flying Dragon City garrison to guard the granaries, Xue Bao'sheng was still excited to have the elite troops from Pianshan Camp arrive.

His son, though a wastrel, did have some discernment. When he returned home, he would always stand before him and speak of the prowess of the elite soldiers in the Pianshan camp.

After all, he only sent three hundred elite soldiers to protect the princess. Now, two hundred and fifty elite soldiers have come to help him guard the granary. He could dream about this!

Then Xue Bao ascended, grateful and humbled, and retreated.

"Wasn't it you" As soon as Xue Baosheng walked away, Mu Yinghua couldn't help but be curious.

"No." Zhang Liyang shook his head, then a hint of a smile played on his lips, "But it's probably just those few people."

"Who Oh... I see."

Mu Yinghua nodded in response, then lost interest. "Dogs fighting each other just get fur all over the place," she said. "I'm going to distribute food."

After Mu Yinghua left, Zhang Liyang also went straight to Yuan Li and whispered a few words in his ear.

"Don't worry, sir, I assure you this will be done perfectly."

"Well then, I'll leave this to Yuan Xiaowei."

In the afternoon, over two hundred soldiers from the Pianshan Grand Camp arrived at the Xues' suburban estate outside the city.

The Xue family had several granaries, each in a different location, so Xue Baosheng decided to divide his troops into three groups at that time.

He guarded a granary all the way, while Xue Baosheng personally guarded the granary with his two sons leading fifty elite soldiers and cooperating with some other thugs.

"Father, just rest assured, with my Pianshan camp here, if the bandits come again, they will surely have no return!"

Looking at his son, clad in armor and wielding a blade, even his usually thin frame appearing somewhat robust, Xue Baosheng's face broke into a satisfied smile.

He naturally knew that his own son was a wastrel. He had initially sent the second son to the Pianshan Grand Camp as part of a deal, but looking at it now, the deal from back then didn't seem to be wrong.

"Master, there are thieves!"

The sudden voice made Xue Baosheng startle slightly, and then his face darkened.

To burn down one granary wasn't enough, they want to burn down a second one too! This is simply outrageous!

"Father, do not panic! Wait for your son to bring the bandit's head back and avenge you!"

Xue Baosheng's face was gloomy, while Xue An beside him was beaming with excitement.

Having arrived at the Pianshan Camp, Xue An was also influenced by other soldiers in the camp. He longed to go into battle, kill enemies, and make a name for himself.

Now that bandits have come to attack, and the head of the bandit forces is right here in Pianshan's great camp, naturally he is filled with excitement.dmiration would surely turn to sighs."Mr. Zhang""Lord Xue!"Where is the princess"The princess has not yet married, so it is inconvenient for her to meet privately. Therefore, I have come in her stead....