Chapter 238: Donating Food and Recommending Yourself to Get Your Wish Fulfilled

Outside Fengzhou City, Li Yaoguang and his party traveled day and night and finally arrived outside Fengzhou City.

Facing the enemy troops blocking the city from all directions, the east, south and west gates were not good locations for infiltration. According to the information reported by the scouts who risked their lives to sneak out of the city to seek help, there was still a possibility of a breakthrough as there were fewer troops stationed on the north side facing the Zhuo River.

One hundred and two riders hid their bodies and laid in ambush, and sent out people to investigate, and they got the same result. After nightfall, they began to act.

In order to avoid failure in one go, under Li Yaoguang's suggestion, they split into two groups. Cheng Su led Black Whirlwind and half of the men to continue to lurk outside to complete the plan. Li Yaoguang followed the other half and sneaked in in the dark from the moat connected to the Zhuo River.

Before parting, Li Yaoguang secretly stuffed some sleeping pills, poisons and antidotes into his uncle's pocket, told him to hide and wait for reinforcements, then turned around and followed the leader into the darkness.

They were protected by the team leader and waded into the water. When they encountered a crisis on the way, Li Yaoguang used 2.0 to stun the patrolling enemy troops. After a silent fight, the two sides successfully broke into Fengzhou, which had been besieged for many days, with two casualties on our side, and finally brought hope to the military and civilians of Fengzhou.

At the same time, a group of people hurriedly rushed out of the mountains from Wubao, sneaked carefully, chose a safe location to cross the Zhuo River, and sent out capable subordinates to scout the way. However, Huang Lijin found that Hu Di's patrol was unusually strict, which attracted her attention.

Huang Lijin, who could speak some Hu language, decisively asked her nimble maid to pretend to be alone. She caught a lustful Hu dog and interrogated him. She learned that someone had caused a riot outside the North City a day ago. Huang Lijin's eyes darkened and she hated herself for being late no matter how hard she tried. It was so hateful!
But it doesn’t matter. Right now, it seems that the crisis in Fengzhou has not been resolved and the food from Sishui has not arrived yet. There is still time for everything. As long as she can see the person she has been thinking about for two lifetimes before the army arrives, she still has a chance to change!

He ordered the maid to kill the captured Hu Gou. The master and servant's decisiveness really scared Huang Qianzong and the male servants and guards who followed them.

Huang Qianzong secretly looked at his daughter with doubt and vigilance, but unfortunately, Huang Lijin, who was determined to do great things, did not notice it at all and gave the order directly.

"Hurry up and head east. We are going to look for the Shen family army and General Shen."

Huang Qianzong almost didn't recognize his daughter who had changed so much after coming out of the mountains. But at this critical moment, Huang Qianzong didn't dare to say much. He followed his daughter who was leading the group with complicated thoughts. He muttered that it was not so easy to find the army and it was not so easy to meet the commander. As a result, Huang Qianzong followed his daughter to the east and traveled day and night for two days, and he actually met the Shen family army that his daughter mentioned.

Huang Qianzong was filled with anxiety and trepidation. He saw with his own eyes his daring daughter step forward to block the army's way, muttering something inaudible, and then watching the messenger sent by the army ride away to the rear of the team.

At the front of the main force behind the army, a messenger with a red flag on his back rode his horse to report urgently.

"Report, General, we have encountered someone blocking the road ahead, a man claiming to be from the Huang Qian Sect, saying he wants to see you to offer grain. General Song doesn't dare to take the initiative, so he asked his subordinates to come and report to the General."

The leader Shen Yue pulled the reins and stopped his horse, and the troops behind him also stopped abruptly.

Shen Yue looked at the messenger who was running over and asked, "Offering food? At this time?" Feeling suspicious, he frowned and asked again, "Is there anything unusual about the person who came?"

"General, General Song has arrested all the people who came and put them under guard. After questioning, there was nothing unusual. However, the other party claimed to be a righteous businessman and insisted on seeing you before offering food and comforting the army. What do you think?"

"Do you really have to see this general?" Shen Yue couldn't help but smile. "Okay, let's meet him. Go and bring him here."

"Here."

Shen Yue waved his hand and the army continued to move forward. They did not stop their rapid march because of the sudden abnormality. Shen Yue himself rode to the side and waited for about half an hour. Finally, at the end of the army, his personal guards came against the current with a group of unfamiliar faces.

From afar, Huang Lijin saw the young and tall figure in silver armor, shining like the sun, on horseback in the distance. She couldn't suppress her excitement. She couldn't help but stare at him, and unknowingly followed him closer.

"You are the ones who want to see this general?" The eyes of the people who came were dull if they were old, and explicit if they were young. Shen Yue was not happy, and spoke in a cold and stern voice.

Huang Lijin, who was immersed in her own thoughts, suddenly came to her senses and realized that she had lost her composure. She kept warning herself in her heart to be more restrained and not to reveal any suspicion, otherwise everything would be ruined.

Huang Lijin adjusted her hair and dress, and before her father could say anything, she stepped forward and bowed to the man on the horse, "My daughter Huang Lijin greets General Shen. May General Shen be blessed with good health."

Shen Yue frowned and nodded slightly as a response. He then looked past Huang Lijin and towards Huang Qianzong behind her.

"This is Mr. Huang, right? I heard that you want to donate grain?"

He actually ignored me?

Huang Lijin's eyes were full of astonishment. She was annoyed that Shen Yue didn't understand the situation, but it was not easy for her to jump out and say anything. She could only endure the frustration and hurriedly pulled her father who was still in a daze beside her, "Dad!"

Huang Qianzong met his daughter's reminder and urging eyes and quickly came back to his senses. He bowed deeply to Shen Yue with his hands clasped.

"Yes, yes, in reply to the general, I am Huang Qianzong, a native of Yuzhou Yuanjin. My family has been doing business for generations and I have accumulated a little. Now that my country has been destroyed and my family has been ruined, I cannot bear to see the soldiers and civilians suffer. I know that Fengzhou is in danger, so I would like to offer my hidden grain. I only hope that the general will lead the soldiers to avenge our national humiliation, drive away the barbarians, and restore our homeland. On behalf of the Huang family, I would like to thank the general."

Huang Qianzong spoke the lines he had thought of long ago with great enthusiasm, and then took out the map of the secret cellar from his arms, knelt on one knee, and held it above his head with both hands: "General, this is the map of the grain storage. You only need to send people to take it according to the map."

Shen Yue leaned forward, his hands hanging on the saddle, and looked at the father and daughter carefully. He suppressed the abnormality in his heart, and his eyes finally fell on the parchment scroll held by the other party. He was silent for a moment, nodded, and the personal guard immediately stepped forward to take it and handed it to him. Shen Yue unfolded it and squinted when he saw the markings on it.

If this picture and the food stored in it are real, then the father and daughter in front of us...

Shen Yue smiled, decisively took the map and handed it to his confidant, then got off his horse and personally helped Huang Qianzong up.

"Master Huang, please stand up. If this picture is real, on behalf of Fengzhou and all the soldiers, I would like to thank Master Huang for his generosity. After the battle, I will present Master Huang's contribution to the court and will never forget Master Huang's donation of grain today."

Huang Qianzong was overjoyed to hear Shen Yue's words. He thought that if he could be commended by the emperor, it would not be in vain for him to give up half of his fortune. He was about to nod in agreement, but his daughter suddenly interrupted him.

"General Shen, you misunderstood. My father did not offer the grain for the imperial court's praise. We just couldn't bear to see the people suffer, so we did the best we could. But if you really want to thank me, I beg you to take us with you to fight the enemy this time."

As Huang Lijin spoke, she carefully watched Shen Yue's expression. Seeing that he was frowning, she didn't wait for Shen Yue to speak. She took the risk and knelt on one knee to speak earnestly.

"General Shen, please don't rush to refuse. I have heard about your deeds and know that you are strict in military discipline. I will not agree lightly. But General, we are also citizens of Dajing. We also want to do our part for Dajing and the people of the world. Even if we cannot go to the frontline battlefield in person, don't we need manpower in the rear? Even if we find these secret warehouses and transport the food back, we still need manpower, right?
I beg the general to show mercy and take us with you. The servants and guards who came with us, even the maids, are determined and eager to die. We also have a lot of strength. We all want to do our best to serve you, General Shen, so please accept our sincerity. "

Shen Yue thought so too. He was too busy to handle everything at the moment, and Fengzhou was in urgent need of food and grass. Even if he solved the current dilemma, the food and grass from Sishui could not be transported to the city for a while. How could so many civilians and soldiers inside and outside the city survive?
So, Shen Yue nodded to the father and daughter in front of him and agreed: "Okay, this general will thank you for your efforts on behalf of the soldiers." Of course, as an outsider, he had to be on guard, "In this way, this general will send a team of troops to follow you, and when the siege of Fengzhou is resolved, you will quickly transport the food to Fengzhou, and then the general will reward you according to your merits, how about it?"

"Great kindness, great kindness!"

"Thank you, General Shen."

Both the father and daughter got what they wanted and were overjoyed.