Chapter 447: Escape

The commander did not expect Xu Futai to be so generous. As soon as he said he wanted to donate food, Xu Futai took the lead in donating and seemed particularly active.

The commander just thought that the Southern Barbarians had invaded a city in Dongchen Kingdom. These officials had a sense of danger and wanted to spend money and work together to drive away the Southern Barbarians.

However, the commander-in-chief never thought in his wildest dreams that Mr. Futai wanted to resign and run away. Just because he wanted to run away, he couldn't take so much food with him.

The surname of the Futai master in Luoyuan Fucheng is Xu, and he is the grandfather of Xu Chaoyan, the general of the Chu family army. Xu Chaoyan just told his grandfather that he lived well there.

He hoped that his grandfather would take good care of Luoyuan City, but Xu Futai wanted to quit and wanted to take his whole family to join his grandson.

"Master Xu is so righteous! Now that the country is facing a crisis, I really admire Master Xu for having such awareness."

The commander is usually aloof, not to mention talking pleasantly to the government officials, and even to the emperor's relatives, he is indifferent to them.

Now, he had to put down his dignity for the sake of Dongchen Kingdom's country, if Dongchen Kingdom changed its dynasty.

Then the Lord Commander may not be able to continue to be majestic, not to mention that he has never encountered a real opponent.

In Dongchen Kingdom, he had been alone and seeking defeat for many years, so he developed the habit of being aloof.

Half a month ago, he was seriously injured by a young man in his twenties, which seriously dampened the commander's spirit.

Let him recognize the reality and know that there is a world outside the world and there are people outside the world. Now both the Southern Barbarians and the North Vietnamese want to invade Dongchen.

There are the sequelae of the locust plague inside, which makes people panic, and there are foreign enemies attacking outside, making the people miserable. The leader is the emperor's sword.

This is not just cutting down wherever it is needed. When the commander saw that Xufutai had donated so much food, he was still willing to say a few nice words and feel embarrassed.

"The commander-in-chief has given me the reward. Now that the country is in trouble, I will do my best to help you. It's not worth mentioning."

Xu Futai asked again tentatively: "The commander is going to Youzhou to collect grain and grass this time. Is there peace in the north?"

"To be honest, Mr. Xu, now that the Southern Barbarians are invading, the other three countries will be ready to take action. This time I went to Youzhou to collect grain and grass, and I happened to encounter North Vietnam sending 300,000 troops to attack the border."

The commander was embarrassed to say that he was unable to fight because he was seriously injured and ran away overnight with food and fodder.

"Then, did King Zhenbei resist?" Xu Futai regretted donating so much food.

If the northern border also fell, wouldn't it be safer for the Xu family to stay in Luoyuan City?

"The King of Zhenbei has been guarding the northern border for more than 20 years, and he has never suffered a defeat! That time, I happened to take his gang of bastards to seize grain and grass, and beat the North Vietnamese away."

"The commander is really an undefeated master of Dongchen. It would be strange not to defeat the North Vietnam with the help of the commander."

Mr. Xu flattered the commander as if his kind words were free of charge, and the little ninety-nine in his heart crackled again.

The King of Zhenbei has been guarding the northern border for more than 20 years, just like the Chu family's army guarding the southern border. The enemy country has no chance of taking advantage.

In this way, Youzhou City is still safe, and Xu Futai thinks it is better to take the whole family to Youzhou.

"Will the commander take the royal guards to assist the Lu family army this time? If the commander takes action, those southern barbarians will not be afraid."

Lord Commander: "..." He was beaten to the point of doubting himself. Before, the Lord Commander might have thought of showing off his skills.

"I can save them for a while, but I can't save the Lu family army for the rest of their lives! I will send them food and grass. If there is a war, I will definitely fight."

He sincerely prayed that when the food was sent, the Nanman would not attack. It would not matter after he left.

Half a month ago, our Jin Yiwei fought against North Vietnamese soldiers. In just half an hour, they lost two masters.

Countless people were slightly injured. It was really not easy for them to train a master of Jinyiwei!

After this locust plague, before we could even take a breath, we encountered a large-scale invasion by the Southern Barbarians. It was really a disaster that never comes singly.

Both the people in the capital and the countryside were living a difficult life. Soldiers were being recruited everywhere, and the court had no military pay.

Their imperial guards have all been reduced to food and grass hustlers, and the security of the capital also needs to be maintained. There is poverty everywhere, and there are many more thieves.

"What the commander said is that if there happens to be an invasion by the Southern Barbarians, he and his men will definitely beat them and flee."

"That's for sure. Mr. Xu is indispensable for being able to donate so much food this time. I will faithfully report to the Holy Father."

Xu Futai and the Commander-in-Chief had been exchanging useless business talk until dinner.

The commander-in-chief took the royal guards and rested for the night before continuing on the road. Their mission was to transport food and grass. As for going into battle, it would depend on the situation.

The original combat effectiveness of the Lu family army was much lower than that of the Chu family army. Although the soldiers were still the same soldiers of the Chu family army, the generals were changed.

Therefore, the overall combat effectiveness was very different. Even Yazhou was occupied by the Southern Barbarians. This was something that had never happened when the Chu family army was guarding the southern border.

The war is cruel. All around the battlefield are devastated and people are displaced.

The people just knew that the rulers of the Southern Barbarians launched wars at all costs in order to achieve their goals.

But the commander of the Jinyiwei knew that the Nanman were originally defeated by Zhennanhou, if it weren't for the Lu family's army provoking the Nanman first this time.

The southern barbarians did not dare to break the contract and invaded massively. They finally used force to obtain their own interests, but they brought huge disasters to the people.

The noble families and wealthy people in Yazhou City all moved to Songjiang Prefecture City, and some families went directly to the capital.

Those who stayed in Yazhou City were all refugees fleeing famine, so when the Nanman invaded, Yazhou had no food supply.

Under the leadership of Lu Chengdi, the Lu family army retreated step by step, and the people in the southern border of Dongchen had to endure the pain brought by the war.

Therefore, in their hearts, war is a very terrifying existence. In the process of the development of the four countries, the different progress of the four countries has made them always fight for territory.

Conflicts will occur in the struggle, and wars will follow. Everyone knows that the purpose of war is different.

Some countries are to drive away the enemy to defend their country, and some are purely for the sake of interests.

This time, the Nanman is looking for a reason to invade Dongchen, because they know that the Zhennanhou who guards the southern border has been disabled.

Sure enough, without the Zhennanhou, their Nanman siege is unstoppable. When they occupy a prefecture city, there are several large and small counties.

The main reason is that before the Chu Family Army was changed to the Lu Family Army, there were few generals who could fight in single combat, and none of them were the opponents of the Nanman general.

Therefore, most of the time this time, it still relied on the overall strength of the army, as well as the technology of mobilizing and using the army.

In terms of combat army equipment and technology, Dongchen Kingdom is still much more advanced than Nanman, otherwise the Lu Family Army would have lost even more miserably.