Cai Wei rolled her eyes, revealing an expression of scorn: "I ask you, what are the soldiers in the army eating now?"
Nangong Yi’s expression paused, the original charming look suddenly became serious, and he looked at her: "You already know?"
Seeing the man’s expression, Cai Wei knew what she had guessed was correct. The grains and straws he bought on the march had been consumed. Now, the soldiers of the Three Armies were eating the moldy food sent by Jin Guifei’s people. As a result, the soldiers were dissatisfied and the military spirit had started to waver.
"If I hadn’t known, were you planning to keep it from me and carry the burden alone?" Cai Wei glared at him, she was somewhat angry!
Seeing her angry, Nangong Yi held her face and reassured her: "I didn’t tell you because I didn’t want you to worry with me. I will find a way for the grains and straws. You don’t need to be anxious."
Cai Wei glared at him, irritated, and said: "The soldiers came with you to this desolate land to wage war, leaving their homes, risking their lives, always having to put their heads on the line, yet you can’t even ensure they receive two meals a day. How can you make the soldiers trust you? Why should they risk their lives for you? If this continues, I’m afraid the military spirit will have already scattered before you can find a solution to the problem. What kind of war are you planning to fight then?"
The man’s expression became dim. He smiled wryly: "Wei’er is right. Tomorrow I will attack the Meng slaves’ Qinlun City. After capturing the city and seizing the food and livestock there, we can temporarily relieve our pressing problem!"
Cai Wei glanced at him, grabbed his hand, and turned to walk out: "Come with me!"
Nangong Yi allowed himself to be led by her, following behind her: "Where are we going?"
"To the place where your military stores its grains and straws!"
"Even if we’re going to war, we first need to have the soldiers eat. They need to be full to fight!"
As the two talked, they had already walked out of the tent. At this time, the eastern sky was starting to turn white, and it was almost time for the Firehead Camp to cook breakfast.
Nangong Yi brought Cai Wei and quickly arrived at the place where the military stored its grains and straws.
In the ancient days of marching and hitting, grains and straws were placed in the high ground of the camp to prevent flooding during the rain. The grains and straws in Nangong Yi’s army were also stored in the highest place in the camp. Little hills of grain bunkers were lined up one after another. It was obvious at a glance that a lot of food was stored inside. Each grain bunker was covered with a thick straw mat to prevent the rains from dampening the grains and straws.
Seeing Nangong Yi, the clerk in charge of guarding the grains and straws hurriedly had the soldiers kneel down, "Your subordinate is honored to meet Your Highness King Qin!"
"Stand up, all of you, who kept watch over the grains and straws all night, have worked hard!"
Nangong Yi smiled lazily and glanced at Cai Wei. He really didn’t know what this little girl was up to, he had made all the soldiers guarding the grains leave. Regardless, once she spoke, he naturally complied.
"You may go, the queen and I have something to talk about."
The clerk’s mouth twitched, and the soldiers guarding the granary all had blank faces. They had long seen the beautiful queen standing by King Qin’s side. However, if King Qin wanted to ’talk’ with his sweetheart, shouldn’t it be on the couch in the tent? Why did they run over here? Did they have any peculiar hobbies?
Despite their full bellies of doubt, King Qin asked them to leave, and they had to obediently depart.
"You go out too, keep watch outside, no one is allowed to come in!"
As soon as the soldiers had gone, Cai Wei mercilessly sent Nangong Yi out as well. She then went into one of the grain bunkers.
She hadn’t known until she got here how bad the state of the military provisions in Nangong Yi’s hands had gotten. Even through the thick grain bunker, one could smell the strong musty odor. The stench was so strong that it caused her nose to itch, making her want to sneeze!