The weather is getting colder and colder.


    On the edge of Qingjiang River, it is already foggy. Standing on the bank and looking at the other bank, it is already foggy.


    The patrolling guards, wearing thick cotton padded robes lined with armour, were kicking along the edge of the Qingjiang River.


    Su Lu sat in a wheelchair, wrapped in a thick cotton padded robe. Su Ping accompanied several generals to the side and looked across from the Jiangling wharf.


    Luo Xuan''s tone was full of doubts: "commander, we have occupied Jiangling for several days. Why hasn''t Qi come yet? Has Qi taken another road?"


    Cao Hua said proudly next to him, "general Luo knows that the governor has sent four-way guards three days ago to search for places to pass up and down the Qingjiang River. There is no such road up to the Tang state and down to our Han state."


    Su Lu also shook his head: "no one knows what the Qi people think. I have sent scouts and agents from Dingxiang Wei to cross the river into the territory of Dongqi to spy on intelligence. We know too little about the Qi people."


    Wang Si stretched out his hand and set up the shed to look into the distance. He looked like a monkey in a hurry.


    "Dushuai, since Qi people are defeated, but they don''t assemble troops on the other side, what demon is this?"


    Su Lu asked Wang Si and said, "how are you doing in searching for Qi people''s warehouses? The food and clothing expenses of the army in the future point to these Qi people''s warehouses, and the people in the territory also point to these."


    Wang Si rubbed his hair and said with a smile, "Lord Li Ling took me to do it a few days ago. These days, Li Ling also crossed the river to Dongqi to spy on intelligence. I can''t do this without a leader."


    Su Lu asked the mound behind him and said, "why hasn''t there been any news about the mud? We have captured so many places in Qi. Didn''t he lead the army to the hinterland of Qi?"


    The mound looked constipated: "the mud said that they would be able to report back in the next few days. It seems that they are doing a big thing. I don''t know the specific situation."


    Su Lu was a little annoyed: "send a message and let him come back to see me. What a shit event. All the troops are working hard. His guard camp has disappeared. He hasn''t been seen for many days after the battle."


    With this, Su Lu looked at the other side: "send more scouts to spy on the state of Qi and see what the Qi people are doing. They haven''t responded yet. This is a heavy responsibility for losing land."


    Su Lu returned to the camp and discussed the military situation with Luo Xuan for a while. Zhang Er was even more confused. How could Qi people react like this? It shouldn''t be.


    Su Yun came in from the outside, followed by Mingyue and Xiao Si. Seeing Su Lu, Su Yun with red eyes said loudly:


    "Brother, you have to give me more food. Qi people are so poor."


    Su Lu looked at Su Yun and said, "what miserable family have you met today? It''s limited to be sad for others. Qi people are miserable. Don''t we save them now?"


    Su Yun''s eyes are red again.


    "You don''t know, brother, the cloud family is too miserable. All six sons have been pulled into the army. All four daughters are widowed after they get married. Up to now, none of them has come back. The poor people in the family can''t cook. Five year old children are not as tall as our three-year-old children in the Han country."


    Su Lu gave Xiao Si a color. Xiao Si went out and took a handkerchief to wipe Su Yun''s tears.


    Xiao Si also had red eyes. "Lord, Qi people are really miserable. Today, a daughter-in-law of a family was married from the other side of Qingjiang River. They ate the steamed bread given by the young lady, and the daughter-in-law begged the young lady to go to the other side to save her mother''s house."


    Mingyue''s eyes are swollen. These days, she comforts the people everywhere with Su Yun. What she sees and hears reminds him of his past experiences. She washes her face with tears almost all day.


    Su Lu interrupted the three women''s crying and asked, "don''t just worry about the poor people. It''s caused by the government of the state of Qi, but our food can''t be given in vain. In a few days, they all have to work to repair the wharf and build the city in Jiangling to have food."


    Su Yun nodded his head like a chicken pecking rice: "I said that they would come to work at Jiangling wharf. In the future, they would have food every day, and their families could arrange work. Most of them would like to come except some old men and women who really don''t want to leave the village."


    Su Lu nodded. Qi people''s life is hard, but our Han Army''s life is also difficult. We don''t grab much food from Qi people. We still have to find a way to buy food.


    When the Qi people were defeated this time, many of them were gold and silver. If you take out a part of them, you can buy hundreds of thousands of grain, enough for the Han army.


    Unfortunately, it''s hard to find a big grain merchant who is willing to sell grain. There''s no need to think about it in the state of Qin. He''s almost out of money. He hasn''t been able to get the right price after several contacts with Qi people in the state of Tang. It''s not a way to drag on.


    Zhou Yuan quickly stepped into the camp, looked angry and complained to Su Lu:


    "Dushuai, the new imperial envoy sent by the imperial court was so angry that he spread the food as if he didn''t want money. I went to ask for some military food for him, but I was too stingy to give it at all."


    "He is mistaken for China''s Han Dynasty. If our army has no food, how can we stay in a stalemate with the Qi people."


    Su Lu was about to ask him where the food came from. The mound stepped into the camp and said with a smile:


    "Lord, the mud grandson is back."


    Mud came in with several guards like mud monkeys, each carrying a big burden.


    "I''ve seen the Lord!"


    Several people knelt down in unison, filled with the spirit of killing and bloody smell.


    Su Lu nodded and told them to get up and let people watch their seats. Then he asked the mud and said, "the mound says you want to be the boss. Tell me, how are you doing?"


    The mud smiled and ordered some of his men to present the burden.


    "It''s not a big deal, Lord. You didn''t defeat kang''an''s army. We followed up and looked for an opportunity to make kang''an''s camp in the south of Qingjiang River. Now it has been burned as white land."


    Su Lu was stunned when he heard the speech: "although kang''an was defeated in the north of Qingjiang River, it can be called a camp. How can it take tens of thousands of people? You can clean up the forbidden guards in just one camp, not bragging?"


    Mud and several mud monkeys met and smiled.


    Zhao Zheng, the thin and short captain of the forbidden guards, said with a smile:


    "My Lord, our forbidden guards are trained according to the regulations given by you. They kill people and sneak attacks. They can''t meet enemies at all. There aren''t many soldiers in the Qi people''s camp. It''s said to be ten thousand troops. In fact, most of them are empty and there are no soldiers at all. If you count those who are not in the camp, there are only three thousand troops left in the camp."


    "We ambushed for three days and nights, assassinated, poisoned and caught fire. We wiped out the three thousand troops. On the way, we robbed the warehouse of Qi people on the south bank. There is too much food and fodder. We can''t get it back. We need you to send troops."


    Su Lu nodded: "OK, I''ll send troops now. You''ll make great achievements in the guard camp. When you recall the food and supplies, you will be rewarded."


    "Is there any news from the Qi people''s court?"


    Mud''s face was strange when he heard the speech. "I met governor Li Ling on the road. Governor Li said that the news of the return of various fixed guards was very strong. It''s strange that the Qi people''s court was indifferent to the loss of land. The military newspaper sent by kang''an to the court has not returned the order yet."


    In the camp, all the officers who joined the army looked at the mud in surprise. They all lost their land. The Qi people''s court was still indifferent!