The commander-in-chief 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 become aware of the 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 was Xu, and he was the grandfather of Xu Chaoyan, the general of the Chu family army. Xu Chaoyan just told his grandfather that he lived very 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 and aloof. Not to mention talking pleasantly to the government officials, he is also indifferent to the emperor's relatives.

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

Then the commander may not be able to continue to be powerful, 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, causing people to panic, and there are foreign enemies attacking outside, making it difficult for the people to live. The leader is the sword of the emperor.

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 a reward. Now that the country is in trouble, I will do my best to help you, and it won't be a big deal."

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 to escape."

"Your Majesty, the commander is truly an undefeated master of Dongchen. It would be strange not to defeat North Vietnam with your Majesty taking action."

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. If it had been 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, and in just half an hour, they lost two masters.

There are countless people with minor injuries. It is 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.

All the royal guards have 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 make them 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 were 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 as before, 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 Jin Yiwei knew that the Nanman were originally defeated by the Marquis of Zhennan, had it not been for the Lu family's army to provoke 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 aristocratic families and wealthy people in Yazhou City all moved to Songjiang Fucheng, and some families went directly to the capital.

Those who stayed in Yazhou City were all refugees fleeing famine, so the Nanbarbarians invaded Yazhou and there was no food supply.

Under the leadership of Lu Chengdi, the Lu family army was retreating steadily, and the people in the southern border of Dongchen had to bear the pain caused by the war.

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

Conflicts will occur during competition, and wars will ensue. Everyone knows that the purposes of wars are different.

Some countries engage in aggressive wars to drive away enemies and defend their country, while others engage in aggressive wars purely for profit.

The Southern Barbarians were looking for a reason to invade Dongchen this time, because they knew that the Marquis of Zhennan who was guarding the southern border was disabled.

Sure enough, in the absence of the Zhennan Marquis, their Nanman attack force was overwhelming, and they occupied a number of county towns, large and small, within a prefectural city.

The main reason is that before the Chu Family Army was changed to the Lu Family Army, there were only a few generals in single combat, and none of them were opponents of the Southern Barbarian Generals.

Therefore, most of the time this time it still depends on the overall strength of the army and 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 lose even more miserably.
Chapter completed!