Upon hearing the shout, Cao Ruishen immediately stood up, calmed himself down, and went into Xiao Heng's tent.
Xiao Heng was discussing something with Su Rong in the tent. When he saw Cao Ruishen coming, he laughed and said, "Fortunately you came in time, otherwise our soldiers would have gone hungry."
Hearing this, Cao Ruishen felt relieved and said hurriedly, "It is my duty and responsibility. I dare not slack off. I do not deserve your praise."
Xiao Heng smiled and said "oh", then looked at him with a smile: "By the way, Lord Cao, how long did it take you to deliver the grain here from Kunming to now?"
Cao Ruishen replied without hesitation: "Your Highness, it will be exactly fourteen days."
Xiao Heng raised his eyebrows and sighed: "Does Lord Cao know about the siege of Kunming City?"
Xiao Heng had already received the news, which was not surprising. After all, it was a war, and it was impossible for no news to be revealed. Therefore, Cao Ruishen was still very calm in his heart, but he still pretended to be shocked on his face: "Before I came here, everything in the city was normal, and I didn't hear anything wrong! And..."
He looked worried: "If someone really besieged Kunming City, then... Your Highness, the situation here is very good now. The rebels are blocked to the north of Chuxiong Prefecture. They can't besiege Kunming City anyway. Could it be?"
Su Rong snorted expressionlessly at the side: "It was Xundian Prefecture and Anhua Prefecture. The chieftains of these two prefectures colluded with Mu Tong and rebelled."
Cao Ruishen was shocked: "There are only more than 7,000 soldiers in Kunming City, how can they defend it?! Your Highness, before I left the city, I heard that Prince Consort Tang had died in the battle with the bandits, and the more than 3,000 people he led never returned. Therefore, my brother-in-law, Lord Liao, is also very worried, as they only have 7,000 local soldiers in the city!"
He wanted to see whether Xiao Heng would continue fighting or go back to save people.
But it was difficult to go back, after all, Xundian Prefecture and Anhua Prefecture were separated in the middle. When he arrived, Kunming might have become a dead city.
Cao Ruishen carefully observed the expressions of Xiao Heng and Su Rong. Seeing that they both had gloomy faces, he couldn't help but feel more confident and his previous anxiety was alleviated a little.
It was Su Rong who frowned first: "We shouldn't have left only 10,000 soldiers, and they were local soldiers."
Xiao Heng rubbed his brows and said, "After all, we were thinking of Prince Consort Tang at that time. Besides, we left the local soldiers behind to reassure the people and let the local soldiers who followed us to fight know how much we value and are sincere to the locals. Besides, the people in Qujing Garrison have a total of 20,000 troops..."
Both of them were speechless for a moment.
Cao Ruishen also had a sad face: "Your Highness, the city is full of old people, women and children. I beg to go back!"
Xiao Heng glanced at him and said, "I know Lord Cao is a noble man, but at this critical moment, what can Lord Cao do if he goes back? There are Xundian Prefecture and Anhua Prefecture in between. If a large number of troops enter, they will definitely notice it immediately."
He paused.
Then Su Rong shook his head and said, "Unless, unless we can bypass these two places and go to Qujing Garrison to get help."
He looked at Cao Ruishen deeply and said, "Your Highness, Lord Cao is very familiar with various places in Yunnan. He can really be used! However, it will be a risk for Lord Cao."
Cao Ruishen was shocked all over. He was still thinking about how to get out of this situation.
If they eat this batch of food and grass, something bad will happen. At first, they may not think that there is something wrong with the food, but as long as a little more time passes, everyone is not stupid, how can they not guess that there is something wrong with the food and grass? By then, he, the first one to transport the food and grass, will be caught.
Nowadays, when you feel sleepy, someone will give you a pillow.
He immediately knelt on the ground and said in a resounding voice: "Your Highness, please give your orders! I will go through fire and water and will not refuse even if I die!"
Xiao Heng frowned, as if he was in deep thought. After an unknown amount of time, he sighed softly, looked at Cao Ruishen lying on the ground, and personally went over to help Cao Ruishen up: "In this case, I'll really have to trouble you, Lord Cao. As long as the matter is done, I will personally recommend you for the credit!"
He patted Cao Ruishen's shoulder heavily and said, "This matter should be dealt with sooner rather than later. There is no time to waste. So please pack up and set off. Just tell me how many people you want. As long as it can be satisfied, I will agree to it."
Naturally, Cao Ruishen only wanted the people who followed him to transport food and fodder.
Xiao Heng agreed.
When Cao Ruishen returned to the inn, he could no longer hide the joy on his face. He quickly walked into the room, found his aides, and told them about the assignment he had taken on.
The staff had not expected such a pleasant surprise and they all started laughing.
Wen Sheng also narrowed his eyes and said: "That's really a good thing. It also shows that the current situation in Kunming is very bad."
He couldn't help but laugh a few times. Before, everyone had made Xiao Heng sound like a god. And that Su Yao, everyone said how powerful they were, and praised them like gods in heaven. But now it seems that, after all, they are just ordinary people.
Aren't you still being played around by them
He urged Cao Ruishen to pack up and leave quickly.
Cao Ruishen also meant this. He pondered for a while and hesitated again: "So where are we going now?"
It is definitely impossible to go to Qujing, so should I go directly back to Dali now, or what
Wen Sheng thought for a moment and said, "Why don't we go look for my Sixth Master? Lord Cao, Sixth Master is going to help Mu Tong Tusi eliminate those two remnants. If he succeeds, it will be a great achievement, unmatched by any other merit. What do you think?"
Cao Ruishen agreed almost without hesitation.
He naturally knew that Miss Mu San and Mu Qinglu were thorns in Mu Tong's side. As long as these two people were eliminated, the imperial court would no longer have the right to cause trouble with him.
He agreed immediately.
After packing up, he left Qingshui Town in a neat and tidy manner.
Before leaving, Cao Ruishen deliberately looked back at the plaque of Qingshui Town.
He sneered and then rode away without looking back.
At this time, someone on the city wall was watching them.
Watching them leave, that man's brows flashed with disdain. He went straight back to the barracks and went straight to Xiao Heng's tent to tell him that Cao Ruishen had left.
Su Rong sneered, "That's great. We've eaten such poisonous food, so we should all be sick. Go and give orders to have people go out and buy a large amount of medicine. However, you have to do it in a way that people can find out, but you have to pretend that you want to cover it up. Do you understand?"
Sansheng touched his head.