Fortunately, there were no troubles in the marching for several days.

On the sixth day, the army was about to arrive in Shizhou. A letter came from Jingting in front of him. They had arrived in Shizhou, twenty miles away, which was a suitable distance.

Jingting was responsible for transporting food and grass, so every day, a few people were left to guard the food that remained, waiting for the army to arrive. After the army arrived, the people guarding the food would ride horses to follow. This was Jingting's usual marching method.

Doing so can spy on the enemy situation in front and reduce the burden on marching soldiers.

When we arrived at Shizhou, Jingting had not much grain transported by him. He wanted to raise grain from Shizhou. The Shizhou garrison had already received the imperial edict, but the grain could not be raised. He said that it had been a long time since winter and autumn harvests had passed, and there was not much surplus grain, so he needed to borrow grain from nearby prefectures.

After asking about the approximate date, Lord Liu, Shizhou, said it would take at least three days.

If it is three days, the troops led by Li Liangsheng will have to wait for three days, which will be too delayed.

Jingting was so angry when he heard Lord Liu's words that the imperial edict had arrived in Shizhou long ago. If there was insufficient food storage, he could prepare in advance. Why did he wait until the army of escorts arrived before saying that it was not enough?

It is clearly a deliberate delay in military aircraft.

He knew that Lord Liu, the Shizhou Guardian, had a friendship with Changsun Ba, and was afraid that Changsun Ba would deliberately delay him.

Jingting felt that Li Liangsheng was going to take action. Instead of being taken by him along the way, it would be better to stop and wait for two days first, see what tricks he used, and solve them together.

So, he issued a strict order, "If there is no sufficient military ration within two days, military law will be dealt with!"

He set up camp outside Shizhou, and it is estimated that Li Liangsheng's army will arrive this evening.

He was a little strange because Li Liangsheng had been trying to distance them before and deliberately lag behind, but now he asked him to stop and wait, not knowing what the purpose was.

He expected that Li Liangsheng would not have any chance of winning in this battle, so now he has not focused on winning or losing. He probably tried every means to think about how to deal with Jinning and him.

What is the purpose? I will know until tonight.

In the evening, the army arrived indeed.

The two armies gathered and the generals communicated first, and Jingting took Jinning away.

"Shizhou Mansion actually said that there was no food raised?"

After hearing this, Jin Ning felt it was incredible. The whole country attached great importance to this battle. As long as Shizhou Prefecture said that the military rations were insufficient, officials from nearby prefectures and counties would make enough money for him.

"So, I think it's strange. Could it be that Li Liangsheng sent someone to vent his first?"

Jingting asked.

Jinning shook his head, "No, I have been staring at Li Liangsheng. He has never sent anyone. Moreover, he tried every means to delay along the way, and was forced to leave by me. He would never want us to meet here."

Jing Ting originally thought it was Li Liangsheng, but now he heard Jin Ning say this, he was a little surprised, "It's not Li Liangsheng, can this Lord Liu dare to resist the order?"

Jinning thought for a moment, "It's said that I don't dare, unless..." She looked up at Jingting, "Do you still remember the detailed work that Mr. Hongye set up in the Great Zhou Dynasty?"

Could this Lord Liu be the detailed work of Mr. Hongye?"

Jingting almost forgot this person. After hearing Jinning's reminder, he suddenly remembered the detailed work team of Mr. Hongye. There were so many things at that time, and in this world, he was not uprooted, so his website was still here.

"It's really possible that you say that. If it's him, it's going to be tricky. I don't know how many people are his detailed works on this line."

Jingting suddenly got big.

Jin Ning also found it difficult and said, "Look first. If he really did a detailed job, he would take action first and then report, and then order the prefect of Shizhou to raise grain."

"It's just that, it's too delayed."

Jingting said.

"How many days have you given him to raise food now?"

"The food must be prepared within two days, otherwise he will be punished."

Jingting said.

Jinning is not worried about this the most now. What he is most worried about is whether he will collude with some people in the army after careful work. If he colludes, this battle will be even more difficult, because the intelligence will be leaked at any time.

With the strength of both of them, it is hard to defend.

The layout during the war must be discussed with the generals in advance, which may be leaked. There is no way to announce it until the moment before the war, so there is no way to make arrangements.

"By the way, Jinning, do you still remember the fine fire pattern?"

Jingting asked.

Jinning's eyes lit up, "Remember."

The two discussed it and decided to find someone to carve a hairpin early tomorrow morning, carve the fire pattern on it, and test Lord Liu's reaction.

Shizhou Mansion is relatively prosperous, so it is not difficult to find a craftsman. Besides, there is a ready-made hairpin, but it is just a fire pattern on it, and it can be done in less than half a day.

In the evening, officials from Shizhou Mansion welcomed the generals and set up a banquet in the yamen.

Of course, I dare not be extravagant in wine and drinks. It is very simple, with eight dishes on a table, including meat and vegetables. The generals were a little tired after marching for days. Seeing that they were about to wait in Shizhou Mansion for two days, they all started drinking.

Jinning also drank, but she drank more than others. She stood up and toasted everyone, and was advised by Jingting to drink less. The two of them pushed her, and a hairpin in Jinning's sleeve fell to the ground.

The garrison Lord Liu sat next to her, and the sound of gold and jade fell to the ground. He naturally took a look, but saw that Ning San had quickly picked up the hairpin and hid it in his sleeve. He could see that his face changed slightly.

Others didn't notice it, after all, the distance was a bit far, but Jingting asked with a smile, "Third Master, do you still carry a hairpin with you?"

Which girl gave you the token of love?"

Jinning laughed, her face still very unnatural, "It's my fiancée, she asked me to carry it with me."

"I didn't expect that the Third Master is still a passionate seed."

Jingting laughed.

Jinning raised his glass and could see that he was drunk at 70% or 80% "If you don't say nonsense, we will never return without getting drunk tonight!"

After she finished speaking, she touched the cup with Lord Liu beside her. Lord Liu looked at her and smiled, "The Third Master has drunk too much, and after drinking this cup, it's almost the same, right?"

Jinning glared, "I promised not to get drunk and lose my home. Drink, continue to drink."

After saying that, she raised her head and drank the wine in her glass.

When Lord Liu saw that she had finished drinking, he naturally drank too. However, when Jinning wanted to ask someone to pour wine again, he made a gesture and asked someone to retreat.

He said to Jinning: "Third Master, eat the vegetables first, and then drink it later."

Jinning sat down, it was very boring, "When you drink, what other dishes should you eat?"

This is a rare time to have fun.”

Li Liangsheng cast a surprised look, Chen Jinning was a little abnormal tonight, fiancée?

She was originally a woman, where did she get her fiancée?

Maybe it was her own hairpin, but she looked abnormal again, probably because she was afraid that someone would discover her identity as a woman.
Chapter completed!