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When the four placed an order in front of Xu Shiqiu, they quickly left the tent together.

After the four of them left, Xu Shiqiu called for a troop of soldiers, and quickly left the camp.

He wouldn't wait here obediently for someone to 'assassinate' him.

It was agreed that once an accident happened to the two generals of each side, even if the other team failed both missions, it would still be a victory.

No one knew about Xu Shiqiu's departure, because Xu Shiqiu had long ago found a soldier with a similar physique to him.

As for him, he had naturally changed into the uniform of an ordinary soldier and disappeared from everyone's sight.

On the first afternoon, the soldiers that were guarding the army camp did not wait for the attack from Xu Shiqiu's subordinates. They originally thought that they were afraid or did not know what their arrangements were, but during dinner time, rows of big pots were set up opposite of them.

If the pot was not filled with large chunks of pork cooked with the ingredients prepared by Dong Shu, then it would be filled with lamb stewed with shredded leek (radish) that had just been collected.

In addition to the two dishes, the aides busied themselves with making pancakes made of white and bean noodles and rice mixed with steamed rice and sorghum.

Although the main course was not the pure white noodle soup or the pure white rice, the two meat dishes that drifted in the wind were enough to attract people.

The soldiers in the military camp across the street sniffed the smell from the other side and looked at their own bowls filled with meager food. There was almost no trace of oily food, and they were filled with resentment.

They all knew that for the other party to be able to eat all these, it was not because of the money provided, but was because of Xu Shiqiu, the main general, giving them additional benefits.

Their generals had caused trouble for this matter before, but Xu Shiqiu had long reported that his subordinates had trained very hard, and it was impossible for them to not eat good things often.

Furthermore, Xu Shiqiu always said on the surface that his wife asked someone to deliver it to his.

Then why did his wife have this? That was because His Majesty had given him too many rewards.

So in the end, all this credit was pushed onto His Majesty.

The Emperor Ruikang was naturally happy, and because of this matter, he even specially picked out a few things from his own warehouse to bestow to Dong Shu.

He really didn't have much money in his personal storage.

As for the funding from the imperial government, before Xu Shiqiu's soldiers could do anything, it would not be good for him to get the funding from the Ministry of Revenue.

Let's not talk about these things for now. Outside the military camp in the outskirts of the city, the soldiers under Xu Shiqiu's command were quickly chopped into finger-thick pieces after the big pieces of meat were cooked.

Then, it was the specially prepared sauce that was poured onto the thick pieces of meat.

With the thick slices of pork out of the pot, the mutton soup is also good.

In addition to these two meat dishes, the auxiliary team also mixed a wild vegetable. They ate too much meat, so they also had to eat some vegetarian dishes.

The soldiers that were left behind to guard the barracks just watched as the soldiers across from them ate meat in big mouthfuls. They did not control their rations to eat as they pleased.

They began to envy each other by cooking meat from the opposite side until they finished eating. Then they sighed and prepared to continue their defense.

However, just as they were about to continue defending, the soldiers on the opposing side who had eaten their fill were already in position. Clearly, they were preparing to attack the army camp.

Neither the generals nor the soldiers who were stationed in the opposing camp had expected that the opposing troops would choose to attack at this time.

They thought they wouldn't attack until the latter part of the night.

However, now that they saw that they were ready to attack, they naturally couldn't sit still and wait for death. Orders were sent out from the general's tent.

After all, it was already autumn and the sky quickly darkened after dinner.

Due to the good food of Xu Shiqiu's soldiers, they could occasionally eat an egg in the morning, and also eat some animal organs. Even if the sky darkened, it did not affect their eyesight at all.

On the other hand, the other side couldn't do it.

If they didn't eat well, the main generals would deduct their pay. As soon as the sky darkened, they wouldn't be able to see too clearly.

Although there were many fires lit in the military camp, they were still unable to move too far away from the bonfire.

It was only now that the soldiers standing guard realized that the opponent had chosen to attack at night because they could not see too clearly at night.

Other than the military camp that they were stationed at, even though the two groups of people in the mountains hadn't met yet, there were still small squads that had encountered each other.

The soldiers under Xu Shiqiu were very ruthless, upon discovering a person, they would immediately attack and 'kill' him, and then the people who were judged to be dead would be brought out of the battlefield.

While the two parties were fighting, two figures stealthily left the camp in the mountains while the sky was still dark. They rode their horses, preparing to rush to the capital city.