I Became a Sugar Mama to an Ancient General during a Famine! - Chapter 29 Part 2

Then he worriedly added, “But won’t that reveal that we have food supplies without them even attacking?”

Zhan Chengyin replied, “The news can’t be kept secret anyway. For the sake of food, do you think Chu and Yong will send troops to drive away the barbarians?”

“They will. In this great drought, food is more precious than human life.”

Zhan Chengyin continued, “They’ll join forces to drive away the barbarians for the food and water. Then the two kingdoms will fight each other. The winner will attack our city to seize our supplies!”

His gaze turned cold.

When the god’s second batch of weapons arrived, whether Chu or Yong emerged victorious, they would be no match.

He instructed Chen Wu, “We still need to muddy the waters. Write another letter to Chu and post announcements on the main streets.”

“The Zhan army is recruiting. Anyone who joins will receive 5 jin of rice, 3 jin of flour, a barrel of oil, and a chunk of salt per month.”

“Also add 1 jin of meat and 2 jin of vegetables…”

Chen Wu laughed heartily. “Good, good! I’ll go take care of it right away.”

Zhan Chengyin returned to the top of the city gate. He had a premonition that the barbarians would attack again within three days.

Moreover, this attack would be even fiercer than the previous ones.

At this moment, a piece of white paper floated over from the vase:「 Zhan Chengyin, have the barbarians retreated?」

「Not yet. They are camped 10 li away, ready to attack at any moment!」

Ye Mumu thought that currently Zhan Chengyin didn’t have the strength for a decisive battle.

Even if she gave him all the explosives, it wouldn’t be enough to blow up 300,000 men.

Ye Mumu had already invested nearly 300 million in Zhan Chengyin.

She didn’t want him to die at this critical juncture!

She was even more anxious than Zhan Chengyin.

「Mark the barbarians’ camp on the map… Take photos and send them to me, along with pictures of the surrounding environment.」

「I’ll ask the all-knowing netizens for ideas on how to repel the enemy!」

As instructed, Zhan Chengyin took photos of the sand table, map, and the environment around the city gate. He sent them to Ye Mumu via the tablet.

Looking at the photos, Ye Mumu saw yellow sand in all directions, with sandstorms when the wind blew.

The surroundings were bare, without even dry grass or trees.

During the famine, people had eaten all the vegetation.

More than half the soldiers guarding the city gate were barefoot.

Their shoes had worn out with no new ones to replace them, so they could only go barefoot.

The clothes under all the soldiers’ armor were in tatters, dragging on the ground.

The conditions were too harsh.

The soldiers’ clothing was in terrible shape.

More than half of the spears in their hands were rusted.

How could they defeat the barbarians under such harsh conditions, without even sharp weapons?

Her eyes reddened as she looked.

So much suffering!

So difficult!

She said, 「Hold out against this attack, and I’ll send each soldier a pair of cloth shoes.」

Zhan Chengyin saw the note, then looked at the soldiers guarding the city.

Many of them weren’t wearing shoes.

The general’s own shoes had long since worn out, with no needle and thread to mend them.

If even the general was in such a state, what of the common soldiers?

「Thank you, god. I will tell the soldiers.」

「Is there anything else you need?」

Zhan Chengyin:「 If possible, please urge the delivery of weapons. When will they arrive?」

「The Qin Crossbows will be very useful against the barbarians. We won’t need men to light the explosives – we can use Qin crossbow to ignite them from a distance.」

Ye Mumu: 「Bury all the explosives. If it’s not enough, I’ll send more fireworks and firecrackers.」

「Remember, you must be careful about safety. The explosives will detonate at high temperatures. Don’t accidentally harm your own people.」

Also, there weren’t enough sets of armor now.

She needed to purchase a batch of bulletproof steel plates for Zhan Chengyin to find people to assemble into armor.

She edited the sand table, map, and images marking the barbarian army’s camp location… and composed a post to publish on the Iron Blood Military Network and other forums frequented by domestic military academies.

«Seeking help from all-knowing internet users!

In such a desperate situation, how can we break through?»