I Became a Sugar Mama to an Ancient General during a Famine! - Chapter 42

Chapter 42: In This Battle, Zhan Chengyin Takes the Field

The distribution of shoes began, with new and veteran soldiers lining up to receive their footwear.

Zhan Chengyin noticed a note at the bottom of the vase.

「100,000 steamed buns, 100,000 scallion pancakes ready. I’m preparing to drop them.」

On the back of the note, Zhan Chengyin wrote: 「Wait a little longer, about the time it takes to drink a cup of tea.」

The buns and scallion pancakes, already cooked, were stored in the granary near the kitchen area.

Minutes later, large quantities of frozen buns and packaged scallion pancakes fell from the sky.

The amount was so large that the granary couldn’t hold it all.

Chen Kui covered the excess with oilcloth and assigned guards to watch over it.

Before leaving, he grabbed a scallion pancake.

Taking a bite, the rich scallion aroma spread through the air.

“General, these scallion pancakes are truly delicious!”

“I suggest letting the soldiers take two each, along with two bottles of water. In case of an emergency, they can quickly return without starving in a short time.”

Zhan Chengyin said, “Good idea. Go ahead and distribute them.”

Chen Kui’s face lit up with joy. “Understood, I’ll arrange it now.”

If the god had dropped a million buns and pancakes before, they might have been shocked. But recently, with so much food from the gods, they had grown quite nonchalant about it.

Before leaving, Chen Kui couldn’t help but think, “These scallion pancakes are really tasty!” He tucked another one into his clothes.

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The bulletproof vests were almost here.

This was crucial war equipment!

Zhan Chengyin called all the officers and soldiers into his tent, with guards posted outside.

“The goddess is about to bestow bulletproof steel plates and vests, said to be able to withstand arrow penetration.”

As soon as he finished speaking, all the officers and soldiers became very interested.

Able to protect against arrow penetration~

The armor they wore couldn’t provide 100% protection!

Were the bulletproof steel plates really that strong?

Everyone’s curiosity was piqued.

Not long after, sets of steel plates and vests fell, neatly stacked in the tent.

Zhan Chengyin picked up a heavy steel plate wrapped in green cloth. He knocked on it, and one could hear the sound of steel.

The steel plate was very heavy, weighing about seven jin (about 3.5 kg).

Even the smaller steel plates weighed four and a half jin (about 2.25 kg).

They put the steel plates into the vests, zipped them up, and put them on…

Chen Kui, the best archer, was to test-fire.

Seeing Zhan Chengyin personally trying on the equipment, the officers and soldiers all put on the vests, asking Chen Kui to shoot at them.

Zhan Chengyin refused, saying, “It’s fine, I trust the goddess. The steel plates will withstand arrows.”

Zhan Chengyin stood outside the tent.

Chen Kui drew his bow and shot an arrow from about ten meters away.

The soldiers watching were tense.

Whoosh…

The sound of the arrow cutting through the air was sharp!

Ding—!

The arrowhead hit the bulletproof vest.

But in the next second, they witnessed a scene that shocked them all!

The arrowhead broke off.

The arrowhead and shaft hit the bulletproof vest and broke into two pieces, falling to the ground.

Everyone was stunned by this sight.

A thinner steel plate could be penetrated by a professional archer’s shot.

But the bulletproof vest on the general’s body only had a small scratch.

He didn’t even take a step back.

It was as if Chen Kui’s arrow had just tickled him, causing no harm at all.

Chen Wu threw down his bow and cheered loudly.

“General, it can block it, it really can block it!”

Lin Dajun put on a vest and let Wu Erlang hack at him with a sword.

Clang, clang… His hand moved quickly, sparks flew from the steel plate, but Lin Dajun wasn’t harmed at all.

He didn’t even frown.

Others all tried with halberds, spears, and arrows.

No weapon could penetrate it.

Was this the armor of the god’s world?

If they wore the bulletproof vest with armor over it, the soldiers would have double protection.

Wouldn’t they be invulnerable to swords and spears?

They didn’t dare to imagine that the Zhan family army would have such advanced equipment.

With these bulletproof steel plates, let alone the barbarians, even if the Chu and Yong kingdom really joined forces, they would still have a fighting chance!

Zhan Chengyin was also very pleased. The effect of the bulletproof vest far exceeded his expectations!

Two layers of steel plates could save countless soldiers’ lives.

“Pass down the order, this afternoon’s attacking soldiers, each will receive a set of bulletproof vests.”

The team leaders, He Hong and Chen Junlin, showed delight on their faces and bowed slightly.

“Yes, General, we will definitely return victorious!”

Zhan Chengyin walked over to them and solemnly patted their shoulders.

The afternoon would be a tough battle. In last night’s two battles, they had relied on explosives to win.

With the explosives used up, they could only fight hard in the afternoon.

Zhan Chengyin said, “Good, when you return victorious in the afternoon, I’ll discuss with the goddess about rewarding everyone with a pair of sneakers.”

“Thank you, General.”

They went to put on the bulletproof vests.

Not long after, four million jin (about 2 million kg) of grain arrived.

The soldiers were astounded by the sheer quantity—it was much more than last time.

Several generals were delighted, but their eyes were also red with emotion.

From being on the brink of starvation to now having a stock of seven million jin of grain, enough for the entire city’s population to survive for over a year.

It was like a dream.

In less than half a month, they had gone from a hell of cannibalism to a paradise of abundance.

It all seemed so wonderful and unreal.

But, in fact, it was all true.

After Ye Mumu dropped four million jin of grain and four hundred jin of noodles, more followed: instant noodles, sausages, mineral water, self-heating hot pots…

There was so much, and it was just like the last time, when they hadn’t even finished the previous batch.

This time, the generals were not at all polite, smiling happily as they each took two boxes of each type…

At this time, Ye Mumu sent a note.

「The weapons and equipment have arrived!」

Zhan Chengyin suddenly gripped the note tightly and quickly stopped them.

“They’re here, the equipment has finally arrived!”

Hearing this, the deputy generals put down the boxes in their hands, entered the weapons depot managed by Song Duo, closed the door, and turned on their flashlights.

Ye Mumu sent a list.

Zhan Chengyin read it out: 「Two thousand sets of armor, five thousand Qin crossbows, two hundred thousand arrows.」

Wow~

The generals immediately cheered!

What they cared about most were the crossbows, five thousand of them, and two hundred thousand arrows…

These were Qin crossbows!

The Qin crossbows had an extremely long range. In the two ambushes against the barbarians, they didn’t need to light explosives, they just dipped the crossbow arrows in coal oil and lit them…

All in one go!

They could instantly kill large numbers of barbarian soldiers!

They really needed these crossbows badly.

Unexpectedly, the god had sent so many.

In comparison, with the bulletproof vests, even the armor wasn’t as important anymore!

Chen Kui couldn’t wait to try out a Qin crossbow…

He stepped on the bow, pulled the string tight, whoosh… the arrow disappeared into the wilderness.

The range had already exceeded 600 meters.

“These Qin crossbows have been modified, their range is even further!”

All the officers were overjoyed.

The better the equipment, the higher their chances of victory.

Everyone agreed to use the crossbows as the vanguard, firing for half an hour first to impact the first wave of cavalry.

Then the Modao squad would go in.

Zhan Chengyin read out the third item: “Ten thousand Tang Modao!”

“Two thousand each of halberds, spears, dagger-axes, swords, and knives!”

Ten thousand Tang Modao!

So many?

The soldiers had already seen in the previous two battles how the Modao squad harvested cavalry horses…

Although they weren’t tall, three people back to back left almost no blind spots.

They killed countless war horses, and as the barbarian soldiers fell from their horses, they were finished with one slash!

This batch of weapons came at just the right time.

Zhan Chengyin mounted his horse and came over. He Hong and Chen Junlin, who were putting on bulletproof vests, changed into the new equipment.

In this battle, Zhan Chengyin would personally take to the field!