I am a commoner, but I will lead the empress to unify the world

Chapter 450: The Yan Army's Great Harvest, the Emperor of Qi Arrives in Xuzhou

As he spoke, Zhang Han followed the captain and quickly came to the Qi army camp, where the money and grain were piled up.

The first thing that caught the eye was the large number of push carts and pull carts, all of which were filled with grain. Looking around, the carts alone occupied dozens of acres of land.

These were the grains that the Qi army pulled out from the granary in the capital. The emperor was in a hurry to escape, so of course he couldn't take the grain with him.

The Qi army did not have time to unload the food last night, and of course there was no need to unload it.

"Oh my goodness! No wonder we couldn't see any light when we attacked this area last night, and we couldn't get in no matter how hard we tried. It turns out it's all food! This is enough to last us for a long time. I almost ordered a fire to be set on it last night."

Everyone burst into laughter.

If this thing were to be set on fire, not only would Zhang Han be heartbroken, but the two princes would definitely be the first to chop him down.

After all, it was because Yan State did not have much grain that it had to quickly occupy Qi State before the autumn harvest and collect Qi State's grain to survive the crisis.

Seeing so much food, Zhang Han laughed heartily.

They are all old Yan people. The land of Yan is barren and cannot support too many people and soldiers. They have basically grown up starving, so they have a natural reverence and affinity for food.

Seeing so much food at this time made me happier than seeing countless gold, silver and treasures.

Zhang Han grinned, as if he had already seen the two princes praising him when they saw him bringing back so much food.

"Not bad, not bad. So much food is more important than money."

Zhang Han took everyone to see how much money there was.

After arriving at a tent area, Zhang Han looked at the dozens of tents in front of him and asked,

"Which one is for storing gold and silver?"

"All."

"Ok?"

"Master, these are all for gold, silver and treasures."

"hiss……"

Zhang Han took a deep breath and then quickly walked into a tent where there were several carts filled with boxes.

I opened a chest and it was full of gold and silver.

I opened another one and it was full of silver.

I opened another one, and it was full of copper coins.

Pick any one and open it, it's full of jewelry and jade.

"Oh my God..."

Zhang Han hurried out again, looked at the dozens of tents in front of him, then rolled his eyes and fell straight backwards.

"Commander!"

"What's wrong with you, Marshal?"

"Marshal, wake up!"

Zhang Han was supported by someone and said weakly,

"Help me up, we can't let the Qi people look down on us, stand up!"

After a lot of effort, Zhang Han finally stood up.

At this moment, an idea suddenly came to his mind.

That is, if all this money were given to him, he would not only be as rich as a country and never have to worry about spending his whole life, but he would even be able to arm an army of hundreds of thousands of people.

It is said that money can move people's hearts. There is no absolute loyalty in this world. If there is, it is because the temptation is not enough.

But Zhang Han immediately dismissed the idea.

First of all, this was the money he robbed. It was not his money, but Dayan’s money.

The 100,000 soldiers under his command were not his own, but those of Dayan.

If he dared to run away with the money, the Southern King would give an order and his subordinates would kill him first.

And even if he ran away, where could he go? Does he have the ability to develop an army? The Yan army will not let him go. No matter how many people he has, they can't withstand the bombardment.

Zhang Han immediately dismissed this idea.

He stood firm and said with a serious face,

"Send more people to keep an eye on the grain and gold and silver to prevent outsiders from stealing them, and they should also supervise each other.

Let me tell you, this is a lot of money, but it is Dayan’s money, not yours!

We have made great contributions this time, and the court will not let us go without rewards.

But if anyone dares to steal from the government, I will skin him alive first, no need to report to the court, understand?!"

"understand!"

"Also, when we march, let the prisoners pull the carts, and keep an eye on them. No theft is allowed!"

"As ordered!"

After giving the instructions, Zhang Han immediately returned to the general's tent, picked up a book about the Qi army and started reading.

Out of sight out of mind.

An hour later, the subordinate came to report.

"General, the prisoners have been counted. We have killed over 100,000 soldiers and captured about 50,000. We have also killed over 30,000 civilians and captured over 40,000."

Zhang Han nodded and said,

"Give the order to set off tomorrow and have these surrendered soldiers and civilians push the carts back. When we reach Linzi, we will dismiss the civilians and let them go home. We will keep the captives for now."

"As ordered!"

Soon, Zhang Han's orders were issued.

The prisoners went to clean up the bodies and dig pits.

The Zhennan Army also had their first hot meal in recent days.

The next morning, the Zhennan Army marched northward with 90,000 prisoners and countless spoils of war.

If you calculate the time, they should be able to reach Linzi at about the same time as the main force.

……

Two days later in the evening, the King of Qi and a group of princes and nobles, who had fled in panic, finally arrived at the city of Xuzhou, with their horses' legs almost broken from running.

Because they ran so fast, they did not ask the guards to inform them in advance, but ran to the bottom of the city wall in one breath.

"Who are you? Stop, what are you doing?"

The soldiers guarding the city gate immediately raised their weapons and aimed at the many carriages.

A guard rode over and whipped the soldiers, cursing loudly,

"Are you blind? Don't you see this is the Dragon Chariot? The Emperor has arrived, and you dare to hold weapons? Are you planning a rebellion?"

"Your Majesty... Your Majesty?"

The soldiers looked confused.

"Get out! Go get Tong Xuan to come out and greet me immediately! Go now, or I'll chop off your heads!"

"Yes Yes Yes!"

The captain of the soldiers guarding the city gate quickly found a horse and rode at full speed to the Xuzhou government office.

Xuzhou City is the county seat of Xuzhou County and the southern gateway of Qi State. Further south is the territory of Wei State.

Tong Xuan was very surprised to hear that the emperor was coming so soon, and immediately took the generals out to welcome him.

This man in his forties came out with a group of elite soldiers and generals.

He saw the dragon chariot and a mess of carriages, but no army.

The emperor and all the officials also got off the carriage.

Tong Xuan and the others also dismounted, walked over quickly, knelt on one knee and said,

"We pay our respects to the Emperor. Long live the Emperor!"

The Emperor Qi came over in a panic, excitedly helped Tong Xuan up with his own hands, and said,

"My dear, please don't be polite. I almost didn't see you."

"Your Majesty, what's going on? Why are you so embarrassed?"

"Alas, we were hunted down by the Zhennan Army. I'm afraid the entire army was annihilated. I only managed to escape with the officials in time."

Hearing this, Tong Xuan's eyes changed from awe to amusement.

"Oh? Your Majesty only has officials, but no army?"