Cut off my army's food supplies? I'll open a portal between the two worlds and max out my

"Did I time travel?"

After falling into a coma from staying up all night watching short videos, Li Wen opened his eyes to find himself in a tent, and then inexplicable memories flooded his mind.

It took almost an hour for Li Wen to process the memories in his mind.

He had indeed transmigrated, but in a rather unusual way. While others transmigrate with a one-way ticket, Li Wen had a round-trip ticket. A double portal appeared in Li Wen's mind; activating it with his mental power would allow him to travel to this ancient world called the Great Zhou Kingdom.

Li Wen's transmigrated identity is that of the youngest frontier general in the Great Zhou Dynasty, who single-handedly leads three thousand Anxi soldiers to expand the territory by eight hundred li.

The surrounding vassal states were terrified at the mere mention of Li Wen's name. Even though only eight hundred warriors remained in the Anxi army, no one else dared to offend this remnant force.

However, these are all superficial phenomena.

The truth is that the imperial power in the Great Zhou Dynasty was chaotic. The emperor was young, the empress dowager ruled from behind the curtain, and the civil and military officials in the court were fighting to the death. Li Wen was the biggest victim.

A few years ago, a vassal state in the Western Regions offended the border of the Great Wall. The court was furious and prepared to send troops to punish them. However, at that time, the internal struggle between the civil and military officials was in full swing. Everyone was busy vying for power, and no one with any ambition was willing to leave the central government. Only Li Wen stepped forward for the country and the people and took charge of a border army under the command of a group of military generals as a civil official.

Li Wen arrived at the frontier and, relying on his exceptional intelligence and his compassionate heart towards his soldiers, won every battle!

Not only did they repel the offending vassal state, but they also expanded their territory westward by eight hundred li! You must know that the Great Zhou Kingdom's national strength has declined for nearly a century. Such a great victory should have been a meritorious achievement, like the "Fenglang Juxu" (a legendary military campaign). However, the court actually suppressed the news!

Li Wen and his soldiers not only failed to receive the rewards they deserved, but the imperial court also cut off their supplies. The central government used an imperial edict stating that "the national treasury is empty and unable to provide support" as a reason to abandon the three thousand soldiers on the western frontier, and did not allow Li Wen to retreat.

The central government clearly intends to starve the Anxi army to death, or wait until Li Wen can no longer hold on and disobeys the court's orders, at which point all previous achievements will be wiped out.

The central government's original intention was to force Li Wen to submit, to make him join their interest group and seek greater power by betraying the interests of the Great Zhou Kingdom.

Li Wen refused to back down. The hard-won achievements of his soldiers, earned with their lives, could not be forgotten! Especially those soldiers who sacrificed their lives to restore the Great Zhou Kingdom's territory! They must receive the rewards they deserve!

But this also drew the ire of the entire imperial court.

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The civil officials believed that Li Wen harbored great ambitions, while the military generals felt that Li Wen was not one of their own, so they simply abandoned the three thousand Anxi soldiers.

Despite losing supplies from the imperial court, Li Wen led his three thousand Anxi soldiers to hold out for three years... Now only eight hundred warriors remain. Li Wen has used every means at his disposal to forcibly persist until today without exploiting the common people.

Just yesterday, the last bag of food in the military camp was exhausted. Li Wenkong sat in his tent, and no matter how talented he was, he could not think of a solution to the problem of food for his soldiers. In the end, he died from exhaustion.

After processing his memories, Li Wen felt an inexplicable sense of guilt lingering in his heart. It was probably General Li Wen's dying wish, because before his departure he had promised these soldiers he would bring them home…

"Reporting to the General!"

The sounds outside the tent brought Li Wen back to his senses.

"Come in."

Li Wen spoke up.

A gaunt young man entered through the door. His face was sallow, his steps were unsteady, and the lines of his cheekbones were particularly prominent. It was clear from his appearance that he had become emaciated from being starved for too long.

Seeing Jiang Tian's appearance, Li Wen felt a pang of heartache.

He instinctively recognized the man: Jiang Tian had joined the army at eighteen and had been assigned to his command shortly after enlisting. Jiang Tian, ​​who had been strong and skilled in martial arts since childhood, had rendered countless merits under his command… yet now he was starving. And it wasn't just Jiang Tian; every warrior of the Anxi army was in such dire straits.

Li Wen's obsession had shifted from bringing them home to ensuring the soldiers had a good meal.

"General... the granary is empty."

These six short words felt incredibly heavy to Jiang Tian when he reported them, making it difficult for him to speak.

Li Wen was not surprised when he heard Jiang Tian's report. Instead, he began to think about what to do to fill the stomachs of his soldiers.

Li Wen also had to consider the cost issue.

In reality, Li Wen is exactly thirty years old this year. He is a person with no house, no car, no loans, no debts, and no savings.

Li Wen's job is a hotel logistics warehouse manager and purchasing agent. However, because he is honest and doesn't engage in corruption or shady dealings, he always earns a fixed salary of 5,500 yuan.

The rent for each room is 1,800 yuan, and with utilities, it's about 2,000 yuan a month. I also transfer 500 yuan to my mom every month so she and my dad can buy some good food.

Although he had a lot of money left, Li Wen was used to living a free and easy life on his own. He never skimped on food and drink and would even buy a monthly card for the game, so he almost became a spendthrift.

Fortunately, last month's salary had just been paid, and now was the time when Li Wen was most financially secure.

As a logistics personnel, Li Wen was very sensitive to the issue of cost. Normally speaking, even with the prices on Earth, it would be impossible to support an army of 800 people with a monthly salary of 5,500.

However, it's not a problem to make sure the soldiers have enough to eat first.

We'll figure out a way to get some gold and silver from here and exchange them for money on Earth.

Just as Li Wen had come up with a solution, Jiang Tian thought the general was in a dilemma.

Jiang Tian was well aware of how much effort the general had put into them, so he gritted his teeth and said, "General, this morning the brothers of the scout camp encountered a herdsman while hunting. From him, they learned that a band of 300 men had just arrived at Fengyue Valley, 80 miles away. General, if we wipe them out, our brothers will have something to eat."

"No need," Li Wen decisively rejected Jiang Tian's suggestion.

If it were a week ago, Li Wen wouldn't have objected to Jiang Tian's suggestion. Now, the remaining eight hundred Anxi warriors are the elite of the elite. It's no exaggeration to say that even three thousand bandits wouldn't be a match for these eight hundred Anxi soldiers.

But now the Anxi army has only been given two meals of thin porridge a day for a week, and even the strongest people can't endure it.

Nowadays, everyone is malnourished and can barely stand, let alone go on a forced march to fight. Going to suppress bandits under these circumstances would be tantamount to suicide.

Li Wen comforted him, saying, "I'll figure something out."

Jiang Tian thought the general was going to take the blame on him again, so he knelt down with a thud and said, "General! You have sacrificed so much for us along the way! The brothers can't bear to see you suffer anymore! This week, in order to let the brothers have more soup, you only drank a bowl of thin porridge every day. Your body can't take it if you keep going like this! Let the brothers give it one last shot! The brothers all know that the current situation is caused by those sons of bitches in the imperial court. Even if the brothers all die out there, they will have no regrets! General, let me lead the brothers to make one last push! After we get the food, you can take the other brothers to the Gobi Desert to make a living."

Hearing Jiang Tian's words, Li Wen was deeply moved. He didn't say anything but walked over to Jiang Tian and helped him up.

"Don't worry, I will not only make sure everyone has enough to eat, but I will also keep my promise and take each and every one of you home in glory."

Although Li Wen spoke softly, his tone left no room for doubt.

After struggling to his feet, Jiang Tian's throat was terribly dry. Although he greatly admired the general's unparalleled wisdom, even a skilled cook cannot cook without rice! In this situation, even the general couldn't conjure food out of thin air! But Jiang Tian's body was very honest, and he subconsciously obeyed Li Wen's orders.

"Go and gather everyone together, including the brothers who went out hunting. I guarantee everyone will have food to eat within an hour."

Li Wen spoke with certainty.

"yes!"

Looking into Li Wen's serious eyes, Jiang Tian no longer hesitated and chose to do exactly as Li Wen ordered.

Jiang Tian left the tent.

Li Wen closed his eyes and activated the double-penetration door.

The problem of feeding 800 people was indeed a considerable challenge in ancient times, especially since the Anxi Army was located in a desolate area with no resource points around, and there was nowhere to buy supplies even if they wanted to.

After passing through the door and returning to Earth, Li Wen found himself dressed in linen clothes. He then felt dizzy and the low blood sugar almost made him collapse.

Li Wen hadn't realized it until he returned to Earth that he hadn't eaten much for a week.

Li Wen finished off the entire pack of Wangzhongwang ham sausages in one go, and then drank a bottle of Coca-Cola before he felt the weakness subside.

After a while, Li Wen found his phone charging on the bedside table; the phone was still playing short videos.

"Thank goodness it was time travel and not sudden death, otherwise my parents would have seen my browsing history..."

The current Li Wen has essentially merged the two worlds into one, except that his consciousness has become that of Li Wen from Earth.

Li Wen changed his clothes and walked towards the wholesale market downstairs.

Li Wen works in logistics, so he knows the prices in the wholesale market very well.

Li Wen planned to buy fifty boxes of instant noodles to solve the Anxi army's urgent need.

This wholesale market is very large, and Li Wen knows many merchants because of his purchasing work. When he passed by the fish market, a seafood vendor saw Li Wen and greeted him, "Manager Li, wait a moment."

Li Wen stopped and looked at the other person with a puzzled expression.

The seafood vendor eagerly held up a box of instant noodles, showing Li Wen the yellow croaker inside, saying, "Fresh wild yellow croaker, Manager Li, would you like to buy some for the hotel? I'll give it to you at 20% of the market price."

"No."

Li Wen immediately realized that the wild yellow croaker the seafood vendor was talking about was nothing more than a different kind of "bathing fish".

The price difference between wild and farmed yellow croaker is not just double or triple. The seafood vendor's intention was also clear: he could sell it to Li Wen at 20% of the original price, and Li Wen could pay the hotel the original price.

Seeing that Li Wen disagreed, the seafood vendor shook his head and didn't say anything more.

Anyway, Li Wen wasn't the only one making purchases for the Venus Hotel.

The seafood vendor took out his phone and dialed a number, which was quickly answered.

"Hello, Manager Wang? We've just got a new batch of wild yellow croaker. I heard the Golden Star Hotel needs some! Would you like to come and take a look? I'll sell them to you at 20% of the market price."