Daily Intelligence System: Don't Kill Me, Honey! Chapter 978 - 246: Chen Jie: Am I Really the Garrison Comman

Upon hearing this, everyone’s eyes lit up. Yes, the court is sending an army. That’s good, that’s good!

Everyone thought, but at this mont soone spoke up: "Lord, whether the court’s army can arrive within ten days, if they cannot, we might collapse on our own without the enemy needing to lay siege! Our provisions can only sustain us for ten days, we cannot afford a protracted war!"

Hearing this, Wang Baobao said: "It won’t take ten days, within seven days, the court’s army will surely co to our aid."

The people in the hall, though filled with doubt, said nothing more. At this ti, Wang Baobao said: "I have summoned you here today to primarily summarize yesterday’s battle and also to emphasize that in these few days the enemy might attempt a surprise attack on the city. You must give your all, for if the city falls, none of you here will have a good outco."

"However, if Huangzhou Prefecture is defended this ti, you will all be credited as ritorious officials, and promotions and titles will follow."

Upon hearing this, those in the hall exchanged glances, each calculating their own plans. At this point, Wang Baobao exclaid: "Chen Jiusi!"

Chen Jie imdiately stood up and said: "I am here!"

Chen Jie did not understand why Wang Baobao was calling him alone at this ti.

Wang Baobao looked at Chen Jie and said: "Chen Jiusi, yesterday during the beast’s attack on the city, you turned the tide, so after consulting with the Commandery Princess, we have decided to appoint you as the Garrison Commander of Huangzhou Prefecture, in charge of dealing with bandits."

Chen Jie was stunned upon hearing this; he had been promoted.

The Garrison Commander, the fourth leader of Huangzhou Prefecture, a position once held by Ba Tan, is a Standard Sixth Rank official, responsible for the deploynt of soldiers and horses within the city, which is quite a powerful position!

But hasn’t the position of Garrison Commander always been held by King Qi’s people?

Thinking of this, Chen Jie cupped his fists and said: "I obey orders, but hasn’t this position always been held by King Qi’s..."

Wang Baobao said: "Rest assured and take office; the people of the King Qi Residence have completely withdrawn from Huangzhou Prefecture as of yesterday. They have already given up here, so the Garrison Commander shall return to the appointnt by the court."

Chen Jie wanted to say sothing after hearing this, but at this ti, Gui Yannian said: "Young man, Ah He told about your actions yesterday and about your grievances with the King Qi Residence, the Commandery Princess also told about them."

"Yesterday, I went to talk to the people of the King Qi Residence, and they agreed not to take action against you within Huangzhou Prefecture. But outside Huangzhou, or if there are other disputes, they will not hold back, so you can take the position of Garrison Commander with peace of mind."

Upon hearing this, Chen Jie imdiately cupped his fists and said: "Thank you, Master Gui, thank you, Lord Darugachi, Commandery Princess, I will certainly not disgrace my mission,"

Hearing this, Wang Baobao said: "Hmm, sit down."

This ti, Chen Jie sat beneath Zhao Ya, with the other hundred households keeping silent as the Garrison Commander was their superior, and they could not say anything.

In this way, Chen Jie, in the capacity of Garrison Commander, continued the eting.

The eting then clarified two main thes. The first was to instruct the hundred households to return and lead their troops well; as long as they achieve rits, Chen Jiusi will be their role model, directly promoted two levels, surpassing the hundred households to beco the Garrison Commander.

It could be said to be a teoric rise.

Secondly, it was to remind them to hold on, as the court will imdiately dispatch reinforcents, and with troops and provisions, there’s nothing to fear, so persistence is victory.

Finally, the defense arrangents were distributed.

After finishing these arrangents, Wang Baobao announced the eting’s adjournnt.

However, just as Chen Jie got up to leave, Wang Baobao said: "Chen Jiusi, stay behind."

Chen Jie looked over and saw that the Turtle and Crane Elders and Zhao Ya had not risen, clearly preparing to close the doors for a small private eting.

Thinking of this, Chen Jie sat down next to Zhao Ya.

Wang Baobao then gave Huo Bima a look, and Huo Bima closed the door.

At this ti, only Wang Baobao, the Xuanbing Second Elders, Zhao Ya, and Chen Jie remained in the room.

Huo Bima, Ah Da, Ah Er, and Ah San stood aside, now only qualified to listen and not participate in the discussion.

Wang Baobao glanced at everyone in the room and said: "I have kept you behind because the matters ahead might not be as easy as we imagined; this Huangzhou Prefecture might not necessarily be defensible."

Upon hearing this, Chen Jie frowned and said: "What do you an, my lord? Didn’t you just say... hmm, could it be that the reinforcents are not real?"

Wang Baobao sighed and said: "There are reinforcents, but they encountered a large-scale resistance from the Zoroastrian Sect at the Hubei border. It will take at least a month for them to arrive, and we need to hold out for a month."

Chen Jie imdiately understood upon hearing this; holding out for a month required a month’s worth of provisions, whereas the provisions in Huangzhou Prefecture are rely the 150,000 stones he managed to save. These food supplies, without any battles occurring, have a chance of lasting a month.

But in the event of battles, holding out for a month would really be extrely difficult.

They simply aren’t enough, as at this rate, these provisions might be exhausted in ten days, and without food, the army would instantly collapse.

It is said that before deploying troops, provisions must be secured first; when people can’t even ensure their als, it’s impossible to maintain combat effectiveness.

Historically, hardly any army has been able to persist long while hungry, besides those great figures who climbed snowy mountains and crossed grasslands in later tis.

Except for them, there hasn’t been anyone in history who could maintain firm combat effectiveness when without food.