Song Guang offered a bitter smile. "The Murong clan still holds the reins of power. It is hardly fair that, instead of expecting them to send us provisions, we pin all our hopes on the Champion Marquess."
Guo Da opened his mouth, but no words came out. In his heart, he knew General Song was right. Even if they continued to go hungry, they had no right to blame Pei Xiao for breaking his word; rather, they should blame the imperial court for dragging its feet and failing to send provisions.
Taking a sip of thin, watery porridge, he thought of the potatoes and corn Luo Xueyao had sent, yet he also knew General Song's nature of loving his men as his own children—as long as a single soldier remained underfed, he would never touch a bowl of thick rice.
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