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Grain carts loaded to the brim returned to the Boundary Domain, but they couldn't alter the crisis.
In several Military Camps, there were only ten days' worth of provisions left, not a single extra grain. What would last four thousand soldiers for ten days could stretch to feed the common folks for thirty days if they were frugal. In other words, after a whole day of frantic efforts, Wei Yuan had only managed to recover enough to feed the entire Boundary Domain for a single day.
They did loot quite a few pieces of valuable weaponry and armor, yet these items were inedible at the end of the day.
The largest grain storage in Ningxi County was still in Qu Liu Town, right next to the Governor Mansion, tightly flanked by the military barracks. Wei Yuan's original plan was to launch a direct raid on Qu Liu Town, but upon deeper reflection, he realized it would involve too many complications. As Wei Yuan hesitated, over ten thousand reinforcements arrived at Qu Liu Town.