Just when the Qin family was overflowing with the joy of their wedding, news of the mobilization of soldiers and horses in Gusu City also reached Kyoto.
According to the original plan, the attack on the wealthy families in the south would not be launched until the beginning of spring, that is, after the Spring Festival.
However, as the defense of Gusu City is getting stronger and stronger, if it continues to be delayed, it will undoubtedly continue to increase the difficulty of the attack.
After emergency consultations with the court, it was finally decided to adjust the plan.
The Gyeonggi garrison and the imperial army stationed in the Central Plains gathered 20,000 people and immediately rushed to Gusu City.
The rest of the generals and the army advanced steadily according to the original plan.
Although everyone knows very well that these 20,000 people are definitely a drop in the bucket for Gusu City. No matter how massive the momentum is, it is impossible to directly launch an attack on the city.
After all, there are too many troops garrisoned in Gusu City, and with the entire southern border at their back, taking Gusu City is no longer something that can only be accomplished with "large numbers of people."
The real role of these 20,000 people is to put pressure on Gusu City and slow down the reinforcement of Gusu City.
If it is ignored, Gusu City has nothing to worry about. It only needs to mobilize human and financial resources to build and strengthen Gusu City at the speed of "making progress a thousand miles a day".
On the contrary, there is no need to attack Gusu City directly, as long as people are attacked nearby, Gusu City will be in a defensive position.
But the mobilization of 20,000 people is no child's play.
Soldiers and horses are not used, food and grass go first.
Fortunately, the military operation against the southern border was not to directly attack Gusu City from the capital, but to rely on the front line of the "Central Plains".
As long as the Central Plains is stabilized, the logistics supply line can be greatly shortened.
By the time the 20,000 people were assembled, it was already half a month later, and more than a month had passed since they successfully reunited in the Central Plains.
Until 20,000 troops actually arrived at the city and were stationed fifty miles away from Gusu City, there were less than two days left before the Spring Festival.
There was a solemn atmosphere inside and outside Gusu City, and there was no atmosphere of joy at all as the Spring Festival was approaching.
In order to prevent the enemy from suddenly launching an attack on the city, Gusu City was heavily equipped with troops. Everyone stuck to their posts and did not dare to be careless.
Even Lin Wenwan went to the city wall personally to inspect, watching out for every move of the army outside the city.
Correspondingly, the army outside the city did not dare to relax at all.
After all, they are already on the frontline battlefield. Although they are fifty miles away from Gusu City, this distance is only an hour's journey for the high-speed moving cavalry.
The defenders in the city can send out cavalry at any time to attack the rebel army.
If they were attacked by the southern cavalry at this time and caused a large number of casualties, it would definitely boost the morale of the defenders in Gusu City.
It will be even more unfavorable for the subsequent siege battle.
While the two sides were cautiously confronting each other, Kyoto had a different scene.
Every household is decorated with lanterns and colorful decorations to welcome the arrival of the New Year.
The atmosphere in the Qin family is even more festive. They have just experienced the wedding and are about to usher in the New Year. Everyone in the Qin family has a vague smile on their faces.
How great would it be if life could always be so happy and relaxed?
"Feng'er, damn it, where did this brat go?"
"Everyone has started to put up Spring Festival couplets, but our door is still bare."
"This kind of thing should be done by the eldest son. This is the rule. Get that brat back to me quickly."
The Spring Festival is approaching, and all official matters will be left to the next year. Qin Tianhu takes a rare holiday. He planned to take advantage of today to post the couplets with Qin Feng, but...
That brat seemed to have evaporated. He searched the entire palace, but there was no trace of him.
Also disappearing together were Shen Qingci and four other women, as well as...
At the same time, on the edge of the Kyoto Lake, Qin Feng took the girls and had half a day of leisure.
Since the crusade against the rebels in the southern border is close at hand, it won't be long before Qin Feng rushes to the front line.
So I took advantage of my last free time to have a picnic here.
Since there had been a heavy snowfall a few days ago, the entire lakeside was covered in thick snow, making it look completely white, like a fairyland on earth.
In addition to the Qin family, Zhao Yulong and Princess Qiyang also came, and naturally Qin Xiaofu was also indispensable.
Four carriages were parked by the lake. A group of people wore thick coats to keep out the cold. The stove built by Qin Feng himself was burning brightly.
There are three burners on the stove, two of which are filled with food, and the other is heating wine.
Although Li Xiaolan and Jing Qianying are pregnant, they are not very old after all. In addition, Qin Feng is free and easy, and there are many maids and maids around to help take care of them.
Although everyone felt that the two girls should get more rest and should not go out for a walk in such a cold weather.
But Qin Feng resisted all opinions and forcibly brought the two girls out so that they could relax.
After all, if you hide at home all day long, you will die of boredom sooner or later.
The two girls were naturally extremely supportive of Qin Feng's decision. They had already had enough of staying at home, and it would be great to have the opportunity to go out for fun.
However, Qin Feng put in a lot of effort to keep the two girls warm.
One of the carriages was directly transformed.
The sides of the carriage were directly removed, thus creating the first space, which was sealed on three sides and open on one side.
The inside is then wrapped with quilts and fleece blankets.
Not only does it keep out the wind and keep you warm, it's also extremely soft and comfortable.
This is not over yet, there is a separate stove for heating hot water next to the carriage.
Whenever the hot water boils, pour it into the jar, seal the jar, stuff it into the corner of the carriage, and cover it with a quilt.
In this way, even though it was covered with snow outside, the inside of the carriage was warm and extremely comfortable, which was a sharp contrast.
Originally, this carriage was prepared for Li Xiaolan and Jing Qianying.
As a result, because it was too comfortable, Shen Qingci, Liu Hongyan, Xie Yun'er... Xiao Xiangxiang all got in.
Qin Feng sighed secretly, if he had known this, he would have remodeled a few more carriages.
The girls were either sitting cross-legged inside the carriage, or hanging their legs outside the carriage, looking at Qin Feng with a smile.
Qin Feng, Zhao Yulong, Qin Xiaofu, and a group of male servants were extremely busy.
“How great would it be if we could do this every day?”
Xiao Xiangxiang sat on the edge of the carriage and sighed with a smile.
The unintentional remark immediately triggered a heated discussion among the girls.
"Yes, there are not many such comfortable days."
"In a few days, Feng'er will be heading to the south."
"Hey, I finally stayed in Kyoto for a while, but in the blink of an eye, I have to leave again."
"Others envy Feng'er. He is the king of Qin who is inferior to one person and above ten thousand people. I hope that Feng'er can go back to the past. At least in this way, Feng'er can always be with us."
"But Feng'er will turn into a man one day, and he won't be able to keep him."
