The man slowly stood up from his chair, holding a blue flag in his hand, and walked to the sand table to look at it.
"Sure enough, I guessed right. Zhao Xuanyi still can't escape this battle! But...how many troops will he send? Where will he attack?" The man held a small blue flag in his hand and kept waving it, his eyes tightly Staring at the sand table!
"Sir, do you need your subordinates to ambush you halfway?"
"Ambush the Qilin Guards? Are you serious? It's pointless and a waste of human life!" the man asked after speaking.
"Where do you think Zhao Xuanyi will send troops?"
"This... subordinate thinks that we should go to the northern border. That is his father-in-law's army, and his wife is also there. He should go there for both public and private matters!" After hearing this, the man's eyes slowly became blurred. The little chess piece in his hand shook faster, as if it was his mind, calculating faster.
"Zhao Xuanyi, Zhao Xuanyi, how many troops will you send? Is it possible that you won't defend the capital?" At this time, in the Far East Theater, Tang Wujie was also circling the sand table. Tang Mi and Tang Yue stood aside, and several others General, no one dared to speak for fear of disturbing Tang Wujie's thoughts!
"Girl, do you have any clever ideas now?" Tang Wujie asked. Tang Mi was about to speak, but hesitated. She looked at Tang Wujie and shook her head.
Tang Wujie understood instantly
"You all retreat and rest!"
"Yes!" All other generals in the room exited the military tent. Tang Mi saw that everyone else had left, and then she spoke.
"Father, after so many days of confrontation with the enemy coalition, their strength has increased to 120,000. If we continue to wait, I'm afraid their strength will increase! By then, our Far East Army will be able to It’s even more difficult!”
"You mean we attack now?"
"I mean keep waiting!"
"Still waiting? Doesn't it mean that the longer you wait, the more enemies you will get?" Tang Yue asked. Tang Mi smiled slightly and turned to look at Tang Yue
"Do you think we are the most anxious now? The imperial court must be more anxious than us, and we are not the only ones who are in trouble now. The northern border is also full of enemies, but don't you find anything wrong?"
"Of course something is wrong. There is no fighting on the northern border!" Tang Yue said.
"You didn't understand what I meant! This time we encountered powerful enemies in the Far East and the frontier, but the imperial court was silent at all. It refused to send more troops or pay them! Could it be that they were waiting for us to lose the war? Not necessarily, And the weirdest thing is!”
"The situation in the northern border is not much easier than here, but Zhao Xuanyi is actually staying at home. There is nothing wrong with this matter!" After hearing this, Tang Wujie also felt something was wrong and nodded lightly.
Tang Mi continued
"It's okay if something is wrong with the court, but this time there are five countries in the enemy alliance. What are they waiting for? To besiege but not attack?"
"So, miss, what are you waiting for?" Tang Wujie asked.
"The enemy is not in a hurry, so why should we? I guess the enemy is waiting for a signal, or an order, before they dare to attack! As for what this signal is, we don't know, but if we attack now, it would be best Even if we win, we will probably use up all our troops in the Far East. If we run out of troops, our Tang family will be left alone!" Tang Mi said with a frown.
"Little sister, what do you mean by this? We are the imperial army. Even if we die, we must protect the people for the sake of the country?" Tang Yue said with a bit of anger.
Tang Mi, on the other hand, looked at Tang Yue with eyes that looked like a fool.
"How old are you? Why are you still so naive? The troops are already approaching the city. Ye Yuanzhi in the Western Theater District has not sent troops to assist anywhere. Can't you see clearly what's going on? You are the only one who has the country in your heart. If we fight with our lives, , it was not the people who laughed in the end, but him!" Tang Mi tapped the direction of the western theater on the sand table with her hand.
Although Tang Wujie didn't want to admit it, Tang Mi was right. With three vassal kings and one uncle, who didn't have the troops?
But they refused to send troops, hum! patriotic? They love themselves more! When Tang Yue heard Tang Mi's words, he realized that it turned out that Tang Mi had sent his generals away. It was for this reason that Tang Yue stopped talking and started thinking seriously. Maybe Tang Mi was right. Yes, you are a general only if you have enough soldiers and horses in your hands. Otherwise, you have no say at all!
Tang Wujie walked back to the chair and sat down, sighed softly, and then waved his hand.
"Everyone, go down and rest!"
"Yes!" One sentence stated the truth about being an official, which also made Tang Yue lose a lot of enthusiasm for this battle. Although Tang Mi's words were unpleasant, they were true. The imperial court would not send reinforcements or increase military pay. !
Ye Yuanzhi is eyeing the west and does not lend a helping hand. He must not take the lead in this battle, otherwise only his own Far Eastern Army may be consumed!
At this point, unless the other party takes the initiative to attack, my father will probably not attack! And another large group of people is marching towards the Far East, with more than two thousand cavalry in front and invisible infantry behind them. The people stepped on the snow with their feet and made a [Creak...!
] sound, everyone puffed out smoke. Although the Far East is the south, it is not much warmer in this deep winter!
Bai Zhi was sitting on the horse, her hands were blood red from the cold and she couldn't help but rub them.
"Senior brother, why don't we go with Zhao Xuanyi?"
"Zhao Xuanyi has 10,000 pairs of eyes watching him right now! He should play for a few days before setting off for the expedition, but when he arrives, it will be the signal for the war to begin, so we will arrive first and wait for him for two days!" Cao Yu finished. Look at Angelica dahurica
"Junior sister, why do I feel that you are paying attention to Zhao Xuanyi's movements? Is there something else going on?"
"No! Senior brother, please stop acting like this!" Bai Zhi blushed and retorted loudly. Cao Yu smiled and said nothing.
"Tell all the brothers that we have to walk a hundred kilometers today, so please work harder!"
"Yes!" A follower hurriedly conveyed the order to the back! The army was already moving slowly on the snow. In that era of underdeveloped transportation, feet were the best means of transportation. Everyone was walking on the snow wearing cloth shoes, and their whole bodies were shaking!
Compared with the Far East and the frontier, the weather in the capital is pretty good. Although the temperature is very low, it has not snowed yet. Zhao Xuanyi is not planning on paper in his room, including routes, supplies, and personnel deployment, etc. !
Du Xinyu brought over a cup of hot tea
"Sir, drink some hot tea!"
"Okay!" Zhao Xuanyi took it over and drank the hot tea, making his whole body warm! Shen Wei knocked on the door outside and pushed in.
"Young Master, everything has been arranged!" Zhao Xuanyi nodded.
"We will set off early tomorrow morning. In addition to weapons, let everyone bring more sesame cakes, vegetables, and bacon. Take as much as you can!"
"Tan Beiping is there for food. We don't have to worry about that. There is a small problem with this expedition. If you wear a 300-tael chariot, you will also need to bring 300 more horses!" Zhao Xuanyi thought for a while, each chariot Two horses, given to three people, is not a loss at all.
"Three hundred more is three hundred more. Put all the crossbows on the chariot. All personnel ride away. No one is allowed to sit on the horses pulling the chariot!"
"Understood! Then I'll go back and see if there's anything else to prepare!" Shen Wei said.
"By the way, let the troops wear some tung oil in case of emergency!" Zhao Xuanyi said.
"Yes!" After Shen Wei said that, he turned around and left, closing the door! Du Xinyu came to Zhao Xuanyi's side, her face full of worry
"Sir, your injuries haven't fully healed yet. Is it okay to go to the battlefield like this?" Zhao Xuanyi smiled and gently hugged Du Xinyu over.
"What should we do if we don't go? Both sides are holding back in this battle, and no one will attack. The longer it goes on, the worse it will be for us! There is no way!" Du Xinyu shook his head.
"I don't understand war, but I'm worried about you! Why don't you let me follow you!"
"No! It's been freezing cold all the way, sleeping in the open air! I can't bear to have you suffer like this. Why don't you stay warm and cozy in the house? Just wait until I come back!" After Zhao Xuanyi finished speaking, he kissed Du Xinyu on the lips.
Du Xinyu gently hugged Zhao Xuanyi
"Be careful and bring more ointment with you when you leave!"
"Well!" Zhao Xuanyi hugged Du Xinyu with both hands, and then put it against Du Xinyu's ear
"How about we... take a break?" After Du Xinyu heard this, he naturally knew what Zhao Xuanyi meant by rest, and hurriedly pushed Zhao Xuanyi away.
"I...I have my period today. It's inconvenient. I'll make you some sweet soup!" After saying that, he ran out!
Zhao Xuanyi hugged Du Xinyu's waist and lifted her up
"Lied to me? Your period ended five days ago. I'm just counting the days!" After saying that, he hugged Du Xinyu and walked to the bed!
Du Xinyu was so frightened that he kept struggling with his hands and feet, but how could he be Zhao Xuanyi's opponent? Zhao Xuanyi put Du Xinyu on the bed, very skillfully took off all of Du Xinyu's clothes, and then trapped Du Xinyu in his arms and continued to attack with kisses and caresses!
Du Xinyu's face was so red that it almost bled. When he saw Zhao Xuanyi taking off his clothes, he covered his eyes shyly. Zhao Xuanyi smiled, biting Du Xinyu's ear and asked softly
"What haven't you seen? Are you still shy?"
"You are a bad guy! If you can, let me go!" Du Xinyu was still making the final struggle! Zhao Xuanyi took away Du Xinyu's little hand and placed a kiss on her lips.
"Don't be afraid, how about we do what we did before?" After hearing this, Du Xinyu blinked his big eyes and asked curiously
"real?"
"Yeah! Of course, when have I lied to you?" Zhao Xuanyi said with a gentle face. Du Xinyu laughed when he heard this
"Then we agreed, just hang out outside and don't go in!"
"Okay!" After Zhao Xuanyi made his promise, he lowered his head and kissed Du Xinyu's lips. Du Xinyu also stretched out a pair of arms, hooked Zhao Xuanyi's neck, and responded enthusiastically!
A quarter of an hour later, a girl's scream came from Zhao Xuanyi's room. The sound was so sharp that even Aoxue, who was sleeping soundly, was frightened awake. What was the sound in her mind?
what happens? Half an hour later, Zhao Xuanyi hugged Du Xinyu contentedly, while Du Xinyu was holding on to the quilt and crying quietly. Zhao Xuanyi couldn't help but laugh when he looked at Du Xinyu's aggrieved look.
"As for that? Didn't I apologize to you?" Du Xinyu pushed Zhao Xuanyi away, her big eyes as red as two gems.
"You liar, a big liar! I will never believe you again!" Zhao Xuanyi laughed out loud at Du Xinyu's anger. He hugged Du Xinyu tightly in his arms and looked at the red plum blossoms on the bed. Zhao Xuanyi felt very happy in his heart.
"Don't be angry, I was wrong. How about I take you to Tai Feng Building tonight?"
"No, you liar! I won't forgive you!" Du Xinyu said with a pout.
"Add a beautiful leather jacket?" Du Xinyu seemed to be a little relaxed after hearing this
"Add a pair of beautiful red cotton shoes!" We are talking about business. As expected of a merchant's daughter, Zhao Xuanyi nodded her head.
"Sure, as long as you don't cry, it's okay!"
"Who is to blame? You?" Du Xinyu raised her hand and was about to hit Zhao Xuanyi, but seeing the various scars on his chest, she couldn't move her hand for a moment. Du Xinyu stretched out her hand and slowly touched these scars.
"Does it still hurt?" Zhao Xuanyi shook his head
"It doesn't hurt anymore, it's much better! And after using the ointment given by the eldest princess, these scars have become shallower!" Du Xinyu gently lay on Zhao Xuanyi's chest. After the intimacy, she felt full of worry
"Why don't you let Shen Wei lead the troops? You can stay at home and take command!" Du Xinyu smiled and gently stroked Du Xinyu's hair.
"The battlefield is not fought according to the plan. Don't worry, nothing will happen to me. You have to rest first. I will take you to Taifeng Tower later!"
"Yeah!" Du Xinyu was intimate with a man for the first time. Zhao Xuanyi was afraid that she would be exhausted, so he asked her to have a good sleep before talking!
At this time, the sky in the capital was also very suitable for the occasion. The first snowflakes of the day fell from the sky. For a time, everything inside and outside the capital was shrouded in white snow, and the whole city entered a white world!
At sunset, Zhao Xuanyi and Du Xinyu both put on thick clothes and walked out of the room. Shen Wei and Jinglan had already prepared the carriage outside. Zhao Xuanyi carried Du Xinyu into the carriage, and Shen Wei drove to Taifeng Tower.
Du Xinyu looked at the scenery outside the window and showed an innocent smile
"Snowing!"
