Chapter 331: Prelude to the War
The child didn't understand what he was saying. He just hid in his arms and felt very warm. He was still wearing a tattered cotton-padded jacket that he picked up from someone's house. The weather in early spring was not very warm yet. Staying here
Being in the arms of an old man can provide a lot of relief.
These days, a group of ministers gathered outside the Miao Kingdom's palace. They all persuaded the emperor to send troops. They said that as long as the Dou Kingdom's whistle sounded and they followed suit and sent troops, they would surely be able to pacify Tiansheng in one fell swoop. At that time, the Miao Kingdom would
There is no need to look at Tiansheng's face anymore, he will be able to gain more territory by then.
Baojuan wore a palace skirt, ignored the looks of the ministers, and slowly walked into the imperial study. She looked at Yi Shu at the table and said with a smile, "I asked the imperial chef to make your favorite chicken soup. You have also made it these days."
If you're tired, why don't you take some tonic?"
Her slender fingers were now gradually becoming rounder. She scooped up a bowl of soup for him gently and placed it firmly in front of him. She was born as a maid, so these things were already done naturally. It was just Yi Shu.
He has not allowed her to do this. He said that now that she is a queen, how can she do such a thing.
But Baojuan just smiled every time. What did it matter if she cooked a few meals for her husband or brought a few bowls? The smile in her eyes infected Yishu, making him fall in love with her.
Baojuan just wants him to remember that she is not his only woman, but she is the only woman who washes her hands and makes soup for her.
Yi Shu watched her coming, then took his eyes away from the fold, threw the fold aside, held the woman on his lap, touched her belly, "How do you feel today?" He smiled at her.
Hands, "Don't overwork yourself, I'll feel bad."
His sweet words always spoke to Baojuan's heart, but although Baojuan benefited from them, they never ruined his mood.
"The emperor is busy with official duties, so I won't interrupt you. I will go back now." A woman who knows how to retreat is a truly smart woman.
"Wait a minute." Yi Shu stopped her and said, thinking about the excerpt he had just read, "Now Dou State has launched an army against Tiansheng, and has contacted us, Miao State and Tuoba, to send out troops together. Do you think we can send out this army?"
In fact, even Yishu himself was surprised that he would ask Baojuan these things. She was just a little girl in the harem, how could she know about military matters? But now he really doesn't know what to do, so he is so sick that he seeks medical treatment.
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Baojuan turned around and said with a smile, "Your Majesty, haven't you already made your choice?"
Yi Shu looked at her smile and softened his tone, "But I just don't know if this is right."
"Everything your emperor thinks is right," she said after a pause, "regardless of whether we send troops or not, we can't benefit from the benefits, and we can't take advantage of the disadvantages, so why worry about it?"
Unlike Tuoba, the Miao State does not have such big ambitions, and the strength of the Miao State is considered weak among several countries. If they go to war in a daze, no matter who wins, the Miao State will not be able to gain favor.
Yi Shu looked at the woman's back and drank the chicken soup with a smile.
It's a good thing to have such a woman by your side.
He was thinking this, but he didn't know that Dou Guo had already reached the gate of Tiansheng.
Long Xinyu looked at the military map and frowned, "Why are there no soldiers guarding such important places as the city gate and the foot of the mountain?" Her anger was naturally directed at the defenders of the border city.
"Could it be that all of Tiansheng's military salary has been fed to the dogs?" Her anger was not without reason. She was naturally unhappy as she watched the enemy attack her at the door of her house, but she could not spare a single force to resist it.
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She is doing this for the people in the city. If there is a war, she can't care so much. What will happen to the people in the city?
The general who defended the city was named Xu Zhou, and he had an idle official position. Because for so many years, Tiansheng had been worshiped by several nearby countries. Who would have thought that those people would really come to fight.
The place Long Xinyu just mentioned originally had troops. However, the recent black cloud incident has become so evil that the guards are no longer willing to stay there and have fled back. As a result, there are no sentries outside the city.
, it was not until the enemy soldiers arrived at the city that they knew it.
He wiped the cold sweat from his head. He didn't know how Miss Long came to his house, but everyone in Tiansheng knew about her reputation. This was his dereliction of duty, but there was nothing he could do about it.
But now he must not tell anything about the black cloud, otherwise, he is really worried that Miss Long's knife will be inserted into his belly.
Seeing him hesitating, Long Xinyu sighed, "Gather all the people in the city who can fight together, go to the city gate with all the troops, and take everything that can be used as a weapon. Quick!"
When Xu Zhou saw that she recovered so quickly and could issue orders so steadily, he respected her a little in his heart, thinking that Long Qingshan's daughter was different.
But before he walked out of the study, he was stopped by Long Xinyu, "Remember to be careful, I'm afraid they have spies entering the city. Also, if the troops from nearby cities want to gather, how long will it take?"
According to the reports from spies in previous years, the city where Long Xinyu is currently located has the weakest military strength among the nearby small cities. It is no wonder that they will attack here tomorrow.
He furrowed his brows and said, "Come over tomorrow and see if you or I win."
She exuded the aura of a general, which cheered Xu Zhou up. He didn't dare to say anything more for a moment. After thinking about it, "it will take about two to three days to assemble 100,000 troops."
Long Xinyu frowned. It was not impossible to delay it for another two or three days. She looked at Xu Zhou and said, "Send two people who know the topography of this city to me. I want to look around."
"Yes." Now Long Xinyu has become the supreme commander of this small town.
But when she appeared in front of the soldiers, everyone was unconvinced. Long Xinyu frowned. Did he have to fight with the soldiers every time he led the troops to convince them?
"Everyone be quiet. Now is the time when our heavenly saints are employing people. How dare they, the Dou country, who is just a small country, dare to attack us? They want to use our land and eat our food. Can we, the heavenly saints, endure such humiliation?"
Looking into the eyes of every soldier below, they were tired and tired from not fighting for a long time. Long Xinyu shouted, "Wake up, all of you, and look at the smoke outside the city. They are going to rush in and rob you."
He gave me money, killed your relatives, and robbed your wives and children! Can you tolerate such anger? Are you still considered men?"
The soldiers looked at each other, not knowing what to do?
"Are you even ashamed of me as a woman? You have time to laugh at me, why not give yourself a reason to drive away the enemies outside and pat your chest. You can't even protect your own women and children. Are you still men?
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All the grown men were so dumbfounded by her words that they could not hold their heads up. She waved the military flag and said, "Defend the Heavenly Saint and expel the Dou Kou!"
"Defend the Heavenly Saint and expel the Dou Kou!" the soldiers shouted after her.
Seeing that their morale had been mobilized, Long Xinyu quickly assigned tasks and divided them into four groups. Three groups of people were on the tower to resist Dou Guo's attack, and one group of people stayed behind to defend the people in the city to prevent enemies from coming in and harming them.
common people.
Her consideration was not an impossible thing. After all, what could a cruel and ruthless woman like Ming'er not do? She couldn't leave any possibility for Ming'er and wanted to put an end to all her machinations.
But as soon as she returned to the study, she was hugged by the person behind her. Just as she was about to take action, she smelled the familiar scent on his body and couldn't help but be startled, "Why are you here too?"
Tong Luoyang kissed the woman's face gently, "How dare you come here secretly for such a big matter? Aren't you afraid that I will punish you?"
Long Xinyu's face fell, "Your Majesty, if you want to really punish me, you have to wait until I drive out the invaders of Dou Kingdom. Otherwise, if I die, who will lead the army?"
"No, I will never allow you to go to the battlefield." He knew Long Xinyu's ability, but how could he watch her in danger again? He had already secretly sworn that he would never let her leave him again. If this happened
If something happens to her once, how can I survive?
Long Xinyu patted his hand and said, "Don't worry, I do things in a measured way and I will never hurt myself."
Her voice was soft, but it did not impress the man. Tong Luoyang hugged her shamelessly, humming like a child, "No matter what, I don't allow you to go! You are not allowed to leave me."
Long Xinyu sighed softly, "There must be a battle between Ming'er and I. I am doing it for my own revenge and for you. I have never hated anyone, but I really can't bear what Ming'er did.
.Luo Yang, just let me go."
Tong Luoyang looked at the determination in her eyes and knew that he had no way to stop her, so he could only say, "It's okay if you go, I'll go with you."
Long Xinyu shook her head, "You can stay, but you must not show up. If she knew you were here tomorrow, who knows what she would do."
Hearing this, Tong Luoyang had no choice but to give up. He smelled the scent of Long Xinyu and said, "You have to promise me that you will come back well and not let yourself get hurt at all." Even if Long Xinyu was injured in the slightest, Tong Luoyang wouldn't do it.
Let go tomorrow.
Listening to the report of the people below, Long Xinyu's face became a little gloomier. This city is really too easy to fight, because it doesn't even have any reserves, not to mention weapons, not even food. Long Xinyu
She was very confused about how the daily construction of this city was done in the past, but now that the war was about to ignite, she had no choice but to hope that the reinforcements would come faster.
"You must stick to your posts at all times. Once you find anything wrong with the enemy, report it immediately."
"Yes." The six guards dispersed after receiving the order. Their purpose was to stand sentry. After all, Luo City was easy to defend but difficult to attack. They didn't believe that the Dou Kingdom had the ability to reach the sky and fly over in the clouds and mist.
But Long Xinyu had her destiny, and they didn't dare to disobey her. After all, the future Queen's methods were very resolute and they had heard about it for a long time.
Long Xinyu looked at the topographic map in her hand and frowned. Tong Luoyang knocked on the door and walked in with the people behind her, "Yu'er, someone is looking for you."
Long Xinyu looked up and saw that it was Lan Gu. She hurriedly asked, "Why are you here?"
Tong Luoyang saw this woman following her when the ship was out at sea, but he didn't know her origin. Seeing that they were indeed familiar with each other, he turned around and left the house without asking any more questions.
Lan Gu looked into Long Xinyu's eyes and said, "Miss, Lan Gu is here to give you a gift."
"A gift? Where does this gift come from?"
Long Xinyu was a little puzzled. She didn't even bother to ask about Hengyun. She saw Lan Gu take out five military talismans from her hand, "These are the military talismans for the four northern cities and one southern city of Tiansheng. Now there are 130,000 soldiers."
Chapter completed!