The next morning, Jia Yao set off to leave.

At the same time, Yu Shizhong and Wang Qi also led the army to prepare food and grass. The 10,000 reserve troops transferred from the north of the town would help them escort the food and grass to the vicinity of Baitou Forest, and then they would be replaced by Zulu troops.

Yun Zheng did not wait for Jia Yao to lead his troops to arrive before setting off. After arranging the rest of the matters, he took his personal guards and rushed to Lingzhou first.

Beihuan's army will follow the Blood Clothes Army and Fu Tianyan's troops to escort another part of the food and fodder.

A few days later, Yun Zheng and his team rushed to Lingzhou.

Zuo Ren and others who had escorted the grain and fodder earlier fell far behind them.

Just as they were heading towards Lingzhou City, the imperial guards who had been exploring the way ahead rode back to report: "Your Highness, General Feng Yu is leading 3,000 cavalrymen to welcome us!"

"Feng Yu?"

Yun Zheng smiled, then raised his hand to signal the troops to speed up and meet up with Feng Yu and the others.

Soon, a large group of cavalry appeared in Yun Zheng's sight.

...

...

Feng Yu quickly rushed out of the team and rode his horse to Yun Zheng and the others.

"General Feng Yu pays respect to His Highness, Princess, and Madam Miaoyin!"

Feng Yu jumped off his horse and saluted the three men.

"No need to be polite!"

Yun Zheng also dismounted and looked Feng Yu up and down.

"Your Highness, this is..."

Feng Yu looked at Yun Zheng in confusion, not knowing what Yun Zheng meant.

Facing Feng Yu's gaze, Yun Zheng couldn't help but laugh, "Aren't you married? I want to see if you have gained weight or lost weight."

So that's how it is.

Feng Yu reacted and laughed immediately: "To be honest with you, Your Highness, I have gained a lot of weight. I am waiting to have a good fight with Dayue to lose some fat!"

"It's good that you haven't lost weight." Yun Zheng joked, "I was worried that you would indulge in pleasure all day and exhaust your body!"

When Feng Yu heard this, his face suddenly turned red.

It turns out that His Highness was waiting for him here!

Chen Luoyan and Miaoyin glared at Yun Zheng in reproach at the same time.

This guy is really unruly.

As soon as he saw Feng Yu, he started teasing him.

Does he think everyone is as shameless as him?

Shen Luoyan stepped forward and said with a smile: "General Feng, I heard from His Highness and Miaoyin that your wife is a great beauty. You must let me see her later."

“Yes, yes…”

Feng Yu smiled embarrassedly.

Seeing Feng Yu's shy look, Miaoyin couldn't help but tease him, "General Feng, you've been married for half a year. Your wife should be pregnant, right?"

Speaking of this, Feng Yu suddenly smiled and nodded slightly.

"Not bad! You're pretty quick."

Yun Zheng smiled at Feng Yu and said, "Okay, let's get on the horse first and talk while we walk."

"yes!"

Feng Yu took the order and quickly mounted his horse.

Soon, everyone rushed to Lingzhou.

After joking for a while, Yun Zheng started to learn about the situation in Lingzhou from Feng Yu.

When it comes to business, Feng Yu is not so embarrassed anymore.

Lingzhou is actually a city.

Of the 30,000 troops currently in Lingzhou, 20,000 are the original members of the Northern Army, and the other 10,000 are recruited later from the Northwest Protectorate.

The equipment and combat effectiveness of the subsequent 10,000 people were much inferior.

In addition, there were more than 8,000 laborers in Lingzhou who voluntarily performed labor service.

These laborers were all poor people. Last year, Yuan Fu imposed heavy taxes on these people in order to start a war. Although Yuan Fu died, the grain and money that Yuan Fu had extorted were not returned to these people, making it impossible for these people to live. They could only ask for labor service in Lingzhou.

They dared not even think about wages or anything like that; they just wanted to have something to eat and not starve to death.

These laborers were usually responsible for repairing city walls, helping soldiers with laundry and cooking, or collecting fodder for war horses.

As for fighting, we certainly can't rely on these people.

After learning about the situation in Lingzhou, Yun Zheng asked curiously, "Since you settled in Lingzhou, has Dayue Kingdom never attacked you once?"

"No!"

Feng Yu shook his head and revealed a mysterious smile. "Let me keep you in suspense for now. When we get to Lingzhou, I will take you to see something interesting."

Something interesting?

When he said this, Yun Zheng suddenly became curious.

However, since he wanted to keep it a secret, Yun Zheng did not ask any more questions.

"Has the Great Moon Kingdom really stockpiled a hundred thousand troops on the border?"

At this time, Shen Luoyan asked again.

"One hundred thousand may be a bit exaggerated, but there are always more than 80,000." Feng Yu said: "Lou Yi also knows that we will launch an attack after the spring, and has been fully preparing for the war..."

They also had no idea of ​​the exact number of troops that Dayue Kingdom had stockpiled on the border.

Starting from a month ago, large armies have been entering and leaving the three cities of Dayue Kingdom.

They now don’t know what the military deployment of the three cities is like.

They had previously sent scouts to investigate, but none of them returned, either because they were captured or had died at the hands of the enemy.

However, the Dayue Kingdom never sent scouts to investigate their side.

Now, the Dayue Kingdom is in a completely defensive posture and has no intention of taking the initiative to attack.

However, Feng Yu and Deng Bao were afraid that Lou Yi was trying to paralyze them, so they did not dare to be careless and remained on high alert, not even in the cold winter.

Listening to Feng Yu's words, Yun Zheng became even more curious.

What the hell is Lou Yi doing?

Do you really just want to consume their strength through defense?

Although this is also a good idea, based on analysis of Lou Yi's previous actions, someone like Lou Yi would not defend himself honestly.

Maybe this birdman has already started setting a trap for them!

They chatted all the way and soon arrived in Lingzhou.

Feng Yu and Deng Bao originally wanted Yun Zheng and the others to rest for a while, but Yun Zheng saw that it was still early and was very curious about the interesting things Feng Yu mentioned, so he decided to go to the border first.

Feng Yu had no choice but to lead his troops and take Yun Zheng to the border again.

The distance from Lingzhou City to Yudai River is about thirty miles.

Less than ten miles out of Lingzhou City, there is a desolate scene before our eyes, which feels quite like the Gobi Desert.

According to Feng Yu, this desolate land extends across the Yudai River and extends more than ten miles into the territory of Dayue State.

"Is the water level in Yudai River deep now?"

Yun Zheng asked again.

"The water in the upper reaches is quite deep, but the water in most places in the middle and lower reaches is not deep."

Feng Yu replied: "Although it is the time when the ice and snow are melting, the Yudai River is different from other rivers..."

The soil layers on both sides of Yudai River are sandy and gravel.

This kind of soil is very poor, and if there is a lot of water, it is easy to collapse on a large scale.

Over the years, the surface of the Yudai River has become wider and wider, with more and more tributaries, but the water depth has become shallower and shallower.

Due to the melting of ice and snow, the water flow of Yudai River is actually quite large. However, due to the accumulation of sand and gravel in the middle and lower reaches, the river has become wider and the water is very shallow in many places. Only in the narrow parts of the river is the water level deeper.

After listening to Feng Yu's words, Yun Zheng felt relieved.

As long as the water isn't deep.

After galloping all the way, they finally arrived at Yudai River.

The situation of Yudai River is the same as Feng Yu described. Some plants can still be seen on the riverbanks on both sides of the Yudai River.

But above the river bank, there is a desolate scene.

Standing on the river bank, they could see the pebbles at the bottom of the river.

In places like this, soil erosion is too serious.

After defeating the Dayue Kingdom, we still have to manage this river!

While Yun Zheng was thinking silently, Feng Yu took out the Clairvoyance and handed it to Yun Zheng, pointing to the other side of the river: "Your Highness, look over there!"

Yun Zheng took the Clairvoyance and looked towards the other side.

Just one glance and Yun Zheng's face turned green...