Captain Wu couldn't stand Chen Ke's smug look, so he stepped forward and said, "Your Highness, I think this matter should be considered carefully and not be reckless. I think we can discuss it further and come up with the best solution."

Captain Wu was not targeting Chen Ke entirely; he was just eager to make a contribution.

Yuan Xichen seemed to have sensed the tension between the two, but he didn't ask too many questions.

Warfare is always changing rapidly, and the most important thing is a person's ability to adapt to changing circumstances.

Because the opponent is also an unknown factor, anything that happens on the battlefield may determine the outcome of the war.

Yuan Xichen can't afford to have someone who doesn't listen to other people's opinions, but that doesn't mean he should just take one person's opinion at random. This kind of battle definitely requires brainstorming to find the best solution.

Yuan Yi, who was standing by, was a little anxious because the prince was about to miss dinner time.

When I got here, I didn't even have time to drink a sip of water before I immersed myself in studying the map.

Yuan Xichen said as if it was none of his business: "How about this, everyone go downstairs and discuss it. We'll continue the discussion in an hour. It's late now, everyone should go downstairs and eat first."

Yuan Xichen seemed to feel Yuan Yi's scrutinizing gaze, and he was indeed a little hungry at this moment.

After everyone else left, Yuan Xichen sat down at the dining table, picked up a pancake and took a bite.

The pancake was hard and cold, and the taste was just average. Yuan Xichen, a prince of great wealth and status, could actually accept it.

After all, he had led troops in battles before, and perhaps his perseverance in enduring hardships had been cultivated through his training.

Yuan Yi was relieved when he saw that he finally remembered to eat.

Usually he would wait until the prince finished eating before he would go down to eat.

Yuan Xichen took another sip of the soup and found it a bit too salty. He didn't know if the chef dozed off while cooking, but the taste was still so fresh in his memory.

He frowned slightly and said, "Tell the cooks to be more careful. This soup is incredibly salty. What if we get thirsty during a battle? If it doesn't work out, you can find a new cook. I don't remember it being this exaggerated before. It's only been a short time since I last came here, and it's like this."

Yuan Xichen said these words without getting angry. After all, he didn't get angry just for the sake of getting angry in the military camp. Everything should be based on the overall situation, and everything else is trivial.

Yuan Yi was still praying for the cook, but he heaved a sigh of relief when he heard the prince say that. It was a close call, someone else almost got hurt.

Although the pancake was too hard, Yuan Xichen still insisted on eating it. He then quickly drank a mouthful of soup before he felt better.

Yuan Yi felt distressed watching this, but he could do nothing about it, after all, this was the only standard of food in the military camp.

The prince himself insisted on eating the same food as the soldiers, so naturally he could not set that precedent himself.

After eating, Yuan Xichen felt that his hunger disappeared and he felt much better.

Yuan Xichen picked up the map and began to study it again.

Suddenly, he looked up at Yuan Yi nervously and asked, "By the way, we came out in a hurry this time. Did you send a message to Uncle Yu and the others, asking them to help me look after my newly built house?"

Yuan Xichen didn't want to ask directly about the message from Yu Qingqing, so he turned the subject to Yu Qingshu.

Is he really thinking about his newly built house? Of course not.

Yuan Yi didn't expose his master's intentions. He replied with a look of surprise: "Oh, it's really my mistake. I really didn't have time to send the letter. I will go and do it immediately. I will pass the message back as quickly as possible and ask Uncle Yu to help His Majesty look after the house he has built."

There was a smile hidden in Yuan Yi's words. In order to avoid being exposed, he quickly left the tent with an anxious look on his face. Yuan Xichen almost believed it.

Realizing that Yuan Yi knew something, Yuan Xichen's face turned red. Fortunately, there was no one else around, otherwise he would have been extremely embarrassed.

After Yuan Yi left, Yuan Xichen regained his serious look and continued to study the map carefully.

According to the spies, the barbarian troops have grown to as many as 150,000 people, and they are invincible along the way.

At this rate, Dongyu will be in danger. I don’t know if Emperor Yuanjia has received the news.

Even if the court received the news, the most fatal thing would be if Emperor Yuanjia did not believe it and did not send anyone over.

Yuan Xichen was not very clear about the current situation in the court. After all, when it came to the soldiers, he could only take care of his own business.

There are only 130,000 people in the military camp at present. Even if all of them are deployed, they will lose their advantage in terms of numbers.

And the actual situation is that it is impossible to mobilize all the people. What if someone brings people to destroy your base?

Yuan Xichen was still studying the map when Yuan Yi came back from outside a short while later.

Originally, Yuan Yi's task was to stay by the prince's side all the time, and even if he had to leave, he had to leave within a quarter of an hour.

In the time Yuan Yi had been out, he had sent the message by carrier pigeon and had lunch. He was really fast.

Yuan Yi lifted the tent curtain and walked in with big strides. He then said with a smile: "Your Highness, don't worry! I have already taken care of the matter. There will be no problem."

In addition to expressing Yuan Xichen's opinion, Yuan Yi also emphasized that if any special circumstances arose, he could go to the town to find the shopkeeper Jiang.

The letter was naturally passed to the manager Jiang, who was asked to personally deliver the news to the Yu family.

Yuan Xichen didn't even raise his head or blink, and just whispered, "Well done!"

Yuan Yi knew that the prince actually wanted to know, but he pretended not to know.

So Yuan Yi took the initiative to say: "I have passed the message to Shopkeeper Jiang and asked him to go to the Yu family to deliver the letter in person. If anything unexpected really happens in the future, let the Yu family go directly to Shopkeeper Jiang.

In addition, my subordinates took the initiative to arrange ten people to secretly protect their family. I also told Uncle Yu that we will go back later and ask him to help look after your house.

After Yuan Yi finished speaking, he stood aside obediently and did not disturb Yuan Xichen again.

Yuan Xichen didn't say anything else, but looked at the map intently and deployed troops everywhere.

I don’t know how long it took, but the people who had gone to eat before came back one after another.

A group of people also quietly surrounded Yuan Xichen, waiting for Yuan Xichen to speak.

"Report! Urgent military information! Urgent military information!"