Chapter 660 Did I not stay because I didn’t want to?

Eighty miles outside Chuzhou City, a thousand miles away from the Lingnan Royal City, the silent heavy snowfall last night had just shown signs of stopping.

The large open space was covered with ankle-deep snow, which made a squeaking sound as people walked.

Before Xu Yu lifted the tent door curtain and went in, he saw Jiang Yubai wrapped in a blanket sitting next to the charcoal brazier, and Mr. Xue, who was wearing the same outfit as Jiang Yubai, but was covered tightly and twitching from time to time. The corners of his mouth twitched silently.

"Young Prince."

"Mr. Xue."

Jiang Yubai sniffed and said in a muffled voice, "Huh?"

"Hey, come in quickly and let down the door curtain. The cold wind outside is blowing in. Don't you know how cold it is?"

Jiang Yubai pulled the blanket tightly around him with both hands, his face full of anger.

Xu Yu slowly exhaled, lowered the door curtain, walked in, and said straight to the point, "Chuzhou won't be easy to capture in a short time. This place is right next to the battlefield, and fighting could break out at any time. It's not appropriate for the young prince to linger here for too long."

In other words, it's time for Jiang Yubai to leave.

This person shouldn't have been wasting time here a long time ago.

Jiang Yubai didn't care about being chased away. He tucked his neck further into the blanket and said in a muffled voice, "I don't really want to stay here with you, but look at the snow outside. Where can I go?"

"I've caught a cold, and with my delicate body and frail condition, how could I possibly walk three miles?"

Jiang Yubai had also faced the biting cold wind of Kyoto when he was a child, and had also rolled around and fought in the snow.

But the glory is in the past.

Since arriving in Lingnan, Jiang Yubai has never worn thick clothes again after enjoying the pleasant climate of Lingnan with spring-like weather all year round.

Cloaks and fox furs are just decorations. Even in the dead of winter, you can wear light spring clothes to ride horses and enjoy the view, which is so cool and comfortable.

But this is not Lingnan.

As the army's front line advanced towards Kyoto, the word "cold winter" that had been forgotten for many years suddenly arrived.

In the freezing cold wind, Jiang Yubaitou was the first to be caught. He was frozen and had a chill for many days and his condition did not improve.

Even Mr. Xue, who prided himself on being in good health, started sniffling. The two of them stayed in Xu Yu's tent all day, wrapped in blankets and guarding the charcoal brazier without moving.

Jiang Yubai stared at Xu Yu resentfully without saying a word.

Mr. Xue's face was pale. He looked at Xu Yu, who was still lightly dressed but whose graceful steps were not affected at all. He couldn't help but say enviously, "It really is good to be young."

Look at the momentum of the General of Cavalry. If you don’t know them, you would think they are still in the warm Lingnan.

The equally young Jiang Yubai said quietly, "He's been to places like the Northwest where people freeze to death. He must be more resistant to cold than other young people."

"If it were me, I would also..."

As he spoke, a cold wind seemed to whistle outside again. Jiang Yubai shuddered and suddenly changed the subject: "Then I guess it won't work for me either."

"I can't bear it, it's too cold..."

Xu Yu looked at Jiang Yubai and Mr. Xue, who had huddled down under the blanket like quails, and asked with a headache, "The padded jackets we got earlier, didn't the young prince and Mr. Xue wear them?"

"Yes."

Jiang Yubai pulled his arms out of the blanket and said proudly, "I'm wearing two."

Mr. Xue nodded silently, indicating that he felt the same way.

Xu Yu was silent for a moment: "Still cold after putting it on?"

"It's cold."

Jiang Yubai's expression was exaggerated: "You don't know, I almost thought I would freeze to death!"

"By the way, these things my sister-in-law prepared are really good. They're warmer than anything I could get elsewhere, and they're not that clumsy. How do you make those soft warm clothes? Does my sister-in-law have any more?"

Xu Yu looked at Jiang Yubai expressionlessly: "No more."

"That's warm fleece woven from cashmere and cotton strands. It's time-consuming, labor-intensive, and very expensive. How much more do you want, young prince?"

Even the blanket they are wrapped in now was prepared for him by Sang Zhixia!

Sang Zhixia never mentioned to Xu Yu that she was sending gifts to the army.

But Xu Yu could tell at a glance what was unique to his family.

What's more, with Jiang Yubai, a big mouth, around, it would be hard for Xu Yu not to know the details.

Jiang Yubai had no intention of hiding anything from Xu Yu. Every time he received a batch of things sent from Lingnan, he would put the list on Xu Yu's desk and hand over all the things to Xu Yu for him to deal with.

Jiang Yubai accepted the favor, and accepted it in an upright manner.

It's just a bit shameless.

"No, it's fine. I'll be staying here with you and it's quite warm."

Jiang Yubai sighed contentedly, squinting his eyes and saying, "I've been in both the monk's and scholar's tents. Even if there were more braziers, it wouldn't be as comfortable as yours."

"I heard that your sister-in-law made this tent especially for you. Could you please ask her to make one for me as well?"

"cannot."

Xu Yu refused without hesitation, and his cruel tone made Jiang Yubai sigh in disappointment: "Forget it, then I can only put up with it and live with you for a while longer."

Mr. Xue also didn't want to leave, but he was not as thick-skinned as Jiang Yubai, and he couldn't save face, so he just concentrated on being a quail.

Although they were all forced to camp in the wilderness, Xu Yu's place was indeed more comfortable than others.

Not to mention the soft and exceptionally warm padded jackets, even the food is much better than what you can get elsewhere.

Ginger sugar powder is made by grinding ginger into powder and mixing it with brown sugar. Just add a little hot water and stir it. Drinking it will warm your whole body.

The fried noodles are sweet and mixed with red dates, walnuts, and sesame seeds. After drinking a bowl of them, you won’t feel hungry for most of the day.

There is also tea, dried meat, dried fruits to help you pass the time, and even salted eggs that ooze oil when you bite into them!

In the cold winter, when others are stretching their necks to eat dry dry food and biscuits, you are lucky to have a bowl of hot porridge.

Xu Yu has it good here, he can even have a salted egg with his porridge!

Although the soldiers below did not get one piece each, they still got half a piece, and they could even eat some dried meat every now and then.

If it weren't for Sang Zhixia's endless clever ideas, the soldiers fighting outside wouldn't dare to dream of eating such delicious food during the New Year.

Xu Yu loved and cherished his soldiers. Whenever he received a batch of good ones, no matter what they were, he would keep a little for himself and distribute the rest one by one according to the number of people.

Everyone in the Lingnan army knows that the General of Cavalry has a capable and generous wife who is very generous and willing to spend money to send things to the military camp.

Moreover, the wife of the General of Cavalry is not only given to the general himself, but also to all the soldiers under him.

When Xu Yu was well fed, the whole army benefited from it. Everyone thought highly of the general's wife, and others would drool silently when they saw her.

They both went out to fight, so why was Xu Yu so lucky?

As a result, those who could talk to Xu Yu in the army, even if they were far away from him, would stare at him eagerly all day long.

Once there was news that Xu Yu's wife had sent something again, these powerful generals who were so powerful outside would not care about their old face anymore, and would shamelessly send people to ask for money. Everyone wanted to get a piece of the pie.

Anyway, whoever sees it gets a share. Even if Xu Yu doesn't want a share, they will shamelessly force him to take some, and they will never go home empty-handed!

After learning about the current situation in Chuzhou, Jiang Yubai and Mr. Xue planned to take advantage of their free time to come and see the situation.

But when they got to Xu Yu's place, they didn't want to leave anymore.

Xu Yu waited for a long time but didn't hear the next sentence. He quickly closed his eyes and said in frustration, "Young Prince, this is the front line of the battlefield."

After leaving Lingnan, the army led by Xu Yu took down several cities in a row with great momentum, and the number of troops at his disposal increased several times.

Chuzhou was the first tough nut to crack.

In the past ten days, the army approached the outside of Chuzhou City, but the city defense of Chuzhou did not panic at all. They were not even too affected by the successive defeats and losses in other places, and their morale was extraordinary.

From this we can see that the person guarding Chuzhou is not a good-for-nothing who only knows how to talk big but does nothing. Sooner or later, a fierce battle will take place here.

In this situation, what is Jiang Yubai wasting time doing here?

Jiang Yubaikui also acted very confidently: "I will supervise the battle."

Xu Yu was about to laugh: "Supervise the battle?"

"right!"

Jiang Yubai said in a resounding voice: "The battle of Chuzhou is bound to be difficult. The General of the Cavalry will lead the troops to charge in the front. I will do my duty to keep an eye on the rear camp for the General of the Cavalry and will not give the enemy any chance to take advantage!"

Xu Yu took a slow breath and said, "Young Prince, a gentleman does not stand on a dangerous wall."

"The young prince is of noble status and of extraordinary significance to Lingnan. Since you know that the battle in Chuzhou will be difficult, you should not linger here any longer. It is better to leave as soon as possible."

“Not very good…”

Seeing that he couldn't get any further, Jiang Yubai said unhappily, "I just want to be comfortable. Can't I hide here with you and have a good time for a few days?"

"You don't know how miserable the scholars and monks are over there. They're all snotty from the cold, gnawing on frozen, hard-as-stone multi-grain steamed buns. What's wrong with me wanting to eat something soft and sweet here for a few days?"

Jiang Yubai slapped the blanket fiercely and said angrily, "You're the only one in the whole army who has a good taste. We're all brothers, so why can't I have a few bites?"

"Xu Yu, why are you so stingy and protective of your food? Why did you have to rush me out?"

"Can I have a few bites of your goodness?"

When Mr. Xue heard this, he lowered his neck even more and stared at the brazier intently without saying a word.

Xu Yu could no longer bear it: "The little prince ate a lot of food."

Jiang Yubai: "..."

Xu Yu gritted his teeth. "I only had a tiny bit left for myself, and the young prince ate it all up in the few days since he came. I haven't even had a chance to eat it yet."

Jiang Yubai: "..."

Jiang Yubai said with a lack of confidence: "No, my sister-in-law sent so much, didn't you leave some for yourself?"

Xu Yu sneered: "Young Prince, do you think that I didn't stay because I didn't want to?"