Prince Du disagreed: "If Prince Yong wanted to raise an army, he would have had the opportunity back then. Why would he wait until today?"
The commander-in-chief of the Left Army waved his hand and said, "You are young and don't know the reason. When the late emperor was critically ill, Prince Yong was fighting at the border. If he had led an army back to the capital, the border would have been in chaos, and the whole country would have been in chaos. He would have been a traitor."
"The situation is different now. Several countries have deployed troops at the border, and the Fourth Prince's whereabouts are unknown. If war breaks out again at this time, and Prince Yong uses his prestige to gather his old subordinates and marches into the capital in the name of defending the king, what can we do?"
Prince Du would not allow him to slander his idol: "Captain, please stop being such a pessimist! Even with all the internal turmoil in the Great Zhou, how could there be no one to employ you? There are provincial governors in every region, but are they just there to do nothing?"
The commander of the Left Army glanced at him and stopped arguing. He looked at Qin Wan and said, "Prince, what should we do tomorrow?"
Qin Wan brought several thousand soldiers and horses, but when she arrived in Shenyang, she did not enter the city, nor did she go directly to the important border town. Instead, she set up camp ten miles away from Shenyang.
Qin Wan also had an idea: "Tomorrow we will raise the Crown Prince's ceremonial guard, take 500 elite soldiers, 50 musketeers, and bring ammunition, and go on a quick patrol of the border. If there is no unusual movement in southern Xinjiang, we will head towards Yongzhou."
"By the way, bring some more ammunition. We need elite soldiers for the border exercises."
The commander-in-chief of the Left Army disagreed: "The musket is our secret weapon. Doesn't this move expose our strength in advance?"
Qin Wan smiled and said, "We want to expose our strength. If they are not afraid, they can come over and we will fight quickly and crush them directly. If they are afraid, they can withdraw their troops and surrender. Then the border can rest assured."
"In addition, I also brought a few hundred more guns and trained some more musketeers, so that even if we leave, there will be people here to use."
The commander-in-chief of the Left Army listened to Qin Wan's plan and nodded continuously.
Several of the Left Army Commander's men were also very impressed by Qin Wan's method.
Qin Wan looked at the map again and made some adjustments to the deployment. She then said, "This is just the current plan. Everything will need to be adjusted based on the actual situation."
As everyone was discussing, they heard a commotion outside.
"Someone's attacking at night!"
Qin Wan's eyes flashed and she quickly stepped back. Xiao Luzi immediately stood in front of her, and Zhenzhen took the veil and put it on her.
Tao Yao handed Qin Wan a spear, and several of them strode out of the camp.
There was a blaze of fire outside. Qin Wan glanced in the direction: "Food and fodder?"
The commander-in-chief of the Left Army nodded and said, "A night raid on the main camp would surely involve stealing the food and fodder first. Fortunately, the Crown Prince was wise enough to relocate the food and fodder."
Along the way, Qin Wan moved the food and grass to different places many times, and didn't even put them in one place, just like a cunning rabbit with three burrows.
At first they all thought it was troublesome, but no one said a word. Now seeing this situation, they can only sigh that the Crown Princess has planned everything out.
Qin Yan, along with the women and men of the Qin family, stood in front of Qin Wan and the others, brandishing his long sword with great vigor.
Prince Du rubbed his hands in anticipation: "I'll take people to capture them!"
Qin Wan looked at the battle situation and raised her hand calmly: "No need, there are not many of them, they just want to test our strength."
The commander-in-chief of the Left Army was puzzled. "As soon as we left the capital, there were assassins. At that time, the Crown Prince also said that they were testing our strength. Now that we are at the border, they are still testing us?"
"The assassin wants to kill me, so he's trying to test our strength." Qin Wan turned to look at the commander-in-chief of the Left Army and explained seriously, "The people coming from this border are probably Qiang people and people from southern Xinjiang."
The commander-in-chief of the Left Army narrowed his eyes slightly: "How dare the people of Southern Xinjiang cause chaos!"
There has been no war between Southern Xinjiang and the Great Zhou for a hundred years. Moreover, Southern Xinjiang has been dependent on the Great Zhou for a long time, and all kinds of salt, iron and other goods need to be transported from the Great Zhou.
If there is rebellion in Southern Xinjiang, aren’t you afraid that the Great Zhou will cut off the salt and iron supply to Southern Xinjiang?
Qin Wan touched the red tasseled spear, looking at the gleaming cold tip, and smiled, "Whether you dare or not, you must show some attitude. Dongwu doesn't have to worry, but Nanjiang is worried about the Qiang gaining power and harassing them on the border. They are also afraid of angering our Great Zhou and cutting off their salt and iron supply. So I guess this time Nanjiang is just lending the Qiang a passage and not sending anyone to attack."
The commander-in-chief of the Left Army closed his eyes and thought about the map. If the Qiang people came from the Shiwan Mountains, it would take a long time. It would be more convenient to take a detour through southern Xinjiang.
"So we have to clean up the Southern Frontier as well!" The commander-in-chief of the Left Army opened his eyes, murderous intent surging in his eyes: "Come here, bring me my crescent-shaped sword!"
Qin Wan laughed loudly upon hearing this: "Why use a butcher knife to kill a chicken? First, let's see the strength of our Qin family women."
The men of the Qin family stood outside, ready to provide support at any time, but did not actually take action. However, the ones who fought against these Qiang people were the women in military uniforms.
Although the commander-in-chief of the Left Army had seen them kill assassins before, he still felt that these soldiers who had been on the battlefield were different from assassins: "Swords and knives have no eyes on the battlefield. If they injure anyone, it will be disfigured."
Qin Wan smiled and said, "Don't worry, Commander. They know what to do."
How could the commander-in-chief of the Left Army feel at ease? He once again felt that these women would only cause trouble if they came out.
The commander-in-chief of the Left Army was filled with resentment when he saw Qin Yan smash the enemy's head with a knife. Blood sprayed in the air and soaked her, but she didn't even blink and continued to rush forward.
The other women were also very brave. Even Qin Chan, who looked delicate and could not carry anything on her shoulders or hands, danced with the long sword with impenetrable skill.
Prince Du's eyes widened as he pointed at Qin Chan and asked, "Didn't they say she's the worst kung fu girl in your Qin family?"
Qin Wan nodded, looking serious: "Yes, her kung fu is the worst."
The commander-in-chief of the Left Army couldn't believe it: "Is this the worst kung fu?"
What about those useless children in his family?
If it's dog shit, should we just throw it into the toilet?
So embarrassing!
In just a cup of tea, the musketeers did not even have to go out, and the female generals of the Qin family were the only ones who wiped out the Qiang enemy troops who attacked at night.
Qin Yan pinned the enemy leader to the ground and threw the cloth bag in his hand to the feet of the Left Army Commander: "Commander, how many military merits can I get for these?"
The commander-in-chief of the left army lowered his eyes and saw the cloth bag spread out on the ground. The things inside rolled out and greeted him in the firelight.
The commander of the Left Army bent down to pick up the cloth bag and put the scattered ears back. He then looked at Qin Wan and asked, "Prince, are all the young ladies of the Qin family so brave?"
In his impression, women would cry and wail when they saw blood, and would cry and wail as if they were dying if the needle pricked their skin a little while embroidering.
Now, these young ladies of the Qin family can not only repel assassins and kill enemies in battle, but they even know how to cut off their ears before claiming military merit.
Qin Wan smiled and said, "I just said, don't underestimate the women of the Qin family."
She took another look at the situation and said, "I'll leave this to the governor. I'll go in and rest first."
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