"That's quite a coincidence. I was just thinking about whether to leave earlier." Yang Hongjin said.
Most of the officials in the hall also agreed to cross the river as soon as possible, only a few thought that they should wait until after winter and the beginning of spring.
At this time, an official expressed his opinion:
"I think it might be better to wait until spring. I'm from the north and I know how cold the winter is.
So I am more worried about whether the soldiers in the south will have difficulty fighting in the north."
Someone else expressed his opinion:
"I think if there's unrest in the north this winter, if we go there later, we might be able to reap the benefits."
Their ideas all make sense.
However, Jiang Hai felt that there were ways to deal with it, and he didn't want the north to be too turbulent.
After several officials who held opposing views finished speaking, Jiang Hai spoke up.
“What I said about going there early is certainly true.
First of all, let’s talk about the climate issue. There is no need to worry about it. Our soldiers will be equipped with warm clothes by then.
We in Binhai have a magic weapon to keep warm, called a down jacket.
It will be delivered in the next few days and sent directly to the front line."
"Excuse me, sister...sir," an official said, not knowing how to address Jiang Hai, and almost calling him brother-in-law, "what is this down jacket?"
"Clothing, you can understand it as the warmest clothes Darong has at the moment."
The official nodded, his eyes still full of curiosity.
"I'll show it to you in a few days. I came in a hurry this time and forgot to bring it." Jiang Hai said,
"Regarding the situation in the north this winter, since the King of Yue wants to attack Yang Hongye, the people's support is naturally indispensable.
The reason I wanted to enter the north before winter came was to capture a few cities before the severe winter.
If the people are hungry and displaced at that time, they can be helped in these places, and naturally more people will support them.
What do you think?
Jiang Hai asked after he finished speaking.
The officials in the lobby began to think about it, and after a moment they all nodded, feeling that this strategy was very good.
Even the officials who had previously suggested sitting on the mountain and watching the tigers now agreed with Jiang Hai's method of winning back the hearts of the people.
"Very good, very good." They all expressed their support.
"Sir, is there no problem with the food? If we need to provide relief to the people in addition to military rations, that would be a huge amount," someone asked.
"Of course there's no problem. Yuezhou has already arranged to plant a lot of sweet potatoes this year, and they should be harvested by now.
We in the south definitely have a lot of surplus food this year, and Binhai County will also continuously ship food to the front lines."
Jiang Hai is gambling with Xincheng's food reserves and is not going to give Yang Hongye an easy time.
When the time comes, only the lonely Rong'an City will be left, and he will truly experience what it means to be alone.
"If that's the case, then I support this strategy. It really covers all aspects."
After a while, Yang Hongjin saw that no one raised any more questions, so he decided to proceed according to the plan.
However, crossing the river is not a spur-of-the-moment journey for the army, and a lot of things need to be prepared.
This time, we are heading north with an army of over 100,000 men. We will go there in batches; the closer we get to the capital, the harder it will be to persuade them to surrender.
It is very likely that a real fight will take place at that time.
However, the good news is that there are two cities near the Canglan River that are ready to surrender to the King of Yue.
So for the time being, we decided to land near these two cities, then the army would enter the city and deal with the imperial army.
After some discussion, they decided to set out to cross the river ten days later.
So the army began to prepare military rations and armaments.
Jiang Hai remembered his wife's words and sent a pigeon to Xincheng to tell her the date of departure.
He stayed alone in the palace these days.
Originally, it didn't matter whether he went or not, but he wanted to see Yang Hongye get humiliated in person.
Besides, I’ve had enough of being a tour guide recently, so I want to get out and move around.
Wait until the evening of the eighth day.
The Yuchi family and the Guo family returned to Yuezhou together, and Yuchi Ziling also came with them.
That night, Jiang Hai and his wife, who had been apart for a few days, went out to the night market in Yuezhou City with great interest.
In the past six months, the population of Yuezhou City has almost doubled. Business opportunities are everywhere, and the night market is open very late.
Walking in the night market, the streets are bustling with people coming and going, and the most common ones are shops and stalls selling food.
"Madam, would you like to eat something?" Jiang Hai asked.
Yuchi Ziling looked around and saw that the stalls on both sides of the road were filled with all kinds of snacks.
There are a dazzling array of goods and a wide range of aromas, including exquisite pastries, tempting candies, fresh fruits, fragrant grilled skewers, and so on.
I didn’t know what to eat for a moment.
"There is so much food. I don't know what to choose. How about we go for a walk?" Yuchi Ziling was in a dilemma.
"Okay, let's walk around a bit more and eat something we like later."
Jiang Hai said, and the two continued shopping hand in hand.
After walking for a while, Jiang Hai saw a small shop selling roast duck.
The roast duck has crispy skin and tender meat, and the aroma is so delicious that it makes people salivate. Jiang Hai remembered that his wife liked to eat this, so he suggested,
"How about we try crispy roast duck? You really like it, don't you?"
"Okay." Yuchi Ziling's lips curved into a beautiful arc, knowing that Jiang Hai was choosing what she liked to eat.
So he went to the shop and asked the waiter to make the arrangements.
Soon the waiter brought the roast duck to the table. Pieces of roast duck skin were neatly placed on the plate, like blooming flowers, very beautiful.
"This roast duck is okay, but not as good as the one in our own restaurant. The taste is a little bit worse." Jiang Hai picked up a piece and tasted it.
"Haha, it's not bad." Yuchi Ziling also tasted it.
After eating a few slices, she frowned slightly and looked uncomfortable.
"What's wrong?" Jiang Hai noticed and asked with concern.
"It's okay." Yuchi Ziling said, "I won't eat anymore. You eat it."
As she spoke, she smoothed her chest and took a breath.
Seeing this, Jiang Hai stopped eating and called the waiter to settle the bill.
"Are you feeling uncomfortable? Do you want to sit for a while before going back?"
"No need, it's okay, let's go." Yuchi Ziling said.
It seemed that he had recovered, so he stood up and walked out of the shop together.
"You don't look well. Let's go back and rest." Jiang Hai said.
Yuchi Ziling nodded, and the two of them stopped strolling and headed back towards the palace.
The journey back to the palace took about two quarters of an hour. Along the way, Jiang Hai saw his wife breathing heavily from time to time, and he was very worried.
"Why don't you go see a doctor?"
Yuchi Ziling shook her head, held onto a tree and vomited, which scared Jiang Hai.
After stroking her back, Jiang Hai said, "No, I still need to go and see."
After a while, Yuchi Ziling recovered, took out a handkerchief and wiped it, then smiled.
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