The two returned to the camp safely, and everyone came to their senses. It turned out that the soldier that Mu Jingrui favored in every way was actually a girl.
Shangguan Wanning applied medicine and rebandaged Mu Jingrui's wound. She found that the deputy general and several vanguards had been waiting nearby, and she knew that they had something to discuss, so she tactfully withdrew.
At noon, Shangguan Wanning was sitting in the military tent, reading a military book in boredom, when Mu Jingrui walked in with food.
"How can I trouble the Marshal to personally deliver the meal to me?"
Shangguan Wanning said sorry but her body did not move.
She looked up at him, and the bright light in her eyes made Mu Jingrui feel warm in his heart.
"Come here, let's eat together."
Mu Jingrui put the food on the table and handed the chopsticks to Shangguan Wanning.
"Ning'er, tomorrow I will lead 80,000 elite soldiers to fight Li Binhao. This battle may be dangerous, and I can't bring you with me."
Shangguan Wanning's mood suddenly became heavy.
She also understood that it would be inconvenient to bring her along during marches and battles, but she was still sad.
Mu Jingrui couldn't bear to see her sad, so he held her hand.
"Ning'er, I will end the battle as soon as possible and marry you when I return to the capital. You don't have to worry about me, everything will be fine."
Shangguan Wanning didn't want Mu Jingrui to be distracted by her, so she smiled.
"Be careful, I'll be here waiting for you to come back."
"That's good." Mu Jingrui reached out and gently stroked Shangguan Wanning's long hair, staring into her eyes, and said, "Ning'er, you have to remember, no matter what you hear or see, don't worry. I will definitely come back."
"good."
After the two of them finished their meal, Mu Jingrui went to do other things. Until before he set out on the expedition, he had no chance to be alone with Shangguan Wanning again.
War drums sounded facing the rising sun. Shangguan Wanning stood at the entrance of the military tent, gazing at Mu Jingrui's tall figure, watching him and his soldiers go off to battle.
A sense of melancholy welled up in her heart, as if something had been pulled away from her body.
A few days later, news came from the front that the team led by Mu Jingrui was retreating step by step and had suffered heavy casualties.
Shangguan Wanning thought of Mu Jingrui's serious injury and couldn't help but blame herself secretly. But she always remembered what Mu Jingrui had told her before he left.
For several days, there was no good news coming from the front, until she heard the deputy general who stayed behind say that Mu Jingrui and the army were trapped in Tiangou Gorge.
Shangguan Wanning quickly found the topographic map, and her heart instantly sank.
This Tiangou Gorge is in a dangerous position. Although it is easy to defend and difficult to attack, it is a dead end.
There is only wind and sand inside, and no grass grows. If the people outside defend the exit, the people inside will probably starve to death.
Shangguan Wanning was unable to sleep or eat, not knowing what to do.
"Miss Shangguan, there is an old man named Zheng outside. He said he wants to see you."
Last name Zheng?
Shangguan Wanning was stunned and stood up from her chair excitedly. She rushed out and saw Zheng Guoxun and Zheng Bingrong with a few followers wandering back and forth at the entrance of the camp.
"Grandpa... Third Uncle..."
Shangguan Wanning rushed over and leaned into Zheng Guoxun's arms as if she had seen a savior.
Zheng Guoxun hugged Shangguan Wanning, then pulled her out of his arms and looked at her carefully.
"Oh, kid... why did you come here? I'm really... really worried to death."
"That's right, Ning'er, do you know that your father was so anxious to find you that he even fell ill?" Zheng Bingrong breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Shangguan Wanning was safe and sound.
Shangguan Wanning felt distressed and guilty when she thought of her elderly grandfather running around for her, even coming to the border.
"I'm sorry, Grandpa. I...I didn't mean it."
Shangguan Wanning brought Zheng Guoxun and Zheng Bingrong into the military tent, poured them tea, and told them what had happened in detail.
"When have you ever suffered so much since you were a child..." Zheng Guoxun's voice was trembling with distress. "From now on, I will never let you leave the capital. Zhixing is gone. If anything happens to you again, won't it cost me my life?"
"By the way, Grandpa, Third Uncle, why are you here?"
"After you disappeared, my father and I searched for you everywhere. Later, I received a letter from your mother and learned that you had wandered here. I originally advised my father to return home, but he couldn't feel at ease without seeing you."
Zheng Bingrong sighed deeply and said, "Girl, you really make me worry."
Shangguan Wanning felt very guilty and took Zheng Guoxun's arm to apologize. "Grandpa, I won't do it again."
"Forget it, you don't want to. As long as you are okay, it's already a blessing from the ancestors."
Zheng Guoxun relaxed and chatted with Shangguan Wanning about some family matters. Suddenly, he changed the subject and asked, "My third brother and I were on our way here. I heard that the battle situation is not optimistic?"
Shangguan Wanning lowered her eyes and nodded helplessly.
"Grandpa, you have the most combat experience. Is there any way you can help Jing Rui?"
"this……"
Zheng Guoxun stroked his beard, thought for a while, and said, "It's not that there is no way, but... Oh, forget it, I don't want to meddle in other people's business. It's not safe here anymore, pack up, and I'll take you away tomorrow."
"Grandpa...can I...can't I leave? I promised Jingrui that I would wait for him to come back."
Shangguan Wanning felt that she couldn't leave at this time.
She wanted to know the news about Mu Jingrui first.
Zheng Guoxun remained silent, neither agreeing nor disagreeing.
That night, Shangguan Wanning heard the sound of hurried horse hooves in the camp. She hurriedly got up and ran out, and saw seven or eight soldiers covered in blood, who had just come down from the battlefield, talking to the deputy general.
"...Marshal, please send reinforcements immediately..."
"Okay, I understand." After the deputy general said this, he turned around and went back to his military tent.
Shangguan Wan Ning vaguely guessed that the battle situation was much more serious than she had imagined. She could no longer hold back and went to wake up Zheng Guoxun.
"Grandpa, please think of a solution. Even if it's not for Jing Rui, it's for the trapped soldiers. If all 80,000 elite soldiers were killed, it would be a huge loss for the court."
Zheng Guoxun looked a little tired, and said, "Ning'er, it's not that grandpa doesn't want to help, but there are some things that you may not understand. If I really want to help Mu Jingrui, I must first know how Mu Jingrui is deploying his troops now, so that I can cooperate with him."
Shangguan Wanning thought about it carefully and felt that it made sense.
"I know where he put the troop deployment diagram. I'll go get it now."
"No." Zheng Bingrong stopped Shangguan Wanning and said, "Ning'er, you are too bold. Looking at the troop deployment map without the commander's permission is equivalent to betrayal and you will be executed."
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