Chapter 107 Heading North
The army stayed in Yuanshi County for a few days, and good news came from the capital.
"Your Highness!" Sikou Lanfeng took the letter from the capital, walked quickly into the tent and presented the letter to Zhao Fangye.
"There's news from the capital! Uncle Li and Uncle Yang's troops have divided into three groups and are stationed outside the capital. Now they are just waiting for the prince's order to capture the capital."
When Sikou Lanfeng received the news, his face was full of excitement. Can't wait to report.
The two people she was referring to were the other two generals stationed at the border. Li Yuanwu and Yang Junliang were both generals who were on good terms with Sikou Lanfeng's father.
Both of them were loyal and martial people. They had long been dissatisfied with the inaction of the court. After learning that General Sikou was willing to lend a helping hand to Prince Ning, they also joined Prince Ning's camp.
At this moment, there were other generals in the tent who were discussing matters and heard what Sikou Lanfeng said. Everyone was stunned at first, and then everyone showed excitement on their face without concealing it.
"That's great. Now Your Highness will have nothing to worry about." Feng Zhen spoke first, his expression filled with uncontrollable excitement.
Soon they would overthrow the entire dynasty. For a poor man like him who came from an ordinary family, it was worth his life to be able to follow Zhao Fangye and accomplish such a great cause. Maybe it will be a good idea to leave your name in history.
The generals were happy for a while, but they saw that Zhao Fangye, who was sitting behind the desk, did not say anything. For a moment they all quieted down and looked at him.
"Your Highness, do you have any other concerns?" Sikou Lanfeng saw him looking at the letter calmly and said nothing.
"No." Zhao Fangye put down the letter in his hand and looked at the generals: "How many troops are left in the court now?"
Feng Zhen thought for a moment and replied, "The court still has about 90,000 troops, and the capital should have tens of thousands more."
"That means our military strength is comparable to that of the imperial court," said the general in the tent.
"That's not the case." Sikou Lanfeng corrected him, "As far as I know, the court increased its military strength in a short period of time by forcibly conscripting a large number of able-bodied men. These able-bodied men did not undergo rigorous training. Their combat effectiveness was greatly reduced."
"If that's the case, then we should have a good chance of winning. Now we just need to break through Shiyuan County and our army can march straight into the capital." Feng Zhen looked at Zhao Fangye with excitement, "Your Majesty, please give the order."
Feng Zhen's words also reflected the thoughts of everyone in the tent. They had fought so hard for so long just for this moment.
Everyone looked at Zhao Fangye who was sitting behind the desk with burning eyes: "Your Majesty!"
Zhao Fangye's eyes fell on everyone. His expression remained the same, but his pale eyes were filled with a murderous look: "Pass on this king's military order. Tomorrow the army will break through Shiyuan County and march north to the capital!"
"yes!"
The elegant courtyard thousands of miles away is peaceful and tranquil, like a paradise. Keep all the flames of war out.
The days are getting cooler, and the late autumn wind blows the fallen leaves in the courtyard all over the yard. Only the tall bamboos beside the low wall are still a beautiful emerald green color.
The afternoon sun made people feel warm. Song Huaixi was wearing a stone-blue gown with a satin jacket on the outside. A smile spread across her pretty face.
Sitting on the doorstep, Song Huaixi struggled to throw the dead branch in his hand high and far.
"Little Wolf! Go! Pick it up!"
The puppy sitting on the ground at his feet stared at him with its round eyes. Upon hearing his command, its brown figure suddenly rushed out.
In a flash, he found a dead branch on the ground, picked it up in his mouth, then ran back happily and put it at Song Huaixi's feet.
Repeating the previous action, the girl sitting at Song Huaixi's feet stared at him motionlessly with her two big round eyes.
Never get tired of this game.
Song Huaixi reached out and touched its furry ears: "The little wolf is really awesome!"
Although they had been playing this little game for a while, there was no impatience on Song Huaixi's face. He picked up the dead branches with great interest and threw them out again.
But this time, the little wolf sitting at the feet did not jump out excitedly. Instead, he looked at the half-open gate with a look of vigilance in his eyes.
"What's wrong?" Song Huaixi followed its gaze and looked outside the door, but didn't see anyone. He reached out and stroked the little wolf's head: "What are you looking at?"
The little wolf stared at the door intently. While staring at the door, he turned his head and licked Song Huaixi's hand that was stroking it. Then he turned his head to look outside the door, his whole body tense and he stood in front of Song Huaixi in a defensive posture.
"Woof woof woof!" the little wolf suddenly barked towards the door.
Song Huaixi didn't understand, so he had to touch its head to comfort it: "What's wrong with you..."
Before he could finish his words, a beautiful face appeared at the gate of the yard. Even ordinary clothes look very eye-catching on him.
"It's you!" Song Huaixi knew who the person was when he saw his face. He had seen him in the tent last time but they didn't talk.
Reaching out and touching the still alert little wolf, Song Huaixi said, "Be good, little wolf, he's not a bad guy."
After hearing this, it seemed to understand and calmed down. He lay obediently at Song Huaixi's feet.
Liang Xiuzhu stood at the gate and looked at Song Huaixi, hesitating whether to come in. But considering the purpose of this trip, he had no choice. I had no choice but to ask Song Huaixi for help.
Seeing that he was still not coming in, Song Huaixi stood up from the threshold and waved to Liang Xiuzhu: "Come in, little wolves don't bite."
Liang Xiuzhu then walked to Song Huaixi and knelt down to greet her: "I greet the princess."
Song Huaixi was actually not used to someone kneeling down to him like this, and he quickly said, "Hurry up and get up."
Liang Xiuzhu knelt on the ground and refused to get up: "Princess, I shouldn't have come to bother you. But I really have no other choice but to come to ask for help."
The capital was in chaos now, and his mother was just a woman who had been suffering from illness for many years. There is no one to take care of me. Although he firmly believed that the prince would not break his promise and would definitely take his mother out of the mansion and settle her down.
But he couldn't help but feel panicked as he hadn't heard from her for such a long time. Moreover, the current situation was so turbulent and he couldn't be by her side to take care of her, which made him even more tormented.
That guy Sun Shuo not only stopped him from entering Beijing, but also refused to let him go to see the prince. He really didn't know what to do, so he thought of getting some information through Song Huaixi.
"Ah?" Song Huaixi sat down on the doorstep again, looking at Liang Xiuzhu's slightly embarrassed expression and feeling very confused.
Asked: "What can I do for you? How can I help you?"
"Princess, my mother is seriously ill in the capital and has no one to take care of her. At the beginning, the prince promised me that he would take my mother out of the house and settle her down. Now the capital is in chaos and a war is about to break out. Can you please..."
"Liang Xiuzhu!" Before he could finish his words, Sun Shuo's voice suddenly interrupted him: "What are you doing here!"
The two people who were talking turned their eyes to Sun Shuo who was approaching.
Sun Shuo walked into the yard and judging from the expressions of the two men, he guessed that Liang Xiuzhu must be talking about his mother. He put his hand to his forehead, feeling a terrible headache.
The situation is tense right now, and this person only knows how to cause trouble.
"Come with me." Sighing, Sun Shuo grabbed Liang Xiuzhu by the collar and lifted him up from the ground.
"What are you doing! Let me go!" Liang Xiuzhu was about to succeed in his plan, but Sun Shuo intervened and he was so angry: "Why are you haunting me every day!"
He ignored the struggle of the person in his arms.
"Princess, I have something to discuss with him, so I'll leave first." Sun Shuo clasped his fists towards Song Huaixi, then pulled Liang Xiuzhu out of the courtyard.
Song Huaixi sat on the doorstep and stared at the two of them in a daze. After a while, he touched the little wolf and said, "They are so weird."
“Woof woof!”
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