Chapter 396 Arrival

The southwest is mountainous. After leaving Pingyang, the road becomes more and more difficult to walk, and the weather becomes colder and colder.

The team has been marching for more than ten days, and set up camp at the foot of the mountains before dark.

As night falls, the continuous and silent mountains seem like lurking beasts. The whistling cold wind is their roar, and the sudden drop in temperature is their claws, as if they want to tear people apart.

The guards built a fire in the tent and huddled together for warmth.

In the carriage in the center of the tent, Jiang Shu snuggled in Yu Zheng's arms, with two soup pots behind him, wrapped in a quilt and fell asleep.

In the second half of the night, Mrs. Tang was so cold that she lost her temperature. Her side was icy. Jiang Shu was half asleep and half awake due to the cold.

She subconsciously crawled into Yu Zheng's arms. Yu Zheng woke up, stretched out his hands to tuck the loose quilt tightly, and tucked Jiang Shu into his arms again. Finally, he put his palms on Jiang Shu's back and lower back to warm her as much as possible.

Yu Zheng's embrace was very warm, and Jiang Shu fell asleep again in a daze.

When the cold moon disappeared and the sky gradually turned pale in the east, the guards crawled out of the tents, packed up and set off in the biting cold.

In order to get to Yicheng as soon as possible and let everyone suffer less, Yu Zheng ordered the team to get up early and hurry on the road. They

hurried all the way and finally arrived in Yicheng on the 27th of Rama.

Zhou Boxu led his men to the outside of the city to welcome them. The moment they saw Yu Zheng, all the generals were overjoyed.

Yu Zheng brought not only food and grass, but also hope and the power to stabilize the army.

When the people learned that Yu Zheng was coming, they went to the streets to welcome him.

"His Royal Highness Prince Jing is here, Yicheng is saved."

"I heard that His Royal Highness Prince Jing is a man of both civil and military strategies, and he is very intelligent. He will definitely defeat Nanyan and restore stability to Yicheng."

"Yes, with His Royal Highness Prince Jing here, we don't have to be afraid..."

It is still unknown whether Yu Zheng can lead his troops to defeat Nanyan, but his coming to Yicheng to sit in person at least gives people hope.

Yicheng, which had been depressed for a long time and was not even lively during the upcoming New Year, became boiling because of Yu Zheng's arrival.

Jiang Shu heard the cheers and lifted the curtain to look outside.

Men, women, old and young crowded the streets, all with happy smiles on their faces, their eyes full of expectation and hope.

These simple faces made people's eyes sore and their hearts stagnate.

Compared with the people in other cities, the people of Yicheng do not yearn for prosperity, they just want peace and tranquility.

But being born in a border town, such a simple wish is a luxury.

Whenever a war breaks out, they are always the first to suffer.

The people here were born, grew up, and grew old in the war... They longed for peace all their lives.

Especially those children, they were full of ignorance, and did not understand what war was at all. They just wanted to have a good year and grow up safely...

Jiang Shu could not bear to watch any more and let down the car curtain.

Walking through the noisy streets, Zhou Boxu led the carriage to the general's residence, and the generals led the team to the military camp.

It was getting dark, and the guards were exhausted. After handing over the food and fodder, they had a bowl of hot soup and rice, and finally slept on the bed they had been thinking about day and night.

General's residence.

After dinner, Yu Zheng asked Jiang Shu to wash and settle down first, and he went to the meeting room to discuss matters with Zhou Boxu and the generals.

Yu Zheng frowned deeply when he learned that the war situation was serious and pessimistic.

"How is the formation of the armored army going?"

The general in charge said, "All the ironsmiths in the city have worked together to produce 500 pieces of armor, and the selected armored soldiers are also undergoing intensive training with mud bags."

Yu Zheng asked again, "Is there any progress in the detoxification method?"

Zhou Boxu said, "Mr. Du rushed all the way and arrived in Yicheng last night. After a night's rest, he immediately worked with the military doctor to study the detoxification method. There is no news yet."

If it could be solved so quickly, the military doctor would not be so worried and helpless.

"What is Nan Yan's recent movement?" Yu Zheng asked while looking at the sand table.

Zhou Boxu pursed his lips and said, "They are keeping their troops still, as if they are waiting for something."

"I witnessed the whole battle from the city wall last time, and found that although the tamed venomous snakes of Nanyan are not afraid of the cold and can go out as usual in winter, they are not very flexible, and those venomous snakes only attacked for an hour before retreating back to their cages."

Yu Zheng heard this and looked up at Zhou Boxu.

Zhou Boxu pondered and said, "I suspect that the venomous snakes are not completely resistant to the cold, but are forced to go out by some means. The weather has been getting colder recently, and the people of Nanyan may be waiting for the weather to warm up."

"Whether it is true or not, we will know after a try." Yu Zheng lowered his eyes and stared at Changling Mountain occupied by the people of Nanyan, discussing a surprise attack tomorrow.

After a detailed discussion, it was already late at night.

After the generals dispersed, Zhou Boxu went back to the backyard with Yu Zheng.

"Why is the princess here too?" Zhou Boxu was puzzled.

Yu Zheng said, "She's here to help with the military affairs."

Zhou Boxu was stunned for a moment, then said, "Not bad, with the princess taking care of the affairs, you and I don't have to worry at all, and can focus on other things."

"Yeah." Yu Zheng replied tiredly.

"You're tired from the journey, take a rest early. I live across the street, and you can always find me if you have anything." Zhou Boxu pointed to the small courtyard on the side.

Yu Zheng nodded, rubbed his forehead, and turned into the courtyard where he and Jiang Shu lived.

Jiang Shu had fumigated his hair after taking a bath, and was sorting out clothes and belongings with Leng Xing.

Hearing that Yu Zheng was back, Jiang Shu hurriedly ordered someone to prepare hot water for Yu Zheng to take a bath, and finally said to Leng Xing, "You go and take a rest, and we'll take care of the rest tomorrow."

"Yes." Leng Xing bowed and left.

After the servants prepared hot water, Jiang Shu helped Yu Zheng take a bath and learned about the situation in the army.

Like Yu Zheng, Jiang Shu was also very depressed after learning about the seriousness of the war.

After hearing Yu Zheng say that he would raid Nanyan tomorrow, he was even more worried.

"Nanyan's tigers and poisonous snakes are so scary, you must be careful."

Yu Zheng patted her hand and said, "Don't worry, I will only observe and command from the back."

He is the commander-in-chief and will not easily go into battle.

Jiang Shu breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this: "I hope Mr. Du can find a way to detoxify as soon as possible."

With a "bang", Yu Zheng got up from the bathtub, took a cotton towel to wipe off the water droplets, put on his pajamas and went outside to fumigate his hair.

During this time, Jiang Shu went to prepare clothes for the two of them to wear tomorrow.

Because he didn't know Jiang Shu would come in advance, Zhou Boxu didn't ask anyone to prepare a maid, but only arranged a few servants.

Jiang Shu put the clothes beside the bed, and Yu Zheng fumigated his hair and said, "Rest, we will go to the military camp early tomorrow morning."

Jiang Shu responded, and the two went to bed to rest.

Although there was only a pot of charcoal fire in the room, it was much warmer than camping in the wild.

Jiang Shu slept very soundly that night.

The next day, the weather was a little cloudy, and Jiang Shu and Yu Zheng went to the military camp accompanied by Zhou Boxu.

The generals were training, and Zhou Boxu took them to the meeting account, and summoned the generals and the rear affairs officers in the army to meet Yu Zheng and Jiang Shu.

After the greetings, Yu Zheng said in a deep voice: "From today on, the military rear affairs will be fully managed by the princess, and you don't have to ask the king and Lord Zhou."

The generals and rear affairs officers were shocked.

Can Jiang Shu, a woman, manage the rear affairs of hundreds of thousands of generals?

Even experienced rear affairs officers need to ask for instructions from their superiors when encountering major and difficult matters, but Yu Zheng said that it was inappropriate to give full authority to Jiang Shu.

"Your Majesty, please think twice. The military rear affairs are urgent and complicated. The princess has no experience and I am afraid she can't handle it." Someone bravely said.

Yu Zheng glanced at the man and said in a stern voice: "The king and Lord Zhou have no combat experience either. Can we not lead you?"

"Your Majesty, your words are too serious. I have no such intention." Everyone knelt down in a hurry.