Seeing that he remained silent, Qin Qing gradually lost her patience.
"Since the matter of money and provisions can be resolved, why does Your Majesty need to wait three more days? Today is only halfway through. If we can prepare the troops now, we can set off first thing tomorrow morning. I know a route, and if Your Majesty trusts me, I can accompany the army. We will reach Liuyun City in less than two months!"
Seeing her insistence, the old emperor remained silent for a few seconds before speaking.
"Since that's the case, I won't stop you. However, the army can set off first, but the money and provisions will not be gathered for another half month... As you know, those old foxes in the court are not to be trifled with."
As he spoke, he showed a helpless expression, but no one knew what he was thinking.
Qin Qing was pleased with his agreement and quickly left.
After she left, the old emperor coughed violently again, his eyes growing increasingly gloomy…
After Qin Qing stepped back at the doorway, her gaze towards the inner chamber gradually turned serious. She didn't know what the old emperor was thinking, but one thing she was certain of: he didn't care about Liuyun City! Nor did he care about Wang Yan's life or death!
Why? Liuyun City is also his territory. Is he really willing to let others take it away like this? This is a slap in the face!
In the afternoon, Deputy General Zhang and Huang Zhong became extremely busy, as the number of troops, their assembly, provisions, armor, weapons, and so on all needed to be tallied and prepared!
Qin Qing wasn't idle either. First, he went to the shops and filled all the stored grain into his spatial storage, completely emptying the rice shops. Then he went to a gold shop and sold many of the jewelry and precious stones from his spatial storage, and went on a buying spree of grain and weapons in the capital…
Logically, such outrageous behavior should have been reported, and indeed, someone did! The pawnshop owner who bought her jewelry immediately reported her to the imperial court after she left…
When the officials learned of this, they all remained silent! Because not long ago, the old emperor had issued an imperial edict demanding repayment… and donations! The euphemism given was: the Ice Mountain Grassland tribes have gone too far, wantonly slaughtering the people of the Heavenly Dragon Kingdom; surely our loyal ministers, so devoted to the emperor and patriotic, will do their utmost to repay the debt and donate!
They wanted to say no! But that very afternoon, the Prime Minister, the head of the civil officials, voluntarily handed over one million taels of silver…
them:"……"
What exactly happened?
That afternoon, the entire capital of Tianlong Kingdom was in a state of panic. Officials handed over money, people handed over grain, and the army assembled. Everything seemed to have become tense!
By the morning of the next day, the army was fully prepared, and their provisions had miraculously increased to two months' worth overnight! Even Vice Commander Zhang couldn't believe it! What happened to the empty treasury? What happened to the insufficient provisions?
On this day, the old emperor made an unexpected appearance, taking the initiative to see off the army. After a month, everyone saw the emaciated old emperor again. Even though he was dressed in a dragon robe and looked majestic, it could not hide his pale and weak face.
This also stirred up the minds of those with ulterior motives.
Qin Qing set off with the troops, but she did not hand over the food in her spatial storage. So, even though Deputy General Zhang knew that she had bought a lot of food yesterday afternoon, he still asked her in confusion because he did not see her bring any food with her.
However, I received an ambiguous answer.
"You will know when the time comes."
Her space was currently filled with grains, vegetables, and meat. Although it might not be enough for the hundreds of thousands of troops for a long time, it would certainly be enough to solve their immediate needs.
The snow melted into water, nourishing the land! The once somewhat arid Tianlong Kingdom finally welcomed the arrival of spring, which greatly facilitated the marching army.
Along the way, Qin Qing wished she could fly there immediately, but the hundreds of thousands of troops slowed down the progress, so she could only convince herself to stay calm.
In the blink of an eye, a month had passed. Qin Qing and the others had passed through the small village where she and Wang Yan had lived. Because of the long journey, the soldiers had long lost their energy. In order to ensure that they were in good spirits, Deputy General Zhang ordered them to rest for a day!
Qin Qing wanted to refuse, but couldn't ignore the obvious joy and exhaustion on the faces of the soldiers around him, so he could only shut his mouth in the end.
"Deputy General Zhang, continue straight along this road, and you should reach Liuyun City in less than seven days! I'll go ahead!"
However, less than a day after she set off, she encountered a man riding at full speed on a forest path, and the two almost collided head-on!
Qin Qing swiftly changed direction, but the other horse, startled, threw the man off its back. Fortunately, the grass on the ground wasn't hard...
The man endured the pain and quickly got up, but by then his horse had already run away wildly. Qin Qing didn't want to waste time, but still apologized anxiously.
"I have other matters to attend to, please excuse me!"
As she was about to leave, the man suddenly leaped up and blocked her path, his face full of anxiety and pleading.
"My lady, I am the garrison commander of Liuyun City. I must go to the capital to report this. Please lend me your horse! Otherwise, Liuyun City may fall!"
Qin Qing was taken aback, then her expression tightened, and she quickly spoke.
"Liuyun City has fallen? What happened? Where is General Wang Yan? What exactly happened?"
The garrison commander was taken aback. He hadn't expected her to know that General Wang was in Liuyun City. Seeing her nervousness, but knowing that he had to find reinforcements, he could only subconsciously realize that she was nervous.
"General Wang is seriously wounded and his life hangs by a thread. Liuyun City is out of ammunition and food, and we can no longer hold out! We beg you, heroine, to lead the horse..."
Before he could finish speaking, clouds of dust billowed up from the ground, and the sound of hooves gradually faded into the distance... The garrison commander could only stare blankly at Qin Qing's departing figure. When he came to his senses, his expression quickly turned anxious, but he could only push himself up and hurry towards the capital...
At this moment, Qin Qing's mind was filled with the phrase, "The general is seriously injured and his life hangs by a thread..." How could she not be anxious! What kind of situation could be described with such a phrase?! If anything happened to Wang Yan, she would definitely make that indecisive bastard emperor pay the price!
Thinking this, my heart grew colder and colder. I tightened my grip, and the horse, in pain, galloped faster!
However, she was completely unaware of the intense blue light emanating from her eyes at that moment…
A few days later, Qin Qing finally arrived at the side gate of Liuyun City. There were still many enemy soldiers guarding it, but the main force was mostly at the main gate, so getting in wasn't a problem for her. Her only concern was attracting too much attention and causing the side gate to fall...
Although she was worried about Wang Yan, she knew that rushing in was definitely not the solution!
So that night, Prince Kolo, inside the enemy camp, was furious and started cursing at his general!
No one expected that Liuyun City, which was originally planned to be captured in one month, would take more than two months to be breached!
The key point is that even though Wang Yan had already been shot dead, Liuyun City remained easy to defend and difficult to attack, and they just couldn't break through.
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