Chapter 225 Who told you that I don’t plan to get married?
"I can't live anymore, just let me die!"
The man cried loudly as he spoke, and his heart was broken. The hearts of the people around him were broken as well.
Song Yanxi dropped a stitch and said calmly, "If you really don't want to live, take off your new cotton-padded clothes and give them to the person next to you. Then walk out of the tent and you'll be free in less than half an hour."
The crying in the tent stopped instantly.
I don’t know who is asking: “Aren’t you a doctor who cures illnesses and saves lives?”
"It's so cold, if you let people go out wearing only a few clothes, they will freeze to death."
Song Yanxi said without even looking up, "Good words can't persuade a dying ghost. If he wants to die, why should I stop him? One less mouth to feed can save one more person's worth of food and medicine."
The man opened his mouth as if to retort, but An Yi continued coldly, "If you're frugal, one meal of food can sustain a soldier for three days."
He glanced at everyone in the battle with a warning in his eyes, "If anyone keeps saying things like wanting to die, I don't mind helping them."
There was a moment of silence in the tent, so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.
Everyone looked at each other, only fear remained.
As for the man who was shouting that he wanted to die, he not only didn't dare to fart, but also held on to his collar tightly, fearing that someone would rush up and strip his clothes off.
He couldn't remember how long it had been since he had worn clothes so new and warm.
After stopping the sick man's epilepsy, Song Yanxi ordered the soldier who knew a little about medicine to continue wiping his body to reduce his fever, and she left the tent with An Yi.
She didn't go far, finding a sheltered spot and eagerly asking, "What did General Xu say? Did the prince...did he send any letters?"
Knowing her worries, An Yi said succinctly, "Your Highness is fine. General Xu has already counted the garrison and food in the city. It can hold out for about half a month."
"How could there only be half a month's supply? According to our Da'an laws, every town must have a grain store. Even ordinary towns must store enough food to feed the military and civilians for ten days, let alone a crucial border town?"
Song Yanxi frowned and asked desperately, "What about the rice and flour shops in the city? Have you sent anyone to investigate?"
An Yi's face was heavy as he spoke: "General Xu immediately took people to investigate after seeing the warning. There are two largest rice and flour merchants in the city. One of them had its warehouse burned down a few days ago. They had no place to store the remaining grain, so they sold it to the people at a discount.
Another said that the warehouse was leaking and by the time it was discovered, everything was moldy and could no longer be eaten.
Apart from these two, the remaining grocery stores only stock a few hundred kilograms of goods at most. Even if we plundered them all, it would not be enough to feed the soldiers in the city in one meal."
What's more, the prince had issued a military order early on that when the soldiers in the city were short of food, they could dig up wild grass and tree roots to fill their stomachs and wait for rescue from the court. They must not try to take away the food rations of the people in the city.
To put it bluntly, how many ordinary families have grain stored?
How could they feel at ease if they were asked to sacrifice their own lives to provide food for the soldiers?
Song Yanxi's expression grew uglier as she listened. She said coldly, "First it was an accident, then a natural disaster, and now an epidemic is raging. The Liang State has really gone to great lengths to capture the border city."
But as far as she knew, Liang State had been in constant civil strife in recent years due to the interference of foreign relatives in politics. His Royal Highness Prince Jin had won several battles effortlessly before, all by relying on psychological warfare.
The Crown Prince and Queen of Liang, as well as General Ke Shan, whose head was chopped off by Lin Tingfeng with a sword, have been constrained by these three forces for many years.
Once Ke Shan died, these two people should be busy dividing up his power and have no time to take care of other things.
Moreover, the border town has always been heavily guarded. If they send someone to sneak in at short notice, it will definitely be too late. The spies may have already sneaked in and are waiting for an opportunity to act.
Could it be that this was a precautionary deployment made before Ke Shan's death?
As soon as the idea came up, it was rejected by Song Yanxi.
Although Ke Shan was a famous general for his bravery and fighting skills, he was also known for his bad temper. He always did whatever he thought of and did not have any deep scheming or intentions.
The reason why he had been able to lead his subordinates and fight against the soldiers led by His Royal Highness Prince Jin for so many years was all due to his bravery and the loyalty of his brothers.
Someone in the court once joked that the fact that such a reckless man was the greatest general of Liang State only proved that Liang State was nearing its end.
Some even say that with Cheng Duan's bravery, he is very likely to become the second Ke Shan.
For such a straightforward person, he probably wouldn't use such a sinister trick even if he thought of it.
Song Yanxi was lost in thought when she suddenly heard An Yi ask, "Why didn't you just let me throw that person out of the tent?"
He has accompanied the prince in guarding the border town for many years. He has trained countless soldiers under his command and encountered many troublemakers. Even the toughest bones can be turned into obedient sheep in his hands.
Judging from the man's behavior just now, he didn't even have to do anything to make him cooperate obediently.
"If you can throw one, can you throw ten or a hundred?"
Song Yanxi looked up at the northern sky, sighed softly and said, "Everyone is afraid of death, especially those who live cautiously and can hardly even guarantee food and clothing. Simply staying alive is a huge problem for them.
The more he shouts, the more he fears death in his heart. The same is true for others. Pushing too hard will only backfire."
An Yi responded respectfully, hesitating for a moment before saying, "With General Qiu and the others here, the prince will be fine."
Realizing that she was being too obvious, Song Yanxi coughed lightly and said, "I'm just a little worried about the prince's injuries, especially the arrow wound on his shoulder, which has just scabbed over. He must not overexert himself."
An nodded slightly, without saying anything, but her eyes seemed to say, "Girl, you don't have to explain, I understand."
Song Yanxi only felt a burst of heat on her cheeks. Fortunately, there was cotton cloth covering it, otherwise someone would have seen her blushing face.
"Girl, look."
Following the direction of An Yi's finger, Song Yanxi discovered that in the place that was originally covered by dark clouds, there was a crescent moon hanging high in the sky. The bright moonlight made the surrounding scenery and the road on the ground extremely clear.
An Yi's usually calm voice was filled with joy. "The moon is bright in the sky, with such a good view, the Liang army will not make any moves tonight."
A night attack at this time is tantamount to handing over heads for them to chop off.
"Yes." Song Yanxi murmured, "The soldiers can sleep peacefully tonight."
Although the prince’s shoulder injury cannot be healed much in one day, it is better to rest for one more day than not at all.
With the special wound medicine made by the Divine Doctor Valley, combined with the blood-tonifying medicine she gave me yesterday, as long as the wound does not crack, it will be almost healed in a few days.
With General Qiu by his side, he shouldn't forget to apply the medicine.
Song Yanxi and An Yi looked up at the crescent moon hanging high in the sky in tacit understanding, and no one spoke again.
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Camp outside the city.
After Qiu Zongping finished his inspection and returned to the tent, he continued to kneel without even taking off his sword.
The next moment, a book on military strategy hit him on the head.
The force was not strong, but the insult was extremely strong.
Qiu Zongping subconsciously caught the book with both hands. A trace of grievance appeared on his tough face. He lowered his voice and said, "Your Highness, I am already eighteen years old."
Mo Jinchuan: "Well, you can get married in two years."
Qiu Zongping's eyes suddenly widened. "What wife? I don't need such a thing."
Fearing he would be hit again, he hurriedly said, "I will follow you till death. You are now twenty-eight and have not yet been anxious about getting married. How dare I cross the line?"
"Do you think I'm old?"
"Of course not!" Qiu Zongping said hurriedly, "The prince once said that a good man should shed blood on the battlefield to protect his country and should not indulge in love."
He added, "I am a soldier brought up by the prince, so naturally I must be just like the prince, serving the country with all my loyalty and never thinking of marrying."
Mo Jinchuan raised his eyebrows slightly, and asked with a half-smile, "Who told you that I don't plan to marry?"
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