Xiao Li said, "The Prince of Jiangning originally had the Marquis of Xinyang cut off our retreat, but who knew that the Marquis of Xinyang would turn around and deal with him. Then, a scout told the Prince of Jiangning something, and they withdrew."
"It's very likely they heard the news that Qinghua Mountain was besieged," Yang Huahua said.
Little Li nodded, "That should be it. The Prince of Jiangning retreated while we pursued. After a fierce battle, we injured many of their men. The Prince of Jiangning was also injured, but he was also very capable. There was another group of people coming to his aid, and somehow, fog suddenly rose on the water, which allowed him to escape."
At this point, everyone has a general understanding of the ins and outs of this battle.
Uncle Luo said, "Our chief is truly farsighted. He allied with Marquis Xinyang early on and kept Miss Mu's identity a secret, giving Prince Jiangning a surprise attack in Xuzhou. Miss Li's attack on Qinghua Mountain made it impossible for Prince Jiangning to attend to both sides, so he had to abandon the grain supplies in Xuzhou and return to Qinghua Mountain in disgrace. With the two of you, what is there to worry about in achieving great things?"
“That’s right, our boss and Miss Li are a perfect match, a match made in heaven.” The third leader glanced at Li Ruo and quickly chimed in.
There was no joy on Li Ruo's face.
She left Liao Fusheng at Black Wind Village to take good care of the wounded with Mu Sisi, and then led the others back to Ziyang Peak.
Uncle Luo sensed something was wrong and secretly asked the Third Master, "Did I say something wrong just now?"
The third leader said, "Logically speaking, there shouldn't be, but it seems like something is wrong." However, he couldn't quite put his finger on it.
Uncle Luo rolled his eyes at him: "What you said is as good as saying nothing at all."
As soon as Li Ruo returned to Ziyang Peak, Old Lady Li, Old Wang, Dayu, Lin Dazhu, Old Man Zhou and others gathered around.
Old Lady Li asked anxiously, "Has Chief Xie returned? I heard that many brothers died, and Fourth Chief was also seriously injured?"
Ziyang Peak and Black Wind Village are practically one family now, so everyone looks worried.
Li Ruo looked at everyone.
Now Ziyang Peak has more than 3,000 people, and has also taken in Xu Dafu and his brothers, totaling more than 2,000. It's time to let everyone know how serious the situation is now.
She stood in front of the work-points room on Ziyang Peak, a higher position where everyone could see her.
Li Ruo said loudly, "Everyone, the great flood has been raging in Yuzhou for more than two months, and you have all witnessed how many people have died. Now, supplies are scarce, the imperial court is preoccupied with its own problems, the various vassal kings and martial arts gangs are fighting each other, and the Northern Rong Kingdom is eyeing us covetously. War is coming soon! If you want to survive, you must unite. I promise you that as long as I, Li Ruo, have food to eat, you will not go hungry. But I hope that our Ziyang Peak Army will unite as one to fight against the foreign enemies."
Everyone on Ziyang Peak was stunned for a moment.
They felt as if they had been struck on the head, but deep down, it was as if they had been injected with a magic potion. Looking at the woman standing on the mountaintop, her red dress fluttering, full of vigor, their spirits were lifted.
Suddenly, Old Wang took the lead, shouting, "Unite as one and fight against the foreign enemy!"
The other brothers also shouted: "Unite as one, and fight against the enemy!"
Even Old Man Zhou and Lin Dazhu raised their arms and shouted: "Unite as one to fight against foreign enemies!"
The roar grew louder and louder, reaching the heavens and shocking the people within a radius of several miles.
Xu Dafu and his brothers were guarding the shore. When they received the person, they headed towards Ziyang Peak. They immediately spotted the female leader, who was leading a group of people and shouting slogans. Xu Dafu was so frightened that he slipped.
Meanwhile, the other leader next to him had already strode forward.
"Xie Xiao!"
"The boss!"
"My God, Boss Xie is back!"
Li Ruo's heart skipped a beat, and she quickly looked over.
And so she stumbled into the man's deep, dark, yet bright and piercing eyes, which shone like stars.
Xie Xiao stopped in his tracks when he saw the woman, staring intently at her.
She stood before the crowd, like a red lotus, graceful and elegant, her gaze seeming to pierce through the flames and land on him.
He strode over.
"Well said!" Xie Xiao shouted. "This time we found another 100,000 jin of rice and a batch of clothing. As long as we unite, we can get through this winter."
His clothes seemed to be wet and torn in several places, and there were still a few strands of seaweed stuck in his hair. His eyes were bruised, but his gaze was surprisingly bright.
"We'll distribute porridge to everyone tomorrow; everyone in General Mountain will get some!" His gaze fell on the woman again.
Li Ruo shifted his gaze to the people: "Alright, Ziyang Peak will provide half of the rice to make porridge for everyone!"
"Porridge is being served! Did I hear that right?"
The refugees who rushed over to watch exclaimed in surprise!
"Well done, Miss Li!"
"The Boss is mighty!"
It was an instant response; General Mountain was like a pot, and the people were like the boiling water on that pot.
Xu Dafu, standing behind: ...Well, you two have stolen all the limelight.
Li Ruo looked at Sun Ergou, "Are you alright? Go back and change your clothes, get some rest!"
Sun Ergou's legs felt like lead. "Sister, Old Sun is practically a dead dog! Waaah, I thought I'd never see you again! It was so dangerous! Boss has several wounds too—"
"Don't cause trouble! Go back and call the brothers to come out and move the grain!" Xie Xiao looked at Li Ruo again, "You come with me and see the Fourth Master."
Li Ruo handed all the wound medicine and gauze to Sun Ergou, saying, "Fourth Master, I've already checked on them and done what I could. You guys should go back now. You can hold on, but the other brothers can't. Da Yu, see them off."
"Okay, young lady."
Li Ruo then said to Lao Wang, "Let our soldiers go down and help move things, and let all the brothers who went into the water to retrieve the grain go back and rest."
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