"Ask You Yong for his opinion. They urgently need supplies, so allocate them immediately—food, rations, etc. I suggest doing it all together. Of course, convey my message, and You Yong will give his opinion..."
Ning Xi'er agreed in her heart. If they don't eat together or participate in group activities together, it will be even more difficult for them to integrate into a group.
"Ask them if anyone there knows medicine. If so, we can allocate some medicinal herbs to them and let them manage them themselves..."
With many elderly, weak, and sick patients, medicinal herbs will definitely be used frequently. If we have to apply for them every time, it will accumulate resentment.
“If not…” Xie Zhun glanced at Ning Xi’er, “then tell them that medicinal herbs should be centrally and uniformly managed.”
After all, every medicine has some degree of toxicity, and the bandits in the mountains are a mixed bag. If someone with ulterior motives gets their hands on the medicinal herbs, they might do something bad.
While the troops rested, Generals Zheng Chengguang and Zheng Ye, drawing on their expertise, consulted with You Yong and reorganized the troops.
The bandits trimmed their beards and sideburns, and changed into clean clothes they had bought again. Not only them, but also the elderly, women, and children changed into new clothes...
The team has a completely new look.
Those bandits with skill were reorganized by Zheng Chengguang and Zheng Ye, along with the guards, with key personnel placed at the head and tail of the group.
There were also many people stationed at both ends of the line to prevent people from being attacked from the side and to protect the people in the middle.
When arranging the team, Zheng Chengguang and Zheng Ye were the main members, but they also fully considered You Yong's suggestions...
Within the designated area, You Yong was given a certain degree of autonomy, and based on his understanding of his subordinates, he arranged for each person to be in place.
Just as Eunuch Xu was about to leave, Xie Zhun stopped him again.
"The personnel will temporarily set up camp. Call Zheng Ye in, and Eunuch Xu will also stay..."
Eunuch Xu immediately went out, and a moment later he and Zheng Ye got into the carriage.
Upon seeing Ning Xi'er present, Zheng Ye was taken aback...
The Prince summoned him, clearly to discuss important matters, and made no attempt to conceal this from the Princess...
This means that His Highness's trust in the Princess has deepened further...
After traveling all night and purchasing supplies, they finally met up in the morning...
After a full rest, we should have set off.
But Xie Zhun insisted on staying put, clearly indicating that there were more important things to do than travel.
Zheng Ye and Eunuch Xu composed themselves and revealed serious expressions.
"Right now, we have a temporary surplus of horses and supplies. Although this has replenished our strength, it has also greatly increased our burden."
Although there were many masters and servants in the Prince's Mansion and the Duke of Protectorate's Mansion who did not know martial arts, there were very few old, weak and young children.
Although there were nearly two hundred skilled bandits, a significant portion of them were elderly people and children. Including women and children, there were more than four hundred people in total.
The burden was heavier than that of the guards in the Prince's Mansion and the Duke of Huguo's Mansion.
Zheng Ye immediately understood that their defenses were somewhat weak.
If a strong attack were to come, apart from the elderly, weak, women, and children who are powerless, the only thing the other guards and bandits could do against them was to use their horses and long swords.
They urgently need to strengthen their weaponry!
Xie Zhun nodded, "We've only traveled one day from Anqing, and we're only one day away from the next county, Anping."
"I suggest that Zheng Ye and his uncle discuss the rendezvous route, then split into two groups to resupply their weapons in the two different counties..."
"Eunuch Xu will be responsible for providing the funds, cooperating with my uncle and Zheng Ye. I don't need to go into details about the types and quantities of weapons to be purchased..."
"Zheng Ye, go and discuss this with your uncle, and also listen to You Yong's suggestions. Since we're family, let's not treat him like this..."
Zheng Ye and Eunuch Xu got out of the carriage as instructed. Ning Xi'er suddenly asked, "Was it because of my actions that Your Highness's plans were disrupted?"
There are definitely still spies lurking in the shadows, and the main approach to dealing with them will be through intrigue, although assassinations and attempted murders will also be frequent...
But if all their underhanded tactics are exposed, they'll have no choice but to resort to overt strategies and open attacks...
This means that future attack teams will be much more aggressive in both scale and methods than before...
Xie Zhun smiled faintly, composed and at ease, "No, the Princess's actions are all for everyone's good..."
"Since we don't know when the enemy will strike, and since we'll all eventually have to be in the same boat, we must always be fully prepared..."
Ning Xi'er could sense the other party's safety, but she had to admit that Xie Zhun's composure and calmness were indeed enough to stabilize the morale of the troops.
Even if she doesn't know martial arts and doesn't have a special spatial ability, she probably wouldn't be afraid...
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