Chapter 3633 Try your luck?
Zhu Feng frowned and remained silent for a long time, as if he was trying to gather up some energy to get angry. But after a while, he didn't know whether he hadn't mustered up the energy or he felt that getting angry at this moment would be useless. In the end, he just sighed deeply and said, "Wouldn't it be more uncomfortable to ride in a carriage here than on horseback?"
Nan Yan immediately said, "Your Majesty, rest assured. The army will continue to advance according to the original plan. I will only leave behind people to protect Your Majesty."
Zhu Feng raised his eyebrows slightly and looked at her.
The two of them didn't say anything else, but they both understood clearly in their hearts.
It is very difficult to travel on the grassland in a horse-drawn carriage. Not only will the overgrown weeds block the view, but the bumpy ground will also knock the people in the carriage and break their bones. But it is different in winter. The weeds have long been eaten by cattle and horses. In addition, Nan Yan ordered the army to continue moving forward. As the army marches forward, the originally bumpy ground will be directly crushed into a flat road.
If you wait until this time to take a carriage, although it is not as good as the official roads in the country, it will be much easier to travel.
Zhu Feng was silent for a while, then he let out a bitter laugh and said, "You seem to understand everything."
Nan Yan put the bag of preserved fruit aside and brought another cup of warm water. She blew on it and said, "Even if you haven't eaten pork, you've seen pigs run. I've been with the emperor for so many years. No matter how dull I am, I should understand this military matter."
As he spoke, he brought the cup to Zhu Feng's mouth, and he lowered his head and took two sips.
The little remaining candied fruit immediately dissolved in the water. As he swallowed it, the sweet taste comforted him in this cold winter. He sighed and said, "Since it has come to this, let's take a carriage."
Nan Yan said, "It's already late today. Your Majesty, please have a good rest. We will set out early tomorrow morning."
Zhu Feng nodded tiredly.
Nan Yan tucked him in, then stood up and was about to leave. Zhu Feng immediately asked, "Where are you going?"
Nan Yan turned around and looked at him: "Your Majesty wants me to stay?"
Zhu Feng asked, "Where else are you going?"
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Nan Yan looked at the expression on his pale face that seemed to be deliberately looking for trouble with her. He had just listened to her, so it was natural for him to redeem himself for the emperor's dignity. So, Nan Yan smiled, obediently walked back to the bed, and said softly, "Your Majesty, please rest well. Do you want me to stay too?"
Zhu Feng said, "If I want you to have a good rest, then you should stay and serve me well."
As he spoke, he moved his body a little further into the bed to make some space.
Seeing him like this, the smile on Nan Yan's face deepened. She said "Yes, sir", took off her coat, shoes and socks, and obediently got into his bed.
It was windy and snowy outside, but there were several braziers in the tent, so it was quite warm. Nan Yan stayed in the tent for a while and even broke out in a sweat, but when she got into bed, she found that Zhu Feng's body was cold and not warmed up at all.
Nan Yan hugged him calmly.
He could feel her limbs wrapped around him like vines, but his body was no longer as strong as it had been in the past, like a tree that could provide her with strength. However, Zhu Feng still reached out and hugged Nan Yan, saying softly, "I'm not running around, why are you holding me so tightly?"
Nan Yan buried her face in his chest for a long while before she said sullenly, "I'm just afraid you'll run away."
Zhu Feng laughed.
He raised his head. Although the tent was big, it was only this big. His vision could only fall on the thick tent. But his eyes seemed to be able to see thousands of miles away.
"What is the Emperor looking at?"
Although she buried her face in Zhu Feng's arms, Nan Yan seemed to have eyes on her head. Zhu Feng raised his eyebrows slightly, looked down at her, and then smiled: "I didn't see anything. In a tent like this, what else can I see?"
Nan Yan said, "Then, what is the emperor thinking?"
"Tell me what I'm thinking."
"Thinking, thinking about how this battle should be fought, right?"
Zhu Feng chuckled, which was considered as his agreement.
Nan Yan then asked, "Then, have you figured out how to fight?"
The smile on Zhu Feng's face slowly faded. After a moment of silence, he slowly said, "No."
Nan Yan then raised her face and looked seriously at his gloomy brows, saying, "I thought that the emperor had thought through the battle plan before going to the battle."
Zhu Feng smiled faintly and said, "I just praised you for your knowledge, and now you're showing your weakness again. On the winter grassland, especially on a grassland covered in ice and snow, any battle plan is useless."
Nan Yan said, "Then I heard that when the Emperor first appointed Prince Yan to guard Peking, he won several battles in a row, also in a winter like this."
As if recalling the past, Zhu Feng's eyes flickered slightly.
He said slowly, "At that time, I was driven by a fierce determination to win, so I led my army on a long journey deep into the grasslands. But now I think about it, in such a winter, on the grasslands, without a map or a guide, it was not easy to encounter the main force of the Neng Kingdom, and even more difficult to defeat it. Or maybe it was God who helped me on those occasions."
Nan Yan frowned slightly.
She had indeed only heard that Zhu Feng had won consecutive victories over the Kingdom of Dian in the past, but she did not know under what circumstances he won. Now, after hearing him say this, she began to understand that victory requires not only strength and perseverance, but sometimes, luck is indeed indispensable.
Nan Yan said, "Then this time, the Emperor is also going to... try his luck?"
Zhu Feng said, "That's not necessary. Before, we could only encounter them aimlessly when we went deep into the grasslands. That's because Kulun City wasn't yet completed, and the king, ministers, and soldiers of the Neng Kingdom all lived wherever there was water and grass, so it was difficult to determine their location. But now that they have a capital, at least we have a direction."
Nan Yan suddenly smiled and said, "So, there's no need to make any plans, just beat them up."
Hearing her joking words, Zhu Feng couldn't help laughing.
However, his eyes were not as relaxed as when he smiled.
At the same time, a thick layer of snow had covered the Great Wall trench, and although the soldiers on guard and patrol did not dare to be negligent, in such severe cold weather, even the hot-tempered young men could not hold back, and they gathered in groups of three or four to warm themselves by the fire.
Some people couldn't help but complain: "What's the point of fighting a war in this weather?"
"That's right, forget about the horses, I'm almost frozen to death."
"Alright, alright, you're so bold! You dare to discuss the Emperor's decree without permission. Aren't you afraid of having your tongues cut off?"
Just as they were talking, a sharp and piercing sound suddenly came from the whistling wind.
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