Chapter 3634 How should Zhu Feng respond?
After a night's rest, Zhu Feng felt much better and the heavy snow stopped.
The sunlight shone on the white snowfield, reflecting a dazzling orange-red light, like a flame, giving people a little illusory warmth in their hearts. The army regrouped and marched towards the Great Wall trench.
This section of the journey was originally more difficult than the previous one, but because of Nan Yan's arrangement, the road became much smoother. There was also a spacious carriage with thick cushions prepared in the carriage. Zhu Feng lay on it. Although there were occasional bumps, he felt much more comfortable.
Nan Yan sat next to Zhu Feng holding a hand warmer. Just as she felt a little warmer, another gust of cold wind blew in.
It was Zhu Feng who lifted the curtain to look outside.
During this journey, every few moments of the carriage's journey, he would lift the curtain to look outside, but what was there to see? This wasn't a city. No matter how many times he lifted the curtain, the scenery outside was always just endless snowy plains and the imperial guards accompanying the carriage. As soon as he saw the curtain flutter, Ying Shao would immediately spur his horse over, ears perked up, awaiting orders from the carriage.
But Zhu Feng didn't say anything. He just took a look and let the curtain down again.
But after he had done this several times, the warmth that had finally gathered in the carriage soon dissipated. Nan Yan could no longer feel the warmth in the heater in her hand, so she stuffed the heater into Zhu Feng's hand and said softly, "Your Majesty, please don't look at it. People outside will tell others about it when we reach the Great Wall."
Zhu Feng looked back at her, said nothing, and sat down with the hand warmer in his hand.
Nan Yan went to make another cup of tea.
Zhu Feng took the teacup, opened the lid and took a look, then immediately frowned: "Why isn't it the kind you usually make?"
Nan Yan immediately said, "The tea I usually brew is for clearing away heat and reducing internal heat. In such a snowy and icy place, Your Majesty should be drinking something warming and nourishing. How can it be used to reduce internal heat?"
Zhu Feng murmured, "A cup of tea has chilled me?"
Although he complained, he still drank several mouthfuls. The steaming hot tea immediately brought a burst of warmth after he swallowed it. The warmth seemed to hit some cold parts in his body. The shock of cold and heat made Zhu Feng cough immediately.
Nan Yan hurried over to support him, patting his back to help him calm down.
Zhu Feng seemed to be a little annoyed by his coughing and reached out to push her.
Seeing him like this, Nan Yan frowned slightly, but didn't say anything. She just took the teacup from his hand and put it aside, then said, "Your Majesty, why don't you close your eyes and rest. It's not far from here to the Great Wall Moat, probably only half an hour's journey."
Zhu Feng glanced at her sideways: "You know?"
Nan Yan smiled and said, "Your Majesty, you have forgotten that I not only came to the Great Wall Moat, but also to Kulun City."
Zhu Feng said, "You can run far."
Upon hearing this, Nan Yan immediately came up to him with a playful smile, and placed a warm hand on the back of Zhu Feng's hand, saying, "Didn't the emperor go to the deserted city to fight for me back then? He ran a long way, too."
Zhu Feng nudged her with his elbow, but Nan Yan still clung to him, unable to get rid of him like a piece of taffy.
Zhu Feng couldn't help but laugh, but after laughing, he sighed softly and murmured, "That was all in the past. I don't know if I still have the strength to do that now..."
"emperor."
Nan Yan's brows immediately frowned.
But at this moment, a burst of hurried horse hoof sounds suddenly came from outside, breaking the tranquility of the snowfield. Nan Yan swallowed back what she was about to say. Both of them obviously heard the strangeness of the horse hoof sounds. They looked at each other and fell silent.
Immediately, the sound of Ying Shao riding his horse past was heard outside.
Neither of them spoke, but a moment later, Ying Shao shouted loudly from the front, and the entire imperial carriage stopped immediately. Ying Shao then galloped to the side of the carriage and said in a deep voice, "Your Majesty."
Zhu Feng asked, "Why stop?"
Ying Shao lowered his voice and said, "Reports from the front line indicate that the Dan cavalry have raided the Great Wall and burned some of the food supplies. A fierce battle is now underway. For the sake of Your Majesty's safety, I request Your Majesty to slow down and wait until the fighting is over before heading to the Great Wall."
Zhu Feng's expression immediately became serious.
Nan Yan frowned. Originally, she shouldn't have interrupted at this time, but since it concerned Zhu Feng's safety, as well as her own, she couldn't help but whisper, "Your Majesty, did Monk know you were coming?"
Zhu Feng said, "There's no way he wouldn't know about this massive grain transfer operation on my side."
Nan Yan said: "No wonder he sent people to burn the food and grass."
After she finished speaking, she turned to look at Ying Shao and asked, "How much food and grass was lost?"
Ying Shao said: "The war has not stopped yet, the fire has not been extinguished, and the loss is still unknown. However -"
Having said that, he looked at Zhu Feng carefully, said nothing more, and just lowered his head.
As soon as she saw his expression, Nan Yan understood. Since the cavalry of the Neng State deliberately planned to launch a surprise attack and burn the food and grass at this time, it would definitely not be a small-scale attack. However, Ying Shao did not dare to explain it clearly because the food and grass were related to the morale of the army. If the loss was really too great and the soldiers knew about it, it would easily shake the morale of the army.
Nan Yan looked at Zhu Feng with a heavy heart.
I originally thought that they would deal with the war after arriving at the Great Wall Trench, but I didn't expect that the war would come so soon.
But how should Zhu Feng respond?
Zhu Feng was silent for a while, then suddenly raised his head and asked, "When did the raid begin?"
Ying Shao originally thought that he would come up with a way to deal with it, but he didn't expect him to ask this question. He was stunned for a moment but immediately said, "After the fifth watch."
"After the fifth watch?"
When Zhu Feng heard this, his brows furrowed even more tightly.
He murmured, "So, they didn't withdraw immediately after the surprise attack, but have been fighting with our army. How many hours has it been going on?"
Ying Shao said, "Yes."
When Nan Yan heard this, her heart skipped a beat.
Sudden attacks and burning of food supplies were not uncommon, but continuing to fight in enemy territory after the raid was...
She turned to look at Zhu Feng, only to see him narrow his eyes slightly, a hint of coldness gleaming in them. He suddenly said, "Full speed ahead."
Ying Shao was shocked: "Your Majesty! There is still a war ahead."
Zhu Feng said, "That's fine. I'm just going to go over and see what's going on. No need to say anything. Give the order immediately and advance at full speed!"
Ying Shao didn't dare ask any more questions and immediately issued the emperor's order. Soon, their team began to advance at full speed. Even the two people in such a comfortable carriage were shaken violently. Zhu Feng even wanted to go out for a horseback ride, but Nan Yan persuaded him not to do so.
This place is not far from the Great Wall Moat. If Zhu Feng really gets on the horse, he will be unbridled. Who can control him?
Nan Yan sat beside him and couldn't help asking, "Your Majesty, what is Monk planning?"
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