Chapter 2604 Watching the Battle
Zhu Feng said, "Let's go. We'll talk about her when we get back."
Nan Yan nodded: "Yes."
After saying that, the two of them continued to walk out.
In the dark room here, Xue Yun was standing by the window, looking through a crack in the window at the gloomy sky outside. He saw a group of people holding lanterns and torches gradually walking away.
She stared outside until the lights gradually disappeared into the darkness of the early morning.
Murmured: "Finally left..."
She stood in the darkness and waited for a long time. Finally, she heard the busy footsteps outside gradually quiet down. It was obvious that the emperor and the imperial concubine had already left the Duwei Mansion with their troops.
Now, only basic guards are left in the Duwei Mansion, and it should not be as heavily guarded as before.
She took a deep breath, pushed the door open and walked out.
Several guards were still standing at the gate, faithfully performing their duties. When they heard footsteps behind them, they immediately turned around, bowed, and said, "Doctor Xue."
Xue Yun smiled and said, "Everyone, I would like to go and pay my respects to the Emperor and the Imperial Concubine."
The soldier said, "Master Xue, the Emperor and the Imperial Concubine left the Commandery early this morning. If you want to see them, wait until tonight... or tomorrow."
Xue Yun said: "In other words, they can only come back tomorrow?"
"yes."
"That's good."
Xue Yun smiled and nodded, then turned and walked back.
Just as they saw her turn and leave, and the guards relaxed their vigilance, Xue Yun suddenly turned around and waved at them.
A puff of dust sprayed out from her sleeves and landed on the faces of several guards.
"you--"
The guards were shocked and were about to say something, but the dust had already been inhaled into their noses. They immediately felt dizzy and several of them staggered and fainted on the ground.
Xue Yun held his breath until the dust cleared, then he let out a long sigh of relief.
Looking at the people on the ground, he said softly, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry."
After saying that, she hurriedly turned back to the room, took the bag she had prepared, and immediately walked out of the room while it was still dark.
However, she did not leave the Duwei Mansion immediately, but took a detour and went to the stable.
On the grassland, walking on two legs is the most difficult thing, you have to ride a horse.
However, when she reached the stable, she saw it was empty. Only a few grooms were sitting on the ground, chatting and saying, "It's rare for us to have so much free time."
"Haha, if it weren't for His Majesty and the Concubine riding away all the horses, we wouldn't be able to have such a leisurely time."
"Not to mention the horses in the Duwei Mansion, not a single one was left behind in the military camp."
"The horses in the barracks are nothing. I heard that Lord Chen is still buying them in the city. Even the horses raised by the military households have been wiped out. There is no horse left in the city now."
"Tell me, is it the Neng Kingdom that's at war, or is it our Yan Kingdom? They're clearly fighting on both sides, so why are we more active than them?"
"We don't understand this. That's the Emperor's concern. As for us, we raise horses when we have them and brag about them when we don't. Isn't that good enough?"
"Ha ha ha ha."
Several people burst into laughter.
Xue Yun stood sideways against the wall and groaned inwardly when he heard this.
I originally planned to come here to steal a horse and leave. If I couldn't steal one, I would go to the city to find a military household to buy a horse. Now it seems that this is not feasible.
However, without a horse, although it is not impossible to move on the grassland, the difficulty can be imagined.
Moreover, this place is too far away from Bailong City. Even before she followed the emperor to leave the capital, her mother had been summoned by the emperor because of the previous incense exchange incident. Although she did not know what the emperor said to her mother specifically, after Wei returned home, she looked dazed and anxious all day long. After a few days, she left the capital and returned to Bailong City.
Now, even if I want to go back to Bailong City, it will take several days to ride on horseback.
If I walk, won’t it take a month?
Even if I brought enough dry food and water, if I walked like this for a month, I'm afraid my legs would be worn out.
Do you want to go back?
Just thinking about it, she immediately gave up the idea.
No, I absolutely cannot go back.
The emperor has repeatedly asked her about entering the harem, and even the imperial concubine no longer objects to this matter. If this continues, the consequences for her can be imagined.
“No…”
She muttered to herself, gritted her teeth, and as if mustering up courage, turned around and walked out of the Duwei Mansion.
Taking advantage of the fact that it was still dark, they left Handongwei.
On the other side, Nan Yan followed Zhu Feng on horseback, galloping across the grassland.
A long time had passed, and the sky was still dark. When she looked up at the sky, she finally felt something and said to Zhu Feng, "Your Majesty, the weather is not good."
After hearing this, Zhu Feng gripped the reins tightly and looked up at the sky.
indeed.
It was still dark, not because it was early, but because the sky was covered with clouds and slightly grey.
It looks like it's going to rain.
The rain on the grassland is different from that in the capital.
If it doesn't rain here, it's fine. But once it starts, it may not stop for several days and nights, and large puddles will gather on the ground, just like when he went to Bailong City to meet with the special envoy of the Parthian Empire, he met Xue Yun and others who were trapped in a pond under the floating grass on the way.
So he said, "Follow me closely and be careful!"
Nan Yan said seriously: "I know."
After saying that, Zhu Feng turned back to everyone and said, "Everyone, cheer up and hurry up!"
When everyone saw that the Emperor and the Imperial Concubine were so willing to endure hardships and didn't even take a carriage, but galloped directly on horseback, who would dare to be negligent? They all spurred their horses and followed closely.
Soon, they arrived at the place that Zhu Feng had arranged for them to watch the battle.
Nan Yan frowned when she saw it.
This is actually a birch forest!
Moreover, if she remembered correctly, she knew when she came to inspect a few days ago that this location was very close to Baihu City, but it was still some distance away from the place where Zhu Feng had seen the decisive battle between the two sides.
Nan Yan said, "Your Majesty, aren't you here to watch the battle? Why are you so far away?"
Zhu Feng had already dismounted, tossed the reins to the guards behind him, and said, "Do you think watching a battle means standing close by and watching people hack and slash with swords and knives?"
“…Isn’t it?”
Zhu Feng glared at her.
Chen Zixiao behind him whispered, "My Lady, that's only the case when our own people are fighting."
“…”
"But today, the two forces fighting are from the Nian Kingdom. Although we want to watch the battle, we can't get too close. Firstly, to prevent accidental injuries, and secondly, we have to be on guard against them."
"……oh."
Nan Yan understood.
No wonder Zhu Feng chose this birch forest. The cavalry's combat effectiveness was amazing when charging on the plains, but once they entered the dense forest, their combat effectiveness was not as good as that of the infantry.
That's why he chose this place.
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