The city lord glanced at Yun Qingluo in shock, seemingly surprised that she knew.
Yun Qingluo felt extremely sad.
Ah Chen, with the world in his heart, would never compete with the common people for food.
Along the way, there was no trace of a large army on the streets, and coupled with the strange behavior of the guards, Yun Qingluo easily guessed what was going on.
"The princess is wise; the regent is holding out between the third and fourth lines of defense..."
Yun Qingluo interrupted the city lord, "There must be more than just an internal traitor, right?"
If it were just an inside job, Ah Chen would have already come up with a countermeasure when the first line of defense was easily breached.
How could we possibly lose our positions one after another?
The city lord looked at Yun Qingluo in surprise. He had also heard that the regent had married a good-for-nothing princess, but now it seemed that the rumors were unreliable.
"The princess was brilliant. After the first line of defense was breached, our army retreated to the second line of defense. However, we did not expect the enemy to press their advantage. Our army was already exhausted, but the enemy sent a large reinforcement. Our reinforcements were delayed, which is why we suffered heavy losses and had to retreat to the third line of defense."
Yun Qingluo's hands, clenched tightly in her sleeves, her nails digging into her flesh, seemed oblivious as she asked calmly, "Where are the people in the city?"
Upon hearing that Yun Qingluo cared about the people, the city lord felt a warm current flow through his heart and sincerely said:
"As early as when the Regent arrived, he had already ordered the people of the first three lines of defense to be transferred to the city. I was worried about something going wrong, so I had them all stay at home and hide away."
Yun Qingluo nodded, a huge weight lifted from her heart. Thankfully, the people were unharmed; otherwise, Achen would have blamed himself again.
"Who is the seriously injured person?" Yun Qingluo asked, looking at the heavily guarded courtyard.
The city lord hesitated before saying, "The seriously injured people in the city lord's mansion... are your two elder brothers."
Yun Qingluo's eyes were filled with panic as she asked urgently, "What's the situation now? Never mind, just take me there quickly."
As Yun Qingluo approached the courtyard, she felt extremely flustered, and her palms were sweaty.
"The doctor said that the two young masters' lives depend entirely on whether they can survive today," the city lord said, looking at Yun Qingluo's pale face with a heavy heart.
He then glanced at the people in the courtyard outside and said, "Your Highness, why don't you let the people from the Divine Doctor Valley take a look?"
Yun Qinglu shook her head. "I am the doctor. City Lord, please go ahead and attend to your duties. I would like to spend some time with my two elder brothers."
The city lord glanced at Yun Qingluo and then withdrew.
"Xiao Yi, how is it?" Yun Qingluo asked hurriedly.
"The external injuries are okay, but the internal injuries are the main problem..." Xiao Yi hesitated before continuing.
Yun Qingluo breathed a sigh of relief. "There is a way, isn't there?"
Xiao Yi muttered, "You can't hide anything from me. This environment is too bad, so we can't do the surgery anyway... Don't you still have some energy left? Give it all to them and let them heal themselves."
"But... that's what you saved up your whole life in the modern world..." Xiao Yi's voice was muffled.
It was used to treat Mo Beichen's leg, and now...
Upon hearing this, Yun Qingluo burst into tears, excitedly saying, "That's wonderful! It's good that there's hope, that's really good, that there's still time."
In the previous life, there were no gold mines, no banquet attended by the royal families of the three kingdoms, and no battle.
Many things changed because of her rebirth.
Her biggest fear is that she will work hard all her life, but still not be able to change the outcome.
Fortunately, fate gave her a chance.
"Xiao Yi, help me." Yun Qingluo's words were concise and to the point. Xiao Yi knew that nothing she said would make a difference, so she could only agree.
Yun Qingluo covered her two elder brothers with blankets and then came out.
As she stepped out of the threshold, her steps faltered, and she missed a step. An Jiu quickly rushed over and helped Yun Qingluo up.
"Your Highness, are you alright?" An Jiu asked with concern when she saw Yun Qingluo's pale face.
Yun Qinglu shook her head and summoned the Divine Doctor Valley and the City Lord.
“Right now, there is a favor I need the city lord’s help with.” Yun Qingluo looked steadily at the city lord.
She wasn't sure what kind of person this city lord was, but since A-Chen dared to entrust the people to him, she would trust him too.
The city lord said solemnly, "Please speak, Your Highness."
He had been wanting to do something, but didn't know how.
Yun Qingluo turned her head and instructed, "Uncle Gu, take two people to the nearest Divine Doctor Valley stronghold and have them prepare supplies. Also, contact Yun Li and have a batch of wound medicine sent over."
"Yes, Valley Master, I'll take care of it right away." Uncle Gu said and then left with his men.
“Lord, you know this place better than I do. I need two thousand horses. Do you have a way to do that?” Yun Qingluo turned to ask the lord again.
"How long until the Princess Consort needs to go?" the city lord asked softly.
"The sooner the better." Yun Qingluo couldn't wait.
"Alright, there might not be enough horses in the city. I'll send someone to Longhu City to procure some."
Yun Qingluo made a decisive decision: "Everyone from the Divine Doctor Valley should go together. Find a horse, ride it straight back, and be there before dark, understand?"
The people from the Divine Doctor Valley nodded, but the city lord looked anxious. "It takes a day and a night to get from here to Dragon Tiger City. Even on horseback, it will take at least half a day."
Yun Qinglu waved her hand, "They can do it. The city lord can just find someone to take them to Longhu City to make contact."
The city lord had no choice but to agree.
"In addition, I would like to trouble the city lord to prepare battle flags and war drums. They should be large, the battle flags should be tall, and the drums should be loud. They should be ready before dark."
Yun Qinglu gave a few more instructions before returning to the courtyard and glancing at her two elder brothers.
Xiao Yi comforted them, "Don't worry, they're out of danger and will wake up in less than three days."
Looking at the two emaciated people, Yun Qingluo felt a slight pang of pain in her heart, and her eyes welled up with tears. "It's because Luoluo is late, otherwise you wouldn't have had to suffer like this."
An Jiu walked in carrying a plate. "Your Highness, you are pregnant, so you must take care of yourself. Otherwise, the Prince will be heartbroken to see you like this."
Yun Qingluo wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes. "Go find the city lord and ask him to prepare more war drums. If you don't have any, make some on the spot. No matter what method you have to use, I need to see at least twenty war drums before dark."
An Jiu nodded in agreement, "Your Highness, you should eat something first. You may not be hungry, but the young prince must be."
Upon hearing this, Yun Qingluo looked down at her round belly, her eyes softening.
She said softly, "Okay, I'll eat in a bit."
An Jiu glanced at Yun Qingluo, hesitated, sighed, and left.
"Xiao Yi, help me prepare a few things."
It was getting dark, and only blurry figures could be seen.
Yun Qingluo changed into a clean and neat red outfit, and her hair was tied up high, giving her a bit of a female knight-errant vibe.
At the entrance of the city lord's mansion.
The men, the battle flags, and the war drums are all ready.
"Is the princess planning to disguise herself as reinforcements?" the city lord asked, puzzled.
How can such a small number of people create the momentum and commotion of a thousand troops?
"No need for pretense, I, the princess, am the reinforcement," Yun Qingluo said, enunciating each word clearly.
"Divine Healer Valley, heed my command! Follow me to the front lines to support the army."
She really couldn't wait any longer.
Upon hearing this, everyone from the Divine Healer Valley replied in unison, "The Divine Healer Valley swears to follow its Valley Master to the death."
The city lord was shocked. "How...how did this happen?"
Just now, it felt as if hundreds of thousands of troops were really standing in front of me.
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