It wasn't that she was impatient. She felt that human life was of paramount importance, and what could possibly be so important in Suiyang County?
Wei Jingzhuo advised, "Awan, only you can handle this matter. Besides, it's very important to me as well."
Seeing that Wei Jingzhuo was taking it seriously, Su Wan said to Lu Lin, "Alright, go ahead."
“A family has come to our house,” Lu Lin said, “It’s your uncle and aunt… the one named Su Heng.”
"Ah," Su Wan exclaimed in surprise, "Didn't they go to the capital?"
Wei Jingzhuo said, "Not only did they come back, but there's another very important person. It's someone you..."
At this point, Wei Jingzhuo raised his hand and made a cutting motion.
Su Wan was even more surprised and said, "Even Yang Yaozu is back? They've come as a group to take revenge!"
Lu Lin said, "Xiao Zhao can't handle it. Please ask Madam to go back. The Lord also said that Yang Yaozu is a eunuch in the palace, and he may be able to provide a lot of important information. So Madam needs to go back."
Su Wan said, "I understand. I'll set off now. Lu Lin, let's go."
She greeted everyone, turned and left without hesitation. Lu Lin quickly chased after her, calling out, "Madam, haven't you had breakfast yet?"
"We can eat when we get back to Suiyang County. We won't starve."
Wei Jingzhuo stopped at the bottom of the hall steps and watched Su Wan's figure gradually disappear into the distance.
Meng Ruliu stood next to him and said, "I didn't expect my sworn sister to be so decisive and efficient. I thought she would cry and be reluctant to leave you."
Wei Jingzhuo said, "When she needs to make a decision... she is very decisive. She knows that now is not the time for sweet nothings."
"Why doesn't Your Highness tell her the truth?" Meng Ruliu asked again.
Wei Jingzhuo said, "These are responsibilities I should have taken. If General Meng cannot defeat the Southern Chu army... I don't want her to still be here when the city falls."
Meng Ruliu didn't believe it and said, "Your Highness, my father and the General should be able to stop Chu Yi if they join forces."
Forty thousand Southern Chu troops, led by the seventh prince of Southern Chu, Chu Yi, were advancing menacingly towards Xiping Pass. Zhao Xian only had five thousand soldiers, utterly powerless to stop them. Last night, Meng Kuan secretly led twenty thousand garrison troops westward out of the pass to help General Zhao Xian block the Southern Chu army.
This battle will be a battle of life and death. If we can defeat the Southern Chu army, we can hold Xiping Pass. If the Southern Chu army wins, Xiping Pass will be caught between two enemies.
Wei Jingzhuo said, "Miss Meng, Chu Yi is the next emperor of Southern Chu. His strategies can be seen from this military campaign alone."
According to the intelligence sent by Zhao Xian, Chu Yi made many arrangements for this march, and indeed succeeded in taking the enemy by surprise.
He first bribed the commander of the southern border with a large sum of money, and then launched a surprise attack at night while the commander was off guard. After the defending army lost the city walls, they fought fiercely inside the city for several days before being completely wiped out.
During the battle, Chu Yi dispatched his scimitar-wielding guards, who intercepted all urgent reports destined for the northwestern camp of Youzhou. General Zhao Xian remained unaware of what was happening on the southern border.
When the Southern Chu army arrived at the southern mountains of Youzhou, he abandoned the heavy baggage and ordered his soldiers to carry several days' worth of rations. Although several thousand were lost during the crossing, forty thousand Southern Chu soldiers still managed to cross the mountains.
Similarly, the scimitar-wielding guards raided the outposts arranged by Meng Kuan, concealing all the actions of the Southern Chu army.
By the time Zhao Xian's scouts discovered the movements of the Southern Chu army, they were less than five days' journey from Youzhou.
Meng Ruliu said, "My father said that a long march will exhaust an army. The defenders, on the other hand, have the advantage of being well-rested. Their army has just crossed the mountains, so they are definitely no match for us."
"I hope so," Wei Jingzhuo said to her. "Miss Meng, are you unhappy that your father won't let you go to fight the Southern Chu army?"
Meng Ruliu said, "I know what my father is thinking. I will leave Xiping Pass now to catch up with my sworn sister and protect her."
Wei Jingzhuo said, "That's exactly what I wanted."
He left the general's mansion and arrived at the watchtower on the city wall of Xiping Pass.
Most of the soldiers guarding the city walls were wounded.
As everyone already knows, last night Meng Kuan led 20,000 garrison troops out of the pass to intercept the Southern Chu army attacking from the west. Now there are only 20,000 men inside Xiping Pass, and half of them are wounded.
But as long as Wei Jingzhuo is still at Xiping Pass, the soldiers will not lose confidence.
Wei Jingzhuo changed into his armor and put on the butterfly mask.
A signal cannon shot rang out from the enemy camp in the distance, and the generals surrounding him all turned to look eastward.
Wei Shao seemed to already know that the garrison at Xiping Pass was reduced by half, and began preparing to attack the city.
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