The half moon is fleeting.
There was a drizzle on Fenglin Mountain, and the three beauties were crying.
Fu Xiaoguan's heart was broken.
"I promise you, I will return safely!"
Dong Shulan took a deep breath, wiped the tears from her face, and cheered herself up. "Actually, we know you have a lot of things to do, and we don't mean to hold you back. It's just that the Great Snow Mountain in Guanyun City is really like a nightmare... You don't know how we got through those days."
"I won't go back to the capital. There are many things going on in Xishan. You don't have time to take care of them, but I have to watch over them."
Fu Xiaoguan nodded. Yu Wenjun and Yan Xiaolou also stopped crying. Yu Wenjun smacked her eyes and pouted as she said, "Xiaolou and I will go to Shangjing to look after the affairs. Xiaolou and I will take care of the business in Guanyun City. If necessary, I will go to Guanyun City again."
"There's no need to work so hard. There's no end to the money you can make. With Dong Xiu De watching over Guanyun City, I think there won't be any major problems. You two need to stay in Jinling permanently, because I need news from Jinling."
Fu Xiaoguan looked at Yu Wenjun and said seriously, "What on earth will the Fourth Prince do? I have already returned Xiyu Tower to Queen Shang. Senior Brother Su Jue is probably still in Guanyun City. I can't monitor him anymore, but I believe he will definitely make a move."
He reached out and grasped Yu Wenyun's hand, rubbing it for a while before continuing, "So you must remind Queen Shang that you must not be careless with the Fourth Prince, but remember not to reveal that I'm still alive. If the Fourth Prince does anything unusual, you can send the news to me via the Xishan Express stationed in Shangjing."
Yu Wenjun nodded firmly. Yan Xiaolou asked weakly, "Then...what can I do for you?"
"Keep an eye on the Jinling Fu Mansion, that's our home!"
"oh……!"
The rain formed a curtain on the eaves of the pavilion, and four people sat around in the pavilion talking about parting.
But these words were not love words, but mostly instructions from Fu Xiaoguan to them.
For example, how should the dock in Yao County be designed?
For example, Dong Shulan needs to recruit a large number of boatmen.
For example, Xishan College invited Mr. Qin to be the president, so they had to build more buildings and build better ones so that the teachers who came from Jinling could live more comfortably.
Of course, there are also several requirements for Xishan Research Institute.
Twenty-three of the young men who had traveled with him to Wu Dynasty came to Xishan Research Institute, and Fu Xiaoguan clearly raised several topics:
The study of thermodynamics.
Research in materials science.
Research on crop cultivation techniques and improvements.
There is also the design and research of tower ships and warships.
etc.
Of course, these things cannot be said in his tone. Dong Shulan needs to relay them and use Dong Shulan's language to give these students a direction.
"Sweet potatoes are harvested around November, so we need to build a lot of cellars. Wang Er knows how to do that. The sweet potatoes must be stored in the cellars, otherwise they will go bad in the winter."
"We can share a few of those sweet potatoes with everyone, and keep the rest for seeds. We'll promote them on a larger scale next year."
"I don't know where my father has run off to, so the entire Fu family is now in your hands. Bai Yulian has already explained to all the guards at Xishan that they will only obey your orders."
"If my six daughters behave themselves, the Linjiang Fu Mansion will give them more money for their expenses. They should be giving birth soon. If they don't behave themselves... remember, you are the only one who calls the shots in this Fu Mansion. If anyone dares to step out, just tell her to get out! If my father comes back, tell him that I am alive and I said so."
After explaining everything in detail, it was already Si time.
The drizzle continued, just like the mood of Dong Shulan and the other two at the moment.
"I owe you a grand wedding. Next year, I will marry you in style. I'm sorry for putting you down."
"Husband..."
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A carriage left Fenglin Mountain. Three women sat in the carriage, looking at each other in silence.
Fu Xiaoguan stood in the drizzle, gazing into the distance. The shadow of the carriage had long disappeared, but he was still looking at it. That was his biggest concern in his life.
At dusk, Fu Xiaoguan also quietly left Yunhu Villa. Wearing a straw hat, a straw raincoat, and a mask, he went to the Divine Sword Camp.
Tonight, the Divine Swords will set off in batches and head to Pingling Town in Yongning Prefecture.
The journey is 800 miles and is expected to take ten days.
Fu Xiaoguan was hiding in Bai Yulian's tent. In front of him was a map of Pingling Mountain and a newly received battle report on the northern border army's encirclement and suppression of Gong Shenchang.
"On the tenth day of the eighth month of the ninth year of the Xuan calendar, Peng Chengwu, commander of the northern frontier army, received an imperial decree from Emperor Xuan, dispatching his great general Lan Ling to lead 100,000 frontier troops in three directions to encircle and suppress Gong Shenchang in Pingling Mountain.
The palace thieves arrived here with more than 80,000 mercenaries and another 100,000 backup soldiers, all of whom were refugees from Yongning Prefecture.
On August 20th of the ninth year of the Xuanli calendar, the three armies entered Pingling Mountain and headed towards Tiandao Village, where the lair of Elder Gong Shen was located.
On August 23, the left-wing army marched to Tianmen Gorge. Captain Gong Shenchang dug up Tianmen Lake, and the lake water rushed down like a river from heaven flowing backwards. All 30,000 left-wing soldiers were drowned, and less than one in ten survived!
The left-wing army lost its fighting power without even seeing a single enemy!
The right-wing army marched to Yixiantiantian. Gong Shenchang's troops were on a high cliff and used rolling logs and boulders as weapons. Without losing a single soldier, they killed 12,000 soldiers of the right-wing army and injured 15,000. The right-wing army withdrew from Yixiantiantian and rested on the spot.
That night, 30,000 elite soldiers led by Gong Shenchang raided the right-wing army camp, and the right-wing army was defeated!
On August 25, the central army arrived at Tiandao Village and engaged in a head-on battle with Gong Shenchang's 80,000 elite troops.
The central army was completely wiped out, and Gong Shenchang's troops suffered 30,000 deaths and more than 10,000 injuries.
This bandit suppression campaign was a complete failure.
His Majesty was furious. General Peng issued a military order and led an army of 150,000 to attack Pingling Mountain again. However, Tiandao Village was deserted and not even a grain of food was left.
General Peng was pursuing Gong Shenchang in Pingling Mountain, but the border troops were not good at mountain warfare. Not only did they fail to catch up with Gong Shenchang's main force, but as the front line was dragged farther and farther, more than 20,000 of their men were killed by Gong Shenchang's 10,000 guerrilla troops.
On August 30th, General Peng set up a decoy formation, trapping 10,000 guerrilla troops under General Gong Shenchang and wiping them out completely! This was the greatest victory in the suppression of bandits to date, but General Gong Shenchang's main force has now retreated to the northern slopes of Pingling Mountain—below which lies the territory of the Desolate Nation.
Fu Xiaoguan put down the information and sighed.
Peng Chengwu’s battle... was so frustrating!
After mobilizing a large army, they killed 10,000 of Gong Shenchang's men. Now that Gong Shenchang's main force had fled to the north of Pingling Mountain, Peng Chengwu certainly wouldn't dare to send a large army in pursuit.
What if Captain Gong used himself as bait to lure Peng Chengwu's main force to Huangguo? Once the Huangguo cavalry came out, the 150,000 northern border troops would be completely wiped out on the land of Huangguo.
"It would be best if Peng Chengwu didn't move... I'll write a letter and send it to Peng Chengwu!"
Bai Yulian was stunned. "He is the general of the northern border army. Will he listen to you?"
Fu Xiaoguan smiled slightly, "He may not listen to me, but he will definitely listen to Peng Yuyan!"
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