Chapter 507: Planning a Great Cause
Song Liyun took the letter and quickly glanced at the end of it. The signature was a private seal: Military Office of the Garrison.
It’s not a letter from Zhao Tingduo.
There was not much content on the letter, only more than ten lines. Seeing this, Song Liyun's face changed and her brows twitched. She put the letter away but did not say much. She just asked Fang Zheng to go down and have a good rest. He still needed to take care of the prisoners and patrol camp in the city.
After Fang Zheng left, Song Liyun quickly handed the letter to Elder Yu: "Elder Yu, please take a look!"
After taking it and reading it for a few seconds, Mr. Yu's face changed. He immediately jumped up and said excitedly: "Is this true?
Ah! Ah! Ah!
Ah! The Zhenbei Army has finally waited until today... What a great move!
Oh! I never thought I would be so lucky to be recorded in history books! "
Mr. Yu has started to speak incoherently.
If the rumbling iron lump outside Mida City three days ago gave him confidence, the letter in his hand added to his expectations.
The letter was sent from the military camp of the garrison, and its content was simple: the Zhenbei Army had quelled the invasion, and Zhao Tingduo, as the vanguard, had entered the Xuyang Grassland.
This was the first time in decades that the Wu Dynasty took the initiative to enter the Xuyang Grassland, and it was an army of 6,000.
When was the Wu Dynasty ever so tough? Every time they were harassed and plundered, they could only defend the border and build forts.
Even when the Duke of Anguo was at the border, he only led his troops to drive out and fight within a hundred miles, and never entered the Xuyang grassland.
Song Liyun didn't understand the twists and turns of the past. She was only concerned about how Zhao Tingduo, with only a thousand men, would face the allied Wang Ting army. "Old Yu, why didn't the city lord send a letter?"
Since the garrison sent the letter, Zhao Tingduo should be able to write a letter. Why didn’t he just briefly report that he was safe?
Mr. Yu was well-versed in military affairs. Now that he had the contents of the letter, he pondered for a moment and made a rough inference about the current situation.
He dismissed the maid and whispered to Song Liyun, "The Third Young Master should have entered the Xuyang Grassland a long time ago.
There has been no news for over twenty days because we were worried about the news leaking out and we were hiding our tracks."
At this point, he glanced at Song Liyun and said meaningfully, "Young Madam, now that we know the news about the Third Young Master, all we have to do now is to strictly guard Mida City and wait for good news!"
How to stabilize the border has been a major concern for emperors of all dynasties.
Duke Anguo had thought about supporting the tribes to help manage the grasslands before, but he was worried about raising tigers to cause trouble, so he was very cautious.
Even though he had a special relationship with the Wuda tribe, he was never truly at ease.
It is the garrison commander who is brave enough to join forces with his brothers to pursue great achievements.
When the Third Young Master withdrew from Xishi Pass and captured the Mida Valley, he relied on the Lei Camp.
According to initial speculation, it would take at least another twenty years for the Wuda tribe to be able to fully control the Mida Valley.
But now, not only have the tribes in the Mida Valley basically surrendered, with a steady influx of people, but coal, iron and copper mines have also been found.
Getting closer and closer to the goal!
The fact that it could be achieved so quickly is inseparable from a variable.
That is the sudden appearance of Mida City, or rather the sudden appearance of the city lord's wife.
Because of its geographical advantage, Mida City is located in the middle of the Dilu grassland, like a nail separating the Mida River Valley from the Xuyang grassland, and is closely connected with the Wu Dynasty.
Unexpectedly, after a few years of operation, the Mida Valley was rebuilt from a blank land and is now able to repel the invasion of the royal army.
The more Old Yu thought about it, the more excited he became: If the Third Young Master could lead his troops to conquer the Xuyang Grassland, and then be made the King of the Grassland, and the Young Madam would be the Queen...
No, can’t think about it!
Mr. Yu did not expect that he would get the credit of supporting the dragon.
Because she was worried about Zhao Tingduo, Song Liyun was not as excited as Yu Lao.
Every victory on the battlefield is accompanied by casualties, and no one is an invincible general.
She felt that this ever-changing political situation was like a game of chess.
It is too early to consider who is playing this game of chess and who will be the final winner. She only knows that Mida City and Xuyang Grassland have already formed a feud.
Zhao Tingduo and the Zhenbei Army took the initiative to take action in order to achieve eternal peace.
It seems that the production of arms should be accelerated!
But this plan has not been mentioned to Mr. Yu yet.
That afternoon, an urgent report came from outside the city: "Madam Wu Ya is here!"
When Song Liyun came out of the City Lord's Mansion, she saw a man on horseback coming towards the city gate.
Mrs. Wu Ya was wearing a red shirt and a tight-fitting outfit, looking very graceful.
When the horse was still several feet away from Song Liyun, Madam Wu Ya pulled the reins to stop and dismounted.
He walked over quickly and helped Song Liyun, who was about to kneel, to her feet: "You are not feeling well, so you don't have to bow."
Song Liyun didn't act pretentiously and stood up straight: "Mother!"
"You silly child, why didn't you tell me about such a big thing earlier? I, I really should have come here earlier!"
Madam Wuya sounded worried and angry. She had received a report from Aqiya that Mida City was in danger, so she urgently brought people here from Kara Mountain.
After going back and forth day and night, they still missed the most dangerous time.
Song Liyun smiled bitterly: Kara Mountain is four days' journey from Mida City. There is a blast furnace mine there, and it is not as important as Mida City.
She asked Aqiya to send someone to deliver a letter, only asking Madam Uya to be on guard and not asking for reinforcements.
Fortunately, everyone is fine now. Madam Wu Ya has also arrived. Song Liyun did not explain much and just asked the madam, who was exhausted from the journey, to wash up and rest first.
Madam Wu Ya came this time with a hundred cavalrymen.
They are also elite soldiers trained from surrounding tribes in recent years and stationed in the blast furnace.
As soon as they arrived in Mida City, they merged with the patrol battalion led by Fang Zheng and carried out the tedious aftermath of the battlefield a few days ago.
In the City Lord's Mansion, Madam Wu Ya finally saw the letter sent from the Hecheng Garrison.
She slammed the letter on the table, gritting her teeth and saying angrily, "Wu Dynasty, Wu Dynasty, Zhao Yanjiao never forgets his loyalty to the emperor and his master, and now he sends my son to the battlefield without even giving any advance notice.
If anything happens to Ah Shi, even if he goes to the capital, I will whip that old bastard a few times and drag him to death with me!"
Madam Wu Ya was obviously very dissatisfied with the fact that the Wu Dynasty Zhenbei Army had acted without telling her. She did not bother with the junior Zhao Tinglei, but naturally had to hold Zhao Yanjiao account of this.
After all, he is both the Duke of Anguo who assists the government and Zhao Tingduo's biological father. It is hard to calm down the anger in my heart without scolding him.
When Old Yu heard Duke Anguo being scolded, his face flushed red. He bowed and said kindly, "Madam, please calm down. The Third Young Master is a cautious person and has martial arts skills. Nothing will happen to him!"
"The situation is constantly changing, and Duke Anguo, far away in the capital, must be unable to predict it, so I didn't tell my wife."
Madam Wu Ya didn't argue with Old Yu, she just snorted, "He'd better pray once a day for Ah Shi's safety!"
The scene was awkward for a while!
On the other side, Song Liyun quickly said: "The guards that Ah Shi brought with him are all carefully selected. Abu Wudan is here, and they will be safe together.
As for me, mother, my daughter-in-law is pregnant, and Shi is away on a military expedition. There are too many trivial matters in Mida City, and I need your help to take care of them."
At this point, it would be useless for Madam Uya to blame the Wu Dynasty court or Duke Anguo. If the news got out, people would misunderstand that the two of them were at odds with each other.
Sure enough, after hearing that there were still many affairs to attend to in Mida City, and thinking of her daughter-in-law being pregnant, Madam Wuya could no longer let herself go and scold the child's father-in-law.
She softened her tone, smiled, and comforted him, "Ayun, from today on, just focus on taking care of your baby. I'll stay with you in Mida City until Ashi returns!"
(End of this chapter)
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