After saying that, Ye Lan used himself as an example to comfort Du Yuhou, "Look at you, you at least still have the opportunity to go to the battlefield, but I didn't. You guys are happily going to the battle, but I can only stay in the capital with sorrow."
"Besides, which veteran who has fought in the battlefield didn't start out as a recruit? If you have time to worry here, you might as well teach them a few more ways to save their lives. That way, I, your brother, can wait for you back in the capital in good health."
Du Yuhou still looked like he didn't want to talk, and Ye Lan didn't bother to offend him. He just taught the new recruits some ways to save their lives.
Du Yuhou naturally understood what Ye Lan said, but he was still anxious. He looked up and was about to speak when he was suddenly startled.
Ye Lan saw his gaze and turned around. He immediately put away his nonchalant look and put on a respectful look to salute the visitor: "This subordinate greets the prince and the princess!"
"Du Yuhou has been a bit irritable lately. I've instructed the kitchen staff to prepare a bowl of soup for him to cool down his temper."
The chief military officer had also come to his senses by this time and hurriedly bowed to Rong Chengxuan, saying, "This subordinate greets His Majesty!"
Just as he was about to stand up, Du Yuhou suddenly glanced at the girl standing next to Rong Chengxuan. The girl that Rong Chengxuan kept by his side must be one that he cared about.
Recalling that the prince had said a few days ago that he would take the princess with him to the battle, Du Yuhou immediately realized that this girl was the newly promoted Princess An, the woman who was said to be able to control the prince. He quickly added, "This subordinate greets the princess!"
"This anger should be directed at the people of Western Zhou, not the soldiers in the camp outside the capital." Rong Chengxuan took the box of snacks that the butler had forced into the carriage this morning and carried it to Yun Wanwan. "When I just walked in, you yelled at me so much that the peach cake in my hand almost fell."
Du Yuhou: "..."
Ye Lan coughed and glanced back at Du Yuhou. Seeing his expression of disbelief, he satisfiedly straightened his lips and whispered, "Your Highness, you don't know that Du Yuhou's heat has been going on for more than just one or two days. I'm afraid one bowl of heat-reducing medicine won't be enough."
Ye Lan was right. The new recruits in the camp outside the capital had been training for a few days, and the chief military officer had been yelling at them for a few days. Ye Lan had been left in the camp outside the capital by Rong Chengxuan these days, and had been yelled at by the new recruits every day. His ears were still buzzing.
All the soldiers who had fought on the battlefield with Rong Chengxuan were close to him. They had all seen the real Rong Chengxuan, who was different from the Rong Chengxuan described by the court officials. This was why they had always stood on Rong Chengxuan's side.
They followed behind Ye Lan and echoed, "Yes, Your Highness, you should ask the kitchen staff to make a few more bowls for Du Yuhou. This will help calm him down. And if we let him continue to be anxious, I'm really worried that he won't even remember to train on the road! Although this attitude is desirable, this behavior is not."
When Yun Wanwan heard this, she couldn't help but burst out laughing. When Rong Chengxuan heard Yun Wanwan laugh, he couldn't help but laugh along with her.
Ye Lan was quite the shrew. Even at this point, he didn't forget to add insult to injury: "Master, remember to have the accountant deduct some of Du Yuhou's monthly salary. You have no idea how many weapons he has broken in the past few days. His destructive power is truly incredible!"
Ye Lan took the lead, and the rest continued to fill in the gaps with their swords for Du Yuhou. Yun Wanwan discovered that a soldier who looked quite honest was following Ye Lan and reading out in public what weapon Du Yuhou had damaged. This was much more damaging than Ye Lan's revelation.
"Du Yuhou broke four spears and eight swords. The swords can still be used after some repairs, but the spears were broken by him and are completely useless and cannot be repaired. So, give him some face and ask him to pay for the broken spears. He can't afford any more."
Du Yuhou watched him complain to his face, his breath choking in his chest: "Your Highness!"
"That's all right." Rong Chengxuan stopped his insulting words and said sincerely, "Go ahead and pay the compensation. When the time comes, go and settle the account with the An Wang Mansion. These weapons were purchased with my own money. Don't make any mistakes."
Du Yuhou: "..."
After Rong Chengxuan chatted with them for a while, he went up to the stage to review the troops for battle.
The army refrained from making any noise, and the horses stopped neighing. The vast army before the parade ground stood in perfect order, swords and spears in full view, and the great banners on the platform fluttered.
Rong Chengxuan personally selected the vanguard officer on the platform, "Call the generals and send the troops!"
Except for Ye Lan who stayed in the capital with 200,000 troops, the remaining 300,000 troops all followed Rong Chengxuan to the border. The Du Yuhou led a team of soldiers and horses to go ahead, traveling light. They would reach the border before Rong Chengxuan's army and be responsible for surveying the formation first, so that when Rong Chengxuan arrived, he could understand the current situation and prepare for battle.
During the long march, Rong Chengxuan's elite troops did not bring siege equipment and heavy armor. These things were in the third team, and they would be the last to reach the border.
But after all, Rong Chengxuan's team was different from Du Yuhou's. They were not all cavalry, and they also carried things like pots and pans. Their marching speed was not fast, so Yun Wanwan's initial worries were unfounded. Her carriage did not lag behind, and it was always moving slowly behind Rong Chengxuan's horse.
Ah Kui would sit quietly in front of the carriage, serving tea and water to the people inside. When they stopped to rest, Rong Chengxuan would sneak into Yun Wanwan's carriage to take a nap. Sometimes, relying on his legitimate relationship with Yun Wanwan, he would even stay inside the carriage with her.
The soldiers looked at him with envy, but because he was legal and had received Zimmer's imperial decree to accompany him on the expedition, they could not compare with these two alone.
During the march, because Akui was not ugly, and was even as pretty as some young ladies in the capital, many people rushed to sit in the coachman's seat and drive the carriage so that they could sit with Akui.
But after seeing Akui's skills, those with average martial arts skills didn't dare to approach him anymore. However, the left and right guards acted as they had agreed, and each of them served as the coachman for a day.
It took Rong Chengxuan's army only twenty days to reach the border area, only three days later than Du Yuhou and his men. When Rong Chengxuan arrived, the Western Zhou Dynasty had already reorganized its army and started a new offensive. Within a few days, they had almost taken over the border.
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