"Jiang He, your Daqing took advantage of the natural disaster that my Great Wei is suffering. Aren't you afraid of retribution?" On the city wall, Marquis Lingzhen spoke coldly, and a great battle was about to break out.
"Seventy years ago, Daqing suffered a once-in-a-century flood. The Great Wei took the opportunity to seize five cities in Daqing, and it took ten years to recover them."
"Thirteen years ago, when my Great Qing was undergoing a change of throne, your Great Wei took the opportunity to send troops. Lord Zhen, we are standing here now, what are you talking about gentlemanly morality?"
Jiang He's face showed a mocking expression. The annexation between countries is actually the most heinous thing.
Jiang He raised his longsword. "Soldiers, charge with me!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a series of drumbeats rang out, the drumbeats were extremely dense, boosting the morale of the Daqing soldiers, who rushed towards the walls of Dawei in a swarm.
The battle raged for three hours. Although the Great Wei suffered heavy losses, it still managed to hold onto the city.
Inside Daqing's tent, Jiang He's stubble was stained with dried blood, and the several lieutenants who followed him also looked exhausted.
Chang Qing couldn't help but swear, "My lord, Fancheng is easy to defend but difficult to attack, and that Marquis Lingzhen is not easy to deal with either. We've been fighting for three hours and still haven't taken it."
They also lost thousands of soldiers.
"Everyone needs to be mentally prepared. Great Wei is a tough nut to crack." Jiang He's voice was a little hoarse. "We need to be prepared for a long battle and drag it out until they run out of food."
"Pass down the order: continue the siege early tomorrow morning."
Fancheng is more like a mountain city. They are not familiar with the internal environment of Fancheng. If they launch a surprise attack, it will only cause them incalculable losses. Therefore, they have no choice but to confront it head-on.
It took Jiang He three days to completely conquer Fancheng.
"General, this subordinate will lead the vanguard into the city to investigate." Chang Qing rode his horse, counted about a few dozen men, and headed towards the city gate of Fancheng.
"Wait a minute."
Jiang He suddenly spoke, "Come back and relay my order: everyone retreat to the camp, and then throw fireballs into Fancheng."
Chang Qing originally wanted to ask Jiang He why he did this, but after seeing Jiang He's eyes, he tightened the reins, and fireballs were thrown into Fancheng City, the flames instantly turning into tongues of fire several feet high.
"That bastard actually spilled wine into the city!"
Chang Qing was furious, his face flushed and his neck bulging. This was tantamount to destroying Fancheng; he would rather do that than let the Daqing Vanguard's lives be cut short.
"Lord Lingzhen".
Jiang He spoke slowly, the feeling of meeting a worthy opponent only making his blood boil even more.
Jiang He led his soldiers to gradually erode the cities of Wei. Due to the severe drought, Wei's food supply was extremely tight, so the more they fought, the more exhausted they became.
Meanwhile, for Wei Ruo, one problem after another arose.
......
"My lord, someone else is trying to steal our army's supplies." Kui Ruo's dark circles were very obvious. Hearing this, Kui Ruo, who had been resting on the table, sat up straight.
"Has it been disposed of?"
Seeing his subordinate nod, Wei Ruo finally felt relieved. "The army has only been gone for less than half a month, and we have already encountered no less than five ambushes."
Burning grain supplies, stone-slinging soldiers who were transporting them to death... these methods came one after another.
The number of spies from the Great Wei who had infiltrated Daqing was far greater than he had imagined.
"We have to thank the adults for this trick; our actual supplies were already being transported under cover of darkness."
Kui Ruo let out a long sigh. "Prepare the carriage. I need to go to the palace."
The Hall of Supreme Harmony.
Gu Qingyan was looking at the map intently, while Jiang Yu sat beside him, lost in thought.
Although Daqing repeatedly occupied cities of Dawei, it didn't actually gain any significant advantage.
"Your Majesty, Lord Wei has arrived."
"Please let him in."
When Wei Ruo saw Jiang Yu in the hall, he was startled. "Your subject pays respects to the Emperor and the Empress Dowager."
"I heard that our grain supplies have been targeted again." Gu Qingyan's gaze remained fixed on the map as he beckoned to Wei Ruo. "Sir, the Empress Dowager says that if we continue fighting like this, things will get really messy. Come with me and take a look to see if we can figure out the reason."
The two men stared at the map for a long time, but one was a civil official and the other was young, so neither of them could see anything amiss.
"Please enlighten me, Mother."
“Look here.” Jiang Yu pointed to the location of Dongqing Kingdom. “The Great Wei spilled wine in every city it lost, so all we got were cities that were burned to the ground.”
There was no food and no water.
"Does Mother mean that Great Wei wants to stretch our army's battle lines, and then let Dongqing Kingdom take the opportunity to intervene and split our army in two?"
Gu Qingyan's body suddenly stiffened. His mother was absolutely right!
Jiang Yu sighed inwardly, "Lingzhenhou is cunning. He has been keeping your uncle occupied, preventing him from focusing on Dongqing Kingdom. Ayan, hurry up and send a letter to the front lines."
Because she was an outsider, she could see these things more clearly.
Gu Qingyan solemnly began writing the letter, while Wei Ruo secretly glanced at Jiang Yu, her heart trembling slightly. If Her Majesty were on the battlefield, how dashing and heroic she would be.
"You've worked hard during this time, Lord Kui."
"I am not tired. It is my honor to serve Your Majesty and Your Majesty."
Kui Ruo revealed a sincere smile; he would be willing to die for the Empress.
The letter was rushed to the military camp, and Perrin arrived in the capital at the same time.
Perrin wore her hair in a bun typical of married women, dressed in an inconspicuous coarse linen shirt, blending into the crowd without attracting any attention.
Following the route she remembered, Pei Lan arrived at a cosmetics shop, only to find that it had already been raided by Lingxiao Pavilion.
Perrin's eyes darkened, and he finally walked toward a tailor shop.
"Does this place...do you need any more help?" Perrin asked hesitantly. "I can embroider handkerchiefs. I don't need much money. I just need a place to stay."
"Where did this penniless wretch come from?"
The waiter was about to kick Peilan out. They were the ones who delivered things to the palace. Most of the handkerchiefs and clothes for the palace eunuchs and maids were purchased from them.
"shut up."
A man who looked like a shopkeeper came out and said, "First, embroider a handkerchief and let me see it."
Pei Lan's embroidery skills were superb; almost the instant she finished embroidering, the shopkeeper's eyes lit up and he kept her there.
"Madam, our shop not only provides lodging, but also a generous monthly allowance. If you embroider well, you'll even receive a reward from the palace!"
......
A few days later, Qin Wei looked at the handkerchief in front of him, his brow furrowed so deeply it could have killed a fly.
"Where did you buy this handkerchief from?"
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