The official was immediately delighted when he heard that the troops were the garrison of Narcissus Village.
"We've finally arrived at Narcissus Village. We are the local army of Xinzhou Prefecture, sent by the Crown Prince to transfer all the compressed biscuits to Narcissus Village."
Li Guang was taken aback. Xinzhou Prefecture was more than a thousand miles away from Shuixian Village. It was the southern gateway to the Central Plains and was guarded by many local armies. Even if the barbarian troops invaded the Central Plains, they would not dare to go there easily.
Li Hui went to Xinzhou Prefecture, which means he must have left the capital in advance to escape the war.
If that's the case, why would he need so many compressed biscuits? Now that compressed biscuits are considered strategic materials, even if they are to be transported away, they can only be transported to war zones, not to the new state capital.
Li Guang immediately became wary of what Li Hui was up to.
"Why would the Crown Prince be in Xinzhou Prefecture? What would he do with the compressed biscuits there?"
"We don't know either. The Crown Prince's final destination should be Guzhou. He asked us to transport all the compressed biscuits from Shuixian Village to Guzhou."
Li Guang suddenly understood that Guzhou had been the capital of many dynasties since ancient times. From Xinzhou Prefecture to Guzhou, one had to pass through several other prefectures. Even if the Three Kingdoms allied forces conquered the entire Central Plains, Guzhou would be very difficult to capture.
Li Guang is currently unsure whether Li Hui's trip to Guzhou was approved by the emperor.
But one thing was absolutely Li Hui's own decision: to transport all the compressed biscuits from Shuixian Village to Guzhou.
In Li Hui's view, if the Three Kingdoms allied forces invaded the Central Plains, the capital would definitely not be able to be defended. If the capital fell and the emperor was captured, half of the Great Northern Dynasty's territory would fall into the hands of another country.
Given his status and position, he would naturally become emperor. However, at this time, the capital of the Great Northern Dynasty was in Guzhou. When the Great Northern Dynasty recovered the Central Plains, he could move the capital back to the capital.
Is this still the eldest prince of the Great Northern Dynasty? Li Guang gritted his teeth. How could such a selfish and self-serving villain, who disregards the fate of the country, be the ruler of a nation?
He knew he wouldn't let Li Hui's scheme succeed, so he spoke up:
"This is really unfortunate. A few days ago, Shuixian Village received an imperial edict that all the compressed biscuits had been transported to the border."
There are no more compressed biscuits in Shuixian Village now, as the workshops have stopped producing them due to the outbreak of war.
The first wave of invading barbarian soldiers has been repelled in Narcissus Village, and the second wave will arrive soon. You'd better return to Xinzhou Prefecture now and tell the Crown Prince about the situation here.
You must hurry back. If the barbarian soldiers return, you won't be able to escape even if you want to.
Upon hearing this, the man immediately became nervous. They were carrying the Crown Prince's edict, and if they went back like this, it would be difficult to explain themselves.
Upon seeing this, Li Guang couldn't help but laugh and said:
"If you don't believe me, you can go to Narcissus Village and see for yourself. It's three days' journey from here. You can ask Lord Shaofu if he still has any compressed biscuits left."
However, compressed biscuits are very expensive, and the imperial court paid a large sum of money to requisition the compressed biscuits from the village this time.
"The First Prince must have given you a considerable amount of silver on your trip. You must keep it safe. With war and chaos reigning, and bandits rampant, you must be extremely careful."
Li Guang's words seemed to have convinced the official to leave as soon as possible.
"How can I not believe the general's words? Since there are no more compressed biscuits in Narcissus Village, let's turn back now."
After seeing this man lead his team away, Li Guang couldn't help but burst into laughter.
After a day of rest, Li Guang led his troops to continue their journey towards Shuixian Village early the next morning.
Three days later, Li Guang returned to Shuixian Village, where Zhao Xian arranged a grand welcoming ceremony at the village entrance.
Although Li Guang did not directly participate in the battle to defeat the enemy troops, his contribution was still indispensable.
During his more than three months away from Shuixian Village, Li Guang acquired three great treasures: a fine horse and a divine spear, as well as an army.
Li Guang dismounted his steed, carrying a silver spear, and appeared at the village entrance with five thousand soldiers, bringing tears to the eyes of many.
Looking back on his experiences over the past three years, Li Guang was filled with mixed emotions and deep feelings.
"Li Guang, you're finally back! I've missed you so much!"
Zhao Xian grabbed Li Guang's hand, and then the others also reached out their hands, forming a dozen hands tightly clasped together.
Li Xue stood to the side, her face full of smiles, but tears still streamed down her cheeks.
Li Guang walked to Li Xue's side and said:
"Princess, I'm sorry to have troubled you."
"I knew you would be alright, so after searching for more than ten days, I simply stopped looking. And here you are, back again."
This Di Nu horse was the emperor's favorite. It was a prized horse that the many horse trainers of the Imperial Stables had tamed over a year. You wouldn't hesitate to ride it and gallop away, and even the emperor wouldn't dare say a word.
Everyone laughed when they heard that.
"Judging from the look in this precious horse's eyes, it has been completely tamed by you. In the Great Northern Dynasty, I estimate that no one else would dare to ride this horse; only you can control it."
"Your Highness, you may not know this, but I almost died from its torment this time. This horse has a fierce temperament and even managed to inflict internal injuries on me."
The subsequent events occurred because the horse needed treatment; it seems that everything was arranged by God.
Let's not talk about this anymore, let's go back and talk about it later. I haven't seen Xiao Hei and Yu Hong in a long time."
At this moment, a person stepped out from behind the crowd. It was Meng Yaoyao, and she was already in tears.
Upon seeing Meng Yaoyao, Li Guang disregarded the large crowd around him, stepped forward, and embraced her.
During this time, more and more people fled, and news of Shuixian Village's great victory over the 100,000-strong army of the foreign kingdom spread.
People considered Narcissus Village to be very safe, so many people sought refuge there.
Zhao Xian took in all these refugees, which was not a bad thing for Shuixian Village.
With the nation in peril, most of the young and strong men volunteered to join the army and become part of Li Guang's ranks, which further expanded Li Guang's forces.
People now think the invaders are not so scary. The army of 100,000 was wiped out by the soldiers and civilians of Shuixian Village. If there are any more enemies, they will still be defeated.
The sense of security in Shuixian Village has greatly increased. The market is still bustling. The war has not had much impact on it. Zhao Xian's industries have not stopped operating. Production continues as usual, and both production and sales are booming.
Besides the annihilation of Shang Wei's army, the other two invading armies advanced with unstoppable momentum, attacking cities and plundering villages, burning, killing, and looting wherever they went.
Although many states had local armies, they were unable to resist the allied forces' iron cavalry. Some local armies fled before even seeing the invaders.
Currently, the 100,000-strong army that has invaded the capital has already arrived in the city and has set up camps around it, ready to attack the city at any time.
Some time ago, the eldest prince requested permission to leave the capital, claiming it was to consolidate troops from various regions to protect the capital. In reality, he was fleeing the capital, which anyone with discerning eyes could see at a glance.
With a formidable enemy at hand, Li Hui deserted his post, failing to fulfill the responsibilities befitting the eldest prince, which was not a good thing for him.
But the eldest prince wasn't stupid; he had his reasons. Besides, the emperor had tacitly approved of his departure from the capital.
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