Chapter 239: Expedition
Chen Yu is wearing armor.
That was the armor that the old prince had specially asked the best military craftsman in Beilin to make for her. It was made of the best materials and was lighter and harder than the armor of ordinary soldiers. It was suitable for women.
Xie Tingzhou did not go forward to help, but just watched her from the side.
While putting on the armor, Chen Yu did not forget to mutter, "If a war really breaks out in Beilin, you can just stay in the rear to hold the line. Beilin has generals who can handle the battles on the front line. Don't try to show off."
Xie Tingzhou once thought about sending a deputy general to follow her, but he knew in his heart that it would be useless to send a deputy general who was not familiar with the terrain and the battle line. He would have no tacit understanding with the soldiers and would have difficulty fighting.
"Also, it's getting cold, and the floor heater should be turned on. I remember that you were particularly afraid of the cold last year, and you kept the stove lit in the carriage."
After Shen Yu finished speaking, she didn't hear any response, and turned around to see Xie Tingzhou looking straight at her.
"Did you hear that?"
"Yeah, I heard it." Xie Tingzhou said.
Chen Yu walked over and handed him the last piece of armor that needed to be buckled, "Please buckle it for me."
Xie Tingzhou lowered his eyes, and with his bamboo-like fingers he put on her nails and adjusted them carefully.
Parting is always heavy, and Chen Yu wants to make the atmosphere more relaxed.
"Are we getting it wrong?" Chen Yu said with a smile, "It's the wife who's waiting for her husband to come home from the battle. Why don't you just call me husband?"
Shen Yu teased him.
Xie Tingzhou finally raised his eyelids with some energy, "Really? Then who is on top?"
"It's not always you." Chen Yu said, looking at his face and reaching out to touch his cheek.
"When I'm not at home, you are not allowed to look at other people, not even the maids. If someone sends you a woman, tell them to get out. If someone asks you to marry a concubine, tell them to get out too."
Xie Tingzhou listened to her childish words and asked, "What if I accept it?"
"Then wait for me to come back and chop you down." Shen Yu said viciously.
"Who to kill?"
"What do you think?"
Xie Tingzhou said, "Then I will take it. I will also tell them that my princess is very fierce and will chop people. Those who are afraid of death should run away quickly. Those who are not afraid of death can stay and sharpen the knife for my princess."
Shen Yu smiled and stood on tiptoe to kiss him.
Xie Tingzhou was too tall, and she couldn't reach him unless she lowered her head.
Xie Tingzhou lowered his eyes and glanced at her.
When Qi put his feet back, he grabbed her waist and pressed her down to kiss her.
"Ayu." Xie Tingzhou's voice was trembling, "Wait for me."
He kissed her and said, "You must wait for me. I will come when the snow blocks the mountain."
It's not daybreak yet.
There were blazing torches burning outside the royal capital, lighting up almost half the sky.
Firewood was set up in the center, and cattle and sheep were slaughtered to offer sacrifices to the flags and drums.
The soldiers marched out in unison.
Benxiao pawed the ground with his hooves, as if he knew they were heading towards the place where he was born.
Chen Yu climbed onto the horse and looked deeply at Xie Tingzhou with her eyes lowered.
She wanted to kiss him again.
She hid her love in tenderness that could be seen at a glance. Xie Tingzhou understood it and also got on the horse.
Everyone tacitly stood far away and watched their prince ride his horse to escort the princess out of the city.
He wanted to take her ten miles.
We walked very fast on that road and soon we arrived there and daybreak broke out.
Xie Tingzhou gently touched her cheek in the morning light and said with a smile, "Wait for me."
The man and his horse followed the army.
Bai Yu flapped his wings and flew up, and in the morning light, he saw her off on behalf of Xie Tingzhou.
He always saw her off on long journeys and watched her fly higher and higher.
He will always catch up with her even if she bids farewell for ten miles and welcomes him for a thousand miles, just like he did in the beginning.
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There is still sandstorm outside Yanliang Pass.
"Sir, when will the imperial reinforcements arrive?"
The new governor of Ganzhou City in Yanliang Pass, who had been in office for less than a year, squinted in the wind and said, "It will be soon."
He couldn't tell the truth because he hadn't received any news of reinforcements from the court.
This inevitable result is actually not difficult to guess.
Last year, Yanliang Pass was severely damaged, and the Great Zhou was in constant internal turmoil. Originally, they could still count on Beilin, but now the relationship between Beilin and the court is very delicate, and they are afraid that they cannot spare troops to rescue Yanliang Pass.
"Sir!" A soldier panted and shouted excitedly at the foot of the city wall, "There are reinforcements! At the north gate."
Cao Guangjin was shocked.
North Gate, north, could it be someone coming from Beilin?
He quickly went down the city wall and followed the soldiers up the wall to the north gate.
There are only two outside the city wall.
One of them was a boy of about fifteen or sixteen, biting a piece of dried meat in his mouth, looking up at the city wall. He waved when he saw people. The other one was a thin man in his early twenties.
"Where are the reinforcements?" asked Cao Guangjin.
The soldier pointed at the boy at the foot of the city and said, "He said the army is still behind us and will arrive in half a day. He is here to deliver a message."
Cao Guangjin said, "Put the basket down and ask him to put the letter up."
The war situation is tense now, and no outsider dares to be allowed into the city. If the defense deployment is leaked, it will be a big deal.
The letter was quickly brought up, Cao Guangjin read it quickly, and said, "Let him in."
Changliu and Sixi rode into the city on horseback and saw Cao Guangjin walking down the city wall. They asked, "Are you Lord Cao?"
"That's right." Cao Guangjin's face was solemn, "Let's talk inside."
"I won't talk to you." Chang Liu said, "I'll talk to you about everything after our princess arrives."
Cao Guangjin asked, "The prince didn't come?"
Chang Liu said: "Of course, our prince has to guard the northern defense line, so he can't leave."
"So how many people did the princess bring this time?"
Chang Liu held up a finger, "Ten thousand."
Cao Guangjin asked anxiously, "How can ten thousand men defeat the Western Jue dogs?"
Chang Liu didn't like the man in front of him. They had come all the way to reinforce him. Seeing Cao Guangjin looked down on him, he said, "We'll talk about it later. Do you have any food? I'm starving."
Chen Yu led his troops to set up camp five miles away from Yanliang Pass and took Xiao Chuan into the city alone.
Cao Guangjin welcomed the two men into the city. It was just dinner time, so he prepared some light wine and snacks to entertain them.
"Princess, please forgive me. Given the current situation, I cannot let your troops enter the city immediately."
Chen Yu understood. After all, in the current situation, no one could tell who was an enemy or a friend.
She thought Cao Guangjin was a cautious person and didn't seem like a waste.
"Master Cao, what is the situation now?"
Cao Guangjin said: "The Western Jue people launched an attack three days ago. We didn't have enough troops to leave the city, so we could only defend and fight. They brought catapults, and we lost a lot of people. The city wall is also being repaired. But they haven't launched another attack in the past three days. I don't know if it's because of insufficient food and grass."
"No." Chen Yu said, "If there is not enough food and grass, they will only launch a quick attack and capture the city in the shortest possible time."
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