Cheng Jing frowned slightly. His jade-like eyes glinted.
"Since Governor Liu is willing to back Liu Xi up, he must have safely bypassed Jiamen Pass by now."
Feng Jue smiled. "We think alike."
They were right. After a night of running and climbing, Jiang Pengji finally led the army past Jiamen Pass and into Chenzhou. The morning light was bright and blinding. Jiang Pengji rubbed her eyelids, which she hadn't slept all night, to get rid of the soreness in her eyes.
"Let's settle the soldiers down and rest for a while. Eat some rations to replenish our energy and spirit."
Feng Zhen rubbed his shoulders. He had fallen asleep on Li Yun's back in the middle of the night, but he hadn't slept well. His eyes had turned green.
"My lord, why don't you compete with Yang Jian to see who will arrive first?"
Jiang Pengji glared at Feng Zhen impatiently.
"In the end, is this kind of personal conflict more important, or is the soldiers more important? I was just saying that to piss them off. "
After a night of running, even with Jiang Pengji's coordination to ensure that they were on the right path and didn't take any detours, the soldiers were still exhausted. Jiang Pengji didn't want them to continue with this kind of exhaustion. She would rather spend more time resting.
"Thank you for your consideration, my lord."
Feng Zhen smiled and cupped his hands. He had a sly smile on his face. Jiang Pengji didn't know what to say.
The army rested and reorganized. Although they couldn't light a fire to cook, they had already prepared some dry rations before they left. They made a lot of rice balls that could be used as dry rations. The rice balls were also wrapped with a lot of finely sliced pickled vegetables. Together with the water in the water bag, it could barely be considered as a breakfast.
The soldiers were fed like this, so Jiang Pengji didn't treat them any differently.
"It's still warm … I thought I would eat rice balls that were as cold as ice …"
The rice balls prepared by Li Yun were wrapped in several layers of cloth and stuffed into the inner layer of his armor. They were still warm when taken out.
Eating the rice balls directly was dry and tasteless, so Jiang Pengji had someone add shredded pickled vegetables inside. It tasted a little salty in the mouth.
It was good enough that the army could have such conditions in battle. No one complained, but the viewers in the streaming room felt sorry for them.
[Li Wushuang]: "My baby Yang Si is the most picky eater. Now that the conditions are tough, even the rice balls are so delicious."
Fengsheng Shuiqi: "Same. Looking at the live broadcast, I suddenly feel that the lobster feast in front of me is tasteless."
Xuanyuan Mingjing: "Haha, the person above me is poisonous." Did he really feel sorry for her, or did he deliberately poison her?
Jiang Pengji deliberately did not look at the bullet screen in the streaming room. According to her understanding of the audience, they must be posting all kinds of delicacies.
She wouldn't go looking for trouble.
Everyone ate until they were seventy to eighty percent full, and then rested for four hours. The sun had already risen high above their heads.
"It's almost time. Let's go and meet up," Jiang Pengji said.
The rendezvous point was only an hour's walk away. Jiang Pengji was not in a hurry. She tried her best to take care of the soldiers.
When they arrived, Yang Jian's troops were already resting at their destination.
Yan Lin was surprised to see them.
According to his conjecture, even if they didn't get lost, they would have to take some detours. They wouldn't be able to make it in time. In the end, they arrived at their destination. Yan Lin's gaze fell on the soldiers' faces. Although they were tired, they didn't look like they hadn't rested for more than a dozen hours … In other words, they must have rested halfway through the journey.
If they hadn't rested, they might have arrived earlier than they did.
Thinking about this, Yan Lin didn't dare to underestimate them anymore. He paid more attention to Jiang Pengji.
Since the two families were working together, they had to share some information.
In Chenzhou, other than the power of the court, there was also the power of Prince Changshou. If the two families wanted to stop Prince Changshou's power, not only would they have to be fast, but they would also have to make sure that their information was not leaked. Otherwise, if the enemy was prepared, it would be difficult for them to achieve the desired result.
How could they ensure that their tracks were not leaked?
Of course, they had to plan the best route to avoid possible spies, and at the same time, they had to make sure that they didn't waste any time.
The conditions were simple, so the two families found a random place and gathered together to discuss.
Yang Jian and his son had never had a say in such things. They didn't mind letting Yan Lin have full control of the situation.
On Jiang Pengji's side, the generals had their own tasks. They trusted the military counselor and their lord's experience, so they didn't interrupt.
At that moment, Yan Lin realized that "Liu Xi" was very different from the other lords.
Usually, the lords would wait for the strategists to discuss before making a decision. Jiang Pengji, on the other hand, was directly involved in the discussion. She wasn't pretending to understand.
Seeing this, Yang Jian sighed even harder.
When comparing goods, you have to throw them away. When comparing people, you have to die.
If his son didn't have to worry half as much as Liu Xi, he would be very happy.
If it weren't for Yan Lin, Yang Jian would often have the urge to shove the kid back into the furnace and remake him!
They had already come up with a plan, but the alliance only realized that the two forces had disappeared.
Liu She had mocked the alliance for not being able to take Jiamen Pass. They didn't believe him, so they insisted on taking it down for Liu She to see.
Then, they were slapped in the face by the defending generals of Jiamen Pass.
The first battle lasted more than two hours, and they lost more than two thousand corpses. They had no choice but to retreat.
Seeing this, everyone's faces turned as black as the bottom of a pot.
Xu Bei sat in the seat of honor, listening to the dukes passing the buck. He felt like his brain was about to explode.
After dealing with these people with great difficulty, Xu Bei went to Liu She that very night. He wanted to secretly ask for advice on how to break through the pass.
Liu She's answer left Xu Bei speechless.
He said, "I had no choice. You asked me to govern a state and a county. I don't think I'm weaker than anyone else, but it's difficult to command a battle."
Xu Bei was so shocked that he couldn't close his mouth. If Liu She didn't have a brilliant plan to break through the pass, then why did he boast during the day?
He didn't ask, but his face clearly said, "Are you kidding me?" Liu She was speechless.
Liu She said sternly, "If I didn't say that, those people would have continued to attack the alliance leader and Lanting. How could I bear to watch that?"
In short, he had to say something.
Acting cool for a while, but dealing with the aftermath was the crematorium.
Xu Bei was speechless.
"If … there's no news of victory in half a month, how will you deal with it, Governor Liu?"
What he said was like spilled water. If he wasn't careful, he would be slapped in the face. If he was slapped in the face, how would he keep his dignity as a governor?
Liu She secretly rolled his eyes and said, "In half a month, the alliance's 400,000 soldiers should be able to break through Jiamen Pass. I said that they're useless. Are they really willing to give up? Even if we take 10,000 steps back and say that we can't break through Jiamen Pass, I still have faith in my Lanting. There will definitely be news of victory in half a month. If we fail on both of these points, we'll think of another way. I'm not in a hurry. "
Xu Bei was speechless.
You're not in a hurry, but he is!
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