The news from the capital very quickly reached Ji 'an Prefecture. After all, the case of the mine involved the Eighth Prince, and it was not easy to deal with, but the matter of transporting the supplies had been handed over to the second prince, Xuan Tian Ling. This allowed her to let out a sigh of relief.
Although the Eighth Prince's faction would not remain silent, at most, they would cause some trouble along the way. It would not be as easy as giving them control over the supplies.
But Feng Yu Heng still needed to head South. She had received an eagle message from Xuan Tianming. She knew that the first battle had been fought beautifully, but they had also used up quite a bit of ammunition. She needed to go and replenish her supplies. The more the battle progressed, the more difficult it was for the Dashun people to adapt to the desert. She felt that preparing enough firearms was a very wise decision. The reason that Dashun had not been able to deal with Gu Shu for so many years was that the Dashun soldiers were not suited to fighting in that sort of environment.
No matter how cold Qian Zhou was, they just needed to wear more clothes. But in the heat of the desert, even if you were completely naked, you would still feel hot, much less fighting in the heat. It was truly terrible.
She also began to take care of things in Ji 'an Prefecture. The main thing was to take care of some matters after she left. Fortunately, the Sixth Prince was here to oversee things. She simply left the internal affairs of the prefecture and the matter of the jade mine to the Sixth Prince for a while. The matters of the manor were left to Xu shi and Qin shi. The shops outside were left to Xiang Rong and Bai Fu Rong.
The girls did not have any objections. It was the Sixth Prince that said with a helpless expression: "I came from the capital to hide in Ji 'an Prefecture, but I still could not avoid these mundane matters. Younger sister, you need to come back quickly. Not to hide it from you, but your Sixth Brother is not very good at these things. "
The two interacted more, and Feng Yuheng had a better understanding of the Sixth Prince as a person. She knew that what Xuan Tianfeng said was the truth, so she said embarrassedly: "There's nothing I can do, Sixth Brother, please be more tolerant! As you can see, I really don't have many people on hand. If I don't go to the South, I won't be at ease. Feng Jin Yuan also created a fake imperial daughter to cause trouble in Lan Zhou. In addition to this, the army is fighting in the desert, and Xuan Tianming sent a letter to mention the heat. I fear that if I do not go, it will be very difficult for them to advance. "
Xuan Tianfeng was just nagging. In fact, he naturally understood this and was prepared for Feng Yu Heng to leave Ji 'an Prefecture at any time. He told Feng Yu Heng, "Don't worry and go! No matter how bad I am at it, I am still a prince. Thinking about it, there shouldn't be anyone that dares to openly cause trouble for me. Moreover, isn't there still Qian Feng Shou! The battle in the South is an important matter, but you need to be careful along the way. Even if one of a tiger's teeth is pulled out, it still has many more. It's impossible to remove them all at once. Along the way, it's hard to say if someone will try to trip you up. You need to be careful. "
Feng Yu Heng nodded seriously and handed the seal of Ji 'an Prefecture to Xuan Tianfeng. Xuan Tianfeng promised her once more: "When you return, it will be returned in its original form."
Three days later, Feng Yu Heng set out with Huang Quan and Wang Chuan, with Ban Zou driving the carriage. It looked like she didn't bring anything, but what she didn't know was that her space was filled to the brim. It was all the wealth that she had stolen from the capital. She left a portion of the money in the prefecture and gave it to Xuan Tianfeng to be used for the maintenance of Ji 'an Prefecture. In addition to the taxes, the normal operations of Ji' an Prefecture would not be a problem. As for the rations and military supplies that were needed in the South, she decided to collect them along the way and not directly take them away from here. After all, they were too big of a target.
Although the task of escorting the rations from the capital had been handed over to the second prince, the capital was too far from the South. A large-scale shipment of rations would take more than two months to arrive. No matter what, it wouldn't be as fast as her. Moreover, she was more anxious about the supply of medicine and ammunition.
A carriage sped from the Southwest to the South. Ban Zou whipped the horse quickly. If it wasn't for the fact that the journey was too far and he was afraid that Feng Yu Heng would be too tired, he really felt that it would be better for the four of them to ride a horse.
"Young Miss, will people really die from the heat in the South?" Huang Quan had never been to the South and was very curious about that place. "The winds and sand in the desert will definitely be very strong. When I was practicing martial arts in the past, I heard my master talk about it a bit. He said that Gu Shu's army is especially good at using their geographical advantage to fight. They have even researched quite a few formations related to sand."
Wang Chuan nodded in agreement, saying: "That's right. I have also heard about this matter. The countries in the desert are different from ours. They are surrounded by wind and sand year-round, so the methods that they have researched are all related to the desert. I always felt that Dashun's soldiers would be at a disadvantage in this area. Fortunately, after His Highness went over, he won a battle first. At the beginning, this servant was truly worried that they would be in a stalemate like the Eighth Prince for many years. " She hesitated for a while before speaking her thoughts in the end: "Young Miss is about to become of marriageable age. You and His Highness' wedding still hasn't been held."
Huang Quan was also anxious about this matter. Whenever it was brought up, he felt depressed. In his panic, he began to curse at the Eighth Prince in the carriage. Feng Yu Heng laughed upon hearing this. She was not anxious, but these two servants were anxious to the point of choking? "When you first came, you said that following me would be easy, and following His Highness would always be more oppressive. If I really did marry over, I would still need to be with him every day. What is it? You're not afraid of being oppressive now? "
"That's not the same thing." Huang Quan stomped his foot, "Young Miss, are you really not anxious? This servant saw that the Yao family's two aunts were extremely anxious! Didn't they say that after coming to Ji 'an County, Consort Yun personally went out of the palace to deliver the betrothal gifts? It can be seen that everyone is anxious. "
Feng Yu Heng was helpless, "What's the point of me being anxious? It's not like I have the final say. Also, for better or worse, your young miss is a girl. Have you ever heard of a girl taking the initiative to be anxious about this matter? "
The two girls thought about it and felt that this was correct, but they were truly unreconciled. Thus, Huang Quan continued to curse the eighth prince inside and out until Ban Zou, who was outside, could not help but curse as well. Only then did she feel a bit better.
In the South, ever since Xuan Tianming began to investigate the people in the Southern Army who had colluded with Gu Shu under the orders of the Eighth Prince, Xuantian Mo, a total of 20 people had been caught. When Xi Fang reported this data to him, he was not surprised in the slightest, even saying: "There's definitely more, but continuing to investigate will waste too much time. Let's just leave it at that for now!"
Ever since the Ninth Prince, Xuan Tianming, fought his way to the South and took Sha Ping City, this was the first time he had come out of Sha Ping City's North Gate. He rode a camel gifted by the citizens of Sha Ping City and returned to the Southern Border Camp.
Because Deputy General Jiang Xuan had been imprisoned, the Southern Border Camp had been without a leader the entire time. But it was not as if there was no one managing it. Xuan Tianming had sent out a group of people to manage the situation over there. At the same time, they were assisting Xi Fang in investigating the traitor. In the beginning, the Southern Border Army refused to accept this, but when the soldiers of the Divine Intent Army raised their guns and fired at the sky, the three hundred thousand people immediately quieted down! No one dared to provoke Xuan Tianming's army.
Only when Xuan Tianming arrived did the people come out of their tents. Looking at the purple-clothed figure sitting on a camel from a distance, they could still think of the thunder and lightning that followed when Xuan Tianming broke through Sha Ping City. Many people believed that this sort of shock would leave a terrifying shadow in their hearts for the rest of their lives. It was such that when Xuan Tianming stood in front of them, regardless of whether or not they had originally been on the Eighth Prince's side, they were all filled with fear of this His Highness Prince Yu.
Xuan Tianming held the military tally in his hand and gave the order to gather the army. When the three hundred thousand people gathered, they kicked up a cloud of dust, but he did not move at all. He did not even squint his eyes. Just like that, he sat on the tall camel and looked down at the constantly moving heads. The purple lotus on his forehead bloomed even more mysteriously.
Jiang Xuan had also been escorted over from the camp to the South of Sha Ping City, but the soldiers that had come with Xuan Tianming were riding camels, while he had a rope around his neck and was led to the South like a dog. When the Southern Border Army saw Jiang Xuan's appearance, their fear of the Ninth Prince grew.
In Dashun, everyone knew that the Ninth Prince was a temperamental and willful person, yet the Emperor still doted on him. It was to the point that he developed a personality of doing as he pleased from a young age. Now, even after he grew up and led soldiers to become a general, he was still so disrespectful to his deputy general. Some people's impression of Xuan Tianming plummeted once more because of this, reaching the bottom of the valley.
But Xuan Tianming did not care about this. What he wanted to do and what he planned to do, he never needed to explain it to unrelated people. It was true that he was a general, but he was only responsible for his own soldiers. Although these people were currently under his rule, they worshiped the commander's seal in his hand. Their hearts were filled with Jingdou's Eighth Brother. They did not treat him as a general, so what right did he have to treat them as his soldiers?
300,000 people faced Xuan Tianming's less than 100 people, yet they did not have the slightest bit of vigor. They did not give off the slightest feeling of being suppressed by 100 times. This was because Xuan Tianming's people held guns in their hands. If they casually pulled the trigger, the people on the other side could only wait for death.
Xi Fang took two steps forward and took the rope that bound Jiang Xuan. He looked coldly at the 300,000 soldiers and said in a loud voice, "Do you know why Deputy General Jiang has fallen to such a state?"
Everyone shook their heads. Someone brave said, "The new general doesn't like us."
Xi Fang laughed. "Nonsense! Our general has always treated his soldiers like his own brothers. When he goes into battle to kill the enemy, he always rushes to the front. No matter what danger he encounters, he will never use his brothers' lives to exchange for his own! When he marches, all of the good tea he carries with him is distributed to the soldiers. He only drinks some tea foam. The snacks he brings are also given to the younger brothers. He only gnaws on steamed buns. You say that this kind of general doesn't like soldiers? "
"That's for you! It's not the same for us! "Someone was indignant." You are his people! "
"Say that again?" Xi Fang was furious. He immediately ordered someone to drag out the person who had just spoken. "You mean to say that we are the general's people, but you aren't? The general holds the commander's seal for the 300,000 soldiers in the Southern Army. If you don't admit that you are his people, then I would like to ask, whose people are you? "
"We …" That person was at a loss for words. He was powerless to quibble. He couldn't say that he was the Eighth Prince's people and had nothing to do with the Ninth Prince, right?
Xi Fang said again, "The general has always treated his soldiers equally. Today, I won't hide it from you. The reason he gathered the 300,000 soldiers in the Southern Army in one place, the reason he led Jiang Xuan around like a dog, the reason he restricted your freedom of movement these days, and added so many people to guard this camp, do you really not understand why?"
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