"Your Highness is very good at predicting the situation. The county prince has returned to the army, but... the enemy army has not pursued him. It seems that your highness will return in vain. However, in the opinion of the prince, I still send someone to go there."
It would be best if you let me know."
The person who started nagging in Li Xiuning's ears was Chu Suiliang, who joined the army. He was gentle and elegant yet agile and strong. Although his ancestral home was Yangdi, he was now a leader among the younger generation of athletes in the northwest.
This is easy to explain. He and his father Chu Liang both served under Xue Ju. After surrendering to the Tang Dynasty, they were naturally classified as Xue Ju's descendants, which is almost equivalent to the northwest people.
After that, the father and son accompanied the King of Qin Li Shimin as a staff assistant. Because they participated in the killing of Dugu Huai'en, they finally entered the ranks of the confidants of the King of Qin's palace.
When King Qin Li Shimin returned to Beijing, Chu Liang went to work in Daoxingtai, Shaanxi Province, and Chu Suiliang came to Yongfengcang. In fact, they were all tentacles left by King Qin in the army.
In addition to maintaining the influence of the King of Qin's palace in the army, it is also always preparing for the return of the King of Qin to lead the army.
Of course Chu Suiliang knew what he needed to do and what his purpose was when he took office in Yongfengcang. It was just that this handsome young man who claimed to be versatile in both civil and military affairs had some strange thoughts.
The three daughters of Li Xiuning and Li Yuan, who were direct descendants, are now granted the title of Princess Pingyang. Due to their military merits, they opened a palace and built a palace, which was not given to their brothers. They controlled the Qianniu Preparatory Palace in Beijing, and when they went abroad, they led troops to guard the important land of Yongfeng Okura. They were not only heroes among women, but also
He is still a great nobleman who is priceless.
If such a woman were beautiful, how much temptation would she exude to ambitious and talented men?
Of course, even if the young Chu Dalang fell in love with the princess when he saw her in Yongfengcang, but having said that, he didn't dare to have any intention of begging for her, no matter how brave he was.
The reasons are all obvious. Not only is Pingyang Princess Li Xiuning herself not to be insulted, but the princess's husband's family is also very powerful. Furthermore... her lover is as fierce as a tiger or a wolf...
Such a woman, let alone Chu Suiliang, who is now only slightly talented and pretty good-looking, how many men in the world dare to covet her?
Therefore, when Chu Suiliang talked to Li Xiuning, he always spoke in the same tone, respectful yet gentle, sincere yet a little rippled, not very well-measured, but compared to his age, he was really courageous, but he could still do it.
It is said to be quite a city.
It's a pity that Princess Li Xiuning of Pingyang is now well-informed, so how could she take a small soldier into her eyes? Even when she was young, that scoundrel from the north was just taking advantage of the fact that she had never done anything.
I just took advantage of it as a friend.
"What do you want to know? The soldiers are approaching the border, but our troops are not in the eyes of the prince..." Li Xiuning didn't even look at Chu Suiliang, he just replied casually and waved his arms.
"Send the order, let's go back."
The horses' hooves beat loudly, and the knights walked very quickly, because since the riverbank had been lost, the area around Feng Yi had become a battlefield for the Tang army. With such a small number of men and horses, they really should run faster.
In fact, no matter what Princess Li Xiuning of Pingyang does, she cannot change the embarrassing status of Yongfengcang.
Yongfengcang is not a place where soldiers can be stationed, and its strategic location behind Feng Yi and Hancheng is obviously not prominent.
In fact, Yongfengcang is the closest large warehouse to Chang'an, Xijing. From the beginning of its establishment, its role has been determined, that is, it is the place where Chang'an's grain reserves are placed.
During the Sui Dynasty, the grain and rice sent from Jin and Henan would be sent to Yongfeng warehouse, part of which was sold in Chang'an to stabilize the price of grain in Chang'an, and part of which was kept for emergency purposes.
In other words, its function is similar to that of Luokou Cang, and now it seems that their final fate is roughly similar.
The Luokou warehouse is already empty, and the Yongfeng warehouse is almost empty. Since Li Xiuning took over, the situation of this warehouse is still getting worse. There is no way, the Tang army is short of food for more than a day or two. The reason why it can still maintain morale is that there is a shortage of food.
It's just a serious matter of not having enough food.
At the beginning, most of the grain and grass transported from various places were sent to Yongfeng Granary, and then distributed to various ministries stationed along the Yellow River, including Tongguan. Therefore, the power of the person in charge of Yongfeng Granary was very great.
Otherwise, Dugu Huaien would not have thought of depriving Li Shimin of food for no reason.
Now the owner of Yongfengcang has changed... Well, this doesn't change anything. The prince is on the left and the King of Qin is on the right. It can only show that Dugu Huaien's death was not unjust. What can happen if Princess Pingyang is in charge?
In recent years, the King of Qin and the Crown Prince have gradually become inseparable. Apart from keeping an eye on the Crown Prince's position, what else can they care about.
First, Prince Li Jiancheng wanted to bypass Yongfengcang and transport grain and grass directly to Tongguan. If he wanted to eat more and occupy more, that was for sure, and it would also reduce constraints.
If Li Jiancheng had not had the crown prince halo above his head, and if it had been someone else, what would be the difference between it and a self-reliant separatist regime?
Li Shimin was not idle either. After returning to Beijing, he made troubles with the Ministry of Revenue. The final result was that Tongguan could not get any more grain.
Then Li Jiancheng wanted to send his confidants to assist his sister in Yongfengcang. Li Shimin responded with ease. Not only did he send Chu Suiliang over, but he also began to recruit people from Yongfengcang.
To this day, there are only six to seven hundred defenders in Yongfengcang. Apart from the soldiers and officers who routinely guard grain and grass, only Li Xiuning's personal troops remain.
These are not the five hundred cavalry sent by Li Po to rescue Li Yuan's family. Li Xiuning would not dare to take those people out of the capital. Once they kidnap her and run to the other side, how will the Kansai Li family see anyone?
The troops around her now are all hussars selected from the emperor's troops. They are also all cavalry. They are too few in number and have not gone through many battles. Their offensive performance is unsatisfactory, but few people can catch up when they run.
on.
Obviously, Li Yuan also put a lot of thought into his daughter's safety and other things.
Otherwise, Li Shenfu was a little panicked. No matter who was stationed at Yongfengcang now, it was actually insignificant. There were not many soldiers, and there was no way to check and balance the armies along the river in terms of food and grass. His position became increasingly embarrassing.
But the owner of Yongfengcang is Princess Li Xiuning of Pingyang. It’s okay if she doesn’t point fingers everywhere. If you want to draw circles on her head, it’s just delusional.
Especially what the heck are you, Li Shenfu? Back then, your brother was a lackey under my command. When it came to merit, because he was the elder, he did have some merit. Plus, he was too shameless not to take the credit. It looked really pitiful, so
I just showed him some kindness and didn't care about anything with him.
But today you, Li Shenfu, still want me to obey your military orders. What kind of sweet dream are you having? You two brothers really think that Princess Pingyang is the Guanyin who responds to all requests?
Therefore, it was impossible for Li Xiuning to stand in the same place as Li Shenfu, the king of Xiangyi County, but she could not stay at Yongfengcang with peace of mind, so she led her troops here today...
It seemed that she wanted to take advantage of the fisherman, but in fact, she really didn't think that Li Shenfu could lead the troops to block the enemy on the other side, making it impossible to cross the river.
The main reason why Li Xiuning brought her troops here was to prevent Li Shenfu from being defeated, so she lost Feng Yi. In other words, once Li Shenfu was defeated, she would lead her troops to rush forward and help Li Shenfu.
After the symbol is broken.
It is not surprising that more than five hundred cavalrymen defeated many enemies by surprise.
Obviously, Li Xiuning has the ability to seize opportunities. Well, this is not surprising. Without such talent, the Detachment of Women would never have been so powerful.
Of course, if it were Li Po or Li Shimin, they would never wait here to wipe Li Shenfu's butt. How kind and selfless would that be? They would hardly have a second choice, they must first
Go to Feng Yi and take advantage of the absence of Li Shenfu, the king of Xiangyi County, to take over the military power of Feng Yi's garrison first.
In other words, compared to those cunning men, she is still not ruthless enough and always puts the overall situation first, so the idea of settling things over will often prevail, and she will naturally become less aggressive.
Of course, most women are like this, even Li Xiuning is no exception.
As the troops and horses were marching, Li Xiuning said to Chu Suiliang: "The enemy troops are coming fiercely, and Feng Yi is in danger...I heard that there are many troops stationed at Chang'an County Magistrate Sun Wuji..."
Speaking of this, Li Xiuning smiled inexplicably, which made Chu Sui's conscience tremble. There is nothing wrong with admiring a beautiful woman, but it would be a bit scary if a beautiful woman could easily stretch out a finger and crush you to death at any time.
At this time, Li Xiuning's mood was not much simpler than that of Chu Suiliang. She actually had a vague premonition that after this war, the entanglement between the two families was about to come to an end.
Well, once Li Po sends his troops across the river, Chang'an will be within easy reach, so how can he let him pass? This was the route her father took to go south.
Although no one in Kansai can support tens of thousands of troops, the army under Li Po's command now is not comparable to that of her father back then. The outcome is really unpredictable... In fact, in her opinion, Li Po's chances of winning seem to be
Even bigger.
She is not as entangled as others think. After so many years, she has become a little numb. Now that she sees the two families fighting for blood, she can no longer be nervous.
The brothers turned against each other and wanted to kill each other. The father looked on indifferently, as if his children could not shed a tear even if they died in front of him.
What's even more hateful is that her friend who was promised to be her confidant is now obsessed with leading troops into Chang'an, killing all her family members, or turning them all into slaves.
The world is very unfriendly to her, but she is powerless to fight against anything. Just like now, she is clinging to Yongfengcang, with little resources and no ability to affect the overall situation.
She was quite discouraged. She was just doing her duty when she led the troops... It can be said that when the war was about to start, her mentality was extremely inappropriate. It could also be said that she never wanted to change anything from the beginning to the end.
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