Shangguan Ruoli adjusted the hair tie that bound Ling Yao's hair, "Being prepared is inevitable, but it will not block your father's offensive."

Ling Yao nodded firmly, "Yes, my father is the most powerful."

Shangguan Ruoli put his hand on her shoulder and said, "Go and take a look. Leave unnecessary things behind."

"Okay!" Ling Yao received the order and took Gu Yunlan, Wu Xiaoke, Wen Xiaonian and others to supervise everyone loading the supplies into the truck.

Supplies are a top priority and cannot be neglected at all.

Everyone was well-trained and moved very quickly. By mid-afternoon, they had arrived at the territory of the city.

There are not many people left in those villages, and all of them have closed their doors. At most, you can occasionally see a pair of eyes flashing through the windows.

King Xuan's army would not plunder the common people. When passing by those villages, not a single soldier entered the village.

There are many rivers here, the wooden bridges have been burned, and the stone bridges have been smashed.

Fortunately, the river was not wide and the current was not fast. The army in front cut down the surrounding trees, tied them together and spread them on the river. After passing, they left a temporary pontoon bridge.

Therefore, the doctors and soldiers from the auxiliary barracks and the wounded barracks quickly passed by.

That evening, we arrived at the outskirts of Luecheng, which was under the jurisdiction of Chu Song.

Shangguan Ruoli found a place to stay on a hill near a water source. There was an abandoned small village there.

In fact, looking at the surrounding fields and the traces of people's homes, this village is not considered abandoned. The people should be afraid of being affected by the war and have taken refuge in the city or south.

After walking around the village, Shangguan Ruoli and the auxiliary soldiers unanimously decided to place grain, grass and other supplies in a large house at the entrance of the village.

This house should be the village chief's or a wealthy family's house. It has two entrances, a large yard and high walls.

But it is a small mountain village after all, and there are not enough houses to accommodate supplies, let alone people.

Shangguan Ruoli stored gunpowder, medicine, food and other items that were afraid of water into the house. Other weapons, armor, siege vehicles and other items were stored in the yard and covered with waterproof tarpaulin.

After the supplies were arranged, Shangguan Ruoli chose a small house next to the courtyard and took Ling Yao to live there.

The cabin is not big, with two bedrooms, a main room, a kitchen and a utility room, a total of five rooms.

During the emergency period, Rejoice, Gu Yunlan and several maids also stayed together.

Zhui Feng led the escort team and set up tents around the hut, surrounding the hut tightly.

There were several houses nearby, which were used as barracks for wounded soldiers. The next day, beds were arranged inside so that the wounded would not be in a hurry when they arrived.

Shangguan Ruoli didn't know when the war would start, so he took Ling Yao to take a look outside the city, taking advantage of the opportunity to deliver supplies to Dongming Ziyu.

The city was built at the foot of a mountain, and there was a natural river in the north of the city. It was surrounded by mountains and rivers, making it not only easy to defend but difficult to attack, but also backed by mountains and water, with beautiful scenery and excellent Feng Shui.

Especially the river, which actually acted as a moat at this time. The river is more than fifty meters wide and is forty or fifty meters away from the city wall. As long as someone crosses the river, they will be within the shooting range of the archers on the city wall.

Moreover, all the bridges on the river were destroyed, and only one suspension bridge was built to lead to the other side of the river. If the suspension bridge is folded, it will be impossible to cross.

Without a bridge, large siege weapons and equipment such as cannons, siege engines, and trebuchets cannot be transported across.

In this way, the city was strategically located. It was not easy to break into the city.

Nanyun Lengyue must have taken a fancy to this and deployed heavy troops here to block Dongming Ziyu.

Shangguan Ruoli didn't have a good strategy to attack the city for a while. He observed the city with a telescope on the other side of the river and then returned to the auxiliary barracks.

Dongming Ziyu planned to cross the river at night for a sneak attack. What she had to do was to protect the supplies and be prepared to receive the wounded.

War is imminent and the atmosphere is tense.

At night, everyone turns off the lights and goes to bed, but few people fall asleep.

Around midnight, there was a sudden sound of fighting from the other side of the courtyard.

Shangguan Ruoli straightened up like a carp and quickly put on his coat.

Ling Yao also followed, "Mother, concubine, someone should be interested in our supplies, I will follow too!"

Shangguan Ruoli quickly tied the belt on his clothes, "You wait here, it's dangerous over there."

"No, we don't have enough manpower. If we, mother and daughter, are together, the guards and secret guards can be concentrated together, and the power will be greater!" Ling Yao said, and quickly put on her clothes.

"Okay!" Shangguan Ruoli didn't object anymore. She had protected the children very well in the past. It would be good for her to have more experience.

A guard came to report, and sure enough, assassins came from the supplies warehouse.

Shangguan Ruoli and Ling Yao ran out with a group of people. When they arrived, all the assassins had been killed, and someone on their side was also hit by an arrow.

A slightly injured soldier covered the wound on his arm and reported: "There are more than 20 people here, all of whom have martial arts skills. Several of us are injured, and there are two brothers..."

"Hurry and go to the wounded barracks to treat the wounds!" Ling Yao saw the soldiers lying on the ground. They had already died.

Ling Yao felt pity in her heart, she still couldn't accept the fact that someone on her side died.

Especially after living with the soldiers in the auxiliary barracks and the wounded barracks for such a long time, she was familiar with many soldiers, and she could even call some of them by name.

Thinking that she might see their corpses, Ling Yao felt uncomfortable in her heart.

But she also understood that this was war, and when there was war, people died. She had to accept all this, or else she would hide back to Yuancheng and let others slaughter her.

Since she has chosen to follow her father and her mother and concubine to fight in the north and south, she has no choice but to face these head-on.

After calming down, she took several injured soldiers to the wounded barracks to treat their wounds.

Shangguan Ruoli investigated the situation, strengthened the defense, and arranged for people to transport the deceased back to Yuancheng for burial.

She had previously proposed to find a beautiful hillside by the boundary river of Yuancheng and open it up as a martyrs' cemetery. The fallen soldiers, guards, and secret guards would be buried there and respected and worshiped by future generations.

Now that it is close to Yuancheng, the body will be transported back. If the weather gets warmer and it is far away, the body will be cremated and the ashes will be transported back for burial.

Shangguan Ruo left the wounded barracks and saw that the injured had been placed and the injuries were not serious, so he took Ling Yao back to the small courtyard to rest.

Not long after he fell asleep, Shangguan Ruoli suddenly felt flustered and felt that something was wrong.

She jumped up and ordered people to protect Ling Yao and others. She swayed and ran out of the room very quickly.

An Er and several secret guards quickly followed Shangguan Ruoli to the compound where supplies were stored.

There was no movement among the soldiers around. I don't know why Shangguan Ruoli suddenly ran out, but he followed her closely and protected her in the middle.

When the patrolling soldiers saw Shangguan Ruoli, they thought something had happened and became even more vigilant.

An Er finally couldn't help it, looked at Shangguan Ruoli in confusion, and asked: "Princess, what happened?"
Chapter completed!