Mu Yunhan smiled slightly: "My husband's family has many female relatives, so this method is commonplace."
When they arrived at Zhuangzi, Mu Li was overjoyed to see that the two of them were safe and sound, and had formed a deep friendship with Marquis Dongyang. He gave them another piece of good news: "Master Cai is back!"
Xiao Cai went to report the news before, but because he had to cross the river, he was delayed for a long time, so he returned much later than Emperor Qi.
But he brought concrete battle conditions.
This battle was very brutal. The Qi army outnumbered Mengjia by nearly four times. It was a hopeless battle.
But Mengjia won, a miserable victory.
With Mu Yunhan's intelligence, he relied on the people on both sides of the Baojiang River to dispatch twenty sharp knife teams in advance to destroy the Qi army's supply lines and burn down the Qi army's five granaries.
The exact casualties of the Qi army are unknown, but most of Meng Jia's troops were lost.
Meng Jia himself was seriously injured, and Meng Shiwu personally led the sharp knife team to cross the river and died under the random arrows of the Qi army.
Thanks also to the fact that the Baojiang River never freezes, it is always difficult for people in Qi to cross the river by boat.
Mu Yunhan thought of Meng Shishi's little daughter-in-law with thin eyebrows and narrow eyes, and remembered that she and Meng Shishi didn't even have children yet.
Mu Yunhan's throat was immediately blocked by a piece of wet and heavy cotton. After a long time, he said, "What else?"
Mu Li was silent for a moment and then said: "Many of the brothers in our escort team joined the Sharp Knife Team, and less than 20% survived."
Xiaomi couldn't hold it back and burst into tears.
"General Wu was also injured. There is one more thing..." Mu Li whispered: "Emperor Qi ordered the massacre of Xuancheng and Langchuan."
These two cities are strategically important places north of Baojiang River and are of vital importance. During this battle, the people of these two cities helped Mengjia a lot, so Emperor Qi ordered the massacre of the cities to intimidate the people in Jiangbei.
Mu Yunhan and others have been here for a long time, but have never heard any relevant news. It is precisely because the people are afraid to the bone and dare not talk nonsense.
As for Dongyang Hou, he was probably worried that she and Xiaomi were from Zhao, so he didn't mention it.
Mu Li said in embarrassment: "One more thing, Mrs. Meng passed away. When she went there, General Meng was supervising the battle on the front line and could not stay by her side. Mrs. Wu and Sister Chen were with her.
But she passed away peacefully. General Meng said, I really want to thank you this time. Thanks to you for lending him military salary, and thanks to you for reporting the message. You saved many people's lives, and you will be rewarded well."
Mu Yunhan shook her head. She saved many people's lives. She didn't know what to say even though so many people died. It just felt uncomfortable anyway.
This night was destined to be a heavy and sleepless night. Although Mu Yunhan could finally take a hot bath comfortably and lie on a soft bed and sleep comfortably, she still inevitably suffered from insomnia.
She kept her eyes open until dawn, and when she heard the rooster crow, she numbly got up and tidied herself up, mechanically filled her mouth with food, and then mechanically served Dongyang Hou.
Dongyang Hou felt refreshed. When he saw her and Xiaomi, he happily wanted to reward them with good horses. He also asked Mu Li to be called over and received various preferential treatment.
By the time they officially set off, Mu Yunhan, Xiaomi, and Mu Li were already the most popular people in front of Dongyang Marquis, and those old people before had to take a step back.
Considering many factors, Xiao Cai did not join their team again, but followed them from a distance in order to have a backup plan to avoid being blamed.
Mu Yunhan kept smiling all the way, but no one could see any clues.
With the amulet of Marquis Dongyang, they arrived at Guning City unimpeded.