The weather was getting hotter and hotter day by day, and Li Minghua couldn't bear not to go out. The maids brought various snacks and fruits to relieve the heat, and there were always maids shaking fans indoors to provide air.
Although there were many people coming in and out, the room was quiet. Li Minghua was not idle. Although she did not go out, letters were sent to her and people came to report.
After the Jiangling Mansion rebels were repulsed, Li Minghua wrote a letter to the Li family. The Li family successfully arrived at Shannan Road and now they have received a reply.
Li Fengchang's letter did not mention the anger of the conflict that day, but he also did not praise Li Minghua's bravery. He only wrote that it was thanks to Xiang Yunzai that Li Minghua obeyed Xiang Yun's orders.
Mother Lin cried and scolded her with a piece of paper, asking her to come to Shannan Road as soon as possible. The food and accommodation here are good, and there are many soldiers and horses.
Li Mingran was much simpler. He asked Li Minghua to see if the box of treasures he buried under the rockery in the garden was still there and help her put it away.
Li Minghua either looked expressionless or put these letters aside with a smile, and then picked up Li Mingyu's letter. This was the first time she had received a letter from this cousin. She opened it and saw that the handwriting was beautiful and the language was clever. She looked at the letter and was stunned.
If that child stands in front of you, his big eyes express shock, surprise, excitement, and worry.
Li Mingyu said that he was shocked when he saw Li Minghua's blood letter asking for soldiers. Of course he agreed and was grateful to Minghua's sister for doing so. He had no direct brothers and no one else in the family joined the army. After his father passed away, although he was not afraid
It was difficult and dangerous, but I still felt a little lonely. Especially after the war, I was even more incapacitated. My sister had to lead troops to defend the city in Taiyuan Prefecture. Now it's better, and there is another sister to lead the troops to fight.
"On Huainan Road, there is a lady from Chu State who leads the army for her husband, and I have sisters who lead the army as my right-hand man."
Li Minghua seemed to see the child dancing happily, and she couldn't help but pursed her lips. Did he mean that he wanted her to lead the army and become a general to garrison Jiangling Mansion?
With the Lady of Chu at the forefront, it is not surprising for a woman to lead the army.
"Jiangling Mansion will be left to you, Sister Minghua."
At the end of the letter, Li Mingyu solemnly wrote that accompanying the letter was a bronze fish token engraved with the seal of Jiannan Road.
Li Minghua picked up the token and looked at it over and over. It was the identity badge of the general who led the troops. With this token, he could mobilize troops. Now she became the general who led the troops?
There is already Xiang Yun here. She is her cousin, and Xiang Yun is the elder by marriage. Even in terms of closeness, Xiang Yun is closer to Li Mingyu than her.
Li Minghua lowered his head to read the letter again. Li Mingyu's letter didn't mention Xiang Yun at all, as if he didn't know he was in Jiangling Mansion.
The door curtain rang softly, and the maid whispered, "Miss, Colonel Feng is here."
Lieutenant Feng is the chief general of Jiannan Road who accompanied Li Minghua to Jiangling Mansion. He is now stationed at Pengcheng Camp according to Xiang Yun's arrangement and will report on the military situation every three days.
Li Minghua had told him before that he could just talk to Xiang Yun about these matters. Although Captain Feng agreed, he still came every time.
"Let Miss Minghua know too," he said.
Li Minghua just let him go, and the maids were used to it. After reporting the matter, Lieutenant Feng came in directly behind him.
What was reported this time was not only the daily deployment of soldiers and horses for defense, but also a letter from Jiannan Road.
"The Commander-in-Chief has ordered us to obey Miss Minghua." Captain Feng said, taking out the fish charm. "Captain Xiang ordered a few days ago that he would visit the Jizhou Guard and mobilize 300 of our troops. I will make the contract."
Li Minghua had seen this kind of thing in books, but never thought that she would do it one day. She picked up the fish charm on the table and handed it to Feng Xiaowei, watching Feng Xiaowei put the two fish charms together.
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"General, take your orders." Lieutenant Feng held the Pisces Talisman in both hands and saluted.
Li Minghua reached out and picked up his own fish talisman. It felt pretty good. Did Mrs. Chu also have such a fish talisman? Thinking of Mrs. Chu, she thought of another thing.
"Do I need to write a letter to Mrs. Chu to say thank you?" she asked. After all, Huainan Road Aid helped, but she smiled again, "Uncle Xiang must have written it, and Mingyu should have written it too."
Colonel Feng said, "That doesn't mean that Miss Minghua has written it. You should write it down. After all, Mrs. Chu's reinforcements at that time most directly eliminated Miss Minghua's danger."
Li Minghua nodded, "You are right, I should write a letter to express my gratitude."
Captain Feng said with a smile, "Then I'll ask Captain Zhou to come."
Li Minghua shook his head, "I'd better go see him in person."
I just wanted to ask Xiang Qiubeard if he had any news and how are those bandit soldiers doing?
After Lieutenant Feng resigned, Li Minghua spent a day writing a letter, rewriting it and rewriting it. She and her sisters also often wrote letters, but Mrs. Chu Guo was not her sister, and she was regarded as Li Minghua's
As for her identity, she is no longer the simple second lady of the Li family in Jiangling Mansion.
She is the second young lady of the Li family who has led five thousand soldiers and horses from Jiannan Road and holds a fish talisman from Jiannan Road.
She wanted to write to a woman she had never seen before who was knighted and had the title of master of a powerful army.
She had never thought that she would do such a thing in her life. Just like when she shouted out "I'm here to lead the troops" and took that step, the world in front of her changed.
This should be equivalent to official correspondence. Li Minghua was cautious and cautious, and asked Magistrate Hu to send a clerk to give guidance on how to write.
It took two days to finally write a formal and personal letter. Li Minghua took it and went out to find Zhou Shi. Before he saw Zhou Shi, he saw the bandit soldiers in charge of the city defense led by Locust.
They were running around, causing a lot of noise.
Li Minghua shouted "Locust" angrily.
The locust reluctantly stopped and struck preemptively, "Miss Minghua, we are busy."
Li Minghua looked at them, all dressed in armor, riding horses and holding swords and guns. There were even some people carrying ropes on their backs. They looked excited and beaming, as if they were going to rob.
"What are you busy with? Are the city defense going out of the city?" Li Minghua asked with a frown.
Before Tu Locust could speak, a bandit soldier behind him said impatiently, "You are from Jiannan Road, you can't control us."
Tu Locust immediately yelled at the bandit soldier, "Shut up, you know nothing. Jiannan Road and we are a family, of course Miss Minghua can intervene." Then Li Minghua said seriously, "We are leaving the city to go to the Jiwei Army.
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Jizhou? Because of Colonel Feng's close report, Li Minghua, who seldom went out, knew exactly what they were talking about.
Although Cheng Qing retreated, the rebels were still snooping outside Jiangnan Road, waiting for opportunities, so they had to unite with the remaining four state guards to ensure the stability of the entire Jiangnan Road.
According to the arrangement, Xiang Yun will visit these four states in person.
"The soldiers and horses from Jiannan Road are being mobilized." Li Minglou said, "What city are you leaving from?"
Bandit soldiers will not be allowed to do such a big thing.
Tu Locust chuckled, "Miss Minghua, you don't know that Governor Xiang won't go. If he doesn't go, we will go."
How is that possible? Li Minghua was so shocked that he didn't even bother to look for Zhou Shi and hurriedly went to see Xiang Yun.
Xiang Yun has moved back to his original residence, and the wound on his forehead is healing. It's just an ugly scar, so he wears a Confucian scarf to cover it up.
Hearing Li Minghua's inquiry, he did not answer directly, but asked Li Minghua to look at the map.
"Minghua, think about how Jiangnan Road is deployed now," he said.
Li Minghua was a little restrained, "I don't understand this."
Xiang Yun was kind and serious, "You have to learn from it. Things are different now. Minghua, you don't think of yourself as a daughter either."
Li Minghua was slightly moved, clenched her hands and nodded heavily, following Xiang Yun's guidance to look at the map. This was her first time looking at the map, and she was a little confused. Xiang Yun patiently pointed her out where the rebels were and where the defenders were.
How is the army doing now?
"Let's not talk about the general direction. Do you understand the current situation around Jiangnan Road?" Xiang Yun asked.
Li Minghua shook his head and nodded, "I understand a little bit."
Xiang Yun smiled and said, "Tell me, what is the most effective way to deploy defenses on Jiangnan Road now?"
Li Minghua is a bold girl and does not want to live up to Xiang Yun's respect. After thinking about it, he points out, "The main force of the rebels is east of Pengshui. Jiangnan Road is close to Huainan and Southeast Road. The rebels cannot break out from these two sides, so the most important thing is
Our defenses are on the front line of Pengshui."
Xiang Yun nodded and said, "That's very good. That's it. General Pengcheng and General Siwei thought this way at that time, so they gathered in the Pengcheng Camp. Unfortunately, they failed to gather successfully, and they were raided by the rebels, which disrupted the morale of the army and led to their defeat.
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Li Minghua said, "Now that Uncle Xiang is here, and Chengqing has been repelled, our military morale will not be messed up."
Xiang Yun laughed loudly, "The main reason is that Chengqing was repulsed and the morale of the army was stabilized." He reached out and pointed at the location of the Pengcheng camp, "We still have to set up defenses here and want all the Fourth Guards to come here, so instead of me going
If you see them, it's better to invite them over for talks. This can also create the illusion that the Fourth Guards are regrouping, deter the rebels, and completely cut off their chances of taking any chances."
Li Minghua understood, looked at the map again and nodded, "Uncle Xiang is right." He hesitated again, "However, you still have to be cautious when inviting the troops of the Four Guards Generals."
Xiang Yun smiled and said, "That's natural. Magistrate Hu will go there in person. I will arrange for three hundred soldiers and horses from Jiannan Road to escort him. Magistrate Hu and the soldiers and horses from Jiannan Road, Minghua, can you rest assured?"
Li Minghua nodded with a smile and finally relaxed his brows.
"How can I not worry about Uncle Xiang's arrangement?" she said.