Lin Ye found the best place in this simple and cold border town to settle his aunt, Zina and the others.
Even so, he was still worried that his sister-in-law Nai and the others might not be able to adapt to life here at all.
It's not that he underestimated his aunt and their ability to survive, but it's that there are all kinds of inconveniences here.
Besides, God knows when the fight will break out.
The old general from Lou Ran and the general from the Southern Xinjiang Camp were both captured by Lin Ye. Emperor Lou Fan Zong Zheng Shiquan would never tolerate this kind of humiliation.
So even if Lou Fan doesn't want to fight anymore after many battles, he still has to fight this battle.
Previously, Zong Zheng Shiquan asked Ye Luling to lead the army because he really sensed an opportunity and it was a pity that he missed it.
Moreover, it was not a fight with Dayu, but a continuation of the attack on Dongbo.
Attacking Dongbo and fighting Dayu's army in Dongbo are two completely different things.
However, at this moment, Zong Zheng Shiquan had no choice.
When he personally went on a military expedition, although he returned with the results, Lou Fan also suffered huge losses.
What is worth bragging about is that he defeated Yun Guhong's Jade Kingdom army, but that was because Yun Guhong was betrayed by Tuoba Lie.
After that battle, Zong Zhengshiquan knew that the civil, military, and noble noble families in the imperial court had quite a lot of complaints against him.
If there is another large-scale war, Lou Fan's national power will be able to support it, but public opinion will not be able to support it.
Just outside the city of Laifengkou, in the Loufan army camp, General Yelu Mingjing, who had hurriedly arrived, looked at the winter border with a heavy expression.
He was ordered to do so in danger, but the burden was doubly heavy for him.
Before he went south, Zong Zhengshiquan called him into the palace and had a long talk with him.
The emperor did not hide anything. Even though he was Yelvling's eldest son, the emperor still expressed his attitude clearly.
What the emperor means is that Lou Fan can lose an old general and a southern Xinjiang camp general. You can also lose a father and a brother, but you cannot lose your dignity.
Zong Zheng Shiquan said to him, if the beauty dares to threaten Lou Fan with your father and your brother, then Lou Fan will never give in.
This meaning couldn't be clearer. Even if you don't fight in this battle, you can do enough to let the people see that the Loufan people have not given up.
But you must never compromise with a beautiful woman. Once you make this first compromise, Lou Fan's subordinate countries will turn against you one after another in the future.
Dongbo and Loufan directly border each other, but they only border in this area due to the north.
In the northwest and northeast of Dongbo, there are countless small countries attached to the behemoth Lou Fan.
Originally, the Jade Kingdom was far away, and these small countries had no other choice but to surrender to Lou Fan.
Now if Dayu's army directly presses on the northern border of Dongbo, then the monarchs of those small countries will have some ideas.
This battle is a battle of face and a battle of honor.
Zong Zheng Shiquan's words can be said to be true to his heart.
He clearly told Yelu Mingjing that although the empire's treasury could barely support another war, it was only barely.
Once this battle is lost and Lou Fan is unable to profit from the war, the empire will encounter an unprecedented crisis.
The source of this crisis is not so much Zong Zheng Shiquan's last personal expedition as the battle in Dongbo more than ten years ago.
Back then, Lou Fan's confidence increased greatly because he annihilated the entire army of the Jade Kingdom's cowardly army and occupied less than half of Dongbo's territory.
From that day on, Lou Fan's emperor regarded a decisive battle with Dayu as his ultimate goal.
After Yelu Mingjing heard these words, only he could understand the pain in his heart.
If he fails to win this battle, he will personally send his father and younger brother to hell, and will also send countless soldiers to hell.
After this battle is over, he will still send his father and younger brother to hell with his own hands.
For Lou Fan, winning this battle can revive his morale and make the vassal states who are watching do not dare to have any dissent.
But for Yelu Mingjing, even if he won a big victory, he would lose completely.
The Yelu family has been serving as ministers for generations and plays a very important role in Loufan.
Yelu Mingjing also knew very well that the purpose of the emperor asking him to lead the troops was to let the civil and military officials of the court see how the Yelu family could make a choice for Lou Fan.
It was also to let the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty see that the emperor could give up the Yelv Order for the sake of Lou Fan's glory and would not allow others to tarnish it.
At this time, what Yelu Mingjing is most afraid of is that Yujun suddenly sends people to negotiate.
Because as long as the Jade Army sends people, it means that they are really going to use Yelvling and Yeluming Tower to threaten Lou Fan.
What made Yelu Mingjing relieved and worried was that Lin Ye didn't send anyone and seemed to have no intention of negotiating with Lou Fan.
The first thing Yelv Mingjing did when he arrived at the army was to gather together all the people who had witnessed the incident on the day Yelu Ling was captured for questioning.
The clearer he understood, the more afraid he became of Lin Ye.
A great general, commanding the three northern territories, a real border official, and a highly respected minister, could do such a thing.
This is enough to illustrate Lin Ye's character... In order to win, he will do anything, even if it means taking advantage of himself.
Such an opponent is terrifying, a powerful enemy that the Yelu family has never encountered before.
Therefore, Yelu Mingjing is particularly conflicted now. He does not want Lin Ye to send people to negotiate, but he also hopes to see Lin Ye send people to negotiate.
If Lin Ye sent someone here, it meant that Dayu was not ready for a decisive battle with Lou Fan.
If no one is sent to negotiate, then this battle may be even more dangerous for Lou Fan.
Why didn't he want to take the initiative to send someone to talk to Lin Ye? But the emperor put Lou Fan's glory on his shoulders, so he didn't dare to act rashly.
It's difficult. As the general of the Loufan Empire, Yelu Mingjing faced such a difficult situation for the first time.
Take the initiative, it's all on the beauty's side.
Of course, Lin Ye also knew that the initiative was on his side. Why did he risk so much to go to Loufan? Wasn't it just to win the initiative?
He relied on his own adventure to put Lou Fan into a dilemma. For Dayu, whether to fight or not, it would be a big profit.
When Yelu Mingjing was worried, Lin Ye was also worried, but what he was worried about was what he would prepare for his aunt and others later.
The environment here is too difficult, and there are not so many ingredients for him to choose from.
Although he and Ning Haitang left the customs one after another and snatched a lot of cattle and sheep from the small tribes like Lou Fan.
But for people who don’t often eat beef and mutton, one or two meals of this kind of food is fine. If you eat it every day, you may not be able to last long.
Just when he was worried, Xie Yunxi walked over slowly.
Even in this bitter cold land in northern Xinjiang, where everything is filled with chilling desolation, her appearance will make such a place more glorious.
Xie Yunxi was wearing a thick cloak, with a furry collar standing up to protect both cheeks.
But even so, her face still looked a little red from the cold.
"What are you thinking about again?"
Xie Yunxi walked to Lin Ye and asked.
Lin Ye quickly said: "I'm wondering if I should go hunting with my aunt later. The game here is quite..."
Before he finished speaking, Xie Yunxi stopped Lin Ye's lies with his eyes.
"If there were a lot of game here, would the soldiers at the border gate in Dongbo still be sallow and thin?"
Xie Yunxi looked at Lin Ye, who was a little flustered and did not dare to look at her.
This is a very strange thing, perhaps because Lin Ye was suppressed by Xie Yunxi's aura when he arrived in Yunzhou.
However, who can explain this kind of thing clearly? Lin Ye himself can't explain it clearly.
"I'm not as squeamish as you think, and I've never had blind confidence in myself."
Xie Yunxi said: "If it were, I wouldn't come here."
Lin Ye lowered his head: "I just..."
Xie Yunxi: "You just don't want us to suffer, you just don't want to see us feel wronged, you just don't want to implicate us because of you?"
Lin Ye raised his head and glanced at Xie Yunxi, but quickly lowered his head again.
In front of Xie Yunxi, he seemed to be still the young man who had just entered Yunzhou.
It was exactly the same as when Xie Yunxi told him word for word that my aunt can wait for you in the carriage.
"Isn't my aunt always waiting for you?"
Xie Yunxi suddenly said this.
She raised her hand and patted Lin Ye's head gently.
Then she realized that Xiao Yezi was already so tall. When they first met, he was shorter than her. Now, she had to reach very high to touch the top of his head.
"Auntie is very happy."
She said something incomprehensible again, but Lin Ye understood what she said. The reason why the aunt said she was happy was that Lin Ye was happy because he didn't want them to suffer.
"At that time, my aunt told you that if you just run forward, my aunt will be waiting for you in front."
Xie Yunxi withdrew his hand from Lin Ye's head and stood beside him, side by side, looking in the same direction.
She said: "At that time, I felt that I had countless ways to help you run faster."
"No matter what kind of thing you face, no matter what kind of person you face, as long as I am behind you, you can just run forward."
She glanced sideways at Lin Ye. This guy's profile was also so good-looking.
"Now, I have to chase you."
she says.
Lin Ye panicked again.
Xie Yunxi looked ahead and said: "I came to Dongbo Northern Xinjiang because this is the only thing I can do for you now."
"I am here as Princess Dayu. Not only the Dongbo border troops, but also your cowardly troops will boost their morale. Some people will also have to be cautious."
Lin Ye knew who his aunt was talking about.
Among them is Ning Haitang, but not just Ning Haitang.
My aunt is not that boring. She came all this way just to look at Lin Ye because she was jealous.
The Ning family's current status in the military is beyond doubt.
Ning Haitang was the general, and Ning Shehai was the general. These two men, one on the left and the other on the right, sandwiched Lin Ye's cowardly army in the middle.
The emperor trusted Lin Ye, otherwise he would not have given Lin Ye such great power.
But if he was completely at ease, why would the emperor place the Ning family brothers and sisters on both sides of Yunzhou?
One is in the northwest frontier and the other is in Guzhu.
If Yunzhou is the northern gate of Dayu, Lin Ye is the guardian of this gate.
Then, Ning Haitang's Lone Bamboo Army and Ning Shehai's Xijiang Army are the two stone lions on the left and right outside this door.
There are few people in this world who see things more clearly than Xie Yunxi.
Lin Ye is the General Protector of the Three Norths. It stands to reason that Ning Haitang and Ning Shehai must obey Lin Ye's orders.
But...they also have pride in them, and they are also deeply trusted by the emperor.
Xie Yunxi stood behind Lin Ye as the eldest princess. Those two proud people had to restrain themselves no matter how arrogant they were.
What's more, there is Hong Wuding in Caoshu City, and that guy's position is not clear at all now.
Xie Yunxi once again stood beside Lin Ye. He was already taller than her.
But she is still so determined, still so confident.
"look."
Xie Yunxi raised his head and looked at the pale red clouds in the distance.
"Like clouds, like streams."
She laughed: "Is it like Yunxi?"
Lin Ye didn't respond for a long time, and when he responded, it was just one word.