The 80,000 army was directly shrunk by half, which really disgusted Li Yuanji.

Along the way, Li Yuanji felt a little unhappy.

Of the 80,000 troops, there are only less than 40,000 in front of them, including 10,000 elite Guanzhong, more than 20,000 people in charge of logistics, and 4,000 of their own Chinese army.

In February, the weather is still very cold, and the further north you go, the more pressing the chill becomes.

"How is Your Highness going to fight this battle?" was sullen along the way, and the deputy general Li Jing was also very depressed, seeing that the army was about to reach the border, Li Yuanji still didn't say anything about the arrangements for the war, and Li Jing, as the deputy general, could only be anxious on the side.

"Fight as much as you want!" Li Yuanji negative airway.

"Your Highness, why bother? Now that this has happened, why blame again? Li Jing was also speechless, but it was useless to be speechless at this time, it was better to think more about how to fight this battle.

"Who?" The guards of King Qi outside the carriage roared, followed by the sound of bursts of weapons.

The sound of a woman crying was faintly heard in the grass beside the road, and the guards opened it to see a young girl crying, and an old man lying in the grass, with thin clothes on his body, only covered with straw to resist the cold.

Li Yuanji opened the car window and looked outside, the woman was quite thin, the clothes on her body were also a little dirty, the whole person was squatting in the grass and sobbing quietly, the old man lying on the ground was even thinner, just by looking at it, he could detect that the situation seemed to be a little bad.

"Give her some clothes, some food, and the army will move on!" The young girl is good, but Li Yuanji, who is in a bad mood, doesn't have the heart to care so much.

There are more unfortunate families in the world, and it is good that I can lend a helping hand, so what else?

"Woo woo......" Li Yuanji's words made the girl cry even louder, and tears continued to slide down her cheeks.

The crying made Li Yuanji a little upset, and he said impatiently: "Why are you crying?" ”

"The folk girl and her father depend on each other, and now that her father is leaving, the folk girl is alone and helpless, and she just wants to go with her father and continue to serve her father over there." The girl kept crying.

Before the person died, the girl said that the person would go, and Li Yuanji glanced at the guard.

The guards understood, and hurriedly stepped forward to move the old man out, the old man's entire back was almost stained red with blood, and his shirt was torn, and his back was all blue and purple, and several wounds had been cracked, and some had even suppurated.

Li Yuanji couldn't help frowning, in this era, such a situation is indeed hopeless.

"Expensive...... Elegant...... It's not a pity for the old man to die, but it's a pity that my daughter, who has no mother since she was a child, and I hope that the nobles can take the little girl with her, serve tea and pour water, change clothes and serve, even if it is a cow and a horse, the old man is really relieved that the little girl is not ......" The old man who was hanging by a thread said with difficulty, the further back, the smaller the voice, as if he was a little careless and could die of the feeling.

"Let her get into the car in the back!" Li Yuanji pointed behind him, and then closed the window.

There are frozen bones on the stinky road of Zhumen's wine and meat, Li Yuanji doesn't think that he is a saint, if he doesn't meet it, it's just that, if he does, he will be sorry for his conscience if he doesn't save it.

"Your Highness is going to take her?" Li Jing was a little hesitant, he still brought his female dependents to fight, at least he had never seen it.

"What if you don't bring it? Watching her die? Li Yuanji lay down, wrapped in a quilt, and continued to mumble: "Find a place to settle her in front." ”

Until the army was encamped, they could not reach the next city.

Li Yuanji had no choice but to order to camp and rest, the weather in February was still very cold, and if the camp was late, it would also be a torment for the soldiers.

"Not to mention, this kind of camp tent designed by His Royal Highness is really convenient, and this carriage ......" Li Jing, who can't beat a fart with three sticks every day, has to compliment every time he sets up a camp after seeing the camp tent and carriage.

It's really convenient, the four-wheeled carriage is stable enough to carry more supplies, only a mule and horse can be pulled, and even anyone who is tired can sit on it and rest for a while.

The simple tent is simple, but the effect is not bad, several prefabricated sticks are connected together, and the sewn tarpaulin can be tied directly to complete, and the biggest job of the whole tent is to dig a few pits in the ground.

It's not warm to talk about lighting a fire inside, but it's okay to simply shelter from the wind and rain.

"There are many good things, first of all, you must have a pair of eyes that are good at discovering." Li Yuanji nodded casually, the army does not need to look for trees everywhere when camping, and it does not take a few hours to camp every time, this is the benefit of simple tents.

And the four-wheeled carriage, which was originally considered a failed investment, also played a big role in this march, and the large cargo capacity was deeply loved by the soldiers, for this reason, Li Yuanji did not forget his old troops, and this time he also brought them a lot.

"Your Highness, that old man is dead!"

"Help bury it!" Li Yuanji nodded, that's all he can do, can't he take that girl in, right? Although the appearance is not bad, it is not much worse than those concubines in the family.

"No!"

……

The boredom of the long-distance march made Li Yuanji feel that there seemed to be nothing more boring in this world, and none of the eunuchs around him were there, and he couldn't even play cards.

Li Jing, the war maniac, didn't know how to enjoy it when he stayed in the heating car, but he held the military book from beginning to end and refused to put it down, and finally put it down and was in a daze, staying with Li Jing, Li Yuanji felt that it was better to be alone.

There was nothing to do in the camp, and the sergeants were busy with their own work, and then it was time to bury the pot and cook.

Li Yuanji, who was idle and bored, planned to go back to the tent to eat a hot pot and sleep directly, and he was so depressed that he had a really good day.

"Why are you here?" Li Yuanji, who returned to the tent, was stunned when he saw that the tent was completely new, the items were placed in an orderly manner, and the beds were neat and immaculate.

"Before my father leaves, I want the slave and maid to serve His Highness!" The girl's eyes were rosy, and when she mentioned the word father, tears quietly fell.

"What's your name?" Li Yuanji was a little helpless and a little soft-hearted.

Her father's decision seems to be unkind, and he took the initiative to push his daughter to others as slaves, but in this era, this is the most realistic choice, how far can a woman go in this era? For this young girl who lost her parents, Li Yuanji also had some pity in his heart.

"The slave's name is Chen Chun'er, and she is nineteen years old this year." As if sensing that Li Yuanji's attitude was a little lax, the girl hurriedly reported her life and age.

Li Yuanji was slightly stunned and surprised: "Do you know what it means to say your name and age?" ”

A woman can have many names, but a woman's name is only known to her direct relatives and future husbands, and her name and age are absolutely private questions for women, even the emperor can't ask people about this at will.

Of course, even if asked, most of the replies are nicknames, which is a custom of the ancients and has been passed down for hundreds of thousands of years.

Chen Chun'er silently shed tears and nodded heavily, "The slave knows that when my father left, he said that if the slave and maid went with him, he would not forgive the slave and the maid when he got there, but although the world is big, where is the place for the slave and the maid to live?" The slave and maid do not ask for anything else, but only that they can follow His Highness and serve His Highness as cattle and horses. ”

A father's fate was unbearable, and Chen Chun'er decided to offer her future.

In fact, he can have many destinations, and there are many singles in the army, as long as she is willing, she can find a home for her at any time.

However, Li Yuanji didn't open his mouth in the end, everyone is already like this, and if he says it again, it will be a little too hurtful.

"This is going to fight a war, and there are many inconveniences to take your daughter by your side, so when you get to the front, the king will find a place to settle you down, and then come to pick you up after the battle!" Li Yuanji still couldn't be ruthless in the end, but it was really not suitable to take a female dependent, so he could only find a place to settle her down first, and then talk about it later.

Chen Chun'er didn't respond, but she didn't refuse, she had never seen a hot pot, and after watching Li Yuanji operate it himself, she took it with her hands and feet, from shabu to cooking, from clumsy to easy.

A meal has not yet been eaten, and Chen Chun'er has thoroughly mastered the work of serving people.

And Chen Chun'er's diligence also made Li Yuanji even more dumbfounded, it seemed that he had never seen such a capable woman, washing and tidying, and it only took a lot of effort to complete it.

"Come and bake your hands!" On a cold day, after washing with cold water, his hands were red from the cold, and he was faintly trembling, and Li Yuanji couldn't bear to see it.

The weak Chen Chun'er hesitated to approach the brazier, but she never dared to roast her hands as freely as Li Yuanji did.

"What's the matter with your father's injuries? Why did your father and daughter end up there? Chen Chun'er's diligence did not help her relieve her strangeness, Li Yuanji was a little interested in what happened to her, although this is a matter of revealing people's scars, but maybe he can still avenge her?

"Let's ...... it" Chen Chun'er said her past a little timidly, which was very touching to hear, but in this era, this is a very common thing.

There was no food at home, so her father had to borrow food, but he couldn't pay it back when it was due, and he was chased by the creditor, and then he was beaten, threatening not to pay back the grain tomorrow, so he killed her father, and then sold Chen Chun'er to the Qinglou, Chen Chun'er fled with his father on his back, and then encountered the army forward, in order to avoid colliding with the army, he could only hide in the grass, but in the end he was discovered.

Li Yuanji comforted her with kind words, and said that if she found those people, she would definitely avenge her father, which finally stopped Chen Chun'er's tears.

It's just that there is still a trace of hesitation in the girl's eyes, seeing that the sky is getting later and later, Chen Chun'er, who is already exhausted, musters up the courage and boldly whispers: "Your Highness, the slave will warm the bed......"