General Li and General Xu returned to the camp one after another, with the joy of a great victory.

"Okay!" An Huai listened to General Xu's battle report, and was very happy, "Beidi grain and grass are insufficient, especially in winter, even the people lack food for the winter, and now the military grain and grass are burned, which is enough for them to worry for a while!"

"Beidi failed twice, and now that the grain and grass are burned, it seems that it will not be arrogant in the short term. Gu Qingming sat on the chair and said, "But you must know that Beidi has always advocated the principle of nourishing war by war, and now that he has lost the battle, it will not be so easy to deal with next time." ”

The Gu family is full of loyalty, and since Gu Qingming's grandfather, he has been fighting against Beidi, so Gu Qingming's own understanding of Beidi is also very accessible, even if he wins, he has not relaxed his vigilance.

An Huai obviously also knew Gu Qingming's ability, after all, these two battles were defeated by Gu Qingming's guidance, so he asked:

"What should we do next, please ask General Gu to show us. ”

"I don't dare to show it, but with what I know about Beidi, there is at most one battle, and if they fail again, this winter, they will not continue to invade the south. Gu Qingming thought about it and said so.

It is not for nothing that he can say this so categorically.

Beidi has poor soil, lack of water, and it is not easy for grain to grow, so it has to invade the Central Plains every autumn, and come to grab it when the grain in the Central Plains is ripe. However, since the defensive wall was built before, blocking Beidi's footsteps, so that now Beidi has not been able to break through Chicheng.

It's already November, and the weather in early winter, although it is a little unbearable for the Daning soldiers, but Daning has enough soldiers and horses, plenty of grain and grass, and Chicheng as a support.

But Beidi, in the case of insufficient food and grass, consumes more things than usual, and the military supplies are insufficient and cannot be supplied, these Beidi soldiers who are fighting on the border will definitely go hungry and fight hungry.

What's more, the territory of Beidi is full of grasslands and snow-capped mountains, and there are few cities, so until now they are all camped and lived, which is inferior to Daning.

Under such harsh conditions, it is easy to say that if the battle is won, but the two defeats have already caused Beidi's morale to plummet, and if it fails again, then there is no courage and possibility to fight again.

"What General Gu said makes sense, but I don't know when they will attack again. An Huai was a little melancholy, "We can't open the city gate ourselves and take the initiative to beat them, right?"

"No, in seven days, there will be a third battle. Gu Qingming lowered his eyes and said this sentence categorically.

General Li wanted to ask Gu Qingming why he was so sure, but before he finished speaking, he saw Yun Yao rushing in from outside with a pale face, holding a piece of paper in his hand, looking at Gu Qingming, and stopped talking.

Originally, when the army was deliberating, no one could approach it, for fear that there would be a detailed work by the enemy. But Yun Yao has been in the army for more than 20 days, except for trying to heal the soldiers, there is no bad behavior, and Gu Qingming personally brought it in, so even if An Huai was a little unhappy, he didn't say anything.

"Ah Yao, what's wrong?" Gu Qingming saw that Yun Yao's face was not good, so he immediately got up and rushed to her side in three or two steps, taking her hand and looking her up and down.

In the eyes of An Huai and the others, Gu Qingming, who had been at peace and had an extremely accurate judgment of Beidi's marching strategy, seemed to be his delusion.

Achen's letter...... Izumi is missing. Yun Yao trembled and handed the letter in her hand to Gu Qingming, "Sisi...... In order to save Yingquan, he died. ”

It was clearly just two very simple sentences, but when Yun Yao said it, it seemed that she had exhausted all her strength.

She remembered in her mind that when she left Dusk City, she promised Lu Yingquan that she would definitely go back to meet Yingquan before the end of the year, but she didn't expect that such a change would happen in less than a month.

Achen's martial arts and prudence, she can completely trust it, but if she can't protect Lu Yingquan and the slightest thoughtfulness, it can only mean that the enemy is too strong.

Gu Qingming took the letter and hurriedly looked at it, it was Gu Chen's handwriting, as concise as ever, but every sentence was a huge blow to Yun Yao.

He knew how important Lu Yingquan was in Yun Yao's heart, especially after learning about Yun Yao's past, he realized that Lu Yingquan was not only a friend and a good sister to her, but also the daughter of a life-saving benefactor.

Lu Zhenting is dead, and Yun Yao has no way to repay the favor, so she can only do her best to help Lu Yingquan. But now, Lu Yingquan is missing, and when she is pregnant, if there is any accident, it will be one corpse and two lives.

"Ah Yao, you calm down first, Ah Chen will find a way to find her. Gu Qingming said, "You are in Chicheng now, even if you are anxious and sad, it is useless to wait for me for seven days, and after seven days, when I break the Beidi army, I will go south with you to find her whereabouts, okay?"

"Seven days?" Yun Yao muttered.

She naturally knew that it was useless for her to be anxious and sad, but the moment she received the letter, she learned the news of Sisi's death and Yingquan's disappearance, and all kinds of scenes came to her mind, killing or bloody, and she was even thinking, what kind of crisis situation was it that made Sisi, a weak woman with no power to restrain the chicken, fight those dead soldiers with the strength of one person?

"General Xu burned Beidi's grain and grass, and with these two Beidi losses, they need to ask the king of Beidi for support. Based on my experience in previous battles with Beidi, the food and reinforcements would arrive at the border in about seven days. Gu Qingming explained to Yun Yao the origin of these seven days, and also let the three generals standing on the side understand why he would make such an inference.

Seven days later, reinforcements and grain and grass arrived, and Beidi had the confidence and capital to start a war again, and these seven days were the time for both sides to recuperate.

When Gu Qingming spoke, Yun Yao had already calmed down, and her previous panic was forcibly suppressed by herself, and she felt the heat between Gu Qingming's hands, which made her feel at ease for a while.

"Okay, I'll wait for you for seven days. Yun Yao nodded, "In the past seven days, I will still do my best to heal the wounds of the soldiers on the border, and make more high-grade hemostatic powder and other medicinal materials." ”

"Don't worry, Miss Lu has always had the luck of not dying, she will be fine. Gu Qingming comforted.

Yun Yao felt at ease, and then remembered that she had broken into the account of other people's deliberations, her face was slightly red, and she apologized to An Huai and the other two generals with some surprise:

"The three generals, Yun Yao is speechless, it is rude, please forgive the three generals. ”

An Huai heard the conversation between Gu Qingming and Yun Yao from beginning to end, and also knew that Yun Yao was out of shape because of a Lu girl, and he also felt that it was excusable, plus Yun Yao advanced and retreated in moderation, and after calming down, he apologized for his behavior, which made him feel a lot better.

But before he could speak, he heard General Li speak: "Miss Yun is polite, you have helped a lot of soldiers these days, and it is a trivial matter, so how can I account for it." ”

"Thank you, three generals. Yun Yao thanked him, "Yun Yao retired first. ”

After saying this, she walked out, took Gu Chen's letter into her arms, and continued to help as if nothing had happened.

She carefully recalled what Gu Qingming said, and felt that it made sense, Lu Yingquan had always had the luck of not dying in great disasters, and she should believe that this time was no exception.

What's more, the person who can make such a big deal against Lu Yingquan doesn't think about it except for the Empress Dowager Qin in this world. Empress Dowager Qin should have known Lu Yingquan's identity and what she had done, so she wanted to arrest Lu Yingquan to threaten Shen Che.

Since this is the case, the living Lu Yingquan is much more useful than the dead Lu Yingquan, that is to say, even if Lu Yingquan falls into the hands of the Empress Dowager Qin, it will be fine for the time being.

After thinking about this, Yun Yao's heart was completely calm.

She suppressed her worries and apprehensions in the depths of her heart, and continued the days in front of her calmly, no matter how worried she was about Lu Yingquan's affairs, reason still prevailed after all.

The weather in the north is getting colder and colder, and Yun Yao is wrapped in a thick cloak on the outside of the cotton clothes.

Yun Yao has a good reputation in the army, so whether it is a military doctor or a soldier, they are also willing to provide convenience for her, basically if she is not allowed to come out of the big account, she will not come out, and if there is anything, the military doctors will go to the account to ask her.

Seven days passed in a flash.

With the help of Gu Qingming, Chicheng's defense became more sophisticated, and even if the Beidi soldiers came to the city, they would not be able to capture the city gate in a period of time.

According to the scouts, Beidi's reinforcements and food and grass have been delivered, which means that the war is about to begin.

And the first snow of the year fell at this time.

Through the gap in the curtain of the big tent, Yun Yao seemed to see the snowflakes flying outside, her heart moved, regardless of the cold weather, she came out of the tent, stood outside, and silently watched the white snow swirling in the sky.

This year's snow seems to have come later than usual, but this is a good thing for the Daning soldiers, because they have little experience in fighting in snowy days.

Yun Yao seemed to think of that winter day many years ago, when she knelt in the ice and snow, almost thinking that she was going to freeze to death, Lu Yingquan appeared like this, pulled her out of the coldness of despair, and embarked on this bloody road from then on.

But now, the snow is falling again, but she doesn't know where Lu Yingquan is.

In the silence, Yun Yao seemed to see that the soldiers in the camp were all in a hurry, each holding a weapon and walking between the tents, their faces condensed.

"General Xu, what's going on?" Yun Yao stepped forward, stopped General Xu, who had just passed, and asked.

"The generalissimo of Beidi soldiers and horses, Ge Shufang, personally led 200,000 troops and marched to Chicheng. General Xu didn't hide it from Yun Yao, and said, "Ge Shu is also the number one master in Beidi, and he has fought with General Gu many times, this time, I'm afraid it will be a hard battle." ”

After saying this, General Xu left and went to dispatch troops, but Yun Yao stood in place, feeling cold.