Chapter Twenty-Six: The Expedition
The army has been training for two months, and it is time to set out.
In the second half of the night, He Shaoguang was woken up by Zhijun and told her that she was going to get up to send the general.
Rubbing his sleepy eyes, the night outside was still thick. Looking at the weather, it should be a sunny day today.
"It's really...", yawning uncontrollably, Nijun's hand combing her hair was almost crooked, and she said angrily: "Girl, be steady." ”
It's a big day.
Lu Xiaowen will lead his two teams of personal soldiers, set off from Lufu, go around the capital, and go to the Xishan camp to meet them and then go out of the city. When you get out of the city, you will no longer be slow, and on the 15th, you will go to the territory of Yanzhou, and after resting, you will start a war.
The eldest prince has already set off from the palace gate, and when he arrives at the Lu Mansion, Lu Xiaowen should also leave, and there will be about half an hour.
According to the military information transmitted back by the advance troops, the situation on the front line was not complicated, and the Khan Ashina clan led 30,000 elite tribes to camp fifty miles away from the border army, eyeing the tiger.
There had already been a skirmish before, and the 3,000 light soldiers led by Zuo Yicheng and the 10,000 troops originally stationed on the border fought against the army of the Ashina clan.
Both sides were tentative, and there were not many casualties, but they found out the level of the other party.
The Turkic people are good at war, especially on horseback in the steppe, and they are very skillful. After all, the people of the Duan Dynasty did not live on horseback all the year round, and they suffered losses when they fought.
In the past few days, the people in the border county town of Yanzhou are also panicking, rushing to buy a lot of grain, and the doors and windows of every household are closed, for fear that the Turks will break into the city in the next second.
He Shaoguang knew some of the situation, and she sent him on the expedition with the Lu family today.
casually put on a silver-red dark flower plum pattern gown, with a goose-yellow pleated skirt underneath, He Shaoguang met Xu Ruyun when he walked to the door of the second courtyard. She hugged Lu Ruqing and walked out, so she stopped by with them.
"You don't have to worry too much about the second brother's departure, his martial arts are unmatched in the court." Lu Ruqing is in good spirits today, her face is a lot ruddy, and she still has the strength to talk to her with a smile, "I told you that I saw that you haven't experienced it, and I am inevitably scared, but it's not that I, as an elder brother, don't care about my younger brother." ”
"Hey, the eldest brother cares about his younger siblings, and the younger brother is also stepping aside." He Shaoguang said playfully.
Lu Ruqing is more than a decade older than her, and she really looks like an uncle looking at her niece.
"Will you sit with me later? I'm not sure how to get it, and I want to ask you how to do it. Xu Ruyun squeezed her hand and said affectionately.
He Shaoguang responded with a smile, she knew in her heart that Xu Ruyun didn't know how to make soup, because she was afraid that she would feel uncomfortable.
The sister-in-law is really good to her, gentle and gentle, and she takes care of people with good intentions.
Lu Xiaowen had already changed into a silver armor, and his upper body had been washed three times inside and out, and each piece of armor was shiny.
It looks more energetic than usual, but on this hot day, it is still a little cool in the second half of the night, and I am afraid that I will have eczema during the day.
He Shaoguang took advantage of the fact that everyone hadn't paid attention to it, and quietly stuffed him with a small package.
"What is this?" Lu Xiaowen pinched it, and there seemed to be a few jars and a bag of unknown objects inside.
"It's hot on this trip, I'll pack you with a bag of herbal tea ingredients, which you can use to relieve the heat." He Shaoguang whispered, afraid that being heard by others would damage his general's prestige, but in fact, this was completely her speculation.
"Now, there are a few jars of chicken sauce and beef sauce in there, which you can use to eat with dry food." If you really want to eat half a month's worth of dry food, what do you have to grind for?
Lu Xiaowen didn't expect this, but she really had a heart, the biggest headache for the army in the past was what to eat every day.
The group could not enter the city, so they could only camp and camp in the suburbs. If you're lucky, you can catch fish to grill, but most of the time you can only eat dry food when you're in a hurry.
"Thank you for your hard work." He whispered, in front of everyone, patted her... Head.
He Shaoguang didn't feel right, and before she could say anything, she heard the eldest prince's horse team coming, and Old Madam Lu and the other people in the two rooms were also busy coming out to pick up the car.
He Shaoguang looked at it, the prince went on the expedition, and the pomp was bigger than Lu Xiaowen.
The eldest prince also changed into armor, silver-yellow, and the military flag behind him was embroidered with a giant python, which was majestic.
The eldest prince had never seen He Shaoguang before, but he recognized Lu Xiaowen, so he said loudly: "This is my brother and sister, right?" Don't worry, I will go on the expedition with Brother Xiaowen, and when I come back, I will definitely return you to a husband with a full beard and a full tail! ”
The hectic atmosphere was broken by the words of the eldest prince, and everyone burst into laughter, and the laughter of the soldiers shook the tiles on the eaves, but fortunately there were no residents nearby, otherwise they would have to tell them to disturb the people.
The eldest prince is also boosting morale, He Shaoguang blushed appropriately in the eyes of everyone, and her posture was timid: "I'll wait for you in the mansion." This was said to Lu Xiaowen.
"Well, it's not too early. Ladies and gentlemen! Let's go! With the order of the eldest prince, he led three teams of elite soldiers and two teams of Lu Xiaowen's personal guards, a total of more than 500 people, starting along Qilin Street and advancing towards the West Mountain.
After seeing them leave, the first rays of morning light were ushered in in the east.
The golden silhouette shone on He Shaoguang's face, and she felt so sleepy.
Mrs. Lu realized that everyone hadn't slept well, so she drove everyone back to make up for sleep.
He Shaoguang returned to the room, she didn't have time to change her clothes, she only took off her hair and fell asleep, until the end of the morning, and she slept so late for the first time.
Hurry up and ask Zhijun to bring water to wash, she hasn't eaten anything in the morning, she will be completely awakened by hunger, and she can't stand it anymore.
"Uncle should have left the city." Zhijun looked at the time, calculating the footsteps and distance of the army.
"Regardless of them, we've had an easy few months." He Shaoguang was really not worried at all, but just showed it to others.
Now she is the happiest person in the whole house, at ease.
"Later, you go and invite Brother Yan and Sister Zhen, I won't go to school today, and I will take them to the sister-in-law's room in the afternoon."
After lunch, He Shaoguang leaned back in his chair and read a book. I slept late in the morning, and I couldn't sleep at this time, so it was better to go to Xu Ruyun's place.
By the way, take the two little ones with them, and when their father is gone, they may still be afraid.
So she held a small one in one hand, and Lu Mingzhen naturally took her, but Lu Mingyan was reluctant, but he still reluctantly handed his hand to He Shaoguang.
When the three of them arrived at the Begonia Garden, they didn't expect Lu Ruqing to cough again, and they heard a cough across a few walls outside the courtyard.
"Mother, my uncle is coughing." Lu Mingzhen was still young, but she also knew that Lu Ruqing was not in good health, and she hardly saw people at ordinary times, so she was a little scared at this time, and she took He Shaoguang's hand tighter.
Lu Mingyan was sensible and knew that the eldest uncle was sick, but he was very good to them, so he enlightened his sister: "Zhen girl is not afraid, the eldest uncle is the same as the third uncle, he is his father's brother, and they all love you." ”
Thinking of the eldest uncle who usually smiled gently at them and gave them gadgets, Lu Mingzhen nodded ignorantly, looked up and said, "Let's go in." ”
After talking for most of the afternoon, it wasn't until Lu Ruqing couldn't hold it anymore and wanted to rest that He Shaoguang took the two children back to his yard.