Chapter 260 I Won’t Leave

Changliu did not agree or speak at once. He just stared at Shen Yu, with a terrible guess in his heart, guessing what the letter was.

"I won't leave." Changliu said after a long time: "You can let Si Xi send you. I have to listen to the prince and take care of the princess here. Let's wait for the prince to come together."

Shen Yu's throat was sour for a moment, and she pretended to be serious and said: "He asked you to listen to me. Do you listen?"

"I will." Changliu said: "But I'm not stupid. You want to send me away."

"Don't you want to go back to see your little turtle?"

"Yes." Changliu lowered his head and said: "I want to go back with the princess to see the little turtle."

Changliu shed tears again, "If the city is really broken, I will carry the princess on my back. I am very good at light work and no one can catch up with me."

Shen Yu sighed softly and listened to the sound of artillery fire outside.

Now she finally understood why her father insisted on fighting no matter how she tried to stop him.

That was the military spirit engraved in his bones.

There is a fire burning in the bodies of the soldiers. They will not retreat until the fire is extinguished.

Now, she will not retreat either, because she has Shen Zhongan's blood flowing in her body.

"I can't leave. Soldiers can't abandon the city and flee, but Changliu, you are still young."

Changliu just shook his head, "I helped evacuate the people, but many people didn't leave. There are wars here all year round. Why don't they move to other places to live?"

"Because this is their home." Shen Yu said slowly: "If it is not a last resort, no one is willing to leave their homeland. They have food to eat and land to farm here. If they go to other places, they will become refugees. They may not survive on the road. Everyone is just trying to survive."

"Some people don't think so." Changliu muttered.

Shen Yu tilted her head, "Hmm?"

"That's Cao Datou." Changliu said, "Cao Guangjin is already packing his bags. I saw a lot of carriages parked in his backyard. He's preparing to abandon the city and flee."

The people can evacuate, but Cao Guangjin can't. As a parent official, if he escapes first, the people will be terrified and may cause riots.

Shen Yu gave the food box to Changliu. She also had to arrange for someone to keep an eye on Cao Guangjin and not let him run away.

...

The wind and snow outside made it impossible to see the road.

Han Jiwu got off his horse and threw his helmet on the ground when he entered the tent. "Your Majesty, Huyantuo bullies the weak and fears the strong. He doesn't fight us head-on."

Han Jiwu was very frustrated in these consecutive battles. When they chased them, the Beirong people retreated. Once they stopped chasing, the Beirong brought a small group of light cavalry to harass them and fought guerrilla warfare with them.

Xie Tingzhou's eyes were deep, "They want to delay us and give Boda enough time to break the city."

Han Jiwu and Chang Heng looked at each other. They didn't dare to ask about the situation at Yanliang Pass, for fear that mentioning the princess would make the prince upset.

The tent was very warm, and the snow on Han Jiwu's body and eyebrows melted into water. He stretched out his hand to wipe his face and said, "We can't afford to delay. We must fight quickly and decisively. We have to think of a way."

The lamp oil in the military tent was added again, and no countermeasures had been discussed yet.

Xie Tingzhou was in poor health in winter, and he had been running around for several days in a row before. Doctor Yu said that his physical condition was not very good and he needed to rest.

Chang Heng and Han Jiwu didn't want to disturb his rest, so they left the military tent and returned to their own tents.

After a while, they heard a sound of horse hooves. When they went out, they saw Xie Tingzhou wearing a cloak and riding a horse with his guards out of the camp in the wind and snow.

"Prince." Chang Heng chased and shouted, but his voice was drowned in the wind and snow, and Xie Tingzhou didn't even look back.

"With such heavy snow, will the prince go back to the palace?" Chang Heng said worriedly.

Han Jiwu's expression was heavy, and the two walked into the military tent, "The prince can't sleep in the camp, and it's probably better to go back to the palace."

After all, that's the home of the prince and the princess.

Goat milk was heating on the stove, and Han Jiwu poured a bowl for Chang Heng, "You don't know, I was shocked when the prince ordered to return to Beilin that night. I thought the prince would allocate half of his troops to rescue, but he only allocated two thousand. But what should the princess do? The prince is thinking about the soldiers and the people, but he is asking for his own life. He actually pushed himself to such a point. I really don't dare to think..."

Han Jiwu shook his head helplessly and said, "If something happens to the princess, what should the prince do?"

Chang Heng held the bowl and didn't drink, "The prince looks fine on the surface, but I heard from the guards that he couldn't eat these days and couldn't sleep at night. Someone saw the prince walking back and forth in the yard in the middle of the night."

Both of them were silent.

Xie Tingzhou made the decision he should make as the King of Beilin, and no matter what decision he made, he would be criticized.

Whether he gave up his wife or the people, he would be called cold-blooded and ruthless.

The next morning, the generals and staff were in the meeting room.

"Xifeng led the Qingyun Guards on the way to Yanliang Pass and was blocked by Xuanping Hou. The number of people was too different and they couldn't fight head-on. They could only hide in the mountains with 2,000 Qingyun Guards and try to bypass them. Fortunately, the South Camp arrived in time and delayed Xuanping Hou."

Chang Heng scolded: "This Xuanping Hou, I was wondering why he rested for so long, it turned out that he was waiting here, but why did the court suddenly mobilize troops again?"

An aide said: "This time, it is thanks to Jiang Ji, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue."

Han Jiwu said: "Sir, please teach me."

The staff member said: "Don't take this advice seriously. Jiang Ji originally went to Yanliang Pass to negotiate peace. Emperor Yongning was seriously ill in the capital. The elder Jiang Yuanqing also fell ill after he prepared a coffin and submitted a letter. It is said that Jiang Ji rushed back to Sheng from Yanliang Pass without stopping. In Beijing, I only saw Mr. Ge for the last time. On that day, Jiang Ji went to the palace and knelt down to Emperor Yongning to send troops to Xuanpinghou. "

"That's because Mr. Jiang Ge gave the task to Jiang Ji before he died."

The staff member touched his beard and said, "It is unknown what Mr. Ge discussed with him before he died."

Chang Heng thought for a moment, "But hasn't the imperial court been crying about being poor and having no money?"

The staff said: "The family has been standing for hundreds of years with the Great Zhou Dynasty, and the wealth accumulated cannot be underestimated. Jiang Ji requested that the wealth accumulated by the Jiang family for several generations be used as military expenses for the South Camp."

Someone in the room gasped. He didn't expect that the aristocratic family was so rich.

The staff member added: "Jiang Ji can be considered a figure. Someone in the Jiang family is dissatisfied with this. It is said that he was the master of the third room. That man died suddenly at home that night. Everyone knows who did it, but there is no evidence to accuse Jiang Ji." There is nothing you can do, this is just killing the chicken to scare the monkey, and no one will dare to object again. "

Chang Heng nodded, "Ruthless man."