Lin Wanyue rode Long Ran all the way back to the Marshal's Mansion. When the tension was relieved, the stinging pain in her hand became more and more obvious, making Lin Wanyue sweat profusely in the already cool northern air.
Because of this battle, Li Xian was unable to leave the city, so Lin Wanyue jumped off Longran Baoju and entered the handsome mansion.
Someone had already run to inform Li Xian that Li Xian was sitting in the main hall with two cups of warm tea on the small table waiting for Lin Feixing to return.
Lin Wanyue stepped into the door of the main hall and saw Li Xian sitting there safe and sound, the words in her heart still came out uncontrollably: "Princess, are you alright?"
Li Xian looked at Lin Feixing, whose face was sweating profusely, and stood up to greet her, "I'm fine, but the concubine has fought a hard battle. Hurry up and sit down and drink a cup of tea, it's still warm."
Lin Wanyue and Li Xian both took their seats. Seeing the tea, Lin Wanyue really felt thirsty. The moment she picked up the teacup, the muscles on her face twitched, and the teacup fell to the ground with a "click".
The maid who was guarding the door came in immediately, and Lin Wanyue said with her arms down, "You go down first, and no one will be waited on."
"Yes."
Lin Feixing's pained expression did not hide from Li Xian's eyes. Li Xian watched as the sweat dripped down Lin Feixing's face. At this time, the weather in the north was not the time to sweat.
"Have you hurt your arm again?" Although it was a question, it was the tone of the statement.
Lin Wanyue grinned. Seeing that she couldn't hide it from Li Xian, she simply admitted frankly, "Well, I hurt my arm when I pulled the bow. You can just ask Yushu about the specific process, and I won't go into details. I'll come back to you and have other things to do. Say."
Li Xian let out a sigh and couldn't help recalling three years ago: Lin Feixing stood on the city wall and drew his bow, her stubborn profile was still fresh in her memory. Thinking about the battle just now, this person had a stubborn temper again, right? .
Li Xian sighed with emotion: Such a stubborn person would willingly accept the stakes she had placed.
"If the concubine has anything to say, let's talk about it after drinking water." Li Xian pushed her glass to Lin Feixing.
Thinking again that this man had just injured his arm, he turned his head and saw Lin Feixing's face embarrassed. He raised his arm with difficulty, and the muscles on his face twitched.
Li Xian got up, walked to Lin Feixing's side, stretched out her soft catkin, and held Lin Feixing's hand.
Lin Wanyue only felt that the back of her hand softened, and it felt very comfortable. Looking at Li Xian's hand, she was stunned. Since she said it last time, she hadn't been so "close" with Li Xian for a long time...
"Let me do it."
Lin Wanyue heard Li Xian's voice, raised her head, and blinked at Li Xian, not understanding what Li Xian was going to do.
Li Xian was helpless at Lin Feixing's sluggishness and pursed her lips.
Only then did Lin Wanyue realize the meaning of Li Xian's words. She stared blankly at Li Xian with a deep disbelief in her eyes, and slowly withdrew her hand that held the cup.
Li Xian picked up the water cup and handed it to Lin Feixing's lips. After shouting so many words, she sweated a little, making Lin Feixing's lips dry and pale. Lin Wanyue drank the tea buffalo in the cup "gudonggudong" Sora, I feel that this water is the sweetest water she has ever drank.
Li Xian's sudden tenderness left Lin Wanyue at a loss, her mind went blank, and she could only hear her own heartbeat beating like a drum.
It wasn't until Li Xian sat back in her seat and called out to her several times that she regained her senses.
"Consort?"
"Ah! Princess..."
Li Xian was a little helpless. She didn't understand why Lin Feixing refused to give up on herself, and she didn't understand why she thought of feeding him water.
"What does the concubine have to say?"
"Oh, oh! Princess, I want you to revise your book and report it to your father. There are frequent wars in the north, so it's not appropriate to return to Beijing!"
Li Xian pondered for a moment, then replied, "I'm afraid this won't work. Brother Yong has been inactive for a long time, and it would be inappropriate to delay it any longer. Thanks to the high autumn atmosphere in the north, otherwise... I don't think my father would want Brother Yong to have nowhere to go. , If the concubine is worried, I will bring more people."
"No, you can't go no matter what. If you go alone, I won't worry no matter how many people you bring."
Li Xian didn't answer. Lin Wanyue was already used to this kind of Li Xian, so she calmed down and continued: "Listen to me, the matter is urgent, you will truthfully report the information I said later to the emperor, he will understand! The army attacked, roughly estimated to be at least 100,000, and four catapults appeared in the Xiongnu!"
Li Xian's heart skipped a beat as she looked at Lin Feixing.
Lin Wanyue continued: "I have been in the army for five years, and I have never seen the Huns use a catapult as a siege weapon, and I have read many books. This is the first time the Huns have used a catapult! This catapult is what the Huns have used. People can't make it, and there's no need to make it, and the war within the Huns is not used at all, what does this mean!?"
Lin Wanyue's voice came to an abrupt end, and the two looked at each other and had the same mind: This means that there are spies from other countries in the Huns, who provided them with the technology of catapults!
"The four catapults have been seized, and I have ordered people to pull the catapults into the city. If the princess is interested, you can go and have a look, and see how the Huns' catapults are different from the ones I left in the country. Fortunately, This time, the Xiongnu came in a hurry, only brought four catapults, and did not form a large-scale attack, but who will know next time? I know that Yangguan City may not be safe, but the Xiongnu is so strange, I am afraid that the spies will know yours Whereabouts, it is not good for you on the way. Hasn't the father already ordered Brother Qi to lead reinforcements? When you leave, I can escort you personally, or ask Brother Qi to escort you, in short, you Can't go now!"
After Lin Wanyue finished speaking in one breath, she coughed heavily. Just now, she pulled the bow too hard and pulled it to her chest. She originally thought that the injury would have healed within a few days, but she did not expect that the intense exercise and emotional agitation would bring her along. His chest twitched.
Li Xian glanced at Lin Feixing with a slightly worried look, then nodded and said, "That being the case, I will immediately write a letter to the royal father, and explain the reason, and the matter of the catapult must be made known to the royal father as soon as possible. "
Lin Wanyue finally stopped coughing, her face flushed red, and continued: "Yes, I need the imperial court to send craftsmen to make a fortress crossbow to restrain the catapults, this time only four catapults have already hit me. If you are caught off guard, next time the catapult becomes larger, and if it is combined with the ladder and the siege wood, the battle will be even more difficult!"
"Concubine, don't get too excited, things will always be resolved!" Li Xian poured another cup of tea and handed it to Lin Feixing. This time, Lin Wanyue held the cup with both hands and drank the water.
"The princess can go and see the catapult that was pulled back later."
"Um."
With a "snack", Lin Wanyue slammed heavily on the small case, and said sadly, "I don't understand!"
"What is the concubine thinking?"
"I don't know who is helping the Huns! How can they help the Huns? The Huns and I have a bloody feud! How much food is stolen from us every year? How many people on the border suffer? How many bloody soldiers died here. On a piece of land? The Huns are unfamiliar wolves! I don’t know what conspiracy is behind this, but now the people behind this are the people in the north, and the lives of the soldiers are disregarded. Now they have taught the Huns how to use catapults. Once people taste the sweetness, they will use more siege weapons to deal with Li Guo in the future, and how many sergeants will be sacrificed in the years to come!"
Lin Wanyue became more and more excited as she spoke, her chest churned for a while, and she coughed again.
Li Xian bit her lower lip, her face gloomy, something she had to figure out.
"I don't care, I have to strike first! Before the Huns' catapults are manufactured on a large scale, the Huns will be severely damaged, and it is best to smash their alliance!"
Lin Wanyue thoughtlessly dropped such a sentence, got up, and strode out of the main hall.
Li Xian watched Lin Feixing's back disappear, and after a long silence in her seat, she called out, "Little Ci."
"The servant is here, what is your Highness' order?"
Li Xian's eyes flickered, and she said coldly, "Tell You Qin to see this palace."
"Yes."
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Lin Wanyue walked into the large tent, and all the generals with the rank of general and above were present. There were two rows of stools in the tent, and some people were sitting on them.
"Big guy!"
"Yeah." Lin Wanyue nodded and walked behind the big case to sit down.
Bai Ruida and An Chengbi were seated on the left and right chairs in the first place. Lin Feixing asked the two of them, "Have things been explained clearly?"
"Yes."
"Let's talk about it, all generals, don't hold back and brainstorm, how do you think the next battle will be fought?"
An Chengbi took the lead in saying: "Commander, the last general has been in the army for more than 20 years. I have never seen the Huns use catapults. My subordinates think that the Huns coalition is very strange!"
Bai Ruida replied: "That's right, we have just seen the power of this catapult. Fortunately, there are only four of them. If it forms a scale, the consequences may be unimaginable."
After Bai Ruida finished speaking, the generals in the tent nodded, deeply agreeing.
Lin Feixing leaned back and said, "Father's meaning, the Huns are coming together aggressively, and now that the people in the north have retreated, the father hopes that our army can occupy the land and give priority to defense, wait for the cold winter, and reduce the The necessary damage can be used to defeat the enemy at the right time; but I think that the Huns did not have catapults before, and our army can still rely on the new city to defend for a while. The current situation is urgent, and the longer it is delayed, the more disadvantageous it will be to our army. Now that there are four catapults, it is not difficult to manufacture them in large quantities, which gives the Huns plenty of time. Next time they come again, I am afraid there will not be four, but ten or more! The Huns do not have a fixed city, we want Taking the initiative to attack is like looking for a needle in a haystack, but Yangguan City is here, we can’t just passively get beaten!”
"The last commander thought that what the commander said was true!"
"That's right!"
"Fight to the death! Erlang in the north is not greedy for life and fear of death!"
"The final commander is all dispatched by the commander!"