"You don't accept me?" Ling'er said this in a joking tone, but the next second, her expression was replaced by disdain, "So what? I have a clear conscience, I am worthy of heaven and earth, worthy of the Queen, and even more worthy of the people of Feng Country, and worthy of my own conscience. Whether you accept me or not is none of my business."
After she finished speaking, the corners of her mouth turned up, revealing a relaxed smile. But what greeted her was an earth-shattering shout.
"We can fight one against two! We can! We can! The Marshal is mighty! The Marshal is mighty! The Marshal is mighty..."
The voice resounded through the sky, and it was majestic. Looking at the female soldiers of Fengguo who looked like men, Ling'er felt the atmosphere of the army for the first time.
Yes, this is exactly the effect she wanted.
Nangong Tianlan, right? A veteran of hundreds of battles, right? Haha... Don't worry, soon, she will let him know what failure means.
The news that Feng Jun lured the enemy deep into their territory, ambushed the enemy camp, and caused the Tianqi army to flee in a panic soon reached Feng Xian'er's ears.
“Hahahaha…” Feng Xian’er laughed heartily on the dragon throne, “Nangong Tianlan, ah Nangong Tianlan, you never thought that you would have this day. Being defeated by a female marshal who has never been on the battlefield, this must be an indelible shame in your life, hahahaha…”
"This is all thanks to the wisdom of Her Majesty the Queen. Now, those old ministers in the court should be able to have some peace for a few days." The female official serving on the side said with a smile on her face.
Ever since Shangguan Yunxiao took command, the Queen's ears have been restless. Those old guys are really annoying.
"Haha, I knew this would be the result. My Yun'er will definitely not disappoint me. Those old guys can do whatever they want. As long as Yun'er can win, I don't care about anything else."
"Yes, Your Highness is both wise and brave, and she really has the demeanor of the young Queen." The female official was just trying to flatter her, but she didn't notice the dark look in Feng Xian'er's eyes when she heard this. But in just a moment, Feng Xian'er hid this inappropriate emotion.
"We have won a great victory here, but I don't know how things are going over there." She said this without any context, and the female official didn't understand what she meant. But she would never ask anything that she shouldn't ask, which was also the rule of survival in this palace. She was not stupid enough to be fearless just because she was a personal female official who had served the empress for more than ten years.
But at this moment, some are happy and some are worried.
In the central army tent, Nangong Tianlan sat expressionlessly. Although he did not show his unhappiness on his face, the whole army knew it. This defeat was simply a shame for their emperor.
The fire burned until the early morning. After counting, almost all the food and grass were burned, and even the tents and clothes they brought with them were mostly burned. Moreover, the fire was very strange and difficult to extinguish. Many soldiers who had just returned to put out the fire were burned by the fire. The battle last night was a heavy loss.
Although Nangong Tianlan was not angry and did not punish anyone, the atmosphere in the army was still very depressing. Even if the emperor did not say it, they knew very well that the emperor must be very angry at the moment.
They were able to escape, but others might not be so lucky. After all, Nangong Tianlan still had to vent his anger.
"Your Majesty, I have something to report." General Li Feng's voice was heard outside the tent.
"Come in." Nangong Tianlan said with a serious expression. As soon as he finished speaking, Li Feng hurried in.
"Your Majesty, long live the emperor!"
"What's the matter? Tell me." Nangong Tianlan seemed calm, but the clenched fists under his wide sleeves silently told of his anger.
Damn Shangguan Yunxiao!
"Your Majesty, I have counted the losses yesterday. Five thousand soldiers were killed or wounded. All of them were partially burned and not in danger of life. However, I am afraid that they will not be able to go to the battlefield in the short term." Before the two armies confronted each other, being unable to go to the battlefield in the short term was more terrible than death. Because they were short of food and grass now. Keeping these people who were temporarily unable to fight would be a burden.
"I think it's better to send them back. First, it can temporarily postpone the problem of food and grass. Second, they can get better treatment when they return to Tianqi." It is said that food and grass must be prepared before troops move. Now they are short of food and grass, and they will definitely not be able to fight the enemy head-on in the next few days. So there is time to send these wounded soldiers back. This is the best way at present.
"Send it back?" It was indeed the best way, but he was afraid that Shangguan Yunxiao had some other tricks up his sleeve.
No, the reason why the plan last night was successful was because I was careless. No matter how powerful she is, she is just a young girl who has just started out. If we fight with real swords and guns, she will definitely not be my opponent.
In Nangong Tianlan's subconscious, he was still unwilling to admit that Shangguan Yunxiao's calculations were superior to his. Even though he lost last night, he was only willing to believe that it was a mistake, a blind cat catching a dead mouse.
Thinking of this, Nangong Tianlan's hesitation disappeared in an instant, "In this case, you can arrange this matter and escort them back."
"I obey your command." Li Feng saluted and turned to leave the tent. However, he had just taken two steps when Nangong Tianlan's voice came again, "Wait a moment."
"Send someone to keep a close eye on those people coming from Feng Country. If they make any unusual movements, kill them without mercy!" The Feng Country people he was referring to were the traitors who escaped during Ling'er's march. Cowards like this are the least trustworthy. If they can rebel once, then they are likely to rebel a second or third time.
Their character was revealed when they first rebelled.
"I obey your orders, Your Majesty, please rest assured."
The escort of the wounded soldiers went as smoothly as Nangong Tianlan expected. Without any obstacles, the wounded soldiers were successfully sent back to Tianqi. At the same time, the general guarding Tianqi also received the news and escorted a new batch of food and grass to Nangong Tianlan's station.
In the case of insufficient food and grass, Nangong Tianlan reluctantly hung up a sign of no war and closed the city gates tightly, not letting any strangers in.
After all, he had been careless once, and he would not allow it to happen a second time.
After the speech on the playground, the morale of the army was completely restored. Now, no one in the army was dissatisfied with the new marshal. His reputation also changed from black to white in an instant.
"Our marshal is a truly formidable figure."
"Yes, yes. They have been setting up their battle formation since they started marching."
"It's still a maze."
"Hahaha, that's right. I guess Nangong Tianlan still hasn't figured out how he lost."
"Ha ha ha ha… "
Feng Ling, who loves to listen to gossip, naturally went to talk to Ling'er again after hearing this.
"Master, you don't know how much they admire you now. I told you, how could my master be a marshal who doesn't do his job properly?" Feng Ling said proudly, as if the person they were praising was him instead of Ling'er. If he had a tail, it would probably be up in the air by now.
But he seemed to have forgotten who had complained not long ago.
"Master, if we don't have to fight these few days, can we go out and play?" He was almost bored to death staying in Yunhai City all day. Now that he finally got out, he was curious about everything.
"By the way, master, I haven't seen Hong Yan in these days. Where did he go?" He walked to the table, picked up a banana, and said while eating.
"He was sent to carry out a mission." Speaking of this mission, a hint of cunning flashed in Ling'er's crystal eyes.
"What, on a mission? Then why didn't you let me go too? There's no war these days anyway." Feng Ling curled his lips regretfully when he heard that Hong Yan was sent out to carry out a mission.
However, Ling'er's next words gave him another boost.
"Who told you there won't be a war these days?"
"Are we going to have a war? Are we going to have a war?" Feng Ling has a childish temper. When he heard about a war, his eyes widened and he looked very expectant and excited.
Looking at him like this, Ling'er's mouth twitched unconsciously.
I don’t know whether it is fortunate or unfortunate that Yunhai City has such a general.
Damn, I look forward to war every day!
"That's not right. Didn't that ugly man hang up a waiver of war sign? How can they still fight?" There are rules on this battlefield. As long as one side hangs up a waiver of war sign, the other side cannot attack within three days.
It hasn't even been two days yet, could it be that the master wants to break the rules and attack by force
"Master, do you want to attack by force? It's not impossible. As long as we kill all their people and leave no one alive, outsiders will naturally not know about the exemption from war. And...ah!"
Before Feng Ling could finish his words, Ling'er slapped him hard in the face.
"And you, you have a really good brain. Kill them all? Do you think they are ants or mice? In your eyes, am I a demon who kills without blinking an eye?" Ling'er was completely intoxicated by Feng Ling's brain. I really didn't know what to say to him.
As soon as he saw the situation, Feng Ling knew that he was wrong again. He touched his head with a wronged look on his face, and got beaten again...
At this moment, General Mu suddenly came to report that there was an unusual commotion among the enemy troops.
Ling'er just smiled at the news and didn't give much explanation. She just asked her to retreat and reorganize the troops.
"General, several more soldiers have collapsed. Their conditions are almost the same. They are weak and pale. I have asked the military doctor to come over."
"What did the military doctor say?" Looking at the reports that came one after another, Li Feng was feeling uneasy.
Since noon today, we have received reports from soldiers one after another saying that soldiers have fallen ill, and all of them have the same symptoms. So far, nearly a thousand people have been infected.
"The military doctor said it looked like a plague."
"What! Plague!" (To be continued)