C130

The Commander's Camp of Great Swallow

As soon as Li Qingying arrived at the border, he directly led her troops into the city. Fortunately, they did not encounter any ambushes along the way, but because the Profound Ridge Pass was already surrounded by the Turkic soldiers and there was no food supply, the city was just some old and weak soldiers.

When Li Qingying brought three hundred thousand men into the city, it was no doubt to inject fresh blood into the lifeless Xuan Ling. The Mystic Ridge Pass was too well-guarded, and when a fifty-odd official saw Li Qingying bringing three hundred thousand men to the city, he immediately knelt down in excitement and said, "This old official almost lost the Mystic Ridge Pass."

At this time, it was naturally not the right time to punish them. However, Li Qingying did not lead any troops, so he asked her subordinates to clean up the mess first before coming to the main camp to discuss on how to deal with them.

The Mysterious Mountain Pass wasn't the first line of defense of Great Yan Nation, it was just that the Snowy Martial Mountain Pass had already been breached by the Turkic. And at this time, the Mysterious Mountain Pass had yet to be breached, it wasn't because of the ability of the Great Yan Nation, nor was it because they were already exhausted.

However, if the Turkic army chose to attack forcefully, then there was still a way out. However, the battle strategy of self-destructing at the cost of eight thousand and killing ten thousand enemies was impossible to continue. After all, this was the Great Yan Nation; the army of the Turkic army simply could not obtain the endless supply of food and fodder.

Originally, it was not a difficult battle, after all, now that the two armies were on par with each other, it was just that the leader of the Turkic army was the war god named Brother Shen Ting, a battle king that was thirty years old, and the leader of the Great Yan Nation was the eighth prince Li Qing Ying, who had never been on the battlefield before.

The first time the city gates met, Great Yan Nation's soldiers lost a large general, ruthlessly injuring the soldiers' spirit. However, Li Qingying did not become crestfallen. Instead, he discussed with the Military Advisor about how to meet the enemy head on.

The next day, Li Qing Ying ordered that no matter what the enemy said, they were not allowed to go out and fight.

The food supply was less than ten days. Although Li Qingying had brought some food supplies along with his, to speed up the pace of the march, his army had naturally gone up lightly. Moreover, the three hundred thousand soldiers were a large number, but the rations of so many people was a big problem.

Right now, the two armies were in a deadlock. They could only wait to see who would die from energy consumption.

Five days later, Li Qingying's soldiers began to suffer from dysentery. Even the military doctors were unable to find out the cause of the dysentery.

Two days later, Li Qing Ying felt that things were not that simple. Unfortunately, he still could not find a way to deal with it, so he could only seek help from the imperial government.

It was a pity that he was injured by his personal guards the moment this news was released. This time, he had no choice but to suspect that his own military camp was full of traitors. Plus, it might not even be one of their people.

The commander's injury must have been something that disturbed the morale of the troops. The bodyguards by Li Qingying's side captured the traitor, but unfortunately, Li Qingying was already severely injured.

Even if they suppressed this news, their morale would still be greatly shaken. After successive defeats, the morale of the soldiers of Great Yan Nation would still plummet.

As for Shangguan Qian, she sighed lightly. She did not have much intentions towards Li Qingying, she had already known that if he led the army now, something would definitely happen. However, he had not expected that it would be like this, there was actually a traitor within the army.

There was no need to guess; he already knew that this was Li Fengyi's doing. Although Li Qingying did not have any enmity with him, or even obstruct him, the army of three hundred thousand was a thorn in his heart. And the authority of this army of three hundred thousand was in the hands of the Crown Prince.

The loss of military authority also meant the loss of the crown prince's strength. This way, he would have an additional bargaining chip in the battle for the throne.

The royal family really did not care about brotherhood and fatherhood.

However, no matter what they did, it had nothing to do with her. However, at this moment, she couldn't just sit there and watch as Li Fengyi slowly approached the throne. No one sitting on the throne of Great Yan Nation had anything to do with her, but Li Fengyi couldn't.

He found Yisan and told her that he was going to the palace to take care of the queen, asking her if she wanted to go with him.

The empress was ill, so Xue Xuan would definitely appear frequently. If he and Isao were to enter the palace together, they could at least see each other a few times. It wasn't that she didn't understand the friendship between Isao and Xue Xuan, it was that she couldn't help him in any way.

Yi Shan thought for a moment and agreed. So when the empress's eunuch came to pick them up, the two of them went straight to the palace. They left in a hurry and didn't greet Li Fengyi.

And at this time, Li Fengyi was still immersed in the joy of Li Qingying's injury, so he didn't care too much about it. And at this time, Li Fengyi was still immersed in the joy of Li Qingying's injury, so he didn't care too much about it.

"What do you think about the war between Turkic and Great Yan?"

It was just the two of them in the horse carriage, and naturally, Yi Shan did not need to turn into Shangguan Qian's maidservant to ask.

Shangguan Qian, who had been in his thoughts, opened his eyes lightly. "It doesn't matter who wins or loses, it has nothing to do with me."

That was true. She was just a princess of the Great Lei Country, and now, she hadn't even married Li Fengyi. Even if she were to attack the Great Yan Nation, she wouldn't do anything to him.

"You're quite open-minded."

Yi Shan only said a few weird words to her and didn't continue asking.

On the other hand, Shangguan Qian continued, "All wars are just the selfish products of the ones in power, but they have caused suffering to all the people in this world. The people, regardless of the country, are all innocent."

This caused Yi Shan to reveal an expression of admiration, then she said, "You can see through it, but unfortunately, it's only a female body."

In her previous life, she was tricked by Li Fengyi to the point that even she hated her own daughter when the country of Da Lei was destroyed. And now, this girl wasn't completely bound; at least she could do something to make things easier for her.

"Aren't there no other choices?" Shangguan Qian didn't want to continue with this question, so he said passively, "Then, as a princess of a Turkic country, what do you think about this fight?"

"As you said, the one suffering is the people of both countries, but unfortunately, I was sent away by royal father when I was two years old, moreover, I have long repaid this debt, I do not feel the slightest bit guilty, not to mention that … It's true that we picked it apart during the war. "

If that was true, Shangguan Qian also heaved a sigh of relief inwardly. At the very least, if Yishan had done something so reckless in the palace, he would have been implicated as well. Besides, she still had matters to attend to, so he would not be able to leave safely.

Arriving at the empress's quarters, Shangguan Qian actually had the feeling of having been separated from his by a lifetime, looking at the person leaning against the bed. The ashen-faced woman could not help but sigh inwardly. The incident with Li Qingying had probably dealt the empress quite a blow.

It seemed like this time, Li Fengyi truly reaped quite a harvest. One shot three times, and he still underestimated him.

The empress was also one of Li Yichen's helpers. If the empress were to fall, then even if the Crown Prince Li Yichen righteously ascended to the throne, he would still be lacking a bit of support.

"Is the Queen Mother better?"

Shangguan Qian took the medicine bowl from the palace maid's hands, slowly stirring it, softly comforting her, "Empress, be careful of yourself. "Oh, the eighth prince has his own talent, of course he would be fine."

Such comforting words were actually useless, but the empress cooperatively drank the spoon that Shangguan Qian had given her.

As the large bowl of medicine was given out, Shangguan Qian also heaved a sigh of relief. If he did not eat anything, it would be even more difficult to recover from his illness.

"Imperial Mother, Little Qian should not have said anything. Right now in this palace, the Emperor is bedridden. If Imperial Mother were to have any troubles, wouldn't it be letting some people off the hook?"

As she spoke, she placed the medicine bowl down and took out her handkerchief, carefully wiping away the medicine stains on the corner of the empress's mouth.

"Besides, what about the Queen Mother and the Crown Prince? Everyone knows that the Crown Prince and the eighth prince were very close, and now that the eighth prince had encountered such a situation and the emperor has not woken up yet, the crown prince must have put in a lot of effort, if combined with you … This is how the crown prince can manage to come here! "

Seeing that the palace maid had brought the porridge and side dishes, she took them again, but did not immediately send them into the empress's mouth.

She really didn't have the time to persuade others, but she had lived past two lifetimes, so she was able to see through everyone's intentions. It would be better to tell her that the Crown Prince was very busy right now, and told her not to cause any more trouble.

After all, they were women of the palace, so they could see through all the details. There was no need for her to say anything more.

She only raised her head to look at Shangguan Qian'er, and after a while she swallowed the porridge with her mouth wide open, but did not say a word. However, that was enough, the Queen understood that if she had a strong desire to survive, the efficacy of the porridge would be greater than half the effort.

"Qian'Er, thank you."

After the bowl of porridge was done, the empress looked at her and spoke her first words of the day.

Besides being startled for a moment, Shangguan Qian'er smiled as he said, "Where did the Empress say those words? The Empress also loves Qian'Er, and it is natural for Qian'Er to do so."

Then he tucked the corners of the empress in before asking, "Does Imperial Mother want to rest for a while?"

"No need, I've already been lying down for the entire day. Little Qian, you can also accompany me for a chat."

Shangguan Qian'er nodded in agreement, before asking with concern: "Is there anything that the Queen Mother wants Qian'er to do?"

She did not believe that the empress had come to find her just to accompany her in a chat. What kind of status did she have, and what right did she have to attend to her ailments? Furthermore, all the women in the palace had iron bones and copper bodies, so no matter how big the situation was, they would not fall, much less the empress, who had never seen anything like this before.

She was worried that Li Qingying was not lying, but she was worried about the extent of his worry, and whether she could discard the position of Empress as Li Fengyi, then he would not know. After all, the Crown Prince was the key, and right now, she would absolutely not cause trouble for him.

The empress had suspected Li Fengyi as well, but there was no evidence. Besides, this was tantamount to betraying the country. Even the empress would not believe this.

"I've come to find you …" The empress's pale face was now filled with sincerity, but it was a pity that Shangguan Qian kept his head down, pretending not to see anything.