In the years of famine, I was well versed in history and pampered the Northern Army

Chapter 184 Thin Hair

These days, although the Zhenbei Army often visited Lu Yan after he woke up, they didn't say much after all. Lu Yan was either focused on government affairs or entangled with Xu Qingyin. Even if they missed His Royal Highness Prince Jing, they had no chance to meet.

Now that Lu Yan finally had a reason to go find him in person, General Li was naturally delighted:

"Your Highness, you finally came to see me. You have no idea how hard I tried and how much I missed you during the time you fainted!"

Lu Yan smiled faintly:

"We're all soldiers, stop doing this useless stuff, talk nicely, don't be so annoying."

General Xiao Li was usually a dark-skinned, strong man who only knew how to lead troops in battle. He would never act like a spoiled child, but when he saw His Royal Highness Prince Jing, he was really happy:

"I just miss you, Your Highness Prince Jing, so much. You don't know it on weekdays, but the old witch Queen Mother has an ugly face and uses all kinds of threats and inducements to try to recruit me. Unfortunately, my heart is only on our Prince Jing. Although they all say that you can't wake up, I don't believe in evil. As long as you are alive, I will wait for you."

When saying this, General Xiao Li's expression was beaming with joy. After all, no one believed that His Royal Highness Prince Jing would finally wake up, but he waited for it.

It wasn't just because of the joy of winning the bet. What he cared about more was that Lu Yan would really wake up, and there was hope for their entire Zhenbei Army.

After all, all of them were rescued by His Royal Highness Prince Jing himself. Even though he has now become a General Xiao Li and is in charge of the entire Zhenbei Army, he always remembers Prince Jing's kindness.

If other subordinates suddenly became leaders under such circumstances, they might have taken out the official account within a few months and even did not want the original leader to come back. However, this was not the case with their Zhenbei Army. They were a group of flesh-and-blood, loyal young people.

So even if the Empress Dowager promised her something, she would never go along with her.

Lu Yan knew that General Li was usually not good at speaking, and even had a rather dull image. He had said so much today, and it was all for his own benefit. So he patted General Li on the shoulder, with a little bit of heartache on his face.

"Thank you for your hard work over the years."

These words almost made General Li's eyes red. He quickly shook his head and said:

"Alright, alright, let's not talk about this anymore. It sounds like I'm trying to take credit for something. Today, I want to report to His Royal Highness Prince Jing about the latest situation. I wonder if His Royal Highness Prince Jing has heard that the Zhenbei Army has expanded. Our Zhenbei Army is definitely well-equipped, and of course, this is also due to the support of the witch. The regular army now has 5 soldiers, and there are 1 in reserve, for a total of 6 soldiers. And after my training this year, it's already much better than before."

Lu Yan nodded and continued to listen to him.

"So, if anything else happens, Your Highness, please feel free to take the trouble. We don't have to worry about that old witch, the Queen Mother. Even if we, the Zhenmei troops, risk our lives, we will definitely ensure your safety. No matter what you do, we will follow you unconditionally and support you."

Although Lu Yan already knew that they were so loyal, he still felt warm in his heart when General Xiao Li said these words.

He also heard from Xu Qingyin that many times in the court, when the Empress Dowager said those words to humiliate Xu Qingyin, all the ministers did not dare to speak. Only General Li protected Xu Qingyin again and again. That was all for him, and of course also because of the witch's life-saving grace.

Given General Li's previous temper, knowing that Xu Qingyin was a witch, he really wanted to throw this matter to the Empress Dowager's face and humiliate her.

However, he also knew that if these things were exposed, it might not be good for Xu Qingyin, so he endured it again and again, pretending to be like a quail, which made him feel suffocated to death. If Lu Yan had woken up two years later, he might have been so angry that he developed breast cancer.

After General Xiao Li had roughly reported on himself and the Zhenbei Army's situation, Lu Yan nodded, feeling a little relieved.

As expected, General Xiao Li was a very reliable person. He was in charge of the military power during this period. The first thing he did when Lu Yan woke up was to hand the tiger talisman to Lu Yan. All the news he told him during this period was good news.

It was as if he had already been prepared and was ready to obey orders at any time.

"Now that you've told me all the details, I'll tell you about the follow-up plan so you can have a better idea."

General Xiao Li nodded.

In fact, he probably had already guessed what Jin Wendian was going to say. After all, he was not unaware of what was happening in the court. It was very likely that Lu Yan was going to lead the Zhenbei Army to the Western Regions to fight. He just didn't know how many people he planned to take out of the imperial city. After all, if all the Zhenbei Army left the imperial city, they might be sanctioned by people from the Western Regions.

Now they all knew that some of the thousands of envoys in the Western Regions might be elite soldiers from the Western Regions, and they were only in cahoots with the Empress Dowager. But what would happen to them if they burned, killed, looted and committed all kinds of evil in the capital after Lu Yan left?

But he was also worried that if he did not take all the troops with him, then when His Royal Highness Prince Jing went out later, if they underestimated the enemy and the people of the Western Regions did something bad to His Royal Highness Prince Jing, it would be a disaster.

"On this trip to the Western Regions, I intend to bring all the troops of the Northern Zhen Army, and even bring the people of the Southern Xiang, to fight them to the death."

Although this is indeed the most foolproof method, General Xiao Li still feels a little uneasy:

"Although Your Highness's method is the most foolproof one and may even defeat the Western Regions, if we don't have any military power in the capital, what will we do if those Western Regions people take advantage of this opportunity to burn, kill, plunder, and commit all sorts of atrocities in the river?"

He was indeed very worried, and it was possible that if they left, all the people in the capital might become hostages. It was even because there were not even a few of their people in the capital. If he went to the Western Regions to fight, but the capital did not provide him with any food, what should he do?

Lu Yan shook his head:

"You're wrong. Offense is the best defense. If we attack the Western Regions with all our might, even if the envoys in the capital only have a few thousand elite soldiers, they won't be able to sit still."

At this point, General Xiao Li suddenly had an idea. Yes, if they were planning to wipe out their nest, how could Li Ji Suolang still enjoy his life here peacefully?