eurekapd Chapter 526: Knowing the enemy
Chapter 526: Knowing the enemy
The Seventh Prince felt that his brain was stuck. Instead of staying at the border, he had to come to Wanbao Town to suffer. He wanted to just walk away, but Lin Xiaoyue looked at him intently with a meaningful smile on her lips.
"Take me with you. I promise not to cause you any trouble. Really, maybe with my participation, I can be of great help."
It’s true that Lin Xiaoyue hadn’t originally thought of this. The idea of going to the border was really a sudden idea that came to her mind.
Of course, she dared to put forward ideas that were considered out of line in the eyes of others, so she could naturally ensure her own safety.
Besides, that bastard Pingyang Hou has been causing trouble for her again and again. She doesn't believe that he didn't have the Third Prince's instructions.
Therefore, this trip to the border, on the one hand, is to contribute to the Dayuan Dynasty where he was reborn, and secondly... hehe, since the Third Prince does not want to stay in the imperial city and has to go to the border to show his presence, then don't blame her for making him uncomfortable.
The Seventh Prince was silent for a moment, realizing that he really could not persuade this girl. He thought that instead of letting the girl slip away to the border by herself, it would be better for her to stay with him, which would provide an extra layer of security.
Thinking of this, he calmed down and talked about the current situation with Lin Xiaoyue.
Lin Xiaoyue also listened patiently. The information she got was limited to what Captain Wu told her when he came here last time. Compared with the first-hand information source, it was not only delayed, but also might have variables.
If you know the enemy, you can fight a hundred battles without danger.
From the Seventh Uncle's narration, she learned that the border was now in chaos. Although it had not directly affected the rear area where she was, since the alliance between the Jin Kingdom and Tiansheng, they had provoked conflicts many times at the border passes, and several large and small sneak attacks had also occurred.
Moreover, the natural disasters and man-made disasters last year were more serious in the two countries than in the Dayuan Dynasty.
The Jin Kingdom had no harvest this year and had nothing to eat or drink. The spies they sent over reported that the people of the Jin Kingdom had lost water after the locust plague and sandstorms, and the land was severely cracked. Many victims could not even dig up grass roots, and they had to eat Guanyin soil and peel tree bark by robbing desperately. The court over there could not suppress them, nor could it afford relief, so they decided to plunder Dayuan;
Tiansheng was because their old emperor was so angry with the useless princes that he didn't have time to appoint a crown prince. In order to seize the throne, the princes were so crazy that they beat their brains into dogs. In the end, their second prince killed all his brothers and forcibly ascended the throne. The first thing he did after taking office was to unite with the restless Jin Kingdom.
Next, the two countries will definitely raise troops to divide the source of the earth. This is inevitable.
If we were to rely on the country's previous strength, perhaps Dayuan could have fought to the end even if attacked by the two countries. But with war everywhere, Dayuan would have been severely damaged and it would have taken many years to recover.
But now it is different. They have gunpowder weapons, a powerful killer. Even if the two countries put all their national strength into starting a war, Dayuan is not an existence that they can invade and divide together. At that time, it is still unclear who will be the winner.
However, if the news of the traitorous general was passed out, it would cause more trouble. Moreover, the other party already knew about the gunpowder incident, and it was only a matter of time before they traced the matter to Lin Xiaoyue. The Seventh Prince's visit was also intended to remind Lin Xiaoyue to pay attention to safety.
Lin Xiaoyue thought about what the Seventh Uncle said and easily realized that the current situation was indeed not in her favor.
In a disaster, the most suffering people are the civilians. Being forced into a desperate situation, invading neighboring countries is undoubtedly the most worry-free and convenient way. When the two countries form an alliance, they will naturally point the spearhead at Dayuan. This war is inevitable, and it is just a matter of when to start the war.
According to the Seventh Uncle, since the enemy was able to steal the explosives shipped out of the imperial city and also caused trouble at the military settlement outside Wanbao Town, it was only a matter of time before the enemy set their sights on him.
But she was not worried about the situation in Xianyu Villa. After all, not only was the villa decorated by her like an iron barrel, but there were also hundreds of guards. Even if the other party wanted to launch a strong attack on her, they would have to consider whether their teeth were strong enough to bite off this hard bone of hers.
On the contrary, Linjiazhuang only has some organs but is greatly lacking in manpower, which is really a worrying existence.
The Seventh Prince looked at Lin Xiaoyue and saw that she was frowning. She must be thinking about her exposed weakness. He did not argue with her. After the cooks on the farm brought the cooked meals to the table, he waved his hand and the guards who followed him went to eat. He did not wait for Lin Xiaoyue to figure out the connection. He picked up his chopsticks and filled his stomach first.
I’m old and can’t stand being hungry.
After a while, when Lin Xiaoyue came back to her senses, the Seventh Uncle had almost buried his face in the bowl. Seeing this extremely noble person in the royal family eating so voraciously, Lin Xiaoyue couldn't help but twitch her lips and threw out her ideas to discuss with the Seventh Uncle.
After getting the other party's affirmation, Lin Xiaoyue hurriedly ate her meal, and then gathered people to arrange everything.
Although the Seventh Prince Uncle came here to take a breath of fresh air in his busy schedule, he could not stay in the Salted Fish Villa for long. At most he could rest for one night. The next morning he would lead the Black Armor Guards to the front line again.
Although there are three trusted generals over there, after all, the Crown Prince and the Third Prince are two big Buddhas, and the three trusted generals are just ministers.
In front of the two big Buddhas, he would be constrained in handling matters big and small, so his old bones still have to worry about it. Oh, his retirement life.
Really, if he hadn't taken into consideration the etiquette of a country, he would have sent people with gunpowder weapons to blow up the country before the Jin Kingdom and Tiansheng launched a joint attack. He had to defeat those restless grandsons and beat them until they were scared and dared not to raise troops to cause chaos again.
It's a good time to live in peace, but people always have to create troubles and make people's lives miserable.
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On this day, everyone in Xianyu Villa was in action, even the black armored guards brought by the Seventh Uncle were not idle. Under the unified deployment of the princess, they worked enthusiastically with the retired soldiers of the villa. The sounds of clang, clang, clang, clang were continuous, axes, shovels and spades were all used, and everyone was busy without stopping.
Lin Xiaoyue did not go to make up for her sleep. When she saw that everyone was moving, she rode the mule to Linjia Village for another round. She only stayed at the village for a quarter of an hour before riding the mule back to Xianyu Villa.
It should be said that fortunately the manor is comparable to a park. Otherwise, the noise they made in the manor would definitely be complained by the neighbors.
Of course, Lin Xiaoyue's efforts would not be completed in a short time. So, after Xiaocao woke up, she asked people to find the team leaders and Ergou who were busy outside, and then she closed the door and held a brief meeting with the core members.