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Chapter 68 The Empress
At the Great Perimeter Pass, the flames of war permeated the city walls that stretched for several miles.

There are tragic scenes left over from the war everywhere. Ordinary people will be paralyzed by the hellish scene in front of them just by looking at it. If they are timid, they may be able to faint from fear.

There are wailing and screaming people everywhere, and there are also soldiers with indifferent expressions walking in the middle of the open space, constantly carrying away the surviving soldiers.

Zhou Wumin led a few generals to patrol the sick and wounded camp, and every time he went to a tent, the wailing sounds pierced his heart like needles.

On the second day of the war with Gudi, Dazhou lost nearly a thousand people and seriously injured more than a hundred people. Many buildings in the city were also destroyed by stone throwing. Fortunately, all the civilians were sent away.

"Jiamu, are the medicinal herbs and military doctors enough?"

"There are enough medicinal herbs, but the military doctors are still a little short..."

"Understood, transfer some veterans from the North City. They have fought many battles and know how to treat some injuries."

"promise."

The general led the way, and Zhou Wumin's heart became heavier the more he walked forward. Although the old saying goes that kindness does not lead soldiers, but facing the brothers who used to live together, this kind of feeling can be offset by one sentence.

Back at the Marshal's Mansion, an envoy had been waiting in the front hall for a long time. When he saw Zhou Wumin coming back, he hurriedly took a sip of the hot tea in the cup, then immediately put down the teacup and greeted him?

"Meet the handsome man!"

"Get up, I didn't expect it to be you, Fuji!"

When Zhou Wumin saw the person coming, a smile appeared on his face immediately, then he raised his halberd, took his hand and entered the inner hall together.

"Unexpectedly, I haven't seen you for three years. You have grown up so much. How about your father coming in?"

"Thank you uncle for your concern. My father is very good. I mentioned uncle some time ago, and talked about how the two of you galloped on the battlefield back then..."

"Haha. It's been almost 20 years, and your father still remembers it."

Zhou Wumin replied with a smile, Fuji patted himself on the head when he saw this, and took out an object from his bosom.

"Uncle, Fuji came here this time because His Majesty entrusted me with something to deliver this letter to uncle."

Fuji said with a solemn face, and then handed the letter in his hand to Zhou Wumin.

Zhou Wumin felt a little serious in his heart. Although he didn't open the letter, he had already guessed some of its contents.

Opening the letter and seeing the words on the header, his heart gradually calmed down.

"Brother Wu Min..."

There were only a few hundred words on the paper, but the content made Zhou Wumin terrified after reading it, and beads of sweat appeared on his forehead.

The queen considered some of his suggestions, and then sent elite court scouts to the four continents in the northern border of Great Xia to investigate. Although the three barbarians hadn't shown any signs of going south, they were already preparing for action.

And news came from the territory of Daxia that Daxia had already deployed 40 soldiers in the second pass city. At the same time, Daxia also mobilized [-] of the most elite heavy cavalry, the Huben Army, to the front line, and planned to fight the three barbarians head-on.

However, judging from the news from the frontline scouts, both Dazai and the Empress discovered something unusual.

Although the three barbarians stationed troops in Yezhou City, their logistical movement did not move to the four continents in the north of Great Xia, but slowly moved towards the border of the four continents.

Although it is not possible to determine the true intentions of the three barbarians based on this point alone, Zhou Wumin has already guessed seven or eight points in his mind based on the Gudi people's offensive against Beicheng in the past two days.

Therefore, after reading the letter, he was startled, and then he ignored other things, and immediately ordered the first army that was originally planned to be placed on the border to set off immediately. At the same time, he must arrive at the border within two days and be ready to deal with the surprise attack.

After sending the army away quickly, Zhou Wumin didn't relax, but recalled all the abnormalities of the Gudi people in the past few days, and then he really found some doubts.

Not caring about other things, he hastily wrote a top-secret letter and delivered it to Fuji, asking him to send him back to the capital immediately to present himself to the Empress, while making decisions and responding in advance.

Everything is like the calm before the storm, this night is destined to be restless.

Zhou Wumin stood above the city, staring at the endless tents in the sky, with no emotion on his expression.

Although the rest of the generals were a little confused, they also clearly felt that their coach's demeanor was wrong.

As the sky gradually darkened, the Gudi people also packed up the corpses of their companions, and then returned to the camp on horseback.

In the dark night, the firelight of an arrowhead is very eye-catching. Looking out from the crenels of the North City, you can still see bursts of black smoke on the firelight.

An unpleasant burning smell wafted in the wind, and all the Da Zhou soldiers involuntarily covered their mouths and noses.

This pungent smell lasted for an hour, and the little fires in the distance began to dim.

The night gradually deepened, and it became a rare leisure time for the soldiers of the Great Zhou Dynasty. After a simple meal, everyone returned to the camp, holding their weapons and sleeping with their clothes on.

But not many soldiers can safely enter the deep sleep state. Even if they are in a latent sleep, they hold the weapon tightly with their five fingers, and then their bodies are also in a tense state. Any slight disturbance can wake them up.

Even in their sleep, the swords and swords and bloody scenes they experienced on the battlefield during the day still clearly emerged, and they woke up suddenly at a certain moment, their spirits were undergoing tremendous torture.

It is not an exaggeration to describe it as jittery.

Outside each camp, there are often a large group of sleepless sergeants looking at each other, and then occasionally talk about their hometown and so on, in order to get some comfort.

The long night was so difficult to endure.

And for those recruits who have been in the army for less than a year, everything they have experienced here is like a nightmare.

The night is like water, flowing slowly, like a snail crawling slowly.

Under the light of the lamp, Zhou Wumin did not fall asleep. Instead, he meditated alone, holding a brush in his hand and adding drawings on a simple defense map.

And in a corner of the eaves of the Shuai Mansion, Ye Nan, who was lurking here, also concealed his whole body, hiding motionlessly in the dark night, his eyes constantly scanning the lit rooms in the backyard of the Shuai Mansion.

"Why not?"

Ye Nan muttered in his heart, but also full of doubts.

It has been two hours since he hid in the Shuai's mansion. Although the Shuai's mansion is very big, the place where the wife lives is not that big.From dark to now, he almost searched all the rooms here by himself.

Even so, he still did not find any trace of Princess Wuyi.

"Could it be that I made a mistake? But is there a second Prince Wumin in Dazhou?"

Ye Nan shook his head, and then recalled every place he had looked for, but there was none.

At this moment, he is squatting quietly on top of the study that belongs to Zhou Wumin's forbidden area.

In the entire Shuai mansion alone, Ye Nan met several masters who were watching the night, and near him, there was a grand master exuding an iron-blooded mood patrolling.

Even so, Ye Nan was not guilty, he even had the urge to jump down to face Zhou Wumin and ask where his daughter Princess Wuyi was.

…………

Although it was late at night in the Great Zhou Palace, the sergeants here still looked solemn and meticulous.

Every few moments, a team of ten people patrols from here.

Between the corridors of the palace, there are hurried figures of eunuchs and eunuchs.

Although the empress was in power during the Great Zhou Dynasty, there were also many old concubines left behind in the palace, and there were also some princes who were too young to leave the palace, and other unmarried princesses.

Weiyang Palace, the residence of the Great Zhou Empress.

At this moment, the lights here are brightly lit. Outside the hall, eunuch Gong'e came with various suppers, and then came in with a strong fire.

There are constantly busy figures coming and going in and out of Weiyang Palace, making it extremely lively.

In the palace, seven or eight ministers of different ages were sitting in the side hall, and at the very front, a magnificent female emperor in a red imperial robe was thinking about something.

"This is the memorial compiled by the cabinet today, please read it, Your Majesty..."

"Um……"

"Your Majesty, this is the battle report sent by the border today, please check it..."

"Um……"

After receiving the two memorials, Empress Da Zhou sat on the dragon chair, and then Yuzhi opened the first memorial, looking at it, her brows frowned.

"Dazai, is the harvest of Nanguan Sizhou this year only [-]% of last year's?"

"Yes, Your Majesty, the old minister went to the four continents of Nanguan to see it on the spot. Thirty percent of the grain is already the limit..."

Below, Dazai, who was sitting at the head seat, stepped out of his seat, and then responded respectfully.

The queen listened with a calm expression, she didn't know what she was thinking, the palace fell silent for a while, and the rest of the people did not bother the queen to meditate.

"Border..."

The queen opened the second memorial, which was the battle report sent back from the border by Zhou Wumin, king of the Great Zhou County.

She also read the urgently sent letter, and naturally understood her brother's worries.

If this happens, perhaps only her personal conquest can stabilize the situation.

At that moment, the whole people may have been at war, but as the emperor of all the people of the Great Zhou, how could she sit in the palace.

Besides, she, Zhou Wuyi, is not a weak woman who can only sit on a dragon chair and watch memorials!
"I didn't expect the situation to be so serious."

Putting down the second memorial, although the Queen's tone was a bit dignified, it was not that Da Zhou couldn't cope with such a situation, it was just a little difficult.

"How about the military supplies? Can they be supplied?"

"It's all right now, but after one month, I'm afraid it will be unsustainable..."

On the seat below, a minister got up, saluted and then responded to the queen.

"How much money is left in the treasury?"

"Return to Your Majesty, less than 3000 million taels."

"3000 million..."

The empress thought about it, and then lightly tapped her jade finger on the dragon table.

From the current point of view, the situation facing Dazhou is indeed severe and abnormal. Even if it can support the consumption of the war, it must be over within two months, otherwise it may be too late.

(End of this chapter)