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When Imperial Envoy Huang entered Youzhou City again, he found that the city had changed drastically and was completely different from when he left the day before.

The pedestrian stalls on the streets have disappeared, and every house has locked its doors. The people coming and going are Youzhou soldiers carrying weapons. The refugee area is just as lively as ever.

However, this bustle was not the bustle of worldly life, but the hustle and bustle of a hasty escape with a sense of despair.

The Youzhou soldiers are organizing the evacuation of the people in the refugee area. The princess has ordered that when the enemy attacks, no civilians must be allowed to fall into danger.

Imperial Envoy Huang hurriedly asked where these people were being sent.

The general said solemnly, "Send them to the refugee camp outside the city. It depends on the situation of the war. If the war lasts for a long time, we can only send them to the south."

Lord Niu, who was in charge of the population transfer, rolled his eyes, rushed over and held Imperial Envoy Huang's hand, and said with tears in his eyes:

"When the imperial envoy returns to Chang'an, he must report the situation in Youzhou to the emperor truthfully. These poor people will have to be sent to Chang'an at that time."

Imperial Envoy Huang asked in a trembling voice: "How many people are there exactly?"

"Don't worry, Youzhou's population is not large. There are only a mere 100,000 people in this refugee area."

"One hundred thousand people! That's all!"

Imperial Envoy Huang was almost about to jump up. This year, there was a flood in Chu, and in order to prevent local refugees from flocking to Chang'an, all official roads were closed.

If you, Youzhou, send 100,000 refugees to Chang'an, wouldn't that be like a swarm of locusts passing through the border?

Now Imperial Envoy Huang is no longer able to think about the reasons for this war. He only hopes that Youzhou City can be defended, and never let these refugees flock to Chang'an!

Then he heard sadly that Mr. Niu added:

"There are 100,000 refugees, and there are more than 300,000 registered citizens in Youzhou. If Youzhou is lost, where will these people flee to?"

"As for our soldiers, rest assured, sir. We will defend until the last moment and will never retreat! Their blood and lives are destined to flow in Youzhou."

Imperial Envoy Huang asked anxiously, "Where is the princess? I want to see her!"

If I continue to listen to your sentimental talk, I will want to run away.

Huang, the Imperial Envoy, has not forgotten the important mission of this trip, which is to bring back Princess Ling and the twins.

When Chen Xingyao and Imperial Envoy Huang arrived at Prince Ling's Mansion, they found the gate closed and there were no guards.

After some inquiries, they learned that the twins had been taken to the shelter, and the princess, wearing armor, went up to the city wall and personally beat the drum to fight off the enemy.

Imperial Envoy Huang slapped his thigh in anxiety, "What enemy is she fighting? There are so many capable generals in Youzhou, why would they need a woman like her to go to the battlefield?"

"Pack up quickly and let the princess accompany me back to Chang'an!"

This made the guards of the palace dissatisfied, and they said: "It's not the first or second time that the princess has put on her armor to fight the enemy. When Youzhou encountered a war, did the princess escape?"

"Not only does our Princess from Youzhou City go to the battlefield, but her ladies-in-waiting also put on their armor and go to the battlefield!"

"The imperial envoy from Chang'an is ignorant and looks down on the women of Youzhou."

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Chen Xingyao tried to smooth things over: "It's true that we didn't know. We didn't expect the situation in Youzhou City to be so dangerous that even women had to go to the battlefield."

"Where is the princess right now? Take us there quickly."

These words were despised by the guards. Miss Yuejian chopped off Chen Fang's head with a knife. Didn't you see it with your own eyes?

While the soldiers at the front were fighting hard, the female medical team was rescuing the wounded in the rear. Everyone in Youzhou was used to it.

But according to you Chang'an officials, it is a rare thing for women to go to the battlefield.

On the north city wall, Shen Dongsu, dressed in silver armor, with her fiery red cloak fluttering in the cold wind, did not have the dignified elegance of a princess, but rather the appearance of a heroic female general.

She was pointing at the wilderness outside the north city gate and discussing with Mr. Pang where they could have the slaves disguised as Goryeo soldiers rush out to create a more shocking scene.

Hearing that Imperial Envoy Huang had arrived at the foot of the city tower, Shen Dongsu chuckled and said, "Get ready. The first military exercise in Youzhou City has officially begun."

Mr. Pang's eyes twitched slightly. He put on a big show to appease the imperial envoy, and the princess even gave him such a formal name.

But it was quite addictive to watch the soldiers of the army, especially the new recruits, perform.

Uh, the princess’ acting is pretty addictive too.

It seems that rather than being trapped in the palace as a princess, the princess would rather lead a female medical team and rush to the battlefield to rescue the wounded!

This exercise can be retained and several armies can perform it once a year. It can better train the abilities of new recruits than training in barracks.

When Imperial Envoy Huang climbed up the city wall, he saw the princess and Mr. Pang directing the soldiers to aim the catapults at the dense forest to the north.

When Imperial Envoy Huang looked out, he saw that in the dense forest, the dead leaves of some trees had not completely fallen off, and a thin layer of first snow had accumulated.

There seemed to be countless people hiding in the dense forest. The rising snow foam was like fog, the sound of horses neighing could be heard faintly, and the wind was howling.

That area was no longer like a primeval forest, but a powder keg where a war was about to break out.

Princess Ling turned around and saw the two of them. She immediately glared at them, "Why haven't you left yet? Didn't I tell you to return to Chang'an as soon as possible to report the news?"

"Goryeo teamed up with foreigners to besiege Youzhou, and all the soldiers of Dandong were annihilated. This princess has already submitted a letter to the court, stating the dangers of Goryeo."

"But it took the court so long to give Youzhou the right to build a navy."

"The navy is still in training, and the enemy has come to our door. Do you two adults have a clever plan to repel the enemy?"

Chen Xingyao was sweating profusely. He always felt that the princess was blaming him for not doing his job well by blaming the court for granting naval power too late.

Because he was the one who did it and the court kept delaying, the princess told him to go and cry in front of the emperor.

But he cried so many times, almost like an actor, tears coming at will. It was no use!

The imperial court just refused to give in. If it weren't for the incident of Japanese pirates invading Fujian Province, the naval power would still not have been obtained!

Hearing the princess' question, thinking about the situation at the base last night, the princess probably didn't know that Shen Linzhong was in danger.

Looking at the chaos in the city and the enemy's ambush outside the city, Chen Xingyao regretted it very much. He should have cried harder in Chang'an and sent the naval power to Youzhou earlier.

If Youzhou had a formal navy a month earlier, it would have been much easier to fight back against Goryeo.

Imperial Envoy Huang was also sweating profusely. He was ordered to bring the princess and the twins back to Chang'an. He never expected to encounter such a thing.

He is a civil servant, how could he know how to repel the enemy?

After being asked by the princess, he swallowed the words that were on the tip of his tongue. After hesitating for a long time, he still felt that the emperor's will was more important.

He bowed and said, "Princess, we have many generals who can help us defeat the enemy. Please abide by the agreement and bring the young master and young lady back to Chang'an with me immediately."

Shen Dongsu narrowed his eyes, waved his hand, and shouted loudly: "Come here! Take down this traitor!"

The two guards quickly stepped forward and arrested Mr. Huang.

Imperial Envoy Huang was shocked: "What does your princess mean? I was ordered to come to Youzhou to take your princess back to the capital. How could I be a traitor?"

Shen Dongsu snorted coldly and said loudly: "With a powerful enemy at hand, you advise this princess to abandon the city and flee. If you are not a traitor, what are you?"

"My princess's life is life, and your Lord Huang's life is life, but are the lives of my Youzhou soldiers not lives? Should the people of Youzhou be left to die?"

"When I took over the power to defend the city from Prince Ling, I swore to live and die with Youzhou City and never abandon the city and flee!"

"You are trying to persuade this princess to take the child away, which is to disrupt the morale of the army. Do you want the people of the city to call me a coward?"

"If I leave with you today, I will be unworthy of being Princess Ling. How will I face the people of this city in the future?"

"Put him in jail. As long as the enemy is not defeated, the imperial envoy from Chang'an will not be released!"

After she finished playing the villain, Mr. Pang immediately took over the villain role:

"Princess, you can't do that! Lord Huang is acting on orders. With the enemy at hand, we should unite as one and not act on impulse."

Chen Xingyao also mustered up the courage to say, "Yes, Princess, Mr. Huang is only concerned about the safety of you and the young master and young lady. He did not intend to disrupt the morale of the army. Please forgive him this time."

At this moment, the 'Koreans' in the dense forest rushed out with roars. In an instant, the North Gate was crowded with enemies, and they surged in like a tide.

Mr. Pang hurriedly said, "Two imperial envoys, please retreat back to the city."

Lord Huang hurriedly grabbed Mr. Pang. He realized that all the officials in Youzhou City were barbaric, and this was the only gentleman who was cultured.

"Master Pang, please persuade the princess quickly. The emperor's order is difficult to disobey. She must return to Chang'an!"

Mr. Pang pulled him down from the tower and said anxiously, "It's useless. The princess loves the people like her own children. It's impossible for her to abandon the people and flee the city."

"Your Excellency, why don't you return to Chang'an as soon as possible and report the truth. The Emperor will send important officials to help and repel the enemy. The princess can then return to Chang'an with the young master."

Mr. Huang moved his lips, but before he could say anything, Mr. Pang suddenly held his head down and made him lie on the ground.

Then he saw an arrow shot down where he had just stood. Then more and more arrows came, and one of them hit Huang Qinshi's calf.

He let out a scream and was supported and dragged up by Chen Xingyao, walking down the city wall.

Looking back at Princess Ling, several guards were protecting her with shields, but she was pointing her sword at the enemy and commanding the catapult to counterattack.

Although Huang Qinchao's wound was extremely painful, he still remained cautious. He had heard that Youzhou had some powerful fire bombs. This catapult should be using fire bombs, right?

He looked carefully and found that they were just small stones wrapped together. When they hit the outside of the city, the small stones exploded.

Or stones covered with scales and flying towards the enemy with flames.

There are also firecrackers wrapped in bamboo tubes. These things make a loud noise but have no lethality at all.

It turned out to be a false rumor. The weapon that was as powerful as thunder was just a burning stone and firecracker!

Foreign enemies are so unfamiliar and scared that they are like this.

After hearing about the spies sent by the prince, the prince took it very seriously and wrote to the emperor asking Youzhou to offer weapons, but the emperor ignored it.

It seems that the emperor has long known that the new weapons made by the Mohist disciples in Youzhou City are just a showpiece.

Princess Ling is also pitiful. She was coaxed by the people below and kidnapped by the so-called righteousness. She is willing to stay in Youzhou to fight the enemy and is unwilling to return to Chang'an.

Lord Huang did not have time to think about it. As soon as he got off the city wall, he was bandaged on the spot by two female nurses. Then the personal guards brought fast horses and even brought the entourage brought by Imperial Envoy Huang.

The attendant advised: "Sir, please leave quickly! If you delay any longer, the city will be sealed and you will have to stay in Youzhou to fight the enemy."

Chen Xingyao was a little confused. What should I do? Would the princess let me go back to Chang'an and cry again?

At this time, his guards came with horses and said, "Sir, the Duke has ordered you to return to Chang'an with Mr. Huang."

Chen Xingyao looked up at the top of the city wall. Neither the princess nor Mr. Pang said a word to him.

Fortunately, there was a smart man. Chen Luoxue, who was brought back to the city by him, rushed over crying and said anxiously:

"You must ask the Emperor to send troops to help. The prince's return date is uncertain, and the court cannot ignore the princess!"

Chen Xingyao understood what was meant. This was to ask him to go back to Chang'an and make a big deal about the incident in Youzhou, so as to pave the way for Prince Ling to lead his troops back to Youzhou instead of returning to Chang'an.

In short, he is going back to Chang'an to act again.

Sure enough, in Princess Ling's heart, he was only fit for such a mission.

Imperial Envoy Huang was still unwilling to give up: "The princess cannot leave, what about the young master and young lady? I can escort them back to Chang'an."

Chen Luoxue pointed at his nose and scolded, "The young master is not even a year old yet. How can their bodies withstand traveling in such cold weather?"

Chen Luoxue's eyes flashed, and she stepped forward to pull Imperial Envoy Huang's horse and said, "We only need one Imperial Envoy to report the news. Imperial Envoy Chen can just go back to Chang'an to report the news."

"Master Huang, please stay and fight the enemy together with us in Youzhou City!"

This frightened Emperor Huang so much that he dared not delay any longer, fearing that he would be detained.

He hurriedly ordered his followers to grab the reins and leave the city quickly.

It started snowing again, dark clouds covered the city, and outside the north gate there was the sound of Koreans attacking the city.

As Imperial Envoy Huang and his entourage passed through the city, they were often stopped by civilians who begged them, "Sir, please take us with you!"

There was also a beautiful woman who stopped the horse and said that if he took her away, she would be willing to be Mr. Huang's bed warmer.

There were also two riots by refugees who refused to obey the management. They said that the princess was going to send them to their deaths. The leaders wanted to lead the refugees to break through the South Gate to escape, and they also set several fires in the refugee area.

Now Imperial Envoy Huang felt that the surprise attack on Youzhou by Goryeo was true. Although the city was in chaos before, there was order amid the chaos.

The current chaos is just like the disorder when a border town is attacked by the enemy!

He decided to exaggerate the chaos tenfold after returning to Chang'an, trying to prove to the emperor that it was not his fault that the mission was not completed.

It was because the enemy came too quickly and too fiercely, and Princess Ling loved her people like her own children and was so righteous that she insisted on living and dying with Youzhou.

He was wounded bravely, does the emperor still want to punish him?

Just now he was suffering from the wound on his leg. Now Lord Huang was thinking, should he get another knife in the arm so that he would be more convincing when he returns to the city?

When he left the south city gate, he saw many scions of northern noble families fleeing in the same haste as he did.

Some caravans were leaving the city with a lot of goods, but were stopped by soldiers. The people could go, but the goods had to be left behind.

After leaving the city, they met a group of soldiers who had escaped from the base. All of them were injured. Chen Xingyao asked anxiously:

"Where is Lord Shen?"

The soldier said with red eyes: "Lord Shen was escorting the people to flee, but was killed by the Koreans. We came back to ask for reinforcements."

Lord Huang sneered in his heart, they are indeed brother and sister, equally stupid!

When life and death are at stake, why bother caring about the people?

With Princess Ling's stupidity, how could she possibly defeat the Crown Prince and the King of Wu?

At this moment, Chen Xingyao thought of something: "Are you saying that there are enemies chasing us from the base?"

This shocked Imperial Envoy Huang, who hurriedly urged, "Quick, ride back to Chang'an!"

When they heard that Imperial Envoy Huang was leading a group, they rode their horses at full speed, almost fleeing towards Chang'an.

Shen Dongsu on the tower put away the sword in his hand and smiled at Mr. Pang:

"Okay, let's just act out the siege without attacking. If they get bored of the siege, we can hold a military parade."

Mr. Pang sighed deeply. How much food and grass would be wasted and how much important work would be delayed to stage such a big drama!

Can't we have some peace in Chang'an?