GBP Chapter 210: The division of Yue State territory is completed
Chapter 210: The division of Yue State territory is completed
Chen Yuanshu was stunned when he looked at Mingyue, Li Shun's wife, who was sitting in the main hall.
Ever since taking over the State of Wu, Mingyue has come to see her less frequently.
Seeing her now, Chen Yuanshu was still a little surprised, after all, it had been a long time since they last met.
"Mingyue, why are you here?"
Mingyue stood up when he heard the voice, "Yuanshu, you're back."
"Well, Mingyue, what's the matter with you coming to see me?"
Mingyue pinched the handkerchief in her hand, looking worried. "Yuanshu, can I know how my husband is doing now? It's been over a month now, and he hasn't sent a letter home. I'm... a little worried."
After she finished speaking, she frowned, opened her bright eyes and looked up at Chen Yuanshu, "Yuanshu, you are a close minister of His Majesty, you must know."
Facing her expectant gaze, Chen Yuanshu paused for a moment. Just as Mingyue became increasingly panicked, her eyes reddened as if she was about to cry, he slowly said, "Don't worry, Li Shun is fine."
Ming Yue heaved a sigh of relief upon hearing this, the corners of her mouth unconsciously raised, revealing a faint smile, "Then...then when can he come back?"
"War is unpredictable, so I naturally don't know when he will be able to come back." Chen Yuanshu shook his head helplessly.
"Is that so?" Mingyue felt a moment of loss, but immediately cheered up. She looked at Chen Yuanshu, her eyes full of gratitude, "Yuanshu, thank you for telling me this. Now that I know my husband is safe, my heart is much more at ease."
Perhaps feeling that this topic was too serious, Mingyue immediately changed the subject and talked about other things.
"Yuan Shu, today when I saw you coming out of the palace, I wanted to come and ask you about your husband, but I waited for quite a while before you came back. Did His Majesty arrange something for you? He kept you busy for so long."
"Nothing serious, just recruiting a lot of soldiers. His Majesty has asked me to be responsible for arranging the training and deployment of the new recruits."
Ming Yue nodded slightly, "So that's how it is. New recruits are difficult to train. Yuan Shu will have to work harder."
"It's not about worrying about it. I'm just fulfilling my duty as a subject."
Then the two chatted for a few more sentences, and seeing that it was getting late outside, Mingyue prepared to get up and leave.
"Yuan Shu, I'll go back first and visit you another day."
Chen Yuanshu nodded, "Okay, I'll see you off."
"No need to go to all that trouble. You've been traveling all the way, so you should take a good rest. I can go by myself."
Chen Yuanshu no longer insisted, "Okay, be careful on the road."
Just as Mingyue turned around and prepared to leave, Chen Yuanshu called her, "Mingyue, the hairpin on your head is loose."
As he spoke, Chen Yuanshu reached out and straightened the hairpin on her head.
Mingyue touched the hairpin that Chen Yuanshu had straightened and smiled, "Thank you, Yuanshu."
Chen Yuanshu smiled and nodded, "Go back quickly."
"Ah."
Looking at Mingyue's departing back, Chen Yuanshu put away the smile on his face.
The sense of incongruity was too strong, especially when she just asked His Majesty what arrangements had been made.
She didn't know if it was her illusion, but she always felt that Mingyue had changed a little after returning from the attack on Wu State, but Chen Yuanshu couldn't tell what had changed.
For a moment, she even suspected that Ming Yue in front of her was someone else impersonating her. While helping Ming Yue straighten her step-shaking hairpin, she touched her ear.
However, she did not touch the mask she imagined. Chen Yuanshu couldn't help but smile at herself. It seemed that she was really overthinking it.
Maybe it's because we haven't seen each other for too long, and maybe his personality has changed a little. After all, no matter how he disguises himself, he can't look this similar.
Chen Yuanshu quickly put aside the speculation in his mind and began to prepare for the next day.
Early the next morning, Chen Yuanshu led the 20,000 elite soldiers to the battlefield ahead.
Considering that there was a high possibility that the enemy spies would discover them due to the large number of people, Chen Yuanshu led these people to split into several groups, disguised themselves, and advanced from different paths.
When we arrived at the battlefield, we saw two armies already fighting.
Chen Yuanshu frowned. This was because the coalition forces did not choose to negotiate peace, but instead went straight to war.
But, it's not right!
The battlefield where the two armies fought should be near Pingkang County, but how come they have retreated a lot?
Could it be that Li Shun was defeated and the coalition forces recaptured several cities?
Chen Yuanshu calculated in his mind and assumed that the two armies would fight as soon as they met, and only two or three days would have passed.
Since ancient times, it has been difficult to attack a city but easy to defend it. In two or three days, Li Shun should be able to hold the city with his soldiers. Even if the enemy has more people, they should not retreat so much.
This is the loss of several counties.
Looking at the two armies fighting fiercely, although Chen Yuanshu still had doubts in her heart, she also knew that the situation on the battlefield was changing rapidly and she didn't have time to think too much.
Anyway, you'll know when you meet up with Li Shun.
Chen Yuanshu no longer hesitated and led his elite troops around the flank of the coalition forces.
Seeing that he was about to take another city, Xue Lingyue had a smile on his face, but the next moment, his smile froze.
Looking at the obviously panicked flank, he asked, "What's going on over there?"
"General, An Guo's reinforcements have arrived!" A soldier hurried over to report.
"Reinforcements?" Yan Shufeng frowned as he listened to this. "Their reinforcements can't possibly arrive so quickly."
According to their guess, it would take at least several days.
Just when they were at a loss for what to do, Chen Yuanshu had already rushed in with his elite troops.
These elite soldiers were good at fighting one against five with ease, and their formation was disrupted in an instant.
On the other side, Li Shun discovered that something was wrong and immediately guessed that it must be reinforcements. So he led his troops to fight bravely and joined forces with Chen Yuanshu's troops.
Seeing that the situation was hopeless and that further fighting would result in many more casualties, Xue Lingyue and Yan Shufeng looked at each other and made a decision in their hearts.
"Sound the retreat!" Xue Lingyue shouted loudly.
The coalition forces retreated like a tide, leaving a mess on the battlefield.
Li Shun and Chen Yuanshu finally reunited and smiled at each other.
"General Chen, it's you. You came just in time!" Li Shun said.
Chen Yuanshu nodded slightly, "Let's not talk about this for now. Let's reorganize the troops to prevent the enemy from attacking again."
The soldiers quickly cleared the battlefield and treated the wounded.
After waiting for a few days, the coalition forces did not attack again, but sent envoys to negotiate peace.
At this point, the two armies shook hands and made peace, and the division of Yue's territory was completed.