newbobooks Chapter 151 Saving lives, not sending people to their deaths
Chapter 151 Saving lives, not sending people to their deaths
Faced with Chu Xiaohe's puzzled and uneasy gaze, Chu Yueli simply smiled and offered no explanation.
"After the autumn hunt, my elder brother will understand."
She took the lead and said, "Military intelligence cannot be delayed, let's go!"
From the capital to Hengxian, traveling without sleep, it takes less than two days to arrive.
At the beginning, Chu Yueli led the royal army to travel day and night, and the royal army naturally dared not be negligent in the slightest, after all, they were going to rescue Prince Jin.
Of course, if the person to be rescued were a different general, not the emperor's own son, the royal army would not have been so concerned.
They are the royal army. If they can't even save their own prince, the commander of the royal army will be replaced at best, and at worst, executed and then replaced.
Commander Wan was fully aware of this, so although he and his brothers were exhausted from their journey, they had no complaints.
In less than two days, everyone arrived in Heng County. However, Chu Yueli did not lead everyone into Xishan to rescue Prince Jin. Instead, she had the brothers stop immediately after leaving Heng County and set up camp to rest.
Tonight, we've also recruited people from the city to be cooks, so the brothers can feast and drink to their hearts' content.
Commander Wan was extremely anxious and urgently knocked on the curtain of Chu Xiaohe's tent.
Chu Yueli was also there.
Commander Wan said urgently, "General Chu, Miss Li, we have finally arrived. Why don't we immediately enter the Xishan Mountains to rescue Prince Jin?"
It's important to understand that the longer the reinforcements arrive, the greater the danger for the soldiers.
If we go in and rescue them sooner, we might be able to save Prince Jin if we're lucky.
Since Prince Jin's troops went in, there has been no news. No one knows whether they are alive or dead. Commander Wan is worried sick and has no mood for eating and drinking.
"There might be a fierce battle tomorrow. Tonight, the brothers must eat and drink well and get a good rest. Otherwise, we won't be able to deal with those bandits."
"Your Highness..."
"Commander Wan, look at the distant mountain range. Is there any sign of fighting?" Chu Yueli asked.
Commander Wan has already gone to the city wall to look out, and indeed he did not see any smoke signals.
Whether there was a fight or not, no one knows, after all, the distance is too far.
"We are so far away from you, Miss. Even if our soldiers are fighting a bloody battle, we would not know!" But that doesn't mean there is no way we know.
"So, Commander Wan also knows that the road ahead is long?" Of course, Chu Yueli didn't want him to actually see the battlefield ahead clearly, but rather to make him understand that there was still a long way to go after entering Xishan.
"Commander Wan, may I ask again, how many soldiers did we bring?"
Commander Wan was taken aback, then quickly replied, "Five thousand men."
“But Prince Jin is leading 15,000 men, which is three times the number of ours. If even the prince’s troops are ambushed and trapped, wouldn’t it be like lambs to the slaughter if we rashly rush in?”
Commander Wan was speechless at these words.
Chu Yueli added, "Commander Wan, we're going to rescue people, not to die."
“But he is Prince Jin…” Commander Wan said with a worried expression.
Chu Yueli knew exactly what he was worried about; if something happened to Lu Fengjin, he would lose his head.
She said, "So, Commander Wan, if you really want to save people, then hurry back and rest now, get a good night's sleep, and be in high spirits tomorrow so that you can do your best to save Prince Jin."
Commander Wan looked at her, wondering what Miss Li was thinking.
Rumors circulated that she had been devoted to Prince Jin all these years, and that the annulment of the engagement was only because Prince Jin had found a new love, and that she had been abandoned.
But now that it seems Prince Jin is in trouble, why is she so calm?