On the way to Zhangwu, Shen Yuexi received various news one after another.

First came the Jingzhou Army. As expected, they learned that Yongwei had no troops to defend, and sent light cavalry to march overnight to attack. The Yongwei prefect had no troops and surrendered without a fight. The Jingzhou cavalry occupied Yongwei without spending a single soldier.

Fortunately, she took away all the money she should have brought with her when she left, leaving nothing for the Jingzhou Army.

In the twelfth lunar month of winter, the weather was freezing. The roads were full of people fleeing their homes, dragging their children with them and marching with difficulty in the severe cold.

She saw a family. The father was pushing the cart in silence, and the mother was holding the infant baby beside him, sighing as they walked. The baby's face was chapped with cold, and he kept crying in his mother's arms.

Shen Yuexi couldn't stand it anymore and asked the sergeant to give the mother a heater and some cakes.

My mother was extremely grateful and thanked her repeatedly. But my father said:

"If you really want to help everyone, don't let these kings fight you. We ordinary people don't want to be rich and powerful, we just want to live a good life."

Mrs. Li and Li Wan were both unhappy and said, "If you can't give us any more, what else can you give us to eat? Besides, can you save so many people?"

Shen Yuexi couldn't refute.

As the war continues, the people are in dire straits. There are tens of thousands of people who have fled. Her personal power is only a drop in the bucket.

The feudal kings were separatist and foreign invaders were invading. Someone had to end this troubled times. Emperor Yongde was incapable of governing the world, and she believed that only Xiao Zhuo could do it.

Now compared with the suffering of the people, her anger at Xiao Zhuo for taking a concubine is simply insignificant.

Sometimes people who are obsessed with trivial matters are because their vision is not enough. If they look too narrowly, they will not be broad-minded.

If she just stayed by Xiao Zhuo's side and didn't see the suffering of the people with her own eyes, she would be just like before, always thinking about her own things.

Qiu Liming and Song Zhen have rushed to Zhangwu in advance, and she has to rush back as soon as possible. Maybe she can be of help to Xiao Zhuo. Moreover, Doctor Hua is proficient in medical skills, especially good at treating arrow wounds. With him here, many injured people can be cured. Soldiers are well cared for.

Then I received the news that Maple had lost his hand.

"You deserve it!" Mrs. Li and Li Wan were both relieved.

Shen Yuexi couldn't bear it. After all, Mei Pu was the one who saved her and Xiao Zhuo, and was also Xiao Zhuo's friend. Although his intention to marry Li Wan was not pure, it didn't work out. He just didn't know Xiao Zhuo. Know how these are done.

Still fifty miles away from Zhangwu, another sergeant came to report:

"Good news, the lord led his army to attack the Xirong army that surrounded Zhangwu City. The Xirong army was defeated and fled to the north. The lord led his army to pursue it."

Shen Yuexi couldn't believe it and asked, "What kind of force did your husband use to fight the enemy?"

"Reporting to Mrs. Shen, my lord has an army of 50,000 against the Xirong army of 50,000."

"Then...did your husband use any strategies to win?"

In Shen Yuexi's impression, Xiao Zhuo has always used less to defeat more in the historical version, and his tactics have been established.

The sergeant's eyes shone brightly and he said: "Reporting to Mrs. Shen, the lord did not use any strategy, but just led the army out of the battle. When the Xirong army saw him coming out of the battle, half of them immediately retreated. The lord ordered the army to attack, and the Xirong army was defeated and fled. .The siege of Zhangwu has been resolved."

General Jia and Zhang Song were following near the carriage. When they heard the news, they were so surprised that they were speechless.

After a long time, General Jia said: "Just by going out into battle, the Xirong Army's position can be loosened... It's incredible."

Zhang Song said: "I have heard of His Highness the Crown Prince's reputation in Beidi before, and I also know of his record at Langya Pass. I didn't expect it was just a small test."

Shen Yuexi sat back in her seat and said to the three people in the car with a mixture of surprises: "Did you hear that my husband has solved the siege of Zhang Wu?"

Mrs. Li smiled at Li Wan with her incisorless mouth exposed: "Just hiss, my mother said back then that it was right to follow your cousin!"

Now that Xirong had been defeated, the group of people rushed towards Zhang Wu with an arrow in their hearts.

When they arrived at Zhangwu City, they heard that Xiao Zhuo and Mei Pu were in the city. General Jia called out to Shen Yuexi and said to her, "Mrs. Shen, I won't enter the city."

He had previously sold a sick armadillo to harm Maple, but now that Maple was in Zhangwu City, he certainly did not dare to go into the city to seek death.

Shen Yuexi was in joy, so she agreed casually and took the lead into the city to find Xiao Zhuo.

Arriving in front of the gate of the prefect's mansion in the city, Qiang Lin stopped the carriage, and Shen Yuexi jumped down and ran through the gate.

In the hall, Xiao Zhuozheng, Qiu Liming, Song Zhen and others gathered around the table to discuss something.

Seeing that familiar moon-white figure, Shen Yuexi felt a strong love in her heart. She ran over without saying a word.

Xiao Zhuo turned around, opened his arms and hugged her.

"I'm back." Shen Yuexi skillfully pushed away the jade pendant hanging on Xiao Zhuo's chest, and then pressed her face against his chest.

"Sorry for not picking you up, now..."

Xiao Zhuo's voice was as calm as ever, but Shen Yuexi could feel his arms hugging her trembling slightly.

She directly raised her hand to cover his mouth: "I know everything, no need to say it. Those are all things in the past."

Xiao Zhuo is now at a critical moment. Although Zhangwu has just been defeated, the Xirong army in the north is still there. Yongwei in the south has been occupied by the Jingzhou army, and the situation is extremely dangerous.

She was not the kind of person who only thought about love in the first place, but now that the crisis was so critical, she could still tell the difference. As for affection, she could leave it for later.

Xiao Zhuo covered her cheeks that were flushed with cold with his warm hands, and said with a smile: "Okay, Yue Xi, you go and rest first. I have important things here."

Having met Xiao Zhuo, Shen Yuexi's heart settled down and she decided to go visit Maple with Dr. Hua.

However, when she arrived at Maple's residence, the sergeant told her: "His Royal Highness is not here."

The war was going on, and Shen Yuexi didn't take it seriously. So she made medicine with Doctor Hua. Doctor Hua didn't have one of the most important medicines on hand, which was the medicinal materials collected in Baixiu Mountain.

The two of them came to the city medicine shop again.

All the shops in Zhangwu City were closed. The medicine shop was in a mess. In the place dedicated to herbal medicine, Shen Yuexi found the medicinal materials needed to make a special medicine for leprosy.

The amount of medicinal materials is only enough to prepare five medicines. It seems that General Jia has to go to Xiaogang Village.

Shen Yuexi decided to let General Jia take medicine first, and then asked a group of Xiliang troops to take them to Xiaogang Village. When they got there, there were sergeants led by Meng Yue, so just leave it to them.

She took the prepared medicine and went out of the city to find General Jia.

When they arrived at the agreed-upon residence, they found that the camp here was surrounded by the Xiliang army led by Zhang Song. The sergeants all had their swords unsheathed and looked murderous.

"What happened here?" Shen Yuexi asked.

"His Royal Highness... is inside." Zhang Song raised his chin anxiously.

Shen Yuexi felt vaguely that something was not good and hurriedly walked in.

Arriving outside the camp, I heard Maple's voice full of hatred coming from inside.

"...Just because you sold it to me, I got this disease. When Xirong invaded, I couldn't lead the troops to fight, and we lost two cities in a row. I was looked down upon by my father, and I had to have my sister come to save me."

"Spare your life, Your Highness. This is what General Xiao Kai ordered. I am just following the order."

There was the sound of metal objects falling to the ground inside the tent.

"Look at my face, look at it!" Maple yelled, "The hair is gone and my face looks like this... Is this a human face? Tell me, is this a human face!"

"Your Highness, I too have this disease!" General Jia exclaimed as if he had seen an evil ghost.

"If my left hand is not sick, if I can hold the gun, how can the other party cut off my hand!"

"His Royal Highness, this is Xiao Kai..."

"Originally I could marry Miss Shen, but now I can only watch her follow Xiao Zhuo!"

"World……"

General Jia only said one word, and the sound of a sharp weapon cutting into a human body was heard in the camp. Bright red blood spattered out of the door.

Shen Yuexi held the medicine with both hands and did not dare to move until Maple strode out of the tent.

Finally I saw Maple without the mask.

A man who was originally handsome has become like this and lost his left hand. If it had been her, she would have killed General Jia.

But she was too frightened now and didn't know what to say.

Maple held the bloody sword in his right hand and raised his left hand to cover his face. However, his left hand was gone and it was not blocking it at all. After hesitating for a moment, he put it down again.

"These Jingzhou troops," Mapu glanced at Shen Yuexi, turned to Zhang Song who was following him and said, "Kill them all."
Chapter completed!