In a military tent a hundred miles away, the leaders of several nomadic tribes gathered together, waiting for news of victory.
"The ability to launch this raid this time is all thanks to the leaders. I respect you by doing it first."
A man with two pigtails poured the wine from the big bowl into his mouth boldly, as if he had already seen victory.
The young man sitting first on his left looked indifferent at this time, unable to resonate with his joy.
"Ashina, why don't you drink?"
Ashina was the young man. Hearing his name being called, he slowly raised his head. In an instant, everyone in the military tent became eclipsed.
After so many years, they still couldn't believe that there was such a handsome man on their grassland.
"Great Khan, Ashina is worried about the situation of the war."
"Hahaha, what's there to worry about? We didn't know about the sneak attack on Cang Xiuxuan this time. Even if he has great abilities, he can't escape. What's more, what we dispatched is the most powerful force we have united with all the tribes.
Iron cavalry, how can those bamboo pole-like people withstand our horses' hooves?"
Ashina shook her head, "Cang Xiuxuan should not be underestimated."
"Don't worry, my news this time is absolutely accurate. Cang Xiu
Keep your heart in your belly and celebrate with us."
"Come on, Ashina, let's drink."
"Come, come, come, drink."
A carnival made everyone drunk and dreamy, as if the soldiers fighting on the front line were just puppets.
What they want is to march into Da Rong, occupy their land, seize their living resources, and no longer wander around all day long.
If we can achieve this goal, it doesn't matter how many people die on the front line.
Ashina forced a smile, lowered her head and took a sip of wine, feeling more and more uneasy in her heart.
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Cang Xiuxuan beheaded the leader, and the others immediately fell into chaos.
The remaining cavalry turned their horses and ran back. They were from different tribes, and without a leader to command them, they were left here just waiting to die.
It stands to reason that at this time, we should take advantage of the victory and pursue the victory, but the situation on Dayong's side is not optimistic either.
Cang Xiuxuan did not give the order to pursue him.
"Clean the battlefield and quickly count the casualties of the soldiers and present them."
This battle was quite enjoyable, and the soldiers were a little excited at the moment. When the generals heard Cang Xiuxuan's voice, they responded loudly.
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
As daylight dawned, the battlefield was cleaned up, and then several people quietly left the military camp.
"Master, do you want to capture those people?" Cang Yi was a little worried that if they sent the news back, the master would be punished by the emperor.
Cang Xiuxuan didn't care, "Let them go, I'm still worried about not finding a chance."
The news these people sent away must have been sent to several different people. According to their eagerness to suppress him, he was able to rest well for a while after going to the battlefield this time.
As for the credit for pursuing the Hu people after the victory, it will naturally fall on the person who the emperor really likes.
No one is stupid, so they can naturally see some signs.
"I have to go out for something in the past two days. No one will come to see me."
Thinking of last night, Cang Xiuxuan still wouldn't feel anything if Song Chen wasn't here, but it was precisely because of her presence that last night became something he would never forget.
They were fighting side by side last night, right?
Song Chen was still outside treating the wounded at the moment, and several military doctors were very busy. With her joining, the situation was much better, and everyone found that the painful symptoms of the injured treated by her were much less severe.
When Cang Xiuxuan arranged everything and came to find Song Chen, she was bandaging a wounded man.
"Your hemostatic pills are very good. According to their statistics, the number of seriously injured people who died was reduced by 30%."
Thirty percent may not sound like much, but the survival of these three people affects many families, and Cang Xiuxuan feels a little more guilty.
However, for the imperial court, it means that the pension can be reduced a lot, which is also a big expense.
"Of course it's good, otherwise why would I do it?"
This is Song Chen's pride, and the things she makes are naturally excellent.
"Then have you ever thought that after this battle, your hemostatic pill will be known to more people, especially those in high positions, and when they ask you to hand over the prescription, what will you do?"
What Cang Xiuxuan said is indeed something to worry about, but Song Chen understands better than anyone else that even if she hands over the recipe, no one else can make it.
"As long as you don't leak anything about Huichun Hall, no one will find me here."
Cang Xiuxuan smiled faintly, "That's true."
"The Hui Chun Hall will be very tight."
Another thing he didn't say was that he had always had the final say in military procurement. Even if they replaced the people on the surface, it would only be his people who would take over.
"Then it's over." Song Chen took the clean cloth on the side and wiped his hands, "I really don't have time to delay, I'm about to set off."
"I'll go with you." Cang Xiuxuan said lightly with his hands behind his back.
Song Chen pointed at the messy battlefield, "As the coach, are you sure that now is the time for you to leave?"
"According to their expectations, I, the coach, should die on the battlefield."
Song Chen smiled and said nothing.
The situation last night was indeed dangerous. If she hadn't seen the mess, she might have thought she was having a dream.
Song Chen had no objection to Cang Xiuxuan's intention to go together. The route they were going to take this time was still the same. Cang Xiuxuan might gain something if he went on his own.
No one knew they were leaving.
Climbing over mountains and grasslands, Song Chen was not inferior to Cang Xiu
Song Chen also did not hide himself in front of Cang Xiuxuan.
Of course, she still had to hold on to the space and would not tell anyone about it.
When Song Chen found the two families, they were preparing to move.
The pastures here are all covered with ice and snow. They have to find other pastures, otherwise these cows will starve to death.
Song Chen bought all their cows for thirty taels of silver per cow.
With this money, they were no longer prepared to live this nomadic life. Finally, at Cang Xiuxuan's suggestion, the two families helped Song Chen drive the cows to the border town.
The people in the border town were no strangers to cows, but they didn't like the taste of milk. Everyone was shocked to see so many cows.
"What's going on? You all know what happened a few nights ago. Is it possible that we got so many cows today to improve the food for the soldiers?"
"What nonsense are you talking about? Don't make random guesses about the military camp. Be careful not to be beheaded if someone overhears it. The superiors have banned the rumoring of what happened that night."
"Didn't you say that all the barbarians' cavalry were defeated? Is there anything we can't pass on? This is the glorious record of our army."
"There are some things we don't know, so don't think too much and just take care of yourself."
"I don't want anything else, I just want to live my life peacefully."
"·······"
Shopkeeper Zheng was also among the crowd. When he saw that Song Chen really brought so many cows back to the border town, he almost stopped worshiping the Bodhisattva.
This girl left a letter and ran away silently. When he came back to his senses, he didn't even know where to find her.
It took a lot of effort for Shopkeeper Zheng to squeeze out and ran to Song Chen's side, "You are finally back. I'm almost dying of anxiety."
Song Chen looked at Shopkeeper Zheng and was indeed a little embarrassed, "It happened so suddenly. I'm really sorry."
After not seeing each other for a few days, shopkeeper Zheng seemed to have lost some weight. Maybe it was because he was worried about her.
"It's okay to be sorry. Just be fine. But how did you get here? How did you get so many cows into the city at a time like this?"
Speaking of this, shopkeeper Zheng was really impressed.
She said she asked him to help find the cows, but she ended up doing everything by herself, as if he was the coachman along the way.
"I met an acquaintance and asked him for some help."
Song Chen didn't mention Cang Xiuxuan. They had already parted ways before entering the city, and Cang Xiuxuan returned to the military camp.
According to his own estimation, the emperor's decree will come soon, and he will prepare to go back.
"It's a good time to meet you here. These cows are only responsible for helping me get out of the city. You should hurry up and prepare. We will leave early tomorrow morning. It's best to find two people who know about livestock. It doesn't matter if the salary is small."
It is really a troublesome thing to get such a large group of cows back.
Song Chen is a bit big now. Even if she pulls a car, she can only pull one cow per car. The speed is so slow that it makes you doubt your life, but driving back such a large group of animals...
It's scary to think about it.
Early the next morning, shopkeeper Zheng took the things and people he had prepared and met Song Chen outside the city. In order to keep an eye on these cows, Song Chen didn't sleep well all night.
She was still in a daze when Shopkeeper Zheng came. She rubbed her eyes and glanced at the group of people behind Shopkeeper Zheng. Song Chen was even more confused.
"Shopkeeper Zheng, what are you doing?"
Shopkeeper Zheng turned his head and looked behind him, feeling extremely helpless.
"If they insist on following them, I can't get rid of them."
Only then did Song Chen see their appearance clearly, and suddenly remembered that she still owed someone else half an antidote.
She quickly took out a bottle and a banknote from herself, "I owe you this."
Those people took the antidote and swallowed it in a hurry, but did not accept the banknote.
"Well, aunt, girl, can we go with you?"
They thought a lot during the past few days in the inn, and finally made this decision unanimously. Especially now that they saw that she had brought the cow into the city, they were even more determined in their thoughts.