The Ninth Princess grew up in a palace full of intrigues. How could she not think of problems that Tie Shixin could think of?
She knew very well that if Guan Xiaorou had a problem in the north, many people would question her motives.
This is one of the reasons why the Ninth Princess is unwilling to let Guan Xiaorou go north.
But she couldn't stop it.
The only thing the Ninth Princess can do now is to ensure Guan Xiaorou's safety as much as possible.
"Xiaoyu, ask someone to find Mr. Zhao Yue and tell him that Sister Xiaorou is going to lead troops northward. Ask him to quickly pack up his things and follow Sister Xiaorou to the north!"
Although the Ninth Princess agreed to let Guan Xiaorou go north, it was impossible for her to take the Detachment of Women to Xizhou alone.
Guan Xiaorou seriously lacked experience in leading troops. It was also the first time for the female textile factory workers to go on an expedition. They had to have someone who understood military strategy to follow them.
Zhao Yue is currently the best candidate in Xihewan.
He had worked as an aide with General Fan in Weizhou City for decades. He was not only familiar with military formations, but also had a very good understanding of the situation in the northwest.
Guan Xiaorou is not a headstrong person. As long as she is asked to go to Xizhou, she will definitely listen to the opinions of professionals.
With Zhao Yue following, the Detachment of Women will be much safer, at least they won't make some stupid mistakes.
"Also, send someone to inform Zheng Fang and ask him to ensure the safety of my sister. If my sister has any shortcomings, I will want his head!" Ninth Princess added.
In the Ninth Princess's plan, the Detachment of Women would first take a boat to Dashanguan to meet up with Zheng Fang, and then go to Zhuanghuanggou. In this way, Zheng Fang could protect Guan Xiaorou.
"yes!"
Xiaoyu agreed and ran out again.
The Ninth Princess turned to look at Tie Shixin again: "You must ensure the supply of food and grass to the front line. You can't make any mistakes. Do you understand?"
"Your Majesty, don't worry, there is plenty of food and grass in Dashanguan area!" Tie Shixin replied.
The land of Guanzhong has been one of the granaries of the Central Plains dynasty since ancient times. When the Zhenyuan Escort Bureau raided local tyrants in Qin to divide their fields, the grain they seized piled up like mountains.
These grains and grass were gradually transported to the Dashanguan area and were ready to be transported back to Sichuan via the Jialing River. However, due to insufficient ships, they never had time to transport them back.
After the war broke out, these grains became military rations.
"Go and coordinate with Mancang, and send another batch of hot air balloons and airships to Dashan Pass for backup," Ninth Princess said again.
Han Feng and Qing Mulan both wrote in their letters about Jin Feng's method of using hot air balloons to deal with Hai Dongqing. Princess Ninth was a little worried that the hot air balloons stored in Dashanguan were not enough.
"Yes!" Tie Shixin agreed and left the study to find Mancang.
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In the Jinchuan Daily office, Zhao Yue has not gone to bed yet and is lying on the table proofreading the manuscript Li Didi just sent back.
After reading the manuscript, I was about to stand up and move around when I suddenly heard the sound of horse hooves coming from outside.
"Who comes to the newspaper office so late and what are they doing?"
Zhao Yue quickly put down his brush and walked out of the office.
Seeing Xiaoyu jump off the horse, Zhao Yue hurriedly greeted him: "Miss Xiaoyu, is there any new news in Zhuangzhuanggou?"
Xiaoyu is the head of intelligence in Xihewan. When he came over in the middle of the night, Zhao Yue's first thought was that there was another breaking news and he needed to rewrite the article or add content temporarily.
This isn't the first time this has happened.
But this time Xiaoyu shook her head, looked at Zhao Yue and said, "No, I'm here to see Mr. Zhao today!"
"Looking for me?" Zhao Yue asked, "Is something wrong?"
"Go in and talk!"⑧①ZW.????m
Xiaoyu took the lead into the office, and then told Guan Xiaorou about leading the Detachment of Women to support Jin Feng, and then said: "This is the first time for the Detachment of Women to go on an expedition. Your Majesty is a little worried. I hope that the old man can go with the army!"
Zhao Yue came back from Weizhou City because of his injury, and now he is asked to go back. Isn't this a difficult thing to do?
So Xiaoyu had been thinking about how to persuade Zhao Yue on the way here.
But what she didn't expect was that after hearing her words, Zhao Yue's beard stood up with excitement, and he nodded repeatedly: "Okay, okay, I'll report to Mrs. Xiaorou now!"
Since following Jin Feng in the Battle of Qingshui Valley, Zhao Yue has been very curious about the tactics Jin Feng used during the battle.
After the Battle of Qingshui Valley, Zhao Yue spent a long time sorting out all the details of that battle.
After arriving at Xihewan, he learned that Jin Feng had written a manual on the art of war for Zhang Liang, so he hurried to Zhang Liang to borrow it.
This book on the art of war was compiled by Jin Feng combining "Thirty-Six Strategies" and "The Art of War" by Sun Tzu.
Even in Jin Feng's previous life, these two books had a profound influence and were regarded as classics by countless people. Some people grew from a fishmonger to a big boss just because of reading these two books.
The pamphlet compiled by Jin Feng was considered to be a combination of the best of the two books, and it overwhelmed Zhao Yue at that time.
From then on, Zhao Yue admired Jin Feng and devoted himself to studying the pamphlet word for word.
The more he studied, the more shocked Zhao Yue became. He was always looking forward to fighting a few more battles with Jin Feng and witnessing Jin Feng's military skills with his own eyes.
After Jin Feng came back from Yuguan City, Zhao Yue wanted to go to Xizhou with him, but he didn't expect Jin Feng to leave in such a hurry.
The Jinchuan Daily and the printing factory were in the old south of Xihewan. When Jin Feng set out, no one came to notify him.
By the time Zhao Yue learned the news, Jin Feng had already led the Iron Tiger Camp and the Female Workers' Musketeers away. Zhao Yue chased them on horseback for more than ten miles but failed to catch up. He was pulled back by Chen Wenyuan who arrived later.
Because of this incident, Zhao Yue complained a lot about Chen Wenyuan.
Now the Ninth Princess asks him to follow Guan Xiaorou to Xizhou, which is exactly what Zhao Yue wants.
Xiaoyu prepared the rhetoric along the way, but it was useless at all, which made her a little depressed.
"Old man, aren't you going to prepare?"
"Military orders are overwhelming, what can we prepare for?" Zhao Yue waved his hand, and his whole body's energy and spirit changed.
"It's not that urgent. Madam is still mobilizing before the war."
Xiaoyu said: "It's a long way to Xizhou. Sir, you'd better bring some clothes, don't get cold."
"Yes, yes, it's cold in Xizhou, so you should prepare two thick clothes." Zhao Yue nodded, turned around and rushed to his dormitory.
Before Xiaoyu could say a few words to Chen Wenyuan, Zhao Yue ran over carrying a package.
His steps were as light as a young man's.
Carrying the package behind him, Zhao Yue turned over and mounted his horse, and then kept urging Xiaoyu to go faster. He was afraid that Chen Wenyuan would stop him if he walked too slowly.
Xiaoyu shook her head helplessly and followed Zhao Yue on horseback.
Back at the textile factory, Guan Xiaorou had finished her pre-war mobilization. Guan Xiaorou was very surprised by Zhao Yue's arrival and kept her attitude very low, saying that she would definitely listen to Zhao Yue's advice on the way.