Noble First Daughter-in-law

Chapter 1110 It’s hard for a clever woman to make a meal without rice
Shang Ruyi was silent for a while, then said, "Of course I hope he comes."

The moment she heard these words, Woxue suddenly felt a cool breeze coming in from some gap in the tent, which made her hands and feet feel colder.

What the princess meant by this sentence was that the King of Qin would not come.

But she was unwilling and a little bit unbelieving. You have to know that His Royal Highness the Prince of Qin even dared to travel thousands of miles to Jiangdu and break into the Jiangdu Palace to rescue her from the hands of the Imperial Guards for the Princess of Qin. Having had such an experience, Wo Xue always believed in her heart that no matter what happened or no matter how dangerous the situation was, the Prince of Qin would never give up the Princess of Qin easily.

So he said, "Your Highness the Prince of Qin, won't you come?"

Shang Ruyi sighed and said, "If it was just him and me this time, he would definitely come to save me."

"..."

"But this time, he was ordered to conquer Luoyang."

"..."

"Luoyang City has not been captured yet. If the King of Qi cannot hold out, he will be attacked from both sides. Only by helping the King of Qi stabilize the situation in Luoyang can they have a chance of winning. So this time, he must help the King of Qi."

"..."

"If he helps the King of Qi, he will also have to defend Hulao Pass. How many soldiers will he have left?"

Hearing this, Wo Xue frowned.

On the way here, she also roughly learned about the war near Luoyang. Although Yuwen Ye won consecutive battles, swept across the eight passes of Luoyang, and accepted surrenders and rebels, the number of troops under his command increased a lot, but there were only tens of thousands of people. Some had to be assigned to guard Dagu, Huanyuan and other passes, and there were not many left. Now they can hold Hulao Pass because this place is a strategic pass and can barely balance the 100,000 troops of Xiao Yuansui.

If he had to allocate troops to stop Liang Shide and defend Hulao Pass, where would the troops come from to rescue them?
Even a skilled cook cannot cook without rice.

Thinking of this, Wo Xue's heart sank even more, and he couldn't help but let out a long sigh.

Seeing her somewhat frustrated, Shang Ruyi's eyes were filled with deep helplessness, but he still managed to curl the corners of his lips to put on a little smile, and said comfortingly: "Don't be frustrated. No matter what, things have to be done one step at a time. We will always have a chance."

Wo Xue nodded gently.

The surroundings were becoming increasingly quiet, and the one flickering light in the tent was about to go out. Wo Xue said softly, "Princess, it's getting late. I will help you go to bed."

Shang Ruyi shook his head instead, glanced at the dim light again, and said, "I don't feel like sleeping yet."

Wo Xue asked, "Does the princess want to wait for their news?"

Shang Ruyi nodded and said, "Besides going back to Luocang, I always feel that something else might happen tonight."

"what happens?"

"I don't know either. Let's wait and see..."

As he spoke, Shang Ruyi turned his head and looked towards the tent that was no longer covered by lights, but his eyes seemed to have penetrated the tent and looked at the dark night outside. The night was getting darker.

It was approaching midnight. Far away from Hulao Pass and the military camp, it was almost pitch dark. But in such a dark night, a group of people were struggling to move forward under the light of only a few torches.

They were the people Liang Shide sent to transport grain back to Luocang.

This troop consisted of no more than 200 men, led by a general named Chen Cai, who was no more than thirty years old, tall and strong, with a rough appearance and a very bad temper. The journey was extremely difficult - although the continuous dark clouds in the past few days had temporarily stopped, the mud on the ground had not dried up, making every step they took after leaving Luoyang extremely difficult, especially the infantrymen. Everyone's feet were covered with a thick layer of mud, making it as difficult for them to move as if their boots were filled with lead, not to mention that they were pushing wooden carts.

After walking for half a day without stopping, some people were already panting with exhaustion. Finally, someone couldn't help but whispered, "General Chen, let's take a break."

As soon as he finished speaking, a crisp "pop" sound was heard in the silent night sky.

Then, the man who spoke covered his face, staggered back several steps, and almost fell into the mud.

Hearing this voice, the people who were pushing carts and riding horses all stopped and looked at Chen Cai who was riding on horseback. Because of the continuous rain, the weather was a bit cold. In addition, he was addicted to alcohol. He drank almost non-stop on horseback. At this moment, his breath was full of strong alcohol. His eyes were also red from the strong liquor. He glared at the person who was speaking: "Who do you think you are? How dare you teach me how to do things?"

The man who was beaten was not very old. He covered his face with one hand, but through the gaps between his fingers one could see a hideous red mark left by the whip. The mark quickly swelled up and ran across his cheek, with some parts even oozing blood.

His eyes also turned red, and he clenched his teeth hard, but didn't say anything.

Chen Cai was even more proud, and shook the whip in his hand, saying, "Guan Chiying, don't forget, I am the one in charge. I asked you to come out here to help, not to talk nonsense here. If you dare to talk nonsense again, believe it or not, I will take your life now!"

The young man named Guan Chiying was silent for a long time, and finally said, "Yes."

After saying that, he turned around and walked back to the team silently.

The people around him looked at him, some with a little pity in their eyes, some with contempt and disdain in their tiredness, and some said in a voice that was neither loud nor soft but just reached his ears: "How dare a spineless thing to speak at this time? Does he think this is his home?"

Others echoed: "His family? His family doesn't recognize him either."

Some laughed.

Some of the others were so tired that they could no longer speak. They remained silent as they watched Guan Chiying's back as he pushed the wooden cart and struggled out of the mud.

Seeing that everyone was shocked by him, Chen Cai laughed triumphantly, and took a big sip from the wine bag hanging beside him. After being soaked in strong liquor, his eyes were more dazed than before, but he still said triumphantly: "We are only a little distance away from returning to Luocang, and we will definitely arrive tonight. It will be a great achievement when we take the food back, and this general will not treat you unfairly. If anyone dares to have any dissenting thoughts, he will be killed without mercy!"

The people around him had lost their strength and could only weakly respond, "Yes."

Then, everyone moved forward with difficulty.

But just as they were groping forward in the darkness, suddenly, a sudden and somewhat fierce wind blew in front of everyone, and the few scattered torches were immediately extinguished.

Chen Cai frowned: "Hmm?"