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Chapter 855: Extra: Personal Expedition (IV)
They had to prepare food supplies, prepare war horses, and let the soldiers who had come from afar rest. They said they would send troops immediately, but they still had to wait for ten days.

Ten days later, General Fan, Qin Zhan, Meng Dashan, Liu Hengchang, Yu Chong and other generals put on their armor and bid farewell to the Empress together.

Jiang Shaohua stood on the stage, wearing a dragon robe, with a solemn expression in the morning light. He bowed to all the generals and said, "This trip to the grassland is a battle of life and death. I hope that all the generals will return with a great victory."

"If anyone is buried on the grassland, I swear here that I will personally lead the troops to razze the grassland and avenge the generals."

When a military general meets a wise ruler, all he has to do is fight to the death.

The generals were filled with excitement. After bidding farewell to the emperor, they led the army into the grassland in a mighty manner.

Ten thousand elite soldiers were left in the barracks, along with thousands of wounded soldiers.

Jiang Shaohua personally took charge of the military camp and inspected everywhere every day. The busiest person in the military camp was Sun Zelan, the imperial physician. On that day, Jiang Shaohua left Beijing for inspection and took Sun Zelan with him. In the past few years, Sun Zelan was busy in the military camp every day, so busy that he didn't even have time to close his eyes.

Jiang Shaohua often came to the wounded soldiers' camp. Every time he saw Sun Zelan's eyes were blue and she was seriously sleep deprived, he felt a little guilty: "There are not enough military doctors in the barracks, and you have suffered."

When there is no war, the military doctors have relatively little time. But once there is a war, the wounded camps are filled with wounded soldiers, and the military doctors wish they had eight arms.

Sun Zelan was the most skilled surgeon, and he treated the most seriously injured soldiers, so he naturally worked the hardest. Upon hearing this, he said, "It's a good thing that General Yu brought Hui Niang and the others with him when he came. Otherwise, I would really be too busy to handle everything."

The Nanyang Guards went to the capital, and Sun Guangbai and his wife followed them. However, the female military doctors in the barracks were taken into the barracks by the Nanyang Army, who had been coveting them for a long time. The female military doctors, led by Lin Huiniang, were treated very well in the Nanyang Army. The soldiers respected them very much. They stayed with peace of mind.

This time, the Nanyang Army came to the border, and Lin Huiniang and others also accompanied them. Now they are all in the wounded camp, each of them is on their own.

Jiang Shaohua saw this and felt extremely relieved.

Back then, he rescued many women from the bandit camp. Those who survived all had a brand new life.

Talk about Cao Cao, and Cao Cao will come.

Lin Huiniang came over in a hurry, not forgetting to pay respect to the Empress first. Jiang Shaohua immediately asked, "What happened?"

Lin Huiniang sighed and said, "Your Majesty, in the wounded army tent over there, there is a wounded soldier with a high fever. He couldn't make it and just died."

War has always been cruel.

The Rouran barbarians were killed one after another, and I wonder how many soldiers of Daliang were buried here.

Jiang Shaohua was silent for a moment, then whispered, "Let someone bury him properly!"

Lin Huiniang wiped her eyes with her sleeve, responded and left.

Sun Zelan was quite open-minded. As a military doctor, she had to deal with dying soldiers every day. Less than 30% of them could be saved from the hands of Hades. Even if they were saved at the time, they might die of a high fever later.

"War is to allow more people to live well." Sun Zelan said softly: "Once you enter the barracks and become a soldier of Daliang, you must be mentally prepared to fight to the death for your country. I believe that the moment they closed their eyes, there was no resentment in their hearts."

Jiang Shaohua let out a long breath and sighed to Sun Zelan: "I understand all these principles. However, it still hurts to hear that there are wounded soldiers who can't make it."

Sun Zelan was not polite at all: "Your Majesty, you can't just say it with your mouth. Ask the court to send more high-quality medicinal materials so that we can save more wounded soldiers." Jiang Shaohua nodded: "I will write a letter to Minister Feng right away."

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The imperial court's reinforcements were still on the way, and the army attacking the Rouran's lair had already entered the grassland.

Battle reports were continuously delivered to Jiang Shaohua, and then sent to the capital city at an express speed of 800 miles.

Prime Minister Chen was so busy that he had no time to leave the palace and return home. He almost always lived in the guest room of the Zhaohe Palace. Minister Feng was also busy like a top.

The 13-year-old Crown Prince's face has lost its youthfulness and is becoming more and more calm. After seeing the battle report sent by the border troops, the Crown Prince said to Prime Minister Chen: "Prime Minister, don't worry. The Rouran were defeated and Shi Luohou was beheaded. Our Daliang soldiers are taking advantage of the victory and attacking. With my mother behind us, our morale is high."

"The Rouran are just the opposite. Their morale is broken and their people are in a state of panic. We will definitely win this battle."

At the age of 13, Jiang Ning already had the figure of a young girl, and her bright and sharp eyes looked very much like Jiang Shaohua's when she was young. They were like a sharp blade that was unsheathed, making people dare not look at them.

Prime Minister Chen looked at His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and felt relieved. "What His Royal Highness the Crown Prince said is exactly what I think. I know that victory will eventually belong to our Queen of Daliang."

"What worries me is that the food and grass supply is not timely."

Jiang Shaohua summoned six garrisons to provide support, and the imperial court also sent 100,000 troops as reinforcements. Together with the original border troops and the personal guard camp, a large amount of food and grass was consumed every day.

Fortunately, Daliang had promoted the new grain to all prefectures and counties over the past ten years. It was much easier to requisition military grain than before. The Ministry of Revenue issued documents and sent them to the government offices of various prefectures and counties. The grain and grass needed by the army along the way were supplied by the granaries of various prefectures and counties, saving Daliang's manpower and transportation capacity, and also saving a lot of consumption.

As for the food and fodder needed by the border troops, Gui Liangcheng made great contributions.

The governor of Cai County built ten Taiping granaries. Every year after paying taxes, the Taiping granaries had to be filled up, and the remaining grain would be sold to the military camp.

This time when the border troops marched into the grassland, the governor of Cai County took out all the grain in the Taiping granary as military rations without saying a word. This also greatly increased the speed of the border troops' dispatch.

In the short term, the food and grass supply is still timely. However, no one can predict the outcome of a war. The difference between fighting for two or three months and fighting for one or two years is huge.

As they were talking, Minister Feng arrived.

Minister Feng has been under a lot of pressure lately, and his temper has been rising. He was not in a good mood when he saw the Prime Minister and the Crown Prince. He said, "The Ministry of Revenue has calculated again and again, and they can only raise food and grass for three months. After three months, the military food supply will be insufficient."

"When the time comes, let the emperor make the decision on which army to starve first."

Prime Minister Chen coughed and winked at Minister Feng.

Where is His Royal Highness the Crown Prince?
Why don't you control your hot temper?

Jiang Ning was not annoyed at all. He poured a cup of warm tea with a smile and handed it to Minister Feng: "Minister Feng, you have worked hard. Drink a cup of tea to moisten your throat."

This coaxing posture is very similar to Jiang Shaohua.

After drinking a cup of tea, Minister Feng's anger subsided a lot and he began to rack his brains to think of a solution.