In the years of famine, I was well versed in history and pampered the Northern Army

Chapter 192 Infectious Diseases

Although he felt very scared and unhappy, when he heard the Queen Mother say that she would send all the things over, he had to persuade her even at the risk of death:

"Your Highness, please don't be impulsive. These things are the product of your hard work. If you send them all over, then if you need them again in the future, you will be alone in the palace, which will be too dangerous."

As she said this, she hugged the Queen Mother's feet tightly with both hands. Although the Queen Mother was very disgusted with this kind of physical contact, at this moment, she would not mind even if the Queen Mother humiliated him.

"Bitch, do you think it's your place to tell me what to do? Besides, do you really think I'll be safe if I leave those things with me? If they in the Western Regions fall now, I won't be able to sit in this position for more than two days. I'll have to get out of here and maybe even give up my throne to that useless queen in the palace!"

After saying this, the palace maid on the ground closed her eyes as if she had given up. Even though the Empress Dowager was very angry, she did not sentence her to death.

"Okay, Your Majesty, I understand. I will definitely do as you say."

However, in the town far away on the border of the Western Regions, the Northern Army was unaware of the turbulent situation in the court. They were still immersed in the battle that had just ended and the next storm that was about to come.

General Xiao Li was wrapping his arm, which was covered with bloody wounds from swords and knives, looking shocking.

He took the bandage and wrapped it around himself, chatting and laughing with Lu Yan in a relaxed manner, as if the arm was not his own at all:

"Your Highness, you said that we have driven them back here. Moreover, the people from the south have come to help us, and the subsequent reinforcements from the south will arrive soon. And the witch has repeatedly sent us such a complete range of supplies. Will we be able to achieve victory soon?"

When General Xiao Li said this, he had a smile on his face. Although His Royal Highness Prince Jing was also smiling and chatting with him, his smile did not reach his eyes.

"Although the current situation has calmed down, I suspect there will be more major battles in the future."

Everyone was busy with their own affairs. During this month, both the people from the Western Regions and the Zhenbei Army were extremely peaceful, as if there was no war between them. Everyone tacitly agreed to rest and take good care of themselves.

In fact, General Li had already recovered by this time. He couldn't help but want to ask Lu Yan whenever he saw him:

"Your Highness, Prince Jing, everything is fine now. Why don't we take advantage of the fact that the people in the Western Regions are staying put and catch them off guard? If we wait any longer, we might just be the fish on the chopping board."

Lu Yan had always known that General Li was always anxious and irritable. After all, he had just married a new wife this year, and now his wife was waiting for him at home, so he was naturally very anxious.

Not only that, after all, what he said makes sense. If we press on with the victory now, it will indeed be a very good decision.

But Lu Yan patiently explained to him:

"Although they have suffered heavy losses in the Western Regions, they are not as strong as us after all. We only have 60,000 people, and together with the Southern Xiang, there are only 90,000. Compared to them, we have less than half of their casualties. Even if we have recovered after resting, it is only half of their losses."

At this point, General Xiao Li was still somewhat unwilling to give up:

"But we fought them a while ago. They only have some mediocre skills. It's obvious that they have been spoiled in the Western Regions. If we really want to fight, I don't think they can defeat us even if they have more people and are in better condition."

Lu Yan smiled and patted his shoulder:

"Okay, I know you don't want to stay here any longer. After all, you're newlyweds. But you have to understand that if we pursue them on our own, we won't be familiar with their terrain. If we encounter something we can't imagine, we could be doomed. I understand your feelings, and I'm sorry you have to stay here for so long, but I have to take care of your health."

General Li grumbled to himself. He could definitely understand Lu Yan in his heart, but he was just a little unwilling.

He really didn't want to stay in this broken place for so long. In the past, he had no worries and he didn't care about leading troops to fight outside. Now, because of the old witch, the Queen Mother, she had to make things difficult for him again and again.

"Really? If I were given another chance, I would never do that in front of that old witch again. I really want to go to the palace and kill her myself. It would be considered as getting rid of this evil for the people."

After saying this, as if he was afraid that Lu Yan would criticize him, he turned his head, smiled, and ran away.

Seeing that General Li was still full of energy, Lu Yan felt relieved, but he still felt nervous.

Because he knew that staying in this place for too long was not a good thing. Too many of his comrades had died in the past. At the beginning, there were at least dozens of lively and cheerful soldiers around him like General Xiao Li, but now he was the only one left.

The others had already died on the battlefield.

If he had no worries in the past, he would not care about these things, after all, they were all single. But now he has Xu Qingyin in his heart. They, the soldiers, should have started a family and have their own lives. How could they die in this place on the border?

Although this month seemed calm and stable on the surface, they were actually just waiting for the final judgment.

Just as Lu Yan was looking at the border map to study the best attack route, a young soldier suddenly stumbled over and knelt on the ground.

A military doctor followed behind.

Just by looking at the situation, Lu Yan knew that something terrible might happen. When he said it out loud, his heart sank even more.

"Your Highness, Prince Jing, something terrible has happened. For some unknown reason, a very serious infectious disease has spread among our army. Many soldiers who had been cured of the disease are now lying on the ground and cannot be cured."

The military doctor kowtowed repeatedly on the ground:

"Your Highness, Prince Jing, it's not that I don't want to treat you, it's just that I'm really scared. I haven't seen these things before."