Chapter 397: She’s Gone (2) (1/2)

He Changdi slipped the letter into his clothes once he was done reading.

The crease between his sharp brows deepened. He sent out orders to cancel the scheduled break for tonight and to rush back to camp at the fastest speed they could manage.

He Changdi and his party sprinted back to the border camp without any break for a whole day and night.

The original two day journey was shortened to a single day and they managed to reach just as the border army had reached breaking point. The secretary of the northern army personally led a group of men out to welcome them back to camp, before ordering the cooks to prepare a full meal for all of the soldiers on the frontlines.

Now that they were well fed, the troops under Great General Qian’s command turned into ruthless warriors. They quickly took back the upper hand and mounted a counterattack against the Tuhun army. Their equipment was a few magnitudes better than the Tuhuns’ in the first place. They had only been held back by their supply problem earlier. Now that they didn’t have to worry about their rations, the morale of the army swelled.

After getting their well deserved fill of food, all of the northern border troops revealed their fighting strength, fiercely attempting to make up for their lack of performance in the earlier clashes.

Now that the border troops’ morale had been stoked, there was no longer any uncertainty about their victory.

General Qian admired He Changdi even more now. He hadn’t expected this junior noble from House Jing’an to have shown off such capability.

Needless to say, He Changdi’s timely delivery of supplies was one of the most important factors that had brought about their victory.

The Tuhun army was in decline now. The strict and inflexible General Qian bent his own rules and decided to sent He Changdi out to the battlefield right this moment.

There was close to no danger now in heading to the battlefields. He Changdi might even be able to add another achievement to his belt if he went out with the last wave of soldiers to clean up the Tuhuns. Furthermore, he had already earned plenty of merit from contributing the snowboat blueprints and delivering supplies. The person who made the most contribution to the northern war efforts would likely be none other than him.

This was going to be an easy task. Anyone else would probably have agreed to it on the spot.

However, He Sanlang rejected General Qian’s rare good intentions.

It wasn’t because he was stupid, but because Chu Lian had gone missing!

In a certain tent in the main camp, a group of people were kneeling on the ground.

The ones in the front were Wenqing, Wenlan and Manager Qin.

He Changdi sat at the head of the tent with a stormy expression and looked down upon the kneeling servants, holding back the urge to slap each and every one of them.

“What happened! How was Third Young Madam taken away?!”

Anger flooded his chest, overwhelming him as he choked on his frustration.