Chapter 159: The first wave of war 2 (2/2)
”He went into the palace to inform his Majesty”
Madam Lu tapped the armrest of the top seat and pulsed her lips, after a few seconds she said. ”Based on the urgency of this, you and Yaozhu must return to Ningzhuo. That occurs seat of our northern borders, get packing. I will arrange the rest, this isn't going to be easy but you two have to stay strong. I wish you didn't have to go but, I think you should accompany Xiao Zhu to war. If he argues just tell him that you are going there to provide medical help to the injured. That way you can put an eye on him”
”Yes, mother”
Madam Lu looked at her and sighed, ”the last time, Lu Yaozhu went off to war, I nearly lost him. You must be careful, keep an eye out for spies. A war can be won without lifting a battle due to sabotage. For the enemies to get this close, there must be a few spies embedded in the army.
”Most men often underestimate the strength of a woman, instead of arguing with men like that, use their ignorance against them. I will send a few secret guards to go with you, women in the Lu family might not openly fight wars but that doesn't mean we aren't useful. We are always the best vanguard generals to our men, they fight in the open while we fight in secret”
Su Liya blinked and looked up, she saw the raw determination in her mother-in-law's eyes. Her impression of madam Lu had improved these past few weeks but these words turned her into a fan. It wasn't every day that one found a wan from the ancient times that thought this way.
She stood and bowed to her, ”daughter-in-law understands”
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At the Imperial palace
Emperor Zhong ran his hands through his hair as he read through the various Intelligence sent over by his soy network. Things were not looking good for them. There were only a bare minimum of 20,000 soldiers stationed at all the borders, compared to the 60,000 soldiers the enemies had matching to their borders. They were bound to amass a lot of losses.
The additional soldiers he would be sending down with his Commanding generals to defend the borders may not arrive on time. Although an Emperor was meant to appear brave in the hit of war. The look of everything was worrying, he sent down the report from the north and sighed,
”it is not just the Droko tribe, Chu state and Yan state that us attacking us. There are reports of the Narashi ice warriors of Wuzhao joining in, I can write to western Liang to provide support for us in the south. The north is something else, back there we are surrounded by enemies. At the rate, we might lose the north. The Narashi ice warriors are like ghosts in the ice, I can't risk our men on a hopeless war”.
”I am willing to protect the north”