The widowed sister-in-law is embarrassed, she criticizes the villain like he only wants to be a love

Jiang Ci began to prepare for the wedding as he said, however, things did not go as planned. A riot broke out in southern Xinjiang. The King of Lingnan joined forces with the King of Qi in a rebellion. They led an army of 200,000 and had already broken through Lingzhou and were approaching Nanyang. Xiao Yan led an army of 100,000 to fight the enemy. Although he forced the rebels back 50 miles outside the border, the rebels were still strong and were ready for a second attack at any time.

At the morning court today, Jiang Ci discussed this matter with the civil and military officials for a long time in the court. However, there was no general in the court who could lead the troops to war. Finally, Jiang Ci decided to dispatch the 50,000 elite soldiers stationed in Nanwei Prefecture to lead the army in person.

Afterwards, His Majesty will send a secret decree to Nanwei Prefecture at an urgent speed of 800 miles. After receiving the secret decree, Qi Tianyi and Ying Shiyi will mobilize troops overnight to go to Nanyang Prefecture for support.

Good news came from Old Man Wenren. The one thousand muskets that were customized three months ago have all been completed. Jiang Ci and Yan Shu went to the production site in person to inspect the goods.

After the last conversation with Yan Shu, Mr. Wenren made some changes to the range of the musket, which greatly improved the overall performance.

With these one thousand muskets, Jiang Ci will be able to train a group of shooting soldiers, which will surely play a huge role in this battle in southern Xinjiang.

On the eve of the expedition, Jiang Ci finished his discussion with several ministers and returned to the bedroom, where he saw Yan Shu sitting at the table sorting something. He walked straight over and hugged her from behind, glancing at the things on the table, which were all his clothes and other daily necessities.

"Just let the palace servants do these things."

Yan Shu smiled and said, "It's safer for me to pack your luggage myself. The environment in southern Xinjiang is humid, and miasma and poisonous insects are common in the mountains and forests. It's easy for outsiders to get malaria there. I have prepared a lot of herbs with the accompanying military doctor in advance, and they will be sent to the battlefield together with the accompanying food and grass. The most taboo thing in long-distance marches and battles is trauma infection. The formulas of commonly used anti-inflammatory and antipyretic drugs have also been given to the military doctor. The weather is getting hotter. In the past few days, I have asked the military department to prepare a few summer clothes for you, as well as two sets of autumn clothes and winter clothes. I don't know how long this battle will last. There are no eyes on the battlefield, so remember to wear the soft armor I gave you."

Listening to Yan Shu's instructions, Jiang Ci felt particularly warm in his heart. He rubbed his face against her neck and said, "If it weren't for the sudden war in southern Xinjiang, we could have gotten married this month."

He had many regrets in his heart and only hoped that the rebellion in southern Xinjiang could be resolved as soon as possible so that he could return and marry his beloved girl.

Yan Shu reached out and gently held Jiang Ci's hand: "There is no rush to get married. You have just ascended the throne. At present, the forces in various places on the border have their own ulterior motives. To resist foreign aggression, we must first stabilize the internal situation. It is time to deal with the Qi Wang rebels."

Jiang Ci said: "The situation in Southern Xinjiang can be pacified in three months at the least and half a year at the most. What I am most worried about right now is the Rongdi. Originally, Nanwei Prefecture had the 30,000 elite soldiers we trained before and the 20,000 city defenders of Nanwei Prefecture. With Qi Tianyi and Li Shangqian in person, they formed a second line of defense in the north. If these 50,000 soldiers are transferred away now, I am worried that the Rongdi will take action."

Yan Shu frowned slightly. Jiang Ci's worries were worthy of vigilance. Rongdi was a nomadic tribe, and they were best at assault warfare. Rongcheng had a flat terrain and was easily captured.

She turned sideways and looked at Jiang Ci: "Feng Yunhe and Wuming led 100,000 soldiers to guard Rongcheng. Can't they resist the invasion of Rongdi?"

Jiang Ci walked over to Yan Shu and sat down, analyzing the situation over there: "Rongdi is a nomadic people, and their people are naturally stronger. In addition, they have been learning horse riding and archery since childhood, so any ordinary citizen can go to the battlefield at any time. If they mobilize the whole country, they can quickly gather 300,000 troops to march south. By then, it will be difficult to resist with only 100,000 soldiers defending Rongcheng, so the rebellion in southern Xinjiang must be quelled quickly."

Yan Shu thought of the military token of the Jibei Army and hesitated for a moment without saying anything.

After Jiang Ci went to the battlefield, she decided to go back to Xinyang. If she could let the Liu father and son lead the Jibei Army to Rongcheng to garrison for a period of time, it would surely have the effect of deterring the Rongdi people.

Jiang Ci looked at her, not wanting her to worry too much about it.

"You don't have to worry about these things. The letters sent to Xinyang should arrive in a few days. At most in a month, my second uncle and second aunt will come to the capital to accompany you. I will also send letters back from time to time. If there is anything urgent, you can go to Hongyue Tower, and they will send me the news as soon as possible."

Yan Shu nodded: "I heard that Mr. Cui joined forces with the Liu, Qian, and Wang families to donate three million dan of grain and one million taels of silver?"

"Well, the four families have fulfilled their promise this morning. The food and fodder will be sent to Nanyang Prefecture in three batches."

"I have stored 400,000 dan of food in my space. I will also donate the silver I stored previously to the war front."

Jiang Ci said: "I'll take the food, but you can keep the silver because it's what you worked so hard to save. I've saved a lot of silver from doing business privately over the years, and I've already collected enough money for this war."

The national treasury was basically empty when the old emperor was in power. In the past few years, the crops in various prefectures of the Sui Dynasty have almost failed, and granaries in various places have been drained one after another. This time, Jiang Ci led his troops to lead an expedition to southern Xinjiang not only to quell the rebellion, but also a life-and-death battle to establish a country. However, the national strength of the Sui Dynasty is now weak, and there is neither enough silver nor sufficient food and grass. If the conditions were not so difficult, Jiang Ci would not have decided to lead the army in person at this time.

Yan Shu looked at him with pretended dissatisfaction: "As the saying goes, husband and wife are of one mind. Since we are going to get married, we should face difficulties together."

Jiang Ci stared at her quietly with his deep eyes and chuckled a few times: "In this case, everything I have should belong to you. From now on, all of my private vaults will be handed over to you for safekeeping."

Yan Shu smiled and said, "Then I will take it seriously."

Jiang Ci looked at her sincerely: "My Jiaojiao deserves the best in the world."

Yan Shu met his gentle and smiling eyes, knowing that he sincerely meant it. He raised his hand and waved it, and dozens of large boxes suddenly appeared in the huge bedroom, which contained all the belongings she had saved over the years.

"The total amount of gold and silver should be more than 2.4 million taels, and there are also 500,000 taels of silver notes, totaling about 3 million taels. Xinyang Prefecture has promoted potato and corn planting on a large scale in the past two years. We can send people there to purchase a batch of food and fodder and ship it to Nanyang Prefecture."

War is very expensive. Jiang Ci wanted to launch a blitzkrieg, in large part because the current national strength could not support the consumption of long-term warfare. The three million taels donated by Yan Shu was indeed a timely rain for him, but this silver was her property accumulated through many years of hard work. Thinking of her happy and satisfied look every time she counted the silver in the warehouse, Jiang Ci felt very guilty.

He held Yan Shu tightly in his arms and said, "I will definitely fill up your little treasury again in the future."

Yan Shu patted him on the back and said, "Okay, it's a deal."

"Well, it's a deal!"

Afterwards, Jiang Ci personally brought the shadow guards to deliver the silver out of the palace. Yan Shu packed Jiang Ci's luggage and went to the space to take a bath and prepare to rest.

As he walked out of the bathroom after taking a shower, he was suddenly hit by a strong feeling of dizziness. Yan Shu subconsciously held onto the door frame to stand firm. His body felt sore and weak, and his breathing became a little rapid.

After her body recovered some strength, she slowly walked back to the bed and sat down, took out the medicine given by Uncle Master Xuan Heng and took a pill, and soon the feeling of shortness of breath disappeared.

Yan Shu sat by the window for a long time. The deadline was approaching and she didn't have much time left here, but it seemed that she still had a lot of things to do and many people she wanted to see but had not said goodbye to properly.