Reborn as a Sickly Child: The Emperor's Beloved

On the third day after Shen Yanyan returned to Cangzhou, the Western Liang army could no longer sit still and launched a counterattack again. However, this time the Northern Di cavalry did not attack the city together with the Western Liang army.

Shen Yanyan is still recuperating and has not gone to the front line.

However, as soon as Xia Zhu came back, he started chattering, saying that General Feng had captured the second prince of Xiliang, Murong Yi, alive.

Both sides suffered heavy losses, with Xiliang suffering even more, as it lost a prince.

Upon hearing this, Queen Xiliang forced King Xiliang to rescue his son.

Murong Xiang had no choice but to propose to exchange Shen Zhimo for Murong Yi. General Feng came to ask Shen Yanyan specifically, and Shen Yanyan agreed.

Murong Yi is important, but her brother is equally important.

On the day of the hostage exchange, Shen Yanyan showed up in person.

The armies of both sides were facing each other and the atmosphere was very solemn. Shen Yanyan looked at Helian Fu opposite her and she thought he had returned to Beidi.

He has not been seen in recent days.

"We meet again?" Helian Fu raised the corner of his mouth. He knew that she would not die in the snow. This woman was extremely strong. In such extreme weather, she could walk in the snow for a whole day and a night. Even for him, it was difficult to do it.

Shen Yanyan's expression remained calm and she ignored the teasing in his words.

"Where's Shen Zhimo?"

Shen Yanyanyan waved her hand and Xia Zhu pushed Murong Yi to the front of the formation.

Helian Fu smiled bitterly, she was really heartless!

Then he waved his hand, and someone pushed the bloodstained Shen Zhimo out.

Shen Zhimo had wounds of varying sizes all over his body, but he did not seem to be in danger of death. He immediately saw Shen Yanyan on horseback and was shocked. How could Yanyan be here?

Shen Yanyan looked at Shen Zhimo, who was in tatters, and her eyes became colder.

"Release them at the same time!" Shen Yanyan looked at Helian Fu coldly and said.

"Okay," Helian Fu looked at her unhappy expression and curled his lips.

Both sides were on high alert, fearing a surprise attack from the other side.

Shen Zhimo limped back. Seeing this, Shen Yanyan immediately got off the horse and supported him, "Brother, are you okay?"

Shen Zhimo shook his head, his eyes dark and unclear.

Just as Shen Zhimo was helped onto the horse's back, Shen Yanyan waved her hand and led the army back to Cangzhou City.

Helian Fu on the opposite side saw that Shen Yanyan walked away without even giving him a glance. The smile on his lips suddenly stopped and a bit of coldness appeared in his eyes.

He then led the Xiliang army back to the big tent.

In Cangzhou City, Shen Yanyan was looking at basins of blood outside the room with a frown on her face.

After a while, the military doctor left the room.

"Your Majesty, General Shen is fine. He only has superficial injuries. He will be fine after a few days of rest. The general has already gone to bed."

Shen Yanyan nodded and waved her hand, and the military doctor withdrew.

"Miss, I will take care of the young master, you go back first!" Xia Zhu said.

Shen Yanyan turned her head to look in the direction of the hall and nodded.

"Um,"

Spies reported that a large Xiliang army had gathered at the border of Youzhou, and it seemed that the Xiliang people were about to launch a large-scale attack.

Now, it’s time to deploy it properly.

Shen Yanyan did not return to her room, but went directly to the hall. General Feng and others were still waiting for her!

Shen Yanyan walked into the hall, and everyone knelt down to salute her. Shen Yanyan waved her hand and stood in front of the sand table.

"Your Majesty, a large army has gathered on the border of Youzhou, and there are more and more large tents outside Yangzhou Mountain!" General Feng said with a frown.

Shen Yanyan glanced at the sand table and asked, "How many troops are there in Xiliang!"

"Now there are estimated to be about 300,000 troops outside Yangzhou Mountain, and according to the letter from General Wei in Youzhou, there are also about 250,000 troops," General Feng said in a serious tone. This is a tough battle!

"How many defenders are there in Cangzhou now?" Shen Yanyan asked

"There are about 50,000 left, plus the 100,000 you brought and the 150,000 from the capital, about 300,000! Youzhou has about 70,000!"

"There are only 70,000 people in Youzhou. It definitely won't work!" Shen Yanyan said again after hearing this.

"Qi Zhongguo, you take 100,000 Jizhou troops to Youzhou and set off tomorrow." Shen Yanyan thought about it and felt that leaving 200,000 troops in Cangzhou would be enough. The 150,000 defenders she brought from the capital were all elite and could protect Cangzhou.

"Yes, madam!"

"Military equipment and food are of utmost priority. I had already made arrangements when I came to the capital. But now it's snowing heavily and the roads are difficult to travel. We must send someone to watch over the food carefully. There can't be any mistakes!" Shen Yanyan said in a serious tone. In this icy and snowy place, people would die if they were short of food and clothes.

General Feng nodded. The food they now had was not only for the army but also for the people. All the food in the city had been taken away by the Xiliang Army, and the people also relied on the army for relief.

Fortunately, the Queen had foresight and arranged for a batch of food and fodder to be transported by water when she came, otherwise who knows how many people would have starved!

"Everyone, go down and make arrangements. We must make all preparations in the next few days!"

"Yes." Everyone bowed to Shen Yanyan in unison and left.

Shen Yanyan also returned to her room, wrote two more letters at the desk and sent them out. She didn't know what was happening in the capital, and now it was of utmost importance to transfer troops and food supplies from other places. They only had 370,000 soldiers against an army of 5.5 million, which could hold out for a while.

Looking at the map of Li State on the table, the only thing they can do now is to transfer troops from nearby areas.

Shen Yanyan wrote three more letters and three tokens, handed them to the secret guards, and sent them to Wuzhou, Qingzhou and Qizhou respectively.

There is no room for delay. Both food and troops must be prepared early.

In the capital, Wu Qingfeng looked at Xiao Jingzhan who had been in a coma and was very worried.

It has been more than half a month since Shen Yanyan went to Cangzhou, but there is still no news coming back. He is really worried.

Suddenly, An flashed into the room.

"Master Wu, there is news from the Western Territory."

Wu Qingfeng quickly took the note from him, frowned, and took out the map of the side hall.

Above Cangzhou are Wuzhou and Qingzhou, and above Youzhou are Yanzhou and Qizhou. Given the current situation, they can't wait for Xiao Jingzhan to wake up.

Xiliang has assembled so many troops, it must be going to attack Cangyou and other states with all its might. Now they can only mobilize troops nearby. All the mobilization tokens near the western border are in Shen Yanyan's hands. She will definitely mobilize troops nearby. Now food and grass are the top priority. Wu Qingfeng took out the token given by Shen Yanyan. It is not enough to rely solely on the national treasury to prepare a large amount of military supplies in a short period of time. Shen Yanyan is really smart. She left this thing behind.

We must do our best to defend the western border and Liguo before Xiao Jingzhan wakes up.

The planning over the years almost failed. If Shen Yanyan hadn't stepped forward to stabilize the political situation and the border, Li Country would have been in danger.

Wu Qingfeng handed the token to An Yi and told him to go down and prepare, then he returned to the inner room and sat beside the bed.

"Xiao Jingzhan, Xiao Jingzhan, you should wake up soon. Shen Yanyan went to such a freezing cold place for you. You know how bad the environment in the Western Territory is. How could you bear to let her stay in that environment for a long time?"

"You are also lucky to meet someone who is willing to do anything for you!"