After losing the vest at the beginning, the female general was forced to marry the scheming prince

Chapter 285
Chu Palace

The weather was very good today, and it was a rare warm winter sun. Qu Chu asked people to lay a thick carpet in front of the crabapple tree, and asked Ning Qingheng to climb on it.

A small piece of Chuisi crabapple was planted in Chu Palace. I don’t know where to get it. Not only are the flowers blooming more beautifully than ordinary Chuisi crabapple, but the trunk is also taller and the flowers are denser.

Now is the time when the Begonias are blooming, with such a scene, it makes people forget that it is winter.

Qu Chu, Su Yingxue and Qu Bingyu each sat on the carpet, surrounding Ning Qingheng.

While talking, eagles and falcons hovered over Chu Palace.

With a thought, Qu Chu stood up, walked a little distance to the side, stopped, and whistled.

Following the whistle, the hovering falcon landed on Qu Chu's position and stopped beside Qu Chu.

Qu Chu took down an iron cylinder from the falcon's leg, and took out the secret letter inside.

After reading the letter, Qu Chu stood still for a while.

"What happened?"

Su Yingxue and Qu Bingyu had already carried Ning Qingheng to Qu Chu's side.

Qu Chu's expression was flat: "The wolf country has changed again."

The letter was sent to Qu Chu by General He who was stationed in the north.

It has been six years since Qu Chu beheaded the previous leader of the wolf country and defeated the wolf army. It is rare that the wolf country has been divided for six years.

Qu Bingyu looked at Qu Chu worriedly, "Ah Chu, do you still want to go to the battlefield?"

Qu Chudao: "Not for the time being, let's see the follow-up development."

Although Qu Chu said so in his mouth, he knew in his heart that she was afraid that she would go to the battlefield again soon.

According to the spies who stayed in the wolf country:
After the defeat six years ago, Kamu, the new Lord of the Wolf Kingdom, led his people to live in the Heishan River area to recuperate, reproduce, conduct business with Huatian, Huayue, Lumu and other ministries, and built a new capital, Heishan City.

Today, Montenegro looks like it is thriving.

Half a month ago, Kamu began to assemble the wolf army.

After receiving the news from the spies, General He was worried that the army of the wolf country would go south to invade the Dayu country, so he sent a letter to Qu Chu.

Qu Chu has dealt with the wolf people for many years and is very familiar with them. General He's worries are not unreasonable.

The people of the wolf country are naturally warlike and like to plunder, and the land of the wolf country is barren and the living environment is harsh. I am afraid that the army of the wolf country will go south to invade the Dayu country soon.

But these, Qu Chu didn't say anything to make Su Yingxue and Qu Bingyu worry.

……

After Ning You went north to return to Chu Palace, Qu Chu showed him General He's secret letter.

"General He also sent a letter to the imperial court, and the Ministry of War will receive the military report in about half a month."

Ning Youbei also had the same worry as Qu Bingyu, "Ah Chu, according to your estimation, can General He hold off the wolf army?"

Qu Chu said:
"The worst time I was injured was when I was injured by Kamu. He was very brave, and his skills were comparable to mine back then. General He and the others were no opponents."

Ning Youbei thought for a while and said, "What do you think of me personally leading the troops to the battlefield?"

Qu Chu said: "Not really."

Although Ning Youbei's martial arts were slightly higher than Qu Chu's, he lacked actual combat experience, and he learned swordsmanship, unlike Qu Chu's long sword, which has an advantage on the battlefield.

His arrow skills are far inferior to Qu Chu's, and he is not suitable for fighting the enemy on the battlefield.

Moreover, Ning Youbei had never led soldiers before, so he might not be able to convince the crowd.

Ning Youbei also understood these reasons, but he didn't want Qu Chu to go to the battlefield again so he brought up this topic.He was a little discouraged when he heard Qu Chu say "not so much".

"Ah Chu, I can't help you with anything."

Qu Chu stretched out his hand to hold Ning Youbei's hand, comforting him:
"Don't think like this. You and I have different responsibilities. You have done a good job and worked hard in the past few years. On the contrary, I have been idle for the past few years."

In the past few years when Ning Youbei presided over the government, he has rectified the bureaucracy, punished corrupt officials, eliminated redundant officials, and provincial expenditures. The phenomenon of corruption has been improved, and the country's finances have improved greatly.

"A few days ago, I heard Ye Yu'an say that this year's treasury has more than three million taels of silver, which is the most abundant year in the treasury in recent decades."

"My surname is Ning, and I should do what I do, but no matter how much I do, I still can't replace you on the battlefield to kill the enemy."

……

The next day, Ning Youbei presented to the emperor the letter that General He asked Falcon to send to Qu Chu yesterday.

After reading it, the emperor asked, "What does your wife say?"

"Ah Chu said that the people of the wolf country are the most warlike and like to plunder, and they will definitely go south when the time is right.

It is said that the most serious injury in her life was when she was injured by Kamu, and that time was also the time when she lost the most soldiers since she led the army.If there is a real war, General He and the others may not be Kamu's opponents. "

It should be said that the emperor is most afraid of the people of the wolf country, because the army of the wolf country once occupied Longmen, Yucheng and other places in the Dayu country.

If there hadn't been the appearance of Qu Chu in the Dayu Kingdom, I'm afraid that the Dayu Kingdom might not have the surname Ning.

It's only been a few years since An's birthday, is it going to war again?
After turning around in place a few times, the emperor said to Ning Youbei:
"Wolf country's news will not be made public for the time being, but money and food and other items needed for the war must be raised first, and you will arrange the specific matters.

As for General He, let your daughter-in-law tell you to be vigilant and pay attention to the movements of Wolf Country at any time. "

Ning Youbei agreed.

"Ah Chu also made a suggestion. She said that General Guo and General Pei should lead the [-] troops back to the north first."

This is also part of the preparation.

The emperor thought: Since General Qu has this proposal, it means that she believes that this war is inevitable.

"The deployment of troops is a big deal, so let's wait and see. Now there are [-] frontier troops in the north, so they can hold out for a while, right?"

Ning Youbei didn't speak, and he didn't know the specific military situation, but Qu Chu didn't insist on the transfer of troops, it was just a suggestion, and it wasn't a crucial matter after all.

Qu Chu did have concerns.

Ever since Nanyi returned to the imperial court, the civil servants have been clamoring for disarmament. What they want to disarm is the [-] troops that Qu Chu brought back to Yudu from the north.

After the war with Nanyi and Ning Youdi, some of the [-] troops were damaged, but Qu Chu believed that there would be a battle with the wolf country, and he insisted on keeping this part of the army. Except for the retired soldiers, there are still [-] troops left.

A few days ago, the officials of the imperial court were still arguing about the military pay. If the [-] troops were transferred to the north at this time, it would be fine for Kamu to take action in the near future.

If Kamu does not act for half a year or a year, all the spearheads will be pointed at the army going north, and the [-] army will be criticized for supporting themselves.

Although Qu Chu concluded that the wolf army would definitely invade Dayu, she couldn't guess when Kamu would act.

Qu Chu is not afraid of being impeached, but it is not her who is leading the army now, but General Guo, General Pei and others. She cannot put them on the fire.

(End of this chapter)