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Chapter 958

This was the first time Wang Yu had visited the battlefield in person. Although she was still a long distance away from the battlefield, she still felt a little nervous, but was quickly suppressed by the novelty. Now they had only been at the Water Village for an hour, and after the emperor gave the order, the entire military system was efficiently operated. When she walked into Wangjiang Pavilion, she found that in a short time, the place had been cleaned up and a guard post was arranged. Each entrant had to hand over his carry-on weapons, and the items he brought in had to be carefully inspected, even Chen Fenglin was no exception.

Upon the second floor, it has become a temporary command post, and the spacious hall has been divided into several areas by screens. The largest room in the hall is a long table made of four long desks, covered with a military blanket, with maps and candlesticks on it, and more than a dozen chairs were placed around it, and a map was hung behind it, which was obviously the place for His Majesty and the generals to discuss matters. The other small rooms are the positions of Yuhou, the military officer and other staff members in the army, responsible for handling various documents.

The best place to enjoy the river view has been arranged, with long telescopes, which can monitor the situation of the entire battlefield. The Emperor and Chen Dutong were standing in front of the window, holding the telescope in their hands, observing and saying something, but they didn't notice them coming up. Wang Yu wanted to say hello, but was stopped by Li Sanniang.

Under the guidance of the personal guards, Wang Yu came to a side hall, but there were thick curtains hanging, which looked a little dim. It took him a while to adapt. He looked at it carefully and saw that the area here was not large. Because of the disrepair, the paint had fallen off in many places, and there were traces of water soaking on the walls, and there were moldy smells. Inside, there was only a foldable table and two Hu beds, as well as their personal belongings. It was obvious that this was their resting place.

"It's so frustrating here!" Wang Yu said, and wanted to open the curtains to ventilate and make the room brighter.

"No!" Li Sanniang quickly stopped her.

"Why?" Wang Yu stopped and turned around and said in confusion.

"The reason why curtains are hung here is to prevent the enemy troops from discovering the abnormalities here, arousing their alertness and exposing the target!" Li Sanniang explained.

"We are at least twenty miles away from the other side. How could they find out?" Wang Yu smiled and didn't believe it at all.

"Silly sister, if it is a clear and moonless night, you can see the light emitted by a candle dozens of miles away from the high place. And now it is wartime, the enemy will closely monitor our every move. If it finds that it is different from the past, it will strengthen observation and affect our army's actions." Li Sanniang said with a wry smile. It was a troublesome to bring a blind army around her. Not only should she watch the emperor, but she should also pay attention to this little trouble that is curious about everything, which made her very distressed.

"Oh, so that's the case. But people on the other side cannot see people. Even if they see them, they will think we are tourists. It should be fine, right?" Although Wang Yu stopped, she was still ignorant.

"Jiankang City is an important Jiangfang town, while Yanziji Water Village is a military place. How can tourists come and go casually? And we can send spies to detect the enemy situation. The enemy will also send spies to us to buy spies. There will definitely be enemy spies around the water village. They will pass on what they see and hear back in time." Li Sanniang had no choice but to popularize military knowledge for him.

"You haven't seen anyone entering and leaving, all walks around the back mountain and enters the pavilion to avoid attracting the attention of the enemy. Your Majesty's light car is simple, and he does not go to the prefectures and counties along the way, and does not inform the local governments just to avoid revealing his identity and attract the attention of the enemy spies. You must know that Your Majesty's identity is extraordinary. His movements not only affect the court and the country, but also affect the direction of the battle. Of course, the Mongols will always pay attention to Your Majesty's whereabouts, and it is also the reason why Your Majesty repeatedly emphasized that we are not allowed to spread the matters in the palace. Those who are interested will know in just a few words whether Your Majesty has a fake, who is dissatisfied with, etc."

"So that's the case. No wonder Your Majesty is so careful in everything." Wang Yu nodded and suddenly said in surprise, "Sister Shufei said, then isn't there a spy from the enemy in this water camp also hidden!"

"Of course, this possibility cannot be ruled out, but Commander Chen and Commander Liu will not be as stupid as you. I am afraid that the moment you learn that Your Majesty has arrived, you have ordered the closure of the village, the increase of the guard post, the scope of the warning, and the martial law has been imposed, and everyone is allowed to enter and leave only. At night, Jiankang City will also impose a curfew, and it will not be lifted until the war begins. People in the command post have been carefully selected, and even so, they are not allowed to enter and exit at will, and they cannot take out the piece of paper. They order the proprietary communication soldiers to be responsible for passing them. Confidential letters will be written in passwords, and even if they are lost or opened secretly, it is difficult to decipher the contents."

"Then can't we get out of this Wangjiang Tower?" Wang Yu thought for a while and said.

"Look outside, the heads of each division have arrived and started to discuss matters. So from now on until the end of the war, I am afraid I can only stay here!" Through the gap between the door, Li Sanniang saw that the heads of each division belonging to the first army had gathered, and the staff had already taken their seats, and turned their faces and smiled.

"Since you come, you will be at ease!" Wang Yu blinked her big eyes and thought for a while, then got up and started to pack up the things she brought.

"Why did you bring so many things, just like moving!" Since the two and the emperor did not bring the little yellow gate and palace maids to accompany you, everything needed to be taken care of by themselves. Li Sanniang also opened her backpack and took out the things she used. It was just a short knife for self-defense, a water bag, a sleeping bag, a felt pad, etc. But Wang Yu brought three or four cages, and I don't know what they all brought.

"Are there many? These are all things to use!" Wang Yu said while taking out the things in the box. In addition to the two boxes containing clothes, the rest were makeup boxes, jewelry boxes, a whole set of tea sets, new bedding, and even some food.

"Oh, fortunately there is a carriage and battle with you. If you ride a horse, you will be exhausted to death by you!" Li Sanniang sighed helplessly after seeing it.

"Sister, am I wrong?" After hearing Li Sanniang say this, Wang Yu realized that she might have made another mistake and said pitifully.

"Marching is not a parade, but here you may have to be transferred in a short time. Therefore, the items you carry must be refined and can only be a must-have. Otherwise, it will take a lot of effort to pack them up, but also consume a lot of effort. Sometimes, there are no cars, boats, and horses to travel, but you have to marches on foot. In this way, the many things you carry become burdens, and you will be exhausted to death before the enemy catches up." Li Sanniang said.

"So what to do now? I thought that fighting was like Zhou Lang, and the mows and oars were wiped out as they were chatting and laughing?" He thought he had few things to carry, but now he became a burden, which made Wang Yu depressed.

"Haha, Your Majesty is right. You are all deceived by scholars who have never been to the battlefield. Look outside the house, there is a sense of cooking wine and tea. They are very polite if they don't lift the table!" Li Sanniang was speechless, and opened the door a little and pointed at it.

"This... is this a discussion?" The place where the discussion was blocked by a screen. Although there was no one to see, the sound could be heard. Wang Yu listened for a moment and said in shock. At this time, she should be talking about which army to be the main attacker. Several chief officials started to fight. Not only did they quarrel loudly, but they also swear from time to time, and there were also sounds of slapping the table and throwing things, but it was like fighting.

"Your Majesty is still present today. They are still restrained, otherwise they don't know what the fuss will be like!" Li Sanniang pulled Wang Yu back, closed the door, and said with a smile.

"These people are all senior officials in the army. They look polite on weekdays, but now they are so rude, which is really unbelievable!" The gap between imagination and reality was so big that Wang Yu was very disappointed and even a little depressed.

"The army is mostly bloody men, and they do life and death. They don't think it's strange if they are rude, so why bother with these things!" Li Sanniang said, "And this kind of scene is even more common. I have seen two governors in charge of whom they are vanguards, but their personal relationships have always been very good and they will not hold grudges against each other in the future."

"This is really a group of strange people!" Wang Yu frowned and said.

"To outsiders, they have a weird temper, but after they get along, they won't think so. After leaving, you will still miss the life in the army and those brothers who share life and death."

"Oh..." Wang Yu nodded as if she had understood...

Listening to the discussions that were high and low in the outer hall, looking at the expressionless aides and the communication soldiers who were in a hurry, no one could see that the military situation was urgent and the war was about to begin. However, Wang Yu couldn't quite understand the terms in the army. As the freshness passed, she felt bored. After working hard for a day, she couldn't help but feel tired and fell asleep leaning on the bed.

"Concubine Chen, get up and eat something!"

"Hey, why are you so quiet? The battle is over? Why don't you call me!" Wang Yu turned over and sat up, but saw that the lights had been lit in the room, and there was no movement in the outer room. She rubbed her eyes and complained.

"Are you confused sleeping? The battle has not started yet!" Li Sanniang said with a smile.

"When is it now, where is Your Majesty?" Wang Yu rubbed her eyes and asked again with a embarrassed smile.

"It's the hour of You now, Your Majesty is waiting for you to have a meal!" Li Sanniang said.

"Oh!" Wang Yu quickly got up, washed up and combed her scattered hair before going to have a meal. But she found that there were a lot of empty space in the outer hall, leaving only a few military officers and the clerks, and even Tan Fei was gone. The emperor was still lying on the desk, looking at the paper book with a candle, holding a sesame cake that had bitten two bites in his hand.

"Official family, let's have rice first!" Li Sanniang served a bowl of soup for the emperor and put it in front of him.

"Well, sit down and eat together!" Zhao Bing looked up at the two of them, nodded, bit the cake in his hand, and then looked down to read the document.

"The official family, the rice is about to be cold. Let's take a look after it's eaten!" Wang Yu looked at the table with three pairs of bowls and chopsticks, but there was only one basin of soup, a plate of meat cakes and a plate of pickled vegetables, which was very simple.

"Okay, the food in the army is vulgar. You may not be used to it, but you have to eat enough, otherwise you will have to go hungry!" After repeated urging, Zhao Bing moved the document aside and looked at Wang Yu and said.

"It's okay for the official family to eat!" Wang Yu sat down and picked up the pancake and took a bite. She felt it was so hard that it hurts her teeth. The meat in it was very fat and salty. She quickly drank the soup, which was also bland and tasteless.

"Haha, there is no way to raise fire on the mountain, so I can only make do with it. After the war, I will take you to Jinling City to eat well!" Zhao Bing smiled and said with a bitter face when he saw that he had just eaten a bite.

"Fortunately, I can eat it!" Wang Yu reluctantly squeezed out some smile and said.

"If you think the cake is too hard, you can soak it in the soup before eating it, it will be better!" Zhao Bing shook his eyes and gave a guide.

"Well, I understand!" Wang Yu nodded. This exceeded her imagination. Although she did not have the exquisite food in the palace for the past few days since she left the palace, she was not bad. However, she did not expect that the food on the 'battlefield' she came to was so crude.

"Have the vanguard troops already arrived on the island now?" Zhao Bing ate a meat pie in two bites and asked loudly about the lookout whistle on duty.

"Report to Your Majesty, the vanguard has set out, but has not sent back the signal of successful landing on the island yet!" The lookout hand replied.

"Please observe carefully and repay immediately after discovery!" Zhao Bing reminded.

"Official, is the plan not going smoothly?" Li Sanniang frowned and asked softly when she saw the emperor.

"One hour ago, the vanguard troops had already set off. After they landed on the island, they were responsible for setting up light markers, building docks, opening up roads, and building artillery positions. But without a reply for a long time, the second echelon could not sail. However, there was no moon tonight, and the wind and waves were also strong, so it was not easy to smuggle without being discovered by the enemy!" Zhao Bing took another meat pie and bit it.

After preliminary reconnaissance, it was reported that Qingzhou Island was dry and waterless, and no trace of anyone was found on the island. The reeds on the island were very lush, more than one meter high, which could provide cover. The best news is that the front of the island was less than two miles from the enemy camp on the other side, and it was completely within the range of the extended rocket. It could complete the task of supporting landing troops and suppressing enemy catapults.
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