Xixing Temple had entered a completely difficult period. The Emperor had sent Youyou's army to battle, but the nobles were planning to withdraw the army's supplies. Their goal was very simple, to force You Youzi to retreat. At that time, the position of Great General could be fought for again.
Even if the Emperor repeatedly emphasized that the general must be a mage or a Yin-Yang Master, the nobles would always have a way. The emperor would definitely agree to let a mage be a general and not interfere in the military affairs, and send a noble to be the deputy general to manage the military affairs.
In fact, even the Emperor was starting to regret it. He was just a fifteen-year-old child. He was so frightened by Eight Clouds Purple that he forgot about this method. Now that 8,000 people were out on the battlefield, the Emperor wanted them to return immediately because it was absurd to let a twelve-year-old girl lead troops to fight. Therefore, the Emperor also tacitly agreed to remove the logistics.
Yiqing of the Westbound Temple had also received a secret warning that he was not allowed to send people to the front line to deliver food and pay. Yi Qing also understood the Emperor's meaning, so he wrote to You Youzi overnight, asking her to withdraw her troops.
However, Youyou Zi asked Yiqing to fight for one thing in front of the Emperor. When Youyou Zi returned to the court, the next general sent by the court must be Ping Qingsheng. He also asked Yiqing to spread the news. Yiqing didn't know the reason, but he still did it.
This plan worked in the beginning of spring: The lords around Shangchuan began to provide food and pay. Youyou built a granary on the south side of the hill. After seven or eight noble castellans expressed their intentions, Youyou was surprised to find that the food was enough to last her for half a month.
"Thanks to the help of these Lords, otherwise we would have starved to death." Lord You You, should we report this to the Emperor so that the Emperor can reward them with merits?”
You Youzi warned,"These lords who are funding my provisions are all supporting the rebellion in Shangchuan." They might even become the next rebel city.”
"Lord You You Zi, what do you mean by this?"”
Therefore, Youyou Zi told Tai Ye the details of the battle from beginning to end.
The first was the rebellion in Shangchuan City. The core of the coup in Shangchuan City was that the warrior class ousted the noble class, but this problem existed in every city, and Shangchuan was not even the most serious. However, You Youzi noticed that Shangchuan City was located at the border of the sphere of influence of several big nobles. It was a no-man's land. Moreover, the leader of the rebellion, Shangchuan Wen, was a smart general. If he dared to be the first to rebel, he must have someone to take care of him. Otherwise, he would be an isolated city. Therefore, Shangchuan Wen must have allies, and there was even a faction supporting him.
Secondly, after Shangchuan Wen rebelled, You Youzi came to attack him. You Youzi was only a twelve-year-old child. Leading troops to war was simply a joke. Politically speaking, all the great nobles would compete for the position of general. Moreover, the supplies from Jingdou had completely stopped, so the Emperor's attitude had probably become ambiguous. He didn't want to offend the nobles too much, nor did he want You Youzi to lose face for him. Therefore, cutting off the grain route and forcing You Youzi to return to the court was inevitable. This was the Imperial Court's plan.
However, Uekawa understood this plan. He must have intelligence personnel in the capital, so he had to stop this plan. You Youzi had led troops to attack Shangchuan. In the past fifty days, they had only fought once, and the scale of the battle was not large. This kind of combat attitude was a little negative. Shangchuan Wen needed such an opponent.
However, if You Youzi withdrew his troops and another general came to attack the city, it would be normal for twenty to thirty thousand people to attack. At that time, Shangchuan City would be in a desperate situation. That was why Shangchuan Wen wanted to keep You Youzi here. This way, the nobles in Jingdou would focus on forcing You Youzi back, not sending another team to attack.
Therefore, Shangchuan Wen contacted the rebellious faction and asked them to provide her with money and food. In this way, You Youzi could gain a foothold here, and the imperial court would postpone the plan to attack Shangchuan. In short, Shangchuan Wen was stalling for time.
"Perhaps he wants to wait for the other city lords to rebel. This might be their ultimate goal. I was just a pawn in their plan.”You Youzi shrugged after she finished speaking." How is it? It's just a war, but there are so many messy purposes mixed in.”
"Then do we still have a chance of winning?" Taiya asked. I'm talking about the war against Shangchuan and the political enemies this time?”
You Youzi shook her head.”
"Then how do we fight?" Taiya asked.”
"Wait." You Youzi said," Now that the surrounding cities are providing us with food, it means that Shangchuan Wen is also a little afraid of the general who came after us. Our chances of winning are very small. Perhaps we can win in just a few days.”
Tai also hoped that You Zi would tell him the exact time of the siege. You Zi said that it would be before the other places responded to the rebellion, and after the Emperor ordered her to return to the court. If she was unlucky, she wouldn't have time. If the heavens were looking after You Youzi, she would have a few days. However, You Youzi believed that it would not be more than a month.
After another week, there were rebellions in several other cities. Tai Ye asked You You Zi worriedly. Although You Youzi was restless, she had heard that the situation around Shangchuan was stable, so she decided to continue waiting.
When the cherry blossoms bloomed, the Emperor's recall order arrived. You Youzi sent people to the nearby cities to spread the news that they were retreating, so Shangchuan and the surrounding cities all knew about this news. The news spread like wildfire in the army, causing everyone to panic.
In Shangchuan City, Shangchuan Wen was also in a dilemma. He didn't dare to go out of the city to fight, but once You Youzi left and the Emperor sent a famous general with thirty to forty thousand men to attack, the situation would be extremely unfavorable. There was still a month before the expected large-scale rebellion. Uekawa had to delay it for another half a month no matter what. Therefore, Uekawa ordered a trusted aide to lead a thousand men to fight. They were about to be completely defeated before they even made contact. He threw the military equipment on the ground and the thousand men slowly withdrew.
You Youzi understood that this failure was an act. Although there were no casualties in this childish battle, the spoils of war were real. As long as You Youzi reported these things to the imperial court, the imperial court might allow him to continue attacking the city. It seemed that Shangchuan Wen had also invested a lot.
Tai Ye looked at the spoils of war happily and asked You You Zi,""Lord Youyou, did you plan for Shangchuan Wen to do this?”
You Youzi thought it was ridiculous,"How could I have thought of this?" I just thought that Shangchuan Wen wouldn't let us leave, so he would definitely let us have some military merits. However, it is unreasonable to abandon such a large number of armaments. Perhaps he thinks that we don't dare to attack Shangchuan City.”
That night, when You Youzi was dealing with daily military affairs, a gust of cold wind blew out her candle. You You lit up again, but the candle was blown out again.
"Which monster is it?" You Youzi asked as she lit the lamp in her hand again." This is not a place you should stay."”
The scroll on the table suddenly moved and rolled off the table. You Youzi suddenly stood up and looked around, but she didn't see anything.
"Lord Xixing Temple, what's wrong?" The guards outside heard the noise and hurriedly came in to see the situation. But at this moment, You Youzi was completely shocked.
This samurai only had the right side of his body, but not the left! You Youzi instinctively grabbed the warrior's soul. The warrior's head went dizzy and he fell to the ground. You Youzi walked up to take a look. The warrior's body was intact, and the situation she saw just now did not exist.
"What happened?" You You muttered to herself. Was it just an illusion? Or is there a monster in this room that affects vision?
Youyou stared at the warrior and walked around the room. However, there was nothing unusual about the samurai's appearance. The thing from before did not seem to be on the table.
You Youzi suddenly jumped up and waved her hand in the air. The moment her hand seemed to touch something, she suddenly wavered and forgot why she did this.
There was a warrior lying on the ground. It was really strange. You You Zi felt that something was wrong, but everything was like waking up from a dream. You You Zi had also forgotten what had happened.
She sorted everything out again. It seemed that there was an invisible monster hiding in the room. You Youzi suddenly understood that she had jumped up and grabbed randomly just now to see if she could catch the monster by chance, but she seemed to have touched something just now, and then she forgot what she was supposed to do.
You Youzi was shocked. Could this monster directly interfere with the mind?
At this moment, the lights went out again, and the entire room was abnormally dark.
You Youzi concentrated her spirit and sensed all life within a radius of two kilometers. Other than humans, insects, and plants, there was nothing here. Yes, there was not a single demon!
"What happened?" You Youzi panicked for the first time." Could it be an illusion?”
Impossible! Youyou activated her spell and summoned sunlight in the room. There was no shadow of any foreign object around. Then, he used a spell to raise the dust, and the surroundings were covered in fog. You Youzi was certain that there was a monster in the house, but she couldn't see her for some reason.
Now that You Youzi had closed her eyes to hold her breath, all monsters had to breathe. You Youzi had used a spell to tamper with the dust, so it was particularly pungent. As expected, a delicate cough came from the air. The source of the sound seemed to be a young girl.
You Youzi followed the source of the sound and grabbed something firmly! You Youzi repeatedly stressed that she must catch it, she must definitely catch it! However, You Youzi had completely forgotten why he had caught it and what was going on.
"Cough cough…Big Sister, you're so awesome!”A young girl kept coughing, but You Youzi grabbed her tightly and hugged her tightly to her chest.
"Who are you?" You Youzi asked," What are you doing here? Who sent you?"
The girl gradually revealed herself. Her hair was gray."Big Sister was the first one to catch me after I closed my eyes!”
You Youzi then noticed that on the left side of the girl's chest, there was a deep blue eye that was tightly closed. Around her eyes, there were four bulges of the same color that extended to her limbs.
"What kind of monster are you?!" You Youzi grabbed her arm tightly and refused to let go.
"I'm a demon that understands the heart." The young girl said calmly," The name is Ancient Ming Land Love!”
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