The Eldest Daughter Is Beautiful and Saucy
Chapter 788: majesty
Chapter 788 Majesty
“Princess Zhenguo, do you want to continue the war?!” The imperial physician was incredulous and bowed to Bai Qingyan. “Princess Zhenguo, please forgive me for being frank. If Princess Zhenguo continues to work so hard, not to mention me… even if the Imperial Hospital Director Huang was here, I’m afraid she wouldn’t last more than a month!”
Liu Hong looked in shock at Bai Qingyan, who was kneeling in front of the desk with a calm expression.
Wang Xiping and Lin Kangle also opened their eyes wide.
Liu Hong stood up and walked to the imperial physician, saying respectfully, “I don’t doubt that you are exaggerating, imperial physician, but… the health of the Princess Zhenguo has become so bad now, please speak clearly!”
The imperial physician said as he packed up his medicine box, “To use an analogy, the human body is a jar filled with water. If there is an illness or a small crack in the jar that lets out some water, it’s not a big deal. If it is seriously injured, as long as it is repaired and taken good care of and not moved easily, the jar can still be used! But the body of the Zhenguo Princess… is like that jar, full of holes, like a sieve. It will break if touched even the slightest! I’m afraid she won’t be able to hold out even if she rests, let alone march and fight!”
“Imperial Physician! Did you make a mistake in your diagnosis? Princess Zhenguo… looks…” Lin Kangle glanced at Bai Qingyan and asked nervously.
Zhang Duanning said without thinking, “Princess Zhenguo, now that the Qingxi Mountain Pass has been taken, why don’t you return to the capital with me so that Imperial Doctor Huang can take good care of her.”
“Elder sister…” Bai Jinzhi grabbed Bai Qingyan’s wrist. She knew it was fake, but she also knew that her elder sister had taken the medicine given by Doctor Hong, and her body must be extremely uncomfortable at the moment.
“Once Daliang is pacified, I will return to Jin! I hope the imperial physician and Lord Zhang will…” Bai Qingyan looked at Fan Yugan, who was worried, and said, “Little Lord Fan, please don’t tell the crown prince about my physical condition, so that he won’t have to worry about me while he is busy with government affairs! Bai Qingyan is here, please help me.”
Liu Hong looked at Bai Qingyan’s pale and bloodless features, and quietly tightened his fists at his side, feeling guilty…
That day, Bai Qingyan didn’t let him write about the bravery of the Shuoyang soldiers in the memorial, and Liu Hong was still a little suspicious of Bai Qingyan’s intentions. But today, the imperial physician sent by the prince… after examining Bai Qingyan, came to such a conclusion. Bai Qingyan was still worried that the prince would worry about her, which shows that she is indeed loyal to the prince.
The imperial physician shook his head and said, “The Crown Prince asked me to take care of the Princess Zhenguo. If the Princess Zhenguo is like this… I am afraid I cannot obey your orders!”
Bai Qingyan straightened his back, clasped his fists and said, “Doctor, don’t worry. I’m bringing Doctor Hong, Doctor Huang’s senior brother, with me on this expedition. Doctor Hong will do his best for Bai Qingyan’s health.”
The imperial physician frowned even more tightly, shook his head, picked up his medicine box, and left the tent in angrily.
As a doctor, what he hates most is patients who are disobedient and do not take their own lives seriously, and imperial physicians are no exception.
“Princess Zhenguo…” Liu Hong wanted to persuade her, but he swallowed his words back when he thought of Bai Qingyan’s firm attitude. After that, he took extra care and tried not to let Princess Zhenguo go to the battle, and only let her make suggestions.
Food and fodder, as well as wine and meat as rewards for the soldiers, were sent from the direction of the capital city. Logically, the generals should be happy, but when Lin Kangle and Wang Xiping came out of the general’s tent, they were both in a very heavy mood.
Bai Qingyan and Bai Jinzhi were still staying in Liu Hong’s tent. The three of them stood in front of the map hanging in the general’s tent. Bai Qingyan pointed to three directions and explained to Liu Hong in detail the route for the march to the capital of Daliang.
“The epidemic in Daliang is not under effective control now, and the people are getting sick one after another. Even if we want to recruit soldiers, we are unable to do so. At this time, Jin has sufficient troops, so we should attack Daliang from three sides, forcing Daliang to split its troops… so that it cannot form a strong and unified team to resist stubbornly. In this way… it will be much easier for us to take Daliang!”
Bai Qingyan pointed to the straight road from Qingxi Mountain Pass to Hancheng, the capital of Daliang: “General Liu Hong led a large army and marched steadily from Qingxi Mountain Pass to Hancheng. This is the road.”
She pointed to the right side of Liuzhou City in front of the Qingxi Mountain Pass and said, “Bai Jinzhi will lead the Anping army to attack Hancheng from this vast plain!”
“I…” Bai Qingyan pointed to the more difficult road on the left side of Liuzhou City, “Take 8,000 soldiers from Shuoyang and all the surrendered soldiers of Liang soldiers, and attack Hancheng from the left side where there are more cities, to disperse the reinforcements of Daliang for General Liu and Bai Jinzhi.”
“Liang soldiers surrendered?” Liu Hong was quite surprised.
“Perhaps, I have already persuaded General Zhao Sheng a few days ago. Who knows, he is willing to serve the State of Jin!” Bai Qingyan smiled and said, “There will be news soon.”
Liu Hong nodded, without thinking about whether Zhao Sheng would defect to Jin State. He looked at the map… tightly grasped the sword at his waist and thought carefully about Bai Qingyan’s offensive strategy just now.
Bai Qing’s words made sense. If they only attacked Daliang from one side, Daliang would naturally unite its troops to resist stubbornly. But if they attacked from multiple sides, Jin would have the advantage in terms of military strength.
If the three parties attacked together, Liang would have to split its troops into three groups to block them. As long as Liang ignored one direction, a group of Jin troops would be able to capture Hancheng, the capital of Daliang.
The method is good, but Bai Qingyan’s body…
Liu Hong turned to look at Bai Qingyan: “But the imperial physician said that the Princess Zhenguo’s body may not be able to withstand the war! If the Princess Zhenguo is on the road… I won’t be able to explain to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!”
“General Liu, don’t worry. With Doctor Hong here, Bai Qingyan can still hold on! Bai Qingyan will never die if Hancheng cannot be taken.” Bai Qingyan’s voice was steady, with a sense of majesty that made people involuntarily convinced.
Seeing Bai Qingyan’s firm attitude, Liu Hong also knew that Bai Qingyan would carry out his decision to the end, so he did not persuade her any more. He just said, “In this case, I will have someone send food to the tent, and have a detailed discussion with Princess Zhenguo and Princess Gaoyi while they eat to see how to divide the troops, what specific routes to take, and how to allocate the three generals.”
Bai Qingyan nodded.
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Zhao Ran had been waiting for a long time. When he saw Bai Qingyan and Bai Jinzhi coming out of Liu Hong’s tent, he hurried forward and said, “Miss, the eldest and fourth girls, Zhao Sheng from the Zhao family army went to the infirmary to meet the two generals of the Zhao family army first, and then persuaded the Liang army prisoners who were infected with the plague to drink medicine. Later, he met with all the Liang army prisoners and generals who surrendered. He talked for a long time! Then Zhao Sheng came out to see the eldest girl.”
“Where are the people?” Bai Qingyan asked.
“Mr. Cai is with him in the barracks where Zhao Sheng is being held these days,” Zhao Ran said.
Bai Qingyan nodded: “Let’s go and have a look!”