Fang Er took a sip of water and continued discussing the army.
He handed a bottle of physical energy to Fang Er, looking at him expectantly.
Having drunk plenty of bottled water while training outdoors with Fang Er, Ge Luoyang skillfully twisted open the cap, downed half the bottle, wiped his mouth, and resumed recounting what he had noted down.
The army numbered around eighty thousand in total: ten thousand musketeers, twenty thousand infantry, and fifty thousand slaves, with no cavalry.
They had only seen two of those cannon carts, along with several other vehicles that seemed to have no weapons mounted on them.
Fang Er’s mood relaxed somewhat. With no cavalry, they would likely take some time to reach Suiye City.
Had he seen any Han descendants in that army?
Ge Luoyang pondered for a moment before nodding. "In that army, seven women rode lions as mounts. Judging by their hair and clothing, they seemed to be Han descendants."
Fang Er was astonished. Lions as mounts? What kind of fierce women were they?
Comparing them to figures like Xiang Yu, he seemed to have a glimmer of understanding. The transmigator had summoned only martial generals!
Ancient female generals who could subdue lions as mounts were few and far between in history.
He wondered which seven they were.
As he mused, Fang Er suddenly slapped the table and stood up.
Female generals!
Princess Pingyang, Li Xiuning, Yue'er's mother, his mother-in-law, could she also be among them?
Thinking of this, he instinctively turned to look at Cheng Yaojin.
"Old brother, have you seen my mother-in-law?"
Cheng Yaojin was idly popping raisins into his mouth one by one. Hearing Fang Er’s question, he asked in confusion, "Yes, I have. What's wrong?"
"Do you remember what my mother-in-law looks like?"
"Of course, I remember! The valiant Pingyang, peerless of ancient times, how could I forget!"
Upon hearing his answer, Fang Er quickly took out paper and pen, looking at Cheng Yaojin excitedly.
"Come, tell me, and I'll draw!"
Cheng Yaojin was even more perplexed. "No, why are you drawing her out of the blue?"
"Don't ask, just tell me what my mother-in-law looks like. Quickly, quickly, stop eating!"
"After I finish drawing, brother will get you some excellent new things to eat!" He glanced at the book.
If his mother-in-law was also under that person's command, then this was a huge deal.
The beauty of Oriental women, whether in this life or the previous one, was unparalleled.
Who knew what lewd things that foreign devil might do to her!
Seeing Fang Er's anxious expression, Cheng Yaojin, though puzzled, obliged and tried his best to recall Princess Pingyang's appearance.
"Long hair, oval face."
As he spoke, Fang Er quickly drew on the paper based on his description.
"Big eyes, no, a slight curve at the corners of the eyes, yes, just like that."
"Her face should be a little fuller than this."
"Willow-leaf eyebrows, about five and a half feet tall."
"Her complexion was very fair, her mouth was neither too big nor too small, and there was a mole on the right side of her mouth."
"She usually wore red clothes, and her weapons were one long and one short; the long one was a horse spear, and the short one was a sword."
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"And besides her, old brother can't think of anyone else who could do it!"
"No, if this is true, we must inform the Emperor!"
"The princess is still alive, this is too big a matter!"
"That old dog Chai must also be summoned, along with your Chai Yue! Da Wei and Ling Wu, they must all be brought over!"
After saying this, he paced back and forth in the hall.
The camaraderie forged on the battlefield, though not of blood, was far stronger than blood. At this moment, Cheng Yaojin wanted nothing more than to go immediately and see if Li Xiuning was among those people.
"Have your people fly a plane and hurry back to pick them up!"
"Also, have someone guide me to get a look at that army. If it really is Xiuning, we can't let her stay in the enemy camp for a moment."
"Although she is brave, she is, after all, a female general. If anything were to happen to her, how would we explain it to the Emperor and the others!"
Fang Er did not respond. Instead, he turned to Ge Luoyang. "According to your estimation, how much longer will it take that army to reach the vicinity of Suiye City?"
Ge Luoyang calculated for a moment before stating firmly, "At most, no more than five days!" waP.kanshu伍.net
"Five days, that might be a bit too late," Fang Er murmured to himself.
"Your Grace, the warrior Wei Xuancheng's hangar!" Wang Xuance reminded him.
Fang Er's eyes lit up. That's right, Shenyang had left a plane for Li Shimin!
"Guanyin!"
"Yes, sir!"
"Send a telegram to Shenyang. Princess Li Xiuning has appeared in the Western Regions. Request His Majesty to bring the Chai family and everyone else to come quickly!"
"Yes!"
Upon receiving the order, Guanyin turned and ran outside.
"Wait, I'll go with you!"
Fearing that the telegram might not be clear enough, Cheng Yaojin also followed.
At the Shenyang County Duke's mansion, as Fang Er had taken his troops out, Empress Changsun suggested returning to Chang'an, citing her longing for Li Chengqian.
Li Shimin, on the grounds that Li Zhi and Fang Xin were playing happily, insisted on delaying for a few days. Only after the helicopter returning from Nanyue with Qin Qiong arrived did he prepare to depart with the Empress.
As the sturdy women were packing their belongings, Su Feng rushed into the courtyard of the Western Five Institutes, holding a telegram.
"Your Majesty, urgent dispatch from the Western Regions!"