Wu Caiwei knew without thinking that they were extremely excited at the moment. Knowing that this was just a temporary stop for the Yang family, the butler and servants had clearly received instructions, indicating that the other party attached great importance to her, which made Wu Caiwei nod in secret.
Since the other party gave her enough attention, it meant he wanted her to play her due role. Of course, Wu Caiwei would not disappoint him.
She had been on the run all along, with no conditions. Whatever useful medicinal materials she collected were secretly hidden, to be used at critical moments. Now that she had the conditions and might not have time to make the medicinal powders she needed in the future, she quickly took the opportunity to make some requests, and Yang Hanye granted her every wish.
So I was left alone in the room. Sometimes the sound of hammering could be heard, and sometimes smoke could be seen rising from the stove. I knew the other party was brewing something, but no one knew what it was. When she came out of the room again, there were already some bottles and jars in front of her.
"Are these for me?" Yang Hanye looked at her in surprise. Since she nodded, he quickly picked up the bottles and looked at them. Wu Caiwei had carefully written the uses of the medicines on them. When he saw the hemostatic powder, the Hundred Poisons Pill, the soporific drug...
The corners of his mouth twitched. The way she described these things sounded too miraculous. Although he doubted whether the effects of these medicines were as exaggerated as she claimed, he still carefully put them away, hoping they would never be used.
He was free for a while and suddenly remembered the soldiers in the south. He quickly found a guard by Yang Hanye's side to ask. This was not a secret that could not be told to one's sister-in-law. Anyone with a little access to information knew that the eldest son of the Dingyuan Marquis's mansion, facing the scattered rebels, was full of confidence. In fact, as they had expected, he soon drove them out of the county town.
Perhaps it was a moment of complacency. That night, they bought a lot of wine to celebrate. When everyone was drunk and let down their guard, they unexpectedly returned with a large army.
Even though some people struggled to pick up their weapons in resistance, most people had not woken up from their dreams. As a result, the battle was exceptionally fierce. It ended in just over an hour. The soldiers brought by the eldest son of the Dingyuan Marquis's mansion suffered nearly 40,000 casualties, and the army was defeated. The eldest son of the Dingyuan Marquis's mansion looked at the flag, half of which was burned, with a grim face. It was not that he had not considered it, nor was he complacent just because he had won a victory. The real situation was that he, the great general, was personally appointed by the Emperor, but the deputy generals and many generals were the sons of noble families or the children of high-ranking officials. They followed him to intercept and block, knowing that this battle was a one-sided fight, and the outcome could be imagined without prediction. Allowing their descendants to follow him to the south was to gain military merit, so they could be promoted after returning.
He was also troubled. He wanted to strictly enforce military orders as he did on the battlefield in the north. However, before he left, his father specifically called him into his study and told him that these people were not to be trifled with. If they made any mistakes, they could be escorted back to Jincheng to be dealt with by their families, but they could not be subjected to corporal punishment, nor could their lives be taken. Otherwise, the Dingyuan Marquis's mansion would be doomed, and perhaps disappear from the world.
Aunt admired her father's ability to become the Dingyuan Marquis from a peasant boy, which was not something ordinary people could achieve. Therefore, since childhood, she had told herself to learn from her father in everything. Since her father had told her, there must be a reason. Although he had been constantly conveying military orders along the way, telling them not to drink, some people would pretend to be confused and deliberately make things difficult for him. In order to expand their influence, they even secretly recruited people. Soon, the 50,000 people he led south were divided into many small groups, who did not interact with each other and disliked each other.
The eldest son of the Dingyuan Marquis's mansion frowned, but he felt that as long as it did not affect his marching speed and fighting, he would turn a blind eye.
Although everyone was not convinced that he had become a great general at such a young age and sat there issuing orders, they did not want to offend him openly, lest they displease the Emperor. Although they complained a lot in private, they did not make mistakes on the surface and cooperated actively when encountering problems. Their journey south was smooth.
After successfully driving those rebels out of the county town and defeating them, even though they knew the great general had ordered no drinking, in order to win over the people they had bribed, they secretly bought some wine into the city. It was strange to say that the dark generals had entered the city so long ago, and all the things in the city were scarce, but the wine seemed inexhaustible.
Although the white wine drinkers were a little puzzled, they knew these matters were not their business, so they followed the principle of "better safe than sorry" and did not report their findings to their general. Su Dan Novel Network.
Everyone seemed to have agreed to have a big feast that night. By the time the eldest son of the Dingyuan Marquis's mansion received the news, it was too late. When he tried to stop them, he was blocked by others.
"Such disregard for military discipline and orders, I will truthfully report it to the Emperor. All of you who have not drunk, listen to me. If you all get drunk and the enemy launches a surprise attack, you will not only lose your lives but also suffer the Emperor's wrath. Since you do not take me seriously, then drink to your heart's content, and wait for the Emperor's judgment." The eldest son of the Dingyuan Marquis's mansion trembled with anger. After so many years of fighting, it was the first time he had encountered such subordinates. He felt a sense of anger for their lack of ambition.
"Drink, drink, drink to your heart's content. I will take care of anything that happens. Don't listen to her alarmist talk. We defeated those people until they ran away with their tails between their legs. How many people do they have left? You all know. How can they launch a surprise attack? Even if they come with so many people, besides not drinking, we can also pick up our swords and resist. I don't believe their numbers can defeat us. He is angry because you are drinking with me out of jealousy. But what can he do to us?" As he spoke, contempt involuntarily appeared on his face.
Others thought it made sense. They originally wanted to provoke the authority of the eldest son of the Dingyuan Marquis's mansion, thinking that he was just lucky to be remembered by the Emperor and thus conferred the title of great general. In fact, everyone present had this ability, but they lacked his connections. They didn't know what their fathers were thinking, asking them to come to the south with this kid to learn more. Learn what? Learn to eat plain food all day, or learn to train all day?
In their eyes, this was a thankless task. After all, no one was prepared to be on the battlefield forever. Although he had not been at the forefront all these days, it was the first time he had seen such a large-scale battle between two armies, with so much bloodshed. To be honest, it was quite stimulating to their eyes, and it also gave them thoughts of retreating.