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Chapter 204 Your Majesty, the Princess Beats the Prince Consort to Death

So heroic!

Zhao Xuan's eyes lit up and he nodded continuously: "It looks great!"

The Queen also smiled and said, "My sister is as brave as a man!"

Zhao Erya herself was also very satisfied.

Now, we are just waiting for news from the Tiefang Kingdom.

Soon, Zhao Erya's people who had been planted in the Tiefang tribe in advance sent intelligence. Just like the original plot, the newly appointed leader of the Tiefang tribe, Su Ritu, planned to launch a large-scale attack on the border of Xia State in March in order to establish his authority, and was now recruiting soldiers.

After receiving the news, the officials of the Xia Dynasty decided to send troops to the front line in advance to prepare.

Zhao Erya came to the court again and asked to go to war.

"Ridiculous! My Great Xia has its own generals leading the troops to war. How can you, a woman, go to the battlefield?!" Wei Jiaping angrily denounced Zhao Erya's wild idea.

Since ancient times, there has never been a case of women going to the battlefield, and some generals are even very averse to women entering the barracks.

Zhao Erya didn't want to waste time trying to convince them, so she suggested, "Your Majesty can order someone else to lead the troops, and let the general decide how to fight. I only need those 5,000 men and horses to go to the battlefield, and I will also bear the burden of the baggage and fodder myself."

In fact, if she waited until the Xia Kingdom suffered a defeat before proposing to send troops, she would be more likely to get approval.

But she didn't want to see unnecessary sacrifices. Some things could be prepared in advance, so why let the soldiers lose their lives in vain?

We are all born by our parents, so there is no need to be cannon fodder.

After some haggling, Zhao Xuan finally made the final decision and agreed to Zhao Erya's request.

At the same time, at the suggestion of Zhao Erya, Zhao Xuan appointed General Xiang Ziming as the commander-in-chief to lead 200,000 troops to the front line.

Xiang Ziming once served as the deputy general of General Changsun Anhe. He was calm and good at defending the city.

In the original plot, Xiang Ziming was the third commander-in-chief appointed by Zhao Xuan.

The first coach was defeated instantly when he started fighting with the Iron Fang tribe.

The second one lasted for three months and was finally killed in battle.

These two failures directly led to the Tiefang tribe's conquest of many border cities of the Xia Kingdom. Wherever the Tiefang tribe's cavalry went, there was widespread grief and suffering, as if they were entering an empty land.

Xiang Ziming was ordered to rush to the front line in a critical moment and resisted the attack of the Tiefang tribe in the fortress of Cangzhou City.

After defending the city for half a year, the Tiefang tribe, unable to capture the city, finally chose to retreat.

Xiang Ziming took the opportunity to turn his troops around and fight back, finally regaining some face.

Now the Xia Kingdom has a lack of capable generals, so it can only pick a taller one from the short ones and let Xiang Ziming be the commander-in-chief.

Zhao Erya has already made up her mind. Once on the battlefield, she will be the vanguard and Xiang Ziming will just have to guard the city.

The army set out, and Zhao Erya, wearing armor, and her five thousand men fell at the end of the team.

Several princesses came to see them off, and Liu Yunmei even ran three miles with the army. In the end, she was persuaded to go back by Zhao Erya, wiping away her tears.

This time when going to the battlefield, Zhao Erya brought a team of nurses. Originally, Liu Yunmei was also among them, but it happened that the queen was pregnant.

After discussion, Liu Yunmei, who was cautious, meticulous and knowledgeable in medicine, stayed and went into the palace to take care of the queen who was feeling unwell due to her pregnancy.

In the end, Liu Yunmei could only bid farewell to Zhao Erya with tears in her eyes. After that, she and Bai Zhu lit three incense sticks in front of the god every day, praying that Zhao Erya would return safely.

"Marshal, what do you think the emperor was thinking? He actually sent a woman here!" Deputy General Xiong Junzhe asked quietly, feeling very dissatisfied.

Women should stay at home to take care of their husbands and children. Going to the battlefield? This is nonsense!

Xiong Junzhe even suspected that the emperor was worried about the marshal, so he sent Princess Dongping to muddy the waters.

Xiang Ziming scolded: "Don't talk nonsense!"

Before going to the battle, he was called into the palace by Zhao Xuan, and Zhao Erya was also there.

Thinking of what happened that day, Xiang Ziming is still a little dazed.

After a long time, he made a decision in his heart.

After a long march, the troops arrived at Bozhou, which borders the Tiefang tribe.

Bozhou, Lanzhou and Cangzhou were the three major border states of the Xia Kingdom.

Among them, Sifang City in the north of Bozhou was the first place attacked by Tiefang City in the original plot.

Once they arrived at Sifang City, the first thing the army did was to organize the people living outside the city to take refuge in the city.

The people in the border town all have their own way of survival, and are more or less sensitive to war.

As soon as they received the notice, they immediately realized that a war might be about to break out.

They had heard that the neighboring Wanhe City was invaded by the Tiefang Tribe years ago, and they thought that if a war was to break out, it would start in Wanhe City first.

Unexpectedly, the army would come to their Sifang City.

However, thanks to the iron-blooded policy of the previous emperor, the people of Sifang City were receptive to the demands of the army, and the people outside the city quickly entered the city to avoid the impending war.

Zhao Erya secretly didn't want to turn his own territory into a battlefield. Now was the spring plowing season, and in order not to delay the farming season, this battle had to be decided quickly.

According to the original plot, the Iron Fang Clan's cavalry should have already set out at this time, and there are still about two days before they attack Sifang City.

She didn't want to sit there and wait for death, so she decided to take the initiative.

Xiang Ziming is the head coach. If she wants to do something, she has to discuss it with him for both moral and legal reasons.

He told Xiang Ziming about his plan, but Xiang Ziming hesitated and said, "Princess, before we left for the battle, the Emperor repeatedly warned me to ensure your safety. You..."

Zhao Erya smiled and said, "Don't worry, General Xiang. I'm just going out to take a look. If I encounter a large force from Tie Fang, I will come back and report immediately. I won't act on my own, I promise!"

Xiang Ziming hesitated for a moment before facing the confident Zhao Erya. Thinking of the other party's inhuman strength, he finally gritted his teeth and agreed: "Okay, I will transfer another 5,000 soldiers to you..."

Zhao Erya refused: "No, I have my people and that's enough. Don't worry, I'll be back soon!" After saying that, he bowed and walked out.

Arriving at her team's resting place, Zhao Erya instructed everyone to bring enough dry food for ten days. Then she mounted her horse, pulled the reins, and ordered, "Move out!"

Xiong Junzhe, who had just returned from checking the food supplies, saw this scene and rushed into the main tent, shouting, "General, General, this is bad! The princess has left with her people!"

In his heart, Princess Dongping is a mascot, and a noble mascot, who must not be allowed to make any mistakes.

Although Xiang Ziming was a little panicked, he still tried to keep his composure when he saw his deputy general was even more panicked than him, and tried to appear calm and composed. "Don't panic, I already know about this matter. The princess is just going to investigate the enemy situation and will be back soon."

Xiong Junzhe suspected that his coach had been drinking and was quite drunk, otherwise how could he agree to such a thing.

Xiang Ziming didn't let Xiong Junzhe continue to have wild thoughts. He asked Xiong Junzhe to call other generals in and hold a strategic meeting.

Thinking of the plan Zhao Erya told him before she left, he felt a chill in his heart and decided to make some careful plans.