Chapter 629 – Let Go of That Commander, Let Me Take Over (6)
Flags fluttered as the cold wind howled, whisking up ice and snow.
Big White, being the pregnant horse, was treated like a little princess this time while Xiao Bai took the battlefield.
The condition of the mountain paths had been scouted beforehand; large supplies couldn’t pass through, and the road was perilous and rugged. The soldiers could only travel light.
Jiang Pengji said, “Let’s take that small city first. The scouts we send out need to be sharp; if anything happens, report it immediately.”
Though it was a surprise attack, Jiang Pengji had no intention of keeping secrets.
For this campaign, she brought a total of ten thousand troops, leaving another ten thousand and newly recruited soldiers to guard the home base.
Besides guarding the base, they were also responsible for ensuring the safety of the logistics and supply routes.
If those routes were cut off, fighting would become impossible.
Under normal circumstances, Jiang Pengji could have brought more people.
However, with the situation in Xiangyang County uncertain, she couldn’t allocate too many forces.
She certainly didn’t want to receive news that while they celebrated a big victory at the front, their home base was being wiped out from behind.
In front of Jiang Pengji and Big White, Xiao Bai was calm and reserved, but on the battlefield, it was like a different horse had emerged.
What good horse wouldn’t attract a man’s attention?
On the march, Yang Si gazed hungrily at Xiao Bai, who seemed to sense his gaze and snorted in his direction.
Yang Si, seemingly insulted by a horse: “…”
As the army set out, the only sounds were the crunch of snow beneath their feet, the howling wind, and the breaths of the soldiers—everything else was silent.
Bored during the march, Jiang Pengji decided to open her live stream.
In an instant, viewers from another realm received notifications and rushed to occupy spots at lightning speed.
With 150,000 streaming positions, they were filled in no time.
Thanks to the camera in the live stream, the audience could see the scene clearly, several times clearer than the current popular 1080P format.
The sky was dim, the wind and snow whirled, casting a somewhat gray hue beneath the sky.
Dressed in red and white military armor, Jiang Pengji looked strikingly heroic and elegant, her figure perfectly outlined by the armor, appearing slender and proportionate with no trace of clumsiness. The audience, having grown accustomed to her wide-sleeved robes or rugged attire, now saw her in armor, riding a magnificent steed, like a valiant general stepping out of a painting, leading to an outpouring of wolf howls and furious bullet comments in the chat.
【Guan Guan Ju Jiu】: Awoooo—Look what I caught, a handsome streamer! Red and white military armor, riding a snow-white horse in the whirlwind, simply my goddess! Streamer, do you need an idle dried fish to warm your bed?
【On the Banks of the River】: Pfft! Let the dried fish warm the bed, don’t blame me if it smells like fish! I’m different; look at me! Just used shampoo, cleaned from head to toe, fresh as a daisy, I exude a lovely scent while walking. Let me warm the bed, I promise it won’t smell fishy!
【Goddess Pengji】: Stop talking! My husband is here, wearing red attire and silver armor, riding a towering steed, looking just like the streamer… Not saying more, I’m going to give my dear husband a kiss. We have some “exercise” planned for tonight!
【Add Me on QQ】: You all are delusional; even if the streamer is pretty, she’s still a woman!
【Streamer Main Character Since I Was Born】: Oh, you simpletons, do you even know what love at first sight feels like? The moment I saw the streamer’s figure, I decided to bend for her, even if I end up like a bent incense coil, I’d still be willing. She’s my one and only husband!
【Streamer Side Profile I Love】: Pfft, bending for the streamer? I’ll even straighten myself out for her!
Watching the lively “wife” arguments in the live chat, Jiang Pengji was secretly amused.
These fickle little devils had been fighting over which strategist under her was the nation’s husband just a while ago.
And now?
With the new love called “streamer,” all prior “loves” were cast aside.
As a “husband” contested by 150,000 idle dried fish viewers, Jiang Pengji found the otherwise dull march journey became quite interesting.
After a brief pause to rest.
Jiang Pengji passed her bowl of meat soup to Yang Si, “Drink this to warm up. We still have a few days’ journey to the target; don’t wear yourself out.”
Though Yang Si was a strategist, he belonged to the vanguard battalion, and during the march, he had to ride and brave the wind and snow. After several hours, not only were his thighs sore from the rubbing, but his cheeks had also turned red from the biting cold winds, feeling almost numb.
He tightened his scarf and wore the wool gloves knitted by the angelic Li Yun, shivering from the cold.
Although scholars of this era practiced martial arts, their physicality was still much weaker than that of martial practitioners.
Trembling, he took the earthen bowl offered by Jiang Pengji without hesitating to gulp it down, warmth spreading through his limbs.
He sighed in relief, letting his thoughts wander when suddenly a playful thought struck him.
“In this terrible weather, it’s so cold. Luckily it’s me; if it were Zixiao, he’d probably fall ill after just a gust of wind.”
Jiang Pengji casually responded, “I know; his body isn’t fully recovered yet. I won’t let him join the army in this season.”
Yang Si paused, pondering the significance of her words.
The more he thought, the stranger it became.
Did Jiang Pengji mean that if the seasons were better, the person joining the army wouldn’t be him but Wei Ci instead?
That couldn’t be it, right?
Jiang Pengji smiled, “Yes, it’s just as you think.”
Yang Si: “….”
He really wanted to upend the bowl of soup on Jiang Pengji’s head.
What did he do in his past life to offend Wei Ci and Jiang Pengji, to end up tormented by them like this?
Woe is me, so wronged.
If he had a falling out with Jiang Pengji, it would definitely be because her and Wei Ci’s words were too sharp.
Jiang Pengji added with a grin, trying to salvage Yang Si’s nearly breaking spirit.
“Of course, Zixiao’s health is one aspect; the other is that Jing Rong has exceptional abilities that shouldn’t be wasted.”
See, how artful her words are!
It clearly was an effort to squeeze Yang Si’s labor, treating him like an “on-call worker,” but in Jiang Pengji’s mouth, it sounded like she was valuing him, not willing to let his talents go to waste—bring in some other fool, and they’d probably end up crying rivers!
It was clear Yang Si wasn’t a fool, but he had no way to refute.
Once again lamenting, he was truly on a pirate ship now!
If only time could turn back, he would definitely cling to Huang Song’s leg and absolutely not step foot into Fengyi County.
Yang Si chuckled coldly, “So you’re saying I should thank the lord for valuing me, feel grateful?”
Eventually resigned to his fate, Yang Si changed his way of addressing her, adopting an expression that said “let it be.”
Jiang Pengji seemed unaware of the change in Yang Si’s address and continued casually.
“No need for thanks, but I will continue to rely on you.”
Subtext – After the battle, we continue the overtime; this lord has high hopes for you!
Yang Si glanced at the half-filled bowl of soup in his hands.
Should he capitalize on Jiang Pengji’s lapse in defenses and dump it on her, or drink it himself?
After contemplating for two seconds, Yang Si calmly opted to drink it.
