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Chapter 782 The Third Prince Dies Suddenly

Commander Hua intentionally trained Qin Huai and his companion, and the battle they led achieved great success with minimal casualties.

While clearing the battlefield, Ayu asked Qin Huai to interrogate the prisoners, while she went to the rear to care for the soldiers.

Besides the soldiers who died on the spot, there were more than seventy wounded soldiers lying in the makeshift wounded camp. Some were missing limbs, and the rest had knife and gun wounds.

Ayu found a nearby pond, took out a large basin of the All-Purpose Water, and had Tuanzi give her a disinfectant bead, which she then threw into the pond.

Disinfectant beads may affect the surrounding water, but their effect is short-lived. In flowing water, they will be completely diluted in about an hour, without causing significant negative impacts. They are perfect for use on wounded soldiers.

As for the All-Purpose Water, its effects last even longer and can subtly improve water quality.

These subtle improvements have transformed this place into a desirable place to live, significantly improving the taste and yield of the grains and vegetables grown here, greatly benefiting the surrounding residents and improving their physical health.

This is later.

"My lord." The army doctor from the wounded soldiers' camp bowed and saluted when he saw Ayu.

Ayu waved her hand: "Thank you for your hard work. Use the water in the pool to treat the wounded soldiers, for both wiping and boiling medicine. I've put some medicine in the water; it's most effective if used within an hour."

The army doctor had heard about Ayu before and knew that she was also good at medicine, so he didn't ask any questions and just did as instructed.

The soldiers here are mostly under General Hua's command, so they obey orders without question and cooperate exceptionally well, without offering any further comment.

After Ayu finished doing all this, she went to find Qin Huai.

At this moment, Qin Huai was dealing with prisoners of war. Most of the prisoners were incorporated into the vanguard, and if there were to be another battle, they would be the first to be attacked.

If you are lucky enough to survive, you can be rewarded for your merits and truly integrate into the army.

This is also a common method used by several countries.

Many soldiers were not truly convinced of Ayu and Qin Huai's abilities. Even after leading them to a victory, they believed it was due to General Hua's guidance.

Moreover, they didn't take the Third Prince's rebel army seriously.

Two little kids, around ten years old, one not yet of marriageable age and the other not yet of adulthood, how much of a role can they play?
It's just about earning military merit.

When Ayu found Qin Huai, the two saw exceptionally fierce prisoners, some of whom had been murdered multiple times. The subordinates asked, "General, what should we do with these men?"

Qin Huai didn't even raise an eyebrow: "Kill him in front of the tent!"

Ayu didn't show any reluctance on her face, but she felt a pang of emotion in her heart.

Without war, these people might not have stained their hands with blood.

But since they've been infected, they have to pay the price; otherwise, it would be difficult to comfort the spirits of the fallen soldiers.

That night, several enemy generals and vicious men were all killed, and the seriously wounded soldiers were out of danger and only needed to recuperate.

General Hua, unaware of the details, thought the soldiers were just lucky. Overjoyed, he drank a large bowl of wine and shouted, "Good!"

Qin Huai specifically sought out A Yu and asked her, "Are you feeling unwell? If anything is wrong, please let me know."

“Brother Ayou, I’m not a child anymore.” Ayu looked at him and smiled, “Don’t treat me like a child.”

“You’ve always been brave since you were little, I’ve never treated you like a child.” Qin Huai laughed, and the two chatted for a while under the still bright night sky before finally going to bed.

The army marched forward, resting intermittently. The vanguard cleared the way thirty miles ahead, and they encountered no further deliberate attempts to obstruct them.

Ayu and Qin Huai would occasionally issue military orders and have messengers deliver them.

General Hua was happy to have some free time, and occasionally he would talk to the quartermaster to discuss grain collection matters in the vicinity.

For some reason, in the past, when they were at war, collecting grain was always extremely difficult, and even with money, they might not be able to buy it.

Now it's much easier; many merchants along the way, upon learning that it was Ayu leading the army, have come to donate grain and supplies.

General Hua repeatedly exclaimed, "Ayu truly wins the hearts of the people!"

He was a rough and uncultured man and didn't think too much about it. He only regretted that Ayu wasn't his child, otherwise, she would surely have made great contributions on the truly brutal battlefield.

The sheer public support shown by the donations of grain and supplies is something many armies can only dream of. What army wouldn't want its soldiers to be well-fed and well-watered before they fight?

Ayu knew that her elder brother was behind it all. He was very good at the grain business and, while laying the foundation for the Wang family, he also made sure to build Ayu's popularity.

Perhaps his grandmother had told him something.

Not only her eldest brother, but also her other brothers in the family, and even her uncles and aunts who were in business, were all intentionally or unintentionally building up public support for her.

Ayu is no ordinary child, so she naturally understands her family's good intentions.

The troops marched for another half month. The sky, which had been clear for a long time, suddenly turned into a torrential downpour. There was also a lot of water on the official road. The army had too much baggage and could not continue.

General Hua said, "We will arrive at Fengming City in three more days. We can slowly travel to Fengming City to set up camp. There, we can face the rebels across the river and serve as the front line."

Ayu asked, "Have all the people in Fengming City been settled?"

"Ten days ago, all the people had been evacuated to the rear. The rebels were also members of the royal family. Although they committed atrocities along the way, they did not dare to stop the people from evacuating. It went relatively smoothly."

During this time, they did not encounter any rebels, but they did encounter many civilians who blocked their way to complain that bandits were rampant in the surrounding area, causing widespread resentment.

Qin Huai and A Yu led troops to suppress bandits several times, collecting a lot of grain and goods. They gathered the grain and distributed the goods to the people, and punished the bandits, with those who committed minor offenses serving as their vanguard.

The food for foot soldiers was not as good as that for regular soldiers. They were required to dig wild vegetables to eat with their meals, and they were also asked to help the people with their farming work. They were used to the fullest extent.

Now, the army they lead has 30,000 more cavalrymen.

Ma Qianzu did resist, but with Tuanzi's help, Ayu revealed all the big and small things that the leaders had done.

Some people can die, but they don't want to die.

I heard that Ayu is also the commander of the Astrology Bureau. The fame of the Astrology Bureau has grown along with Ayu, and it is almost surpassing the Imperial Observatory in popularity among the people.

Everyone regarded her as a celestial being with uncanny foresight, and after she showed off a few of her skills, they dared not underestimate her.

Naturally, they were obediently controlled.

When Qin Huai heard that someone was secretly building a temple for Ayu, he specifically sought her out and whispered, "Do you know what people outside are saying about you?"

"what?"

Ayu was studying military strategy books when she heard this. She only looked up at Qin Huai slightly and said, "You wouldn't say I'm a female Asura, would you?"

She was usually gentle, but when it came to suppressing bandits, she was swift and decisive. When the small bandit strongholds in the surrounding area heard that Ayu was leading her troops there, many of them were so frightened that they ran away and surrendered at the foot of the mountain.

"Silly." Qin Huai chuckled, tapped A Yu's nose, and then said helplessly, "I'm praising you as a little bodhisattva."

“The people are suffering, and they hope someone will save them.” Ayu sighed. “I hope this war won’t escalate too much, otherwise the people will suffer.”

Ayu didn't care about her reputation. After coming out this time, she realized more and more that no matter how well Dachang developed on the surface, the people at the bottom of society still lived a hard life.

There's so little she can do right now.

If the fighting is too intense, it can truly turn the land into a scorched wasteland, and even if the people are not injured or killed, they will find it difficult to recover.

The night rain poured down, and several nearby villages were flooded. Ayu, Qin Huai, and General Hua each led their own teams to settle the nearby people and left a thousand soldiers behind to help rebuild their homes.

The soldiers they brought were already plentiful, and the expenses were considerable, so it was more appropriate to make the best use of everyone's talents.

But after they had been busy all day, just as the sun was breaking through the clouds, a messenger rushed over with a big message.

"Urgent report! The former third prince has been assassinated, and the rebels claim that our army has joined forces with a cult to launch a sneak attack!"

The third prince is dead.

Extremely abruptly, he died the day before their impending confrontation.

The original rebels seemed to have gained justice and spread rumors about Qin Huai, saying that he was the emperor's illegitimate son who had been living away from home and that his expedition was to eliminate the prince's bloodline.

As for Ayu, she was a sorcerer by his side who used sorcery to cause the death of the Third Prince, who originally wanted to return to the capital to admit his mistakes.

Suddenly, the situation changed dramatically.