Others are fleeing famine, but I am a salted fish

The next day, before dawn, Lin Xiaoyue packed up everything and went to the camp with the Seventh Uncle and others.

At this time, the soldiers in the camp were lined up neatly, waiting for the prince's orders.

When Lin Xiaoyue and the Seventh Uncle entered the military camp, they saw the Crown Prince standing on a high platform, with a firm gaze, encouraging the morale and rallying the troops to the 5,000 soldiers who were about to go to the battle.

After a series of sonorous and powerful words of encouragement, the gist was: Dayuan was facing an invasion by a powerful enemy, and as Dayuan soldiers, they should defend their country and their homes, fearless of life and death, and bravely move forward for their homes and their country, and drive out those bullying invaders. When they return victorious in the future, they will be rewarded according to their merits.

It must be said that the prince's words were passionate and inspiring, and deeply moved the hearts of every soldier. For a moment, the morale of the 5,000 soldiers on the scene was high, and the response was so loud that it was deafening and resounded through the sky, almost making people mistake it for 50,000 troops.

Taking advantage of this morale, a loud bugle call was sounded and the order to march out was given.

Five thousand soldiers marched out in a mighty force, rushing forward like a winding river. They had only one goal, the Guyan Pass.

One after another, the young soldiers, carrying bags on their backs, spears at their shoulders, swords slung over their shoulders, set out on the long journey facing the cold blue sky.

Although there were only 5,000 people in the team, they had food, fodder and weapons on their way to the pass. Among the 5,000 soldiers, there were only 300 cavalry, so the team was not moving very fast.

After walking for two days and one night, the team finally arrived at the Gucheng Pass.

Gucheng Pass is also called Chengxingzhai because of its ridge-like terrain. The two sides of the pass are like screens, connecting the broken belt mountains, which are steep and rugged, with gullies and deep valleys. Therefore, it has become a huge natural barrier for Dayuanchao to face Tiansheng.

Although there are three garrisons behind the Gucheng Pass, none of them has natural defenses. Therefore, if the enemy breaks through the pass, they can almost drive straight into Shuanglong Pass. Therefore, the importance of the geographical location of the Gucheng Pass is self-evident.

However, as a place of strategic importance, war is inevitable here.

When the team arrived at the destination, it was already the end of the You hour (around 19:).

After Lin Xiaoyue and the others entered the camp gate, they said goodbye to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, took Xiaocao, Ergou and their own thirty people, and under the assignment of the secretary, followed a centurion under the jurisdiction of the thousand households originally stationed here, and after many twists and turns, they arrived at a courtyard with three entrances.

The courtyard wall was built of stones and was only one meter high. Although it was not very secretive, the house in the courtyard was a newly renovated cement house with three entrances and three exits, which was enough for Lin Xiaoyue and the thirty people he brought with him to live in.

There was also a utility room and barn in the backyard, so the mules and horses they rode had room to stay.

The house is equipped with some simple items, such as basic furniture and daily necessities, but if they want to be more particular, they need to go to the nearby village to buy them themselves.

After the captain sent the person away, he left respectfully.

On the way here, the captain also briefly introduced the general situation of the Gucheng Pass to the princess. At least Lin Xiaoyue and the others, who had just arrived, would not be completely blind and not understand anything.

Through the centurion's narration, Lin Xiaoyue had a rough understanding that in addition to the soldiers defending the pass, there were also many military households with their families, as well as some exiles who had committed heinous crimes, all of whom were divided into different areas and lived in them (speaking of this, the thirty guards brought by Lin Xiaoyue probably knew the situation at the pass better than she did. Even if they had not guarded the Guzhen Pass before, the situation of the military households and prisoners at other passes was almost the same, and they were all governed in different areas).

Where there are many people, trading places such as markets will naturally form.

Lin Xiaoyue gave Xiaocao enough money for shopping and told her to take Ergou and others out for a stroll the next day and buy whatever they needed. We are not short of money, so don't let yourself and your brothers suffer a loss.

Yes, since following Lin Xiaoyue, everyone has fully felt the princess's generosity towards her subordinates, and she has never lacked food and clothing for them. Therefore, everyone worked hard for her.

Xiaocao has understood a lot since she became a housekeeper. She changed her stingy habits as Lin Xiaoyue said. Now that Lin Xiaoyue has given her special instructions, she naturally keeps them in mind and prepares to go check nearby early the next morning.

Now that they had just moved into the new house, everyone cleaned the room first. Xiaocao went to the kitchen with a few guards who could cook.

Just kidding, she can’t cook for more than 30 people by herself.

It was already completely dark, but because there was no pollution, I could still see the surroundings clearly under the moonlight.

The military settlement tonight was destined to be particularly lively. After all, with an additional 5,000 soldiers and the arrival of the prince, how could it not be lively?

Not to mention how long it would take to arrange the five thousand soldiers, even just welcoming the prince would be enough to keep the Qianhu Division busy.

Lin Xiaoyue led her people to retreat first, which helped the thousand households here to get out of the siege. Otherwise, a prince and a princess would be enough to give him a headache.

Lin Xiaoyue expressed her gratitude for the leadership's welcoming banquet, saying that she did not like to join in the fun and would rather find a place to rest first.

Although the prince had little contact with Lin Xiaoyue, he could see that she did not like to be constrained. Moreover, the Seventh Prince asked her to help him. To put it bluntly, he really couldn't think of anything that Lin Xiaoyue could help with.

On this point, he still needs to study it carefully with his think tanks.

It was a dim night. Listening to the lively noise outside, Lin Xiaoyue had a simple dinner with everyone else, then took a bath, washed her hair, and lay down on the kang.

Although the environment in the house is clean, it is really not as good as my own Xianyu Villa.

But when she was out, Lin Xiaoyue didn't care too much. Xiaocao was wiping her hair beside her, and she kept mumbling, "There's really nothing missing here. Although the yard is clean and newly built, Sister Sanya, you didn't see that the shed in the backyard is small. The horses and mules we rode here are not enough. Tomorrow, we have to work together to expand the shed."

"Oh, by the way, Sister San Ya, I see that the houses we are passing by are much bigger than the ones we passed before. They should be inhabited by people of high status. I wonder if the prince and his men will live here too. I feel like it's not a good idea to be too close. You can't be sure that they will ask San Ya to do some work for you."

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Lin Xiaoyue was almost dozing off, but was suddenly amused by Xiaocao's words and couldn't help but burst out laughing.

What a talent! She loves to hear the truth!

The two women were mumbling in the room, not afraid that if these gossips were spread out, they would be gossiped about by many people. After all, if someone else said this, they would probably scold Xiaocao for being ignorant. It was such an honor to be able to assist the prince.

Only Xiaocao knew that Lin Xiaoyue didn't care about these things. She went to the border purely to find a job and see if she could do something within her ability for the country and the people here.