Beautiful Peasant Girl: The Young Marquis's Beloved

At the same time, Liu Donglai also brought his men into Yuezhou City.

Nearly 100,000 soldiers passed through the city and quickly rushed towards Chengguan Town.

The arrival of the reinforcements instantly calmed the people of Yongyue Prefecture.

Yang Rong did not counterattack immediately like Hu Ming did, because Nan Yiheng's troops were much stronger than theirs this time, and a hasty battle would only increase the casualties of the soldiers, which would give the enemy a chance to wipe them out.

In the golden autumn of October, the first batch of reinforcements arrived outside Chengguan Town.

When Yang Rong saw that the leader was Liu Donglai, he was immediately surprised.

He personally welcomed the man into the central military tent, and the two men greeted each other.

"Brother Liu, long time no see! I am incompetent and have made everyone run around again!" Yang Rong said guiltily.

Liu Donglai's expression immediately turned serious when he heard this. "General, this is not your fault! Nanyue is ambitious and this time she is even more cruel and vicious. You have been a great contributor to Dongsheng for holding on until now!"

If Yang Rong had retreated to Chengguan Town, perhaps the casualties among his soldiers would have been less, but Yongyue Prefecture and even the entire southern Xinjiang would probably have suffered.

Smallpox is an epidemic that can spread from one person to ten or from ten to a hundred.

Yang Rong pursed his lips upon hearing this, his eyes full of gratitude.

The men of the Yang family have fought on the battlefield for a hundred years. Although they did not win every battle, they have never suffered consecutive defeats in the same place.

This was a bit frustrating for the old general, but Liu Donglai's words rekindled his fighting spirit.

"Brother Liu, how many troops did you bring this time?" Yang Rong asked.

Liu Donglai clasped his fists and said, "General, I have brought more than 80,000 elite soldiers with me this time, and reinforcements are on the way."

Yang Rong smiled and nodded, but there was a hint of worry in his eyes.

Seeing this, Liu Donglai immediately added: "These more than 80,000 soldiers have all suffered from smallpox. Moreover, the major general has sent a message that the next batch of supplies will arrive in three days."

Yang Rong felt relieved when he heard this, "Great! Great! This way, we will have nearly 200,000 soldiers ready to fight."

Nan Yiheng brought 400,000 men this time. In the past, they would have been able to stop the enemy with their military strength. However, because of the enemy's vicious scheme, the army's strength and morale were greatly reduced.

The enemy has not yet sent its entire army to attack the border, probably because of smallpox.

The attackers on each occasion should have been soldiers who had been sick with smallpox, as they were now.

Yang Rong then summoned his generals and began to discuss the plan of counterattack.

Leaving aside the battle situation in southern Xinjiang, in Qinghe County, Liu Xu and his team finally cured all the patients on the ship after half a month of treatment.

She also sorted out all the medical records and corresponding prescriptions compiled by Mr. Meng, and sent them to southern Xinjiang and the capital as quickly as possible.

Stepping onto the ground again, Liu Xu couldn't help but stretch, "Finally I'm free!"

Mr. Meng rolled his eyes at her and said, "What are you waiting for? Go home quickly. I feel like I stink!"

It was already October and it was very cold on the boat. He was old and had been busy all the time, so he had never taken a bath and his hair was almost tangled.

Upon hearing this, Liu Xu lowered her head and coughed twice, suppressing the laughter that was about to burst out, and respectfully invited the old man into the carriage.

Xuan Er stayed to arrange the follow-up matters, and Xuan Qi continued to serve as the groom.

Before leaving, Xuan Er suddenly ran over, his baby face full of pity, and said to Liu Xu eagerly: "Miss, when you go back, remember to plead for me. Ten Days in Purgatory can really kill people!"

I still remember that when Xuan Qi told him the news, he froze.

Did the master overestimate him? That was purgatory! Ten days, did the master want to send him to hell?

What had he done that was against the will of heaven to deserve such a punishment? The order to pick someone up was given by the young lady, and he was just an errand boy!

Seeing Xuan Er's face full of resentment, Liu Xu touched her nose guiltily and said, "Don't worry, I'll take care of it!"

"Miss, of course..."

Under Xuan Erqi's gaze, Xuan Qi turned his horse around and left with an expressionless face.

It was not yet noon when he returned home. The doorman saw Xuan Qi from afar and immediately sent someone to report.

The young lady had been away for another half a month, and left so suddenly. Although the lady didn't say anything, she was probably worried in her heart.

Sure enough, as soon as the carriage arrived at the door, Xu Ruolan hurried out to greet her, followed by Mu Lingxuan who was pushed by Xuan Wu.

As soon as Liu Xu got out of the car, she saw her mother standing at the door, and immediately ran towards Xu Ruolan like a tired bird returning to its nest.

"Mom, I miss you so much!"

Xu Ruolan's long-simmering anger was dissipated by her daughter's bear hug.

He reached out and hugged his daughter back, not forgetting to quietly use his hands to estimate how much weight she had lost.

When she measured this, her brows furrowed.

Gently pushing the catkins away, Xu Ruolan frowned and asked, "Why have you lost so much weight again?"

My daughter had lost a lot of weight when she came back from the north. After being away for half a month, she is almost skin and bones.

Actually, it’s not that serious, but in the eyes of a mother, any small problem with the child will be magnified several times.

Liu Xu pouted, "Mom, you don't know, Grandpa Meng makes me cut medicine every day, and I can hardly lift my arms."

Mr. Meng couldn't help but roll his eyes at her from behind, "You stupid girl, I'm still here!"

But when he looked at Xu Ruolan, his eyes were filled with apology, "Ruolan girl, there are only two doctors on the ship, and it is indeed a bit hard. You should give her more nourishment these days."

Xu Ruolan would not blame Mr. Meng, and she was also worried when she saw that the old man was not only thinner but also looked sloppy.

"Uncle Meng, you've worked hard! Let's go into the house first. I've asked the servants to prepare hot water. You can wash up and then we can eat!"

The old man and the child have suffered a lot and must be well healed.

Mu Lingxuan watched from behind without saying anything, but when he heard that Liu Xu had lost weight, he glared at Xuan Qi fiercely.

At this moment, Xuan Qi felt that he was more wronged than Dou E.

The young lady wouldn't let him get on the boat, and later even refused to allow him to get food. He could only wait on the shore, and he could do nothing about it as the young lady had lost weight.

The group turned around and walked back. Liu Xu then ran to Mu Lingxuan, pushed Xuan Wu aside, and pushed the prince herself.

"Brother Huaijin, how have you been these days? Are your legs and feet still unable to move? Does your head hurt? Do you want Grandpa Meng to give you another acupuncture?"

The series of questions made Mu Lingxuan laugh and cry.

However, since his little wife was spoiling herself, the prince turned his head and looked at the person behind him, saying gently and seriously: "I'm fine, I can walk a few steps, and my head doesn't hurt anymore, so I don't need an injection!"

Liu Xu can clearly see her own image in the man's eyes. There is only herself there, affectionate and unique.

The wheelchair slowed down and soon distanced itself from the person in front.

Xuan Wu had disappeared at some point, Qiao Xin and Xuan Qi were nowhere to be seen either, and even the servants in the house had gone somewhere else.

Liu Xu stopped, walked to Mu Lingxuan, squatted down, took his hand and said softly: "Brother Huaijin, I'm sorry for making you worry!"

She has always been aware of the movements of the Dark Guard Camp. Although Mu Lingxuan is a military general, he is by no means a bloodthirsty person.

This time, he transported such a large quantity of explosives that he almost intended to massacre all the soldiers of Nanyue.

It's not that she is narcissistic. She is sure that the reason Mu Lingxuan did this is at least mostly because he felt that Nan Yue had put her in danger.

Smallpox was too horrible in that era. There was no effective medicine to treat it, and it was impossible to prevent it. Once you got it, your life or death was almost entirely at the mercy of fate.