Marry my elder sister? Fine! I'll give you the letter of annulment and marry someone else.

Xin Wanyun frowned. "Although the Emperor doesn't like strong women, he still loves his people like his own children. How could he not support her at all?"

Meng Qi was getting angry as he spoke. "The rich may feast on wine and dine, but the poor may freeze to death on the streets. After all, it's still early winter, and it hasn't been this cold in previous years. They can't experience the extreme cold here in the capital, and they probably think we're spoiled and can't stand this temperature, so they don't take it seriously at all."

He said with a frustrated tone, "Even if we take it to heart, I guess there won't be much money left in the treasury by the end of the year. Compared to their lavish New Year celebrations, the soldiers just freezing is nothing."

Xin Wanyun was furious when he heard this, "How can someone like him be worthy of being the emperor!"

The people nearby said, "General Xin, you don't know that they are short of food and clothing over there. Many people have already started to flee. Staying here without support will only lead to death."

"However, there are still a small number of people who firmly believe that the court will not give up on them, and they are waiting with great anticipation."

Meng Qi gritted his teeth and said, "I don't dare let the brothers come here every day, for fear of being discovered. I only dare to bring the brothers who are really about to collapse here to keep them alive."

Song Zhi thought for a moment and said, "Since some people have already escaped, from today on, you can have your men come here one after another."

"real!"

Meng Qi was overjoyed. The dead silence and complaints over there every day were really unbearable.

On top of that, people are starting to get frostbite.

The despair that can be seen at a glance is really suffocating. Even if they know they have a way out, they cannot avoid being infected by the atmosphere.

Song Zhi nodded, "Yes, but don't send too many at once. Come in batches. When they are completely in dire straits, we can directly confront them. Then all your people will come at once."

"it is good."

Meng Qi's eyes were full of gratitude.

From the very beginning, everyone knew that it was Song Zhi who sent a large amount of money and supplies that allowed them to face such severe weather without panic, and it was Song Zhi's decision that saved them from sacrifice.

So they always knew who they were.

After Meng Qi had eaten and drunk his fill, he asked the people he brought with him to stay here and set out on his return journey alone.

Those people were quite reserved at first, but they soon became familiar with everyone else. After becoming familiar with everyone else, they joined everyone in calling Song Zhi "Big Brother".

Xie Ting and his companions came back in the evening, each of them carrying a load of spoils.

Song Zhi was a little curious and asked those people, "Why don't you go hunting in the mountains if you have nothing to eat?"

Those people shook their heads and said, "Why not? But every time we go, we get nothing. Over time, no one wants to go anymore."

Song Zhixin understood, it seemed that God was helping her.

In the evening, everyone continued to eat barbecue, but no more drinking.

Considering that more people would come to seek refuge, Xin Wanyun led a team to set up new tents early the next morning.

Fortunately, the campsite is big enough for everyone to squeeze together.

In the following time, Song Zhi practiced martial arts with Xin Wanyun every day, or stood on the observation tower to observe the terrain. Sometimes when he was in a good mood, he would even cook by himself.

The snow kept falling, and most of the snowmen at the entrance had their bellies buried in the snow.

Meng Qi would send hundreds of people here every time. Although new snow accumulated continuously, these hundreds of people could tamp the road again every day.

Ten days passed peacefully like this. Under Xin Wanyun's guidance, Song Zhi felt that his martial arts had improved again.

She wanted to send another letter back to report her safety, but the heavy snow had blocked the mountain.

Fortunately, when she was still able to go out a few days ago, she asked a secret guard to send a letter to explain the situation, so she was not afraid that people in the capital would worry.

On the fifteenth day, Meng Qi came over, looking pale and emaciated from hunger, and said, "Boss, I think it's time."

Under the influence of everyone, he naturally followed everyone in calling it that.

Meng Qi said that now everyone has realized that the court has abandoned them, and that among the 300,000 troops, at least 50,000 have fled.

The remaining people all had faith, perseverance and loyalty, but tens of thousands of them suffered frostbite, varying degrees of severity, which made it a bit difficult to deal with.

Song Zhi didn't think these people were a burden. She had asked Xin Wanyun to stock up on a lot of ointment for treating frostbite, so she was not panicking at all.

However, she did not show up immediately. Instead, she asked Meng Qi to take some food back and test the waters with those people.

However, the next day, Meng Qi did not come again.

Xin Wanyun said with a sullen face, "He must have been imprisoned by General Feng as a traitor."

General Feng was a very stubborn and loyal person. When he heard Meng Qi instigating his subordinates to defect to someone else, he naturally could not accept it as he had been loyal all his life and would definitely deal with him immediately.

This situation was actually within Song Zhi's expectations, otherwise she would not have suggested that Meng Qi try it first.

No matter how stubborn General Feng was, she just wanted to let those soldiers know that they had the hope of choosing to live.

But the frostbitten soldiers couldn't wait.

So she asked Xie Ting to bring a team of people to deliver frostbite ointment to them and replace Meng Qi at the same time.

Even if General Feng didn't want to accept the ointments, he had to give in when his life was at stake.

However, he still said stubbornly: "It seems that you have been stationed in this mountain range for a long time. You came out to offer the ointment at this time, aren't you just trying to win people's hearts?"

Xie Ting spread his hands and said, "You old man are really funny. How can you be so hypocritical? Why don't you return the ointment to us? Who would want to come here in this freezing weather to buy your hearts? Our boss is just kind-hearted and can't bear to see you die in vain."

General Feng snorted coldly, "Then why didn't you give it to me in the beginning? Why did you have to wait until now?"

Xie Ting crossed his arms and said, "You are the imperial court's troops stationed at the border, but who would have thought that the court didn't care about you at all? If Meng Qi hadn't come and told us how miserable you were, we would have thought that the court had provided you with supplies and that you were living comfortably."

Well, Xie Ting knew how to stab them in the heart.

This is the pain for all of them.

They sacrificed their lives for Tianqi.

But the imperial court didn't care about their lives at all.

An entire army of 300,000 was abandoned in this vast white mountain.

Xie Ting continued, "I'll say it again. We have no obligation to help you. We gave you the ointment out of kindness and didn't want you to die in vain. If you want to blame us for being late, then we'll take it back. You should just wait for your beloved imperial court to give it to you."

As he said this, he pretended to take the ointments away, but General Feng quickly stopped him.

"No, I was rude just now and I'm really sorry for that. I hope you, little brother, will forgive my fault."

He gave a bitter smile that was uglier than crying, "Thank your boss for me."