In the years of famine, the knife in my mother's hand is not bad either

"Sister Shen~"

"I have the temerity to disperse the servants because I have some private conversations that I do not understand and would like to clear up with my sister."

"I hope you won't blame me, sister!" Chi Yu said, raising his glass first and drinking the wine that he had prepared but had not drunk yet, expressing his apology.

Seeing this, Shen Qian did not drink, but watched silently until she put down the glass.

Then he spoke:

"My sister gave me gifts and invited me to a banquet, so why should I apologize like this?"

"Whatever you ask for, I will tell you everything I know!"

Chi Yu heaved a sigh of relief when he saw Shen Qian speak frankly and directly.

I expressed my doubts and worries:

"Today, General Liang passed through Luoyun County. He did not stop in Luoyun County. He just changed horses in the Supervisory Office and went straight to Liangdu."

"I want to visit him, but there's no place to go!"

"Sister, please teach me what to do next."

Smart people never directly ask the question they want to ask.

He needs to know whether the person sitting across from him understands.

If you don't understand, it's no use pointing it out.

Shen Qian could naturally hear her genuine doubts. If it weren't for that incident, she wouldn't have dismissed everyone and left only the two of them here.

Knowing her true thoughts, Shen Qian did not tell her directly. Instead, she sat in her seat and tapped her fingers lightly on the table several times.

Chi Yu, who was a shrewd person, naturally understood what he meant and quickly made a promise:

"I'll prepare another carriage for supplies!"

Shen Qian still sat there without making any statement.

Waiting for a good price to sell is a very common business practice.

At least Shen Qian felt that what she was going to tell her was worth far more than a carriage of goods.

Seeing that Shen Qian was not satisfied, Chi Yu frowned, but did not give up and asked:

"What does my sister want?"

"One cart of the same amount of wealth, twenty heavily armored guards, five scouts, and two ox-carts of food." Shen Qian asked directly at the lion.

After a moment's thought, she already knew what she wanted!

Safety!

Safety!

Safety is still the key! In times of turmoil, nothing else matters except safety!

Especially since I have obtained that cart of wealth and goods, without sufficient security, I will not be able to protect it at all!

Whether encountering refugees or robbers, even if the tribe is united, there is a high probability that they will not be able to keep their money and food.

Hearing that what Shen Qian asked for actually included soldiers and horses, Princess Luoyun felt her scalp tingling.

Heavy armored infantry, she can use the resources of her princess's mansion.

But... apart from being the sister of General Liang, the other party has no official status. If she is investigated thoroughly by the troops, she will not be able to explain herself at all.

Thinking of this, Chi Yu spoke worriedly:

"I can prepare all these things for my sister."

"But...is my sister in an official position?"

"If there is no official present, hiding heavy armor is a crime tantamount to treason!"

When Shen Qian heard Chi Yu talking about this, she felt a little annoyed.

How could I forget the most important thing!

In this era, heavy armor is absolutely not allowed to be hidden in civilians' homes.

As she was thinking about it, the token given to her by Manager Liang that day suddenly appeared in her mind.

When she changed her clothes just now, she even brought it with her, fearing that the ungrateful people at home would steal it and exchange it for money.

"I wonder if I have this thing, can I use it?" Shen Qian said, taking out the token that Manager Liang gave her.

The texture shimmers with metallic luster, and there is a dragon carved on the back of the characters.

Chi Yu stood up from his seat, walked to Shen Qian, took the token in his hand and examined it carefully.

Then he returned it reluctantly and sighed:

"It's me, Meng Lang!"

"It seems that the request for heavy armored infantry and scouts from me was also instructed by General Liang."

"With this token, Sister can mobilize hundreds of people from the Supervisory Department to assist in investigating local officials. No one would dare to investigate Sister, let alone heavy armored infantry, even heavy armored cavalry."

"Today, I will tell you that everything is ready. Before dawn tomorrow, I will ask them to wait outside your residence."

"I hope you can give me some advice, sister!"

As she spoke, Chi Yu, the Princess of Luoyun County, actually knelt down and bowed to Shen Qian!

Great greeting!

Obviously, she also knew that she was in great danger and could lose her life at any time.

"Your sister cannot bear to be treated like this!" Shen Qian stood up from her seat and helped Chi Yu up.

Careful analysis and advice:

"The border has been breached, and the barbarians are invading Daliang."

"According to my...General Manager Liang's calculations, the total number of barbarians invading the northern border has exceeded 400,000, and over 60% of them are armored."

After hearing this, Chi Yu was so shocked that he was speechless.

Four hundred thousand!

The garrison inside Beiliang Pass is no more than 100,000!

The total military strength of your dozens of counties and prefectures does not exceed 300,000.

What's more, these troops are scattered in various county towns and counties. It is a pipe dream to want to gather them together to fight against the barbarians!

Not to mention other counties, just the Luoyun County under her jurisdiction, the reported total number of county soldiers was no more than 30,000, but in reality... she herself ate up the empty salaries of 15,000 soldiers. Excluding those with relatives and the elderly and weak, the number of soldiers who could actually fight was less than 8,000!

Seeing Chi Yu's dazed look, Shen Qian gave her some time to "heal herself".

"Please teach me, sister!" Chi Yu came back to his senses and pretended to bow to Shen Qian again, but was stopped by Shen Qian.

She now feels that the money was well spent!

If Shen Qian hadn't told her, how would she have known that the barbarians had sent an army of 400,000 to invade Daliang? When the barbarians arrived at the city, she would have been tortured and humiliated to death!

"If you want to survive, you can take your elite soldiers to Liangdu."

"Yu Liangdu is waiting on the road to the southern border. According to General Liang's estimate, in early December..."

Shen Qian said this, looked around, and after making sure no one was approaching, she leaned close to Chi Yu's ear and whispered softly:

"Liangdu is broken!"

These four words, like a heavy hammer, hit Chi Yu's brain hard.

She fell to the ground, staring blankly ahead for several minutes!

It is already September this year, and by the beginning of December, the Liang capital will be destroyed?

In other words, in just three months, Daliang's northern border will be completely lost, and his own Luoyun County, as a border fortress, may be conquered by the barbarians before October?

There is really not much time left for myself!

If I hadn't shamelessly asked Shen Qian to come to my house for a chat today, I would probably have died in the hands of the barbarians.

Thinking of this, she bowed directly to Shen Qian this time.

Even if Shen Qian reached out to stop him, she couldn't!

"Kindness without saying thanks!"

"I will definitely repay Sister Shen for her guidance today!" Chi Yu promised in a pertinent and resounding voice.

"Don't try to escape directly, otherwise you will be guilty of abandoning the land and it will be hard to bear the consequences!" Shen Qian reminded Chi Yu again before leaving.

Chi Yu nodded repeatedly.

She called for her personal maid.

Farewell to Shen Qian and her daughter.

"Princess!" Chi Yu's personal maid was frightened by the aura she exuded and felt panic in her heart.

"go with!"

"Arrange fifty elite soldiers in heavy armor, five carts of supplies, a dozen scouts, two luxurious carriages full of gifts, and five maids to be sent to Sister Shen's house!" Chi Yu ordered the personal maid, directly doubling what Shen Qian asked for!

Looking at the figure of the personal maid leaving, I thought to myself:

In order to keep me alive, my sister has given me the honor of...protecting you!