Perhaps Bai Xiangxiu was too excited, but she actually shouted at them, "You guys are the best!"
"Oh!"
Sometimes, people needed encouragement. The soldiers cheered when they heard her.
They knew that she was the general's strategist, so how could they not be happy when they were praised by her?
The corner of Long Heng's mouth twitched. Wouldn't that make them lose their sense of measure?
But this little wife of his was so interesting. She seemed to be full of boundless energy. He couldn't help but look at her.
Song Jiaoyue watched all of this from upstairs. He felt like he was in a dream. He couldn't take his eyes off her when she was like this, even though he knew that she couldn't be separated from Long Heng anymore. Everything she did was to help her husband.
But he still couldn't let it go.
He clenched his fist, but Yu Kuang's voice came from the side, "What's your relationship with her?"
"Nothing."
"But your eyes …"
"A past that was unintentionally destroyed by me."
"What?"
"You don't need to know."
Song Jiaoyue turned and left. He wanted to help them as much as he could.
At least, he couldn't let her efforts go to waste.
Soon, Long Heng prepared everything. They were only waiting for the next night to attack. Of course, only the ambush team would attack.
Song Jiaoyue and Yu Kuang were arranged to be part of the ambush team. They were strong in martial arts and were very lethal.
They would go out at night through a secret passage and attack together in the morning.
Long Heng was in charge of leading the attack. They had to attack in the morning because the enemy couldn't fight at night.
When two sides fought, as long as they put up the 'No Fight' sign, they wouldn't fight unless they launched a surprise attack. But how could they launch a surprise attack?
Before the ambush, everyone had a sumptuous meal.
The food was prepared by Bai Xiangxiu.
There was no other way. The soldiers were all preparing to attack, and the cooks were all busy. Because she was worried, and since she had nothing to do, she decided to help.
Perhaps it was because it was rare for a tactician to come to the kitchen, so they naturally listened to her orders.
Bai Xiangxiu used her own money to exchange for two pigs from the residents of the city. She asked the kitchen staff to kill the pigs and feed all the soldiers.
She had spent a lot of effort to find these two pigs.
Long Heng and the soldiers didn't have the time to think about this, so they were really surprised when the pork was served.
Even Long Heng was stunned. He asked Bai Xiangxiu, "You've been busy all day, and this is all you've done?"
"That's right. You'll all have to work hard tomorrow. Take these as a reward for them."
"Thank you."
"I also bought wine, but you can't drink too much. One bowl per person."
The soldiers, who hadn't tasted wine or meat for more than a month, were naturally happy, especially since each of them could drink a bowl. This was an extraordinary amount!
It was difficult for the imperial court to transport rations into the capital, let alone wine. Moreover, Long Heng had always been strict with his troops, so he wouldn't let them drink as they pleased.
They couldn't help but thank this overly bookish tactician for receiving such treatment before going to battle.
Even Prince Rong praised her. He had no choice. As a prince, he hadn't tasted meat for more than a month. These days were really bitter.
Although he didn't have to attack tomorrow, it wasn't bad to be able to eat some meat.
The most important thing was that Madame Xiu was famous in the capital for her culinary skills, and the pork she made was very tasty.
"I toast everyone."
Prince Rong raised his bowl, and all the soldiers followed suit. Long Heng also said, "Tomorrow, we'll definitely defeat the enemy."
"We'll definitely defeat the enemy."
The mountainous shouts shook Bai Xiangxiu's soul. She actually raised her bowl as well.
Long Heng lightly nudged her, but she didn't seem to care. She drank the entire bowl of wine with everyone else, then smashed it.
"… …"
Long Heng was speechless. When his little wife went crazy, it was really hard to keep up with her.
And so, smack, smack, smack …
He heard countless bowls being smashed. The soldiers followed suit and smashed their bowls.
He had no choice but to follow suit.
He'd settle the military expenses later. His prince's estate could still afford to pay for these bowls.
Still, he watched as Bai Xiangxiu slumped back onto the ground. It seemed like she was quite drunk.
She didn't have much tolerance for alcohol, so she was just trying to be brave.
He helplessly watched her as he ate. After the banquet, Song Jiaoyue and Yu Kuang would set off.
The drunk Bai Xiangxiu and Long Heng sent them off. She even patted their shoulders and said, "Good luck, dear ones. You must kill them all. Burn them all. Steal them all. Burp …"
Long Heng covered her mouth and said, "Everyone, take care."
"Alright. You should take her back. I think she's really drunk."
Song Jiaoyue chuckled softly. This girl really made one unable to restrain a smile. She was always making jokes like this.
Long Heng nodded and carried Bai Xiangxiu back.
He couldn't carry her in front of so many people. He was afraid that someone would say something.
Bai Xiangxiu was still restless when she was carried into the room. In the end, Long Heng said to Shu 'er, "You don't need to wait on her. Get out."
Shu 'er went out in a panic. The final battle was tomorrow. Prince, are you sure it's okay to do this?
Long Heng's conclusion was that if he wanted Bai Xiangxiu to stop, he had to do everything he could to get her to sleep. Everything would be quiet when she fell asleep.
In fact, this method would always work.
In the end, Bai Xiangxiu was tortured very badly. She could only lie there and sleep. She didn't even have the strength to raise her hand.
Long Heng ate and drank to his heart's content. Then, he put on his clothes and went out to see how the soldiers were preparing.
He was also good at managing his own body. In order to be able to focus on the battle tomorrow, he hugged Bai Xiangxiu and slept. The next morning, he was already going to battle before she woke up.
However, before he left, he still touched her little face. He was a little too excited yesterday, so he tormented her a little too much. It seemed that she wouldn't wake up for a while.
He hoped that when she woke up, she would have defeated the enemy.
However, when the city gate opened, Bai Xiangxiu was already awakened by the earth-shattering sounds of fighting. She hurriedly put on her clothes and ran to the city wall without eating breakfast.
A soldier asked her to stay back because it was easy to be hit by arrows on the city wall.
Shu 'er also pulled her and said, "Please don't go up. If something happens, I won't be able to explain it to Prince when he comes back."
"I'll be careful. I'm just taking a look." The smell of blood in front of her made her body weak, but she still gritted her teeth and persevered.
She didn't know if it was because she could smell the blood or some other reason, but she felt that her dizziness had improved.