After the Cannon Fodder Awakened, She Married the Female Lead! [Quick Transmigration] 97p2

Chapter 97 p2

The next morning, Wen Runan had already put on her armor early. Seeing the disguised Li Mo, she subconsciously touched her nose, and then put her hand on the hilt of her sword in a covering manner.

“Remember to wear your heart-protecting mirror,” Wen Runan instructed. Although her face was different now, it did not stop Wen Runan from recalling some face-reddening scenes.

“Don’t you want to check, Little Nan?” Li Mo smiled and took the initiative to walk over, holding Wen Runan’s hand. To hell with boiling the frog in warm water. She would just seduce her directly. It was the same to get her and then cultivate their relationship.

Wen Runan didn’t know what she was thinking and didn’t resist at all. She let Li Mo hold her hand and press it against her chest.

Very good. It was as flat as ever, but Wen Runan’s heart shamelessly began to beat faster.

“Be careful when you face the enemy in a bit. Don’t show your back to others,” Wen Runan wanted to use a serious topic to cover up her inner emotions. Unfortunately, her body was not cooperative enough, and a blush soon climbed up her cheeks.

“Alright. I will guard your back. No one can ambush you,” Li Mo smiled, took Wen Runan’s hand, and placed a kiss on her palm. “This is a promise.”

Boom. Wen Runan’s head exploded at once. It was only after she had left the city gate and had been blown by the cold wind for a while that she finally calmed down.

By the time she had entered a battle state, Wen Runan had completely thrown away her extra emotions and focused all her attention on the ever-changing battle situation.

The barbarian khan had indeed not expected Wen Runan to lead a large army to attack directly. Even if he had reacted correctly in the first instance, he still did not have time to arrange his troops and could only hastily meet the attack.

Most of the barbarians who participated in the battle had not slept well. After all, such a large granary in their hometown had been burned. They were more or less a little worried. They were worried that if they could not defeat the Zhenbei army, how would they survive this winter?

“Pass down my order! For every enemy killed, an extra hundred jin of grain will be rewarded!” Seeing that the morale was not right, the khan immediately led his personal guards to charge at the front, ordering as he charged. “If you are killed in battle, your wife, children, and parents will all be taken care of by me! If you dare to be a deserter, your wife and children will be implicated!”

“Break up their formation! Separate them!” Wen Runan’s reaction was also very fast. They had the advantage now. As long as they could not form a battle formation, it would be useless even if their morale rose. It would just be a little more struggling.

Li Mo actually had other ways to break the situation, but she did not say much and just followed behind Wen Runan. As they had agreed when they set off, she guarded Wen Runan’s back and did not leave any flaws for others.

After half an hour of melee, both sides were in a frenzy.

The Zhenbei army was fighting for the more than ten thousand compatriots they had lost, and to protect the common people and their wives and children on the northern border, while the barbarian soldiers were fighting for food, for their wives, children, and parents.

The stalemate of the battle made the thick smell of blood permeate the air. Countless people fell to the ground, losing their young lives.

After an unknown amount of time, Li Mo felt a few points of coolness on her face. By the time she looked up, snowflakes had started to fall from the sky at some point.

It’s snowing? Li Mo extended her hand, subconsciously wanting to catch a snowflake and take a look.

“Be careful,” seeing that Li Mo was distracted, Wen Runan reminded her, at the same time, blocking the person who was ambushing her with her red-tasseled spear.

Li Mo quickly came to her senses and directly got close to the other person, taking their life with her long sword.

“It’s snowing. If we win this battle, can we watch the snow together?” Li Mo asked.

Wen Runan was stunned for a moment, then switched her red-tasseled spear to her left hand and directly pierced through the neck of the enemy who was close to her. “Yes. We’ll be watching the snow together soon.”

The battle was in a stalemate for a full four hours. As time passed, the number of casualties on both sides grew larger and larger.

The barbarian khan was not resigned. He was going to take advantage of the fact that the new Prince of Zhenbei’s foundation was not stable and take the initiative to attack the other party, forcing them to negotiate peace, but he had not expected the new Prince of Zhenbei to be so crazy, not at all like the old Prince of Zhenbei, who was steady and solid.

“Retreat! Retreat!” The barbarian khan’s eyes were red. Seeing the dead and injured tribesmen all over the ground, he could only be forced to make a rational decision. He would retreat first and fight again in the spring of the following year.

“Archers, ready!” Li Mo shouted. She would not miss any opportunity to annihilate the enemy. “Fire!”

With Li Mo’s order, her guard camp all drew their bows and shot their arrows, taking the lives of many more barbarians.

“Your Highness! We’ve won! We’ve won!” General Wang’s face was covered in blood, but it could not hide his brilliant smile.

Wen Runan nodded. “Quick, count the casualties and treat the injured soldiers as soon as possible.”

“Yes! This general will go and do it right away!” After a head-on battle, General Wang had dispelled most of the doubts in his heart and had a whole new level of respect for Wen Runan.

As expected of the bloodline of the Prince of Zhenbei. Even as a woman, she could still go to war and kill the enemy, and could also lead the soldiers to repel the barbarians! Win a battle!

When they returned to the city in triumph, the streets on both sides were crowded with the common people of the city. Unlike last time, they were no longer full of sadness, but were ecstatic, cheering for the victory and shouting for the new Prince of Zhenbei.

The smile on Wen Runan’s face grew more and more brilliant. Seeing the increasingly heavy snow in the sky, she couldn’t help but look back and leave her most dazzling smile for her.

The battle was won, but Wen Runan was not free. Instead, she was even busier than before.

This victory had allowed Wen Runan to prove her cold violence in the most direct way. In addition, with General Wang’s strong support, Wen Runan began to take over the core military affairs of the Zhenbei army.

The heavy cavalry that had been put on hold was also brought up again. The few generals who had held opposing opinions had also changed their previous attitudes and had tacitly agreed to Wen Runan’s decision.

“Your Highness, I think the matter of the heavy cavalry is feasible, but the most urgent matter now is to first issue the pension for the fallen soldiers. At that time, if there is still a surplus of silver, it will not be too late to make a formal plan,” the general who had been the most opposed before was no exception and made the greatest concession.

Wen Runan nodded. “The pension must be issued as quickly as possible. These are all heroes who have died for our northern border. We must not treat their families poorly.”

“But the matter of the heavy cavalry cannot be delayed either,” Wen Runan continued, her gaze sweeping over the six generals present. “You don’t have to worry about the silver, generals. The Heir Apparent of the Prince of Pingnan will provide me with a sum of silver, enough for me to build two thousand heavy cavalrymen.”

“The Heir Apparent of the Prince of Pingnan?” Hearing what Wen Runan had said, a hesitant expression appeared on the faces of the few generals in the room. They began to communicate with their eyes, and no one spoke first.

“Your Highness, did the Heir Apparent of the Prince of Pingnan make any requests?” In the end, General Wang, who was closest to Wen Runan, asked the doubts that everyone had in their hearts.

“You could say that, but it only has to do with me. I will handle it well. You can rest assured, generals,” Wen Runan said, pausing for a moment. “Of course, the Heir Apparent of the Prince of Pingnan will not interfere in the Zhenbei army. He will not interfere in any small matters. The candidates for the heavy cavalry are also all selected by me from the original Zhenbei army. You can rest assured, generals.”

Hearing Wen Runan’s answer, most of the generals let out a sigh of relief and began to exclaim that the Heir Apparent of the Prince of Pingnan had great righteousness in his heart, thus easing the somewhat serious atmosphere.

But General Wang seemed to have a different opinion. He lowered his head, his brows furrowed slightly, as if he had thought of something.

After the other five generals had left, General Wang, whose brows were still not relaxed, walked over and looked at Wen Runan with a look of hesitation.

“Your Highness, this general has a question. I don’t know if I should ask it,” General Wang stammered. He himself did not know if his choice to speak was a correct decision.

“Just ask, Uncle Wang,” when there were only two people, Wen Runan did not put on any airs of a prince and still treated General Wang as an elder.

General Wang let out a breath of turbid air. After hesitating, he still asked the question that was weighing on his mind. “Your Highness, is your relationship with the Heir Apparent of the Prince of Pingnan very good?”

Wen Runan nodded. “Yes. You should also be clear, Uncle Wang. We were very good friends when we were young.”

“Your Highness, allow this general to remind you. The one who is on good terms with the Heir Apparent of the Prince of Pingnan should be the Heir Apparent,” General Wang lowered his voice. “If you get too close to the Heir Apparent of the Prince of Pingnan, Your Highness, this general is a little worried that your disguise will be discovered by the other party. After all, there are some things that you certainly don’t know, but the Heir Apparent knows.”

Wen Runan nodded slowly. This statement was well-founded, but unfortunately, her identity had long since been seen through by the other party.

“What!” Hearing that Wen Runan’s identity had already been seen through by the other party, General Wang almost jumped up. “What did you just say, Your Highness? This general’s ears seem to have a little problem!”

Wen Runan touched her nose and honestly repeated it once. “As early as when we were leading a team to ambush the enemy army, Jiang Ling had already discovered my identity. When we were at the prince’s mansion, we spent a little too much time together. I couldn’t take care of all the details.”

“Then… then Jiang Ling! Did he use this as a handle! To threaten you to do something for him, Your Highness!” General Wang’s heart was in his throat. “He didn’t take a fancy to you, Your Highness, and make you a condition, did he?”

He had had this very ridiculous idea in his heart when he had heard that the money for building the heavy cavalry was given by the Heir Apparent of the Prince of Pingnan.

Wen Runan was stunned for a moment. “This… I don’t think he’s making me a condition, right?” Although Li Mo seemed to have taken a fancy to her, she was pretty much the same.

In comparison, she was even more excessive. She had seen Li Mo’s body, and her nose would itch from time to time, completely exposing her lecherous heart.

“Your Highness, Jiang Ling already has an Heir Apparent’s consort. The other party is also the Eighth Princess, the Sixth Prince’s biological sister,” General Wang reminded her, his expression extremely complicated. “This general is actually not qualified to say these things, but the old Prince of Zhenbei has already passed away, and the princess does not know your real identity, Your Highness. I can only overstep.”

“You are overthinking it, Uncle Wang. We are just relatively good friends now. We haven’t developed to that step yet,” Wen Runan certainly could not reveal Li Mo’s identity and could only half-tacitly agree to General Wang’s guess.

Seeing that Wen Runan did not deny it and was just being vague, General Wang was even more worried. “Your Highness, friends are not allowed either. If…”

“Alright, you can rest assured, Uncle Wang. I will not leave the northern border. Even if something really happens between her and me, I will definitely put the Zhenbei army first and will not be used by the other party,” Wen Runan quickly interrupted General Wang’s words.

“Uncle Wang, I still have some things to deal with. I’ll be leaving first,” Wen Runan said and picked up the sword and helmet on the side, walking out as she spoke. “See you at the celebration banquet in three days. As for the matter of the pension, please keep an eye on it for me, Uncle Wang.”

By the time Wen Runan had finished her last word, she had also successfully left the room and soon rode her horse and rushed towards the Prince of Zhenbei’s mansion.

Seriously. If General Wang had continued to ask, Wen Runan would have been unable to hold back from refuting.

Wen Runan was actually very clear in her heart that from the very beginning until now, the one who had been giving had always been Li Mo, and the one who had been receiving the benefits had always been her.

Perhaps it was precisely because of this that when Wen Runan was facing Li Mo, she was always very easy to soften her heart and was always led by the nose by the other party.

What? You ask if there’s a reason for her appearance? Is she a little bit moved by beauty?

To be honest, there definitely was, but all of this was based on the premise that Wen Runan did not feel any hostility from Li Mo.

There is no kindness without a reason in the world. Wen Runan was very clear about this point. Perhaps in her subconscious, she had already understood this point. Reason had long told her that if she wanted to clear her relationship with Li Mo, she had to start by refusing her kindness.

But, how should she put it? Whether it was because of the situation or because she was willing, anyway, she could now accept the other party’s kindness with a relatively calm mind.

Similarly, Wen Runan was actually already prepared, prepared for Li Mo to get something from her.