The prince loves me like his life, but I force him to rebel

Chapter 114 The army sets out for battle

War waits for no one, and the army soon sets out.

Sima Yao was wearing the armor in the secret room, carrying the spear that carried the secret of time travel on his back, and riding a tall horse. Shu Huaiyuan and Lin Heng were on both sides of him. The team set out from Duanmen, went west along Zhuque Street, and headed straight for Qiang Town.

The Suzaku Street was crowded with people who came to see the army off.

Even the common people know the principle of "the lips and teeth are interdependent", and they also know the importance of this expedition.

Qiangyi and Dasheng have generally been in harmony in recent years. If Qiangyi is lost, I am afraid there will be no peace along the entire border.

They hoped that this army led by Prince Yao himself would achieve frequent victories and save the entire Da Sheng from the chaos of war.

"Grandpa, will we definitely win?"

In the crowd, a little boy of five or six years old looked at the soldiers passing by and asked the adults in a tender voice.

"It's hard to say. Once we get on the battlefield, we won't know who wins or loses until the end," the old man replied.

"What happens if I win, and what happens if I lose?"

"If they win, they will ride their horses back to the palace from this street. If they lose...if they lose, we will never see these people again. Their bodies will be left in Qiangyi and they will never come back..."

"Will their parents and grandparents never see them again? Then, can we not fight a war?" The child's eyes were clear and pure, he really didn't understand.

"This war was started to stop the war... If they don't fight with their lives, we ordinary people will be the ones who die."

The old man sighed and continued talking to his grandson.

"If grandpa were thirty years younger, I would also go to the battlefield. Because only if I go to the battlefield can my family live well."

"I don't want Grandpa to go. I don't want to be without Grandpa."

The little boy hugged his grandfather's neck tightly, as if he was afraid that his grandfather would leave him if he let go.

"Princess, let's go back."

Princess Yun'an was wearing casual clothes and happened to be standing next to the little boy and his grandfather. She could hear the conversation between the two clearly.

She had not expected that Shu Huaiyuan's life, which she had finally obtained in exchange for her agreement to marry Sima Ye and fight for the public interests of the Bai family, would now be sent to the battlefield of Qiangyi with mountains of corpses and seas of blood.

Her eyes followed Shu Huaiyuan until he completely disappeared from her sight, but she was still reluctant to leave.

"Princess, if you don't go back, it will be troublesome if the master finds out."

"Cui'er, please let me take a few more glances. Perhaps I will never see him again in this life."

Yun An had no expression on his face, but his clothes were wet with tears.

In troubled times, how can there be any love between young men and women?

Under the power struggle, how can we expect mutual love?

Everyone is just a puppet manipulated by fate in this situation.

The number of soldiers sent out from the capital and its surrounding areas is no more than 30,000. On the way to Dingxi, local garrisons will continue to join the expeditionary force. According to the original plan, the army will reach the territory of Qiangyi in two and a half days, and its number may reach 100,000.

The army set out in the afternoon of the first day, and when dusk fell, it was able to station in Yuncheng.

This is the largest post station within a hundred miles, but it cannot accommodate so many soldiers.

Except for the commander-in-chief and the leaders of each regiment and company, who could rest in the post station, ordinary soldiers could only sleep in simple tents or directly on the ground.

Sima Yao and Shu Huaiyuan summoned the leaders of each regiment and company, made arrangements for the marching route for the next day, and also rehearsed the situation after entering the Qiang town.

Gu Nianzhi is a woman after all, and cannot compare with Sima Yao and others in terms of physical strength.

Although it was only half a day's run, she was completely exhausted.

Sima Yao felt sorry for her frail health and did not allow her to attend the meeting, but let her rest in her bedroom.

Gu Nianzhi washed up roughly, intending to wait for Sima Yao to come back and ask about the situation before going to sleep, but his eyelids refused to obey him and he fell asleep on the pillow.

I don’t know how many dreams I had, nor how many battles I heard, but Gu Nianzhi was shaken awake from a horrifying dream.

She was still struggling in her dream and had not fully awakened yet. Her first reaction when she was pulled up was to punch forward with both hands.

The person in front of her held her hands.

"it's me."

A familiar male voice sounded.

Gu Nianzhi looked carefully and saw that the person in front of him was Cen Yu.

"It's you?"

In a trance, Gu Nianzhi actually didn't know where he was.

She looked around and made sure she was still inside the inn.

Gu Nianzhi pulled his hand back.

"There are soldiers all around. How did you get in?"

"Don't worry about it, just follow me."

Cen Yu pulled Gu Nianzhi up, but Gu Nianzhi refused to move forward.

"I do not go."

"This is a losing game. There is only one way out. Can't you see it?"

"I know that no matter who wins or who loses, it won't end well for Sima Yao."

"So you're going with him?"

Cen Yu frowned, he could see that Gu Nianzhi had feelings for Sima Yao, but he didn't expect that it had reached the point of life and death.

"It's none of your business."

"I'm doing it for your own good."

Gu Nianzhi smiled contemptuously when he heard this.

"When the country is in danger, Sima Yao never cares about himself, unlike you, Fourteenth Uncle, who only cares about the throne. Sima Yao and I are fighting outside, so you can just concentrate on fighting for power with the Bai family. Perhaps, when we return victorious, the throne will be yours."

Cen Yu felt a little uncomfortable with being pressed so close to his face.

"You know, this time, regardless of victory or defeat, the final outcome is death."

"I know."

"If you insist on going with me, you will surely die in Qiangyi!"

"I know too."

How could Gu Nianzhi not know?

In the original book, Sima Yao died in the ice and snow of Qiangyi due to Sima Ye's conspiracy.

The blood dyed the white snow red, and the howling wind seemed to be mourning for him.

I originally didn't want to see such an ending for him. I was inexplicably transported into the book because of the sadness in my heart. But now no matter how hard I try, it seems that the final ending cannot be changed.

The crown prince passed away and the emperor died early.

These are all plots from the original book.

My own time travel did not change these.

Perhaps, Sima Yao's fate was already predetermined.

Since I can't change it, I'll just accompany him to the end of his life happily, so that this journey through the book will be worthwhile.

As for Cen Yu...

This person, who did not appear much in the original book, seems to have become the biggest variable.

But, that has nothing to do with me.