Noble First Daughter-in-law

They can't win!
They can't win...

Such a decadent, low mood spread quickly throughout Fufeng like an invisible disease. Even after going down the city tower and settling down in the government office in the city, Shang Ruyi could still feel it from the quiet air. This feeling of failure.

Even the servants and maidservants who passed by had such bewildered expressions on their faces.

But she didn't say much, she just checked her luggage by herself.

After putting away some clothes, she took out a small bag that exuded a faint smell of medicine, opened it, and found that it was the medicine she had bought at the Longevity Medicine Store before, and all of them were taken according to the dosage before leaving. Wrapped and divided into several paper bags, picked up one and opened it, and the strong medicinal smell immediately hit the nostrils.

At this time, Wo Xue came in from the outside holding a medicine jar.

"Young Madam, according to your instructions, there are three bowls of water in this jar."

Shang Ruyi looked down, put all the medicine in the opened paper bag, took another chopsticks that had not been dipped in oil and salt, stirred it, and said: "Take it to fry, Remember to boil three bowls of water into one bowl of water and then turn off the fire."

"Yes."

Wo Xue walked out holding the medicine jar, stopped at the door, and looked back at her hesitantly.

Shang Ruyi looked up: "What's wrong?"

Wo Xue thought for a while, and finally said softly: "Why did Young Madam bring me to Fufeng?"

"..."

"Could it be that the young lady is not afraid of—"

She didn't seem to dare to say what she said later, but Shang Ruyi smiled lightly and said, "If I'm really afraid of you playing tricks again, I won't take you out."

"But,"

Wo Xue said again: "After all, I have betrayed the young lady's trust in that way, can you still trust me and not blame me?"

Looking at this face which is obviously still young but has faded prematurely due to too much experience, Shang Ruyi thought for a while, sighed lightly, and said: "Your 'betrayal' to me is also another kind of loyalty. Or rather, you had no choice, so I don't blame you."

"..."

"As for bringing you to Fufeng, it's because of your loyalty, so I want to give you another chance."

"..."

"Wai Xue, listen carefully. If you play tricks to affect the whole battle situation in this battle of Fufeng, even if Fufeng is not lost, I will kill you with my own hands; and once Fufeng is defeated, everyone here will have no choice but to die One, even if you have the ability to plot against me, there is no way to escape with your life in such a situation, you should understand this point yourself."

"..."

"But on the contrary, as long as you do things well, even if you just do your duty well, if you can win the battle of Fufeng this time, you will also have merit. A write-off."

"..."

"So, you know what to choose."

Wo Xue didn't speak, just looked down at the medicine pot in her hand, was silent for a while, then raised her head to look at her again, and said softly: "Madam is not afraid of me—the fish dies, the net breaks? Or, break the pot and fall?"

Shang Ruyi also looked at the medicine jar in her hand.

She stood up slowly, walked to Wo Xue, and said in a deep voice: "People, until you reach a real dead end, you can't just hold on to the will to die—even if you reach a dead end, you still have the idea of ​​survival. Human instinct."

"..."

"As long as they are alive, everyone wants to live."

"..."

"Even if there is only a glimmer of hope, a little hope, no one is willing to give up their life."

Hearing her words, Wo Xue was silent for a while, didn't say anything, just gave a soft "hmm", and carried the medicine pot to a corner of the yard outside, where there was a small stove that Shang Ruyi specially asked to find , because she didn't want to disturb too many people, so she planned to cook medicine in this yard by herself to take care of Yu Wenye's body.

After Li Xue was familiar with the way, he lit the fire and put the medicine jar on it.

After a while, the water inside boiled and steam billowed, making the small courtyard even hotter.

But Wo Xue stared at the tongue of flames licking the bottom of the pot, but she didn't seem to feel the heat. After thinking for a while, she looked back at Shang Ruyi, and said softly: "The young lady feels that the current Fufeng, Is there still a chance?"

"..."

"Can the people here really do what you said - don't give up and live?"

"..."

Hearing these words, Shang Ruyi's pupils sank slightly.

Now in this Fufeng County, from the generals to the soldiers, from the army to the civilians, all seem to be immersed in a decadent and defeated mood. What else can keep them alive?

How to stimulate their fighting spirit?
Just when her heart was getting heavier, there was a burst of heavy footsteps ahead, and when she looked up, it was Yu Wenye walking in from the outside.

After arriving at the official office, he only left Shang Ruyi behind, and went to the barracks with Yin Changyue, Song Yu and others to count the remaining troops, and also tied up Ma Xu and locked him up.

Seeing him, Wo Xue immediately lowered her head.

Yu Wenye smelled the smell of medicine, turned his head and looked at it, didn't say much, strode into the room, Shang Ruyi saw him sweating profusely, and hurriedly poured him a glass of water, He personally took a fan to cool him down.

Yu Wenye drank the water in the cup in one gulp, then sighed softly.

Shang Ruyi sat beside him, fanned the wind, and whispered, "How is the situation?"

Yu Wenye squeezed the cup in his hand, and said: "After counting, there are 750 people left in the city, plus the more than [-] people I brought from Daxing City, and those under my own hands, less than eight Ten thousand."

"...!"

Shang Ruyi frowned.

She said again: "Then, is there a figure for the opponent's battle damage?"

Yu Wenye shook his head: "Ma Xu fled back in a hurry, leaving behind his own troops, so how could he calculate the other party's casualties. However, I estimated that the maximum loss of the other party would not exceed [-]."

"Twenty thousand...?"

Shang Ruyi frowned and said, "That is to say, even if Xue Xian's men haven't arrived yet, what we are facing now is still a hundred thousand people."

Yu Wenye nodded.

There are less than 10,000 troops, some of them have just experienced a big defeat, the morale of the army has been broken, and the other part has low morale and almost no will to fight at all. The enemy's Xue Xian Department, not to mention, he is followed by [-]+ troops who are about to arrive.

This is almost a losing game.

Shang Ruyi's heartbeat became heavy, but she still fanned Yu Wenye slowly.

The cool wind dissipated Yu Wenye's hotness a lot, he looked up at his wife's drooping pupils, and suddenly said: "What do you want to say?"

"Ok?"

Shang Ruyi looked up at him - she didn't say anything.

Yu Wenye said: "Ever since you were on the tower, you have been hesitating to speak to me. You can say what you want to say now."

"..."

It turned out that he had been watching.

Shang Ruyi was silent for a while, looked at him again, and then said softly: "I want to tell you, in the future—if you face such a situation, try not to do such a thing, is that okay?"

"Something like this?"

Yu Wenye frowned slightly, but immediately came back to his senses and looked at her: "You mean, build a corpse into a Beijing temple?"

Shang Ruyi nodded.

Yu Wenye was silent for a while, and then said: "Why?"

Shang Ruyi said: "I know that things like Jingguan can deter the enemy to the greatest extent, defeat the opponent's military spirit, and disintegrate the opponent's will, but this is too cruel. If it is spread, no matter what kind of enemy you face in the future , the other party will definitely try their best to fight you to the end. At that time, you will face more pressure and it will be more difficult to win. And—"

"And what?"

"Moreover, the dead, whether they are enemies or our own people, are people after all."

"..."

"Maybe one day, if, Dad, and you, can achieve great things," Shang Ruyi's voice trembled subconsciously when he said these two words, and Yu Wenye's deep eyes also trembled. He wiped his face, but he didn't say anything. Shang Ruyi also concealed his palpitations at this moment, and continued: "Then these people are all your people in the final analysis. They can receive an acre of land and pay a share of taxes. children of the

"..."

"The indiscriminate killing of innocent people in front of you is consuming the hearts of the people, and it is consuming your future."

"..."

"I may have gone too far. But I still—"

"I see,"

Before she finished speaking, she was interrupted by Yu Wenye's deep words, Shang Ruyi looked at him in surprise, only to see Yu Wenye put down the hot cup in his hand, and said with serious eyes: " I got you."

"..."

"I didn't - I didn't like this thing at first. It's just that the people from Dingchuan Army Town have experienced the cruelest period of war at the beginning of the establishment of the Daye Dynasty. For them, surviving is more important than anything else. Therefore, they Their tactics are all aimed at defeating the enemy and killing the enemy as much as possible, and they like to do this."

"..."

"After I go back, I will also advise my father."

She didn't expect her careful persuasion to get his approval so smoothly. Shang Ruyi was a little surprised, but immediately smiled happily.

Looking down, he saw that the glass in his hand was empty, and immediately said, "I'll get you another glass of water."

After speaking, he picked up the cup and walked to the side.

Seeing her so attentive appearance, Yu Wenye smiled slightly, when Shang Ruyi walked back to deliver the glass of water to his hand, he said in a deep voice, "However, I thought you would persuade me to encourage you again. Morale."

"Ok?"

Shang Ruyi was taken aback, and looked up at him.

Yu Wenye said: "Since last night, you have been persuading me to boost morale. Just now on the tower, you seemed to want me to say something——Mu Xian and the others seem to think so too."

"..."

"Why do you persuade me that, but not this?"

Shang Ruyi slowly sat back beside him, still picked up the fan and fanned him lightly, and said, "I thought about it, I still don't know as much as you do about military matters."

"Ok?"

"This time, you took the initiative to lead the army. It is impossible for you not to want to win."

"..."

"Even I know that morale should be boosted. It is impossible for you not to know. It's just that I only know that morale should be boosted, but you have led the army. You should know better than me when and how to boost morale."

"..."

"I think, I have only seen a few military operations, and I am an amateur after all."

"..."

"If I, an amateur, were to guide you, an expert who really knows how to lead troops, it would not only humiliate you, but also be irresponsible to the soldiers under your command. So, I think I'd better keep my mouth shut."

"...!"

Yu Wenye looked at her with wide eyes in a little shock.

You must know that the most profound truth in this world is not to let laymen guide experts, but this is the most difficult truth for people to keep, because the more ignorant they are, the more arrogant they are, and the more they like to target others. Pointing fingers.

On the contrary, the more people who understand it, the more they know the power of it, and the more they are afraid of their own shortcomings, and they think twice before speaking.

Shutting up is never harder than opening your mouth.

Yu Wenye stared at her in silence for a while, then suddenly the corners of his mouth curled up, Frost in those stern eyes seemed to smile a little, revealing a faint smile.

Shang Ruyi was taken aback: "What are you laughing at?"

Yu Wenye smiled and said: "I hope you will always be so sensible."

"What do you mean?"

"Before in Wanggangzhai, who didn't even say hello to me, and went to burn other people's granaries?"

"..."

Mentioning this, Shang Ruyi's scalp felt a little numb, but she still insisted, "It's a matter of life and death."

"..."

"No matter what, I absolutely can't look at you—"

Having said that, she suddenly stopped again.

Yu Wenye's eyes lit up instead, staring at her: "Why can't you look at me?"

The heat of the day had not yet dissipated, and everyone's bodies were hot and unbearably hot. Being stared at by him, Shang Ruyi felt a burst of heat on his face, and subconsciously turned his head to avoid his gaze, and raised the fan in his hand , seems to want to separate the two people.

But at this moment, a dull voice suddenly sounded in his ear.

The sound seemed to come from far away. For a moment, Shang Ruyi thought it was thunder, and it seemed to be the roar of something being pushed down, but when Yu Wenye heard the sound, his smiling eyes instantly faded away. It was replaced by a cold and stern look.

He stood up suddenly and looked outside.

Even Wo Xue, who had been guarding the stove in a corner of the yard, was stunned for a moment, and looked up.

Shang Ruyi immediately realized something, got up and walked to Yu Wenye's side: "What's wrong? This voice is—"

"It's drums,"

Yu Wenye's face completely changed into a stern expression, he let out a deep breath, and then said: "Xue Xian, here we come!"