Why My Domineering Prince Regretted Filing for Divorce?-Chapter 572 - 472: Continue to Defend or Switch to Offense?_2
Shang Ruyi smiled and said, "In that case, it’s good."
He Wenzhu stood up again, looked at Shang Ruyi with a bit of admiration on his face, and said, "I’ve heard about your heroic resistance against Xue Xian’s army in the past two days; I heard that you also prepared the medicine the General needed in advance. Madam, you truly are an extraordinary person."
Extraordinary person...
These four words made Shang Ruyi’s mood even heavier.
She was no extraordinary person, nor did she possess extraordinary abilities. Otherwise, she wouldn’t have allowed others to calculate every step and set up life-and-death obstacles, almost bringing Yu Wenye to ruin.
And she could only respond and make amends afterward.
However, at this moment, she thought of something and said to He Wenzhu, "Sir, I have something I want to ask you."
"Please do, Madam."
"If one wears an incense bag to prevent epidemics—like those containing peilan, agastache, asarum, and other herbs, can it completely prevent someone from catching an epidemic?"
He Wenzhu thought for a moment, shook his head, and said, "No."
Shang Ruyi opened her eyes wide: "Why?"
He Wenzhu smiled faintly and said, "There are generally two pathways for common people to catch a disease, the mouth and the nose."
As he spoke, he pointed to his mouth and nose and then said, "That is to say, what is eaten or inhaled can all be sources of disease."
"..."
"An incense bag made from herbs like peilan, agastache, and asarum may prevent a person from inhaling disease-laden air during exhalation, but if the water drunk or the food eaten is contaminated with disease, the incense bag will be ineffective."
"...!"
Shang Ruyi was silent for a while, murmuring, "So, it’s like this."
She had already guessed that Yu Wenye’s illness was from drinking the polluted water from Little Forest River contaminated by the Capital, thus catching the epidemic. Since it was from drinking water, the incense bag wouldn’t work.
Meaning, the incense bag Yu Wenqian gave Yu Wenye might also contain those herbs, and he did not specially treat himself.
With this thought, she finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Seeing her serious, then relaxed expression, He Wenzhu, puzzled, asked cautiously, "Why does Madam ask this?"
Shang Ruyi shook her head, "It’s nothing."
He Wenzhu had seen much and seemed to sense that the deep gaze of the General’s wife hid many undercurrents, but since she was unwilling to speak, he as a commoner naturally dared not ask more, merely nodding his head.
After chatting idly for a couple of sentences, and since He Wenzhu was old and had just recovered, he became somewhat short of breath after speaking for a while. Seeing this, Shang Ruyi had Tushere escort him back to rest.
Soon after they departed, Wo Xue delivered the prepared medicine.
Shang Ruyi carefully fed it to Yu Wenye, wiping off the remaining medicine from the corners of his mouth, when Dai Junliang and Yin Changyue came to visit.
Shang Ruyi welcomed them in.
After entering, they cautiously went to the inner room to check on Yu Wenye, knowing that He Wenzhu had just examined him and said he was out of danger. Both heaved a great sigh of relief, Yin Changyue even expressing joy, "The Great General’s illness is healing, and this battle was a great victory, bringing double joy to Fufeng."
Shang Ruyi looked at him, "This battle, a great victory?"
Noticing her surprise, Yin Changyue quickly smiled, "Madam, it was indeed a great victory. We dare not deceive you."
Shang Ruyi quickly shook her head, "I don’t think you’re deceiving me. I only know that yesterday, we managed to hold the gate, but—as for a great victory, I dare not hope for it."
At this, even Dai Junliang laughed with eyes bent, saying, "Madam instructed us yesterday to clean the battlefield, and since it was so vast, we took an entire day to complete the task and obtain the results."
Shang Ruyi looked at him, "How was it?"
Dai Junliang said, "Yesterday’s battle annihilated over eighty thousand enemies!"
"...!"
Shang Ruyi exclaimed in surprise and delight, "Really?"
Dai Junliang laughed, "Madam, this is the report we just received. We verified it repeatedly before daring to report to you. Soon, this number will be swiftly sent to Daxing to report to the court."
Shang Ruyi laughed, "This, is too good!"
Just now, when Yu Wenqian came to bid her farewell, he told her that yesterday’s battle had at least eliminated eighty thousand of the Longxi Army. She was skeptical, especially since the battlefield cleaning numbers hadn’t been reported. She thought Yu Wenqian was merely speaking casually.
Unexpectedly, it really was eighty thousand!
With yesterday’s battle, they avenged the loss of Fufeng’s eighty thousand soldiers slain by Xue Xian!
Dai Junliang continued, "This is just the number of enemies annihilated; additionally, we captured over four thousand from Longxi, and some fell into the river, impossible to retrieve. Overall estimation, yesterday’s battle caused Xue Xian’s Army to lose around a hundred thousand soldiers!"
"..."
"It’s definitely a fatal blow to him!"
"..."
"Now, we face only one issue—"
As he said this, Dai Junliang’s joyful demeanor slightly reined in as he solemnly said, "What’s the next step?"
The opponent suffered heavy losses and morale must be low, so now, what should they do? Should they continue to solidly defend or take the initiative to attack?
Thinking of this, all three fell silent.
It’s important to know that yesterday’s victory was achieved based on the sixteen-word military order given by Yu Wenye before he fell ill. Now, with the situation changed, yet what they should do seemed to suddenly lack a guiding principle.
Should they continue to defend or shift from defense to attack?
At that moment, as the three were silent and the room filled with a tense atmosphere, a light, frail, yet inherently resolute voice suddenly sounded—
"Of course, take the initiative to attack."
