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    "Thirty thousand!" Yu Wenhuaji's eyes couldn't help but darken.  The number of soldiers and horses he brought back from Jiangdu was only about 110,000, but he lost a quarter of it due to the actions of the acting king Yang You. This suddenly made him feel broken. "Still stunned here.  What are you doing, why don't you lead your troops to chase him?" Yu Wen Zhiji roared.  All the generals couldn't help but lowered their heads and remained silent without any movement.  Seeing the generals¡¯ heads hanging down, Yu Wenhuaji couldn¡¯t help but feel angry, but he had no idea what to do.  He knew what the generals were thinking, which was that they were afraid that their family members would be attacked in Daxing City. Even if he forced the generals to chase them now, I'm afraid they would not be able to work hard, and maybe some of them would take the opportunity to follow them.  "Get out of here!" Yu Wenhuaji roared, even though Yu Wenzhiji tried to persuade him from the side, it was of no avail.  ¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­ ¡°Hurry! Hurry!¡± Fifty miles away from the Xianfu Palace to the west, a troop was advancing in a hurry.  At the front of the team, General Chen Botu was hurriedly urging the army to move forward.  Chen Botu is about fifty years old. He is wearing armor and riding a tall horse. He glances at an accompanying carriage.  The carriage moved forward rapidly, shaking the curtains. From time to time, through the gaps in the curtains, a stunning face could be glimpsed. The person riding inside was none other than Empress Xiao.  "Stop! Rest for a quarter of an hour!" Chen Botu shouted.  "Hoo!" The army stopped, and the soldiers collapsed to the ground.  "Don't sit down! Move around and rest!" From time to time, officers came and went to maintain order.  "General, we are really tired, let's camp here tonight!" A general begged Chen Botu.  "Tired! You know that we are only fifty miles away from the Xianfu Palace, and the cavalry can catch up in less than two hours. If you want to wait here to die, then you can camp here!" Chen Botu scolded with a disheveled face.  .  "Even if we can bear it, the Queen Mother can't bear it either!" the general said unwillingly.  "You!" Chen Botu pointed at the general's nose and was furious.  "General Chen!" A soft voice came from the carriage.  "What are your orders from the Queen Mother!" Chen Botu quickly stepped forward and saluted.  "Continue the march! I can bear the pain." Queen Mother Xiao weakly ordered across the carriage.  "But my mother, your body?" Chen Botu asked worriedly.  "It's better to get out of danger first and wait until we get to a safe place." Queen Mother Xiao said.  "General, I will obey your orders!" Chen Botu responded loudly.  Chen Botu gave the general an appreciative look. He also knew that it was not safe to station the army at this moment, but he was afraid that Empress Dowager Xiao's health would not be able to bear it.  It would be bad if they were asked to stop advancing. The reason why they were able to safely break away from the Jiangdu Army mainly relied on the golden sign of Queen Mother Xiao.  So Chen Botu and his generals played a double act to let Empress Dowager Xiao know that the danger had not been eliminated, so that Empress Dowager Xiao could make the move herself, and she would not blame them in the future.  I have to say.  Chen Botu's move was very effective. Sure enough, when Empress Xiao heard that it was not safe, she immediately asked to continue marching.  "The quarter of an hour is up! Keep moving forward!" Chen Botu shouted.  Although the soldiers knew that they were tired, they also knew the situation at the moment, and with the motivation to go home, they immediately put on their weapons and armor.  keep going.  Thirty thousand troops marched at the fastest speed. Late at night, they stopped advancing, set up camp on the spot, and began to bury pots for cooking.  "Don't worry, Madam, we are already a hundred miles away from Xianfu Palace. Yu Wenhuaji can't catch up even if he wants to! We are safe!" Chen Botu said respectfully in front of Queen Mother Xiao's carriage.  "Thank you, General Chen!" After a long time, Empress Dowager Xiao's weak voice came from the carriage.  "You must be tired after a day of marching! The soldiers have already prepared the rice, so just make do with it." Chen Botu handed a bowl of white rice and a small plate of vegetables into the carriage.  White rice and vegetables are the most common foods. Normally, Empress Dowager Xiao would not touch them. However, at this moment, Empress Dowager Xiao quickly ate them cleanly and handed out the empty bowl.  The whole night was uneventful, and it was just dawn the next day.  The soldiers stood up one after another.  The weather in April was still relatively cold in the morning, but every soldier's heart was burning because they finally saw the hope of returning home.  In the Chinese army¡¯s tent, Chen Botu was investigating the military situation.  "General Qi! News came from the cavalry in the rear, Yu Wenhuaji did not catch up!" said the general.    "Okay!" Chen Botu shouted excitedly.  He knew that according to Yu Wenhua and his suspicious character, he would definitely not send soldiers to chase him.  However, even if there were pursuers coming, Chen Botu would still be very confident that he would persuade them to surrender, and then Yu Wenhuaji would lose his wife and surrender his troops.  "But the soldiers left in a hurry and didn't bring much food with them?" said the general Nuonuo.  "How long can it last?" Chen Botu asked.  "There are still three days of food rations. If you save a little, you should be able to last for five days." The general frowned.  "Five days!" Chen Botu couldn't help but have a headache. It was not an easy task to find food and wages for an army of 30,000 people in five days.  "Go! Invite the secret envoy and the Queen Mother over!" Chen Botu ordered.  "Yes!" the general responded.  After a while, an ordinary-looking middle-aged man entered the Chinese army's tent.  "Zhou Tai, one hundred households under Jinyiwei, came to see General Chen!" The middle-aged man entered the tent and immediately saluted Chen Botu.  "Don't dare! Don't dare! Chen Baiplease get up!" Chen Botu said awkwardly to Zhou Tai, using his official name clearly and strangely.  Regarding the name of Jinyiwei, Chen Botu had only recently heard about it. He knew that it was a secret service agency under His Royal Highness. After Yang Guang's death, Jiangdu's Jinyiwei caused quite a stir.  It was only then that Chen Botu knew the name of Jin Yiwei. He understood the meaning of "hundred households". It was obviously just one hundred subordinates. However, he did not expect that Jin Yiwei was so capable and could penetrate into Jiangdu's army quietly.  The generals' family letters were brought from Guanzhong.  Of course Chen Botu did not dare to underestimate Zhou Tai and hurriedly treated Zhou Tai politely.  "The Queen Mother has arrived!" An announcement interrupted the greetings between the two.  The military tent was opened, and a stunning woman in palace attire appeared in the military tent. The haggard look on her face could not hide her stunning appearance. This person was none other than Empress Xiao.  Chen Botu didn¡¯t dare to look any further.  He immediately bowed his head and saluted: "See the Queen Mother!" "See the Queen Mother!" Zhou Tai said respectfully.  The title of Empress Dowager was jointly given by Yang Tong and Yang You to Empress Xiao. The title of Empress Dowager in Daxing City had already been taken by Concubine Wei, and the title of Empress Dowager in Luoyang City had also been taken by Liu Liangdi.  "See the Empress Dowager!" Chen Botu quickly changed his words.  He is going to defect to Daxing City now, so of course he must be called by the name of Daxing City.  "I am out of danger this time. Can you please help General Chen?" Empress Xiao said softly.  "The Empress Dowager is really putting the empress dowager to shame. I will be loyal to the late emperor and Yu Wenhuaji killed the emperor. I will not think about avenging the emperor all the time and rescuing the empress dowager! I am lucky enough to be able to rescue the empress dowager this time.  Your Majesty, King Lai Dai, is so arrogant that I dare not take any credit!" "General Chen is too humble. I will remember your kindness today," Empress Xiao said gratefully.  "The Empress Dowager has defeated the last general!" Chen Botu said modestly.  Empress Xiao smiled sweetly and turned her gaze to Zhou Tai.  "His Majesty the Third, Zhou Tai, a white household member of the Imperial Guards, is here to see the Empress Dowager!" Zhou Tai saluted again excitedly.  "Well! This time You'er is more thoughtful!" Empress Xiao nodded lightly.  Empress Xiao is indeed a queen who has been a queen for more than ten years. She has a thorough control over people's hearts. Chen Botu is a general.  Of course she expressed her gratitude for taking the risk to rescue her, and since Zhou Tai was Yang You's personal guard, Empress Xiao would certainly not be so polite.  "The Empress Dowager is trapped in Jiangdu. His Majesty the Third has been thinking about rescuing the Empress Dowager, but he has been suffering from no chance, so he has delayed it until now. The Empress Dowager has been wronged!" Zhou Tai said.  "His Majesty the Third is truly loyal and filial!" Chen Botu praised.  Empress Xiao nodded, then remembered something, and said with panic: "What's the situation now? Has Yu Wenhuaji come after you?" "Don't worry, the Queen Mother, Yu Wenhuaji has not come after you!" Chen Botu said.  Empress Xiao breathed a sigh of relief and patted her chest.  "But we are now in Wagang's sphere of influence, and the food is about to be exhausted. If we don't think of a way, I'm afraid we will still be in trouble." Chen Botu said.  Empress Xiao, who had just let go, felt relieved again. She couldn't help but look at Zhou Tai and asked, "I wonder if Yoo'er has any plans?" Empress Xiao thought that since Yang You could rescue her, she must have some backup plans.  "Don't worry, the Queen Mother. Your Majesty the Third has already prepared." After Zhou Tai finished speaking, he came to the military tent and pointed to a small city in the west on the map.  "The magistrate of this county is one of ours. He has already secretly stockpiled a lot of food here, enough to feed an army of 30,000 people for half a month."   "That's great!" Chen Botu said excitedly.  This county town is less than 200 miles away from the army's position, when the food is exhausted.  Arrive in plenty of time.  As long as there is food in that county, even if the county magistrate eventually rebels, this small town will not be able to stop the 30,000-strong army.  While Chen Botu was happy, he couldn't help but feel awe-struck.  He did not expect that Yang You could remotely split Jiangdu's army thousands of miles away, rescue Empress Xiao, and arrange food and wages. This method was really unbelievable.  "His Majesty the Third is truly a god, and I will always admire you!" Chen Botu said in admiration.  "Don't worry, General Chen. You'er is sitting in Bashu in Guanzhong, and he will definitely be able to unify the world in the future. General Chen rescues me this time, and when he returns to Daxing City in the future, You'er will be rewarded heavily." Queen Xiao said.  "Thank you very much, the Empress Dowager, for your kind words!" Chen Botu said.  "I also ask General Chen to tell the soldiers that as long as they return to Daxing City, I can ensure that they have no worries and reunite with their families. Moreover, when I followed the late emperor on his tour, I was very familiar with the Central Plains area. I trust my name.  , Coupled with General Chen's 30,000 troops and You'er's reputation, there will be no problem in raising enough food to return to Guanzhong." Queen Xiao drew a big cake.  "On behalf of all the officers and men, I would like to thank the Empress Dowager." Chen Botu bowed and thanked her.  Although this Central Plains area is raging with war, there are many people loyal to the Sui Dynasty. In addition, Daxing City is now strong, and the success of the westward journey is extremely likely.  After breakfast, the army immediately moved westward.  As expected, half a month¡¯s worth of supplies were successfully obtained in a small town two hundred miles away.  The journey of 30,000 Xiaoguo back to the west is just the beginning.
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