After a busy night yesterday, Li Xiang went home and went to sleep. The Yongning sisters didn't dare to disturb Li Xiang, so they went to the outer courtyard to play. It was not until after lunch that Li Xiang came out yawning.
"We made some hand-rolled noodles. Some of them are still available for lunch. I'll go make some for you."
When Princess Yongping saw Li Xiang coming out, she stood up immediately, just like facing her own husband. Li Xiang felt strange about this at first, but later it was not so strange anymore.
As for the little girl Yongning, she probably left her head in Chang'an City and didn't bring it out, so she didn't feel that there was anything wrong with it. Perhaps she hadn't grown to that age yet.
"Sister's noodles are delicious. I ate two big bowls at noon. We also made all kinds of sauces as you asked. Please sit here for a while and I'll let sister cook for you."
Listening to what Yongning said, Li Xiang always felt that something was wrong, but fortunately it was the Tang Dynasty now. If it were in modern society, others would probably find it inappropriate to hear such words. Of course, no one in this era would be able to hear it, unless he had also traveled through time like Li Xiang.
Li Xiang was just about to take a break when he heard footsteps outside the door. Several young eunuchs hurried in first, and asked the Yongning sisters to go over there first. Then he saw Su Dingfang coming in wearing armor. Although Su Dingfang was the captain of Li Xiang's guard, he still had to take the necessary precautions.
"Didn't you also not sleep for one night? How come you're so energetic? You have to rest when you need to. We can't take down Fusang in one day. If we keep our eyes open like this every day, our experience won't be able to keep up."
When Li Xiang saw that Su Dingfang's clothes were covered in dust, he knew that this guy had not slept all night. Su Dingfang had a characteristic when fighting, which was that he basically slept with his clothes on, so that he could maintain his best combat effectiveness. However, even when he was asleep, he would feel tired all over, and after waking up, he would feel pain all over his body.
"There's no time to rest now. Our scouts just came back. These two guys are probably trying to escape. The entire camp is packing up. Although they're trying hard to appear to be still there, I noticed the first group of troops have already begun to retreat westward."
Hearing Su Dingfang's words, Li Xiang was not surprised at all. Last night was a crushing defeat for those two guys. If nothing changed today, the minds of these two guys would probably have become rigid.
"This is nothing to be surprised about. You don't have Da Heyuan and Suzuki following you. You must tell them to follow closely. They can only follow from a distance of ten miles. No matter what happens, no one can rush forward. Also, tell the Tang soldiers around them to stop them immediately if they find them trying to pursue."
Li Xiang is unable to mobilize the army to leave the capital of Fuso now, because this city is very important. It was almost attacked by these two guys before, so now at least 10,000 people must be stationed there. As for the two guys who want to escape, Fukuda Yasukawa, Li Xiang did not take them seriously and just let the Fuso people chase them.
What's more, even if they ran back to their own territory, they probably wouldn't be able to cause any trouble. After Ding Jiayong's bombardment, the main cities in their territories were blown to pieces.
Apart from the coastal plains, the rest of the two people's territories are all mountains. Presumably no one would want to live in the mountains, so even if they transferred some supplies, the coastal areas are still very important.
"Should we have the navy find some suitable locations along the way to wait for them during their retreat?"
Su Dingfang thought of another thing. The last time they gathered to the capital, we ambushed them along the way. It was quite effective. We killed thousands of them directly. Of course, it was mainly because of the surprise attack. Even if they were prepared now, we could still cause some panic to their retreating army.
"The navy ships are out to fight. You don't need to ask me for permission for this sort of thing. Just give them the orders and let them find opportunities on their own. Fuso is an island nation anyway, and there are plenty of places that can be bombarded. As long as they're willing to use their brains, they'll eventually be able to achieve military merit."
The naval generals also need room for promotion, and Li Xiang will certainly give them a chance. After defeating these two rebel forces, according to Li Xiang's thinking, there will be no chance of fighting in the near future, and the other Fuso warlords will definitely surrender completely. As for opening up other battlefields from here, Li Xiang has no plans for the time being.
"Don't leave yet. The noodles are ready. Come have a bowl with me."
Su Dingfang was about to leave in a hurry when Princess Yongping came up with two large bowls of noodles. Li Xiang always felt uncomfortable when he met Princess Yongping, and this woman always looked for opportunities to get close to him.
Take the matter of delivering noodles for example. There were already outsiders in the front yard, so they shouldn't have been brought over. It would have been ok to ask a maid to deliver it, but Princess Yongping brought it over anyway.
"These noodles are so delicious. I have something urgent to do, so I'll take care of both bowls."
Su Dingfang happily combined the two bowls of noodles into one bowl, then added various seasonings into it. He opened his big mouth and started eating. This was because he had been with Li Xiang for a long time. If it were someone else, he would never have the courage to do that even if he was beaten to death.
Princess Yongping looked a little uncomfortable. This was clearly made with great care for Li Xiang to eat, but it was eaten by this general whose features could not be clearly seen. However, Yongping also knew that the person in front of her was no simple person, but Li Xiang's right-hand man.
"General, just eat as much as you want. I made a lot of noodles at noon, and I'll go make some for Your Highness."
Princess Yongping was very generous and went back inside to continue her work. Anyway, Li Xiang was not very hungry at this time. Looking at the background of Princess Yongping, Li Xiang thought, I hope my guess is wrong, otherwise, this woman is really too open-minded. Even someone like me who comes from modern society thinks she is open-minded.
