"Thirty thousand!"

Yu Wenhua couldn't help but feel dark.

The troops he brought back from Jiangdu were only about 110,000, but he lost one-quarter of them by the King of Democratic People, which made him feel hurt.

"Why are you still being stunned here? Why don't you lead the troops to chase me quickly!" Yuwen Zhiji roared.

All the generals couldn't help but lower their heads, silent, without any movement.

Seeing the generals' heads hanging down, Yu Wenyu couldn't help but be angry, but there was no way.

He knew the generals' thoughts were that they were afraid that their family members would take action in Daxingcheng would, and that he would force the generals to pursue him now, and they might not work hard, and maybe they would take the opportunity to follow him.

"Get out of here!" Yu Wenhua roared, even if Yu Wen Zhiji was trying to persuade him, it would be useless.

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"Hurry up! Hurry up!"

Fifty miles away, a unit was moving forward in a hurry.

In front of the team, General Chen Botu was urging the army to advance.

Chen Botu was about fifty years old, wearing armor and riding a tall horse. Did he take a look at a carriage with him?

The carriage advanced rapidly and shook the curtains. Sometimes, in the gaps of the curtains, you can see a stunning face, and the one riding in it was Queen Xiao.

"Stop! Rest for a quarter of an hour!" Chen Botu shouted.

"call!"

The army stopped and the soldiers collapsed to the ground.

"Don't sit down! Walk around and rest!" From time to time, officers kept order back and forth.

"General, we are so tired. Let's camp here tonight!" A general begged Chen Botu.

"Tired! You know that it's only fifty miles away from Xianfu Palace, and the cavalry can catch up in less than two hours. If you want to wait for death here, then you can camp here!" Chen Botu scolded with a beaked face.

"Even if we can bear it, the Empress Dowager can't bear it!" said the general unwillingly.

"You!" Chen Botu pointed at the nose of his general and was angry.

"General Chen!" A soft voice came from the carriage.

"What are the instructions of the Empress Dowager!" Chen Botu hurried forward and saluted.

"Continue the march! I can bear it." Empress Dowager Xiao ordered weakly through the carriage.

"But your body, Empress?" Chen Botu said worriedly.

"It's better to get out of danger first and wait until you get a safe place." Empress Dowager Xiao said.

"I will obey the order!" Chen Botu replied loudly.

Chen Botu gave his generals an admiring look. He also knew that it was not safe to station the army at this moment, but he was afraid that Empress Dowager Xiao would not be able to bear it. It would be a bad idea if he asked to stop moving forward. The reason why they were able to escape from the Jiangdu army safely was mainly due to the golden sign of Empress Dowager Xiao.

So Chen Botu and his generals played a double act, letting Empress Xiao know that the danger has not been lifted yet, so that Empress Xiao would make progress on her own and would not blame them in the future.

I have to say that Chen Botu's move is very effective. As expected, when Hou Xiao heard that it was not safe, he immediately took the initiative to ask for continued marching.

"A quarter of an hour has arrived! Keep moving forward!" Chen Botu shouted.

Although the soldiers knew how tired they were, they also knew the situation at this moment. With the motivation to go home, they immediately put on weapons and armor and continued to move forward.

Thirty thousand troops marched and advanced as fast as possible. At midnight, they stopped moving forward, camped on the spot, and began to bury the pot and cook.

"Empress, please feel at ease. We are already a hundred miles away from Xianfu Palace. Yu Wenji can't catch up even if he wants to! We are safe!" Chen Botu said respectfully in front of Empress Xiao's carriage.

"It's time for General Chen!" After a long time, Empress Dowager Xiao's weak voice came from the carriage.

"The Empress is tired even though she has been marching for a day! The soldiers have already prepared the meal, so you can eat something." 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. If they were kept in normal times, Empress Dowager Xiao would not touch them at all. At this moment, Empress Dowager Xiao quickly ate them clean and handed out the empty bowl.

There was nothing wrong all night, and the next day it was just dawn.

The soldiers stood up one after another. The weather in April was still cold in the morning, but every soldier was hot in his heart because they finally saw hope of going home.

In the central army's tent, Chen Botu was investigating military information.

"Report to General! News came from the exploring cavalry in the rear, Yu Wenji did not catch up!" said the general.

"Okay!" Chen Botu shouted excitedly.

He knew that according to Yu Wen and his suspicious personality, he would definitely not send soldiers to chase him. However, even if there were pursuers, Chen Botu was very sure to persuade the pursuers to surrender, and then Yu Wen and his wife would be compensated and they would be defeated.

"But the soldiers left in a hurry and didn't have much food?" said the general Nuonuo.

"How long can it last?" Chen Botu said.

"There are three days left for food, so saving some money should be able to support five days." The general frowned.

"Five days!" Chen Botu couldn't help but have a headache. It was not an easy task to find the food and salary of the 30,000 troops in five days.

"Go! Please come here with the secret envoy and the queen mother!" Chen Botu ordered.

"Yes!" the general responded.

After a while, a middle-aged man with an ordinary appearance entered the Central Army's tent.

"Zhou Tai, a hundred households under the Jinyiwei, kowtowed to General Chen!" The middle-aged man entered the tent and immediately saluted Chen Botu.

"I dare not! I dare not! Chen Bai... please get up!" Chen Botu said awkwardly, and his official name was clear and strange.

Chen Botu has only recently heard about the great name of the Jinyiwei. He knew that this was a spy institution under His Highness Dai Wang. After Yang Guang's death, the Jinyiwei in Jiangdu caused many storms.

Chen Botu only learned about the great name of the Jinyiwei at that time. He understood the meaning of the Baihu, obviously only one hundred subordinates, but he did not expect that the Jinyiwei was able to penetrate into the army of Jiangdu, and quietly brought the general's letter from Guanzhong.

Of course, Chen Botu did not dare to underestimate Zhou Tai and hurriedly made polite to Zhou Tai.

"The Empress Dowager is here!" A notice interrupted the greetings between the two.

The military tent was lifted up, and a stunning woman in palace costume appeared in the military tent. Her haggard face could not cover up her stunning face. This person was Empress Xiao.

Chen Botu didn't dare to look at it anymore. He immediately bowed his head and bowed and said, "See the Queen Mother!"

"See the Empress Dowager!" Zhou Tai said respectfully.

The Empress Dowager Yang Tong and Yang You jointly awarded the title of Empress Xiao. The title of Empress Dowager in Daxing City has been occupied by Concubine Wei, and the title of Empress Dowager in Luoyang City has also been occupied by Liu Liangdi.

"See the Empress Dowager!" Chen Botu quickly changed his words.

He is going to join Daxing City now, and of course he has to be called Daxing City.

"This time I escaped from danger. Is General Chen a troubled person?" Xiao Hou said softly.

"The Empress Dowager is really ashamed of the Mo General. Mo General is loyal to the late emperor. Yu Wen and killed the Emperor. Mo General always wants to avenge the emperor and rescue the Empress Dowager! This time, the Empress Dowager was lucky enough to rescue the Empress Dowager, which was all due to His Highness Dai's plan. The Mo General dared not take credit!"

"General Chen is too humble. I remember this kindness in my heart." Empress Xiao said gratefully.

"The Empress Dowager is the last general!" Chen Botu said modestly.

Empress Xiao smiled and surrendered to Zhou Tai.

"Your Majesty the Three Generations personally guard the Jinyiwei, Zhou Tai, a white-born man from the Queen Mother, meets the Empress Dowager!" Zhou Tai bowed again excitedly.

"Well! Yu'er is intent this time!" Empress Xiao nodded faintly.

Empress Xiao deserves to be the queen who has been in the past ten years and has a thorough control over people's hearts. Chen Botu is a general. She certainly expresses her gratitude when she takes the risk to rescue her. Zhou Tai is Yang You's personal guard, Empress Xiao is certainly not so polite.

"The Empress Dowager is deeply trapped in Jiangdu. His Majesty the Third Emperor has always thought about rescuing the Empress Dowager, but he has been struggling to have no chance, so he has delayed until now. The Empress Dowager has suffered aggrievance!" Zhou Tai said.

"Your Majesty of the Three Generations is really loyal and filial!" Chen Botu praised.

Empress Xiao nodded, then remembered something, and said in panic: "What's the situation now? Did Yu Wenhua and he ever chased him?"

"Don't worry, the Empress Dowager, Yu Wenji has not come after him!" Chen Botu said.

Empress Xiao breathed a sigh of relief and patted her chest.

"But we are now in the sphere of influence of Wagang, and the food is about to be consumed. If we don't find a way, we may still be in danger." Chen Botu said.

Empress Xiao had just let go and raised her heart up again, and couldn't help but look at Zhou Tai and asked, "I wonder what arrangements are there for You'er?"

Empress Xiao thought that since Yang You could rescue her, she would definitely have a backup plan.

"Don't worry, the Empress Dowager. Your Majesty III was prepared." After Zhou Tai said that, he came to the map in the military tent and pointed at a small town in the west.

"The county magistrate of this county is ours. He has already secretly hoarded a lot of food here, enough for the military rations of a 30,000 army of half a month."

"That's great!" Chen Botu said excitedly.

This county town is less than 200 miles away from the army, and there is enough time to arrive when the food is exhausted.

As long as there is food in that county town, even if the county magistrate finally rebels, this small city cannot stop the pace of the 30,000 army. Chen Botu was happy, and his heart couldn't help but feel awe.

He didn't expect that Yang You could remotely control the Jiangdu army thousands of miles away, rescue Hou Xiao, and arrange food and wages. This method is really incredible.

"Your Majesty of the Three Worlds is really a god, and I will admire you!" Chen Botu said in admiration.

"Don't worry, General Chen, You'er is in Guanzhong, Bashu, and will be able to unify the world in the future. This time, General Chen rescued me and returned to Daxing City in the future. You'er will be rewarded with great rewards." Queen Xiao said.

"Thank you, the Empress Dowager, for your kind words!" Chen Botu said.

"I would also like to tell the soldiers that as long as I return to Daxing City, I can ensure that they have no worries and reunite with my family. Moreover, when I was following the late emperor, I was very familiar with the Central Plains when I was traveling with the late emperor. I believe that the name of this palace, coupled with General Chen's 30,000 troops and Yu'er's reputation, would raise enough food and return to Guanzhong without any problem." Empress Xiao drew a big cake.

"Thank you to the Empress Dowager for the last generation," Chen Botu bowed and thanked.

Although this Central Plains area has been full of war, many people are loyal to the Sui Dynasty. In addition, Daxing City is now strong, and the possibility of a successful journey to the west is extremely high.

After breakfast, the army immediately advanced westward.

Sure enough, in the small town two hundred miles away, he successfully obtained half a month's supply.

The road to returning to the west with 30,000 fruits is the beginning.
Chapter completed!