Being a Lady of an Influential Family

That night, the people Zhang Tong sent to Songcheng finally sent back the message.

As they expected, the torrential rain this time in Songcheng was the worst-hit place in Jiazhou and even in Anxia.

All the roads into Songcheng were blocked by floods and collapsed mountains and mudstones. The people who entered first approached on rafts, then climbed over mountains and mountains with heavy things on their backs, and finally reached the county seat with difficulty.

When they arrived, the entire county was in ruins. The soldiers of the First Army under the command of the chief were working hard to save people and repair the road leading to the outside. However, they did not find Young Master Fu himself.

The First Army was originally scattered and stationed in various places outside Songcheng. After the sudden rainstorm, they could only do their own thing, because most of the communication equipment was seriously damaged and they could only rely on people to run errands to send messages.

Zhang Tong and Leng Sa looked a little ugly when they saw that they hadn't found Fu Dashao's words.

Zhang Tong immediately wrote back asking them to find Fu Dashao or someone who knew Fu Dashao's news as soon as possible, and they quickly replied and fell into silence.

Leng Sa took a light breath and said, "This is where General Zhang will be troublesome."

Zhang Tong was startled, "Young Madam still wants to go in?"

Leng Sa smiled and said, "Naturally, Songcheng says it's big or small, and it's always good to have a few more people to help. It's just that General Zhang has to deal with Jiazhou City alone."

Zhang Tong waved his hands and said, "Young Madam, you are serious. Lao Song took people to the north the night before yesterday. The two of us will not be able to cope with Qujing!"

Zhang Tong led people here, and Song Boang led another group of people to the north. The two almost surrounded Songcheng from the north and south wings. This is also to prevent Qu Jing from suddenly attacking Songcheng after the flood recedes. When they attack from the north and south sides, naturally Qu Jing will not take any advantage.

It's just that to deal with a mere Qujing this time, the six southern provinces not only sent Fu Fengcheng, the young marshal of the Fu family, but also two generals.

Of course, it was really unfortunate that the rainstorm and flood came, luck on the battlefield is sometimes the key to victory.

It can only be said that the luck of the Fu family this time is really not particularly good.

"Then it's settled." Leng Sa said, "We're leaving tonight."

Zhang Tongdao, "Should we leave after dawn?"

Leng Sa shook her head and said, "No, it's safer at night. If everything goes well, it will be dawn when we land."

Naturally, Zhang Tong couldn't persuade Leng Sa, and in the end, except for Shang Feiyun, who brought a few people to Jiazhou City, all the people brought from Yongcheng this time went to Songcheng with Leng Sa.

With 200 people plus equipment and supplies, more than 30 rafts were used to save the water. No one knows what is going on in Songcheng. They must bring enough supplies.

They took advantage of the night and headed towards Songcheng on a raft under the leadership of the locals whom Zhang Tong had found. According to the guide, it will take at least seven or eight days for the water to recede completely, and maybe a few small rivers and lakes will be left behind.

This flood is actually not a big deal in Anxia's records, but it is a rare occurrence in Jiazhou for decades.

The guide who stood on the bamboo raft with Leng Sa was always nagging that he had never seen such a big water in his life for more than forty years.

When staying in the water at night, it is necessary to prevent anything under the water from blocking it. After all, no one knows what is there originally under the water, so the speed is not fast. Leng Sa stood on the raft and chatted with the guide for a few words, and asked some local things about Jiazhou.

Jiazhou has been relatively peaceful these years under the governance of Governor Liang. Although the Jiazhou army is not strong, it has a good relationship with the Fu family, and the neighboring Song family is not unreasonable. People in Jiazhou live in peace. The warlord still has some respect.

When something like this happened this time, many people secretly scolded those who broke in suddenly. But after all, they are just ordinary people, if they dare to confront those with swords and guns, they can only curse in private.

It wasn't until it was light that they finally pulled over and stopped.

Everyone boarded the shore, and at a glance, a village near the foot of the mountain not far ahead has become a mess. It turned out that out of the ten or so houses, only one was still standing, and the rest were either completely collapsed or only one wall was still standing, and there was no one in the quiet.

Everyone was still arranging their equipment. The guide saw Leng Sa and the others staring over there before sighing, "There used to be about 20 households living in that village, but they all disappeared when the water came in. I heard that people survived." Some, but they couldn’t get out because they were trapped by the water, and the road to Songcheng was cut off.”

Jiang Yu asked, "Where are those people now?"

The guide said, "We can only go to Songcheng, right? There are a lot of people over there, so we can survive. We have to cross the mountain from the back, and we have to go that way."

Jiang Yu nodded, pointed to the water behind them thoughtfully and asked, "Where are those flooded places?"

The guide said, "What else can it be? It was originally a field. Even if the water recedes, the flooded land will not be able to grow food for a while. And the place we just passed, there used to be a big village there. , there are hundreds of families, and now there is not a single bit left."

After hearing this, everyone couldn't help but fell silent.

After packing up the equipment, everyone continued to move forward under the leadership of the guide.

Fu Yucheng, Zhou Yan, and Jiang Zhan followed the guide at the front, while Leng Sa and Jiang Yuzui were at the rear.

Jiang Yu asked in a low voice while climbing the mountain: "Jiazhou is a hot potato right now, is the Fu family really planning to take over?"

Leng Sa glanced at Jiang Yu with some surprise, Jiang Yu raised an eyebrow at her, as if she didn't feel that she said anything serious.

After pondering for a moment, Leng Sa asked, "How do you say?"

Jiang Yudao: "Although Jiazhou is not as barren as the Northwest, it is not considered a rich place either. After such a big disaster this time, coupled with the scourge of those in Qujing, even if the Fu family won Jiazhou, they want to manage it well. The price to pay is not small.”

Leng Sa asked, "Then, according to Young Master Jiang, what should we do?"

Jiang Yu chuckled lightly and said, "It's better to just let it go, after Qu Jing is driven away, the people under the Liang family will naturally decide the outcome, and what happens to Jiazhou at that time will naturally be their own business, Fu The family can also gain a reputation for righteousness. What's more...Young Madam, do you know why the three families of Fu, Long and Song have lived in peace for so many years?"

Leng Sa said, "Please enlighten me."

Jiang Yu said, "It's because the three families are far away. The Fu family dominates the six southern provinces, the Long family occupies the northeast, and the Song family is far away in the northwest. No one can beat anyone. But if the Fu family swallows Jiazhou, what will the Song family think in the future? It's easy to talk about. In the eyes of Governor Song, does the Young Madam think that Sun Liang is more threatening or that Governor Fu is more threatening?"

Leng Sa didn't reply, and silently followed the team along the narrow mountain path. It hasn't rained in the past two days, and the road on the mountain is finally dry enough to prevent people from slipping one step at a time.

Because climbing up was still quite strenuous, Jiang Yu also shut up and stopped chatting with Leng Sa.

The sky gradually brightened, and the warm sun dispelled the darkness of the night.

"Young Master Jiang." Leng Sa said suddenly, and Jiang Yu, who was concentrating on climbing the mountain and a little out of breath, was taken aback, and looked at Leng Sa in puzzlement.

Leng Sa's expression was stable, and he didn't even breathe disorderly. "If you are sick, you have to be treated. Even if you spend a little more money, the treatment is a bit painful, and it is better than dragging it all the way to a persistent and terminal illness."

"..." Jiang Yu's first reaction was that Leng Sa was scolding him for being sick, and it took a while to realize that she was answering the questions he just asked.

Jiang Yu asked with great interest, "How are you sure that the Fu family can be cured?"

Leng Sa glanced at him, "I'm not sure, don't you need to treat it? Just drag it on like this, and it won't get better but worse if it drags on for another hundred years. Because your opponent won't be dragged by you Die, even if one dies, there will be another one, and things like opponents... are like leeks, once you cut off a crop, there will be another crop."

Jiang Yu was stunned for a moment, and couldn't help laughing while holding the trunk of the tree.

The people walking in front couldn't help turning their heads when they heard his laughter, and looked at him inexplicably. What's so funny about climbing a mountain? Does this son think it's too easy to carry something on his back?

Jiang Yu hurriedly waved her hand apologetically to everyone, and continued to move forward.

"Maybe you're right." Jiang Yu said, looking at the leisurely Leng Sa walking beside him, and then at himself who was a little out of breath and sweating profusely.

At three o'clock in the afternoon, the group finally arrived at Songcheng. From a distance, they could see that the originally not-so-small county town was almost in ruins.

A corner in the southwest of the county was directly buried by the collapsed mountain mud and rocks, and even the supposedly strong city wall collapsed in several places.

The surviving people outside the city were busy coming and going, looking for usable things from the ruins and moving them back to the temporary place outside the city. Others who were lucky enough not to have their homes destroyed have returned home to clean their own.

The entire county was once soaked by water, which brought countless sand and silt. Even if the water receded, a thick layer of silt was left on the streets and alleys in the houses. It was not an easy task to clean up.

Not to mention the damaged houses and furniture. People looked at their destroyed homes, some cried bitterly, some wanted to cry without tears.

"Young madam!" The first person Leng Sa found was Xia Wei'an, and Xia Wei'an was shocked when he saw Leng Sa, "Young madam, why are you here?!"

When they found Xia Wei'an, Xia Wei'an was leading people to clean up the ruins in the south of the city.

The well-dressed appearance of the past no longer exists, and the uniform on his body has long been covered with mud and dust. Even his face is covered with a lot of dust and mud. It looks like he hasn't washed or changed his clothes for several days.

Leng Sa didn't answer his question, but asked directly, "Where's Fu Fengcheng?"

Xia Wei'an was startled, looked around and remained silent.

Leng Sa clearly motioned him to speak in another place, Zhou Yan and Jiang Zhan took two steps forward knowingly to separate them from the people around them.

The two walked a few steps to the side, and Xia Wei'an said in a low voice, "Young Madam, don't worry, Young Master...you're fine for the time being."

Leng Sa narrowed her eyes slightly, "Temporarily, what do you mean? Where is he?"

Xia Wei'an sighed and said, "Young Master is injured a little, I will take the Young Madam there."

Only then Leng Sa breathed a sigh of relief, at least Fu Fengcheng is really fine now, neither was buried, washed away by water nor disappeared, which is much better than the worst outcome she had expected.

Leng Sa asked Jiang Yu and the others to stay, and only brought Zhou Yan and Fu Yucheng out of the city with Xia Wei'an.

On the way, Xia Wei'an briefly talked about the situation, this time it was really Young Master Fu's bad luck. It can also be said that Young Master Fu's luck was all in other places, so that he himself was more unlucky.

Before the rainstorm came that day, Young Master Fu called a meeting of the top leaders of the entire First Army. Because of certain arrangements for the subsequent battle, Fu Fengcheng directly brought all the senior generals to the mountain. Even most of the soldiers and horses of the First Army temporarily changed their station, and then they were trapped on the mountain.

Afterwards, torrential rain and floods hit Songcheng, and they escaped unharmed. The first army did not suffer much loss, but Fu Dashao was unlucky enough to save people when he was hit by mud and rocks falling from the mountain and was almost buried alive. It took them several hours to rescue the person, but First Young Master Fu was still seriously injured and was soaked in muddy water and heavy rain for several hours, and he fell ill without accident.

Leng Sa was finally relieved, and couldn't help but glance at Xia Wei'an, "Then what do you mean by saying you're fine for now?"

Xia Wei'an said: "The doctor said that the young master's injury is still a bit serious. It's the weather in this season. If you don't get infected, you will be fine."

Leng Sa said, "Is the medicine enough? We brought the medicine. If it's not enough, General Zhang will send someone to deliver it. Why don't you contact General Zhang?"

Xia Wei'an was a little apologetic, "This...is what the young master meant. I just didn't expect..." I didn't expect that the young lady would come to Jiazhou in person. Does the young master have to kneel on the washboard when he goes back this time?

After thinking about it, Xia Wei'an decided to say a few good words for the young master, "Well, our communicator was soaked in water, and it was broken. We are trying to find a way to repair it in the past two days. The young master said that we can't let People knew he was hurt, so..."

Zhou Yan and Fu Yucheng, who were following behind them, couldn't help but glance at Xia Wei'an, feeling that Adjutant Xia's words were getting worse.

Injured is also much better than missing, right?

Xia Wei'an also noticed this problem, and finally stopped silently. Let's wait for the young master to explain to the young lady himself.

In the simple barracks deep in the forest, Fu Fengcheng was resting with his eyes closed on the narrow camp bed. His handsome face looked a little pale, and there was no blood on his lips. He was only wearing a shirt, and gauze was still wrapped around his chest, and there were bloodstains in the white gauze.

Xu Shaoming was a little worried, "Master, your injury..." It has been several days, and the wound is still bleeding. Fortunately, there is no sign of infection or inflammation, otherwise I really don't know what to do.

Fu Fengcheng closed his eyes and said calmly, "It's okay, how is the situation?"

Xu Shaoming sighed and said, "Songcheng was too badly affected, and the entire county was destroyed. Our people are rushing to repair the road leading to the outside, but if the water doesn't recede, we won't be able to get out."

It is possible to take the mountain trails, but those roads can only be walked by people in good health, and their weapons and supplies cannot go on such roads.

What's more, there are so many people in Songcheng who can't be completely ignored.

"The food we rescued should be enough for everyone to eat for a few days. In the past two days, several generals have also begun to organize the people of Songcheng to help clear the road. The progress is very fast and it should be repaired within five days, but the water is not enough I know when I can retire." Xu Shaoming continued.

The location of Songcheng County is relatively high, so there is not much water in the flood directly, but the outside of Songcheng has now become a huge lake. Now the entire Songcheng has become a terrain surrounded by mountains on one side and lakes on three sides.

Fu Fengcheng nodded slightly, thought for a while before saying, "Turn on the radio and send a message to Zhang Tong."

"Yes." Xu Shaoming nodded, and took out a notebook to record Fu Fengcheng's orders.

Fu Fengcheng said, "Songcheng County was destroyed, the First Army suffered heavy losses, Fu Fengcheng was seriously injured and dying, and asked for a large amount of food, weapons, doctors and medicine."

Xu Shaoming paused, and looked up at Fu Fengcheng in surprise, "Master, clear code?"

Fu Fengcheng opened his eyes and looked at him and said, "No, a secret message."

Xu Shaoming didn't quite understand what the young master wanted to do, so he nodded in agreement. He just said, "From the news we got before, Jiazhou seems to be able to decipher our telegrams. Is it possible to use another set of passwords?"

Fu Fengcheng said, "No need, it's still the same."

Xu Shaoming nodded and said yes, after thinking about it, he asked, "Do you want to send a message to the governor and the young lady to report their safety?"

Fu Fengcheng was silent for a while, and then slowly said, "Not for now."

"...Yes, young master."

Xu Shaoming saluted, turned and walked outside, ready to send a telegram to the communication soldier. There is no news from the young master for several days. It is okay for the warlord to say, and the young lady...is there really no problem?

While thinking wildly, Adjutant Xu almost bumped into the oncoming Xia Wei'an, "Old Xia, you... you, you..." Seeing the people following Xia Wei'an, Adjutant Xu didn't finish with you for a long time.

Xia Wei'an said angrily, "What are you? Are you still talking?"

Xu Shaoming suddenly turned his head to look at the tent behind him, and turned back to look at Leng Sa stiffly.

Leng Sa showed him a kind smile, and asked softly, "Can you show me?"

Adjutant Xu resisted a little, but he could only reach out and respectfully offer the notebook in his hand.

Leng Sa glanced at the above content, showing a more kind smile.

Xu Shaoming only felt a chill down his spine, and quickly explained, "Young Madam, Eldest Young Master is fine. It's just...uh, Eldest Young Master didn't intentionally not keep in touch with his family, he has..."

Without waiting for him to finish speaking, Leng Sa said, "Can I go in?"

"Of course." Xu Shaoming shut up decisively, and respectfully stepped out of the way and made a gesture of your request.

As a colleague, Adjutant Xia was amazed by the level of doglegs. It was a shame that this guy didn't catch up with the eunuch in the palace.

Leng Sa said thank you, then strolled into the tent.

The tent was very simple, except for a single bed, a table and not even a chair.

Fu Fengcheng was resting against the head of the bed, his cold eyes fell on the gauze wrapped around his chest at first sight.

The first time Leng Sa walked into the tent, Fu Fengcheng opened his eyes and turned to look at the door. He saw the woman standing at the door, young master Fu, was stunned for a moment.

Leng Sa walked up to him calmly, leaned over and stretched out her hand to lightly poke the gauze on his chest and asked, "Does it hurt?"

"Sa Sa?" Fu Fengcheng seemed to have come to his senses, and reached out to hold her fingers, "Sa Sa, why did you come to Jiazhou?"

Leng Sa stood up straight, stared at him condescendingly and said, "What do you think?"

Fu Fengcheng was silent, but after a long while, he could only put his arms around her slender waist and whisper, "I'm sorry."

No matter he had thousands of reasons, it was absolutely true that he worried her. As long as Fu Fengcheng thought about what would happen to him if his wife did this, he would lose all explanations.

"Sa Sa, I'm sorry, it's my fault." Fu Fengcheng said in a low voice with Leng Sa in his arms.

Leng Sa took a deep breath, saying that she wasn't angry would be a lie, but she somehow understood why Fu Fengcheng did this.

"When you recover from your injury, let's settle the matter." Leng Sa said.