Transmigrator Meets Reincarnator

Chapter 143: Eating Breakfast

Chu Lian shook her head. It was very hard to transport large amounts of goods into Liangzhou in the bitter cold of the winter. This also exacerbated Liangzhou City's dire situation.

If not for that, the court wouldn't have been that anxious upon finding out that the Tuhuns were invading the northern border this winter.

It wasn't easy to send supplies to the army at this time of year in the first place. Now the reinforcements were trapped in the Yueqin Mountains. No wonder the Tuhuns had chosen to attack Liangzhou at this time.

Although Chu Lian was worried, she didn't have any good ideas for now.

Since money was useless here at the northern border, the first order of business was most likely to solve the problem of transporting goods.

Tang Yan escorted Chu Lian to her designated courtyard before bringing his men over to their own residence.

The prefect of Liangzhou City had been removed from office in the first half of the year. Later on, the position of prefect had been passed down to Great General Qian. There were very few citizens in Liangzhou and most of them were the troops stationed here. Thus, General Qian had ordered the secretary of the infantry, Sir Wu, to take over the responsibilities of the prefect.

As of now, the troops were all stationed in the camp right outside the city. In these extraordinary circumstances, Sir Wu naturally had to return to the camp. Thus, the original estate of Liangzhou's prefect, the He Estate, had been empty for quite a few months.

General Qian knew perfectly clear what the current state of Liangzhou City's walls was, because the duty of repairing those broken walls would fall upon the northern border troops every year.

That wall wasn't even strong enough to block a single attack right now. Actually, the real border between the Great Wu and the Tuhuns was a single river called the Sula River. The Sula River was the lifeblood of the northern grass plains. Right now, General Qian was leading the northern border troops in guarding this natural barrier.

Passing the Sula River was the same as opening the doors to Liangzhou. The rest of the plains was just a wide expanse of flat land.

If they passed the river, the Tuhuns would most likely charge right into the Great Wu's territory. One of the first places in their path was the fishing haven, Tianjing Harbour.

It could be seen how important it was to guard the Sula River.

Chu Lian was helped to a seat by the hearth by Wenlan. The hearth had already been lit by the servants in the estate, so it was nice and warm on top of it. Manager Qin stood in front of her and reported all the news he had been able to dig up about the area.

Chu Lian thanked her lucky stars after listening to his report. She considered them lucky for having brought enough supplies here, including their basic household items. Thus, their party didn't need to worry about their daily necessities for a while.

She was here under the Empress Dowager's decree and the scroll was still with her. The supplies were still with her as well. Although there wasn't much, it was better than nothing. It looked like she had to find a chance to visit the camp of the border troops.

However, it was better to discuss it with Tang Yan within the next two days before deciding on any action.

The northern border was bitterly cold. Although the He Estate was already considered one of the best residences around in Liangzhou City, once she left the warm hearth bed, Chu Lian still felt frozen. Even the two siblings trained in martial arts, Li Xing and Li Yue, were wrapped up like huge balls, let alone Chu Lian.