After refusing marriage, she was pampered by the prince who acted as a shield.

Chapter 333: Cutting Off Their Supplies

"Asi, the situation is urgent. I can't risk taking you with me, and besides, I don't know what the situation is like here."

Li Jingyang looked at her cautiously; she looked extremely pitiful.

Unfortunately, Lin Rusi wasn't buying it at all and just snorted coldly.

"I was wrong. I was too selfish this time and didn't consider your feelings."

Seeing this, Li Jingyang pressed on with his efforts.

But Lin Rusi still didn't speak. This made Li Jingyang anxious, so he immediately pulled her over and turned her around.

But when he saw Lin Rusi's face clearly, his heart couldn't help but tremble.

The little girl in front of me was already in tears, looking so pitiful.

For a moment, Li Jingyang was at a loss, not knowing how to comfort him.

"This is outrageous! Has Your Highness not considered standing with me through thick and thin?"

Lin Rusi choked slightly, her beautiful eyes turning red.

"Asi, I'm scared..."

Li Jingyang stopped mid-sentence, especially when he met her watery eyes: "Alright, Asi, you should rest well. I was wrong this time. You can punish me however you want, just don't stay angry with me and ignore me."

Lin Rusi was well aware of the grievances he expressed: "It's not that I can't forgive Your Highness, it's just that..."

She paused for a moment, then continued with great seriousness, "From now on, Your Highness, you are absolutely forbidden to leave me alone and go off to do anything!"

As she spoke, Lin Rusi looked directly into Li Jingyang's eyes, forcing him to make a promise.

"Okay, okay, from now on, no matter what happens, I will never leave you alone, okay?"

"Hmm, that's more like it."

Lin Rusi was delighted and smiled again: "Your Highness swears, and I'll believe you this once and forgive you this time!"

Hearing her say that, Li Jingyang sighed heavily: "I swear, this will never happen again, not even for your own good. If it does, you can punish me however you want."

"Okay, then I'll believe you!"

Lin Rusi pursed her lips, and her brows immediately relaxed.

She was already angry that Li Jingyang had left her alone to face such a dangerous situation.

Now that everything has been resolved, she naturally doesn't care as much anymore.

However, this must never happen again.

“I went to the frontier to find General Li. He is in the city with his soldiers. However, the situation outside Danzhou is not good either. I saw many people from the Western Regions.”

Thinking this, she spoke in a low voice.

"A person from the Western Regions?"

Li Jingyang could not hide his worry, saying that the people from the Western Regions were probably spies from the Western Regions who had come to gather information.

A major battle is imminent, but his injuries have not fully healed. What should we do?

"Your Highness, you are injured, it's best if you don't participate. With General Li here, the soldiers won't be completely disoriented, and we can still win this battle."

"How could I not know? But General Li is, after all, a border general. Besides, if I don't show up, it might cause panic."

Given this situation, both of them were somewhat worried.

"Asi, I have an idea..."

As if he had just thought of something, Li Jingyang was delighted and leaned close to Lin Rusi's ear to whisper something.

But Lin Rusi frowned upon hearing his words: "This won't solve the war, but it will expose the person behind it."

"That's enough. But before that, I still want to see General Li one more time."

"I'll contact them," Lin Rusi said gently.

Li Jingyang is still recovering from his injury. Although he has almost fully recovered, the true situation cannot be revealed.

After all, countless people in the city are watching Li Jingyang's situation. If they find out, things could get complicated for him.

……

That evening, General Li was summoned.

He looked at Li Jingyang respectfully; the smell of blood in the room was exceptionally strong.

Seeing this, General Li's expression also turned grim.

"Your Highness, are you injured?" General Li asked with some concern.

Li Jingyang remained indifferent: "It's alright, I'm fine now, but the situation in Danzhou still requires General Li's attention."

"This is my duty."

General Li nodded and quickly replied modestly.

Then, the two of them started talking about the war.

Lin Rusi didn't quite understand what was going on, but she stared at Li Jingyang with concern.

However, as their conversation deepened, Lin Rusi understood the most crucial point: Li Jingyang had entrusted the entire war effort to General Li.

During his recovery period, General Li was able to handle everything himself.

Soon, war was imminent.

The next day, Lin Rusi heard a deafening noise and heard Ye Qing return to report that a fight had broken out outside.

Even so, Lin Rusi never left Li Jingyang's side, and even stayed by his side every day, carefully and meticulously checking his wounds.

The fighting was fierce, and Lin Rusi heard reports from scouts every day.

Today, so many people are injured; tomorrow, so many more will be carried back home.

No matter how many times I listened, there was no good news coming back.

Lin Rusi sighed deeply, looking somewhat worried.

Similarly, how could Li Jingyang not be worried?

The injury fully healed two days later.

Having just recovered, Li Jingyang couldn't wait to leave his place of recuperation and head to the front lines.

Listening to the battle reports from the past few days, Li Jingyang's brows furrowed deeper and deeper, as if he wanted to trap a fly.

“Your Highness, the foreign kings don’t have the troops of the Western Regions. We are outnumbered, and we are suffering casualties every day. Sooner or later…”

General Li spoke tactfully, but both of them understood the meaning behind his words.

If this continues, the foreign kings won't need to do anything else to exhaust their military strength.

Li Jingyang narrowed his eyes, tapped his hand restlessly on the table several times, and then said, "Since that's the case, why not take the initiative? One side has to take the initiative."

Clearly, Li Jingyang had also considered this point.

Guerrilla warfare is obviously undesirable on the battlefield; in the end, they will suffer losses because of the attrition.

General Li's eyes lit up, but he still hesitated: "But we might not be able to get any benefits from the hands of a foreign king."

He had long wanted to have a good fight with these traitors, but they only made minor skirmishes and didn't gain any advantage themselves.

“When did Your Highness become so impulsive? So many soldiers are injured, how can a direct assault succeed? Has Your Highness considered the risks?” Lin Rusi raised her eyes.

The two looked at each other, and after a moment of silence, Li Jingyang asked in a low voice, "Does Asi have an idea?"

"Of course there are." Lin Rusi nodded and quickly stepped forward.

“Your Highness, a direct assault won’t work, but we can outsmart them. It’s clear that if the foreign kings aren’t waging guerrilla warfare, they’re testing our strength. But I estimate that after a few days, it should be about time.”

After saying that, she added, "Right now, we can only outsmart them. If we can catch them off guard, that would be the best outcome."

What are your plans?

Li Jingyang chuckled, sensing that she had something in mind, and naturally wasn't in a hurry.

"Cut off their supplies."

Lin Rusi said slowly and deliberately, “The Western Regions are far away, and how much grain does the foreign king’s territory have to feed so many people? She’s even more anxious than we are.”