Jiang Shaohua was mentally prepared, opened the bamboo tube, unfolded the paper, and a few lines of text quickly caught her eye.
The Rouran have indeed deployed their troops!
The Rouran Khan, Fu Mingdun, while sending envoys to Da Liang to seek marriage, was also gathering cavalry from various tribes, eyeing the Da Liang border with hostility.
After the peace envoy was expelled from the Capital City, they rode swiftly back to Rouran to deliver the message. Upon learning the proposal to marry the Princess was rejected, the Rouran Khan was furious and used this as a pretext to quickly deploy troops.
Fortunately, after receiving the imperial edict, General Fan actively prepared for war. The court allocated military funds to the border army, and 200,000 stone of military grain from Nanyang County was delivered to Si State before the new year.
