Farming Beneath the Changbai Mountains

Jinghan didn't sleep a wink all night. She missed Zixuan and was even more worried about Wenxuan and Ziwen. Until it became slightly brighter in the east, Jinghan still sat on the kang, staring outside in a daze.

"Madam, you haven't slept all night. It's very quiet outside. You should sleep for a while. Even if you don't think about yourself, you have to think about the lady. She still needs to breastfeed. If you are exhausted, What should I do, Miss?" Chuncao next to her stepped forward to persuade her.

Jinghan thought for a moment, nodded, and didn't take off her clothes. She just lay with her clothes on and gradually fell asleep. This sleep was unreliable. As soon as I fell asleep, I dreamed that Ziwen and the others were covered in blood and were fighting with the soldiers of the Northern Yuan Kingdom, and then they would wake up. After sleeping for more than an hour, Jinghan woke up.

It was already bright outside. Jinghan looked outside and asked, "How is it outside?"

Just at this time, Zixuan came in from outside, "Jinghan, everything is okay outside, you should have a good rest." Zixuan walked to the kang, looked at Jinghan and said, "All the people outside the city have entered the city. Okay, I'll send people to settle them. Anyway, our city is a big place, so it's no problem to accommodate tens of thousands of people."

Zixuan knew that Jinghan was worried, so he told Jinghan one by one. "I have already sent people to Fuyu Prefecture and Hanzhou, and also sent people to Longzhou to report the news. When reinforcements are sent from these places, our dilemma in Xizhou will be relieved. In addition, I have just sent people to Zhenyuan Pass, let General Li take the people back." Zixuan paused and then continued.

"It is much better to concentrate our troops in one place to defend the city than we are now. Including the young men inside and outside the city, we have almost 20,000 people here. Although it cannot be compared with the regular army, at any rate, the number can be The difference is not that big. Besides, the city wall in Zhoucheng is much higher than that over there, and there is plenty of food in the city, so it is easier to defend."

"In addition, I also sent people to the neighboring Taonan County and Zhen'an County to prepare them. Once the enemy attacks, they can also harass the opponent from behind, which will make it easier for us to defend the city."

Jinghan nodded, "You haven't slept all night, should you rest for a while? How was the city last night? There was no commotion, right?"

"Well, it's okay. Everything in the city is normal." Zixuan smiled, "I won't go to bed. There are a lot of things going on now. I have to go to the state government office to take charge. Once something happens, I can deal with it in time." After saying that, Zixuan He stood up and said, "You have a good rest. It'll be okay. We will get through it. Take good care of the children and keep an eye on the house. If you need anything, go to the Yamen to see me." After Zixuan finished speaking, he left.

Jinghan saw that Zixuan was gone, and she really didn't feel sleepy, so she got up too. No matter what happens outside, you still have to eat, right? Is it possible that I can still stop eating and drinking? That way, before the enemy can attack, he will fall down first.

The first day of the new year should have been a joyous time, but at this time, there was a gloomy and gloomy atmosphere in Xizhou City. How can one be happy when the army is pressing down on the country?

There are many vacant houses in the city, and they are all filled with people coming in from outside the city. They hid most of the food in the cellar, and only took a small amount of food with them. Even some money was properly placed. But the only regret was the livestock at home. They did not take the livestock with them when they left. After all, there is not such a big place in the city, and carrying them is really cumbersome.

In the past few years, in addition to developing the economy here, Zixuan and his wife have also done a lot of things. One of them was to mobilize all the people near the border to dig cellars in every household. This cellar is very deep from the ground. The space inside is quite large and can store a lot of things. The exits of cellars are different in every household. Some are under the kang, some are under the livestock pen, and there are all kinds of exits. Once something happens, you can hide the things at home, and then people can move quickly. Even in normal times, people would put a lot of things directly in the cellar and go down to pick them up when they need them.

When there were too many people, there was fear of disputes, so Zixuan asked people to pay close attention to the security of the city. If something happens, arrest the troublemaker.

Zixuan went to the north of the city first. After climbing the city wall, he looked at the north and couldn't help but sigh. "I wonder what's going on over there at Zhenyuan Pass? Can they hold on until reinforcements arrive?"

At this moment, at the pass, everyone guarding the city also took a rest. Thanks to subsequent reinforcements, they held out until daybreak. The Beiyuan army below was actually more tired than the defenders. Those people came after a long journey and started attacking the city without any delay. After a night of fierce fighting, the Beiyuan soldiers were even more exhausted.

The generals of Beiyuan had no choice but to stop the siege. The army rested on the spot and buried pots for cooking. That night, Beiyuan Kingdom also suffered some serious losses. The key was that the mechanism guarding the city was too powerful. Many people died under the spears flying in the sky.

"Damn it, why didn't our intelligence say that there is such a powerful thing here? We could obviously take down the pass in one go, but now? The pass was not captured, but so many soldiers were killed and injured. Damn it. "The general from Beiyuan Kingdom was furious in the Chinese army tent.

"General, calm down. After all, we have a large number of people. Let the soldiers rest for a while before attacking the city. I don't believe it. Can their mechanisms keep firing? They will eventually be used up, right? People on the city They are all very sleepy, I believe they won't be able to hold on for long," a general nearby quickly advised.

The general nodded, "Okay, that's all. Go ahead and move faster, take a rest, and continue to attack the city."

The people next to me quickly went out to deliver the order.

That person came out of the central military tent and looked towards the pass. He saw smoke rising everywhere inside the pass. He couldn't help but smile, "They are all made of flesh and blood, so I don't believe they are made of iron."

An hour later, the troops of Beiyuan Kingdom were all fed and almost rested. The general gave the order to attack the city again. Then the horn of attack sounded again, and soldiers from the Northern Yuan Kingdom swarmed out and attacked the pass.

The strange thing is that this time, the mechanism inside the city wall did not fire again. The lieutenant general smiled and said, "General, look, their mechanism is not easy to use, isn't it? The general just said, how can we persist?"

The general also laughed and asked the sergeants to attack the city at full speed. This time the offensive was not hindered. The Beiyuan soldiers quickly set up the ladder to the top of the city and then climbed up the ladder. Then the first person to go up turned around and shouted, "General, it's bad, all the people defending the city have escaped."

The general below was stunned for a moment, and then quickly led people to the pass. At this time, someone had already said that the city gate was opened, and everyone entered the pass, only to find that there was no one inside. There were only a few fires, which were almost burned, and there were still some charcoal fires. The general was furious, "We were fooled. They didn't cook and rest at all, but all evacuated. Come on, chase after me."

So the soldiers inside the pass pursued directly, while those outside the pass came in one after another and then pursued forward. Unfortunately, after more than an hour of delay, not even the shadow of Sergeant Daqi could be seen.

"The army sets off towards Xizhou City. They must have returned to Xizhou." The general ordered again.

So the army of Beiyuan Kingdom set off in the direction of Xizhou. Along the way, these Beiyuan soldiers saw the village and wanted to go in and get some benefits. But unexpectedly, these villages were all empty, with only a few livestock running around. Some soldiers were there to chase the animals. "Hurry and catch that pig, we will have something to eat tonight." A person shouted, and several people chased him.

If a few people do this, others will follow, so many soldiers go to the village looking for things. But not a grain of grain was found in the village, only a few scattered pigs, a few sheep, etc. So, someone went to catch up.

When the leading general saw this situation, he opened fire again, and then ordered the army to advance at full speed without any further delay. So these soldiers had no choice but to abandon the livestock and continue to move forward.

After such a delay, it was even more difficult to catch up with the people in front. Zhenyuan Pass is seventy miles away from Xizhou. The marching speed of these people was not slow. After an hour and a half, they arrived outside Xizhou City. Unfortunately, the gates of Xizhou City were closed, and those who had withdrawn from Zhenyuan Pass had already entered the city.

The angry general yelled and ordered an attack on the city. The general next to him could not persuade him, so he had no choice but to carry out the order. He shook his head. Although General Battle was a warrior, he was not the material to lead an army. This man is impatient and is also known as a vanguard among the generals of Beiyuan Kingdom. This time, because it was a surprise attack, the marshal sent him here in order to catch Da Qi's army off guard. Unfortunately, their raid was not successful. Now that they have arrived in Xizhou City, they have obviously taken precautions. If they attack in such a hurry, they will die.

But he is the person in charge this time, and no matter what he orders, the people below him must listen. As a result, Beiyuan soldiers launched an attack on Xizhou City.

When the attacking soldiers were still two miles away from the moat, something black suddenly flew out of the wall of Xizhou City. The moment these things were about to hit the ground, they exploded, and the sound resounded through the sky. The blast of air made people's blood boil. The debris after the explosion was flying in all directions, and many Beiyuan soldiers were injured by the debris. For a time, the Beiyuan soldiers fled in all directions, and no one dared to move forward.

When General Battle saw this situation, he was a little stunned. "What is this? Is it a magic spell?" That thing was so powerful that he had never seen it before. The power of this thing made him panic, and he immediately ordered to stop the attack.