Farming Beneath the Changbai Mountains

The wars in the west and south of the city were also over. This time Beiyuan still failed to capture Xizhou, but suffered serious losses. Sieg sat in the Chinese army's tent, listening to the generals below reporting losses.

"Prince, this time we have more than 30,000 people killed and more than 10,000 people seriously injured. Even if they recover, they will be disabled. There are still more than 50,000 people injured, and it is estimated that they will need to be rehabilitated for a while." Ide said very sadly. .

Sieg was so angry that he grabbed something and threw it out, "Damn it, these damn Qi soldiers, what kind of weird thing did they make, so powerful? There must be a lot of people who died under that thing alone. Now we can’t advance or retreat, what should we do?”

"Prince, today's reinforcements are only 50,000, and our strength is still far greater than theirs. But the only difficult thing is probably that weird thing. In the future, I'm afraid what they have consumed today will be more than 50,000." There aren't many left. Why don't we rest for a day or two and then attack the city?" A general next to him said.

Sieg had no choice but to nod, "That's all we can do. Send the order and let the army rest for a day."

In Xizhou City at this moment, Zixuan led Yunfei and others to the county government office. After introducing them to everyone, Zixuan asked about the situation in the capital.

Yunfei looked at Zixuan in front of him and felt a little uncomfortable. At this time, Zixuan's eyes had long been closed, and his eyes were all green and black. Beards had grown out on his chin and cheeks, and he was very thin. "Second brother-in-law, the emperor has sent reinforcements. I mobilized troops from Shencheng. Mingyu also brought 50,000 people and set off from the capital. It is estimated that they will arrive one day. By then, our troops will Let's have a good fight with the Beiyuan Army and let out this bad temper." Yun Fei explained the situation of the reinforcements.

"Unexpectedly, when something happened in Xizhou, Mingyu and Yunfei rushed thousands of miles to help. Zixuan will remember this friendship in his heart." There is naturally no shortage of generals in the court, and these two people are here because they are here. Zixuan was naturally moved by the friendship between family members.

Yunfei waved his hand, "Second brother-in-law, don't say that, we are a family. By the way, I am more curious, how did you 20,000 people persist for nearly 20 years under Beiyuan's iron heel? Damn it? This is simply a miracle. If the situation in the northwest was the same as here, Beiyuan would have been destroyed by us. "

Yun Fei is really curious. You must know that the military strength of Beiyuan Kingdom now reaches 200,000. This is a mere 20,000 people, but it is really amazing that they can deal with 200,000 people for nearly 20 days.

Zixuan smiled, and then told Ziwen, General Li and others about his experience in defending the city these days. "The biggest credit for this belongs to your second sister. If she hadn't come up with this bomb thing, we wouldn't have been able to defend it. But it's a pity that in today's battle, our bombs are almost the same. All the raw materials originally stored in the city have been used up. If Beiyuan attacks the city in the future, they may not have this available." Finally, Zixuan said with some regret.

Some raw materials were stored in the original firecracker workshop in the city, and together with those collected in nearby prefectures, nearly 80% of them were used in today's defense of the city. The remaining amount was only a little over 20%, and Zixuan felt extremely distressed.

"If you don't come today, I'm afraid we won't be able to hold on until tomorrow. After all, once these bombs are used up, we won't have anything to rely on." Zixuan was breaking out in a cold sweat when he thought about it now. It was so suspenseful.

"Then General Mo, he really dares not to come to the rescue. What's going on with this man's brain?" Yun Fei was a little confused. Did Mo Hongfan's brain get kicked by a donkey? Even if you want to take revenge on Zixuan, you don't have to make it so obvious, right? Did he think that Xizhou City couldn't be defended at all and Zixuan would definitely die?

Zixuan shook his head, "To be honest, I don't understand. Even if Jinghan and I offended the Mo family, he couldn't be so blatant and not send troops? If the emperor knew about it, wouldn't he believe that he could still protect him? "

While these people were talking, someone from outside reported that General Mo Da, who was stationed in Hanzhou, had come with his troops and asked for the city gate to be opened.

Zixuan and Yunfei looked at each other, "I knew you were coming, so I came here. Let's see what his reason is?" Zixuan stood up and went to greet Mo Hongfan with Yunfei. After all, they have brought troops here, can they still be allowed to stay outside the city? Then these 50,000 people may be wiped out by the Beiyuan Army tonight.

Everyone went out together, then opened the south city gate and welcomed Hanzhou's soldiers and horses in.

As soon as Mo Hongfan saw Zixuan, he apologized quickly, "Mr. Lin, I'm really sorry. It's not that this general didn't come to the rescue. It's really hard to explain. I don't know what happened. Since the night of the first day of the new year, the entire army of soldiers , all suffered from vomiting and diarrhea, but no one was spared. I was also very anxious. Finally, the soldiers' condition got better in the past two days, so I hurriedly came with the army. I hope Master Lin will forgive me. "

Zixuan and Yunfei were both a little speechless. They had calculated everything, but they just didn't expect Mo Hongfan to use such an excuse. Since he dares to say this, he must be prepared. Even if he wants to check, he may not be able to find anything.

Zixuan smiled and said, "What did General Mo say? This man eats whole grains, how can he not get sick? As long as the army is safe, it will be fine. Please come to the city quickly and let's talk to the government office." , these people were also invited to the government office.

The total number of soldiers in the two attacks totaled 100,000. Only then did Zixuan feel confident. Even if the Beiyuan Army attacks immediately, there is no need to be afraid. Everyone discussed it together and decided to go to war tomorrow. They would not give Bei Yuan Kingdom a chance to breathe, but should vent their anger well.

So early on the next morning, after the soldiers had eaten their fill, Yun Fei and Mo Hongfan led their soldiers out of the north city gate and directly attacked Bei Yuan's camp. And this North City is where Siege led his men to garrison.

The two sides launched a life-and-death battle. Daqi's side had recovered after a night's rest. However, Beiyuan's side had more wounded soldiers and many people's combat power was damaged. So this time, Daqi was actually defeated. The army suppressed and fought.

After the Beiyuan Army in the other three directions learned of the situation here, they all sent troops to rescue. Nearly 300,000 troops from both sides fought together. This battle was very fierce, with both sides hurting each other, but overall, Da Qi had the upper hand.

The two sides fought for an hour, and suddenly another team came from the east of the city. It was Mingyu who came with reinforcements. Now, Daqi's side is even more powerful. The troops of Beiyuan Kingdom had no choice but to retreat while fighting. Gradually, the battle line between the two sides became very long. As soon as Mingyu saw this situation, he immediately asked people to withdraw their troops, and all the troops entered the city.

Prince Qi Ge of the Northern Yuan Dynasty had no choice but to order the army to retreat fifty miles away from Xizhou and withdraw from the attack range of the Qi army. Fifty miles away, even if Daqi's army wants to continue the attack, it will be slightly delayed for a while.

At this point, the siege of Xizhou City was temporarily resolved.

At this time, Zixuan led people to welcome Mingyu and the others into the city. Mingyu ordered that the army be stationed outside the city and there was no need to enter the city. This also has the advantage that if the Northern Yuan Kingdom attacks again, it will not be so easy to besiege the city. Anyway, now that we have enough troops, there is no need to be afraid.

Mingyu met Mo Hongfan and announced the emperor's imperial edict in public. Mo Hongfan was removed from the post of general and temporarily stayed in the army for service. If he performed meritorious service, he would be reinstated. Mo Hongfan did not show any dissatisfaction with this order and accepted it calmly.

Zixuan took Mingyu and Yunfei home to meet Jinghan. The family met each other in this war-torn place, and everyone felt somewhat emotional. When Mingyu saw the little daughter of Jinghan's family, he thought of his own daughter and had to hug Qingning.

Qingning took some medicine that day and felt much better. The sound outside lasted for most of the day yesterday, but I don't know if she got used to it or something, but she stopped crying. Jinghan felt relieved now, but she still held her daughter carefully, for fear that there would be something wrong with her.

Jinghan asked someone to cook some food, and everyone had a meal together. Ziwen and Wenxuan were exhausted from guarding the city yesterday, and they sent out troops again today, so they went to rest after dinner. Mingyu and Yunfei also returned to the camp outside the city, leaving Zixuan and his wife to get along well.

Jinghan put Qingning to sleep, and then had time to talk to Zixuan for a while. The two of them cuddled together, savoring the warmth of the rest of their lives.

"This time, I still have to thank you, Madam. If it weren't for Madam's ingenuity, tens of thousands of people in Xizhou City would be in dire straits right now." Zixuan hugged Jinghan and said in a low voice.

"Since your husband is the parent of this Xizhou, how can your wife just sit back and do nothing? It's just that my knowledge is shallow and I can only figure out this simple prototype. I think if there is a skilled craftsman, the power of this thing can be much more powerful. "Jinghan smiled, she didn't learn these things at all. I really don’t know much about this, it’s just like a blind cat meets a dead mouse.

Zixuan also smiled, "When the war is over, I will make a memorial and ask the emperor to send someone to work with you to see if we can develop the more powerful bomb you mentioned."

In Jinghan's mind, she remembered something that could be developed using gunpowder. Although she couldn't do it, she could come up with ideas. There are a lot of talented people in this world, and maybe they can actually make a few of them. Although this thing is extremely destructive, as long as it is used for the right purpose, not as a war fanatic, and only used to protect the country, it is still okay.

As the night got darker, the couple went to bed after chatting for a while. Zixuan was tired from days of hard work, and Jinghan was also frightened, so this time, both of them slept deeply.