Fenghou

Chapter 403 The Return

Chapter 403 The Return
Tens of thousands of Jin soldiers and the puppet Qi army retreated overnight. They spent countless money, food and resources, and finally resented under Ganquan Fort.

The siege of Ganquanbao lasted for a month, the Jin soldiers suffered more than [-] casualties, and the Song army also paid the price of [-] casualties, with more than [-] soldiers killed in battle alone.

But also after this battle, Ganquan Fort's fortification and fortification has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and it is known as the best fort in the world.

In the early morning, when the first ray of sunlight fell under Crescent Mountain, the camp of the golden soldiers had completely disappeared, leaving only a circle of camp fences.

According to the news sent by Liu Qiong, tens of thousands of Jin soldiers were evacuating to the south, and they were already fifty li away from Ganquan Fort.

When the news came, the whole Ganquan Fort was full of joy. Chen Qing ordered Yang Yuanqing to lead [-] soldiers to clean up the battlefield thoroughly, and sent Zheng Ping to lead [-] cavalry to chase after the enemy's logistics team.

The battlefield was quickly cleaned up. All the corpses of the enemy soldiers were burned and buried deep. Except for the dark red blood and black smoke and fire traces that could not be cleaned up, everything returned to its original appearance.

Yang Yuanqing led the soldiers to dismantle the barracks. For Ganquan Fort, which was seriously short of wood, the thick logs were all high-quality wood and precious resources. There were more than [-] of these logs. It took three days to dismantle all the barracks.

The gates of the city were opened, and the people went out of the city to fetch water from the river. What is gratifying is that the wheat seedlings were not affected by the war, and they grew well, green and green with no end in sight.

In the afternoon, Zheng Ping led the army back. Although they did not catch up with the enemy, they seized hundreds of carts, which were basically grain, wine, and meat. There were [-] pickled lamb legs alone.

Chen Qing immediately ordered that [-] lamb legs and [-] bags of wine be distributed to the people, and the people in the city beat gongs and drums to celebrate and encourage, just like a festival.

The state of war was finally lifted the next day, and Chen Qing also returned to his home. He walked into the yard, but saw his wife Lu Xiu holding a long broom and slowly sweeping the floor.

"My lady, why are you sweeping the floor?" Chen Qing asked anxiously.

Lu Xiu smiled and said, "Now that my stomach hasn't gotten bigger, there's actually no difference. If I'm tired of lying down, move a little."

It's okay to sweep the floor, Chen Qing also felt that he was making a fuss, he stepped forward to take the broom and asked with a smile: "Where are the two of them?"

Lu Xiu pouted into the room, "Drinking with Master at noon, the three of them are all drunk, and they are still lying down!"

At this time, Yu Ying and Yu Lian came out in a daze, "Ah! The young master is back, madam, what time is it now?"

Lu Xiu was angry and funny and said, "It's afternoon! You guys go wash your face in cold water first, sober yourself up, and then cook together."

The two agreed, and hurried to wash their faces. Chen Qing asked again, "Has Dr. Li been here?"

"He came here yesterday and checked my pulse. He said that the pulse is very stable. He confirmed that it is a happy pulse. He asked me to keep taking the medicine for a few more days."

Seeing that Lu Xiu was going to wash the rice, Chen Qing quickly took the bamboo basket, "I'll do it!"

Lu Xiu smiled and said, "It's not tiring to wash the rice, it's just to carefully pick the stones. You can sit by the side and talk to me!"

Seeing that Yu Lian had washed her face, she ordered, "Hurry up and make a pot of tea!"

"Hey!" Yu Lian hurried away.

Yu Ying took out half a pickled leg of lamb from the kitchen and asked, "Ma'am, what should I do with the leg of lamb?"

Lu Xiu smiled: "Cut it into slices! Put it in the duck soup in the pot and stew together."

Lu Xiu said to Chen Qing: "Lucky yesterday, Yu Ying bought two ducks at the vegetable market, they were quite fat. I asked Ah Luo to kill them for me, and gave half of them to Master. It's just right for our family to eat half of them."

Chen Qing asked in surprise: "There is also a vegetable market in the city?"

"Yes! Just beside the city wall of Neicang, the people formed spontaneously, selling some vegetables grown in their own yards, chickens and ducks raised, pickled fish, eggs, onions and ginger, etc., and some people sold cloth shoes and socks, but It’s quite expensive, a duck can be sold for [-] yuan, a chicken is [-] yuan, a chicken in Lin’an is at most [-] yuan, and a three-year-old duck is only [-] yuan, okay?”

"What about vegetables? Are they expensive?"

"Of course it's expensive, more than ten times the price in Lin'an."

"I can't help it during this time. Rare things are more expensive. When we move to Chengji County next year, it will be much better."

Lu Xiu was stunned for a while and said, "Is your husband going to give up Ganquan Castle?"

Chen Qing shook his head, "Of course not, Ganquan will continue to have troops stationed and guarded, but it doesn't need too many troops, as long as [-] people are enough. We found that as long as there is enough fire oil, [-] people are enough to deal with the enemy's attack." City, and more importantly, if I wasn't in Ganquanbao, the golden soldiers basically wouldn't attack Ganquanbao."

"Then why wait until next year to go to Chengji County?"

"The city wall in Chengji County is not good. It is too old and too short. It needs to be repaired and strengthened. It will take at least a year."

Just as he was talking, Li Mei came in carrying a carp, and said with a smile, "Today someone was fishing by the river, and I thought it was pretty good, so I bought two of them, and this one is for you!"

Lu Xiu hurriedly asked Yu Lian and Yu Ying to find a basin to raise fish, and asked Yu Lian to give Li Mei half a duck, but Li Mei refused to take it anyway, turned around and ran away.

Chen Qing sat on the side drinking tea and watched this warm scene, and said with a smile: "I found out that you are going to become housewives in Ganquanbao. Come back, I'm afraid there won't be such an opportunity next year, so enjoy it!
Lu Xiu smiled embarrassedly: "My husband is right. I went shopping a few days ago, and I even bargained with an old woman. In the end, I finally managed to lower the price. When I got it back, I felt that the weight was not right. It weighed three catties. The big radish is missing half a catty."

"This is a down-to-earth life. Experience it well, and you can say this to your children in the future. My mother also had two years of hard life when she was young, and she even bargained with others when buying vegetables!"

Lu Xiu was giggled by her husband, and she went into the kitchen to cook.

At this time, a soldier came running like a gust of wind.

"Report to Dutong, Hu Yanyun and his brothers are back!"

Hu Yanyun went to Yanzhou to buy kerosene for more than a month, which really worried Chen Qing. They only had a thousand soldiers and a thousand camels. If they were discovered by Jin Bing, they would be in big trouble.

Chen Qing quickly got up and said, "I'll go and see!"

Lu Xiu ran out from the kitchen and asked, "Is your husband coming back for dinner?"

"I'll be back soon, let's have dinner together!"

Chen Qing got on his horse and ran towards the east gate. As soon as he got to the gate, he saw a caravan of camels coming in from outside the city. The leader was a black and thin man, it was Hu Yanyun.

"Hu Yanyun saw Chen Qing, and hurriedly stepped forward to salute: "See Dutong for humble positions! "

Chen Qing smiled slightly: "It's a coincidence that you came back! Yesterday the war ended, and you came back."

"Reporting to Dutong, I have actually been back for a few days, and I have been hiding outside. I didn't know the war was over until I saw someone fetching water."

"How about it, how much fire oil did you get?" Chen Qing asked expectantly.

Hu Yanyun made a gesture, and Chen Qing widened his eyes, "Eight thousand seven hundred barrels?"

Hu Yantong nodded, Chen Qing was overjoyed immediately, beyond his expectation, he quickly laughed and said, "Go to the barracks and talk about it!"

(End of this chapter)

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