I was a famous teacher in ancient times

Chapter 734
As soon as the seven days passed, there was still greenery outside Rongzhou City, and the heavy snow did not affect Rongzhou. That night, the sound of artillery fire was heard outside Rongzhou City.

The city of Rongzhou Prefecture was indeed newly built, but it was equipped with the most advanced cannons. The rumbling sound of the explosion resounded through the night sky, awakening all the people in the city.

Xiao Ma did not go up the city wall. He led a group of soldiers to quickly clean up the spies in the city. Anyone who had been contacted by the spies would be executed on the spot.

An hour later, Rongzhou's city gates opened wide, and Rongzhou's cavalry rushed out. Half of Rongzhou's cavalry were grassland men and half were Han Chinese.

The fighting between cavalry and cavalry was the most intense, followed by the contest of infantry.

When Xiao Ma returned to the city wall, the sky was already bright, and the fighting outside the city still hadn't stopped, Xiao Ma could see clearly that these grassland tribes who took refuge in him were guarding Rongzhou with all their heart.

The winter in the grassland is sad, and the big tribes often plunder the small tribes. Not only the Central Plains people hate the plundering of the grassland, but the grassland tribes also hate it.

Rongzhou is the new living place of several prairie tribes. The harvest in autumn, the profit of the pasture, and the admission of children to the church are all the peace they want to protect.

There was a smile on the corner of Xiao Ma's mouth. Grassland spies had been in Rongzhou for many years, but not many people were really attracted, which showed that the grassland tribes who took refuge in him had a sense of belonging.

The little horse strode down the city wall, and he led a group of soldiers and horses to kill them. No matter how unwilling the grassland tribes who plundered this time were, it was useless. They could only retreat. The spies' information was inaccurate. [-]%.

What made the grassland army most angry was that the tribes who had taken refuge in Yang Xixuan fought the hardest. Of course, there was a faint jealousy in their hearts. They were all of the same blood, similar in stature, and it was obvious that the tribes living in Rongzhou had a better life.

Obviously winter is the most difficult season, but the tribesmen in Kerongzhou have ruddy faces, and some even have double chins.

The contrast is a bit too tragic, and the predator's mentality is a little out of balance.

Xiao Ma and the others returned in triumph, whistles and cheers broke out in the city, even though they knew that the spies had been wiped out, several tribes in Rongzhou didn't say much, they knew the bitterness of the cold winter, so they cherished everything in front of them even more.

Most of all, they want their children to be able to read and write, so that they can read to be wise, and they don't want to be called savages.

The battle situation in Rongzhou was reported back to Jiaozhou Fucheng. Yang Xixuan knew that the grassland army would make a comeback. This winter was indeed very cold, and Jiaozhou also felt a significant drop in temperature.

At this time, Bozhou experienced another heavy snowfall, and after the heavy snowfall, there were patches of whiteness.

Soldiers from the Northern Expedition took turns to patrol, and when they passed by villages with people, they would come forward to inquire, sometimes to help the people clear the snow, and sometimes to help drive away wolves and other wild animals.

Ziheng will also lead a team to patrol. The soldiers he leads are used to the mountains, and Ziheng will follow them into the mountains. There are many small animals on the mountains, and wild rabbits can be caught from time to time. Every time they go down the mountain, they will pick up some firewood.

Firewood will be given to the old and weak, women and children in the village, and this day Heng delivers firewood to the village as usual.

Ziheng realized something was wrong when he dared to enter the village. There were too many people in the village, so he stopped to check the footprints on the snow.

The captain squatted down to examine carefully, "There are a few more adult footprints."

Ziheng's heart skipped a beat, "Are there still bandits in Bozhou that haven't been cleaned up yet?"

The captain shook his head, "It's all been cleaned up."

Ziheng followed his footsteps to a small courtyard. The fence in the courtyard was not high. Ziheng saw the situation in the courtyard at a glance, and there were a few more bundles of firewood.

Ziheng has a deep memory of this family. There is only one old woman and one grandson left in this family. Before Ziheng entered the small courtyard, a man ran away from the house.

The man looked at Ziheng and his party in fear, and soon the old woman came out, and the old woman blocked the man behind her, and Ziheng understood.

The old woman wiped her tears, "This is my son, he escaped back."

Ziheng remembered that the old woman said that his son was taken away to mine, "How many escaped in total?"

These people are so powerful that they were not discovered by patrol soldiers.

The man's voice trembled, "More than 50 people escaped in total, and more than a dozen died in the mountains and forests. Only four escaped from our village."

Ziheng said in his heart that these people are really lucky, and it is very dangerous to cross the mountains and forests in winter.

Ziheng motioned for the soldiers to deliver firewood, and then said, "Would you like to go back with me and explain the situation?"

The man rubbed his hands. He had already heard what his mother had said about the situation in Bozhou. He thought his mother and son were dead. God knows how desperate he was. His relatives were going to die all these years.

The man didn't dare to enter the door when he returned to the house. He didn't dare to knock on the door until he confirmed that there was someone in the house. Seeing that his mother and son were well, he was sincerely grateful to the Northern Expeditionary Army.

The man took a deep breath, "The villain is willing."

Ziheng distributed the dried meat he brought with him to the children in the village, and then took the man back to Fucheng.

After Han Chenhui and the others heard the situation of the mine, their eyes lit up. The news of the successive victories of the Northern Expeditionary Army could not be concealed, and the mine could not be sealed off. The soldiers guarding the mine panicked because Bozhou was too close to the mine.

This also caused the men in the mine to run away, especially the men who lived in Bozhou. As long as they escaped, the pursuers would not dare to chase Bozhou. The men thought that it would be better to fight than wait for death in winter .

Han Chenhui asked someone to pack food for the man as a reward, Ziheng gave some taels of silver, and then sent someone to send the man back.

Han Chenhui and the others discussed the matter of taking down the mine. They didn't want to advance, but now that the mine is in place, they can not only rescue the captured miners, but also take down the mine.

When Bozhou selected soldiers to attack, Shuozhou also ushered in the grassland army outside the city. Hu Lechi was divided into two armies, each of which was true, and Xiao Ma's guess was the most accurate.

Li Yongyan discovered Wang Zhang, "Hule China led the troops himself."

Patriarch Li is wearing armor, "This battle is not easy."

Li Yongyan, "At that time, we still don't know who will rob whom."

He supported the emperor's idea very much, and they could also take it back. No matter how many war horses there were, they would not dislike too many.

Shuozhou and Rongzhou blocked the grassland army, Yang Xixuan did not have to mobilize more troops, fortunately he had enough firearms to support him.

The north has become quiet because of the winter, and now all eyes are on Hule China, but Yang Xixuan's cannon is not a vegetarian either.

People in the southern states don't pay attention to the Northern Expeditionary Army anymore, they are concerned about whether the grassland tribes will enter the Central Plains.

For the states of Ezhou, the military households are more concerned about whether they will be recruited. For this reason, Zhou Lin made a special inspection to appease the military households, which made the military households feel at ease.

Huleqina's successive attacks could not win Shuozhou, and his pressure increased sharply. Warin and other tribes wrote again, and this time they discussed going south to attack the city together.

Hu Lechi replied to the letter while being annoyed. Even though he knew that the northeastern tribes wanted to take advantage of it, he endured it because he had to capture Shuozhou.

(End of this chapter)