Good farming at the foot of Changbai Mountain

Chapter 292 Relief
The battles in the west and south of the city were also over. This time, Bei Yuan still failed to capture Xizhou, but suffered heavy losses.Zig sat in the large tent of the Chinese army, listening to the generals below report the losses.

"Prince, this time we have killed more than 3 people, and more than 1 people have been seriously injured. Even if they recover, they will be disabled. There are still more than 5 people who have been injured. It is estimated that we will take care of them for a while." Ede said very sadly. .

Angrily, Zigg grabbed something at random and threw it out, "Damn it, these damned Qi soldiers, what kind of weird thing did they make, so powerful? There must be a lot of people who died under that thing." Now we can't advance, we can't retreat, what should we do?"

"Prince, today's reinforcements are only 5 people, and our strength is still far superior to theirs. But the only difficult thing to deal with is probably that weird thing. Looking at the future, what they have consumed today may not be enough. Yes, there are not many left. Why don't we rest for a day or two, and then attack the city." A general next to him said.

Zieg had no choice but to nod his head, "That's the only way to do it, pass the order down, and the army will rest for a day."

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

Looking at Zixuan in front of him, Yunfei felt a little uncomfortable.At this time, Zixuan's eyes had been swollen for a long time, his eyes were black and blue, his chin and cheeks had grown beards, and he was very thin. "Second brother-in-law, the emperor has sent reinforcements. I dispatched troops from Shencheng. Mingyu also brought 5 people and set off from the capital. It is estimated that they will arrive in one day. At that time, our soldiers and a Here, have a good fight with the Northern Yuan army and let out this bad breath." Yun Fei talked about the situation of the reinforcements.

"I didn't expect that Ming Yu and Yun Fei, who were involved in an accident in Xizhou, rushed to help. Zixuan will always remember this kind of friendship." Zixuan was naturally moved by the friendship of relatives.

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 two thousand people survive under Beiyuan's iron hoof for nearly 20 days? What? This is simply a miracle, if the situation in the Northwest War is the same as here, it is estimated that Beiyuan would have been wiped out by us long ago."

Yun Fei is really curious, you know, the military strength of Beiyuan Kingdom has reached 20.There are more than 20 people in this area, and it is really amazing to be able to deal with 20 people for nearly [-] days.

Zixuan smiled, and then told Ziwen, General Li and others about the experience of defending the city for a while. "The biggest credit goes to your second sister. If she hadn't come up with this bomb thing, we wouldn't be able to defend it at all. But it's a pity that in today's battle, we used almost the same bombs. Yes. The raw materials originally stored in the city have all been used up, and if Bei Yuan attacks the city in the future, I am afraid that there will be no such things to use.” 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 the neighboring prefectures, nearly [-]% of them were used in today's defense of the city.The rest was just over [-]%, and Zixuan felt very distressed.

"If you don't come today, we may not last until tomorrow. After all, once these bombs are used up, we will have nothing to rely on." Zixuan was in a cold sweat thinking about it now, it was really hanging.

"Then General Mo, he really dared not come to the rescue. What's the matter with this man's brain?" Yun Fei was a little puzzled, had Mo Hongfan's brain been 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 if Xizhou City could not be defended at all, Zixuan would surely die?

Zixuan shook his head, "To be honest, I don't understand either. Even if Jinghan and I offended the Mo family back then, he couldn't just not send troops so blatantly? The emperor knew that, wouldn't he believe that he could still protect him? "

While these people were talking, someone from outside reported that General Mo, who was stationed in Hanzhou, had led his troops and asked to open the city gate.

Zixuan and Yunfei looked at each other, "He came here because he knew you were here. Let's see what his reason is?" Zixuan got up and went to meet Mo Hongfan with Yunfei.After all, they brought soldiers here, so can they be allowed to stay outside the city?Then these 5 people are afraid that they will be wiped out by the Beiyuan army tonight.

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

As soon as Mo Hongfan saw Zixuan, he immediately apologized, "Lord Lin, I'm really sorry, it's not that the general didn't come to rescue, it's really hard to explain. I don't know what happened, since the night of the first day, the soldiers of the entire army , all of them were vomiting and diarrhea, and no one was spared. I was also very anxious, and finally the soldiers’ condition has improved in the past two days, so I hurriedly brought the army here, and I hope Master Lin will forgive me."

Both Zixuan and Yunfei were a little speechless. They had calculated thousands of times, but they never thought that Mo Hongfan could use such an excuse.Since he dared to say that, he must be prepared. Even if he wanted to investigate, he might not be able to find anything.

Zixuan smiled, "What did General Mo say? This man eats whole grains, how can he not get sick? As long as the army is safe. Come to the city quickly, let's talk in the government office." So , These people were also invited to the government office.

Adding up the two generals, there are already 10 soldiers, and Zixuan is now confident.Even if the Northern Yuan army attacks immediately, there is no need to be afraid.Everyone discussed it together, and decided to fight tomorrow, not to give Bei Yuan a chance to breathe, and to take a good breath.

So in the morning of the second day, after the soldiers had their fill, Yun Fei and Mo Hongfan led the soldiers out of the Beicheng Gate and directly attacked Beiyuan's camp.And this northern city is exactly where Zieg led his men to garrison.

The two sides started a life-and-death battle. After a night's rest, Da Qi's side had recovered, but on Bei Yuan's side, there were many wounded soldiers, and many people's combat strength was damaged. So this time, it was Da Qi who was killed. The army pressed and fought.

After learning about the situation here, the Northern Yuan armies from the other three directions all sent troops to rescue, and nearly 30 horses from both sides fought together.This battle was fought fiercely, and both sides suffered damage to each other, but overall, it was Da Qi who had the upper hand.

The two sides had been fighting for about an hour, and suddenly another team came from the east of the city, and it turned out to be Ming Yu who came with reinforcements.Now, Daqi's side is even more powerful.The army of Beiyuan had no choice but to retreat while fighting. Gradually, the battle line between the two sides became quite long.Seeing the situation, Ming Yu immediately asked Ming Jin to withdraw his troops, and all the troops entered the city.

In desperation, Prince Qige of the Northern Yuan Dynasty ordered the army to retreat fifty li, farther away from Xizhou, and withdraw from the attacking range of the Daqi army.Fifty miles away, even if Daqi's army wanted to continue to attack, it would take a while.

So far, the siege of Xizhou City has been temporarily lifted.

Now, Zixuan led people to welcome Mingyu and the others into the city.Mingyu ordered that the army be stationed outside the city, and there is no need to enter the city.This is also beneficial, that is, if the Beiyuan Kingdom attacks again, it will not be so easy to besiege the city.Anyway, there are enough troops now, so there is no need to be afraid.

Mingyu met Mo Hongfan, and then publicly announced the emperor's imperial edict.Mo Hongfan was dismissed from the position of General, and temporarily stayed in the army to listen to him. If he made meritorious service, he would be restored to his position.Mo Hongfan didn't express any dissatisfaction with this decree, and accepted the decree very calmly.

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

Since Qingning took some medicine that day, she has improved a lot.Yesterday, the sound outside rang for most of the day. I don't know if she got used to it or what, but she stopped crying.Only then did Jing Han feel relieved, but she still hugged her daughter carefully, for fear that there would be something wrong with her again.

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

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

"This time, I still have to thank my lady. If it weren't for my lady's ingenuity, tens of thousands of people in Xizhou City would be in dire straits right now." Zixuan said in a low voice with his arms around Jinghan.

"Since my husband is the parents of this Xizhou, how can my wife sit idly by? It's just that my knowledge is shallow, and I can only figure out this simple prototype. If there is a skilled craftsman, the power of this thing can be much stronger. Yes." Jinghan smiled, she didn't learn these things at all.For this, I really don't know much about it, that is, a blind cat has met a dead mouse.

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

In Jinghan's mind, some things that can be developed with gunpowder came to mind. Although she can't do it, she can come up with ideas.There are a lot of capable people in this world, maybe they can really make a few things.Although this thing is extremely lethal, as long as it is used in a righteous way, not as a fanatic of those wars, but only used to protect the country, it is still okay.

As the night deepened, the husband and wife fell asleep after chattering for a while.Zixuan was exhausted for days, and Jinghan was also worried, so this time, both of them slept deeply.

(End of this chapter)