The snowflakes fell like cotton wool in scattered pieces. Zhang Jiulin looked at the falling snowflakes and knew that the time had come to kill the enemy.

He said calmly to Vice General Ma: "Give Vice General Huang a good burial, and then send a message to his family."

Vice General Ma's eyes were a little dull. After Vice General Xu helped him up, he nodded: "Thank you, Governor Zhang, for your compassion."

Vice General Ma walked out of the camp, and Vice General Huang's head had been placed on the wooden tray. His eyes were not closed, full of unwillingness, and the luster of his eyes had turned dark.

Vice General Ma thought of the general who died today, his old face was full of sorrow, and with trembling lips, he reached out and closed Vice General Huang's eyes that were staring at death.

He ordered his body and head to be buried together at the border. After he died, he was also the heroic spirit of the general who was stationed in the Wei Kingdom.

Ge Ling was General Yue Xi's most capable aide. Vice General Huang repeatedly ignored Commander Zhang's military orders and disturbed the morale of the army. Now that the mistake had been made, the man had to deal with it. Although he was unjustly killed, he could not ignore the general who died in Shuang Canyon.

After careful consideration, he said to Zhang Jiulin: "Commander, we cannot ignore the dead generals in Shuangxia Canyon. If they are left there, they will only be eaten by wild beasts. If they are not handled properly, the morale of the army may be unstable."

Although the battlefield is full of white bones, how to appease the living and stabilize the morale of the army cannot be ignored. Otherwise, everyone will be separated by their own efforts, and once they are separated, the barbarians will have more opportunities to take advantage of them.

Zhang Jiulin's complexion looked gloomier and haggard than when he first came. He understood Ge Ling's worries and agreed without hesitation: "Let Vice General Xu cremate the dead generals on the spot. The battle will be won quickly. The snow will be gone in a while." It won’t stop.”

Ge Ling didn't expect that he agreed without hesitation. He bowed deeply to him and exited the camp to send the portal order.

A quarter of an hour later, Zhang Jiulin issued three orders. The first was to ask the military officials to collect military rations from the three counties. The military rations would be increased from 100 kilograms to 300 kilograms, and they would all arrive within one month;

The second is to ask the generals to immediately dig the earth to burn firewood and make charcoal;

The third is to order all the generals of the Thirteen Defense Battalions to return to the city tower. The tents will not be withdrawn and the granaries will not be moved. There can be no delay. Anyone who disobeys the order will be executed!

The lieutenants could not understand the final order. Withdrawing the camp and retreating to the tower would mean that only the tower was left in the defense line.

So far, none of the thirteen defense battalions has lost any major generals. The most serious casualties were the seventh battalion, which was in charge of Lieutenant General Huang, who underestimated the enemy. The lieutenants knew that Lieutenant General Huang had been killed for violating military orders, so they did not dare to delay and recalled the generals quickly. He quickly retreated to the city tower, just because he was heartbroken about the food for the defense camp. It was all food.

……

"Three hundred kilograms of military rations?" County Magistrate Gu suddenly thought after receiving the official document from the military officials. In the first half of the year, it was only one hundred kilograms. Unexpectedly, it tripled in the second half of the year. Who can bear this?

Military officer: "Yes, the barbarians have invaded the territory, and the war may not be peaceful for a while. Magistrate Gu, please give the order quickly, and don't miss the military supplies."

Magistrate Gu was immediately troubled: "But... but this sudden levy of three hundred catties may cause public resentment."

The military officer did not accept this trick: "Mr. Gu is confused. Tongzhou County is only a hundred miles away from Bianjing. If it is invaded by barbarians, it will not be a complaint among the people, but a homelessness and a countryless state. Which one is easier?" Seriously, please take care of yourself."

Magistrate Gu was about to leave office, but he didn't want to be unable to leave alive at this moment, so he hurriedly asked the county magistrate and the boss to go down and inform each village that military rations were being collected and to hand them over within three days. If the quantity did not match, the whole village Seats together.

The military officers and the generals who were transporting military supplies temporarily settled in the post station. Sergeant Liang, who was promoted from sergeant to staff sergeant, went to Fangzikou Village in person with two generals to order medicines, one was 'Zhengqi Water' and the other was a new patent medicine. 'Ten drops of water', 10,000 bottles each, with a term of three months.

Wang Shuyan didn't feel disappointed when she didn't expect an order of 100,000 bottles, otherwise she would have gone crazy with the condition of 100,000 bottles in three months.

"Congratulations to Sergeant Liang on your promotion." Wang Shuyan bowed her eyebrows and thanked him. Although the two of them had a feud, they smiled and laughed away their grudges. Naturally, they didn't hit the smiling person.

Sergeant Liang had dealt with her before and knew that these were all her superficial skills. He felt that the place where her teeth had been knocked out by her was aching again. He said with a smile: "I also want to congratulate Miss Wang. I haven't seen you for several months. It's really disappointing." I’m impressed.”

After finishing the last military medicine, he was promoted to sergeant when he returned. Compared with this, the few teeth he lost were worth it.

The patent medicine is really good. Even if the generals in the garrison get cold, they can effectively control the symptoms. It is not a big deal if the military doctor is there to treat the occasional stubborn illness.

Because the effect was so good, the generals who sent letters home reminded their families to prepare some patent medicines. Some of the generals' family members were from Tongzhou County and it was easy to buy them. Some were from other counties or other continents, so they had to ask someone to go around for them. Within a month of buying it, 'Zhengqi Shui' became famous in various states.

Because of the spread of the news like boiling frogs in warm water by the Bianju soldiers, orders for 'Zhengqi Water' are becoming more and more popular, and the shipment time for orders from other counties in other continents has been scheduled until July next year.

With the miraculous effects of 'Zhengqi Shui' deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and its affordable price, the new patent medicine 'Ten Dishui' has quickly become popular. One cold and one hot is suitable for wind and cold, and many medicine halls and medical clinics have expressed that the supply exceeds demand.

People all know that medicines are not cheap, but they are naturally unwilling to miss out on medicines that are miraculously effective and cheap. As long as they are available locally, every household will buy a bottle in case of emergencies.

As for those that were not available locally, they could only ask distant neighbors to buy them on their behalf, waiting for the new order to collect military rations: 300 kilograms per household.

There was some public dissatisfaction over the tripling of taxes, but when I saw county magistrate notices posted in various places saying that they were urgently preparing food because the contract with the barbarian tribes had collapsed and the war was ongoing, the tide suddenly rose, and the price of food doubled overnight. .

When the common people saw that it was military supplies for the war, although they were heartbroken, they could only grit their teeth and go back to get ready.

Wang Shuyan laughed when she heard what Sergeant Liang said: "That's all thanks to General Yue Xi's appreciation, otherwise I wouldn't be where I am today." Thinking of the tax on the three hundred kilograms of military rations, she asked curiously: "Senior Liang, the military rations suddenly changed to three hundred kilograms." One hundred catties, but the war situation on the border has become tense?"

Sergeant Liang frowned and looked around: "The medicine is urgent. Although it is only for three months, it is already the depth of winter. Please help Miss Wang to prepare some urgently and let me transport it to the border in three days."

Seeing that he didn't want to say more, Wang Shuyan didn't ask further: "So urgent? But I'm afraid we can't prepare much in such a short time, and I'm afraid there won't be much ready stock available to you?"

"Give us as much as we can. Push other people's orders around and give some to us. The rest is easy to say. It's snowing at the border. It's really not convenient for me to stay." Sergeant Liang also knew that he was forcing someone into a difficult situation, but he couldn't go back to deliver the business empty-handed. The person above said that the total quantity is three months for delivery, but some of it must be sent back first for backup.

Is it snowing so soon?

Wang Shuyan was stunned and didn't say anything else. He nodded in agreement, but he didn't say the quantity anyway.

After Sergeant Liang took the papers and left, Wang Shuyan said to Li Youtian and Liu Jinhua: "Move the goods from other pharmacies and collect five thousand copies each."

Li Youtian and Liu Jinhua were promoted to stewards not long ago, and they became stewards in ignorance and surprise. Due to the increasing number of orders, the number of workers suddenly increased from thirty to sixty. They were divided into groups of ten, and there were six team leaders at the bottom, each responsible for designated orders.

This request was so sudden that both stewards were confused.

Liu Jinhua hesitated: "Then...doesn't it mean that Doctor Tang's order cannot be shipped?"

Li Youtian is also in trouble: "There are also small orders from drug halls in other counties, and they are also stuck at this time."

Wang Shuyan tapped her fingers and frowned and asked, "How many are in stock?"

Li Youtian and Liu Jinhua didn't know many words, so they were taught temporarily by Shen Que after they became stewards. In fact, they were just teaching numbers. Every order was reported in time, so they all had an impression.

Liu Jinhua: "The total amount is 13,86 bottles."

Li Youtian added: "Doctor Tang ordered a thousand bottles, and the rest were small orders from various counties. After several reminders, the shipment date finally arrived. If the goods cannot be shipped, I'm afraid it will be bad for the reputation of our pharmaceutical factory." .”

But Wang Shuyan felt that things had priorities: "That has to be moved. This is military supplies, so I'll admit it if I jump in line."

Shen Que also said: "This is military supply and cannot be delayed. Let everyone work hard for a few days and work overtime at night."

Wang Shuyan asked Shen Que: "Can there be many bottles in the wine jar?"

Shen Que is a rigorous person. He opened the booklet and looked at the farthest altar sealing time. He smiled and said: "There are thirteen jars of Zhengqi water and eight jars of ten drops of water that can be bottled. Three days after these are bottled, there will still be five jars of each jar." "

Because of the large order volume, Mr. Li and his son would grab the prepared medicinal materials as soon as possible and pour them into the wine sealing jar. Although soaking takes time, there are many that can be bottled. Shen Que feels that each has a thousand There must be a bottle.

Wang Shuyan secretly breathed a sigh of relief: "Let everyone work overtime and try to collect half of the military resources. Don't miss it." Li Youtian and Liu Jinhua said nothing more and nodded in agreement.

Wang Shuyan walked to the window and opened it. The chill came with a biting coldness. Looking around, he saw a withered yellow color, and the greenery of the distant mountains was also much dimmed.

The border is only a hundred miles away from here. If it has snowed there, it must be coming soon here.

The official documents for the collection of military rations have come down, but Zhang Jiulin still hasn't responded at all. Zhao Qian said that there has been no reply to the official documents he sent.

I don’t know what happened to his injury or whether he received the medicine.

Shen Que was afraid that she would catch the cold, so he quickly closed the window. Seeing her frown, he asked, "What's wrong?"

Wang Shuyan retracted his thoughts and shook his head: "It feels like it's going to snow."

Shen Que smiled: "It's not the winter solstice yet, it doesn't come so fast here, it rains around the winter solstice every year."

……

Returning to Wang's house in the evening, when Wang Shuyan passed by Yuan Zheng's room, he saw that he was still studying his books. This was the homework assigned to him by Chief Li Shan. He read: "Virtue is enough to embrace a distant future, faith is enough to make a difference, and righteousness is enough to win many people." , is enough to learn from the past, and is bright enough to shine down, this man is so handsome..."

This is the "Right Way Chapter" of Huangshi Gongsu's book, which mainly expounds the correct principles for being a man, especially for being a monarch.

Just five days ago at night, she led Yuan Zheng to visit Li Shanchang, to be precise, Ji Xiao, the most upright official in Wei Kingdom.

"King Qi is so good that he is still alive even though he is dead. Mr. Bingyuan is kind and loyal. It is really a great blessing." Li Shan held Yuan Zheng in his eyes with tears in his eyes. He coughed all over when he spoke excitedly.

At that time, she could faintly see the blood coming from the corner of Li Shanchang's mouth. He swallowed it and wiped it away. Yuan Zheng couldn't see it, but she saw it.

Ji Xiao, who escaped from his golden cicada shell in the Prisoner's Village, had actually run out of gas long ago.

No wonder you enter the house and smell the scent of medicine.

Yuan Zheng noticed that his sister was back and stepped forward with a smile. His eyes were bright and clear, and he said, "Sister, you are back. Are you hungry? I'll make you something to eat."

After Yi Xuetang officially taught education, Erlang and Sanlang also attended Yi Xuetang, but they studied "Xun Meng Wen", which was later known as "Disciple Regulations".

The two brothers couldn't bear to sleep for a long time. After San Lang was abducted, he became less courageous and slept with his mother or sister every day. Tonight she came back late and slept in Zhang's house early, while Er Lang Then he slept with Yuan Zheng.

Wang Shuyan smiled and said: "I'm not hungry, so don't be too late and go to bed early."

Yuan Zheng nodded, but muttered: "But I haven't finished the homework assigned by Master yet, I only memorized half of it." At the end of the sentence, he was a little annoyed at his clumsiness.

Wang Shuyan didn't force himself, touched his little face and asked with a smile: "Are you happy staying with Master?"

Yuan Zheng nodded heavily and smiled shyly: "I'm happy. Master also knows my father. We often mention him."

Wang Shuyan took out a bottle of heart-protecting elixir and gave it to him: "Master has been so kind to you, you should give something back. This is a tonic to nourish the body. You can take it to serve Master tomorrow."

Ji Xiao has a doctor by his side. If you give him this bottle of heart-protecting pill, he will definitely let him take it.

This medicine was improved and upgraded on the basis of Mr. Li's heart-protecting pill. Although it couldn't cure his stubborn illness, it could still protect his heart for a while.

Yuan Zheng quickly took it and murmured: "Master always coughs, and today he even coughed up blood. Thank you for your trouble, sister."

Wang Shuyan touched his head, turned around and left.

……

border

The Man Yu spies didn't understand why Weiguo's defense camp was suddenly unguarded, and only tents were left in all the defense camps.

The leader Tuohu who was in charge of this operation felt that there was a fraud and asked the spies to continue checking. However, one day and two days passed, and he found that no one came back to guard.

They were already shrinking, so how could he lure the enemy out?

The barbarian soldiers who were lying in ambush everywhere were trembling and waiting for the leader to give the order to kill them. However, the enemy army was so stubborn that they suddenly retreated to the tower and could not come out. It was really annoying.

The snow fell suddenly and did not stop for two consecutive days. Leader Tuohu felt more and more something was wrong. He boasted in front of the new king that he had lured ten enemy battalions in Haikou. So far, he had successfully snared and killed one battalion. He wanted to go back but was unwilling to do so. I was afraid that my brothers would freeze to death if they stayed like this.

In the end, we had to send people to conduct on-site inspections of the enemy's defense camps. Upon inspection, they found that not only were there no people there, but there was still a lot of food in the granaries of each battalion, which had not been moved.

This phenomenon was really weird, so the spies hurried back to report it. Tuo Hutou was in the lead and couldn't believe it, and concluded that it was definitely a scam. Let people continue to observe.

However, two days later, it was found that there was indeed no one, and all the defense camps seemed to have been abandoned.

Leader Tuohu was in a dilemma. It had been snowing for several days and the way back was blocked by snow. He didn't have much food on hand, but the food in the enemy's defense camp was easily available. Under the double attack of the cold and the temptation of food, Tuohu Hu finally couldn't hold back and asked everyone to camp in the enemy's defense camp and cook food on the spot to keep out the cold.

"Superintendent, there is smoke coming from cooking stoves in the camp." The deputy general guarding the city gate noticed something was wrong and ordered someone to report it.

Zhang Jiulin was discussing matters with the lieutenants. Hearing this, the corner of his mouth raised slightly: "Okay, the opportunity to kill the enemy has arrived."

The lieutenants, who were heartbroken because a lot of food was left behind in the defense camp, realized that this was Governor Zhang's plan. Their blood boiled and their eyes were so bright that they almost got angry.

Grandma's bear, which had been struggling for so many days with little water, was finally able to kill the enemy happily.

……

At night, a mighty army arrived in Tongzhou County and found that the county gate was tightly closed. A general shouted: "I am the personal guard of Prince Rong. I have been ordered to capture the traitor Tonghou. Please open the county gate quickly."

Unfortunately, after calling for a long time, there was no one, and the county gate was still closed.

A quarter of an hour later, someone from the county building came out and replied: "We are ordered to arrest the traitors? Are you afraid that King Rong's traitors are calling for the traitors?"

The general on horseback was horrified when he heard the sound, and shouted angrily: "How dare you, who are you? How dare you slander King Rong."

The man in the county building had sharp eyebrows and starry eyes, and was dressed in a red official uniform. He calmly said to the man below: "I am Zhao Qian, the supervisor of Tongzhou County. I have been ordered by Governor Zhang to protect the people of Tongzhou County from being massacred by the rebels. "

The general below was furious and shouted: "Bold, we are following His Majesty's decree. Do you dare to resist it?"

call out!

Zhao Qian waved his hand, and an archer on the right shot at the general on horseback. The general immediately fell from his horse and was hit by another arrow before he could dodge. He looked at Zhao Qian in disbelief. Then he was hit by another arrow in the chest and was immediately dying. I will never die with my eyes in peace.

Seeing this change, another general led by the leader immediately ordered: "Retreat quickly."

Want to quit? It's not that easy!

Zhao Qian's eyes boiled with murderous intent and he shouted angrily: "Fire the arrows! No one will be spared who dares to falsely pass on the imperial decree." (End of Chapter)

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