Good farming at the foot of Changbai Mountain

Chapter 284
Jinghan didn't close her eyes all night, she missed Zixuan, and was even more worried about Wenxuan and Ziwen.Until the east became slightly brighter, Jinghan still sat on the kang, staring at the outside in a daze.

"Ma'am, you haven't slept all night. It's very quiet outside. You'd better sleep for a while. Even if you don't think about yourself, you have to think about Miss. She still needs to breastfeed. If you get sick, What can Miss do?" Chuncao next to her stepped forward to persuade her.

Jing Han thought for a while, nodded, and didn't take off her clothes, she just lay down with her clothes on, and gradually fell asleep.This sleep was not real, as soon as he fell asleep, he dreamed that Ziwen and the others were covered in blood, fighting with the soldiers of Beiyuan Kingdom, and then he would wake up with a start.Anyway, after sleeping for more than an hour, Jinghan woke up.

It was already bright outside, Jing Han looked outside and asked, "How is it going outside?"

Just at this time, Zixuan came in from the outside, "Jinghan, it's fine outside, you should take a good rest." Zixuan walked to the kang, looked at Jinghan and said, "The people outside the city have all entered the city. Yes, I’ll send someone to settle them down. Anyway, our state city is big, so it’s no problem to settle tens of thousands of people.”

Zixuan knew that Jinghan was worried, so he told Jinghan one by one. "I have already sent people to Fuyu Prefecture and Hanzhou, and I also sent people to Longzhou to report. When these places send reinforcements, our plight in Xizhou can be resolved. In addition, I just sent people to Zhenyuan Pass, let General Li bring people back." Zixuan paused for a moment, then continued.

"It's much stronger to concentrate our troops in one place to defend the city. In addition to the young and strong inside and outside the city, we also have nearly 2 people here. The difference is not that great. Furthermore, the city wall of the state city is much higher than that, and the food in the city is also abundant, so it is easier to defend."

"In addition, I also sent people to the neighboring Taonan County and Zhen'an County to prepare them. Once the enemy troops attack, they can attack them from behind. This will make it easier for us to defend the city."

Jinghan nodded, "You haven't slept all night, so you should rest for a while? How was the city last night? There was no disturbance, right?"

"Well, it's okay, everything in the city is normal." Zixuan smiled, "I won't sleep anymore, there are a lot of things going on now, I have to go to the state government office, and if there is something, I can deal with it in time." After finishing speaking, Zixuan He stood up and said, "You rest well, it's okay, we'll make it through. Take good care of the children, watch over the house, and find me at the yamen if you have anything to do." Zixuan left after finishing speaking.

Seeing that Zixuan was gone, Jinghan really didn't feel sleepy, so she got up too.No matter what's going on outside, you have to eat, right?Is it possible to not eat or drink?That way, before the enemy hits, he will fall down first.

On the first day of the new year, it should have been a time of joy, but at this time, the atmosphere in Xizhou City was gloomy and gloomy.How can you be happy when the army is overwhelming?
There are many vacant houses in Zhoucheng, and they are all full of people coming in from outside the city at the moment.They hid most of the food in the cellar, and only brought a small amount of food with them, and even some money was properly placed.But the only regret is the livestock at home. When they left, they didn't take the livestock away.After all, there is not such a big place in Zhoucheng, and it is really cumbersome to carry them.

In the past few years, apart from developing the economy here, Zixuan and his wife have also done a lot of things.One of them is to mobilize all the people near the border to dig cellars in every household.The cellar is very deep from the ground, and the space inside is quite large, which can hold a lot of things.The exit of the cellar is different for every household, some are under the kang, some are under the livestock pen, there are all kinds of them, and there are all kinds of them.Once there is something, you can hide the things at home, and then people can move quickly.Even in normal times, people will put a lot of things directly in the cellar, and then go down to get them when they are in use.

If there are too many people, they are afraid of disputes, so Zixuan asked people to pay close attention to the law and order in the city.If something happens, the troublemaker will be arrested.

Zixuan went to the north of the city first, and after climbing the city wall, he looked at the north and couldn't help sighing. "I don't know what's going on at Zhenyuan Pass? Can they hold on until the reinforcements arrive?"

And above the pass at this moment, everyone guarding the city also rested.With the support of reinforcements later, they held out until dawn.The Northern Yuan army below was actually more tired than the defenders of the city. Those people had traveled a long distance and started attacking the city without any delay.After a night of fierce fighting, those Northern Yuan soldiers were even more exhausted.

The generals of the Northern Yuan Dynasty had no choice but to stop the siege, and the army rested on the spot and buried the pot for cooking.This night, Beiyuan Kingdom suffered serious losses. The key point is that the mechanism that guards the city is too powerful, and many people lost their lives under the flying spears.

"Damn it, why didn't our intelligence say that there is such a powerful thing here? Obviously, the pass can be taken in one go, but now? The pass was not captured, but so many soldiers were killed and injured. Damn it. "The general of the Beiyuan Kingdom was furious in the tent of the Chinese army.

"General, calm down. After all, we have a large number of people. Let the soldiers take a good rest at this moment, and then attack the city. I don't believe it, can their organs still be launched? There will always be a time when they run out, right? People in the city They are also very sleepy, I believe they will not last long." A general next to him hastily persuaded.

The general nodded, "Okay, that's the only way to go. Tell me to go on, move quickly, take a rest, and continue to attack the city."

The people next to him hurried out to deliver the order.

That general came out of the tent of the Chinese army, looked towards the pass, and saw that there was also cooking smoke everywhere inside the pass.Can't help but smile, "They are all made of flesh and blood, so I don't believe they are made of iron."

An hour later, all the troops of Beiyuan Kingdom had enough to eat and had almost rested.The general ordered to attack the city again.Then the horn of attack sounded again, and the soldiers of Beiyuan Kingdom swarmed out to attack the pass.

Strangely, this time, the mechanism inside the city wall did not launch again.The partial general smiled and said, "Look, general, their mechanism is not working well, right? The last general will just say, how can we persist?"

The general also laughed, and let the sergeants attack the city at full speed.This time, the attack was not obstructed at all. The Beiyuan soldiers quickly set up the ladder to the top of the city, and then climbed up the ladder.Then the first person to go up turned around and shouted, "General, it's bad, all the defenders have run away."

The general below was taken aback for a moment, and then hurriedly led people to the pass.At this time, someone said that the gate of the city was opened, and everyone entered the pass, only to find that there was no one there.There are only a few fires, which are almost burned, and there are still some charcoal fires.The general was furious, "We were fooled. They didn't cook and rest at all, but they all withdrew. Come and chase me."

So the soldiers inside the pass chased directly, while those outside the pass came in one after another, and then chased forward.It's a pity that after more than an hour of delay, even the shadow of Sergeant Da Qi was gone.

"The army set out and set off towards Xizhou City. They must have returned to Xizhou." The general ordered again.

So the army of the Beiyuan Kingdom set off in the direction of Xizhou.Along the way, these Northern Yuan soldiers saw the village and wanted to go in to get some benefits.But unexpectedly, these villages are empty, only some livestock are running around.Some soldiers were chasing the animals there. "Hurry up and catch that pig, we'll have something to eat in the evening." Someone shouted, and several people were chasing after him.

If a few people did this, others would follow, so many soldiers went to search for things all over the village.But not a grain of grain was found in the village, only a few scattered pigs and sheep.So, someone went to catch up.

When the leading general saw this situation, he fired again, and then ordered the army to advance at full speed without further delay.So these soldiers had no choice but to abandon the livestock, but continue to move forward.

After such a delay, it was even more difficult to catch up with the person in front.Zhenyuanguan is [-] miles away from Xizhou, and these people's marching speed is not slow. After an hour and a half, they arrived outside Xizhou city.It is a pity that the gates of Xizhou City are closed tightly, and those who have withdrawn from Zhenyuan Pass have all entered the city.

The angry general yelled and ordered the siege directly.The general next to him couldn't persuade him, so he had no choice but to carry out the order.He shook his head. Although General Battelle was a warrior, he was not qualified to lead an army.This man is quick-tempered, and among the generals of Beiyuan Kingdom, he is also a well-known vanguard.This time, because it was a surprise attack, the marshal sent him here, in order to catch Da Qi's army by surprise.Unfortunately, their raid was unsuccessful.Now that they have arrived in Xizhou City, they have obviously taken precautions, and if they attack in such a hurry, they will be sent to death.

But he is the person in charge this time, no matter what he orders, the people below have to listen.Therefore, Beiyuan soldiers launched an attack on Xizhou City.

When the attacking soldiers were two miles away from the moat, suddenly some black things flew out of the walls of Xizhou City.The moment these things were about to hit the ground, they exploded, and the sound resounded through the sky.The air wave of the explosion made people's blood boil.The fragments after the explosion flew around, and many Bei Yuan soldiers were injured by the fragments.For a while, Beiyuan soldiers fled in all directions, and no one dared to move forward.

General Battelle was a little stunned when he saw this situation, "What is this, is it a demon?" It was so powerful, he had never seen it before.The power of this thing made him panic, and he immediately ordered to stop the attack.

(End of this chapter)