Through the troubled times and famine, I just want to farm peacefully

When they saw the signal flare rising from the East Gate, everyone knew that Lin Yinan and his team had successfully left the city.

"retreat!"

Yun Yi, Lu Changsheng and his men were not keen on fighting and immediately ordered their soldiers to retreat in an orderly manner.

When He Xiong and a large number of troops arrived at the South Gate, they saw that the dilapidated gate had been completely blown to pieces, and the streets were littered with scattered building debris and burning flames.

Lying on the ground were soldiers who were injured in the explosion, howling in pain.

Looking carefully, there was no trace of the Longtan soldiers.

When He Xiong saw this scene, he was so angry that he clenched his fists, veins bulged on his forehead, his eyes were wide open with anger, his chest heaved violently, and he let out a roar.

"Where are they?"

The soldier in charge of guarding the city gate dragged his injured body and limped forward, "Reporting to the general, there was a loud noise at the east city gate, and the people of Longtan retreated. Before leaving, they shamelessly threw a bomb at us, and many brothers were injured."

At the same time, another soldier hurried forward, clasped his hands together and knelt on one knee.

"Report! General, the Cangwu County army at the west gate has also retreated."

"Report! General, all the soldiers guarding the dungeon have been killed, and all the prisoners have been kidnapped!"

"Report! General, the East Gate has been breached, countless soldiers have been killed or wounded, and the people of Longtan have escaped from the East Gate with prisoners!"

At this time, another soldier came galloping on his horse, jumped off the horse, and knelt in front of He Xiong.

"General, all the food in the granary has been burned!"

"What the hell are you standing there for? Go and put out the fire!" He Xiong was so angry that he wanted to slap the soldier twice.

The soldier crouched lower, trembling, and said, "The thieves poured wine into the granary, and the fire was too big. It's... too late."

He Xiong raised his foot and kicked the soldier hard.

"Where is Lieutenant General Yu? Where did he go?"

"Lieutenant General Yu encountered a bandit who was trying to take prisoners on the road. During the pursuit, the bandit blocked his way with explosives and even blew up Lieutenant General Yu's home."

With the granary burned down, the 100,000-strong army will face the problem of food and clothing. Without food reserves, they will have to quickly capture the cities in the south.

As for Cangwu County, he would wait until he took over the two prefectures in the south and then slowly clean it up.

After a long time, He Xiong's anger gradually subsided, and he arranged for people to repair the three damaged city gates.

The Yu family, this once prosperous mansion has become a devastated place with billowing smoke and dust. Many servants and maids are buried under the rubble among the broken walls.

"Juan'er, open your eyes and look at mother!"

Yu Qiutou held her soft daughter in her arms and kept calling her nickname, but no matter how she called, Juan'er did not respond. Her little head drooped on her shoulder, and there was no breath from her nose.

The commotion in the city made people panic. The children were afraid and refused to go to sleep. She sat on the low couch and told stories to the two children.

The daughter wanted to drink water, so the maid carried her to the table and poured her some.

At the moment the explosion sounded, one of the beams in the house collapsed. The maid was so frightened that she lost her balance and dropped the child, who fell headfirst onto the cold floor.

When Yu Qiutao touched the big bump on the back of her daughter's head, she was immediately filled with hatred.

Looking at the maid who was in great pain because her leg was broken by the beam.

Yu Qiutao gently placed the child on the couch and said to the frightened Zheng Ge'er, "Zheng Ge'er, please look after your sister."

She walked towards the maid step by step.

The maid wanted to hide backwards, but her legs were pinned down by the beam and she couldn't move.

"Aunt Tao, I didn't mean it, please forgive me!"

Yu Qiutao forced a creepy smile on her face, "Juan'er is still so young, how could you have the heart to throw her out!"

Kicking a round stool over, Yu Qiutou bent down and picked up a chair. The expression on her face became fierce, and she raised the round stool in her hand and smashed it on the maid's head without hesitation.

The maid fell to the ground limply without even a groan.

Yu Qiutao was still not satisfied and kept hitting him, until her face and body were covered in blood.

Zheng Ge'er, who was sitting on the low couch, almost screamed when the maid was hit. He quickly covered his mouth, not daring to look anymore, and lay down obediently next to his sister.

Zheng Ge'er felt that his sister was a little strange today. The firelight coming in through the window shone on her body. He saw that his sister was motionless and not breathing.

After an unknown amount of time, Yu Qiutao came over and picked up Juan'er, who was gradually getting cold on the couch.

Zheng Ge'er stared at her with eyes wide open.

"Come on, let's get out of this house."

Yu Qiutao said this and walked out of the house without looking back, and Zheng Ge'er hurriedly trotted after her.

Yu Xunmei's main courtyard is close to the front yard, and the explosion had no impact on her yard.

Seeing that she was fine, Yu Shida's heart suddenly relaxed.

"What? Are you disappointed to see that I'm not dead?" Yu Xunmei was wearing gauze, her graceful figure was clearly visible. She leaned lazily on the couch, staring at him with a teasing look.

Yu Shida sat down beside her, lifted her chin with his hand, then hugged her tightly in his arms and kissed her cheek with his lips.

"As long as you're okay!"

A strange aroma filled his nose, and Yu Shida quickly let go of her and stood up, "Stay home and don't go anywhere. I'll be back when I'm done."

When he was about to step out of the room, Yu Shida stopped and looked back. His eyes, like cold ponds, looked extremely deep, and his face showed an indescribable complexity.

"We are hosting a banquet tonight for the general. Have you prepared the gift I asked you to prepare?"

Yu Xunmei's eyes flickered and the corners of her mouth curled up into a charming smile.

"Are you still not confident in my ability to do things? If you need any help, just go find Butler Yu."

"Okay, I'll get busy first."

Hearing this, Yu Shida's brows relaxed and his eyes softened instantly.

Outside the city, Longtan Camp.

Yun Wu, Doctor Lu and Guo Xun had been waiting for a long time. When they saw them come back, they hurried forward to treat the soldiers who were rescued from the prison.

Lin Yinan took Yun Mo directly back to his tent.

"Qianwu, get me a basin of hot water."

Lin Yinan undressed Yun Mo. In some places the clothes were stuck to his skin, so she carefully cut the clothes open with scissors and used tweezers to pick out the scraps of cloth bit by bit.

It was unknown how many basins of hot water were used before Lin Yinan finally wiped the blood off Yun Mo's body.

"Madam, my uncle!"

Qian Wu, who was helping, was shocked.

Yun Mo's wounds were crisscrossed and very shocking, and there was not a single piece of healthy flesh on his body.

Even though he had taken medicine, Lin Yinan was still keenly aware that something was wrong with his condition.

"Quick! Go call Yun Wu and Doctor Guo over."

At this time, Yun Wu, who was outside the tent, came in with a medicine box and opened the curtain. He ran quickly to Yun Mo, held Yun Mo's hand and took his pulse.

"Let me take a look."

Yun Wu frowned, squinted his eyes and listened carefully to the pulse, his facial expression changing constantly.

After a while, he slowly opened his eyes.