Wearing a county magistrate to build infrastructure

Not long after sending Haitang away, Xu Qingcheng could not continue to lie down with peace of mind, "Shumo, give me the clothes."

Shumo hesitated, the husband master just walked outside all morning today, and when the adults sent him back, he specially ordered the husband master not to let him walk around again, "Husband master, my lord said you should not go out easily."

"Just go to the county government office, I'll go there in a carriage." Xu Qingcheng couldn't wait for a moment. If there was a real possibility of defeat in the Northwest, they had to plan as soon as possible. Who knows what will happen in the future if they delay for a moment now.

Shumo couldn't resist, so he had to dress Xu Qingcheng, and arranged for a carriage to drive to the county government.

After seeing off Zhou Nanchuan at the county government, Tang Zisheng received news from Northwest City. After reading the news, Tang Zisheng looked solemn, "Have you found out how many soldiers are hidden in foreign countries?"

"The scouts sent by Little General Shen failed to find out, and our troops can only make a rough guess. According to the foreign countries hiding their strength and biding their time these years, there are no less than 5 troops."

That's the difference between 15 and 5 horses, which is not a big deal. Now it is difficult for the whole of Dayu to send people to the northwest city to help Shen Yiran defend against the enemy.

"The foreign countries are not as rich in food and grass as Dayu. Although they have a lot of cattle and sheep, they have never had enough food and grass in winter. Now that they have recruited 15 soldiers and horses, their food and grass should not last long." Tang Zisheng calmed himself down. Think of food and grass.

Not to mention anything else, the foreign dynasties have refused to give up entering the customs. Apart from ambition, they still want enough food. The heavy snow on the grassland in winter is no joke. People die on the grassland every winter. The leaders of foreign countries want the people Safe, only grab enough food before winter.

"Little General Shen also guessed the same way, but the foreigners have been dormant in secret since they were defeated and surrendered 20 years ago. We don't know how much food and grass they have prepared for this battle. If there is a protracted war, the food in Northwest City will not be enough. It must be worth it."

"Northwest City can't afford it, but Cang'er County can't afford it." If you lose than people and horses, you won't necessarily lose than grain and grass. The reason why Tang Zisheng is so anxious to promote potatoes and sweet potatoes in the past two years is because he is fighting Time will not be restricted by food and grass.

Soldiers and horses go first without using food and grass. This shows the criticality of food and grass to warfare.

"Reply to the Northwest City. If necessary, I will personally escort the food and grass into the Northwest City. Now that Dayu is troubled by internal and external troubles, the only one who is free to support is the Prince's Imperial Forest Army. But the Imperial Forest Army cannot leave Beijing without calling. If it is unreliable, we must guard the northwest city with one hundred thousand troops."

It's not that Tang Zisheng didn't think about this possibility in advance, but in this case, apart from defending to death, it depends on whether the leader can find a breakthrough. As long as the Northwest City wins a game, they can regain the shortcoming of the gap between soldiers and horses.

"Yes."

The visitor retreated, but within a few breaths, Xu Qingcheng hurriedly opened the door and entered.

"Why are you here?" Seeing Qingcheng's nervous expression, Tang Zisheng thought something happened at home.

Xu Qingcheng hurriedly walked to Tang Zisheng's side, "Haitang just came over and talked about the Northwest City, you..."

"Well, I already know." Tang Zisheng sat with Qingcheng on his lap, and patted his back to relax, "I have thought about this situation before, and I have a countermeasure. Don't worry."

"You're going to Northwest City, right?" Xu Qingcheng squeezed Tang Zisheng's hand tightly, and fixed his eyes on Tang Zisheng. How could he not be in a hurry at this time.

This matter cannot be deceived. Even if he doesn't say it now, he will always say it when he goes to the battlefield. Tang Zisheng nodded with a complicated expression, "If the Northwest City is really in danger, I will definitely go."

Xu Qingcheng knew the answer a long time ago, and anxiously wanted to say that he would go with Tang Zisheng.But thinking about his current situation, he felt that saying this sentence was adding to the confusion, so he could only restrain his words, and asked the countermeasures, "Nowadays, there are few soldiers in Northwest City, how do you plan to solve this problem."

"Soldiers and horses can't be integrated overnight. Even if we recruit soldiers and horses now, we can't send them to the battlefield immediately. Otherwise, untrained people are tantamount to courting death. Now there is only one way to defend the Northwest City in the situation where the enemy and us are in a state of disparity—to procrastinate. "

The northwest city is flat, easy to attack and difficult to defend, but also because of this natural terrain, the previous emperors of Dayu made preparations and built a towering city that did not belong to the imperial city walls, turning the natural disadvantage into an artificial advantage.

What's more, it is General Jing's adopted son who is guarding the northwest city now. When Jing Huan was able to single-handedly fight against foreign enemies, Shen Yiran would not lose his prestige in clothes.

Xu Qingcheng pursed her lips, and it took a long time before she spoke, "I don't know how to fight, and I don't know how to help you. But if you go to Northwest City, I won't stop you, but if you promise me, you must be safe and sound." Come back."

"I will definitely come back safe and sound." If Tang Zisheng can't come back safe and sound, it means that the Northwest City will fall, and the Northwest City will fall, and the entire Western Province will become a place where foreigners ravage, cocklebur Even if the county is located in a remote place, even if there is a newly built towering high wall, there are no soldiers and horses that can stop the massacre of foreigners.

If he fails to return safely, tens of thousands of people will also die in this invasion, and among them, Qingcheng will also be included.

So he must have only one way to go, either for others or for Qingcheng, he will come back safely.

"Going to the Northwest City, you will definitely need food and grass. I can't afford anything else. But recently, the business of the Gold Tower has been doing well. I exchanged this part of the money for food, and it will be useful when you go to the Northwest City. .”

Xu Qingcheng didn't want to indulge himself in a possible tragedy, and now he had to find a way to help Zisheng within his ability.

"Okay, I'll accept it, and I'll return it to my husband twice when I come back." Tang Zisheng didn't refuse, he had the food, but he couldn't refuse Qingcheng's money in exchange, if he didn't accept it, his little husband After he left, I don't know what to think about.

"It's our money together, so there's nothing I can't pay back." Xu Qingcheng buried her head on Tang Zisheng's shoulder and neck, the warm skin gave him a certain sense of security, "Just don't go too long, I'm afraid You weren't there when the baby was born."

"No, the child is still seven months away, and I will definitely come back before the child is born." Tang Zisheng put his arms around Qingcheng, "I don't know if this little naughty boy is a boy or a girl. You have to protect your father with me, if it's a girl, then I have another object to protect."

"If it's a brother, you want him to protect me." Xu Qingcheng still didn't raise her head, and responded dullly to Tang Zisheng's laughing words.

"Well, of course, you see, brother Shen is also fighting against enemies on the battlefield. If this kid is a brother, seeing how restless he is in your stomach, he must be a lively and active person when he comes out. , when the time comes, we will send him to brother Shen, and let brother Shen be his husband to kill his physical strength."

"If you say that, he won't dare to come out." Xu Qingcheng laughed at Tang Zisheng's words, "But I feel that this child is a girl, so she needs two fathers to accompany her when she is born."

Tang Zisheng listened to Qingcheng beating around the bush and wishing him an early return, his heart softened, "Okay."

"I'm still going to prepare a batch of medicinal materials for you. Swords have no eyes on the battlefield, and some medicinal materials for treating trauma must be in short supply. When the time comes, you will send them there with food and grass, and you will definitely be able to use them." Xu Qingcheng was just appeased. I thought of the same thing I used.

Tang Zisheng responded happily but helplessly, "Okay."

He took it for granted. Under such circumstances, no matter how much he promised, Qingcheng would definitely be worried.

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"Boss, we haven't seen those savages coming over after we've been lying in wait for so long. Could it be that the news from the scouts is wrong?"

Shen Yiran didn't respond. They got news from the scouts last night that a batch of food and grass from foreign countries was going to pass through here. Therefore, Shen Yiran led such a team of soldiers out of the Northwest City to intercept them halfway.

Otherwise, when the food and grass are delivered, the 5 horses who have been concealed will be able to enter the battlefield in an instant, and they are very likely to turn victory into defeat.

"Boss?" Seeing Shen Yiran ignoring him, Yang Manlou was a little anxious. If they fell into the enemy's trick to divert the tiger away from the mountain, the Northwest City would be in danger now.

Although there were not many soldiers and horses brought out, Shen Yiran, the guard who was in charge of the northwest city, came out. If it were broken here, the northwest city would have no leader, and it would only take a few days for the city to be broken by foreigners.

At this time, there was a sound of horseshoes and cart wheels in the distance, which made all the soldiers who had been hiding in ambush on the mountain tense up.

"Here we come." Shen Yiran raised his hand, and the soldiers behind were ready, waiting for an order to surprise the group of people.

After waiting for a dozen more steps, seeing the foreigners completely entered their ambush range, Shen Yiran waved his hand, and the rolling stone fell, directly hitting the pair of chariots and horses along the mountain.

The archers ambushing in the mountains also set up their bows and arrows, and the arrows rained into the horse team of the comers.

In less than a quarter of an hour, the convoy passing by on the mountain road was lying in a mess. Shen Yiran went down with the soldiers in his hand. The soldiers who went down the mountain checked the barbarians who had been shot and fell to the ground one by one.

Shen Yiran went straight to the grain and grass of the carriage convoy, Yang Manlou quickly lifted the curtain on the grain and grass cart, cut open the sack with a knife, and after confirming that it was rice grain, he felt relieved, this trip was not in vain.

"It seems that the news from the scouts is good. We stopped the barbarian's food and grass this time. I'm afraid their food and grass won't survive for three months."

"Wrong." Shen Yiran saw the rice grains on the carriage and calculated in his mind, and knew he had been fooled, "Combine the carriages and horses, and return to Northwest City immediately."

Although there is a lot of food and grass here, it is not enough. The news of the scouts is true, but the news is not complete. The foreigners must have divided several convoys into the escort of food and grass this time, and this is just one of them.

They fought this one but had no time to find others. The remaining food and grass must be close to the food account of the foreigners, and now they can only return to the northwest city immediately to fight.

……

In September of Dayu 330, the Northwest City was defeated for the first time in the battle. The foreign soldiers stayed at the city for three days.

"Continuing like this is not an option. The foreign countries are guarding the city. Although they cannot cut off our supplies, they are unwilling to retreat. They have a total of 15 horses, and they lost only 1 horses in the previous three battles. If they stick to it, we will go first. Can't stand it."

Yang Manlou stood at the gate of the city, and there were 10,000+ troops staring at him ten miles away, no one could sleep peacefully, and in terms of damage, the casualties of their Northwest Army were heavier, otherwise they would not be able to drive back more than ten miles away.

"I know." Shen Yiran held a gun in one arm, "but now is not the time for a decisive battle."

"There will be winter in two months. The foreign countries will not delay until then, which is not good for them. In fact, the sky is dry and the things are dry now. If the fire attack, it may be able to win by surprise."

"When they are desperate, it is the time for our decisive battle. There is no need to think about attacking with fire. Now the wind is unstable, and it is easy to play with fire."

Shen Yiran looked ten miles away. This time, the coach of the foreign country is not a reckless man. I don't know how the adoptive father will deal with such an enemy?

"General Shen, the food has arrived."

Grain, Tang Zisheng has arrived.