After dressing as a widow

I don't know when this moment of tranquility will be broken, Lin Zhen stayed on it for a while and then went down, just in time to meet the sergeant who came up with dung water.

The sergeant hastily shielded his body, lest he see these dirty things and greet him kindly.

Lin Zhen waved his hand, "Farmer, who hasn't seen this yet."

The sergeant grinned. The excrement was lifted up to be used on the arrows. Mr. Gu told them that if they cut their heads and smeared the excrement, the thieves of Che Luo who were shot would be prone to illness, so they were asked Later, he also said that Boss Lin taught him that he had used it when dealing with the refugee army before, and it was indeed effective.

In fact, everyone can understand better than Lin. This is to use the bacteria in the feces to bring them into the human body through the wounds created by the arrows, causing diseases.

This is a bit mysterious in the eyes of the sergeants, but it is true and useful.

Lin Zhen passed by the sergeant carrying dung water, and went back to the state government office with a basket, locking himself in the house.

At this time, he did not hide the distillation equipment anymore, and handed it over to Niu Da, who was idle after the business stopped, and asked him to lead a few people to distill the wine day and night, condensing out high-alcohol spirits for use with garlic Make an easy antibiotic juice.

And he plunged into another matter. He bought all the raw materials from the firecracker factory in the city, trying to see if he could make explosives.

Lin Zhen put on the protective clothing made of thick cotton and iron sheet very carefully, and fiddled with the things on the table.

Kyoto.

The imperial court had been arguing for several days because of the report from Lizhou. Some officials believed that the [-] troops of Che Luo Kingdom were only strong outsiders, but the real number was probably only half. some benefits.

In recent years, Dayu suffered successive disasters and the national treasury was empty. It is really not a good time to go to war. It is best to adopt a soft policy, first to appease the Cheluo country, and then plan later, so that Dayu can be saved from military disasters.

In addition, a small number of people are fighting. Lizhou is Dayu's gate. Once Lizhou is lost, Cheluo Kingdom will have to fight under the capital city.

The court officials of Zhuhe only said: "Where do the soldiers come from, and where do the food and military salaries come from?"

The imperial court has not mobilized an army for more than a hundred years, and I know what the current situation is in the army. Food, grass and military pay are seriously insufficient. It is not uncommon for two, three, or three or five people to share a weapon. How to fight.

There is a saying that goes well, when the door is closed, no matter how stinky the shit is, you have to cover it. Who wants to lead the army to Lizhou to carry the tens of thousands of troops from the Che Luo Kingdom.

Seeing that the emperor's heart had turned to the Lord's peace, the officials who were trying to fight for the main battle saw that the emperor's heart had turned to the Lord's peace, and he knelt on the ground with a flick of his robe: "Leaving the state from the capital is no different from the door of a house. Don't let this go, Your Majesty."

After the last tug-of-war, the imperial court decided to send troops, and then the person who sent the troops froze again.

Nowadays, most of the military officers in the imperial court are descendants of the Yin clan, seven or eight of them were appointed by Qin Zhong himself. Before, these military officer posts were just rewards of favor, but now that wars have started, these people’s positions will be used. At that time, Qin Zhong himself was more at ease.

Just when he was in trouble, someone mentioned Wei Guogong.

The ancestors of Duke Wei's family once rode horses with their grandparents to conquer the world, and made outstanding achievements. Duke Wei and other descendants also strictly followed the teachings of their ancestors, and all the men in the family practiced martial arts.

Qin Zhong was able to ascend the throne as emperor, and it was also due to the fact that the Duke of Wei was the top leader, leading his soldiers straight into the capital, and opened a way for him.

That's why Duke Wei's daughter became a high-ranking concubine as soon as she entered the palace, and gave birth to the eleventh prince Qin Ziwen.

But since Wei Guogong's eldest son fell off his horse and died, and Qin Ziwen's mother, Concubine Hui, hanged herself, Wei Guogong's family completely withdrew from the court.

Sitting on the dragon chair, Qin Zhong looked at the courtier who mentioned Duke Wei, his eyes were dim.

Immediately someone said: "Duke Wei is already in his sixtieth year, how can he lead the army to fight?"

"Wei Guogong has another son, Wei Min who ran into the military camp and became a fourth-rank military officer, he can be recalled to Kyoto."

"Who doesn't know that Wei Min was kicked out of the house by the Duke of Wei and reduced to a lowly merchant. If he was appointed as the leader of the army, wouldn't it be a joke that there is no one in the court."

"Okay, all the lovers are right, there is no need to discuss the use of Wei Min, and Bao Mo will lead an army of [-] to support Lizhou."

Standing in the ranks of military officers, Bao Mo, who is also the third-rank general Zhaoyi, was overjoyed when he heard that he had become the leader of an army of [-].

It is said that before the soldiers and horses are moved, the food and grass go first, and the strategy of sending [-] troops to support Lizhou is certain. People from the military department ran to the household department, asking the household department to prepare sufficient food, grass and military pay immediately.

The Hubu Shangshu, who encouraged and supported him, was furious. How could there be any grain and silver in the account of the Hubu? The emperor’s mausoleum had already spent tens of thousands of taels of silver.

Because of the issue of food, grass and military pay, the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Households had a war of words in the court hall.

Unable to send troops for a long time, those people in the main peace couldn't wait for it, and watched with cold eyes.

Qin Zhong didn't beat him to death with one shot, but he listened carefully to the opinions of both sides.

Li Quan, who was also in harmony, knew in his heart that their emperor was still observing the situation in Lizhou. If the Che Luo Kingdom had no intention of invading the capital and just wanted to ask for more food, grass, gold and silver, that would be fine.

At that time, on the grounds of a princess getting married, the matter will be over.

Li Quan lowered his eyes, and somehow thought of Gu Lin who went to Lizhou to serve as the magistrate, which was a pity.

Under the city wall of Lizhou, the attack, which stopped for half a day, started again. This time, Sanghan not only used the ladder as before, but also used a wooden stump wrapped in thick iron sheet surrounded by two adults, and dozens of people carried it to the city gate. At the same time, the rain of arrows suppressed it, so that Gu Lin, Deputy Qianhu and others on the city gate tower could not stand up.

"boom--"

"boom--"

"..."

There was a tooth-piercing impact sound, and dust was shaken from the gate rafters on both sides. Lin Zhen and the military doctors who were nearby to treat the wounds of the sergeants in the open space of the city tower frowned involuntarily as they looked at the city gate that had been knocked down. .

The city gate was newly built last year. The oil-soaked iron wood was several feet thick.

Gu Lin hurried down from the tower, "Everyone, except the sergeant, evacuated to the city."

The military doctors and doctors immediately ordered the soldiers who could not move to be lifted up, and the soldiers who could walk walked by themselves and withdrew into the city.

Lin Zhen looked at Gu Lin through the crowd, picked up a bucket containing garlic juice and retreated together, he couldn't stay here to cause trouble for Gu Lin.

In the city, the people were hiding in their homes, and there was no one in the bustling streets in the past. Lin Zhen followed the wounded soldiers to the government office.

Niu Da came out of the distilling room sweating profusely: "Boss, all the spirits that have just been distilled today have been brought out."

"Okay, let the people in the mansion come out to look after these sergeants, and by the way, take out all the cloth stored in our mansion, tear it into strips, and bandage the wounds of the sergeants."

Today is the second day after Che Luo's army started to attack the city again. In the early morning, Lin Zhen almost had an accident while making explosives. If he didn't have the cotton and iron protective clothing on his body, he might have been injured.

In order to calm down, Lin Zhen went to the tower to help, but he didn't expect the attack to be so violent.

Lin Zhen breathed a sigh of relief, returned to the room where the explosives were made, put on protective clothing and continued to work. In order to increase the power of the explosives, he put pieces of iron into the explosives, and he had to be more careful when handling them, otherwise these things would He greeted him.

"Bang!" In the government office, the injured sergeants and the military doctors who were treating the wounds suddenly heard the loud noise, thinking that thunder was falling on a sunny day, and they all looked up at the cloudless sky.

Niu Da, who was told by Lin Zhen, hurried to the room where Lin Zhen was, and a person came out of the thick smoke and collapsed corner of the small room.

Lin Zhen waved his hand, and after taking off the hat that matched the protective suit, he had an uncontrollable smile on his face.

Fortunately, he controlled the amount. If the ingredients were too large, he would have to blow himself up this time.

But this power is enough!

More raw materials were stored in another room by Lin Zhen, and he patted the dust on his body: "I will be more busy in the next two days, if there is nothing important, don't bother me, the food will be put away." I'll come out and pick it up at the door."

The city gate of Lizhou State Capital was stronger than Sang Khan imagined. In order to break through the city gate, two or three thousand people had already entered, and the people below had already spoken.

He could only stop attacking first, and then think of other ways.

Sang Han stood in the tent, looking at the tower of Lizhou State Capital, the bloodthirsty hatred in his eyes was almost overflowing.

The person beside him said: "Eldest Prince, we are running out of food and grass, and we will not be able to attack Lizhou City..."

"Tell people to go back to collect food and grass, and Lizhou must take it down!"

"Yes," the person beside him nodded, looking at the city tower in Lizhou, "According to the consumption of weapons in Lizhou in the past few days, they don't have many arrows and other supplies in their hands. As long as our food and grass can be supplied , and another half month of siege, Lizhou City will be destroyed."

Sang Khan naturally knew this, but he had made two-handed preparations, and he couldn't attack the city. The siege was his way out.

But Father Khan is not his son, and the little bastards below are eager to move. This time he managed to force them to lead the army, and he must fight a good battle.

He said: "Notify E Yinglin and the others to cooperate with this side tomorrow and attack another city gate at the same time, regardless of the cost."

The people around them disapproved. They had already lost seven or eight thousand people these days, and they hadn't even climbed the tower. If they were to attack in two places according to today's offensive, their damage would be even greater.

But Sanghan's temper is not something he can persuade. If they can break through Lizhou City in one fell swoop, they will not lose.

The next day, Lin Zhen, who was still in the government office, heard Che Luoguo's shouts of killing, not only from the east gate, but also from the west gate.

The government office is closer to the west city gate, and it sounds like it is right next to your ear.