The Sickly Scion’s Petite Wife Is Sweet And Cool

The border crossing in June is scorching hot.

Under the scorching sun, the soldiers of Wu State moved everything that could be moved within the range of bows and arrows outside Luozhou City into the city, and those that could not be moved were directly destroyed.

Even if it is a small hillside, the grass, earth walls, tree piles, stone piles, and haystacks are all cleaned up.

The houses and wells outside the city were also demolished.

If they couldn't do it with human power, they used black powder, and never left anything to hide or use for the army that would attack at any time.

Really achieved a fortified wall.

In addition, until the junction of the two countries, there are observation posts at intervals of ten miles away from the city. Once the army is found approaching, the posts will use gunpowder smoke to transmit news.

Luozhou is preparing for the next defense of the city, but it is not all smooth.

"City Lord, it's not good, the people are making trouble." A soldier who was in a state of embarrassment and had scratches on his face rushed into the City Lord's mansion with sweat on his face.

Fengzhou City Lord is a fat middle-aged man. Hearing this, he jumped up from the chair: "What happened to them?"

"Didn't General Yan order the people in the city to go out of the city together to harvest the crops outside? But... but they said it would take half a month to mature, so they can't harvest it now..."

Food is the lifeblood of the common people. Yan Guangmao's order is equivalent to killing them.

"Stupid." The city owner was so angry that he slapped the bookcase: "What do they mean to think that they won't be able to harvest it after half a month? Then you let them go to Daxia and Xuanyuan to ask if they can come and beat us in half a month?"

"If possible, let them help me ask if they can stop hitting us?"

"Half a month... Heh, maybe they won't be busy at that time, and the people from Daxia and Xuanyuan Kingdom will help them collect it."

The soldier wiped his sweat.

Isn't that the reason? The problem is the people who face the loess and turn their backs to the sky. It doesn't make sense to tell them this. They only know that the grain harvest is not good, and they will have to go hungry this year, and they can't guarantee the lives of the whole family.

You must know that in order to prepare enough food and grass for the war, everyone has just paid the tax, and now they are waiting for this crop of food to save their lives.

The city owner was so angry that he circled the place twice. Seeing that the soldiers were still there, he scolded: "You have to ask me about this trivial matter, do I feed you guys?"

"This..." If he knew how to deal with it, how could he be scratched?

"What's the matter? Go tell them that if you don't take it now, you won't be able to receive a grain of rice by then. Let them weigh it for themselves, whether they are willing to lose part of the grain or want to get nothing."

"If there is still trouble, pick a few thorns and come out..." The city lord compared his neck with a gesture: "Kill the chickens to warn the monkeys."

The soldier was stunned for a moment, and was busy going.

The city lord sat back on the Taishi chair and took a sip from the teacup. He couldn't help muttering, "It's a good day, but I have to fight some battles. This is good.

However, he only dared to say this when no one was there. After thinking about it, he still felt that this matter should be reported to Yan Guangmao.

At this time, Yan Guangmao was recovering from his injuries in the East Courtyard of the City Lord's Mansion. During the battle with Song Jingchen, he was stabbed with a sword, and if he hadn't used his inner strength to protect his heart, he would have received a box lunch long ago.

But even though he didn't die, it was impossible to enter the battlefield.

When the city owner arrived, the doctor was changing Yan Guangmao's medicine, so he had to wait by the side.

When the doctor changed the medicine and retired, he was about to speak when Bu Ren walked in: "My lord, the sentinel is here to report that the Xuanyuan army and the Daxia army have crossed the border between the two countries, and will be able to arrive outside Luozhou City at the latest tomorrow. "

Yan Guangmao's eyes sank: "How many troops are there?"

Bu Ren said with a dignified expression: "The visual estimate is no less than 800,000. In addition, our spies also found traces of Xuanyuan's army at Pingyang Pass. I am afraid they are preparing to attack Beichuan at the same time..."

It can be said that the army brought by Xuanyuance was only here to help Daxia, and their main force was still at Pingyang Pass.

Misfortunes do not come singly. As soon as Bu Ren's voice fell, another general rushed in: "My lord, there is a letter from the capital, and the people of the Nanman and Dongyi people attacked the eastern and southern borders of our country at the same time."

Pfft~ "What did you say?" Yan Guangmao spat out a mouthful of blood in anger.

"Nanman and Dongyi..."

Bang~ Yan Guangmao picked up the medicine bowl next to him that he had not had time to remove and smashed it at the general's feet: "What kind of thing is that screwdriver, why don't you want to get a piece of the pie?"

Taking the Three Kingdoms as a complete territory, the foreign tribes in the north of the territory are Bei Di, the south are Nanman, the west is Xirong, and the east is Dongyi.

It was the Beidi people who besieged Xunyang at the beginning. Most of them wandered in the border areas. During the peace period of the Three Kingdoms, at most, these foreigners would robbery and loot in the border areas of various countries from time to time, but this time the meaning is obviously different.

The city lord stood aside and had already heard a cold sweat. Foreigners are the best at stitching needles. Seeing their Wu State being attacked by both countries at the same time, how could they give up such a good opportunity?

The Kubei Di and Xi Rong are still separated by Daxia and Xuanyuan Kingdom, otherwise...

In contrast, the little thing he wanted to report was nothing.

Yan Guangmao did not forget him: "What's the matter with you?"

His face was so gloomy that it dripped with water, the city lord wiped away a sweat, and tremblingly told the troubles of the people in the city.

"Do you need to tell me this little thing? Tell them that the food that cannot be harvested before the sun sets tomorrow will be burned."

The city owner nodded and bowed, seeing that they had something important to discuss, and found an excuse to leave first.

At the end of June, Xuanyuance's army of 400,000 people and Song Jingchen's troops arrived near the north gate and west gate of Luozhou in Wu State.

It was getting late, Song Jingchen said, "Let's rest here for a night, and attack the city tomorrow."

General Sikong nodded and hurriedly arranged for people to set up camp.

Now Luozhou is a bird of fright, just like Nanling Pass at the beginning, there is no need to worry that the army of Wu State will come out of the city to besiege them.

Of course, it's better for them to dare to come, and it's better for them to fight than to stay in the city and not come out.

"What's over there?" Shen Yijia rode his horse to Song Jingchen's side and asked in Luozhou's direction.

They are still separated by a mountain from Luozhou City Gate, and as soon as they look up, they can see that the sky behind the mountain is illuminated red.

Song Jingchen followed her and pointed in the direction: "I'm afraid it's burning the grain that was too late to harvest."

He pursed his lips and summoned 30,000: "You take a group of people to see if you can save it, and if you can't, forget it."

"Yes."

Despite this arrangement, Song Jingchen didn't actually hold out much hope.

Along the way, they destroyed so many outposts, and the news of the army's pressure on the border had already reached Yan Guangmao's ears, and he could not give them a chance.

It turned out that, as he had guessed, in less than half an hour, 30,000 returned with the team.

He said with a painful look on his face: "It's really not human. I was afraid that it would not burn enough and poured kerosene into it..."

So much food, if it is said to be burned, it will be burned.

Shen Yijia rolled her eyes, it was a shameful waste, although this practice is indeed quite unhuman, but...

"Do you still expect them to leave us the food, and then we'll use that food to fill our stomachs before hitting them?"

San Wan scratched his head: "That's naturally impossible... They can hurry up, can't they?"

He pressed the last sentence so hard that no one heard it.

After he finished speaking, he also reacted. If the food is burned, Luozhou may be short of food. Although it is very distressing, it is more beneficial for him to burn.

Thinking of this, the food protection plot in 30,000's heart also disappeared.

At the beginning of the next day, the sky just rose with a white fish belly, and the Daxia army and the Xuanyuan army launched an attack on the west gate and the north gate of Luozhou at the same time.

The soldiers of Wu State had already moved the defense equipment, buckets of boiled dung water, kerosene and stones to the tower.

All the black gunpowder in the city was also taken out, and everyone was looking at the approaching army outside.

This time, the city guard general in charge of the west city gate is Bu Ren, looking at the boy in armor in front of the army, his face is complicated.

Who would have thought that in just half a month, the situation would undergo an earth-shaking change?

The defending side has become the siege side, but they themselves can only shrink in the city for half a step and dare not step out.

The speed of the army was very fast. Seeing that it was about to enter the range of the bow and arrow, Bu Ren raised his hand: "The archer is ready."

However, at this moment, the army outside the city suddenly stopped.

The soldiers on the tower looked at each other in dismay, isn't it siege? How did they stop?

"Look, what is that?" a soldier pointed to the sky and asked.

When he shouted, the soldiers raised their heads in unison.

In the sky, something similar to a paper kite flew towards them quickly, reaching the top of their heads in the blink of an eye, and at the same time blocking the light that had just risen...

Just now, everyone lowered their heads and stared at the army outside the city. In addition, the sky was still gray at this time, and for a while, they really didn't notice the paper kites above their heads.

"There seems to be someone up there?" A soldier said uncertainly.

As soon as he finished speaking, something fell from the "paper kites" and quickly enlarged in the pupils of everyone...

Bu Ren's pupils shrank suddenly, and shouted: "Quickly avoid!"

However, it was already too late, and the bombardment sounded one after another on the tower.

Precise projection, not to mention soldiers, are those boiled dung water, kerosene, and defense equipment, all of which were bombed to shreds.

The dung splashed everywhere, and the kerosene was directly ignited by the sparks generated by the explosion of the black gunpowder. The city tower was filled with sorrow and screams.

Seeing that one or two paper kites flew into the city, Bu Ren was startled and turned his head sharply to look at the black gunpowder placed behind the city gate: "No, black gunpowder..."

Boom~ The bombing sound of the sky resounded, and even the city gate trembled.

Bu Ren staggered and took a step back, his eyes split open and shouted: "Archery, shoot them down."

...

"The wooden kite made by Madam is also very useful." Sikongyi's eyes lit up, he had fought so many battles, and it was the first time he was so happy.

Someone praised Shen Yijia, Song Jingchen put on an imperceptible smile on his face, he pursed his lips and said, "Go attack the city."

...

"Report-report--" A sentry rushed into the city lord's mansion: "My lord, it's not good, the West City Gate fell, and Xia Jun came in."

"What did you say?" Yan Guang sat up vigorously from the rattan chair, but his face was contorted in pain from pulling on the wound.

"Report - Beicheng Gate fell, Xuanyuan's army attacked the city." Another sentry rushed in.

Yan Guangmao didn't get up in one breath, so he fell back on the rattan chair, looking at the sun just above his head, and said incredulously: "How is it possible, it's only half a day's effort, how can they..."

"They don't know where they got the black powder, and there are paper kites that can take people to the sky..." The sentinel explained in a trembling voice.

There were more than a dozen men in black suddenly in the yard, and the headed one knelt down on one knee with fists and said, "My lord, Luozhou can't keep it anymore, we will escort you away."

The two sentries were startled and looked at each other before they could speak.

Swish, two air-breaking sounds sounded, and there was a blood line between the necks of the two, and they fell straight down.

Yan Guangmao glanced at the man in black who was shooting, and clenched his hands on both sides of the rattan chair into fists, gritted his teeth and said, "Go."

The headed man in black hurriedly stepped forward to carry him, not wanting that a group of people had just arrived at the door, and a group facing them blocked their way.

"Where is General Yan going?"