After lunch, Ye Fei asked someone to put the fishing tools on the carriage, and the group left the county government office.
Walking on the streets of the county town, I met Ding Dazhuang and patrolling people.
"Master, where are you going?"
As the master's personal guard captain, Ding Dazhuang instinctively wanted to follow Xia Jing when she saw her out of the city.
"Go outside the city to catch fish!" Xia Jing opened the car window and looked at him, without hiding it, and told him truthfully.
"Go outside the city? Then I will accompany you to protect your safety." Ding Dazhuang waved his hand and asked the soldiers behind to patrol by himself.
Ye Fei pointed to the guards behind him, "Do you think we guards are decorations?"
Ding Dazhuang straightened his chest and raised his eyebrows provocatively: "It is our responsibility to protect the master. Everyone is the master's personal guard. You have no right to stop me from fulfilling my responsibility."
After saying that, he snatched the horse that was following a guard behind him, rode the horse and caught up with the team.
A group of more than 200 people walked out of the city in a mighty manner. When they were at the city gate, they met Sha Yuliang, who happened to be patrolling the city defense situation at the city gate.
He learned that Xia Jing and his group were going to fish, without saying a word, he shouted at the military camp not far from the city gate.
At this moment, all the soldiers who were not on duty in the military camp came out. Most of them grew up in the north. They had heard of winter fishing, but they had never really taken action.
Now, when she heard Xia Jing go out of the city to fish, many people come with her.
The movements of officers and soldiers naturally attracted the attention of the people. There were many idle men in the city who were standing behind the team and watching.
Ye Fei looked back at the huge team behind him, and the corners of his mouth twitched. But they accompanied Xia Jing's after-dinner entertainment, how could it be like a marching and war?
The two masters in the carriage naturally noticed the situation behind.
Li Chengmu put the stove in his hand aside, "There are many soldiers coming out, so I'd better go outside and ride a horse."
"If you want to ride a horse with your brother, do you have the heart to throw me down in the carriage?" Xia Jing leaned against the wall of the carriage and stared at him with a smile.
"Mother Queen."
"Okay, it's coming soon, don't bother."
Mengze Lake has a vast water area, about ten miles away from Dengxian County. After three years of drought, the water area has shrunk by two-thirds. It was not until this year's flood season that the lake was filled again.
As soon as the team arrived on the ice, the tools Ye Fei brought were divided by everyone, and even Li Chengmu wanted to do it himself.
Li Chengmu looked at the soldiers around him who were drilling ice hard, "I wonder if there are many fish in this lake?"
Xia Jing rubbed the scattered snow on the ice with her feet, pointed to the fish swimming under the water and said, "There should be quite a few."
When Li Chengmu looked over, he happened to see the fish tail flashed and drilled into the deeper water, "There are really fish!"
Ding Dazhuang is burly and has a relatively strong body, so he is the first to drill through the ice surface.
It was not until the ice hole was chiseled, and he shouted, "Master, I've chiseled here. What should I do next to attract the fish?"
Xia Jing pushed Li Chengmu for a moment, "Xiao Wu, let's go and have a look!"
Li Chengmu supported her: "Be careful, the ice surface is slippery, be careful of falling."
The ice hole dug by Ding Dazhuang looked about one meter in diameter. They heard Xia Jing say that fish would come up in this way, and the soldiers around them were holding fish nets in hand and were waiting for it.
"Master, why haven't the fish floated up yet?"
Xia Jing stood aside and listened to his words and was amused: "The fish are not prophets. How could they know you have dug a hole here? I'll let the fish sense it before they can come here!"
Ding Dazhuang was stunned when he heard this and asked silly: "Master, what did Yu'er feel to come?"
Xia Jing stroked her fingers in the air and explained briefly: "Sensing the air, will there be air entering if you chisel it opens here? When they sense that there is air here, they will surround them."
Don’t explain to these guys that fish also need oxygen in water. Then they will definitely ask again, isn’t fish just enough to drink water? Why do you still have to breathe like a human?
Xia Jing's mental power extended into the water, and an underwater world immediately appeared in her mind. She found that there were many fish with holes here, but they heard the sound of ice chiseling everywhere nearby, and they all sank into the water.
I dare not get too close to this place.
Seeing this scene, Xia Jing had no choice but to use her spiritual power to drive them to gather at the entrance of the cave.
"Oh, the fish is here!" The soldiers holding a fish net in their hands started shouting excitedly when they saw a fish swimming over.
Ding Dazhuang raised his hand and slapped him, whispering: "You scared my fish away so loudly, and you will compensate you! Silence!"
The soldier covered the back of his head and felt wronged.
When the other soldiers heard this, they immediately suppressed the exclamation.
A lot of fish have already flowed out of the cave entrance, and Xia Jing urged: "Catch it quickly!"
The soldiers next to him had never seen such a scene before, and were stunned for a moment. After Xia Jing was urging him to come back to his senses and put the fish net into the hole to catch it.
Maybe it’s because of the lack of skill, and if you catch one net, you usually have one fish. Only occasionally can you catch two of them if you are lucky.
Seeing that they were catching things like this, Li Chengmu stood beside him and jumped up anxiously. He snatched the fishing net from one of the soldiers, "Let me do it!"
Xia Jing reminded him: "Snap the fish net deeper, don't just stare at the top fish, but fish from bottom to top."
Not to mention, with Xia Jing's guidance, Li Chengmu caught three fat-headed fish in one net.
"My mother, I have caught three pieces, and this one has at least three or four kilograms, which means I have caught more than ten kilograms in this net, and I have a good harvest!"
Seeing his erotic look, Xia Jing urged: "Catch it quickly. There are still a lot of fish in the water. If you don't catch them, you will run away."
"Oh, okay, I'll catch more, and we'll eat pickled fish together tonight!"
Li Chengmu imitated others and threw the fish he caught directly on the ice.
The movement here attracted the attention of the soldiers next to him. The team that had not yet chiseled the ice surface, the other team members who were watching ran over.
"Wow, I can catch fish!"
"Look, this fish is not small, one weighs at least three pounds!"
"Empress, Your Highness, are there any servings for everyone to make pickled fish tonight?"
Someone heard Li Chengmu say sauerkraut fish, and they couldn't help but suck. It's so greedy!
Li Chengmu poured the fish in the net onto the ice and said loudly: "Brothers, come on, fish it out. When I go back tonight, I will let the team cook sauerkraut fish in a big pot, so that the brothers can eat enough!"
"Thank you for your reward!"
"Haha. When I heard the name of the dish, I saliva came down!"
Xia Jing couldn't just focus on this hole. She looked at the hole when she saw the hole chiseled, and then used her mental power to drive the fish to the hole.
In fact, even if she doesn't interfere, there will be fish swimming at the entrance of the cave, but the number is not large, and there is no scene of fish surging at the entrance of the cave due to Xia Jing.
"Master, Master!"
In the afternoon, everyone was having fun, and a war horse ran from the shore, and the guards who jumped off the horse and ran to the ice.
"What's wrong?" Ye Fei shouted at the personal guard who rushed over.
The guard who ran to this side was stunned for a moment after hearing his words, and then realized that he seemed to have misunderstood everyone.
He explained: "Master, the military supervisor has brought the support team into the city!"
"Long Yutian is here with the team?" Xia Jing and Li Chengmu looked at each other and smiled: "It's snowy and snowy. It's not easy for the military supervisor to lead everyone here all the way. This whole fish banquet at night is to welcome them.
Bar!"
Li Chengmu snorted: "The military supervisor will have a good time tonight."
The prince of the dynasty was greedy for several days before he could eat pickled fish for dinner as he wished, but Long Yutian caught up with the feast as soon as he arrived. What isn’t it a blessing?
The arrival of the subsequent team also indicates that the countdown will be entered when they stay in Dengxian.
The army led by Long Yutian, Feng Tu and Sima Yi arrived in Deng County for three days of rest.
On the fourth day, the team set off on time, and Yebei City Gate continued to advance northward to pursue the rebels who had already escaped.
The reason why Xia Jing did not destroy them once was that she wanted them to flee into Jizhou and other places. She led her army to sweep Jizhou and took advantage of the army to reform local policies and keep those who can be used, which is useless.
It’s also good to take off your official robe and go home to be a free rich man.
Of course, when these people enjoy this benefit, they naturally have to take on their responsibilities. If they are suspected of rebel, Xia Jing will definitely not let them go.
When the horse probe in Fengxian received the news, the imperial army was only half a day away from Fengxian.
The rebels in Fengxian immediately seemed to be facing a great enemy. The city gates were closed and all military supplies were brought to the city head. The team took turns to guard the city walls in battalions. When the imperial troops arrived, they sounded the trumpet.
The main reason for the shift is that standing on the city wall, the bitter north wind blows on the wall, and people can't stand it. For everyone's health, Zhenghe has to adjust.
If the enemy has not arrived, let everyone stand on the city wall and blow the cold wind. He does not want the imperial army to lose half of the combat effectiveness due to the wind and cold before the army arrives.
Fifty miles say it’s not close, it’s not far.
But when the road was blocked with heavy snow, the imperial soldiers walked the fifty miles for a whole day.
When the team arrived outside Fengxian County, everyone was so hungry that their chests were pressed against their backs.
The team took advantage of the darkness to set up camp, bury the pot and make rice, fill the stomach and then deal with the rebels in the city.
Standing at the top of the city and looking at the enemy troops everywhere in the wild, the deputy general asked Zhenghe for his opinion: "General, how about we bring people to attack while the enemy has not recovered yet?"
Zhenghe pointed to the enemy troops standing in front of the logistics team, "These are all well-equipped elites. Are you sure you can come back safely when you take the team out?"
Who can guarantee that the war will win 100% of the time? The deputy general cannot guarantee that Zhenghe's question will be discussed.
Zhenghe didn't care that the generals and lords on his side did not volunteer. Their main task now is to defend the city, and use the advantages of defending the city to delay the war, so as to consume the enemy's troops and food.
Of course, just like this strategy, he cannot make a big mistake if he fails, and if he succeeds, he will be the top meritorious person.
After resting for a night, both sides inside and outside the city were guarding against each other's sneak attack, and fortunately they spent the night safely.
Zhenghe climbed up to the city again, looking at the imperial soldiers who had recovered after resting for a night outside the city, his brows were tightly furrowed and he never stretched.
Turning around and entering the city tower, sitting by the fire, while baking the fire, he ordered the deputy general: "From today, everyone will prepare for the defense of the imperial army to attack the city, gather the strong men in the city, and let them carry stones and fire oil
Wait for the city to prepare for the siege that is about to arrive.”
The deputy general bowed his head and replied: "All adult men in Fengxian have basically been arrested by us to serve as soldiers. The remaining people in the city are the elderly, the weak, the sick and the disabled. If you ask them to carry supplies to the top of the city, it is better for us to carry them ourselves."
As soon as the deputy general said the words, Zhenghe frowned: "If the imperial army attacked the city, how could the soldiers have the clone skills to move supplies?"
"But if these old, weak, sick and disabled people were allowed to transport supplies, such as stones, not only were they slow, but their subordinates were also afraid that they would hit our own feet with stones." The deputy general's words made a lot of sense.
Zhenghe fell silent for a moment, weighing the gains and losses in his heart. When the two sides fought fiercely, letting the old and weak go up to the city wall undoubtedly put the old and weak under the shadow of swords and swords, and their lives were basically difficult to save.
But he was afraid that he could not hold the enemy back until the spring and snow melted.
The rebels were piled with stones and other materials on the top of the city, waiting for the imperial army to launch an attack on the city.
And they waited for almost three days.
For three days, they were nervous and did not dare to relax for a moment, especially in the dark night, the rebels on duty did not dare to be careless.
The imperial camp outside the city.
Xia Jing had a good night's sleep, walked out of the tent, and met Li Chengmu who came to find her.
"My mother, three days have passed. Are the things you prepared ready?"
Xia Jing handed him a cloth bag in her hand, and did not forget to remind him: "There are almost two hundred pills here. You can save it well. This medicine only needs to stuff a pill into a paper bag before firing the fire.
Just fire out the shells together.”
Li Chengmu took the cloth bag and the weight was not heavy, less than a pound, but the formula inside could be worth a thousand gold, maybe a thousand taels of gold might not be able to buy it.
"Since the medicine has been prepared, when will we attack the city?"
Xia Jing looked up at the city wall in the distance and smiled and said, "It is better to hit the day than choose a day. Just attack the city today. You go and send an order to everyone prepare to attack the city. Remember to remind them that when the city breaks into the city, you should not do anything that hurts the people.
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The troops and horses in the team had already been ready. At the order of Li Chengmu, the team began to advance towards the city gate.
At the front of the team were cannons made of stainless steel, with not many of them only two, both of which gave the advance team in front to see the power of the shells.
Sha Yuliang saw the two rounds of steel cannons in front and had doubts in his eyes.
As a border general, war is common. He has seen many artillery artillery in the north, but the steel cannons pushed in front are one size smaller than the original artillery.
Such a volume, its power is as they described?
Sha Yuliang, who was temporarily unable to understand the situation, planned to remain silent and see the situation first.
The rebels standing on the city wall could not help laughing when they saw the two rounds of steel cannons walking in the front of the team from afar.
"Haha. Didn't the court say that the equipment and weapons are excellent?"
"The court is still as poor as it is so poor that even the artillery is only available for two rounds. Don't they really think that they can defeat us by relying on two rounds of artillery, right?"
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