The flags are fluttering and the north wind is howling.

The northern barbarians were indeed brave and unruly. When they attacked the city, they were fearless and even though they were hit by arrows, they still climbed up the cloud screaming.

On the other hand, the imperial guards of the capital, perhaps because they had lived in peace for too long, always felt inferior when facing the blood-stained and ferocious Northern Barbarian Army.

At least the soldier who was responsible for overturning the ladder with the hook was not as brave as the northern barbarian soldiers who rushed up with a roar.

However, after all, it was a threat that was at hand. Although they were not determined and courageous, they knew that it would be no fun if the northern barbarians rushed in. They went forward with gritted teeth, and even though their hands and feet were shaking, they did not dare to retreat.

What's more, most of them only needed to throw down rolling logs and stones from the high city walls, pour down hot oil and gold juice, and just guard against being injured by bows and arrows, and did not have to face the fangs of the northern barbarians directly.

But the bows and arrows of the northern barbarians always managed to hit the city walls.

Among the imperial guards defending the city was a general named Gong, whose name Xia Daohua could not remember. He opened the city gate and rushed out to confront the Northern Barbarian Army twice. He came back with wounds every time and inevitably sacrificed several of his brothers. However, he did kill some Northern Barbarians in the charge.

When he wanted to charge out for the third time, he was stopped by the commander-in-chief, who told him not to rush forward and to return to the military camp at the back to recuperate.

General Gong agreed with frustration and returned to the army to recuperate. His uncle-in-law, Doctor Xiao Hu, was among the military doctors urgently called up in the past few days. Through Doctor Xiao Hu, Xia Daohua contacted the quartermaster and took the initiative to send a batch of Yunnan Baiyao to the army.

The commander learned of Xia Daohua's identity and greeted her with a smile.

He was also familiar with Li Gan and had long known the reputation of Yunnan Baiyao, but he had never expected that this newly emerged Lord Fukuzawa could come up with such a good thing.

Oh, could it be that this Lord Xia and the Miss Xia that Li Gan mentioned are actually the same person?

When the commander learned that Xia Daohua was actually a supplier of high-quality military rations at a fair price and had donated the first batch of military rations without asking for a penny, the commander's smile became even more ardent.

Anyway, the money is paid by the court as well, and the food provided by this Lord Fukuzawa is much better than that provided by other families!

He even wanted her to lower the quality of the grain, so that she could buy more grain with the same amount of silver...

Xia Daohua listened to the commander's request and smiled and refused:

"The soldiers have worked so hard to defend the enemy, how can we not have enough food? At worst, I can negotiate with the boss and get a bigger discount on the price!"

The commander's eyes curved with laughter, and he rubbed his hands together in joy: "Oh, how can this be so embarrassing?"

Xia Daohua laughed and said, "It's just a few grains of food, not worth much. How can it compare to the soldiers who sacrificed their lives, shed their blood, and risked their very lives to protect the imperial court and the people of the capital?"

Xia Daohua said it casually, but she meant it sincerely.

The commander was almost in tears. It was rare for someone to understand and value them like this. He felt that Li Gan had good vision and good luck. He didn't know where this kid had gone now. Could he have died outside?

He glanced at Xia Daohua's face and felt that he couldn't figure out what was so special about this girl. Why could Li Gan pick her out from the crowd at a glance?

Xia Daohua's purpose in coming to see the commander was not only to deliver medicine but also to offer advice - she had secretly used the weather forecast gadget in the space supermarket to try it out, and it turned out that there would be strong winds in the next few days, and the wind direction was favorable to the capital - if a fire was set outside the city, it would definitely not reach the capital.