Chapter 682 The Storm is Coming
When Li Jin sent people to repair the bridge, the few people who finished the work were like mountain monkeys, climbing mountains and wading through water, all intent on passing this important news to Duke Yun.
Gu Nanxi, who had just captured the county town, immediately wrote a letter to Li Mingde of Hezhong Prefecture.
The siege ended quickly, and there were still a lot of supplies available in the county, but there was indeed a shortage of people.
It is impossible for Li Aotian to just watch himself capture Xuanzhen County without taking any action. He will definitely try his best to push the front line to Xuanzhen County.
Gu Nanxi looked at the snow outside the window and breathed a sigh of relief. There was still a tough battle to fight next, but she didn't know whether Li Aotian would come in person or send someone else.
"Report! A Taoist priest sent an urgent message that Li Jin has led 3,000 people to Qingshui Town. The Taoist priests destroyed the chain bridge and temporarily held them back!"
After hearing the news, Gu Nanxi didn't feel anything. After all, everything was as expected. She just sent people to strengthen the defense of Xuanzhen County.
But people in the county were in panic.
To ordinary people, there was a mad siege first, then the county town caught fire, and within a day or two, the majestic little general disappeared, and the owner of the county town was replaced by a big man.
I heard that the big shot is Duke Yun.
To the people in the county, this news seemed as if the government had come in person, which was extremely unreal.
"God is really giving us no way to survive. The weather is getting colder day by day. My toes are almost frozen off after just one walk outside!"
"I see a lot more Taoist priests in the county. Could they be here to exorcise ghosts? That's right, a lot of people must have died."
The atmosphere was quiet for a moment, followed by a low curse: "Damn God!"
They dared not curse the Zhou court, nor did they dare to curse Duke Yun, and they even dared not talk about the deaths in the war. They could only blame God for the source of the evil.
As for the wealthy families in the county, they have many ideas.
I heard that Duke Yun established the Konghe Mansion, which is dedicated to recruiting handsome young men. When I think about Duke Yun's age, it is said that women in their forties are as fierce as wolves and tigers. I guess these young men are Duke Yun's concubines.
Therefore, many families dressed up their sons of marriageable age and sent them to the county government office.
As for those who had no suitable candidate at home, they would send the vegetables grown in the greenhouse to the county government every day.
In such cold weather, if you want to grow vegetables, the amount of charcoal consumed in the greenhouse every day is difficult to estimate.
In response to this, Gu Nanxi accepted it all.
The young men were sent to Wei Wushuang and were asked to do as much work as they could.
As for vegetables, Gu Nanxi only ate one plate and gave the rest to the wounded soldiers' camp to supplement their vitamins.
Such a small gesture moved the wounded soldiers so much that their noses started to run. These vegetables are more valuable than gold!
Everyone secretly swore in their hearts that they would give their miserable lives to Duke Yun.
At the same time, Yuanniang in Xinzheng County also received the news: "Xie Yunzhang is leading tens of thousands of troops to Xinzheng County! Come!"
Obviously, Xie Yunzhang’s goal is to retake Henan County!
Yuanniang covered her forehead with her hands. She had caught a cold these days and had a headache, runny nose, and felt drowsy.
When she heard the news suddenly, she was a little confused.
Yang Lan's eyes were filled with worry: "What should we do? We can't win!"
The addition of Yunzhou soldiers allowed Yang Lan to witness the gap between the regular army and the peasant soldiers.
Even if the soldiers under Xie Yunzhang are not as good as the Yunzhou soldiers, they are definitely not comparable to these peasants!
The fire in the house was burning brightly.
A thin layer of sweat oozed out of Yang Lan's forehead. When she thought about having to fight with tens of thousands of regular troops, her scalp went numb and her whole body was clamoring to run away!
Mei Tang's eyes were dark and blue, and he was leaning weakly on the chair, with a small quilt covering his body, as if he had been drained of energy.
From time to time, he reached out to eat some fried dough twists to relieve his swollen and painful nerves: "Don't worry, we have already written to Li Mingde, and he will definitely send people. We will have food, weapons, and soldiers!"
Yang Lan felt bitter, but couldn't say anything.
He also remembered that night when Duke Yun asked himself, "Wealth and honor come from risk. Are you ready to go through danger?"
At that time, with the mentality of repaying a favor and eyes blinded by power, I patted my chest loudly.
But she didn't expect that the danger was so real, which was equivalent to hanging her head on her belt. Yang Lan never slept well!
But things have come to this point, and it is absolutely impossible for Yang Lan to give up.
Yang Lan had no choice but to go ahead and hope that the people sent by Li Mingde would arrive soon!
"Ha Qiu!" Hua Xu sneezed and rubbed his nose. "Who is scolding me behind my back?"
Huang Laosan ignored him and continued panting. His legs felt heavy as if they were filled with lead.
The same goes for the rest of the team.
Marching in winter is difficult enough, and carrying a lot of iron lumps is also difficult.
When we encountered a small hill, even after people climbed up, they still had to pull the iron lump with great effort, which slowed down the process more than a little.
Even the most loyal guard of the Huang family was going crazy and couldn't help but suggest: "Third Young Master, how about we go ahead and leave the others to look after these iron lumps?"
Huang Laosan glanced at him and shook his head silently.
The captain of the guards lowered his head and sighed, "Money is hard to earn and shit is hard to eat. If the Huang family hadn't offered such a high price, anyone who wanted to do this crappy job would do it!"
There are more than 2,000 people in this group. After walking another 20 miles, the team will split into two.
Hua Xu led people to Henan County, and Huang Laosan led people to Xuanzhen County.
Because just now, about 300 people from Hezhong Prefecture caught up with Huang Laosan and told them that Duke Yun had already taken over Xuanzhen County, and asked them to send a small portion of the supplies to Xuanzhen County, mainly iron lumps.
As for other supplies, they will be requisitioned from Anwu County.
When the long team walked across the snowfield, it looked like a long river, so it was difficult not to attract attention.
Even on his own territory, Huang Laosan still cautiously sent out scouts to investigate carefully. Once he heard of any unusual signs ahead, he would immediately stop and halt.
Doing this is very time-consuming. Hua Xu even suspected that Huang Laosan was not doing this on purpose but wanted to slack off.
It turns out that being cautious pays off.
They didn't encounter any enemies on the road, but they did encounter several waves of bandits. Huang Laosan had someone clean them up.
Kill all the bandit leaders and take the remaining captives with you.
Huang Laosan was thinking that Duke Yun must be short of manpower, and even if these captives were to dig trenches or work as laborers, they could alleviate the pressure of the shortage of manpower.
"Huang Laosan, have you been possessed? Why has the change been so drastic?" Hua Xu felt a sense of urgency in his heart.
When did Huang Lao San become so capable? Wouldn't he be able to steal the show in front of Duke Yun?
Huang Laosan had a blank expression on his face. He had done more work in Yunzhou than anyone else! How could he not make progress? !
He just wanted to complete the task better so that Duke Yun would use him a little more.
He was really fed up with carrying bricks!
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