Chapter 274 He's Not Welcome
Xie Zhao went out to do some errands at night, and when he returned to the border town it was already the eighth day of the Lunar New Year.
"Madam, Mo Changchuan is in danger in the neighboring city. I am helpless as a husband."
The great general Mo Changchuan has suffered many misfortunes, and many people want him dead.
He survived the assassination and the fire, but ultimately could not escape the poisoning.
Fortunately, Xie Zhao arrived in time and invited a famous doctor, which saved Mo Changchuan's life.
Mo Changchuan was recuperating, and the rest of the work was taken over by Xie Zhao. In the meantime, he received a secret decree from the emperor, which delayed him for a few days.
If nothing unexpected happens, the barbarians will try their best to attack the border town in the next few days. The emperor received news that at the Lantern Festival Palace Banquet on the 15th day of the first lunar month, the Xuan family headed by the Queen Mother Xuan held the emperor hostage to control the princes and prepared to rebel.
The people sent by Xie Zhao are still on the way, so the situation in the capital will inevitably be delayed for a few days.
At the critical moment of life and death, the burden of both sides fell on Xie Zhao.
After not closing his eyes for several days, Xie Zhao was exhausted.
Seeing that her husband had lost weight, Jiang Yuzhu quickly told Hongli, "Didn't we stew ginseng chicken soup this morning? Use the soup to make a bowl of noodles for the master, and serve the cold sea cucumber and a few appetizers."
It's cold, so you still need to eat something hot.
Whether in the north or the capital, Xie Zhao is a core figure.
Xie Zhao is a golden hen that lays golden eggs. In order to live a life of luxury in the future, Jiang Yuzhu must serve him well.
"Yuanhe, take a break."
Jiang Yuzhu stood behind Xie Zhao and kneaded several acupoints on Xie Zhao's head with both hands.
After finally returning home to be with his wife, Xie Zhao felt happy. He stared at a pot of yellow chrysanthemums on the table and asked, "Why does the wife grow chrysanthemums?"
In the winter in the north, there are only plum blossoms, and it is hard to find blooming chrysanthemums.
The bright yellow color adds a touch of freshness to the room.
"My cousin said you like chrysanthemums, so I came here to look for them."
In the winter, Jiang Yuzhu searched all the greenhouses of wealthy families and finally got a pot of it with great effort and at a high price.
Seeing that Xie Zhao didn't look happy, Jiang Yuzhu couldn't help but ask suspiciously: "Yuanhe, don't you like it?"
"like."
Well, this guy Chen Tao actually plotted against him behind his back, so don’t blame him for being rude!
The barbarian woman who had had physical contact with Chen Tao was a simple-minded woman. She had already run away from the barbarian tribe to the border town to look for someone.
Xie Zhao came out of the door and said to his men waiting for orders in the corner, "Do you know what to do?"
Only his wife is simple-minded and does not understand the deep meaning behind the chrysanthemum.
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The days passed quickly in the first month of the year, and in a blink of an eye it was already the fifteenth day of the first month.
As expected, more than 200,000 barbarians attacked the border town of Da Qi with great force.
As planned before, the soldiers of Da Qi responded passively and retreated step by step, from outside the city to inside the city, until the barbarian army was at the gates of the city.
"If you are a bastard from Da Qi, come out of the city and fight!"
"That Princess Yutan is not the killer god as rumored. She might as well be called a weakling!"
“Hahaha, that’s it!”
Below the city gate, the barbarians had already prepared ladders, catapults, and iron tools for battering the city gate. The only thing left was to break into the city.
The soldiers of the Great Qi felt extremely humiliated when their ancestors were insulted, and they wished they could jump off the city wall to fight.
The soldiers didn't understand. They were clearly using cloth armor and were well-equipped, so why did they retreat without a fight?
As a result, the Qi army was in chaos and the mood of dissatisfaction intensified and continued to rise.
Somewhere on the city wall, Princess Yutan stood on a high place, looking not far away.
Faced with the soldiers' rebellious emotions, he couldn't explain it.
"Yuan He, how is the evacuation of the people in the city going?"
This tactic of luring the enemy deep into our territory was too risky. Princess Yutan had never done anything so big before.
If we fail, it would be like giving the barbarians a city for free. According to the current situation, we don't even have the chance to take it back.
However, that's how it is on the battlefield, danger and opportunity coexist.
If taking this risk can bring peace to the border town of Da Qi for a hundred years, why not give it a try?
Xie Zhao glanced at the barbarian's equipment with a cold eye and said slowly, "Within three days."
When the two countries went to war, those with better-off families had already fled with their families, and the rest were people who had nowhere to go but were unwilling to become refugees.
Despite persuasion since the beginning of the year, many people still hold the mentality of living and dying with the border town and cannot leave their roots.
It was difficult to force the people to leave, so we had to find a safe place in the mountains to relocate them, which was a huge project.
"Princess, the capital has also changed."
It is because the Xuan family and the mastermind behind the scenes cannot wait that the border town is more secure.
Princess Yutan seemed to be injected with a stimulant, becoming more and more determined. She bit her lip and said, "Three days is three days. I will hold on no matter what!"
The barbarians had already fired rockets at the city wall, and the Qi army was in chaos.
"Someone, throw snowballs!"
It is difficult to find stones in winter, but snowballs are everywhere.
Princess Yutan gave the order, and the soldiers immediately grabbed the snowballs and threw them down.
Don't underestimate the snowballs. When they hit the ladder, the barbarians will slip and a large number of people will fall down.
The two sides fought fiercely for several hours, and the barbarians temporarily withdrew their troops, probably to study the strategy of forcibly attacking the city.
When the lights were on, there was a strong wind and snow.
More than 200,000 barbarians have returned, and this time they are faster than before.
An ambush against the barbarians was being set in the border town. Princess Yutan kept her three-day promise and led her soldiers to continue throwing snowballs for defense.
This time, it seemed particularly difficult.
At the same time, in the imperial palace in the capital, officials of the fourth rank and above and their families entered the palace for the banquet.
Jiang Fulu brought Chen with him. The couple looked natural as they greeted the officials and their wives one by one.
"Master Jiang, I haven't seen you for a few days. You look happy and healthy!"
Wei Shoufu stared at Jiang Fulu and said, "Did you eat delicacies during the New Year?"
There’s no point being proud now. From tonight onwards, Jiang Fulu will have somewhere to cry!
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