Chapter 126
Giving birth on the battlefield
The moment Xiao Junzi appeared, Liu Buqi, who could already predict what was going to happen next, relaxed like never before!
Seeing the Youzhou Wolf Cavalry cutting through the panicked grassland remnants! The little thing in her stomach seemed to be unable to hold back any longer and started to move desperately, causing Liu Buqi to feel pain!
The immense pain caused Liu Buqi to tremble uncontrollably! Gongsun Wuhui, who was standing by, saw that his wife was not in a good condition, so he quickly went down to the third floor to call the midwife and maid!
The midwife was very sure that the lady was about to give birth!
Jiang, along with her maid and midwife, quickly began preparations on the third floor!
As a modern person, Liu Buqi knew clearly that it would take some time from the start of labor pains to delivery. After dawn, it would be the ninth day agreed upon by herself and Lu Qinghou!
Some preparatory work must be done in advance!
While ordering Gongsun Wuhui to guard the pass and call the two defending generals, he watched the small army that had already rushed towards the city!
Liu Buqi shouted, "Little Army Man, immediately send someone to the Lushan defense line to recall General Song Chen and have him come to the Great Wall to see me tonight!"
"Also, I want you to lead this Gray Wolf Cavalry and follow the fleeing soldiers from the grasslands all the way. Charge at them when they stop to rest, and harass them when they eat. In short, make them get as far away from me as possible!"
The young soldier received the order and left the city!
At this time, Guan Ying and the defending generals had also arrived, and Liu Buqi's sweat beads as big as beans had been knocked down by the pain!
But he still forced himself to stay strong and ordered the defending generals to continue to reorganize the border defense and repair the Great Wall.
He also sought Guan Ying's opinion. After all, the offensive and defensive battle was over, and these Yanjing civilians should have retired, but Tai'an Prefecture was in crisis at this time!
Youzhou's military strength is really limited, so she plans to ask Guan Ying, who has a high reputation among the people, to make an appeal and see if there is anyone willing to join the army and help resolve the Tai'an crisis!
At the same time, please ask Guan Ying to assist in mobilizing 5,000 Great Wall defenders, and together with the Yanjing people who are willing to stay, after packing up, rush to Tai'an Prefecture early tomorrow morning!
After Guan Ying took the order and went down, Liu Buqi kept walking between the floors. She had heard people say before that more movement before delivery would make the delivery easier!
I don’t know if it will work, but why not give it a try now!
After another whole hour of tossing and turning, Liu Buqi finally lay on the makeshift "delivery bed".
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As a cry was heard, Gongsun Wuhui, who was on guard all around, smiled!
The civil and military officials, both big and small, gathered around the city wall were still waiting anxiously!
Finally, the midwife finished her work and walked out of the city wall, and officials of all ranks immediately surrounded her.
"Madam gave birth smoothly, both mother and child are safe!"
For a moment, irrepressible joy spread across the Great Wall!
The wife gave birth to a son, and the King of Yan had an heir. The cohesion of Youzhou was unprecedentedly high! Anyone who was determined to develop in Youzhou for a long time would be excited about the arrival of this new life!
The soldiers on the city wall all shouted their congratulations towards the tower, and for a moment the entire Great Wall was filled with the endless sound of "Congratulations"!
When Song Chen arrived at the Great Wall, he was greeted by this great news! He quickly ordered his personal guards to go to the battlefield in Jinjing and inform the prince that his wife had successfully given birth!
He himself stood in front of the city wall, somewhat hesitantly, caught in a dilemma!
Fortunately, Gongsun Wuhui brought his wife's oral instructions, ordering him to settle the Great Wall and Lushan defense line, and lead the troops to directly support Tai'an City early tomorrow morning!
He was isolated from the outside world and only then did he realize that Youzhou had been facing internal and external troubles during this period!
After quickly receiving the order, he went to meet and contact Guan Ying as instructed by Liu Buqi.
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The next morning, Liu Buqi, who had slept soundly all night, was wrapped tightly by maids and nannies, and then carried by soldiers into a spacious carriage sealed with wax paper!
This carriage was specially made and divided into two independent compartments. The inner compartment accommodated Liu Buqi and the young master, while the outer compartment was where maids were ready to serve at any time!
This is also to minimize the risk of cold wind entering Liu Buqi's body due to people coming in and out.
Lying in the carriage covered with who knows how many layers of bedding, it was so smooth that I could hardly feel the carriage moving.
The little guy beside him who only knows how to sleep is called Yue Beichen. These are the names Yue Lingxi had already chosen before he went on the expedition. The boy is named Beichen and the girl is named Beixi!
He looks much better now than when he was just born. At least he is not wrinkled anymore. If you look closely, his eyebrows are 70% similar to Yue Lingxi who was bedridden back then!
This made Liu Buqi very upset. How come the son she gave birth to didn't look like her at all?
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Liu Buqi drove the grassland away in one battle, and his reputation among civilian soldiers was unparalleled. Guan Ying recruited a large number of volunteers without much appeal!
Together with the 5,000 defenders drawn from the Great Wall, the mighty army supporting Tai'an Prefecture still has 20,000 troops!
But these 20,000 troops are not the original group of hot-blooded recruits who were weak in battle. Most of them have military merits. Although they are not elite soldiers who have experienced hundreds of battles, they can be regarded as veterans who have seen big battles.
Under the command of Song Chen, the most skilled defensive general in Youzhou, plus the 20,000 new recruits under Lü Qinghou of Tai'an Prefecture, a total of 40,000 troops are enough to defend Tai'an and shake the army of Tiance Prefecture!
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Lü Qinghou had been living in dire straits for the past nine days. On the one hand, he had to constantly appease and deceive the soldiers and generals drawn from the Dahe battlefield outside the city. On the other hand, he had to actively prepare for war!
Liu Buqi gave him ten days, although he also said that he would not be held accountable within ten days and would not ask about the results after ten days.
But if he could complete the task beyond expectations without bloodshed, he would definitely have a place in the future Youzhou officialdom!
He seems to be in a high position now, but in fact it is just a helpless move after Liu Buqi has no one to use and no one to trust. Lu Qinghou naturally knows this very well.
This was a chance for him to prove himself, so he did not hesitate to use the gold, silver, calligraphy and paintings that the Lu family had stored for many years, and to cater to the wishes of the generals leading the troops of Tian Ce Mansion and continuously bribe them.
He also mobilized merchants from Tai'an Prefecture to go out of the city to comfort the army, and use delicious food and wine to slow down the army's pace!
This operation, coupled with the constant use of evasive words to appease the people, saying that they were speeding up the notification of the news to Prince Yan's Mansion, also delayed the Tian Ce Mansion's army for a full seven days!
Of course, the main reason why these cunning generals of Tian Ce Mansion did not take action was that the order from His Royal Highness the Crown Prince only said to help Youzhou resist the invasion of the grassland, but did not mention the use of force. No one was willing to be the first to touch this bad luck!
After all, the Crown Prince and the Prince of Yan both have the surname Yue!
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