Rou'er said with a firm look in her eyes: "I am sure that when the country is in trouble, how can I eat and drink well at home?"
I really didn't expect that Rou'er, who usually looks soft and sweet, would have such a patriotic side. The few of them set off quickly under the cover of night.
Before leaving, Jiang Tuantuan wanted to write this matter on paper and let a carrier pigeon pass the good news to the emperor, but because of time constraints, he had to ask Master Zhou to tell the emperor.
It would take three days to get from here to the battlefield at full speed.
We didn’t know what the situation was like on the front line, so we didn’t dare to delay for a moment.
The next morning, when the head of the Song family woke up, he heard the servants report that the warehouse where cotton and ready-made clothes were stored was empty, and all the guards were knocked unconscious. Upon hearing the news, the head of the Song family's eyes immediately turned red. He ran to the warehouse without even putting on his clothes, only to see an empty scene.
He was so angry that he immediately took people to the place where Jiang Tuantuan lived, but found that the place was empty and there was nothing there.
His eyes turned red with anger.
So this is what she meant by free gift last night. No wonder she talked with him for an hour. I thought she was trying to lower the price, but it turned out to be to give him time to rob him.
He really didn't expect that there would be such a despicable and shameless person in the world. This time, he lost tens of thousands of taels of silver. How could the head of the Song family let him go like this? But now it is certain that he can't catch up if he sends people to chase him. He decided to expose the matter and report it directly to the officials and the royal family. He would rather not live if he doesn't get rid of this anger.
But as soon as I left where Jiang Tuantuan lived, I saw notices all over the streets and alleys, and passers-by on the street were spreading the word, praising Song Jia's virtues. The notices also said that the Song family voluntarily donated cotton clothes to the frontline soldiers. They are really good people who serve the country and the people.
It also said that the emperor would also bestow honors on the Song family. When people on the street saw the head of the Song family, they surrounded him and praised him highly, almost calling him a living Buddha. People on the street loved to watch the excitement, and when they saw everyone gathered together, they had to join in, for fear of missing out on any news.
As a result, the entire street was blocked, and the virtues of the head of the Song family immediately spread throughout the streets and alleys. In addition, there were notices, and those who could read even wrote poems for him and read them aloud on the street. The children below thought it was fun and followed along. After they memorized them, they recited them while running.
This made the head of the Song family unable to vent his anger. Everyone was praising his virtues. What else could he say? Even if he wanted to report to the police, it would be useless. Should he say that Jiang Tuantuan and the others were robbing?
Who would believe it now? Even if he said it, wouldn't it prove that he is not a patriotic person at all? What if the news spreads that he is still thinking about making a lot of money at a time when the country is in crisis, then his reputation and status will be gone.
For a big family like theirs, reputation is what they care about most.
I can only swallow my anger.
Good job, Jiang Tuantuan, I will remember it!
But Jiang Tuantuan, who was far away, didn't bother to think about how angry the head of the Song family was. She just wanted to get to the battlefield in an instant.
After the head of the Bai family learned about this, he laughed so hard that he almost fell to the ground. He never expected that there would be someone worse off than him. In comparison, Jiang Tuan Tuan seemed much more merciful. At least he didn't suffer too much, but Song Jia suffered a complete loss.
Feeling completely balanced, the happy Patriarch of the Bai family went straight to the restaurant to drink.
On the battlefield, after three days of rest, the snow had melted a lot. Although walking was no longer restricted, it was still very slippery, and the rebels began to harass them constantly.
However, because the soldiers lacked cotton clothes, they could not launch a large-scale attack. After discussion, they still adopted a defensive form.
As soon as Li Jingchen arrived here, he sent a pigeon to send a letter to the emperor, asking for cotton clothes again. Now three days have passed, and it will take at least half a month for the cotton clothes to arrive. I really don’t know if he can hold on for that long.
The situation on the rebel side was much better, because the back was very close to the country, and there were many sheep in Dongyi Country. They could get some fur from the sheep and wear it on their bodies, which would be very warm.
On the other hand, people on the other side have to endure the cold by themselves, build a fire, and huddle together to warm themselves, hoping to get a little more warmth.
Their fighting capacity was greatly reduced, but they did not dare to keep the fire going, fearing that the wood would be gone and how they would cook for so many soldiers.
It was once at a stalemate.
The rebel generals saw this and a day later, they launched a large-scale attack, storming the city walls and breaking down the gates.
The soldiers brought by Li Jingchen were all wearing cotton clothes. They took the initiative to request to go out. Soldiers who came from all over the place to support also took the initiative to go to the battlefield.
Although we don't have as many people as the enemy and our equipment isn't as good as the ground, everyone's morale is very high.
At the end of the day, we suffered heavy losses and barely managed a draw.
After the war, Li Jingchen and other generals sat in the house to discuss what to do next.
What if the rebels launch a large-scale attack again tomorrow?
After discussing for a long time without coming up with a solution, Li Jingchen said, "It's too difficult to attack right now. We should focus on defense and wait for the emperor to send cotton clothes. They mainly climb the city wall by placing ladders or throwing hooks up and hanging them on the wall. So we can apply oil on the wall to increase its sliding force. This will greatly increase the difficulty for them to climb the wall and also buy us time."
The snow hasn't melted completely yet, and the ground is already slippery. If you pour a little oil on the ground, it will be even more slippery.
Everyone felt that this idea was a bit far-fetched, after all, no one had ever come up with such an idea before.
But there was no other way now. In order to save oil, a large amount of water was mixed into the oil. In the dark and quiet night, everyone looked at the oil and smeared it all over the ground in front of the city wall.
The next day, the rebels launched another large-scale attack.
But after just a few steps, many people slipped and fell, and then took the opportunity to shoot arrows at them.
At first I thought the ground was slippery because of the snow, but then I realized that it wasn't so slippery. It shouldn't be so slippery. Later I found out that there was oil on the ground.
The angry rebel general ordered everyone to charge forward, and if they slipped, they could just step on the backs of the people in front.
The whole morning passed like this.
Finally they arrived at the bottom of the city wall. When they were about to climb it, they found that it was extremely slippery and the ladder could not be placed steadily on it. After climbing two steps, the ladder tilted and fell to the side, hitting the people next to it. The entire rebel army was in chaos.
Those who were holding hooks found that their feet were staring upwards and they couldn't push off at all.
The rebel general realized that he had fallen into a trap and quickly ordered a retreat.
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