Chapter 925 Chapter 925, Raid
Along the border between Xiliang and Xiliao, there are twelve tall and heavy military towns. Teams of cavalry patrol back and forth, giving the people of Xiliang a great sense of security.
By taking back the Dan River and building a military town, Xiao Yeyang has completely established his foothold in Xiliang. Not only that, he also has a high reputation among the people.
At the Ganzhou Guard Station, Master Wang was processing the news reported by the military town patrol team, feeling both happy and sighing.
The good news is that every military town is conducting defense and drills in accordance with the established military regulations. The previous passive defense has been eliminated, and morale and blood are beginning to return.
It is admirable that the generals and soldiers were so obedient because they believed in Xiao Yeyang.
When Xiao Yeyang had just taken over the border army, not only others, but also he felt that he was taking advantage of his status. But now, he and everyone saw that Xiao Yeyang had established himself on his own ability.
Seeing Master Wang's happy face, the guards couldn't help but ask, "Master, why are you so happy?"
Master Wang smiled but said nothing. How could he not be happy that the Xiliang border army had a backbone?
The twelve military garrisons operated in a unified manner and supported each other, and the Xiliang border army was finally no longer as disorganized as before.
Xiao Mansion.
After the military town was running on track, Xiao Yeyang stayed in the mansion with Daohua most of the time, except for occasionally going out to watch the soldiers' training.
"I see your belly is getting bigger, our baby must have grown a lot."
Xiao Yeyang stared at Daohua's belly.
Daohua pinched the flesh on her waist worriedly and said, "It's growing. Nanny Li said that it won't be obvious at four months."
As he said that, he looked at Xiao Yeyang.
"After giving birth, I'm going to get fat. You won't dislike me, right?"
Xiao Yeyang smiled and handed the bird's nest porridge to Daohua: "It would be better if you gained weight. I like your chubby look."
Daohua glanced at him sideways while drinking porridge. She would never believe what he said.
Xiao Yeyang looked at Daohua with a smile. Seeing that her face had become rounder and she had the cute and innocent look of her childhood, he couldn't help but reach out and pinch her soft cheek. When Daohua stared at him, he quickly withdrew his hand.
"I have nothing to do today, so I'll draw a picture for you."
Daohua quickly put down her porridge bowl and nodded, "Okay, okay, just draw me as I look now. Then I can often see what I look like when I'm pregnant."
Seeing that Daohua was so interested, Xiao Yeyang smiled and asked Defu to prepare drawing paper, brushes and paints.
Inside the house, the charcoal brazier was burning, dispelling the cold wind outside. Xiao Yeyang stood behind the table, constantly sketching with the paintbrush in his hand, and occasionally looking up at the rice flowers.
After sitting for a while, Daohua felt a little restless and couldn't help but stand up and walk around. Seeing that Xiao Yeyang didn't object, she simply picked up the scissors and trimmed the flowers in the vase.
The two looked at each other from time to time, and the atmosphere in the room was quiet and beautiful.
"It really has grown round."
When the painting was finished, Daohua couldn't wait to take it and look at it: "The face has become rounder, and the body has become rounder." Then, she looked at Xiao Yeyang and said, "Continue to paint for me next month. I want to preserve all the changes during my pregnancy."
Xiao Yeyang smiled and agreed: "That's a good idea."
At this moment, Defu's slightly anxious voice sounded outside the door: "Master, it's bad. The Western Liao cavalry has raided Xinzhong Town, Xintunwei."
Xiao Yeyang's face turned stern: "I'll go out and take a look, you put the painting away."
Daohua nodded and quickly brought the crane cloak to put on him: "Be careful."
Seeing the worry in Daohua's eyes, Xiao Yeyang hugged her in his arms and said, "Don't worry, I'll be back soon."
Watching Xiao Yeyang stride away, Daohua didn't want to look at the painting anymore. She told Guyu to put the painting away and stood in front of the window watching the snowflakes flying in the yard.
Xiliang is located in the border area, which is a place where wars are frequent. Before coming here, she had prepared to face the war, but now that the time has come, she still can't help but worry.
"Miss, your uncle is a martial arts expert, nothing will happen to him." Guyu didn't want Daohua to worry, so he couldn't help but comfort her.
Daohua nodded, was silent for a while, and asked Lixia to bring pen, ink, paper and inkstone.
Due to the promotion of high-yield grain varieties, although the food in the garrison was not abundant this year, it was barely enough for the border troops and military households to have enough to eat, so she did not let Qin Xiaoliu continue to send food here.
Now that Western Liao suddenly launched a war, she couldn't help Xiao Yeyang in any way. She could only transport more food to ensure that the army had enough rations.
This time, Daohua not only asked Qin Xiaoliu to transport the grain collected from the farms owned by her and Xiao Yeyang to Xiliang, but also asked him to use silver to purchase a batch from outside.
There were nearly 300,000 border troops stationed in the twelve military towns. Daohua prepared two years' worth of military rations for this army at one time and asked Qin Xiaoliu to deliver them to Xiliang in batches.
"In two years, Xiao Yeyang will definitely be able to get rid of the Western Liao people."
He gave the note to the secret guard and sent it back to the capital by carrier pigeon. Daohua then called Cao Chuan and asked him about the situation at his ranch.
“How many cattle and sheep are there on the ranch now?”
Cao Chuan: "Madam, since the Dan River was recaptured, the pasture grass has grown vigorously, and there are now more than 50,000 cattle and sheep."
Daohua thought about it and she was not sure whether Western Liao was about to go to war with Daxia. However, to be on the safe side, it would be better to raise more cattle and sheep. After all, the soldiers also needed to eat meat.
Even if she raises too many, she is not afraid. With the Li and Sun family caravans around, she does not have to worry about selling cattle and horses.
"Next year, we'll raise more cattle, sheep, and camels."
After Cao Chuan left, Yan Shouhou was called over again.
Daohua said to him directly: "Go to the Li family and the Sun family and ask them to send more salt."
The salt in Xiliang is all transported from other places. There has been a shortage of salt here for a long time. Once a war breaks out, the army may also face a shortage of salt.
After giving these instructions, Daohua lay down on the recliner to rest.
Xiao Yeyang came back at the end of November.
Seeing his unshaven beard and bloodshot eyes, Daohua felt very distressed and personally took the toiletries to help him clean up.
Knowing that Daohua was worried about Yan Wenxiu in Xintunwei, Xiao Yeyang said, "Brother, it's okay. This time, the Western Liao raid was just to test the defense capabilities of the military town, and it didn't break through the defenses and cross the border."
Daohua nodded and took the chicken soup handed to her by Guyu: "Drink some soup to warm your stomach first."
Xiao Yeyang finished his drink in a few gulps. "The border troops are used to being passive. Even though they trained actively this year, their morale collapsed when faced with the sudden attack of tens of thousands of Western Liao cavalry. Many people were killed or injured this time."
Daohua quickly asked, "Are the Western Liao people planning a major war?"
Xiao Yeyang shook his head: "This should be just a test, to test the military town's defense and reaction capabilities. Obviously, the military town did a very poor job in this regard, and there was no coordination and cooperation ability during the battle."
"Fortunately, I left troops in every military town and quickly spread the news of the raid. The reinforcements arrived in time, otherwise the casualties would have been even greater."
"I thought I could relax for a while, but seeing the state of the border troops, I even had to go to various military towns for inspections and drills this year."
"Western Liao won't give me time to train the border troops. This is just a test, and the next one might be a real war."
Daohua looked puzzled. "Didn't they say that Western Liao hasn't been developing well in recent years? How dare they suddenly go to war with Daxia?"
Xiao Yeyang narrowed his eyes and said, "There's something wrong with this. When we recaptured Danhe last year, Yelu Kangda retreated without saying anything. This shows that Western Liao was incapable of confronting Daxia at that time."
"Only a year has passed, how dare you raid the military town?"
(End of this chapter)
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