Chapter 412

"I don't know when the rations will arrive. The rations in Songshan District can only last for another ten days, and this is when the defenders are tightening their belts and the Power Gu Tribe soldiers are eating cornbread …"

Listening to Mose and Miao Youfang discussing how to become the top scorer after the war, Xu Erlang was thinking about the rations.

The Power Gu Tribe soldiers and the Flying Beast Army of Heart Gu Tribe had eaten the entire Songshan District.

The flying beasts had huge appetites, it was understandable that they had big appetites. But the Strength Gu Tribe's clansmen made the Song Shan district guards "shocked".

The defenders ate with bowls in their hands, while the Power Gu Tribe ate with buckets beside them.

The defenders ate three meals a day during the war, and two during normal times.

The Power Gu Tribe's soldiers ate four meals a day, and five during the war.

Xu Erlang was prepared for this. After all, Lina and Lingyin had eaten so much that his mother's scalp went numb, and the Xu family was very rich now.

Not to mention four hundred Power Gu Tribe soldiers.

But Xu Erlang still underestimated the appetite of the Power Gu Tribe soldiers. It was not accurate to use Lina and Lingyin's usual appetite as a reference.

Because his stupid sister and her stupid master only knew how to laugh and laugh, and did not consume any energy.

How could they compare to the blood-thirsty warriors?

"As long as I get more rations, I can always defend Songshan District." Xu Xinnian thought.

Daibun's cannons and ballistae were responsible for covering fire, the Flying Beast Army of Heart Gu Tribe attacked from the sky, the Corpse Gu Tribe controlled the fearless warriors, and the Dark Gu Tribe was responsible for assassinations.

The Power Gu Tribe was responsible for clearing the enemies that climbed the city wall.

Coupled with Xu Erlang's commanding ability, Songshan District was impregnable.

But now, the rebels outside the city, nine thousand elites and twenty thousand miscellaneous soldiers had changed their strategy from attacking to besieging, trying to turn Songshan District into the second Wan County.

It was worth mentioning that the miscellaneous soldiers were militia made up of refugees and young men who were forced into the army. The leader was a Jianghu man recruited by Yunzhou's rebel army.

"I heard Erlang say that after the Spring Sacrifice, the state of Qingzhou will improve?"

Miao Youfang played chess and chatted at the same time, feeling that he was a genius.

"Yes, the situation in the entire Central Plains will turn for the better. The cold disaster is the main reason, and the second reason is the lack of food, which caused the current chaotic situation. Once spring comes, the cold will no longer threaten the people. "

Xu Cijiu held the book in his hands and placed the half-eaten cornbread on the side of the table, trying to be frugal.

"Secondly, farming is the instinct of the common people. Only by farming in spring can they reap in autumn. Many of the refugees would choose to pick up their shovels again. As long as the imperial court took out the abandoned land and redistributed it, a large portion of the refugees would be resolved.

"However, when the time comes, there will definitely be countless nobles taking the opportunity to annex the land, not leaving a way out for the people. It all depends on whether Emperor Yongxing is bold enough."

At this point, he frowned. Everything about the new emperor was good, except for his lack of boldness. He was more than capable of defending his position.

He can not do great things.

If Yongxing Emperor could act according to his plan and secretly 'sacrifice' the squires, nobles, and powerful landlords, the number of people who would annex the land after spring would decrease sharply.

"What if we can't defend the land after the Spring Sacrifice?"

Miao Youfang argued out of habit, "Will you die in Songshan County or run away?"

Mose raised his head and said,

"The warriors of the Strength Gu Tribe will not run away. If I die in the Central Plains, remember to send my body back to my father."

Miao Youfang looked at Xu Erlang. The latter said, "I will do my best and leave it to fate.

"Do your best and leave the rest to fate. If it really comes to a situation where I must die, as a scholar, I will naturally sacrifice my life for righteousness. What about you, Brother Miao? "

"How can I die in battle? I will become a hero in the future. Hmm, if such a day really comes, remember to engrave the word 'Hero' on my tombstone. Then apologize to Xu Yinluo for me. "

Miao Youfang thought for a while and said, "Oh yes, burn a few paper dolls for me every year. Even if I go to the netherworld, I will still sleep with women. "

Xu Cigu shook his head. His eyes never left the book of war. He reached out to grab the cornbread, but missed.

"Hmm?" He looked sideways and saw that the table was empty. He looked up again and saw Mose chewing the cornbread. He then pretended that nothing had happened and played chess with Miao Youfang seriously.

"What a displeasure …" Xu Xinnian cursed in his heart. His face was expressionless as he said,

"Brother Mose, I always think of your sister when I see you."

The dark-skinned Mose turned around and said,

"What do you mean?"

He knew that Xu Xinnian was Xu Yinluo's younger brother. He also knew that Lina had been staying at the Xu Family for half a year.

Xu Erlang had a sincere look on his face.

"Brother Mose and Lina are both extremely pure people. You fully carry forward the saying 'food is the most important thing for the people'. If everyone in the world could be like you and your sister, the Nine Prefectures would have long been ruled by lawlessness, and there wouldn't be so many wars. "

Mose did not expect that he and his sister would be praised so highly by Xu Xinnian, who was a two-rank Jinshi. He was very happy and laughed.

"Your excellency Xu, you flatter me. I am slow-witted and can't accept it. On the other hand, my father always praised Lina for being smart since she was young. "

"Does your father have some misunderstanding about being smart since she was young?" Xu Xinnian nodded and continued to read quietly.

Miao Youfang felt that there was a hidden meaning in Xu Erlang's words, but he had no evidence.

At the mention of Lina, Mose became more talkative.

"You have been busy with the war these few days. You have been hanging around the Central Plains. Do you know the nickname of my sister Lina in the Jianghu of the Central Plains?"

"Useless …" Xu Erlang subconsciously ridiculed in his heart.

Miao Youfang, on the other hand, did not join in the ridicule because he was not familiar with Lina. Otherwise, with his low-level survival desire to say "the ugliest sister-in-law", he would have already surrounded Mose and started a rap to ridicule Lina.

"What nickname?"

Miao Youfang took the opportunity when Mose turned his head to look at Xu Erlang to secretly change a chess piece with the ability of Peak Strength.

Mose listened to it, gathered his breath on the tip of his tongue, and spat out like a Buddhist incantation, "Flying Swallow Heroine!"

"What?!"

Xu Erlang raised his head in shock.

Miao Youfang stared at Mose with a dumbfounded expression.

Mose was very satisfied with their dumbfounded expressions. He puffed out his chest and raised his head.

"Lina has been in the Jianghu for half a year and is deeply loved by the people of the Central Plains. She is known as the Flying Swallow Heroine."

Xu Cijiu was indeed a scholar. His expression was normal as he said slowly,

"Who told you that?"

"Lina said it herself." Mose replied.

Miao Youfang was just about to expose him when he saw Xu Erlang giving him a look. He transmitted his voice and asked,

"What's wrong?"

Xu Cijiu had not mastered the technique of transmitting voice yet, so he only shook his head slightly.

Erlang's meaning was to wait for Mose to make a big fuss about it before watching him make a fool of himself. It was not the right time yet, the commotion was not big enough … Miao Youfang did not follow Xu Qi 'an for nothing.

He immediately thought of the holy son.

'I'll tell him after the battle, otherwise it will affect his fighting spirit and morale …' Xu Erlang thought in his heart.

At this moment, the roar of the black-scaled flying beasts was heard, followed by the sound of the wind. The three people in the barbican knew that a flying beast army had landed on the city wall.

After waiting for a while, hurried footsteps could be heard from afar. A Heart Gu Master wearing rattan armor rushed in and spoke to Mose using the Southern Border language.

Miao Youfang and Xu Erlang looked at Mose. The latter jumped up and said in the Central Plains language that was getting more fluent,

"The rebel army ten li away has met up with the reinforcements and is coming this way."

…

Guo county.

The Qing state army stationed in Dong Ling City had fought with the Cloud state rebel army for half a month and after losing sixty percent of their soldiers, they could not hold on any longer and retreated from Dong Ling's territory. They rested in the nearby Guo county.

Their enemies were the 'Black Armor' and 'Green Python' elite armies led by Ji Xuan, as well as three thousand miscellaneous troops.

The Black Armor Army consisted of six hundred heavy cavalry and two thousand three hundred light cavalry.

The Green Python Army consisted of four thousand elite infantry soldiers equipped with eighty cannons, thirty ballistae, and two thousand firearms and bows.

Such a valiant and well-equipped army was naturally not something the Qing state army could contend against.

Even though Sun Xuanji had brought a large amount of firearms and equipment before he left for Qing state, the truth was that the Qing state army was far from being able to match the elite troops of Cloud state.

The Qing state army was not the trump card of the Daibun army, but they were facing one of the elite troops of the rebel army.

And in terms of middle-level battle strength, the Dong Ling army was still inferior to the elite troops led by Ji Xuan.

The only one who could turn the situation around was the rank three Warlock, Sun Xuanji.

Indeed, a Warlock's individual battle strength could not be compared to a Warrior of the same rank, but in terms of destructive power, in the rank three realm, if a Warlock claimed to be second, no one would dare to claim to be first.

The white-haired Protector Yuan walked on the city wall and said to everyone he met:

"Ten Thousand Demon Kingdom has been rebuilt."

The Dong Ling army was already familiar with this demon ally, they loved and hated him. They loved him for his powerful rank four battle strength, he was a reliable comrade.

What they hated was that this comrade would "stab" them at any time.

That morning, the news of the Southern Demon Kingdom's restoration reached the Qing state. Protector Yuan was overjoyed, he stood on the city wall and cried to the sky, expressing his joy.

Then, he told everyone he met about it.

"Congratulations, Ten Thousand Demon Kingdom is a good ally of the Daibun."

A centurion looked at Protector Yuan, who had come over, and smiled warmly.

However, Protector Yuan looked at him unhappily and said:

"Your heart is telling me that this damned monkey is not done yet."

"…" The centurion's face suddenly turned red, he did not know whether to explain or pretend that he did not hear it. He was so embarrassed that he wanted to leave his post.

Fortunately, Protector Yuan did not make things difficult for him, he tactfully walked away and announced the good news to other soldiers he knew.

"Sigh!"

The centurion looked at Protector Yuan's back and sighed.

He did not know if Guo County could be defended, and how long it would last. His brothers who died in the field did not even have time to collect their corpses.

At this moment, a loud noise came from the sky, and a red light exploded high up in the sky.

This was the signal of an enemy attack, and the person who sent the signal was Sun Xuanji, who was floating in the air above Guo County and using the Aura Observation Spell to detect the incoming enemy.

…

Wan County.

Wan County had been besieged for a month.

During this period, the rebel army attacked the city dozens of times. The Qing state administrative office mobilized troops and sent reinforcements many times, but they were all defeated by the Yunzhou Army.

It was not until the Flying Beast Army of the Heart Voodoo Division arrived that the situation was reversed.

However, for the soldiers stationed in Wan County, exhaustion had seeped into their bones. Even the most belligerent people wanted to end this beast-like struggle as soon as possible.

As for Zhang Shen, who had lived in seclusion for more than 20 years, it was a great humiliation to be forced into such a predicament in the first battle.

Even though he was isolated and had no reinforcements, he lived up to his reputation as the governor of Wan County until now.

Zhang Shen climbed to the top of the city wall and looked around. The city wall was full of holes, scorch marks, and cracks caused by the fire cannons. There were even holes in some places. The parapet wall was completely destroyed, like a man whose teeth were shattered.

More than half of the garrison troops were dead or injured, and the militia was forcibly recruited. Now, more than half of the militia were dead or injured.

The dark clouds of war shrouded this small city.

In the blue sky, a giant beast flapped its membranous wings and flew towards Wan County.

The giant beast glided and slowly landed on the city wall. The Heart Voodoo Master riding on its back said to Zhang Shen,

"There is a large number of enemy troops approaching thirty miles to the south."

After the Flying Beast Army came to help, Zhang Shen, who had taken the time to learn the Southern Border language for a few days, nodded with a solemn expression and said in fluent Southern Border accent,

"I understand."

He turned his body and looked towards the south, saying slowly,

"I can see thirty miles into the distance."

As soon as he finished speaking, his vision changed drastically. The surrounding scenery disappeared and his vision was pulled infinitely far away, all the way to thirty miles away.

In his vision, there was an endless enemy troop slowly approaching, their banners flapping fiercely.

The banners fluttered in the wind and unfolded, revealing a "Qi" character.

Zhang Shen chuckled and retracted his gaze, muttering to himself,

"Soldier against soldier, general against general, this bastard is finally here."

…

Dong Ling City.

Xu Pingfeng, who was dressed in a snow-white robe, held a pot of wine in his hand and ascended to the sky, arriving above the sea of clouds.

Golden light followed closely and turned into Galo Tree Bodhisattva, standing beside Xu Pingfeng.

Opposite them, the white-haired, white-bearded Supervisor had been waiting for a long time.

"Teacher Supervisor."

Xu Pingfeng flew and floated between them and sat on the ground in the sea of clouds. With a wave of his sleeves, a chessboard and two boxes of chess pieces appeared in front of him.

"I remember when I was learning from you, we would play a game of chess every three days. I have never won."

Xu Pingfeng's tone was calm and said with a regretful tone,

"After leaving the capital for twenty years, we will never meet again. It has been twenty years since we last played chess. Teacher Supervisor, can you accompany me for another game?"