Li Yang sighed softly and said slowly:
"It is the last word to recover your strength as soon as possible."
"In addition, after this great victory, I plan to rest for three days and then set off again."
"In our current state, we have no confidence that we can win Bluestone City."
Hearing Li Yang's words, the villagers were silent for a moment, and then nodded. They also understood that Li Yang was right. Their victory this time relied on luck. If it was a regular battle, they would definitely lose.
After Li Yang returned, the whole village immediately became excited. The villagers surrounded Li Yang and kept flattering him.
"Thank you for your hard work, General Li!"
"We will definitely take good care of you!"
"We have some eggs here, General Li, please eat them!"
…
For a while, Li Yang enjoyed everyone's admiration and care.
He had a gentle smile on his face and kept nodding, but he was quite emotional in his heart.
Soon after, he summoned several elders in the village.
"Everyone, our next task is to build the city wall and reinforce the city to prevent Qingshi City from sending people to sneak attacks."
"We must train new recruits during this period so that they understand unity and cooperation."
"The most important thing is that we suffered heavy losses this time and need enough soldiers. I am going to set up a recruitment system in the town to recruit strong men!"
As Li Yang said this, the eyes of everyone around him couldn't help but light up.
This is a way out. With these strong men, they can train into an army, recruit more people, expand the army, and at the same time ensure the safety of the villagers.
Of course, Li Yang would not let so many people join the army directly. Instead, he would disperse these people to nearby villages to set up workshops, blacksmith shops, tailor shops, farms, etc.
These factories can produce a large amount of materials and labor, and he can also take this opportunity to cultivate more elite soldiers to prepare for the future battle against Bluestone City.
After some discussion, Li Yang began to mobilize the whole village to start building the city wall, and at the same time began to count how much food was left.
Although he has sent an urgent letter to Beijing reporting on his current situation, the specific situation still needs to be investigated clearly, and all of this is inseparable from money and food.
…
At night, Li Yang was lying on the bed, frowning slightly.
In today's battle, he was seriously injured. He was recovering from his injuries, but the worries in his heart became more and more intense.
"Oh, I didn't expect that Bluestone City's strength would be so strong. If someone hadn't fallen from the sky, I'm afraid we would have been defeated."
Li Yang sighed softly and murmured.
Today's battle can be described as extremely dangerous.
Originally, according to Li Yang's estimation, as long as he could lead troops to intercept the soldiers in Qingshi City for half a month, reinforcements from there would arrive.
But I didn't expect that the soldiers of Qingshi City were stronger than expected, and they were eventually defeated.
And the reason why they were able to win was not entirely because they led their sergeants to fight to the death.
"It seems that leading troops to fight is really difficult."
Li Yang said secretly in his heart, but he also knew that the biggest trouble now was that there was not enough food supply, otherwise there would be no need to worry about food shortage.
"Forget it, there are only two months left before Bluestone City attacks us. The most important thing now is to seize the time to train the sergeants."
Li Yang said softly. He turned his body slightly, closed his eyes, and soon fell into coma.
…
The next day, early morning.
Li Yang woke up, stretched his limbs and moved his muscles.
"General Li, are you awake?"
At this moment, there was a sound of footsteps outside the door, and several villagers walked in, still holding breakfast in their hands.
"Well, what are you..." Li Yang looked at the villagers in front of him and asked with some confusion.
"This is a steamed bun specially made by us."
An elderly villager explained: "The general has made great contributions to our village, and we want to do our best."
"Thank you."
Li Yang looked at the people in front of him with tears in his eyes.
Here these days, he has felt unprecedented care, especially from these villagers.
These simple and kind-hearted villagers regard Li Yang as their hero, regard him as the patron saint of their village, and regard him as their backbone.
This kind of care was something he had never experienced before.
Li Yang was filled with emotions.
Perhaps God favored me and allowed me to be reborn here, so that I could change this village and have a group of loyal subordinates.
He decided in his heart to let these villagers live a good life.
"General Li, how are your injuries?"
Several villagers looked at Li Yang and said with worries on their faces: "You should take medicine to treat your injuries now!"
"Um!"
Li Yang nodded, took the decoction handed over by a woman next to him, and drank it.
The decoction tasted extremely bitter, but Li Yang didn't dislike it at all and drank the decoction in one gulp.
After chatting for a while, Li Yang put on his armor and went outside the village to see how the fortifications were being built.
This era is equivalent to the Tang Dynasty in Li Yang's previous life. There were not many means. The defenses were just simple things such as snagging ropes or earthen pits.
Not long after, Li Yang finished his patrol and returned home.
As soon as he entered the house, he saw Qin Yuerou suddenly appearing in his room. She was making a cup of crude tea in front of her and holding a book, reading slowly.
"Your Highness, what are you doing?"
Li Yang was stunned and looked at Qin Yuerou in surprise, wondering why she suddenly appeared here.
Qin Yuerou raised her head, looked at Li Yang, and showed a faint smile: "I came to you to discuss something."
"What's going on?" Li Yang sat down, took the tea in Qin Yuerou's hand and drank it in one gulp.
Qin Yuerou put down the book and stared at Li Yang seriously. After thinking for a moment, she said, "You should pay attention to your body."
Li Yang was stunned when he heard this. Just as he was about to say something, Qin Yuerou's words came next.
"My father sent you to the front line just to silence the superior officials. You don't need to fight so hard."
"In addition, you were only injured yesterday. If you work harder today, I'm afraid the injury will worsen."
Li Yang was startled, stood up suddenly, and said hurriedly: "It doesn't matter, my health is good, I can rest for a few days and it will be fine."
After saying that, he turned around and went out.
"Are you worried about the safety of those soldiers?"
Qin Yuerou's voice sounded faintly.
Li Yang stopped immediately, turned around slowly and looked at Qin Yuerou.
Qin Yuerou sighed softly: "You should understand what my father expects from you and what he wants you to do. He will never allow you to make any mistakes now, not to mention that you are still the leader."
"If you continue to fight like this, even if you rescue those three thousand elite soldiers, I'm afraid you will suffer from the root of the disease."
