Construction of the outer city has begun, but this is an extremely huge project. Even with full firepower and three shifts, there is still no hope.
Moreover, Beidi has already grasped Beixi County's intention to expand the city, so naturally it will not sit still and wait for death, and will send out rangers to harass them from time to time.
The influx of hungry people is like a plague!
When the hungry people in the rear learned that Beixi County had implemented a policy of "accepting everything" for the hungry people, they all fell into madness, and like a wave, they rushed to Beixi County one after another.
The large-scale fleeing teams numbered hundreds of people, while the smallest ones were in groups of three or five.
But they all have the same belief in their hearts that as long as they successfully enter Beixi County, they can welcome a new life.
For all hungry people, Beixi County is not just a city, but hope!
In a life of absolute darkness and despair, a ray of light suddenly appears, guiding everyone to move forward with the determination of a moth to a flame.
With the continuous influx of hungry people, Beidi has taken advantage of them. If they send out a small group of rangers, they can kill countless people and return home with a full load.
One goes down and the other goes up.
The defenders of Beixi County faced an unprecedented desperate situation. Ning Hu and Xu Mo led the defenders to attack left and right. They were exhausted and slept only three hours a day, but they still could not stop the Beidi Rangers. They had to watch countless people every day. The hungry people were massacred.
During the whole process, the hussars, chariots, and frontier troops did not send a single soldier.
Ning Hu's eyes were bloodshot and he gritted his teeth: "Am I the only one who cares about the safety of the hungry people in this beam? The strength of the chariots and hussars alone is as high as hundreds of thousands. Even if only a few thousand people are sent to assist in the defense, It is enough to block the Beidi Rangers to the north of Beixi County and create a safe passage for the hungry people.”
Xu Mo let out a long sigh. Although he didn't want to admit it, the reality was so cruel: "Mrs. Qin has already seen through the situation and made it clear to me a few days ago."
"The situation in Beixi County is closely related to the Kyoto court."
"The chariots, hussars, and border troops each represent different interests. No matter what their background is, they are definitely not Brother Qin's allies. They wish that Beixi County would be destroyed and everyone would be killed, and Brother Qin would be demoted from his high position. How can they help if they are pulled away? Besides...these hungry people are a burden to everyone everywhere."
Upon hearing the word "burden", Ning Hu immediately became furious and roared hysterically: "These are all my people in Daliang!"
Xu Mo let out a long sigh: "So what? The wine and meat in the rich family stinks, and there are people freezing to death on the road. The children of the ministers in Kyoto live a healthy and unrestrained life, throwing away eighteen thousand taels of silver without even frowning, but if it is to raise funds to buy for the hungry people, Relief food is more painful than killing them."
"The dignitaries in Kyoto cannot see the suffering of the hungry people. The local heroes, under pressure from all sides, can only turn a blind eye to the hungry people. I dare say that looking at the entire Liang Dynasty, only Brother Qin has received the hungry people without any distractions. Take it all as ordered. If we put ourselves in Brother Qin's position and stand, how should we make a decision?"
Ning Hu fell silent...
Ning Hu knew very well that he was not as courageous as Qin Feng when it came to taking in hungry people.
Besides...
Even if you have courage, what can you do? Material supply, resettlement of hungry people, Beidi intrusion, these problems are all as difficult as the sky for Ning Hu.
Only Qin Feng has the ability to support Beixi County.
At this moment, Zhao Cheng, the postmaster of Beixi County, came on horseback and shouted from a distance: "Ning Qianhu, General Xu, something bad has happened! Beidi Rangers attacked the trade road, and the material transport team There were heavy casualties.”
Ning Hu and Xu Mo exclaimed in unison: "What?!"
Trade routes are the lifeblood of Beixi County. Any trauma is fatal to Beixi County!
For this reason, Lin Quqi sent many defenders along the road to protect the smooth flow of the trade route, but something went wrong!
Ning Hu gritted his teeth and shouted: "Brother Xu, leave the task of blocking the Beidi Rangers to me. You quickly lead people to the trade route. Beixi County is now at its limit. Once the trade route is blocked, it will collapse!"
Xu Mo knew the seriousness of the matter and did not dare to hesitate at all. He led a group of new troops and rushed to the scene of the incident as quickly as possible.
At the same time, the Beidi tent.
Chen Si was lying on the wooden bed, his face was as pale as paper, his forehead was covered with sweat, and he coughed violently from time to time.
Although the shoulder injury had been stabilized under the full treatment of the army's medical doctors, the viciousness entered his body and Chen Si's whole body was as hot as fire, and he was already terminally ill.
The entire tent was filled with deathly silence. The faces of the lieutenants and lieutenants were extremely solemn. No one could have imagined that the nameless guards of the Tianji Camp would have such a huge consequence with a fatal arrow. Even the legendary general of Beidi, the iron-blooded Chen Si, was dragged down by his worsening injuries and was about to die.
Everyone seemed to recall the terror of the Tianji Camp guards once again...
Even so, Chen Si still held the military newspaper in his hand, his eyes sometimes cloudy, sometimes clear, and said feebly: "Beixi County is no longer something we can shake. There is only one strategy for the next step, which is consumption. With a small group of riders, Attack in all directions, intercept and kill the hungry people, and make the defenders of Beixi County exhausted. In addition, seize every possible opportunity...ahem...to harass the trade routes and block or delay the supply of supplies to Beixi County."
"If we continue to consume at this rate, Beixi County will collapse on its own without attacking the city. Unless Qin Feng has extraordinary abilities, he can still turn the tide in such a desperate situation... cough cough cough..."
The deputy general's eyes were red and swollen, and he knelt on one knee beside the bed, holding the blanket tightly with his big hands like tiger paws: "General, please rest, don't hold on any longer!"
After a long time, Chen Sicai finally gathered some strength and said angrily: "Both Beidi and Daliang have fallen into the quagmire of this national war and cannot escape. No matter which side loses, even if it does not face the crisis of national annihilation, They will also bear unimaginable compensation for ceding territory. Now on the front line, we can only accumulate small victories into big victories..."
"I, the Chen family, have received the emperor's favor. Even if I only breathe my last breath, I will still..."
Before Chen Si could finish speaking, a shout came from outside the tent: "The forward commander has given the order! The forward deputy general, Beixi County War Zone Commander Chen Si, will return to the capital to diagnose and treat his injuries and set off immediately!"
After hearing this, no one in the big tent was happy. On the contrary, the atmosphere became even more depressed.
This place is so far away from the capital of Beidi. With Chen Si's current physical condition, there is a 19% chance that he will die on the road...
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Kyoto, Tianji camp accounting room.
Liu Hongyan looked at the reply to the secret message with an unprecedented serious expression: "The trade route was attacked, and nearly 200,000 taels worth of materials were lost..."
"Is God going to destroy Beixi County? Destroy Tianji camp... and destroy our Qin family?"
The despair in Liu Hongyan's eyes flashed away, and she gritted her teeth: "Sell the property!"
