The weather is getting colder and colder.
Except for most of the territory of the Mo Dynasty, which was cloudy and cold, the Qi Kingdom in the north was already covered with snowflakes, and the whole dynasty was desolate and cold.
"How are the preparations for Mo Country's affairs?" A stern urging came from the mouth of the emperor who refused to show his face and always wore a mask.
I saw all the officials below looking towards the Minister of War and the two prime ministers.
Although the two prime ministers of Qi State hold high positions and should be feared by all civil and military officials, no matter how high they are, the only thing they fear is the stern emperor.
"Your Majesty, everything has been arranged, food and grass have been prepared, and we are ready to go to war at any time!" Prime Minister Zuo of Qi State replied in a panic.
After being silent for a long time, Qi Heze, the emperor of Qi State wearing a black mask, spoke: "Okay! It's October now, it's winter, we must go out as soon as possible! If we can't destroy the Mo Dynasty, we have to occupy some of its cities. !”
"Yes! I will definitely live up to your majesty's trust!"
Above the court, all the civil and military officials were confident of winning the battle, and all the officials sounded confident and determined!
Soon, the Qi army went south, and this time they attacked Huguang instead of Jianglai!
The army of Qi State is full of morale! Regardless of the dangers, no matter whether they were water-based or not, there was not a single complaint among the entire army. Hundreds of thousands of troops crossed the Yangtze River and went straight up with bows and crossbows in their hands!
The enemy's morale is too strong, and there are too few enemy troops on the Huguang boundary. I'm afraid they will miss!
"Report!"
"Report!"
A long and loud roar was heard heading towards the palace and towards the Governor's Mansion.
"Your Majesty, now that the Qi Kingdom is attacking our Mo Kingdom again, this battle will be fought! The battle will be won!" Du Antong, the governor, said forcefully.
"How many Qi troops are there?" the emperor asked sadly.
"Reporting to your Majesty, there are at least 100,000 Qi troops this time!" Du Antong replied.
"Okay. Then let's do as you wish." The emperor didn't seem to care much about this matter.
"Yes. I will send a large army to support Huguang, attack the Qi army, and defend Huguang!"
Perhaps because of the death of his imperial concubine and the death of his child a few days ago, Emperor Mo, who was not yet in his thirties, had not yet come out of this sorrow.
The Mo State sent troops, but the Qi army, which had captured a city, could no longer defend it. Now it was fighting to the death on the border of Huguang, with rivers of blood flowing.
There was a cold atmosphere in the air, and the battle had not stopped. All the soldiers, regardless of their ice-red hands and faces, went to fight Qi Jun with hungry stomachs and risking their lives.
The war raged for several days and nights without stopping. The people living in the Mo Dynasty were also worried when they heard about this.
"Who do you think will win?"
"Do you still need to say it? I, Mo Chao, must win. I heard that the emperor of Qi State is a tyrant and a coward. How many people will seriously work for him."
"Don't mention it yet. With such a monarch, even if I were a commoner of the Qi Kingdom, I would feel panic-stricken."
At this moment, word spread rapidly in the streets and alleys of Xitong County, Guangnan Province, and almost everyone in the city knew about it.
By chance, these words were heard by nine-year-old Chen Ziyuan.
Not seen for a long time, Chen Ziyuan has grown a lot taller now.
In the streets and alleys, people were coming and going, but there was no one around Chen Ziyuan.
Li Xiran, who was selling steamed buns at the stall, looked in a hurry, as if he had something to deal with.
"Bring me a few...a few brown sugar stuffed buns, and a few...a few spicy vegetable stuffed buns." A customer said hesitantly.
"Sir, how many do you want?" Li Xiran smiled and looked panicked.
"Come as many as you want. There is... plenty of money!"
Seeing the guest hesitating and speaking awkwardly, Li Xiran packed the buns. Although he didn't ask a few questions, he always smiled and asked the guest if he had enough.
"Enough...enough."
After hearing this, Li Xiran stopped pretending, packed the paper bag, and handed it to the guest respectfully and hastily.
After handing it over, Li Xiran hurriedly packed up the stall, and when he was about to push the stall toward the door of the private school, he saw Chen Ziyuan, who was standing aside but did not speak, his face flushed.
"Zi Yuan! Why are you here?" Li Xiran hurriedly stepped forward and hugged the child, looking at Zi Yuan's whole body.
"Mom, why didn't you come to pick me up today?" Zi Yuan said aggrievedly.
Looking at Zi Yuan's cute and innocent face, Xi Ran smiled, put her hands on Zi Yuan's shoulders, and explained: "You see, there are many guests today. I was busy here and wanted to pick them up early. You, but there are so many people, there’s nothing you can do about it, mother.”
Hearing what his mother said, Zi Yuan smiled: "I forgive my mother. Money is important. Then...are they sold out?"
Xi Ran nodded happily with a smile on his face: "Sold out." Looking at the dark sky and the lack of customers, he looked at Zi Yuan: "Let's go home."
"Go home!" Zi Yuan said happily.
Xi Ran walked into the wooden stall cart, closed the board, and pushed it, while Zi Yuan, who was already sensible, was at the side, pushing the stall cart together with little strength.
While pushing, Ziyuan kept talking about things in the private school, and as he talked, he moved to the military affairs of the Mo Dynasty.
"Mom, I heard that the enemy country and our country have been fighting for several days, and they are still fighting now. Mom, why do you think they have been fighting for so long? Do they like fighting so much?" Ziyuan asked in confusion.
On weekdays, the teachers in the private school also talked about knowledge from books such as "Great Learning" and "The Analects of Confucius", and did not mention military matters.
Although she was born as a maid, Xi Ran understood a lot of things by following Sun Yan, who had passed away and had knowledge.
"Tell me, Ziyuan, why are we selling steamed buns on the street in the cold weather?" Xi Ran said.
"For money?"
"Then tell me, what will the money be used for?"
"Buy delicious food, buy whatever you want." Zi Yuan said innocently.
"Yes, the enemy country started fighting because they saw that our country had a lot of food and clothing."
"Mom, do you think the enemy country doesn't have endless food and clothing?" Zi Yuan looked at Xi Ran again.
Li Xiran listened to the words of the former concubine's son and smiled slightly: "I want to know. You will know when you grow up."
"good."
Unknowingly, they finally returned home, and it happened that a light rain fell in the sky, making the originally desolate and cold place even colder.
"What?! We fought for seven days and seven nights! No victory yet?!" the emperor said anxiously.
The officials of the Governor's Office, the Ministry of War, and other civil and military officials were unable to do anything.
"Your Majesty, our army has sent 200,000 troops to deal with it. However, the enemy's morale is high and they have been fighting for so many days without a victory. The Qi State has really spent a lot of money this time." Du An, the Grand Governor, said.
After hearing this, the emperor stood up, looked at the ministers, and said: "This battle must be won! If you win, I will reward everyone, including the soldiers. If you lose, I will withhold your salary."
"yes."
"Retreat!"
