Bei Gongjing is an out-and-out action person. After making up her mind, she collected a bag of ore, then mobilized 400 sergeants to station themselves in the valley. After everything was arranged, she led her hunting army down the mountain.

Head straight to Wancheng.

It was already late autumn, and the fields were golden. The heavy ears of grain bent the stalks, and the fragrance of the grains that were about to mature floated in the air. The war was not only bad but also good. Due to the war, the population of the surrounding states and counties in Nanyang went to

The migration to Nanyang not only brought a large number of laborers, but also a large number of livestock. One of the benefits of the influx of large numbers of people and livestock is that the amount of manure produced every day has skyrocketed. These smelly things are removed by specialized workers

Collect it and sell it to the countryside to be turned into fertilizer. The manure produced by the military horse farm alone is an astonishing number every day - there are nearly 20,000 military horses in Nanyang. There is enough fertilizer, and God also gives face.

It rains frequently, so this year's millet and millet are growing particularly well, and a bumper harvest is inevitable.

However, everyone is not free from worries. Now the food shortage has spread to every corner of Nanyang. The government has tried its best to get food for everyone, but it can't feed so many mouths. Those farmers have to organize on a village basis.

The militia patrolled the fields day and night, chasing away rats and birds, and would also catch those who tried to run into the fields to steal immature millet and send them to the officials. This was the most difficult time of the year, driving away birds during the day and chasing away mice and thieves at night.

, it’s so exhausting!

Conflicts between Nanyang natives and foreigners have become more and more frequent. Nanyang natives believe that the continuous influx of foreigners has squeezed their living space, and most of the foreigners have nothing and are not interested in owning houses, fields and upcoming projects.

The local natives who have mature crops are full of jealousy, and conflicts are naturally inevitable. As the summer grain in official warehouses becomes less and less, people's panic intensifies, conflicts become more and more intense, and even armed fights break out, and the security of Nanyang area further deteriorates.

deterioration.

However, compared with the miserable situation in other places where there are many forts attacking each other and the refugees covering up and eating the savages, this small conflict in Nanyang is simply out of the question. Although the whole of Nanyang is quite chaotic, it is generally controllable. After all, the crops are growing quickly.

When you mature, you can survive this difficult time if you endure it a little longer.

The fields about to be harvested are everyone’s hope.

People are not afraid of hardship, but they are afraid of losing hope.

The hunting army walked through the official road, and the formation stretched for more than 20 miles. Such a huge army marched in surprisingly neat formation, as if they were walking between two straight ropes. No one or horse crossed the official road.

Dao ran into the fields and trampled the crops. When he passed through the orchards full of fruits, no one dared to reach out to pick fruits to eat. The strict military discipline was amazing. Pedestrians on the road and farmers working in the fields stopped one after another to pay homage to this army.

The returning hunting army cheered. They all knew that those prey would soon appear in the market and be sold to them at low prices to make up for the lack of grain. The more the hunting army harvested, the more meat they could buy.

The more there are, how can they not be happy!

The hunting army did as they wished. Every time they passed a village or town, they stopped to sell prey to the locals. As soon as they left, a large number of people rushed into the market to purchase these fresh meats, refusing to give up for a moment.

hold up!

Naturally, the military Sima was responsible for these matters, so there was no need for Bei Gongjing to worry about it. She and Yangxiu galloped along with a few followers, and soon returned to Wancheng.

Returning to General Wancheng's mansion, she took off her armor, took a nice bath, asked the servant to get some food for a casual meal, and then asked: "Has General Li returned to the mansion?"

The servant replied: "Not yet. General Li and the second lady are still in Jiyang and will not be back until tomorrow."

Bei Gongjing asked: "What are they doing in Jiyang?"

The servant said: "They worked with the local carpenters in Jiyang and invented many novel things, such as four-wheeled carts, curved shaft plows, waterwheels, etc., which were regarded by the people of Jiyang as the reincarnation of Luban!"

Bei Gongjing was startled: "They actually came up with so many novel things?"

The servant said: "Yes, especially the waterwheel. It is really amazing. It does not require manpower or animal power. It is driven by the water flow and can lift the water several feet high!"

Bei Gongjing said: "I'll have to go to Jiyang to have a look when I have time."

She was not surprised by this result. She knew her sister's abilities. Zhuge Hui had a weak constitution and was not suitable for martial arts. However, she had a photographic memory and a unique talent in machinery. She had liked tinkering with various things since she was a child.

A kind of complex mechanical equipment, such as a wooden man that can jump or even dance on the table. As luck would have it, Li Rui had another weird idea, and the two of them got together, and they were determined to create something weird.

Here comes the stuff. It’s just that she didn’t expect that the two of them could come up with so many tricks when they collided. How long had it been before they made a curved shaft plow, a four-wheeled carriage, a waterwheel, etc.?

After a year and a half, God knows what unheard-of stuff they can come up with!

She then asked: "What news is there in Xiangfan?"

The servant replied: "After the king of Xiangyang captured Fancheng with lightning speed, he used the remaining power of the victory to surround Xiangyang. Wang Ru led tens of thousands of troops to come for reinforcements, and the two sides fought fiercely under Xiangyang City. During this period, both sides

After more than ten battles, Wang Ru lost consecutive battles, losing nearly 10,000 troops, and his vitality was severely damaged."

Bei Gongjing said: "It seems that the fight went quite smoothly, so I'm relieved."

She was relieved, but Wang Ru and Du Tao were extremely depressed.

After Wang Ru led his troops to reinforce Xiangfan, Du Tao surrounded Yuzhang City by himself, and his strength was suddenly much weaker. At this time, a crazy Jin army suddenly appeared on the north bank of the Yangtze River, rowing a reed boat and forcibly crossing the Yangtze River.

Due to the natural danger, he captured Pengze County in one fell swoop and then advanced towards Yuzhang. Du Tao sent many troops to intercept, but they were defeated each time by backhand. According to the sergeant who escaped, the Jin army

All of them were sharpshooters, each armed with a powerful crossbow. They fired in turn at dozens of paces, and the arrows hit their vital points. Often, before the two armies came into contact, a large number of them were already dead or injured after several rounds of arrow rain.

He was so horrified that his liver and gallbladder were split. Du Tao did not believe this evil, so he personally led seven men to intercept. The two sides encountered each other near Ai County, and a fierce battle broke out...

Then Du Tao believed this evil.

The troops under Du Tao's command are mainly Bashu refugees. These desperadoes are brave enough, but their equipment is really not that good, especially the armor, which is very crude. The seven men led by Du Tao can be regarded as the elite of the army.

, however, those with armor were less than half of the total number. So this rebel army, which had been rampaging in Xiangzhou and Jiangzhou for nearly a year, realized the power of the Western Jin Dynasty Forbidden Army, and formed the three cadres of the Jin Dynasty with the veterans of the Shesheng Battalion as the backbone.

Under the command of Xiao Yu, the army was arranged in six rows, with three rows of crossbowmen in front and three rows of spearmen in the back. When the rebels approached to 70 steps, the three rows of crossbowmen took turns firing, using vertical crossbows.

Li Rui invented a repeating bow that could hold five arrows at a time. Three rows of crossbowmen opened fire in turns, and there was a continuous rain of arrows. The charging rebels were mowed down in clusters of three, five, and three.

The rebels charged three times in a row but failed to reach the Jin army. Instead, they killed and injured hundreds of people, which made them feel a little scared. Du Tao was furious and personally led hundreds of elite infantrymen wearing heavy armor to charge, but was defeated by the Jin army.

They concentrated their fire and fired a volley, hitting more than thirty arrows in a short period of time. Although they were protected by armor and were not injured, they were frightened by the shooting and hurriedly ordered a retreat.

Xiao Yu took the opportunity to order the entire army to attack, and the rebels were defeated and lost more than 200 soldiers. Du Tao was hit by an arrow in the thigh, and was helped by his subordinates into a donkey cart, and fled the battlefield in great embarrassment.

Xiao Yu took the opportunity to command the troops to advance quickly and rushed to the gate of Yuzhang City in one go. The Yuzhang defenders were overjoyed and decisively opened the city gate and rushed out. Under attack from inside and outside, the rebels were killed and defeated, and they evacuated Yuzhang in embarrassment. This elite army successfully entered Yuzhang City.

Soon after, Du Tao gathered more than 30,000 people to come back and surrounded Yuzhang again. He was very likely to never give up until he took Yuzhang. However, this time they were no longer facing Hua Yijun, who had relatively poor combat effectiveness. It was a veteran of the Forbidden Army of the Western Jin Dynasty who crawled out of the blood sea of ​​​​the corpse mountain in Luoyang. Xiao Yu set an example and went to the front line to personally command the Forbidden Army veterans to kill the enemy. The veterans of the Three Qian Forbidden Army also showed terrifying combat effectiveness, using strong bows and crossbows. They fired at the rebels without missing a beat. The rebels who dared to approach Yuzhang City would be shot immediately. Note that they did not shoot randomly in the direction of the enemy, but divided their respective shooting areas in advance. Hundreds of bows and crossbows fired at the enemy in a small area, causing huge casualties in a short period of time to the enemy with low armor coverage. Du Taokong had an army of tens of thousands, but he was repeatedly frustrated by this mere enemy. Veterans of the Forbidden Army, every attack was severely repulsed, and nothing else was gained except carloads of corpses.

This was ten times more difficult than when Hua Yi defended the city by himself.

Du Tao fell into extreme depression.

He was just depressed, but Wang Ru was not just depressed, he was about to explode.

He was about to be beaten to death by Sima Fan.

Sima Fan quickly captured Fancheng, seized the pontoon, rushed to the foot of Xiangyang City, surrounded the fortified city that had once left Guan Yu helpless, then mobilized ships, dismantled the counterweight trebuchet, and transported the huge stone bombs together. Come here. The rebels in Xiangyang City all know that once these terrible city wall crushers are erected outside the city, their lives will begin to countdown. They attack desperately to try to prevent these counterweight trebuchets from unloading and assembling. Sima Fanze He commanded the Jingzhou soldiers to confront them tit for tat. They fought hand to hand on the narrow battlefield and defeated the rebels time and time again. At the same time, he also sent four men down the river and across the Han River to sneak attack Zhonglu in the rear of Xiangyang. Linju County.
Chapter completed!