Chapter 87:
Yicheng can only be regarded as a military fort now.
In other words, the population of soldiers in the city is larger than that of ordinary residents.
In the past six months, among the refugees who came to Yicheng, most of the men of the right age joined the army and became soldiers.
When the Xijin people came to attack the city, Governor Li, for the safety of the residents, asked them to temporarily move out of the city without leaving half a grain of food.
This news will be delivered soon.
The whole city immediately mobilized nervously.
Not to mention what to eat. Take everything you can take away.
The things that I really can't take with me, such as the pots and pots with missing mouths that I slowly scoured out of the abandoned houses in the city after I settled down, the desks and stools that are missing legs, I also find a place to hide or bury them. nor stay.
The settlement they were about to go to was located in a mountain dozens of miles away from Yicheng. Last night, Li Mu led people to search for it in person, and finally found this place suitable for temporary living.
It is a flat valley in a col, with flowing water nearby. Soldiers have already built many simple shacks for people in the open space, using cut branches and thatch according to the terrain.
In the face of the menacing 30,000 enemy troops, this ad hoc challenge plan can be said to be adapted to local conditions, making full use of the sturdy and towering city walls of Yicheng and the emptiness in the city.
Li Mu is very confident in winning this battle.
But he is even more aware that any battle plan, no matter how perfect it looks, and no matter how well-prepared it is in advance, can't guarantee victory before the results come out.
Neither can he.
This is certainly a clever and bold tactic.
Once successful, not only will Yicheng gain a firm foothold, his reputation will be greatly shaken, and he will win the first battle in the strict sense after he became the prefect of Yicheng. Moreover, it can also solve the current baggage and weapons problems.
Soldier source is not a big problem. The number of troops is increasing every day. He has a hunch that as long as this battle is won, it will only increase faster in the future.
The hard part is the source of baggage and weapons.
If this battle is won, the strength of the army can be substantially improved.
But at the same time, being bold means taking big risks.
Aju brought the servants to pack up the things, Luoshen changed into ordinary clothes, came out from the gate of the governor's house, and saw Li Mu standing at the door, talking to Sun Fangzhi, next to a group of soldiers from the Liwu team .
The last one standing was Gao Huan.
I haven't seen each other for a few days, and Adi seems to be darkened again, dressed as an ordinary soldier. The temperament of the children of the old family was gone in him. But the two eyes looked brighter than before. Seeing Luoshen, because of military discipline, he didn't call, only smiled at her.
Sun Fangzhi patted his chest and seemed to be promising Li Mu something. Hearing the movement behind him, he turned his head and saw Luoshen coming out, he immediately stepped forward with a smile, bowed and said, "Madam, please get on the carriage."
Luoshen looked at Li Mu.
Li Mu came over and said, "Ami, you go to Qiuchi to live for a few days. I'll pick you up when things are over here."
Luo Shen was taken aback for a moment, and then he understood.
Let her go to Qiuchi, naturally because it is relatively safer there. Also, the conditions are better!
She glanced at the empty field outside the gate of the Prefect Mansion.
The townspeople who lived nearby were dragging their children and daughters with the help of soldiers, and they were in a hurry.
Her gaze fell back to his face.
"Inspector Li, can you win this battle?"
She asked him, her voice clear and solemn.
Li Mu was stunned.
"It goes without saying that you will definitely win!"
Seeing that Li Mu didn't respond, Sun Fangzhi was anxious and rushed to answer for him.
Luoshen turned to Sun Fangzhi: "If that's the case, why should I go to Qiuchi? I want to stay with you guys and wait for the news of your victory."
Now it was Sun Fangzhi's turn to be stunned, hesitantly, and looked at Li Mu.
Li Mu stared at Luoshen, the dark light in his eyes surging faintly, and after a while, he slowly said: "Okay, wait for me. When the battle is won, I will personally take you back to the city!"
Luoshen smiled sweetly, turned to Aju and said, "Mother Ju, let's go to Ayu's house first and bring Ayu with you."
Gao Huan reluctantly joined the Liwu team before, and although he tried his best, his companions were all outstanding, and he was inevitably ranked in the lower ranks of the various martial arts drills on weekdays. I was dispatched to come here today, and I wanted to **** my sister to Qiuchi to avoid fighting with these companions.
Standing at the end of the team at this moment, he watched A-Sister and his party leave, and when he saw his boss Sun Fangzhi and his companions looking at her back, their expressions moved, and he couldn't help but feel proud, thinking that this is my Gao family style, and he In the future, I must work harder and never discredit my brother-in-law and elder sister.
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With the help of the soldiers, the townspeople moved to a clean place in just one day. Four or five thousand people all left the city and settled in this valley where they lived temporarily.
After a lot of hard work and hardships to come here, the stable days have not been long, and suddenly I learned that the Xijin people are coming to attack the city, and these people have to leave the city and move to the mountains.
Although Jiang Tao was arranging the relocation, he repeatedly emphasized to the townspeople that the prefect would definitely win this battle. Arrangement for them to move out is just to ensure their safety and they will be able to come back soon, but people are still panicking.
It was not until they saw Madam Prefect also showed up and went to the settlement with them, instead of leaving them behind as they thought, and going elsewhere to avoid the war, did the townspeople finally believe Jiang Tao's words, He breathed a sigh of relief, his confidence returned, and he actively cooperated in everything.
After arriving at the temporary settlement in the mountain, after settling in, the women couldn't take time to get together, and continued spinning with the spinning machine they had taken out. Those who did not have a spinning machine would knit straw sandals for the soldiers. The children were also organized into a greenhouse, and like before, they had to go to school for half a day.
Luoshen lives in a dilapidated wooden house left by the hunters in the former mountains.
Jiang Tao asked someone to repair the wooden house, and after cleaning it up, she left and took Ah Yu, together with the sick blind girl.
When the blind girl was rescued, her wounds were festering. In the deepest places, she could almost see bones. The fever was like fire. She was dying, and she was in danger of dying at any time.
In the past few days, although the condition has finally improved, the person still looks very weak.
Luoshen has great sympathy for this blind woman who has been rescued by herself. After arriving, thinking about the uncertain summer weather in the mountains, the temporary sheds may not be able to completely block the wind and rain. I was afraid that she would be exposed to the wind and rain, which would affect her recovery, so she specially arranged for her to live in her wooden house and built a bed. Let her sleep on it, ask someone to decoct her and change the medicine, and take care of her properly.
Fan Cheng led three hundred guards and naturally stayed here.
Li Mu also arranged for some soldiers to guard with Fan Cheng, and the rest followed him to Yicheng to fight against the enemy.
After staying here, every morning, Luoshen no longer sleeps late, always gets up on time, and appears in front of the townspeople with a smile on his face.
She knew that only when they saw her appear every day would everyone feel at ease and start a new day here.
When encountering someone who asked herself about the war, she told them that everything was under the control of the governor, so people could feel at ease.
She soothed others and stabilized the hearts of thousands of people, but in her own heart, it was inevitable that she could not get rid of the secret anxiety and worry.
She had received news yesterday that the 30,000 Xijin soldiers had already arrived at Yicheng the day before yesterday.
As soon as they arrived, the battle of the siege began.
Today, she has no intention of anything else, and has been anxiously waiting for the follow-up of the war.
Follow-up news has never come.
It rained again in the evening. The shed next to the house where the maids and maids lived was a little leaky, and the mosquitoes were poisonous at night, so Luoshen simply let everyone into the house, called a big shop, and everyone slept in it.
It was late at night, the rain stopped, and the mountain moon slowly hung on the forest head.
Around the corner of the house, the mosquito repellent incense was burning, and the people who were sleeping on the floor were all soundly asleep.
Luoshen couldn't sleep, lay on the temporary shop in the corner of the room, tossed around for a long time, sat up slowly, hugged his knees and looked at the moonlight outside the window. Authentic: "Inspector Li will win this battle."
Luo Shen was startled, turned his head, and saw that the blind girl who was sleeping beside him had woken up. He should have heard the movement of her getting up and said something.