The ancestor of the apocalypse is so cool after being reborn!

After lunch, Ye Fei asked people to load the fishing tools into the carriage, and the group left the county office.

Walking on the streets of the county seat, I met Ding Dazhuang leading a patrol.

"Master, where are you going?"

As the captain of the master's personal guard, Ding Dazhuang instinctively wanted to follow Xia Jing when he saw Xia Jing leaving the city.

"Go fishing outside the city!" Xia Jing opened the car window and looked at him, telling him the truth without hiding anything.

"Go outside the city? The subordinates will accompany you to protect your safety." Ding Dazhuang waved his hands to let the soldiers behind him go on patrol by themselves.

Ye Fei pointed to the bodyguard team behind him, "You treat our bodyguards as a display?"

Ding Dazhuang puffed out his chest and raised his eyebrows provocatively: "It is our responsibility to protect the master. We are all the master's personal guards. You have no right to stop me from doing my duty."

After all, he snatched the horse of a personal guard who was following behind, mounted the horse and caught up with the team.

A group of more than 200 people walked out of the city in a mighty manner. When they were at the gate of the city, they met Sha Yuliang who happened to be inspecting the city defense situation at the gate of the city.

He learned that Xia Jing and her party were going fishing, so without saying a word, he yelled at the military camp not far from the gate of the city.

This time, all the soldiers who were not on duty in the barracks came out. Most of them grew up in the north. They had heard about winter fishing, but they had never really done it themselves.

No, when I heard that Xia Jing was going out to the city to go fishing, many people followed her.

The movements of the officers and soldiers naturally attracted the attention of the common people, and there were many idlers in the city who stayed behind the ranks to watch.

Ye Fei glanced back at the huge team behind him, and the corners of his mouth twitched uncontrollably. It's just that their after-dinner pastimes with Xia Jing, how could it be like marching and fighting?
The two masters in the carriage naturally noticed what was going on behind them.

Li Chengmu put the heater in his hand aside, "A lot of soldiers have followed outside, I'd better go outside and ride a horse."

"You want to go horseback riding with your brother, but you have the heart to leave me alone in the carriage?" Xia Jing leaned against the wall of the carriage and stared at him with a smile.

"Mother."

"Okay, we'll be there soon, don't worry about it."

Mengze Lake has a vast water area, about ten miles away from the county seat of Deng County. After three years of drought, the water area has shrunk by two-thirds, and it was only after this year's wet season that the lake was filled again.

The team dispersed as soon as they reached the ice, and the tools Ye Fei brought were divided up by everyone, and Li Chengmu didn't even give him a chance to do it himself.

Li Chengmu looked at the soldiers around him who were chipping away at the ice, "I wonder if there are many fish in this lake?"

Xia Jing rubbed the loose snow on the ice with her feet, pointed at the fish swimming under the water and said, "There should be quite a few."

When Li Chengmu looked over, he happened to see the fish's tail flash and dive into deeper water, "There really is a fish!"

Ding Dazhuang was tall and strong. He was the first to cut through the ice.

It wasn't until the hole in the ice was dug that he shouted: "Master, I've dug it here, what should I do next to attract the fish?"

Xia Jing pushed Li Chengmu, "Xiao Wu, let's go, let's go and have a look!"

Li Chengmu supported her: "Be careful, the ice is slippery, be careful not to fall."

The hole in the ice dug by Ding Dazhuang was about one meter in diameter. They heard from Xia Jing that fish would come up in this way, and the surrounding soldiers were waiting with fish nets in hand.

"Master, why haven't any fish floated up yet?"

Xia Jing stood aside, listened to his words, and was amused: "The fish are not prophets, they don't know that you have dug a hole here, wait a while, let the fish sense it before coming over!"

Ding Dazhuang was taken aback when he heard the words, and asked naively: "Master, what does the fish sense to come here?"

Xia Jing traced her finger in the air and explained simply: "To sense the air, if you cut it open, air will come in. If they sense the air here, they will come around."

Don’t explain to these big bastards that fish also need oxygen in the water. Then they will definitely ask again, isn’t it enough for fish to drink water?Why do you still have to breathe like a human?

Xia Jing's mental power extended into the water, and an underwater world immediately appeared in her mind. She found that there were a lot of fish in a hole here, but they all sank into the water when they heard the sound of cutting ice everywhere nearby. I don't dare to get too close here.

Seeing this scene, Xia Jing had no choice but to use her mental powers to drive them away to the entrance of the cave.

"Oh, the fish is coming, the fish is coming!" The soldiers guarding the cave with a fishing net in their hands shouted excitedly when they saw a fish swimming over.

Ding Dazhuang raised his hand and gave him a slap, and warned in a low voice: "You will pay for scaring my fish away with your loud voice! Shut up!"

The soldier held the back of his head, feeling aggrieved.

When the other soldiers heard this, they immediately suppressed their exclamations.

A lot of fish have already gushed out of the cave, Xia Jing urged: "Catch it quickly!"

The soldiers next to him had never seen such a scene, and they were stunned for a while, only to recover after being urged by Xia Jing, and they stretched their fishing nets into the hole to fish.

It may be due to unskilled techniques, usually one fish is caught in one net, only occasionally two are lucky enough to catch two.

Seeing them fishing like this, Li Chengmu jumped anxiously as he stood beside him. He snatched the fishing net from one of the soldiers, "Let me do it!"

Xia Jing reminded him: "Draw the net deeper, don't just stare at the top fish, but fish from the bottom up."

Not to mention, with Xia Jing's guidance, Li Chengmu caught three fat fish in one net.

"My queen, I caught three of them, and this one weighed at least three to four catties, which equals to more than ten catties in this net. The harvest is good!"

Seeing his beaming expression, Xia Jing urged, "Hurry up, there are still a lot of fish in the water, if you don't catch them, you will run away."

"Oh, good, I'll fish some more, let's eat pickled fish together tonight!"

Li Chengmu imitated the others and threw the fish he caught directly on the ice.

The movement here attracted the attention of the soldiers nearby. Before the team could break through the ice, other team members who were just watching ran over.

"Wow, I can really catch fish!"

"Look, these fish are quite small. One weighs at least three kilograms!"

"Your Majesty, Your Highness, do you have a share in making pickled fish tonight?"

Some people heard Li Chengmu talk about pickled fish, and they couldn't help but take a sip of saliva, they were so greedy!
Li Chengmu poured the fish in the net onto the ice and said loudly: "Brothers, keep fishing. When we get back, I will let Huotou Camp cook pickled fish in a big pot tonight so that the brothers can eat enough!"

"Thank you, Your Highness, for the reward!"

"Haha. When I heard the name of the dish, my mouth watered!"

Xia Jing couldn't just focus on this hole. She looked around as she walked. When she saw the hole that had been dug, she used her mental powers to drive the fish toward the hole.

In fact, even if she didn't intervene, there would be fish swimming towards the entrance of the cave, but not in large numbers. There was no scene of fish swarming at the entrance of the cave caused by Xia Jing.

"Master, master!"

In the middle of the afternoon, when everyone was having fun fishing, a war horse came running from the bank, and the guards who jumped off the horse ran towards the ice.

"What happened?" Ye Fei shouted to the running guards.

The personal guard who was running this way was stunned for a moment after hearing what he said, and then realized that he seemed to have misunderstood everyone.

He then explained: "Master, the supervising army has entered the city with a backup team!"

"Long Yutian is here with his team?" Xia Jing and Li Chengmu looked at each other and said with a smile: "It was not easy for the supervisor army to lead everyone all the way here in the ice and snow. This whole fish feast in the evening was a blessing for them. Bar!"

Li Chengmu snorted: "The supervisor is lucky tonight."

The current prince had been craving for several days before he could have pickled fish for dinner as he wished, but Long Yutian caught up with the feast as soon as he arrived. What's not a blessing?
The arrival of the follow-up team also indicates that their stay in Deng County has entered a countdown.

The army led by Long Yutian, Feng Tu and Sima Yi rested for three days in Dadeng County.

On the fourth day, the team set off on time, and continued to advance northward at the north city gate to pursue the rebels who had fled earlier.

The reason why Xia Jing didn't kill them once was because she wanted them to rush into Jizhou and other places, so that she could lead the army to sweep Jizhou, and take advantage of the army guarding, reform the local policies, keep those who can be used, and those who are useless It's not bad for people to take off their official robes and go home to be an idle rich man.

Of course, when these people enjoy this benefit, they naturally have to take on its responsibilities. If there is suspicion of treason, Xia Jing will definitely not let them go.

When Tan Ma in Feng County received the news, the imperial soldiers and horses were only half a day away from Feng County.

The rebels in Feng County immediately felt as if they were facing a formidable enemy. The city gates were closed and all military supplies were moved to the city. The troops took turns guarding the city wall in battalions. When the imperial troops arrived, they blew the horns.

The reason why he was on duty in shifts was mainly to stand on the city wall and the bitter north wind was unbearable. For the sake of everyone's health, Zhenghe had to adjust.

If he asked everyone to stand on the city wall and blow the cold wind before the enemy arrived, he didn't want his troops to lose half of their combat effectiveness due to the wind and cold before the imperial soldiers and horses arrived.

Fifty miles is not close, not far.

But when the road was blocked by heavy snow, the imperial soldiers and horses walked for fifty miles and walked for a whole day.

When the team arrived outside Feng County, everyone was so hungry that their chests were stuck to their backs.

The team set up camp before dark, buried pots to make food, filled their stomachs and then dealt with the rebels in the city.

Standing at the top of the city and looking at the enemy troops all over the field, the deputy general asked Zheng He for his opinion: "General, while the enemy troops have not yet recovered, how about we take some people to attack them?"

Zhenghe pointed to the enemy army standing in front of the logistics team, "These are well-equipped elites, are you sure you can come back safely with the team?"

Who can guarantee 100% victory in "this" war, and the lieutenant general can't guarantee Zhenghe's questioning.

Zhenghe didn't care that the generals and lords on his side didn't take the initiative to ask for military service. Their main task now was to defend the city, using the advantage of defending the city to delay the war, so as to consume the enemy's troops and food.

Of course, Zhenghe's strategy is well-regulated. If he fails, he will not make a big mistake. If he succeeds, he will be the first-class hero.

After a night's rest, both sides inside and outside the city were prepared for each other's sneak attacks, so that they could spend the night peacefully.

Zhenghe climbed up to the top of the city again, looking at the imperial soldiers and horses who had recovered from a night's rest outside the city, his brows were tightly knitted and never relaxed.

He turned around and entered the city tower, sat by the fire and warmed himself up, while ordering the lieutenant: "From today on, everyone will prepare for the defense of the imperial army to attack the city. Gather the strong men in the city and let them carry stones and kerosene." Wait until you reach the top of the city to prepare for the upcoming siege."

The lieutenant bowed his head and replied: "All adult men in Fengxian County have basically been captured by us and exiled into the army. The rest of the city are old, weak, sick and disabled. If you let them carry supplies to the top of the city, it is better for us to carry them by ourselves."

As soon as the deputy general's words came out, Zhenghe frowned: "If the imperial army attacks the city, how can the soldiers have the ability to move supplies?"

"But if these old, weak, sick and disabled are allowed to carry materials, such as stones, not only will the speed be slow, but the subordinates are also afraid that they will lift the stones and hit our own feet." The deputy general's words are very reasonable.

Zhenghe fell silent for a while, weighing the gains and losses in his heart. When the two sides were fighting fiercely, letting the old and the weak go up the city wall would undoubtedly put the old and the weak under the shadow of swords and swords, and their lives were basically in danger.

But he was afraid that he would not be able to delay the enemy until the spring warmed and the snow melted.

The rebels piled up stones and other materials for defending the city at the top of the city, and waited for the imperial soldiers to attack the city.

And they waited for almost three days.

In the past three days, their nerves have been tense, and they dare not relax for a moment, especially in the dark night, and the rebels on duty dare not be negligent.

The imperial camp outside the city.

Xia Jing had a good night's sleep. When she walked out of the tent, she met Li Chengmu who came to find her.

"Mother, three days have passed, are you ready?"

Xia Jing handed him a cloth bag in her hand, and told him: "There are almost two hundred pills here, you keep them well. For this kind of medicine, you just need to stuff one pill into the paper bag before firing the shot." can be fired together in the shells.”

Li Chengmu took the cloth bag, it was not heavy, less than a catty, but the formula inside could be worth thousands of gold, maybe a thousand taels of gold might not be able to buy it.

"Since the medicine has been prepared, when will we attack the city?"

Xia Jing looked up at the city wall in the distance, and said with a smile: "It's better to hit the sun than choose a day, just attack the city today, you go and send an order to let everyone prepare to attack the city, remember to tell them not to do anything that hurts the people when the city breaks into the city .”

The soldiers and horses of each battalion in the team had been ready for a long time. At Li Chengmu's order, the team began to advance towards the city gate.

At the front of the team was a cannon made of fine steel. There were no more than two rounds, and they were all given to the advance team in front to let them see the power of the cannonball.

When Sha Yuliang saw the two steel cannons in front of him, his eyes were suspicious.

As a border general, fighting is a common occurrence. He has seen a lot of artillery in the north, but the steel cannon pushed in front is one size smaller than the original artillery.

With such a volume, its power is just as they describe?

Sha Yuliang, who was temporarily unclear about the situation, planned to remain silent and look at the situation first.

The rebels standing on the city wall couldn't help laughing when they saw the two steel cannons walking in front of the team from a distance.

"Haha. Didn't the imperial court say that the equipment and weapons are well-equipped?"

"The imperial court is still as poor as ever. They are so poor that they are only issued two rounds of artillery. Don't they really think they can defeat us with two rounds of artillery?"

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