At the foot of Yuchun Mountain, the waves of fighting gradually subsided.
Zhu Yijin excitedly ran into the forest where the refugees were resting and reported to Qin Mu: "Sir, the rebels have retreated, and only 5,000 troops are left five miles away. I think they are trying to prevent us from attacking Yuanzhou again."
Upon hearing this, the people who escaped from Yuanzhou couldn't help but cheer for having survived the calamity. Tens of thousands of rebels were chasing them all the way. Qin Mu's men and the young and strong men organized by Huang Lianshan took advantage of the terrain and fought desperately to stop the enemy for an entire afternoon. Now that the enemy has finally retreated, people can finally put their minds at ease for the time being.
"Thanks to Master Qin!"
"Thank you, Lord Qin, for saving my life."
"Master Qin..."
The people around expressed their gratitude sincerely. This time they were able to escape with their lives, thanks to Qin Mu's army leading the desperate resistance. Otherwise, it would have been difficult for these 20,000 old, weak, women and children to escape from the battlefield of blood and fire, and countless rebels would have drowned them like a flood.
"Don't worry, folks. The enemy can't come for the time being. Take some time to rest. We have to retreat to Wanzai tomorrow morning."
Qin Mu comforted the people, looked at the afterglow of the setting sun on the west mountain, sat down on the still warm stone, squinted his eyes and asked Zhu Yijin: "How is the battle situation under Yuanzhou City?"
"My Lord, Zhang Xianzhong's troops once rushed into the west gate, but were driven out again. Now, nearly 200,000 troops have surrounded Yuanzhou City and are rushing to make siege equipment. It is estimated that they will launch a fierce attack on Yuanzhou tomorrow."
"What about the city?"
Zhu Yijin replied with some embarrassment: "Sir, the rebels have surrounded Yuanzhou City, and there is no news about the situation in the city."
"Forget it, prepare a pot of hot water for me. I want to take a good bath and wake up."
"Yes, sir."
Qin Mu sat under the tree and rubbed his face. He could easily rub off a "power pill". After a day of fighting, he now looked like a painted face in Peking Opera.
Next to the woods was a stream. On the other side of the stream, sixty or seventy men were sitting in the grass beside the stream, and dozens of war horses were eating grass with their heads down.
A red shadow jumped over the pebbles in the stream, walked briskly towards Qin Mu, and said from a distance: "Now you don't have to use being busy as an excuse, right?"
Qin Mu felt like he was being stared at by a tiger. His hair stood up immediately. His right hand unconsciously clenched the Juque Sword. However, he was very clear about one fact. Let alone the Juque Sword, even if he was given the Yitian Sword, he would not be able to beat the opponent, even with the Li Style. This was fully confirmed by facts.
"Did I tell you? If you're not blind, you should see that there are more than 20,000 mouths waiting to be fed by me. Where would I get the surplus food for you?"
"You...are you still a man?" Hong Niangzi came towards Qin Mu with a whip in her hand, looking angry. Li Shi beside her suddenly drew his sword and prepared to bite the bullet. Qin Mu waved his hand at him and said, "Don't embarrass yourself. You couldn't even finish one move from her just now."
Hong Niangzi had a fierce look on her face. She approached Qin Mu and looked down at him sitting on the stone. She had long legs. Qin Mu looked heroic and heroic. He raised his head, and his sight was almost completely blocked by the towering breasts on her chest. So big... Qin Mu swallowed his saliva secretly, and a poem involuntarily emerged in his mind: From the side, it looks like a mountain, from the front, it looks like a sharp edge. From far and near... ... ... ... .Uh, it was really close. Qin Mu could even smell a faint scent of sweat.
Hong Niangzi suddenly realized that she was too close and quickly took a step back, her face slightly red. Fortunately, she was wearing a red dress, so her face looked rosy all the time.
"Are you going to give it or not?"
"That's weird. Are you deaf? Didn't I tell you? No."
"How can you be like this? Are you still a man if you are so stingy?" Hongniang was very angry. She shook and retracted the whip. It seemed that she was enduring with great difficulty and only then did she resist the urge to whip him.
"I'm not a man? You said I'm not a man?" Qin Mu was furious, and stood up suddenly, his head was like a burning torch. Even if you hold a whip, I'm not afraid of you even with a candle. Do you think you are really a queen
Lady Hong sneered, "Why, do you want to fight again? Or find some helpers first. I think you just can't stand losing. You can provide food for 20,000 people, but you still need a few dozen of us? We helped you stop the enemy, and 32 of our brothers died. Now you don't even give us food. It's just a whip, isn't it? I didn't really use any strength..."
“Shut up!” Qin Mu was so embarrassed that he drew out his sword and then put it back, looking like he was going crazy.
With a puff, just like azalea flowers blooming on the branches, Hong Niangzi smiled and said calmly: "Don't worry, I, Hong Niangzi, clearly distinguish between gratitude and resentment. You helped us once under Yuanzhou City. Helping you to stop the enemy is our repayment of your kindness. We don't owe each other anything..."
"Since we don't owe each other anything, why did you come to me?" Qin Mu went straight to the point and interrupted her.
"You... ... ... ..." Hong Niangzi really wanted to whip him again. After all, the two sides fought side by side, and the enemy retreated. Now he turned against her and didn't even give her a bite to eat. How could she not be angry
It was a desolate mountain area with so many refugees pouring in that even the rabbits were scared away. Where could dozens of people like her find food in such a short period of time
But people are made of iron and food is made of steel. Her men had fought for a whole day and were tired and hungry. Hong Niang had no choice but to ask Qin Mu for help twice. Of course, she didn't seem to realize that her way of asking for help was very special:
The first time she came, she attacked Qin Mu after a disagreement. As soon as Li Shi rushed forward, her feet were caught by the whip and she fell to the ground. Qin Mu was whipped on the back. Although it was not very strong as she said, it was still embarrassing, wasn't it? The second time she came, she still acted like a queen... ... ...
Qin Mu glanced at her and turned to go back to the camp to take a bath. A red shadow flashed in front of him as fast as a ghost. Her majestic breasts trembled slightly and swelled, almost bursting through her clothes...
"Don't leave yet. I apologize... I was wrong in the first place... I shouldn't have hit you." Hong Niang looked directly at Qin Mu with her almond-shaped eyes. When she said "I shouldn't have hit you", it felt like she was saying "I'll hit you again".
Qin Mu couldn't help but stroke his forehead, feeling a little pain in his head. This woman... ... ... ... Well, we are grown men, and it's okay for us to be fussy with a woman.
"Li Shi, give her something to eat." Qin Muxiang said as if he was sending away a beggar. He turned around and left Hongniang without looking back.
Red Lady looked at his back and snorted in dissatisfaction.
Qin Mu took a hot bath and felt much better. Just as he picked up his bowl, he saw Huo Sheng and Liu Meng both coming into the tent.
While eating, Qin Mu asked repeatedly: "What's wrong? What's the problem again?"
"My lord, please eat. We'll talk after you finish eating."
"Stop talking so much and just fart if you have to."
"Sir, I just received news that Zhang Xianzhong sent Hu Yansan to lead 20,000 troops to Liujia Village. I think he is going to attack Ji'an Prefecture."
Qin Mu quickly swallowed the food in his mouth, put down the bowl and said, "Is the news accurate? Zhang Xianzhong is so anxious to send troops to attack Ji'an Prefecture before Yuanzhou is taken?"
"Sir, I suspect Zhang Xianzhong is short of food and grass, so he is so anxious to send troops to attack Ji'an Prefecture. There are not many defenders in Ji'an Prefecture. If the news of Yuanzhou being besieged spreads, the defenders of Ji'an Prefecture will definitely be in a state of panic. Once Ji'an Prefecture is captured, Zhang Xianzhong will be able to obtain sufficient food and grass supplies. Even if he sieges but does not attack, he will be able to kill tens of thousands of left-wing troops in Yuanzhou City."
"Well, there is such a possibility." Qin Mu pondered. Wu Xueli suffered heavy losses this time. It is estimated that there are less than 50,000 of the 80,000 troops left. There is not much food and grass in Yuanzhou City. After Zhang Xianzhong gets the supplies himself, he doesn't need to spend a lot of effort to attack the city. As long as he prevents Wu Xueli from breaking through, he can starve Wu Xueli to death within ten days.
Now looking at the whole of Jiangxi, no reinforcements will come to reinforce Yuanzhou. Although Wu Xueli is hateful, considering the overall situation, Qin Mu cannot watch him perish.
Liu Meng continued, "Sir, Ji'an is the barrier of Ganzhou. Once Ji'an falls, the northern gate of Ganzhou will be opened. Now we don't know what's happening in Ganzhou. If Xiang Liancheng's troops can't resist, won't Ganzhou fall as well?"
"Have you found out the situation of the 5,000 rebels on the other side?" Qin Mu asked irrelevantly.
"My Lord, we have captured two rebel spies and have roughly figured out that after the tens of thousands of rebels retreated, they left these five thousand men behind mainly to prevent us from rushing to Yuanzhou City and causing chaos again. The leader of the army is Li Zhaoguang, a surrendered general who defected to Zhang Xianzhong in Wuchang. It was he who opened the gates of Wuchang and let Zhang Xianzhong's army enter the city."
"I asked how his camp was going?"
"My Lord, do you want to go to the camp tonight?"
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