After listening to what Mu Yexiao said, Qian Jiujiu felt that it was true. It seemed that it would not be easy to finish this battle, but Qian Jiujiu was a little worried.
If the battle here doesn't end quickly, can the emperor and others in Kyoto wait for them to return? You know, the reputation of the Liu family now clamps down on the Liu family.
But power is a powerful thing. Who could have thought that this reputation could hold the Liu family in check for how long? He glanced at Mu Yexiao and saw that his face was heavy.
Obviously, he had thought of such a thing. He sighed and went to sleep with Mu Yexiao. However, in the middle of the night, Qian Jiujiu heard a loud shouting.
"The enemy attacked..."
It seemed that Mu Yexiao was reluctant to let anyone die, but the other party didn't think so. Qian Jiujiu followed Mu Yexiao and climbed up: "Jiuer, just come out of the tent."
Qian Jiujiu nodded: "I know my current situation and I won't go out and cause trouble."
Mu Yexiao then turned around and went out. Several maids had already come over at this time. Xiaoman also came and looked at Qian Jiujiu.
"Sister, are you okay?"
Qian Jiujiu shook his head: "I'm fine. By the way, how about you? Are you okay? Are you scared?"
Xiaoman also shook his head: "I'm fine, but if this continues, you won't be able to rest well, what should we do? How about we go back to the city?"
Some time ago, Mu Yexiao was forced to retreat back to the city because he could not break the golden shield. The military camp was also occupied. Later, the golden shield was broken by the reflection of Qian Jiujiu's bronze mirror.
So Mu Yexiao took back the military camp outside these days. Qian Jiujiu naturally followed Mu Yexiao and came to the military camp outside, living in the tent together.
Qian Jiujiu glanced at Xiaoman and said, "I won't feel at ease even if I return to the city. It seems that we still have to find a way to end this battle quickly."
Xiaoman also had a sad face. He sighed and looked at Qian Jiujiu: "I'll go out and see what's going on outside."
But she was pulled back by Hongling: "Miss Xiaoman, it's a battlefield outside, it's very dangerous, you can't go."
Xiaoman shook her head: "Don't worry about me, nothing will happen to me. I'll just go out and take a look, and I'll be back soon."
"No, there are so many swordsmen out there, how can we go? We should stay here. There are only a small number of attackers, and everything should be fine soon."
Xiaoman, who was about to leave, stopped immediately after hearing Qian Jiujiu's words. As Qian Jiujiu said, Mu Yexiao's side was quickly resolved.
Seeing Mu Yexiao coming back, the maids and Xiaoman went out and looked at Mu Yexiao: "What's wrong? You look troubled?"
Mu Yexiao sighed, "There were only two or three hundred people who came to attack the camp, and they were all executed. Just two or three hundred people were enough to make so much noise that people couldn't rest."
"I am worried that Hada will send people to die every day and night, but our soldiers will not get a good rest. They will become tired soldiers by then."
Qian Jiujiu immediately understood that an army that mourns will inevitably be defeated. Thinking of this, he frowned and felt for the first time the difference between ancient wars and modern ones.
In ancient times, wars were fought with human lives. No wonder there is a saying that a general's success is the result of the sacrifice of thousands of soldiers. He sighed and said, "Hey, General Hada, does he really not value the lives of those soldiers?"
Mu Yexiao snorted coldly: "Those are old, weak, sick and disabled soldiers. If they return alive, it will cost Ningguo a lot of money and food to settle them."
“So the general practice of Hada is to send people to their death.”
Qian Jiujiu suddenly felt angry. How could he find a way? It was incredible. He glanced at Mu Yexiao and said, "The generals of Ningguo are so cruel."
"What about the Emperor of Ning? Is he still as cruel as before?"
Mu Yexiao shook his head: "That's not the case. The Emperor of Ningguo is still very close to the government and loves the people. He just has some ambitions."
Qian Jiujiu's mouth twitched. Isn't this nonsense? How can you start a war without ambition? Before Qian Jiujiu could speak, Mu Yexiao continued to speak.
"In fact, many of these soldiers are victims of disasters in Ningguo. They are desperate, so men join the army. At least they can have food to eat. Ningguo is different from my Great Zhou."
"Last year, we experienced drought and floods, so the national treasury should not be sufficient."
Qian Jiujiu's eyes widened: "With an insufficient treasury, they dared to start a war. Although the Great Zhou Kingdom suffered some minor disasters last year, the losses were not that great."
"Do you think Ningguo is crazy? Why is he starting a war at this time? Aren't there already a large number of disaster victims in their country?"
Mu Yexiao nodded: "So there are so many people going to the battlefield to die."
Qian Jiujiu was immediately depressed. General Hada of Ningguo was so shameless that he came up with such a vicious plan to send these people to their deaths just because there were too many people and he could not feed them.
When they were sending themselves to die, they also prevented the enemy from resting. This was simply outrageous. Mu Yexiao looked at Qian Jiujiu so angrily and said, "Okay, I have already arranged this matter."
"The soldiers who are resting will be divided into two groups, one group will rest during the day, and the other group will rest at night. The soldiers who are not resting will be responsible for guarding. There won't be any big problems."
Although she said so, Qian Jiujiu still hated Hada's meanness. No, she had to think of a way to make Hada suffer as well.
Mu Yexiao couldn't bear to see Qian Jiujiu suffer so much: "Okay, you should rest quickly, for the sake of the baby. The baby needs to get enough rest."
Qian Jiujiu hummed twice and fell asleep next to Mu Yexiao. When Qian Jiujiu woke up the next morning, Mu Yexiao was no longer by her side.
Qian Jiujiu still remembered the conversation between the two last night. Xiaoman quickly brought the food and looked at Xiaoman: "Xiaoman, that General Hada is so shameless."
Qian Jiujiu angrily told General Hada what he said. Xiaoman, who grew up in a peaceful era, was also very angry: "No, we must teach this man a lesson."
Xiaoman said beside Qian Jiujiu: "By the way, you don't know, I tell you, I went to see those weapons, there are no large weapons."
"What do you say I build them a trebuchet?"
Qian Jiujiu's eyes lit up instantly: "This is a good idea. This way we can throw the fireball directly at the opponent's granary and burn it."
"Ningguo is so poor. Without food and grass, I don't think they will fight back. They will definitely surrender."
The two hit it off immediately, so after dinner, Xiaoman found a feather pen and some paper and started drawing a catapult, an ancient thing.
I have only seen both of them on TV, but fortunately, Xiaoman, a top student in the Department of Architecture, is here, so the lever principle and so on are not a big problem.
Soon, a picture of a trebuchet appeared. Xiaoman looked at Qian Jiujiu and said, "Why don't you give it to your brother-in-law now?"
"It's better to get it done sooner rather than later. Your belly is so big now. I'm so worried."
Fortunately, she has the space in her hands, so no matter how great the danger is, she should be able to get treatment in time. Thinking of this, Xiaoman felt a little more at ease, and Qian Jiujiu had already started off with the catapult.
They arrived at the door of the big tent where Mu Yexiao worked during the day. Because Qian Jiujiu had come, she naturally occupied Mu Yexiao's tent, so when Mu Yexiao wanted to discuss the war or something, he had already moved to a bigger tent.
The soldier at the door of the tent saw Qian Jiujiu coming and immediately knelt down to salute: "I greet the princess. Princess, are you here to see the prince? I will go in and report."
Qian Jiujiu hummed: "Then go quickly, and tell him that this princess has something important to ask the prince again."
Soon the soldier ran out again: "Your Majesty, please come in."
Qian Jiujiu walked in with the help of Xiaoman and Hongling. As soon as she entered, she saw that there were quite a few generals inside, and they were obviously not in a good mood.
Everyone had a dark face. Qian Jiujiu's mouth twitched. Could it be because she came and interrupted their conversation? "What's the matter with the princess coming here?"
Mu Yexiao looked at Qian Jiujiu and suddenly spoke. Qian Jiujiu looked at Mu Yexiao and took out the paper: "This is a catapult that Xiaoman and I drew. It should be helpful to your war."
Hearing this, a dark-faced general next to him suddenly snorted: "I knew that the princess's medical skills were outstanding, but I didn't expect that the princess also knew a little about fighting."
Qian Jiujiu shook his head: "No, it's just this..."
Before he could finish his words, he heard the black-faced general speak: "Since the princess doesn't know how to fight, does that mean she thinks fighting is easy?"
"You just pick out a random thing and say it will help our war. As a woman, you should stay at home and take care of your husband and children..."
The words of this black-faced general made Xiaoman very angry. Before he could finish his words, Xiaoman could no longer bear it: "Hey, I told you, you black-faced man, you didn't even look at me."
"No matter whether this catapult can help the prince or not, it is also a token of our princess's love. You are so good as to directly blame the princess. How can your wife take care of your husband and children in your house?"
"Do you think all women in the world should be like this? This is outrageous. I don't know what your wife is like at home now. She might be tortured by her mother-in-law!"
The black-faced general Zhang Meng was furious at these words: "Who do you think you are? How dare you talk to me like that?"
Xiaoman's face turned red with anger. Looking at this dark face, she was so angry that she almost died: "I am the princess's adopted sister, how dare you say that I am nothing?"
"Humph! If the princess wasn't worried about the war, she wouldn't want to take out such a good thing! People like you are not worthy of using it!"