In July, the sun is like fire.
The unicorn beast bronze basins placed in the four corners of the imperial study room are floating upwards with white smoke.
Shan Lianggong walked in from outside and handed the folds in his hands to Yuxi: "Niangniang, the report of Tongcheng."
During this period, the battle report basically reported how much the enemy's offense was repelled and the number of casualties. Every time after reading the battle report, Yuxi feels bad. This time, it was no exception.
Putting down the battle report, Yuxi said towards Qi Hao who was looking at her: "Tongcheng has suffered more than 30,000 casualties in the past few days." More than 200,000 people have been killed in the battle, and this number is still increasing.
Qi Hao had predicted that this battle would be difficult to fight, but he didn't expect it to be so tragic: "Mother, we have suffered so many casualties, and they must be the same."
With a hum, Yuxi said, "I only hope that they can be beaten back soon." These Donghu people are so fierce, which is a huge hidden danger for them.
Qi Hao nodded.
In the afternoon of the same day, Yuxi received a discount from the governor of Jiangxi asking for money to clean up the silt in the river.
Yuxi put down the zucchini and said, "You need money everywhere, but the money is so small, which is enough." Most of the money I got at the beginning of the year has been spent up to now.
However, the improvement of the river course is the most important thing and cannot be delayed. Not to mention that the treasury still has some money; even if there is no money, Yuxi has to find money for them.
While having dinner, when he talked about the fighting in Tongcheng, Brother Xuan asked incomprehensibly: "Mother, brother, why are the Donghu people still attacking the city in such a hot day? They are not afraid of heatstroke."
On such a hot day, he had to put ice cubes in the house when doing errands. This is also wearing heavy armor to climb the city, he really finds it unimaginable.
Yuxi glanced at Brother Xuan, then turned to let Lianzi add food to her.
Qi Hao was more patient: "Tongcheng is not as hot as here." Qixuan was silly studying in response to Brother You's words. It seems that he will still be appointed to the Shimizu Yamen in the future, but he dare not entrust him with important tasks.
Seeing that Yuxi's expression was not good, Brother Xuan did not dare to speak any more.
The fighting in Tongcheng at this time had already reached a fever pitch.
Yun Qing summoned Tie Kui and asked, "How many soldiers and horses does the enemy have?"
"Less than two hundred thousand." There were so many casualties, and the number of casualties on the other side was much more than them.
Since Yan Wushuang returned to the court, this strategic material has been continuously delivered to Tongcheng. Whether it's military expenses, food, grass, or weapons and equipment, they have a lot of them. Therefore, the leader of Donghu people said that Tongcheng's grain was piled up like a mountain, and it was not empty.
Yun Qing put his hand on the table, lost in thought.
Above the city wall, a bucket of hot water poured down, and the hot Donghu people rolled down from the Dengyun Ladder, and continued to attack the city without the slightest timidity.
The boiling water was gone, and a log fell from the city wall, killing and wounding countless people.
After Qiu Dashan came down from the city wall, he changed his clothes and went to find Yun Qing: "The emperor, are the crossbows and arrows not enough?" If not, the rolling wood and the stone will not be used.
Yun Qing did not answer this, but said: "After half a month of fighting, we have killed more than 200,000 horses. We can no longer remain passive like this."
Qiu Dashan was stunned, but soon understood the meaning of Yun Qing's words. This means that they are going to take the initiative to attack.
Donghu people now only have more than 100,000 horses left, and they still have nearly 400,000 soldiers and horses. In terms of numbers, they completely crush the opponent. Of course, it was also because the Donghu people had fought with them for more than a month, and their physical strength and morale were greatly reduced. Otherwise, Yun Qing wouldn't want to take the initiative.
Without even thinking about it, Qiu Dashan knelt down to invite a fight. In the past, they fought with the Donghu people, and when the battle conditions deteriorated, they would also organize their troops to rush into the opposing army to fight with them in order to delay time and motivate morale. Of course, these people have never returned.
"Don't worry." To make the Donghu soldiers think that Tongcheng is already at the end of the crossbow, when they think they are bound to win, give Thunder a blow. Give people hope, then let people despair. Yun Qing believes that by then the morale of the Donghu people will definitely collapse.
Six days later, when Yuxi was reviewing the zhezi, he heard a deafening noise: "Good news, Donghu people have retired. Good news, Donghu people have retired."
Qi Hao, who was sitting in the lower left hand, heard this, immediately dropped the jade pen in his hand and stood up, happily said to Yuxi: "Mother, the Donghu people have retired."
Yuxi said with a faint expression, "Although the number of casualties has not been counted yet, it should be no less than 300,000." Although the war is over, there are still many things to be dealt with in the follow-up. No matter how complicated things are, the key is that the expenses are staggering. The thought of this made Yuxi feel unhappy.
When Qi Hao heard this, the smile on his face disappeared. Not to mention the huge number of casualties today, but only to say that this year's war is over, but what about next year? If the Donghu people do not get rid of, Tongcheng will not be peaceful for a day, and their country will not be stable for a day.
Thinking of this, Qi Hao and Yuxi said: "Mother, there is always a **** who will flatten the nest of Donghu people."
A smile appeared on Yuxi's face: "Mother believes you." As long as Qihao is given time, he can definitely do it.
After calming down, Qi Hao asked strangely: "Mother, yesterday I received the battle report and said that the war ahead has deteriorated. How come the situation has taken a turn for the worse in only two days." It is also because of this that he lost his stance today.
"That's just an illusion that your father deliberately created to make Donghu people think that we have insufficient successors." After saying this, Yuxi let out a sigh of relief: "Fortunately, after this war, Donghu people will not be able to launch again within five years. There has been a large-scale war. These five years will allow us to develop agriculture and the economy steadily."
It is also a coincidence that Zaozao arrived in the capital on this day. With this news, Zaozao was overjoyed: "Finally beat those barbarians back." These Donghu barbarians are really too difficult to deal with.
Jujube has never encountered such a hard stubble in the war for so many years. Unfortunately, he was injured halfway and failed to fight to the end.
Yin Zhaofeng asked, "Princess, should I go to the palace first or return to the princess mansion first?"
"Go to the palace." Jinyu and Changsheng are not in the capital either, and she can't see anyone when she returns to the princess mansion.
When Zaozao saw Yuxi, the first sentence was: "Mother, why have you lost so much?" She was a little thinner than before she went to Tongcheng.
Yuxi is indeed thinner, and the clothes made at the beginning of the year are now wearing big. Looking at the gauze on Zaozao's arm, Yuxi said, "I have nothing to hinder. How about you, is the wound healed?"
"It's scarred. If you want to heal, you have to raise it for a while. Mother, I want to borrow Aunt Tong from you. It won't take long, and it will take three to five months." Now that the body is not well adjusted, it will be a crime if you are old. Up.
"Tong Fang has been sent by me to Gaocheng to take care of Liu'er. It may take two months to come back." Seeing Zaozao's puzzled face, Yuxi smiled and said, "Liu'er is pregnant, because the long-distance travel fluctuated her fetal gas. Now, she is raising a baby in Haocheng."
Zaozao couldn't help but frowned and said, "Why go to Haocheng after I'm pregnant? It's too bad to take the body seriously."
"I didn't know when I went, but fortunately, both adults and children were fine. Liu Er wrote back and said that when the fetus was stable, she would come back with Feng Zhixi." None of the children was relieved.
"It's also a coincidence."
Yuxi glanced at Zaozao and said, "Changsheng is already three years old. You should buy him a younger brother and sister." There are too few children, at least two.
Hearing this, Zaozao said bitterly, "Mother, Mr. Hu said that I have hurt my vitality this time and I should take care of it. If not, I am afraid that I will not be able to add younger brothers and sisters to Changsheng in the future."
Yun Qing wrote to Yuxi early on this matter: "As long as you take the medicine according to the doctor's instructions, you will be able to recover at most half a year."
Zaozuo's face collapsed at the thought of drinking that painful medicine every day.
Yuxi smiled and said, "I haven't seen Changsheng for two months. You will go to Admiral Zhuangzi to pick up Changsheng later." After two months of not seeing him, Yuxi missed his grandson too.
Speaking of longevity, Zaozao naturally thinks of the wretched things of the Wu family: "Mother, even though the women in the brothel climbed the bed and the main ambassadors were Aunt Ji and Wu Jinbo. But if she hadn't touched this thought, this brothel girl was behind the scenes. How can I get to the main courtyard." Whatever got confused after eating medicated food, everything was instigated by the woman around him, Zaozuo didn't believe that Fang was clean.
Therefore, Wu Jinyu said in her letter that she would take the Fang family to the princess's mansion for retirement, she felt repulsive in her heart.
Yuxi said: "Wu Jinbao won 70% of the Wu family's property, and he should naturally provide for Wu Kuo and Fang to provide for the elderly." The eldest son inherited the family business, not only to revitalize the lintel, but also to give the elderly care for the elderly.
Hearing this, Zaozao showed contempt: "I hope Wu Jinbao will not fall back to us in the end."
"Jujube, that is Wu Jinbao's responsibility and obligation. Unless Wu Jinbao says he does not want to support Fang, then you agree to Fang's retirement in the princess mansion." After a pause, Yuxi said, "You miss Jinyu's thoughts. , This is good, but everything must have a degree." Don't let yourself feel unhappy just because of Wu Jinyu.
Zaozao looked loose when he heard this, and said, "Mother, I know how to do it."
That evening, Yuxi got bad news, and Cui Mo died for the country.
A thin piece of paper is as heavy as a thousand catties.
Seeing that Yuxi's expression was wrong, Qi Hao asked, "Mother, what happened?"
Yuxi's voice became low, "Cui Mo was killed in the battle."
Huo Changqing recruited twenty people that day and trained them to become Yunqing's right and left hands. Over the years, there are only four of the twenty-odd people left. Yun Qing paid special attention to Feng Dajun and Cui Mo. Now that Cui Mo died for the country, Yun Qing must be very uncomfortable.
"What? Uncle Cui died in battle?" Both Feng Dajun and Cui Mo gave Qihao a very good impression. In his heart, he respected the two as elders.
Yuxi sighed and said to Qi Hao, "You go to the Cui family now and tell the people in the Cui family the news." Qihao is the most suitable for this matter.