Heavenly Dao Formula

When the afterglow of the setting sun was engulfed by the mountains, the battle that lasted for a day came to an end temporarily.

Dispersing the troops in the huge Jinxia City is obviously a big taboo in the art of war, so Ning Wanjun ordered Ming Jin to withdraw the troops, and retreated to the side of the west gate in a steady and orderly manner, relying on the towering city walls to establish sentry points and defense lines.

Although the granary was taken back from the enemy, a few hours was not enough to evacuate the warehouse. In order to prevent the enemy from obtaining supplies on the spot, the princess made a bold decision. Before retreating, she ordered people to set fire to the granary, and burn the rice that could not be transported away in the future.

Of course, this day was not without success.

Jinxia City still has two southwest walls in the hands of the princess. With these two passages in hand, the army has the initiative and thus avoids falling into a difficult siege battle.

In addition, "defending the arsenal" also greatly enhanced the strength of this army. Before they set off, some of them didn't even have a standard long gun, and all the guys they used were brought with them by themselves. It is also impossible to prepare 3,000 sets of equipment. But now, these people are already wearing armor, hanging machetes on their waists, and holding iron spears, and the officers can even be allocated a light crossbow that is handy.

But the biggest achievement is the residents of Jinxia City.

Under the coordinated guidance of the reserve team and the Privy Council, nearly 100,000 people were evacuated from the city one after another, and within a few miles of the outskirts of the west city, a huge camp had already been formed. When Xia Fan boarded the city wall and looked westward, he was really taken aback—it didn’t feel obvious when they were all in the city, but when they were all pulled out, it seemed amazing, and the camps were full of black people. Human heads, and the gray-green curtains lined up to the end of the field of vision.

"If they didn't happen to have these reserves in the arsenal, they might not be able to house so many people." Ning Wanjun was quite emotional, "The army I brought with me when I was at the border only reached 20,000 people at most. That's all."

"Materials alone are not enough." Xia Fan smiled, "The most important thing is because of you."

In terms of identity, she is the princess of Guangping, and she has a charisma that others cannot match; in terms of experience, she has served as a general of an army, and she knows how to plan and plan, and her subordinates are also good at setting up camps. If it were someone else, even the local magistrate, they might not be able to be as organized as her.

"Cough..." The princess paused unexpectedly, "Are you so straightforward when you praise people?"

"Just tell the truth. Why, don't you think it's wrong?"

"This... is not impossible..."

"Your Highness, this humble minister is guilty!" At this time, He Gui came up and knelt on one knee and said, "Your Highness, please punish me!"

Ning Wanjun immediately returned to her normal expression, "Get up and talk, there is no need to show such a trick in military affairs. Is there news from the north?"

"Exactly!" He Guicai stood up and replied, "The northern scouts have returned, and the Shenzhou army has not been seen yet!"

"Even if there is no beacon fire, the sentry tower should have seen the billowing black smoke rising from Jinxia City." Ning Wanjun pondered for a moment, "Even if the Shenzhou garrison's military discipline is lax and it is impossible to gather a large army quickly, at least a vanguard should be dispatched Inquire about the situation. If you want them to remain silent now, Dongsheng Kingdom alone cannot do this."

"Weichen agrees. This attack is probably a long-planned, internally coordinated attack. The purpose is to seize the city rather than plunder. But Weichen failed to see this, and almost made His Highness make a wrong decision. As a staff officer in the army, This humble minister is willing to take responsibility for the crime!"

"Okay, you're just expressing your own thoughts, and I'm the one who makes the final decision." Ning Wanjun said disapprovingly, "In reality, it's also possible that after we finally repelled the pirates, we were trapped in the city by the Shenzhou Army. .Would you still feel guilty then?"

"..." He Gui was silent.

"The world likes to judge heroes based on success or failure, but generals in an army can't do this. Otherwise, who would dare to speak freely in military meetings? Even if they are really guilty, it is just me who failed to make a correct judgment."

"Your Highness...you are serious!" He Guicai bowed and saluted, "But now that the granary is burned, the amount transported out is only enough to evacuate the people for two or three days. If arrangements are not made early, the consequences will be severe once the rations are cut off." Unbelievable."

"I've thought about a solution, but I just don't know how much food I can raise in the end."

"His Royal Highness," Qiuyue suddenly ran up the city wall, "The food delivery team from Gaoshan County is here!"

"So fast?" Ning Wanjun showed joy, "Go, take me to have a look."

When the group came to the south gate of the city, they saw a group of carriages parked beside the road, soldiers carrying food back and forth, and some people were counting.

In the crowd, Xia Fan saw a familiar figure.

"Chow Tai Fook?"

"Lord Xia!" Zhou Dafu also noticed Xia Fan's arrival, quickly patted the dust off his body, rushed to him in three steps at a time, bowed and saluted, "I heard that you want food, my father Let me quickly find a car to bring it to you, this is only the first batch, and there are many more behind, which are all gathered by the folks."

"I want food?"

"Sorry, I borrowed your name by the way when I sent someone to bring the news." The princess winked at him slyly, and whispered, "I think your name is more useful than mine in Gaoshan County."

Zhou Dafu looked at the princess next to him, and then at Xia Fan, "Uh...my lord, don't you want it?"

"No, I need it." Xia Fan immediately said seriously, "Thank you for everything you have done for Jinxia City."

"Hey, sir, it should be us thanking you!" Zhou Dafu waved his hands again and again, "If it weren't for your support at that time, my family's few acres of land would definitely not be able to be kept. What's more, you also brought down the county magistrate Hu and killed everyone. Liberated from his field, everyone remembers this kindness! Now you want to raise food, and the price is 10% higher than usual, so there is no reason for us not to respond. In my father's words, even if you don't have this If there is a price difference, then I have to repay your life-saving grace!"

When the carriage drove away, the princess let out a soft breath, "Sure enough, you are right."

"What?" Xia Fan looked at her.

"The new image can bring me a new Jinxia City."

"Do you know what to do next?"

"Probably. If there's anything wrong with what I've done, I hope you, Master Xia, can give you some pointers." Ning Wanjun joked, "Let's go, let's go to the camp!"

...

Facts have proved that Ning Wanjun not only knows how to do it, but also grasps the core accurately.

When she entered the evacuation camp with the hot meat porridge, and handed the wooden bowl full of porridge to the people, the crowd suddenly boiled.

In the din, there were confessions, weeping, thanksgiving, and praise.

But in the end they all turned into one voice.

"His Royal Highness Princess Guangping—Chitose!"

Everyone firmly believes that the princess can completely defeat the enemy and regain Jinxia City.

The two-color flag standing on the top of the city gave them great confidence.

Looking at the fluttering flag, Xia Fan noticed that the evening wind seemed particularly strong today.

For the first time, he did not see the sunset glow of Jinxia City.