The defenders at the top of Xuzhou City paid close attention to the movements of the enemy troops outside the city as always.
From the day when Ye Chaoxuan raised his troops, Xuzhou City was fully fortified. There was sufficient food and grass in the city. Moreover, before the arrival of Changsun Yuanxin and his army, the city defenders had already mined and transported a large number of boulders outside the city into the city.
In addition to preparing a large amount of falling rocks at the top of the city, they also had a large amount of kerosene and even a large amount of gold juice collected in the city, waiting for the enemy to attack the city. These things would come in handy immediately.
Ye Chaoxuan already had a high prestige in Xuzhou, and coupled with the continuous propaganda, in the eyes of the people in the city, Ye Chaoxuan was indeed a loyal minister loyal to Li Tang.
Although the people did not want a war to break out, the matter was at this point and since they were tied to the chariot, they could only support Ye Chaoxuan with all their strength.
There are five thousand soldiers and horses in the city. In addition to the three thousand soldiers and horses of the Xuzhou Battalion who were transferred to the city to garrison, there are also two thousand Xuzhou City garrison troops. It is actually quite difficult to defend the city with these thousands of soldiers and horses. Fortunately, after Changsun Yuanxin came to the city,
They did not attack the city immediately, giving Ye Chaoxuan more time to prepare.
Ye Chaoxuan recruited young men from the city and trained day and night to master basic fighting skills. Although it was impossible to train soldiers in a short time, he tried his best to make up for the lack of troops.
Ye Chaoxuan would climb to the top of the city every day to boost his morale.
When defending the city, what the defenders are most afraid of is their declining morale. Of course Ye Chaoxuan understands this. Being trapped in the city for a long time can easily make people panic, and the enemy's delay in attacking the city will actually make this panic tense.
increasing day by day.
So he went to the city every day, chatted and laughed with the soldiers, in fact, in order to relieve the pressure on the soldiers and maintain their morale.
Early this morning, she came to the city as usual. Before the soldiers at the city could say anything, she saw a group of people and a carriage approaching the city.
The carriage looked ordinary, with about a hundred soldiers guarding it all around.
Ye Chaoxuan frowned, and for a moment he really didn't know what the eldest son Yuanxin was up to.
The archers at the top of the city were well prepared and aimed their arrows at the carriage. They waited until Ye Chaoxuan gave the order to release the arrow immediately.
Ye Chaoxuan knew that the other party did not mean to attack the city. After all, no one would attack the city with a carriage.
Sun Yuanxin, the eldest son in armor, rode forward and reached the city gate, already within shooting range.
Ye Chaoxuan was even more surprised. He couldn't guess what kind of medicine the eldest son Yuanxin was selling in his gourd.
"Ye Chaoxuan, Her Royal Highness the Princess has arrived, and she hasn't even left the city to pay her respects!" Changsun Yuanxin held a spear in his hand, reined in his horse, and shouted towards the city head: "You want to revive Li Tang, but now that Her Royal Highness is here, how are you doing?
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At this moment, I saw the car curtain being opened, and an enchanting figure came out of the car, wearing a large cloak and a bamboo hat. There were tassels around the bamboo hat, hiding his face.
She Yue got off the carriage and walked slowly towards the city gate. Upon seeing this, the eldest grandson Yuanxin said anxiously: "Princess, be careful!" He followed She Yue and remained vigilant.
She Yue's unparalleled elegance, even if her face is hidden, her voluptuous figure and the manner in which she walks are enough to make the soldiers on the city's head open their eyes wide and be astonished.
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His expression changed drastically and the corners of his eyes twitched, but he still said respectfully: "Your Highness, why are you here?"
"Master Ye, I want to enter the city, can you open the door?" She Yue looked up at Ye Chaoxuan with a calm voice.
She was not a martial artist. The city wall was extremely high and the sound could not be spread, but Ye Chaoxuan could only barely hear it clearly.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, I respectfully welcome Your Highness!" Ye Chaoxuan said anxiously: "But it is inconvenient for Your Highness to go out of the city to greet you."
She Yue said: "I can understand your difficulties. I also know that you raised the army to revive Li Tang. Even so, when you open the city gate, I am about to discuss with you what to do next."
Ye Chaoxuan hesitated for a moment and then said: "Your Highness, aren't you afraid that after entering the city, your subordinates will take you hostage?"
"I just want to take a gamble and see if I saw the wrong person at the beginning." She Yue said lightly: "If I saw the wrong person and was held hostage by you, it is my own fault. I can't blame anyone, let alone you.
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Ye Chaoxuan obviously didn't expect that She Yue would have such courage and courage, and he froze for a moment.
The eldest grandson Yuanxin has always been guarding She Yue, fearing that something might change.
? Soon, I saw Ye Chaoxuan disappearing at the top of the city. Not long after, the Xuzhou city gate slowly opened. Ye Chaoxuan was already standing behind the city gate, but did not go out of the city to greet him.
She Yue knew that Ye Chaoxuan was still wary.
The eldest grandson Yuanxin is extremely brave. If Ye Chaoxuan comes to pay homage at this time, with the eldest grandson Yuanxin's skills, he can easily capture Ye Chaoxuan, but Ye Chaoxuan is naturally very worried about this.
"Wait here!" She Yue warned, then walked straight into the city.
Changsun Yuanxin's heart suddenly tightened.
He knew that She Yue was indeed gambling.
If Ye Chaoxuan turned against him and really took She Yue hostage, he would really not dare to attack the city easily.
But he also understood that if She Yue could really conquer Ye Chaoxuan in this way, then Xuzhou could be taken over without any bloodshed, saving countless soldiers from dying in battle.
When Ye Chaoxuan saw She Yue walking into the city gate, he no longer had any worries. He took a few steps forward, knelt down on the ground, and said respectfully: "Your Majesty, Ye Chaoxuan, please pay homage to the princess. The princess is a thousand years old!"
As soon as he knelt down, many soldiers behind the city gate also knelt down.
"Master Ye, you are very good." She Yue stepped forward and said warmly: "I am very relieved that you have Li Tang in your heart. Now that Tantai Xuanye has usurped the country and caused chaos in the government, I want to summon all the righteous people from all over the world to fight against the thieves together.
Are you willing to help me revive Li Tang?"
Ye Chaoxuan immediately said: "I am willing to follow Her Highness the Princess to the death, through fire and water, no matter what!"
Qin Xiao, who was far away in the northeast, naturally didn't know that drastic changes had taken place in the pass. She Yue not only arrived at the front line of Xuzhou, but also captured Xuzhou without a single blow.
He was currently at the Black Mountain Trading Ground.
After learning about the plague in Modong, Qin Xiao immediately made arrangements and made full preparations to deal with the spread of the plague.
Gu Baiyi led his troops back to Songyang Caochang and set up checkpoints at the border to prevent the plague from penetrating from Modong into the pass.
Thousands of true feather cavalry led by Tuya Tutun also retreated northward to the grassland.
Qin Xiao did not conceal the situation of the epidemic in Modong and explained the situation in detail to Tuya Tutun.
Tuya Tutun was also shocked when they learned that there was a plague in Modong.
It is not uncommon for plagues to appear on the grasslands, but most of them occur on cattle and sheep. It is extremely rare for the plague to spread to shepherds.
Moreover, this plague is obviously very ferocious and its spread is extremely fast.
Tuya Tutun knew that the epidemic had begun to spread in the Zhenyu tribe, so he was naturally very anxious.
He first conducted an investigation among the True Feather Cavalry.
After all, if there are thousands of cavalry together, if someone is really infected with the plague, it will spread very quickly in the army, and these thousands of cavalry are the elite of the True Feathers. If the plague spreads among the cavalry, causing a large number of cavalry casualties,
The consequences could be disastrous.
Fortunately, after investigation, no one in the cavalry showed symptoms of the plague.
After Gu Baiyi returned to the pasture, he immediately dispatched Jiang Xiaochun, Xuanyuan Chong and other generals to set up checkpoints at various places along the border. A large number of cavalry patrolled the border day and night to prevent infected people from entering the Tang Dynasty.
The situation at the Black Mountain Trading Ground is obviously serious.
Many merchants had already shown symptoms of the plague. Gu Baiyi made a prompt decision and ordered people to build an isolation shelter while conducting inspections at the trading yard. As soon as symptoms of infection appeared, they were immediately sent to the quarantine facility for isolation.
?Furthermore, checkpoints will be set up along the entire commercial road from Yuguan to the trading center to strictly check every person coming and going.
Qin Xiao knew that it was extremely important to cut off the spread of the plague, but what was more important was to find a cure for the plague as soon as possible.
For this reason, he has summoned many doctors in Shunjincheng to treat the two Mangtu people and find an effective treatment method as soon as possible.
Although the people at Heishan Trading Center knew that the situation was not good, Qin Xiao still tried his best to control the spread of rumors to avoid causing greater panic to the people.
Although Tuya Tutun knew that the plague had appeared in Zhenyu Grassland, he still returned to Zhenyu Grassland with his cavalry.
He learned some coping methods from Qin Xiao, but he also took people back to the grassland to meet with Wu Qinghan, preparing to investigate all Zhenyu tribes one by one, and also isolate the infected.
In order to comfort Tuya Lao Tutun, Qin Xiao repeatedly promised that as soon as a treatment was found, he would immediately send people to the Zhenyu Department to assist in the treatment.
The Modong grassland is shrouded in shadow.
Qin Xiao learned from Mang Tu that once infected with the plague, most people would not survive for less than a month.
After Luntan Kedun was infected, his biggest wish was to see him before he died. Although Qin Xiao had many things to do, he couldn't bear to let Kedun down. After thinking about it again and again, he decided to go to Tieshan, even if he couldn't be treated.
But, let her leave without any regrets.
However, as the commander-in-chief of the Long Rui Army, he naturally could not let anyone know his specific whereabouts, so his trip to Tieshan was not known to anyone except Gu Baiyi.
He followed Gu Baiyi from Shunjin to the pasture. He then dressed up as an ordinary shepherd and wrapped himself tightly. When he passed the trading ground, he made a special inspection and saw that the situation here was serious, and even infected people had died. He was surprised.
, my heart is also sad.
When I think that if such a serious disease penetrates into the Northeast and even spreads to the customs, countless people will die as a result, I feel even more anxious, knowing that no matter what, I must find a way to treat the plague.
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