The lady is on top, the general is on the bottom

The north wind was howling, and Nie Xiuqi stood guard on the tower. He stood stiffly in place, holding a long knife in his hand. Once a tartar climbed up the tower along the ladder, he would be responsible for killing the tartar.

Raising his hand to wipe the blood spattered on his face, Nie Xiuqi saw the Tartars set up the ladder again, so he simply stood on the edge of the city wall, hacking at the ladder one after another, the blades were brittle from the cold The bricks and stones collided, splashing crackling sparks.

Suddenly there was a sound of breaking through the air, Nie Xiuqi's mind tightened, his body rolled suddenly, and he saw a tartar climbing up from another ladder with a scimitar in his hand.Charged towards him!

Nie Xiuqi's martial arts are not bad, and there are not many tartars on the tower at the moment, even though he lost a lot of strength due to hunger and cold, he still chopped off the tartar's head, blood pouring out.After a while, it froze into ice.

Lieutenant General Chen An breathed a sigh of relief, rushed to Nie Xiuqi, and shouted:

"General, when will the Tartars retreat? Brothers are seriously injured!"

Not only were the frontier soldiers guarding the city badly injured, but even Chen An and Nie Xiuqi had a lot of scars on their bodies.If it weren't for the armor covering it, the clothes on his body would have been stained red by blood.

Nie Xiuqi gritted his teeth and pushed the ladder away, and said, "There are tens of thousands of Tartars left outside, and they can't stay outside Yucheng without eating or drinking. People can stand it, but horses can't."

Seeing the chaotic scene on the tower, Chen An said, "I'm afraid we'll starve to death before they can't stand it!"

Although Nie Xiuqi and Chen An are both generals, when they marched, they ate the same rice grains as the frontier soldiers. When the frontier soldiers ate buns, they also ate buns. When the frontier soldiers drank northwest wind, they also had to drink northwest wind. wind.

"Wait a little longer, General Zhao's reinforcements may arrive soon!"

Chen An pursed his lips, a bit of sarcasm appeared on his dark face, he knew very well in his heart that Xuanfu Town was very close to Yucheng, if General Zhao could send troops, why wait until now?

"Damn bad luck!"

He cursed angrily, but Chen An's movements were still not slow. He was afraid of killing the Tartars who were about to climb the tower, and he didn't dare to confront Nie Xiuqi and Chen An. He turned his head and went to find other people The frontier army went to fight.

At this moment, many civilians climbed up on the city tower, one by one armed with sticks, and regardless of the sharp long knives of the Tartars, they beat the Tartars ruthlessly.Nie Xiuqi watched as many people brought up wooden barrels, which were filled with clear well water, and there were many ice cubes floating in it, making it very cool at first glance.

Nie Xiuqi directly carried two wooden barrels and poured them on the tartars who were climbing up the tower.Naturally, the well water cannot hurt people, but in the cold winter months, the clothes on the body are soaked through, and it is foolish to want to save life.

Seeing that the method that General Huaihua came up with was effective, men, women and children all carried wooden barrels one after another.Pour cold well water on the Tartars.

The leader of the Tatar tribe was named Batu. He saw that the warriors in his tribe were all blue from the cold, fell to the ground and could not get up again, so he knew that he would not be able to win Yucheng today.

Gritting his teeth, Batu's eyes showed a hint of prey.He muttered to himself: "Nie Xiuqi, I will definitely tear you apart so that all the tribes on the grassland will remember my name, Batu!"

Seeing the ugly look on the leader's face, the military adviser on the side didn't say much. When the leader led the tribe's warriors to retreat, contempt flashed across the military adviser's eyes.

The Tartars retreated, and the tower was in a mess. Nie Xiuqi's hands were red from the cold, and his fingers were cracked one after another, bloodshot continuously.Fingers connected to heart, even though Nie Xiuqi is a tough guy, he won't feel good at this moment. He braced himself up and walked down the tower. Then he saw a member of Nie's army rushing towards him with ecstasy on his face, and said to him:

"General, someone has delivered food!"

Hearing this, Nie Jingheng's eyes lit up, his body gained some strength, and he quickened his steps.He asked directly: "But General Zhao sent food?"

The little soldier shook his head, with a strange expression on his face, and said, "General, the guards from the General Hussar's Mansion sent the food. I heard that the second young lady bought the food from her private house."

When saying the last sentence.Xiao Bing lowered his voice a bit, he usually looked at General Huaihua as an upright and good man, but he didn't expect that he would secretly be raised by his wife's private house.

Nie Xiuqi slapped Xiao Bing's forehead hard, and suddenly an ominous premonition rose in his heart.Go straight to the north gate of Yucheng.

As soon as he walked to the north gate, Nie Xiuqi saw Dr. Li and cupped his hands at Dr. Li. Nie Xiuqi looked at the grain and grass at the back of the line and asked:

"Why did Dr. Li come out of the capital? It's bitter cold in the border area, it's hard to live!"

Doctor Li chuckled lightly, raised his hand and patted Nie Xiuqi on the shoulder, not intending to hide him, and said directly: "General Nie, it's not just the old man who's here, the Second Young Madam is also in Xuanfu Town right now. I don't know when I will come to visit the general in person."

Nie Xiuqi only felt his eyes go dark. Although the Tatars are now blocked by Yucheng, it is not impossible to rush into Xuanfu Town. Why don't Lin Ningmei stay in the capital and go to the border town?She still has her own seed in her belly!

Seeing Nie Xiuqi's pale complexion, the smile on Dr. Li's face grew stronger, he frowned and looked at Nie Xiuqi, and said:

"Come, come, General Huaihua will go back with me first. You should heal your wounds, otherwise, when the Second Young Madam comes to Yucheng, you probably won't have the strength to teach her a lesson."

Hearing this, Nie Xiuqi thought of Lin Ningmei's strange strength, and couldn't help feeling a little bit annoyed in his heart.

We've only been married for more than two months, this little lady dared to come to the border town, she really has the courage!

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Not to mention how Nie Xiuqi wanted to teach Lin Ningmei a lesson, in the post station in Xuanfu Town, Lin Ningmei looked at Bai Zhi in front of her and asked:

"How is envoy An Qin? Is there a serious health problem?"

Bai Zhi glanced at Lin Ning's eyebrows strangely, and felt that the master was a showman in her heart. She clearly wished that An's family would all die, and she even put on an extremely worried look on her face.

"Master, don't worry, although Envoy An Qin caught the wind and cold, there is no danger of his life. Just stay in bed and take good care of your body, survive this winter, and you will be fine when the next spring begins."

Lin Ningmei counted the time, and felt that the battle in the spring of next year would be over anyway, so she immediately smiled, and found the letter that Song Qing had given her before, and rushed to Zhao's residence.

Entering Zhao's residence this time, Lin Ningmei saw not only Mrs. Zhao, but General Zhao also came out.

General Zhao's facial features are rough, and his whole body is also tall and strong. Now he is in his early thirties, with thick bones, and his skills must be good.When the slender Mrs. Zhao saw Lin Ningmei, she immediately stepped forward affectionately, took Lin Ningmei's hand, and said with a smile:

"I'm afraid it's inconvenient for Sister Mei to live in the inn. It's all because I didn't think carefully before. I should send someone to bring you into the house."

Lin Ningmei shook her head: "Sister-in-law Zhao, don't bother, I don't go to the Three Treasures Hall for nothing, and I came to the Zhao Mansion today because someone asked me to deliver a letter to General Zhao."

Hearing the sound, Zhao Cheng took the envelope and opened it directly to read it. When he saw the handwriting in his heart, Zhao Cheng's pupils shrank, and the hand holding the letter could not help but tremble slightly.

Mrs. Zhao and Lin Ningmei had just walked into the main hall at this time. Seeing General Zhao standing still, Mrs. Zhao raised her brows and asked, "Why don't you come in? There are tricks in this letter?"

Lin Ningmei had never opened Song Qing's letter. After all, there was a wax seal on the letter. If it was opened, it would leave traces. If General Zhao saw it, there would be something wrong.

I saw Zhao Cheng showing a serious expression on his face, walked up to Lin Ningmei a few steps, and asked in a deep voice, "Lin Shuren, who gave you this letter? Where is that person?"

Although she had already guessed that Song Xiucai's identity would not be simple, but judging by Zhao Cheng's appearance, she might think Song Xiucai was a little low.

"General Zhao, seeing your gaffe, what is the identity of this letter writer, can you tell me?"

General Zhao showed displeasure, and said, "Tell me first where the messenger is!"

Mrs. Zhao tugged on General Zhao's cuff, but this man didn't care, as if he had an eyebrow-raising confrontation with Lin Ning.

"The messenger is in the capital."

General Zhao's eyes were red, his face was either happy or sad, he was trembling uncontrollably, and his mood was very unstable.

"What is his identity?" Lin Ningmei asked again.

Shaking his head, General Zhao calmed down and said, "I can't say."

Hearing this, Lin Ningmei gritted her teeth with hatred, but she couldn't do anything to General Zhao. After all, he just concealed Song Qing's identity. Can she still force General Zhao to speak?

"Then what did he say in the letter?"

General Zhao's face turned serious, and he said: "Sir, let me send troops to Yucheng immediately. No matter what, we must not let Yucheng be breached, otherwise the capital may not be able to keep it!"

As long as the result is beneficial to Nie Xiuqi, it's still good. As for Song Xiucai's identity, it's not too late to investigate when he returns to the capital in the coming day.

Lin Ning twitched her lips with a smile on her face, and said, "Since General Zhao has decided to send troops, let's take the little lady for a ride. I also happened to go to Yucheng to visit my general."

General Zhao shook his head: "You are a woman, why do you have to go to Yucheng? I heard that you are still pregnant, why don't you raise your baby in the capital?"

Lin Ning's eyebrows twitched. She felt that she could not communicate with this reckless man. She looked at Mrs. Zhao for help. The latter raised her hand and twisted General Zhao's ear, and said:

"Why do you care about other people's housework? You have to send troops to Yucheng anyway. With [-] soldiers guarding Yucheng, Yucheng is no worse than Xuanfu Town. Let your soldiers take sister Mei for a ride?"

As expected, General Zhao lived up to his reputation of being a fear of internal affairs. He was so scolded by Mrs. Zhao that he couldn't lift his head, so he had no choice but to deal with the matter in the end.