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Ma Xiuying listened for a while, and saw that the generals were arguing, so she persuaded loudly: "Calm down, generals, when the soldiers are in the city, we must work together and not mess up." ”

Only then did everyone remember that Ma Xiuying was still sitting in the hall, Qi Qi stopped arguing, turned his head to look at her and asked, "What is Mrs. Ma's good plan?"

"I agree with General Feng and Secretary Li's suggestion to defend the city. Seeing that Lu Zhongheng and Li Xincai were still about to open their mouths, Ma Xiuying made a gesture to signal them to be calm, and continued: "The grain that was originally planned to be transported to Chuzhou has not yet been delivered, and we can hold on to the grain and grass for at least three months. And Hezhou is less than 15 days away from Liuhe, Chuzhou, Haozhou and other places, no matter where General Zhu is, once he receives the news, he will definitely return to Hezhou first, because Hezhou is our base camp. Therefore, as long as we can hold out for half a month, we will definitely be able to wait until the return of General Zhu's army, and then the tens of thousands of troops of Bald Jian will not be afraid. However, the top priority depends on whether the generals can hold Hezhou......"

Please don't be as good as agitating generals, Lu Zhongheng and the others immediately said: "What can't be held for half a month." Father...... Well, I will survive these fifteen days without eating or drinking. ”

Ma Xiuying pursed her lips and smiled, and said, "Then it's hard work for all the generals, and when General Zhu comes back, I will ask for credit for you one by one." ”

At this time, the transmission of communication information was too backward, and if I wanted to know the exact location of Zhu Yuanzhang, it would take seven or eight days at most, and three or five days at least, so I could only rely on the soldiers who stayed in Hezhou to stick to it themselves. Ma Xiuying decided to wait for the war to end, and vigorously cultivated carrier pigeons to be used as messengers.

Everyone knows that Zhu Yuanzhang obeys Ma Xiuying's words, and with Ma Xiuying's guarantee, this reward will definitely not be able to run away, and they can't help but smile happily, and they dare not take it.

Li Shanchang was envious and jealous in his heart, he was clearly the first person in power under Zhu Yuanzhang, but his prestige was far inferior to Ma Xiuying, Ma Xiuying could make the generals unify their opinions and be determined to stick to it with just a few words. At this critical juncture, he couldn't show any dissatisfaction with Ma Xiuying, but flattered: "Although everyone agrees to defend Hezhou, but I'm afraid that the city will be broken, Mrs. Ma, you should go out of the city to take refuge for a while before the enemy army attacks the city." ”

Ma Xiuying refused without thinking: "Thank you Secretary Li for your kindness, but I am determined to fight side by side with all the soldiers, the city is here, and the city will die!"

Li Shanchang's fart slapped on the horse's leg, and his face couldn't help but be a little embarrassed.

Everyone didn't notice Li Shanchang's expression, and when they heard that Ma Xiuying was going to fight side by side with them, they became more and more excited, for fear of being compared to Ma Xiuying, and they all patted their chests with pride and promise to defend Hezhou.

Taking advantage of everyone's high morale, Ma Xiuying asked Li Shanchang to arrange defensive matters.

Li Shanchang came back to his senses, restrained his frustrated mentality, and ordered his soldiers to prepare artillery, explosives bags, bows and arrows, boiling oil, wooden stakes and other weapons to defend the city overnight, and sent people to the people's homes to recruit people to appease the people.

After Hezhou was conquered by Zhu Yuanzhang, military discipline had just been rectified, and various measures and policies that were not allowed to disturb the people and make trouble, and abducted women won the hearts of the people.

In the early hours of the morning, as soon as the sky turned over the fish and white belly, Bal Jian led his troops to attack Hezhou. He was also worried that Zhu Yuanzhang would come back to rescue Hezhou after receiving the news, and wanted to capture Hezhou before Zhu Yuanzhang rushed back.

However, the Hezhou soldiers had already prepared, closed the city gate, and piled countless wooden stakes behind the gate, no matter how the Yuan army hit, the city gate stood still. Artillery volleys were fired on the city walls, arrows flew all over the sky, explosives bags bloomed everywhere, and scoops of oil fell like heavy rain without money.

The Yuan army struggled to advance under the artillery fire against the shield, and the Yuan soldiers who finally rushed to the city wall were either shot into hedgehogs or burned half-baked, even if there were a few soldiers who had worked hard to climb the city wall before they had time to be happy, they were stabbed through the heart and fell off the city...... Seeing that he would not be able to capture Hezhou for a while and a half, the enemy did not lose a few casualties, but his own soldiers lost a lot, and Bal Jian had to withdraw his troops in a huff.

The next day, Vuljian continued to attack Hezhou, and the Yuan army was greeted with a new round of artillery, explosives packs, arrows, and boiling oil. Looking at the Yuan army that was repulsed again, Bal Jian jumped like thunder, and ordered the Yuan army to surround Hezhou, making people shout and humiliate in every way under the city.

The soldiers of Hezhou turned a deaf ear, no matter how the Yuan army scolded, they just stood still, never went out of the city to meet the enemy, and only attacked remotely on the city wall.

After four or five days of fighting, although the Yuan army did not capture Hezhou, the weapons and materials of Hezhou gradually decreased, and everyone began to worry that once there was no weapon to defend against the enemy, Hezhou would be easily broken.

Ma Xiuying used a hoarse voice to unremittingly mobilize everyone not to give up, use trebuchets if there is no artillery, dismantle the beams of the house without arrows, and use quicklime if there is no boiling oil. In the past few days, she has not returned to her house to rest, and has been fighting side by side with everyone on the city wall.

Zhu Wenzheng, Zhu Wenzhong and Zhu Muying were afraid that she would make a mistake, and they never left her side. When one big or three are sleepy, they will squint against the wall with their clothes for a while, and when they are hungry, they will directly nibble on a dry cake, and when they are thirsty, they will scoop a spoonful of raw water and drink it......

Yang Yunhua, who accompanied Ma Xiuying from beginning to end, secretly sighed, no wonder Ma Xiuying has such a reputation in the army, if she wants to be a qualified female general, she has to learn a lot from Ma Xiuying.

The soldiers and the people saw that Zhu Zongbing's wife was so hard, and they also cheered up and continued to fight, many people spontaneously demolished their houses and boiled lime water, and some young and strong men even took their kitchen knives and sticks to the city wall to resist the enemy.

This lasted for another three days, as the weapons and materials became scarcer and less, and more and more soldiers and civilians were killed in battle, despair began to breed in the hearts of everyone, and the morale of the defenders gradually declined, leaving only tired and numb faces.

Xunying once again persuaded Ma Xiuying to flee from Hezhou first.

Ma Xiuying still refused, in order to defend Hezhou, countless soldiers and people sacrificed their lives, how could she abandon everyone at this time to escape alone? At the same time, she firmly believed that Zhu Yuanzhang would definitely return to Hezhou, because his family, his comrades-in-arms, and his base camp were all in Hezhou.

The smell of decay wafted through the air, countless corpses were piled up under the walls, and everywhere you looked, there were devastation, broken arrowheads, blood-stained flags, collapsed mud pits, and broken wall tiles that were unbearable to look at. Ma Xiuying looked at the soldiers who could fall asleep against the wall and smiled bitterly, I don't know how long everyone can hold on, but there is no way but to persevere, because once Hezhou falls, the Yuan army will definitely slaughter the city frantically, so even if she dies on the city wall, she will not easily surrender to the Yuan army. As long as there is a glimmer of hope, everyone should not give up! This is her declaration to herself and her soldiers.

If it weren't for Ma Xiuying's insistence that Zhu Yuanzhang would arrive within fifteen days, the soldiers and the people might not be able to hold on.

Seeing that Hezhou was in danger, Zhu Yuanzhang's army finally rushed back on the eleventh day.

Seeing the dust flying in the distance and waving the flag, the soldiers and soldiers of Hezhou who got the news cried with joy. The good news soon spread throughout the city, and the confidence of the people was unprecedentedly high, and countless people rushed out of the houses to meet Zhu Yuanzhang's army, and at the same time, the gates of Hezhou City were wide open, and the soldiers swarmed out.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Wu Jian and others were afraid that they would be outflanked and made dumpling filling, so they hurriedly retreated.

Zhu Yuanzhang's army and the soldiers defending the city converged, and along the way, they killed many enemies and captured many Yuan soldiers and supplies.

Originally, the soldiers in Xintang, Qingshan, Jilong Mountain and other places still wanted to wait and see for a while, and Ren Ma, Chen Yexian and others saw Zhu Yuanzhang's momentum like a rainbow, so they had to flee in the wilderness.

After sweeping away the enemy in the vicinity of Hezhou, Zhu Yuanzhang led his troops into the city, only to see that the people in the city were not in a hurry, and all affairs were in order, and he couldn't help but praise Li Shanchang and others who were in charge of handling and state affairs.

In front of everyone's eyes, Li Shanchang did not want to monopolize the credit, and said with a smile: "It is not the credit of his subordinates, but the credit of Mrs. Ma." In the past few days, Mrs. Ma has been fighting side by side with the soldiers, and she also told the people that the general soldier will not leave everyone alone, and will definitely rush back within fifteen days. Hope of all, and this will continue until your reinforcements arrive. ”

Zhu Yuanzhang was thrilled when he heard this, when Chuzhou was attacked by the Yuan army, there were 100,000 defenders, but the people were panicked. Hezhou was surrounded by the Yuan army, with less than 20,000 defenders, but the people were in peace and guarded themselves, and the city wall was impregnable, all of which were inseparable from Ma Xiuying's arrangement.

Zhu Yuanzhang hurried home, only to see Ma Xiuying taking Guo Ninglian and Li Qi'er leaning against the door.

Yang Yunhua quipped: "Fortunately, General Zhu is back, otherwise your necks will be stretched." ”

Guo Ninglian and Li Qi'er paused, their pretty faces were crimson, and they wanted to speak.

Ma Xiuying raised her eyebrows and smiled maliciously: "I heard that Fei Ju also came back with the master, but I don't know if he came to our mansion with the master?"

"Ah, since General Zhu has returned home, then I don't have to stay here. Yang Yunhua's face changed, and she panicked and found an excuse to slip away.

"Madam, I heard what Li Shanchang said, this time thanks to your arrangement, Hezhou was not lost. You can't imagine it, I heard that Hezhou was surrounded, and my soul almost flew out......" Zhu Yuanzhang held Ma Xiuying's hand, both happy and a little afraid.

Guo Ninglian and Li Qi'er were envious, and hoped that the first person Zhu Yuanzhang cared about when he came back was himself, these days they were frightened in the house and couldn't even sleep well, but Zhu Yuanzhang only took care of Ma Xiuying when he came back. They looked at Zhu Yuanzhang with blank eyes, and they also said Ma Xiuying's very hard words.

Ma Xiuying looked Zhu Yuanzhang up and down, and said distressedly: "You see that you have lost weight, you must not have taken good care of yourself outside." ”

Zhu Yuanzhang stroked the hands full of scars, and said in a deep voice: "Madam, you are just gone, this time you will be tired, don't take such risks in the future, everything is ...... for me"

The two of them have a lot of affection, and they actually ignore others. After a long time, Ma Xiuying came back to her senses, blushed and said: "Starling, Ning Lian and Qi'er have always been worried about you, and sister-in-law and sister-in-law are also very worried about you, and they send people to ask about your situation every day, but their mental state is not very good, so they didn't come to greet you." You go back to the house and change your clothes, and we'll visit them later......"

"Okay, everyone's worked hard. Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the several women who were getting along harmoniously and was satisfied. If you have a good wife in the family, everything is enough.