In the next half month, the two sides entered a stage of stalemate, although King Ming's troops were still retreating, but the eldest prince and His Royal Highness Six did not start the final decisive battle, because King Ming and Princess Ming still had the strength to hold each other, and they were still fighting the trapped beasts. None of them wanted to be the main force in the final duel.

Now only half of the Ming King's fief remains, but the area of defense has also been reduced by half, the defense is more concentrated, and the battle line has been greatly shortened, which is also the only point that is beneficial to the Ming King. After more than a month of offensive and defensive battles, a large number of wounded people appeared on both sides, and various strategic materials were also seriously consumed.

But the mood of the eldest prince and the sixth highness is still very good, because their efforts are rewarded, and now they have an extra county in their hands, and they are still busy combing and rectifying the territory they have just arrived, posting notices everywhere, appeasing the people who have not been able to escape, and even distributing food and materials to relieve these people. The infrastructure destroyed by the war must also be rebuilt immediately.

So during this period of time, there was no large-scale battle between the two sides, but the eldest prince and the sixth highness did not relax, and they were pressing step by step every day, surrounding King Ming.

And in Xiyuan City, the nineteenth princess was also busy, and a large number of refugees poured into Xiyuan City, all of whom fled from King Ming. Even these low-level ordinary people can see that King Ming is no longer good, and it is a matter of time before he is exterminated, so many people have fled to Xiyuan City with their families.

Duanmuqi had already prepared for this, Xiyuan City was in need of manpower, and the arrival of these people undoubtedly greatly increased the productivity of Xiyuan City, and could quickly enhance the strength of Xiyuan City. In fact, everywhere, the people are the most fundamental cornerstone. Duanmuqi had been prepared for this for a long time.

As soon as these refugees entered Xiyuan City, they were systematically distributed to various districts and counties, and each family could still have their own land, but these plots were not their own, but belonged to the government. But this also made these people very satisfied, they didn't expect that they would be properly resettled as soon as they entered Xiyuan City, and there was also relief food. They were not ostracized and driven everywhere as they imagined.

Moreover, Xiyuan City gives people the feeling that it is developing rapidly. What's even more surprising is that the taxes here are lower than those of King Ming, and the order in various places is in order, and the originally deserted Xiyuan City actually gives people a sense of vitality.

Of course, for some Diao people who are lazy and want to make some benefits in troubled waters, Duanmuqi is also ruthless and kills them directly. He has to maintain this deterrent, otherwise so many refugees come in every day, and without a strong deterrent, there will be chaos!

At this time, the 500,000 horses of the nineteenth princess do not need to be hidden, what she has to do now is to show her strength, one is to make the people of Xiyuan City feel at ease, and the other is what Duanmu Qi expects, he is waiting, waiting for Princess Ming to ask for help, planning for so long, isn't it just for this opportunity!

Compared with the other few families who can't get along, King Ming and Princess Ming are in a state of anxiety here, just those wounded people give them a headache, the herbs and cotton cloth and other medical supplies in their hands have long been used up, and now these wounded people can only lie there and wait for death, many people don't even have a bed, they can only lie on the ground and moan! Every day, a large number of wounded people die because of the lack of herbs and the lack of time to treat them.

And the load-bearing defense materials are getting less and less, and if it goes on like this, it can only be a situation of being beaten. The only thing that made them feel relieved was that the food supply of the nineteenth princess had not been cut off, so the daily fire was still guaranteed.

King Ming and Princess Ming were both emaciated, both of them had lost a lot of weight, and they were tired of defending all day, so it was difficult to sit down and rest for a while. King Ming returned to the Ming Palace, his heart was even more depressed, those concubines and concubines were crying and begging King Ming, hoping that King Ming could arrange a way out for them, and many people had begun to pack up and prepare to escape, and often saw several women fighting for a valuable object. There are also a few people with active brains who have already stolen things and fled quietly. The housekeeper is also very helpless, and now it is a mess, and there is no way to control this panicked situation.

"Madam, you better take someone with you! When we go to the nineteenth sister, we don't send troops over, we just settle our families. Even if the nineteenth sister can't defend this Xiyuan City! They still have a navy, and they can also retreat to Lingyue Mountain, or Dazirui Country, after all, you go to the Nineteenth Sister, you should be able to keep this bit of our belongings! "King Ming already knows very well that failure is inevitable, he wants to keep his little belongings now, he still has more than a dozen children! In fact, this time King Ming suffered a big blow, his eldest son was also shot by random arrows in the defense, although this eldest son was not born to Princess Ming, but it was also the trust of Princess Ming, but I didn't expect to die tragically on the city wall.

"Humph! My people are all helping us fight desperately, but I fled to Xiyuan City? I can't do this kind of thing! Princess Ming shook her head, she was also from a big family, so this time in the war, her family also tried their best to contribute, hoping to help King Ming tide over the difficulties.

"Alas! Now there are less than a million people, and even if they are recruited from those families, they can increase by 500,000 at most. can't stop the offensive of the boss and the sixth at all! "King Ming seems to have aged ten years all of a sudden, his eyes are red, and his hands are still a little trembling. These days he can't sleep at night, and he can only get himself drunk with wine every day so that he can sleep for a while. Because he was afraid, he was afraid that he would also experience a tragic end like King Wen. He even thought that when Chengchi was killed by his in-laws, he would kill all the children in the family to prevent them from being humiliated, but deep in his heart, he still wanted to keep some blood......

"Hmmm! Think about it, now that the nineteenth sister has suddenly become 500,000 horses, it seems that Duanmuqi has hidden something before! Moreover, a large number of refugees were quickly resettled by them, and there was no sense of confusion. I always felt that they had come prepared and had a plan! Princess Ming glanced at King Ming lightly, and then said in a low voice.

"What's the use of talking about that now! They suddenly showed their true strength, it was nothing more than the idea of warning us not to fight Xiyuan City! I can't imagine that this nineteenth sister has really grown up by her! If you continue to develop, you will be a seventh princess again! King Ming said with a little sigh.

"Let's go to Xiyuan City tomorrow and see if we can talk to the nineteenth sister......" Princess Ming suddenly made up her mind, wanting to think that the nineteenth sister had spoken, and when it came to life and death, she still wanted to play the last game!

The next day, after another offensive and defensive battle, the two sides once again died down and rested separately, and now the eldest prince and the sixth highness were very cautious and did not dare to fight too hard. Because both of them know very well in their hearts that the next two are likely to tear their faces, and then the most critical battle will be!

King Ming and Princess Ming cleaned up, although they were exhausted, they still had to maintain their image in front of outsiders, and with two thousand guards, King Ming and Princess Ming came to Xiyuan City.

Unexpectedly, the nineteenth princess personally brought someone to greet her, and Duanmuqi also followed behind with a smile. The more this is the case, the more Princess Ming is puzzled, this Duanmuqi must have some scheme!

But on the way to Xiwangfu, Princess Ming was still surprised, only a few months, Xiyuan City is now vibrant, prosperous, and those ordinary people walking on the road also look like they are living and working in peace and contentment, and the war outside Xiyuan City does not seem to affect them at all.

Large tracts of abandoned farmland have been sown again, many of the refugees who have fled here have their own farmland, and shops and workshops are back in operation. It gives a feeling of rejuvenation.

"Alas! I can't imagine that you have managed Xiyuan City in such a short period of time, it seems that it is right to invite you back! Princess Ming said with a little sigh, and at the same time hinted at the nineteenth princess, all of this was given to the nineteenth princess.

"Huh! It's a win-win situation between us, my development here is not good, and I can't guarantee your Russian food supply there! The nineteenth princess also said with a smile, but the voice outside the words was also obvious, that is, if it were not for the support of Xiyuan City, King Ming would have been destroyed a long time ago!

"But according to our agreement, you have more than half a million men! Should I be explained? King Ming couldn't help but say aggressively on the side, he now regretted giving up Xiyuan City to the nineteenth sister, he didn't expect Xiyuan City to develop so well.

"Huh! Second brother, that was in your stable and safe situation, and now that you are in danger, shouldn't I be ready to protect myself? The nineteenth princess smiled faintly, and immediately responded, she didn't care about King Ming's arrogant momentum at all, this is a typical external strength and middle cadre.

"Presumptuous! Nineteenth sister, don't think that if you stand up as the king of the west, you will get carried away, now I still have 1.5 million horses in my hands, and I have more than enough to deal with the boss and the sixth Zhuo Zhuo! King Ming suddenly scolded angrily.

"Shut up!" Princess Ming was immediately annoyed in her heart, and quickly stopped King Ming in a whisper, and then turned her face and said with a smile: "Nineteenth sister, don't mind, he just has a loud voice, in fact, he doesn't mean anything else!" ”

"It's okay! I wouldn't mind these little things! Second sister-in-law, I haven't eaten yet, I have prepared a banquet, and we will talk while eating! The nineteenth sister smiled slightly and said very calmly.

This meal, the king who ate it almost cried, it seemed that he hadn't eaten such a delicious meal for a long time, and the food these days was extremely simple. Now in the face of so many delicacies at once, King Ming is a little wolf-swallowing regardless of his image, no wonder King Ming, since the war started in the morning, he didn't eat anything at all, so he hurried over, so he was really hungry!

Princess Ming was very annoyed and stepped on King Ming's kick fiercely, which made King Ming restrain a little, but the chopsticks in her hand were still interspersed quickly, and she didn't even have the ability to speak in her mouth.

"Ahem! That one...... Nineteenth sister, we are here this time mainly to discuss something! Princess Ming smiled a little embarrassedly.

"What's the matter? The second emperor's sister-in-law said directly, don't be polite when you come to me! The nineteenth princess said very sincerely.

"Well, you see that the war is tight now, and we have a lot of casualties there, of course, the casualties of the Great Prince and His Royal Highness are not small! I want to ...... Can you send troops to help defend some of the city, then the pressure on us will be much lessened! Princess Ming said in a low voice, no way, I'm here to beg someone, I can't still put on a high-minded look!

"It's useless! Second imperial sister-in-law, can't you see that even if I lend you 500,000 horses, it is just a matter of delaying some time! Besides, I'm actively preparing here, so it's probably my turn next! "Although the nineteenth princess said it very vaguely, the meaning is very clear, and it will be her turn only when King Ming is destroyed.

"Presumptuous! If you didn't have us in front of you, would you be so comfortable? Tell you, now we are grasshoppers on a rope, and if I am destroyed, you will not be better! At this time, King Ming was full of food and drink, and he had the spirit, and shouted loudly with full of energy.

"Nope! You are destroyed, but I will still be safe! It's not like you didn't learn our defense back then! The nineteenth princess also sank her face and said lightly.

"Huh! Of course I know that you have the support of Zhu Xiaobao and that kind of powerful artillery, of course it is no problem to hold Xiyuan City, but we are in front, and it is always a guarantee for you! You say, don't you? Besides, once we are defeated, you and Jialanga to the west will also be eyeing us, and you will also have to face the fierce and powerful Great Prince. So it's not as easy as you think! Princess Ming laughed with her, helping the nineteenth princess to analyze in detail, hoping that she could send troops to help.

"Huh! Princess Ming didn't say it, I almost forgot, come on, invite the two princes in! At this time, Duanmuqi suddenly said with a smile.

"Two princes?" Suddenly, Princess Ming's face changed greatly, could it be that the eldest prince and the sixth highness would be here?

But the two princes who walked in were not the eldest prince and the sixth highness, but the British king Zhu Xiaobao and Zuowang Jialanga. Immediately, Princess Ming looked stupid, and asked a little hesitantly: "You guys...... Isn't there a war? How could it be...... How could it be...... Showing up together here? ”

"Xiaobao and I see that the war is fake, I don't want to help the eldest prince, and I don't want to offend him, and at the same time I want to protect my two ironstone mines, so I can only pretend!" Jialanga said very directly, then sat down, and beckoned Zhu Xiaobao to sit beside her.

It turned out that as soon as King Ming and Princess Ming arrived in Xiyuan City, Duanmuqi immediately invited these two people. Now Zhu Xiaobao and Jialanga are fighting all day long, staying together every day to drink and chat, and sometimes they also learn martial arts, and their lives are very leisurely. Zhu Xiaobao and Jialanga are familiar with each other, and they don't take advantage of it, anyway, Jialanga is very bold in this regard, and he really doesn't mind doing something with Zhu Xiaobao, but Zhu Xiaobao is just rubbing some oil and taking a small advantage, and the others don't dare to do anything else!

But the relationship between the two is very affectionate, and Jialanga really wants to have such a rogue brother. And Zhu Xiaobao's martial arts are indeed shocking to Jialanga, she is also a martial arts cultivator, she can't beat Zhu Xiaobao, she has been on the battlefield for a long time, and her combat effectiveness is quite strong, but she didn't expect to be restrained by Zhu Xiaobao!

And Zhu Xiaobao also told Jialanji about his plan, which made Jialanjia very shocked, he didn't expect the nineteenth princess to have such a big ambition, and she had already calculated King Ming! So these days, although Jia Langa is usually fighting and arguing with Zhu Xiaobao, she is also thinking about this problem carefully, and she is facing a choice......

"Huh! See? Saoh Chitose won't threaten me, on the contrary, we get along very well! The nineteenth princess said with a smile.

"But...... But...... Aren't you afraid that the eldest prince will know and be angry with you? Princess Ming felt that her brain was a little insufficient, and she stuttered a little when she spoke!

"Angry with me? I'm already polite if I don't bother him! Unexpectedly, Jialanga snorted very domineeringly.

"Jialanga, you don't talk about credit! We were the first to join forces, and you saw that we were indifferent to the war? King Ming shouted a little annoyed at this time.

"Humph! We're teaming up, yes, but that's based on the food you provide, do you have it? You're not keeping your word first, aren't you? Jialanga replied unceremoniously.

"That'...... That's because of an accident, our food was ...... Go up in flames! King Ming suddenly had nothing to say, and glared at Duanmu Qi angrily, since the last time he attacked Lingyue Mountain, he was burned with grain, he began to go downhill, and now he is about to be completely wiped out by others!

"It seems that Mr. Duanmu has a plan, please teach Mr. Duanmu!" Princess Ming suddenly understood a little, there is a mystery in this! Jialanga is sitting here, it's not as simple as eating a meal!

"Huh! In fact, Princess Ming should be most concerned about the current battle situation. If this goes on like this, it will only be a matter of time before you are destroyed! The old man has a suggestion, I don't know if I should talk about it or not? Duanmu Qi still said with a smile.

"Humph! Say, aren't you just waiting for this opportunity? Princess Ming said helplessly, now it seems that everything was planned by Duanmuqi, but she can't figure out why Jialanga reconciled with Zhu Xiaobao, Jialanga suffered a big loss at the hands of Zhu Xiaobao!

"In fact, the eldest prince and the sixth highness are not very strong, and now they are also full of wounded soldiers. I have a suggestion that you can continue to be your Ming King, just a little bit of change......," Duanmuqi said cautiously.

"What's changed?" Princess Ming asked coldly, she already had a premonition that it was not a good thing.

"That's it...... Hehe! Change the place to get a foothold, and we will take over the current territory......"

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