Spring ploughing is finally over, but the Ming Dynasty has entered a busier state, the battle to capture Yongdu City and take the Qin State as the last symbol of the country is about to begin, and the entire Ming Dynasty is crazy busy for this battle.

All the military workshops began to work overtime day and night to produce ordnance, and the freshly made weapons were immediately bandaged and transported out of the warehouse, and trucks were shipped out. The granaries were opened, the bags of grain were loaded into the wagons, and the Ming merchants who had obtained the transportation contracting task were like being beaten with chicken blood, fighting up the spirit of 120,000 points, mobilizing all the forces they could mobilize to better complete the task.

The remuneration given to them by the imperial court was very generous, but again, the conditions were harsh. Failure to arrive on time, or the loss on the road exceeds a certain amount, not only will they be punished, but more importantly, they will lose the qualification to carry the imperial court supplies in the future, which is absolutely unacceptable for these merchants.

Every time a task is completed in quality and quantity, and it is highly evaluated by the imperial court, it will be of incomparable benefit to their future. Compared with those extremely high-risk business activities, contracting these businesses of the imperial court is naturally the most profitable and least risky thing.

Every merchant in the Ming Dynasty is eager to get a bowl of soup from the cauldron of the imperial court, but there are more monks and less porridge, and in the end, only a small number of people can get such a rich contract, so as to gain an advantage in this competition. But the premise is, don't make mistakes, and once you make a mistake, there are a lot of people behind you who will come up to replace you.

Labor costs immediately rose in response, livestock prices a day, even if just the end of spring ploughing, there is a large amount of labor into this market, but high-quality strong labor, is still in short supply.

Countless long queues set off from various places in the Ming Dynasty and converged towards the final destination.

And Yuejing, which is the heart of the Ming Dynasty, is naturally even busier.

"Your Majesty, the Xianbisong Department of Changning County has been in frequent changes recently, and Wu Ling has sent eight hundred miles to step up, asking His Majesty to give him the right to make a decision on the spot." The kitten put Wu Ling's recital in front of Qin Feng.

"Expected." Qin Feng smiled and picked up Wu Ling's recital, swept it through the ten lines at a glance, and put it down: "Of course Cao Tiancheng is not willing to let us take Yongdu City smoothly yesterday, he doesn't cause us trouble, that really makes me feel uneasy."

"Wu Ling said in the twists and turns that a dragon army of more than 10,000 people and a standing army of about 30,000 people entered Changning County half a month ago, this time it seems that the people of Qi want to fight a serious battle, Wu Ling also wants to take this opportunity to teach the people of Qi a hard lesson, his troops in the Wuling Theater have not fought for two whole years."

"You tell Wu Ling that you can fight back moderately, but I don't want a large-scale war with the Qi State right now." Qin Feng said: "The people of Qi have just suffered a big defeat in Wanzhou, Cao Tiancheng is planning to level the domestic hao clan forces in one fell swoop, if we fight with them at this time, Qi will be united because of external contradictions, and Cao Tiancheng's imperial power will also be greatly strengthened in this process, which is conducive to its internal integration, you know, now the hao clan power of Qi is at the bottom. We can't give him that chance."

"Understood, then let Wuling focus on defense." The kitten nodded. However, Xian Bisong has been planning to fight with our army in Changning County all these years, and this time he has the opportunity, I am afraid that he will not give up."

"Just tell Wu Ling my bottom line, as for how to fight, let him make his own decisions, doesn't he want the right to make decisions on the spot? I'll give it to him." Qin Feng narrowed his eyes, "You can hurt the Qi people, but you must not enter the territory of the Qi country."

"Yes."

"In addition, we should also give Cao Tiancheng a little surprise, how are things going in Bozhou now?" Qin Feng asked.

"The first batch of teams to support Zhou Shuguang has set off, and it is expected to arrive in Bozhou in half a month." The kitten replied.

Qin Feng nodded: "Let Zhou Shuguang prepare to launch, after the war with us at Xianbisong in Changning County, Bozhou will put up a counter-flag, hey, he wants to come to fight the autumn wind, let's let his house catch fire."

"Understood."

"Cao Tiancheng's purpose is only to cause trouble for us, of course, if we don't deal with it properly, it won't prevent him from taking the opportunity to bite us. The key is still in the battle of Yongdu, what did Chen Zhihua say?"

"Chen Zhihua's department has advanced to a place about ten miles away from Yongdu, which is the core defense area of Yongdu. Although the battle was very hard, it was still advancing every day, and Chen Zhihua estimated that in about ten days, he would be able to completely clear the defenses on the periphery of Yongdu City, and thus begin to directly attack Yongdu City." The kitten said: "But Yongdu City is very difficult to fight. Yongdu City is 20 meters high, it is one of the few big cities in the world, the main body of its city wall is completely made of rock, Chen Zhihua has done experiments, we now have the thunderbolt fire, the damage to the city wall is very limited. And a large number of siege vehicles, moving ladders, etc., which are equipped in our army, do not reach this height. Although the craftsmen have been working hard to improve, at this level, our own protective ability is also very weak."

"A more powerful trebuchet hasn't been built yet?"

"Your Majesty, it's been built, these trebuchets are huge, they can throw hundreds of pounds of stone bullets every time, which can pose a threat to the walls of Yongdu, but their weaknesses are also extremely obvious, too bulky, too close, if they want to hit the wall, they will also enter the range of the trebuchets in the city. For us, the gains outweigh the losses. It can only be used as a supplementary means of attack."

"That is, we will have to landfill with human lives!" Qin Feng frowned.

"Yes. Chen Zhihua thinks so, capturing this city, Chen Zhihua estimates that he will have to pay the price of 20,000 to 30,000 people." The kitten's voice is a little heavy.

Qin Feng was also silent, 20,000 to 30,000 people are six integrated field battalions!

"In fact, the military department wants to besiege Yongdu City for a long time." The kitten lowered his voice: "Hundreds of thousands of residents in Yongdu City need to eat and drink, even if the Ma clan collected a large amount of supplies earlier, we estimate that as long as we trap them for a year, we can completely solve the problem."

"A year!" Qin Feng slowly shook his head: "We can't afford to wait. If Yongdu City does not fall for a day, it will involve a large amount of our military strength and consume our countless money and food, which is not in line with our strategy, and this battle, no matter what, must be fought."

"Yes, Your Majesty, the minister wants to go to the front." Kitten Road.

"You stay in the capital." Qin Feng shook his head, "The Ministry of War needs you to make overall arrangements, Yongdu is just one direction for us, and when it comes to a certain time, I will go to Yongdu in person. In addition, I have already asked Huo Guang and He Ren Tudu to rush to the front line of Yongdu in advance."

"That's it, you are in the center of the liaison, you must ensure the adequate supply of materials for the front-line troops, and in addition, the troops in the central theater must also be ready to be deployed at any time."

"Yes, Your Majesty, the minister has taken his leave." The kitten stood up and bowed away.

Father-in-law Le appeared outside the study at the right time: "Your Majesty, Master Shu of the Imperial Medical Department is out asking to see you."

"Well, please come in, Lord Shu." Qin Feng nodded, took a sip of tea, and moistened his throat, these days, he could only sleep for one or two hours every day, and he had to rely on bitter tea to refresh himself.

"Your Majesty, the Imperial Physician's Department is ready, and we will leave tomorrow." There is no nonsense, Shu Chang got straight to the point: "This time, the Tai Yi Department has gathered dozens of experienced Tai doctors, hundreds of doctors to go to the front line, plus the doctors equipped by each unit itself, the strength is strong, and it will definitely reduce the battle damage as much as possible."

"Chen Zhihua has built a huge medical center for you, and all the facilities are in place according to your requirements. This time, I'm afraid you're going to have a hard time. Chen Zhihua estimated that if he wanted to conquer Yongdu, he would probably have to pay a price of 20,000 to 30,000 people." Qin Feng said: "I hope you can save as many soldiers' lives as possible."

"So much?" Shu Chang's body shook slightly, and he sat up straight.

Qin Feng nodded: "Yongdu City is the capital of the Qin State after all, and if you want to capture it, the difficulty is not ordinary. Over there, it's best to prepare more herbs for all kinds of medicinal herbs."

"Medicinal herbs are good to say. The Tai Medical Department has been stockpiling in recent years, and the number of various types of over-the-counter medicines is sufficient. It's just that the things that Shu Wan needs over there are not easy to manufacture, and even if Xu Lai goes all out during this period of time, he has only made a hundred sets so far."

"This is also something that can't be helped, the things that Shu Wan wants, it's too difficult to make." Qin Feng said: "Let's use it first, the rear will do its best to ensure the supply, and with the proficiency of the production process, the output will be higher and higher."

"If you can make more of it, maybe you can save one more life when the time comes."

"This time we are equipped with large-scale doctors on the front line to treat all the wounded in a centralized manner, which is also an attempt, and you go this time, in addition to treating the sick and saving lives, you must also find out the advantages and disadvantages of this attempt, so that it can be used as a standing institution in the army in the future. You know, keeping wounded soldiers in the barracks is a big demoralisation blow." Qin Feng said: "Letting these wounded soldiers leave the barracks and go to a special wounded barracks for centralized diagnosis and treatment is not only conducive to your strength, but also related to the morale of the front line."

"I understand!" Shu Chang said: "In the future, the field medical hall will be set up as a standing institution of the army, if the effect is excellent this time, it will also be a wordless incentive for the soldiers. Although Yongdu is difficult to beat, it is not on the same level as Chang'an."

"Hit Chang'an?" Qin Feng smiled: "I'm afraid it will be a few more years."

"What are you going to do about that?" Shu Chang asked.

"Nothing to do." Qin Feng raised his eyebrows, "There's nothing to be afraid of. Since he can only work near Chang'an, why are we worried about so much?"