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This fire raised the morale of the children of the Changsheng Battalion, but at the same time, it also struck the main force of Houjin to the ground. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

From the afternoon, their camp retreated back more than a mile, and the distance from the Ming army's city was more than three miles, leaving only this continuous group of fortifications between the two armies.

Perhaps because he was afraid that Li Yuanqing would take the initiative to attack, the Houjin army had thousands of sentry agents, densely scattered in all corners of the two armies, closely monitoring the movements of the Ming army, but they would never dare to come forward to provoke again.

Li Yuanqing was basically satisfied with the attitude of the main force of Houjin at this time.

Although he won the battle, for various reasons, Li Yuanqing could defend the city, but if he wanted to attack and defeat the main force of Houjin from the front, he would think too much.

But this is what Li Yuanqing wants.

It has been almost half a year since the expedition was set out at the end of September, and the sons and daughters are tired.

War has always been just a continuation of politics.

For Li Yuanqing, the goal he wanted was basically achieved.

Although the war horses have not yet met his needs, with these 3,000 war horses in hand, it is enough for him to deal with Sun Chengzong and Mao Wenlong.

In addition, all kinds of goods, especially weapons and armor, have been recorded in the account, and the sons and daughters have not suffered too many casualties, just go back to Changsheng Island to recuperate for a few months, and his Li Yuanqing's strength will definitely increase rapidly.

However, although the situation was very good, Li Yuanqing still did not dare to be careless in the slightest in terms of frontal battlefield defense.

The refining of livestock oil, the collection and felling of resin and wood, and the packaging and development of hand ~ grenade ~ bombs will never stop at all.

As the old saying goes, 'When you're prepared, you're always prepared'.

Only by holding on to these fruits of victory and bringing them back to Immortal Island can it be considered a real victory.

Otherwise, it's just 'once owned', and it's nothing more than a flash in the pan.

In terms of the storage of food and food, due to the continuous fierce battles in recent days, whether it is Shu Luohuan and the tribal minions, or the women's battalion, as well as the sons and daughters of the Changsheng camp, the amount has increased a lot, and the consumption is very great.

According to Xu Heizi's prediction, if this situation continues to develop, this food intensity, their food, can only last less than four months.

In this regard, Li Yuanqing is not too worried.

It was the middle of February.

According to the time estimate, the ice and snow here will melt in late May or early June at the latest.

They still have plenty of time.

Even if the fleet can't get here, but there are so many forts around, and the sons and daughters are strong and strong, can they still starve to death?

Take 10,000 steps back and say, these 3,000 war horses, when it comes to the critical time, can also support several months of ingredients.

It's just that although there is no big problem in terms of food, Li Yuanqing is very worried about nutrition.

Mainly at this time, here, there are basically no vegetables that can grow, whether it is the sons or he Li Yuanqing, can only be based on meat, in the long run, the nutrition is unbalanced, it is easy to bring big ~ trouble.

But at this time, Li Yuanqing didn't have a good solution, so he couldn't force his sons to eat pine needle leaves, right?

Thinking of pine needles and leaves, Li Yuanqing's eyes suddenly lit up.

Although pine needle leaves cannot be eaten directly, they can be used to make tea and drink, but there is no big problem.

In Li Yuanqing's memory, in later generations, there was a famous survival expert in the British Empire, who emphasized the concept of 'pine needle tea' many times.

Making tea with pine needles is simple and affordable, but it contains sufficient vitamins, especially in the north at this time, which is almost natural and pollution-free, and the effect should be better than that of later generations.

Thinking about it, Li Yuanqing immediately summoned Shu Luohuan and ordered him to take his minions to collect pine needles outside.

Soon, Shu Luohuan returned with his minions, as well as the fresh pine needles he had collected.

Let Liu Qiao make a bowl of tea, Li Yuanqing tasted it, the taste is not bad, although it is a little green, but the long-lost green taste is still refreshing.

Even if Li Yuanqing promoted this dish to the whole army, every meal, every son, must drink a cup of pine needle tea.

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Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, more than a month has passed, and the time has come to the end of March.

During this period of time, the main force of Houjin never made much movement, and in the camp more than three miles away, it confronted the Ming army on Li Yuanqing's side, and hundreds of scouts have been scattered in the middle of the camps of the two armies, firmly monitoring the movements of the Ming army.

If the Houjin army does not attack, Li Yuanqing will naturally not trouble them.

At this time, the storage of fire oil in the city has reached more than 20,000 catties, and there are more than 500 hand~grenade~ bombs.

As long as the Tartars dare to attack the city, Li Yuanqing will definitely let them understand why the flowers are so red.

As we enter mid-March, the weather is already showing signs of warming.

Although there will be a few snowfalls from time to time, it will not fall too heavily and will not cause a disaster-like impact.

However, the wind is still very strong and cold, and correspondingly, the consumption of wood in the city is also very large.

Outside the north gate, including the west gate, the old forests near have basically been cut down by Shu Luohuan and the tribal minions.

In order to ensure the safety of collecting and cutting timber, a continuous wall of snow was piled up outside the north gate and the west gate, which stretched to the foot of the mountain a few miles away.

But the Houjin army did not launch an offensive on this side, and everything was in an orderly state.

After the Jin army did not attack, Li Yuanqing simply trained troops in the city.

In terms of drills, the Changsheng Camp has long formed a complete rule process.

Every morning, at about half past five, the children get up and start running.

The time for running and exercising was an hour, and at half past six, the meal was served on time.

Then take an hour off and do a variety of professional training.

However, due to the lack of ammunition, the drills of the bird-fired soldiers were mainly based on coordination and corrective actions, and it was obviously impossible to conduct actual combat drills.

Li Yuanqing also selected 100 elite warriors from Shu Luohuan and the tribal minions, and added them to the scout camp, enjoying the treatment of Ming army auxiliaries, and acting as the vanguard of pathfinding.

The development of the Changsheng Battalion has reached the present, and the various arms of the army have basically begun to mature, but in terms of intelligence gathering, due to the natural disadvantage, it is far from being able to reach the level that Li Yuanqing is satisfied with, and recruiting tribal soldiers to join the Changsheng Battalion can be regarded as Li Yuanqing's attempt in this regard.

It's just that although it is only the treatment of auxiliary soldiers, it can be joyful for the tribal minions who can join the immortal camp.

These days, whether it is Shu Luohuan, these clan leaders, or these clan soldiers, they have already been completely subdued by the powerful force of the Immortal Battalion.

Even if it was the main force of Houjin and a few big Baylors coming in person, they couldn't do any damage to Li Yuanqing and Changsheng, and they were beaten miserably, with thousands of dead and wounded, how could they, small families, compete with the Changsheng Battalion?

Shu Luohuan also felt more and more that it was an extremely wise decision for him to devote himself to Li Yuanqing.

Especially his sister-in-law Shu Murong, who is now Li Yuanqing's pillow person, he feels that his future prospects are bright.

All affairs are on the right track, everything is thriving, and Li Yuanqing is also in a very happy mood.

It's just that there is one point, but it makes Li Yuanqing a little unhappy.

Liu Qiao and Shu Murong are both pregnant one after another.

To a certain extent, this is Li Yuanqing's dispersion, which is a great thing, but here, Li Yuanqing has too few opportunities to choose, especially because he is too energetic every day, and he must find a place to vent.

Although Liu Qiao and Shu Murong could also use other means after they became pregnant, Li Yuanqing always felt that it was too wasteful.

But if you look for a Tartar woman in the women's camp, Li Yuanqing really can't pull this face, so he can only maintain restraint for the time being.

But there was also some not-so-good, but not too bad, news from the women's battalion, including the pregnancy of hundreds of Tartar women.

This kind of thing, even if there are some precautionary measures, but it is unavoidable due to the constraints of the level of science and technology.

These women, these Tartar tribes naturally have no share, they are all the species of the sons of the Immortal Camp.

For them, Li Yuanqing naturally can't let them fend for themselves like before.

After thinking about it for a long time, Li Yuanqing immediately ordered that these pregnant Tartar women be isolated from the women's camp and a new women's camp was built, called the second women's battalion.

These pregnant women no longer have to take on the task of collecting resin, they have enough food every day to ensure nutrition, and they no longer have to receive their children, so that they can raise their babies with peace of mind.

The sons and daughters also have thoughts on this matter.

After all, the human heart is made of flesh.

After a long time, it is inevitable that there will be a few good ones.

In this regard, Li Yuanqing is very open-minded.

If any son really likes a Tartar woman, he only needs to pay ten taels of silver as a guarantee for his military exploits, and this Tartar woman will become his private property and act as a concubine.

What Li Yuanqing didn't expect was that within a few days, these pregnant Tartar women were 'snapped up' by their sons.

Even, Duan Xiliang, Kong Youde and Shunzi secretly came to Li Yuanqing to buy a few.

In response to this, although Li Yuanqing gave the green light, he gave them a serious warning.

However, in this era, women, especially young women, regardless of nationality, are important assets.

Especially pregnant women.

As for other Tartar women who are not pregnant, these days, many generals and sons have also euphemistically made requests to Li Yuanqing, hoping that they can guarantee and purchase them with their military merits.

In view of this, Li Yuanqing thought about it again and again and decided to directly liberalize this policy.

The sons and daughters could buy these Tartar women, but they could only act as concubines, and they could never become the main family.

Moreover, after the purchase, these Tartar women still lived in the women's camp and were never allowed to be brought into the army.

But for five days a month, these sons and daughters could spend the night with their concubines.

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Because of Li Yuanqing's open-mindedness and decisiveness, the turmoil caused by these Tatar women was quickly dissipated and invisible, and the time soon came to mid-April.

The weather has warmed up a lot, but the huge ice in the city shows no signs of melting.

These cold ice are supported by wood, and they have been frozen for a long time, and if they want to really melt, at least until midsummer, Li Yuanqing is not worried that the safety of the city will be directly affected.

The weather is warmer, and Li Yuanqing's mood is becoming brighter.

Especially Liu Qiao and Shu Murong have passed the 'dangerous period', as long as they are careful, Li Yuanqing doesn't have to embarrass himself anymore, everything is on the right track.

On April 13, Li Yuanqing had just had breakfast with Liu Qiao and Shu Murong, and was about to inspect the drills of the sons.

At this time, some soldiers rushed over and whispered a few words to Li Yuanqing in a hurry.

Li Yuanqing couldn't help but be overjoyed when he heard this, "What about people? Bring them here! ”

"Yes!"

After a short time, the scouts drove the chief Wang Damao and Cao Jizhou to Li Yuanqing's side.

As soon as the two saw Li Yuanqing, tears poured out uncontrollably, and they knelt on the ground desperately and kowtowed, "I've seen a general in my humble position!" The general is in good health! ”

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