In the barracks in the city.

The firehead soldiers were cooking, dozens of marching cauldrons were propped up, bags of rice were cut open and poured out, washed with clean water and then poured into the cauldron, the water in it had already boiled more than once.

A group of soldiers carefully collected the empty bags of rice, and then, under the watchful eyes of several officers, threw them into the fire and burned them, not a single one of them was missing.

Those bags had strange words and patterns on them, not to mention these illiterate soldiers, even Sun Xiangqing, a strategist known for his erudition and talent, and Bo Sumu, the marching master, couldn't understand it. Of course, the Lord has personally issued a strict order, all bags of grain must be burned and disposed of in time, and no one is allowed to discuss this matter, and violators will be killed.

A rumor spread quietly in the city: Jiedu made the Lord a man who was destined to return, so he received the help of a mysterious immortal chief, and sent countless amounts of food with strange arts, and was no longer afraid of the siege of the imperial army.

Clear-eyed people may not believe this kind of deliberately spread rhetoric, but most of the ordinary people in this era have little culture, and the difficulty of fooling and coaxing is still very low. In addition, a basket of steaming white flour steamed buns and white rice was continuously delivered to the city wall for the soldiers defending the city to eat. The direct effect of this is that the originally restless people's hearts have stabilized a lot.

Moreover, Zhao Yuanjin also ordered the establishment of a number of porridge shacks in the city, and gave porridge on the street to help the ordinary people who had no rice at home, so as to avoid a large number of starving refugees in the city and shake the morale of the army and the people.

“…… Big brother, something is wrong with this. ”

In the crowd on the side of the street, two men dressed in cloth and ordinary appearance stared at the porridge shack not far away, many people holding bowls and basins, waiting in a long line to receive the porridge, and there were also tolerance officials with knives next to them to maintain order.

"Didn't you say that the army ran out of food and grass, and it could only last for three or five days at most? How can there be a surplus of food for these civilians? I don't believe that Zhao Yuanjin will really love the people like a son to this point. A tall, thin man said coldly.

"Could it be that the message is wrong? The food in Zhao Yuanjin's hands is still abundant? Another man with a short stature speculated.

"There is no possibility, there is a shortage of grain and grass in the city, this is news that has been confirmed by many parties, it is impossible to be fake!" The tall and thin man flatly denied.

The meticulous spies of the imperial court are not dry meals, and Zhao Yuanjin, who has been defeated all the way, has some means, and they have long figured it out. What's more, as the situation became more and more critical, many of the subordinates of this Jiedu envoy had different aspirations, secretly communicated with the imperial court counterinsurgency army, and provided a lot of important information, and the stock of grain and grass naturally could not be hidden.

"That'...... Another possibility is that Zhao Yuanjin was lucky and found a hidden granary in the city. The man with five short statures said.

"This is the only reasonable conjecture, but I don't know how big this granary is." The tall and thin man nodded.

The faces of the two of them were a little unsightly, and the traitor Zhao Yuanjin saw that he was exhausted, and the city was about to be broken. But he never thought of suddenly breathing a sigh of relief, doesn't this mean that the court's counterinsurgency plan will be variable?

The situation in the surrounding states is not optimistic, if the army of Zhenyuan General Meng Luo has been dragged here and cannot get out, the other bandit army will take the opportunity to sit big, loot and destroy everywhere, which is very unfavorable to the imperial court.

"Well, it looks like this county town can last a few more days, let's send this news back to the camp outside the city first, and then go to find out about the granary." The tall and thin man said again.

"Well, that's all there is to it."

……

At this moment, Qin Feng was sleeping with his head covered in the mansion of the Jie Du Envoy.

After meeting with several of Zhao Yuanjin's henchmen yesterday, he was politely invited to a warehouse, and then began to carry food in a steady stream.

Due to the limited dimensional space in the mysterious battleship, he didn't have much food to carry at one time, and it took hundreds of times to complete it.

Only then did he understand that the frequent use of the traversal ability was not a small burden on his body. By the time the last batch of grain was delivered, he was already dizzy and exhausted, so he hurriedly explained a few words to Zhao Yuanjin and fell asleep.

When he opened his eyes again, he found himself lying in a quiet and elegant room, with a low curtain, his eyes full of splendor, and a faint smell of incense permeating the room.

He has changed into a new plain silk pajamas, covered with a brocade quilt, and the smooth embroidered quilt is very comfortable to the touch.

Qin Feng didn't get up in a hurry, closed his eyes again, and sank into the mysterious battleship in his body, and found that the dimensional space in the ship's body had actually expanded a lot, and the volume had increased by about two percent. A piece of information quietly came to mind:

“…… The spatial positioning is complete, the analysis of the laws of time and space is completed, the host has initially adapted to this realm, and the new mission is activated......"

"Repel the imperial court's besieging soldiers and horses, and for this realm, the prince Zhao Yuan will break the siege, and the host will receive the corresponding rewards after the matter is completed."

The sudden information prompt made Qin Feng a little stunned. He knew that this mysterious battleship was a strange treasure of unknown origin, and he still hadn't been able to figure out what the function of this treasure was. But it seems that the other party seems to have some kind of autonomy? And can you communicate with yourself from time to time?

Thinking about the requirements of this strange treasure, Qin Feng couldn't help but feel a little difficult, there were tens of thousands of imperial court soldiers and horses outside the city, and they all belonged to the real elite of a hundred battles, and the generals who led the troops were not mediocre. Although he came through time and space, he was powerless, so what way could he retreat from the enemy in such a situation?

Being able to get food for Zhao Yuanjin is already the limit of what Qin Feng can do. But if you want to relieve the siege, food alone is not enough.

"If only I could get a batch of guns and ammunition, it would be easy to deal with the army outside."

He thought to himself, but unfortunately he was just a powerless college student, how could he have a way to get such a highly controlled prohibited substance? We have to think about countermeasures separately.

Of course, things are not unthinkable, this Zhao Yuanjin seems to have some ability, if he can talk to him in detail and work closely together, he may not be able to solve the problem.

Having made up his mind, Qin Feng opened his eyes and slowly sat up, coughed lightly, and there was immediately a sound of gentle footsteps at the door.

"Childe woke up?"

Accompanied by a crisp and melodious voice, a girl with bright eyes and bright teeth and delicate facial features walked in, with a slender curve looming under the crimson dress and a delicate body.

According to the standard for dividing the beauties of their own world, five points or less belong to the public face, six points can be eye-catching, and seven points belong to the level of "a little bit of posture", walking outside can be called a "beauty", if you can put on good makeup, and then PS, you may be able to get the title of Internet celebrity if you put it on the Internet.

Only when you reach eight points can you be regarded as a real beauty, which is commonly known as the "school flower" level, which belongs to the level of one in a thousand.

The girl in front of her, in Qin Feng's eyes, should be at the level of eight points, maybe a little higher. Especially the kind of gentle, graceful and quiet ancient lady temperament is extremely rare in girls in the modern world.

The maid bent down and saluted, staring at him with clear eyes and a smile, and said gently: "Let the slave maid come and wait for the son to change clothes." ”

Qin Feng knew in his heart, it seemed that Zhao Yuanjin still handled it quite thoroughly, except for a few core henchmen, he never mentioned his true identity to outsiders.

He didn't say anything, and let the girl come and serve him to dress, a pair of soft and boneless slender hands touched his body, the movements were gentle and delicate, and there was a hint of subtle elegance in his demeanor, and he was finished in a short time.

"You're not an ordinary woman, are you?" He said suddenly.

The girl was slightly stunned, hesitated for a moment before speaking: "Sure enough, I can't hide it from the son, the slave is the second daughter of the head of the Zhang family in the south of the city, and she came to serve on the order of the envoy of the festival." If the son doesn't dislike it, the slave will take care of your daily life in the future. ”

Qin Feng was thoughtful, this Zhao Yuanjin really had some vision, and he had already seen that he might help his great cause, and he was trying to please himself with such efforts.

After a while, after dressing, one of the guards came in and said, "My lord has instructed that if the prince wakes up, please go to the study immediately to talk." ”

"Labor leads the way." Qin Feng nodded and said.

The mansion of the Jiedu envoy was quite large, and it took a while to walk from the backyard to the study area of the front hall. Two teams of stubborn and fierce armor guards outside the door of the study, all tall and tall, with cold eyes, standing straight like javelins.

Seeing Qin Feng coming, the leader of the guards had obviously been instructed and did not stop him, and invited him into the door after a simple question. As for the maid Qiu Yun, she was stopped outside and waiting, she was not qualified to step into such a military aircraft at will.

in the room.

Zhao Yuanjin was sitting behind the bookcase talking to Su Mu about something, and when he saw Qin Feng come in, obvious joy appeared on his face.

"The immortal chief is here, please sit down and talk." He stood up and said enthusiastically.

Qin Feng did not shirk either, and sat down on the side of the bookcase, and Su Mu personally served the tea cup next to him.

"In the future, adults should not call me immortal, I am afraid it will be a big trouble to be listened to by someone with a heart." He said.

"In that case, I'll call you sir,"

Zhao Yuanjin instantly understood what he meant, and said from the advice: "Now that the situation is difficult, the army is besieging the city, and I hope that Mr. will not hesitate to help." If you can solve the dilemma, you will be grateful and remember it in your heart, and you will be rewarded with gifts. ”

Qin Fengxin said, how can I help you withdraw from the army? Ben just wanted to come over and make money, but he got into such trouble. If it weren't for the mysterious warship's request, I wouldn't have bothered to bother with your family's.

Of course, this is the end of the matter, and it will not work anyway.

After thinking about it, Qin Feng asked, "How many soldiers are there in the city now?" How much ordnance and materials are left, and what is the situation with the imperial army outside the city? Let me tell me more about it first. ”

"In that case, let me solve the doubts for Mr." Sun Xiangqing smiled with a smile.

This Sun Xiangqing is Zhao Yuanjin's confidant and military advisor, and he is indeed talented. He has a clear mind and a good speech, and in just a few words, he can clearly analyze the situation between the enemy and us.

After many days of fighting, Zhao Yuanjin had less than 6,000 available soldiers. At the critical moment, a group of people may be recruited to help defend the city, which is estimated to be only 5,000.

There are 50,000 people in the imperial army outside, and the leading general is the Zhenyuan general Meng Luo, who has been familiar with military books since he was a child, has a careful mind, and has a good way of marching and fighting. It's just that it is not liked by Shangguan, so it has not been reused for many years.

For example, the current situation is turbulent and the military disasters are continuous, and the imperial court has no choice but to use some generals with real talents and practical learning to lead the troops to quell the rebellion, and he is one of them.

When he retreated to the county seat, Zhao Yuanjin only had more than 10,000 soldiers and horses in his hands, and the food, grass and ordnance were not sufficient, so even if he defended the city, he couldn't hold out for long. It's just that due to the tight situation in neighboring states and counties, Meng Luo's army was transferred to 20,000 emergency within a few days, so he lost his absolute advantage over Zhao Yuanjin.

After many days of bloody battles, Zhao Yuanjin suffered considerable losses, and the casualties of the imperial army were also not few, and both sides were exhausted until now.