Yupan City already has a moat, because it is adjacent to the Wangjiang River, the waterway is naturally developed, although the river surface is frozen at the moment, but the Chu people still dug a trench outside the city, and a series of obstacles and traps were arranged, so they naturally followed early.

Compared with the savages, the experience of the Chu people in the city defense battle is indeed at the level of a master.

Moreover, the seat in Yupan City is Qu Tiannan, the pillar of Chu State, and his people are strict and meticulous in governing the army, so at this time, Yupan City, from top to bottom, can be said to be "armed" to the teeth.

On the surface of the Wangjiang River, there is no longer a fortification, and there is no longer a village, so let you Yan people come over and let you attack.

It is precisely because of the existence and diversion of Yupan City that the attack of the Yan army has been greatly restricted, the Chu people are the main guard, the stronghold is looking, the savages are outside, waiting for the opportunity to move, between the static and the moving, the two sides have such a tacit understanding.

"Ahh

The boy stood on the rampart and sneezed extremely loudly.

The swordsmith stood on the side, shook his head, and said:

"It's freezing, what are you going to see here?"

"Come and see, take a look, it's best to freeze a little bit of typhoid fever, and it's good to make a difference in front of the fourth brother when you go back."

"The entire Chu State knows that the relationship between the Fourth Highness and the Eighth Highness is the best, and now it seems that there is still some division in the end."

"Those few people have been picked up almost, the boss is still resisting, but it is the grasshopper after the autumn, it won't be long before it jumps, it is estimated that after the beginning of spring, the fourth brother will be able to enter the Yingdu, and when he sees the fourth brother in the future, he will have to kneel and kowtow;

There are some things that the fourth brother can not care about, but that is his business, we are younger brothers, and we are also courtiers, so we have to keep our duties.

Isn't that the truth for kings and ministers? ”

"Uninteresting."

"That's when the fourth brother took me to your sword forge workshop to look for you when I was still very young, it was interesting, right?"

"Your Royal Highness is a sword lover."

"What about me?"

"You, that's it."

"I'm still young."

"Three-year-olds look big, seven-year-olds look old."

"Your mouth is the same as the sword you forged."

"Huh."

"The savages are in the east, as if there is some movement."

"It's not an action, it's a blocked message, and even my Chu State messenger can't pass through."

"Is something wrong?"

"Something is going to happen."

"Previously, the Situ Yi brothers were broken by a deep Yan army lone army to break Fengxincheng, both brothers were drowned in dung, hanging on the city wall and dried, I guess, what did the lone army do?"

"It should be, Qu Tiannan has already sent a group of soldiers and horses to the east to inquire about the news, since the savages have blocked the news, then it is obvious that they don't want us to know, the more this is the case, the more we must know."

"That's right."

"However, no matter what happens, our Great Chu will just hold this Yupan City, and it will be held until the beginning of spring, and His Royal Highness will clear the country and ascend the throne, and this Yupan City, whether to continue to defend or withdraw, can be free."

At the beginning of spring, the river thaws, and the Great Chu Sailor will be able to enter the Wangjiang River again, and the initiative will once again be in the hands of the Chu people.

The state of Chu needs a quiet external environment to clean up the chaos in its own country, and the 50,000 Qingluan army nailed to Yupan City is actually to block the threat from the savages here.

Otherwise, if the Yan people expelled the savages and annexed the entire Qianguo, then the iron cavalry of the Yan people would directly threaten the Chu State, and if the Chu State was ironclad, it would be fine, the problem was that the Chu State was because of the death of the first emperor, although there was no big chaos in the country, but after all, it failed to complete the complete integration.

Defending Yupan City is actually to open up a buffer zone for the Chu State.

The young man took out a handkerchief from his cuff, wiped his nose, and said:

"You say, what are you doing these days?"

"It's like casting a sword, you have to adjust the heat first."

"It's a mystery."

The swordsmith said, "The layman looks at the excitement." ”

"Hey, I said, you just look down on me like that?"

"That's it."

"Yes, let's not talk nonsense with you, there is not much food in our city."

The transportation of grain from the territory of Chu to Yupancheng was a long distance and too much loss, and secondly, because the northern waterways were basically frozen, and the ships of the Chu people could not be opened, so the transportation efficiency had to be greatly reduced.

Originally, when the Chu army came over, they thought the same as General Zheng, and they would feed the enemy.

What kind of food to bring, just eat the local food.

Unlike the Yan people, the Yan Emperor wanted to completely annex the land of the Three Jin Dynasty and incorporate the Three Jin into the territory of the Great Yan to govern, but the Chu people obviously did not have this plan for the time being, or rather, they were not ready for the national mobilization and the Yan State to fight.

Therefore, naturally how cost-effective is how to come, first use one hand to block the Yan people far away, and the outside must first be inside.

However, the Chu people underestimated the ability of the savages to cause trouble, and the eastern half of the Chengguo was supposed to be the richest place in the area notified by the Situ family, but it was brutally plundered and killed by the savages.

Moreover, a continuous war made it impossible to talk about the local spring ploughing and autumn harvest at all, and in this era, if the year's harvest was gone, there would inevitably be a famine.

Therefore, after the Chu people came, they found that this grain was not as easy to scavenge as they imagined.

Originally, Situ Yi's small court was squeezed out of Yupan City by the Chu people and fell into Fengxin City in the rear, and he had the task of collecting grain and grass for the Chu army.

After all, the Jin people know the Jin people best, and they should be more handy when searching for grain, and in Fengxin City, a lot of grain and grass that will be transported to Yupan City in the deep winter have been stored before.

But before it could be transported, it was broken by the Shengle army led by General Zheng, and General Zheng took away all the food and grass that could be taken away, and a large amount of grain and grass that could not be taken away was not distributed to the local displaced people, but chose to burn it directly.

Moreover, the Sheng Le Army also carried out a sweep in the area centered on Fengxincheng, and several big families and Dawu Fort, which were originally attached to Situ Yi and did not suffer in the wilderness turmoil, were also breached, and the grain was burned directly.

This has caused a great food shortage to the Chu people, 50,000 troops are stationed in the city, and it is a huge consumption for people to eat horses and chew every day.

What's more, at this time, Yupan City, there was no production activity at all, and the aborigines were either used by the Chu people as people to build fortifications or were expelled.

"The savages just sent a batch this morning, which can solve the urgent need."

When the young man heard this, he smiled and said:

"It seems that the savage king is also interesting, for fear that we will lack food and leave them and run away."

"yes." The swordsmith replied, "Are you hungry?" ”

"I'm hungry, the food supply has been cut in half for a while, and I'm embarrassed to be cheeky to ask Qu Tiannan for food."

"You should eat well, you're welcome, you should want it, and you're welcome."

"Oh?"

"Do you need to share the joys and sorrows with the soldiers of the Qingluan Army here?"

"Hehe, you joked, the fourth brother understands me best, I can't stand much suffering and grievances, well, it's so fragrant, the meat is fragrant, it was the wild man who sent the mutton?"

"yes."

The young man and the swordsmith went down the castle tower together, and the two came to their own small residence, which was their residence in the city.

The identities of the two are not ordinary, they seem to be idle clouds and wild cranes, but in fact, their identities are more like prison soldiers, and they naturally have a dignity that belongs to them.

However, when they returned, they found that Qu Tiannan, the commander of the Qingluan Army, was already sitting inside.

The Chu people still retain the tradition of sitting on the ground, and at this time, in the middle of the cauldron, food is cooking, and the smell of meat is fragrant.

Qu Tiannan sat in the first seat.

"I've seen Zhuguo."

"I've seen Zhuguo."

Qu Tiannan didn't seem to be interested in speaking, just waved his hand.

Young Lang was slightly surprised, he really rarely encountered such a cold reception, but he only thought that the Yan army on the other side had been changing guards for a while, and there was a hidden danger of food shortage in the city, so the coach was a little depressed.

The swordsmith sat silently on the left side of the bow, and after taking his seat, he flung his long hair behind him.

The boy sat on the right, his eyes fixed on the cauldron in the middle.

People who are used to eating brocade clothes and jade food, once they are really hungry for a while, they will eat everything the same, and at this time, he is already a little impatient.

Qu Tiannan waved his hand and motioned for a personal soldier behind him to go down and share the broth with everyone.

He himself looked at the swordmaker,

Road:

"Sir, in my heart today, I am not very happy."

When the swordsmith heard this, he nodded,

Road:

"Everything is for the Chu State."

Talking over there,

The young man had already taken the big bowl in front of him, and without chopsticks, he simply grabbed the meat with his hands and ate it.

Qu Tiannan said again:

"If a man is in the company of animals, is he still a man?"

"Since ancient times, have there been fewer animals domesticated by man?"

"That's right, that's right."

"The truth that can make you feel comfortable in your heart is the true truth."

"So-and-so was taught."

"Zhu Guoyan is heavy."

The young man wiped his oily mouth and said with a smile:

"I said, two, you still have time to talk about food at the moment, but it's really not stained with fireworks."

Qu Tiannan was silent, his identity, even if he was the Fourth Highness, that is, the one who was about to ascend the throne, was enough to be courteous, and he didn't need to be manipulated in front of this young prince.

The swordsmith held his chopsticks and pointed at the young man, and said:

"I don't know, who only knows the wind and the moon and doesn't know the suffering."

"Huh? Me? You're kidding, I've had a hard time. ”

"If you have lived a hard life, how can you not know what kind of meat you just ate?"

The young man was stunned,

submit

Looking at the half of the meat left in his bowl.

The Swordsmith continued:

"Lamb, is it delicious?"

"Vomit .................."