When the sunset was swallowed up by the mountains, the battle that had lasted for a day came to an end for the time being.

It was obviously taboo in the art of war to disperse the troops in the huge Jinxia City, so Ning Wanjun ordered Ming Jin to withdraw his troops, retreat to the side of the west gate in a steady and orderly manner, and rely on the towering city wall to establish sentinels and defense lines.

Despite retaking the granary from the enemy, a few hours was not enough time to empty the storehouse, so the princess made a bold decision to prevent the enemy from obtaining supplies on the spot. Before retreating, she ordered the granaries to be set on fire and burned the rice that could not be transported in the future.

Of course, the day was not without results.

Jinxia City still has two southwest walls in the hands of the princess, and with these two passages in hand, the army has the initiative to avoid falling into a difficult siege battle.

In addition, the "Defending Arsenal" also greatly strengthened the strength of this army, before the departure, some of them did not even have a standard spear, and the guys they used were all brought with them, and it was obviously impossible for the princess to prepare 3,000 sets of equipment by herself. But now, these men were armoured, with scimitars at their waists, and iron spears in their hands, and the officers were even given a light crossbow at their disposal.

But the biggest result is the residents of Jinxia City.

Under the coordinated guidance of the reserve force and the Privy Council, nearly 100,000 people were evacuated from the interior of the city, and a few miles outside the western city had become a huge camp. When Xia Fan climbed the city wall and looked in the direction of the west, he was really startled - he didn't think it was obvious when he stayed in the city, but when he pulled it all out, it was amazing, the camps were full of black and oppressive human heads, and the gray-green tents were lined up until the end of the field of vision.

"If it weren't for the fact that they happened to have these stocks in their arsenal, they wouldn't have been able to accommodate so many people. Ning Wanjun was quite emotional, "The army I led when I was at the border only reached 20,000 people at most. ”

"It's not enough to just have supplies. Xia Fan smiled, "The most important thing is because of you." ”

In terms of identity, she is a princess of Guangping, with an appeal that others can't match, and in terms of experience, she has served as a general of an army, and she knows how to plan, and her subordinates are also good at setting up camps, so she can be said to be the best person to deal with this matter. If it is a different person, even if the local government is too guarded, it may not be able to be as orderly as her.

"Ahem......" the princess paused unexpectedly, "Are you so straightforward in your praise?"

"Let's be honest. What, do you think it's wrong?"

"This ...... It's not impossible......"

"Your Highness, Weichen is guilty!" At this time, He Guicai came up and knelt down on one knee and said, "Please also ask Your Highness to punish you!"

Ning Wanjun immediately returned to her usual look, "Get up and speak, there is no need to put this on the agenda in the army." Is it news from the north?"

"Exactly!" He Guicai stood up and replied, "The northern horse has returned, and there is still no trace of the Shenzhou army!"

"Even if there were no beacon fires, the watchtower should have seen the billowing black smoke rising from Jinxia City. Ning Wanjun pondered for a moment, "Even if the Shenzhou garrison is lax in military discipline and cannot quickly assemble a large army, at least a vanguard force should be sent to investigate the situation." If you want them to have no movement now, you can't do this by relying on Dongsheng Kingdom alone. ”

Wechen agreed. This attack is likely to be planned for a long time, and the purpose is to take the city rather than plunder. But Weichen didn't see this, and almost made His Highness make a wrong decision, as a staff officer in the army, Weichen is willing to take responsibility!"

"Okay, you just say what you think, and I'm the one who makes the final decision. Ning Wanjun said disapprerovingly, "In fact, it is also possible that after our side finally repelled the Haikou Kou, we were blocked in the city by the Shenzhou army and were in a dilemma. Would you still feel guilty in that case?"

"......" He Guicai was silent.

"People in the world like to judge heroes by their success or failure, but the general of an army cannot do so, otherwise who would dare to speak his mind freely at a military meeting? Even if he is really guilty, he is just a person who has failed to make a correct judgment. ”

"Your Highness...... "He Guicai bowed and saluted, "But now that the granary has been burned, the amount of goods shipped out is only enough to evacuate the people for two or three days, and if arrangements are not made in advance, the consequences will be unimaginable if the rations are cut off." ”

"I thought about a solution, but I don't know how much food I can raise in the end. ”

"Your Royal Highness Princess," Qiu Yue suddenly ran up the city wall, "The grain transport team from Gaoshan County is here!"

"So fast?" Ning Wanjun's face was happy, "Let's go, take me to have a look." ”

When the group came to the south gate of the city, they saw a group of horse-drawn carriages parked on the side of the road, soldiers carrying grain back and forth, and some people counting on the side.

And in the crowd, Xia Fan saw a familiar figure.

"Chow Tai Fook?"

"Lord Xia!" Zhou Taifu also noticed Xia Fan's arrival, hurriedly patted the mud and dust on his body, rushed to him in three steps and two steps, and bowed down and made a big salute, "I heard that you want food, my father asked me to quickly find a car to send it to you, here is only the first batch, and there are many more behind, all of which are made up by the villagers." ”

"I want food?"

"I'm sorry, but when I asked someone to bring the news, I borrowed your name by the way. The princess winked at him slyly and whispered, "I think your name is more useful than mine in Gaoshan County." ”

Zhou Taifu looked at the princess next to him, and then looked at Xia Fan, "Uh...... Don't you, sir?"

"No, I need to. Xia Fan immediately said, "Thank you for everything you have done for Jinxia City." ”

"Hey, where is my lord, it should be that we thank you!" Chow Tai Fook waved his hand again and again, "If it weren't for your funding at that time, my family's few acres of land would definitely not be saved." What's more, you have overthrown County Magistrate Hu and liberated everyone from his fields, and everyone will remember this kindness! Now that you want to raise grain, the price is still 10% higher than usual, how can we not respond? In my father's words, even if there is no price difference, I have to repay you for saving your life!"

As the carriage slowly departed, the princess exhaled softly, "Sure enough, you are right. ”

"What?" Xia Fan looked at her.

"The new image can bring me a new Jinxia City. ”

"Do you know what to do next?"

"Probably. If I do something wrong, I hope you will give me more advice, Lord Xia. Ning Wanjun quipped, "Let's go, let's go to the camp!"

......

Facts have proved that Ning Wanjun not only knows what to do, but also accurately grasps the core.

When she entered the evacuation camp with the hot porridge and handed the wooden bowl full of porridge to the people, the crowd immediately boiled.

In this tumultuous uproar, there are confessions, weeping, thanks, and praises.

But in the end, they all became the same voice.

"Her Royal Highness Princess Guangping - Chitose!"

Everyone firmly believed that the princess would be able to completely defeat the enemy and recapture Jinxia City.

The two-color banner that stood at the head of the city gave them great confidence.

Looking at the fluttering flag, Xia Fan noticed that today's evening breeze seemed to be particularly strong.

For the first time, he didn't see the sunset in Jinxia City.