mtl008 Chapter 379 Battle of Bac Ninh 2
Chapter 379 Battle of Bac Ninh 2
The store first used red paper to hang a lot of latte art in front of its store, held a so-called store celebration, and also launched a promotion:
Each household can get two kilograms of low-priced grain per person with their household registration book.
As for what to buy, it all depends on your financial ability, but there is an additional condition, which is that each household can only sell one portion at a time!
Within a few days, the line in front of Tai Sheng became a long queue. As soon as the curfew was over, customers from all directions in the street rushed to Tai Sheng with bags in their hands. People in all the shops along the way leaned out to take a look at the novelties.
As the flow of people in Tai Sheng increased, there were more pedestrians and idle people on the street, and the lifeless street became lively again.
At the same time, Bai Zhu and his apprentice were sent to the City Patrol Office. Half of the servants of the Beining Wang family went to help with the city defense logistics. All the Wang family shops and rented stores were opened, not for profit, but only to stabilize people's hearts and the streets.
The streets began to show signs of prosperity.
The servants and boys of the Wang family who went to help with the city defense were always very silent when they returned home, and for a while everyone in the Wang family was in a heavy mood.
Bac Ninh City had been experiencing thrilling fighting for several days. The City Defense Department urgently recruited soldiers, and the government office even sent yamen runners to the streets to patrol the city.
Every time night falls, the inky sky covers the city of Bac Ninh like a huge black curtain.
The intense sound of war drums echoed dully throughout the city, causing pain in people's eardrums and causing their hearts to tighten.
The coalition forces of the Northern Barbarians and the Hanshan people launched fierce attacks on the city walls again and again like a tide.
Countless ladders were quickly set up and the coalition soldiers climbed up nimbly. The city defenders on the city walls poured boiling oil down from great heights, followed by a volley of rockets.
The enemies on the ladders were burned and fell down, their flesh and blood stained. The attacks from behind were blocked by the burning kerosene, giving the city defenses a slight respite.
Then there was another round of frenzied enemy attacks. The Northern Barbarians and Hanshan people covered the city walls with rain of arrows to cover a new round of climbing upwards.
The dull sound of drums pierced the night sky, and every beat struck people's hearts.
At first, people were reluctant to talk about the war and casualties, but things gradually became quiet, with most people hiding in their homes, shivering and praying that this nightmare battle would end soon.
Every night, the defenders on the city walls fought against the coalition forces under the enemy's rain of arrows.
The intensity of the battle could be felt from the intensity of the enemy's trumpets and the drums on the city walls.
The initial surprise attack was known in advance by the Bac Ninh defenders, and the casualties were so great that the rapid blitzkrieg lasted for a week and turned into a night attack.
However, the Northern Barbarians coalition forces did not have equipment such as battering rams and catapults, and their combat power was insufficient. They could not capture Beining City for a long time, but they refused to give up, and finally turned the city into a siege, starting a protracted war of attrition.
Every day, regardless of day or night, the Allied soldiers under the city kept shouting, and the sound seemed to break through the sky.
They rushed towards the city wall frantically, leaving behind the bodies of their comrades again and again...
After the market in the city was basically restored, the shopkeeper of Tai Sheng found that the young boss did not come to work. He just planned a bunch of games and activities to prevent the customers in line from getting bored.
Customers line up in front of Tai Sheng Rice Shop. As long as they get a number slip with a strange symbol on it at the door, they can wait for the store to call their number and enter to buy affordable grains.
There are also unexpected surprises during the waiting time. A ring-tossing reward game is held in front of closed shops. Each person can receive five bamboo rings according to their number, and if they hit a ring, they will get a sweet potato.
Children who come to buy food for their parents can participate in high jump or skipping rope games. There are 20 people in a group, and the winner can get two ears of corn.
Later, the young master got some work from somewhere, such as mending clothes, making shoes and sewing cotton-padded clothes for the soldiers defending the city, and distributed them in front of Taisheng Gate, where they were inspected and paid for.
In a short time, Tai Sheng Rice Shop became a well-known shop, but no one knew who the owner of this shop was? What was his background?!
The headwear workshop had been operating normally, but since the enemy was at the gates, it has changed to making all kinds of strange things. First, it collects flax and weaves it into cloth, then brushes it with animal or plant glue that can be obtained, and then cuts it into loose pullover short sleeves.
Wang Jinyi took Yuqing and Zongfu to do a test. The blocking effect of ordinary swords and knives was surprisingly good. It was also effective against ordinary bows and arrows, but it was not known how effective it would be against powerful crossbows used for siege.
From then on, the workshop was recognized by the City Defense Bureau and began to produce large quantities of this lightweight clothing.
As the weather grew colder, the Wang family began to provide thousands of sets of cotton clothes to the city defense soldiers for free, which prompted several large families in the city to take action as well.
When the first snowflake fell, it announced that Beining had been under siege for two full months. Military intelligence from the government office had been sent to the capital for more than a month. Except for the three thousand troops sent by the nearest Ningzhou City to deliver food and fodder, the city gates had never been opened again.
The northern barbarians were furious and surrounded Beining like an iron barrel. The reinforcements from Fengzhou City could not enter the city and had to turn back.
This winter seems very sad...
Amidst the flying snow, a four-horse carriage with simple decorations marched in the central army brigade, and the 300,000-strong army marched in an orderly manner like a steel torrent.
The solemn and murderous atmosphere seemed to be able to push back the cold winter.
Inside the carriage, the prince leaned against the couch, his face as pale as paper, and bursts of coughing came from his mouth, and each cough seemed to have exhausted all his strength.
He was already weak, and the long journey in the wind and snow made his condition even worse.
The commander, Huyan Yun, rode on a tall black warhorse, looking majestic, his heavy armor gleaming coldly under the reflection of the white snow.
He is one of the four marshals of the Daqi Dynasty. Coming from a family of military generals, the vanguard officer of this expedition is none other than the old general's fifth son, Hu Yanqing, who is known as the boy with the sharpshooter.
The young general rode on his warhorse, his posture was agile and upright like a pine tree.
He was eager to prove himself in this battle and to achieve great things like his father.
In the wind and snow, scouts came to report that Bac Ninh City was thirty miles ahead.
General Huyan climbed to a high place and looked into the distance. The outline of the city wall was blurry, and the shouts of the Northern Barbarians' coalition outside the city were deafening.
The prince forced himself to lift the curtain of the carriage and looked towards the war-torn Bac Ninh with a determined look on his face.
At court, officials from the Ministry of War determined the commander-in-chief of the expedition, but they were unable to decide on the candidate because a royal family member was required to supervise the battle if more than 300,000 soldiers were to be led into battle.
The left prime minister recommended the second prince who had always been in charge of the court, and the right prime minister recommended the third prince who had a good reputation.
More generals recommended the fourth prince who was trained in the army. The Duke of the State came to court despite being ill to recommend the fifth prince, his grandson. The Grand Marshal and two ministers recommended the sixth prince...
The morning court session turned into a debate competition, and each prince's great achievements were magnified and praised.
Emperor Qianyuan silently looked at the prince sitting under the Dan steps, and thought of the crown prince who went to court the next day. Whenever he thought of Xiao Yu's waist injury, the emperor's heart was always shaken.
Alas! How can anyone understand the feeling of being alone? !