Thanks to book friend 500078, dream boy, and book friend 4187919 brothers for their monthly tickets and support! Thank you Xiaochuan!

Brothers, please subscribe! Only genuine subscription is the strongest support for the boat! Please subscribe! Subscribe!

~~~~~

In later generations, Li Yuanqing was run by Li Yuanqing, who had been immersed in the medicinal material business for more than ten years. His knowledge of medicine was much higher than that of ordinary people. Even if he went to the palace to compete with the imperial doctors in the imperial hospital, it was really hard for him to fight for food.

You may not lose.

At the beginning, Li Yuanqing's first pot of gold was through the enhanced version of Liuwei Dihuang Pills, which opened the door to Qu Minqiu.

At this time, after such a long period of "in-depth" exploration and "in-depth" research at negative distances, Li Yuanqing had already understood Liu Qiao's body very well.

Perhaps due to the hardships he endured and his talent, Liu Qiao has a very good physique.

Even better than Shu Murong, who is full of delicate and wild nature.

Especially the strength of her waist and abdomen really made Li Yuanqing like her very much.

But the reason why she was infertile, Li Yuanqing guessed, was probably because of the cold in the palace.

Furthermore, her previous living conditions were too poor, coupled with her mental and physical weakness, which made her physically very weak, especially mentally, and she was probably under a lot of pressure.

In the past, even though Li Yuanqing saved Liu Qiao's life, to a large extent, he just regarded her as a 'doll' and used her whenever he wanted, without paying much attention to her.

But the human heart is made of flesh.

Liu Qiao's attentive service for so many years has made Li Yuanqing have deep feelings for her, so naturally he will no longer ignore Liu Qiao's problems.

In later generations, the problem of uterine cold is still widespread for women, and the solution is mainly to take care of it.

At this time, Liu Qiao was following Li Yuanqing. Although she was away on an expedition and the conditions were poor, she had good food, good housing, and no hard work. The conditions were no longer the same as before.

Even on Changsheng Island, she was just a maid, and her conditions were not comparable to those with Li Yuanqing now.

At this time, although there is no traditional Chinese medicine in this area, as the saying goes, ‘medicinal supplements are not as good as dietary supplements’.

Now the Ming army camp is backed by mountains, dense old forests, and abundant supplies. As far as meat is concerned, mutton has an excellent nourishing effect on the human body, especially in this cold winter.

Of course, the best tonic is black-bone chicken and ginseng.

Unfortunately, it is impossible to get black-bone chicken here, but pheasants are abundant in the old forest. Ginseng is not a rare thing. Although the effect is less, the nourishing effect on women is considerable.

Li Yuanqing is certainly not stingy when it comes to his women.

However, the storm was too terrible at this time, so it would take some time to go to the old forest to collect ginseng and hunt pheasants.

…………

This endless storm lasted for more than ten days, and it finally calmed down a little after the Lantern Festival on the 15th day of the first lunar month.

On the sixteenth day of the first lunar month, Li Yuanqing came to Nanchengtou early in the morning to observe the situation at the Houjin camp opposite.

At this time, although the storm had subsided, there were still tiny bits of snow falling in the sky, and the whole world was filled with confusion.

The snow on the ground is much thicker than before, probably at least dozens of centimeters.

The remnants left by Du Du's previous attack on the city had now turned into ice sculptures, covered in white and no longer in shape.

In the Houjin camp in the distance, smoke was rising high, but apart from the dozen or so turrets in front, it was difficult to see anyone else.

Within the distance of almost two and a half miles from the small town of the Ming Army to the Houjin Camp, there was a vast expanse of sky everywhere, and there was not even a single footprint of a sentry rider.

The camps on both sides seemed to be not for fighting, but for sightseeing.

During these days, Kong Youde and Shunzi have been sticking here.

Because they were in the south, they had many fortifications and were less affected by the storm. Only a few soldiers suffered frostbite, but it wasn't too serious.

"Hehe. General, the Tatars are suffering a lot these days. Their camp is too close to the middle, and there is a big lake to the east. Even if they cut down trees, they have to run several miles away. I guess these days, these dogs

Thousands of Tatars froze to death, it’s an understatement.”

Kong Youde smiled and reported the situation to Li Yuanqing.

Shunzi was also in great spirits and said with a smile: "General, I think Brother Kong may be too pessimistic. In the past ten days, we have seen their slaves coming back from the west to cut firewood every day, almost every time.

Dozens of people were carried back lying down. I estimate that at least two thousand of them froze to death, and maybe more."

Li Yuanqing nodded.

In such bad weather, it is inevitable that some people will freeze to death.

However, according to the military system of the Hou Jin Dynasty, even if someone freezes to death, his core will never be injured. At most, it will be some servants from various ministries who are exhausted to death, that is, some armored men.

As for the real slaves, they are all protected by slaves, so I'm afraid they won't be able to cause much damage to them.

But the death of a Tatar, whether it is one thousand or two thousand, is extremely good news for the Ming army.

But the storm has subsided, and Li Yuanqing will never dare to show any slights to the main force of Houjin, "Xiaokong, Shunzi, you have worked hard these days. But the real war has just begun, and you must not be careless for a moment.

. Starting from today, I will come to the city to inspect two or three times every day. You must be fully prepared."

"Yes!" The two of them quickly knelt down on one knee and kowtowed.

But Li Yuanqing kicked Shunzi, "You kid, let me use your spiritual power in the right place! Cheer up, do you hear me?"

Although Shunzi has not been promoted to the chief officer of the First Army, his pedigree is here, and he is Xu Heizi's main assistant. The chief officers of several thousand regiments treat Shunzi as their equal. Ordinary officers and soldiers, even more

I want to respectfully call you 'Master Shunzi'.

But this kid seems to be a bit cocky recently, and Li Yuanqing must give him a warning.

"elder brother……"

Shunzi screamed, a little aggrieved, but did not dare to resist Li Yuanqing's power and hurriedly lowered his head.

Li Yuanqing smiled and pulled him up with force, "Don't act like this to me. In the evening, you and Xiao Kong can go to my tent to have dinner."

Shunzi couldn't help but be overjoyed for a moment, as if he had suddenly come back to life with full blood, and said hurriedly: "General, don't worry, even if a mosquito flies out of the Tatar camp, it will never escape the eyes of the humble officer."

Kong Youde was also overjoyed. He laughed and patted his chest and promised, "General, rest assured! I will never let down the general's high expectations in my humble position!"

Li Yuanqing smiled and said, "Okay! You two boys, go and get down to business! Report any trouble to me at any time!"

"yes!"

…………

After leaving the city, Li Yuanqing went to inspect various places in the city.

In such a state at this time, the Hou Jin Tatars were not the biggest enemy. For Li Yuanqing and his sons, how to overcome and defeat this harsh climate condition was their most important task.

Even though there are a lot of supplies in the city, there still cannot be any neglect in all aspects, especially the collection of firewood, which is a top priority.

According to Li Yuanqing's strength at this time, although he can confront the main force of Hou Jin, it is still a bit unrealistic to take the initiative to attack.

Li Yuanqing understood deeply that the Houjin Tatars would not endure such bad weather for long, and their offensive would surely come soon.

Li Yuanqing must make full preparations before this offensive comes.

Outside the north gate, it has turned into a large construction site.

The mules and horses were pulled out, pulling simple carts to bring wood and firewood from the old forest to the north.

Affected by the storm, the felling and collection of wood and firewood have been greatly affected in the past ten days.

Shu Luohuan and the tribe's slaves did not dare to cut down trees in the snow, so they could only pick up some dead branches and leaves under the trees to survive.

Over the past ten days or so, most of the city's timber and firewood reserves have been consumed. It is urgent to resume operations here.

Fortunately, both Li Yuanqing and Xu Heizi took this issue into consideration when the city was built. The distance between the north gate, west gate and the old forest behind them is very close, only a few hundred steps.

Although a large area of ​​the surrounding old forest has been cut down at this time, it will not exceed a distance of 1,000 miles, so there will not be much serious damage.

Hunting dogs were swarming around, and eagles were circling in the sky.

On the top of the city, Huang Guoshan's troops were also in full battle formation.

Li Yuanqing was not afraid, Hou Jin dared to attack from here.

Not to mention that they had to avoid the sight of the Ming army outside the south gate. The terrain conditions alone made it difficult for even tigers to move freely.

Li Yuanqing would not forget his promise, and specifically asked Shu Luohuan to send a few clever minions to the mountains to pick some ginseng and hunt some pheasants.

How dare Shu Luohuan neglect Li Yuanqing's instructions? He quickly ordered a few of his servants to do it, and assured Li Yuanqing, "Master, don't worry, these servants under my command are all hunters and ginseng gatherers."

With good hands, good news will definitely come to you in less than a day."

Li Yuanqing smiled, these armored servants under Shu Luohuan have really been of great help these days.

"Brother Luo Huan, who knows my loyalty to Li Yuanqing? I know it in my heart! Do your best. When the Tatars are defeated, I will be rewarded generously!"

At this time, Shu Luohuan no longer had any doubts about Li Yuanqing's strength, and he quickly knelt down and kowtowed to please him: "I will serve my master till my death."

…………

Even though the situation is very good, Li Yuanqing still insists on doing many key things personally. He will not directly affect the direct work of the chiefs of each department, but he directly clarifies the main tasks of each department and conducts random inspections at any time to ensure that all work in the city is handled properly.

On a smooth and correct track.

In a flash, another dozen days passed.

The time has come to the beginning of February.

During these days, Hou Jin was in no rush to launch an offensive, and there were very few sentinels.

But Li Yuanqing understood that people like Daishan would never sit still and wait for death. A more violent and huge storm was not far away.

After these days of nourishing with pheasant and wild ginseng soup, Liu Qiao's pretty face became more radiant and her mental state improved a lot.

Shu Murong was also influenced by Liu Qiao, and her whole body exuded the attractive youthful atmosphere and charm of a girl.

On the second day of February in the fourth year of the Ming Dynasty, Li Yuanqing had just had breakfast and was going to inspect the situation on the top of the city. At this time, some soldiers came to report hurriedly, "General, there is an emergency at the south gate. It seems that there is Hou Jin."

Reinforcements are coming."

***************************************************
Chapter completed!