jdhmnovel Chapter 118 Prince Jing is Back
Chapter 118 Prince Jing is Back
After receiving the news, Yu Jiuer hurried to Xiguanying.
Cheng Ming had not returned from going out to meet the enemy yet, and Mr. Rong said to her: "They are still bombing the Great Wall at the third checkpoint this time, but this time they used more than ten times more explosives than in the past few days, as if they were aiming to occupy the third checkpoint.
The Great Wall at the third checkpoint is under construction. Except for the prisoners who went to work with you today, the rest of the prisoners are still building the Great Wall there. I wonder if the prisoners can escape this time!"
Hearing this, Yu Jiuer began to feel worried.
The Great Wall of Xiguanying was built along the mountains. Each section of the Great Wall was a checkpoint, and three checkpoints were built to defend against the people from the Western Regions.
The third section of the Great Wall that is in trouble now is the third checkpoint that is currently under construction.
If the third checkpoint is occupied, the second checkpoint will probably be lost, and the first checkpoint where the Xiguanying headquarters is located will also be in danger.
In the evening, Cheng Ming brought back several prisoners!
He didn't even have time to drink water before he was severely tortured and interrogated.
Not long after, he came out to explain the situation to Yu Jiuer and Mr. Rong.
"Most of the prisoners who were building the Great Wall over there suffered a disaster, with countless casualties. Our battalion also lost nearly a thousand soldiers. Fortunately, the 10,000 prisoners in your camp did not go to build the Great Wall today, otherwise..."
Yu Jiuer felt a little scared just thinking about it: "Yes! Fortunately!"
She had finally invited the prisoners' families to settle down in Yinshan. If all the prisoners died now, how would they feel?
As for the prisoners who died this time, she could only go back and try her best to comfort their families.
She has three or four hundred family members who are relatives of the dead prisoners.
"Did the prisoners tell us why they were so eager to attack?" Yu Jiuer asked.
Cheng Ming said: "The Western Region Army stationed in the forest is called the Gray Army. They occupied a small section of the Great Wall at the third checkpoint today and threatened us to hand over Prince Jing's child, otherwise they will continue to attack!"
"Ha! The Gray Army is too arrogant, isn't it?" Yu Jiuer laughed angrily, "Where do they get their confidence from? Just relying on those few broken explosives?"
"Yes, this explosive is indeed their trump card. I'm afraid they have been preparing it for a long time. I just don't know why they have only started using it recently!"
She calmed down, thought for a moment, and suddenly realized, "They are so eager to seize Prince Jing's weakness to win credit, it must be that someone in the Great East Dynasty has reached some kind of agreement with the people of the Western Regions! Prince Jing must have angered some people in the capital! That's why some people are desperate and collude with the people of the Western Regions to deal with Prince Jing!"
"Could it be the Third Prince again? How dare he collude with people from the Western Regions? Is he crazy?" Cheng Ming asked in surprise.
Yu Jiuer shook her head and said, "I'm not sure which prince is colluding with the Western Regions, but I can be sure that Prince Jing has really stirred up more than one hornet's nest this time! He has forced his opponents to deal with him even at the cost of treason. Is the throne really that tempting? Hasn't the Second Prince's previous experience served as a warning to them?"
Mr. Rong sighed and said, "It seems that Prince Jing may form his own faction to deal with the other three princes together! He is really bold! If he knew about the existence of the child, I am afraid he would really have some concerns, right?"
"That's why I told you to keep it a secret from him!" Yu Jiuer suddenly remembered something and frowned. "Hey, I'm afraid we can't keep it a secret for long this time! I hope those people in the forest who are trying to take credit for it don't tell others about seeing the child so quickly!"
Babies, time is running out, grow up quickly and protect mommy!
Mr. Rong, who didn't understand what was going on, comforted her, "Don't worry, we will stop them if they come! They underestimate our relationship with Prince Jing! We will never betray Prince Jing! If you want my nephew, you can only dream!"
"We in the Xiguan Camp have been patient for many years and hate the people of the Western Regions to the core. How could we be the kind of people who are afraid of death?" Cheng Ming said angrily, and then turned and walked towards the meeting room. "Let's go to the meeting room first and talk. Everyone is almost back now!"
After returning from the meeting at Xiguanying, Yu Jiuer was in a heavy mood. She first comforted the families of the prisoners who died, and then called all the people to hold a national meeting.
But this time it was not to announce good news or to reward, but to comfort and warn.
Yu Jiuer held a loud speaker and shouted: "Everyone, perhaps you have heard that the Western Regions are attacking again! War is not terrible, what is terrible is that during the war, there is no support from the rear!
I will be going to Xiguan soon! You should work hard and live well at home! Do not take advantage of the chaos to cause trouble! The county magistrate and the newly promoted scholars and scholars will help manage the affairs of the county government. There are also captains and managers in the factories and farm greenhouses. You must obey their commands and cooperate with them!
If the war requires it, I hope you can cooperate with the military camp and do your best to help them fight the enemy together!
Our life today is hard-earned! I have been doing my best to make sure you no longer have to worry about your stomach; to make sure you can walk out of Yinshan County with your head held high, so that everyone in Dadong Dynasty will envy you for being from Yinshan County!
So, let's work together for a better tomorrow, okay?"
"Good!" Everyone shouted out, including the families of the prisoners who died this time, "We support you, sir! We support the military camp in fighting the enemy! We will protect our homeland!"
"Don't worry, sir! We know the seriousness of the matter. At this critical moment, if anyone causes trouble, I, Wang Meng, will not let him off easily!" Wang Meng stood up and shouted loudly.
The prisoners also responded: "Your Excellency saved our lives and reunited us with our families. We will obey your orders and will never cause any trouble!"
Madam Kong Hui, who was the head of the family, also stood up and said, "We, the family, will definitely restrain ourselves and cooperate with the county magistrate and the stewards to do our respective work. At this time, if anyone is dissatisfied, they must first pass this madam's test!"
"We all listen to the adults!" Family members expressed their support!
After pacifying the people, Yu Jiuer went to the government office to handle official business and returned home very late.
The eldest lady and the others couldn't sleep. When Yu Jiuer came back, the eldest lady, several concubines, Wuyan and Muxier all surrounded Yu Jiuer, looking worried!
"Jiuer, you are a girl, do you really think of yourself as a man? This time it's a war, and swords have no eyes! You must not go to the front line!" Aunt Qu grabbed Yu Jiuer's hand, tears falling non-stop!
Yu Jiuer could only say cruelly: "Everyone, the rise and fall of the country is the responsibility of every man! It has nothing to do with men and women! If I die this time, please keep my identity as a woman disguised as a man a secret, and let me go to the coffin with this secret! If Prince Jing asks about it, you must deny it to the end, and don't be convicted of deceiving the emperor because of me!"
War has always been cruel. She wants to give her family members a heads-up in advance, so that if something really happens, they will not be able to bear it!
These words made the already worried family burst into tears, but they did not dare to cry too loudly, for fear of disturbing Concubine Duan on the first floor and the children sleeping in her room.
A few days later, the Grey Army from the Western Region occupied the third checkpoint.
At this moment, Yu Jiuer is working day and night to develop the explosives stolen by the Condor Team!
Jun Mo has not returned to Yinshan County yet. The more than 20,000 soldiers in the Xiguan Camp plus the more than 3,000 existing Yulin Army will probably not last long.
She has to develop explosives quickly!
In the end, Yu Jiuer did not disappoint everyone's expectations. After seven days and seven nights of unremitting efforts, she and the weapons inspector of Xiguanying successfully developed explosives that were more than twice as powerful as those in the Western Regions.
However, Yu Jiuer had pushed her body to its limit. After the explosives experiment was successful, she looked at the billowing smoke with a smile, and actually fell backwards.
The voices of the generals of the Xiguan Camp could be heard faintly in my ears: "Grandpa! We surrender!"
Yu Jiuer was very satisfied: My dear grandson! You must listen to me from now on!
But she was so tired that she had no strength to speak. Her eyes rolled back and she fainted!
It was several days later that Yu Jiuer woke up again.
Mu Xier whispered in her ear: "Prince Jing is back! He has sent troops to join the West Gate Camp to meet the enemy. This time, with the participation of Prince Jing and the explosives you made, the Western Regions people were defeated and have already retreated from the third checkpoint!"
"Prince Jing is back? How many days have I been lying down?" Yu Jiuer just felt sore all over.
Wuyan came in with some porridge. "Four whole days! We were all scared! If it weren't for Doctor Liang who kept assuring us that you were fine, we wouldn't know what to do!"
After drinking the porridge, Yu Jiuer felt alive again.
She hurried downstairs to find Concubine Duan: "My Lady, the prince has returned, aren't you going back to take care of him?"
Concubine Duan said nonchalantly: "He is an adult, does he still need me to serve him? Aren't there enough servants? Not to mention there are two future princesses!"
As he spoke, he lifted the eldest onto his knees and kissed him twice, "In my heart, he is no match for these two lovely girls!"
Yu Jiuer said again: "Madam, you have been in Yinshan County for nearly a year, right? You leave the emperor to other empresses in the harem, is that okay? Aren't you afraid that you will never be able to get back your position after you return?"
"It's enough for me to have a grandson. Why do I need an emperor? I don't want one!"
Yu Jiuer was really shocked that she could say such words, and she felt black in front of her eyes:
Ancestor, if you don’t leave now, Prince Jing will find out sooner or later!
Once you marry, you must obey your husband! Have you forgotten all the female precepts and virtues you learned over the past few decades?