When the afterglow of the sunset was swallowed up by the mountains, the battle that lasted for a day came to an end temporarily.

Scattering the troops in the huge Jinxia City is obviously a taboo in military tactics, so Ning Wanjun ordered the Jin to withdraw his troops, steadily and orderly retreat to the west gate, and rely on the towering city wall to establish sentinels and defense lines.

Although the granary was taken back from the enemy, several hours were not enough to empty the warehouse. In order to avoid the enemy from obtaining supplies on the spot, the princess made a bold decision. Before retreating, she ordered people to light the granary and burned the rice that was not transported away in the future.

Of course, this day was not without results.

Jinxia City still has two southwest walls controlled by the princess. Holding these two passages in hand, the army has the initiative, thus avoiding falling into a arduous siege.

In addition, the "Defense Arsenal" has greatly enhanced the strength of this army. Before setting off, some of them did not even have a standard spear, and the guys they used were all carried by themselves. It was obvious that it would not be possible to prepare three thousand sets of equipment with the princess's own strength. But now, these people are already armored, with scimitars on their waists and iron spears, and the officers can even get a light crossbow that is handy.

However, the biggest achievement is the residents of Jinxia City.

Under the coordinated guidance of the reserve team and the Privy Council, nearly 100,000 people were evacuated one after another. Within a few miles outside the suburbs of Xicheng, it had become a huge camp. When Xia Fan climbed the city wall and looked west, he was really shocked. When they were all in the city, they didn't feel that it was obvious, but when they were all pulled out, they seemed amazing. The camps were covered with black heads, and the gray-green tents were lined up to the end of their sight.

"If it weren't for the arsenal that had these reserves, they might not have been able to accommodate so many people." Ning Wanjun sighed a little, "The army I led at the border was only 20,000 at most."

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

In terms of identity, Princess Guangping, with a appeal that others cannot reach; in terms of experience, she has served as a general of the first army, and she knows how to plan and her subordinates are good at setting up camps. She can be said to be the best candidate for handling this matter. If someone else comes, even the local government prefect may not be able to be as organized as hers.

"Cough..." The princess paused unexpectedly, "Are you so straightforward to praise people?"

"It's just a truth. What, do you think it's inappropriate?"

"This...is not bad..."

"Your Highness, I am guilty!" At this time, He Gui came up and knelt on one knee and said, "Your Highness, please punish me!"

Ning Wanjun immediately returned to her usual expression, "Get up and talk, there is no need to put this in the military to discuss matters. Is it news from the north?"

"That's right!" He Guicai stood up and replied, "The north explores horses and returns, but he has not seen any trace of the Shenzhou army yet!"

"Even if there is no beacon, the sentry tower should have seen the rolling black smoke rising in Jinxia City." Ning Wanjun pondered for a moment, "Even if the military discipline of the Shenzhou garrison was relaxed and he could not quickly assemble a large army, at least a vanguard should be sent to investigate the situation. If they want to make no noise at the moment, Dongshengguo alone can't do this."

"Wei Qin agrees. This attack is probably a cooperation between inside and outside, and has been planned for a long time, with the purpose of seizing the city rather than robbing. But wei Qin failed to see this and almost made his highness a wrong decision. As a military adviser, we are willing to take responsibility!"

"Okay, you just expressed your own ideas, and I was the one who made the decision in the end." Ning Wanjun said disapprovingly, "The actual situation may be that after finally repelling the pirates, we were blocked by the Shenzhou army in a dilemma. In that way, will you still feel guilty?"

"..." He Guicai said nothing.

"The world likes to judge heroes by success or failure, but the generals of a single army cannot do this. Otherwise, who would dare to speak freely at a military conference? Even if he is really guilty, he is just a person who has failed to make a correct judgment."

"Your Highness... is so serious!" He Guicai bowed and bowed, "But now the granary has been burned, and the number of transports is only enough to evacuate the people for two or three days. If the arrangements are not made early, the rations will be unimaginable."

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

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

"So fast?" Ning Wanjun showed joy, "Let's go and take me to see."

When the group arrived at the gate of the south of the city, they saw a team of carriages parked by the roadside, soldiers were carrying food back and forth, and there were also people counting points beside them.

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

"Chow Tai Fook?"

"Mr. Xia!" Zhou Dafu also noticed Xia Fan's arrival, and quickly patted the mud and dust on his body, rushed to him in two steps, bowed and gave a big gift, "I heard that you want food, my father asked me to find a car to deliver it to you. This is just the first batch, and there are many behind it, all of which were collected by the villagers."

"I want food?"

"Sorry, when I asked someone to bring the news, I borrowed your name." The princess blinked at him sly and whispered, "I think your name is more useful than mine in Gaoshan County."

Chow Tai Fook looked at the princess next to him, then looked at Xia Fan, "Uh... sir, do you want it?"

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

"Hi, sir, we should thank you!" Chow Tai Fook waved his hand repeatedly, "If it weren't for your funding at that time, my family's acres of land would definitely not be able to be protected. Besides, you also overthrew County Mayor Hu and liberated everyone from his fields. Everyone remembered this kind of kindness! Now you want to raise grain, the price is 10% higher than usual, so we can't respond. In my father's words, even if there is no such difference, you have to repay your life-saving grace!"

As the carriage slowly moved away, the princess exhaled softly, "Sure enough, you're right."

"What?" Xia Fan looked at her.

"A new image can bring me a new Jinxia City."

"Do you know what to do next?"

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

...

Facts have proved that Ning Wanjun not only knew how to do it, but also accurately grasped the core.

When she entered the evacuation camp with the hot meat porridge and handed the wooden bowl filled with porridge to the people, the crowd suddenly became boiling.

In this complicated noise, there are congratulations, crying, thanks, and praises.

But in the end they all turned into the same sound.

"Your Highness Princess Guangping - Qiansheng!"

Everyone firmly believes that the princess can completely defeat the enemy and regain Jinxia City.

The two-color flag standing on the top of the city gave them great confidence.

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

For the first time, he did not see the sunset in Jinxia City.
Chapter completed!