Just one pregnancy and four babies, but the prince actually pledged his love to her

Just as Xie Qichen was feeling lucky that he had sent his wife and children back to the capital, otherwise the current situation would give him a headache, as he didn't know how to settle his wife and children.

He doesn't have to worry about his wife and son Mingxuan, but the amount of food and fodder consumed by the 300,000-strong army every day is really an astronomical figure. Even in previous years, it would have been extremely difficult in winter.

He originally thought that this year would be an exception, because before winter, the King of Chen sent people to deliver food and fodder, and the amount of food and fodder surprised him.

Although he didn't know where the Prince of Chen raised the food and fodder, he knew that the food and fodder were enough for the soldiers to survive the winter without having to train on an empty stomach.

Not long after the crucial food and fodder was delivered, Prince Chen sent cotton-padded clothes and quilts.

He had seen the quality of those cotton-padded clothes and quilts. He didn't know what the fabrics were, but it was definitely not linen or silk. They were not only comfortable to wear, but also very warm.

Soldiers often sweat profusely while training in such cotton-padded jackets, which shows that the cotton used in the jackets is all new cotton.

As for where the Prince of Chen got so much cotton and had so many cotton clothes made, he was not quite sure.

However, he did know that in addition to the one million cotton-padded jackets delivered to the military camps, another five million were sold to the people of the northern border.

This action of Prince Chen saved the people of the entire Northern Territory from freezing to death. The people of Beiling City, who had already been thinking about Prince Chen, regarded Prince Chen as a hero who saved them. It can be said that Prince Chen now has the hearts and minds of the people of the entire Northern Territory.

In addition, he also learned that Prince Chen was resettling refugees in Qingshan Prefecture. Once Prince Chen had properly resettled all the refugees in Qingshan Prefecture, many people would be on the side of Prince Chen.

However, this seemingly good situation was ruined by a sudden snowstorm.

Now the daily food and grass for the 300,000-strong army depends on the people. Although they also gave silver to the people, everyone knows that at this time, the role of silver is limited, and only food is the most precious thing.

After all, food can save lives, but silver cannot be eaten. It can be said that now it has reached the point where even with silver you cannot buy food.

He and the soldiers in the camp were very moved by the fact that the people were willing to risk starving themselves and their families to death and give away the little food they had left in their homes.

But he knew in his heart that this situation could not last long. Once the people's food was eaten up and the army ran out of food, what awaited them was starvation to death.

Thinking of that ending, not only him, but every soldier in the barracks felt aggrieved and unwilling.

But what can they do? The Northern Desert Army has no shortage of food and water, and the soldiers' mental outlook is completely different from theirs. Once he gives the order to open the city gates, what awaits them is the fall of the city.

As long as the Northern Desert Army occupies Beiling City, it would be equivalent to opening the door to the Great Zhou. The Northern Desert Army would be able to march straight into the heartland of the Great Zhou. By then, who knows how many people would be drawn into the war.

Since the day he entered the military camp, he secretly swore that his life would belong to the Great Zhou military camp and would be used to defend his country.

Now that he knew clearly what the consequences would be if he opened the city gate, how could he still do it?

"Report——"

While Xie Qichen was thinking about this, the deputy generals sitting below him were also debating whether to open the city gates and fight a decisive battle with the Northern Desert Army.

Suddenly, an urgent report was heard outside the tent.

"Enter."

The messenger outside the tent immediately ran into the tent.

"what's up?"

"Report to the general, the Northern Desert Army is no longer shouting and cursing."

Before the messenger finished speaking, Wang Meng said excitedly: "What do you mean they stopped yelling and cursing? What are they going to do next?"

Xie Qichen didn't care that Wang Meng asked questions in a hurry without asking the commander.

After all, this is a time of crisis, and he doesn't have that much time and energy to punish Wang Meng. The most important thing is the situation in Beimo.

However, Wang Meng knew that he had overstepped his bounds and stopped talking immediately.

The messenger then told the current situation in Beimo.

"General, the Northern Desert Army was still shouting and cursing an hour ago, but after they stopped, they are now preparing to attack the city."

"What? The Northern Desert Army is going to attack the city."

Xie Qichen stood up suddenly. He did not doubt the messenger's words, but strode out of the tent and soon reached the city wall.

Standing on the city wall, Xie Qichen looked at the Northern Desert Army in the distance. It was indeed preparing for a siege, just as the messenger had said.

So without any hesitation, he issued a military order, asking everyone to defend the city gate to the death.

However, he also knew that holding on was a bad idea and it was impossible to keep doing so.

Even if the Northern Desert army could not break through the city gate in a short time, they could not resist the Northern Desert's strong soldiers and horses and sufficient food and grass. They were not afraid of wasting time on the Northern Desert, but they could not afford to delay.

He was always calm and composed, but now he was getting anxious.

But he knew in his heart that the King of Chen was not in the northern border. As the commander-in-chief, he had to remain calm and find ways to persevere.

He sent an urgent report to the Prince of Chen over a distance of eight hundred miles. According to the time calculation, nothing unexpected had happened and the secret report had already reached the Prince of Chen.

After learning about the situation in the North, Prince Chen will not only set out for the North immediately, but also collect as much food and fodder as possible.

For now, he can only hold on and wait for Prince Chen to come.

The situation in Beiling City is not optimistic, and the disaster brought by the blizzard to the local people in Qingshan Prefecture has also begun to emerge.

If Li Mengyue had not made so many preparations in advance, Xie Ruiyuan fully believed that it would not be long before countless people would freeze to death in Qingshan Prefecture, making it a veritable hell on earth.

But even if Li Mengyue took out a large amount of food, cotton clothes and quilts, she could not take care of the people's housing.

You have to know that in the eyes of Beimo and other small countries, the Great Zhou is a powerful country, but in fact that is only relative. Compared with other small countries, the Great Zhou does have fertile and vast land, and the people live a much better life than them.

But these only apply to relatively wealthy places, where people live a pretty good life.

But it is different in Qingshan Prefecture. More than 90% of the people are living in hunger.

How could the people of Qingshan Prefecture, who could not even afford enough food and clothing, have extra money to repair their houses? Most of them lived in mud houses with thatched roofs.

How could houses like this withstand the pressure of accumulated snow for a long time? After just one night, countless houses were collapsed.

However, some houses only had their roofs damaged, but the walls were intact. As long as the roofs were repaired, people can continue to live in them.

But the whole house collapsed, so there was nothing we could do but rebuild it or find another place to live.