Through the troubled times and famine, I just want to farm peacefully

It was already three o'clock in the morning, and seeing the tired looks on everyone's faces, Lin Yinan asked everyone to go and rest.

"But we haven't yet come up with a plan for tomorrow's raid?"

"General Lu hasn't replied yet."

Everyone was on pins and needles, worried and unwilling to rest.

"The messenger has just left, and we will have to wait until dawn to get a reply from General Lu. There's no need to stay up late and hurt your health. There's no rush!" Lin Yinan said calmly.

Seeing how confident she was, everyone felt more at ease and finally got up and left.

After everyone left, Qianwu came in with a basin of hot water.

"Madam, you've been busy all day, please wash your face and take a rest."

Lin Yinan took the handkerchief that Qianwu had carefully twisted and wiped it across his face.

Putting down the handkerchief, she walked to the map holding a candle and began to study it carefully.

Qian Wu went out to pour water and came back to see that she hadn't rested yet, so she walked up to her and held the oil for her. Lin Yinan took out a notebook and wrote and drew on it.

After a long while, Qian Wu couldn't help but ask, "Madam, do you think General Lu from Cangwu County will help us?"

"Probably." Lin Yinan was reluctant to say anything definite.

After writing, she compared it with the map again and reviewed the plan she had just decided in her mind.

She closed the book and said to Qianwu, "It's late, you should go to bed."

"Madam, are you still sleeping?" Qianwu looked at her with a frown.

"I don't need any help here."

Qianwu carefully laid out the mattress for her and then laid down on the other side.

Lin Yinan concentrated on counting the weapons and ammunition in the space until the sky turned pale, then he fell into a light sleep.

In the early morning, the mist dissipated and dew condensed into water droplets on the flowers, plants and leaves, sparkling like diamonds.

Soldiers in military uniforms were training majestically on the training ground.

The two horses quickly passed through the soldiers' tents and came to the main tent.

"This is the reply letter from our General Lu to City Lord Lin!" The messenger handed over the letter written by Lu Changsheng himself with both hands.

Lin Yinan sat at the top, looking at the letter in his hand.

She picked up the pen, quickly wrote a letter and handed it to the messenger, "In that case, please thank General Lu for me."

After she finished speaking, she turned to Qianwu beside her and said, "Qianwu, go to the stove and get some food for this young general, and fill the water bag with water."

The messenger wanted to refuse, but then he thought about how he had been running around all night and was indeed hungry, so he didn't make any excuses.

"Thank you, City Lord Lin!"

After Qian Wu went down with the messenger, Yun Yi, Yun San and others couldn't wait to ask.

"City Lord, what did General Lu say in the letter?"

Lin Yinan circulated Lu Changsheng's letter to them.

After a while, when everyone had finished reading the letter, she said, "I plan to take action at midnight tonight."

Everyone turned their eyes to her and listened quietly to her analysis of tonight's action plan.

Chou time, which is the midnight stage from 1:00 to 3:00 in the morning, is when people's thinking and reaction abilities are relatively slow, and it is the peak period for the human body to enter deep sleep.

Lin Yinan came to the map and pointed at several city gates outside Nanzhou Prefecture.

"General Lu will attack the west gate directly, while we will send troops in three directions. The Hu people will guard the south gate with their heavy troops, and Yun Yi will lead most of the troops and some cavalry to attack the south gate."

"Yun San and Yun Si, pick out a few skilled secret guards and lurk near the granary first. When there is movement at the city gates, you will take action."

"Yun Qi and I will take the others in first to deal with the barbarians around the cell."

"Ye Quan and Wu Peng, you lead the men to guard the east gate, which is weakly defended. Wait for my signal. Once I give the signal, you quickly blow up the city gate. Then the cavalry can go in through this gate to support General Yun Mo and his men."

Lin Yinan finished speaking in one breath, his resolute and sharp eyes swept over everyone.

"If you have any other opinions, please let me know."

"How can I be missing out on such a good thing?"

A warm and clear voice sounded from outside the tent, and then everyone saw Yun Er, with a bandage on one eye, pulling aside the curtain and coming in.

Seeing him pretending to be relaxed, Lin Yinan frowned and said unhappily: "Yun Er, your injury is not healed yet!"

"It's just one eye that's injured. Others' two eyes may not be as good as my one eye. Besides, my limbs are not broken."

Yun Er pointed to his intact right eye, then spread out his arms and legs for everyone to see.

"But..." His injuries were actually very serious. For the sake of Yunying and the child, Lin Yinan didn't want him to take risks at night.

"Third sister-in-law! Stop trying to persuade me. I must go and save my third brother." Yun Er put away the smile on his face and said seriously.

He didn't even call her the city lord, but directly called her the third sister-in-law.

Seeing his determined expression, Lin Yinan didn't know how to refute for a moment, and the situation became frozen.

Yun Yi sighed quietly. Not everyone could persuade Yun Er who was stubborn.

So, he came out to smooth things over, "City Lord, since Yun Er insists, let him go."

Lin Yinan had no choice but to agree.

Then, everyone discussed some details until noon.

After noon, the entire camp fell into a quiet slumber.

At the end of the You hour, smoke rose from the camp and the aroma of food filled the air.

By dark, the camp was already empty.

Although the Longtan Army was powerful, after several battles, Yu Shida thought he had figured out their strengths and weaknesses. No matter how powerful they were, they did not have many people.

Therefore, when He Xiong said that he wanted to press on with the victory, capture Longtan in one fell swoop, and take control of the Xihe Iron Mine and Salt Field, Yu Shida persuaded him not to rush. He arrogantly wanted to use Yunmo to make a deal with Longtan and get what he wanted without spending a single soldier.

He Xiong was an extremely conceited man. He captured Nanzhou Prefecture without any effort. The place had abundant food and resources, which was just right for the soldiers to recuperate.

The people of Nanzhou Prefecture fled in a hurry, leaving behind a lot of food and supplies, which gave the Hu army an opportunity to take them away.

Two days passed like this, and there was no movement from the people in Longtan. He Xiong felt relieved and did not send anyone out to inquire about the news.

He believed that no matter how capable the people of Longtan were, they would be frightened by the 100,000-strong army.

In every Hu camp in the city, Hu people gathered in groups, eating fragrant and soft white rice that they had never eaten before, unknown vegetables and fruits, drinking sweet fruit wine, hugging girls they had captured on the road, and indulging in a luxurious and extravagant life every day.

At about 1 p.m., a series of loud "bang bang bang" noises broke the silence of the night.

The already shaky South City Gate collapsed with a loud bang in the huge explosion, waking up the sleeping soldiers guarding the city.

The soldiers held their spears and looked around in panic.

"There is an enemy...attack!" Someone tried to send a signal to alert the people in the city, but his neck was pierced by a sudden arrow, and the loud voice stopped abruptly.

Countless black shadows leaped onto the city wall like ghosts with the power of flying claws, with murderous aura all around them. The swords in their hands were like divine weapons, cutting through the endless darkness.

After a burst of swordplay, only a pile of broken limbs remained on the city wall, and blood flowed through the cracks between the floor tiles.