Time Travel: The Foolish Lady is Forced to Become a Female General

Mu Jinyu glanced at the generals of the Yancheng Army and immediately interrupted Shi Qing: "Brother Shi, walls have ears, and people don't fight against power. But I'm afraid my father and I will have to stay here for a short time."

Mu Lie sighed. He had originally wanted to hand over the command of Mobei City to Dongfang Yi or other generals after lifting the siege of Mobei City, and then he could take Mu Jinyu and Xia Qin back to the capital. But now it seems that this idea has become a luxury.

Having two coaches commanding one place is not only rare, but also stupid.

Mu Jinyu and Xia Qin both looked at Mu Lie at this moment. They were also worried about their father's health, especially Xia Qin. They thought they could return home as soon as possible and do other things, but they didn't expect that things would not go as they wished. And judging from Qin Ruoran's attitude today, they were afraid that they would not have peace in the future.

Mu Lie cheered himself up, looked at General Shi Qing and the five lieutenants Qi Ning, Lu Yu, Wang Zheng, Li Gui, and Chu He, and said calmly: "Since His Majesty has issued an order, let's study how to attack Yunzhong City. Yu'er, tell everyone about the situation in Yunzhong City."

"Yes, father commander!" Mu Jinyu walked to the sand table in the middle of the commander's tent and introduced the information about Yunzhong City in detail.

"Yunzhong City is smaller than Mobei City. It is 500 meters from north to south and 400 meters from east to west. There are 8,000 to 10,000 Xiongnu soldiers inside. The garrison commander is Hu Zuomu, the left general of the Xiongnu. The city is 60 miles away from Qingyun City where the enemy's main force is located, 40 miles away from Mobei City, and about 50 miles away from our current location..."

After introducing the basic situation, Mu Jinyu continued, "If we use conventional siege tactics, the enemy's main force will come to support us soon. According to reliable intelligence, the enemy has transferred tens of thousands of reinforcements from the rear. The number of the enemy's main force near Qingyun City has now reached nearly 100,000."

Shi Qing said with an unpleasant expression: "Old General, even though I don't have much experience in leading troops, I know that attacking a city is much more difficult than defending it. We have to capture Yunzhong City within two months. The enemy still has a large army outside. This..."

Mu Lie certainly understood this simple military common sense. Not to mention that there were 10,000 defenders in the city, even if there were only 2,000 defenders, as long as they held on to the city, it would be a fantasy to take it within two months. However, who could or dared to disobey the emperor's order?

Mu Jinyu stared at the sand table and thought for a long time. After a while, he said helplessly: "If we join forces with General Dongfang to attack one place, we may have some hope with 50,000 troops, but now we have to divide the troops into two places, which is a bit too much to ask."

After Mu Jinyu finished speaking, the entire tent suddenly became quiet. Everyone was a little worried. Seeing everyone's depressed look, Xia Qin weakly asked a question: "If we don't capture Yunzhong City within two months, but win a few battles, will we be punished by the court?"

Shi Qing was stunned for a moment, but after thinking for a while he said, "I won't be held accountable, but..."

"That's it. Just think of a way to win a few battles or kill a few of their generals. It's much easier than attacking the city. There's no need to worry."

Xia Qin's idea is very simple, but it is something that people of this era would not think about, because even the wisest generals would try their best to follow the emperor's edict, and at best they would think of more ways within this framework.

People like Xia Qin would not directly ignore the emperor's request at the beginning. After listening to Xia Qin's suggestions, everyone found it a little difficult to understand, but also felt it was reasonable.

Mu Jinyu quickly accepted her sister's suggestion and said loudly, "Then let's discuss how to win a few victories in the next two months!"

After half an hour of discussion, everyone left the general's tent together. Mu Jinyu came to Xia Qin's side, his eyes full of doting and praise, and whispered: "Xiaoyan, I will ask you for advice more often in the future."

Xia Qin looked at this brother who had always been so steady and asked curiously, "Brother, what do you want to ask me?"

"Your angle of thinking is just right. I'll go to Yunzhong City to observe the terrain later. You can take Brother Huo and the others with you to take a look."

Xia Qin nodded. Since she couldn't leave in a short time, she naturally hoped to help her father and brother more.

Mu Jinyu had already introduced the situation of Yunzhong City before. This time, the group of ten people went nearby mainly to find out the city’s defensive fortifications and deployment.

After seeing Yunzhong City with their own eyes, Mu Jinyu and Xia Qin both felt tremendous pressure. This city was actually built against the mountain, with rocks on the north and east sides, and there were only two city gates on the south and east sides.

It seems that the original intention of building this city was to serve as a military checkpoint, otherwise this layout would be too inconvenient for the people in the city. I just don't know how this city was lost to the Daxia defenders.

Mu Jinyu looked at the defensive fortifications built at the South Gate and the East Gate and the distribution of the garrison, while Xia Qin focused on the direction of the entire mountain and the layout of the city.

Suddenly, Xia Qin seemed to have thought of something. She approached Mu Jinyu and asked, "Brother, what are our siege weapons?"

Mu Jinyu looked puzzled and asked, "Siege equipment? Of course it's a battering ram."

"Nothing else?"

"The only siege equipment in the entire Great Xia Kingdom, including Yuelan Kingdom, is the battering ram. What else can it have?"

Xia Qin's eyes lit up. Although she was not an engineer, she was very familiar with these common instruments and weapons in the history of war.

She asked expectantly, "Brother, are there any craftsmen in the army?"

"Craftsmen? Yes, but not many. But can we arrange for people to requisition some from the city behind and find craftsmen to build siege hammers? The Yancheng army still has ten, which is enough."

"No, brother. I was reading an ancient book a few days ago and came across some interesting instruments. I just suddenly thought of using them. Believe me!"

Mu Jinyu nodded. Whether he believed it or not, it was just about finding some craftsmen. He would definitely support his sister. His sister now had a lot of new things in her mind, and he also wanted to see what Xia Qin wanted to do.

“How many craftsmen are needed and what materials are needed?”

"The more craftsmen, the better. As for materials, you only need logs, leather, and strong ropes. Also, prepare more charcoal, sulfur, and saltpeter. The more the better. As for other things, I can ask the craftsmen to make them."

These materials were common, so Mu Jinyu immediately agreed: "Okay, I will arrange for someone to recruit craftsmen and prepare materials after I return. Everything will be ready within three days!"

"Yes!" Xia Qin knew that Mu Jinyu agreed to her because of his support for his sister, but she believed that her achievements would make her brother proud.

After returning, Dongfang Yi still showed up on time and practiced martial arts with Xia Qin. Dongfang Yi made rapid progress and now he can fight with Xia Qin for thirty moves without being at a disadvantage.

While the two were sparring, Qin Ruoran arrived unexpectedly with Sima Yun, Yun Feiqi and a group of personal guards.

Seeing Dongfang Yi and Xia Qin chatting and laughing, Qin Ruoran walked towards Dongfang Yi and said gloomily, "Brother Dongfang, His Majesty has given us two months to conquer Shuofang. Time is urgent. Let's prepare for the battle."