Time Travel and Love

Chu Qingmeng nodded and replied, "Yes, General Qin Liangyu was a woman. She was a first-rank imperial consort, the Sichuan Recruiting Envoy, the General Zhendong, the Prince's Grand Tutor, and the Marquis of Loyalty. Her family was full of loyal and brave people. Later generations called General Qin the last backbone of the Ming Dynasty. She single-handedly extended the Ming Dynasty's life for thirty years. In the end, she and her only son died on the battlefield, refusing to surrender."

Mo Liujin and Mo Liuyuan couldn't hide the shock in their eyes. A woman was actually the Crown Prince's tutor?! Mo Chenfeng suddenly said, "Go call all the generals. Regardless of whether what Qing Meng said is true or not, they must be extremely alert tonight."

Mo Liuyuan ordered someone to invite the generals. Mo Liujin looked at Chu Qingmeng and Mu Lingxue and said, "You should go and rest, go to bed early. I will let Leng Fenglenglie watch over you tonight, just sleep peacefully." Mo Liuyuan also nodded.

The two could only obediently prepare to go back to the house. Before leaving, Chu Qingmeng hesitated for a long time, then turned back and said, "Uncle, I have a small suggestion. It's up to you whether you listen to it or not. After suffering a loss, I came up with a plan to dig several rows of deep pits in front of my camp. Because the enemy is attacking the camp with cavalry, this method is very effective against cavalry and there are basically no casualties on our side. However, I have never defended a city before, so I don't know if this method can be used to defend a city."

Mo Chenfeng nodded, but Mo Liujin chuckled softly. It was indeed the cleverness of the little girl. All she could think of were ways to trap the enemy without sacrificing her own troops.

On the way back, Chu Qingmeng said to Mu Lingxue, "Lingxue, I've thought of something that might help them without making us feel so guilty." Seeing Mu Lingxue looking up at her, she continued, "I'll show you the diagram when we get back to the room. I've already drawn more than half of it, and I understand the principles, but there are a few key parts that I need your help to think about."

That night turned out just as Chu Qingmeng had predicted. Two hours later, the Yuezhi launched another fake attack on the city, and the real attack began at the beginning of the Yin hour. However, the father and his two sons, who had already learned of their next move, naturally responded appropriately. They even dug more than a dozen rows of deep pits as Chu Qingmeng had said. Nearly 10,000 Yuezhi people were killed between the two city gates, while their own side suffered almost no casualties.

Unable to sleep due to the constant shouting and fighting outside, the two men refined the blueprint, expanding from a single crossbow to ten. Chu Qingmeng had observed since entering the city that the soldiers were mostly armed with swords, bows, and horses, not crossbows. He let them try. The two brothers fought outside all night, and the two sisters stayed awake inside as well, until noon when they each retired to their rooms. Before bed, he had Leng Feng and Leng Lie take the blueprint to the brothers, and he went back inside to sleep soundly.

After returning from the fight, the two brothers had not yet treated their wounds when they saw Leng Feng and Leng Leng coming to the front hall. Leng Leng said, "The two ladies asked their subordinates to give this to the two masters." Leng Feng handed the drawings to the two brothers.

After picking up the blueprints and looking at them again and again, the two brothers could not hide their excitement. They asked their soldiers to make a batch first to see how it turned out. If the results were good, they could ask the court to mass-produce them. Wouldn't they be invincible then?

After treating their wounds, the two men said they would go back to their rooms to rest, but they still came to the girl's room. Mo Liuyuan really just looked at Mu Lingxue and left the room to go back to his room. However, Mo Liujin entered Chu Qingmeng's room and saw that she was sleeping soundly. He wanted to cover her with the quilt and go back, but Chu Qingmeng's nose was too sensitive. As soon as Mo Liujin approached her, she suddenly opened her eyes and a dagger was placed across Mo Liujin's neck. Seeing it was him, Chu Qingmeng retracted the dagger and breathed a sigh of relief. Frowning, she asked, "Why didn't you wash it? The smell of blood was so strong that it scared me."

Seeing her so defensive even in her sleep, Mo Liujin knew that she was tough on the outside but afraid on the inside. The heartache and guilt in his heart finally turned into tenderness. He explained in a hoarse voice, "The water source in the city is almost exhausted. Most of the water is reserved for drinking and eating. There is no extra water for bathing. What's more, I can't touch water with all my injuries."

Chu Qingmeng nodded, then lay down and moved inward, saying, "Lie here and sleep obediently."

Mo Liujin smiled and nodded, took off his coat and lay down beside Chu Qingmeng. Chu Qingmeng gave him half of the quilt and fell asleep quickly beside him. Mo Liujin turned his head to look at her sleeping beside him. Seeing that her eyes were dark and her face was full of fatigue, he reached out and held her in his arms and fell asleep.

Chu Qingmeng's prediction came true again. The Yuezhi seemed to really want to take the city even if it meant breaking their teeth, so they attacked the city non-stop for several days. Even though the combat efficiency was greatly improved with the crossbows drawn by Chu Qingmeng and the others, there were only less than 10,000 defenders left. Although the Yuezhi was badly damaged, they still had nearly 50,000 men.