Chapter 332 Tit for tat

Zhen Mi sat in the room, her hands wrapped around her belly within her wide sleeves, and suddenly she felt a little uneasy.

It has been more than a month since Yuan Xi left Jicheng. I heard that my husband has already sent troops from Beixincheng. There should be no danger, right?

She stood up, and Cao Jie came over to help her, but Zhen Mi waved her hand and said, "No, I'm fine now."

After hearing this, Cao Jie thought for a moment and finally held Zhen Mi's arm, saying with a smile, "If Madam gets hurt or falls, mother will not forgive me."

Zhen Mi smiled and said, "I just want to pay my respects to my mother. Please accompany me."

The two men walked into Huan's house and saw her sewing a small piece of clothing with gauze lining and linen outside.

Huan carefully used silk thread to sew the two pieces of material together. Because she was so serious, beads of sweat appeared on her forehead.

She heard the noise, looked up and saw Zhen Mi coming in, she put her clothes aside and said, "You are almost two months pregnant, your body is not in good condition, so don't come to pay respects every day."

Zhen Mi said: "Mr. Yuanhua said that more exercise is also good for the fetus."

After hearing this, Huan sighed and said, "It's hard for you. He is not here at this time."

Every time Yuan Xi fought a war, the enemies he faced were not easy to deal with, especially this time the Black Mountain army was so powerful that everyone felt heavy in their hearts.

Zhen Mi forced a smile and said, "My husband can only do what he wants to do. He has a broad vision. I am afraid I can't help him."

Huan sighed, "It's good that you think positively. The worst thing to do when you're pregnant is to be sad and stressed. Now it's better to take good care of your body, which is better than anything else."

Zhen Mi knew that Huan had given birth to three children, so she was experienced after all, so she whispered, "What does it feel like to give birth to a child?"

Cao Jie, who was standing by, also pricked up his ears curiously.

Huan listened, tilted her head and thought for a while, thinking that Yuan Xi would come back at that time, and the more at ease, the smoother it would be, but who could guarantee such a thing? So she swallowed her words again.

She considered it for a moment before saying, "It does hurt a little at first, but later on, as long as you relax, it won't be a big deal."

After listening to this, Zhen Mi nodded slightly. She had heard that giving birth was not easy and felt quite uneasy, so she also wanted to ask someone. It would be inappropriate since Cai Zhaoji had never given birth before, and it would feel weird to ask Madam Wu.

As a result, he asked Huan, why did he feel that Huan was more nervous than himself?

Zhen Mi thought that the child didn't matter, as long as Yuan Xi came back safely.

Yuan Xi pulled out a feather arrow from the quiver behind him, put it on the bowstring, and slowly pulled the bow.

It was just within an arrow's reach. Yang Feng, wearing red armor, pulled the spear out of the ground, grasped the end of the spear with one arm, and pointed it at Yuan Xi from a distance, with the tip of the spear motionless.

Yuan Xi narrowed his eyes. The spear was not light. It was not easy for someone to perform this move even for a male expert, let alone a female one. There were probably not many women in the world who could do it.

He started to have a headache. The other party was staring at him. What had he done in the past to make her so hateful?

His hand loosened and the arrow flew past his ear with a whizzing sound.

The arrow was very accurate, flying straight towards Yang Feng's forehead and arriving in front of Yang Feng in the blink of an eye!

Yang Feng slightly tilted his body, the tip of the gun was already on the arrow, and with a little force, he knocked the arrow off.

When Yang Feng's soldiers saw this, they cheered loudly.

When Yuan Xi's soldiers saw that Yang Feng had broken the bow and arrow so easily, they couldn't help but swallow their saliva. Against such a master, no one had the confidence to escape unscathed.

Yang Feng raised his spear high into the sky and shouted, "Follow me!"

She suddenly squatted down, carrying the spear, and then leaped forward suddenly, like an agile leopard, rushing towards Yuan Xi's camp!

The soldiers behind her also drew their swords and guns and rushed forward shouting.

Yuan Xi thought to himself that he was indeed a madman. He rushed into the camp forcefully. Didn't he take him seriously?

He looked around and saw that some soldiers looked uneasy. He knew that a master like Yang Feng was still a great pressure on them.

He smiled and said, "Why, after three years of guarding the city with me, you are becoming less and less courageous?"

"Is she as good as General Zilong?"

"General Zilong couldn't even take down Beixin City, which I was guarding, so what could the other side do to him?"

When his soldiers heard this, they were immediately excited and shouted loudly.

Yang Feng looked at the crude wooden fence more than half a person's height a few dozen steps away and thought to himself, can this makeshift thing really stop me?

She took the lead and when she rushed to the front of the wooden fence, she crouched slightly, then jumped into the air, kicked the wooden fence, and was about to climb into the camp.

At this moment, she felt something was wrong. Why did the other party not shoot arrows to stop her as she rushed forward?

She was in mid-air and saw that the ground behind the wooden fence was all freshly turned soil, and she immediately felt something was wrong.

She twisted her body in a hurry, and the tip of the gun nailed on the wooden fence behind her. She turned around abruptly and stopped her falling momentum!

Yang Feng took advantage of the situation and stretched out his hand to grab the wooden stake. He turned over and actually shrank his body back and stood on the wooden stake!

But the dozens of soldiers who rushed in with him were not so lucky. As soon as they landed on the ground, their feet sank and fell into a pit more than one person deep!

trap!

It would have been fine if it was just a pit, but what was waiting for them was a sharpened wooden stake!

Taking advantage of the momentum of the fall, the soldiers' thighs and bodies were instantly pierced by the stakes, and wailing sounds rang out one after another.

Yang Feng's eyes were red with anger, and she quickly yelled, "Stop!"

How could I forget that Yuan's Jizhou soldiers are best at digging fortifications!

From the very first time he met Yuan Xi, Yang Feng felt something was wrong. The speed at which the other party built fortifications was too fast!

At that time, steel was still very expensive and was not enough to make weapons, so most marching tools were still bronze products that were not very sharp or strong.

In this way, the speed of both felling and digging would not be very fast. However, Yuan Xi equipped iron tools at all costs this time, which greatly accelerated the speed of building fortifications.

This deep ditch was dug in half a night.

At this time, Yuan Xi waved his hand and said, "Release the arrow!"

Soldiers shot arrows from high places in the camp, making it impossible for the Black Mountain soldiers inside and outside to advance or retreat, and screams of pain from those hit by arrows could be heard from time to time.

Yang Feng's teeth were broken. The opponent's ditch was very disgusting. Combined with the wooden stakes, it was equivalent to the height of two people. Even if he flipped in, he would fall into the pit, which meant he became a living target for the opponent!

Seeing several sharp arrows flying towards her, she quickly rolled down the wooden stake to avoid them, while shouting, "Where are the bows and arrows!"

"Shoot!"

"Come on, follow me to break through the gate!"

From the earthen platform, Yuan Xi saw Yang Feng and his men running around the camp, trying to find a breakthrough. How could he not know what the other side was thinking? As long as they rushed in and killed him, the Youzhou army would be doomed.

But Yuan Xi would never give her this opportunity, and immediately pointed his finger, "Block the gate!"

In just half a moment, Yang Feng ordered his men to smash the flimsy gate in front of them. When he saw the scene inside, he couldn't help but hesitate.

The Youzhou army made way for a passage inside.

But Yang Feng saw clearly that on both sides of the door, there were densely packed swords, shields and spears!

Yang Feng thought to herself that she could break in, but how many of her soldiers would be killed or injured?

Looking at Yuan Xi opposite him with a fearless look, Yang Feng sneered, did he really think he couldn't do anything?

Seeing that the other side was still shooting arrows at her, she turned back and said, "Rockets!"

After hearing this, the archers behind took out their specially made fire arrows. These arrows were extremely long, with the front part wrapped with oil-soaked linen. Once ignited and shot, they could cause considerable chaos to the enemy.

At Yang Feng's command, hundreds of rockets flew into the sky and shot into Yuan Xi's military camp. For a moment, fireworks were everywhere, which was a very beautiful sight.

Yang Feng saw that many places in the camp were on fire, and Yuan Xi's soldiers were busy putting out the fire, but most of the rockets were kerosene, and even if water was poured, the fire could not be put out immediately!

As long as the enemy's morale is shaken, she can find an opportunity to break in!

As a result, Yang Feng discovered that the soldiers in the camp were taking out pieces of cloth and covering the rockets. After a while, the flames on the rockets went out, and wisps of green smoke came out from underneath.

The cloth that was covering it didn't catch fire!

Yang Feng opened his eyes wide. Was this the extremely expensive fire-proof cloth that was rumored to be used only by nobles?

It was actually used to put out fire?

The so-called fire-resistant cloth is asbestos.

There have been records of fire-proof cloth in China since ancient times.

"Tang Wen" in Liezi: "King Mu of Zhou went on a great expedition against the Western Rong. The Western Rong presented them with swords made of Kun and fire-washed cloth. ... The fire-washed cloth must be thrown into the fire to wash it. The cloth will take on the color of the fire, and the dirt will take on the color of the cloth. When it is taken out of the fire and shaken, it will be as white as snow."

The Book of Zhou says: "The Western Regions presented fire-washed cloth, and the Kunwu clan presented a jade-cutting knife. The fire-washed cloth was dirty, but it became clean after burning, and the knife cut jade like fat."

The Western Rong lived next to the Western Zhou Dynasty and had frequent exchanges with it, so they presented the fire-resistant cloth to the King of Zhou in an effort to gain friendly relations.

Before the Eastern Han Dynasty, fire-washed cloth came from the Western Regions, but in the Eastern Han Dynasty, it also appeared in trade with the Southwestern Yi.

The Book of the Later Han Dynasty, Records of the Western Regions, states that the Qin State "made gold-coated and fire-washed cloth."

The Book of the Later Han Dynasty, Biographies of the Southwestern Barbarians, states: "In addition, the taxes on fire-washed cloth, tamed birds and beasts were stored in the inner palace."

At that time, Yuan Xi opened up the sea route and obtained some fire-resistant cloth. People in this world were very curious about it and thought that this cloth was fireproof and should be an extremely precious thing.

Only Yuan Xi was dismissive of this. Asbestos, which became ubiquitous in later generations, was remarkable as an industrial material, but it was not suitable for everyday wear.

There is no other reason. When the fibers of this thing are inhaled into the human body, they will damage the lungs and cause disease.

Without an industrial system, this thing was useless, so Yuan Xi put it into the combat equipment. At least it was useful for extinguishing fires.

Seeing that the rocket was extinguished by the other side, Yang Feng had to lead everyone to stop in front of the village gate again.

After being blocked twice in their attacks on the village, the morale of her soldiers had been greatly reduced.

At this moment, Yuan Xi took out a megaphone made of iron sheet and shouted to Yang Feng: "Commander Yang, why do you have to fight and kill and let all your subordinates die here?"

"If you can join the Yuan family, I promise that you will live a better life than in Black Mountain. How about that?"

Seeing that some of his subordinates were about to make a move, Yang Feng angrily said, "What a wishful thinking! The Yuan family has killed my Black Mountain commander several times. This feud is irreconcilable!"

After hearing this, Yuan Xi's face turned cold: "If that's the case, then come over!"

"I'll wait here and see how many lives you can take before you can get in front of me!"

"Also, whoever can bring Yang Feng's head to me will be rewarded with a million dollars!"