readytorunbook Chapter 420 Emergency Measures to Prevent Snow Disasters
Chapter 420 Emergency Measures to Prevent Snow Disasters
Sandu didn't have time to figure out this problem, because the Yuan army had already arrived, and the Fuso and Beiyi armies retreated again and again, and retreated to the city of Beiyi.
Even so, the Yuan army did not stop its offensive and continued to attack.
One after another, black fireballs were thrown onto the walls of the north wing. Accompanied by bursts of explosions, Nangong Jingxuan captured the first city in the north wing and continued to attack the next destination.
He fought wherever the Fuso and Beiyi armies fled. As the fighting went on, Sandu could no longer hold on and abandoned Beiyi with the Fuso army.
Nangong Jingxuan calmly sent a group of troops to let Han Wenbin and Guan Xiaoniu pursue the Fuso team, while he continued to lead the rest of the troops to attack the north wing.
In just one month, three cities in the northern wing were captured, and the northern wing was defeated without any ability to fight back.
The news of the war between the Yuan Dynasty and Beiyi and Fuso spread to Xuanyue and Penglai at the fastest speed.
Nalan Xu was quite surprised: "How did they start fighting?"
General Zhu said: "It is said that the Yuan Dynasty sent spies to infiltrate Beiyi and Fusang and killed the princes and princesses of these two countries. Beiyi and Fusang were furious and united to teach the Yuan Dynasty a lesson."
When he got to this point, he spat, "This is sheer nonsense. Beiyi and Fuso have always been eyeing the Yuan Dynasty covetously. The spies and the murder of the prince are all excuses they made up to start a war. How shameless!"
Nalan Xu frowned when he heard this: "Has there been any news from the Yuan Dynasty?"
Prime Minister Luo stepped forward and said, “No.”
Nalan Xu nodded: "In that case, then forget it, let them fight, the harder the better."
Since the Yuan Dynasty did not send any message, it means that it does not need the help of Penglai Kingdom for the time being. The Yuan Dynasty is confident that it can deal with Beiyi and Fuso.
In this case, he would not intervene and let the Yuan Dynasty display its power. This would also be a good opportunity for him to see the true strength of the Yuan Dynasty.
Compared to Nalan Xu's calmness, on the other side of Xuanyue Kingdom, the Emperor of Xuanyue was looking at the letter on the desk, hesitant.
This is a letter of alliance sent by the Emperor of Beiyi. He hopes that Xuanyue Kingdom can join forces with Beiyi and Fuso to take over the Yuan Dynasty.
"The Emperor of Beiyi is simply crazy!" Emperor Xuanyue frowned, reached out to pick up the letter and tore it to pieces.
"I, Xuan Yue, just experienced a drought last year. Fortunately, with the help of the Yuan Dynasty, I was able to avoid internal strife. How could I bite the Yuan Dynasty at this time?"
Xuan Yue and Bei Yi have been friends for many years. However, when there was a drought, Bei Yi did not provide any help to Xuan Yue. Now he wants Xuan Yue to help him. Bah!
Emperor Xuanyue called his confidant and asked calmly, "How many people of my Xuanyue country are in Beiyi and Fusang?"
The confidant hesitated and said, "This, I don't know! Xuanyue and Beiyi have been friends for many years, and the people have close contacts, so it is really difficult to count."
Emperor Xuan Yue sighed softly: "Alright, I understand, you can go down now!"
The confidant retreated.
Emperor Xuan Yue looked at the torn letters on the table and said, "I didn't force them to go to Beiyi and Fuso. Life and death are determined by fate. If they want to survive, they can only rely on themselves."
At this moment, a palace maid came hurriedly to report that the Director of the Imperial Observatory wanted to see him.
Emperor Xuan Yue asked someone to come in, and heard the supervisor kneeling on the ground with a pale face and said: "Your Majesty, something terrible has happened. There may be a snowstorm this winter!"
"What? Snowstorm?" Nalan Xu, who was in Penglai, also heard what the director of the Imperial Observatory said. He looked unhappy. "The weather has been very cold in recent days, but it rarely snows in Penglai. How could there be a snowstorm?"
Penglai Kingdom is close to the sea, and most areas are hot. There are very few places where it snows in winter, and only a remote place in the south will have heavy snow.
For hundreds of years, there has never been a snowstorm in Penglai Kingdom.
Seeing that Nalanxu didn't believe it, the Supervisor quickly said, "Your Majesty, this snow disaster is not only targeting Penglai, the other four countries are not immune."
Nalan Xu thought it was ridiculous: "What kind of snowstorm would affect five countries at once?"
"Will the snowstorm really affect the North Wing?" Inside the North Wing Palace, the North Wing Emperor listened to the Supervisor's words with a gloomy expression.
The supervisor knelt on the ground, his face pale, "Your Majesty, it should have an impact."
"What I want is not a "should" but a definite answer. You are not even sure about something, and you want to tell me what to do? Do you want to cause panic in the entire North Wing? You are useless!"
Emperor Beiyi strode forward and kicked the Supervisor: "Since you are not sure, then go and calculate a few more times, it's useless!"
"My North Wing has had good weather over the past two years. How could there be a snowstorm? That's bullshit!"
After driving away the supervisor, Emperor Beiyi called two more people in and asked about the war at the border.
Upon learning that Nangong Jingxuan had captured another city in Beiyi, the Emperor of Beiyi fainted from anger.
The reports of victories in Jiangcheng, Yulong Pass and Yunling Pass were sent to the capital one by one. Emperor Yuanwu and his ministers were extremely excited when they saw these documents.
"Good, good, good, King Pingshan is awesome!"
"And Ye Peng, he really is worthy of being the good son of the Duke of Protectorate!"
"General Mo is still strong despite his age, and he is never vague in fighting!"
Hearing these praises, Shangguan Zhenhua straightened his back and his face glowed.
His son and grandson-in-law are really amazing.
After some praise, Emperor Yuanwu turned the topic to the snow disaster.
"Although the snowstorm has not happened yet, we still have to take precautions. The border war is tense. If there is a snowstorm, we can't just rely on the soldiers. We have to rely on you to find a solution." Emperor Yuanwu glanced at the officials present: "You can speak up if you have any ideas."
The Minister of Revenue stepped forward and said, "If there is a snowstorm, then food, firewood, and water conservancy are the most important. The court should spread the news to the people in time so that the people can prepare for the snowstorm in advance and ensure that the news covers the entire Yuan Dynasty, especially those remote areas and vulnerable groups, who should pay more attention. While spreading the news, we should also organize an emergency rescue team in advance and prepare food, charcoal, firewood, cotton clothes, etc. in case of emergency."
Shangguan Zhenhua nodded in agreement: "Compared to giving money, food and heating are the most important. In addition, we need to send people to check the houses. If the houses of the people are old and dilapidated, we need to have them repaired as soon as possible. Otherwise, if the snow is too heavy and the houses collapse, they will die!"
Many of the veteran officials present had experienced natural disasters, such as droughts, snowstorms, and floods. Even if they hadn't experienced all of them, they had at least experienced one of them and were all very experienced.
The Minister of Revenue continued, "In recent years, grain production has been high, and almost every household has surplus grain. Granaries in various places are also full, and grain can be taken out at any time."
Emperor Yuanwu asked: "Who will form an emergency rescue team?"
Shangguan Zhenhua, the Prime Minister, Su Minglang, and Xiao Wenye all stepped forward and said, "We are willing to share your majesty's worries and prevent snow disasters for the people of the world."
Seeing this, Emperor Yuanwu was extremely pleased. This was his subject, who would not procrastinate when faced with problems, was responsible, accountable, brave and resourceful.