Compared with the Qi army, the 5,000 troops from Guanning who came to Xiaoshi City were armed to the teeth. Not to mention the weapons and equipment, just the clothes to protect the cold made the Zhou soldiers stationed in Xiaoshi City envious.

On the head, the wool woven head covers the entire head tightly except for the eyes, and when you wear the helmet, you won’t feel cold. The body and the armor are brand new cotton robes. The cotton in the Ming Dynasty has only been collected for one season, and the planting area is not very large, but even so, the first batch of cotton robes were still allocated to Guanning’s team. The hands are also gloves made of wool, which are light and thin, keeping cold, and will not hinder the use of weapons.

Honeycomb coal, which has been popular in the north, also became popular with the arrival of the Ming army. Ming merchants followed him and became popular in Kunling County. In Chu, this valuable black coal has now become the most mainstream thing for military and civilians to keep warm. As long as the coal is properly handled, the smoke is small, the fire is large, and the burning time is longer, and it will be loved by the military and civilians immediately. For local merchants, there is another way to make money, and for the people, there is another business to make money to support their families.

This is not only the Kunling County, but also the six eastern counties. Zeng Lin of Jinghu regarded the coal industry as a good business for the economy to take off again under his rule. Digging coal requires people, transporting coal, and making coal still requires people. More importantly, this is much more saving than burning charcoal.

The great men from the north arrived in the south. When winter came, these soldiers who were idle in the military camp actually put on fire kangs. There were many talents in the army since ancient times. After fiddling, the kangs that had never appeared in the south appeared in a dignified manner. After the fire was burned, the wind outside was cold, the house was as warm as spring, and there was no slight fireworks. It immediately became a storm in Xiaoshi City. The soldiers of Zhou troops who were originally stationed in Xiaoshi City were jealous and demanded to be like friendly troops. The officers of Zhou troops had no choice but to ask for help. They could not do it, so they could only ask in front of Guanning.

Guan Ning naturally waved his hand and did it with such a close relationship with each other and harmonious atmosphere between the two sides! Anyone who could play the kang in the army put down his weapons, lifted up the mud knife, and entered the military camp of the Zhou army. In a short time, a group of kangs began to play a role in the military camp of the Zhou army.

Not to mention, the two sides were looking at each other's soldiers who were disliked. After this incident, the relationship became better than ever before, which made Yue Kaishan, who saw it, feel happy. Two troops that were not in line before, wanted to fight together, he was a little worried about the fit between them, but now it seems that his worries are redundant.

There is great wisdom in small things. Yue Kaishan admires Guanning, a vast Han Dynasty in the Ming army more and more. When he interacts with Guanning, he only feels that this person is smooth and has a worldly life, and does things without any leakage. However, as soon as he put on his military uniform and fought in the army, he is full of murderous aura. I really don’t know how the Ming Dynasty cultivated such people.

Naturally, he didn't know that Guan Ning formed the Mingwei Escort Agency after retirement, a business escort agency. If the leader is not good at speaking and not good at being a good person, how can he survive by relying on his ability to kill the enemy alone?

Those guys who only have the ability to kill enemies are now the subordinates of Guan Ning. Guan Ning may not be the most fierce soldier in this army, but they are definitely the most suitable leader.

Yue Kaishan now can be concluded that the military and political leaders of the Chu State in Jinghu all had an inexplicable relationship with the Ming people. The Chu people and the Ming people were facing the danger of collapse as the threat of Qi faced by Chu State weakened. The Chu people even began to contact the Qi people to try to fight the infiltration of the Ming State. The Qi State naturally got what it was. The courts on both sides are getting closer and closer. However, in such an environment, a large amount of strategic materials flowed from the six eastern counties to Kunling County, with food, coal, and even weapons. As long as the six eastern counties were unwilling, they would not flow into Kunling County.

The Chu court wished that Kunling County would disappear immediately, but Bian Wushuang had no action. Facing the order of the Chu court to urge troops to take Kunling County, it was either delayed or perfunctory. The latest information showed that Bian Wushuang's tone was getting stiffer and he actually asked the Chu court to give money first, give grain and then send troops. However, the Chu court now has a serious financial deterioration due to the evil relationship with the Ming Dynasty and its financial situation has deteriorated and can no longer afford a penny.

Ming Kingdom needs Kunling County to be strong, but Bian Wushuang clearly knows that Kunling County's existence is not particularly beneficial to him, but he watches this way. If there is no ghost in it, that would be strange.

If Bian Wushuang takes advantage of the situation and gets involved, then Kunling County will really face a desperate situation.

Yue Kaishan didn’t know how the Ming people did this, but the current situation was undoubtedly beneficial to them, and that was enough.

Yue Kaishan knew very well that even if Kunling County won the current battle, the war would definitely continue to continue. As long as Emperor Qi cleaned up the wealthy families entrenched in Luoyang and turned around, he would definitely do his best to attack Kunling County. Without external support, Kunling County would definitely not support it for long. Even if it was exhausted, it would be possible to kill Kunling County.

After processing the last official document, Yue Kaishan stood up, stretched out his long and stretched his waist, rubbed his slightly sore fingers. Thanks to the Ming army, the room on the kang was warm and melted. Unlike in the past, when handling official business, his fingers were frozen and numb.

Now his office was not cold, but a little hot. He walked to the window, opened the window, and the cold wind blew in his face. He took a deep breath of cold air and closed his eyes. Now he was much easier than before, because he had found another way out.

His face was slightly cool, as if something had fallen on his face. When he opened his eyes, he saw a blooming snowflake falling from his eyes in a spiral. He reached out and caught the snowflake, watching him turn into a water stain in his palm.

"It's snowing!" A cheer came from somewhere outside.

The snowflakes that should have fallen long ago finally came today. Sometimes dry and cold are more painful than snow. Yue Kaishan looked up and saw snowflakes falling down, getting denser and denser. In a moment, there was already a vast white area in front of him.

Close the window and return to the edge of the case, he picked up another official document with great enthusiasm.

Guan Ning opened the door with snowflakes all over his body and walked in. As soon as he entered the door, he stomped his feet and shook his body. The snowflakes fell from his head and his body fell down, making the entrance door immediately turn into a wet place.

"Mr. Yue County." Guan Ning said happily: "It's snowing, it's snowing heavily."

Yue Kaishan looked at the huge man in front of him, laughing and crying, nodding, "Yes, it's snowing finally. General Guan, are you back from the patrol of the military camp?"

"No, I've been out of the city for a walk." Guan Ning smiled and took a cup of hot water handed over by Yue Kaishan, tilted his neck and drank it all.

"Have you left the city?" Yue Kaishan was a little surprised.

"Yes, although the snow has only been falling for a short while, there are already three-finger thick snow on the ground." Guan Ning smiled and said, "My brothers in the army who have studied the celestial phenomena said that this snow will only be falling for one to two days. By then, the snow will not be less than one foot thick."

"It's good, the snow is heavy, and it's difficult for Qi army to march, so it's even harder to attack us." Yue Kaishan said excitedly.

Guan Ning smiled strangely: "Mr. Yue, I'm going to take people out of the city to get them."

Yue Kaishan was shocked, "General Guan, why should I attack? Wouldn't it be better to keep my energy and wait for their tired soldiers to attack? Such heavy snow and going out of the city to fight is certainly unexpected for the enemy, but it is also very difficult for us. Besides, Zhong Ai has an army of 100,000."

Guan Ning curled his lips: "100,000 troops? Ha, County Magistrate Yue, I have received accurate information. When Zhong Ai left Luzhou County, he did arrive so many troops, but after a long journey, their logistics supply was a big problem. The cold-proof materials were seriously insufficient, and the soldiers with frostbite and cold were increased a lot every day, which greatly slowed down their marching speed. In order to launch an attack on us as soon as possible, Zhong Ai concentrated some of the remaining materials of the entire army and left the large army with the 10,000 most elite troops. Perhaps in his opinion, we are all mobs that were about to collapse, haha, hahahaha!"

"Only ten thousand people?" Yue Kaishan was moved. It was not that he was not in military affairs. On the contrary, he was a civil and military genius, but under the light of Zhou Jiyun, his reputation was not revealed.

"Yes, ten thousand people, and they are the elite border troops under Zhong Ai's few elite border troops. Under Zhong Ai's command, there are only 20,000 border troops like this. If they are defeated, it can be said that this time Zhong Ai's attack on Kunling County will be over before it even began." Guan Ning said.

"General Guan just said that this snow will only accumulate to one or two feet thick?"

"This is nothing to us." Guan Ning smiled and said, "Mr. Yue County is probably not clear about the composition of our army. When we suppressed bandits in the west, the cold weather we faced was not comparable to here. Moreover, under my command, the Qin people accounted for half, and everyone had long been accustomed to survival and fighting in heavy snow. For us, this is common."

Yue Kaishan pondered for a moment and finally made up his mind that if he could defeat Zhong Ai like this, it would undoubtedly be the most cost-effective for Kunling County. Otherwise, Zhong Ai's army would be a tough battle in the end.

"I will take my subordinates to fight. After we leave the city, Xiaoshi City will be on guard, block all news, and cut off all important traffic routes. I don't want the ghost of Qi to know our whereabouts." Guan Ning said.
Chapter completed!