northernbook Chapter 440: A Huge Ice Dragon
Chapter 440: A Huge Ice Dragon
"The princess went to the neighboring Zhangcheng. She should have arrived by now. She told you not to look for her. She will be back as soon as she finishes her work." Zheng Huanxin said truthfully, "The princess also asked us to continue building the sled. She said that the soldiers and people of Tianming Prefecture are still waiting for us to save them!"
Hearing this, Nangong Jingxuan said nothing more. After resting for a while, he asked Zheng Huanxin to call all the generals in the army to discuss supporting those places in Tianming Prefecture.
It took Shangguan Tang three days to fill up the granaries in all the cities near Yulong Pass and arrange the distribution of supplies.
When they returned to Longxin City, they saw sled carts everywhere in the city. Since there were not enough horses, they used dogs and sheep to pull the carts. Since there were not enough livestock, they captured wild animals. All animals that could pull carts were captured by the North and South armies and the Flame Army.
Although the ice and snow have not melted yet, Yulong Pass has gradually regained its vitality. There is food and clothing. Everyone sees hope and is motivated to do anything.
“My wife!” Upon hearing that Shangguan Tang had returned with the grain delivery team, Nangong Jingxuan hurried to the city gate to greet him. Seeing Shangguan Tang standing in the snow with a haggard face, Nangong Jingxuan went up to hug him distressedly: “Thank you for your hard work!”
Shangguan Tang leaned in his arms and smiled: "It's not hard. We should be in our positions, do our jobs, take our responsibilities, and do our best. This is what we should do, and they are worth our efforts. Okay, let's not talk about this anymore. How are you prepared? Can we set off?"
Those places in Tianming Prefecture are still waiting for them to rescue!
"Everything is ready, but do you want to take a rest first?" Nangong Jingxuan couldn't bear to see her continue running around.
Shangguan Tang shook his head and said, "I'm fine, I can hold on. Now that we're ready, let's go quickly, get there early, and save people early."
Nangong Jingxuan said: "Actually you don't have to go, we just have the sacred jar."
Shangguan Tang shook his head: "I have to go."
She leaned close to Nangong Jingxuan's ear and said, "We haven't tested a distance of thousands of miles. If something unexpected happens and the things can't be delivered, you'll have made a wasted trip. And even if the things can be delivered, I don't know if you can arrive on time. If you haven't arrived yet, it will be very troublesome for me to conjure the things. So I'll go with you to avoid these troubles."
Nangong Jingxuan was not a hesitant person. Seeing Shangguan Tang insisted, he said nothing more. He called Zheng Huanxin over, assembled a support team, and went to Tianming Mansion with the Flame Army.
Perhaps the snowstorm was about to end, and they did not encounter blizzards or avalanches along the way. It only took them six or seven days to successfully enter the northern wing and deliver the supplies to the cities captured by the Yuan Dynasty one by one.
The soldiers and the people in the north wing who received the supplies cried for joy.
Especially the people in the northern wing, they never dreamed that they would have a share of the supplies that the Yuan Dynasty soldiers had worked so hard to find.
They are actually qualified to take supplies.
The Northern Wing ignored them, but the Yuan Dynasty saved them again and again.
The people of the northern wing cried, moved by the Yuan Dynasty soldiers.
An old woman taught her son: "My son, do you see? This is a soldier. Those soldiers in our Beiyi are not soldiers, they are jackals! Listen carefully, from now on you are no longer a Beiyi person, you are a Yuan Dynasty person."
"Mom, I know!"
In addition to this old woman, there were many people who swore in their hearts that they also wanted to become part of the Yuan Dynasty.
When we arrived at Tianming Prefecture, the atmosphere was depressing. At a glance, we saw more than a dozen soldiers frozen to death at the city gate.
Those soldiers were frozen into ice men, standing stiffly at the city gate, and would never leave their posts even if they died.
Shangguan Tang felt extremely sad and a little self-blaming when she saw this. She should have come earlier. If she had come earlier, they would not have died.
As if he could see what Shangguan Tang was thinking, Nangong Jingxuan held her hand and said, "Don't let your imagination run wild. This is not your fault. No matter how powerful you are, you are not a god. None of us are gods!"
They tried their best to save people and have no regrets!
Shangguan Tang suppressed the grief in his heart and smiled: "I know, but I still feel uncomfortable."
Nangong Jingxuan returned safely, and everyone in Tianming Mansion was extremely happy. Han Wenbin came to greet him upon hearing the news. The moment the city gate opened, Han Wenbin and the soldiers behind him were in tears.
"Welcome back, coach!"
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In the freezing cold spring, the people in Tianming Mansion finally had the chance to eat thick rice porridge, and the fragrance spread throughout the city.
At night, Shangguan Tang and Nangong Jingxuan were finally able to have a good night's sleep.
Shangguan Tang leaned in Nangong Jingxuan's arms and said softly, "It snows less and less often. The snowstorm should be over soon. After the people in the city have recovered, we can store some ice cubes before the snow melts. In addition, we can add some entertainment activities to relieve everyone's fatigue."
"What kind of activity?" Nangong Jingxuan thought.
Shangguan Tang said: "We can hold skiing competitions, create ice and snow sculptures, etc. There are so many things to do."
Nangong Jingxuan listened with great interest: "Okay, just do as you said. When the city stabilizes, I'll add some fun things for everyone."
The couple was so tired that they fell asleep after talking for a few words.
It took nearly half a month for Tianming Prefecture to stabilize. The faces of the soldiers and civilians regained color, and some even gained some weight.
Seeing that the snow had not melted yet, Nangong Jingxuan began to plan to store ice and hold entertainment activities to keep all the idle people busy.
Another half a month passed, and finally people from the imperial court came, bringing supplies.
After the difficulty at Yulong Pass was resolved, Nangong Jingxuan sent a team of people to the capital to report safety. On the way, those people met the court's support team, which already knew the situation in places like Yulong Pass and Tianming Prefecture.
Although they knew it, the imperial support team was still shocked when they arrived at the place and saw with their own eyes that places like Yulong Pass and Tianming Prefecture were really not short of supplies.
The leader of the team, the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of War, took his men to look for Nangong Jingxuan. Seeing that a small half of the city in the north wing had been captured by Nangong Jingxuan and became the territory of the Yuan Dynasty, the Left Vice Minister was very pleased.
"He really is worthy of being the son of the old King Pingshan, hahaha!" The Left Assistant Minister had a smile on his face when he entered Tianming Mansion.
Suddenly, he saw the ice and snow sculptures in the city.
"What a huge ice dragon!" Minister Zuo and his entourage exclaimed in amazement.
In addition to the ice dragon, they also saw ice sculptures of the Nian beast and the twelve zodiac animals, each of which was lifelike.
"Beautiful, so beautiful!" The left assistant minister was amazed: "I didn't expect that King Pingshan could make people do these things in the face of a snowstorm. It's really amazing."
After seeing Nangong Jingxuan, the Left Assistant Minister pulled him aside and praised him left and right, making Nangong Jingxuan smile from ear to ear.
"Praise me more. I like to hear it!"