The Fulang's Modern Young Husband Chapter 436 Part 2

When Tang Zhiming saw Fang Zichen arrive, he hurried to pack his things and follow.

Fang Zichen saw him sitting in a wheelchair, with a dozen or so children standing behind him—the oldest about nine, the youngest not even two. The place they lived wasn't much either. They were probably poor—no wonder he needed someone to escort them.

Fang Zichen's mouth went dry. He pointed at the gaggle of children behind Tang Zhiming: "These... these are all your kids?"

Tang Zhiming said: "Yes and no."

Fang Zichen: "..."

The Fulang's Modern Young Husband Chapter 436 Part 1

Chapter 436

Fang Zichen didn't dare delay. As soon as he entered Jizhou, he headed straight for Jihe County. That area hadn't fallen yet, but the enemy had already reached Xinghe County, and the three armies were currently battling there.

Any later, and Fang Zichen feared Xinghe County would fall too. He rode hard the whole way, refugees fleeing outward lining both sides of the road. Fang Zichen gave them a casual glance, then his gaze suddenly froze.

He thought he must be seeing things.

The Fulang's Modern Young Husband Chapter 435 Part 3

As soon as Fang Zichen returned, he sent people to Jizhou to gather information. Within a few days, news came back.

The entire Luohe County area had fallen.

Jizhou was now in chaos.

The common people had probably figured out that the Northwest Army was useless. Seeing two counties fall one after another, with over a dozen villages below them massacred clean, panic spread. Those who were timid and couldn't stay any longer all fled from Jizhou.

With more people, grain naturally became tight.

The Fulang's Modern Young Husband Chapter 435 Part 2

In this era of inconvenient transportation, even an eight-hundred-li urgent message would take nearly a week to go and return. Waiting for court relief—that probably wouldn't work either.

A few years ago, there was a disaster in Huaijiang. He'd heard about a thousand people dying.

At that time, Fang Zichen was still working in the Hanlin Academy and had heard about it.

The court had clearly already released grain for disaster relief. Why did so many still die?

The Fulang's Modern Young Husband Chapter 435 Part 1

Chapter 435 

The summer noon was blazing hot, the temperature like stepping into a microwave. Cicadas buzzed loudly on the surrounding hills. The convoy moved steadily forward, wheels rolling and kicking up faint dust. Refugees on both sides of the road stared fixedly at the convoy, not daring to rush over. They knelt by the roadside, kowtowing and begging.

"My lord, Master, could you please show some kindness and give them a bite to eat?"

"Please, my lord, please, have mercy on them."

The Fulang's Modern Young Husband Chapter 434 Part 3

At the end of the eighth lunar month, the news reached the capital.

Report—

Urgent news from Jizhou, eight hundred li express.

The soldier held up his token the entire way—no one dared stop him. Once he entered the palace and was searched, he was led directly outside the main hall.

Eunuch Huang was even more anxious than the messenger: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, urgent news from the northwest."

"Summon him."

The Fulang's Modern Young Husband Chapter 434 Part 2

The Chao Kingdom had sent their entire army—a million soldiers, a massive dark mass of them. The Qin army was only a few hundred thousand, so fighting was naturally harder.

Fang Zichen's back went rigid: "Was it this fierce before?"

Qin Yi shook his head.

The Chao Kingdom had initially wanted a war of attrition — to wear down Da Xia.

Years of continuous warfare would surely leave the common people destitute. During war, manpower, material resources, and financial resources were all consumed enormously.