Over the years, Song Wan has seen several tragic situations of soldiers crossing the border.
He originally lived in Wufuyi, northwest of Jiangling. The small town was located on Jingxiang Road, and the Jushui, Zhangshui and Tuohui gathered. It has experienced hundreds of years of prosperity. There are many shops in the city, and there are many ordinary people.
But since the Cao army headed south in the 13th year of Jian'an, the whole town was in a mess.
Song Wan clearly remembered the situation. The town was full of looted houses and houses, and many people slaughtered by the army were lying on the streets, with blood flowing all over the ground. Some wealthy families thought they could close the door and rely on the Lifang house to protect themselves. In the end, they were all criticized by fish on the pedestal, and even their wives and daughters could not help but be humiliated.
At that time, Song Wan and his family were inevitably dead. It was because Song Zhong, the leader of the tribe who submitted a surrender to Cao Gong, happened to follow the army south and rescued the distant relative of the Song clan of Zhangling.
After that, Song Wan and his family moved to the north. They heard that Wufuyi had been completely abandoned, and the bricks, tiles and wood in the city were all used to build a small city that protects Jiangling, namely Micheng.
In the years that followed, Cao and Sun's families went back and forth along Jingxiang Road, allowing Song Wan to know what it means to be a thief, and a soldier, and a soldier. Sometimes it was Cao's army, sometimes it was Jiangdong's army, sometimes it was a plunder because it reached the enemy's territory, and sometimes it was a powerful move to avoid the enemy's plunder.
No matter which army of troops, they always bring slaughter, burn, betrayal, and plunder... This makes no small villages scattered between Jingxiang, and the people either go into exile or gather in solid dock walls or cities.
Unfortunately, this time, neither the dock nor the city can save everyone.
Lei Yuan's alone army attacked the county in depth, which would inevitably lead to a fierce counterattack from the Cao army in Xiangyang, Yicheng and other places. This would be a big battle. After the big battle, only jade and stones were burned.
Song Wan speeded up. He had a secret. Last year, he secretly dug a hidden cellar in the backyard, where food and drinking water are always available. If he hid his wife and son in advance, he might have a chance to avoid the disaster?
However, as soon as he arrived at the gate of the house, his heart was chilled.
Several warriors with distinctive armor were immediately standing in front of the courtyard gate. The leader bent over and talked to the vest guarding the door. His war horse sniffed impatiently, and white mist emerged from the cold air.
"Song Wan is here! I have something to say!" Song Wan shouted and ran over.
When the talking warrior turned around, Song Wan recognized that it was the entourage who opened the banner for Lei Yuan last night.
"Mr. Song, we are ordered to take you to the top of the city for a lecture. My general is welcome."
"Okay, I'll go right away." Song Wan said repeatedly: "So please wait a moment, and I have a few words to explain to my family."
"The general is urging us very tightly, please come with us immediately." The entourage's reply was polite but firm.
His companions pulled over and surrounded Song Wan, and even brought a horse with them.
Song Wan could only laugh bitterly and let them go with them.
Several guests stared at the head of the family and left.
Someone said: "What do you guess the head of the family wants to explain to his family?"
Another man said, "It's just that cellar. He thought we didn't know."
Song Wan didn't know that his secret was no longer a secret. He followed Lei Yuan's entourage to the city with concern and met Lei Yuan and the merchants and officials who had discussed together yesterday.
Lei Yuan saw Song Wan appearing from the trail from a distance, nodded slightly, and greeted him. No one else paid attention to Song Wan, they were all looking out. Some hid behind the cliff and were on full alert, some were trembling, and some couldn't suppress their ecstatic expressions.
Song Wan looked at them and saw that not far from the city, several small-scale cavalry teams were stopping. The horse knights pointed at the top of the city, and sometimes drove the horses to the bottom of the city. When the archers on the city were shooting, they quickly turned back. Several cavalry teams of the same size advanced quickly along the official road, and bypassed the county without stopping, and continued to head north.
Behind these cavalry teams, at the end of their sight, there was a huge army. Although the distance was still far at this time, the shapes and colors of the flags and armor were seen by Song Wan many times. That was Cao's army.
The army was divided into more than ten parallel columns and advanced rapidly in the gloomy weather covered with thick clouds.
Because of the cold weather and the snow on the ground has not melted, the army's actions did not stir up dust in the air. For this reason, you can see dense soldiers like ant colonies and surging cavalry teams stretching endlessly, as if black ripples spread across the white plain.
As they gradually approached, the sound of footsteps and horse hooves hitting the ground was like a roar of muffled drums, mixed with the clanging sound of iron armor and weapons colliding, making people feel a sense of solemnity.
"This should be General Zhe Chong's troops." Someone suddenly shouted.
Song Wan had already seen the "Le" army flag rolling in the wind, and they came along the Han River from the southeast direction... This is really Le Jin's troops!
Since Lei Yuan led his army to conquer the county, many people in the city were looking forward to the Xiangyang Cao army launching a counterattack and regaining the city. If the defenders of Xiangyang City are inconvenient to dispatch, at least the Cao army from Yicheng camp in the north can come. They also vaguely realized that Lei Yuan's subordinates were not very large, but they just took advantage of their unexpected capture of the city. If they really encountered a large army attack, they would definitely not be their opponents.
The current situation is better than they expected. General Zhe Chong actually led his army to rescue him. It was at least 10,000 people, or even a larger force; it was five times or ten times the advantage, and attacking Lei Yuan's troops with it was like Mount Tai was pressing down on the top!
"That's right, it's General Zhe Chong's army coming!"
Immediately someone responded to the former and started shouting loudly.
The minor officials on the top of the city were in agitation, and several people shouted. These people were either powerful clans in the county or officials under Xiangyang County, and had their own influence. Hearing their shouts, people started to make noises and make noises on the top of the city and under the city.
Prime Minister Cao's army has arrived, and the county-owned sky is about to change back. At this time, I am not sure whether I am going to bring the crime of treason to my family? If I don't take advantage of this, I will cut the Jingzhou army clearly, and when will I wait?
The noise quickly spread to more people. Below the city, there were several fences where the prisoners of the county soldiers and prisoners were shouting loudly. Some began to push the fence. The guards of the Lujiang Lei family were hit by scabbards or gun rods, but they still couldn't suppress their restlessness. Some began to yell at the Lei family.
Then a scream rang out.
The scream was extremely shrill. When he heard it, the Lei family members were killing people without hesitation. The merchants and officials on the top of the city calmed down again. Someone secretly glanced into the city and saw the crossbowman guarding at a high place aiming directly at the most violent places.
Wherever the arrow reached, someone immediately fell to the ground and bleeded. More people immediately distanced themselves from the fierce and violent people. The next moment, more arrows fell and shot the target into a hedgehog.
Chapter completed!