There are many differences between Taiping City now and in the past.
"Da Lang, wake up!"
"You're going to be late, get up quickly!"
"If I can't afford it, I'll smoke it!"
In the morning, listening to these chickens and dogs jumping around, Cao Ying deeply felt that this was a piece of pure land.
And all this was brought about by Lang Jun.
"Old Cao!"
Yang Xuan came out.
"Lang Jun." Cao Ying held her hand.
"Why are you so serious?" Yang Xuan smiled.
"Mr. Lang, look at this Taiping County." Cao Ying pointed to the opposite side and said: "Since Yue Dashu entered the school, Yue Er and his wife have become more smiling and feel that their lives are moving forward. Many families in the city have the same idea.
In a few years, peace will really be peace."
"Taiping is too peaceful, I feel a little strange." Yang Xuan couldn't imagine what Taiping was like.
There was no cheating, no cheating, no fighting.
The old thief was wearing new clothes, and his whole body looked smooth and smooth.
"Why did the old thief come out?" Yang Xuan asked curiously: "It's still early."
The old thief said: "It's a little hot, I can't sleep, so I want to go for a walk."
"Go ahead."
Cao Ying sighed: "I feel less as I get older."
"Old thief, remember to buy meat!"
When Wang Laoer rushed out, the old thief slapped him away and said with a straight face, "No more blabbering will lead to anything."
"Okay, okay."
Wang Laoer's eyes lit up, he squatted outside the door and said with a smile: "It's such a hard work, old thief."
Cao Ying turned around and said, "Second brother, it's time for class."
Wang Laoer said with a bitter face, "My stomach hurts."
This kid also learned shit escape and insisted on getting it.
"Pull right at the door!"
Cao Ying was very keen to expose his lies.
Wang Laoer followed him in dejectedly, muttering: "Old Cao, how did you figure it out?"
"My eyes are as bright as lightning."
"I think you've been pretending before."
"..."
The morning sun appeared in the east. Yue Dashu, who was diagonally opposite, came out carrying his schoolbag. When he saw Yang Xuan, he bowed respectfully.
"You have to study hard and be obedient! Otherwise, you will come back and break your legs!"
"Eat more for lunch."
Yue Er and Zhao sent him out together.
"It's Mingfu!"
The two of them saluted very reverently.
"Thank you Mingfu."
This is my peace, these people live and work in peace and contentment because of me, and are happy because of me. Yang Xuan nodded happily, and then entered the county house.
Peace is very peaceful.
The base area is not very peaceful.
Kibo Khan Wynn has been in a bad mood recently.
The group of horse thieves who killed him in the outer chamber have still not been wiped out, especially the leader of the horse thieves, Hong Chun, who was still able to break out of the siege last time.
Thinking of that beautiful woman, Wynn couldn't help but want to kill someone.
"Khan, the emperor's envoy has arrived."
Wynn said with a cold face, "Blackmail again?"
That old dog would extort money from the three major ministries once a year, and the amount each time was variable. If the year was good, he would ask for more, and if the year was bad, he would ask for less.
The messenger has arrived.
"The emperor has an explanation."
Wynn nodded slightly in respect, "I am listening."
The messenger's fat face had a touch of majesty, but it looked a little funny because of the solidified mutton fat on his chin beard.
"The Tang Dynasty was rude and Your Majesty was furious."
hehe!
Wynn pursed his lips and couldn't help but laugh when he thought about Lin Ya's defeat in the last battle.
He whispered: "It's very rude."
Beiliao went to Northern Xinjiang to harass them when they had nothing to do. Is it rude to fight back once in Northern Xinjiang?
The envoy said: "The Jibo tribe has always been a good friend of Daliao. The emperor has said that I hope the Jibo tribe will know which side it is on this time."
Without any consideration, Wynn lowered his head and said, "The Jibo tribe will always be the most loyal horse herders in Daliao."
The messenger smiled and stroked his beard. He felt that his palms were a little greasy, so he stroked his beard and completed the polishing work.
"Chenzhou's harvest will be very good this year, and the emperor is looking forward to seeing the Jibo Department also have a good harvest this year."
The Jibo tribe does not cultivate the land and relies on looting for their annual harvest.
"Uncle Huang is going to send out a large army?" Wynn asked.
The envoy shook his head and said, "The emperor wanted to send out a large army to attack Chenzhou, but he invited someone to do divination and got a bad result."
The messenger's face became more sacred, and Wynn also stood up to show his respect for the gods.
"If we send out a large army this year, it will be detrimental to our friends in Daliao. For this reason, the emperor has put down his thoughts on making contributions and only wants the health of our friends."
"Thank you, uncle." Faced with such a 'peace-loving' uncle, Wynn felt that shamelessness was not enough to describe him.
After the procedure was completed, the messenger coughed dryly and said, "The weather is a bit hot. I wanted to buy some fruits to eat on the way, but I dropped my money bag when I touched it."
hehe!
Who can sell fruit on this special girl’s grassland?
He Lianchun's people are exactly the same even in their greed and shamelessness.
Wynn said: "The envoy worked hard, and someone came and took the envoy to rest."
Someone came in and took the envoy out. When he came out, he said very sensibly: "The Khan has prepared some small things. I hope the envoy will like it."
The messenger said reservedly: "How is this good?"
"If the messenger does not accept it, the Khan will execute the villain."
"Then I have to do it reluctantly."
After a while, a group of leading nobles entered the tent.
"Uncle Huang sent someone to send a message, asking our Jibo troops to attack Chenzhou." There was a hint of anger in Wynn's eyes.
A nobleman named Shan Hu cursed: "Bei Liao was defeated. Do you want me to wait to avenge them?"
"The envoy is not far from here, please keep your voice down." Another leader Sheng Zhong frowned and said dissatisfied: "Your loud voice on the battlefield will only expose our traces."
"You are full of tricks but you can't find a place to put them to use, so you can only fight in the nest!" Mountain Hu retorted.
Shengzhong glanced at him and did not continue the argument, but analyzed: "If Beiliao really wants to retaliate, it should launch a large army to attack Xuanzhou. The emperor ordered my Jibo Department to attack, I thought..."
He looked at everyone and lowered his voice, "In recent years, our strength has grown too fast."
"Isn't this a good thing?" Some people were puzzled.
What an idiot!
Sheng Zhong sneered, "The Jibo Department is between the Tang Dynasty and the Northern Liao Dynasty. If we become stronger, will we continue to obey the orders of outsiders?"
"Of course not."
Many people have a light called ambition in their eyes.
"In the past few years, the Northern Liao Dynasty has driven our three major divisions to continuously harass and attack Chenzhou, and seven of them have destroyed Taiping City. It looks like a beautiful sight, but how many casualties can there be?" Sheng Zhong handed over, "Please give instructions to the Khan."
He said half of what he said, which was just an introduction. Wynn came out to summarize at this moment, with a full sense of majesty.
Wynn glanced at Sheng Zhong and nodded slightly to show satisfaction.
"Bei Liao needs three major ministries that are weak and obedient, but capable of causing huge trouble to Chenzhou."
Someone said angrily: "Isn't this raising dogs? Beiliao regards us as their dogs!"
Wynn looked at him and said calmly: "In Beiliao's eyes, the so-called three major ministries are the three dogs they feed!"
But the dogs in Beiliao never feed them, and they even extort food from their own dogs.
Sheng Zhong changed the topic, "Although the emperor ordered the Jibo tribe to attack Chenzhou, he did not mention the matter of money and food. Khan, he is becoming more and more greedy."
Making people work hard as thugs without even giving them any benefits. Such an uncle would be able to scrape a layer of oil off the legs of a passing mosquito.
Someone said quietly: "But Chenzhou's crops this year look good."
Wynn was a little annoyed. He vaguely felt that looting was a road of no return for the Kibo tribe.
The more they robbed and the more ruthless they were, the more they offended the Tang Dynasty and the more ruthless they became.
If Datang turns around again in the future...
He suddenly laughed, thinking that he was overthinking.
It is said that the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty is now obsessed with pleasure, singing and dancing in the palace all day long. Such a Tang Dynasty will soon be moaning under the horseshoes of the grassland tribes.
Thinking of this, Huaien concealed his dissatisfaction with He Lianchun and said: "This attack must be massive, and it is best to break the city."
Sheng Zhong's eyes lit up, "What Khan was talking about was the promise made by Bei Liao a while ago?"
Wynn nodded, "Anyone who breaks through the Tang Dynasty will be rewarded with 30,000 shi of food. Thirty thousand shi will allow us to stop buying food this year and next year. Moreover, once the Tang Dynasty is breached, will the emperor be able to blackmail us?"
The emperor's uncle's food was not only expensive, but also of extremely poor quality.
Everyone couldn't help but be happy.
Sheng Zhong saw it, but said worriedly: "But the Tang army is very capable of defending the city. Unless it is Taiping City, it is difficult to fight anywhere else."
Shanhu sneered, "Taiping has been defeated seven times, but it is the Waxie tribe. We have crossed the line in the past."
Seeing that the argument was about to start again, Wynn coughed dryly.
"I think Zhangyu County is good."
Sheng Zhong's eyebrows furrowed even more tightly, "Khan, if we break the city, the Tang army will retaliate."
Wynn sneered, "Don't forget, we still have that bullshit clan in our hands. With that person in hand, how can Tang Jun dare to retaliate?"
Somewhere near the royal court, Li Han, wearing a jade-colored robe, stood outside the tent, looking at the exotic girl on the other side who was wearing a bonnet to cover her face, and whispered: "What did Chang'an say?"
The old man next to him smiled bitterly, "Hua En wants two million. Chang'an said too much. This is a sky-high asking price. Let's lower it."
"Isn't my life worth two million dollars?" Li Han said coldly.
The old man sighed: "Alang didn't write a letter, so it seems that he thinks two million dollars is too much. Mr. Lang, let's talk about it."
Li Han sneered, "I'll go see Huai En in the afternoon."
In the afternoon, Li Han went to see Huai En.
“Not a penny less!”
Wynn sneered, "The prince of the Tang Dynasty brought a stunningly beautiful woman with him. Instead of walking on the Sunshine Avenue, he chose to walk on the grassland. This shows how shameful he is. If you hadn't been the prince, I would have killed you right now. I would have killed you with your
Bring your head to the flag!"
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When he received the news that the Jibo Department was sending troops to attack, Du Hui was dumbfounded.
"Is the Jibo tribe going to take chestnuts from the fire of Northern Liao?" Xie Ru, the county magistrate, sneered, "Mingfu, you must ask the envoy for help as soon as possible."
The horse set off immediately.
Du Hui calmed down.
"The Jibo tribe must have been driven by Bei Liao to come here. They can't do much. Just like in previous years, they trampled crops and looted things that the village had no time to move away. I feel lucky at this moment..."
Xie Ru also felt more relaxed, "There was a lot of land reclamation in Taiping this year, and Yang Xuan also lent money to the people to buy seeds. The Waxie tribe sent troops, but they withdrew for unknown reasons, otherwise the crops would not be harvested, and the money he lent would also be lost."
It was watered down.
But this year, the Ming Dynasty was worried about retaliation for the defeat of the Northern Liao Dynasty, so it discouraged the people from planting less food. Now it seems that this move was wise."
Du Hui immediately led the people to the top of the city.
"Send more scouts."
He placed his hands on the top of the city and squinted his eyes into the distance, where there were more than ten riders approaching at high speed.
"He's our scout." The general next to him introduced him.
"I know."
The scouts came at a gallop, and after rushing into the city, the leader dismounted and hurried up to the top of the city.
"How many troops?" Xie Ru asked.
The scout said: "More than ten thousand riders."
Xie Ru's expression changed drastically, and he turned around and said: "Mingfu, the person who came here is not good!"
Du Hui's body remained motionless, "If they come to plunder, they can ride at most three thousand. They can come and go like the wind and consume less food and grass. More than ten thousand, they want to break through our county seat of Zhangyu County."
Xie Ru said in a trembling voice: "Ming Mansion, there are only two thousand soldiers in the city, what can I do?!"
How can two thousand sergeants defend the county seat of Zhangyu County?
Du Hui glanced around and saw that most of the officials and soldiers had pale faces, but no signs of fear.
"It's too late for the reinforcements from your side." Du Hui said calmly: "We can only defend to the death!"
Xie Ru thought to herself how two thousand people could defend it?
"Mingfu, please seek help nearby!"
Du Hui's face didn't look good, "On the left is the Xuanzhou border, which is difficult to mobilize and the distance is not close. How can I ask for help?"
Xie Ru looked at him, "Mingfu... Taiping!"
Du Hui rolled his sleeves and said, "Even if I die, I will not ask Yang Xuan for help!"
Xie Ru smiled bitterly, "But there are thousands of people in the city!"
What he didn't say was that once the county seat of Zhang Yu County was breached, Chenzhou would be shaken, and then the three major ministries who were inspired would show their ferocious faces and treat Chenzhou as a hunting ground.
Du Hui shook his head, "I have a problem with him. He is young and energetic, and the emperor values him, so how can he be willing to come to his aid? It is better to fight to the death than to humiliate him!"
Xie Ru smiled bitterly, "If he refuses to come to rescue after receiving the news, I won't be able to spare him!"
Du Hui sneered, "He only needs to say that the army of Vaxie is ready to move. Is this reason enough?"
"Hey! Even so, I have to give it a try." Xie Ru sighed and turned around, "It's rude to be a lower-ranking official."
He found a few sergeants and quickly wrote a handwritten order, saying: "Immediately go to Taiping to ask for an audience with Yang Ming's Mansion. I will try my best to invite reinforcements to me. Go quickly!"
Several horses galloped away.
"You're wasting your efforts."
Du Hui said quietly.
At this time, several groups of scouts appeared in the distance, beating their horses and galloping wildly.
Du Hui took a deep breath and said, "The whole city is on alert, and the men are all picking up weapons and waiting for deployment."
The last group of scouts rushed into the city, and the sergeant behind the door shouted: "Is there anyone else?"
The scout shook his head, "They all died in the battle."
"Close the city gate!"
"Seal the city gate!"
The carts came, and cartloads of earth, stone, and wood were brought in, and these materials were used to block the city gate. In this way, if the enemy wanted to break the city, they had to come from the top of the city.
At the top of the city, Du Hui was holding a horizontal sword, staring at the enemy troops appearing in the distance with bright eyes, and said: "There has been peace between Chenzhou and the three major tribes for several years. Although there were raids from time to time during this period, this kind of siege battle
But never again."
Xie Ru said: "The last time my husband defeated Lin Ya's army, it was also the only major victory in Northern Xinjiang in several years."
In the distance, a large mass of enemy troops was slowly pressing over.
"Once Lin Ya is defeated, the peace between Chenzhou and the three major ministries will be gone." Du Hui patted the city head and said with a smile: "I just didn't expect that it would start from Zhang Yu County first."
Among the enemy troops, Shanhu said dissatisfiedly: "According to my plan, we should rush forward and catch Du Hui by surprise, but you have to advance slowly and look at the top of the city. Zhang Yu has already been prepared."
The leader of this trip, Sheng Zhong, said calmly: "Unless we can avoid their scouts, there will be no chance of a surprise attack. So it is better to advance slowly.
You have to know that the most terrifying thing is the unknown and powerful opponent. The longer they wait, the more panic they will have and their minds will be confused before they fight."
The army slowly approached the city.
"The city will definitely send people to ask for help." Shengzhong analyzed: "In this case, we must recruit surrender first."
More than ten thousand Kibo tribe warriors raised their swords high.
"Shut down or not? Surrender or not? Surrender or not!"
This is a demonstration and a shock.
The chants of more than 10,000 people swept across the city, creating a wave of panic in the city.
There was deathly silence at the top of the city.
Du Hui stretched out his hand, "Bow and arrow!"
He took the bow and arrow and shot down the city.
No one moved the enemy troops below the city, watching the arrows fall to the ground.