In the huge Monan Town, everything that comes into view is a look of suffering.
Xu Mu calmed down. He had a private matter when he came to the border this time. When he left the border, Xi Niang and his gang of Laozhuang people were assigned to a deserted village because of the reward for military merit.
"That small deserted village to the west? Those who died long ago, some died, some escaped, and some became border flower girls, half a steamed bun a round."
A group of old refugees basking in the sun burst into hoarse laughter.
"Where did it go?"
Several old refugees did not answer, but raised their heads and looked at the bundle Xu Mu was carrying.
Xu Mu silently sent a few taels of silver out, and after the group of old refugees looted it, he continued to speak.
"I heard, I heard, that there were not enough civilians to build the wall, so General Zhao sent people to the nearby villages to get people, and took many back."
Xu Mu's face became darker and darker, "Are there a group of villagers carrying big bows on their backs?"
"How do you know!"
“Have you ever heard of Tuotou Mountain?”
"Tuotou Mountain...if you go north, you have to cross more than a hundred miles of desert to get there."
On the way from Monan Town to Hezhou, there is a 200-mile desert with yellow sand all over the sky and sand wolves gathering in groups to prey on lone passers-by.
After hearing this, Xu Mu was about to leave. Unexpectedly, he suddenly heard bursts of yelling and cursing not far ahead.
The few old refugees who were still biting for money suddenly turned pale with shock, and without caring about anything else, they tried to burrow deeper into the alley.
"Little boss, the pickers are here! Let's go quickly!"
Before Xu Mu could regain his senses, the huge Monan Town suddenly became dead silent again after a period of confusion.
"How ferocious an old gangster must be to make people so frightened." Chen Jiaqiao frowned.
"My boss, the army is here!" At this time, Zhou Zun, who was on patrol outside, walked back with a solemn expression.
"They are officers and soldiers, they deserve to die!" Chen Jiaqiao took off his umbrella and sword, his eyes filled with murderous intent.
"Earlier, the common man said that the army would go out to Hezhou to pick up civilian husbands. How can it be so simple? According to the temper of these gang of dog officials, they will definitely take advantage of the opportunity to burn, kill and loot."
"Zhou Zun, how many people are there?"
"My boss, there are about a hundred people, they are almost here!"
"Cover your pockmarked face!"
"call!"
Behind Xu Mu, a team of more than a hundred people immediately took out pockmarked noodles and covered their faces coldly.
"Raise the knife! Wait for my order."
Clang Clang Clang.
The sound of the sword being unsheathed resounded in the deserted Monan Town.
The sand and dust at the entrance of the town suddenly filled the air and fascinated people's eyes.
First there was the sound of horses stopping, and then there was the clang of robes and armor. When Xu Mu raised his head, there was already a large group of officers and soldiers on the main road in the town, getting closer and closer with weapons in hand.
The two gangs finally got stuck together. The captain of the army, who was leading the group, never expected that hundreds of men with pockmarked faces would appear in Monan Town coming and going.
He doesn't look like an ordinary person.
"Where are these distant visitors from?" The captain frowned, but did not want to lose his authority, so he shook the long knife in his hand so that it buzzed.
Xu Mu didn't answer. He raised his gaze and could clearly see that behind this group of officers and soldiers, there were three or four carriages being escorted. The carriages were full of looted things, including bags of grains and crumpled silks and satins.
, calves with four hooves tied...all kinds of things, piled up in several carts.
"Let!" Seeing that Xu Mu and others were indifferent, the captain blushed.
Xu Mu's eyes were cold. Beside him, veins popped up in Chen Jiaqiao's arms. If Xu Mu hadn't given the order, he would have killed him directly.
"We are the officers and soldiers!" The captain raised his knife and finally became angry. Of course, he couldn't figure out the way to the other side, so he couldn't make a move at the moment.
"Raise the knife!" Xu Mu shouted coldly.
This wave cannot be retreated. If it retreats, the more than twenty villagers will be fine, but the heroes who followed will definitely be dissatisfied.
Behind, a team of hundreds of people coldly raised their swords.
"Let!" Xu Mu shouted coldly.
The captain took a few steps back, his face grim.
"Visitor from afar, do you dare to take off the pockmarked noodles?"
Xu Mu smiled coldly, only a fool would pick pockmarked noodles at this time.
"I am Captain Zhang Lu of Xiaofeng Camp in Hezhou! Visitors from far away, you are causing trouble——"
"Give!" Xu Mu held his sword horizontally, and his whole body was extremely shaken for a moment.
Different from the inner city at the border, the order has long been broken. The officers and soldiers of Xiaofeng Battalion of this gang are actually the defenders of Hezhou, and they dare to go out of the city to plunder.
The captain scratched his neck and wanted to hold on for a while longer.
"We are officers and soldiers!"
Buzz!
Next to Xu Mu, Chen Jiaqiao drew his sword directly, and a cold wind passed by. A guard next to the captain had half of his arm cut off in an instant, and he knelt on the ground and howled bitterly.
"How dare you..." Du Wei swallowed the second half of his sentence.
Without him opening his mouth, more than a hundred officers and soldiers tremblingly made way for a passage, their hands holding the swords trembling constantly.
Xu Mu was silent for a moment, and took the lead in getting on his horse. Not long after, the figure of Baiqi quickly passed through the encirclement of the officers and soldiers, and rushed out of the town in a hurry.
…
Outside Monan Town, there is an endless desert with yellow sand filling the sky.
After about twenty or thirty miles, Xu Mu stopped his horse.
"Boss, I was anxious just now." Chen Jiaqiao's voice was slightly heavy.
"It's not wrong, it was a good chop." Xu Mu shook his head. He could understand Chen Jiaqiao just like he could understand Ma Liu, kneeling at Caishikou. Even if he was no longer human, he would still sweep the world in his next life.
"Your young master told me that compared with internal troubles, external troubles are actually more terrifying. The alien Beidi is a hungry wolf. If it takes over the Central Plains, it will be a disaster for all life."
"Although it is a bit hypocritical, this sentence is true. We are not saving Daji, but saving the people."
Behind Xu Mu, hundreds of people on horseback raised their heads.
"The city of Hezhou is in flames, but the Beidi people are still fighting at the gate. Once Hezhou is broken, the Di people will flood into the hinterland of the Daji."
There is a greater possibility. Xu Mu did not say that if the Di people really poured into the hinterland of Daji, under the general situation, those Dingbian generals who supported their troops and respected themselves would most likely break the soil and seal the king.
King Qin?
Who would have the confidence to lift up a dynasty that is in a bad state?
"Hundreds of horses enter the border, and they will go somewhere in life and return in death. We are worthy of being a hero!"
Pulling up the reins, Xu Mu raised his head coldly under the dim sky, as if he saw the statue of Xiao Sha at the top of Hezhou City.
Rain of arrows, collapsing rocks, towering manholes, roaring city vehicles, Beidi people's skillful use of roundabout shooting, the mournful work of the city builders, and the panic of the city guards.
"I would like to kill Beidi with the sword three feet below my waist and the roar of the beacon fire!"
Clang Clang Clang!
Hundreds of swords were raised high at the same time, reflecting in the vast sky.
"Go north, to Tuotou Mountain!"
…
At the top of the city in Hezhou, corpses covered with broken arrows were piled up in piles.
Countless civilians held their heads and hid under the walls in a hurry. They were just waiting for this round of arrow rain to pass before coming out to repair the city gate.
"Push the log!" Zhao Qingyun yelled until his voice became hoarse, and the tiger armor was covered with mottled blood.
Many times, he wanted to abandon the city and flee. But if he did, what awaited him would be not only the loss of his official position, but also the death penalty for losing the city.
How could he be willing to accept the title of general after finally being promoted?
"Push them all down!"
A large number of rolling logs, under the action of hundreds of soldiers, finally rolled down the city wall. Not long after, they crushed two city-rushing carts, shocking the hundreds of Di people who were pushing the carts, and they retreated hastily.
.
A cluster of horse arrows came, and Zhao Qingyun angrily grabbed a civilian husband and blocked him in front of him.
The civilian husband was shot half of his head and died with his head hanging.
"I am General Po Di!"
Arrows rained in the sky, Zhao Qingyun raised his head and roared.
…
"The clear light in the sky will stay this evening, and the harmonious Qi Pavilion in the world will be filled with spring shadows."
Even at dusk, the Shuixie Academy on Changyang Lake Island is still peaceful. There are many scholars and students reciting poems for fun.
Such poems praising the prosperous times naturally attracted bursts of cheers and applause.
Yuan Tao sat under the weeping willow and listened. After coughing violently a few times, he suddenly covered his face and started crying.