di du, it is still the same as before. It has been noisy since the morning. People are crowded on the street, and the vendors along the way are constantly shouting. Officials set off from their homes one after another and rushed towards their yamen.
The young men who got up early started to carry the birdcage and a few servants, and began to go out for a walk, looking peaceful.
The same is true in Taiping County to the north of Di Du. As the city gate slowly opened, people who had been waiting outside lined up and began to enter the city. Some of the people entering the city were vegetable farmers in the surroundings, carrying fresh vegetables and thinking.
Buy as soon as possible and get a good price. There are also businessmen who have to go to the city to stay in a hotel early in the morning before buying things so that they can continue on their way.
Taiping County is about half a month away. If you hurry up, it will take less time. Just like its name, Taiping County has been peaceful for a long time. Since Taizu established the Qin Dynasty, it has been far away from war. Although these years
, the Hu problem in the north is getting worse, but these have nothing to do with Taiping County.
The magistrate of Taiping County is named Wang Meng, who came from a serious imperial examination. But there is no one in the court, so he has stayed in this position for a long time. Despite this, Wang Meng broke free from the shackles of power and stayed peacefully.
In this position, try your best to do some good things that benefit the people.
People in Taiping County will give a thumbs up when they mention Wang Meng. Although Wang Meng came from a serious imperial examination background, he has already lost all the water chestnuts in his years as an official. He worked hard to coordinate the relationships in all aspects, so,
Under Wang Meng's governance, Taiping County became more and more vibrant.
At the gate of the county town, a few soldiers stood lazily by the door. They had been guarding the city gate for many years, and time had made them numb. No one could cheer up. Yawning, a few soldiers
They had already started talking about something. When I looked at the city gate, I saw that most of the people had already entered the city, and only a few people were left, so a few soldiers didn't care.
At this moment, the crisp sound of horse hoofs sounded. It was particularly harsh at this time. The sound of horse hoofs attracted the attention of several soldiers. Several of them turned their heads, and soon a small black dot appeared on their shoulders.
In sight, several soldiers were very curious, because the horse was riding very fast, as if it would not stop until the horse was exhausted.
The black spot got bigger and bigger, but soon the faces of several people changed. Because the man on the horse was covered in blood, and there was a bow and arrow stuck in his back. The leader shouted loudly: "Who is that person?"
Hearing the scolding, the knight slowly lowered his speed. This action made several soldiers breathe a sigh of relief. Because the knight lowered his horse speed to convey goodwill. Even so, several soldiers still held hands.
He tightened the weapon in his hand. The horse quickly came to the city gate, and then struggled to dismount.
A few soldiers hurriedly came forward to check. When they got closer, the hands of the soldiers holding the weapons relaxed a little. Because the people who came were too weak and their faces were pale, they had no fighting power. The knight saw a few
The soldier's face shone brightly and he said, "Bring me to see Mr. Wang quickly. I need something urgent."
Hearing Naqi's words, the leading soldier frowned and said, "What's the matter with you? The county magistrate is not something anyone can just see." Naqi swallowed hard and said, "Hu
People are coming."
Hearing the words of the knight, several soldiers were stunned on the spot. Although they knew that the barbarians were getting worse in the north, they never thought that barbarians would come here. Several soldiers were immediately panicked.
Like that, the knight spoke again and said: "Quick, take me to see Mr. Wang."
Hearing the words of the knight, several soldiers quickly came to their senses. The leader said: "Zhou Li, Tian Chi, you two stay, Ada, you and help him go in to find Mr. Wang." After hearing the order,
Another person stood up and, together with the leader, helped the visitor toward the county seat. The other two people stayed where they were, but their faces were pale, and they were obviously still thinking about the news that the visitor had just brought.
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Wang Meng came to the county government office from home. As soon as he sat down, the master rushed in. Seeing this, Wang Meng also knew that there must be something important, otherwise the master would not be so panicked. Wang Meng asked: "It's so far away.
What's going on, why are you so flustered?" Normally, if this master heard Wang Meng's voice, he would have calmed down no matter how big things happened, but today was an exception.
"My lord, your lord, my lord," the master opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but found that his tongue was trembling and he couldn't say anything. He stamped his feet anxiously, and then the master turned his head and said to the door: "You guys come in."
Seeing his master like this, an ominous premonition enveloped Wang Meng's heart.
Soon, two soldiers helped a man in. When he saw Wang Meng, the man being supported's eyes lit up and he quickly said: "Master Wang, the barbarians are coming." These words, like a bolt from the blue, made Wang Meng
He was confused. But soon, Wang Meng reacted and hurriedly came to the man.
Wang Meng had already put away his surprised look and asked: "Who are you? Where did this news come from? You have to know that if this news is false, I'm afraid you will be jailed." That person also knew
With such a big thing happening, it was impossible for Wang Meng to believe him with just one or two words. After he stabilized himself, the man said: "The villain's name is Su Jin."
Following Su Jin's words, Wang Meng's brows furrowed deeper and deeper, and his face became more and more ugly. According to Su Jin, he had just settled in Taiping County the day before yesterday and wanted to go north to traffic goods, but he didn't do it yesterday.
In the evening, he was attacked by the barbarians. If it weren't for the desperate resistance of his servants, he might have died under the sword of the barbarians.
Seeing that Wang Meng was silent, Su Jin thought that Wang Meng did not believe his words, so he quickly raised his hand with difficulty, handed the arrow cluster in his hand to Wang Meng, and said: "Master Wang, please take a look." It turned out that the man who was waiting for Wang Meng just now
By that time, the master had arranged for the doctor to pull out the arrow stuck in Su Jin's back.
Hearing Su Jin's voice, Wang Meng took the arrow cluster he handed over and examined it carefully. In fact, Wang Meng had already believed it, but he just thought of other places. Wang Meng nodded towards Su Jin and said:
Before "I" finished speaking, Su Jin was already unconscious.
Before, he had been running around all day long. In addition, he was injured, and his whole body was very nervous. When he arrived at Taiping, he was at the end of his strength, and his heart was hanging on his breath. Just after seeing Wang Meng nod, he was also
Unable to bear it, he passed out. Seeing Su Jin passed out, Wang Meng said: "It's so far away. Please arrange this righteous man properly. If it weren't for him, we would be in trouble."
Su Jin was quickly taken down and placed in a safe place. Several soldiers who knew the news were also isolated. Wang Meng responded quickly, sending people out to report the news while gathering manpower. Taiping is a small county, so it is naturally impossible.
There is a large army stationed there. There are about a hundred city defenders in the entire county, two hundred anti-robbers, and a hundred government officials.
Soon, the heavy city gate slowly closed with a creaking sound. On the dilapidated city wall, densely packed people stood. There were government officials, soldiers, Taoists, and more.
It was Qing Zhuang who hurriedly stopped him. Through Su Jin's simple words, Wang Meng had already concluded that the Hu people were not far away, so he took decisive measures.
Everyone's eyes were dull. They looked ahead for a while, and then looked at Wang Meng who was standing at the front. Wang Meng frowned and didn't know what he was thinking. In the past few years, Taiping has been living for too long, and he didn't know what to do.
You know what it's like. Now, with the sudden war coming, many people are at a loss.
Fortunately, Wang Meng did not panic. Coupled with the authority he had established for many years, Taiping did not become chaotic. When he learned the news, it was too late, and Wang Meng could no longer take care of the villages around the county. The anti-robbers were a little better, and occasionally they would
They went out to fight the thieves, but these government servants and soldiers were no different from ordinary people.
Time passed like this bit by bit, and many people no longer panicked at the beginning, but looked at Wang Meng at the front with confusion. The master standing next to Wang Meng wiped the stain on his forehead.
Cold sweat, he said in a low voice: "Sir, could it be that Su Jin?"
Before he finished speaking, Wang Meng made a gesture of silence. Seeing this, the master could only swallow the rest of the words. Seeing this, the others did not dare to speak. At this time, a man in brocade clothes
The young man complained a few words: "Isn't this playing tricks on people? Where did it come from?"
Although he spoke very quietly, it was so quiet that everyone could hear it. Wang Meng turned his head and gave the young man who just complained coldly, then ignored him and turned his head away again. The man who just spoke
The young man in brocade clothes was frightened by Wang Meng's expression just now.
But immediately, there was a surge of resentment in his heart. He was about to speak again, but someone shouted: "Here we come", interrupting him. Following the shout, everyone stretched their necks,
Looking into the distance. I don't know when, a black spot appeared in everyone's eyes.
"Dong dong dong dong" The sound of horseshoes hitting the ground made the people on the city wall suddenly change their faces. Their faces that had just recovered turned pale. Many soldiers could not hold the weapons firmly, and the government officials were not much better either.
, the iron ruler and the iron lock in his hand seemed to weigh tens of thousands of kilograms. The robber-hunting hand was a little better, and he could barely hold the weapon in his hand.
The young men in the back were even more exaggerated. Some of them could no longer stand and collapsed on the ground. These young men were all temporarily stopped. Many of them did not have any decent weapons in their hands. Some had long sticks in their hands, and some had
Some were holding kitchen knives, and some were holding poles. Many people were simply empty-handed.
Wang Meng, who was standing at the front, was also carrying a sword. He looked into the distance and couldn't help but clenched the hilt of the sword. There were no military officers in the entire Taiping County, so it was impossible to tell how many Hu people there were. But as the soldiers arrived,
As a result of the barbarian's charge, they only felt the mountains collapse and the ground crack. Many of them had already taken two steps back without knowing it. Some exaggeratedly turned around and ran away.
Wang Meng looked at the barbarians in the distance, then looked back at the situation on the city wall, and then turned his eyes to the low city wall. He couldn't help but sigh. Am I going to die here? Wang Meng asked himself in his heart. Then
, Scenes of studying hard when he was young, and being named on the gold medal list when he became an adult, kept flashing in Wang Meng's mind.
"Stop, stop." Someone yelled twice, bringing everyone back to reality. It turned out that the charging barbarians had stopped at some point. "Sir, the barbarians are powerful.
We'd better retreat." A small official said to Wang Meng. After the beginning, two small officials immediately said: "Yes, sir, we can leave the green hills without worrying about having no firewood, we"
Before the next words were finished, Wang Meng turned around and glared at the three people who had just spoken. Facing Wang Meng's idiotic gaze, the three clerks shrank their necks unconsciously. Wang Meng pulled out his sword and shouted sternly.
He drank: "Don't talk nonsense. Since I am the magistrate of Taiping County, I have the responsibility to protect the land."
"Yes, sir, it's little Meng Lang." Although the three of them didn't know what they were thinking, they still responded in unison. Seeing this, Wang Meng's face became a little better. Wang Meng then turned around.
, said: "Everyone, look behind you, what is behind is your home, your wife, and your children. If the barbarians are allowed to come in, they will burn down your home and humiliate you."
Wife, kill your children, do you want to see this?"
Wang Meng's words greatly inspired the bloody courage of these people. Indeed, their homes are behind them, and their wives and children are hiding behind them. If they withdraw now and let the barbarians in, what awaits them?
It was fire and blood. Coupled with Wang Meng's usual reputation, the faces of these people gradually returned to normal, and then they became extremely determined.
Wang Meng took the opportunity to pull out his sword and shouted: "Kill Hu". After the people behind him reacted, they all stood up and echoed "Kill Hu, kill Hu, kill Hu". With the roar, many people felt that suddenly there was something more in their bodies.
It's hard to explain, but if we ask them to step down now, they will definitely refuse.
The barbarians in the distance also stopped, and soon saw a small group of barbarians slowly coming forward. At this time, the roar of "kill the barbarians" also came over. The leader kept silent and continued to move forward, far away.
Seeing people standing densely on the city wall, I couldn't help but frown. After a long time, the leader said: "Go back." Under the watch of the people on the city wall, the horsemen walked away one after another.
"Agudam, why are you leaving?" A strong Mongol man asked on a horse. Before Agudamu could answer, the strong man continued: "Look at that low city wall.
You can rush in with the warriors. The warriors are tired after traveling all day, and they need to go in and rest."
Agudamu is the leader of this Huqi team. He is about forty years old, at the time when he has the most energy in his life. Hearing the inquiry, Agudamu frowned and asked: "Tara, you
Didn't you see the people inside just now? Are you ready?"
Hearing Agudamu's rhetorical question, Tara said indifferently: "The people inside are all sheep. As long as we rush, they might disperse before we reach the city gate. Along the way, it's not
Is it like this a lot of the time?" As she said that, Tara's eyes had turned to the direction of Taiping County.
On this journey, Hu Qi went south and bypassed Jinzhou. Under the leadership of the guide, he tried to find small roads along the way. In order to ensure that no information was leaked, he killed everyone he met. Until he calculated the distance and was about to reach di du, this
Along the way, Hu Qicai appeared on the official road with great arrogance. As expected, the closer he got to Di Du, the more relaxed he became.
All the county towns before Taiping County were captured by the Hu people. As Tara said, some of the previous county towns were caught off guard. The gates were not even closed in time, and the Hu people entered the county towns. Some were lucky and got the news.
, but the county magistrate deliberately escaped and did not know where he escaped.
Some county magistrates pretended to resist at first, but before the barbarians reached the city gate, they were frightened half to death, and their men ran away. That's why Tara said what she just said. Do the math.
, Taiping County is only the eighth county town they have encountered. Hu Qi has been working hard all the way, so until now, no clear news has been sent back to di du.
Agudamu shook his head and said: "This time is different from the past. They have been relatively well prepared." "So what, no matter how prepared they are, they are still sheep." Tara retorted unconvinced.
Seeing this, Aguda made a serious face and said: "Before leaving, the Great Khan asked me to command this army, so this is an order."
When Tara heard Agudamu move the sweat out, she gritted her teeth and said nothing. Agudamu turned around and started to arrange it. After the arrangement was completed, Agudamu changed his tone and said:
"I know the people inside are all sheep, but have you ever thought about the point of conquering this county? Not only will it waste time, but our warriors will always be killed and wounded. Is this what you want to see?"
Without waiting for Tara to react, Agudamu continued: "Think about what Khan said before departure. What are we here to do? Time is running out now." Agudamu deliberately said "
The word "time" was emphasized very strongly. After listening to Agudamu's words, Tara suddenly remembered their purpose this time.
"Back off, back off!" Someone on the city wall shouted, and then everyone discovered that Hu Qi had really retreated. Huge cheers resounded throughout the city wall. Wang Meng also looked carefully and found that Hu Qi was
After he really retreated, he breathed a sigh of relief. The hand holding the sword hilt also let go. At this time, Wang Meng realized that he didn't know when, his back was covered with cold sweat, and his underwear was soaked with sweat.dd