Magistrate Zheng walked out of the courtyard with Cheng Zhe.
Cui Shuren stood behind them, gritting his teeth, but there was nothing he could do.
The two of them got on their horses and left the alley. Cheng Zhe finally couldn't help but burst out laughing.
"Okay, okay, this old man, let him keep pretending, let's see if he can continue to pretend to be a moral gentleman here!!"
Cheng Zhe was in a particularly comfortable mood at the moment, with a smile on his face.
"This county lieutenant is very serious. This dignified Cui family will beat him whenever he wants."
He turned around and saw Magistrate Zheng's extremely solemn face, "Mr. Zheng, what's wrong?"
Magistrate Zheng pursed his lips and said, "I gave him the order to allow the county lieutenants to privately collect military pay and recruit county soldiers in the county."
Cheng Zhe was stunned and quickly realized, "This county lieutenant went to the Cui family to force the army to pay? How brave! How brave!"
He looked at Magistrate Zheng again, "Same is true for Mr. Zheng! He dared to attack together with the county lieutenant. How brave he is!"
Magistrate Zheng grimaced, "I didn't know this guy was going to attack the Cui family. I thought he would just search inside and outside the city and give up if he couldn't find any food. I didn't expect him to be so crazy. Now,
There's going to be big trouble!"
"If he leads an army to attack the Cui family's Wubao, I will shed my skin even if I don't die."
"Then you just did it."
"I was deceiving him. I must not show my cowardice in front of him. Otherwise, he will definitely eat me."
"Cheng Jun, what happens next has nothing to do with you. If you are anxious, just go back first and I will handle it myself."
Hearing Magistrate Zheng's words, Cheng Zhe hesitated for a moment, and then waved his hands fiercely, "It's okay! If something like this happens in the county, I can't escape anyway, so I'll just follow Mr. Zheng to deal with it. I
I don’t know as much about these things as Zheng Jun. With Zheng Jun taking care of me, at least I won’t make too many mistakes.”
"Okay, that's best."
The two formed a temporary alliance, and Cheng Zhe quickly asked: "Then what are we going to do now? Are we going to go out of the city to stop the county captain?!"
“Can we guys stop us??”
"Things have reached this point, so don't think about stopping it, think about how to remedy it!"
"remedy?"
"Yes, let's jointly write a music table first and participate in the Cui family! Then impeach them for humiliating the country and refusing to obey the law!!"
"The prefect will definitely not accept it, so we will send someone to the governor! Although the governor is young, he is also a member of the clan. He thinks he is a citizen of the country. He is also very partial to the people. As long as our memorial reaches the governor first, and then
The memorial for the commander's attack on Wubao. In this way, most of the blame can be placed on Cui!"
"good!"
"Then we will wait... until Mrs. Cui sends people to come to us again."
"We have to make them admit that what happened this time is entirely their fault, then we can come forward to dissuade him and appease Mr. Liu."
"Okay! Just listen to Zheng Jun!!"
"I'm worried now that the lieutenant will act too quickly and Ron Enli, where the main house is, won't be able to hold it."
Ron Enli.
Liu Taozi was riding a blue lion, holding a big bow and wearing armor. He raised his head and stared at the tall Wu Fort directly in front of him.
The forts were built extremely tall, and the inner wall was not much different from the city wall. In the hundreds of years of chaos, the forts of these wealthy families became taller and taller, and the area they occupied became larger and larger. Almost all their relatives and slaves gathered here.
In Wubao, they would close their doors tightly when encountering turmoil and survive the turmoil again and again. However, Daqi had no written regulations on these Wubao.
When the cavalry arrived at Wu Bao, the gate of Wu Bao had already been closed tightly, and the big clock on the inner wall made a dull roar, warning everyone in Wu Bao that foreign enemies were coming.
The cavalry formed a long formation at the front of Wubao, looking eagerly ahead, lowering their bodies and getting ready to charge.
Yao Xiong said vigilantly: "Brother, we are not well equipped. These people must have some powerful crossbows and armor hidden in their homes. If we charge directly, I am afraid there will be countless casualties."
Tian Zili laughed and shook his head, "Don't worry about it. They must have hidden armor and crossbows, but these things will never be used unless absolutely necessary. If they are used, they will kill the clan."
"Isn't it a last resort now?"
"No, those things are only used when they are in the most critical situation. For example, if Daqi is gone and thieves are everywhere, and they come to attack their Wu Fort, they can use it. But now we are officers and soldiers!! So
They ransacked their homes and killed their people, but they didn't dare to fight back with crossbows."
Tian Zili is exceptionally confident.
At this time, more than thirty people rushed out from the main entrance of Wubao. They were all riding horses and using simple armor to protect their bodies. They were very good at equestrian skills. They galloped over with no speed.
Those Xianbei people had to be slow, so they rushed in front of Liu Taozi. The leader raised his hands, and many knights behind him stopped quickly, in order.
The leader has a rough appearance and many scars on his face, making him look like he is not easy to mess with.
He raised his head and looked at Liu Taozi in front of him, "What is Lieutenant Liu doing?! Why did he lead the bandits to surround Ron Enli?!"
Liu Taozi looked at them calmly, "Collect food."
Hearing Liu Taozi's words, the man was stunned for a moment, and then sneered, "All this food levy has been collected from my Cui family??"
"I would like to teach the county captain to know that my family has been officials for generations and has enjoyed titles. Even corvee taxes are exempted, let alone what is called grain levy. If you want to levy grain, you can go to the county government office!"
Liu Taozi slowly took out the arrow. The corner of the man's eyes twitched, but he still raised his head, "When the prefect comes to my house, he needs to wait at the door."
"Whoosh~~"
Liu Taozi shot an arrow. Before the man in front of him could finish his words, the arrow hit his chest directly. He screamed and fell off his horse.
The next moment, the knights in the front row drew their bows and shot arrows.
The arrows were like rain. Without any precautions, the guards of the Cui family turned into hedgehogs. They fell to the ground with a crash, including men and horses. It was just a rain of arrows, and none of the more than thirty people survived.
Even the horses under their crotches are like this.
These Xianbei people shoot arrows extremely fast and with accurate aim, without giving their opponents a chance to react.
Liu Taozi looked at Wu Bao in the distance, "Attack!!!"
Liu Taozi rushed forward on horseback, followed by the Xianbei knights behind him. Only the knights in the first row, about two hundred of them, advanced side by side at great speed. They drew their bows one after another and charged towards Uburg.
.
They suddenly started killing people, which caught the guards on the Uburg city wall off guard. At this moment, they were stunned and at a loss.
The slave standing on the wall was extremely angry at this moment. His eyes widened, "How dare he? How dare he? How dare he? Get ready for me!!"
The guards took out their bows and arrows.
The two sides approached, Liu Taozi took the lead and shot arrows, and the rest of the people also shot arrows together. The sky-covering arrows covered the city wall. The guards still maintained the posture of drawing their bows and shooting arrows, but they were hit by the arrows and fell down screaming.
, some people braved great fear and fought back.
After Liu Taozi shot this round, he quickly turned around and left. The knights reined in their horses and fled.
The second row of cavalry behind them was already ready. They began to charge. The two sides passed each other. The knights in the second row rushed to the foot of Wu Fort, fired a volley, and then turned around and began to flee. The third row began
Rush forward.
Rush to the enemy and shoot as soon as it enters your range, and then start to flee quickly, preparing for a second charge and volley to consume the main defensive force on the city wall.
For a time, the guards on the city wall drew their bows and shot arrows, but most of them missed. Only occasionally a few could hit the enemy, and there were many who hit the arrows. They fell to the ground screaming and wailing constantly. The guards hurriedly rescued the injured.
Pull him down and replace him with someone else.
The servant in charge of the city defense had his eyes widened at this moment and was giving instructions loudly: "Solley! Shoot! Don't shoot indiscriminately! Listen to my order!"
"Prepare!!!"
"shoot!!!"
Arrows kept flying between the two sides.
Liu Taozi's knights are not well-armed, not everyone has arrows, and those knights without bows are currently making crude siege equipment. They are said to be siege equipment, but they are actually large wooden stakes. A few people can pick them up and build them.
You can rush up and knock against the door.
The Xianbei people are extremely fast, have strong shooting skills, and control the range of their shots very accurately!
As rounds after rounds of arrows covered the city wall, the guards were severely attrited.
This is still in a condescending state. If the two sides encounter each other in the wild, I am afraid they can all be shot in a few rounds.
The slave's face became more and more fierce as he watched the guards fall down one after another.
"Come here, put on the arrow guards!!"
"Don't try to get your head out of the stack!!"
"Listen to me."
"Shut up!!!"
Then I heard a scream from behind. A young man with disheveled hair and bare feet ran all the way up the wall, but hid on the steps, not daring to go any further. He stared at the slave angrily, "Cui Cheng!
!Get here!!"
Cui Cheng hurriedly ran over, "Young Master! The thieves are attacking the city!"
"Pa~~~"
The young man slapped Cui Cheng in the face. Cui Cheng turned his head to the side and looked at him hurriedly, "Young Patriarch! They are already rushing!!"
After that, his mouth was twisted in anger, "Thieves?! Those are fucking county soldiers!!"
"How dare you lead the guards to fight against the county soldiers?!"
"How dare you shoot them?!"
The young people were so anxious that they jumped up and down. Cui Cheng looked confused, "They were the ones who killed first. They killed Cui Bushu, killed more than thirty of us, and then came to attack the city."
"So you went to shoot the officers and soldiers?!"
Cui Cheng was very puzzled, "Young Master, I don't understand. In the past, when the Xianbei people came to harass them, didn't they just let them fight back?"
The young man gritted his teeth and said, "Tell them to withdraw. No counterattack! No counterattack!"
"Young Master, they are charging. If we don't fight back, they will rush through the city gate. If the city gate falls, we will no longer be able to resist them. Everyone in the city will be killed by thieves!"
"You don't have to worry. Although they are tyrannical, our inner walls are tall. As long as we can block their shots and destroy their vehicles, it's not that easy for them to break through the city!!"
"Cui Cheng! Are you planning to rebel?!"
"Don't dare!"
"In the past, they were thieves, but now they are officers and soldiers!!"
"I just thought you were a mature person and handed over the guard to you. I didn't expect you to be so ignorant. Didn't you just kill some slaves? Why do you need to share life and death with the officers and soldiers?"
The young man gritted his teeth and said angrily: "If they want food, then give them food. If you dare to mess with my Cui family, we have all kinds of ways to kill them, but we just can't fight with them!! Do you understand?"
"
"Then I'll just open the city gate."
"No, you have to lead the guards to protect the clan, but you can't fight back!"
Cui Cheng's lips trembled for a moment, veins popped up on his forehead, but he remained silent and did not speak.
When the young man saw that he didn't speak, he immediately looked at the guards not far away and shouted: "No counterattack! No counterattack is allowed!!"
With this shout, several guards who were shooting arrows in the distance stopped and looked at him in shock. Then, they were pierced by the arrows and fell into a pool of blood.
Cui Cheng's face became even more ugly.
The young man was also a little distressed, "Oh, let them withdraw! Let them withdraw!!"
"They are all young and strong, how can they die like this?"
The young man took Cui Cheng to the gate again. He took Cui Cheng's hand and said solemnly: "Take the people out to talk to them. These barbarians are all very interested in making small profits. Just give them a little and you can make them stop."
If they want food, let them tell them how much they want and try to suppress it as much as possible. At least send them away first. This time they were caught off guard. I guarantee there will be no next time. As soon as they leave, I will immediately think
Find a way to get rid of these people, get rid of them completely!!"
The young man's eyes were filled with anger. As a wealthy man, he had many ways to deal with these people, all of them civilized ways. Of course, there was no need to engage in barbaric fighting with the Xianbei people.
Cui Gang said again: "Young Master, these Xianbei people have always been barbaric, ignorant of education, and cruel. If the door is opened now, they will definitely rush in without leaving any chickens or dogs behind."
The young man was frightened by these words, and he quickly shook his head, "Impossible, don't talk nonsense!"
"Even if those Xianbei people dare, wouldn't the county captain know how to control them?"
"My Cui family is from a distinguished family, and I am a small county captain."
Cui Cheng couldn't help but said again: "If that person really cared about this, he wouldn't have attacked us. Young master, you can't open the door or go out. You'd better send someone to repel them first. That would be the crime of killing officers and soldiers."
, it’s better than being killed by the Xianbei people and entering your home!”
The young man hesitated, frowned, and was at a loss.
Cui Cheng was very unwilling. Because of Daqi's system, officials could not take up their posts in their hometowns. Therefore, few powerful people or capable young people from wealthy families would stay in their hometowns. Those who stayed behind were almost all without official positions, or were
Unable to leave for some reason.
Cui Shuren was originally in charge of Dafang, but he was in the county town at the moment, not in Wubao.
Cui Cheng saw that the other party was hesitant and did not wait for him at this moment. He rushed to the inner wall again and said, "Fight back! Fight back!!"
"Listen to my orders!!"
At this moment, the wooden stake had already hit the city gate hard.
Cui Cheng yelled: "If you don't want your family to be massacred, come up to me and fight back!! Fight them off!!"
"Wait a minute! Use a stick!! Don't use a bow and arrow!!"
The young man suddenly shouted again.
Cui Cheng was furious, but at this moment, the Xianbei people's arrow rain had completely covered the city wall, and everyone could not lift their heads at all. Even Cui Cheng had been hit by an arrow at this moment, and the city gate was hit hard by the violent impact.
There were groans.
"On top!! On top!!"
Cui Cheng roared.
"Bang."
The wooden insert of the gate broke at this moment, and the guards could not withstand the impact again. They screamed and fell to the ground, and the city gate was pushed open instantly.
It was at this moment that the Xianbei cavalry roared and charged into Wu Fort.
Cui Cheng looked at this scene with tears in his eyes!
Liu Taozi led the people into the outer gate and immediately started shooting left and right. Those who blocked the way fell to the ground one after another. Yao Xiong, Tian Zili, Kou Liu and others led the knights and rushed in different directions.
Yao Xiong rushed directly to the tower, slashing left and right with the knife in his hand, knocking the guards to the ground one after another.
Cui Cheng looked around, but could not find the figure of the young master. A barbarian rushed over. He quickly raised his sword, but the arrow on his shoulder slowed him down. "Pfft", the long sword struck.
He was slapped on the chest a few more times, and Cui Cheng fell to the ground, motionless.
Liu Taozi led his men to kill all the way. The guards he encountered along the way fled one after another, but they could not avoid being killed.
Tian Zili ordered people to set fire again, and black smoke billowed everywhere.
Screams and cries echoed each other in Wubao, and the flames soaring into the sky could be seen even in Anping.
County government.
"Zheng Jun. It was my clan's fault that we failed to provide food and grass to the county government in time, which led to this result. Please Zheng Jun, please leave now and don't wait any longer!!"
Cui Shuren was sitting in front of Magistrate Zheng and Cheng Zhe at this moment. His original arrogance was nowhere to be seen on his face. He was speaking these words unnaturally, and his face was gloomy and scary.
Magistrate Zheng smiled and said: "Then please sign and stamp this document, and I will go to your home in Wupu immediately."
Cheng Zhe placed the documents prepared in advance in front of Cui Shuren.
Cui Shuren felt like his head was going to explode with anger.
He had never suffered such humiliation and bullying. He was just a small county magistrate and county magistrate, but they dared to persecute him like this.
But the current situation forced him to bow his head.
It's not that he has no way to deal with these Xianbei people, but what happened now is too sudden, and even if there is a good way, it won't work at the moment. He can only stop the attack of these Xianbei people first, and then make plans.
Cui Shuren suppressed his anger and picked up the document. The contents of the document were also very simple.
The general meaning is that the Cui family looked down upon the people of the country and failed to prepare enough food in time according to the county government's regulations, which led to the situation where county soldiers came to forcibly recruit people.
Cui Shuren hurriedly wrote his name and threw it to the other party.
"Can I go now?"
As soon as Magistrate Zheng stood up, county officials rushed into the house crying and howling.
"Master!! The outer courtyard of Wubao has been breached by the Xianbei people! I saw the light of fire rising into the sky! I don't know if the inner courtyard has been breached yet."
"What?!"
Chapter completed!