Zhou, Niutou garrison.
The garrison is located on the hillside. The walls on the left and right sides extend forward, blocking the way up the mountain. The two walls are shaped like ox horns, and there are many arrow towers in the middle. The terrain is higher, so it is called the Niutou garrison.
At this moment, the soldiers on the city wall were running back and forth.
The sergeants occupied battlements one after another, holding crossbows and aiming at the outside of the city.
A steady stream of soldiers rushed up the city wall, some quickly walked onto the tower, and slowly aimed their ballistae into the distance.
On the tower at the main gate, Wang Jingjun, accompanied by several close associates, looked into the distance in a panic.
Beyond the hillside, dust billows.
There is already a lot of flying sand outside the fortress, but at this moment, outside the hillside, it is filled with yellow sand, like another world, which makes people unable to see clearly, and the yellow sand in the sky is still increasing, and the entire Niutou garrison seems to be surrounded by yellow sand.
They are all occupied by yellow sand, like a light boat in a sea of ​​sand.
The soldiers stationed on the city wall were a little scared at this moment.
Wang Jingjun's face turned pale. He looked around and asked, "How many enemies are there?"
The deputy general said calmly: "The number of enemies should not be large."
"They are pretending to be cryptic. They tied branches to their horses and ran back and forth to scare us, thinking that they were outnumbered."
"I think if their numbers are really large, they don't need to intimidate us in this way. They probably don't have many troops and can't attack by force, so they want to intimidate us."
Wang Jingjun listened to what he said, but his face was still ugly.
Wang Jingjun has a rugged appearance, a tall stature, and is quite intimidating, a bit tall, but the fear in his eyes makes him not look so majestic.
"When Hu Luguang came, he was in the same posture. I thought there were few people, but when he came out of the city to fight, there were more than ten thousand cavalry."
"How do you know they didn't do this on purpose to make us think they have fewer people?"
The deputy general was immediately speechless.
He had no choice but to persuade: "General, you don't have to worry. Tianzhu and Xin'an Second Guards are very close to us. If they make such a noise, they will definitely be noticed, and they will send reinforcements soon."
"Yes! Yes! That's it! This is how Hu Luguang defeated the second line of reinforcements in the first place!"
Wang Jingjun was even more frightened now.
In the past, Wang Jingjun was favored by Yu Wenhu, who allowed him to sit in charge of three garrisons, absorb the dead people who fled from Qi State, organize them into an army, and then plunder the garrison towns around Qi State.
Everything was going well at first, until one day, a new governor named Hu Luguang was appointed.
This general who used to be brave, aggressive, and extremely confident had his self-confidence knocked away, and he almost changed as a person. He never sent troops to attack Qi again.
The lieutenant-general was originally very calm, but when his commander-in-chief said this, he suddenly panicked.
Just before the general issued any orders, the enemy rushed out from the yellow sand in the sky.
Some soldiers pushed a tall shield cart and tied it with wood to make a huge shield with wheels underneath. The soldiers on the city wall could not wait for orders and began to shoot arrows to meet them. The arrows shot up into the air like raindrops.
They fell down, and most of them were blocked by these shield chariots. After the shield chariots, there were ram chariots used to attack the city gates, and soldiers raised ladders. They were moving very fast.
Sure enough, there are not many of them.
In a moment, the road was crowded with charging Qi people.
Light cavalry swept the formation from both sides, and the masked general charged forward. After firing a round of arrows, he quickly rotated to the second team.
A soldier holding a large shield stood in front of Wang Jingjun.
Wang Jingjun was still observing the number of enemies at this moment, with a frightened expression on his face, looking around, but he did not issue military orders, or in other words, he did not know what military orders to issue.
The deputy general said quickly: "General!! The city must be defended in batches. The east side has the most rams and shields!!"
"Ah, go to the east city! You quickly lead the troops to the east to repel the enemy!"
"only!!"
Just when military orders were issued from everywhere to move the troops to the east city, the shield chariot stopped, but the charging chariot changed its direction, and the soldiers' main attack direction changed rapidly.
The enemy's flag was raised again, and the trumpet sound became different, which represented a change in the direction of the main attack and the feint attack.
The Qi army mobilized quickly, and Wang Jingjun also discovered the enemy's movements and quickly ordered the mobilization again.
The soldiers in the city had just rushed to the east, and then heard the order to go west. Suddenly, the two armies collided, the generals questioned, and there was chaos on the city wall.
The two sides constantly changed the focus of attack and defense, and only a moment later, the decision was made!
Qi people put up ladders on the city wall one after another, shouting to climb up to the city, and their rams kept hitting the city gate. The city gate groaned violently and was on the verge of collapse.
The Zhou people and soldiers are still being dispatched.
Wang Jingjun looked into the distance, "What's wrong? What's wrong?"
"General!! The enemy has boarded the west gate wall!!"
"General!! General Wang has been killed!!"
"General! The west city gate has been captured!!"
Scouts kept bringing news from far away.
The garrison cities of Qi and Zhou occupied a large area. The generals stood on the towers and could not know what was going on in the distance at any time. The transmission of news took time, as did the movement of soldiers.
Running from the east city gate to the west city gate would take a long time unless you ride a horse.
When Wang Jingjun learned that the city gate had been lost, the enemies might have already begun to charge towards him.
Wang Jingjun didn't dare to delay, so he immediately led the people around and rushed down the tower.
"Get my horse!!"
"Retreat from the back mountain!!"
The Qi soldiers rushed up to the city wall, and then began to fight on the city wall. Facing Qi soldiers several times their size, the Zhou soldiers retreated steadily.
The border soldiers killed each other. They had armor and rushed directly into the crowd. They lost their long soldiers and slashed left and right with knives. The Zhou people screamed and fell from the city wall. Some people shouted: "Kneel down."
The earth will not kill!!”
"Kneel down and don't kill!!"
Zhou soldiers began to throw away their weapons and kneel on the ground. Some soldiers opened the door, and the knights rushed in from several city gates and entered the city.
The people in the city were too frightened to go out and hid in their houses, hugging each other and crying loudly.
The knights marched along the alleys and fought all the way to the outside of the official office.
Some military officials led the knights out to fight. After a while, only some corpses were left. The knights rushed into the official office and captured prisoners everywhere.
Liu Taozi rode a blue lion and led the troops into the Niutou garrison in a swaggering manner.
Liu Chengcai looked around and grinned, "General, in the seventh year of Tianbao, I came here with General Hulu. We besieged Niutou and defeated the second line of reinforcements that came to rescue. Hahaha, I didn't expect that today I
Here we go again, even entering the city!"
He looked at the lush mountains and forests in the distance and shook his head disdainfully, "No matter how strong the city is, it will have no effect at all if it falls into the hands of these incompetent people."
Yan Heijian led his soldiers and escorted many prisoners to greet them at the city gate.
Seeing Liu Taozi, Yan Heijing asked the prisoners to kneel down and pay homage.
Most of these prisoners were generals and military officers who had no time to escape. These people were well-behaved. At this moment, they saluted Liu Taozi respectfully and did not yell or curse to act like loyal ministers and righteous men.
Zhou and Qi had a somewhat special relationship, especially on the frontier. People in the two places did business together from time to time, and there was no blood feud like the one among the superiors.
"General, the official office has been captured. Wang Jingjun escaped and he was not captured."
Liu Taozi didn't say anything. Liu Chengcai hurriedly stepped forward and said, "General, there are tens of thousands of civilians in Niutou garrison and a lot of supplies. I'm going to prepare the carriages and horses?"
"We won't plunder, I want to occupy this place."
Liu Taozi looked at Yan Heijuan and issued a military order, "Gather the troops and ask them not to burn, kill and loot in the city. Send people to take care of the granaries in the city, count the military merits, work out the rewards for the sergeants, and ask Beishuo to send troops
The officials will take over this place and manage it."
"only!!"
Yan Heijing quickly saluted.
Liu Chengcai was stunned and said again: "General, the enemy has three garrison watching each other. As the front line, we occupy this place and have to work hard to guard it. It is far away from us and very close to the enemy. Their cavalry can kill here in an hour.
, I’m afraid it won’t do any good.”
"Then just take down those two garrison troops."
Liu Chengcai was stunned for a moment, "Wei"
The scouts rode fast horses and charged along the road. No one along the way dared to stop them and all gave way.
In this way, they arrived at Wanshou garrison without any hindrance, and the scouts hurried to see Potara Ku.
At this moment, Potara and Zu Jue were sitting in the house, and Potara was looking through the books in his hands.
These books are extremely rare and do not look like ordinary things.
Podoro looked at the yellowed book and marveled. He carefully opened the front and saw a series of notes. It was as if he was afraid that others would not be able to understand, so he left extremely detailed notes.
Podoro watched it carefully, really because he was afraid that he wouldn't understand.
The fine print of the annotations all begins the same: "My son is good at hiding things he needs to know."
Podoro was a little moved. He put down the book and looked at Zu Jue, "How much Grandpa dotes on the youngest son in the family, and he even made such detailed notes."
"The annotations in these books are actually written for the children in your family. This gift is too precious."
Zu Jue was stunned and scratched his nose, "This Shanzang is not my son. This is a friend's book. I bought it from him. I bought a lot of it."
"I see!"
"Do you think this friend has a very good relationship with you?"
"Ah, that's right. The friendship is very deep."
While the two were talking, a scout hurried in.
"General Badara! The general has an order!"
Podoro quickly put down the book, picked up the book order, and looked at it hurriedly, but Zu Jue remained motionless, still groping for his books, without even looking at Podoro.
After reading the letter, Potara was overjoyed and looked at Zu Jue, about to speak.
"The general has captured the Niutou garrison. Let's send some casual officers to take over the area, right?"
Potara's eyes widened, "Grandpa, how did you know?"
"Hahaha, the Niutou garrison is strong, but the guard is incompetent. In the past, he faced border soldiers and was defeated several times. He didn't even dare to go out of the city to fight again. How can such a person stop the lord? Besides, Yang Zhong's subordinates
Everyone doesn't like him at all, and I'm afraid they won't send troops to rescue him. The fall of Niutou is inevitable."
"I have already prepared to disperse the officials. You can just send the knights to escort them there later."
Potara praised: "My grandfather is a great talent!"
"In addition, if you lose the cow head, Xin'an will not be safe. The lord will definitely pursue Wang Jingjun and capture Xin'an. We need to prepare more manpower. If you are not afraid of being blamed, you can also send them there together to avoid the lord writing another letter.
Urgent.”
Zu Jue said, slowly standing up.
"Everything is settled, it's time for me to leave. This time my lord has captured the second garrison, and the war has begun, some action should be taken over in Yecheng. I have to go to Shuozhou."
Zu Jue smiled sinisterly, but this smile seemed extremely unfathomable in Potra's eyes.
"Grandpa, it's a long journey, I'll send someone to escort you there."
"No need! No need!"
Zu Jue waved his hand and suddenly said with emotion: "I'm not afraid that no one will escort me. It's just that I brought people from Yecheng. Most of these horses are weak and not as good as the horses from the border. I'm afraid that I will waste my time walking all the way."
day."
Podoro quickly looked out the door, "Here comes someone! Bring me five of the best horses!"
"Grandfather, I will give these five war horses to you. I cannot delay your important event."
Zu Jue was shocked and hurriedly took Potara's hand, "How can this be done?! Isn't it a waste of money?"
"It's okay, my grandfather has lent me so many books, how can I be rude?!"
Zu Jue left Wanshou, and the appearance of the war horse changed. Zu Jue smiled and stroked the mane of the war horse. There were more than ten riders following him. The old slave also got on the big horse and followed him.
Beside him, he smiled silly and stroked the war horse on his crotch.
The road is flat, all the way to Shuozhou.
The saplings on both sides survived and began to look vaguely like road protection forests. A faint smoke rose from the cultivated land in the distance, and I saw several peasants sitting on the edge of the cultivated land, holding dry biscuits and boiling water, talking and laughing.
The old slave said: "The war horses here in the frontier fortress are better than those in Yecheng. Look at their bodies, they are a head taller!"
Zu Jue grinned and said, "This barbarian is easy to deceive. If you just give me a few books, you can get such a good horse. If such a war horse is placed in Yecheng, it can really be exchanged for one."
For a house!"
The old slave nodded, "It's not a loss!"
"Hahahaha~~"
Zu Jue laughed loudly.
They just ran all the way, and the desolate scenery along the road gradually disappeared, there were more and more cultivated lands, and the number of passers-by and farmers they encountered gradually increased.
After entering Shuozhou, there is not much scenery of the frontier fortress.
Zu Jue returned to Tian Zili again.
But this time, Tian Zili did not dare to send soldiers to invite him to another courtyard. He led Kou Liu to greet him in person.
Zu Jue's official position is not a formal official position in the temple, and there are no military advisors in Daqi to offer wine. Liu Taozi did not even register for him. He was the kind of person who canonized himself. Once Zu Jue left Liu Taozi's jurisdiction, he would
No one would recognize him for this position.
But within the jurisdiction, this position is somewhat extraordinary.
Everyone didn't know what the rank of this official position was, but they could still understand what it meant to follow the general and advise him.
Kou Liu, wearing armor, stood beside Tian Zili, very curious about Zu Jue, whom he had never met before.
"Zili, didn't you say he was with his brother? Why are you here?"
Tian Zili shook his head, with a cold face, "I don't know, maybe I have some instructions."
"Instructions?"
Kou Liu narrowed his eyes and looked a little unkind.
They waited like this for a long time before Zu Jue led the people to appear far away on the road. Watching them move forward slowly, Tian Zili raised his head slightly and said nothing.
A moment later, Zu Jue had arrived in front of them. Zu Jue dismounted with a smile and hurriedly came to see Tian Zili.
Tian Zili also forced a smile to return the favor.
Just when the two met each other, before they could say anything, Kou Liu suddenly said, "Grandpa, you really made it easy for us to wait."
"This Wuchuan upstart is really different."
"No wonder I was whipped in Yecheng and had to come here."
Zu Jue was not angry at all. He raised his head and looked at the person who spoke.
I saw that this man had extremely long arms and a weird beard. He was undoubtedly from Xianbei.
Zu Jue immediately laughed, "Is he General Ruokou Dianliu? I have long admired his name!"
"It was not because I was slow to arrive, but I encountered Xianbei people shepherding sheep on the road, blocking the road."
"you!!!"
Tian Zili hurriedly grabbed Kou Liu, looked at Zu Jue with a smile, and said, "I haven't seen my grandpa for a few days, and my grandpa has become much more majestic."
Zu Jue shook his head, "Tian Jun, I am here for important things. We can talk about other things later."
"please."
Tian Zili said no more and invited Zu Jue into the city. Kou Liu followed Tian Zili with a dark face.
Zu Jue and Tian Zili walked towards the official office together. Zu Jue whispered: "The memorial list I have drawn up should have arrived in Yecheng. Next, you must be prepared."
"What preparation?"
"Prepare to receive the dead."
Zu Jue grinned, "This is a huge happy event!"
"I predict that more than 100,000 people may flock to Shuozhou, Hengzhou and other places."
"There are also many scribes and craftsmen, these are all talents!"
Tian Zili frowned and asked, "Grandpa, do you think there is going to be some unrest?"
"When the emperor knows that my lord is at war with the puppet Zhou Dynasty, he will unscrupulously clean up all the ministers in the government and the public."
"There is no doubt that Gao Guiyan will rebel. If the emperor wants to deal with him, he must be sent far away from the center and sent to places. It cannot be a state with heavy troops or close to the border. It must be a big state, rich and worthy of Gao Guiyan.
Identity, where else could it be?”
"Jizhou or Dingzhou."
"There are many troops in Dingzhou, and Gao Guiyan has many cronies there, so he should go to Jizhou to serve as governor. Jizhou is so rich. Once the two sides go to war, hahaha, how many people in Jizhou will have to flee?"
"When the time comes, the harder and more brutal they fight, the more benefits we will gain. By then, tens of thousands of people will flee and Shuozhou will be in great trouble!! Hahaha~~"
Looking at Zu Jue who was very happy, Kou Liu asked coldly: "Tens of thousands of people have been displaced and are suffering from the war. This is a great joy? Grandfather is laughing about this?"
Zu Jue glanced at him, "Why don't General Kou go and fix a book for them so that they don't fight?"
"I didn't ask them to start the fight, why can't I laugh?"
"What makes the world so miserable are these hypocritical people who can't laugh. They pretend to be hypocritical and pity others. They are happy in their hearts but dare not say it out. If they feel so distressed, why don't they stop it?"
"Instead of thinking about whether this is a good thing or whether we should laugh, why not put more thought into what General Kou thinks of them?"
Chapter completed!