Daliushu Village is located on the road from Zhaozhou to Shenzhou, with a pond next to the village, and many big willow trees on the shore. This road is not an important road, there are not many business trips, and the village is not prosperous. There is only one inn, two taverns, and several small shops.

Recently, the Khitan cavalry came south and made people uneasy nearby. The government asked the people to join Dazhai. In this area, Daliushu Village is the largest village, with more than 200 families. All the people attached to it came here, and the village was much more lively for a while.

Wu Han, the elder in the hometown, is from Daliushu Village. Recently, he has recruited more than 30 strong men and inspected the surrounding area. On this day, he came back from the outside and brought five people to guard the intersection. However, strangers from other places have to come to him first to inquire.

It was almost noon, and Wu Han ordered his family to bring tea and enjoy it with a few people.

While using tea soup, a strong man riding a donkey suddenly rushed over and shouted loudly: "Captain, it's not a good thing. The Khitans are coming towards the village! It's only a few miles away, prepare quickly!"

Wu Han was shocked when he heard this, stepped forward and grabbed the man's donkey, and said sternly: "It's not wrong! Don't talk nonsense!"

The man gasped: "I can see clearly that it is the Khitans who came. I took the small path and came back early!"

Wu Han was so scared that his face turned pale. He didn't know what to do for a moment. He only had dozens of strong men, so how could he fight with the Khitans? There was no wall in this village, so how could he resist the Khitans?

A strong man on the side said, "Chief, should I send someone to Zhihui County. How can we stop the Khitan thieves?"

Wu Han nodded repeatedly: "That's right, that's right! In this way, you take everyone and tell the people in the village, and quickly bring them soft and soft to the nearby pond to hide. There are many reeds in the pond, and people hide inside, so outsiders can't find it. I will take a few people to report to the county."

When several strong men heard that Wu Han was about to escape, they were very reluctant. They just didn't dare to say no, so they could only agree.

Wu Han took two people and rode the horse of the inn owner in the village and ran to the county to report the news. The only horse in the village was this one. Although it was a slow horse, it didn't run fast, but it saved effort. It was better if it didn't run fast, and the two strong men could catch up with each other.

For a moment, the village was in chaos and chaotic. The villagers, amid the sound of the gongs that the strong men were pounding, helped the old and the young, and carried some fines and softness to the pond at the entrance of the village. The pond was covered with reeds, which were already withered and yellow. People who were not locals could not figure out what they looked like. This was a plain, and there were only reed marshals.

In less than half an hour, Khitan cavalry appeared on the main road. They rushed into the village roaring and looked at it at the end of the village. Most of the people in the village fled, and the streets were empty. Turning to the pond at the entrance of the village, they saw some slow-moving villagers running into the reed marsh.

Han familynu said: "So these people have fled into the reed marsh! When the army comes, kill them all!"

After saying that, he sent a close confidant to report the message. He took a soldier and first broke into the inn on the street and searched around.

There was not a single person in the inn, and the money counter was still there, so I found a pile of copper coins. I searched the entire inn and found that there were only these copper coins, valuable soft and other items, which had been taken away by the people in the store.

Han Jianu took a piece of meat from the kitchen and poured a large bowl of wine. He sat at the table in the hall and cursed: "These cheap pieces run fast, and there is no gold or silver at all! What's the use of these copper coins?"

After saying that, he took a sip of wine and bite a piece of meat to eat, and was indignant.

After about half an hour of touching, Xiao Huji led a large group of troops into the village and ordered his subordinates to search for food, grass and property in the village, and took a few personal soldiers to the village inn.

When the Han familynu saw Xiao Hu in, he hurriedly got up and crossed his hands to sing.

Xiao Hujian said, "There are no people in this village, where have they been?"

Han Jianu said: "In the end, I will see that everyone in the village will escape into the reed marsh in the pond at the village. The reeds are dense, and outsiders don't know the way. Once they enter, they are afraid of getting lost. I wait for the general to bring the army and then go in and kill them all!"

When Xiao Hu heard this, he narrowed his eyes and said, "No hurry to do this. I will plunder the grain and grass in this village first. I have my own way."

After saying that, he sat down with a few personal soldiers and ate meat and drank wine around the table.

Wu Han led two strong men to hurry to the county town. This place was under the jurisdiction of Jing'an County and was located in the Shenzhou Prefecture. It was just a place that intersected with Zhaozhou. It was sparsely populated and had no towns. Along the way, whenever he arrived in the village, Wu Han told them to hide, saying that the Khitans had arrived.

When I walked more than twenty miles away and was still far from Jing'an County, I suddenly saw the military camp next to the village in front of me. The military camp was endless and looked like there were many people. Wu Han's heart moved. Could it be that there were garrisons here?

He brought two strong men to the village, and Wu Han asked a villager: "Brother, where is the military camp next to him?"

The villager looked at Wu Han, then looked at the two strong men, and said, "These are officers and soldiers from Jizhou. I heard that they are here to suppress the Khitans. You two are not like those nearby, where did you come from?"

Wu Han said: "In Wu Han, I am from Daliushu Village to the west, and I am a local elder. This afternoon, Khitans suddenly came to the village. We couldn't resist the enemy, so we rushed to the county to report to the officials."

The villager said, "Why do you have to report to the officials? There are officers and soldiers in the military camp over there, just go and report to them."

Wu Han was overjoyed when he heard this, and took two strong men to the nearby military camp to ask for the generals here.

Shi Daqing and a group of generals were discussing nearby information in the commander's tent. He received military orders and brought his subordinates to Zhaozhou, deciding to stay here tonight. At the same time, he sent spies to investigate the situation everywhere.

At this moment, a soldier came in and said, "General, a man named Wu Han came outside, who was said to be the elders from the south. A Khitan came from their village and was about to report to the county."

When Shi Daqing heard this, he hurriedly said, "Let him in quickly."

Wu Han followed the soldiers into the tent and saw a circle of generals sitting inside. A big man behind the middle table knew that it was the main general, so he stepped forward and bowed and said, "The little Wu Han is the elder in the south. I have seen the general."

Shi Daqing said: "It was Shi Daqing who learned the order of the Prime Minister Jun of the State to bring a large army to suppress the Khitan thieves. You said that the Khitans had entered your village. Let's hear what the situation is. - This is a military and national event, and every sentence must be true. If there is a half false statement, be careful of your head!"

Wu Han was startled and hurriedly said, "How dare I deceive the little one? These days, the old men were in trouble with Khitan horse thieves. Under Jing'an's rule, the elders all followed the orders of the government and organized the strong men to inspect them everywhere. It was almost noon today, and the little one was checking the intersection with several strong men. Suddenly, a strong man rode a donkey and said that he had found traces of the Khitans several miles away. The little one did not dare to be negligent, knowing that he had few people and there was no wall in the village, so he was not a match for the Khitans, so he hurriedly brought people to ask for help. The other strong men took the villagers and hurriedly hid in the reed marsh to hide in the reed marsh."

After hearing this, Shi Daqing couldn't help but frown: "So, you haven't seen the Khitans? You just heard it."

Wu Han said: "Return to General, how cruel the Khitan thief is! If I see you, how can I still have the fate to report to the official? The strong man is loyal and honest. I have known him since childhood, so what he said is definitely not a lie!"

Shi Daqing asked Wu Han about the location of the village where he lived, and asked him to take him down to rest.

When Wu Han left, Shi Daqing said, "I don't know whether what the elder said is true or not. His village is more than twenty miles away from here, and according to him, he has been away for more than an hour. Calculate the time, if there are really Khitans, they should have entered the village now."

Li Jia said: "The army cannot act in such a sentence. It is better to send someone to the village first to see if there are any Khitans."

Shi Daqing thought for a while and said, "The Khitans are all cavalry, coming and going like the wind. Once we delay, they might leave. If we send people to investigate, we will get the news and it will be evening. Why not do this? We will set off the camp and send people to investigate. If there are really Khitans, it will be evening when they get there. If the Khitans have not left, we will surround them from all sides, and maybe it will be a great achievement!"

Several generals hesitated and did not speak. This time, everyone's plan was to drag the Khitans down. How could they really fight? After the training of these imperial guards, they didn't know where they would go. Which one wanted to work hard?
Chapter completed!