Chapter 154： Help (catch bugs)

Compared with the excitement at the gate of the city, Taifu Lu's house is very deserted. People began to speculate that if the three princes returned triumphantly, the position of prince would have to be changed to the Lu family who supported the prince, and he would have to stay away. Others felt that if the three princes were defeated, the Bei Rong killer would come, and the country would soon be subjugated. Why should it matter to go to the south and flee?

Taifu Lu listened to the report about the assembly of the volunteers and leaving the city, but instead of saying no, he asked: "I have asked the princess to come back, why is she not back?" He has received news many times, and the princess told the princess. Crude, the princess was tortured, but the princess herself never sent letters to ask for help. He knew that this granddaughter was arrogant, and the more miserable he was, the less he didn't want to come back, probably for fear of embarrassment. He could only send people to pass the message again and again, and the princess ignored it again and again.

The visitor said carefully: "The princess said that she will come back when she becomes pregnant."

Taifu Lu sighed: "Let her come back first!" It's really impossible, just find a fake child! As soon as the princess came back, she said she was pregnant, and then she brought out a baby. This kind of thing cannot be done in normal times, but in times of war, it is easy to handle...Of course, it will not be so easy. At least, the prince can do something before...

Taifu Lu thought for a moment, and said: "Let people follow the current rumors and spread that Zhenbeihou is dead, Shen Jiajun is destroyed, and Beirong is approaching! Let our people move up to suggest moving the capital!" . Once the capital is moved, the world will be in chaos. If something happens to the prince, he won’t be so eye-catching... How dare you treat my granddaughter this way, ignoring my support for you over the years, how can you not let you pay the price!

As a result, the Lv's officials on the front began to publicize the horrors of the war. After a few days, the Northeast sent a memorial for the entry of Bei Rong, which caused great panic among the ruling party and the opposition.

Thousands of Beirong people crossed the mountains and entered the plains. The entangled civilians were led by Chen Lichang and other volunteers and slightly wounded soldiers to intercept the enemy. Although the number of the rebels was more than 20,000, most of them were farmers. They knew that they would be beaten to the ground by wielding a **** and fighting against the fighting ethnic groups in the north. Many people turned around and ran when they saw the other party's long sword. It was useless for Chen Lichang to shout and break his throat. So the Southerners were defeated for the first time in the war. The Beirong people robbed a village, killed those who hadn't escaped, and burned their houses before leaving.

The local officials were so frightened that they issued a series of memorials, exaggeratingly describing the strength and swiftness of Beirong, saying that the local area could not be stopped, and demanding that the imperial court dispatch regular troops quickly.

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that if you don't care about Beirong, Pingyuan Hou will stop Beirong on the west road. The remnants of Shen Jiajun are at odds with the enemy on the north road, and this northeast enemy will also arrive in the capital. For a time, some courtiers screamed to move the capital, asking the emperor to avoid the enemy and move the capital to the south. And quoting from the classics, there are many historical examples of life if the capital is moved, and death if the capital is not moved. The emperor is the most important person in the world. A gentleman should not stand under a dangerous wall, he should avoid the slightest crisis, not to mention the situation is so bad now.

Amidst a whisper, the emperor ordered the palace to begin to clean up in case of accidents.

The four princes did not have the mind to continue writing his conspiracy theories in the imperial tomb. Based on his memory, he drew a topographic map, hung it on the wall and looked at it every day, imagining the actions and progress of several parties.

Ding’s waiter panicked. He walked outside every day and heard countless bad news. On this day, he received the monthly payment from the Jiang family at the door, hurried in, and whispered to the fourth prince: “I heard that there are also some on the east coast. Bei Rong is coming! You will be here soon! Your Highness, write a letter to the emperor, asking to go back to the capital!"

The fourth prince said: "Don't worry, two days later."

Neibu Ding frowned: "Then...Is it too late?"

The fourth prince smiled, but then sighed slightly, sat at the table, picked up the Yi Shi Yu of this week and looked at it.

Ding Neibu was anxious. Although he knew that the four princes could not be disturbed when they were studying, he still said in a low voice: "Just now when I took things from the Jiang family...The Jiang family also brought a letter, saying that your maternal ancestor asked His Royal Highness to return to the city as soon as possible..."

The four princes looked up: "Oh, I asked them to send people to join the rebel army, but they did."

Ding's attendant nodded: "Someone said that the Jiang family had sent a direct descendant of Young Master Jiang Liu and brought more than fifty Ding to vote for Pingyuanhou."

The four princes nodded: "That's good, you can't say nothing at this time."

Ding's attendant worried: "Although Pingyuan Hou had led soldiers, after the third son of Zhenbeihou was a military commander, how can I say that most of the volunteers are guards of the house, can they beat Bei Rong?"

The four princes snorted: "If they are really the guards of the family, they will not be able to beat them."

Attendant Ding was anxious again: "His Royal Highness, go back to Beijing! If they can't beat Bei Rong, Beijing will be flanked by Bei Rong from the East and the West. How can it be done?"

The four princes picked up the book again: "When did you understand the military by flanking you?"

Attendant Ding was about to cry: "His Royal Highness! This is what the soldier guarding the mausoleum said. I also heard that someone said that the emperor is going to move the capital! Let's not go back. The emperor has forgotten you. Bei Rong is here, what can you do... …" He shed a stream of tears.

The fourth prince said in his heart that he had forgotten. Seeing that the servant Ding was really uncomfortable, he comforted him: "Don't worry, I didn't say they can't beat..." Then he started to read and didn't want to say anything.

Neibu Ding tilted his head and thought hard, and the four princes said, if they are really...Who else can the righteous soldiers be guards?

After the volunteers led by the third prince Pingyuan Hou left Baili from the capital, they formally joined the volunteers trained by Zhang Yunming from the mountains in the south. Volunteers from the south were neatly dressed. In contrast, those from the capital were in a mess. The teams on both sides joined together, the army suddenly became huge, the crowds on the road were crowded, and the exchanges were chaotic. Ping Yuanhou had to order the troops to stop and organize the volunteers. He asked various places to report the names of the volunteers, and then divided the crossbowmen, infantry, and messengers and other services, and then appointed generals to let subordinates with military experience lead the volunteers...

When Zhang Yunming found someone unmanned, he asked Ping Yuanhou and said, "Father, can't we go faster?"

Ping Yuanhou said: "No, if you don't assemble your troops, you will die at the front line. The sooner the better, so that the soldiers can get familiar with and coordinate with each other on the way, and you can't wait until you get close to Bei Rong.

After the team was established, Ping Yuanhou ordered the soldiers to report to each other and start simple drills to establish cooperation. He took Shen Zhuo and Zhang Yunming's three princes to patrol the team and meet the soldiers.

The third prince finally met Shen Xiang.

Shen Xiang wore light armor, but half of his face was covered with tulle. When the third prince saw her, his eyes were hot and he wanted to cry.

He grew up and turned his head, only to realize how reckless he was at the beginning! Just so bluntly, let this woman wait for herself to marry her! He never asked whether this woman liked him or not, and never tried to please this woman, he only cared about himself! But this woman didn't complain to him, didn't ignore him, for so many years, silently insisting not to marry, so that he has always maintained the possibility of becoming the future son-in-law of Zhenbeihou, and has always had a solid backing! He is sorry Miss Shen!

The third prince walked up to Shen Xiang, poured Taishan and Yuzhu, bowed solemnly to Shen Xiang, and said, "Thank you, Miss Shen, for your help!"

The people around were shocked when they saw the three princes giving such a heavy gift, the secret way that the three princes were really affectionate for Miss Shen.

Shen Zhuo looked at Shen Xiang, thinking that Shen Xiang would avoid him sideways, but Shen Xiang was not moved at all, and responded coldly, and said proudly: "It is my Shen family's responsibility to defend the family and the country!" The queen's demeanor once again let her next to him. People were dumbfounded, and even Shen Zhuo felt that Shen Xiang was too arrogant.

But the three princes didn't mind Shen Xiang's attitude at all, and said enthusiastically: "I admire such loyalty the most! Let us fight side by side!" Shen Xiang finally blushed, and the crowd around the audience couldn't stand it. They bowed their heads or turned their faces away. , Shen Zhuo coughed, the third prince opened a bright smile to Shen Xiang, showing many white front teeth, and gave Shen Xiang a big gift before leaving.

Shen Xiang gritted her teeth with anger: Didn't this make her embarrassed in public?

Chunlu came over and whispered: "Miss, those three princes are really..."

Shen Xiang interrupted: "Cheerful!"

Zhang Ding sent the letter and kept hiding in Li's Zhuangzi outside the capital. When the volunteers left the city and made sure that no one was watching Li's Zhuangzi, he quietly left Zhuangzi. At this time, he chased him up and found Zhang Yunming. When he saw Zhang Yunming, Zhang Ding saluted excitedly: "Lord! Long time no see!" At the beginning, he and Shen Jian went to the north, Zhang Yunming went to the south again, and now they meet again. Separated.

Zhang Yunming also sighed with emotion: "Clove! You haven't changed at all, you are still a traitor!"

It's been a long time since Zhang Ding heard someone call himself Dingxiang. Suddenly he was stunned, almost crying, and waved his hand like a woman: "I hate it! Grandpa! Your words really make me sad! How could he be a traitor, at least he should be a traitor. That's it!"

Zhang Yunming laughed and patted him on the shoulder and said, "You still have to call you Zhang Ding!" He looked around, pulled Zhang Ding to a place where no one was there and said, "Whether you are here, go to your son first. Go there. Tell him that we are here. There are more volunteers than we planned. Now there are more than 80,000. There should be 100,000 people there. I brought 20,000, hundreds of crossbows, if he can’t stop it. Don't try your best, just run to our side. You must bring the letter to you!"

Zhang Ding regained his solemn expression: "I have brought all the letters from Yancheng, there must be nothing wrong."

Zhang Yunming was very curious. He looked around and said to Zhang Ding, "I just came back and I don't know many things. What happened to Beirong on the Northeast Road in Yancheng? Can you tell me about it."

Zhang Ding whispered about what happened on the ridge outside Yancheng. After listening, Zhang Yunming patted Zhang Ding on the back: "You are amazing. After this is done, you are a man of merit."

Zhang Ding laughed and said, "The third-ranking teacher, Governor Shen, said the same. I must be promoted to make a fortune. I might really become a traitor in the future!" Zhang Yunming smiled and took him to find someone to lead the way, prepare another horse, and send him to find him. Zhang Yunzheng went.

Zhang Ding had been away for a long time, and Zhang Yunming often recalled what Zhang Ding said about the battle of the ridge. Shen Jian retreated hundreds of thousands of soldiers from Bei Rong. That strategy must have come from Miss Shen Er. He realized that although he had long thought Shen Wen was insidious, he still underestimated her! This woman is so... terrible!

Ping Yuan Hou had previously led soldiers, so he was naturally experienced and skillful in operation. In only four days, a large number of mobs who looked messed up were reorganized into rows and rows of semi-professional soldiers, and when they set off, they appeared to be majestic and tidy and extraordinary.

During the time he stopped the army for rectification, the emperor was very nervous, letting people pass information back and forth day and night, reporting Ping Yuanhou's movements. Only more than a hundred miles away, the Hong Kong Journal is very convenient. The emperor ordered the iron-clad crossbowmen of the Imperial Forest Army to stand by. If Ping Yuan Hou had any move to turn around and return to Beijing, he would immediately attack him, and he would not be allowed to succeed!

Fortunately, after Ping Yuanhou rectified, he immediately raised his troops and moved forward, and the emperor let go of his mind.

Since the rebels left the city, the people in the capital have become more worried, and there has been bad news going back and forth between the north and the south.

The Li family of Pingyuan Hou Mansion let the Pingyuan Hou brothers and his family move into a central courtyard where they lived, and people discovered that this place was like a small city with a kitchen and a kitchen, and the walls were thick enough to stand on people.

In the Zhenbeihou Mansion, Shen Wen knew that she should be wiped out by the prince, and she was ready to help the other party.

At dinner one day after the volunteers left, Shen Wenying said to Yang with tears: "Mother, I want to go to the temple to pray for my father, brother and sister..."

Yang categorically said: "No! Now the army is in turmoil, you can't leave the house!" Then, she remembered that two times and three times she asked Yan to go home, but she never saw Yan, and asked: "How come the second lady hasn't come back!"

When Liu heard her mother-in-law's tone of voice was wrong, he hurriedly said softly: "I have asked someone to invite again, but the second wife locked herself in the room. Her maidservant said that she would not come back if she did not finish copying the three hundred scriptures. It is a wish made to the Buddha, if it is not fulfilled..." She did not go on, so as not to lose her breath.

The Yang family frowned, just about to say something, the old lady said: "Forget it, she can stay in the temple, there is quiet." The implication is that if there is anything, it will not harm the Yan family.

Yang sighed, and whispered: "I'm also afraid...she will be able to take care of her when she comes back."

The old lady said: "Speaking of care, I heard that there is chaos in the capital nowadays. Some have come to join the volunteers, some have come to take refuge, and some have come to rob. Now the volunteers have left, most of the guards in our mansion are there. I can’t protect such a big house. I’ll dismiss the people tomorrow. You all move to my yard, and you can take care of it if you live close."

The Yang immediately nodded. The Hou Mansion is such a big yard, and no one is guarding it now. In case someone comes in, the family is mostly old, young, women and children. What should happen to the Liu family is: "I will let someone else tomorrow." Go to Zhuangzi. You all started to pack up and move to the old lady."

Liu responded, and Shen Wen smiled and said, "It's great, I like to live with my grandmother."

Yang said: "Thank you for repairing the yard!"

The old lady really hated Yang for not being able to speak, and she said in a busy tone: "What kind of repair is that? I knew that today, I should build more than a dozen houses."

Everyone laughed.

Late at night, by packing up things, Su Wanniang and Shen Wen lived together again, and they talked quietly in the dark. Su Wanniang asked: "You will definitely not be in danger"

Shen Wen whispered: "I'll go to see the people in Ping Yuanhou, it should be okay. But you, I'm not here, you must be more careful. Tomorrow, someone will send a bow arrow to Laoguan, he and his fourth brother will bring Keeping a hundred people guarding that yard should be able to keep it. The key is that you must all be in your grandmother’s yard and never come out."

Su Wanniang nodded vigorously: "Of course, we will definitely not come out."

Shen Wen remembered what the old Taoist said, and said to Su Wanniang: "The old Taoist said that his fourth brother is a evil star, saying that he can't talk now, because he has a trick. If he is overjoyed and compassionate, if he opens his mind, he will kill. You. But stare a little bit, don't let him get too emotional."

Su Wanniang said in amazement: "How can such a simple and honest person like this fourth brother, how can he be a evil star"

Shen Wen lowered his voice: "I don't believe him either! Don't worry too much. It only takes one day, before night, it's time to clear the siege."

Su Wanniang's heart was beating, she gritted her teeth and said: "Okay, I will guard with them, and I will hold on for one day!"

Shen Wen shook Su Wanniang's hand and said, "It's coming, in the last one or two months, we will win!"

Su Wanniang also clasped Shen Wen's hand tightly: "I believe you, we will definitely win."

The two looked at each other and laughed at night. Su Wanniang remembered that Shen Wen had just designed to buy her into the mansion ten years ago. In such a dark night, she used to have so much doubts about what she said to Shen Wen, but now, the two of them really He became a close comrade in arms, trusting each other completely. Shen Wen held Su Wanniang's hand tightly and was very emotional: Without Zhang Yunzheng and Su Wanniang, she would have been lonely for more than ten years.

Shen Wen went out of the house after midnight and explained the details to the cuckoo who was guarding there in the small courtyard.

The next day, some "village people" brought their own bows and arrows to Zhenbei Hou Mansion for the volunteers of Zhenbei Hou Mansion. However, the volunteers had already set off, and Laoguan accepted it and said they would Find someone to send it to the volunteers. But the whole government was busy dismissing the servant maid, and moving to the Liu family, Yang family, and Shen Wen Su Wanniang. It was delayed as soon as they came and went.

Shen Wen sat in the yard very sullenly, watching Xia Qing command people to clean up the clothes and bedding, and move to the old lady's side. When Xia Qing took the maids out to give things away, Xia Zi of Wang Zhi's family came to Shen Wen and asked in a low voice, "Does the young lady want to go to the temple to pray?"

Shen Wen nodded in frustration: "Yes, but my mother won't let me go, saying that the army is in a turmoil now..."

Xia Zi said with great enthusiasm: "You can't see the city. I know that the bell tower temple in the city is very famous. Many people say what they ask for, and everything works."

Shen Wen suddenly blinked his eyes and asked: "Really"

Xia Zi nodded repeatedly: "Really!"

Shen Wen pressed his chin with a handkerchief: "How far is this place from the Hou Mansion?"

Xia Zi said: "It's not that far. It's only half an hour away from the car. Miss don't tell others, just get out secretly, pray for Lord Hou, the sons, and the young lady, and let the Buddha bless them!"

Shen Wen seemed to be touched, but after thinking about it, he shook his head sadly: "I really want to pray for them, but I can't get out of this yard by myself. I have been very tired recently. I have to take Xia Qing with me. .But my mother said she wouldn’t let me go out, in case Xia Qing told my mother..."

Xia Zi hurriedly said: "I can accompany the young lady out, do you still remember that she wanted to go to the poetry meeting?"

Shen Wen sighed: "What poetry meeting are you going to now..."

Xia Zi hurriedly explained: "In order to help the young lady go to the poetry meeting, I told the people in the carriage house a long time ago that the young lady can use a car anytime."

Shen Wen opened his eyes slightly: "Really, that would be great." A faint smile appeared.

Xia Zi said: "Miss only needs to tell me the date, and I will help Miss prepare."

After Shen Wen talked for three days, when that day came, Xia Zi secretly let a donkey cart wait behind, but Shen Wen was nowhere to be found in the mansion.

Until the evening, Shen Wen was helped back by Xia Qing. Xia Zi looked at Xia Qing and went to another place, and hurriedly came over and asked Shen Wen: "Why did the lady come back that day? The lady said that she would go to pray today. I found a car. , Have been waiting. If the lady does not go quickly, she will move to the old lady's side in a few days, and it will be difficult to leave the house again."

Shen Wen also looked very anxious: "I was left in the backyard by the old lady to read the scriptures, and I have been reading until now! Our yard is almost moved, and she wants me to live there tonight. I refused to come back after a long time. !"

Xia Zi frowned: "It's late, I can't leave today."

Shen Wen said: "Then tomorrow."

Xia Zi had to inform the outside overnight. The people outside the yard waited for a day, only to know that it had changed at night, and went back to sleep cursingly, but they had to come and wait early in the morning.

The next day, Xia Zi took advantage of Xia Qing to go out and sneaked into Shen Wen’s room. She just helped Shen Wen get dressed. Xia Qing who was supposed to have gone to Liu's side suddenly came back and saw Shen Wen wearing it. The clothes outside asked Shen Wen loudly: "Miss, where are you going!"

Xia Zi on the side was frightened, afraid that Shen Wen would say it, and hurriedly said, "I want to accompany the young lady to take a walk outside."

Xia Qing said unhappily: "I should go if you want someone to accompany you!" With a stern face, he stretched out his hand and involuntarily said to help Shen Wen. Before leaving the house, he turned his head and said to Xia Zi: "If you are idle, help Xia Lan, a lot of things left in the yard have to be packed and put away. They can’t just be spread out on the ground.”

The two walked into the yard and saw Su Wanniang, who used to be in the hall to be in charge, approaching, smiling and saying, "I'm free today, I will stay with you later..."

Xia Qing said: "Miss wanted to walk outside."

Su Wanniang made a fuss and said: "Oh! I have to go with you. If Miss is tired, I have to come back soon..."

Xia Zi angrily watched Shen Wen being taken out of the yard by Xia Qing and Su Wanniang. She wanted to report the letter, but Xia Lan called her, and kept pulling her to do things, putting the trivial objects in the house into the box and packed it. Putting in...After dinner, Xia Zi found a free time and ran to the back door to tell the people outside that it would not be possible again this time.

Those people waited another day in vain and became more anxious.

Xia Qing and Su Wanniang escorted Shen Wen to the old lady's courtyard. Su Wanniang whispered to Shen Wen, "Do you think Xia Zi's complexion is really getting purple."

Shen Wen also laughed, and whispered: "Tomorrow I really have to follow her out, you have to comfort my mother."

Su Wanniang and Xia Qing both nodded.

When the three people arrived at the old lady's place, Shen Wen harassed the old lady and laughed for a moment. Seeing that Su Wanniang and Xia Qing separated from the others, she whispered to the old lady: "Grandma, I'm leaving tomorrow, grandma don't worry, I It must be all right."

The old lady clasped the Buddha beads tightly. This weak granddaughter from a young age now has a sweet face and a slim figure. How do you think she is a pitiful woman? She asked worriedly: "Do you have to do this?"

Shen Wen thought about it silently. If he didn't do this, the stalk of the other party in his previous life asking him to give a letter to the enemy would not be able to come true. Without a letter, the prince may not dare to persuade the emperor to send the Imperial Forest Army to chase the third prince. The Imperial Forest Army will not go out... It is better to be safe and follow the steps of the previous life.

She nodded: "It must be done."

The old lady sighed and shook Shen Wen's hand and said, "Wen'er, no matter what happens, you must first cherish yourself. You are still a boudoir, and grandmother wants to see you marry and start a family in the future and be happy."

Shen Wen nodded again, and shook the old lady's hand with both hands and said: "Grandma! I will! Not only me, our family, will be peacefully reunited with Meimei, and live a good life!"

There were tears in the old lady's eyes. At this time, her only son and several older grandchildren were still alive or dead, but this little granddaughter was so determined that the old lady felt inexplicably relieved and smiled hard and nodded.

Shen Wen looked at the old lady's white hair and wrinkled face, suddenly sad, really wanted to stay here, not following Xia Zi to leave the house, but she suppressed her shaking: now is the last juncture , She can’t change her plan. In the past and this life, everything that should happen will happen. What she can do is to use the hand of fate to make good gains and evils punished, so that those who have done bad things will die without a place to bury them!

Although he had said it a long time ago, Shen Wen still went to the small courtyard. This time, Father Gu and Du Juan were both here, and the three of them said the plan again.

The next day, early in the morning, Xia Qing was called by Su Wanniang to go to the main hall to do something. Xia Zi arrived in the room smoothly. Shen Wen was already dressed and only owed the cloak outside. Xia Zi hurriedly picked up the cloak and put on Shen Wen. Shen Wen seemed to be panting because of wearing clothes. He pointed to the closet next to him with trembling hands and said, "This dress has matching towels. I have to use that..."

Xia Zi saw that Shen Wen wore a long purple jacket with a dark blue shirt inside and a long skirt of the same color underneath. The workmanship was very particular. The sleeves, the placket and the bottom of the skirt were embroidered with shiny silver moire. Xia Zi listened to the movement in the yard with trepidation, and hurriedly went to the closet to find a handkerchief for Shen Wen, scolding Shen Wen for being careful, and wasting time! Fortunately, in a stack of towels, she saw the dark purple towel with silver moire at a glance, and she hurriedly picked it out and handed it to Shen Wen. Shen Wen took the handkerchief, Xia Zi put on her a veil on the bed, and helped Shen Wen out of the house.

They were especially lucky. The people in the Hou Mansion were probably in the old lady's courtyard. The rest of the place was very quiet, and they did not meet the person in charge on their way out.

Even so, Xia Zi was trembling with nervousness, and Shen Wen was obviously also nervous, panting and walking, nagging to Xia Zi: "My veil is thicker, should I change it to a thinner one? I remember. , This dress should have a matching veil! It must have been moving these days and it's all messed up! Let's go back, I have to wear that veil..."

How could Xia Zi go back and say, "This veil is pretty, it's... uh... it's also embroidered with large lace, the color of the lace... it's a bit whitish, and it's worth it... Miss hurry Click to go!"

The closer he got to the back door, the more Shen Wen's footsteps staggered, and he tremblingly asked Xia Zi: "I... my heart is beating, Wang Zhi's family, let's... don't go."

Hearing this name, Xia Zi gritted his teeth with hatred, and said, "How can you not go to Miss, don't you want the Buddha to bless the Buddha in the temple of Hou Ye?"

Shen Wen whispered: "If it is the spirit, it will definitely not let the bad guys succeed..."

Xia Zi was a little awkward when she heard this, and Shen Wen mumbled as if she was persuading herself: "Bei Rong is very bad, we must not let them come over."

Xia Zi hurriedly said: "That's it! Miss hurry up!"

At the back door, a woman was standing there. Xia Zi gestured to her. The woman opened the back door and let the car waiting outside come in.

Shen Wen was so tired that he was bent over, almost sitting on the ground, and said with a crying voice: "I'm tired and can't walk anymore. You can ask someone to help me..."

Xia Zi dragged Shen Wen fiercely, and whispered: "It's almost here, miss, the car is ready!"

The **** had been distracted long ago, and a donkey cart entered the back door and stopped inside the door. The coachman got off the shaft and waited by the side of the cart with the whip.

Shen Wen seemed to be scared, crying and said: "I...I don't want to go...I'm afraid..."

Xia Zilian pulled Shen Wen to the front of the car and pushed her into the car, saying, "Let's go Miss! Go to the temple and pray for blessings!" She opened the curtain, got into the car, and sat in the car. Place.

Shen Wen shrank into a ball on the chair inside, clenched his handkerchief against his chest, and said tremblingly, "I...I'm so... scared... scared..."

Xia Zi smiled and said, "Miss! Don't be afraid! I'll be in the temple in a while, and we will come back after praying."

Shen Wen looked at Xia Zi with a cry, barely calmed down, sighed weakly, and blinked timidly. Seeing that Xia Zi was unmoved, he could only turn his eyes to look at the curtain at the car window.

Xia Zi secretly let out a sigh: It's finally done! Wang Zhi asked her to bring Xin'er to her, he had already killed the second son of Shen! Now she has brought Miss Shen Er out of the house, which is considered a great achievement. Both husband and wife will be rewarded and embarked on the broad road! She doesn't need to go back today, she is no longer a woman, she will be a lady! Such a bright prospect...

The righteous soldiers left the city, the horses were requisitioned, and the remaining animals were old and weak donkeys or mules. The donkey cart started and slowly exited the back door of the Hou Mansion. A donkey cart parked on the street also moved. A dozen people walked up not far away and followed on foot.

Zheng Qian was sitting in the chasing donkey cart, and he made the driver as close as possible to the Houfu's car. He saw that the coachman made a gesture to them and knew that Miss Shen Er was already in the car. After two days of running back and forth, he was delighted that he was finally done today: The coachman of the Hou Mansion would drive the donkey cart into a yard not far away. There were already a dozen people waiting in the yard, and there were more than a dozen people following outside. A total of thirty people. The three sons of the Hou family in Zhenbei and the eldest martial artist are not in the city. No one can protect Miss Shen Er this time. She is alone. The maid and the coachman by her are all the prince’s people. escape.

Shen Wen's father and brother really couldn't save her. Shen Zhuo and Heping Yuanhou's volunteers were already five hundred miles away, and the city of Yancheng where Zhenbeihou's father and son were located was facing a large-scale attack from Beirong.

In February, the green and yellow did not pick up. Although the Bei Rong army robbed all the villages near Yancheng, the harvest was not great. The people took away all the food before they fled. Two-fifteen and sixty thousand people can't live by slaughtering horses all the time, they still have to hurry south and plunder food.

Tugu Khan wanted to draw the people out of the city very much. In the city's diplomatic war, his own cavalry could easily trample the enemy under his feet, but no matter how his soldiers pretended to be defeated, how they lazily acted indiscriminately to lure the opponent, The city just didn't send troops, the gate was closed, just waiting for him to attack the city.

Recently, the news from Heta is that the army led by Heta will be able to enter the plain area within three to five days. As soon as he entered the plains, hundreds of thousands of cavalry were unstoppable, and he should be in Beijing within a month. Tugu Khan then ordered to attack the city, and within a few days he got off Yancheng, and he could go south and advance in parallel with Hedo. If you don’t go to Yancheng, there will be soldiers in the city. If they go south, they will immediately come out to join in the fun, and they will suffer from the enemy. It was only after the main force of the Shen Jiajun was completely wiped out.

This time, Tugu Khan first used a miscellaneous weak pawn, aiming to consume the opponent's arrows. And the city uses only the bows and arrows of the past, plus the traditional rock oil. For a whole day, all the people who attacked the city were gone. At night, Tugu Khan activated the armored soldiers. It is said to be iron armor, but Beirong does not produce iron and cannot build thousands of iron armors. Soldiers use iron skin to protect the vital points of the chest, and the other parts are just leather armor.

Siege of the city at night is beneficial to the attacker. If there is a black light, the torch on the city is bright, and it is inevitable that there are several dark places. If the defender makes a mistake, someone can board.

Ji Wenzhao stared at the soldiers of the Northern Army who were rushing up under the northern city, and said to Zhenbeihou beside him: "Master Hou, it seems that these are their elite soldiers, and we should use some good weapons."

Zhenbeihou nodded and said, "Okay, let's get on the dagger crossbow." During this time, he finally found out all kinds of new weapons. It turned out that there are not only bed crossbows, but also various dagger crossbows for civilians. Weak bows and long bows for defenders, etc. The weapon’s firing range varies, and the quality and lethality of the arrows are also different. It can be seen that his two sons and Ji Wenzhao have spent so much energy preparing for this war. Now he no longer cares about how they hook up, but is grateful for the season. Wen Zhao has such a foresight.

Ji Wenzhaochuan ordered to go, and the soldiers who had been on standby for more than a month in the yard in the distance cheered. Soon, people holding the new style lined up to the city, some arrogantly, standing among the old weak soldiers and volunteers who had used old weapons and rocks to defend the city. The city immediately complained: "We have worked so hard for so long, so why should we try these, why can you use such a good weapon"

The new soldiers proudly said: "There are skills to use these! Novices have to practice for a few months..."

Ji Wenzhao had no choice but to walk back and forth in the mud: "I will definitely let everyone try if I have a chance in the future." This kind of empty vernacular is really much.

Not long after, the soldiers of the Northern Army who climbed up the ladder like a wolf like a tiger suffered a severe blow for the first time since crossing the border.

Soldiers with crossbows were not in a hurry to shoot, but must hit the enemy with every arrow. Nearby officers observed the battlefield and kept reminding: "Hit! Remember! Hit!..." Qi Conglin Special emphasis: "Very expensive! These arrows are very expensive! Each one is only one or two silver!..."

The soldiers laughed occasionally: "You must be a housewife!" "Wow! My silver or two!"

Qi Conglin shouted: "The arrow is painted blue, can you make it! Hey! Take a good aim! Don't shoot it empty! This arrow is very precious!"...

It makes sense for them to shout this way, because even if they hit the armor, the arrow can penetrate half a foot, which is extremely sharp. For a while, people on the ladder let go and fell. Those who finally climbed to the top of the city were knocked down with sticks by the waiting people or shot to death by soldiers holding short crossbows.

In just one hour, there were not many 30,000 elite soldiers who came to siege the city! Ji Wenzhao took it for granted. He mobilized a thousand soldiers, one or two minutes with one arrow. The soldiers who attacked the city did not move fast when climbing, so they could easily shoot. They could kill about 60,000 people in one hour, and it was not difficult to deal with these 30,000 people. Tugu Khan was shocked! He has passed through the border for so long, this is the first time he has seen the power of Shen Jiajun! He took the arrows presented by the soldiers from below and looked carefully, and, like Huo Luo, realized that these arrows were unusual, but they were too short to be used by Bei Rong!

Tugu Khan hesitated. Although he has 250,000 soldiers, he has no more than 100,000 elite soldiers. The initial siege lost 450,000 ordinary soldiers. Tonight, he lost nearly 30,000 elite soldiers! In this way, one's own strength advantage will disappear...

Seeing the darkness outside the city, no one came up anymore, Ji Wenzhao said to Zhenbeihou: "Master Hou, they won't succeed if they don't attack the city. We have to seduce them."

Zhenbeihou now fully agrees with Ji Wenzhao's military methods-not just defense, but to eliminate the enemy in defense. He immediately listened to Ji Wenzhao's suggestions and issued a series of orders.

After half an hour, a fire suddenly broke out on the north gate of Yancheng, and the Beirong army could see the fire blazing into the sky, but soon the fire was extinguished.

When the news was reported to the Tugu Khan’s tent, Tugu Khan remembered that Huo Luo had said that the Prince of the Southern Dynasty had said that he would cooperate with Bei Rong sincerely and was particularly enthusiastic. Later, some people from the Southern Dynasty came to Bei Rong with envoys and said they would help. Bei Rong listened to the military situation. Tugu Khan didn't believe in the sincerity of the prince of the Southern Dynasties. Of course, if there were people in Yancheng who were facing him, he should make good use of it.

In the next few days, Tugu Khan asked his soldiers to stand by at night, ready to attack the city at any time.

Sure enough, one late night, there was another fire on the north gate, and the fire lasted for a long time. Originally the night siege was dominant, Tugu Khan could not miss this opportunity, and finally ordered an attack again. This time, he was determined to take Yancheng and let the strong soldiers attack at the same time as the civilians accompanying the army or the prisoners. The soldiers could use other people to block their arrows. He first mobilized 50,000 people to attack, and he personally went to the front to command, adding troops at any time.

The brigade of northern soldiers and ants usually pounce on Yancheng from the north in the dark. The fire on the north gate was like an indicator light, attracting them to move forward bravely.

When Bei Rong approached the North Gate, they were pleasantly surprised to find that the door that had always been closed had opened a crack!