Chapter 255: Departure (II)

In October, the flames of war ignited the earth, and Youzhou and Xuzhou fell into war.

Bingzhou will not be spared, under the wanton years of the Hu people, thousands of miles of barrenness, ten rooms and nine empty.

On October 19, Hu Erbo led 30,000 troops to break through the defenses of Bingzhou, thus unveiling one of the few catastrophes in the history of Bingzhou.

In just half a month, all the people who were passed by the army of Kuerbo were all ten rooms and nine empty, and the corpses were all over the field, and the people were treated as pigs and dogs, slaughtered to their heart's content, wantonly **, especially driven to attack the city.

On October 21, Khurbo personally led a thousand cavalry, quickly mounted his horses, and went to Xinxing County to observe the enemy's situation.

On the 22nd, the army arrived at Xinxing County.

Khurbo can be called a warrior of the steppe, and he is the champion of the three armies, but he can hardly guarantee that he will not have accidents - illness and injury.

Therefore, with the army, there are also shamans on the grassland, and there are Central Plains Taoists and doctors who are leading the party.

Due to the persuasion of the party leading the way, on the way to Xinxing County, Hu Erbo really killed some Han people.

However, he didn't let it go like this, in the words of Kuerbo, since this world originally belonged to his father Khan, why should these Han people throw their heads for our army?

Which of the warriors of his own tribe is not more precious than these Han people?

If you let these Han people go, then the Han people will naturally be grateful and return their loyalty.

So when Khurbo's army approached Xinxing County, the team had driven away tens of thousands of Han people, and Khurbo's intention was obvious, even if his father Khan could use the Han people to attack the city, he could naturally do it.

In this regard, although the monk who led the party was unbearable, he felt that this was the number of days and no longer persuaded him.

Xinxing County

The city in front of you is a new place of governance, a prosperous city, with a large population, and there has always been an endless stream of people coming and going in the city.

Now, due to the arrival of the foreign army, the city gate is tightly closed, the drawbridge is hanging, and the whole city is full of solemnity.

Looking at the past from afar, there are many garrison soldiers in the city, these soldiers are not like the cities they have encountered before, they only use ordinary bows, and as soon as the vanguard approaches the city, they are shot back by the dense crossbow arrows.

Although it is separated by a moat, it still has a strong lethality, and it is worthy of being a famous county town in the state, with strict precautions and a scene of martial law

The county watchman's house

In a study, there was a middle-aged man, this person was magnificent, tall, seven feet tall, more burly than the generals, and a long beard was black and soft, which made this person a little more elegant.

This person is the county guard of Xinxing County, and the owner of this mansion - Zhang Henian

Don't look at this humanistic person, but he is a good hand in governance.

Therefore, Xinxing County is somewhat prosperous under his governance, there are many merchants in the county, countless trades, and the people cannot live and work in peace and contentment, at least most of the people in the city can still eat enough, in this troubled era, it is not easy to govern the city like this.

In front of Zhang Henian, there were two people, both of whom were his advisers, one Ji Ran and the other Cui Xu.

Ji Ran is not only his advisor, but also Zhang Henian's wife and brother, so it can be said that he is related.

Cui Xu was also Zhang Henian's old department before, and later came over as a strategist.

In Zhang Henian's eyes, the two are his trusted henchmen, and the two do have some talents, after receiving the news that Xinxing County was invaded by foreign tribes, Zhang Henian summoned the two to think about countermeasures.

The two of them were sitting opposite each other in Zhang Henian's study at the moment.

"My lord, Fu Yunxin has expressed his kindness several times before, why didn't the adults respond? If there is a connection between the adults and Fu Yunxin, they can ask for support and send troops now, and it will not be like this. At this time, Cui Xu, frowning, said to Zhang Henian.

said that there are no complaints, but in fact, there are still complaints.

Cui Xu is older, in his early fifties, ten years older than Zhang Henian, and has also assisted Zhang Henian's father before.

The marshal Fu Yunxin inherited the position of the former state jiedu envoy, theoretically the authority is shrouded in the whole state, and it has gradually grasped the real power over the years, and other counties, although they do not hand over the power to Fu Yunxin, but on the surface it is still dominated by Fu Yunxin.

Zhang Henian repeatedly refuted Fu Yunxin's face, that is, there was no foreign invasion, but I was afraid that within a year or two, there would be friction between the two.

If Zhang Henian had been willing to pay homage to Fu Yunxin, he could at least send someone to ask for help, but now?

Cui Xu shook his head, feeling that Fu Yunxin might not be willing to send troops to help.

I'm afraid that even if a large army is sent over, it will not come over until there is a defeat between here and the foreign tribes.

Ji Ran saw Zhang Henian's face gloomy, and couldn't help but secretly complain.

Ji Ran's official position is slightly lower than Cui Xu, but this person is more trusted by Zhang Henian than Cui Xu, not only because of the relationship between the two in-laws, but also because Ji Ran has a gentle temperament and will not make aggressive suggestions, leaving some leeway when he speaks.

Ji Ran and Cui Xu are old friends, so it is naturally clear that Cui Xu is the most upright, loyal to the second generation of the Zhang family, but because of his straightforward speech, although he is trusted but not reused, he is a strategist position until he is old.

Cui Gong, Cui Gong, your temperament still needs to be changed

Glancing at Cui Xu, Ji Ran sighed lightly.

However, Ji Ran also knew that although Cui Xu relied on the old and sold the old, he was not bad-hearted, otherwise Ji Ran would not be friends with Cui Xu.

"Cui Gong, what you said is not unreasonable, the adults know that you are loyal, and they are all for the sake of the adults. However, if you think about it, Fu Yunxin is the most treacherous and righteous person. ”

"Merge nine counties, when Fu Yunxin inherited, only got two counties, although he has a name, but he has no real power, but over the years, through scheming and division, he has annexed three counties, and now has four counties. Ji Ran slowly opened his mouth and said.

Hearing Ji Ran's words, Cui Xu also fell silent, knowing that what Ji Ran said also made some sense, not to mention, since it has reached the point where it is now, what's the use of complaining that adults don't listen to him?

So, he nodded: "What you said is right, but this is the truth." ”

"Even if Fu Yunxin is unwilling to send troops, what good will it be for him to break the new city? Once the city is broken, the annexation of the state will completely lose its barrier and fall into the hands of the Hu people, according to the opinion of the ministers, as long as it drags on for a few more days, Fu Yunxin will still send troops to come. Ji Ran continued.

Zhang Henian's face gradually softened at this time, and he sighed: "It can only be like this, there are 10,000 defenders in the city, all of them are elite, and if you recruit 20,000 people, I don't believe it, 30,000 people, and you can't delay it for a month."

He is a county town here, with high walls and a large amount of accumulated strong crossbows and rolling stones, how can it be easily attacked?

At this moment, suddenly, a panicked footstep approached, and in a moment, a voice sounded outside his study.

"My lord, it's not good, the Hu army has already approached the city, and immediately began to attack the city and ...... And the siege of the city is all some of us Han people, old and young, women and children."

"Old and young women and children?" Zhang Henian's face changed slightly.

Ji Ran and Cui Xu, who were present, both had a big change in their faces.

"Follow me to the city to have a look" Zhang Henian stood up abruptly and said, Ji Ran and Cui Xu had already guessed something at the same time at this time, and their faces were angry.

Seeing Zhang Henian walking out, they all followed out quickly.

Under the new county

Most of the Hu people were cavalry, one man and two horses, and there were newly descended Han people who acted as a heavy team, and finally the elite cavalry was the rear.

Most of the Hu cavalry have leather armor, and now they even have flags, and under the banners, they are densely packed with Hu cavalry, forming a rolling torrent.

When they reached the front of the city, the army stopped and looked at the city.

"Your Highness, this city is not very easy to fight" Seeing this situation, the generals of Khurbo looked slightly solemn.

"Wanhu, what now? This city looks like it has high walls and such a wide moat, if these Han people refuse to surrender ......," someone said.

"It's okay" Hurbo, dressed in golden armor, sat on a horse, and looked carefully at the city.

Behind him, there were many generals, among whom there were also several Taoist priests, and there was a little discord.

After looking at it for a moment, he saw Khurbo slowly sneering: "What if the city wall is high? As long as there is a ladder, you can still climb it." What about the width of the moat? Let our warriors drive behind, and we don't believe that there are too many Han people who dare not go forward to die, and they can block this river, so why can't they cross it?"

"Your Highness is wise, so that it will not damage our warriors" When the surrounding Hu generals heard this, they all nodded again and again and applauded loudly.

The two Central Plains Daoists who followed couldn't help but change color a little when they heard this.

In front of the fourth prince, although there is some thin face, it is just Khurbo to give some face, but at this time there is no room for speech.

Seeing that the Han people were trampled and slaughtered by the cavalry, the four princes could order fewer people to be killed, and they had fulfilled their duty.

At the command, the horn sounded continuously, and a group of cavalry drove the Han people forward, and gradually converged into a large area in front of the battle, forming a sea of people.

Many of them, knowing their fate, couldn't help crying, and some children followed their parents.

"Senior brother, don't act rashly" Seeing a large number of Han people being driven forward, a Taoist priest couldn't bear it and wanted to say something more, but was stopped by his fellow disciples.

"But, senior brother, this—this is too cruel. ”

"This catastrophe is providential, how can you and I be able to control it? If you can save some of it, it is already a creation, and you must not force it too much. The senior brother of the leading party showed pity on his face and said.

"Alas," the junior brother turned pale and sighed.

In the shouts of the Han people and the shouts of the cavalry, the suppressed voice would not be noticed by others at all, so the two talked.

After a while, I only heard an order, and the city "poof", the arrow rain fell, and suddenly, the Han people under the city fell like the snow melted.

The mansion is not far from the city gate, and the three of them will soon arrive at the city under the protection of the guards, because of the authorized command of the general Han Jie, it is no exception to hear the sound of killing, only to hear the sound of killing outside, among which the screams and rumblings are endless.

The three of them hurriedly climbed the stone steps, came to the city, and looked outside, and at this look, the faces of the three of them changed greatly.

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Today's chapter, the New Year has passed, and tomorrow will start the official resumption of the second chapter update