After the meeting in Fuxi, I went to visit various houses as usual. Qin Xiong was not there, so Jiang Meng made some special remarks. Guo Qilin, Secretary of the Ministry of War, reminded Fu Xi to pay attention to army building and be ready for war at any time. Fu Xi doesn't want to fight, but wants to build well, but the environment doesn't allow it! Fu Xi returned to the capital after a few days.
Quickly returning to Suxian County, Fu Xi heard shocking news: Wei, the magistrate of Tongxian County, wanted to surrender to the Jin State. The Jin State sent 1,000 troops to Tongxian County to help defend it, and Anbei General Wang Shiping attacked Tongxian County. Fu Xi looked at Du Wenbai and said, "What should we do?" Du Wenbai replied, "Be prepared for war." Fu Xi sent someone to Wei County to inform Wei County Magistrate Gao Xiuwen and County Lieutenant Li San to come to Su County for a meeting.
Fu Xi first met with Suxian County Lieutenant Gao Xiucheng and Gongfang Cao Zuo Xu Sanwei. Fu Xi asked Xu Sanwei: "How many siege equipment are there?" Xu Sanwei replied: "Thirty trebuchets, plenty of various stone bombs, iron bombs, and kerosene bombs. Twelve ladders. Countless simple ladders. Siege vehicles. Two stations." Fu Xi asked Gao Xiucheng: "How to prepare?" Gao Xiucheng replied: "It is estimated that soon, our Su County, Wei County, Yixian County, and Tan County will receive official letters of reinforcements. We have to think about how many people to keep and how many people to keep. How to get all kinds of supplies on the road. The road to the same county is not easy." Fu Xi asked Xu Sanwei: "Where are the 4,000 people who are planning to build official roads in winter production?" Xu Sanwei replied: "They are building dormitories and guarding the country. Fu Xi said: "Adjust immediately and let them practice the official roads between dormitories and colleagues in a simple, quick and step-by-step manner. You go and do it immediately." Xu Sanwei took the order and left. Fu Xi asked Du Wenbai: "How to arrange an offensive and defensive plan?" Du Wenbai replied: "There is no news of any changes from Khitan and Ji. Maybe Jin has not contacted them. Su and Wei counties each have 100 people left to defend the city. There should be no problem. .”
Before Gao Xiuwen and Li San arrived in Suxian County, Fu Xi received an official letter requesting immediate assistance to Wang Shiping in his attack on the city. Du Wenbai also received intelligence that Xiang State launched attacks on Jin State in many places, presumably to prevent Jin State from fully aiding the same county.
On October 18th, Gao Xiuwen and Li San arrived. Have a meeting soon. It was quickly decided to leave 100 cavalry in Wei County and 200 cavalry in Su County. The remaining 700 infantry immediately marched to the same county. Military food and siege equipment were mainly provided by Su County. Wei County could bring five trebuchets and a large number of arrows. The able-bodied men of each family went up to the wall to help guard. Fuxi asked Li Daniu, a farm clerk: "How is the production and sales of pork before winter?" Li Daniu replied: "Farmers killed 10,000 pigs, most of which were not sold for takeout. The breeding factory killed 6,000 pigs in total, and the price was reasonable. After selling 4,000 heads of pork, and the price dropped significantly, we have 2,000 heads of pork in stock." Fu Xiyan said: "The household will pay for it and take half of it to the same county so that all the soldiers can eat and drink well so that they can fight." Wang Houcai and Li Daniu replied.
After the meeting, Gao Xiuwen and Li San returned to Wei County, and Li San led troops to the same county. Fu Xi, Du Wenbai, Wang Er and most of the healthy old brothers, Gao Xiucheng and others led 300 city defense troops and 100 secret troops to the same county.
On the 20th, everyone went to Wang Shiping's camp in the same county. On the 21st, Li San arrived, and reinforcements from Yixian and Tanxian counties arrived. Suxian siege equipment arrived. Wang Shiping convened a military meeting. Wang Shiping said: "In Tong County, there are 500 city soldiers and 1,000 Jin soldiers, mainly new soldiers. I directly command 500 cavalry and 1,500 infantry, Su County has 100 cavalry and 300 infantry, Wei County has 400 infantry, and Yi County and There are 200 infantry in Tan County each. I am not worried about attacking the city. I am worried about reinforcements from the Jin State. According to the king's intelligence, the Jin State may send 2,000 reinforcements. If I leave 600 cavalry to block the reinforcements, there is a risk. You must send all the cavalry left behind. "Everyone was in an uproar. Fu Xiyan: "In this way, our city is empty. What will happen if the country of Hebei sends troops to invade?" Wang Shiping said: "According to intelligence, the neighboring county of Su County, Zuo County of the state of Ji, has at most 400 city defense troops, including 50 cavalry. The country of Hebei does not have any. Large-scale troop mobilization. In Su County, we can borrow strong men from large families to defend the city. It will not be a problem to defend the city for a few days. As for the attack on Tong County, I conclude that it can be carried out in one day. You cavalry can come and return as soon as possible." Everyone was still hesitating, and Wang Shiping made a decision: "Execute it! The cavalry must arrive tomorrow and attack the city the day after tomorrow."
Du Wenbai was ordered to return to Suxian County to mobilize troops. On the 22nd, the cavalry from Su County and Wei County came out. On the 23rd, all the cavalry from Jin came to Tong County to ambush troops on the road. All infantry attack the city. Forty-five trebuchets were launched, twelve ladders pressed against the city wall, archers and crossbowmen fired thousands of arrows, and the defenders were in chaos.
On the 23rd, in Wei County, the chief registrar Dong Xin, the official Cai Jin, and the household official You Zhongguo suddenly led 200 servants and 100 miners to surround the former Xun Mansion, intending to massacre the people from Suxian County in one fell swoop. Huang Xiyu's father, Huang Qi, and other wealthy people in the city led 200 of their servants to come to the rescue, and no one was allowed to kill anyone. There was a moment of stalemate. Gao Xiuwen in the mansion shouted: "Just let us out of the city." Everyone promised. As soon as the door of the mansion was opened, able-bodied veteran Wang Twenty-one led 100 soldiers to kill him. The servants and miners were so frightened that they peed their pants. The rebellion was quickly suppressed, and all the rebels and their families were taken into custody and on standby. Wang Eryi led his troops to defend various key points, and the strong men from various families who came to help went to the wall. Gao Xiuwen led the county government officials to dispatch soldiers to appease the people.
At the same time, in Suxian and Fufu, Qi Xiyue opened the door of the house and welcomed the descendants and loyal men of the Qi family. Qi Xiyue said: "Kill the girls from the Huang and Dong families in Wei County." Upon hearing the sound, the five Huang sisters rose up, and saw hundreds of people coming to kill them. Xifeng, Xihua, and Xixue rushed forward to fight with the enemy. , Xifeng shouted: "Xiyue, please climb over the wall with the lady. You can also leave to save the child." Xiyu and Xiyue left over the wall in tears. At this time, the maid Xiaoxi had gone to Beppu and told the veterans that Qi Xiyue had killed Huang and Dong's two daughters. The one-armed Wei Qi, the one-armed Liu Jiu, and the healthy Zhang Jiu immediately sent troops to attack Fu Mansion. Suddenly, I heard the sound of beeping from the county government office. Wei Qiyan: "This is Brother Zhao's signal. Someone is attacking the county government office. Liu Jiu, take 50 people to the county government office." Liu Jiu accepted the order and went to the county government office. As soon as the others reached an intersection, they bumped into Qi Xiyue's people. Qi Xiyue was shocked when she saw the soldiers: "Didn't Du Wenbai say that the city is empty?" Wei Qi and Zhang Shijiu said nothing and went up with their swords. The soldiers behind them also obeyed the order and killed, either with bows or crossbows. Use knives and guns. Although there were many people on Qi Xiyue's side, they were a mob. Soon there were many casualties, and the rest surrendered one after another. Suddenly, Qi Xiyue cried: "Yu'er, Yu'er, what's wrong with you?" Wei Qi rushed to the carriage and took a look. Fu Yu was killed by an arrow. Wei Qi was so angry that he stabbed Qi Xiyue in the chest with a knife and hugged her. Weeping bitterly over Fuyu's body.
Liu Jiu led 50 people to kill the county government. He saw Du Wenbai leading hundreds of miners to attack the county government. Some strong men from the general public came to rescue the county government and killed with some miners. Liu Jiu shouted: "The secret army is coming, kill." Du Wenbai was shocked. Didn't the 100 secret army cavalry leave early? The 100 city defense cavalry also left yesterday and reluctantly shouted: "They are few in number, kill them." The two sides fought together. However, more and more strong men came to the rescue. The miners were originally a ragtag group, but they were emboldened by the large number of people. When they saw more and more foreign aid, they became panicked. Liu Jiu led 50 secret troops to kill him, quickly defeated the rebels, and captured Du Wenbai alive. Liu Jiu wanted to kill Du Wenbai, but Du Wenbai shouted: "Wait until the master comes back before killing him." Liu Jiu did not dare to make a mistake and took him into custody.
