"His Royal Highness King Yan's reinforcements are coming?"
"His Royal Highness King Yan's reinforcements are coming?"
"His Royal Highness King Yan's reinforcements are coming?"
Halfway up the barren mountainside of Yancheng City.
Xu Zhenggui, Hou Wenyuan and Zhu Qingxiong were all dumbfounded when they heard this.
His eyes were full of disbelief.
"quick!"
"Go and ask if the news is true!"
"No!"
"No, no, no! This is too slow, too slow."
"I'll go there myself, I'll go there myself."
After counting the interest.
Xu Zhenggui was the first to come to his senses and originally wanted to ask the government officials to go find out whether the news was true.
But at this time, how could he wait for the government officials to come and go?
Xu Zhenggui ignored his heart that was almost beating out of his chest and immediately dragged his tired body staggering down the mountain. Serve
"Walk!"
Hou Wenyuan and Zhu Qingxiong couldn't help but look at each other again.
Although there was a bit of disbelief in his eyes.
But in the end he followed quickly.
Now, other than praying that the news is true and that the King of Yan knows what is going on and sends troops to help first, what else can you do?
If the news is untrue.
By then, there may be no other option but to open the floodgates and release water. Serve
And once the gate is opened, the water will be released.
What awaits the people of the three cities is that their homes will be flooded, and years of hard work will be in vain.
at the same time.
Xu Zhenggui, Hou Wenyuan and Zhu Qingxiong are bound to be recorded in local annals.
Inheriting hundreds or even thousands of years of incomprehension and infamy.
As long as there is still a little bit of choice for him.
None of the three people wanted to go to the dead end of opening the gate and releasing the water. Serve
Two quarters of an hour later.
Xu Zhenggui, Hou Wenyuan and Zhu Qingxiong climbed and slid to the foot of the barren mountain.
at the same time.
Several cavalrymen, surrounded by more than a dozen government officials, passed by a crowd of cheering civilians and walked quickly towards the barren mountain.
"How many soldiers and horses have been sent by His Highness King Yan! When will they arrive?!"
Xu Zhenggui, who was covered in mud, didn't care about the so-called etiquette, let alone the so-called magistrate's dignity.
Using both hands and feet, he quickly rushed to the front of the war horse, completely ignoring the fact that a careless move on the fast-moving war horse could kill him. Serve
In desperation, the leading soldier had no choice but to lift the reins violently, causing the horse's front hooves to rise high in an instant.
There was even a scream of pain coming out of his mouth.
"You don't want your life! Get out of the way! Don't delay the military situation!"
The leading soldier who had just managed to avoid Xu Zhenggui quickly turned over and dismounted, looking at Xu Zhenggui with an angry look on his face.
If it weren't for the military regulations, I would have really wanted to kick the lifeless guy in front of me a few times.
"I am Xu Zhenggui, the magistrate of Yanxian County!"
"How many soldiers and horses have been sent by His Highness King Yan! When will they arrive?!"
Xu Zhenggui, who was full of anxiety, seemed to have never seen the angry look on the soldier's face, and asked quickly again with a nervous face.
"Magistrate Xu?"
The leading soldier couldn't help but be stunned for a moment when he heard this.
Then he quickly turned to look at the officer behind him.
After seeing the yamen officer nodding his head repeatedly.
Only then did he suppress his surprise and quickly replied: "All the soldiers of Wang Daying were dispatched, and a thousand people stayed in Juyang City to assist Commander Sun."
"Thousands of people escorted grain, grass, baggage and other items."
"The remaining 19,000 people are rushing here."
"We should all arrive around midnight."
The words are over.
Xu Zhenggui couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief, and then looked to the sky like a reflex.
It seems that he wants to distinguish the time.
But the sky was dark at this time, so how could we tell the approximate time?
"What time is it now?!"
Xu Zhenggui hurriedly turned around and looked at Hou Wenyuan and Zhu Qingxiong behind him who were also covered in mud.
"About...it's almost time to apply."
Hou Wenyuan put his hands on his knees and panted.
Next to him, Zhu Qingxiong was even out of breath, as if he would gasp at any time.
"It's almost time to show up, it's almost time to show up."
"Around midnight, around midnight."
"There are still more than four hours, there are still more than four hours."
"Why is today going by so slowly?"
Xu Zhenggui was stunned when he heard this, and kept mumbling to himself.
"Magistrate Xu!"
"Your Majesty has an order!"
Before he could finish his words, the leading soldier who was accidentally interrupted by Xu Zhenggui could only remind him.
"The magistrate of Yanxian County, Xu Zhenggui, respectfully welcomes the king's order."
After hearing this, Xu Zhenggui quickly calmed down and bowed his hands. Serve
"The magistrate of Xialuo County, Hou Wenyuan, respectfully greets the king."
Hou Wenyuan's expression became serious, and he hurriedly faced the leading soldier and saluted with his hands raised.
"I'm... I'm... I'm... I'm Pan County... County Magistrate Zhu Qingxiong, respectfully... welcome the king's order!"
Zhu Qingxiong stood up with difficulty and saluted with his hands raised facing the leading soldier.
The leading soldier was stunned when he heard this.
The magistrates of Xialuo County and Pan County appeared here at the same time.
Moreover, like the magistrate of Yanxian County, his body was covered in mud, and his original appearance of his clothes could not be distinguished. Serve
This scene obviously greatly exceeded the expectations of the leading soldier.
After counting the interest.
The leader of the soldiers calmed down with admiration.
Then he said in a deep voice: "Pass the king's order!"
"Xu Zhenggui, the magistrate of Yanxian County, Hou Wenyuan, the magistrate of Xialuo County, and Zhu Qingxiong, the magistrate of Pan County."
"Prepare shovels, pickaxes, sacks and other supplies in preparation for the arrival of the army!"
"Also, immediately transport the county government grain, grass and other supplies to the mountains to prepare for the worst!"
The words are over.
Xu Zhenggui, Hou Wenyuan, and Zhu Qingxiong were all shocked.
Then they all bowed their hands in unison and said, "I respectfully obey the king's order!"
"Three magistrates...take care." He held his fists in return for the leading soldiers.
I wanted to say more, but when the words came to my lips, they turned into a simple "take care."
Wait until the figure of Wang's camp messenger quickly disappears from sight.
Xu Zhenggui, Hou Wenyuan and Zhu Qingxiong looked at each other silently. Serve
The three of them all saw the relief in the eyes of the rest.
Compared to the originally expected two or three days.
More than four hours of persistence is really nothing.
What's more, even if the gate is opened and the water is released according to the previous decision.
The time required to transfer the people of the three cities before opening the floodgates and releasing water will take at least a day.
Now I just stick to it for more than four hours.
Why should the three of them be dissatisfied? Serve
"Ahem."
"Magistrate Hou and Magistrate Zhu, I have entrusted you with the transfer of grain and grass, preparation of shovels, pickaxes, sacks, etc."
"Xu immediately mobilized all the people in the county to the river embankment."
"Even if I risk my life to fill it in! Xu will never let any of the embankments break."
After a few breaths, Xu Zhenggui cleared his throat and saluted Hou Wenyuan and Zhu Qingxiong with a serious face.
Instead of spending a lot of time recruiting manpower from Xialuo and Pan counties.
It would be better to ask the government officials and soldiers in the two cities to prepare shovels, pickaxes, sacks, etc. and to transfer grain and grass. Serve
Xu Zhenggui knew this truth, how could Hou Wenyuan and Zhu Qingxiong not know it?
"Please rest assured, Magistrate Xu."
As soon as he finished speaking, Hou Wenyuan and Zhu Qingxiong looked straight and immediately returned the courtesy with their hands raised.
"Thank you both."
Xu
Zhenggui solemnly bowed his hands again.
Not long after.
Dozens of government officials and county soldiers galloped away on fast horses. Serve
...
...
at the same time.
A strong wind blows outside Zhuolu City.
Xing Qitai, with a sad face, stood in front of a high slope facing the howling cold wind.
The high slope is not far away.
Countless civilians and government servants constantly traveled between the rivers and fertile fields. Serve
Compared with Yanxian, Panxian and Xialuo cities, which may be flooded by floods at any time.
There is no risk of Zhuolu City being destroyed in an instant.
However, the disaster caused by severe water accumulation cannot be underestimated.
Notice.
Just last month.
Zhuolu City has just experienced a heavy snowfall that has been rare in decades.
Now that the snow has melted for more than ten days, there is another heavy rain that lasts for two days. Serve
The harvest in Zhuolu City this year can be imagined.
Nowadays, Xing Qitai has no choice but to hope that the river will be dredged as soon as possible to drain the water from the fields.
Two hours ago.
Xu Zhenggui cast a wide net for help when he arrived at Zhuolu City.
Xing Qitai has been standing in the cold wind for several hours.
Although he is also worried about the water condition of Sanggan River.
However, Qifang has been in office for more than a year, and his right to speak in Zhuolu City is pitiful. Serve
This time, Zhuolu City experienced heavy snow first and then heavy rain.
The people have long been miserable.
At this time, if he was forced to assist Yanxian City.
I am afraid that the people of Zhuolu City will rebel against him, the magistrate of Zhuolu County, without waiting for the instigation of the aristocratic family.
Thinking about this.
Standing in the roaring wind, Xing Qitai sighed deeply with a sad face.
Then he once again focused his attention on the various rivers. Serve
For it.
The top priority is to save some crops as much as possible.
In order to alleviate the upcoming food shortage as much as possible.
As for Sanggan River and the three cities of Yanxian, Panxian and Xialuo.
I can only leave it to fate.
It is said that every family has sutras that are difficult to recite, and this is probably the case when you think about it.
Just as Xing Qitai was concentrating on dispatching civilian workers to clean up the river and drain water into the canal. Serve
Suddenly, a giant black dragon with no head or tail appeared in the distance.
When the giant dragon came, it seemed that even the earth was trembling helplessly.
"What...who..."
Xing Qitai quickly turned around and saw the black dragon galloping towards him at lightning speed.
"Quick! Go and close the city gate!"
Seeing this, the sadness on Xing Qitai's face was instantly replaced by horror.
After biting the tip of his tongue fiercely, Xing Qitai ignored his trembling legs with fear and hurriedly shouted to the government officials to close the city gate. Serve
The unknown is always the scariest.
What's more, the black dragon that kept running towards him didn't have any conspicuous signs.
"County...magistrate..."
"The horse...the horse doesn't obey orders!"
The officer next to him looked at the "black dragon" that was becoming more and more clear, his face turned pale and he trembled.
"This...what should I do!"
"This...where on earth did this cavalry come from!"
"Why...why didn't I receive even a little bit of news before?"
Xing Qitai looked at the suffocating black dragon and murmured feebly with a look of horror on his face.
A group of peasants not far from Gaopo dropped their farm tools as soon as the sound of horse hoofbeats was heard, and fled in the opposite direction.
The children and servants of the aristocratic families who were supervising the work beside the river embankment disappeared early.
.
Just when Xing Qitai and others were filled with fear.
The giant black dragon crossed the high slope without stopping and ran towards the southwest along the official road.
See this. Serve
Xing Qitai couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief.
God knows how much fear he felt deep in his heart when the army came just now.
However.
Not waiting for Xing Qitai and others to get up from the ground.
More than ten cavalrymen suddenly broke away from the black dragon and headed straight for the high slope.
Seeing this, Xing Qitai felt relieved but felt high again.
"Yuan is in great catastrophe! King Yan rushes to help! No need to panic!"
"Great disaster in Yanxi! King Yan rushes to help! No need to panic!"
"Great disaster in Yanxi! King Yan rushes to help! No need to panic!"
More than ten cavalrymen controlled their horses with one hand and shouted loudly with the other hand holding a large copper trumpet.
"Were the soldiers and horses of His Highness the King of Yan just passing by?"
On the high slope, Xing Qitai looked at the government officer beside him with disbelief.
"Well...it seems so."
The officer next to him looked pale and nodded numbly. Serve
"How long will the Prince of Yan be a vassal?"
"It's less than a year!"
"You can train such elite troops in less than a year?"
"This...this...this..."
Xing Qitai murmured in disbelief.
He was born in a declining general family in Longxi.
He had seen a lot of the world before he got the fame. Serve
But in his opinion, those troops that were called elites in the past were not even three points as good as the soldiers of King Yan who had traveled there.
No need to wait for Xing Qitai’s detailed comparison.
More than ten cavalrymen who had separated from the army had already arrived in front of the high slope.
"Are the people from Gaopo officials from Zhuolu City?"
The leading cavalryman stopped his horse and asked loudly.
"Exactly!"
"I am Xing Qitai, the magistrate of Zhulu County!"
Xing Qitai suppressed the fear in his heart and walked quickly down the slope.
"It turns out to be Magistrate Xing."
"That's just right."
"Pass the king's order!"
"Officials along the way quickly appease the people."
The leading cavalryman looked serious and then saluted with clasped fists.
The words are over. Serve
More than a dozen cavalrymen quickly turned their horses and ran towards the direction where the army disappeared.
Xing Qitai and others were left standing at the halfway point, looking at each other.
It’s not because Xu Yi didn’t want to notify him in advance.
In fact, time waits for no one.
Nearly 20,000 soldiers rushed away non-stop since they left Juyang City.
Except for the messengers who went to Yanxian, Panxian and Xialuo cities, there were one person and five horses.
The rest are all riding one person and two people. Serve
Along the way, in addition to the necessary cleaning of the nostrils of the war horses and feeding of bean cakes.
The rest of the time, it just goes on and on.
Even if Xu Yi sent out troops and horses, he would notify them first.
It may be extremely difficult to distance oneself.
It's close to Unity time.
Both horses were exhausted.
The army eventually slowed down. Serve
More than a quarter of an hour passed.
Only then did the army completely stop moving forward.
Wait until the war horse comes to a complete stop.
After Xu Yi turned over and dismounted, he quickly took out a map from the horse's belly pocket.
at the same time.
Yang Xian'an silently led the two war horses Xu Yi was riding, walked to the side, cleaned the nostrils of the horses, and fed them water, bean cakes and other things.
"Hejia Town, Zhuolu City."
Xu Yi held the map in hand and carefully compared the surrounding terrain.
After confirming your location.
Xu Yi quickly calculated the marching speed in his mind.
It was a time when the wind was favorable.
If there are no accidents on the way, you can arrive more than an hour in advance.
Thinking about this.
Xu Yi silently put away the map in his hand, then sat on the ground and took advantage of the short rest time to quickly adjust his breathing. Serve
Not long after.
Just as the army was about to set off again.
A few drops of rain suddenly fell from the sky and hit Xu Yi directly.
"What's supposed to come finally comes!"
Xu Yi stood up slowly, looking up at the increasingly lower sky with an extremely solemn expression.
The sky has been gloomy for nearly a day.
Eventually it rained. Serve
"Send the order! Let's set off!"
"On the premise of ensuring safety! If you can stop, don't stop!"
Xu Yi quickly turned over and dismounted, and ordered in a deep voice.
