There was another violent roar, and three hundred flaming boulders instantly rose into the sky, flying over the sky within 200 steps of Xizhou's south city wall. After landing, there was no suspense. The bursting flames destroyed a large number of houses that were already completely intact. The destruction of Shehe Street was even more complete, with thick smoke billowing and flames raging. Looking around, a large area in the south of the city, which used to be the busiest, was now a charred flat ground.
Wu Ping's army seemed to have made up its mind, and the subsequent boulder air raids continued without pause. Three hundred trebuchets roared and launched ten rounds of attacks. In the last two rounds, the boulders seemed to be thrown out, and the throwing objects were replaced by burning giant trees. Although the giant wood is not as hard as the rocks, because it is easier to detonate, the power of hitting it in the spreading sea of fire is equally terrifying.
Most of the streets and houses in Nancheng suffered from the fire. The Xizhou Dudu Mansion, located in the center of the city, had already received the news. This huge mansion, which gathered a lot of human and financial resources from the Peng family and was carefully built in accordance with the architectural style of the Central Plains, is now empty. The fire spread, but it was already in chaos.
Since there were not many available soldiers in the city, Tian Hongbin had previously transferred a large number of guards. But what's the use of just a few dozen frightened old, disabled and weak soldiers?
Seeing the huge thick smoke and haze over Nancheng, the people of Xizhou City dragged their families and ran in all directions, crying and shouting, while round after round of sky fire continued to fall on the crowd like a downpour, and the people They were crowded together and seemed to be rushing towards the Governor's Mansion like a tide. The guards in front of the mansion were dumbfounded when they saw such a formation, thinking that the people were going to attack the mansion, so they quickly turned around and closed the door tightly.
After a while, the crying continued, but the gate of the Governor's Mansion was always safe. A few brave guards tried their best to climb the courtyard wall, only to find that the direction in which the people were fleeing was not the Governor's Mansion, but various city gates. At a glance, they knew that the war in Nancheng was tense. The guards immediately turned around and reported to the top decision-maker in the Governor's Mansion at this time - Wu Xiangling, the wife of Xizhou Deputy Governor Tian Hongbin.
Although the young and beautiful Wu Xiangling married into the Tian clan with great success a year ago, she was not a barbarian, but the daughter of a Han official in Xizhou. Her father Wu Jing once served as the governor of Jinzhou under Peng Shichou, and could barely be regarded as the ruler of this city. A wealthy family in China.
Since the Peng family took control of the three states, they have appointed a large number of Han officials, and based on their own experience, they have also fully applied the practice of barbarian-Han intermarriage to these officials. Therefore, when Wu Xiangling married into the Tian family, others thought it was just another ordinary political marriage, but Tian Hongbin didn't think so.
Youdao is a hero who has a hard time being a beauty. As a native barbarian, Tian Hongbin is also a human being, so he naturally has a love for beauty. Wu Xiangling and Tian Hongyou's beloved daughter Tian Siyang were known as the two beauties in Xizhou. Needless to say, they are extremely beautiful, and they have a kind of body that is completely different from that of barbarian women. The different tenderness and gentleness made Tian Hongbin feel like he was seeing heaven.
Therefore, in the past year of marriage, no matter what Tian Hongbin's experience outside, as long as he returned home, he was always obedient to his wife Wu Xiangling and loved her very much. Wu Xiangling was also sensible and considerate. This heroic and beautiful couple seemed to be a good match and so loving. , was once enviable. But for some reason, the two of them had an unspeakable problem.
No matter how "hard" Tian Hongbin tried, Wu Xiangling's belly never grew bigger. Although they had only been married for a year, they were obviously criticized among the five major Dongxi clans who valued family inheritance.
Of course Tian Hongbin was very anxious, but when he saw the aggrieved Wu Xiangling, he couldn't bear to question him. Instead, he began to doubt himself. After all, he had been fighting abroad for many years and had some obscure root causes. It was not certain that Tian Hongyou and the family elders wanted him. The proposal to take a concubine was rejected without a second thought.
After the Tian family came to power a month ago, Tian Hongbin was even more busy with military and political affairs, often taking root in the military camp. Wu Xiangling was like being "hidden in a golden house". He lived in the deep courtyard by himself most of the time. Few people knew about this lady. What do I do on weekdays? Even if I am curious, who would dare to ask about this dear daughter of the Tian family?
Just like today, when the guards of the Governor's Mansion hurried to the backyard to report, they did not dare to get too close to the door. Instead, they bowed their heads and waited more than ten steps away. Wu Xiangling, the governor's wife, was talking to several maids in the inner room. Through the door, she heard the guards shouting that the war was critical. However, the lively conversation in the room suddenly stopped. After a while, the maids hurriedly opened the door and rushed out. .
After all, Wu Xiangling was a woman, and she came out with the same pale face. After asking a few random questions, she abandoned her previous weakness, and with a calm expression, she ordered the maids to pack their bags immediately, and hurriedly ordered the guards to prepare the carriages and horses quickly. .
It goes without saying that this approach is probably to abandon Tian Hongbin, but these guards are almost all old and weak soldiers who have been eliminated from the army. They are not popular among the Dongxi tribe, which is praised for their bravery. Accept the order hesitantly.
At this time, most of the people staying in the house were the Tian women. They were used to living a stable life with fine clothes and fine food. When they heard about the sudden crisis, they subconsciously packed their belongings and left for Wu Xiangling. Because the mansion was too huge, there were hundreds of houses of various sizes. When they hurried to Wu Xiangling's courtyard, they found that the buildings were empty and the ground was in a mess. They suddenly felt desperate. .
The commotion of the people outside the mansion has long been heard, and now the mistress Wu Xiangling has abandoned the mansion and fled. The seemingly well-behaved maids and servants have instantly changed their temperaments at the end of the day. They all have their own agendas and thoughts, and soon... The entire Dudu Mansion fell into chaos from top to bottom...
At the east gate of Xizhou, a general named Tian Meng was standing beside the city gate with his eyebrows furrowed. After receiving the order from the governor earlier, he led more than 300 barbarians under his command to guard the relatively stable city. East gate.
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I was secretly glad that I didn't have to suffer the same bad luck as Nancheng, but I didn't expect that trouble was still to come. Now the entire east city gate was crowded with a large number of people fleeing. After all, the number of barbarians was not large, but they could only hold on. Scalp, trying his best to maintain the order of the crowd.
Tian Meng's voice was originally loud, but it was a little hoarse at this time, but he still swallowed, and followed the governor's order just now to only go out and not come in, and patiently shouted to the crowd: "The governor has ordered that all people can leave. !Don’t be in a hurry, don’t be crowded, lest you get trampled...”
Not long after, a carriage suddenly rushed out on the street. Two servants were whipping the horses vigorously. There were dozens of barbarians in leather armor and swords around to protect them. Because the horses were too fast, they headed straight towards them. The crowd rushed over quickly, and the frightened people all turned pale and fled in all directions. The order that was finally maintained in front of the East City Gate was instantly thrown into chaos.
Although the pack horses used in the carriage are not war horses, even pack horses are considered a rarity in Xizhou City, a barbaric land. Everyone present knows that the person sitting in the carriage must have an extraordinary status, not to mention there are dozens of menacing barbarians around. Soldiers guard, naturally they dare to be angry but dare not speak.
As a general of the Tian family, how could Tian Meng not see that this carriage belonged to the Governor's Mansion? However, his face darkened, he stepped forward and stretched out his hand to stop it, frowned and shouted loudly: "Who drove a car to forcefully break through the city gate? The Governor's Mansion has already There is an order not to—"
Before he finished speaking, the packhorse jumped up and neighed, and the carriage was stopped abruptly. Inside the carriage, a woman in Han Chinese clothing stuck out her head covered with gold and silver. Her pink eyebrows were knitted with sweat. She saw that the front of the carriage was already filled with barbarians under Tian Meng's command. Both sides The bodyguard was holding a sword and was in a stalemate, and when he opened his mouth, he cursed: "You are blind! How dare you even stop my car?"
Tian Meng rubbed his eyelids in disbelief and his heart skipped a beat. How could he not recognize this woman? How dare he not recognize her? She was the wife of the governor Tian Hongbin and the matchmaker. She was also the wife of the leader of the Tian clan. She was a serious woman. Earth "Queen". And in terms of seniority, Tian Meng, who just turned 19 this year, as Tian Hongbin's cousin, has to call 23-year-old Wu Xiangling aunt.
"Ah Meng?" At this time, Wu Xiangling saw Tian Meng and waved over with joy: "It's Ah Meng who is guarding here! What are you doing to stop me? Quickly order your soldiers to get out of the way and let my aunt pass!"
Tian Meng was stunned for a moment, then he stepped forward without haste and said with cupped hands: "Uncle, oh no, madam, the governor is still leading the resistance against the enemy at the head of the south city. At this extremely critical moment, as the mistress of the governor's mansion, you should be in charge. People are at peace in the inner house, but why did they escape alone? Does the Governor know about this?!"
