A few days later, inside Rong City.
"Jiang Linfu is surrounded?" Liu Mo asked.
"Yes, Master Liu!" The messenger's voice was dull due to fatigue. In front of his broken armor, dried blood stains had not yet been washed away. "The enemy soldiers are only three days' ride away from Rongcheng."
Everyone listened quietly to the messenger's account of what had happened.
"How is this possible?" Xiao Yi groaned, "How is this possible? How did the Zhou Dynasty's army break through the border?"
And it came so quickly! Liu Mo thought to himself.
"It is said that it is borrowed from Dao Xingluo!"
"Xing Luo?" Everyone looked in disbelief!
Xingluo Dynasty: A satellite state of the Daxia Dynasty, located south of Daxia and northeast of the Zhou Dynasty.
Xingluo is located deep in the interior, surrounded by high mountains. The snow and glaciers of the three mountain ranges form more than hundreds of rivers, which are distributed in the north and south basins. On both sides of the rivers, there are countless oases, which are rich in the earth's outer wall. scenery.
For hundreds of years, the Zhou Dynasty invaded many times in an attempt to conquer Xingluo, but was saved from danger by Daxia, as the suzerain state, sending troops.
By borrowing the name Xingluo, does it mean that Xingluo rebelled against Daxia and submitted to the Zhou Dynasty?
It makes no sense, and Liu Mo is also very surprised. Daxia Dynasty has not received any news about this at all!
"What's impossible? The damn eldest prince allowed his subordinates to oppress the people of Star Luo wantonly!" Xiao Yi cursed, "As far as I know, last year he went to Star Luo to steal food and women for no reason!
The envoys of Xingluo Kingdom came to our court many times to negotiate this matter, but they were suppressed by the prince. If I were a Xingluo soldier! "
He also thought the opposite. He didn't say the last sentence, but everyone present understood it.
Liu Mo frowned. If Gao Qi and his Hu troops treated the people of Daxia like this, it is even more conceivable that Xing Luo, a subordinate country, would treat them like this!
"The top priority right now is how to repel the enemy." Liu Mo said. Whether Xing Luo resisted or not would be left to the Emperor of Great Xia to worry about. "Is there any news about the Governor of Jiangsu and Zhejiang?"
"After entering the boundary of Jiang Lin Mansion, they stopped moving forward."
"Grandma, what does this guy want to do?" Zhu Min, who was still injured, cursed.
"What he did was right! If it were me, I would do the same thing!" Liu Mo explained.
The Daxia Local Guard only had a strength of 5,600 people, and the Zhou Dynasty army that invaded Jianglin Mansion was at least 10,000. Due to the numerical disadvantage, the governor of Jiangsu and Zhejiang could only choose to guard the most important prefectures and counties.
At the moment, the new salt processing plant: Xiangshan County is undoubtedly the most important.
"Where are the enemy troops who invaded our Rong City? How many are there?" Liu Mo asked again.
"More than five thousand!" the messenger replied uneasily. "Maybe more!"
The county government officials plus the salt transportation department officials, plus the 300 light cavalry brought by Zhu Min, there are only 500 people in total!
Five hundred versus five thousand, a tenfold difference!
"Where are the members of the Salt Gang who were dismissed? Xiao Yida couldn't help but ask. "There are at least two thousand people. "
"The fighting ability is not good." Zhao Dadao, after what Gao Qi did last time, most of the bodies did not fully recover.
"I can't control that much, recruit them all, and I will pay for them!" Liu Mo announced, "At the same time, Huo Cheng, go and prepare a notice to recruit soldiers in Rong City. Remember not to force them."
After saying that, he stood up; "Starting today, the entire Rong City will be under curfew!"
"I obey my orders!"
Just as everyone was leaving and doing their duties.
Suddenly, Liu Mo was thoughtful.
Now the defense of Rongcheng is weak and soldiers need to be recruited to defend the city.
The county magistrate has not yet taken office, Zhu Min is my sworn brother, and I am the biggest in Rong City!
Can I...
What did Liu Mo think of? Of course, all old and new grudges will be settled together. No one who has offended me can even think of running away!
"Wait, Huo Cheng, Brother Zhu, you stay!"
The two of them were confused, "What's the matter?"
"Wait a moment." Liu Mo smiled evilly, then grabbed the brush and immediately started dancing on a piece of white paper.
Soon after, he handed the paper full of words to Huo Cheng. "As long as the people on the list are still in Rongcheng, come to me and force them to join the army."
Huo Cheng took the list in surprise and spread it out. It read: Dong Xusheng, Li Wenliang, Li Guangrun, Qian Rang, Hu Yongchen, Zhou Zhushan...
Before Huo Cheng could react, Liu Mo spoke again, "Come over here!"
The other party complied, and Liu Mo grinned mischievously, "Listen, go to the arsenal and pick out the worst weapons with the most severely curled blades for them. If you have the armor, give it to them if you have extra. If you don't have it, don't give it to them."
After saying that, he walked to Zhu Min again and said, "Brother Zhu, if we go to the battlefield, all the people on the list will be assigned to the front line. Anyone who retreats will be killed without mercy!"
Hahahaha, if you can survive this way, you are cruel!
You little bastards, do you think Mr. Liu has forgotten you? A gentleman's revenge is never too late!
No, not revenge.
Such a good opportunity to make great achievements and sacrifice one's life for the country, Mr. Liu gives it to you!
~~~
That night, in Liu Mo's house.
"No, don't be ridiculous!" Liu Mo scolded sternly, "This is a fight, not a joke. How can any girl go to the battlefield?"
"Who says it's not possible?" Gong Xiaorou retorted, "Husband, you, a weak scholar, can go into battle, why can't I?
It's not that I'm bragging. I'm worth ten of your officials!
Moreover, I, a weak woman, went into battle to kill the enemy. How could a grown man from Rongcheng have the nerve to hide at home? "
Since becoming a sworn sworn brother to Zhu Min, Liu Mo has been practicing martial arts whenever he has time, and his physical fitness is no longer what it used to be. But he couldn't convince Gong Xiaorou with this, because... he still couldn't beat her! (tried)
"Then on the other hand, I, Liu Mo, am a grown man, and my wife can't protect me?" Liu Mo said, "What did Zhou Chao think when he saw that all the men in Daxia were dead?
Let's stop here. I won't argue with you. I am the head of the family. If I say no, it won't do! "
"Husband...you!" Gong Xiaorou was so angry that she jumped on her feet.
"Go back to your room." Liu Mo scolded sternly.
Gong Xiaorou pulled up her dress and left the hall without looking back.
"Husband, you are too rough!" Lin Shiqi advised.
"This is for her own good, otherwise this girl might do something crazy!" Liu Mo said. "And you, I want Zhao Da to escort you out of the city."
"Husband, why don't you come with us?" Yuan'er asked.
"I can't leave!" Liu Mo said.
It's not a saintly plot like caring about the people. The last time Zhu Min led troops, he failed to wipe out Yang Yizhi's troops near Rongcheng. If I escape, he will definitely chase me.
Liu Mo's idea was that dressing up his wives as ordinary peasant women would not arouse Yang Yizhi's murderous intention.
"Where are we going?" Lin Shiqi asked.
"Linyang, Dai County, if you really can't do it, leave Jiang Lin Mansion and go as far as possible. In short, don't stay in Rongcheng!"
"Are these places safe?" Su Xiaowan also objected, "We are a group of weak women. Sister Xin'er has just finished her confinement, and sister Shiqi is still pregnant. We have been wandering all the way. Husband, are you relieved?"
Liu Mo frowned and fell into silence.
"Husband, I have a place to go." Su Xiaowan said. "But... ordinary people can't stand this place!"
"Oh? Where is it?"
"This is the hiding place I found myself!" Su Xiaowan's face turned red. "Even Brother Yang doesn't know!"
Liu Mo was ecstatic, "So that's it! Where is it? Take me to see it quickly!"
"Husband, if you encounter danger, Xiaowan will take all the sisters to take refuge!" Su Xiaowan said, "That place stinks, it stinks!"
Stinks?
Could it be the sewer? Liu Mo thought to himself!
