"Gancheng Cheng, what do you mean?"
Peng Yi stood up and walked slowly to the door of the room. However, before Peng Yi could step out, he saw Gan Si coming directly in front of him with seven or eight Qin officials.
This made Peng Yi very puzzled as to why Gan Si brought Qin officials to his mansion suddenly, and he looked very unkind.
Vaguely.
Peng Yi had a bad feeling in his heart.
"Pengcheng Ling should know why Gan Si is here!"
Gan Si looked at Peng Yi, perhaps thinking of this period. As the city magistrate, Peng Yi got along well with him, and he took good care of him when he first came here. Therefore, Gan Si did not force himself and turned his head to let the corridor pass. The two Qin officials inside pressed him over.
"grown ups!"
Under the escort of two Qin officials, a tied-up man with blood at the corner of his mouth and a dirty man came to the door and looked at Peng Yi.
When Peng Yi saw the man and his appearance, his legs and feet suddenly softened and he sat down on the ground.
There are no unnecessary words. Peng Yi knows better than anyone else at this moment that since Gan Si is here and since the person he sent to inform him has been caught, any excuses have expired.
And think of the strict Qin laws.
Peng Yi's heart was full of despair and deep fear.
"Brother Gan, can you let me live?"
Peng Yi slowly raised his head. His previously rosy cheeks lost all color due to this huge change, and the fear in his eyes suddenly appeared in front of everyone.
Collaborating with the enemy is a capital crime and should be cut in half!
Peng Yi is the city commander of Shanwu City, and he knows this better than anyone else.
"A way out? The Peng family will be implicated in everything you do. Among the Peng family, except for the father and son who are related to Master Peng, all the men will be tortured and tortured, and the women will be slaves and concubines for life. This is the case. , who else can save Master Peng?"
Gan Si looked at Peng Yi, then waved his hand to press Peng Yi up.
In Gan Si's eyes, to be honest, she didn't understand at all why Peng Yi gave up on his good future and insisted on betraying Qin, and ended up with his parents, wife and children being implicated in his death.
In the room, several of Peng Yi's concubines were watching this scene with trembling eyes. They watched helplessly as Peng Yi, who was still aloof a moment ago, was being tied up by several Qin officials with thick ropes. stand up.
"Gansi!"
Peng Yi did not struggle and was pulled up after being tied up. Under Gan Si's doubtful eyes, Peng Yi turned to look at Gan Si.
"Where is Bianqi now?"
Peng Yi asked.
Although Gan Si didn't understand why Peng Yi asked like this or what Peng Yi meant by asking, Gan Si thought about it.
"Half are in Pingcheng and Yanmen Mountain, and half have returned to the camp and are ready to rush to Yishui at any time!"
Gan Si said.
This news is not a secret. Not to mention him, Shanwu Chengcheng, many well-informed merchants have received the news. Many merchants have seen the cavalry army coming south from Pingcheng and Yanmen Mountain from a distance.
After Gan Si answered, looking at Peng Yi who seemed to be trying to be mysterious, he was about to turn around and take Peng Yi away.
Never thought about it.
Peng Yi's next words made Gan Si's pupils shrink.
"Yes, the side riders are ready to rush to Yishui!"
Peng Yi said this, raised his head, and looked directly at Gan Si's face.
"Gan Si, I think you only know that I asked people to send the news about the side riders to Yunzhong. Gan Si, I tell you, the Huns are going south! The Huns have united with the Yuezhi and have an army of no less than 100,000 people. They have already gone south. It will not take two days. , troops will arrive at Shanwu City!"
Peng Yi said, looking at Gan Si seriously, telling everyone the news about the Xiongnu going south.
The servant was only responsible for delivering news. The servant didn't know the specific message. Just looking at Gan Si's appearance, Peng Yi knew that Gan Si must not know about this matter.
"What?"
When Gan Si heard Peng Yi's words, he opened his mouth and stared at Peng Yi with wide eyes, as if he wanted to see whether Peng Yi's words were true or false.
However, Gan Si discovered that Peng Yi's eyes did not seem to be fake.
"What? The Huns and Yueshi are going south!"
"The Huns are coming?"
At this moment, as Peng Yi told the news about the Xiongnu going south, all the four beautiful concubines in the room and the other servants in the Qin official's mansion were all panicked, and everyone's face was full of panic.
"No, side riding!"
Gan Si was the first to come to his senses, and after making sure that Peng Yi didn't seem to be lying, he turned around and left.
Gan Si knew that if the Xiongnu wanted to go south, the Bai family's iron cavalry was no longer there, and the only one who could resist the Xiongnu was the side cavalry. And now the side cavalry were not only defenseless, but even divided their general troops at Yanmen Mountain and Pingcheng.
This is too dangerous!
"Gansi!"
When Peng Yi saw Gan Si turning around and walking towards the outside of the mansion, he quickly called Gan Si to stop.
Seeing Gan Si stop and turn around, Peng Yi looked at Gan Si with pleading eyes.
"For the sake of my former colleagues, don't send me to Xianyang so quickly! The Xiongnu can't be guarded by good deeds. Bai Yan put the wives, children, and children of Bianqiu together. The Xiongnu used those people to threaten Bianqiu, and Bianqiu will do it on his own If Shanwu City is defeated without attacking, I will be able to save his life if Shanwu City falls!"
Peng Yi said, telling Gan Si the pros and cons.
Peng Yi did not ask Gan Si to violate Qin law and let him go. Peng Yi only hoped that Gan Si would not send him to Xianyang so quickly. In return, if the Huns attacked Shanwu City in the future, he would also save Gan Si's life. .
Down the corridor.
Gan Si's face was full of gloom, and the news Peng Yi told was like a bolt from the blue, shattering all Gan Si's previous illusions.
However, now, listening to Peng Yi's words, Gan Si's face couldn't help but turn pale.
He knew clearly that Peng Yi was still right!
"Come here, put him in jail! Set a day for trial!"
After a few moments of hesitation, Gan Si gave the order. After looking at Peng Yi, he turned around and walked out of the mansion.
Faced with Peng Yi's request, Gan Si did not refuse. In Gan Si's eyes, when the Xiongnu surrounded Shanwu, Peng Yi might be of great use. He might have the opportunity to perform meritorious deeds. At the worst, he could still keep his life as Peng Yi said. His life may even bring enough benefits to Peng Yi, and the lives of others may not be unavoidable.
Peng Yi looked at Gan Si's hurried away figure and finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Half an hour later.
"What?"
When Yang Duanhe heard Gan Si's report, he stood up suddenly and looked at Gan Si in shock.
"Have the Huns moved south from the clouds?"
Yang Duanhe's panicked expression was extremely solemn at this moment.
"What's the explanation for the tens of thousands of Xiongnu troops north of Yishui?"
Yang Duanhe turned around, left the wooden table, and walked to the huge map hanging in the study room. On it were records of all the mountains, forests and roads in Yanmen County, and the names of each city were clearly written on it.
Yang Duanhe looked at the map and his expression became more solemn when he learned that the Huns planned to move south from the Yunzhong Mountains and what Peng Yi had said.
"County officer, do you want to order someone to hurry up and send a message to the county lieutenant immediately?"
Gan Si quickly stepped forward, came behind Yang Duanhe, raised his hands and asked.
At this time, Gan Si didn't know how dangerous Yanmen was, so Gan Si also understood that the only chance now was to send the news to Bai Yan earlier, hoping that Bai Yan could make a decision.
honestly.
Looking at Yang Duan and the general in front of him, the only hope left in Gan Si's heart was Bai Yan.
Although Yang Duan and the old general were veterans of the four dynasties of the Qin State and one of the only generals in the Qin State, Gan Si believed in Bai Yan more in terms of leading troops in battle and his meritorious deeds.
Whether Yanmen can be defended now probably depends on how Bai Yan leads the defense.
"I'm afraid it's too late!"
When Yang Duanhe heard Gan Si's words, he stared at the map and shook his head helplessly.
"After all calculations, I never expected that the Huns would unite with the Yuezhi to go south, and there were tens of thousands of troops north of Yishui. It turned out that everything was planned by the Huns. Even Peng Yi, the commander of Shanwu City, had been bribed. Become the work of the Huns."
Yang Duanhe looked at the distance between Shan Wu and Bian Qi with despair.
"Somebody come!"
Yang Duanhe shouted.
As the two Qin officials outside the door entered the study, Yang Duanhe turned his head and looked at the two Qin officials.
"Pass an order from me to dispatch twenty Qin officials from Shanwu City to Yan City, disperse all the people fleeing, and order someone to be dispatched."
Yang Duanhe ordered.
Yancheng was named after Bai Yan. Bai Yan also wrote down his name after the families of the frontier soldiers gathered there. However, many people were rescued following the looting and selling, and many people were resettled there. , many merchants joked in private that without Baiyan, there would be no city here because of Baiyan.
Over time, the people living there, in order to express their gratitude to Bai Yan, have always acquiesced in his title.
Today, Bai Yan's original name is gradually no longer used by the common people. Instead, the name Yancheng is always mentioned by the common people and merchants.
"promise!"
The two Qin officials heard Yang Duanhe's instructions and quickly left.
"Sheriff, is it still too late?"
After Gan Si watched the Qin official leave, he turned to look at Yang Duanhe, frowning slightly. Although it would be too late to send a message to Bai Yan, Gan Si could understand it. However, it seemed that it was also too late to go to Yancheng.
What's more, there is no wall for defense in Yancheng.
"Right now, we can only do our best! What is more critical right now is to send the news to Yishui as soon as possible!"
Yang Duanhe glanced at Gan Si and then turned to look at the map.
After Yang Duanhe finished speaking, the sound of hurried footsteps was heard again outside, and then what came into view was the Supervisor Shi Mijing.
After the impatient Mi Jing came to the study, he came directly to Yang Duanhe.
"Mr. Yang, I heard that the Huns have moved south from Yunzhong?"
Mi Jing's forehead was covered with sweat, and his eyes were full of fear.
Looking at Gan Si on the side, rumors were spreading everywhere in the city that Gan Si had gone to arrest Peng Yi, and what Peng Yi said had also spread. The few merchants in Shanwu City had begun to quietly Although many noble clans did not take any big action when taking people away, they also secretly asked the younger generation of the clan to take the bus to Handan.
On the way to the Sheriff's Mansion, despite the rain, there were people everywhere preparing to leave the city.
"If it's true, it has already gone south!"
Yang Duanhe turned to look at Mi Jing and did not hide anything. Mi Jing was the censor of Yanmen Prison. Naturally, he needed to know such important information.
"Mr. Yang, what should we do now?"
Mi Jing listened to Yang Duanhe's words and saw Yang Duanhe's blunt admission that the Huns had gone south. His face instantly turned pale. Although he had joined the army, Mi Jing had never led an army to fight. In the past, he had been in other places. When he held office in an important place, there was no war at all.
Now she was suddenly about to face the Huns army. When she thought of Shanwu City being surrounded and the Huns on horseback densely packed outside the city, Mi Jing felt a little weak in her legs and feet, and her mouth and tongue were dry. If possible, Mi Jing really wanted to leave Shan Wu as soon as possible. No city.
In the quiet study room.
Yang Duanhe didn't speak when he heard Mi Jing's words.
Seeing a person clearly from a predicament, Yang Duanhe, who is a lot older, looks at Mi Jing who is not even as good as Gan Si. To be honest, how much he once praised him, but now he feels so disappointed in his heart.
Yang Duanhe couldn't tell that Mi Jing's eyes were full of fear, which was the fear of the Huns.
That kind of people.
It is difficult to achieve great things, and it is difficult to achieve great tasks!
However, due to past friendships and the fact that Mi Jing was also Chang Wenjun's eldest son and Yang Yan's good friend, Yang Duanhe didn't say anything. He just turned his head and looked at the map in front of him.
"Can Yi Shui send troops back to Fangyanmen?"
Mi Jing's mind was filled with fear at the moment, and he instinctively wanted to deal with the fear in his heart. He didn't want to see the scene of the Huns approaching the city, so when he saw that Mr. Yang didn't speak, he tried to find a way.
The first method is to defend Shanwu City and let Yishui bring back the Bai clan's cavalry when the time comes.
"The situation in Yi Shui is not optimistic either!"
Yang Duanhe said softly.
Gan Si turned his head and looked at Mi Jing. Mi Jing's appearance at this moment not only disappointed Yang Duanhe, but also in Gan Si's eyes, it somewhat subverted his previous view of Mi Jing.
In normal times, Mi Jing gives people the impression of being calm and steady. Regardless of his conversation or behavior, he gives people a feeling of trust and confidence. However, now facing an unprecedented and huge crisis, Mi Jing's performance is surprising.
It is obvious that Lord Chang Wen is capable of both literary and martial arts, but why is Mi Jing, the eldest son of Lord Chang Wen, so miserable in the face of war.
Let General Wang Jian from Yishui mobilize his troops back to Yanmen. If Yanmen can be defended, it will be fine. If the attack on Yan fails or there are other consequences, I am afraid that he, Commander Yang, and even Bai Yan will be punished.
There is no good in the city.
In a mansion, under the leadership of a servant, Lin Anshun, Xunzhou, Fu Yao, and Chen Ze hurried to a room and met Mr. Wei.
"Mr. Wei, it's not good. I heard news from the city that the Huns have gone south. If this is true, and all good is preserved, please ask Mr. Wei to leave Shanwu City with us!"
Lin Anshun hurriedly came to Mr. Wei, raised his hands to Mr. Wei and said, his expression full of anxiety.
Mr. Wei in front of him was like a relative to Lin Anshun, not a grandfather but a grandfather. Therefore, after hearing the news in the city that the Huns had gone south, Lin Anshun immediately came to the mansion to see Mr. Wei and wanted to take him with him. Mr. Wei left this dangerous place.
"Yes! Mr. Wei, if the Huns enter Yanmen, they will definitely go to Yan City! We can't wait for Bai Yan to return to Shanwu City. Even if he comes back, it will not help the situation!"
Xunzhou also held up his hands and persuaded.
It has been a few days since I arrived in Shanwu City. However, except for a quick meeting with Mr. Wei on the first day, Mr. Wei was busy afterwards and never saw them. He said that he would visit them again when Bai Yan returned and did not dare to go against Mr. Wei's wishes. They have been waiting patiently for Bai Yan to come back these days.
Unexpectedly, before Bai Yan returned, he had already heard the news that the Huns were going south.
No matter what, they must persuade Mr. Wei to leave here.
In the study room.
Facing Mr. Wei, Chen Ze and Fu Yao, who used to be worthy of their reputation as romantic children, stood obediently behind Xunzhou with a respectful look, completely different from the usual two people.
"Who told you that Bai Yan didn't return to Yanmen?"
Mr. Wei put down the bamboo slips in his hand, raised his head, and looked at the four people in front of him.
"Huh? Mr. Wei, didn't you say that a few days ago?"
When Xunzhou heard what Mr. Wei said, he looked at Lin Anshun in surprise and confusion. He was also surprised to see Lin Anshun and didn't understand what Mr. Wei meant, so he could only look at Mr. Wei again.
"If I remember correctly, what I said before was that when Bai Yan comes back, if anything happens at that time, you can ask again. When did I say that Bai Yan is not in Yanmen?"
Boss Wei had a face on his face and looked at the four boys in front of him angrily, especially Lin Anshun, who was much older and cried like a child that day.
Sighing, Mr. Wei was too lazy to pay attention to the four people in front of him.
Mr. Wei understood why these four boys came to Yanmen, and especially what Lin Anshun and Xunzhou wanted to ask. However, many things involved that boy Bai Yan. Mr. Wei decided to wait for that boy Bai Yan to come back. Say it again.
"ah?"
Fu Yao and Chen Ze looked at Mr. Wei with confusion, not understanding what Mr. Wei meant. Mr. Wei had clearly said before that when Bai Yan returns, Bai Yan will definitely not be in Shanwu City!
While thinking, Fu Yao and Chen Ze suddenly thought of something, their pupils shrank, and they looked at each other in shock.
Not only Fu Yao and Chen Ze, but also Lin Anshun and Xun Shuo finally understood what Mr. Wei meant and instantly looked up at Mr. Wei.
"Bai Yan is in Yanmen?"
"When will Bai Yan return to Yanmen?"
Lin Anshun and Xun Shuo asked in unison. They were confused at this moment. In their eyes, Bai Yan could not be in Yanmen at this moment. After all, Bai Yan was still in Xianyang when they left Xianyang.
When did Bai Yan come to Yanmen earlier than them? This is impossible! ! !
"We have already returned to Yanmen!"
Mr. Wei looked at the bamboo slips and said.
After receiving the answer, Lin Anshun and Xunzhou looked at each other, recalling the news they had learned all along. They thought it was a cover-up, but they didn't expect it.
It's actually true!
"Mr. Wei, where is Bai Yan? And now that the Huns have gone south, even if Bai Yan is here?"
Xunzhou couldn't help the curiosity in his heart, looked at Mr. Wei and asked, since Bai Yan has returned to Yanmen, where is Bai Yan at this moment? And in Xunzhou's eyes, even if Bai Yan is in Yanmen, facing the Huns and The Yueshi's reunification may not be able to do anything.
Xunzhou's words were also something that Lin Anshun, Fu Yao, and Chen Ze were curious about.
And under the gaze of the three people.
Mr. Wei turned to look at the three of them, took a breath, and spoke slowly.
"That kid is in the Yunzhong Mountains now!"
inside the room.
Following Mr. Wei's words, Xunzhou and Lin Anshun slowly opened their eyes, opened their mouths in astonishment and forgot to close them.
Boom~!
A bolt of lightning flashed across the sky, and in the heavy rain, after a long time, a huge thunder sounded across the sky.
Under the gloomy sky, in the Yunzhong Mountains, countless men wearing commoners, holding long swords and sharp blades, were killing each other with the Huns from the north.
Footsteps were trampled on the muddy puddles in the heavy rain, splashing blood-red and turbid sewage. Corpses fell to the ground one by one. In the chaotic footsteps, eyes were open and could no longer be closed. There were edges. There are soldiers and Huns.
"kill!"
Under the roar, Yifang's weathered cheeks roared ferociously. He held a sharp sword and kept slashing in the heavy rain. One after another Huns became corpses under his sword.
However, his strength was limited. Facing the surging Huns, Yifang would be slashed in the back by the Huns from time to time. He would stumble for two steps and turn around to kill the Huns.
There were more than 5,000 frontier cavalry soldiers. Facing the Huns who were nearly ten times their number, not a single soldier retreated.
It rains.
No matter how many side cavalry soldiers fell to the ground, bleeding, other soldiers would still rush into the gap and kill the Huns.
In the words of General Yifang, even if they die, they have to stop the Huns and wait for the general to kill them from behind.
The Huns must not be allowed to leave this mountain range intact.
"kill!!"
"kill!"
Amid the shouts of killing, under the heavy rain, facing the endless Huns in the valley, countless frontier soldiers stepped on the muddy puddles of blood, and rushed towards the Huns with their long swords.
(End of chapter)
