The sky was getting slightly brighter, and Xu Mu couldn't wait any longer. After bidding farewell to the old official, he got into the carriage and hurried towards Fugui Restaurant.
What surprised Xu Mu was that after such a long time, Zhou Fu didn't look at the state immediately.
In front of Fugui Restaurant, Zhou Fuzheng looked nervous and urged several waiters to move things to the carriage in a hurry.
"Xu, Master Xu?" When he saw Xu Mu, Zhou Fu was completely surprised. He didn't expect that Xu Mu would still enter the city at this time.
"What are you doing here! Oh, why don't you move to the inner city!"
After all, they were acquainted with each other, and he also liked a rising star like Xu Mu. He also hoped that Xu Mu would survive the disaster and find opportunities to continue cooperation in the future.
"You won't come to deliver the private bar?"
"Don't dare to delay Shopkeeper Zhou."
"Are you stupid?" Zhou Fu was a little angry. He hurriedly took a bag of silver from his arms and had fifty jars of private wine loaded into the car.
"Master Xu, move to the inner city as soon as possible! The soldiers have cleared the road to Hezhou in the past few days. If it is later, it will be too late."
"Go quickly! If it hadn't been for the serious illness at home, I would have left the city earlier!"
Seeing Zhou Fu's appearance, Xu Mu did not dare to delay any longer and asked Si Hu to drive the carriage. He called brothers Zhou Zun and hurried to the city gate.
"Master Xu!" Behind the carriage, Li Xiaowan hesitated, "What should we three do?"
Xu Mu's tone was serious, "There are only two choices. First, go and tell the soldiers clearly and let them protect you. Second, follow me back to Xujiazhuang and think of a solution."
The entire Wangzhou City has almost become a dead city. Not to mention the officials and officials, even the common people have left here and there.
"I don't have a notarization on me, and the only one who knows my identity is the dog official." Li Xiaowan's voice trembled, as she never imagined that she would encounter so many things on an ordinary trip.
Xu Mu frowned. He probably couldn't get rid of the three ancestors in front of him for the time being. Leave these people to the camp soldiers, the war is coming, and the end may be a bit bleak.
"Go back to Zhuangzi first." Xu Mu sighed, "After we return to Zhuangzi, if there is really nothing we can do, we will go to Hezhou together, and we will think of a solution when we get to Hezhou."
Moving from Hezhou to the inner city is at least a few thousand miles away, which is extremely difficult. This is why you can’t bring too many people with you.
"Master Xu, don't move around. I'm going to send some money to a certain family."
In the leading carriage, Zhou Fu got out of the carriage tremblingly, took out a bag of silver, and walked forward.
The two battalions of soldiers turned around, and the captain at the head had already narrowed his eyes.
"My lord, please do me a favor."
"Easy to say."
The captain hurriedly reached out and grabbed the silver bag. Even though his movements were rough, Xu Mu still breathed a sigh of relief.
As long as the money is collected, leaving the city will be no problem.
Zhou Fu turned around and gave Xu Mu a rare smile.
Xu Mu also nodded, looking sideways, his expression suddenly startled. Not far from the city gate, a dozen baskets made of bamboo strips were filled with human heads with beards.
Blood pooled out from under the basket and covered the nearby floor.
These are probably the heads of those refugees. The reason is even simpler. The military discipline is corrupt. These bearded heads are most likely used to pass off military merit.
After all, most Di people in the north like to keep beards.
After turning around with difficulty, Xu Mu continued to look forward. Fortunately, Zhou Fu's money worked, and the two camps slowly moved out of the way.
"Go quickly, everyone will be safe when we arrive in Hezhou——"
Standing in front of the city gate, Zhou Fu looked happy, but he hadn't finished speaking yet.
In an instant, an extremely muffled horn trombone sounded throughout the city.
The horses that were pawing their hooves were so frightened that they kept neighing and shouting.
"what happened?"
Zhou Fuli stood in front of the city gate, only a dozen steps away, but he could only watch as the two ancient and huge city gates closed with a rumble.
Xu Mu stood up on the carriage, and a cold feeling instantly spread throughout his body.
"Refugees are sieging the city! No one is waiting, please retreat quickly!"
"No one is waiting, so retreat now!"
The two groups of soldiers quickly changed their faces, held halberds in their hands, shouted angrily and drove Zhou Fu back. Zhou Fu wanted to say a few more words, but before he could speak, he was kicked down by a battalion soldier.
"Shopkeeper Zhou, get in the car first." Xu Mu took a few steps forward and helped Zhou Fu up.
"Master Xu, this, this city gate is closed, how can we get out!"
"Can't get out."
As if to confirm Xu Mu's words, not long after, a roar like thunder could be heard across the huge city wall.
"The refugees are coming around again, damn it!"
The group of people could no longer care and hurriedly turned the carriage around and headed towards the Fugui Restaurant.
"Master Xu, this is so strange. Why are the refugees besieging the city again?"
"I do not know either."
Xu Mu lowered his head and thought of the baskets filled with human heads. The camp soldiers and refugees, even if they were all Ji Ren, would probably die.
"Go to the restaurant first. Maybe the refugees will leave after a day." Zhou Fu's voice seemed to be comforting everyone, but also seemed to be arrogating.
The situation of refugees besieging a city for a day or two will never recede.
Several carriages passed by along the way, and Xu Mu saw that those who had not had time to leave the city had panic expressions on their faces. Most of them were in the miserable state of dragging their families with their families. They were cautiously carrying their baggage, holding children, and supporting the elderly. Huddled on both sides of the street in horror.
"If we delay any longer, I'm afraid the Di people will come." Zhou Fu said bitterly, "Master Xu doesn't know something. I also received news yesterday that four of the eight battalions in Dingbian have been beaten to pieces by the Beidi people."
"Four were beaten to death?" Xu Mu was shocked. When Tian Song went to Zhuangzi earlier, he said that two were beaten to death. He thought Tian Song was scaring him.
"It should be correct. I have a friend who happens to be the Yi Cheng over there at the border. If Wangzhou can hold on, a certain family doesn't want to lose this huge restaurant business."
"No reinforcements?"
"I don't know. In the past, when the Beidi people broke into the city, they would burn, kill, and loot. So many people were so afraid that they fled the city."
"Master Xu, the current plan is to stay in the city first and wait for the opportunity."
There are refugees behind and Di people in front. The entire Wangzhou City is already in a dilemma. Xu Mu didn't dare to hope that the three thousand battalions could do anything.
He dared to use human heads to claim military merit, but could he still fight bravely to kill the enemy?
"Bring the money!" Just as Xu Mu was thinking, an angry curse rang out.
He looked up and saw that there were actually two stickmen carrying whistle sticks and taking advantage of the chaos to rob someone. A little woman refused to submit, and one of the stickmen raised his whistle stick and hit it hard.
The sound of bones breaking made Xu Mu feel pain in his ears.
"Si Hu!"
Si Hu, who could no longer hold himself any longer, jumped out of the carriage, and within three moves, he knocked the two stick men to the ground.
"Master Xu, don't delay any longer. Go quickly! Go quickly!" Zhou Fu shouted in shock.
Without the official patrolling the streets and the cud-dog and stick men in Wangzhou City, it would be like an outpouring of evil wolves.
"Master Xu, I also heard something." On the carriage, Zhou Fu seemed to have remembered something and turned his head tremblingly.
"Ma, Ma Guaizi is still in the city."
