In the huge Monan Town, everything that comes into view is a look of suffering.
Xu Mu calmed down. This time he came to the border gate for a private matter. When they first left the border, Xiniang and her gang of Laozhuang people were assigned to a deserted village as a reward for military merit.
"That small deserted village to the west? Some of them died long ago, some died, some escaped, and some became border flower girls, half a steamed bun a round."
A group of old refugees basking in the sun burst into hoarse laughter.
"Where did it go?"
Several old refugees did not answer, but raised their heads and looked at the bundle Xu Mu was carrying.
Xu Mu silently sent a few taels of silver out, and after the group of old refugees looted it, he continued to speak.
"I heard, I heard that there were not enough civilians to build the wall, so General Zhao sent people to nearby villages to fetch people, and took many back."
Xu Mu's face became darker and darker, "Are there a group of villagers carrying big bows on their backs?"
"How do you know!"
"Have you ever heard of Tuotou Mountain?"
"Tuotou Mountain...if you go north, you have to cross more than a hundred miles of desert to get there."
On the way from Monan Town to Hezhou, there are two hundred miles of desert with yellow sand all over the sky and sand wolves gathering in groups to prey on lone passers-by.
After listening, Xu Mu was about to leave. Unexpectedly, he suddenly heard bursts of yelling and cursing not far ahead.
The few old refugees who were still biting the money suddenly turned pale with shock. They didn't care about anything and tried to burrow deeper into the alley.
"Little boss, the pickers are here! Let's go quickly!"
Before Xu Mu could regain his senses, the huge Monan Town suddenly became dead silent again after a period of confusion.
"How ferocious an old gangster must be to make people so frightened." Chen Jiaqiao frowned.
"My boss, the army is here!" At this time, Zhou Zun, who was on patrol outside, walked back with a solemn expression.
"They are officers and soldiers, they deserve to die!" Chen Jiaqiao took off his umbrella and sword, his eyes filled with murderous intent.
"Earlier, the common man said that the government troops would go out to Hezhou to pick up civilian husbands. How can it be so simple? With the temper of these gang of dog officials, they will definitely take advantage of the opportunity to burn, kill and loot."
"Zhou Zun, how many people are there?"
"My boss, there are about a hundred people, they are close!"
"Cover your pockmarked face!"
"call!"
Behind Xu Mu, a team of more than a hundred people immediately took out pockmarked noodles and covered their faces coldly.
"Raise the knife! Wait for my order."
Clang Clang Clang.
The sound of the sword being unsheathed resounded in the deserted Monan Town.
The dust at the entrance of the town suddenly filled the air and fascinated people's eyes.
First there was the sound of horses stopping, and then there was the sound of robes and armor grinding together. When Xu Mu raised his head, there was already a large group of officers and soldiers on the main road in the town, getting closer and closer with weapons.
The two gangs finally got stuck together. The captain of the army, who was leading the group, never expected that hundreds of men with pockmarked faces would appear in Monan Town coming and going.
He doesn't look like an ordinary person.
"Where are these distant visitors from?" The captain's expression was grim, but he didn't want to lose his authority, so he shook the long knife in his hand so that it buzzed.
Xu Mu didn't answer. He raised his eyes and saw clearly that behind this group of officers and soldiers, there were three or four carriages being escorted. The carriages were full of looted things, including bags of grains and crumpled silks and satins. , calves with four hooves tied...a miscellaneous pile, filled with several carts.
"Give!" Seeing that Xu Mu and others were indifferent, the captain blushed.
Xu Mu's eyes were cold. Beside him, Chen Jiaqiao's arm had veins popping out. If Xu Mu hadn't given the order, he would have killed him directly.
"We are officers and soldiers!" The captain raised his sword and finally became angry. Of course, he couldn't figure out the way to the other side, so it was difficult for him to start.
"Raise the knife!" Xu Mu shouted coldly.
This wave cannot be retreated. If it retreats, the more than twenty villagers will be fine, but those heroes who followed will definitely be dissatisfied.
Behind, a team of hundreds of people coldly raised their swords.
"Let!" Xu Mu shouted coldly.
The captain took a few steps back, his face grim.
"Visitor from afar, do you dare to take off the pockmarked noodles?"
Xu Mu smiled coldly, only a fool would pick pockmarked noodles at this time.
"I am Captain Zhang Lu of Xiaofeng Camp in Hezhou! Visitors from far away, you are in trouble——"
"Give!" Xu Mu held his sword horizontally, and his whole body was in a state of despair.
Unlike the inner city at the border, order had already broken down. The officers and soldiers of the Xiaofeng Battalion of these gangs were actually the defenders of Hezhou, and they dared to go out of the city to plunder.
The captain scratched his neck and wanted to hold on for a while longer.
"We are officers and soldiers!"
Buzz!
Next to Xu Mu, Chen Jiaqiao drew his sword directly, and a cold wind passed by. A guard next to the captain had half of his arm cut off in an instant, and he knelt on the ground and cried bitterly.
"How dare you..." Du Wei swallowed the second half of his sentence.
Without him opening his mouth, more than a hundred officers and soldiers tremblingly made way for a passage, their hands holding the swords trembling constantly.
Xu Mu was silent for a moment and took the lead in getting on the horse. Not long after, Baiqi's figure quickly passed through the encirclement of the officers and soldiers, and rushed out of the town with a murderous force.
…
Outside Monan Town, there is an endless desert with yellow sand filling the sky.
After about twenty or thirty miles, Xu Mu stopped his horse.
"My boss, I was anxious just now." Chen Jiaqiao's voice was slightly heavy.
"It's not wrong, it was a good chop." Xu Mu shook his head. He can understand Chen Jiaqiao just like he could understand Ma Liu. Kneeling at Caishikou, even if he is no longer human, he will conquer the world in his next life.
"Your young master told me that compared with internal worries, external troubles are actually more terrifying. The alien Beidi is a hungry wolf. If it takes over the Central Plains, it will be a disaster for all life."
"Although it is a bit hypocritical, this sentence is true. We are not saving Daji, but saving the people."
Behind Xu Mu, hundreds of figures on horseback raised their heads.
"The city of Hezhou is on fire, but the Beidi people are still knocking at the gate. Once Hezhou is broken, the Di people will flood into the hinterland of the Daji."
There is a greater possibility. Xu Mu did not say that if the Di people really poured into the hinterland of Daji, under the general situation, those Dingbian generals who supported their troops and respected themselves would most likely break the soil and seal the king.
King Qin?
Who would have the confidence to lift up a dynasty that is in terrible shape?
"Hundreds of horses enter the border, they will go somewhere in life, and return in death. We are worthy of being a hero!"
Pulling up the reins, Xu Mu raised his head coldly under the dim sky, as if he saw the statue of Xiao Sha at the top of Hezhou City.
Rain of arrows, falling rocks, towering manholes, roaring city vehicles, Beidi people's skillful use of roundabout shooting, the mourning of the city builders, and the panic of the city guards.
"I would like to use the sword three feet below my waist to kill Beidi with the roar of beacon fire!"
Clang, clang, clang!
Hundreds of swords were raised high at the same time, reflecting in the vast sky.
"Go north, to Tuotou Mountain!"
…
At the top of the city in Hezhou, corpses covered with broken arrows were piled up in piles.
Countless civilians held their heads and hid under the walls in a hurry. Just wait for this round of arrow rain to pass before going out to repair the city gate.
"Push the log!" Zhao Qingyun shouted until his voice became hoarse, and the tiger armor was covered with mottled blood.
Many times, he wanted to abandon the city and flee. But if he escapes, what awaits him is not only the reduction of his official position, but also the death penalty of losing the city.
How could he be willing to accept the title of general after finally being promoted?
"Push them all down!"
A large number of rolling logs, under the action of hundreds of soldiers, finally rumbled under the city wall. Not long after, they crushed two city-rushing carts, shocking the hundreds of Di people who were pushing the carts, and they retreated hastily. .
A bunch of horse arrows came, and Zhao Qingyun angrily grabbed a civilian husband and blocked him in front of him.
The civilian husband was shot half of his head and died with his head hanging.
"I am General Po Di!"
Arrows rained in the sky, Zhao Qingyun raised his head and roared.
…
"The clear light in the sky stays this evening, and the harmonious Qi Pavilion in the world has spring shadow."
Even at dusk, the Waterside Academy on Changyang Lake Island is still peaceful. There are many scholars and students who enjoy reciting poems.
Such poems praising the prosperous times naturally attracted bursts of cheers and applause.
Yuan Tao sat under the weeping willow and listened. After coughing several times, he suddenly covered his face and started crying.
