lady, please calm down

Chapter 158 Undercurrent
It's the second quarter of the child.

The midnight autumn wind has revealed a bit of desolation.

"Brother~Brother"

Chen Jinyu limped along the official road, calling out over and over in a low voice and anxiously.

Just now, she just hid a cup of tea by the side of the road, but after the hustle and bustle cleared up, and when she looked up again, there was no one on the official road.
Brother?
Captured by Caizhou Army?Or run away?
Chen Jinyu was in a hurry, and accidentally sprained her foot again. The quiet official road was deep, and the surrounding fields were equally quiet, with only occasional chirping of autumn insects and the rustling of the wind passing through the sparse forest.

"elder brother"

Looking back and forth, there was no one in the dark night. In the eyes that used to be confident and intelligent, there was only panic under pressure and tears reflecting the stars.

But it was caught by a pair of plump and round lying silkworms, and it was about to fall.

"Brother~"

The beaded lips parted slightly, and he called again, but he still didn't get any response, and his voice finally became crying, "Chen Yingjun, come out quickly, don't play tricks on me, if you don't come out and stay back, I will complain to daddy, woo woo Woo"

Two miles to the south.

A cavalry team of more than 100 people came to the north without any hurry.

The members of the team are mainly the "Wuhe Squad" of the former fugitives Qing Zhuang and Zhou Liang, in addition to Cai, Xu, Ximen's family and other elites.

"Dutou, put down some horsepower, otherwise Baoju will lose his strength when he meets the enemy, and it will be troublesome."

Xu Mingyuan, who was riding side by side with Chen Chu, reminded him when he saw Xiaohong under Chen Chu's crotch sniffing excitedly.

Chen Chu leaned over, and gently patted Xiaohong's dragon neck.

"Also, when approaching the enemy, don't rush too far forward." Chen Chu's skill is lax, and it's no secret. Xu Mingyuan was worried that he would rush ahead in case something happened, but he was too embarrassed to say it directly, so he had to tactfully say: "Being able to ride a horse doesn't mean being able to fight on horseback."

When he left the city yesterday, Xu Bang repeatedly confessed to Xu Mingyuan: he dare not let Chen Du have an accident.

His father was so cautious, and Xu Mingyuan knew the reason. Among Tongshan's resistance forces, Chen Chu was the most powerful, and the members under his command were complex, including a joint defense team with fleeing households, gangsters, and peasants.

There are many unruly people among these people, and they almost only obey Chen Chu's orders. If something happens to him, no one in Tongshan will be able to command these people anymore.

Chen Chu naturally knew that Xu Mingyuan had good intentions, but he didn't respond.

After more than a year of physical suffering, he is now stronger and more agile than ordinary people, but the gap between the 'master' is greater than the gap between Ge You and Yan Zu's appearance.

However, if you need to be trapped, hiding behind is not an option.

Especially at the start-up stage, the impressions left on the brethren by 'Follow me' and 'Follow me' are very different.

"Doing great things" certainly needs the support of faith, but personal prestige is an indispensable and long-lasting necessary condition.

Furthermore, he also believed in Da Lang, the eldest son and other brothers beside him.

Walking forward for another mile, Da Baojian, who was silently following beside him, suddenly said out of nowhere, "Here we come."

Chen Chu and the others looked at the expressionless Xiang Dabaojian inexplicably.

Xu Mingyuan who was next to him listened carefully for a while, and praised: "This brother, you have good ears!"

Xu Mingyuan looked at the big sword with an eager look of a hero cherishing a hero.

But Da Baojian had a cool and smelly face, and he didn't even bother to reply.

After a few breaths, Chen Chu, Da Lang and the others all heard, in the cool night wind, a chaotic sound of horseshoes came from afar from the north.

"The distance is about 500 steps." The big sword still looked indifferent.

The night was like a wall, blocking the sight of both sides.

Only sound can allow two parties to confirm the existence of the other.

Now, Chen Chu and the others are aware of the opponent who is running at full speed, but the opponent has not yet discovered them who are slowly moving forward and lurking in the night.
"About more than 400 steps," said the big sword again.

It takes about a hundred steps for a horse to go from cantering to full speed.

Walking towards each other, it is best for Chen Chu to wait until the distance between the two sides is [-] steps and speed up to sprint.
Chen Chu once again comforted Xiao Hong, who was chewing on her mouth and getting more and more excited and irritable.

"There are still more than 300 steps."

"Brothers, come on!"

Chen Chu kicked the horse's belly, loosened the reins, and Xiao Hong, who had long been unable to hold back, rushed away like an arrow off the string.

Everyone behind followed immediately, but no one made a sound.

After running for dozens of steps, the sound of horseshoes gathered together, and 'dongdongdong' seemed to be beating on a drum made of the earth.

Under the starlight, the shadowy knights of the officers and soldiers can already be seen.

The opponent was obviously taken aback by the murderous knight who suddenly sprang out of the night in front of him, and reined in his horse like a conditioned reflex. This shows how bad the military quality of the Caizhou Xiang Army is.

When they stopped like this, they immediately lost speed, while Chen Chu was already sprinting with all his strength.

There is no difference between the horse army and the lamb waiting to be slaughtered without speed.

But Chen Chu was also taken aback, because in the middle of the approaching lines, there was a frail white-clothed scholar standing blankly.
Where is this cutie from?
The scholar seemed to be frightened by the knights who suddenly appeared in the front and rear, and stood in the middle of the official road stupidly.

At this moment, even the Heavenly King Laozi was standing in front, Chen Chu couldn't let everyone slow down.

The remaining one hundred paces were fleeting, and Chen Chu decided to ignore the scholar's life or death.
Seeing that the scholars were either being stabbed by both sides or trampled by horseshoes, the awe in Chen Chu's heart for the innocent life of modern people still made him make a sideways, bowed, and arms-opening movement.

In the blink of an eye, Xiao Hong and the white-clothed scholar passed each other, and Chen Chu took advantage of the situation to pick him up and put him on the horse's back.

Chen Chu used a lot of strength to do this dangerous action for the first time.

But I feel that this scholar is too weak, his chest is soft without a trace of muscle.

To prove it, Chen Chu casually pinched it. It was true that he didn't have any muscles.

"Hmm~"

In front of him, the scholar who was placed face down on the horse's back like a broken sack let out a groan.
It's three quarters.

Three miles east of Tongshan County.

The barracks of the sharp army were all in control of the big tent, and Zheng Yi looked down at a bloody elder with a gloomy expression.

"Dutong! My subordinates are telling the truth. Tongshan County really has ghosts." Na Shizhang seemed to be still immersed in extreme fear, shaking like chaff when he spoke, "I brought my brothers into the village for a quarter of an hour, and then We lost six or seven people in a row, but we didn't even see each other's appearance clearly. We only saw each other when we fled to the outside of the village."

Wounded Shichang remembered the scene an hour ago, and couldn't help but trembled even more, "I saw a figure who killed one of my brothers and then turned around and crawled into the grave. How can anyone live in the grave! It's an evil spirit! An evil spirit!"

Seeing that the other generals in the big tent showed expressions of surprise and uncertainty, Zheng Yi slapped the table and shouted angrily: "Demonic words to confuse the crowd! Come on, drag him out and kill him, whoever dares to use ghosts and gods in the army again Disturb the morale of the army, take this as an example!"

"Du Tong, all of the following sentences are true."

The hurtful screams gradually faded away.

After a while, the rest of the army will disperse, leaving only two brothers Zheng Yi and Zheng Ding in the big tent.

Seeing Zheng Yi frowned and pondered, Zheng Ding stepped forward and said in a low voice: "Second Brother, Tongshan County is indeed full of paradoxes. Of the 26 food-raising teams we sent out, only two teams have come back so far, and they all said they met someone in the village. A ghost that crawls in and out of the ground."

"Has there been any news from the other food-raising teams yet?" Zheng Yi raised his eyes and asked, concentrating.

Zheng Ding shook his head. Is this Tongshan County really a ghost town? More than 200 people went out, and only a dozen people came back.

"Have you sent someone to meet him?" Zheng Yi asked again.

"A hundred horsemen were sent, and they were divided into three groups to meet them in different directions." Zheng Ding replied.

This time Zheng Yi brought a total of 400 people, 200 people were stationed at Shizipo for surveillance, and there were 200 people stationed in the camp under Tongshan City.

If the more than 200 food-raising teams were folded at once, how could it not be painful.

At this time, Zheng Yi finally had some understanding in his heart.

This Tongshan County didn't seem to be in such a panic as he had imagined. There was a hint of conspiracy to prepare the situation ahead of time and invite him into the urn.

Including the article "To All Letters in Tongshan" that aroused his anger, it seems that it was written not only for the people of Tongshan, but also for him.
However, even if it was a round, he, Zheng Yi, couldn't retreat at this time.

Bringing so many brothers to Tongshan at great risk, if he retreats in such a desperate manner, the subordinates who have nothing to lose may come back to him.
At that time, Shangguan will not spare him.

Even if you fled to the Zhou Dynasty, if you don't have soldiers in your hands, who will give you a bird.

Therefore, victory must be won, and only by winning can the subordinates get some extra money to stabilize the morale of the army and make the superiors fearful of punishing them too much.

Thinking of this, Zheng Yishen, who had no way out, said, "What a Tongshan County, since you want to play real swords and guns with me, don't blame me for being cruel. Send an order to attack the city tomorrow, and it will not be closed for two days after the city is broken. Knife, brothers want silver, women, just grab them!"

Inside Tongshan City.

Tongfu Inn.

In a guest room on the second floor, there were seven or eight people sleeping on beds and floors.

"Hey, it's unlucky to say it! You came to Tongshan County to find a living, but you still encountered military chaos."

"I don't think there is anything to worry about. After all, the opponent is an official army, so he shouldn't be too domineering."

"Not always!"

This guest room is occupied by foreign merchants trapped in Tongshan.

Due to the influx of a large number of refugees, women and children into the city, the county government implemented paramilitary control, which mainly focused on the unified allocation of resources, such as food, and inns that could accommodate people.

No matter whether you have money or not, you need to obey the arrangement. Many people share a room, and some rooms are freed up to accommodate refugees.

As a result, some wealthy businessmen who were accustomed to being served by beautiful maidservants and living in big houses could not help complaining in private.

But Miao Kui, a businessman in Lin'an, felt that there are indeed some capable officials in Tongshan!

With so many people pouring in in a short period of time, there was no chaos of looting food or wealth in the city, and the orderly order was barely maintained, which is commendable.

He sincerely praised a few words.

I didn't want to, but one person retorted, "Shopkeeper Miao, you naturally say that Tongshan County is good, otherwise wouldn't the stocks of Sihai Commercial Bank you spent so much money become waste paper?"

In the dark guest room, there were three or two giggling snickers.

The man said leisurely again: "Fortunately, I found out that the momentum was wrong early, so I threw it away first. Although I lost a little, it's better than being locked up."

"Horse shopkeeper's eyes are like torches!" Someone flattered right away.

A few days ago, many merchants bought shares in Sihai Commercial Bank, among which Miao Kui in Lin'an and Changdechang in Yingzhou bought the most.

Unexpectedly, on the 23rd, news came out that Zheng Yi, the governor of the capital of the Linfu, wanted to mobilize troops to attack Tongshan County.

Immediately, some merchants with a keen sense of smell threw away their stocks at low prices.

On the same day, the share price of Sihai Commercial Bank fell slightly, barely maintaining the issue price.

On the 25th, Zheng Yi led his troops to enter Langshan Jiebei Store. The coercion directly caused the stock price of the firm to plummet, and the Four Seas Firm urgently announced the closure of the market.

Most of the stocks that were sold were foreign merchants, but those Luliuwei villagers did not follow suit. They felt that they had a relationship with their owners that both lost and both benefited and prospered.

At this time, they are more concerned about how to get rid of the 'Caizhou Ambition Wolf'. They believe that as long as the owner drives away these disorderly troops, the stock of the firm will continue to rise.

Miao Kui and Chang Dechang agreed with them, and even bought a lot at a low price when the stock price plummeted before the market closed.

Shopkeeper Ma taunted Miao Kui, but seeing that the other party didn't refute, he felt that it was boring, so he asked casually, "Shopkeeper Miao, why didn't you see your son Brother Xin today?"

"Hehe, the city is recruiting volunteers, and he signed up to help," Miao Kui said.

"Hey~ tsk tsk tsk." Shopkeeper Ma said in a strange tone as soon as he opened his mouth: "You, a native of Zhou, actually have more heart for Tongshan than we Qi people. If you don't know, you think Tongshan is the hometown of shopkeeper Miao and his son."

"Hehe." Miao Kui just smiled and said nothing.

Chang Dechang, who had been keeping silent all this time, heard that shopkeeper Ma and the others were hostile to Miao Kui, so he couldn't help changing the subject, "Hey, everyone, have you heard that Sai Diaochan from Dongjier Lane posted a picture at the door The notice said that the service is free, and no money will be taken.”

"Hey~ Is there such a good thing?"

"Is this true?"

"Then I have to go and see tomorrow."

This topic really caught the attention of many old people.

Although the quality of girls in Ji'er Lane is not as good as Caiwei Pavilion and Yingxian Tower, who would refuse to go whoring for nothing!

Chang Dechang chuckled, and said again: "Of course it is true, but people said that they only serve the sergeants who have worked hard to guard Tongshan for free."

"." The atmosphere suddenly cooled down.

But Chang Dechang continued to say leisurely: "Look, it's the girl who sells herself, who knows the glory of guarding the land. Those of us who can't use our strength but have earned money in Tongshan, stop talking sarcasticly. "

midnight.

Tongshan County is still brightly lit.

A hundred troops and dozens of soap clothes will definitely not be able to defend a city wall with a circumference of seven or eight miles.

Therefore, most of the young and strong people sitting behind the walls are ordinary people.

The organized people were young and strong, most of them stayed in Tongshan County, some went to the tunnels in the villages outside the city, and some went to Luliuxu, and took orders from Yang Youtian.

In terms of numbers alone, Kiriyama's side has an overwhelming advantage.

But after all, how much combat power can be exerted, no one has any idea.

At the end of the child's time.

Mao'er, Mrs. Ximen, Xu Wan'er and others led a group of women to cook several large pots of hot porridge under the city wall, and then called Miao Xin and other volunteers to carry the porridge to the city wall so that the guards, young and strong You can have a hot meal on an autumn night.

Russian hectares.

Liu Siliang walked over from a distance and stood quietly five or six feet away from the woman.

"Yunong, let Hutou also eat some hot food, and then ask Cuiyuan to take her back to sleep quickly."

Mao'er, who had been hoarse for a few days, gave an order, then left the crowd and walked towards Liu Siliang.

When the cat approached, Liu Siliang first clasped his fists and saluted, and then said in a low voice. "Ma'am, Zhou Papi was really a little restless that week. Just now Zhou Dagen, the former prisoner of Zaoyi, went to Zhou Papi's home in the city."

"Oh? I forgot about him."

Mao'er drooped her eyelids, pondered for a moment, no emotion could be seen on her delicate face, "Brother Four, keep watching them closely."

"En." Liu Siliang responded, hesitated for a moment but then said: "Miss, there is one more thing."

"What's the matter?"

"Brother Luo Hong's people were watching today, and accidentally discovered that Mrs. Cai San's people were watching Zhou Dagen."

"Oh?"

Mao'er couldn't help but glanced into the depths of the city, "Her people didn't notice our people, did they?"

"No."

"Well, then continue to pretend that you don't know."

Mao'er pursed her slender cherry lips and smiled lightly, her bright eyes reflected the lights of the city.

A gust of wind caressed, and the sleeves of the clothes were flying.

The autumn night is slightly cool, and the undercurrent is surging.

(End of this chapter)