My Chinese ancestors

Chapter 173 Plow!
The sound of the trumpet spread throughout Wei Guo Pier on the south bank of the Hun River. Fang Xuejun and Li Wangqiu, who had changed their clothes, walked to the window lattice. Groups of soldiers had been assembled, and their weapons were ready. Lieutenant generals, captains, and Sima came one after another. One by one passing orders.

"Xue Jun, is this the soldier of King Xia?"

"Hmm... I feel even more cruel than when I was in Ding'an County." Fang Xuejun knew that he came here and caused a lot of trouble for Su Chen, and felt guilty and uneasy, "Senior sister, let's not cause trouble or look around... Troops are marching in secrecy.”

Li Wangqiu said 'hmm'. After all, you don't always have the opportunity to see such a scene. He took one last look before leaving the window lattice and came back to sit down. Seeing that his junior sister was in a bad mood, he softly comforted her.

……

As night fell, thousands of lights lit up the city.

It was rare for Wei Jintang to not return to the backyard of the government office. At this time, his eyes widened, and he pressed the armrest of the armchair to get up. He sat back down after leaving, and his mouth started to tremble.

"Then...then...did the Yan cavalry...come and kill them?"

"Not yet." In the inner hall, the person sitting on the right side who replied was Cao Zhong who had escaped. At this time, he changed his clothes, washed away the previous embarrassment, and looked majestic.

After all, there are people in the court, so sit still and don't panic.

Wei Jintang breathed a sigh of relief and stood up slowly this time, "So, it's not bad. However, if the cavalry appears, other soldiers and horses of the Yan Kingdom may also cross the river. Chen Du County will definitely be the first to be hit. General Cao will summon the four soldiers immediately. The gate, the military camp outside the city, and the internal and external defenses. There was a gap in the past, but now..."

Outside, a government servant rushed over and raised his hands outside: "Prefect, Mr. Fang is back!"

"Please come in!"

Wei Jintang usually doesn't need to see someone with this status, but today he also participated in the arrest of Yan Guo Xizuo and encountered the Yan Guo cavalry. It is always good to listen more.

Not long after, Fang Tianling strode in wearing the uniform of the chief arrester. His face was not good-looking. He glanced at Cao Zhong who was sitting next to him, and then he bowed his hands heavily to Wei Jintang, who was in the first place, and knelt down on one knee.

"Prefect... I have something to report to you because of my humble duty!"

"But the cavalry of Yan State?"

"More than that!" Fang Tianling took a deep breath, "... I was captured today by my humble position... and then... I met the Xia King of Yan Kingdom!"

Wei Jintang, who was picking up the teacup, shook his hands for a moment, and then couldn't stop shaking, "You...what did you say? Xia...King Xia?!"

The hot tea was poured onto his hands, which made him say "ouch". He quickly put the tea cup on the desk and wiped his hands.

"Is what you said true?"

Seeing Fang Tianling nodded affirmatively, Wei Jintang's face was full of horror. He stood up and walked out of the desk with his hands behind his back, "Oh no, no, that's a madman. Tens of thousands of people defeated an army of more than 20. Now he is personally If you run here, you will definitely be beaten... By the way, how can he let you come back? But what are the conditions!"

"The King of Xia said... that he had a brother who disappeared here. He asked the eunuch to help find him, otherwise he would kill Chendu County with blood."

Find someone?

Bringing so many troops here to find one person?

What the hell kind of brother is this?
Wei Jintang scolded this condition over and over in his mind, and also scolded Su Chen. From the high position of the prefect, he never believed in such ridiculous conditions, but since the other party mentioned it like this, he still let Fang Tianling back. It can't be so aimless!
"By the way... isn't there the businessman arrested by Xuan Shui's gang in the prison? Didn't you kill him?!"

Wei Jintang suddenly thought of the man in the prison who was sent by the Xuanshui Gang. He was obviously wanted by someone in the court, but now that Yan Guo's army was in front of him, it was no longer so important whether he was careful or not.

"That man doesn't seem to be dead, and he's very tough-talking."

Wei Jintang was silent for a moment, looking at the flickering candlelight in the lampshade, analyzing the not-so-complex relationship. Under pressure, he pondered for a while: "Mr. Fang, please bring that man to King Xia of Yan State. Let's see. Depending on the reaction of the other party, we will also send fast horses to pass the news back to Luyang. The city wall defenses will be built at the same time. We will recruit young people in the city. If necessary, drag all the rivers and lakes and green forests in the city up to the city wall!"

The reason why Fang Tianling was allowed to go was because in the eyes of a person in Wei Jintang's position, such a headhunting was insignificant. If he died, he would die.

Fang Tianling also knew this very well, so he could only nod his head and continue his errand.

Soon, the city defense began to be mobilized. Some of the troops from outside the city entered the city, and the other part set up peripheral defenses outside the city. Soldiers and government officials on the streets went door to door to recruit young people. Recruitment orders were also issued to the Jianghu people on the streets and in the wine shops. Large families spent some money to avoid conscription. In order to make up the numbers, conscription orders were directly issued to beggars or disabled people on the roadside and took them away.

In the prison, Su Ting was taken out by the jailer. His clothes were ragged and full of blood.

Fang Tianling looked at the other party deeply, "The bones are so hard..."

Su Ting's eyes were half drooped after he was pulled out. Hearing this sigh, he glanced at the other party with dull eyes, squeezed out a chuckle from his chapped lips, and was then taken outside to a donkey cart by the jailer and thrown into the cart. bucket of hay.

Afterwards, Fang Tianling led a team of police officers to escort the donkey cart out of the city under the stars and the moon. At almost two o'clock, they came to the spacious road leading to the ferry again. The corpses had been cleaned away, leaving only dark red blood stains. , like a red carpet extending from your feet to the end of the road.Under the pale moonlight.

The sound of insects neighed in the grass beside the road, and then it quieted down. Fang Tianling raised his gaze and squinted his eyes. A horse team carrying torches came up. The leader of the school captain looked at the figure lying in the donkey cart and looked towards Fang Tianling. Tianling waved his hand and asked him to move on.

The once busy freight ferry has turned into a tight camp, and restaurants, teahouses, and private houses have become places for soldiers to rest. However, when Fang Tianling entered the camp gate, he did not see many soldiers. Many buildings were dark, with only the outside Within the area of ​​the burning bonfire, several groups of patrolling Northland soldiers could be vaguely seen.

He didn't dare to be careless at all. How could it be so easy to break into Yanjing's army?

A moment later, he was outside a restaurant and raised his hands towards the building.

"The chief executive of Chendu County Government arrested Fang Tianling to pay homage to King Xia of Yan Kingdom! In compliance with King Xia's wishes, I brought him here!"

The tables and chairs in the restaurant hall have been cleared, and it has turned into a Chinese military tent where the generals discuss the war. Su Chen, Xia Houyuan, Zhang He, and Ma Chao are pointing at the map of Chendu County. Behind them are Dian Wei and Ma Dai, Li Jue, Qi Youhu, Zhong Ji, Cao Lingchi and other generals.

As for the [-] Youyan army, under the command of Zhao Yun and Zhang Yi, they escorted the ordnance and entered Zhangzhou not long ago.

Hearing the sound outside, Su Chen withdrew his gaze and strode out of the inn. The generals followed him one by one. Without even looking at Fang Tianling, who was bowing, he walked straight towards the donkey cart.

"Su Ting!"

On the haystack, the young man with disheveled hair slowly opened his eyes. When he saw the figure in front of him wearing a mountain mantle and a white fur cloak, he forced a smile.

"Third brother...you look so majestic!"

He struggled to get up, but Su Chen supported his arm, and then he reluctantly leaned on the side of the car. Then he looked at Su Chen, tears streaming down his face, his lips trembling slightly, and his voice was trembling and choked.

"Third brother... I didn't embarrass you... I didn't say... my surname was Su... I didn't let them catch you..."

"I know, don't talk too much."

Su Chen traveled through time, and Su Ting, who was one or two years younger than him, often followed him around and opened his ragged clothes. He saw whip marks all over his body and scars in many places, including his hands and feet. There are also signs of torture.

Su Chen stroked his forehead and whispered:
"Now that we're here, Third Brother, don't be afraid anymore. Take a good rest and recuperate. Third Brother will handle the rest."

Wu Zixun on the side quickly waved, and several shield warriors put down their weapons and shields. Afraid of hurting Su Ting in the car, they simply unloaded the truck body and moved the truck body together to a house in front. Yang Yuhuan was on the side of the ship. Seeing this scene, he came down and followed her into the room, where she helped treat the wound.

"Xia Houyuan!" Su Chen looked at the lighted house over there. The weak light shone on his face, flickering off. He couldn't see his expression clearly. He just raised his hand and his voice was cold.

"Just follow the plan and plow Chendu County!"

"Yes!"

"Ma Chao!"

The cold voice spoke again: "Block all roads in Chendu County, kill any scouts or fast horses, and cut off their eyes."

"Yes!"

"King Xia! We have handed people over to you!"

Fang Tianling watched the two military generals turn around and leave after receiving the military orders. He felt panicked and hurriedly stepped forward to hold up his hands, but was thrown away with a slap from Dian Wei.

Here, Su Chen slowly turned around and looked at Fang Tianling who was getting up on the ground.

"President Fang, King Gu thanks you for bringing my brother back, but this is a private matter. Go back and tell the prefect and general of Chendu County that I will avenge Fenzhou here. This is public!"

"King Xia..." Fang Tianling was trembling in his heart, but he still cupped his hands and rode away quickly.

As he led a few convoys out of the road between the mountains, he suddenly reined in his horse, and the long shadow of the crowd under the moonlight came into view.

At this moment, a chill quickly climbed up the back of the neck along the spine and tailbone, and then the scalp became numb.

One after another, the marching teams walked out of the mountains and forests on both sides, forming several long dragons and spreading.

The iron cavalry is like a dragon, trampling on the black earth, and also meandering forward.

(End of this chapter)