The daily life of a farm girl raising a family

The sound of galloping horses was getting closer and closer. Under the instructions of the commander, the local warriors and the few soldiers on the city wall quickly and accurately moved the rolling wooden thunder stone on the city wall, holding the weapons tightly in their hands.

A group of torches gradually appeared as far as the eye could see in the direction of the sound of horse hooves.

As everyone waited nervously and anxiously, the group of torches got closer and closer, stopping about a mile away from the city wall, and then a dozen riders broke away from the large group and ran towards the city wall.

Magistrate Wang waved his hand and shouted seriously: "Archers, prepare."

A group of archers stepped forward with their bows and arrows ready, waiting for the enemy to come forward and for the commander's order.

Suddenly, someone among the dozen or so riders shouted something loudly, and Magistrate Wang ordered the archers to wait.

The people's voices came from far away and they were shouting "Jinxiang Army is coming to support Pingyang County".

Everyone on the city wall immediately shouted excitedly. When the cavalry came closer, the leader shouted: "Is Brother Wang Hui here? I, General Liu Wenshan, have been ordered to come to help Pingyang County defend. This is an order from the military headquarters. , Please ask Brother Wang to come out of the city for inspection."

County Magistrate Wang also shouted excitedly when he heard Liu Wenshan's voice: "It turns out to be Brother Wenshan, I'll come down right away."

Then Magistrate Wang led dozens of soldiers down to the city wall, opened the city gate, and went out.

"Brother Wenshan, haha, it's great that you can come. We alone can't even defend the city wall, let alone defend the city."

"Brother Wang, I'm not late, am I? Come on, this is the military department's decline, we still have to go through the process, otherwise the supervisor will not do it, lest my brother be punished." Liu Wenshan said half-jokingly.

Magistrate Wang then inspected the transfer orders and military symbols according to the procedures.

"Brother Wenshan, come with me into the city quickly. I'd better leave the city defense to you so you can rest assured. We people are not war people at all."

"Okay, just leave the city defense to us. Vice General Li will order the army to enter the city. After entering the city, we will take over the city defense as quickly as possible."

"Yes, General."

Then Lieutenant General Li galloped towards the large army behind him.

The second uncle could clearly see the situation below from the tower, and he breathed a heavy sigh of relief when he learned that reinforcements had arrived.

Liu Wenshan and several other generals were led by Magistrate Wang to the city gate tower, which would be the wartime headquarters.

After a few people sat down, Magistrate Wang said: "Brother Wenshan, I see in your dispatch order that a total of 3,000 people have been mobilized to Pingyang County this time.

But as far as I know, there are more than 30,000 Rong and Di troops who disappeared in Dingyuan, a difference of ten times. Isn't this a bit dangerous? "

"Brother Wang, you are not a person who marches and fights, so you may not understand very well. You also know that your brother, I am a captain of ten thousand men, and there is no way I can only have three thousand people under my command.

But in addition to Pingyang County, I had more than 7,000 people under my command who followed other troops to Fucheng, and I personally led the team to Pingyang County. "

"So that's it. The city defense deployment depends entirely on you, brother. I can't march and arrange troops for battle, so I can only ensure the logistics for you, brother."

"Brother, just arrange the logistics. Although we only have 3,000 people now, but with your nearly 2,000 county soldiers and rural warriors, even if 30,000 people come to attack the city, they will not be able to break through the city wall in a short time. Yes." Liu Wenshan said nonchalantly.

After hearing what Liu Wenshan said, Magistrate Wang was relieved of his worries.

Then County Magistrate Wang told Zhao Yunxi's second uncle about the arrival of the army and asked him to go back and tell his wife and daughter not to worry. While the county seat was intensively arranging its defense, the second uncle mounted his horse and drove out of the city gate towards Shatian Village.

At this time, the Zhao family also settled in the cave. Almost every family has its own area, but they are not far apart.

Zhao Yunxi looked at Wang Junyao and his daughter, who were still looking sad, and said: "Aunt, sister An'an, don't worry, the second uncle will bring back the news when he goes to the county seat. Besides, although 30,000 people from Rong and Di may go south, but It doesn’t have to be an attack on the county seat.”

Wang Junyao and her daughter could only nod helplessly.

At this time, the stone wall door of the cave opened from the outside, and the second uncle walked in. Everyone couldn't help but gathered around and looked at him nervously.

The second uncle smiled and said, "Don't worry, everyone. An army has come to the county to garrison. The leader seems to be a general named Liu Wenshan."

"It's Uncle Wenshan, mother. Uncle Wenshan has come to the county to help dad defend the city. Now it's better." Wang Junyao said excitedly.

The county magistrate's wife was very excited when she heard the news. The worried look has also eased a lot.

Zhao Yunxi asked Second Uncle Xiang: "Second Uncle, what is the specific situation in the county now."

“Basically all the people in the county have evacuated, and there are only the county soldiers, county government servants and recruited village warriors left behind in the entire city.

At present, the three thousand troops led by General Liu have taken over the city defense. When I leave, I should be reinforcing the city wall and preparing more defense facilities. "

"Only three thousand people came? Didn't Rongdi have thirty thousand? Aren't there not enough people?" The county magistrate's wife became anxious again.

Zhao Yunxi comforted him: "Auntie, don't worry, three thousand people are enough. You must know that the county itself has more than a thousand city defense soldiers, and together with the recruited rural warriors, the current number of city defense soldiers in the county should be no less than five thousand. .”

"Yes, Xiaojiu is right. The current number of people is roughly five thousand. According to General Liu, five thousand people are enough to defend for a period of time." The second uncle said.

"Yes, Auntie, five thousand defenders are enough. Although Rong Di has 30,000 troops, we are only defending, not setting up a posture to attack.

Generally speaking, if you want to conquer a city in a short period of time, you need at least ten times the number of people defending the city through hard fighting. Five thousand defenders can completely defend it.

In addition, the more than 30,000 people in Rong and Di rely on surprise attacks and cannot bring heavy siege equipment, so you can rest assured. "

"Xiaojiu, I didn't expect you to know so much about military affairs and be so powerful." Wang Junyao joked.

In Wang Junyao's eyes, the Liu family's uncle was invincible. He had been on the battlefield since he was a teenager, and had risen to the rank of captain of ten thousand men step by step, with almost no defeats.

This is why Wang Junyao no longer worries about her father's safety and is still thinking about teasing Zhao Yunxi.

"I don't know anything about military affairs. Sister An An, you know how to tease me. I just read too much history books and saw the breakdown of some previous battles, so I made inferences." Zhao Yunxi said with a smile.

The county magistrate's wife also breathed a sigh of relief at Zhao Yunxi's analysis. After all, she was a woman from a big family and she still had some general knowledge.

Zhao Yunxi looked at his second uncle and said: "Second uncle, I have to ask you to inquire more about the county in the past few days. Let's rest tonight. If Rong Di wants to attack the city, it is impossible to attack the city at night, otherwise they will have no advantage. "

"Don't worry, I know, I will go out early tomorrow morning." The second uncle said.

While the Zhao family was sleeping peacefully, a serious accident occurred in Dingyuan City hundreds of miles away.