In the Heavens

In the county office, after receiving the news from the guards, the flustered Magistrate Cui couldn't care less about his image, and exclaimed in front of the big family in the county: "What did you say? The enemy attacked the city, and the Nangong county lieutenant died? "

Rebel siege is nothing new, let alone every year, anyway, there will always be a wave every three to five years, and everyone has long been used to it.

But the battle had just begun, and the county lieutenant in charge of the city defense received a lunch box, which was extraordinary.

"Yes, my lord. The fat man who is the leader of the rebel army is very powerful. He shot three arrows at a distance of 500 meters, and shot and killed Nangong Xiaowei, Zhou Qianhu and Liu Qianhu at the same time, and seriously injured Tong Baihu and Duan. Sima."

The guard's words once again poured a basin of cold water on everyone. Although these officers are not experts, they are also rare military talents, at least they can be regarded as good generals in this three-acre area of ​​Longshan County.

It is definitely a major blow to the next defenders of the city.

After calming down, County Magistrate Cui glanced at the crowd and said: "Everyone, we are all grasshoppers on the same rope now. Everyone's family property is in the city. If the rebels break the city, we will not be able to please anyone.

At this critical time of life and death, I hope that everyone can help each other and work together to defend Longshan County. "

Although the family business is not all in the city, the county town is where everyone's foundation lies. Since entering the troubled times, everyone has tacitly moved the castle into the county town and huddled together to keep warm.

The Great Zhou Empire has gone through tens of thousands of years of vicissitudes. The era of small fish eating shrimps is over, and now it has entered the era of big fish eating small fish.

Once the small family loses its foundation, it is only a matter of time before it is eaten. If you look at the county towns that were breached by the rebels, you will know that the lives of the local native families are miserable.

After the rebels passed one hand, everyone's property became ownerless, and the next step is to use their own means, and whoever grabs it will belong to him.

How can a small family who is already seriously injured compete with the big family in the county? If there are children who are officials outside, it’s okay, everyone will give them some face; if there is no one in the court, the fate waiting for them is to be wiped out.

Most of the fighters in the rebel army are from small families that have been defeated. The reason why everyone goes against Zhou is to get back what they have lost.

"Master County Magistrate, my Chen family is willing to..."

Before the Chen family could finish speaking, a loud "boom" was heard, the ground began to tremble, and the tiles on the roof were also falling off non-stop.

Caught off guard, County Magistrate Cui, who was born as a civil servant, dropped a shit, knocking out two of his front teeth. What is even more tragic is that a pot of tea fell from the coffee table and gave him a hot bath.

Everyone was dumbfounded by the sudden change. After reacting, everyone immediately stepped forward to help the sad magistrate Cui.

It's just that the fighting spirit that everyone finally brought up has just been tossed away, and pessimistic emotions are constantly brewing indoors.

In order to stabilize people's hearts, County Magistrate Cui ignored his own injuries and said calmly: "Everyone, take people to defend the city immediately!

The protective formation has been broken, and we can only do our best, so I will take the official seal and go up the city wall with everyone.

It is a heinous crime that I cannot protect the environment and the people by giving the emperor's order to guard the side. Now that the rebel army is attacking the city, I can only fight with my life to repay the emperor's favor!

'Where the city is and the people are, the city is dead and the people are dead! '

Today, I will live and die with Longshan County, please help me! "

Although Cui County Magistrate tried his best to show tragedy, it's a pity that all the old foxes in front of him are not so easy to fool.

An official who is busy collecting money all day wants to talk about serving the court with his death, no matter how you look at it, it is ridiculous.

'Where the city is and the people are, the city is dead and the people are dead! '

It’s okay to use such slogans to fool ordinary people. Anyone with a little knowledge knows that this is the basic operation of Dazhou officials.

Lost the city and lost the land, if he didn't die on the battlefield, and the court asked about the crime, it would be unlucky for the whole family.

Don't expect to run away, there are many ways to find people in this world. A court official disappeared, and the government will definitely track it down. Under the entanglement of cause and effect, it is not difficult to find people.

There is still a glimmer of life if you work hard, but you will die if you don't work hard. The difference is only in the death of one, or the death of the whole family.

After all, weak scholars who can mobilize the power of the country's destiny are also capable of fighting. Although he was in Krypton, but receiving Da Zhou's salary, he must have the awareness of sacrifice.

Knowing that Cui County Magistrate is going to pull everyone to their deaths, they still dare not refuse. The Great Zhou Empire does not have much restraint on the top aristocratic families, but it still has a deterrent effect on small families like them.

If they don't cooperate, who knows if the county magistrate Cui will break the jar and directly drag people into the back?

All it takes is a messenger talisman to throw the pot lost in the county on their heads, and that will be a catastrophe of ransacking their homes and destroying their families.

Looking at each other, everyone resisted the discomfort, cupped their hands at Cui County Magistrate, and said in unison: "We are willing to do the work of dogs and horses!"

...

Looking at the crack in the city wall, the morale of the siege army, which had suffered heavy casualties, was instantly boosted.

The formation was breached. Although I don't know how to break the formation, I still achieved my goal after all.

As for the own people who were accidentally injured by breaking the formation, everyone didn't take it seriously at all. The most worthless thing in troubled times is human life.

Compared to everyone's surprise, Li Mu remained expressionless. Now he turned his attention to the soy sauce speculators, and told them with his eyes that it was time to fulfill his promise.

One after another, the signal flares began to rise into the sky. Li Mu knew that this was when everyone started shaking people.

I have to admit that people's potential is forced out, and they can't afford expensive communication talismans, and these guys have also come up with their own communication methods. Although it is not as easy to use as a communication talisman, it is cheaper.

In fact, people from all walks of life are not far from the county seat. It is estimated that the distance is only a dozen miles, just waiting for the last moment to pick peaches.

When encountering such a pig teammate, Li Mu couldn't complain. But that's good too, everyone is a combination of interests calculated by each other, and he will not feel pressured when he turns his face in the future.

Now he found that what the "Tianxiang girl" said was indeed reasonable, business is business, and emotions must not be involved.

The reinforcements outside the city hadn't arrived yet, but the Wenxiang Sect members inside the city had already started mobilizing. The people who were unwilling to go up the city wall to work for Da Zhou were now fighting against the county soldiers with weapons.

Under the instigation of Wen Xiangjiao, many of the temporarily recruited brave men also mutinied, leaving the defenders in a panic.

As soon as a number of chief officers emerged, they were assassinated by the assassins of the Wenxiang Sect lurking there, and the situation in the city was almost completely out of control.

The successive changes brought Magistrate Cui to the verge of collapse. He is an expert in juggling power, but it would be too embarrassing for him to use soldiers to fight.

Even if it is a simple talk on paper, he can't do it, because there is no military book to read. All the art of war is monopolized by the Xungui Group, and only outstanding children are eligible to learn it.

If you can lead people to the top of the city to fight hard, then you can perform at a super level. It is really too embarrassing to dispatch troops and generals to deal with emergencies on the battlefield.

You can only rely on your feelings, and you can't grasp the root cause of the disease at all. It made the subordinates miserable and full of resentment.

...

Above the city tower, several big households in the county gathered together and talked in a low voice:

"Elder Wang, the county magistrate let us guard the city for a while, and then sent our people to the city to suppress the rebellion. He is not a soldier at all. What should we do now?"

Unlike other families, all the wealth and honor are in Longshan County. The Wang family's foundation has been transferred to the county, and only one elder stayed behind in the old nest.

Although the family foundation is not here, the clan land is in Longshan County. The ancestral foundation must not be lost, Elder Wang's mood is not much better than these people.

It's just that now is not the time to pour cold water on them. If these guys can't bear the pressure and run away, Longshan County really can't hold on.

Even if the family land cannot be kept, once the news gets out, the prestige of the Wang family's painstaking efforts will be ruined.

Competitors will definitely throw stones at them and smear them wantonly, and if they do anything wrong, the names of the three major families in Hanchuan County will be shaken.

"Don't worry, I have already rescued the family. The elder Taishang has left the customs and will arrive in Longshan County soon.

The family is putting pressure on the county, and it is estimated that reinforcements have already set off. As long as we sustain this wave of offensive, the rebels will have nothing to fear. "

These words are not only for everyone to hear, but also to cheer yourself up. Keep hinting to yourself: the rebels are not to be feared.

As for the reinforcements, that's all nonsense. The situation in the county is in chaos, if you don't make a noise, don't expect the army to start.

Anyway, the siege of the city by rebels is nothing new. It happens almost every year, and everyone is used to it. As long as the county is not really breached, the bureaucrats in the county will not take it seriously.

If you want to get reinforcements in the shortest time, unless the Wang family is willing to use their own private army to rescue. It's a pity that this is impossible. In case of a fight with the rebels, who will bear the loss?

In this chaotic world, preserving strength is the number one priority. Fan Fei has no other choice, and everyone is reluctant to use their own strength to fight for Da Zhou.

Patriarch Chen on the side suggested: "There are not many rebels outside the city, why don't we gather our troops and fight out to defeat the rebels first.

Maybe it can still deter the enemy, maybe the other rebels will not dare to come. The danger of the county is solved easily! "

Patriarch Duan hurriedly interrupted behind him: "Brother Chen, this matter must never happen. According to reports from Malai, there are still a large number of rebels gathered ten miles away.

Now the tens of thousands of people outside the city are more likely to be bait deliberately released by the enemy to lure us out of the city on purpose.

Although the protective array is gone now, at least there are still walls to guard the city. As long as the gaps are covered, it will not be easy for the enemy to attack the city.

Once you go out of the city to fight, it will be different. Maybe if we fight at the east gate, the enemy will come in from the west.

Since ancient times, the siege has been surrounded by three and one is missing. Have you heard that one is surrounded by three? This unreasonable approach is definitely not a coincidence.

If the rebel army can think of a way to break the formation, there must be a big force behind it. We must not act rashly and fall into the tricks of the enemy. "

While speaking, several people even glanced at Elder Wang from the corner of their eyes. If Longshan County is destroyed here, the most likely to profit is the Wang family.

Once everyone is finished, relying on the influence of the Wang family in the county, swallowing the biggest piece of fat is almost an inevitable result.

Although the family land was destroyed, it hurt reputation and lost face; but in the face of interests, there is nothing that cannot be compromised.

The bloody battle continued. Although Li Mu deliberately suppressed the siege and waited for his allies to join, the battle did not stop.

People keep falling down, and people keep making up. The fact that the army did not collapse was entirely due to the supervising team.

The speculators who mixed into the team worked hard to drive their subordinates forward. Cannon fodder is worthless, as long as the county can be breached, some sacrifices are not worth mentioning at all.

There was a fierce battle on the city wall, and there was a lot of shouting and killing inside the city. The billowing smoke continued to rise, as if telling endless pain in the blood and fire.

The wait didn't last long, maybe everyone was too excited, or maybe they were worried about the defenders repairing the formation, and all walks of life soon arrived at the city.

With the addition of new forces, all directions were surrounded, and the siege battle became more and more bloody.

At this time, the ranks of the rebel army became more and more chaotic, and Li Mu, the temporary commander, had no binding force on the various people who joined halfway.

To sum it up is: you hit yours, I hit mine. From where to attack, it all depends on everyone's mood.

The art of war and tactics are completely redundant. Now everyone has only one goal: to break through the county in front of them and get in to make a fortune.

Many ants kill elephants, not to mention the defenders are far from being elephants. Facing a steady stream of insurgents, the city defenses were finally breached.

"Kill..."