Qin Official

In the afternoon of that day, news came back that the Yidao County Magistrate, County Lieutenants and more than a hundred county soldiers were ambushed in the upper reaches of Yishui River, which made Yidao Xiaoyi suddenly nervous.

In the small county temple, Qin officials with more than a hundred stones were gathered together, talking with worry on their faces.

"Earlier, we said that the two tribes were fighting each other for territory and asked the county magistrate to mediate. I never thought it was a rebellion! We must put down the rebellion quickly." The warden shook his head.

"Suppress the rebellion? Now we don't know whether the county magistrate and the county lieutenant are alive or dead. Only two of the county soldiers who followed him have fled back. The barbarian road is empty. If the Ba people come to attack the city again, it's unclear whether they can hold it. What's the point of talking about peace? Betrayal..." Tian Shifu laughed.

As people in the government, they knew the situation in Yi Dao. Because the residents were only concentrated around the county, the number of county soldiers was smaller than that of ordinary counties, and most of them had been lost.

Just at this time, the county magistrate walked into the hall, and walking side by side with him was an official wearing a crimson suit, a crown, and a green ribbon with a bronze seal...

The county magistrate said happily: "Second and Third Son, the county governor knows about Yidao. This left soldier Cao Shi came from Yiling!"

"The county found out so quickly."

After everyone heard this, they immediately breathed a sigh of relief and asked Hei Fu: "May I ask your superiors, when will the reinforcements arrive?"

Heifu glanced at everyone: "The day after tomorrow."

"The day after tomorrow?"

When an official saw that Hei Fu was young and heard that the county soldiers had not yet arrived, he suddenly felt like a frost-beaten eggplant: "The walls of this Yidao city are short and there are only less than a hundred county soldiers left. If the Ba people have thousands of soldiers, If we attack it, we might not be able to hold it for even a day, so why not let everyone in the city take boats to cross north to avoid being harmed by the barbarians..."

"Who are you?" Heifu could only tell that this passive person's title was doctor, but he didn't know what the specific position was.

The official said: "I am a mischievous man from Tian."

Hei Fu immediately made a serious face: "After all, you are a two-hundred-stone official, in charge of the affairs of a Cao. Now chaos is about to happen, but you don't want to protect the place, but want to escape after hearing the news. Where is the jailer?"

"The subordinates are here!" The official who had just said that he wanted to put down the rebellion as soon as possible responded quickly.

Hei Fu showed off the gilded silver tiger talisman: "The county guard entrusted me with the tiger talisman, which can control the soldiers of the barbarians. All military officials and county soldiers are under my control. According to military law, those who praise the enemy to frighten the crowd will be killed! This is not a war. At that time, Dan Tian Shifu showed great prestige to the enemy and destroyed my morale. According to the old practice, I dragged him down and whipped him for thirty years! His crimes were recorded, and the county guard would punish him after the chaos was settled."

His eyes scanned the crowd: "From now on, if anyone violates the prohibition in the city, he will be killed!"

After all, Heifu had fought hard in the army, and his words were filled with murderous intent. Everyone was awe-inspiring, and no one dared to say negative words.

After Tian Shifu was dragged down amidst cries of begging for mercy, Heifu looked at the county magistrate again: "The county magistrate has given me the power to do things for my own convenience. The county magistrate acts as the county magistrate, and I take charge of the county's soldiers on behalf of the county captain. This is how we deal with it." , what do you think?"

"At this critical moment, we cannot tolerate those who fear the enemy and fear the public."

The county magistrate quickly responded: "The survival of Yi Dao depends on Zuo Bing Cao Shi!"

Qin's laws are strict, and local officials will be held accountable if they lose their town. The county magistrate does not want his whole family to become a prisoner with him, and he himself does not know how to fight, so he regards Hei Fu as the last straw.

Heifu said to all the county officials with more than a hundred stones: "There is a saying in the military law. If a hundred people have already gone up, if there is a battle and go north, if you defend and surrender, if you leave the ground and flee, you are a military thief. Not only will you die, but your family property will also be destroyed." After checking, it was found that all the men and women in the family were reduced to serving as concubines. This is true for military generals, and it is also true for guards. Most of the second and third sons came to Yi Dao from other places to serve as officials. Don't you want to harm the whole family because of your timidity? "

These words stabilized the hearts of the Qin officials and let them know that they had no way out except to defend the city and fight. After that, Hei Fu summoned the petty officials from various government offices and asked them to go to the central areas of the city and let the officials of each family All young men must come out and gather in the city arsenal!

At noon, Heifu sent people to chase the county magistrate and county lieutenant of Yidao but failed. He only saw the tragic situation of them being ambushed by the local Ba people "Yi tribe". After learning the news, he immediately showed the tiger talisman to the county magistrate and ordered I went to the military camp and checked the county soldiers of Yi Dao. Half of them were taken away by the county captain, so there were only a hundred left. Most of them were light infantry, and there were a dozen archers who could shoot arrows.

Although the number is small, fortunately they are located in a border county, so their training is decent, and they often suppress rebellions and suppress bandits.

Heifu asked the local generals and soldiers to follow him and wait outside the county arsenal. After a while, the petty officials from various positions came from all directions, followed by young and middle-aged people who were still a little confused and didn't know what was going on. Thanks to the distinct household registration system of the Qin State, most of the people living in the city are Qin people, or "Xiazi" of mixed Qin and Yi blood. There are more than 500 households in the city, and they can get 800 to 900 young and strong men. There are thousands of officials. The requirements for the quality of soldiers in city defense are far less than those in field battles. Looking at this number, Heifu felt a little more at ease.

The Prime Minister of Yidao County was still a little worried and whispered: "Zuo Bing Cao Shi, if everyone knows about this, will people's hearts be in chaos?"

"Since the Yi tribe dares to ambush the county magistrate and county captain, it is only a matter of time before they attack the city. By then, the county soldiers alone will not be able to stand on even one wall. The main force defending the city is still these young and strong people. It is impossible to hide it from them. .”

The county magistrate's worry was not unfounded. When Hei Fu told them what happened today in a concise and concise manner, the seven or eight hundred people turned pale with horror.

"Don't worry, second or third son, we are just ordered to defend the city. The reinforcements from the county guard will arrive soon!"

Heifu had experienced it in the last war. Being trapped in a lonely city would make everyone feel anxious and scared, but if there was someone who could save them outside, people would be much more secure.

After giving a glimmer of hope to reassure the young people in the city, Heifu dropped another bombshell: "I heard that except for two of the county soldiers who left the city with the county magistrate and county captain this morning, they fled back. The rest of the people were all slaughtered! The leader of the Yi tribe also threatened that if the city of Yi Dao was destroyed, he would massacre the city, kill all the men and kidnap the women, and the water of Yi would be turned red!"

This statement made the Qin people in the city stand on end and began to curse. When the fathers and brothers of the county soldiers heard this, they beat their chests and stamped their feet with anger.

Like the Ba people, the Qin people are also martial. If these hundreds of people were incited by Hei Fu and supported by hatred and fear, it should not be too difficult for them to just defend the city for two days.

After mobilizing the masses and distributing long and short weapons in the arsenal to them, Heifu also found a pair of armor, put it on, picked up the weapon, and climbed to the watchtower at the intersection of the west wall and the south wall of Yi Dao. This city is indeed It's too crude, only two feet tall, and even this watchtower is only three feet tall, which is worse than the Huang County outside Wei they conquered...

"I just hope that the fighting power of these local Qin people, under the fear of massacre, can be compared with that of the rangers in the outside world."

Heifu has never fought against the Ba people, but he has also heard that this is a martial tribe that is skilled in land and water attacks. Although he is pretending to be calm in front of the Yi Dao people, he still feels a little uneasy in his heart. After all, the art of war is also very difficult. As I said, if you don’t know the enemy but know yourself, you will win and you will lose.

"Why hasn't Ba Zhong come back? Or, will he come back again?"

After Heifu learned that the county magistrate and lieutenant of Yidao were ambushed in Yishui, he and Ba Zhong acted separately. He went to Yidao to prepare for the enemy, while Ba Zhong pretended to go to Wuluo Zhongli Mountain to worship his ancestors and went deep into the area. Exploration of enemy territory...

Although the Yidaoba people rebelled, this was just a special case. The Ba people in Ba County at least still loved the Qin State. Whoever Qin and Chu could win in the end and who could bring the greatest benefits to their family, this account, Ba people Widow Qing should not be confused.

As if responding to Heifu, at this time, a horse and a man hurried back on the road west of Yidao, but it was Ba Zhong and his cronies, the "Tiger Shooting Warrior" Dan Hu. Although he was on foot, he was very fast. Follow closely behind the master's horse.

Everyone at the top of Yidao City became very nervous when they saw Danhu dressed as a Ba man. Hei Fu personally went over to ask them to stop their activities, put down their bows and arrows, and let the two people in.

"how?"

Just after Ba Zhong entered the city, Heifu went over and took the reins of his horse and asked hurriedly.

"It can't be done!"

Although Bazhong's distinguished status as "son of the Ba family" was there, coupled with their family's financial resources, no one among the Ba people dared to make things difficult for him, and he could leave calmly.

But his face was still a little pale. After taking a sip of water, he said: "The gentleman of the Yi tribe is called Fan Qin. He was also one of the five clans in Pakistan in the past. He designed this ambush and coerced several small tribes to participate. Now the county magistrate and county captain of Yidao are dead! The princes and ministers have no way out, and I also found out..."

Ba Zhong looked at Heifu and said, "Among these Ba people, there is also a clan soldier from the Qu clan of Chu State!"