At the head of the city, the county guards pulled the crossbow strings with difficulty, aiming their arrows outside, but they were facing panicked faces.The fleeing Xiaoyue clan was constantly coming, and some people approached recklessly, but they were warned by a burst of fire, and they could only stand outside the arrow feathers stuck in the ground, looking up pleadingly at the captain of the city.Leaning on the women's wall, Ren Hong felt that his palms were very cold."
Why is it so coincidental that I just wanted to buy the Xiaoyue clan with my front foot, and the Qiang people attacked them with my back foot, is this an accident?
Or do the Qiang people want to discount my foreign aid in advance?
”After calming down, he thought that Huang Yiqiang's disaster and the looting of the Xiaoyue clan should be an accident.Zhao Chongguo said it well, the Qiang people are like quicksand, and it is difficult to predict their movements.The strong tribes are divided into chieftains, and the weak are possessed by people, and they are more violent and violent, and they are strong in strength, today you rob me of hundreds of livestock, tomorrow I will rob you of some of your accounts, hatred and chaos have lasted for thousands of years in hundreds of valleys.This is Hehuang, you never know what will happen tomorrow.But the fried Gongqiang, which has enough livestock, is also involved, and I am afraid that there is some planning.Emergencies are a mirror and a touchstone, and whether he is a mule or a horse is a captain of the Qiang Guard, you will know it at a try.Along with the ability of his subordinates, they will also be tested for the first time."
Xi'an Hou, the Qiang people are in turmoil, the most important thing now is to keep Lingju County from losing, and we must not open the city!"
Lingju County's worries about Fuchang are not unreasonable, and the reason why the Huqiang Captain's Mansion is located in Lingju is because this place is located on a key road and guards the traffic of Jincheng and Wuwei.The east of Lingju County is the "Wuting Reverse Water", that is, the Zhuanglang River in Gansu in later generations, and the south is a wide river valley basin, which is suitable for tuntian farming.The northwest is the Wusheling Ridge, surrounded by mountains, towering into the clouds, towering and precipitous, a winding road leads through the canyon between the mountain range and the river to the Hexi Corridor.More than 40 years ago, Huo Qubing took 10,000 horsemen to climb over this natural danger and began the conquest of Hexi.Now in the valley behind Lingju City, the Tuyuan Fengsui has been extended to Wuwei County, it is no exaggeration to say that in Jincheng, Lingju is more important than the county government, and the county government loses the Jincheng at most, but if Lingju is lost, even the four counties of Hexi will be endangered, and the Xiongnu dream of uniting with the Qiang people to attack the narrow corridor."
But you can't sit idly by and watch the Qiang people attack the Xiaoyue clan."
Contrary to the Lingju County Order, Changshi Dong Tongguo said: "The reason for the separation between the Hehuang tribes and the Han Dynasty is not only because of the oppression and extortion of the Haoyou officials, but also because the Huqiang Commander's Mansion is not kind to the tribes and fails to prohibit the big and the small. ”"Right now, the Marquis of Xi'an wants to recruit Xiaoyue's clan for my use, but now because of its urgency, wouldn't it be right to cherish it with virtue?
A few days ago, the captain said that he would protect the Xiaoyue clan, but now that he was attacked by the Qiang people, the Hehuang tribes, I am afraid that no one is willing to rely on the government, anyway, it is just some women and children, it is better to open the door to accept it. ”Lingju County Ling Fuchang was anxious when he heard this: "Dong Changshi, is this trying to use the lives and safety of the people in the county in exchange for the two ends of the Xiaoyue clan's first rat?"
You want to open the city unless you kill me!
”"Fu County Order."
At this time, Ren Hong, who had been frozen for a long time, finally spoke.Fuchang stared at Ren Hong, the county and the Huqiang Captain's Mansion are two parallel systems, Fuchang has the responsibility to defend the land, and he made up his mind that if the Marquis of Xi'an is confused and insists on opening the city, Fuchang will turn his face with him, and let the county officials "invite" him to go back to the Huqiang Captain's Mansion to calm down!
But let Ren Hong say: "Send someone to summon the young man to bring his own blades, come to the city to defend it, and then ask the county guards to kill the south gate and prepare for the worst." ”Isn't this an opening of the door?
Fuchang was overjoyed, but Ren Hong said: "Put down the rope and drag the Xiaoyue clan's long branch secretary to speak." ”The city tower of Lingju County is not high, the branch secretary grabbed the hemp rope and climbed up, his hands were rubbed to the skin, but he didn't care about the pain, and bowed to Ren Hong again: "Please protect the captain of the Qiang to save my department!"
”Ren Hong was not in a hurry, and asked about the details of the branch secretary, such as the process of the attack, and the branch red beard on the other side was really all wiped out?
How many horsemen did Gong Qiang chase and kill them.The branch secretary didn't dare to conceal it: "There are at least 3,000 horsemen that Guangwu and others have seen, but Huang Qiqiang doesn't know about it." ”"How many centaurs are in your tribe defending against them?""
More than 1,000 rides, by my eldest son Zhi Qu Da, the second son Zhi Qu Er, I don't know how long I can hold on."
The branch secretary is worried, whether they exist or die, it all depends on Ren Hong.The elite of Gongqiang was exhausted, and it was not simply to plunder the livestock of the herdsmen, but to destroy it quickly, this attack may have been planned for several days, and it was definitely not a temporary intention."
Sure enough, it's for me."
Ren Hong knew it in his heart, and said to Fuchang: "Fu County Order, I know that you have the responsibility to defend the land, and although I have a higher rank, I don't have the right to order the city." ”"But let the women and children of the Xiaoyue clan stay close to the city and take shelter behind the sheep and horse wall, this is something you and I can decide."
The so-called sheep and horse wall is a low wall built ten steps outside the main city wall, in the moat on all sides, ten steps to the city, and a small partition city is erected, six feet thick and five feet high, which is used to house sheep and horses and livestock in peacetime, and also adds a line of defense for the city protection in wartime.As a last resort, Fuchang did not want to turn his face with the Marquis of Xi'an, and the people of the Xiaoyue clan hid in the sheep and horse walls, which could not only be protected by the crossbow arrows at the head of the city, but also not endanger the people in the city.He immediately agreed, and told the county guards to put down their bows and crossbows, and the branch secretary beckoned the clansmen to come near, and the old man and the woman took the children to the back of the sheep and horse wall and squatted down, and when they leaned against the low wall, which was not as tall as a person, they felt a little safe.Seeing that the clansmen were hiding in the sheep and horse wall one after another, the branch secretary breathed a sigh of relief and was about to thank him again, but Ren Hong stopped him."
Commander Zhihao, you stay in the city, pacify and restrain the people of the Ru tribe, don't make them panic."
The branch secretary knew that the prince was still not at ease, and wanted to keep him as a hostage in the city: "But my sons and the young people in the clan are still being pursued and besieged by the Qiang people", "They have their own people to answer." ”Ren Hong called his Sima's name: "Zhang wants to leave, go to the north of the city to gather two hundred horsemen under the command of the Captain of Huqiang, prepare bows and swords, and prepare to go out of the city with me!"
”"Two hundred against three thousand?"
Zhang Yaoli hesitated slightly, thinking in his heart that with two hundred people and more than a thousand Xiaoyue clans, could he retreat three thousand Qiang?
But he didn't dare to question it.However, when the county commanders Fuchang and Changshi Dong Tongguo, who had conflicting opinions, heard this, they actually admonished in unison: "Xi'an Hou, the son of a daughter can't sit down, Qiang may have rebelled, and he must not leave the city." ”"If you don't go out, do you still want to hide in the city, sit back and watch them pursue the Xiaoyue clan to Lingju City, and show off their might?"
Ren Hong shook his head and said: "Fu County Order, I can afford to lose this face, and I can't afford to lose the scepter I hold." ”"The captain of the Qiang Protector has the responsibility of monitoring the movements of the Qiang people, and now the Gong Qiang is bullying the Xiaoyue clan, and is chasing them to the surrounding areas of the county, I am afraid that he wants to test the ability of my new Qiang Captain Guard, if I hide in the city and do not come out, I will be taken lightly, and the Qiang people inside and outside the country will not be able to control it in the future.""
What's more, if you sit back and watch the Qiang people go deeper, what will happen to the people in the surrounding dozen or so lilu?
Now not only do you have to respond to the Xiaoyue clan, but you also have to force the Qiang people to retreat, otherwise the people will be damaged under your noses, and I'm afraid that even the rich county order will be blamed by the government afterwards.You just keep the city guarded, and don't ask him anything. ”Fuchang Ne didn't dare to persuade again, but Dong Tongguo, Han Dangdang, You Panda, Xin Qingji, etc. were afraid that Ren Hong would have an accident, so they asked for an order and said that they were willing to go on this trip on his behalf, and let Ren Hong sit in the city and command.Ren Hong disagreed: "Have you forgotten why I am a marquis?"
”Of course, I haven't forgotten that Xin Qingji is familiar with every story of this Xi'an Marquis.He once rode the Tianshan Mountains to ask for reinforcements.He also used the power of Wusun to destroy Qiuzi and save Luntai.He was even more daring, and used his wit to maneuver between the 20,000 armies of the Hun kings, and kept the iron gate pass.Compared with the days when he was rampant in the Western Regions, there were only 3,000 Qiang riders outside the city, so why bother?
Anyway, Xin Qingji wasn't worried at all."
The south gate cannot be opened, so let's go around the city and go out through the north gate."
Ren Hong took the scepter handed by Han Dangdang, smoothed the crimson yak tail, went down the city tower, turned over the turnip, and walked away: "Old Han, you have a loud voice, help me shout something along the way." ”"Shouting what?""
The Qiang prisoner violated the boundary, the Marquis of Xi'an, the captain of the Qiang Guard, Ren Jun went out of the city to retreat the thieves, and I heard that I shot more chivalrous sons and daughters in the city, but there were one or two people with bows and horses?"
Ren Hong walked slowly down the street with a scepter in hand, his fiery red yak tail swaying slightly.Behind are Xin Qingji, You Panda, and the more than ten Wusun people in Ubu who rode from left and right, and they looked a little lonely in the huge city.Han Dangdang, on the other hand, shouted at the dense alleys on both sides of the street, and the sound echoed through the closed inner doors and in the alleys."
Will anyone answer?"
Ubu was skeptical, if this was placed in Wusun, the herdsmen would definitely respond, but in his impression, the Han people on the streets of Chang'an were busy making a living all day long, and the merchants were also very utilitarian, but he didn't know how this would make the county.There was really no response, only one inner door opened, and one of the inner guards hurriedly walked with an old leather armor on his body, and he didn't know how many years it had been pressed at the bottom of the box, and it made him a little tight, especially his stomach.Then he took the spear handed by his daughter, stepped on the old horse, and rode silently behind the team, and the horse's hooves clattered on the road."
Is it the Marquis of Xi'an, who destroyed a country by one person?
Please take us with you!
”Immediately afterwards, three or five young men led their horses out with shouts and shouts, and they joined the group with bows and arrows on their backs, talking and laughing, as if they were going hunting.But all those who had horses in their families came out one after another and joined into the small procession, dressed in all sorts of clothes, young and old, and armed with all kinds of weapons, from all walks of life, from dogs, to households, and farmers who used pitchforks as spears.The only thing that is the same is that the complexion is relaxed, not like fighting against the enemy.This scene reminded Ren Hong that when he was in Dunhuang, when he and Han Dangdang were besieged, it was the local light knights who rushed to hear the news, not the official army.Compared with the traditional "six counties", Jincheng County is closer to Rongdi, and the immigrants who were moved here are not good.After two generations, they all practiced combat readiness, high strength, and archery first, and almost all young and strong men could be used as cavalry.At this time, several healthy women who came out to carry spears for their husbands shouted: "Don't just call men, the captain of the school can't just call men, most of the women in Lingju County can ride horses and shoot arrows, can you go with us?"
”Ren Hong said: "You can go to the city to assist the county order." ”The healthy women quit, and said cross-waistedly: "The Marquis of Xi'an also married a princess Wusun who can kill thieves on horseback, why do you look down on our women?"
Although the concubine has never killed anyone, she has killed a cow. ”Ren Hong didn't want to provoke them, so he confessed: "Don't dare, I'm just afraid that you and the others will be too brave, not only scaring off the Qiang captives, but also frightening the Xiaoyue clan who were chased and killed by them." ”This is the woman of Liangzhou, a healthy woman holding the door, and she is better than a husband.If you want to survive in this cruel land, you have to be more Rongdi than Rongdi.When they came to the intersection in the middle of the city, dozens of Ding Zhuang had gathered here.Unlike the crowd of people behind Ren Hong, who were crowded with streets and a little messy, they were uniformly dressed in soap-colored clothes, draped in red armor, and even carried crossbows, looking silent and reliable, and they looked like they had been trained.The leader was a gray-haired old man, holding a spear in his hand, riding on a horse and straightening his body, and arched his hand at him after seeing Ren Hong's scepter: "Zhao Jia, the general's family supervisor, and forty Zhao family guards are here, and I am willing to go out of the city with the captain of the Qiang school to chase away the Kou." ”Ren Hong returned the salute: "Since it is the family soldier of the Hou General, has the elder been the master?"
”Zhao Jia laughed and said: "Forty years ago, the Qiang turmoil besieged Lingju County, the head of the family took the people in the city to hold on for half a year, and waited for reinforcements, and I was on the city to draw a bow at that time, and then forty years when the Qiang was in turmoil, regardless of whether the head of the family and the gentleman were not there, the old man was the first to bring people to the city, of course, he did the master!"
”Ren Hong was in awe: "The gate is the gate, and when I go out of the city later, there are elders who will restrain everyone for me." ”"Did the prince deliberately let me stay behind, afraid that the old man would not be able to pull the bow?"
Zhao Jia was a little unhappy, but he was also very skillful in shouting at his fellow villagers to come, scolding and scolding Ren Hong to maintain order.Walking further, even people who didn't have horses came to ask if they could go out of the city together, and even a few teenagers and children who didn't have any hair were drunk back by Zhao Jia, and looked at Xin Qingji, who was riding near Ren Hongzuo, with envy."
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Xi'an Hou is Xi'an Hou, I am not in vain."
Xin Qingji was very excited at this moment, the hand holding the reins was trembling, from the south of the city to the north of the city, every time he joined a group of people, he couldn't help but take a look, like dozens of times, but his neck was sour, and he didn't dare to rub it for fear of being laughed at.On the contrary, Ren Hong, who walked in moderation, had the style of a general, and never looked back once, but when he was about to reach the north gate, he asked: "Zizhen, how many have you ridden?"
”Xin Qingji looked back again: "About five or six hundred horses, the streets are crowded, the ground is full of urine left by horses, I'm afraid everyone in the city who has horses is here." ”"Almost."
Ren Hong beckoned everyone to speed up: "If you go around for a while, I'm afraid that all the men, women, and children in the city will be taken out by me, and the Fu County Order will cry again." ”Shaoqing, when the north gate was opened, the skeptical Zhang Yaoli and the two hundred guards of the Qiang Guard, only to see that under the guidance of the blood-red scepter yak tail and the red yellow Han flag, six hundred horsemen and women of Lingju County, Ding Zhuang, followed closely behind, and came out.Zhang Yaoli was very surprised, and hurriedly led everyone to join in and came to Ren Hong's side."
Sima Zhang, you take a hundred horsemen and scatter and scout the strikers for me.""
No!"
Zhang wanted to leave the urging horse, this time there was no hesitation, he scolded himself in his heart for worrying about something, what if the Qiang people have three or five thousand, they have Xi'an Hou!
Like Zhang Yaoli, the six hundred Lingju people who followed out, in addition to their own good riding and shooting, their confidence in daring to walk together also comes from the famous Xi'an Hou, with him, what are you afraid of!
Ren Hong, who has become the courage of everyone, is in front of him, and he also feels that it is different from when he was in the Western Regions."
At that time, I was a fox with the power of a dragon and a tiger."
Ren Hong remembered the colorful beast he saw in Lop Nur: "And now" "I am a tiger!"
”PS: The second chapter is in the evening.