Spring and Autumn I Am King

"Fan Zi, wait!" Just when Yu Rang's muscles were tense and he was about to fight to the death, someone on the side stopped him.

It was the Bank of China Heihu who had been silently watching.

He cupped his hands and said, "Don't be annoyed, Fan Zi, this son is just a guide, how can he turn the situation around alone? It's extremely difficult for him to escape alone to report the letter. If you want to blame it, you should blame my family's Rongnu and Huying for being incompetent. to him."

Fan Jia stared at Yu Rang with a gloomy face, without saying a word.

Zhongxing Heixing rolled his eyes and continued to persuade: "I see that this son is clever, if Fanzi doesn't like it, can he transfer it to me and let him be my retainer of the Zhonghang clan, and Heigou is willing to exchange two fresh horses for him. !"

Giving personal guards or retainers to people is a common thing in this era. When Duke Wen of Jin returned to the country, Duke Mu of Qin "accepted 3,000 guards", that is to say, he gave 3,000 soldiers as guards to boost his popularity. . Later, Duke Wen was named "Hou Bo" in the alliance of practicing soil, and Zhou Tianzi also gave Jin Wen Gong's "three hundred tigers" who belonged to the king's ministers as a thank you to Chong'er for "respecting the king and repelling foreigners".

With such a precedent, the gifts of retainers among the various imperial clans in the Jin state were as frequent as gifts of maidservants, craftsmen, and property. The reason is that once the retainers are entrusted with allegiance, they are equivalent to becoming the private property of the lord and can be distributed by them.

Fan Jia also lost his anger at this moment, but seeing that Yu Rang was not pleasing to the eye, he pushed the boat and "send" Yu Rang to the Bank of China Heigong.

No one noticed that Yu Rang's tightly clenched fist had secretly loosened, and the sand fell down.

Although Yu Rang was young, he was arrogant and arrogant. He was indignant at Fan Jia's unfair reward and punishment, and the practice of handing himself over to others as an artifact. But he also has self-knowledge, which can only be hidden in his heart, but cannot be shown.

And for the help of the Bank of China Heigou, he felt grateful in his heart.

"I've always heard that the Zhongxing clan loves talents and has an attitude of respecting the virtuous but unworthy. Is this asking me as a wise man like Bailixi, the doctor of the fifth gu (gu)? Fan clan treats me with everyone. Everyone reported it, now that the duties that should be done have been fulfilled, and the relationship between the ruler and the minister has been exhausted. I only hope that I can show my talents in the Bank of China!"

"In the future. I must let the gentlemen of the Zhongxing clan know that I, Yu Rang, are not only worth two horses!"

The handling of Yu Rang is just a small episode, the next step. Fan Jia and Bank of China Heigou still have to discuss whether to continue this "raid" that has completely revealed its whereabouts tonight.

"The night is dark and the wind is high, the terrain of Chengxiang is dangerous, and the Zhao family is also prepared. Why don't we withdraw our troops and go down the mountain?" This is the cautious archer and pawn.

However, this suggestion was rejected by Fan Jia.

"No, let's move on!"

Judging from the information revealed by Yu Rang, Zhao Wuxi didn't know that there would be a raid tonight, but he just happened to come back. Hit down the mountain. Although his elite soldiers lasted until the reinforcements arrived and defeated more than a hundred bandits, that was only one-fifteenth of the troops tonight, and the identities of Fan and Bank of China should not have been revealed.

"Zhongxin, what do you think?"

Fan and Bank of China's two gentlemen are in a cooperative relationship, with equal status and no subordination to each other. However, he is more proficient in the matter of battles, and he is still more proficient in the Bank of China's martial arts tradition since he was a child. Therefore, Fan Jia is also willing to seek his opinion.

Bank of China Heigou pondered for a moment and then said: "I agree with Fan Zi's statement, this mountain has already climbed halfway. If we retreat, our morale will be severely damaged, and we will only make jokes of the scumbag. Anyway, our whereabouts have been exposed, so we simply raise the fire number. The soldiers speeded up and surrounded the township. After a while, when my family's Rongnu and Foxying arrived, they would encircle the front and back, and attacked overnight, and strive to get rid of them before dawn!"

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On the other side, Zhao Wuxi and his group also returned to Chengxiang from the messy conflict spot.

A few months ago, the Zhao clan’s sons fought infighting. The infrastructure of Chengxiang had not yet been completed, and there were still many gaps in the road, so it was easy for people to enter.

Now, under Zhao Wuxi's governance idea of ​​"repairing the prison after the sheep has died", Chengxiang, which was originally separated by seven miles, has been surrounded by a one-and-a-half-high rammed earth wall, and it has become a closed small town.

The gaps in the city walls were blocked, and a total of two front and rear gates were opened, corresponding to the two roads of Shanyang and Shanyin.

Wu Tie and the others came from the south, so they entered Shanyangmen.

After asking Xing Ao to come back to report a few days ago, Yang Tongrong knew that the atmosphere around Xinjiang had become tense, and he might start a war, so he began to make defensive preparations. Today, there are some triangular wooden fences on the road dozens of steps outside the door, and ravines are dug to prevent the chariots from rushing down.

The gate is made of two sturdy and heavy pieces of wood by carpenters. It is nailed with copper willows, and the side is reinforced by piles of rocks. The cracks are filled with corn soup to solidify.

Above the door is a hard mountain-style watchtower, which can accommodate five people to stand on it, shoot arrows and look down. The walls extending on both sides also have a wooden watchtower, and together with the gate tower, they form three commanding heights that can be corners of each other.

Now, I can see that the dark door is closed, and the torches that will not go out all night are burning brightly on the watchtower, reflecting the distance of several meters in front of the door. When the night guard saw someone approaching, he banged the gong by his hand, reminding the soldier who was resting with his spear behind the wall to be alert, and at the same time shouted loudly and asked:

"Who is coming!"

"It's me! The gentleman is back!" Mu Xia shouted loudly, and then walked over to let people see his face, and the mulberry talisman with which he came out.

"It's really a gentleman! Hurry up and open the door." The person who spoke this time was the township Sima Yang Tong Rong. A few moments ago, when he came to patrol, he heard the neighing of horses in the south. Thinking that Zhao Wuxi would be returning tonight, he He resolutely sent Mucha and others to respond.

After that, he had been squatting on the watchtower, watching and waiting anxiously.

The heavy door creaked open, and everyone filed in.

Sheep Tong Rong, wearing armor and armor, holding a dagger, hurriedly went down to the watchtower and came to greet him.

However, except for the two guards and the two men, who all had to wear their tails, Zhao Wuxi and the apprentices who were brought to the lower palace were all injured, and it seemed that several people were damaged. Those who were tied to straw ropes and stared at them were the captured robbers.

The road was not easy to walk at night, and the light knights lost a third of their horses. If they could walk, they would try to bring them back. If they couldn’t walk, they could only let the knights kill them on the spot with tears in their eyes. .

After everyone entered, Dou Pengzu, Cheng Wu, Ji Qiao and other village officials who came to wait by the door after hearing the news also gathered around. But just happened to see Wang Sunqi in a coma, and Tian Ben was covered in blood. And the cavalry officer Yu Xi disappeared.

Yang Tong Rong's heart sank, and he secretly said that it was not good, and thought to himself, is it difficult for Yu Xi to die? He didn't dare to ask directly. His eyes glanced at the faces of the corpses that were hunched on horseback and carried by people.

Dou Pengzu was also very worried. Some time ago, Zhao Wuxi was a matchmaker for Yu Xi to Dou Pengzu and asked Yu Xi to marry Dou Pengzu's daughter.

Dou Pengzu was a little disappointed when he saw that the gentleman had no interest in his daughter. But also very satisfied with Yu Xi. In Chengxiang, everyone could see that the gentleman attached great importance to the light knight. Although Yu Xi was from a humble background, he was the first batch of the gentleman's cronies. As a cavalry officer, he had a promising future.

This is also a political marriage between Zhao Wuxi's forces as "outside households" and the Chengxiang indigenous clan. After opening this head, Zhao Bing in the lower palace also married a woman from Chengxiang for a while. The relationship between the two sides will be more closely connected.

Zhao Wuxi first briefly told Yang Tongrong about the battle that had just happened, and then said to them: "Yu Xi is fine, it's just that I have other arrangements."

Yang Tongrong was stunned inwardly. After learning about the danger of one enemy against ten, he understood why the warriors of Chengxiang, who could even be the best in the lower palace, suffered losses. Next, he had to face as many as a thousand pirates. For a while, he was secretly lucky for Zhao Wuxi's return, and he was sweating profusely because he was worried about how to deal with it.

Seeing that everyone was already assembled, Zhao Wuxi calmly gave an order: "Three elders in the township. Quickly place the wounded in the battle just now in the township temple and treat them in person."

"Student of the township, bring someone to inform the whole township. There is a thief tonight! All men who can hold weapons must be recruited and assembled, divided into clans and shives, and the weapons in the treasury will be distributed. Young and strong women should also be guarded. Good family, bold and not afraid of blood. I called to the village temple to take care of the wounded."

"Xiang Sima, there are more than 400 pirates at the front door, and you will command them, while the back door will be guarded by me!"

After entering the township, he asked Mucha to break the calf bone of the leader of the army. While he was frightened and in pain, he carefully interrogated him again, and learned that the enemy who came up from behind the mountain was indeed a "thousand-thousand". the rest".

Hundreds of robbers from Luliang Mountain had just retreated to the middle of the mountain, and they would not be able to meet for a while, and the enemy from the mountain would arrive in about a moment. The time is very tight, but fortunately, Chengxiang has been in a state of semi-war management since Zhao Wuxi promulgated the new military law, so the assignment of tasks and respective duties can be managed in an orderly manner.

Cheng Wu brought Wang Sunqi and the other wounded back to the Xiangsi Temple, and Cheng Tuan also followed, but after his father stuffed a mouthful of herbs to relieve pain and stop bleeding, he ordered him to follow the gentleman to the back door quickly, and waited for dispatch by his side.

"A gentleman has the protection of the gods and gods, and the place where he is is the safest!" Cheng Wu recalled the last encounter under the mulberry tree, taught his son so, and let him perform well tonight and seek a good future.

Under the leadership of Dou Pengzu~www.wuxiahere.com~, the soldiers who were the chiefs of the grassroots and the Wu also began to patrol the Chengxiang Township, beating gongs and shouting as they walked, so that the patriarchs and nationals from all over the country came out to gather.

It was not too late at this time, and most of the Chinese people had not fallen asleep. When they heard the sound of the gong, they jumped up and walked out of the house one after another.

"What, there are bandits coming! Are you coming to loot Chengxiang?"

After the Chinese people learned about this, they looked at each other and hurriedly returned home. They were not afraid and cowardly, or kept their doors behind closed doors, but picked up the bows, arrows, swords and spears hidden at home and walked out of the house again.

"A gentleman has a call, how can he not go?" (To be continued.)

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