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Chapter 148 Police Drum

Hengshan is under the jurisdiction of Hunan (Houguo) county, but the distance between the two places is three or four hundred miles, and there are no other counties within two hundred miles around Hengshan.

But this does not mean that Hengshan is desolate. On the contrary, Hengshan is located in an important place, with fertile soil and rich products. The situation is quite similar to Liuyang under Linxiang County. Although it does not have the name of the county, it has the reality of the county.

Liu Jing's fleet spent the night in Hengshan Township on the west bank of the Xiangshui River. It is said to be a township, but in fact the city is several miles around and has many residents, almost no different from a county town.

The villagers and officials in Hengshan Township showed great enthusiasm for the arrival of Liu Jing and his party. First, they had heard about Liu Jing's reputation in Changsha for a long time. Zhou, causing disaster.

For the fine wine and food sent by Hengshan Township, Liu Jing never refused to come, and accepted all of them with a smile, but he used money to buy everything at the market price, and the price was only high or not low.

At the beginning, the officials in Hengshan dared not accept the money no matter what. It was not until Liu Jing insisted that it was not a fake, and the village stingy man accepted the money.

The next day, after breakfast, Liu Jing was about to lead the crowd to leave Hengshan Township, but the appearance of a person made him stop involuntarily.

"Liu Jun, it's really you..."

"Brother Shan?" Liu Jing couldn't help but be surprised when he saw who was coming. Shan Cheng is well-educated and well-mannered. , What has he experienced?

One-way rushing to Liu Jing, he was so emotional that he almost fell to the ground. Fortunately, Ma Zhou who was beside him had quick eyes and quick hands, and supported him.

One-way broke away from Ma Zhou, and said to Liu Jing with tears like rain: "Liu Jun, I, our village was breached, my father, brother, and mother... are all dead! All dead!"

Liu Jing couldn't help frowning, and asked: "Your Shanjiazhai has a population of nearly a thousand and a victory of three hundred soldiers. How could it be broken?"

In the past, Shanjiazhai had a large scale, with more than [-] households and a population of [-]. Over the past year, thanks to the leather goods business opened by Oneway, Shanjiazhai has developed very rapidly, and its population has expanded to nearly a thousand people.With this strength, not to mention being the king and hegemony in Mount Heng, at least he can protect himself without any worries.

Shan Cheng was heartbroken, and said eloquently that the sudden wealth and rise of Shanjiazhai had aroused the jealousy and fear of the surrounding villages. For this reason, they formed an alliance with blood and sent internal agents to lurk in the village. At the critical moment of the battle between the two sides, they suddenly launched an attack, and the inside and outside cooperated to capture Shanjiazhai.

Shan Cheng's father and brother knew that the cottage was doomed to be destroyed, so they let Shan Cheng lead his family to flee for their lives, and they took the initiative to stay behind.

It's a pity that Shan Cheng's father and brother paid the price with their lives, and Shan Cheng could not escape safely.For several days, the fleeing team was frantically hunted down, and Shan Cheng's mother resolutely chose to commit suicide by jumping off a cliff in order not to slow down her progress.

Originally there were nearly a hundred fleeing teams, but only a dozen people managed to reach Hengshan Township in the end. No one who heard about the tragedy was moved.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!..."

Just when everyone didn't know how to comfort One-way, there was a sudden sound of drums outside, and the villager who was sitting beside him suddenly got up, and said to Liu Jing with a slightly nervous expression:

"Liu Jun, this is a warning drum placed on the city wall. The gatekeepers will only ring this drum when they are in serious danger." After saying that, he secretly glanced at Shan Cheng, knowing the warning without asking, it must be because of him come.

The village stingy man complained all the way about You Jiaohao who let him go to the city privately. Of course, he only dared to complain in his heart. People have a lot of friendship, so it's right to pretend to be deaf and dumb at this time.

How could Shan Cheng not know that he was coming for him, so angry that his eyes burst open, and he shouted: "This group of thieves, even after chasing them here, they still refuse to give up. One day, I will kill them all! "

Liu Jing was not too nervous. There were thirty cavalry and hundreds of infantry around him, and there were three hundred soldiers on the ships outside the city. It was almost impossible for Jingman to threaten his safety.

Liu Jing asked Shan Cheng, "Brother Shan, how many enemies are chasing you?"

One-way gritted his teeth and said, "At least three to four hundred people."

Liu Jing was completely relieved, laughed and said to the left and right: "Three or four hundred people dare to attack the city, these Jingman are really audacious."

"Three or four hundred Jing barbarians in a district are nothing." Ma Zhou said eagerly, "Liu Jun, as long as you give an order, I will immediately lead the pace and ride out of the city and kill them all."

Shan Cheng immediately said with a grim expression: "If you go out to fight, let me be the vanguard."

"No!" The village stingy man was shocked, and hurriedly stopped him.He scolded Ma Zhou in his heart for not knowing the heights of the sky and the depths of the earth, there were only a hundred people in total, and he tried to invite the Jing Man who was several times more head-on, and he didn't know how to write the word "death".

Fearing that Liu Jing would believe Ma Zhou's words, the village coward persuaded him earnestly: "Liu Jun, Jingman is wild in nature, fearless of death, takes risks as if walking on flat ground, and is good at using crossbow arrows.... The officials in the city are dissatisfied Hundreds of people, even including Liu Jun's soldiers, are not as many as the Jingman. We will defend the city, safe and secure, if we go out of the city to fight in the field, the victory or defeat will be uncertain."

Liu Jing said with a smile: "Let's go and have a look first, and then it depends on the situation."

The village coward knew that Liu Jing's intentions were hard to disobey, so he couldn't help but secretly sighed. Liu Jing is a man of hundreds of miles and has a bright future, so why should he have to fight against Jing Man?

At this point, the village stingy man had no choice but to lead Liu Jing and others to the place where the drum sounded, that is, the north wall.

Jing Man had always been good at using crossbows, and the poor man did not dare to let Liu Jing get too close to the city wall. If something happened, the people around Liu Jing would definitely kill him to vent their anger.

Hengshan Township is connected to the barbarians and is often disturbed by the Jing barbarians. Therefore, the city defenses are complete, and there are dozens of towers on the city walls.

Standing on the tower, Liu Jing looked out of the city, and saw a group of Jingman with bun hair and colorful clothes gathered about a hundred paces away from the city, pointing at the township of Hengshan, and they might be behind the scenes. They carry crossbows, or carry knives and spears. At the beginning of the first month of spring, the weather is very cold, but they are still barefoot and don't wear shoes.

After several Jingman leaders finished their conversation, they even led the crowd to approach the village of Hengshan.

Shan Cheng's eyes were scarlet, he untied the wooden crossbow, put on the crossbow arrow, and then glanced at Liu Jing beside him, seeing that he did not stop him, he pointed the crossbow at the head of the enemy rushing forward, and as soon as the enemy entered the range, he immediately pulled the trigger. Ballista.

One-way is one of the few among Jingman who can shoot and kill tigers. Of course, there are no mistakes in firing crossbows. The crossbow arrows are shot into the enemy's throat like lightning at a speed that is invisible to the naked eye.

(End of this chapter)