First Minister of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 269 The Appearance of Raiders
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Seeing that the fire was imminent, the county magistrate was still struggling with how the barbarians broke the city, the county lieutenant slapped his thigh, turned around and left.

"Stop", Hu Dayong immediately scolded: "As an official of the imperial court, when thieves enter the city, how can we abandon the common people and flee alone?"

"What does Mingfu mean?" the county lieutenant turned around and asked with a frown.

"Since the city is broken, you should die for the country with your own body," Hu Dayong said awe-inspiringly.

"Go away, Furu, you are willing to die, you are willing to die", the county captain was suddenly angry, kicked Hu Dayong, turned and ran away.

Hu Dayong struggled to get up and shouted: "Come here, take the official robe."

A trembling maid came out from the corner, and frightenedly fetched the official robes for the county magistrate to change into. Hu Dayong tidied up his clothes, strode out, and went straight to the hall of the county government office.

When Ran Zhaoze came to the lobby, he saw Hu Dayong sitting upright in a green official robe, glaring at Ran Zhaoze and the others.

"The thieves stop," Hu Dayong grabbed the gavel and slapped it heavily, his voice vibrated in the lobby, matching Hu Dayong's sonorous and forceful words, it was very powerful.

Ran Zhao couldn't help but pause, and then said with a smile: "You are Hu Dayong, magistrate of Yun'an County?"

"The hall is a barbarian from Kaizhou?" Hu Dayong asked with narrowed eyes.

"Bold", the barbarian next to Ran Zhao was furious, "I chopped it off".

Ran Zhao stretched out his hand to stop him, stepped forward with his hands behind his back, looked up and down at the upright Hu Dayong, nodded in praise and said, "Hu Ming's mansion is kind, now that Yun'an has been broken, if Hu Ming's mansion is willing to submit to me, they can continue to serve as the county magistrate." Ling, even serving as the governor of Kuizhou is not out of the question, how about it? Hu Mingfu think about it?"

Hu Dayong laughed when he heard the words, "It's ridiculous. The barbarian bandits in the mountains, who are crowned with monkeys here, want to persuade this official to surrender. There is a saying in "Confucianism": "Confucians can be killed but not humiliated." Yan Gouhuo, barbarian bandits do it."

After finishing speaking, Hu Dayong raised his head and chest, and closed his eyes without saying a word.

Ran Zhao was speechless for a long time. After a long time, he sighed: "Li Tang is a small county magistrate, upright and not afraid of death. Xiao Liang is a central minister, stupid and greedy for life. The fate is in Tang."

Hu Dayong opened his eyes when he heard the words, with a look of astonishment on his face, "Since you know that the destiny is in Tang, why did you rebel?"

"Take it down, so that it can be guarded," Ran Zhao waved his hand and ordered.

"Since you have such insight, you should stop fighting early and ask for surrender. The sage is kind and will definitely treat you kindly."

The barbarian pushed Hu Dayong down, Hu Dayong still stretched his neck and shouted.

At noon, Du Biao came back from searching for the city, covered in blood, "Your Majesty, all the Tang soldiers who dared to resist have been killed, and the rest have surrendered obediently. However, I found that there are many barbarians in the city, but I don't know which tribe they are." of".

"The barbarians in Badong are all over the counties, and there are a lot of Kuizhou, so it's not surprising." Ran Zhao flipped through some of Hu Dayong's lawsuits on the desk, and kept nodding, "This Hu Dayong has some talents. It’s good to bring it back to Kaizhou, and it’s good to help Zhaoxing.”

"It's easy, just tie it back and tie it back," Du Biao said carelessly.

Ran Zhao was stunned, recalling Hu Dayong's appearance of preferring death to surrender, shook his head and smiled, got up and told: "Pass down the order, take turns to be on duty tonight, the rest wait for a good rest, and leave at Mao tomorrow."

"May I use some wine and meat?" Du Biao asked with a look of hope, his face almost leaking out.

Seeing this, Ran Zhao had no choice but to say: "Scavenge the treasury, and there is enough meat. As for wine, except for the people in the city defense, everyone else has a fight, and don't get drunk."

Du Biao wiped his mouth, laughed and left.

That night, the bonfire was brightly lit in the big camp in the east of the city, and the barbarians sat around the bonfire, grilling meat and drinking, enjoying themselves. Ran Zhao came to the camp to meet the soldiers and then returned to the county government. Cheng Xiaoshan's official documents attracted him very much.

After Ran Zhaoze left, Du Biao raised the wine jar and poured it down, yelling happily, how enjoyable it is to drink just one bucket, at least one jar to get the bottom of it.

Yun'an City is located at the junction of Kuizhou and Kaizhou, facing the Yangtze River in the south. Although it is a mountainous area, it is located on a major traffic road and the population is very dense.

The south of the city is close to the Yangtze River, and the Yun'an Wharf is just outside the south gate. The water transportation is convenient, which leads to a mixture of fish and dragons here, and people from all walks of life, such as fishermen and boatmen, gather here.

At this time, in a shack near the south gate, more than ten people gathered, all of whom were dressed in ordinary common people's clothes.

"General Pan, our people are all ready," one person said aloud, looking through the firelight, this person did not seem to be a Han face.

"Okay, after tonight, the clansmen of Nangong Mountain will all be rewarded," the man named General Pan said in a deep voice, the fire flashed, illuminating General Pan's face, and it was obvious that this man was General Jinzhou Hussars Pan Ding.

The rest of them were actually barbarians from Heihuzhai in Nangong Mountain, that is, Deng Shiluo's subordinates.

"Thank you, General Pan, I will obey the general's arrangement," the barbarian said excitedly.

"Thank you, Gao Changshi." Pan Ding grinned and said, "Gao Changshi gave us this credit, it's really interesting."

All the barbarians nodded upon hearing this.

"At three o'clock in the morning, the east, north and west city gates were set on fire at the same time. Except for the person who arranged the fire, the others snatched the west gate with me to welcome Gao Changshi into the city," Pan Ding said in a deep voice.

Everyone promised in a low voice, as for why they robbed Ximen, regardless of the South Gate, these barbarians would not ask in detail.

In the east of Yun'an City, in a bend in the river, Gao Chong ordered the whole army to prepare.

"Gao Changshi, what should we do?" Hussar general Chen Qian came up to him, quite excited.

"Go westward along the river and reach the south of Yun'an City. When you see other city gates on fire, attack the city immediately." Gao Chong finally stopped hiding and ordered immediately.

Chen Qian understood immediately when he heard the words, and his face was full of surprise, "Is there someone in the city to respond?"

Gao Chong looked enigmatic, and nodded: "This is my surprise soldier. It was broken into pieces as early as three days ago. It sneaked into Yun'an City, just to make meritorious service tonight."

Chen Qian was overjoyed, and then asked in doubt: "But Kuizhou doesn't have any other troops?"

"Who said that the Qibing must be from Kuizhou?" Gao Chong raised his eyebrows and asked.

Chen Qian suddenly realized that Gao Chong had invited reinforcements from other states and counties. If so, Yun'an would be broken, and the Kaizhou barbarians in the city would be doomed.

Although Chen Qian is from the Central Plains, he has lived in Kuizhou for many years and has fought against barbarians many times. If fighting in the wild, the barbarians are really monsters in the mountains and forests. With the help of dense forests and forests, they are elusive and agile. But if they fight face to face, Facing the well-trained government soldiers, Chen Qian is absolutely confident in defeating the barbarians.

Under Du Biao's urging, the Kaizhou barbarians moved forward cautiously, not daring to sleep soundly at night for fear of being attacked. They were really worried all the way. Ancheng, resting in the city, guarded by barbarians on the top of the city, can finally sleep peacefully.

Du Biao lay on the ground with the wine jar in his arms and fell into a deep sleep, unguarded.

　After Valentine's Day, the rate of breakups skyrocketed... exhausted physically and mentally
　　
　
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