After rebirth, I tortured the scum and strived to become the empress

Chapter 129 The Vanguard of the Official Army
Emperor Shaowu had gone to such great lengths to ban border smuggling. He had obviously long ago planned to march north to the grasslands and have a showdown with Donghu. After all, strong neighbors always made the emperor sleepless.

Even with the cold spring this year and the people in the north rebelling against each other, Emperor Shaowu still tightly closed the granary and did not open it to release grain for disaster relief.
Instead, he plotted against his ministers. What was the purpose? It was to prepare for Donghu's invasion, or to prepare for the northern expedition to Donghu. He only sold Donghu's grain when he was out of his mind!Helping increase the enemy's power in vain!

Will Donghu invade Wei?Will!Even if they are given food and supplies, they will invade, so Emperor Shaowu will not do this kind of thing of cutting meat to feed tigers!
Border trade is called a transaction if it benefits both parties. If only one party benefits, then the transaction will probably not be successful!
However, you can marry a "princess" to Bu Luojin and see if you can confuse Donghu for two years. The Wei Dynasty is stronger than Donghu, and its system is more advanced than Donghu. Now both countries are just in stability.

But compared to accumulation, the materials that the Wei Dynasty can accumulate in one year can be used as Donghu for five years. By then, the Wei Dynasty can completely consume Donghu with time...

Sihe County.

At this moment in Sihe County, County Magistrate Ma Dai carefully looked at the people lining up at the east gate of Sihe County, dragging their families with them to flee, and then looked at the continuous line of people outside the city, frowning, his expression Quite ugly...

The news that the red scarf thieves have arrived near Sihe County has spread. People now know what kind of people Liu Jinguang's thieves are. They are not Bodhisattvas and saints who save the suffering. Instead, they burn, kill, rape, and do all kinds of evil. Be a beast that destroys humanity,

The people in Sihe County all know that the bandit army will not show mercy to them, who are also civilians, and will be open-minded.
Liu Jinguang will only turn the places they pass into ruins, turn everyone in the ruins into refugees, and then use the lives of these people to fill the city wall...

The city gate on the east side of Xihe County is filled with people constantly, but the city gate on the west side has a different scene. One carriage after another is running out quickly. This is a little bit strange in Sihe County. People with some power and connections are running for their lives!

Because they knew that the small county city wall could not stop the vicious Liu Jinguang bandit army. They wanted to go to the county city, and only the county city could guarantee their safety.

This is also the reason why Ma Dai did not prevent the victims from entering the city, because in these days, those who could escape in the county had already escaped.
The entire Sihe County is half empty, and there are places to accommodate these people. Moreover, when the bandits attack, don't they also need manpower to resist them?

These young men are also the manpower to resist the bandit army!

In fact, the people who entered the city at the east gate also knew that sooner or later they would not be able to escape death or thief, but it would be better if they could be a little later. Maybe just because they were a little late, the imperial army would come to rescue them?
Of course, it may also be that their financial resources are not enough to support them running to the county...

Ma Dai also wants to run away, but unfortunately, as the county magistrate, he has the responsibility of guarding the city, so he can't run away, he can't run away... If he runs away now, he can only survive temporarily, but soon he will not only be beheaded, but also bring trouble to his descendants' family. !
Because for the Wei Dynasty, the rebellion of the disaster victims was only a temporary trouble. Once the rebellion is suppressed, the accounts will be settled later. Unless the backstage is strong and there is someone to protect them with death, the county magistrate who lost his land and fled will definitely be held accountable.

So he might as well die here and live and die with the city, so as to leave wealth and honor to his descendants.If he runs away, unless he can go to Donghu, he will not be able to escape the laws of Wei even in the ends of the earth!

In the evening, fewer people entered the city from the east gate, and there were no more people leaving the city from the west gate.

Suddenly, the sound of horses was heard in the distance. Judging from the movement, there should be a team of less than a thousand people, still queuing up to flee into the city. The people were panicking, and the city became noisy.

There was a commotion outside, which alarmed Ma Dai, who had not yet rested. He led a group of people quickly up the city wall.
Looking at the panicked people, he said to his left and right: "Shout loudly to the people, don't panic. Yesterday the spies came to report that the rebel army is still fifty miles away from Sihe County. This distance will not reach them in three days."

This was also the reason why he was in a panic at this time and did not close the city gate to let the people into the city.The government officials shouted in unison, which made the people quiet down, but the speed of entering the city accelerated.

'Is it the imperial troops?Or a family story?Probably the family part!There is still some distance between the imperial troops and Sihe County.However, with so many soldiers and horses traveling, this is a big family, so don’t neglect it! '

He turned to the county captain Dianwen beside him and said, "Please ask the county captain Wen to send someone to inquire about the reason and see what their requirements are. I will make arrangements later."

"It's your duty, and you should not be asked by the county." Dianwen clasped his hands, then turned around and walked down the city wall.

After a while, Dianwen ran up with a look of joy on his face, "Good news, County Lord, great news! The ones coming are not members of the aristocratic family, but the imperial army, the imperial army to suppress the rebellion!"

"What!" Ma Dai was also overjoyed, "Are you sure they are the imperial counter-rebellion army?" He took Dianwen's hand and asked again,

"Yes, yes." "The county minister is not a member of the family, but a member of the imperial court?" Dianwen emphasized again without any impatience. This news was really good and timely, which meant that they all Maybe you don't have to die.

"Then, quickly, invite them into the city!" Ma Dai said.

"Yes, that's right, please quickly ask them to enter the city through the west gate." There are only two east and west gates in Sihe County. The east gate is now blocked by people seeking refuge in the city, so Ma Dai asked people to enter through the west gate.Moreover, a county town is not that big, so it doesn’t matter if you go around a city gate.

county office,

"My surname is Ma, and my only name is Dai. May I ask this general what his surname is..." Ma Dai asked Liu He with his hands raised.

"I am Liu He, Commander-in-Chief of the Left Army of the Phoenix Guards. This is the Commander-in-Chief appointed by His Majesty to counter the rebellion. I am the Senior Staff Officer in the army under Commander-in-Chief Shen!"

"It turns out to be Liu Dutong, senior staff officer. Nice to meet you. Nice to meet you."

"I wonder where the Governor's men have arrived? I wonder when the imperial court's counter-rebellion army will arrive..." Ma Dai finally asked the question he was most concerned about. It was a matter of life and death, so he had to be cautious!
"The army led by the Grand Governor is still repairing in Liugu County. It will take about eight days to get here. Therefore, we are sent as the vanguard to defend Sihe County from the enemy. At the same time, we will drag the bandits here to prevent them from fleeing. ." Gao Lingying said.

Although Gao Lingying didn't understand what he said, Ma Dai understood what it means to keep the rebels in Sihe County. Isn't it that Sihe County should be used as the main battlefield to wipe out the rebels?
"So, Governor Shen plans to use Sihe County as a place to wipe out the rebels."

"Of course, do you have any complaints?" Gao Lingying saw that Ma Dai also understood the fate of Sihe County, so he asked.

(End of this chapter)