Good farming at the foot of Changbai Mountain

Chapter 286
On the afternoon of the first day of the first lunar month, Mr. Zhou, the prefect of Longzhou, just came back from outside.Before he could sit down and rest, he heard the boy outside talking. "My lord, Lord Lin of Xizhou sent people to say that it was the army of the Beiyuan Kingdom that attacked Zhenyuan Pass last night. The situation of the battle is still unknown at this moment, so Lord Lin sent people to rescue the soldiers."

When Zhou Zhifu heard this, he immediately went out, "Quickly, please come in and go to the reception hall in the front yard."

This week, the magistrate came to Longzhou to take office, and he brought his family with him.His hometown is in the south, and the commute is too far away, so he didn't go back to his hometown for the New Year this year. He didn't expect to encounter these things.

Zhou Zhifu quickly came to the living room in the front yard, and saw two people standing in it, they were the servants of the state government office. "Where is Master Lin's letter? Give it to me quickly."

The visitor handed the letter to Governor Zhou, "My lord, when we came out of Xizhou, Master Lin had gathered all the young and strong people in the city, and planned to go to Zhenyuan Pass to help. I really don't know what's going on at this moment. Please Your Excellency will find a way to send some reinforcements there, and the people in Xizhou are all counting on your Excellency."

The prefect of Zhou received the letter, which was similar to what the person said, requesting to send troops to rescue. "Over there in Hanzhou, did Lord Lin send someone there?"

"I sent people, I think they'll be here long ago. I just don't know if General Mo will send troops to rescue him?" The person who came said anxiously.

Zhou Zhifu also heard about Mo Hongfan's refusal to be stationed in Xizhou. "Absurd. At this moment, when the frontier is in danger, does Mo Hongfan even ignore the important affairs of the court? In this way, there are not many people here, only 3000 soldiers guarding the city. I will immediately gather the men and send them over first." [-] people, temporary emergency. I will send someone over to Mo Hongfan, don’t worry. Xizhou is an important border area, and the imperial court attaches great importance to it. I will definitely not sit idly by.”

After Zhou Zhifu finished speaking, he immediately sent people out to call the generals guarding the city to discuss rescue matters. "General An, Xizhou is a frontier fortress. It is very important. General An must help Lord Lin to defend the city. Maybe when General An arrives, General Mo's army will have arrived long ago. That way we can fight with Bei The Yuan Kingdom fought a decisive battle, so that they dare not underestimate our Daqi's army."

That General An nodded, "What the magistrate said, I remember every word in my heart. Xizhou is the barrier of Longzhou. If Xizhou falls, then the entire Northeast will face the iron hooves of Beiyuan, and the end will be natural." I understand this truth. Bing is very expensive, and the last general will not talk to the adults here, so I will take people to Xizhou. If we can solve the difficulties in Xizhou earlier, it will be a worthwhile trip."

After General An finished speaking, he took the people away.After returning, they gathered 3000 people and set off directly towards Xizhou.The two people sent by Xizhou naturally followed and hurried back.

But at this moment in Hanzhou, Mr. Sun, the magistrate of Hanzhou, brought the people from Xizhou who asked for help to the camp of the Northeast Army stationed outside the city. "General Mo, the magistrate of Xizhou sent people to ask for help. It is said that on New Year's Eve, [-] soldiers from the Northern Yuan Kingdom attacked Zhenyuan Pass. It is unknown what the battle situation is at this moment. Please also ask General Mo to send people to support immediately."

The winter in the north is extremely cold, so the army stationed naturally cannot live directly in tents like the south.Outside the city of Hanzhou, there are a large number of houses, densely packed in many rows.Each row of houses has hundreds of houses.In each room, there are two rows of big kangs in the north and south, so that each room can accommodate more than 30 people.

In the middle of this house, there is a slightly taller and more gorgeous house, which is the place where the commander of the army, General Zhendong Mo Hongfan lived.Sitting on a chair in the reception room, Mo Hongfan looked at the people in front of him, "Oh? According to what Mr. Sun said, the people from the Beiyuan Kingdom are actually celebrating Chinese New Year. They have nothing to do and went to Xizhou to be a rabbit. No shit, where birds don’t lay eggs? This is the funniest joke General Ben has ever heard.”

Mo Hongfan's face changed as he spoke, "At this moment, the north is covered with heavy snow, and the snow is so cold that it's hard to walk. Excuse me, are these Beiyuan troops crazy, and they come to attack at this time? Master Sun, what about Xizhou?" It's just a small place, and it's useless to get it. If the Beiyuan Kingdom really wants to attack, it will also attack Hanzhou. My lord, don't listen to some people's lies."

The person who was sent by Zixuan to deliver the letter had a very ugly face when he heard these words, "General, we heard the report from the spies at Zhenyuan Pass with our own ears, and then Master Lin wrote a letter in person asking us to come out to rescue the soldiers. Xizhou is urgent , is absolutely true. How did it become a joke when I came to the general? Could it be that the lives of 10,000+ people in Xizhou are just a joke?"

Without raising his eyelids, Mo Hongfan took a sip of tea with a teacup in his hand, "In my eyes, something that has not been proven is just like a joke."

"Then ask the general to send scouts to Xizhou immediately to investigate, and we will know when the time comes." The person who went to Xizhou said.He was really in a hurry, and when he thought that the family didn't know what was going on, he wished he could go back quickly.

"You said to ask General Ben to check, so General Ben will go. Who are you? You are a fart, General Ben will listen to you?" Mo Hongfan was swearing, but his tone was very flat, still low drinking tea.

Sun Zhizhou couldn't stand it anymore, "General, Xizhou is also a territory of the imperial court. If it is really captured by the enemy, the northeast region will lose a barrier. In that case, I am afraid that Hanzhou and Longzhou , are all threatened."

"Yo, I didn't see it. Mr. Sun is a literati, and he still has such opinions on the military? If you can lead the army, why didn't you become a general? Don't worry about things you shouldn't care about. Be careful of your official position. If you don't want to be the magistrate, there are some people who want to." Mo Hongfan's tone is still not fluctuating, but the threat is very strong.

"General, defending the land and defending the country is everyone's responsibility. Although I am a civil servant, I also know the truth of not giving up an inch of land. I also ask General Mo to send people out to investigate quickly. Once the Beiyuan attack is confirmed, send troops to rescue as soon as possible. Let's go." Master Sun's tone was a bit off-putting, this Mo Hongfan, since they were stationed in Hanzhou, has always made trouble for Sun Zhizhou.Facing such a major event now, this Mo Hongfan's attitude really made Sun Dajin very angry.

"The general will naturally send people to investigate. But this dispatch of troops, you have to wait for the general to investigate and understand, report to the imperial court, and wait for the permission of the Ministry of War. How can you people understand the dispatch of this army? "Mo Hongfan still had a tone of neither yin nor yang.

Seeing this, Master Sun knew that it was impossible for Mo Hongfan to send troops today, so he turned his head angrily and said to the people from Xizhou, "You two, please go back to the state government with me, let's discuss over there."

The two yamen servants who were sent to Hanzhou also understood, and nodded helplessly, "Then I will trouble Mrs. Sun."

A group of people walked out of the camp and returned to Hanzhou City. "Wait a minute, I have 3000 soldiers guarding the city in Hanzhou. In this way, I will call the guards immediately, have a look and discuss it, and let these people go to Xizhou with you first. One more person can also be more A strength."

"My lord, these sergeants are the guard force of every state capital. If they are all transferred away, won't there be no one to guard the city defense?" said a yamen servant.

"It's okay, isn't there 5 people outside the city? If the enemy army comes, they should be the first to be attacked. I still don't believe that the enemy army can bypass the [-] army. Are you going to attack Hanzhou directly?" Master Sun sneered, and then said.

At this time, several lieutenants guarding the city all came to the state office.After everyone discussed, it was decided to keep 500 people, and the rest will go to rescue Xizhou.

In this way, the [-] soldiers stationed in Hanzhou were all ready in less than an hour.The general of the defending army gave an order, and everyone rushed to Xizhou together.

Seeing these sergeants leave, Master Sun immediately returned to the mansion, and wrote two letters in succession, "Come here, send these two letters, one to Longzhou, the magistrate, and the other to the capital. Here You must let the capital know about it." Lord Sun and Zixuan also knew each other before, and they have a good impression of each other.Master Sun admired Lin Zixuan's actions in Xizhou, so this time, he would rather offend Mo Hongfan than report to the court.

Outside Xizhou City, in the camp of the Northern Yuan Army, General Bart was sitting in the tent of the Chinese Army, drinking wine very depressed.People from Beiyuan Kingdom lived in the bitter cold in the north since they were young, so they didn't feel uncomfortable with the cold weather.There was a thick felt blanket on the floor, and he just sat on the floor like this, and he didn't feel much.

A few people came in from the outside, "General, are we going to be stationed here? When we came, the Marshal said, let us take the lead, and it is best to win this Xizhou."

Bart glared at the speaker, "Nonsense, didn't this general know that he was going to capture Xizhou? But don't think about it, we marched one after another and attacked the city directly last night, but lost so many manpower. Come today Outside the city of Xizhou, the people of Daqi used some sorcery, and they injured many people at once. Now that we are going to attack the city, what do we use to attack the city?"

When General Bart said this, all these people stopped talking.They all saw the power of that thing this morning, it was really terrifying.That is not the bow and arrow spear they are familiar with, but it is much more powerful than these. This kind of thing is indeed a big problem. "General, what should we do then? The marshal's army will follow us, and it will take about three to five days to get here."

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