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Chapter 523
Zhao Du, Youjing City.

This time the Turkic raid was very ferocious. Some Turkic cavalry bypassed the heavily defended Huaihuang, Yuyi Town and other important towns.

You must know that the current Juyongguan is not the Juyongguan that was rebuilt by Xu Da, the great ancestor of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty, but the old city that was repaired in the Qin and Han Dynasties. The troops were relatively insufficient. After the Turks broke through Juyong Pass, which was guarded by only a few dozen soldiers, more than ten thousand Turkic cavalry joined the army to attack Youjing.

In Shanggu, Yanmen besieged the Turkic people who had had no actual results for nearly a month, and this surprise attack almost achieved a breakthrough.

Youjing North Road suddenly became ablaze with flames.

You must know that Youjing has developed rapidly in the past few years, and the layout of Youjing's city walls is not enough, so many scholars, farmers, businessmen, and businessmen have moved outside the city.In the north of the city is the Linshuo Palace where the royal family resides; in the east of the city are grass markets and bazaars; in the west of the city is the strategically important site of Youjing, where major craftsmen are located; and in the south of the city beside Yongji Canal are warehouses and inns.

Once the Turks break through, they are bound to destroy the outside of the city.

Now Zhongshu Sheng has already moved from Linshuo Palace to the city.

Right now, there is a heated debate going on in the Ministry of Education.

Lin Dangfeng, Minister of the Household Department, and more than a dozen ministers who were born as merchants, said to Wen Yanbo, who was in charge of Youjing, "The Turkic cavalry has invaded the city of Changping, and the grass market in the east of the city is open. There are nearly [-] Hu Han merchants who have not yet been alienated, and there are still tens of millions of worth of goods in the warehouse in the south of the city, and it is too late to move them away."

Another minister said: "I implore Wen Zaifu to order that the garrison in the city be sent to cover the merchants' evacuation."

Wen Yanbo frowned and said nothing, while Gao Xudao, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, Zhao Heran, Minister of the Ministry of Industry and other ten ministers who were born in the noble family of Youjing all looked disapproving.

Zhao Heran knocked on the table and said sharply: "Nonsense, you also know that the Turkic people have defeated Changping, and it is only a few dozen miles away from Youjing. There are less than [-] old and weak garrison soldiers in the capital, and nearly half of them were sent on a temporary expedition three months ago, and the domestic elites have already followed the king to the south."

"These nearly ten thousand guards are going to guard the city of Youjing. If you go out of the city to cover those merchants as you said, if you are ambushed outside the city and Youjing is lost, can you bear it?"

Zhao Heran's words sounded very reasonable at first glance.

Some people also said: "In Youjing, there are royal family, queen, ministers, family members, etc. There are nearly [-] people. This is big. Today's tens of thousands of merchants and warehouses are small. Don't lose the big because of the small." .”

Lin Dangfeng held back his anger, and said: "What's a small loss, of course I wouldn't mention it in the past, but now the king leads an army of 3000 to march south, and he can reach Yongji Canal by boat in a few days. Why worry about the loss of Youjing City? The Turks who fled into the fortress are only a small group of troops, a mere few thousand people, why can’t the soldiers in Youjing attack, only [-] troops are enough.”

"No, no," Gao Xu said, "How do you know there are thousands of people? If this is the Turkic strategy to lure the enemy, maybe a large number of people are still behind."

"What's the risk?" a secretary of Zhongshu Province said generously, "The soldiers of the army are designed to protect the people. If they don't kill the enemy to protect the people, what's the use of it?"

"You bastard!" Zhao Heran said, "What is your identity, and you don't even look at where this place is, the little master of the seventh grade dares to put out his poems here."

Lin Dangfeng took a look at Zhao Heran, and said: "Shangshu Zhao is so majestic and majestic, so what about the master of the seventh rank, he is just doing justice for the people, you can eat without farming, and cloth without weaving. Cars and horses, entry into the palace. How do you know the hardships of the people? Your daily expenses are what other people pay for a year. You sit at home and guard your wealth. Of course, you don’t care about other people’s floods. .”

Seeing that his face was torn, Zhao Heran shouted angrily: "Shangshu Lin, you have to touch your own conscience when you speak. You wait for the merchants to not produce, but to earn without labor, and to say this with shame. If you want to replace it with farmland and crops outside the city, I Without further ado, I immediately beg to send troops to protect the food, and the reason you plan to come and go right now is not because of you street people who are full of money."

Lin Dangfeng confronted each other and said: "Shangshu Zhao, do you look down on us businessmen? If you come to be my household secretary, you should have an account in your heart. Right now, more than one-third of my big Zhao's taxes are all paid. It came from merchants, but your gentry hid your population and reduced your land property, so what came out is only one-tenth of that of merchants."

Zhao Heran became annoyed and said angrily: "Shangshu Lin, are you trying to provoke the confrontation between scholars and businessmen? Don't forget the scholars, farmers, businessmen, and the four people, when will it be the turn..."

"Enough!" Shang Shu Zuo Pu shot Chen Xiaoyi and slapped the table.Chen Xiaoyi has always been majestic, and all the ministers couldn't help but go against him face to face.

Chen Xiaoyi walked into the hall and sternly shouted: "Look, what are your identities, the two court ministers are actually arguing in front of hundreds of officials, there is no dignity at all."

Chen Xiaoyi was furious, Lin Dangfeng and Zhao Heran were silent at the moment, when the sound of footsteps in the hall sounded.

But seeing Wei Zheng, the shepherd of the Zhuojun Mansion striding forward, he said to Wen Yanbo: "The people in the east of the city have not yet evacuated, please Zaifu immediately send soldiers out of the city to meet them."

Hearing what Wei Zheng said, Wen Yanbo said, "Your Majesty Wei has come at a good time, and I have exactly the same intention."

Speaking of this, Wen Yanbo said: "Captain Xu Wu of Zhuo County, and Deputy Captain Xu Ke listen to orders."

The two moved forward together.

Wen Yanbo said: "Xu Wu immediately sealed off the south, west, and north gates of the city. The soldiers guarded the walls and conquered the common people to guard the city. All other irrelevant people stayed in the square."

"No!" Xu Wu said loudly.

"Chen Keyou immediately led [-] soldiers out of the east of the city to evacuate the people."

Chen Ke clasped his fists and asked, "Are you bringing them into the city? I'm afraid there may be Turkic spies among the Hu merchants."

Wen Yanbo pondered for a while, and said: "If you are generous, you will be taken into the city, and then they will be resettled in Qiminfang. If you are not generous, you will deal with it yourself. Everything is about the soldiers and the people. If it is really difficult The best of both worlds, the protection of the city is the first."
"No." Chen Ke immediately took the order.

Chen Ke immediately ordered three battalions of troops and headed east of the city.

Chen Kenai was Li Chongjiu's former subordinate, and he was also an old brother of Qiqianzhai, so regardless of Li Hu, Li Chongjiu had great trust in him.Chen Ke also went smoothly and became the deputy captain of Zhuojun.

Three thousand township soldiers, carrying spears and bows, trotted along Nanmen Street.Half of the [-] township soldiers were recruited on a temporary basis. After less than two months of training, they fought to protect their hometown, and their morale was very high.

Outside the east of the city is the market, the grass market, but at this time the east of the city must be in chaos, crowded with countless people and merchants entering the city.It was obviously impossible for the soldiers to go out from the east of the city.

Tsui Hark immediately ordered [-] soldiers to go out from the south of the city. In the Yongji Canal in the south of the city, there were thousands of sails gathered at the pier, but the scene was long gone. Only ships in twos and threes were moored there. When he heard the news, he drove far away from Youjing City.

Xu Ke led his [-] soldiers to rush to Caoshi in the east of the city after a detour.

After several years of management by Li Chongjiu and Wei Zheng, the grass market in the east of the city is already a piece of luxury buildings, except that there is no city wall, it is almost a new Youjing city.No matter the Hu and Han merchants who came from the south to the north settled here, nine out of ten of the largest commercial firms in Zhao State set up their cabinets here.

A Huaihuang Town, a Yuyi Town, and a Youjing Grass Market have become the three major commercial centers of Zhao State.

But now that the Turkic soldiers were about to attack, and seeing that this prosperous place was going to be burned into a military disaster, all the soldiers felt a little intolerable.

The merchants and commoners were already terrified. Seeing Zhao Jun appearing outside the city, they rushed up one after another like drowning men grabbing straws.

"General, show us a way out!"

"The east of the city is blocked, and a large carriage has overturned in front of it. Where are the people stuck!"

"Behind us are all the property that has been in business for many years. I only hope that the general will keep this place. I am willing to donate half of the property."

The businessmen spoke one after another.

Chen Ke listened to the people's begging, stomped his feet heavily and said: "Everyone, don't worry, King Zhao is leading an army to help Youjing, and I, Xu Ke, will not sit idly by. Just don't worry."

At that moment Chen Keyan said: "Take the people and go to the south of the city and enter the city!"

As soon as the words fell, a cavalry galloped up, clasped his fists to Xu Ke and said, "General, there is news from the beacon tower that the Turks broke through Changping County an hour ago. come."

Chen Keyan said, "Understood."

"You, you, and you," Chen Ke pointed to the three captains, and said, "You three lead your own troops and go to the roof for me!"

"On the roof?" The three captains were surprised.

Chen Ke nodded and said, "Yes, there is no city wall in Caoshi in the east of the city. We can only use houses as barriers to resist the Turkic cavalry."

"Great!" The three captains were all beaming with joy.

"Fuck him, I want to fight a long time ago, let out such a mother's bad breath."

Immediately, the three school captains led various troops, carrying ladders, carrying bows and arrows, picking up knives and guns, and rushing towards the houses.You must know that although the grass market is built in a disorderly manner, it is built along both sides of the official road, and each piece is compact.

Now that the army is in chaos, many people are lucky and have nowhere to go, or people with inconvenient legs and feet refuse to go, but they see Zhao Jun pouring into their houses and climbing ladders to high places.These people couldn't help cheering loudly, and even many young and strong young people picked up bricks, kitchen knives, and Fanren, who were not afraid of death, took up weapons to protect themselves, and gathered near the grass market one after another. Stand by and move.

Just when more than [-] Zhao soldiers occupied all four sides of the grass market, black smoke ignited at the fire pier closest to Youjing.

Seeing this, Chen Ke's face changed, which meant that the Turkic cavalry had killed nearby.

(End of this chapter)