Three Kingdoms.

  Chapter 2421 Bo Zhong

  When Cao Cao and Sun Quan confronted each other, a somewhat strange battle also took place in the Didao area south of Longxi and west of Hanzhong.

  Diandi County.

On this day, the atmosphere in Jiandi County suddenly became tense, because the Di people rioted in Baima County a few days ago. It was the county lieutenant of Jiandi and more than a hundred county soldiers and civilians who fell in the upper reaches of the river, almost exhausting the entire army.

  In the not-so-spacious Dixian County Yamen, several officials with official status sat around one place, gloomy and worried.

  『Before it was said that the two parties were fighting each other and killing each other in order to mediate and quell the chaos. It was never like a rebellion by rebels! Who knew... Now it is time to put down the rebellion quickly! 』

  『How to counter the rebellion? The county lieutenant has died in the river, and there are only a dozen county soldiers in the city. The city defense is not enough, how can we fight the rebellion? What's more, if Di people come to attack, how will they defend? 』

  『…』The county magistrate sitting at the top frowned.

  湔 is a small county, like most remote counties in the southwest, it is an irregular county formed in the open space between rivers and mountains. The population is limited by the terrain, so it is not a lot in itself, and now the county soldiers in the city have lost seven or eighty-eight, leaving only a dozen people, plus some temporarily recruited civilians, who said they would Daily maintenance of order is still a bit of a stretch, but don't even think about sending troops to counter rebellion.

  And if the rebel army really comes to attack, can these people be able to stop it?

   At a loss, some soldiers rushed to the front of the hall and reported, "I want to report to the county lord, the Sichuan and Shu wind patrol envoys came from the south of the city, and Zhuge was engaged, saying that they came for the Di people to cause chaos..."

  The county magistrate was overjoyed, "Could it be reinforcements?" ! Hurry up, please... no, we will welcome you personally! 』

   A moment later, Zhuge Liang was somewhat speechless as he looked at the county magistrate of Di who was welcoming him.

   Is this Xiandi county magistrate without a brain?

  First, without any screening, just shouted twice, and the city gate was opened...

  Second, even if you come here in person, if you really encounter any problems, you won't even have a chance to buffer yourself...

third…

   Forget it, in a place like Diandi, don't expect the county magistrate here to be so capable.

  Zhuge Liang asked Wu Ban who was accompanying him to collect the entire defense system, while he arrived in the county government office and sat down unceremoniously.

  Di County Magistrate introduced happily: "Everyone, Xu Shijun knows about the Di people, and this Zhuge is from Sichuan and Shu!" 』

  『Ms. Xu found out so soon? Very good, very good...」

   Several small officials in Diandi County breathed a sigh of relief.

  Di County Magistrate turned around and asked Zhuge Liang, "Dare to ask the envoy, when will this reinforcement...will arrive?" 』

  Although Zhuge Liang brought Wu Ban and others with him, the number was not very large, only more than three hundred. In the eyes of Jiandi County Magistrate and others, such a number obviously felt a little small. How can it be said that thousands of people are needed to put down the rebellion?

  Zhuge Liang glanced at everyone: "The day after tomorrow. 』

  『After...the day after tomorrow? 』

Seeing that Zhuge Liang was young, and hearing that the reinforcements had not yet arrived, several officials in Jiandi lowered their heads like eggplants beaten by frost. There are only a dozen or so people left... The envoys led them, but only three hundred... Now, please forgive me, the Di people have thousands of troops. If the Di Rentou attack with a few troops, I am afraid it will be... difficult Stand firm, don't let the old and young in the city go south first, so as not to be harmed by the Di thief...』

  『What is your job? 』Zhuge Liang could tell that this passive guy was a petty official, but he didn't know what position he was in charge of.

  The petty official said: "I'm here to serve as Cao Dihu..."

  Zhuge Liang straightened his face immediately, and said in a deep voice: "Since you are an official in charge of Yicao's affairs, and now there is chaos, you don't want to save the place, but want to escape under a false name, what should you do?" ! Come on! 』

  The guards brought by Zhuge Liang came out in response.

  Zhuge Liang took out a gilt silver tiger talisman from his pocket, glanced at the county magistrate of Jiandi coldly, and said in a deep voice: "The emperor entrusts a certain tiger talisman to do things cheaply, and all military officials and county soldiers obey certain restraint!" According to the military law, those who honor the enemy and fear the public shall be executed! but..."

  Zhuge Liang prolonged his voice intentionally, looked at the trembling officials, and then continued, "Now is not a time of war, so he can be spared the death penalty, but he cannot escape the death penalty!" Dihu Cao Changchang's prestige and prestige of the enemy, destroying his own morale, according to the old rules, he can be whipped thirty times! Execution! 』

  The guard responded loudly, then stepped forward and dragged Qian Dihu Cao away.

   Dian Dihucao called for help loudly, but no one dared to speak out, and everyone shrank their heads.

  Zhuge Liang glanced at the county magistrate of Jiandi, and found that he was also bowing his head, so he couldn't help but sneered secretly. That's it, it's not as good as this Hu Cao...

  Zhuge Liang continued to warn everyone: "From now on, if there are any collaborators in the county, and those who abandon the forbidden, they will be executed according to military law!" 』

   Zhuge Liang had been in the army for a while, and he had been in the battle in person, and he was tainted with blood. At this moment, there was a murderous look in his words, and everyone was awe-inspiring, so no one dared to say anything negative.

  Zhuge Liang looked at the county magistrate again: "The king gave a certain right to do things cheaply. Now it is critical. A certain will take charge of the soldiers of the county on your behalf and deploy civilian husbands. How do you think of this treatment?" 』

The county magistrate of Jiandi hurriedly cupped his hands and said: "At this very moment, the envoy should be like this. The survival of Qiandi depends on the envoy..." The county magistrate of Jiandi had no idea at first, but now seeing that Zhuge Liang is willing to take this responsibility , that is, hastily handed over the power in his hand, and even seemed a little relieved.

  Although Zhuge Liang looked down on this county magistrate of Jiandi, as the so-called injustice and words are not going well, it is naturally better that the county magistrate of Jiandi is willing to cooperate. Zhuge Liang turned his head and said to the rest of the county officials: "War to the north for no reason, guard and slack, abandon and flee, the military law does not tolerate it, he will be punished with death, and his family members will also bear infamy... Everyone, may you be timid for a while Do you kill your whole life by fighting and shame the young and old in your family? 』

A simple remark stabilized the hearts of the small officials in Jiandi County, letting them know that they have no way out except to defend the city and fight. Then Zhuge Liang said that as long as they defend the city for three days, reinforcements will arrive. Retreat, everyone has contributed. Of course, this group of small and medium-sized officials in the county had nothing to hesitate, and then Zhuge Liang asked them to split up and gather the people from the villages in the north of the city into the city, and then organize the young men to gather in the arsenal in the county.

  Although Zhuge Liang brought Wu Ban together, there were not many soldiers. On the one hand, the reason was that they came in a hurry, on the other hand...

Although the remaining dozen or so county soldiers in Jiandi County are less in number, their training is acceptable, and their head-to-head combat is slightly insufficient, but there is still no problem standing on the city wall and shooting arrows, and they can be half of them. For archers.

The village in the north of the city near Jiandi is not far away, and the number of people is not too large. When Zhuge Liang arrived at the arsenal with the county magistrate of Jiandi, not long after, those small officials came one after another, followed by more or less There are still some ignorant, young adults and ordinary people who don't know what happened...

The importance of the registered household Qimin is reflected at this moment. With the leader, the residents of these villages in the north of the city who are used to obeying the arrangement will not waste too much time entangled with whether to leave or not. Pots and pans and so on, although I was somewhat aware of the situation, but it didn't take much time. Among the more than 300 households living in the city, according to the household registration, you can get about 400 young and strong, and then add the original county soldiers, small officials, and more than 300 people brought by Zhuge Liang. Not enough, but defending the city can still support one or two.

  Di County Magistrate was still a little worried, and said in a low voice: "The envoy... Well, if this matter is publicized by Di thieves to cause chaos, will it... shake people's hearts and cause chaos?" 』

  Zhuge Liang was too lazy to explain to the county magistrate Jiandi.

  Hiding? Want to cover the lid whenever something happens? Because I was worried that people's hearts would be chaotic, so I hide it now, and when it really comes to an end, when I can't hide it, it will not be a simple "people's chaos" at that time, it may cause shocks and imbalances in the entire county!

   Now that it is clear, it will indeed cause these people to panic. When Zhuge Liang took a step forward, stood on the steps, and explained some situations in a concise and concise manner, the summoned Minzhuang was indeed shocked and restless.

  『My sons, don’t worry! We are only defending the city, the reinforcements from Central Sichuan have already set off and will arrive here soon! After hearing from Zhuge Liang that there were reinforcements, it was obvious that these folks became a little more stable.

  Zhuge Liang looked at it, and threw out another heavy news, "I heard that the county captain of Di, and the county soldier who went to Baima were all slaughtered by the thief!" There are even Di thieves threatening to destroy Di, slaughter the men, plunder all the women, and leave all the money and utensils! 』

  Just like Zhuge Liang threatened the county officials before, for these folks, after finding that they have no way out, they can only give it a go! Although these Min Zhuang were terribly frightened, they couldn't help but began to scold these rioting Di people one after another.

  Zhuge Liang hit the iron while the iron was hot, and asked Wu Ban to lead soldiers to lead the people with soldiers, and issued weapons to these people. At the same time, he also incorporated these people into the temporary army to help defend the city.

  Before the Di people were defeated and fled into the deep mountains, Zhuge Liang suggested not to chase after them, but put on a gesture of forgetting it, and did not station a large number of soldiers on the border. Because there are indeed too many mountains in the southwest area, and there are often caves and so on. If a Di person really goes to the mountains, how can he find them?

Everyone's position is different. Perhaps for the county magistrate of Di, it is to keep the official hat on his head and the robe on his body, and for the Di people, maybe they don't think there is anything wrong with robbing the Han people. . Perhaps in the eyes of the Di people, they only feel that they have been deceived and bullied by the Han people. The benefits of immunity and crime reduction that they said before are all fake, and since they have been cheated, is it wrong to come back to revenge the Han people?

   Soon after nightfall, Zhuge Liang was awakened by the alarm.

  The soldier in charge of the lookout reported that he had found a distant fire.

  Zhuge Liang went to the city to look, only to see the upper reaches of the river, just like a dragon-like flame, and a raging fire...

   "That's the village in the north of the city..." the county magistrate at the side gritted his teeth and said, "These thieves actually set fire to the village!" Fortunately, the envoy moved the villagers into the city earlier...』

   Zhuge Liang was noncommittal.

   This matter should have been done by the county magistrate of Diandi. If Zhuge Liang was half a day late, and the people in these villages in the north of the city were killed or injured under such a rebellion, would it be the Di people or the magistrate of Diandi?

  Zhuge Liang counted the little fires.

  The distance is far away, and under the shaking, it is impossible to say the details of each one, only an approximate estimate. If calculated according to the general practice of one torch and one torch, these fire lights represent at least four to five thousand people...

  As the Di people yelled, these flames jumped and seemed to be getting closer, especially under the reflection of the raging fire in the village, it seemed that the entire northern mountains and rivers were burning. In a trance, this small Jiandi city seemed to be in the boundless fire, and an indescribable pressure pervaded everyone's hearts.

  A Di tribe can range from hundreds of people to two or three thousand people.

  Based on the current flames, at least four or five Di tribes should have been dispatched. Of course, it may be a bluff, such as one person holding two fires or something, but according to the temperament of the Di people, the possibility of doing such a thing is not very high.

   After all, what's the point of bluffing?

   Divide up?

   Or is it smacking around?

   Or is it hoped that these momentum can scare the defenders in Diandi County to abandon the city and flee?

   I don’t know if there is that cunning Di person Wang Yang Wan among these Di people?

   Zhuge Liang said in a deep voice: "Don't panic! The Di thief came from afar, so he will definitely not be able to attack the city overnight! Everyone settle down to their duties, and tomorrow you will know the truth and falsehood of the Di thief! 』

  Seeing that Zhuge Liang was calm as before, the surrounding officials and soldiers gradually got rid of the panic, and then according to Zhuge Liang's instructions, those who were on duty, those who took turns to rest, and those who prepared the defense equipment continued to prepare...

  The next morning, when the sky was getting brighter, the appearance of these Di people was also revealed. It was not much different from what Zhuge Liang had seen before. These Di people were poorly equipped, and many of them didn't even have shoes. They walked barefoot on the mountain roads, with simple cloth clothes or animal skins wrapped around their waists, and their hair was in a bun or simply disheveled. , holding a variety of weapons in his hands, even wooden sticks and bamboo spears.

   Of course, the core Di people still have decent swords, guns and armor.

When these Di people approached, it was different from the last time when Zhuge Liang ambushed the Di people. These Di people danced and danced crookedly, while shouting as loud as they could. For a while, all the Di people in the mountains belonged The howling sound, the birds in the mountains and forests that disturbed their dreams fled one after another.

   Although these Di people seem to be a mess, but there are so many people, they also have a different kind of momentum.

  Especially the county magistrate of Diandi, he even flinched a bit, and took a step back, as if he was looking for some hiding place...

  Zhuge Liang chuckled twice, "Is this the custom of Di thief?" Take the city with song and dance? 』

  Wu Ban stood beside Zhuge Liang, and burst out laughing when he heard the words, "Hahaha! If singing and dancing are desirable, I think Hu Xuan is better! 』

  Seeing that the two had an interesting question and answer, everyone couldn't help laughing.

   It's also strange, when I laughed, I went to see these Di people dancing and shouting under the city. I don't know why, but I didn't think it was so scary, but it seemed a little funny.

  Di people marched near the city, and immediately there was a man wearing some colorful costumes, some decorations on his head, and some patterns on his face, holding a long gun high and coming out more and more. There was a **** human head pierced on top of the spear.

  Although it was said that the blood and flesh were blurred and difficult to distinguish, some people recognized it and exclaimed: "It's the county lieutenant!" The head of the county lieutenant...』

  The leader of the Di people shouted and waved a spear, as if using this head to intimidate the people in Di County, and seemed to be boosting the morale of the Di people themselves. The Di people behind him also became more and more noisy, laughing and dancing with him, as if they were not going to the battlefield, but to participate in a lively singing and dancing party.

  Zhuge Liang looked back at Wu Ban.

   Wu Ban shook his head slightly.

   This guy is not Yang Wanwan.

  So, did Yang Wanwan hide behind, or did he not come here?

  Di people began to attack.

   What happened next left Zhuge Liang speechless.

  First of all, the Di people under the city attacked without order. They started in a hurry and had no siege equipment, so they could only rush forward in a swarm carrying wood and simple bamboo ladders.

These Di people do not line up, do not line up to attack the phalanx, and do not have the banner of the golden drum, but whoever wants to go up, without any rules, like a reckless herd, roaring, only by instinct and fight.

   This kind of disorderly attack, although occasionally a few brave Di people jumped to the top of the wall, but most of them were beaten down by the guards at the top of the wall after climbing halfway...

Moreover, the Di people's archers who assist in the attack under the city do not have any formations. There are three in the east station and five in the west station. The bows and arrows cannot be released at the same time. The arrows are like scattered raindrops, and the threat is not great at all. .

Forget it, hundreds of people in front of the city are attacking the city, but the Di people in the back did not line up or make any preparations. Instead, they lit a few piles of bonfires in the back, and then they would not know it was looting. Those who came, or the food they brought, were cooking and grilling, and some people were still singing and dancing around the campfire, which made Zhuge Liang completely incomprehensible.

  The only scary thing is that these Di people don’t care about life and death at all, those who die in front just die, and those behind still rush forward...

  Zhuge Liang frowned, as if he was thinking about something, and immediately ordered Wu Ban to restrain himself, and the soldiers he brought would only fight defensively in emergencies.

  Thus, the main defensive force became these temporary youths, and then these youths and the Di people outside the city immediately complemented each other, evenly matched...

  (end of this chapter)