A Timely Wife

Fuyi Mansion, not far from Chujing City, is in chaos. Dahe’s army is heading south again, and the first to bear the brunt is this Fuyi Mansion, which is only a three-day journey away from Chujing City. , there are not many other things on the island, there are many fishing boats and people who know water, Dahe has fought against the navy of Nanchu several times, and their warriors are invincible when they get on the horse. It's not as good as the previous attack on the Chu capital, which originally wanted to take the Fuyi Mansion down.

However, they did not expect that Da Yuanfeng and his eldest son were all buried in a small Chu capital. Immediately, Dahe began to fight among himself. Those who were beaten had no power to fight back. The attack on Fuyi Mansion was proposed by Da Yuanli. They had no chance in the past few months. When the Chu River was in high tide, the entire Fuyi Mansion was surrounded by river water. The soldiers are basically landlubbers, and they get dizzy when they get on the boat, so they can't do anything.

But seeing that winter is coming, the Chu River began to ebb slowly, and now the land is gradually showing from the shore to the small island where Fuyi Mansion is located. Of course, it is very muddy, but Da Yuanli is not worried, as long as there is On land, the Fuyi Mansion will definitely be in his pocket.

Before attacking Fuyi Mansion, Da Yuanli ordered people to shout to the city, expressing that anyone who knows water and is willing to leave the city to surrender, Dahe will never treat him badly, in addition to giving money, he will also give official positions, and he will be the first to leave the city to surrender After the people appeared and received generous rewards, many people in Fuyi Mansion asked their families to leave the city every day.

The magistrate of Fuyi Mansion was impressively listed, which made many people in Fuyi Mansion feel very angry. They opened the city gate to let people out, not because they wanted to deliver treason, but because they knew that this was a mortal battle. They can sacrifice their lives for the country, but they never have the idea of ​​forcing others to die for the country with them. Those who leave the city just want to live. If these people stay in the city and suddenly rebel when the battle is fierce, it is better to release them early, so as not to have too many hearts in the city. Han people.

This also happened before. This is how Anlin Mansion was destroyed. The soldiers on the city wall were still fighting with Dahe's soldiers. Hundreds of people in the city who wanted to defect to the enemy opened the city gate from the inside while the battle was stalemate. The magistrate of Anlin Mansion committed suicide and died for the country, and the guard Huo Zi'an exhausted himself to die for the country. I heard that Huo Zi'an was hit by dozens of arrows and was still fighting hard until he finally died of exhaustion. But even so, Huo Zi'an died by hand Standing there holding the long sword, none of the dozens of Dahe soldiers around dared to step forward. It was Da Yuantuo who found Huo Zian dead when he went over.

The guards of Fuyi Mansion understand that sending out those who don’t want to stay in the city is not giving them a way out. Dahe’s soldiers started shouting half a month ago, and a few days ago, the entire road leading to Fuyi After the land of the mansion was exposed, Dahe had been moved to charge six times, and he was beaten back by them every time. A lot of guns and ammunition came, and it was remarkable that they could hold on to the previous six charges.

It's a pity that the guns and ammunition in the city are used up too quickly, and the tide has receded too far. It is impossible for Nanjiang Mansion to send them supplies. Although General Zhou ordered the navy of Nanchu to do their best to help the rich The defenders of the Yifu guarded the Fuyi Mansion, but compared with the number of Dahe's soldiers, these supplies are just a drop in the bucket.

To attack a Fuyi mansion, Dahe mobilized 15 people. After the prefect of the Fuyi mansion defected out of the city with his family, Dou Shoudao took over the prefect's duties and began to orderly arrange the people in the city to evacuate from the Fuyi mansion. Although the navy of Southern Chu cannot sail their boats to the pier outside the city, most of the people in the city make a living by fishing, and every household has a small boat. As long as the people who leave the city from the east gate can drive a small boat into the Chu River, the navy of Southern Chu will Someone will come to meet you.

From the day when the guns and ammunition began to run short, Dou Shoudao had already arranged for the withdrawal of personnel in batches, and not many people were willing to leave. Dou Shoudao forced children under the age of ten to be sent out. The boats sailed away from the pier one after another. Dou Shoudao's three sons were all killed in battle, and the eldest grandson and the second grandson were also seriously injured. It is estimated that it will only be a few days, and there are only three grandsons and two granddaughters left in the family. Dou Shoudao really couldn't bear to let his grandson, who was only eight years old, die with him in the city, so he asked the lieutenant general to arrange someone to send the remaining children away. A letter from Dou Shoudao also left with them , this letter was handed over to Li Ruosong. Although Dou Shoudao already knew that Li Ruosong and his family were not the ones who saved his life back then, they had dealt with each other before and had a very good feeling for each other. That's right, based on old friendship, Li Ruosong should treat his grandchildren kindly. He doesn't ask Li Ruosong to serve them with good food and drink, but only asks them to grow up safely.

Dahe's attacks became stronger each time, and fewer and fewer people in the city were able to fight on the wall.Xu saw that the tide was rising, and Da Yuanli was obviously unwilling to give the people in the city another chance to survive. It might also be that the people who had defected before were enough for him to form a navy. A massacre order was issued.

In just two days, Dahe launched [-] charges against Fuyi Mansion. Dou Shoudao knew that the city gate might not be able to hold it. It is extremely rare for them to be able to persist for more than two months under such circumstances. In the final ending of the post house, Dou Shoudao arranged for people to transport all the guns sent by the Nanjiang mansion to the Chu River and return them to the Nanjiang mansion. Even if he died, he would not leave these things to the Dahe people, the Dahe people Aren’t these things what he wants? He just won’t let them get them. If they can’t be transported, they will be thrown into the Chu River nearby or simply blown up. Well, the guns taken away by Dahe today will be their sharp weapons for massacring the people of Dachu tomorrow.

Dou Shoudao was sitting in the mansion office, with a brazier in front of him. Dou Shoudao was throwing some brochures into the brazier. After burning one, he would throw another one. These brochures are important information of Fuyi Mansion, and must not fall into the hands of the enemy. Dou Shoudao always felt uneasy if he didn't burn things himself.

Dou Shoudao was burning, and a man in military uniform walked in quickly. He looked at Dou Shoudao, hesitant, as if he didn't know how to speak, but thinking about the more violent attacks outside the city, the man Gritting his teeth, he said, "Master Dou, the city is about to be broken, so hurry up and follow us."

Dou Shoudao glanced at the man, his hands kept moving, and asked, "Have the people in the city been evacuated yet?"

"Well, not yet." The man replied hesitantly.

"Then what are you doing here? Why don't you evacuate the people?" Dou Shoudao scolded coldly, throwing the last booklet in his hand into the brazier.

"My lord, I was saved by you, my lord. I swore a long time ago that I must guard you. My lord, Young Master Sun and the others have arranged for someone to send them away a few days ago. They took the waterway. As long as they arrive If you get on the Chu River, your life will be safe." The man said in a low voice.

Dou Shoudao closed his eyes tightly, and asked, "The children from other families have also been sent away?"

"Send it away, and I personally led someone to send it out." At this point, the man paused, and continued: "There are two children who are too young, and I don't know if they can live to that time."

Dou Shoudao sighed for a long time, and said: "Life and death depend on fate, wealth and honor. We have already done what we can do. The rest depends on God's will."

The shouts of killing outside the city were getting closer, the man was obviously a little anxious, and persuaded him again: "Master Dou, let's go, maybe we can save a life if we go at this time."

When Dou Shoudao heard this, he said with a serious face: "Anyone can leave, but this old man must not leave. My son died here, and my grandson died here. It's my turn."

Seeing that the man was about to say something anxiously, Dou Shoudao raised his hand to stop what the man was about to say. He stared at the brazier in front of him and said, "I know what you are going to say, and I am very grateful to you. If not You, the children in the old man's family will never escape, but the old man has the persistence of the old man. You see, the remaining soldiers and people in the city are still fighting for the city. The magistrate, how can he leave the soldiers and people in the city and leave first at this juncture, this old man can't do it.

Deputy General Chen, the city is about to be broken, so you can take someone to have a look. If there are any children in the city who are under ten years old or who are willing to leave the city for their lives, you can take them all away. Over there at Ximen, Vice General Chen, you don't have to follow the old man. The old man saved your life in the hope that you can live well, not for you to repay the favor of saving your life.

Those children are the hope of our great Chu. Everything they have experienced today will become the root of their hard work in the future. The hatred of destroying the country and the hatred of massacring the city should not be borne by these children. I am incompetent, I just hope One day in the future, the Fuyi Mansion will be able to return to the territory of Dachu. On that day, Vice General Chen, you can come here and burn a piece of paper for the old man, and just pour a glass of water and wine." No matter how Vice General Chen persuades, Dou Shou Dao insisted that the city is still alive, and the city is broken and people die. He made up his mind to live and die with Fuyi Mansion. Vice General Chen wanted to follow along, but was scolded by Dou Shoudao. In the end, after Vice General Chen led When the last batch of evacuated people boarded the boat sent by Nanjiang Mansion to pick them up, the city of Fuyi Mansion was already in flames, which was the last arrangement made by Mr. Dou.