Jincheng flower hour

At night, when the Han army attacked the city, Zhuang Yang, with the help of his guards, rode on his horse and climbed to the hill to look at the towers in the distance, only to see a few fires in the dark night.Too far away, the fire is as small as a star.

Zhuang Yang couldn't sleep that night, he waited on the hill, at the foot of the hill was the camp.

The night wind was whistling in my ears, and the hills were cold in the middle of the night, Zhuang Yang sat on the ground and waited quietly.

Hearing the sound of horseshoes, Zhuang Yang looked at the foot of the mountain and saw a man, a horse, and a lamp. The guards went down the mountain to meet him, and brought the cavalry up the hill.The cavalry dismounted and went forward to tell Zhuang Yang that the gate of Jinguan City had been breached.

The mountain wind blows the sleeves, and the horse neighs.Zhuang Yang put his hands on the horse's back, and with the assistance of the guards, he got on the horse and rushed down the mountain with all his strength, heading towards Jinguan City.

He galloped all the way, ignoring the pain, and arrived at the foot of Jinguan City. Zhuang Yang was stopped by the Han army guarding the gate, and happened to meet Huo Yuqi at this time.

"Zhuang Sheng, there is still fighting in the city at this time, it is dangerous to enter, why not wait outside the city with me."

"Mr. Huo, has the west of the city been captured?"

"It's done, isn't your home in the west of the city?"

"It's there."

Zhuang Yang saluted Huo Yuqi, which was excellent news for him.

"Let's go, the night wind is cold, you follow me to find a place to rest, and then enter the city at dawn."

Huo Yuqi walked, and Zhuang Yang rode a horse, one in front and one in the back, to a high platform where troops were stationed outside Jinguan City.

Zhuang Yang dismounted and entered the tent.There were three or four officials in the big tent, apparently they were civil servants accompanying the army, Zhuang Yang didn't know them, so he sat down beside them.Huo Yuqi talked with the officials in the tent. They were talking about the defection of Jinguan City and the opening of the city gate by the general.Zhuang Yang was astonished to hear that the general of the Shu Kingdom was surnamed Yu, and he was originally a robber supervisor.

Everyone in the tent, not only Zhuang Yang, but also the others did not intend to take a rest, their eyes were open, and they all appeared to be in high spirits.Zhuang Yang missed his family and Liu Hong in his heart, and he only wished for dawn immediately.

Zhuang Yang looked outside the tent, it was dark outside, people were coming and going in front of the tent, very busy, he soon noticed a quiet figure, it was Mr. Zimu.

"gentlemen."

Zhuang Yang stood up, trying to get out with his injured leg.

Zhou Jing raised his hand to make a gesture, and he entered the tent.

The master and apprentice sat together, and Zhou Jing told Zhuang Yang about the process of today's siege battle. When he talked about Wei Jia, the general of Shu, his words did not fluctuate at all, and he was completely talking about it as a bystander.

"After the city gate fell, Wei Chuan's troops were defeated and retreated to the Shu Palace. Wei Jia took the county mansion as a cover and organized his arrival in the south of the city. The Han King personally led the troops to the Shu Palace, and heard that the son led the troops."

Although Zhou Jing was a literati, but during the siege battle, he didn't hide far away like the civil officials. He was on the battlefield, so he was very clear about the movements of both sides.

"Sir, there is a fire!"

Zhuang Yang was listening to Zhou Jing's statement when he looked up and saw a burst of flames suddenly bursting out of the city, illuminating half of Jinguan City.

Everyone in the tent had also noticed it, and they went out to look outside the tent one after another. The fire was quite strong, and the location of the fire was in the palace of the King of Shu.

Setting fire to the city would certainly not have been done by the King of Han out of fear of the people, and it was unnecessary, so it was most likely done by the King of Shu when he retreated.

That night, a fire broke out in Jinguan City, burning down the south of the city and the area around the city, making the night as dark as day.

In the military tent outside the city, cavalrymen rushed out from Jinguan City one after another, sending news.

At dawn, the cavalry sent the letter to inform that the Shu soldiers had all retreated from Jinguan City.

Zhuang Yang and Zhou Jing rode their horses and went to Jinguan City. They said goodbye at the gate of the city. Zhou Jing went to the south of the city, and Zhuang Yang went to the west of the city.

After parting ways, Zhuang Yang knew that Zhou Jing must have gone to visit the battlefield in the south of the city, and Mr. Zimu was concerned about the life and death of his friend.

It is understandable that each is the master, Wei Jia is also an upright person.The husband is alive and has no relatives. Wei Jia said they are friends, but I am afraid they are more like relatives of the husband.Zhuang Yang hopes that General Wei is still alive. As for the future, we will talk about it later.

Zhuang Yang came to the outside of the Zhuang family's courtyard and saw that the lights in the house were brightly lit, and the voice of his family talking with Dachun came, Zhuang Yang smiled with relief.He turned his head and dispatched the guards who were always by his side to inform Young Master Hong that he had arrived home safely.

The guard took the order to leave, and Zhuang Yang knocked on the door.

Ah Yi and two soldiers came out to open the door. When Ah Yi saw Zhuang Yang shouting in surprise, he was so excited that he hugged Zhuang Yang.

"Erlang, Erlang is back!"

Zhuang's family rushed out, Zhuang Lan and Zhuang Ping ran in front, followed by Dachun, Zhuang Bing and a group of female relatives.

"Brother!"

Zhuang Lan tightly hugged Zhuang Yang's waist, crying in Zhuang Yang's arms.Zhuang Ping also came over and hugged Zhuang Yang's shoulders. He is a man and cannot cry, so he held back his tears.

Zhuang Yang patted the heads of his younger siblings, looked up and smiled at Zhuang Bing and Dachun.

Soon Zhuang Yang was crowded into the hall, and everyone sat together to listen to Zhuang Yang's account of what happened to him in the past few days. Although Dachun had described it, the Zhuang family still wanted to hear Zhuang Yang's account more carefully and clearly.

Zhuang Yang told how he was starving in prison, and Governor Yu stole food; how he was taken outside the city by Wei Shuai, how he exchanged with Wei Jia, how heroically Liu Hong rescued him at a critical moment, and so on.

After Zhuang Yang finished speaking, the sky outside had already fully lit up. The family was annoyed and scared, but relieved and happy. Fortunately, Zhuang Yang came back safely after going through hardships.

Dachun is the cavalry commander, and he has more than a dozen cavalry under his command. He led the cavalry and protected the dealer for one night, although there was no danger.

After daybreak, Dachun bid farewell to his wife and daughter. He led the cavalry to return to his command and gather with the army.

The dealer was full of worry and surprise that night, and everyone had a tired expression on their faces.

"Go to sleep." Zhuang Bing got up and asked the servant to put out the candles. Today, he can finally sleep peacefully.

After a night of fierce fighting, Jinguan City in the early morning is exceptionally quiet, suitable for rest.

Zhuang Yang, supported by Zhuang Lan and Xijuan, went up the stairs and returned to his bedroom.

All the way, Zhuang Lan kept talking about the past few days, talking about how the eldest brother and Aping worked for Zhuang Yang, and also talked about many literati in the city, who were also imprisoned because they wrote to the county guard to help Zhuang Yang.Hearing this, Zhuang Yang sighed and was surprised.

The two escorted Zhuang Yang to the side of the couch, and Zhuang Lan squatted down to check Zhuang Yang's injured leg, although she and her family had checked it in the hall before, and Zhuang Yang said it was an arrow wound, not serious.

"Brother, it will hurt a lot. Come here on horseback."

When the horse gallops, the calf will hit the horse's belly, which is obviously very painful.

"Fortunately."

In the past few days, this leg injury has brought Zhuang Yang a lot of torture, and Zhuang Yang is used to this pain.

"Alan, why is your hair cut like this?"

Zhuang Yang noticed that Zhuang Lan's manly bun made her hair much shorter.

"After my brother was arrested, I was so sad, and wanted to be as strong as a man, so I cut my hair off. Who knew that Brother Ah Hong would attack all of a sudden, and my brother would also come back."

Seeing that she said this, she seemed very regretful. She smiled brightly and said, "It's okay, it will grow out soon. As long as my brother can come back, I am also happy to let me shave my head."

Zhuang Yang whispered sadly: "Alan, with you brother Ahong here, brother will be fine."

"I know."

After Zhuang Lan heard that her brother was rescued by Brother A Hong, she no longer worried about his safety.

Even Zhuang's mother was relieved when she heard that Zhuang Yang was in the Han army.Everyone in the Zhuang family knew that Liu Hong was a man who knew how to repay his kindness, and he was especially friendly to Zhuang Yang.

Zhuang Lan left, and Xijuan brought a basin of water and a cloth towel, and she helped Zhuang Yang take off his shoes, clothes, and outer robe, and Zhuang Yang let Xijuan leave, telling him to do the rest by himself.

After closing the door and leaving, Zhuang Yang took off his close-fitting shirt, twisted a wet towel to wipe his hands, face and body.

There were some inconspicuous bruises on Zhuang Yang's fair body. Liu Hong's strength was great, and under the emotion, he was unavoidably rough, leaving shallow marks on the places he grasped.

Changing and lying on the couch, Zhuang Yang, who hadn't slept all night, should have been very sleepy, but his eyes were sore, but he still didn't want to sleep. He was thinking of Liu Hong.He had never seen Liu Hong's appearance in battle, but Liu Hong's body injuries revealed a lot. He presumably took the lead, brave and not afraid of death.

After a night of fighting, he should be very tired. Was he injured?Can he get a rest?

With this concern, Zhuang Yang's eyelids became heavy, and he gradually fell asleep.

At noon, Zhuang Yang woke up, put on his clothes and went down to the bed. He supported the wall and walked downstairs slowly, frightened the thin silk, and hurried over to help him, and helped him to the courtyard.

The surrounding residents got up and gathered outside the door to talk about last night's battle and the fire in the south of the city.There are different opinions about this fire.

Zhuang Yang paid attention to the expressions of the neighbors outside the courtyard, and listened to their words. There was no panic on their faces, and they all seemed quite calm.I don't know whether after the King of Han broke the city, whether he issued a call to appease the people?

Thinking of this, Zhuang Yang immediately thought of Mr. Zimu.

"A Yi. Prepare your horse, I'll go to the south of the city to have a look."

Zhuang Yang stood up, he was worried about Mr.

"Erlang, don't go. I've heard people say that there are soldiers' corpses everywhere, and some of them have been cooked. It's too scary."

Ah Yi waved his hands desperately, Erlang came back with great difficulty, if something happened again, it would be bad.

"A Yi, have you heard anything about General Wei?"

"No, their father and son must have escaped with the King of Shu."

Ah Yi felt that he was a general after all, so he must have run away first.

The other Shu generals might flee, but Wei Jia would not. Zhuang Yang actually didn't know much about him. He had a bad feeling when he heard Zhou Jing say that Wei Jia was organizing resistance in the south of the city last night.

The gate of the city has been broken, the soldiers of Shu are defeated, General Wei still sticks to the south of the city, there are many mansions in the south of the city, and the Wei family is also there, so he is probably also guarding his wife and daughter.But he didn't want the King of Shu to set fire to the things that were about to not belong to him, including the grandeur of Jinguan City.

At noon, Zhuang Ping and Zhuang Bing went out to inquire about news, while Zhuang Yang was told to stay at home with Zhuang's mother, Zhuang Lan and other female relatives.They put mats in the yard, each with smiles on their faces.

The autumn wind blew, blowing Zhuang Yang's hair and wide sleeves, his nephew A Yuan was rolling and playing on the table, while his mother and sister-in-law shouted to be careful.Dachun's wife hugged the baby girl and hummed a little song to lull the baby girl to sleep.Xijuan and Ah Yi brought the food to the wooden table, and placed the bowls and spoons.Zhuang Lan was calling for quiche, and quiche ran into the kitchen, but no, she came out chasing a mouse.

Zhuang Yang's heart seemed to be soothed by the soft breeze, all the worries and tensions in these days have disappeared without end.

In the afternoon, Zhuang Ping brought news of the King of Han's proclamation, informing that the market would open as usual and that the activities of the people would not be restricted.He also made an agreement with the people of Shu that they are not allowed to plunder and kill in disorder, otherwise they will be severely punished.

"A Ping, where are the scribes locked up in the county government?"

"I heard that they were all released by Gong Zihong."

Zhuang Ping first went to the county to inquire about the news. He was very concerned about whether these righteous scribes would be released.

"Brother, I heard that Young Master Hong lives in the county mansion."

The county mansion is quite close to the dealer. Thinking about this childhood playmate, he is now a great big shot.

"Ah."

The county mansion is considered to be an extremely grand building in the city, suitable for housing the generals of the Han army.

Zhuang Yang wanted to see Liu Hong very much, but he also knew that he was in a busy time, so he was relieved to know that he was still alive and that nothing happened in the battle.