When a passerby becomes a princess

Seeing Huzi line up at the South Gate and West Gate, Liang Xi roughly counted, and there were no less than 5000 people on each side.

Don't underestimate the 5000 soldiers. You must know that the entire Beimo County does not have [-] soldiers. In addition, the improvised Orion and Qingzhuang barely have this number, so many people don't understand where Liang Xi's confidence comes from. Yes, many people even gathered at the east gate, asking the officers and soldiers guarding the city to remove the sundries blocking the gate and open the gate to let them escape for their lives.

But at this moment, a man from the other side of the beard rode over with a white flag in his hand, stood less than an arrow away from the city gate, and shouted arrogantly to the city wall: "People in the city, listen, I am Hu Guohu Se The envoy sent by the leader of Da, our leader is benevolent and kind. He couldn't bear to see Beimo County was filled with flames of war and blood flowed like a river, so he sent me to tell the people in the city that as long as you open the city gate and surrender, hand over the Beimo County. County magistrate and magistrate's wife, we will withdraw our troops immediately and will not harm anyone in Beimo County."

As soon as he finished speaking, there was a "whoosh", and he was already shot into his chest by a long arrow, fell off the horse, and died almost without struggling.

Nanny Liu at the top of the city put down her longbow, spit, and cursed: "Fart the fuck, you want us to hand over the young master, dreaming!"

The envoy was dead, but his voice had already spread to the city, and the morale that had been raised for a while fell again, and some people even started to complain, hoping that the county magistrate would go out and surrender by himself, so as to save the people of the entire county.Human beings are inherently selfish by nature, and they will do whatever it takes to survive, even at the expense of others.So I have to say that Hu Seda's strategy is indeed very insidious.

Liang Xi asked the Yacha to call the people in Beimo County to the Ximen City, and then calmly changed into the official uniform of the county magistrate, holding a very ornately decorated sword, and stood majestically on the top of the city. Beside them stood Chen Fan and Qin Yu, one black and one white.

After everyone arrived, facing the panic-stricken people below, Liang Xi put one hand on the city wall and pointed to the outside of the city with the other and shouted loudly: "Fathers and folks in Beimo County, have you heard what the bearded messenger said just now?" , don't you guys wonder why Huzi will let everyone in Beimo County go as long as I am the county magistrate?"

Seeing the bewildered expressions of the people below, Liang Xi suddenly raised his volume and shouted loudly: "Because I am the fifth son of the current emperor of Daliang Kingdom, and also the only existing prince, Crown Prince Liang Xi!"

"What?!" Everyone under the city gate was stunned by the news.Prince?Our county magistrate is actually a prince?is this real?If they really handed over the prince, can the emperor who lost his only son let them go?

Before Liang Xi finished speaking, he said again: "Leaving aside my identity, with Huzi's cunning, even if I were handed over, could Huzi let the people of Beimo County go? After all these years, how could Huzi have Have you not come to our Daliang country to hunt grass for a year? In what year have you not kidnapped the people of our Daliang country and made them their slaves? Even if you hand me over, Beard will break into the city and steal your food and property , Kill your parents and family members, plunder your wives and children, let them be slaves, work as cows and horses! Let them abuse and kill at will!"

Many elderly people couldn't help crying. During the last emperor of the previous dynasty, the emperor was brutal and the military equipment was slack. The people in the border gates lived in dire straits every day. The children were scattered, and it was not until the current emperor ascended the throne and sent General Lin Lian to guard the border, that he had a stable life.

Liang Xi suddenly drew out his sword, and shouted towards the sky with the horizontal sword: "Folks of Beimo County, do you think we can open the city gate and surrender?"

"No!" Almost everyone yelled.

"Yes! We can't surrender. We need to let Hu Zi know that the people of Beimo County are determined to protect their families to the death!" Liang Xi pointed the tip of his sword in the direction of the border camp, and said loudly: "We only need to persist until noon tomorrow, Lin Lian The general will lead his troops to rescue us, as long as we persist until noon tomorrow, we will survive!"

"Live!" Chen Fan raised his fist suddenly and shouted.

"Live!" The soldiers around shouted.

"Live!" The people below shouted together.

To live, we have to live, no one can make us give up our homes, no one can take away our food, no one can abuse our wives and daughters arbitrarily, as long as we persist until noon tomorrow, as long as we persist for one day, our Daliang Kingdom Our patron saint, General Lin Lian, will come and take care of us!

Inspired by Liang Xi's words, more people joined the team defending the city. Although there were not enough weapons, everyone tried their best to find hoes, rakes, machetes, axes, etc., and even strong Women also took out kitchen knives from home and held them in their hands.

"I admire my humble job." Chen Fan said to Liang Xi.I never thought before that the prince has such ability and courage, and he can mobilize the morale of the whole city at such a critical time.

Liang Xi looked in the direction of the tower and said, "Qiu'er taught me this." It was Qiu'er who taught him what it means to unite as one, and what it means to be popular.

Chen Fan also looked towards the tower, that little man must still be standing quietly under the window, his little face is always expressionless, no one can move him except the prince.

The beards outside the city had already assembled. This time, Hu Seda dared not underestimate him. There were not only the elite cavalry troops at the forefront, but also the siege team carrying heavy logs and long ladders behind them. There were more than a hundred people at the end of the team. The supervising soldiers.

Amidst bursts of shouts and fighting, the fine cavalry troops outside the west gate rushed to the city wall not far from the falling rocks, incendiary bombs and arrow rain, and began to shoot arrows at the top of the city. , Hiding behind the arrow stack, unable to move.At the same time, the team carrying the heavy wood also arrived at the gate of the city, hitting the gate with sharp heavy wood crazily, one after another long ladders also climbed up the city wall of Beimo County, Hu Zi waved the scimitar in his hand Shouting and starting to climb up.

"Long pole team!" Liang Xi yelled and waved his hands. Chen Fan led the long pole team composed of young and strong people in the city, in groups of two or three, holding long wooden poles to push up the ladder, and the ladder was pushed up by them Falling backwards, the bearded soldier above fell down screaming and hit the bearded soldier below the wall.On the city gate, soldiers in groups of two or three threw large stones down. The beard who was hitting the door below was smashed to the ground, and a stone happened to hit one end of the heavy log, which immediately stood upside down. It bounced up, and when it fell again, it smashed the dozen or so beards below to the ground.

Occasionally, one or two climbed up the city wall. Before they could stand still, they were stabbed to death by the defenders with long spears, and they fell off the city wall.

Seeing more and more beards rushing over with ladders, Liang Xi shouted, "Water dragon!"

The black liquid was sprayed from the top of the city to the soldiers who were climbing the wall, and rockets were shot at the beard who was climbing the ladder. The beard fell down screaming with fire all over his body, and even the ladder burned instantly.

At the same time, the south gate suddenly opened the city gate, and a team of more than 400 horse bandits covered their mouths and noses with a thick cloth and rushed out. One shot, and when the yellow smoke dissipated and Huzi came to rescue, the horse bandit team had already hacked and killed seven or eight hundred Huzi, and returned to the city without any damage.

But when the beard wanted to attack the city again, two balls of grass emitting yellow smoke were dropped on the city wall. The beards turned and ran away in fright. There was the clever beard who covered his mouth and nose with his clothes, but unfortunately his clothes did not look like The horse bandit covered his mouth and nose with a thick cloth, sprinkled antidote powder inside, and smoked him to the ground through his clothes.

Hu Seda was so angry that he took the whip again and beat the fleeing Huzi across the head and face.The siege lasted only half an hour, and more than a thousand people had been lost, but they hadn't even climbed the city wall.

While he was angry, he couldn't help but secretly startled. Although since the great war more than ten years ago, every conflict between the Hu State and the Liang State has never reaped any benefits. There were only a few small victories, but after all, it was the real army led by that old guy Lin Lian.According to the information they received, there were only one thousand frontier troops in Beimo County, and the rest were mobs.But now with just these mobs and some weird things, they have defeated their elite Hu army.

"Boss, if we continue to fight like this, we will only suffer more casualties. The long ladder and heavy logs are gone, so we should retreat first." Two of his most trusted advisers advised together.

Hu Seda looked at the scattered heavy logs and burning ladders under the city wall of Beimo County, so he had no choice but to grit his teeth and say, "Call back the troops, hurry up to make the ladders and rush cars, and come to attack the city tomorrow morning."

The bearded army's horn sounded to withdraw troops, and the bearded army that was attacking the city turned around and ran away.The walls of Beimo County were full of cheers, and even the old man who knelt on the side of the street and prayed to God smiled.

Liang Xi tried his best to keep a straight face, fearing that if he was not careful, he would burst into laughter. He ran all the way, passed through the crowds on the city wall, and ran all the way to the gate of the city tower, then stopped abruptly and took a few breaths. After the breath calmed down, he opened the door.

Under the window, a little man in a goose-yellow short jacket was looking over with a calm expression, just like waiting for him to return in the bedroom every day at the beginning of marriage.

Liang Xi walked over to hold his little hand. Even in the scorching summer, his fingers were still cold, but Liang Xi felt warmth in his heart.

"Will Huzi come again?" Lin Qiu looked at the unconcealed joy in his eyes and asked.

"En." Liang Xi straightened his hair that was blown by the wind around his ears, and said flatly, "They will definitely come tonight."