sinking into sand

The day after Daocheng was taken back by its people, the people in Storm Valley were collecting the bodies of the people who died in Daocheng.

In autumn, the weather is not too hot, but many corpses are too rotten, not to mention that there are still many stumps that cannot be pieced together into a complete corpse, so they can only be burned together.

Leng Jue, the most bitter and mean person, his eyes were red for three days and three nights, and he didn't know how many times he cried.

After they burned and buried these corpses one after another, on the fourth and fifth days, some living people appeared in the streets and alleys of Daocheng.

The first one to come out was a young man who suddenly appeared in the alley and went directly to Yu Sha.Yu Sha saw that he was surprisingly thin and his face was filthy, so he didn't realize who he was for a while.It wasn't until the two sides chatted with each other for a long time that Yu Sha recognized that this person was a fake yamen servant of the Liger Gang who he had temporarily arrested to put out the fire when the county yamen was burned down.

When Daocheng was broken, there were many people who did not escape, and this yamen servant was one of them.He stayed because there was an old mother with bad legs and feet at home.After that day, those Huns guarded the hole in the city wall and slaughtered, and then the refugee army entered the city and invaded again.He also had a few other brothers from the Liger Gang, who had no strength to resist, so they had to take some survivors to hide in various secret places in the city. Many of them were found out, but some survived.

The young man cried while talking in the temporary office in Daocheng, and gradually wept until he couldn't make a sound.From his mouth, Yu Sha and others learned more details related to the massacre of the city.

In fact, all the property and food were looted as early as the first three days. Some old people were so distressed that they hid things and didn't give them back, so they were all beheaded.Later, when the refugee army entered the city and found that they could not rob much, they even posted notices in the streets and alleys, saying that as long as the hiding people in every household came out and surrendered, they would forget the past.

This official document still deceived many people, especially because the refugee army entered the city later, many people thought they were different from those Huns.Naturally, those who listened to the official document lost their lives.

Under such high pressure, the fake yamen servant tremblingly protected the rest of the people. The food was gone, and people were about to starve to death.Until that day when the stormy valley entered the city, he was just like the previous refugee army.He didn't dare to show up until they started to collect and burn the corpses for everyone, and he recognized Yu Sha Guanlan and the others in the dark.

Yu Sha and the others felt resentment and pain when they heard it, but the past was irreversible, so they could only arrange for the fake yamen servant to rest first, and then called for people to resettle the survivors of Daocheng.Si En also rushed to Daocheng from Hanhaozhai, and began to preside over and count the work in the city.

On the ninth day, the affairs of all parties in Daocheng showed a little order.

On the tenth day, the city was full of oysters.

On the 11th, Ye Wanwan declared that she was the newly appointed governor of Daocheng, and Si En was the prefect of Daocheng. She had all the documents and letters in hand, and led the defenders of Daocheng. Together with the righteous men in Fengbogu, they drove out the rebellious Huns and rogues. , Daocheng restored stability.

On the same day, the news that Ye Wanwan claimed to be the governor of Daocheng spread to Dingzhou and the northern border at the same time.

On the 14th, a secret letter from Dingzhou arrived in Fengcheng, asking Zhai Su to go south to arrest Ye Wanwan and others who were causing trouble in Daocheng.

On the 15th, Guan Jingyue suddenly sent troops to the south, and the court immediately stopped the plan to let Zhai Su go south.

On the same day, the refugee army stationed in the southeast suddenly dispatched an army and marched all the way to the northwest.

"The storm is coming."

In the temporary Daocheng government office, Si En had to smile wryly at the information coming from all directions.Yu Sha, who was facing her, couldn't help showing a wry smile.

Daocheng has been defeated, but the difficulty lies not in fighting, but in defending the city.Naturally, this group of them will not be like the vagrant army who caused chaos here a few days ago, with lax military discipline and unbalanced minds, but the people Yu Wangling dispatched to the north will no longer be easy to deal with.

"Who do you think he will let?" Si En asked Yu Sha: "My mother?"

Yu Sha shook his head: "My mother is now his biggest reliance in governing the state, and he will not let her leave the southeast easily."

Yu Sha had a candidate in mind, but he was not sure, so he didn't want to say it at this time.

"They won't leave very quickly." Yu Sha said something else: "This time it's not like before, bluffing. It will be Yu Wangling's regular army who will come, and there will be no loopholes like food and grass for us to take advantage of. "

Si En also knew this was the case, and he felt even more headache. Now Daocheng City was broken twice, and some repairs were made when the refugee army was stationed, but it was limited, and the enemy will come again soon.It is really more difficult than one thing.

Next to them, Xu Ziyuan quietly joined in the conversation, saying that if it is too difficult to defend the city, it is better to retreat to the mountains.

For a while, Yu Sha and Si En shook their heads together.There is a city, although most of it has been destroyed, but there are still many supplies and utensils for defending the city.If they retreated to the mountains and forests, facing Yu Wangling's regular army, it would be their turn to divide them up.

"We have to defend, but we can't rely on us alone." Si En made a decision, and then asked: "Where is Lin Si? Find him here...see if you can let General Zhai do some secret work on Chen Cang..."

Lin Si is organizing wall repairs with Ye Wanwan around the city.

He is a soldier raised by the imperial court with gold and battles, not only has the experience of fighting, but also has the experience of defending the city.Since recovering from his injuries, he has directly participated in the work of Fengbogu and Shuyuanwei, and has taken the rank of general. After several battles and the siege of Daocheng, no one dares to underestimate him.Eating meat? Management, three or two Lingyi Qiling Qiyi.Temple Six:

Only then did everyone understand that Zhai Su had some considerations for letting him go south alone.

In addition, Shuyuanwei is the official name of the Daocheng garrison, which is the name changed by Si Engai from the imperial court's letter to Pingbeiwei.

When Lin Si arrived, everyone in the room was still there.As soon as he showed up, everyone asked whether Zhai Su could let Zhai Su suppress the bandits openly and reinforce them secretly.

Lin Si was dumbfounded by the question, and waved his hands again and again, saying that Zhai Su should not be openly rebelling.

Everyone was disappointed, but Yu Sha was the only one who wondered if the plan to murder Xie Shu could be resumed now.It should be possible, but I'm afraid there will be too little time.

Thinking about it, he started to feel depressed again, feeling that things in this world are just a circle, going around in circles, going around in this or that.

There was nothing to say for a while, so Si En had no choice but to start a conversation, asking Lin Si about the defense. These things were all arranged, and the surrounding people were also arranged to take refuge in the city. There were only two gates in Daocheng. He, Ye Wan Wan, guarding one gate each, and asked Guan Lan and Leng Jue to lead an extra troop to wander around the city to support at any time.

Lin Si's reliability in this aspect gave Si En and Yu Sha a lot of confidence, dispelled some of the dark clouds in their hearts, and became more motivated to ask someone for help.If Zhai Su can't do it, it's still related.But it's a long way, and they have to go through Fengcheng, so I'm afraid it will be difficult, because I want to communicate with Zhai Su.

Several people were discussing, and someone came over from outside.

Yu Sha looked up and found that it was Guo Hengzhi who was coming, so he immediately got up to pick him up.

Among all the people who entered Daocheng, Guo Hengzhi was undoubtedly the one who reacted the most.Logically speaking, he experienced the Jian'an Rebellion, and these things shouldn't scare him, but after witnessing the tragedy of entering the city that day, Guo Hengzhi fell ill immediately, and he only got better in the past two days, but he aged a lot overnight , there are faint signs of dying years.

Guo Hengzhi was supported by Yu Sha and sat on the side seat of the main room. He gave a slight signal to Si En and said, "If you don't give up, now that Daocheng is flat and the road to the north is clear, I would like to go north for help for everyone."

It was actually the most appropriate for Guo Hengzhi to go north to ask for help. He was the imperial censor, a peace negotiator appointed by the imperial court. No matter how treacherous the situation in Fengcheng was, it would not be easy for him to die in the open.

Hearing this, Xu Ziyuan offered to escort Guo Hengzhi to the north.He was able to rescue Lin Si back then, and now he should have no problem escorting Guo Hengzhi.Moreover, he cared about his elder brother and wanted to take the opportunity to go to the north to inquire about news.

On the day they left the city, Yu Sha and Si En went out to see each other off.

Seeing their backs gradually leaving, Si En's words seemed to be blown by the wind, "Do you think they can do it?"

"He is Guo Hengzhi after all." Yu Sha said.

He was on the mountain at the time and tried to persuade this person to be a lobbyist and contact various cottages, but was rejected.Later, because Guo Hengzhi couldn't continue to go north, he temporarily settled in Hanhaozhai, and he didn't hear anything outside the window. What he cared about was still going north to the peace talks.

If it weren't for the tragic situation in Daocheng, no one in this world would be able to easily change his mind.

They all went to the north, but Guo Hengzhi at this time should be different from before.

"Go back." Yu Sha said, "There are still many things to do."

At the end of the autumn wind, in September of the seventh year of Jian'en.The refugee army, or Pingbeiwei, arrived in Daocheng.

On that day, the people in Daocheng once again saw a terrifying scene. An army of tens of thousands of people was more than ten miles away from the city. The soldiers were no longer wearing coarse linen clothes and light armor. The armor and weapons reflected cold light in the sun.These people are like a dark cloud, gradually spreading and covering the entire city.

As these sergeants approached, what Yu Sha was most worried about was not how to defend the city, but worried that someone in the city would escape, or that there were still splinters left by the Liger Gang, who would break down the city gate by cooperating inside and outside.So he and Si En called together all the generals in Daocheng to discuss countermeasures.

And in this discussion, the former fake yamen servant, Wang Zhongan, spoke first.

"No one will leave, Mr. Yu." He said, but after more than a month, his voice began to have a little weight and calmness: "I ran away because I didn't trust the defenders. Now it's different. The people trust us."

People trust us.

These six characters weigh more than a thousand catties.

For a moment, everyone was silent, and some irresistible fate struck, and even dispelled the great sadness brought about by the war.

To win means to survive.

And many people have given their lives to them.

For a long time, only Guan Lan could speak at such a heavy moment.

"Then, I wish you all good luck in martial arts." He said, "Let's drink together after the war."

On the second day, September 22, Pingbeiwei attacked the city.

The Battle of Daocheng begins.