Rebirth of Tao Yao

The scorching sun and the singing of cicadas, for the people in the border town, this is just an ordinary day.

Li Xiaoer set up a stall near the gate of the city, selling nothing but mint water.A bowl of peppermint water with a penny is added with a little sugar. Drinking a bowl of hot water in this weather is perfect, especially for those who have just entered the city. After walking for a long time, most of them are thirsty. When you are impatient, you will not begrudge this penny.

Today happened to be a big rest in the military camp outside the city - the time for the camp rest is not fixed, fearing that people will find out the rules and make trouble - Li Xiaoer's business is even better. After drinking the third bowl of mint water, I looked up at the bright sun in the sky, wishing that the weather would be a little hotter.

The sergeants in the border towns are the cheapest. They have food and pay, and they stay in the barracks all year round and rarely go out. Most of the pay can't be spent.It was rare that Xiu Mu was able to enter the city, and there was absolutely no shortage of money to drink a few bowls of mint water, so Li Xiaoer's business today was several times better than usual.It was only noon, and the mint water he had prepared had already been boiled twice, and there were still an endless stream of guests.

The soldier suffocated the peppermint water in another gulp, then put the rough porcelain bowl on the table, wiped his mouth and said, "This damn weather, it's so hot!"

A partner who came next to him smiled and said: "Okay, don't come if you think it's too hot. It rained last night, otherwise it won't be hotter?" I paid for all the water money, and pulled people out: "Let's go, let's go to the city, and buy some good wine later, don't let these bowls of mint water take up your stomach."

When the people around heard this, their eyes lit up, they couldn't care less about mint water, they entered the city laughing and boisterously.

Li Xiaoer happily accepted the money, and before he had time to take away the rough porcelain bowls used by several people, the next wave of guests arrived again.It was still a group of military men who came in sweating profusely. When they threw their heads back, they gulped down a few bowls of mint water to cool off the heat, and then generously gave money for the water to go into the city.This went on and on again and again, and the stall was never idle all morning, making Li Xiaoer so much money that he squinted his eyes.

Mint water can only be sold when the weather is hot, and it can only be sold for two or three months a year. If you are lucky, you will encounter three military camp breaks, and if you are unlucky, you will only encounter one or two.But there is no doubt that when these soldiers enter the city every time they make a lot of money from small stalls, Li Xiaoer can already imagine the beautiful scene of going back tonight holding the money pot and counting the money.

Seeing off another group of guests, Li Xiaoer saw that the sky was approaching noon, and knew that the number of guests should have decreased, so he took the time to say to his wife who was also carrying a water bottle: "Yun Niang, you go home first, and then cook again." Two pots of mint water, by the way, make lunch and send it over."

Yun Niang agreed with a smile, put down the kettle to wipe off her sweat, and was about to say something to her husband when she raised her head, but her eyes widened suddenly - but when she saw a few people stumbling in from the city gate not far away , They were embarrassed and flustered, and opened their mouths to shout "enemy attack", breaking the leisure around them in an instant, leaving a dead silence.

In the border town, there is no one who does not know the weight of the word "enemy attack", and no one does not know the meaning of shouting these two words.Even the most ignorant children will not yell out these two words easily, otherwise it will cause panic, which may cause panic at least, or even lose their heads!

"Enemy attack, barbarians are coming!" The shouter shouted a second time at the top of his lungs.

Li Xiaoer shuddered immediately, regained his senses, and couldn't care about anything else.The stall and the money jar were not important at this moment, he dragged his wife and ran away, and there were countless people around who reacted like him, and the small stall at the gate of the city was knocked down after a while.

The people are still the people, and defending the city and fighting are the affairs of the army. At least when the war starts, they only need to protect themselves.

The sergeants on duty at the gate of the city quickly became vigilant, before they could go out to check the authenticity, the first thing they did was to close the gate—although the border city is not rich, but as the first city to face the barbarians, it is necessary to have a strong wall. Once the city gate is closed, it is as easy as a copper wall and an iron wall, which cannot be breached.What's more, the Hu people are good at riding and shooting but not good at attacking the city. They are not used to attacking by force, so the border town has been safe for many years.

At the moment when the city gate closed with a "boom", the soldiers on the watchtower saw the smoke and dust rising from the horseshoes in the distance. The smoke and dust were overwhelming, and there were thousands or even tens of thousands of people.This scale is not small for the barbarians on the edge of Kou. The soldiers did not dare to delay, and raised their hands and lit the beacon fire around them.

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Beacon smoke was everywhere, and Xiu Mu's Yan Qing, who was at home, got the news immediately.

General Yan hurried to the tower while putting on his armor, but just as he walked out of the general's mansion, before he had time to get on his horse, he was stopped by King Yan who was also hurried out.

His Royal Highness Yan Wang seems to have a good temperament, at least he showed the appearance of a virtuous corporal, he is not arrogant or impetuous, and he is not conceited in his own identity-Yan Qing thinks he is a smart person, at least not Blinded by the emperor's great favor—but at this moment, this wise man who acted well stopped him, and Yan Qing couldn't help feeling a little anxious: "Is there something wrong with the prince?"

Of course King Yan knew that the war should not be delayed, so he immediately cut to the chase and said, "My son has left the city today, and the little General Yan seems to be going with him. But now... After General Yan enters the city, please be careful."

In fact, after Yan Wang saw Fengyan, he really wanted Yan Qing to send someone out to find Rou Jia, but he knew Yan Qing's temper, and he would definitely not allow it during this battle.What's more, the current situation at the city gate and outside the city is still unknown, King Yan didn't explain too clearly, he only mentioned Yanqing, his only son is also in danger and needs to be rescued urgently, so he needs to try to save people up.

Yan Qing is not stupid, he naturally heard what King Yan said, but he really didn't notice that Yan Li went out of the city today.How did he go out of town?Didn't Yan Li stay in the city during this time, to provoke the little girl next door? Why did he choose to go out of the city today? !

As a father, General Yan is naturally very anxious, but this is not the time to care about these personal matters.With a sullen face, he nodded at King Yan, and agreed: "Don't worry, my lord, I will try to send someone to meet the princess in the end."

King Yan nodded, watched Yan Qing straddle his horse in a hurry, and then gave instructions to the people around him.

When Yan Qing hurried to the gate of the city and climbed the tower, the Hu people were already approaching the city.However, most of the garrison outside the city entered the city today because of rest, and at this moment, they all rushed over when they saw the beacon smoke, and they filled up the towers. It looked very majestic and frightened the thousands of barbarians outside the city to stop within the range of their bows and arrows. Besides, I dare not attack by force for a while.

"What's going on, why are the Hu people here at this time of year?!" Yan Qing looked at the thousands of Hu Qi in the city, and was still a little in disbelief for a while.

It was not only Yan Qing who felt unbelievable, but almost all the soldiers present had the same feeling-they had dealt with the Hu people for decades, except for the one 17 years ago, they had never had a war with the Hu people in summer .And that battle also lasted from winter to summer. They really had never encountered such a thing as Hu people coming to attack the city in midsummer.

No one could answer Yan Qing's question, but the barbarians in the city seemed to recognize his armor, and someone stepped forward to speak out on his own initiative

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In the west mountain, a group of teenagers dispersed in twos and threes after entering the mountain.They are familiar with the terrain and have their own way of connecting and converging. Once they enter the mountain, they are like swimming fish into the water, jumping into the dense jungle all at once.

Although the barbarians often came to plunder near the border towns, they were far inferior to these young men in terms of their familiarity with the surrounding mountains and forests.However, their goal was very clear. After seeing the crowd scattered, they did not follow them directly. Instead, they only separated a small number of people to chase the teenagers in the border town, and the remaining ten or so people were dead. Chase Rou Jia relentlessly!

Roujia was left with only her own guards and maids, and a tall mountain.Seeing these barbarians relentlessly chasing them, Rou Jia was also a little anxious, and couldn't help asking: "What is going on with these barbarians, why do they keep chasing me?"

Gao Dashan glanced at the golden horse, which was still walking like flying, and finally couldn't help but said: "It's probably the princess, your horse is too dazzling."

Being chased all the time, Roujia really didn't pay attention to this problem. At this moment, she lowered her head and looked at the golden fur of the horse under her body, and finally understood something, regretting so much that her intestines were green: "If I had known earlier, I wouldn't have brought this horse with me." A horse came out." After speaking, he asked with a sad face: "Is there still time for me to change the horse?"

Naturally, it was too late, even Roujia who asked this question knew it herself—the barbarians had already recognized her extraordinary status on the golden horse, so how could they let her go because she changed horses? !

Several people fled for a while in the mountains, Gao Dashan still took the lead and led the way, but they were not caught up for a while.

After running for a while, Roujia asked again: "Are we going to run away like this?" After asking, she looked back, her face was quite ugly: "These barbarians are chasing so hard, we didn't get rid of any of them."

The guard at the side felt a little regretful when he heard the words, and turned his head to look at Gao Dashan, but Gao Dashan said calmly: "It's okay, let's wait."

Rou Jia and the others didn't wait long, and soon there was commotion behind them.There was the neighing of horses, the dull sound of heavy objects falling to the ground, and some barbarian cursing loudly. The little princess couldn't understand the barbarian language, but when she was running away, she had the most free time, so she looked back.A cry of surprise immediately sounded: "These barbarians were ambushed?!"

That's the case, but the group didn't dare to rein in their horses and return immediately. After all, they all knew that there were no reinforcements in ambush in the Western Mountains.What happened to the Hu people now can only be that the rest of them solved the pursuit and rushed over to help.

Yan Li's desire to keep this group of barbarians in Xishan was not a fantasy. After he dealt with the pursuers behind him, he joined forces with the rest of them who also dealt with the pursuers.Everyone cooperated tacitly and took a shortcut to Gao Dashan. They set up an ambush in front of them. After they passed, the impromptu tripping ropes, bows and arrows, and even the stones that can be seen everywhere on the mountain played a role.

Several ambushes and sneak attacks in a row, coupled with cutting off the rear, finally left the dozen or so barbarians on the west mountain.

Holding the dagger, Yan Li put it on the neck of the last barbarian, and asked the doubts in everyone's mind by holding the barbarian: "It's midsummer, you don't graze on the grassland, why did you suddenly come to the border town?"

During the last ambush, Gao Dashan and the guards had turned back to help, and also harvested two enemies along the way.Only the little princess who was completely useless was protected by the maid and hid far away, until the dust settled at this moment, the maid came over on the horse.

The afternoon sun shone on the golden horse's pale golden fur, shining as always, so beautiful that people couldn't take their eyes off it.

The barbarian stared at the golden horse bewilderedly, as if he had forgotten the dagger on his neck, and finally murmured a nonsense.The people in Yanwang's mansion couldn't understand, but the teenagers who grew up in the border town could understand. What the barbarian said was: "Tianma!"