Chapter 97, backyard fire

Wang Xianjun is restless in the county government. Even though he has gathered all the gatekeepers and armored in the government office to strengthen the guards, he has never encountered such a battle in the face of the aggressive bandits outside the Dongcheng Gate for more than ten years, and he can't calm down in any case. Half an hour before I talked with several large households in the county, hopeing that I could even out more money and food, but I just rubbed my mouth. Although I finally persuaded some large households, the money and grain they could donate was limited. Not to mention the exiles who have sent away so many people, I'm afraid it will be difficult to even send away the refugees in the city.

It was already in the middle of the night. Usually at this time, Wang Xianjun had already slept peacefully. Even the day before this group of bandits arrived in Lingzhi County, he would not be as panicked as today.

According to what Tian Gongcao said, I'm afraid that the hope that Xu Wuxian can send reinforcements at the present.

No matter what or how much Xu Wuxian's reinforcements can help, at least some people are safer, even if it is just to stabilize the hearts of the people in the county.

I finally went to bed and lay down, closed my eyes and brewed for a long time, and barely got a little sleepy.

At this time, it suddenly woke up the sound of gongs and drums on the street outside the county government. Wang Xianjun suddenly sat up straight, his head buzzed, and he couldn't distinguish between southeast and northwest for a moment. Until a servant hurriedly patted the door and exclaimed outside the door, "Sir, sir, it's not good. The county treasury caught fire.

Wang Xianjun couldn't afford to get dressed, so he jumped off the bed and rushed to the door to open the door.

A cold wind hit his face, which made him involuntarily hit a thrill, and his confused state suddenly woke up more than half of it. He stared at the servant outside the door and asked excitedly, "You, what are you talking about? Where did the fire go?"

The servant looked sad and said anxiously, "County library, the county library is on fire. The fire is about to burn to the other side of the courtyard wall.

Wang Xianjun didn't say much. He stepped out of the door, came out of the yard, and raised his eyes to look in the direction of the county government.

The county government is divided into two large courtyards. The front compound is the county government office, and the back courtyard is the private official residence of Wang Xianjun. Strictly speaking, the county library is an independent courtyard, but it is next to the side of the county government, and there is only a small path from the county government. When you look up, you can already see the heavy fire, rolling and changing shape of thick smoke, and some red spots are revealed from time to time behind the black pressure.

not far away, the exclamation of one after another can prove how terrible the fire is. Occasionally, you can even hear some tragic sound of pain. Maybe someone was burned by the fire, or maybe someone failed to escape from the county yard in time.

"Quick, go, go and put out the fire!"

Wang Xianjun finally squeezed a word out of his mouth.

"Lord Xu has gone, and the people who can be transferred by the county government are already fighting the fire. It's just... It's just that the fire came too suddenly. At this moment... I'm afraid..."

"It's over. It's really over." Wang Xianjun said in a daze and had never felt so desperate and helpless.

Although there is nothing valuable in the county treasury, most of the money and grain materials collected by Lingzhi County's burglaries have been stored in the county treasury since the beginning of winter. It is by relying on this money and grain that we can maintain the two or three hundredth team for theft. Once the righteous braves know that something has happened to the money and grain, people's hearts are small, and the most terrible thing is to cause the anger of the braves. If someone takes the opportunity to instigate the volunteer team, it can even start a rebellion.

There are more than 600 bandits in the city. When it is most necessary to stabilize people's hearts, there is such a big mistake. The real house leaks and rained overnight.

"Master, what should I do now?" After a while, the servant was also very worried, so he couldn't help asking Wang Xianjun carefully.

"What else can I do? What else do you think can be done?" Wang Xianjun said blankly.

"There is such a big thing now. Anyway, the master should leave a back..." The servant said in a low voice, and the sound outside the string was very obvious.

"What did you say?" Wang Xianjun couldn't understand for a moment and asked doubtfully. If there was really any way out, he would have been prepared for this. The question is what else can be done now?

"This, the lady, the prince and the young lady are still in the house. In case something goes wrong in the county, how can the lady and the prince deal with themselves?" The servant said at the prompt.

"Yes, yes. You, hurry up and inform your family and clean up what should be cleaned up first. But don't make too much noise, just for the first time. In addition, the carriages and ox carts are all ready and parked in the backyard. Wang Xianjun put the Buddha with some awakening and quickly ordered.

"Yes, yes, the villain understands." This is the sentence of servants and so on. He doesn't want to be involved in any danger. As long as the master and his wife can leave, his old servant will definitely leave this place.

Just as the county warehouse fire was tying, seven or eight people were trotting on the street leading to the West Gate in Lingzhi County. Nowadays, all the gates are under martial law. Although all the heavy troops are concentrated in the East Gate, and the west gate is relatively stable and calmer, the guards guarding the Acropolis Gate still dare not relax. There are many torches and brazier on the tower, illuminating the whole area.

On the street, as the seven or eight figures get closer and closer, it can gradually be seen that the first few people wearing soap clothes are actually people in the county government, followed by ordinary clothes, such as the people in nearby neighborhoods or servants of the county government. A group of people trotted to the downstairs of the West Gate, and soldiers guarding the gate of the Acropolis found that they were coming.

"Who are you? What are you doing here?" A young man walked down from the tower and came to the doorway to question these people.

"Didn't you see it? The county government caught fire and something big happened. I was ordered by Wang County Jun to draw people from the gates and rushed to the county government for support. Don't talk too much. Send someone to the county government." The leading soap-clothed official gasped and said impatiently.

The blazing fire in the direction of the county government, the sky-like fire, even if you don't see the obvious fire on the side of the West Gate, you can still see the smoke with many sparks. Naturally, they knew that there was an accident in the direction of the county government, but because of their responsibilities, they did not dare to mobilize easily, so they could only think nonsense. At this time, the county government sent people to come, which made everyone nervous. I just hope there was not a big accident.

"What happened to the county government?" The young general asked quickly.

"It's on fire. The fire is very big. In a word, the county lord urged the order, and you should send someone there quickly. The official said.

The young general can't ask much. After thinking about it, since it is the order of the county magistrate, the west gate is also more than ten miles away from the east gate. At this time, there is no movement at the west gate, and naturally some people can be transferred. Immediately, he ordered his men to remove 20 people from the tower and rush to the county government, leaving only more than ten people to guard the gate.

It was not until a team of soldiers guarding the Acropolis Gate removed from the tower were transferred, and the officials from the county government said their goodbye and wanted to rush to the next gate to inform. The young general was not suspicious, but just as the officials turned around, he suddenly saw a strange mark on the clothes behind an official, which seemed to be a hole, and the hole seemed to be stained with some dark colors**.

When I was about to ask, the accident suddenly happened. There was a "wh" sound in the night sky not far away, and then a guard on the tower screamed. The young general standing under the tower immediately turned his head instinctively. Soon, he heard a series of ** on the tower. Some were roaring, some were shouting, and some were howling.

"How..."

The young general was about to run up to the tower when he suddenly felt a murderous atmosphere behind him.

He looked back in surprise and suddenly turned pale. Only those officials who had left turned back and rushed towards him. Not only that, the other party twisted the long knife one by one, and the bright blade flashed with cold light. Before he came to scream, he had been stabbed in the face until he died and couldn't figure out who these officials were.

Several figures soon appeared on the eaves near the West Gate. They first squatted on the eaves and shot arrows at the tower, knocking down several obviously targeted guards. When the officials under the city building picked up their knives and killed the tower, these archers also jumped off the eaves, put on short weapons and rushed to the tower.

First there was a sound of sword fighting from the tower, and then there was a begging for mercy, but it soon returned to calm.

At the same time, outside the Dongcheng Gate, Liu An stood on a mound next to the official road and looked at the thick smoke rising in the distance of the city. His eyes, like wolves, immediately flashed with a cunning light. He came down from the mound, first handed a look to his men, and then roared angrily, "Brothers, if you want to fill your stomach and sleep in a warm bed tonight, now follow me to rob the city. We have been here all night, and those old men don't even give us a bite. Since those old men are not kind, don't blame us for being righteous. Brothers, go!"

With Liu An's words, his men immediately coaxed and provoked the crowd.

Originally, many people were hungry and tired, and were snuggledling with each other in a daze. With such a sound, the crowd immediately woke up, and everyone could not react too much. They could only follow people towards the city wall.

"Chong, Chongcheng. Who will climb the tower first and reward 50 yuan, one stone of rice and a ox cart.

"What the fuck are you doing? Hurry forward. Whoever doesn't rush, I will chop up!"

"Quick, everyone, as long as you rush into the city, there will be food."

Under the coercion and temptation, the crowd had no choice but to launch a charge with a brain fever.

On the tower, both soldiers and thieves were awakened by a sound outside the city, all of whom looked stunned.