Chapter 7, Night Station

Late night, the wind swept the treetops with residual ice.

At a glance, the official road is full of countless darkness, and this darkness is like letting the Buddha devour the fragmentary stars under the sky. Zu Zhao, Li Xin and other seven or eight attendants galloped on the official road. Just in the evening, they obtained temporary freedom. Another urgent report came from Guangcheng County. Taiping Road, Guangcheng and Changcheng counties, gathered the previous four forces, formed a team, and was advancing towards the county government.

Although it is not clear how many people there are in the Taiping Rebel Force until the emergency report is sent to the county government, on the one hand, Zhang Wan gathered nearly 5,000 people to attack Sunset County, and on the other hand, the county government was originally weak. Even if the number of newly summarized bandits is not large, it can still constitute great prestige. Threatened.

Therefore, after the discussion between the Taishou Mansion and Shen Yuan, Wang Wei and others, although Wang Wei tried his best to oppose it, the invitation to attend this discussion was only out of etiquette and symbolism. In the end, he did not care about his strong will at all. Because of the emergency, Guangcheng is only a day away from the county government, so Zu Zhao had to return to Xu Wu overnight. In order to facilitate Zu Zhao's actions, the Taishou Mansion specially sent Li Xin to take the order of the Taishou Mansion all the way.

Running for several hours, the road is difficult to travel at night, and both people and horses feel tired.

So when he had just entered the territory of Wuji County and met the first post station, Li Xin decided to take a break for the time being.

Nowadays, all the post stations in Youbeiping County are also panicked and unstable. Although there are only frequent riots in the south of the county, many market people and thieves in the county are ready to move. They do not have the ability to attack counties and towns, but they often choose some remote post stations. Almost all post stations gather their relatives and friends to station as much as possible, each with their own weapons and take strict precautions. Usually, they don't need to really take action. As soon as the little thief sees the momentum in the station, most of them are self-acious and turn around and run away. Even if they really encounter bandits, they can still support it for a while.

He took the horse to the backyard to feed some night food, and Li Xin asked his attendants to take turns to rest. Zu Zhao was not sleepy. It was the time when the wind and waves were coming that he naturally had to think more seriously about how to face this storm.

Sitting by the stove and drinking a bowl of hot soup, Zu Zhao stared at the "crackling" jumping flames in the stove. At this moment, he only hoped to put all the knowledge in his mind, whether accumulated in his previous life or learned in the present life, into practice.

At this time, Li Xin, who had just settled down, entered the house and sat down opposite the stove. He took a look at Zu Zhao and asked, "Brother Zu, what seems to be on your mind?"

Zu Zhao's expression remained unchanged and said in a far-reaching tone, "How can there be nothing to do with the enemy?"

After a pause, he suddenly asked Li Xin, " By the way, Brother Xianyan, the county government has transferred righteous bravery to all counties and towns this time. Except for my Xu Wuxian, what is the current situation in other counties?"

Li Xin picked up the fire stick next to the fire and said, "There are eight counties under the jurisdiction of this county. There is no need to mention the two counties in the south of the county. Xiyang County is also difficult to protect itself at present. The order issued by the county government is mainly hoped for Wuji, Tuyun, Jun Mi and your four counties. Among the four counties, because Tuyin County is not far from Guangcheng County, the situation is not optimistic at this time. I'm afraid that it may not be able to spare troops to help the county government.

Zu Zhao nodded slightly. The reason why he asked about this was to have an understanding of the general military situation.

After putting down the fire stick again, Li Xin continued to say, "As of yesterday, only the two counties of Wuyi and Jun Mi have made a clear reply. Wuyi County will first transfer 300 thieves to prepare righteous braves this year, and then according to the situation of the urgent recruitment of righteous bravery; Junmei County is better. After all, it is close to Yuyang County, and Ding Fengshu, who is In three days, more than 500 soldiers and volunteers from the county can be transferred to the county government. At present, it depends on what your plan is in Xu Wu County. I heard that your Xu Wu County has raised 800 people for thieves this year, and the armor and horses are complete, which can be called elite.

Zu Zhao pondered a little, then sighed slightly and said, "It is because of the turmoil in this county that this county has to make this plan. Speaking of which, this trouble is not related to this matter. Eight hundred people say a lot less, but after all, they can't all be transferred to help the county government. Xu Wu County is located at the junction of the two counties and is frequently close to northern Xinjiang. It is not only necessary to guard against thieves, but also to beware of Huma. If all the 800 righteous braves are really transferred, I'm afraid there will be many hidden dangers.

After listening to this, Li Xin can understand that not only Xu Wuxian is like this. Nowadays, the world is restless, and all counties are facing many problems of thieves and bandits. In addition, with the flagrant uprising of Taiping Road and the situation of Taiping Road all over the world, I'm afraid this spring will be more and more sad. After nodding slightly to show his understanding, he sighed and said, "Yes, troubled times are really troubled times. However, no matter what, with the desire to serve the country, it is a good time now. I hope the ancestral brothers can grasp it well.

Zu Zhao said solemnly, "Brother Xianyan, don't worry, I will do my best this time. Although it is a troubled time, it is really a good time for a man to show his fists in troubled times.

Li Xin laughed openly.

At this moment, there was a heavy sound from the front door of the post station. The sound is crisp and powerful, and can even create a little scary mood in the lonely night.

Zu Zhao and Li Xin couldn't help but look at the front yard. Yicheng and several night watchmen in the front yard all showed vigilance and subconsciously picked up the weapons around them and surrounded the gate. For them, Zu Zhao, Li Xin and his party had more or less horseshoe sound before their arrival, and this time of smashing the door was too sudden. How could it not make people doubtful and worried to smash the door so hard in the middle of their lives?

"Who is outside the door?"

Yicheng deliberately raised a loud voice and asked outside the door. No matter what came from outside the door, he must never show any weakness.

There was a silence outside the door, and there was a faint sound of a strong wind.

When Yi Cheng was about to ask again, a cold voice came from outside the door: "I have no other requirements. If you don't want to make trouble, prepare a bowl of hot rice for me. After eating, I'll leave."

The cold voice is even more like the fluctuating cold wind outside the house, cold, calm and gloomy. However, even so, the people in the door can clearly understand that it is actually a female generation.

Yicheng and the night watchman looked at each other in consterance. Isn't it said that it was a woman outside the door, and this woman's request was just a bowl of hot rice. In the final analysis, she was a beggar. Then again, if an ordinary beggar really asks for a good voice, it is not impossible to reward a bowl of rice, but the other party's tone and words are so strong. A group of old men actually made a female streamer scold, and they couldn't let go of it in any way.

A night watchman rudely scolded, "Where did the beggars come from? How dare you be wild here and don't want to live?"

Another person scolded, "Get out of here quickly, so that I won't come out to deal with you."

Zuzu Zhao has come to the porch of the front yard with Li Xin at this time, just a little distance away, but he vaguely feels that the voice of the woman outside the door is very familiar, and he seems to have known each other.

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