Dragon map of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 504 Breaking Out and Staying

The city is in chaos at this moment.

County government.

The county magistrate Hou Qing rushed out of the back room in a hurry. At this time, the surrounding county soldiers had already assembled and blocked the surrounding of the county government office. Many people came in and out to check for news.

"How is the situation outside the city?"

Hou Qing is less than 30 years old, Nanyang Champion, a scholar from a poor family, highly regarded by Liu Jin, sent to Champion County to serve as the city of Champion County, with extraordinary ability, in just half a year, he integrated the government affairs of Champion and clarified the population And the land, appeasing the people to cultivate, is a capable official.

Champion County is now at a dividing line. Over the past year, there have been many large and small battles, but this is the first time he has felt such momentum tonight.

"Report to the county lord, it seems that the east gate has been captured, and the vanguard battalion is blocking the enemy!"

The master said softly.

"The city gate was lost so quickly?" Hou Qing immediately sullenly asked, "Where's Lei Hu?"

He trusted Lei Hu so much, but he didn't expect Lei Hu to be so useless, he lost the city gate all at once, how could he defend the champion county.

"Someone is here!"

Lei Hu was dressed in battle armor and dressed like a tiger. He strode in from the outside, bowed his hands and saluted, and then said directly: "Magistrate Hou, the champion can't hold on anymore. I'm afraid we have to withdraw!"

"Can't you stop them?"

When Hou Qing heard this, his face suddenly turned pale.

He is no stranger to Leihu. He has seen Leihu's bravery, and he also knows that Leihu is very confident on the battlefield. , His heart suddenly turned cold.

"There are at least [-] enemy troops outside the city!"

Lei Hu shook his head, and said bitterly: "Now including those new recruits who have never been to the battlefield, the total strength is only in the early [-]s. Tell me, how can I stop them!"

The city gate was lost in half an hour.

He is annoyed.

But he thinks that Lin Fang is doing the right thing. The strength of the troops outside the city has far exceeded the limit in his heart. He is brave, but he must have a direction. will do.

If Lin Fang lost the strength of the two parts under his command on the city wall, he would be furious.

Although the Vanguard Battalion has been raided right now, from the East Gate to the Main Street, the Dongcheng has been completely reduced to the enemy's horseshoes, but the main force of the Vanguard has not suffered much damage, and it is best that they still have the strength to fight.

"There are [-] enemy troops?"

Hou Qing trembled all over, and stared wide-eyed: "Impossible, let alone soldiers and horses in Rang County, there are not so many young and strong people. Where did they come from so many soldiers and horses!"

"Nanyang County soldiers!"

"Nanyang County soldiers?" An incredible light flashed across Hou Qing's eyes.

"No, it must be the main force of Nanyang County soldiers!"

Lei Hu said in a low voice: "According to my speculation, if they have already come out in full force, the force may not be as simple as [-] to [-], and there may be [-] soldiers and horses. How can we stop them!"

"Could it be..."

When Hou Qing heard the words, he immediately understood: "Nanyang dispatched troops, it must be that the master's whereabouts have been leaked, so they ignored the cold weather and the damage, and recognized that our main force was not there, so they drove straight in. They want to take us away!"

"That's right!"

Lei Hu nodded and said: "So my vanguard battalion must not break here. I have to break out. Only when all the main forces converge can we be able to stop them. Otherwise, not to mention the champion, I am afraid that the six counties of Nanyang will all be defeated." Of course not!"

"At the most critical moment, if the backyard catches fire, the main force on the front line will be in chaos. At that time, we will lose the six counties of Nanyang, and our lord will not be able to attack Hanzhong due to the collapse of the army's morale. That will be a dead end!"

"How did you break through?" Hou Qing calmed down quickly. He knew that the champion would not be defended, so he asked directly.

"Not ready yet!"

There was a look of worry in Lei Hu's eyes: "We have never heard of such a big move, and we have lost the opportunity. There must be an ambush outside the city. We may not be able to break through the siege, but I can't die here, I must break through! "

Speaking of this, he complained a little to Jing Wusi. Jing Wusi had always been handling the news, but he didn't expect that Jing Wusi put all his energy on the front line and forgot about Nanyang.

The dispatch of tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, the preparation of food and grass, and the marching of camps are all big moves, but they don't ask at all.

This is dereliction of duty.

This time, they fell into a passive state.

"I still have [-] county soldiers, all of whom are powerful soldiers from the Yangshan Camp, take them away!"

Hou Qing spread out a map, which was a topographical map of the champion's surroundings, carefully marked, and he pointed to one of the roads: "If you want to break through, you can't take the official road, you can't even take the mountain road, you can only go Follow the path, go deep into the mountains, avoid their main force, and walk from the south. There are overlapping mountains and forests in the south. Although there is no road, it is still an opportunity. Turn over the mountains in the southwest, and that is Wudang County, but In the mountains and forests, wild beasts are infested, there are many poisonous insects and miasma, if one is not careful, the whole army may be wiped out!"

"The big mountain in the south?"

Lei Hu stared at the map: "This is really a road. Once we enter the mountain, we can at least avoid their pursuit. If there are enough troops outside the city, we will definitely not be able to break through. This is the only way!"

"be quick!"

Hou Qing said: "Once they chase up, they won't be able to leave!"

"Aren't you going?"

"Lieutenant Lei, I am different from you. You are the general of the Violent Bear Army. The Violent Bear Army is guarding the six counties of Nanyang. We must focus on the overall situation, but I am the magistrate of the champion county!"

Hou Qing tidied his robes, looked calm, and said: "My duty is to protect the people of Champion County. As long as I am alive, I cannot leave Champion. I cannot let Minghou Mansion lose its reputation in Champion, and I cannot let The people of the champion blame you!"

"Don't worry, if they want to appease the champion, they may not kill me, I am a civil servant after all!"

As a civil servant and a scholar, he cannot leave the champion at this time. He wants to live and die with the champion. Even if the enemy army slaughters the city, he must stand at the forefront. This is his persistence as a county magistrate.

"Magistrate Hou, I really want to stay and die with you, but I can't, I can only give you a promise, you are alive, and I will come back to save you. I will kill them to avenge you!"

Lei Hu didn't have the persuasion of his mother-in-law and the persistence of a scholar, which was more twisted than those generals, so he bid farewell, turned and left.

He summoned the main force of the Vanguard Battalion, Qian Ming's [-] young men, the county captain's [-] county soldiers, about [-] soldiers, and left the city in the southwest direction while the enemy was still in the east.

Although the enemy's troops are strong, when they enter the city, the streets and alleys and houses block them, so they are slowed down. It will take at least two or three hours to cover the whole city. This time is just enough for them to break through .

"Master the county?"

Among the county yamen, more than ten county yamen officials came up and looked at Hou Qing.

"Those of you who want to leave the county government can leave!"

Hou Qing glanced sideways: "I don't want to leave, so follow me to appease the people. Since we are the champion's parents, we must be responsible to the people. We can't let the war scare the people!"

Seven or eight people left, but many stayed behind.

Chang Shi, chief bookkeeper, and several of Cao's principals all stayed.

…………

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Its daybreak.

Champion County is in a mess, especially in the east of the city, countless families have been destroyed, and this bloody smell is everywhere.

"Where are the soldiers and horses guarding the city?"

Lei Bo put the knife on Hou Qing's neck.

"Ran!"

Hou Qing answered calmly.

"Ran?"

Lei Bo's eyes turned cold, he looked at the young man, and said coldly: "Then why don't you run away!"

"I am the champion county magistrate appointed by the imperial court, why should I run away!"

Hou Qing is neither humble nor overbearing.

"Good courage, no, I'll kill you!"

"Kill it!"

Hou Qing raised his head, squinted at him, and said coldly: "Beheading the court officials openly, it seems that the latter general is going to rebel!"

"Humph!"

Lei Bo put away the knife and snorted coldly: "Come here, put them all in prison, and wait for the lord to send them down!"

It's not that he didn't dare to kill, it's nothing to kill a few civil servants, it's just that he is not in the mood to kill now.

"Yes!"

A few wolves and tigers escorted all the officials of the county government and imprisoned them.

After Hou Qing was escorted down, Lei Bo suddenly became furious, his eyes were cold, and he glanced over, staring at more than a dozen generals under his command, and shouted in a gloomy voice: "We have tens of thousands of soldiers attacking a champion county, and we still let it go!" The defenders in the city have run away, you are all trash!"

"Chen Lan, I asked you to set up an ambush outside the city, why didn't you stop them?" He clicked on Chen Lan directly.

"Captain, they didn't take official roads and mountain roads, but took the most remote path. They didn't go west along the path, but went south, entering the vast mountains!"

Chen Lan took a step forward, cupped her hands, and said in a low voice: "By the time we found out, they had already gone deep into the jungle, mountains and jungles, wild beasts and poisonous snakes were infesting, we dare not pursue them!"

"south?"

Lei Bo's eyes turned cold: "Are they looking for death when they enter the mountains in this weather?"

There are many mountains around the champion, the mountains to the south are the most dangerous, the avalanches are in danger, and there are many wild animals in the jungle. Even experienced hunters dare not enter the mountains at this time. If they enter the mountains at this time, they are simply suicidal road.

Thinking about it this way, he felt much better: "Forget it, leave them alone, rectify it, prepare to attack Shunyang, and then go straight to Nanxiang. Be quick, I must send troops to Nanxiang before they react! "

(End of this chapter)