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On the sixth day of October, King Qin issued an edict.

It is equivalent to announcing that there are 23 million soldiers and civilians in the whole territory, and Da Qi has reached the stage of life and death.

On the eighth day of October, Zhao Mengguang, the commander of the Wu'an Army on Hedong Road, recruited 6,000 soldiers to swear an oath to aid Tokyo in the name of King Qin protecting the capital.

On the same day, Jia Zun, the prefect of Zezhou, led eight thousand local soldiers and people and set off south.

On the ninth day of October, Yao Zongjiang, an enlightened gentry in Fucheng, Hebei Road, called on 17 wealthy households in Wuyi and Fucheng counties to form a team of 1,200 volunteers from the Qingzhuang tribe and go south to Qinwang.

On the tenth day of October, the 6,000 soldiers of the Duer Brigade stationed on Shandong East Road quickly marched westward with the brigade commander Yang An before they had enough food and grass.

On October 11, Pan Xiong, the regimental training envoy of Ximen Gonghe, the prefect of Cangzhou, recruited heroes from all over the world based on the "loyalty" of the original prison camp. He gathered 4,000 people and went to Dezhou to join Peng Brigade Commander.

Peng Er was stationed in Dezhou, and Xiang Jing's Department of the 5th Regiment, Geng Baoxi's Department of the 9th Regiment, Qin Dachuan's Department of the 12th Regiment, and Liu Maodan's Department of the 17th Regiment stationed in the nearby state capital met here within two days.

Although the troops of King Qin from all over the country are moving towards Tokyo in an endless stream, in terms of combat power and organizational ability, they belong to Brigadier General Peng of Hebei.

On the 12th, Peng Er handed over the work of organizing the forward transportation of grain and grass to Hebei manager Ruan Xianfang, and then led his army to set off.

At this time, the Jin Xia army had already arrived at the gates of Tokyo and surrounded the Imperial Capital of Qi.

When Chen Chu went north, Chen Jingan, who stayed in Tokyo, showed his value.

In the early years of suppressing bandits in Huaibei, Chen Jingan not only led the logistics work, but also handed over most of the reconstruction to him every time he took over a city.

After the Jin Xia army broke through Luoyang, Chen Jingan immediately organized people to evacuate the people within an eighty-mile radius outside Tokyo, either moving into the city or driving them to other state capitals.

Subsequently, Tokyo was closed.

The city began to implement the same martial law as Tongshan, and all the public treasury of the imperial court and the private warehouses of the grain store, including the inns that could accommodate the common people, were all put under unified management.

Organize the people in units of Xiang and Fang, in order to prepare for the war and go to the city to assist the soldiers in defending the city, or to carry supplies.

All water wells in the city are registered and guarded by dedicated personnel to prevent them from being poisoned and polluting the water source.

The Xiang army patrols the streets at twelve hours a day. If they encounter thugs who cause trouble, they can kill them in the street.

Ding Wei's crisis has just passed more than ten years ago.

Most residents will cooperate without mobilization. After all, no one wants to suffer the tragic situation again.

But this military control law will definitely harm the interests of the grain industry. Smart people will not say anything and wait for the court to say 'make up for this shortfall after the war'.

However, there are also some who want money rather than their lives and refuse to cooperate, hiding food or resisting expropriation.

At this time, the benefits of both the Xiang Army and the Forbidden Army being controlled by Huaibei were revealed.

Although Chen Jingan has no official position, he can use it to influence the Huaibei generals!
Strict laws must be used in wartime!
If you don't understand the 'righteousness of family and country', Lao Chen will also kill people.
On the day of the siege, the Xiang army killed several people who took the lead in stirring up trouble at Caishikou, Tokyo, and imprisoned a few more. The city suddenly became peaceful.

We all understand the truth, but Chen Jingan, who was also a scholar, was so arrogant, which naturally attracted the attacks of some officials. Who can open a grain store in the imperial capital without official endorsement behind him?

It can be said that the memorial blaming Chen Jingan not only failed to attract the support of the big shots in the court, but several public officials were even scolded by Jiarou in court.

Since then, there has been no disagreement between the DPRK and China.

Since the rise of Huaibei, the Qi State has gradually shown signs of rejuvenation, and Tokyo has slowly recovered to a permanent population of more than 600,000.

This time nearly 200,000 people moved in from outside the city.

It is very rare to be able to maintain order and maintain basic supplies in a super city with a population of 800,000 when a large army is besieging the city.

Compared to that time more than ten years ago, when the city was filled with panic and food prices rose sevenfold in one day, Dong Tianbao, the owner of Dongji Silk Shop, gained a little more confidence that "Tokyo can be defended."

On the ninth day of October, the Xixia forward appeared outside the city.

The next day, the army arrived one after another.

On the 11th, the Jinxia army set up camp at Moutuogang in the northeast of Tokyo and Liujiasi in the southwest.

Surrounding Tokyo with a circumference of fifty miles.

From that day on, due to the existence of Jin Jun Hai Dongqing, Pigeon Xin was unable to enter and leave Tokyo, and news inside and outside the city was cut off.

Perhaps it was because the Jin Xia army was tired after traveling thousands of miles in a month, or perhaps because after Wanyan Mouyan surrounded Tokyo, he felt that the fat had been bitten into his mouth. In short, they did not rush to attack the city, but rested under the city for two days. .

Thirteenth day, night.

Cai Yuan, Chen Jing'an, and Du Zhaoqing, accompanied by Jiang Huaixiong, commander of the Xiang Army in Tokyo's ten towns, climbed to the north wall of Tokyo.

I saw the Jinxia army camped for hundreds of miles, and the lights stretched to the end of the dark night.

An indescribable and huge sense of oppression sneaked into the city with the rustling autumn wind and enveloped the hearts of several people.

After stopping to watch for a moment, Chen Jing'an suddenly said: "Commander Jiang, where is Commander Peng of Hebei Province?"

"Mr. Chen, I received the last news on the morning of the 11th. At that time, Brigadier Peng was still in Dezhou, waiting for the various ministries to assemble. If everything goes well, they should have entered the north bank of the Yellow River by now."

Several people came to Beicheng at the same time because they subconsciously hoped for the early arrival of reinforcements.

Although there are more than 100,000 Xiang troops, forbidden troops, officers, and civilians in the city, no one dares to say that it can survive the strong attack of 200,000 Jinxia troops for how many days.

Du Zhaoqing on the side said: "Is there no news from Huaibei?"

"." Jiang Huaixiong hesitated and said nothing, but looked at Chen Jingan.

The top leaders of the Qi State have now reached a unified consensus. The King of Chu who is staying on the Daling River line must not retreat lightly. If he retreats, Wan Yanliang will surely advance.

Now in Qi, in addition to the elite troops brought by the King of Chu, there are still strong troops under Brigadier Peng of Hebei and Brigadier Yang of Huaibei.

Even Huaibei Yang Brigade Commander's Department is stronger than Hebei Peng Brigade Commander's Department.

But after King Qin's edict was issued on the sixth day of the lunar month, soldiers and civilians from all over the country came to help enthusiastically, but Huaibei has not listened yet.

Such a comparison can't help but make people feel chilled.

Chen Jingan sighed and explained to Du Zhaoqing: "Mr. Du, Huaibei is located on the Qiyi line. The situation is special. It is up to Chen Jinglue and Brigadier Yang to decide whether to send troops to Huaibei, or how many troops to send. He is the second one. Heart, don’t worry.”

"I have no doubt about the loyalty of Chen Jinglue and Dushuai Yang."

Du Zhaoqing said hurriedly.

There is no problem with the two being loyal. Of course, this loyalty is to the King of Chu.

Chen Jingyan in the Huaibei History is not only the king of Chu, but also an in-law; Needless to say, Yang Dalang is the brother of the king of Chu in Weihan. He has been guarding his hometown for many years, which shows that the king of Chu trusts him.

But Du Zhaoqing still had something to say from the perspective of Tokyo's safety, "The hearts of Chen and Yang can be learned from the sun and the moon. However, since the second year of Qi Zhou's attack on Fuchang, there has been no more trouble. Then Chen Bokang took over. After Huainan, they focused on developing people's livelihood and never made any plans to expand the army and prepare for war. From this point of view, Huaibei was not in urgent need, but the threat to Tokyo was real. But to protect Tokyo is to protect Huaibei!"

Du Zhaoqing wanted to tell Chen Jingyan and Yang Zhen face to face. He even wanted to point at their noses and ask why they didn't help.

Chen Jingan was just used as a punching bag.

Chen Jingan was silent. Although Du Zhaoqing had already completely surrendered to the King of Chu, his factions were different and his interests were also different.

In Du Zhaoqing's view, Tokyo, as the center of Qi State, is naturally the most important place in the world.

But Chen Jingan felt that Huaibei was the foundation of the Huaibei system, and he would naturally be happy if Yang Dalang led his army to the north.

If Yang Dalang did not move, Chen Jingan also understood. Nowadays, it is inconvenient to transmit news, and his brother and Dalang are on the front line. No matter what they do, they must have their reasons.

While he was silent, he suddenly heard Jiang Huaixiong's surprised "Eh" sound.

Everyone looked in the direction of his finger and saw a dense sway of torches a few miles away, as if the Jin Xia Army had discovered a group of King Qin's righteous troops and were encircling and suppressing them.

Before a few people could feel heartbroken, they saw another group of people coming out of the dark night, breaking up the small Jinxia army, joining the besieged volunteers, and retreated to the north.

Seeing the righteous master escaping, several people let out a sigh of relief.

This happened several times during the day.

King Qin's team who came from all over the country wanted to enter the city to help the defenders defend the city, but Tokyo was currently under siege, and small groups of volunteers often bumped into the Jin Xia army in a daze.

Lost his life in vain.

From this, we can also see how chaotic the organization of the countless volunteer divisions that are blocked on the periphery is.
Jiang Huaixiong subconsciously said: "It would be great if King Chu was here."

Cai, Chen, and Du were silent. Governor Jiang kept talking nonsense. Who knows that King Chu is the best!

After all, the righteous soldiers come from all over the world and do not belong to each other. What is needed most at this moment is a person with high prestige among the soldiers to raise his arms and twist the people who are fighting into one rope.

Right now, there is only one person in Daqi who is qualified to do this.
At the beginning of the Youshi period, Chen Jingan and Cai Yuan walked down the city wall side by side.

On the way, Cai Yuan sighed accidentally.

He didn't say a word tonight, but Chen Jing'an couldn't help but talk to him: "Shang Shu Cai, are you worried about the city's defense?"

Cai Yuan nodded, but then said: "It's not just this."

"Oh? What else do you have to worry about?" Chen Jing'an asked curiously.

Cai Yuan is a reserved person who seldom talks about his true feelings to others, but maybe he has been away from home for too long, or maybe it is because he has been under too much mental pressure recently. This time he rarely talks about personal matters, "My daughter... well, I was about to give birth in the next two months, but I was not here, and neither was Yuan Zhang. Last month, my wife sent me a letter, saying that for some reason, my daughter still had morning sickness, and she had lost a lot of weight since last time. Her mother went to the palace to visit her, and the little girl even cried a lot haha."

Lao Cai ended with a deliberate laugh, seeming to hide his feelings for his daughter.

Cai Hua didn't know if it was due to physical reasons, but the morning sickness that others had almost subsided after two or three months of pregnancy had not stopped for her. Cai Hua was put through a lot of trouble in the past few months.

In the past, Lao Cai had been waiting for many years for his daughter to give birth to a son.

But knowing that his daughter was working hard every day for several months, and now the world was in turmoil, Cai Yuan's mentality suddenly became more open-minded. It didn't matter whether he had a son or not. As long as his Hua'er could survive this incident safely, he would be happy. good.

Chen Jing'an, who was walking side by side, laughed when he heard this. He really couldn't associate "crying nose" with the notorious third lady of the Cai family.

But he still said with relief: "Concubine Cai is a lucky person, so she will be safe and sound."

Push the time forward by half an hour.

Qin Fengjun's "deserters" attacked Han Wu, and with more than a hundred brothers, they hurriedly and slowly arrived at the outskirts of Tokyo at dusk today.

It’s true that he was full of passion, but when he arrived near Tokyo, he became a headless fly.

Tokyo city is inaccessible, and the surrounding area is in a mess, with Jin Xia Army's outposts everywhere.

Po Hanwu boasted of his bravery, but his strength was nowhere to be used.

After resting for more than an hour in a deserted village fifteen miles north of the city, Po Hanwu took his brothers to the inside.

Looking for opportunities to intercept and kill patrolling sentries or cruising squads.

At the end of Xu Shi, Po Han Wu had not yet found his target, but suddenly heard the sound of killing in the west.

After rushing over, they saw an old man with a silver beard wearing the green robe of an eighth-level magistrate, accompanied by three to four hundred soldiers and servants, fighting with a pair of Xixia soldiers who captured the dead.

Po Hanwu immediately shouted, "Good luck!" '.

This applause was firstly for the elderly magistrate. Although this man wielded a single-edged sword fiercely while riding a horse, looking at his chicken skin and silver hair, it was obvious that he was no longer young.

The second drink was for the troops and officers behind him. Although this group of people was loyal and brave, their fighting skills on the battlefield were obviously unfamiliar, and soon they were rushed into the formation by an army of captured soldiers who were half the size of them.

Even though he suffered a loss, he still only surrounded the old magistrate and refused to retreat!

Compared with Qin Fengjun, who was well-equipped but did not dare to fight the Jinxia Army head-on, these people were even more admirable.

What men in the army admire the most are those who are not afraid of life and death!

"Brothers, now that we've met you, you can't ignore us! Come on!"

Po Hanwu was accustomed to going into battle shirtless, and he had torn off his shirt while he was talking. His back, which had been rotten by fifty military sticks a few days ago, had long been stuck to his clothes.

This time, a piece of bloody flesh was torn off immediately.

Po Hanwu seemed unaware, he picked up the long-handled saber and rushed forward.

They were all battle-hardened men. This group of people went around to the side of the captured army and took cover in the grass. They bent down and walked quickly without anyone making a sound.

The captured soldiers, who already had an absolute advantage, were completely unprepared and another group of people came out from behind. After all, our camp was only a few miles away.

A small battle involving a few hundred people started, but by the time the Xixia Army camp realized that the momentum was wrong and sent people to reinforce, the Pohan Fifth Division had quickly retreated from the battle with the people from the old magistrate, and fled to the south bank of the Yellow River. In a large field of reeds.

It's night, midnight.

As soon as the autumn wind passes, the endless reeds rustle.

Po Hanwu arranged for the injured brother, and wandered to the place where the old magistrate was resting, shirtless and carrying several foot-long carps.

When the old magistrate, who was sitting on the ground with his eyes closed and meditating, saw him coming, he smiled and cupped his hands to thank him for his help.

Po Hanwu grinned and threw a raw fish over.

Naturally, one dared not light a fire in the reed swamp, lest he be buried in the flames, and also worried about being discovered by the enemy.

The old magistrate didn't show any pretense. He took out a small knife from his waist, carefully removed the fish skin, gills, and internal organs, and cut the fish into thin slices.

In an instant, a delicate fish dumpling is ready.

Under the moonlight, it is crystal clear and really beautiful.

Po Hanwu, who was holding the raw fish and chewing it, suddenly felt that the fish in his hands was no longer fragrant. It was also raw fish, but the old man was chewing it slowly. Why did it look so fragrant?

Seeing the other party staring at his sashimi, the old magistrate laughed, pushed it forward, and said: "It will be even more delicious if there is soy sauce produced by Luliuwei Farm Reclamation."

Po Hanwu had never tried soy sauce, but he was short-tongued, so he praised the old county magistrate, "You, the old county magistrate, are better than those high-ranking officials! You have become so old, and you dare to personally Go into battle and kill the enemy!"

These words are somewhat sincere.

Po Hanwu not only admired his old man Fufeng, but also admired him for gaining the loyalty of his subordinates!
You know, the armies in various places are unfit for battle, and the police officers are even more naughty, but tonight they would rather die than follow this magistrate! This shows how high his prestige is in the county!

But it sounds a bit uncomfortable to praise someone.

"Ha ha."

The old county magistrate didn't take it seriously, but a police officer next to him was not happy, "This general, my county master is not a weak scholar who has no power to restrain a chicken. In the sixteenth year of Zhengning in the previous dynasty, my master I know that in Haizhou, the Thirty-six thieves from Jingdong, who are full of evil and notorious, will be killed by my master personally!"

The twelfth year of Zhengning was already the reign name of the Zhou Kingdom before Ding Wei.

It turned out that he was also a relic of the previous dynasty.

However, decades ago, the old magistrate was made a magistrate, but now he has been demoted to a county magistrate.

It seems that either his official career has not been going well in recent years, or he is keeping a low profile as an official and does not want to do his best for Daqi.

Seeing that Han Wu was quite interested in him in the past, the old magistrate who seemed unwilling to talk about the past smiled and changed the subject, "General Han, where are you from?"

"Hey, what kind of general am I? I am serving as the governor of Qinfeng Road."

"Qin Fenglu? Han Tiha came so fast!"

The old county magistrate couldn't help but be surprised. You must know that King Qin's edict was not issued until the sixth day of October, and Qinfeng Road was more than a thousand miles away.

However, Po Hanwu told the story of how he followed the Jin Xia Army to the outside of Tokyo, and he didn't even hide the fact that he was a deserter.

Sincere and loyal people!

The old county magistrate secretly praised Po Han Wu, but he also knew that if Liu Shuping did not let him go afterwards, Po Han Wu would probably lose his life.

"Han Tiha, so it's your idea to rush to Tokyo to help?"

"No, we brothers all think so, otherwise they wouldn't come with us."

"Has Han Tiha been to Tokyo before?"

"No."

"Then why are you?" The old magistrate thought for a moment and asked with a smile: "Then why does Han Tiha love Tokyo so much? He even sacrificed his life to come to help?"

Ordinary people would probably say that they should be loyal to the emperor and serve the country and the court.

Po Hanwu said without hesitation: "A few years ago, the King of Chu sent people to teach us how to grow new wheat on Qinfeng Road. At that time, we couldn't believe it, and even beat up the promotion technician. Unexpectedly, after the summer harvest, The new wheat actually weighed three hundred pounds more than in previous years! I hit my forehead with a stick after that and went to apologize to the technician, but he returned to Huaibei the day before. I still feel sorry for him when I think about it. "

"." The old magistrate didn't expect such a reason and couldn't help but be stunned.

But Po Han Wu thought that the other party didn't believe it, so he hurriedly said: "If you don't believe it, ask the brothers who came with us. Everyone says that our northwest is barren, but with the wheat seeds from the King of Chu, now every family is well fed. "Tell me, do we owe the King of Chu a favor? Jin Xia invaded the south, and the King of Chu was trapped in the north. Why did we come to help in this situation?"

After saying that, the old magistrate fell into silence, seeming to be thinking about something.

Po Hanwu was also a talkative person, so he took the initiative to ask him, "Old magistrate, why did you come to Tokyo to help?"

Hearing this, the old magistrate raised his head leisurely and looked through the reeds to the brightly lit Tokyo city twenty miles away. He heard him say: "I was born and raised in Tokyo. Fourteen years ago, she was It’s been ruined once, and it can’t happen again.”

"Old magistrate, how good is Tokyo?" Po Han Wuyi looked forward to it.

"Yes. It's very beautiful. Flowers bloom in spring, green in summer. The girl from Fengle Tower, the night market at Zhouqiao Bridge with lanterns on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, and the evening bell at Xiangguo Temple." After the old magistrate spoke for a long time, he fell silent again. He seemed to be sinking into some long-lasting memories. He came back to his senses after a moment, but smiled again and said: "If I can protect her this time, I will take you to Tokyo and go to Fengle Tower to play with my sister."

Po Hanwu, who had been living in the desolate northwest for a long time, could not imagine how prosperous the city was, but if someone invited his sister to entertain him, he could do it, "Then we can make an agreement!"

"Haha, a gentleman's words are hard to follow."

"Old magistrate, tell me, can we protect him this time?"

Hearing this, the old magistrate shook his head, "I don't know, but this time I died in battle under the city, which can be considered as a contribution to my millions of Tokyo elders. Haha, I can fight side by side with Han Tiha , It’s my honor.”

"Haha, I'm very honored. Old magistrate, just call me by my name. 'Tiha, Tiha' will make people embarrassed."

"Haha, dare I ask Han Tiha's name?"

"Brothers all call me Po Han Wu."

"Hey! No, a hero needs to be honored, how can you shout a nickname!"

"Forehead"

Po Han Wu was a little embarrassed and announced his name, "Uh, I'm from Suide, my name is Han Shizhong."

"Haha, good! I'm an old man from Kaifeng and Tokyo, Mr. Zhang Shuye. Nice to meet you!" (End of this chapter)