Crowned the New Han Dynasty

Chapter 559
"Your Majesty, actually Governor Chen may not be just trying to deal with us!"

Seeing Wu Guangshu going berserk, his confidant, the swordsman and penman, stood up and wanted to offer words of comfort.

"It's not perfunctory? So what? What I need now is not the reason behind this! I don't want to understand his difficulties, I need their reinforcements! The Xianbei people are outside the city now, and they will kill all the soldiers who go out to patrol. He still comes to call the door from time to time. Who knows when they will think of attacking? What will happen then? Should I go to the city to stop him, or will you fight him desperately? "

The swordsman was speechless, but in the end he said bluntly: "Your Majesty, those Xianbei people are small, they are all cavalry, and they have no siege equipment. How can they besiege the city? All they want is to plunder, as long as we hold on The city, they will retreat sooner or later! General Wang also knows that the city is difficult to break, so he is confident!"

"Who can guarantee it? You?" Wu Guangshu looked directly at him, with an expression of anger and fear on his face, "Have you seen the ferocity of those barbarians?"

"They are just looting! Your order, you can't lose control because of this. There are still guards and officials in the city! The Xianbei people are on horseback, but they are unable to attack the city! Moreover, they have fewer people, and even our sent Anyone who goes out to deliver a message cannot be stopped! If you are really worried about me, you only need to choose a brave servant at home to protect you..."

"What can I do? Rush out while the Xianbei people are not prepared?" Wu Guangshu's face full of anger and fear showed a wry smile, "If I go out of the city, how can I run faster than a horse? It's just a matter of sticking to the city. Once I go out of the city, Even if the Xianbei people are slack and rush out, once they pursue them, where will they go to hide? Besides, I was ordered to defend the land, if I abandon the city and leave, I will be ruined, and what is my name? Don't say that!"

The swordsman and penman suddenly didn't dare to speak.

"Unfortunately, I misbelieved Wang Quan's words, so that I regarded him as a savior and supporter. Instead, I alienated Dai County. As a result, I asked him for help, but the mud and rocks fell into the sea without any trace. As time goes on, the Xianbei people have not yet left. Go, traces of the Huns have appeared, what can be done?" Wu Guangshu walked to the desk, looked at the stacks of official documents on it, and murmured to himself.

Da da da.

Suddenly, there was a sound of footsteps outside the door, and then someone pushed the door open and came in.

The first time he saw him, Wu Guangshu stepped forward and asked: "How is it? Is there any news from the north? Has Wang Quan sent a troop south?"

"Replying to the order, General Wang Quan has no arrangements." The person who came in was Wu Guangshu's contact person with all parties and was in charge of many news channels. "The news I received was that there was a war with the Huns in the north. , our forces have been restrained and we cannot divide our forces to go south for the time being, but as long as we hold on..."

Snapped!
Before he finished speaking, Wu Guangshu threw the paperweight in his hand out in anger and hit the ground with a crisp sound.

"Hold on, hold on! Apart from this, what else did Wang Quan have to say? In that letter, he swore to me that with his men, he was determined to stop Hu. People, even if one or two small groups of people are missed and become a fish that slips through the net and threatens the city, he will come over immediately to support and rescue the siege! But until now, where are the people? Where are the people? "

The more he talked, the more Wu Guangshu regretted it. Nearly five days had passed since the siege of Xianbei. This time was neither long nor short. According to Xinhan's Chuanyi network, the news was about to reach the capital. .

However, if a city on the border is besieged by a small group of barbarians, the court will certainly not respond with great fanfare. What's more, with the Huns now having a truce, the court will mostly turn a blind eye to minor conflicts on the northern front.

There were not many people Wu Guangshu could count on, especially since Wang Jun was leading troops away, and Youzhou's military strength was relatively empty. There were only garrison troops from various places and soldiers under the name of the prefect.

Therefore, after receiving news about the Hu troops, Wu Guangshu chose to believe Wang Quan. Of course, some conflicts between him and Chen Zhi also prompted him to make such a decision.

But now that it has developed, my intestines are filled with regret.

"I knew that Wang Quan was just using me to hold back the Xianbei people. Why did he fall for it? The prefect had already sent someone to remind me repeatedly, but I was confused by Wang Quan! This Wang Quan is simply a heinous crime!"

Wu Guangshu couldn't stop complaining and put all the blame on Wang Quan, completely forgetting that he had imprisoned the postal supervisor for inspection, and even concluded that Chen Zhi was using power to intimidate.

"That's right! Get someone to release the top guys first!"

Now that Wang Quan was determined to be unreliable, Wu Guangshu understood that what he had to do now was to get closer to Chen Zhi as much as possible to overcome the current difficulties, so he immediately sent someone to release him.

The people below were not verbose. After receiving the order, they immediately made arrangements, showing efficiency and execution that had never been seen in the past.

But as soon as the people sent here left, there were hurried footsteps outside the door, and then the county lieutenant from the city rushed in in a panic.

As soon as he saw his appearance, Wu Guangshu secretly thought something was wrong.

Sure enough, before he could ask the reason, the county captain hurriedly said like pouring beans through a bamboo tube: "Your Majesty, something happened! Something big happened! Go to the city wall quickly. The leader of the Xianbei Hu people, Want to talk to you!"

"Hu people drink blood like hair, they are rude savages, whenever they want to talk to me, I will go there?" Wu Guangshu raised his eyebrows, although he was worried, he still put on airs.

But the county captain smiled bitterly and said: "I'm afraid it won't be possible if I don't go this time, because they have hostages! And they also know the truth and lies in the city!"

"What's going on?"

Wu Guangshu's heart thumped, and when he looked at the several officers following the county captain, their faces were all ashen and pale. "You will know after you go to the city wall."

The walls of the current city are still very intact. This is because the Xianbei people did not really attack the city, they just shouted and scolded outside, and when they charged for the first time, they wanted to take advantage of the people in the city. , rushed into the city, but the earlier killing outside had already alarmed the city, so the city responded in time and did not let them seize this opportunity.

Despite this, it still brought chaos to the city, made the city walls depressed, closed the market, and brought silence and depression to the entire city. Even standing on the high city wall cannot reduce this depression.

Especially when Wu Guangshu saw the dark crowd below the city, this feeling became even more obvious.

"These...these people are..."

Looking at the figures on the far side of the city wall, being driven toward the city gate, Wu Guangshu's lips trembled.

Most of these people are simply dressed in coarse linen and linen. At first glance, they look like ordinary tenant farmers or ordinary farmers, but among them you can still see old people on crutches. They stagger around, and there are often people around to help them, but even though they move slowly, they still move. We had to keep moving forward, because behind this group of people were strong, tall horses with people sitting on them.

Xianbei people.

They wore thick furs and had no intention of retreating even under the scorching sun. Under their disheveled hair were faces full of proud smiles. Some of them held swords in their hands, while others held bows. Using threats and foul language, the farmers were roughed up as they moved forward.

There are also many figures beside their horses. These people have fair skin, wide robes and long sleeves. They are often very tall, but they look panicked. They are forced to accompany them. Some of them look quite strong, but they are Their hands were tied, and the other end of the rope was held and occasionally dragged by the Xianbei people on horseback.

The county lieutenant spoke in a low tone: "The Xianbei people broke through two Wubao. These people are from Wubao. They forced them to come and attack the city!"

"How despicable! The behavior of beasts!" Wu Guangshu immediately shouted and cursed, and a soldier leader came over to ask for instructions whether to release an arrow.

In the past few days, the Xianbei people often harassed the city gates. Although they did not attack the city, it also caused psychological pressure on the people in the city. They had to rely on archers to force them back. Many Xianbei people suffered losses because of this and had to retreat.

But things are different now.

"If you shoot an arrow, you will hurt these fellow villagers!" The county captain reminded him, "Moreover, look at the people tied up next to the horse. They are members of the Zhu family. The Zhu family's fortress has been breached. , some tribesmen were tied up, and if they were injured, even if these Xianbei people were driven away, we would not be able to explain it afterwards!"

"Are you still thinking about the aftermath?" Wu Guangshu suddenly became furious, "What did I tell you? These Xianbei people will definitely find a way to attack the city. Do you know why?" He pointed to the city, " Because there is a granary here! They are searching outside, but the summer grain has just been planted, how much unharvested grain is there? Even in Wubao, there is not much grain stored, how can they be satisfied, so this city is their goal! "

Thinking of this, Wu Guangshu suddenly shouted to an archer beside him: "Fire arrows! Fire arrows at those barbarians! Don't let them get close!"

"Can't!"

"Wu Ling, I have relatives among them!"

"I hope you think twice!"

But as soon as he finished speaking, words suddenly came from beside him.

Looking at the few people talking, among them were Wu Guangshu's subordinate officials, soldiers guarding the city, and some civilians who had been forcibly recruited. In an instant, Wu Guangshu thought of Chen Zhi's advice to him.

The purpose of strengthening the walls and clearing the wilderness is not only to clean up the food, but also to gather the people outside and reduce hidden dangers as much as possible.

"It's a pity that it's too late, Wang Quan missed me!"

Noticing the flinch and worry in the eyes of many people, Wu Guangshu knew that the army's heart in the city was already shaking.

"what!"

Under the city gate, there were suddenly several screams. It turned out that some people in the driven crowd stopped and wanted to retreat, but they were slashed by the Xianbei people who followed behind, and they were immediately dripping with blood.

"Stop them! If you don't stop them and attack the city, everyone will end up like this. Let me shoot the arrows! Liu family, you go and bring people and pull the prepared stones over!"

　Thanks to the "Eight Asuras" for the "empty and unreal" reward!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)