After being exiled, I led my whole family to rebel.

Chapter 257 Returning the Hostages
He waved outside. Xu Yinxi looked over and saw Miao and Xu Meixiao.

Mother and daughter were wearing unique Miao costumes, one behind the other. Miao looked very energetic, her little plums were taller and darker, and she seemed to be living a good life among the natives.

Xu Yinxi was shocked: "What do you mean by this, elders?"

Elder Dongmiao said: "I have sent back the city lord's family to you. This has shown the sincerity of our natives. From now on, we will willingly submit at the feet of the city lord -"

Jiang Yongkang said happily: "The elder wants to send back our hostages in Jinzhou Mansion?"

Elder Dong Miao smiled slightly, and then bowed down to thank Miao: "Minister Miao, you have worked hard these days! For the development of our native people, you have been a teacher for the children in the village, and you have tea with those Han people. We discussed cooperation and took us to plant sweet potatoes. We have recorded all your kindness. We have built a goddess monument for you south of Wujiang River. Remember to come back and take a look if you have time in the future. "

Miao was very reluctant to give up, her eyes turned red, "Elder..."

Elder Dongmiao smiled and said: "Go back early, the city lord must be waiting for your family to reunite."

Xu Yinxi took this opportunity and said quickly: "Elder, wait a moment, I will write to the city lord immediately, asking her to release the hostage sent by the chieftain."

Elder Dongmiao didn't care, "No need, there has been a letter from over there saying that they are living well in Jinzhou Mansion. Just let the children follow the city lord, and they will learn more."

After Elder Dongmiao left, Xu Yinxi sighed: "This is the true friendship between life and death. It seems that the city lord's soft power invasion is really effective. Now they are completely aligned with us."

Jiang Yongkang and others felt the same way.

For half a year, it seemed that Qianzhou was digging up its own bones and blood to feed the natives, but isn't this a kind of domestication?
Cultural identity.

Only then did Jiang Yongkang remember what Xu Zhenying said.

If we follow this method of universal unity and multi-ethnic integration, can we also solve the problem of the Tatars in the north?

Has the city lord ever thought about truly unifying the world and accomplishing a feat that has never been accomplished in history?
As expected of Xu Zhenying!
He was a part of the founding of the country. Will his name always be with her in the history books?

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Except for Ming Xiaoshuang, Liu Dazhuang's side was not going very smoothly either.

He was unlucky. The county he went to was a well-known and wealthy place in Xingyuan Prefecture. In addition, the county magistrate named He had been operating in Dejiang County for several years and was quite famous among the people.

In addition, this person had been alert for a long time. As soon as their army arrived, they saw that the gate of Dejiang County was closed and heavily guarded, with hundreds of archers standing on the city wall. The city wall has also been reinforced. It is obvious that Magistrate He has been prepared for the rebels in their Jinzhou Prefecture.

"This is a tough nut." Liu Dazhuang called the soldiers to sit on a lawn for a meeting, with a serious look on his face. "Everyone, be mentally prepared. We may have to fight a protracted war."

The soldiers were not discouraged, "We are lucky, and we happened to be in the most difficult battle. But the more difficult the battle, the more it can test the results of our usual training!"

Da Zhuang smiled slightly.

He often sighed in his heart that choosing to follow Xu Zhenying was the right choice.

Look at the soldiers under him. They are all capable of both civil and military skills and work together. Their combat qualities and psychological qualities are completely different from those of the soldiers of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

Even though they have been besieged here for two days and two nights, there is no impatience or slackness on the faces of the soldiers. Instead, they are just calmly discussing the plan to attack the city.

"This county magistrate has a lot of tricks up his sleeve. He knows that their defense force is weak, so no matter how much we scold them, they will just do nothing. In fact, as long as they can't hold on, we will naturally not be able to fight this battle."

"That's right, we are marching long distances and have insufficient supplies of military rations, so we should not fight for a long time. As long as they shrink their heads, we can't help them. But we can't keep going like this. They must have been prepared for a protracted war. We will play very passively.”

"The scouts reported earlier that they were guarding the city with only a thousand people. Including the strong men in the city, it is estimated that there are only four thousand people. If we fight head-on, there will be a glimmer of hope."

"There is a saying in the art of war: if you surround an enemy ten times, if you attack it five times, if you double it you can divide it. If the enemy is small enough, you can fight it. If you are small, you can run away. If you are weak, you can avoid it. We don't have enough manpower. If we attack the city by force, our The probability of casualties is too high. If you calculate the cost, you will know that the cost of a strong attack is higher. "

Liu Dazhuang felt a little guilty when he heard this.

Although he has served as the chief instructor for a period of time, he is only responsible for the training part. In terms of cultural achievements, he may only be at an average level.

Therefore, in the army, he paid special attention to listening to the opinions of his subordinates.

He had to listen. These guys were so smart, each one of them was smarter than the other. They knew all the tactics and strategies of war by heart, and their practical combat experience was even more than his.

It is also because of this that Liu Dazhuang often feels that his "morality is not worthy of his place".

He has always known how much he weighs.

In the past, Xu Zhenying used him because she had no one to use during her exile. He was the tallest among the short ones, so he could still be entrusted with important tasks.

But now.

Now Xu Zhenying's talented people are like leeks, they can't cut them all, they cut them one crop after another.

If it weren't for the fact that Xu Zhenying didn't have anyone he could trust wholeheartedly, sometimes he would have wanted to give up and go into business or management.

Therefore, Liu Dazhuang made up his mind that in this war, he must find more trustworthy and capable seedlings to cultivate.

In the future, the military affairs part of the world will not belong to Liu Dazhuang, but to these boys!

Therefore, he did not speak and listened quietly to their chat about military affairs.

"What about luring them out of the city?"

"Don't you see? Magistrate He's strategy is to hold on. As long as they don't leave the city, it's a victory for them."

"It doesn't work to attack by force, and it doesn't work to lure them out, so the only option is..."

Everyone looked over.

But the boy scratched his head and laughed: "Then only Dean Luo's new weapon can take down this city!"

The others stared at him, "You kid, you don't know that the weapon hasn't been researched yet. The city lord said it can't be used on the battlefield yet."

"Why not? I often hear the sound of mountain explosions on the back mountain. The noise is so loud! Think about it, that mountain can be blown down, and a city can be easily destroyed!"

When the legendary mysterious weapon was mentioned, everyone subconsciously looked at the senior officer Liu Dazhuang.

Liu Dazhuang coughed, "I know but I can't say anything because there is a confidentiality clause."

The soldiers could only swallow all their curiosity back.

"I observed carefully yesterday and found that although they don't have many guards, they do have a lot of archers. I think... we might as well find a way to use up their arrows first, so that our casualties will be reduced the next time we attack the city. can be reduced to the lowest level!”

"Ren Chuang, tell me what you think."

The young man smiled slightly, and then waved to Liu Dazhuang.

On the city walls in Dejiang County, hundreds of archers were on duty day and night, keeping vigilance on guard against the incoming rogue bandits from outside, who were guarding day and night.

Dejiang County is a wealthy county and must not be taken over by the rebels from Jinzhou Prefecture!
At night, everything is quiet and there is no sound at all.

The lanterns on the city wall stayed on, illuminating the sky and the earth.

Suddenly, there was a drum beating, and the soldiers on guard shouted: "Enemy attack! Enemy attack! Enemy attack!"

In an instant, everyone woke up.

I only saw dense black spots of people on the official road of the city gate. They were moving towards the city gate as fast as possible!
Magistrate He had been working on the city wall in the past few days. He had been sleeping lightly, so he woke up, quickly pushed aside the soldiers and rushed to the front, and then shouted: "They are preparing to attack the city, archers, prepare!!" "

The archer set up his bow and fired arrows, heading towards the moving figure below!

Only the constant sound of "whoosh, whoosh, whoosh" was heard. The sky seemed like a dense gray giant net, the air vibrated, and arrows were like shooting stars.

County Magistrate He clenched his hands into fists and said with a stern face: "You don't want to capture our Dejiang County, why don't you retreat quickly! There are thousands of guards on my city wall. If we attack by force, you won't get any benefits!"

The arrows kept raining. The soldiers in Dejiang County had never experienced anything like siege. They were panicked and confused for a while. They just drew their bows and shot arrows. What's more, they were already deploying rolling logs and boulders to prevent them from climbing the city gate.

Suddenly, someone shouted happily: "Retreat, they retreat!" Magistrate He looked out and saw the rebels from Jinzhou Prefecture fleeing in a hurry!

Everyone on the city wall was overjoyed, "Sir, our method worked!"

Another soldier laughed loudly: "Look at them running away with their heads in their hands! They looked so aggressive two days ago, but in the end they were beaten to pieces by us!"

"Isn't that right? The rebels in Jinzhou Prefecture are all tall and strong, but they all turn out to be showy!"

"I want to attack the city while we are sleeping, but my plan is quite loud!"

County Magistrate He wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, "I don't expect them to guard so easily, so I tell the brothers on night watch to be more vigilant! Prevent them from attacking the city again!"

Someone smiled proudly and said, "Sir, they have been beaten to death by us. I'm afraid they won't come again tonight!"

"If he comes again, we will send them a few more arrows!"

"That's it, send them back to their hometown in Jinzhou Mansion!"

There was a burst of laughter and laughter on the city wall. The soldiers were all immersed in the joy of winning the first battle, but they didn't feel sleepy.

Liu Dazhuang and several hundred others quickly retreated to the camp with the scarecrow on their backs. Brothers immediately gathered around them and asked in all directions: "How? Did they believe it?"

Ren Chuang, the one who came up with the idea, smiled proudly and pointed at the scarecrow that was stabbed like a hedgehog by arrows. "Look at how many arrows there are on this scarecrow."

"One, two, three, four, five!" Everyone laughed, "Oh my God, there are five arrows!"

"This scarecrow has so many arrows. We can shoot one or two hundred of them today! If we continue to do this, if we pretend to attack him a few more times tonight, we will probably borrow all the arrows in Dejiang County!"

"People have straw boats to borrow arrows, but we are borrowing arrows from scarecrows! Didn't the people on the wall notice at all?"

Ren Chuang said with a smile: "What a waste of time, they are afraid of us. As soon as we approached with the scarecrow, the county magistrate panicked and immediately ordered arrows to be fired. How could they tell whether we were humans or ghosts!"

"Good boy, I really belong to you!" Liu Dazhuang patted Ren Chuang's shoulder and praised him sincerely, "Thank you for coming up with this idea! It seems that the war strategy you learned in the camp is quite solid!"

Ren Chuang touched his head and smiled shyly: "It's okay. Chang Zizai and I often do practical exercises together. This trick was also thought up during the battle! I didn't expect it to be used in actual combat."

"Whatever, as long as it consumes their weapons! Brothers, cheer up. We will steal their weapons tonight. This is only the first round. Let's borrow him three or four rounds under the night. Try to use up their bows and arrows!”

Ren Chuang reminded again: "General Zhao is right, in order to avoid arousing suspicion, we have to scream twice appropriately when borrowing arrows! When daybreak, they will find that there is no blood and no arrows under the city gate. They'll know they've been tricked, so we only have tonight!"

Hearing this, everyone looked solemn.

There is not much time left for them——

The soldiers defending the city in Dejiang County never expected that the rebels in Jinzhou Prefecture would be so brave!

We had just repelled a wave half an hour ago, and soon they came back again!
Tonight, no one can sleep in Dejiang County.

From time to time, the sounds of drumming and archery were heard, and someone screamed.

The sound of the battle on the city wall spread far and wide, making people feel frightened——

"Sir, they are attacking again!" a soldier shouted, "These rebels are really crazy, like ants, they come back after fighting! What do they want to do?!"

Magistrate He was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot, "Quick, quick, put the rocks! We must not let them get close to the city gate!"

The boulders rolled and whizzed down, making an earth-shattering sound.

Hearing the screams coming from below, the soldiers on the city wall breathed a sigh of relief.

"Sir, we are running out of bows and arrows!"

County Magistrate He waved his hand: "Everyone, hold on, the rebels number only a thousand, we have killed at least half of them this night! When daybreak, we will rush out of the city gate and wipe out the remaining rebels! Wait for the attack After defeating the rebels, I will immediately write to the court to ask for your credit!"

One sentence made everyone feel excited, these are all military achievements!
They repelled the rebel attack with hundreds of people and protected the entire city of Dejiang County. Why should they be given official uniforms or rewarded with dozens of taels of silver?

Everyone was engaged in a fierce battle, and those who pulled stones, sent bows and arrows, and beat drums and thundered, never stopped.

When it was almost dawn, the rebels seemed unable to hold on any longer and retreated frantically.

Someone on the city wall shouted: "Sir, they finally retreated!"

"Okay!" Magistrate He put his hands on his hands and smiled, looking at the city gate below against a glimmer of dawn on the horizon.

The rebels were beaten to a pulp and retreated one after another. Seeing this, the soldiers on the city wall had already begun to celebrate in advance.

"Sir, they won't dare to come again this time!"

"I'm afraid a lot of people died last night. When it gets dark, we'll go down and drag all their bodies in. Otherwise, there's no evidence on this military merit list. Who would dare to believe that we repelled so many enemies?"

But at this moment, Magistrate He's eyes tightened as he stared down.

Someone had already poked their head out and noticed something was wrong first, "Hey, why are there no bodies on the ground?"

"Not to mention the corpse, why is there not a drop of blood? We should have shot him last night!"

"Where are our arrows?!"

Magistrate He's expression changed drastically, and he suddenly exclaimed: "Oops, I've fallen into a trap!"

Liu Dazhuang and Ren Chuang were sitting on the top of the mountain happily cleaning the arrows they borrowed last night. A scarecrow can be used repeatedly, and they got thousands of arrows in one night. Although the quality of the arrows is not as good as It’s from Jinzhou Prefecture, but ants are also meat after all.

"General Liu, we borrowed a total of 1,678 arrows this time. I estimate that these are all the arrows in Dejiang County. And their rolling logs and boulders were used last night. This time in Dejiang County I’m afraid there won’t be any more weapons.”

Ren Chuang laughed loudly, "Dejiang County is no different from an eagle dog without sharp claws. If we attack by force now, our losses can be minimized."

"There is no need to attack by force. The city lord told us before we left that we must minimize the casualties of our soldiers. We still have a few days of food before we play tricks with them!"

The soldiers came over with curious expressions on their faces: "How else to play?"

Just after saying this, I heard someone dragging one or two hundred villagers nearby, "General Liu, the people you want are here!"

Everyone didn't know why.

But Liu Dazhuang stood up first and bowed his hands to the leaders of the one or two hundred villagers: "Thank you very much, everyone. Are you the village chief Gao of Jiming Village?"

The leader was an old man over sixty years old, with silver hair and a cane. He staggered with the support of his son, but he was still willing to travel dozens of kilometers to come. "General Liu, we are all Jinzhou Prefecture." Common people, since you want to attack Dejiang County, we will naturally provide you with our full support. Just say whatever you need from us."

Magistrate He on the city wall was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot.

When he saw that only their boulders and rolling logs were left in front of the city gate, with no traces of blood or corpses of rebels, he knew he had fallen into a trap!
Damn!

Despicable rebel!

They actually used up all the weapons in Dejiang County in one night! Now all their soldiers have left is a suit of armor and a sword in their hand.

Iron control in the Zhou Dynasty was extremely strict. As a medium-sized county, Dejiang County was only allocated twenty or thirty long swords. Most of them were old and had slow blades. It was difficult to chop meat, let alone charge into battle to kill the enemy!
But what he had seen in the past two days was that the rebels all held knives in their hands, and the weapons were sharp, and each of them was tall and tall. They were not like ordinary rebels at all!

Although Magistrate He was deep in the hinterland of Xingyuan Prefecture, he had heard more or less about the rebels in Jinzhou Prefecture.

The most famous among them are the pencil and the Arashi County pig.

They use pencils sparingly, but Lan County pigs have a great reputation.

Moreover, he had also heard that the rebels in Jinzhou Prefecture were very good at running things, and they managed to keep Jinzhou Prefecture in order in just one year.

But so what.

After all, they are just a bunch of rogue bandits!
The imperial court has no time to deal with them yet, but once the war in the north ends, there will no longer be peace for these rebels.