Changsheng: My experience in patrolling the liver

Chapter 92 The Beginning of Troubled Times

"Farewell?" Song Changming didn't know what he meant.

"Miss!" Xiu'er's face changed and she wanted to step forward, but Xiao Shuyun waved her hand to stop her.

"We have been together for many years, and Captain Song has saved me many times. To me, Captain Song is not an outsider, so let's just talk about this." Xiao Shuyun said.

Hearing this, Xiu'er wanted to say something, but Min'er beside her pulled her clothes and she finally shut up.

Seeing this, combined with the situation he had experienced along the way to the Xiao Mansion, Song Changming realized that what Xiao Shuyun said was probably of great significance.

"Some time ago, my elder brother..."

Xiao Shuyun told Song Changming about Xiao Hongyang's imprisonment and the Xiao family's current precarious situation.

Song Changming was dumbfounded when he heard about how County Magistrate Xiao later disobeyed the imperial order and led to an attack from three counties.

After meeting Gu Wenhui before, he was prepared that the Xiao family might suffer a great disaster, but he did not expect that such a short time later, the Xiao family's ship became precarious.

Simply disobeying the imperial order was a huge matter, but the county magistrate did not want to escape, but instead wanted to defend Donglai County and resist the imperial court.

For a moment, he couldn't figure out what the county magistrate was thinking.

But perhaps he also knew that this was a risky move and he was not completely sure of success, so Xiao Jingchuan planned to send away the Xiao family's relatives before the fight began.

Therefore, Xiao Shuyun said goodbye to him today.

For a moment, Song Changming didn't know what to say.

"Fourth Miss, take care!"

Xiao Shuyun pursed her lips and looked at Song Changming with different emotions in her eyes. She seemed to have something else to say, but she didn't say it in the end.

"We say goodbye today. I hope we can meet again in the future and chat with Captain Song on the streets." Xiao Shuyun said in a depressed mood, with tears in her eyes.

Leaving their hometown would make anyone sad, but Xiao Shuyun was still strong enough to hold back a single tear.

"Okay." Song Changming nodded.

It has to be said that Xiao Shuyun has been treating him well over the years.

If Liang Chuanshan was his first benefactor, then the fourth lady of the Xiao family was his second benefactor who helped him become successful in Donglai County.

Now that the Xiao family is in trouble, she wants to leave, but Song Changming can't help her at all, and she feels a little guilty about it.

"I guess we will meet again in the future." After coming out of Xiao's house, Song Changming kept looking back and said secretly in his heart.

That night, the north gate of the county city was opened wide, and the Xiao family's convoy slowly left the city gate without stopping, disappearing into the night.

After some time had passed, the troops from Nanyang, Qijiang and Yongkang counties gathered and formally invaded Donglai County.

The war has come, and the peaceful days of the past are gone!
For a time, the people in the county town were all in danger, fearing that the war would spread and burn down their houses, fields and lives.

Seeing that the situation was not good, some caravans chose to leave and not stay for long in this place where the war was spreading.

The price of food in the city also soared visibly, and all the major butcher shops and grain shops were looted.

Everyone knows that food is the most precious thing during war.

Song Changming had already asked his father and mother to stockpile a large amount of food in the house early on, just in case, and he also moved back to the Song house on Houli Street.

No matter how chaotic the situation is outside, he just needs to protect his family.

In fact, things weren't that bad.

Xiao Jingchuan had been prepared for this and had made many targeted deployments in Donglai County. He also learned the news early and set out on the expedition.

The army he led included more than 10,000 county soldiers, and his private soldiers totaled more than 40,000!
The total number of troops is close to 60,000, which is quite astonishing for a county governor.

On the other hand, Nanyang County sent 7,000 troops, Qijiang County sent 6,000 troops, and Yongkang County sent 9,000 troops.

The combined number of the coalition forces from the three counties barely exceeded 20,000.

It has to be said that when Xiao Jingchuan suddenly called out an exaggerated 60,000 troops, the battle quickly lost its suspense.

Moreover, they were fighting at home, and in just half a month, the coalition forces of the three counties were defeated, fled in panic, and left Donglai County.

During this period, only some villages and towns were affected by the war, but all 22 county towns in Donglai County were safe and sound.

Not to mention the county town.

The coalition forces formed by the three counties seemed to be much ado about nothing, and were even laughed at by people from other surrounding counties.

Fufeng County, Gu Mansion.

"Brother, the county magistrate has returned with his troops having achieved great victory." said cousin Gu Ruxin.

"Well, that's good. All the land and properties of our Gu family are preserved." Gu Wenhui lay on the bench, waving a purple and white feather fan, looking leisurely and contented.

Gu Ruxin was stunned for a moment, then couldn't help but ask tentatively: "Brother, do you hope that the county governor can win?"

Gu Wenhui opened his eyes slightly, turned his head and glanced at his family disciple calmly, then said.

"For me, the outcome of this battle is not important. It is enough that this battle can be fought. It will determine whether the world will be in chaos or not.

Since those ambitious guys are just watching and unwilling to take action, let me open up this chaotic world with my own hands."

Houli Street, Song Residence.

"Changming, I heard that the war is over. Is everything fine outside?" asked Song's mother.

Song Changming had just finished training at home. When he heard his mother's question, he couldn't help but shook his head and said, "Mom, it's not that simple."

"This time, our county magistrate is going against the imperial court. Although the imperial court is divided now, they will not let the county magistrate off so easily."

"When will it end?" Song's mother sighed.

After a few years of good life, she didn't want to go to war. Song Changming couldn't say much, he didn't have the ability to predict the future, he had no idea how the world would develop in the future.

God knows what it will turn out to be.

He could only quietly accumulate strength, assess the situation, and wait and see.

If all else fails, he'll just take his parents and run away, moving to a quieter place to start a new life.

After Song's mother left, Song Changming began to practice swordsmanship.

Song Ping'an, who was sweeping the floor not far away, was watching in fascination, and from time to time he followed suit with the broom in his hand.

Song Changming saw it and let him watch without caring.

If this kid can really learn a few moves from him, it only shows that this kid has a good aptitude for martial arts.

Dahuang and Dabai, who were standing by, were so excited that they started playing with each other and rolled into a ball on the ground.

Accidentally, the huge dog's head hit the courtyard wall, breaking the bricks and stones and creating a big hole in the wall.

"Da Huang! You broke down the wall that had just been repaired!" Father Song was so angry that he jumped up and down when he saw this.

The two dogs were like children who had done something wrong, they just hung their heads and said nothing.

Song's father walked over and kept talking while carefully checking Dahuang's head. After confirming that there was no injury, he pointed at the broken wall and started scolding.

After Song Changming finished a round of sword skills, he looked at the wall full of cracks and couldn't help but sigh that these two guys were really thick-skinned.

Now he no longer regards Dahuang and Dabai as ordinary domestic dogs.

He guessed that these two dogs probably had strange blood in their bodies, which made them look extraordinary.

But compared to the real exotic beasts in the outside world, these two dogs are not so magical. At least in appearance, they don’t have horns on their heads or scales on their bodies.

At most, it is slightly larger than ordinary dogs and looks more majestic.

In terms of combat effectiveness, ordinary warriors in the third and fourth realms would not be able to gain any advantage against these two dogs.

Song Changming helped his father to repair the courtyard wall, and then trained the two dogs to make them know how to use their hands and feet more easily.

If he breaks the wall in the future, it will be a small matter, but if he hurts his parents' bodies, he will definitely end up being eaten like dog meat.

Early the next morning, Song Changming rode his horse from Houli Street to the General Headquarters to work.

At present, Xiao Jingchuan is still the prefect of Donglai County, and the General Security Department where he works and the Patrol Department between cities are also operating as usual. The government power institutions have not been paralyzed by the war.

So Song Changming still did what he was supposed to do on a daily basis.

On that day, Xiao Jingchuan returned victoriously with his army and held a celebration banquet to boost morale.

Even Song Changming and other chief patrol officers were brought to the celebration banquet by Xie Shihuan, and received rewards for their hard work in defending the rear area.

Xiao Jingchuan also publicly commended their chief patrol guards for maintaining public security in the city.

Of course, the protagonists today are not these patrol guards, but the soldiers who are going to the battle. Just the rewarding of merits in the army has been arranged for a full three hours.

They just mentioned it a few times in their spare time.

"I feel really uncomfortable coming here today." Zhou Sixin sat next to Song Changming and couldn't help but whispered.

"Look at those generals, how arrogant they are. Just now when the county governor mentioned our patrol, they looked so sarcastic, as if they were afraid that others wouldn't see it. Tsk, what kind of people are they?"

"Brother Zhou is right. These soldiers just look down on us patrol guards. It was fine when there was no war on weekdays, but now that we have won the battle and made contributions, they are so proud of themselves!" Another patrol captain echoed.

"Forget it, today is their home game, we just eat our food, why bother with them." Song Changming shook his head, clinked his glasses with Zhou Sixin, and comforted him.

Lu Zheng, who was sitting on the other side of Song Changming, also heard what Zhou Sixin said, but he looked normal and just drank without saying anything.

At the banquet, when everyone was drunk and enjoying themselves, a general suddenly stood up and said, "Sir, I've admired this woman's dancing enough. Why don't we enjoy it again?"

"Oh, General Shi, do you have any suggestions?" Xiao Jingchuan was happy today and said with a smile.

"The county governor said earlier that there are many hidden talents in the General Security Department. Unfortunately, they have had little interaction with our military in the past. Now that we have met, why don't we each show off our skills to liven up the atmosphere!"

As soon as Shi Lie said this, many soldiers immediately started to make noise and cheer.

Each of them had a loud voice and was full of confidence.

"Captain, General Xie, what do you think?" Xiao Jingchuan looked at the leaders of the two groups and asked them.

"I have no objection, but I don't know if it is convenient for General Xie." Fan Yun naturally would not spoil the fun of his soldiers, so he said with a smile.

"Uh, this..." Xie Shihuan obviously didn't expect that there would be this part tonight, and was somewhat caught off guard.

If these patrol captains he brought with him behaved in a vulnerable manner in public, not only would the military be in the spotlight, but the county magistrate would also inevitably look down on these patrol guards.

But now that things have come to this, if he continues to refuse, he will seem too cowardly, so he can only agree with a smile.

Seeing this, the patrol captains behind him looked at each other with different expressions.

The dancers in the venue quickly stepped aside to make room on the stage.

The girls playing the zither on both sides also changed the leisurely sound of the zither at the right time, adding a bit of heroic spirit to the music.

The atmosphere in the banquet hall changed instantly.

"Well, since I proposed it, I should be the first one to do it." Shi Lie laughed, holding two copper hammers, stepped over the table in front of him and walked to the center of the field.

He was a big, burly man, wearing armor that he had just worn on the battlefield. He looked extremely vicious and full of murderous intent.

He looked up at all the chief patrol officers present, and his smile contained some ill intention and teasing.

"Who will challenge me?"

(End of this chapter)