Song Dynasty

Chapter 149 Madam
Wu Tuo jumped ashore in a hurry, pulled away the crowd and grabbed a soldier to ask what happened in the city, why is it so chaotic?
The soldier was sweating profusely, and replied that he didn't know, it seemed that some bandit army had come to kill him, and the city couldn't hold it anymore, anyway, the officials in the yamen were packing their bags and preparing to abandon the city.

"Abandon the city and leave, how do we go?" Yan Yuemeng has been working as a civilian since he joined the Sizhou Army. He has dealt with money and food all day long, and suddenly stumbled: "All the money and food of the military envoys are stored in the treasury and sent to Qi every day. There is an endless stream of horses and chariots in the state, there are too many, and it is impossible to move away. If everyone leaves, the army will run out of food, so what should we do?"

Hearing his words, everyone gasped.

Wu Tuo: "Let's go and have a look."

Yan Yuemeng shook his head: "What can we do if we go to Xingyuan? The military envoy is in Qichun, and the war in front of Fan is tense. Du Tong's sentence has passed, and now there is no one in Xingyuan who is in charge."

"Ah!" Wu Tuo's eyes widened, his heart flustered.

As the deputy commander of the Shengjie Army, he also knows the rules of the Sizhou Army.All armies and departments have strict rules and regulations, and other people, no matter how big their official positions, are not allowed to intervene without the order of the military envoy.

The group of dragons has no leader, and no one listens to anyone. Could it be that the full-length officials in Xingyuanli just retreat like this?

"Why not, isn't the mistress still there?" Feng Changqing, who was carrying his younger brother on his back, suddenly said loudly: "At this moment, we should immediately go to see the mistress and ask her to come out and preside over the overall situation."

Wu Tuo: "Yes, yes, let's go see the mistress."

Immediately, a group of people ran quickly, and arrived at the defense envoy's office in a short while.

However, they saw that many carriages and horses had already parked at the door, and some officials hurriedly stuffed the documents, files and other sundries into the carriages.

Yan Yuexin stepped forward to stop a car: "Don't go, go back, go back."

An official in the car poked his head out: "So it's Brother Yan, get in the car quickly, let's go to Qichun."

Yan Yuexin knew this man. It was Zhou Sihu who joined the army. His surname was Gong, and he often dealt with him on weekdays.

He shook his head: "Gong Canjun, why are you running? Are you going to run away before the enemy comes?"

"But it's not, you misunderstood me." Gong Canjun said repeatedly: "We have already informed Madam, and she also agreed with us to withdraw from the city. Brother Yan, you should leave quickly, or it will be too late."

"Madam agreed, hey, how can this be done." Yan Yuexin: "Why is it too late?"

Gong Canjun: "Brother Yan probably didn't know about it. Just now when Xingyuan received the emergency report from the scouts, Zhang Yong's army came to fight. The general of the army is called Shi Yang or something. He is a Yaozi."

"Yang Zaixing?"

"That's right, that's him. According to the Tan Ma Lai report, he led Cao Cheng's elite force. There are more than 1 people in his department. They are all brave fighters, and they are less than a hundred miles away from Huanggang."

"Yang Zaixing, Cao Cheng, ten thousand elites." Now, Wu Tuo and others gasped.

Not to mention Yang Zaixing, the southern sword god, the brutal killer.As for Zhang Yong's reputation is even more resounding, he really shocked the Central Plains.

During the Jingkang period, the Jin army occupied the whole of Hebei.Hebei Dahao raised troops one after another, and led his troops south to seek refuge with Zongze of the left-behind department in Tokyo.

Among them, Zhang Yong, Cao Cheng, and Kong Yanzhou are the strongest, especially after being restrained by Zongze's military law and tempered in the long-term tug-of-war with the Jurchens, the troops are even stronger.

In the second year of Jianyan, all the armies returned to the left-behind division, and several Hebei powerful armies joined forces to defeat the left-behind division army. They even took the city of Tokyo.

Wang Junshi and Sizhou Army were attacking Kong Yanzhou in Qichun, but Cao Cheng suddenly led the main force to attack from both sides.

The situation suddenly became worse for the Sizhou Army.

"It doesn't matter, everyone can't leave anyway." Wu Tuo: "Come here, seal the door, and don't let anyone out. Let's go see Madam."

The water warriors rushed up one after another and sealed the gate.

"Hey, hey, what do you want to do, rebel?" Gong Canjun exclaimed loudly.

Wu Tuo: "Defend Huanggang, if the army envoy blames me, I will bear it all."

The matter was urgent and they didn't care too much. Under the leadership of the Feng family brothers, everyone ran all the way to Wang Shen's inner house.

As soon as he entered the yard, he saw Qin Sizhao in military uniform holding a knife handle and protecting An Niang when he came out.

Seeing everyone covered in blood, Qin Sizhao stared: "What's the matter, do you want to rebel?"

"Madam, Madam, it's us!" Feng Changqing hastily put down Feng Changyuan, knelt down, and cried: "It can be regarded as meeting Madam."

An Niang was taken aback, and signaled Qin Sizhao to step aside: "Feng Changqing, what's wrong with you?"

Feng Changqing hurriedly reported the bloody battle on the river last night one by one.

After listening to his words, An Niang nodded towards Wu Tuo: "General Wu, thanks to you, otherwise all the soldiers of the navy would have died on the battlefield."

Wu Tuo: "Don't dare, it's the duty of a lowly position. Ma'am, the military envoy's food, fodder and supplies are all in Huanggang City. If this city is lost, our army will be finished. Please stay, madam, and sit in the city. Be sure to wait until the military envoy The army is back. Now, only Madam, you can shock the soldiers and civilians in the city."

An Niang nodded: "General Wu is right, I think so too, and I am planning to go out and call all the officials for a discussion."

Qin Sizhao was in a hurry: "Mother, Cao Cheng has 1 horses, and we only have a few hundred soldiers here, how can we hold it? Mother, if something happens to you, how will your son explain to his father? Let's go quickly?"

An Niang said gently: "Si Zhao, you are a smart boy, and you go out with your father on weekdays. Don't you even understand the reason why Huanggang City must be defended? Lost Huanggang, we still have more than 1 soldiers and horses But there's nowhere to go."

Qin Sizhao: "Mother, my child doesn't seem to understand this truth. But...but your safety, mother..."

An Niang: "Your father handed over Huanggang to us. If we lose it to the enemy, how can we see him? Compared with the life and death of our Sizhou army, what is my safety? I have made up my mind, you Do you need to persuade me any more?"

"mother……"

"Stop talking, go get the military uniform, I want to put it on." An Niang's tone became strict: "The military order is like a mountain, execute it!"

After drinking back Qin Sizhao, An Niang looked down at the unconscious Feng Changyuan, with a worried look on her face: "Feng Changyuan, wake up, don't die, I order you to live."

Speaking of this, her eye circles were slightly red.

Strange to say, upon hearing her cry, Feng Changyuan moved his body and opened his eyes with difficulty.

"Wake up, wake up." Everyone including Feng Changqing cheered in a low voice.

Feng Changyuan moved his lips: "Madam, the villain is incompetent and didn't catch any fish."

"Wait until the battle is over, the envoy returns, and your wounds are healed, then you'll be arrested."

"Ma'am, the villain lost the master's knife."

"If you lose it, you lose it. No matter what kind of magic weapon is, how can it compare to the lives of the warriors under the command of the military envoy. Feng Changyuan, you must live, you promise me."

"Ma'am, I will definitely be alive. I still have the servant master and you, madam!" Feng Changyuan burst into tears, and fainted again for the first time.

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"Listen everyone, from now on, close the city gates and enforce martial law. Before the military envoy returns, no one is allowed to leave the city, or they will be killed without mercy!"

In the hall of Xingyuan, all the civil and military officials came.

An Niang sat behind the big case in a military uniform: "Don't make a fuss, don't be afraid, the military envoy must have got the news and is rushing back with the main force. It's not a long way from Qichun to Huanggang, and it can arrive in three or two days."

Now that there is finally someone who is in charge of the house, everyone feels more at ease: "Yes, ma'am!"

An Niang: "Wutuo."

Wu Tuo: "The end is here."

An Niang: "From now on, the navy is under your command, and all the troops in the city are under your command. You are in charge of Huanggang city defense."

"As ordered."

An Niang: "Strictly speaking, Meng."

"Subordinates are here."

An Niang: "You are in charge of the security in the city. If anyone disturbs our army's morale and causes riots, kill them! In addition, order the people to maintain order with Li Jia, and implement the Li Baolian sitting system. When a Jia is in chaos, the leader of the armor will be cut; Cut the length."

"Of order!" Yan Yuemeng replied loudly.

"The palace joins the army."

"Subordinates are here."

"And you, you, you, you, the criminals and the households, all go down and recruit all the men over the age of 12 in the city to go to the city to repair the city wall, enroll in the township brave, distribute weapons, and prepare for battle."

"Yes."

"Feng Changqing."

"The little guy is here."

"You are in the center with the guards. If you have something to do there, you will be the general reserve team."

"Yes."

"Others, go down to perform their duties, and do what they did in the past. In extraordinary times, when the people are governed by military law, you must be careful."

Order one after another to go down like flowing water, and soon, the people in the entire Huanggang City were organized.

After returning to the inner house, An Niang only felt her body was burning hot, and it took her a long time to recover after sitting on a chair.

After all, she is a fifteen or sixteen-year-old girl, but today she was forced to sit down and give orders because of the situation.Although he tried his best to look strong on the surface, he felt uneasy in his heart.

At this moment, I didn't know what to do for a while.

"Big brother, big brother... When will you come back? I can't hold on anymore if you don't come back?"

In the next two days, more news came that Cao Chengjun led by Yang Zaixing robbed grain, grass and supplies in various counties of Huangzhou.Probably seeing that Huanggang was prepared and it was difficult to fight, they miraculously delayed for two days before advancing to the city of Huanggang.

The scouts who were patrolling and guarding outside the city were also called back, and the news was cut off immediately, which meant that they were a little sleepy and sad.

The grim situation made An Niang feel nervous. She hadn't been able to fall asleep all night, and her beautiful big eyes were full of red threads: "Huanggang City can't be defended anymore. All the soldiers and civilians in this city died because of me... ... Me, me, how should I explain to my elder brother?"

"Boom!" The door opened.

Familiar and firm footsteps sounded.

An Niang turned her head away, tears fell instantly: "Brother, you are finally back."

Yes, it was Wang Shen who came back, and he grabbed An Niang's hand: "It's okay, it's okay, as long as I come back, the enemy won't try to get away, I want them to know that they came to mess with me, Mr. Wang." fate."

(End of this chapter)