Chapter 382: Dark Clouds Overcome the City
After the Muzhou defenders dispersed, Cao Hua came down from the high platform and always felt a little confident.
But Chen Yu, who was the sucker, ran over reluctantly at this time, and his face still had a bit of pain:
"I came to Jiangnan and brought tens of thousands of taels of silver. Now I'm poor and idle, you must pay it back."
Cao Hua smiled and said, "Don't worry, you don't know the rules of my Cao Hua doing business? You can't afford to pay for the meat."
"cut--"
Chen Yu curled his lips, nodded slightly, and couldn't help but mutter:
"Don't die on the top of the city. I don't want to die with you. I'm not married yet."
Cao Hua looked at the two thousand defenders who were leaving and said calmly:
"The person who can kill me has not been born yet. I can't die even after they die."
"Brave, you have to be careful."
Chen Yu snorted, not knowing whether it was care or something else, but his eyes were bright and he thought for a little while, and then he gave a thumbs up like Cao Hua, and then he jumped away.
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After Cao Hua expelled chicken blood to the two thousand defenders in Muzhou City, he brought the Heiyu Guard back to the post station and discussed various matters about defending the city with Xie Yijun.
Cao Hua was not good at marching and fighting, so he did not take the initiative to fight in a micro-camera. Instead, he called all the military advisors and staff in Muzhou City and asked Xie Yijun to mobilize him to discuss how to defend the city.
Western Shu has been facing encirclement and suppression for many years. Xie Yijun's experience of facing powerful enemies and defending the city was more knowledgeable than the official Muzhou who had not experienced war for many years, and the arrangements can be said to be well organized.
Just as everyone was arguing about how to set up defenses, a messenger rushed over outside the station. Seeing that he was from Prince Kang's Mansion, he was obviously rushing to come from Hangzhou with rushing horses.
Cao Hua frowned slightly, asked the messenger to come in, and looked at him a few times:
"What's wrong?"
The messenger gasped, took a cylinder from behind, took out the imperial edict from it, and respectfully handed it to Cao Hua:
"There is news coming to the capital. The prince told you not to get angry. He is communicating with the court."
Cao Hua took the imperial edict, opened it and looked at it twice, his face slightly darkened.
Han'er walked to Cao Hua, looked at him with a look, and was furious:
"Nonsense! It was obvious that Yan Tan underestimated the enemy and was wiped out by his entire army. The young master borrowed troops to... "
Cao Hua raised his hand and said, "This is an imperial edict, how can you say nonsense?"
Han'er's expression was slightly calmed, and she pursed her lips, but she couldn't say more.
Cao Hua took away the imperial edict and said calmly:
"I understand. There is no specified time above, so it is reasonable to delay a few days in Muzhou."
The messenger nodded, hesitated for a little before speaking:
"Before leaving, King Kang asked me to tell the governor that it would be better to go back to Hangzhou soon, otherwise the emperor would......"
"I have my own sense of responsibility."
Cao Hua sighed softly and stopped talking.
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At dusk.
Tong Shu, the military officer of the military officer, returned to Muzhou City with three personal soldiers, covered in blood. Looking at the shaking Muzhou City in front of him, only sadness remained in Tong Shu's eyes.
Fang La surrounded Tongguan Town and did not take it down as soon as possible. Instead, he left a gap in Muzhou and deliberately asked the soldiers in the town to ask for help.
Tong Shu led 300 squadrons and quickly arrived at the official road near Tongguan. He saw a group of fugitives coming from Tongguan Town, all of whom were disheveled. Tong Shu was anxious to help Liu Taigong of Tongguan Town, but he did not beware of this group of refugees, but just called on the refugees to make way.
But they never thought that when both sides passed by, the refugees suddenly showed their weapons and came to the officers and soldiers under the leadership of the bandit leader. They were all extremely brave. The three hundred sergeants were killed and fled in scattered without much resistance. After Tong Shu fought hard, there were only a few personal soldiers left beside her.
There were only more than 2,000 soldiers in Muzhou, but then there were three hundred soldiers missing.
Tong Shu felt speechless in front of the soldiers in the city, but at this moment, she didn't even dare to commit suicide and apologize.
Because Fang La's army was about to approach the city!
On the other side, fires surged into the sky from Tongguan Town.
Eight thousand rebels held weapons and gathered in the center of Tongguan Town. Fang La stood on the high platform, wearing yellow robe, surrounded by countless personal guards, wearing red scarves and torches.
Below the high platform, more than a hundred village soldiers who were covered in bruises were kneeling on the ground. The family of more than 20 people were led by the gentry Liu Taigong, including women, children, young and old.
Fang La held a long knife in his hand, raised it high towards the night sky, and said loudly:
"Sir, the country and the family are the same. My son and younger brother plow the fields and weaving cloth. After working hard for a year, he saved up some food and cloth. My father and brother used it to squander it. If he was not satisfied, he would even whip it with a whip and torture it until he died without any mercy. For you, can you be willing to endure it?"
The eight thousand rebels below, as well as the people who had just gathered, and the people from the martial arts world raised their weapons and shouted:
"cannot!"
"Taxes and labor are heavy, officials plunder and extortion, and we are not able to fill our stomachs and just want a way out.
Officials were originally used to raise the people and make the decision for the people, but now the government is so vicious!
The Emperor of the Song Dynasty was immersed in his voice and sex, creating palaces, worshiping ghosts and gods, and expanding his military supplies. In addition to collecting strange flowers and stones, he also bribed millions of silver and silk from the north every year. These are the fat and blood and sweat of the people in the southeast!
The enemies who received these treasures looked down upon us even more and invaded us every year. The court never dared to abolish the annual tuitions given to the enemies, and even regarded this as a strategy to stabilize the border.
Only our people work hard all year round, their wives and children are frozen and hungry, and they are in danger of danger. What can we do?"
"Reverse!"
"The Emperor of the Song Dynasty succeeded to the throne, and there were only a few old ministers left. The court was full of despicable and evil people, and officials outside the capital were also corrupt and extravagant. And gentry like them who helped the evildoer were sucking the blood of the people in the southeast all the time. We just wanted to seek justice, but they tried every means to stop them. What do you think we should do!?"
"kill!"
"kill!"
The shouts of killing were shocking the sky, and the eight thousand rebels were all excited, looking at the white-haired old man tied up under the high platform like enemies.
Liu Taigong, who was over 70 years old, was covered in bruises and still did not kneel down, looking up at Fang La on the platform with his head raised:
"Bold thief! You are just bandits, just for your own selfish desires, and you also talk about making decisions for the people of the Song Dynasty. When wars happen, millions of corpses will be buried in Jiangnan. How can you call yourself a commoner?..."
"kill!"
Fang La raised his hand, and two hundred swords and axes rushed in. In an instant, blood lights rose everywhere, and more than one hundred heads fell to the ground.
"kill!"
"kill!"
Amid the shouts of killing in the audience, Fang La turned over the horse and pointed his long sword in the direction of Muzhou City:
"In three days, conquer Muzhou, all the soldiers, set off!"
Chapter completed!