Farming Beneath the Changbai Mountains

On New Year's Eve, news came that the troops of the Northern Yuan Kingdom were approaching. At this moment, everyone in the door room fell silent.

General Li also had some drinks, so he was about to lead his troops out to meet the enemy. Zixuan stopped him. "General Li, it is not a matter of facing the enemy at this time. Since the enemy has come with 20,000 to 30,000 people, and we only have 5,000 people, how can we be their opponent? In this way, you should take the people back to the pass immediately, and you must not leave. To meet the enemy, we only need to hold Zhenyuan Pass for the time being. I will also immediately send people from the state government to bring all the people from Zhenyuan Pass to Zhoucheng."

Xizhou is close to the border, so when the city defense was first built, Zixuan built a city wall between the Taoer River and the Noni River, which could serve as the outer protection of Xizhou City. A pass was set up there called Zhenyuan Pass. Zhenyuan Pass is still seventy miles away from Xizhou City. If there is an enemy situation, Xizhou will have a time buffer. Unexpectedly, this time it actually came into use.

"General Li, this matter all depends on the general. As long as the general can temporarily hold the pass, I can safely transfer all the people to the city and prevent the people from being invaded by the war. Xizhou is newly built City wall, when the time comes, you will all retreat to Xizhou City. We will stick to the city. There is nothing we can do about the Beiyuan soldiers." Zixuan emphasized to General Li again.

General Li nodded, "Okay, as Master Yilin said, this time the two of us will work together to resist the enemy. I won't say anything more, I'll leave now." With that, General Li walked into the room. Got out.

Ziwen and Wenxuan also stood up, "Brother, let's go back too."

Zixuan nodded. At this time, everyone must take action. "You should be careful. I am afraid that the enemy has reached the pass at this moment. You must find a way to hold it and give me some time."

When Ziwen and others went out, someone had already brought the horses over there. The two of them jumped on the horses, followed General Li, and ran away.

Zixuan was in the room and looked at the people in the room. "Anfu, go to the Yamen and beat the drum at the entrance of the Yamen. This is the only way to gather everyone in the Yamen."

Anfu nodded and immediately went out.

Is there any Chinese New Year atmosphere left at this time? Those who drank too much tonight were all sober now, looking at Zixuan with full energy and obeying Zixuan's instructions.

"Everyone, we originally have a small garrison in Xizhou, and some of them are assigned to Zhenyuan Pass. So now, I'm afraid we have to use the local young men to defend the city together. Everyone, follow me to the state government office, let's go over there Let's discuss it." Zixuan was a little helpless, and he never thought that Beiyuan Kingdom would take advantage of the Chinese New Year to attack. Nowadays, the Yamen is on holiday, and many people in the Yamen are not in the city.

Zixuan led the people all the way to the state government office. At this time, Anfu had already beaten the big drum at the door of the government office.

On New Year's Eve, when every household was watching the New Year and making dumplings, they suddenly heard the sound of rumbling drums. So everyone came out one after another, wanting to know what happened.

And those who serve in the state government know that something big is happening as soon as they hear the sound of drums. Ignoring the excitement at home, I hurriedly dressed up and rushed to the Yamen.

When Jinghan and others left the house, Jinghan heard a report from her servants, saying that there was an enemy situation ahead.

"Damn it, these Tatars from the Northern Yuan Kingdom are so abominable. They came to attack during the Chinese New Year. Don't they just celebrate the Chinese New Year?" Ruxue muttered.

Why don't you celebrate the New Year? The people of Beiyuan Kingdom have completely different festivals from those of Daqi. Jinghan suddenly remembered this and couldn't help but sigh, these people from Beiyuan Kingdom are too cunning. "Now is not the time to talk about this. Everyone should put on their clothes and be ready at all times. At this time, we are afraid of chaos in the city. If chaos breaks out, it might give the enemy an opportunity." Jinghan said quickly. .

"This way, Chuntao and Chunxing, you two come out with me to have a look. The rest of us will stay in the house and don't make any mess. When we go out, no matter who opens the door, they won't open it." Jing. Han was afraid that if there were spies in the city, it would be difficult.

Chuntao and Chunxing handed over their children to the people around them, and then followed Jinghan to the front yard, gathering all the servants and guards in the house. "Everyone, there is an enemy situation ahead. Your Excellency has already gone to the state government office. You must guard the mansion well and don't let spies sneak in. I will take a few people out and then the door of the mansion will be closed. It's not me and your Excellency who are coming back. Don't open the door."

Qian came over and said, "Jinghan, don't go out. There might be chaos outside. You can't help anything if you go out. What if something happens again?"

"Aunt, it's okay. Chuntao and I are both skilled. I'm afraid Zixuan can't take care of him alone. I have to help him." Jinghan shook her head. At this time, she had to be with Zixuan. .

Qian knew Jinghan's stubbornness, so she nodded, "That's all, be careful, we'll be waiting for you at home."

Jinghan took a few guards and the two sisters Chuntao out of the house, and then the door was closed tightly. Several people came to the street and saw some chaos on the street.

After walking a few steps, I saw an official from the state government in front of me, beating a gong in his hand and shouting loudly, "Master Zhizhou has ordered that all young and strong men from every household should gather at the small school field in the north of the city. . The rest, the old, the weak, women and children, keep their doors closed and are not allowed to come in or out at will."

The state government sent several groups of people, shouting everywhere. After a while, many young men were seen walking out of the houses in various places.

Since the news of Beiyuan Kingdom's attack on Daqi came last year, Zixuan has ordered that the young and strong men in Xizhou must gather together for training every few days. Especially during slack times, training must be strengthened. Fortunately, at this time, these people were not too busy. The young men all walked towards the school ground in the north of the city in a tacit understanding.

When Jinghan saw this situation, she felt a little relieved. Being on the border, naturally it cannot be like some places in the mainland. Special methods must be used to manage the local people.

Northern men are tall and mighty, and generally practice martial arts. So as long as they are gathered together and trained regularly, once war comes, these people can become a new force. Defending our country is what everyone should do.

Jinghan did not go towards the government office anymore, but followed everyone to the small school field in the north of the city. I saw countless lanterns lit up around the small school ground. All the young men in the city stood on the school ground in a neat manner, but no one made a sound.

After Xizhou's development in the past few years, the population has finally increased. There are about 40,000 to 50,000 people in Xizhou City now, so there are probably less than 10,000 men on the school grounds. These people were like well-trained sergeants, standing neatly on the school field, listening to Lord Zhizhou speaking on the general stage in front.

"Fellow folks, there is an urgent report from the front line tonight, saying that the Northern Yuan Kingdom has invaded, and it has arrived at Zhenyuan Pass. On New Year's Eve, the enemy troops came to sneak attack, just to take advantage of us all to relax, and take Xizhou in one fell swoop. At this moment Lin didn't say anything grand. The imperial army only stationed 5,000 people in our Xizhou, including 3,000 in Zhenyuan Pass and 2,000 in the city. The enemy came with 20,000 to 30,000 troops. There is a big difference, so at this time, we are working together to protect our country and our country." Zixuan stood on the high platform and shouted loudly.

"My sons, at this moment, we were supposed to be eating dumplings at home and keeping vigil and reunited as a family. But those hateful Tatars actually invaded at this time. Can we let them succeed?" Zixuan became more and more angry as he spoke. .

The people below all shouted, "No."

"Okay, since that's not possible, then we have to take action immediately to help the defenders and guard our homeland together." Zixuan then began to arrange the guard affairs. "Master Li, take the first team out of the North City Gate to help the people in the villages and towns outside the city move safely. All the old, weak, women and children will come into the city, and the young and strong men will go to Zhenyuan Pass together." This Master Li, He is the judge of the state government. There is one prefectural magistrate and six prefectural magistrates in the prefectural government office. Now that the prefectural magistrate has returned to his hometown for the New Year, there are only three prefectural magistrates.

A man below shouted, "Yes." Then he led a group of people, about 3,000 people, and left quickly.

"Master Liu, you lead the second team to guard our granary. Remember, unless there is an order from me, anyone who approaches the granary will be killed without mercy." At this time, I would rather kill by mistake than let go.

"Yes." Another state judge led a team of people away.

"Master Wang, you will lead the third team, together with our prefectural government officials, to be responsible for the security of the city. Once you find anyone acting suspiciously, arrest them directly. If there is resistance, they will be killed without mercy." Zixuan was really worried at this moment. I'm a little impatient.

The next person also left with others.

"The rest of you, please follow me up to the city wall. Let's defend the city together." Zixuan shouted loudly.

Jinghan was down there, and she couldn't help but feel extremely proud when she saw that her husband had arranged everything in an orderly manner. Looking at Zixuan at this moment, his expression was determined and his eyes were bright. Although the timing was wrong, Jinghan couldn't help but smile.

He called the guard beside him and whispered a few words in his ear. The guard nodded and walked quickly to the general stand.

Zixuan naturally recognized his guard, and knowing that it was Jinghan who had something to say, he quickly walked off the stage and came to Jinghan's side. "Why did you get here? Go back quickly, it's too dangerous."

"It's okay, I'll go back right away. Have you sent someone to move reinforcements?" Jinghan looked at Zixuan with a smile.

"We have just sent people to Hanzhou. There are troops stationed there." Zixuan replied.