Farming Beneath the Changbai Mountains

On the afternoon of the first day of the first lunar month, Master Zhou, the prefect of Longzhou, had just returned from outside. Before I could sit down and rest, I heard the boy outside saying. "Sir, Lord Xizhou Lin sent someone here, saying that the army from the Northern Yuan Kingdom attacked Zhenyuan Pass last night. We don't know what the situation of the battle is at this moment. Lord Lin sent people to move reinforcements."

As soon as Prefect Zhou heard this, he immediately went out, "Quick, please invite someone to come in and go to the reception room in the front yard."

This week the prefect came to Longzhou to take office, and he brought his family with him. His hometown is in the south, and the journey back and forth is too far, so he did not go back to his hometown for the New Year this year. Unexpectedly, he encountered these things.

Prefect Zhou quickly came to the reception room in the front yard and saw two people standing inside, who were the Yamen servants of the state government. "Where is Master Lin's letter? Give it to me quickly."

The visitor handed the letter to Magistrate Zhou, "Sir, when we came out of Xizhou, Master Lin had already gathered all the young people in the city and planned to go to Zhenyuan Pass for support. I really don't know what is going on at the moment. Please also ask Your Excellency will find a way to send some reinforcements, and the people of Xizhou are all counting on you."

Magistrate Zhou received the letter, which was similar to what the visitor said, asking for troops to be sent for rescue. "Did Mr. Lin send someone to Hanzhou?"

"We have sent people. I think they have arrived by now. I just don't know if General Mo is willing to send troops to rescue?" the person said anxiously.

Magistrate Zhou also heard about Mo Hongfan's refusal to be stationed in Xizhou. "It's ridiculous. At this time, the border is at risk. Could it be that he, Mo Hongfan, doesn't even care about the important affairs of the court? In this way, there are not many people here, only the five thousand sergeants guarding the city. I immediately summoned the men and sent them over first. Three thousand people, temporary relief. I will send people over to Mo Hongfan, don't worry. Xizhou is an important border area, and the court attaches great importance to it. I will never sit idly by."

After Magistrate Zhou finished speaking, he immediately sent people out and called several generals guarding the city to discuss the rescue. "General An, Xizhou is a border fortress and is of vital importance. When General An goes, he must help Mr. Lin to defend the city. Maybe General Mo's army will have arrived by the time General An arrives, so that he can fight with Bei The decisive battle in Yuan Dynasty made them dare not underestimate our Daqi army. "

General An nodded, "I will remember every word of what the prefect said. Xizhou is the barrier of Longzhou. If Xizhou falls, the entire Northeast will face the iron hoof of Bei Yuan, and the end will be natural." I understand this. The soldiers are very quick, so I will not talk to you here. If I can solve the problem in Xizhou earlier, it will be a worthwhile trip."

After General An finished speaking, he took the people away. After returning, he gathered 3,000 people and set off directly towards Xizhou. Naturally, the two people sent by Xizhou also followed and rushed back quickly.

At this moment in Hanzhou, Master Sun, the prefect of Hanzhou, brought people from Xizhou who had gone to seek help to the Northeastern Army camp stationed outside the city. "General Mo, the governor of Xizhou sent people to ask for help. It is said that on New Year's Eve, 30,000 soldiers from the Northern Yuan Kingdom attacked Zhenyuan Pass. It is still unknown what the situation of the battle is at this moment. Please also ask General Mo to send people to support immediately."

The winter in the north is extremely cold, so when the army is stationed, naturally they cannot live directly in tents like in the south. Outside Hanzhou City, there are large houses, densely packed in many rows. Each row of houses has hundreds of rooms. In each room, there are two rows of large Kangs in the north and south. In this way, each room can accommodate more than thirty people.

In the middle of this house, there is a slightly taller and more ornate house, which is where the commander of the army, Zhendong General Mo Hongfan, lives. Mo Hongfan sat on a chair in the reception room of the house and looked at the people in front of him, "Oh? According to Mr. Sun, the people from Beiyuan Kingdom were actually celebrating the New Year. They had nothing to do and went to Xizhou to be a rabbit. If you don’t poop, where will the birds lay eggs? This is the funniest joke I have ever heard.”

Mo Hongfan said, his face changed, "At this moment, the north is covered with heavy snow, and the snow is bone-chilling, making it difficult to walk. Are these troops from the Northern Yuan Kingdom crazy, and they took this opportunity to attack? Mr. Sun, what about Xizhou? It's just a small area, and it's useless. If Beiyuan Kingdom really wants to attack Hanzhou, please don't listen to some people's lies."

The person sent by Zixuan to deliver the message looked very ugly when he heard these words, "General, we heard the report from the spies at Zhenyuan Pass with our own ears, and then Mr. Lin personally wrote a letter asking us to come out to move reinforcements. Xizhou is in emergency. , and it is absolutely true. How come it has become a joke to the general? Are the lives of hundreds of thousands of people in Xizhou just a joke?"

Mo Hongfan didn't even raise his eyelids. He held the tea bowl and took a sip of tea. "In my eyes, unproven things are just like jokes."

"Then please ask the general to immediately send a scouting horse to Xizhou to investigate. We will know then." said the person who went to Xizhou. He was really anxious. When he thought that the children at home still didn't know what was going on, he couldn't wait to go back quickly.

"You said you asked me to go check it out, so I went. Who are you? You are nothing, but I have to listen to you?" Mo Hongfan said swear words, but his tone was very calm and low. The head is drinking tea.

Sun Zhizhou couldn't stand it anymore, "General, Xizhou is also a territory of the imperial court. If it is really captured by the enemy, the Northeast region will lose a barrier. In that case, I am afraid that Hanzhou and Longzhou will , are all threatened.”

"Hey, I didn't see it. Mr. Sun is a scholar, but he still has such views on military affairs? If you can lead troops, then why can't you be a general? Stop taking care of things that shouldn't be yours. Be careful about your official position. If you don't want to be the governor, there are many people who want to be the governor." Mo Hongfan's tone was still calm, but it was very threatening.

"General, it is the common man's responsibility to defend the territory and the country. Although I am a civil servant, I also know the principle of not giving up an inch of territory. I also ask General Mo to send people out to investigate as soon as possible. Once the Beiyuan attack is implemented, he will send troops to rescue him as soon as possible. "Okay." Mr. Sun's tone was a bit unpleasant. This Mo Hongfan has been causing trouble for Sun Zhizhou ever since they were stationed in Hanzhou. Now facing such a major event, Mo Hongfan had such an attitude, which really made Sun Da very popular.

"The general will naturally send people to investigate. But as for the dispatch of troops, we have to wait for the general to find out, report it to the court, and wait for permission from the Ministry of War. How do you people understand the dispatch of this large army? "Mo Hongfan still had a neutral tone.

When Mr. Sun saw this, he knew that it was impossible for Mo Hongfan to send troops today. He angrily turned around and said to the people from Xizhou, "You two, please come back to the Yamen with me. Let's discuss it there."

The two government officials who were sent to Hanzhou also understood and nodded helplessly, "Then I'll trouble Mr. Sun."

The group of people walked out of the camp and returned to Hanzhou City. "Wait a moment, you two. I have 3,000 soldiers guarding the city in Hanzhou. In this case, I will immediately find the guard general, have a look and discuss it, and let these people go to Xizhou with you first. One more person can also More power.”

"Sir, these sergeants are the guard force of each state capital. If they are all transferred, wouldn't there be no one to guard the city?" said a government official.

"It's okay, aren't there 50,000 people outside the city? If the enemy army attacks, they should be the first to be attacked. I still don't believe it. The enemy army can bypass the 50,000-person army. Are you going to attack Hanzhou directly?" Mr. Sun sneered and then said.

At this time, all the lieutenants guarding the city came to the state government office. After everyone discussed it, they decided to keep 500 people and go to rescue Xizhou with the rest.

In this way, the 2,500 soldiers stationed in Hanzhou were all ready in less than an hour. The garrison general gave the order and everyone rushed to Xizhou together.

Seeing these sergeants leaving, Mr. Sun immediately returned to his home and wrote two letters one after another, "Come here, please send these two letters, one to Longzhou, to the magistrate, and the other to the capital. This way The capital must know about this matter. "Master Sun and Zixuan have known each other before, and they have a good impression of each other. Mr. Sun admired Lin Zixuan's actions in Xizhou very much, so this time, he would rather offend Mo Hongfan than report to the court.

Outside Xizhou City, in the camp of the Northern Yuan Army, General Bart was sitting in the Chinese army's tent, drinking wine very depressedly. The people of the Northern Yuan Kingdom have lived in the bitter cold land of the north since they were young, so they are not at all uncomfortable with the cold weather. The ground was covered with a thick felt blanket, and he just sat there without feeling anything bad.

Several people came in from outside, "General, are we stationed here like this? When we came here, the marshal said that we should take the lead. It is best to capture Xizhou."

Bart glared at the speaker, "Nonsense, doesn't this general know that we want to capture Xizhou? But you don't even think about it. We marched continuously and attacked the city directly last night, but we lost so many men. Come today When we arrived outside Xizhou City, people from Daqi used some sorcery and injured many people at once. Now that we are going to attack the city, what should we use to attack the city? "

When General Bart said this, all these people stopped talking. They all saw the power of that thing this morning, it was really terrifying. Those were not the bows, arrows and spears they were familiar with, but they were much more powerful than these. This kind of thing was indeed a big problem. "General, what should we do? The marshal's army is following us. It will only take three to five days to get here."

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