Several people walked up to the archery tower, and Wen Da briefly explained the situation. Chen Lu took a look and found that the people were quite well-behaved. Although they all looked excited, they still stood outside the line.

Ha San saw Chen Lu nodding and understood. He stepped forward and shouted loudly: "Two people come out to answer the question. No riding is allowed."

The villagers were quiet for a while, then two people walked out slowly, passed the cordon, and stopped thirty steps outside the camp gate. The people behind them pushed forward, hoping to swarm up.

Hassan shouted: "The others should retreat outside the line quickly, otherwise they will be killed without mercy." After shouting in Mongolian, Chinese and Hui languages, these people retreated again.

The two men walked a few steps forward and looked at their attire. One was a Mongolian and the other was from the Western Regions. They were both about sixty years old.

The Mongolians spoke first, speaking in Chinese: "Master Han, put away your bows and arrows first. We are all ordinary villagers with no knowledge. If you are like this, we will not dare to say anything."

Wen Da rushed to say: "This is a necessary means to fight against the enemy. I don't have time to talk nonsense with you. If you have something to say, say it quickly, and if you have anything to say, let it go."

The Mongolian said: "Are we your enemies? If you say this, we will go back."

Chen Lu had no choice but to speak: "Two fellow villagers, this battle is not aimed at the villagers. I am afraid that someone will take the opportunity to stir up trouble. You can all speak Chinese, which is great. Just say it. Everyone is listening. What's going on?

What's up?"

Not only were these two old people asked this question, but even their own people were stunned for a moment. Wasn't this asking a question knowingly? The two villagers also looked at each other, and it was obvious that they couldn't answer this question at the moment.

The two men murmured for a while, and the Mongolian said: "Master Han, our horse city has a radius of several hundred miles. From the time I can remember to now, there have been several major plagues, but nothing like this one."

"You should also know that this 'belly yellow' is not a serious disease and is not contagious at all. What happened today was all caused by the plague brought by your Han people's livestock. If we don't come to you, who will we come to? We will go too.

In the Liwen Institute, Mr. Liwen is nowhere to be seen."

Chen Lu said: "Well, now that you have met me, you don't need to ask questions anymore. Let's not worry about where this plague comes from. You can clear a path first and tell us what to do? I am all ears."

The two people looked at each other with surprise on their faces. Is this an official from the Celestial Dynasty? A copycat, right? Is it Li Gui? Who are you? Just think about it, who dares to say it?

The man from the Western Region took a step forward and said in Chinese: "We have discussed it and have three demands: first, you will compensate the horse according to the price for the horse that died of illness; second, you will treat the sick horse and compensate according to the price for the horse that died;

Third, burn all the livestock in your camp. Not even one of these three will work."

Wen Da was furious, this was the master of Jinyiwei. Ordinary officials usually stayed away from him. Who dared to be so presumptuous in front of them when he saw an official, a third-level official, a grassroots official, or a commoner?

He cursed loudly: "Two old men, do you think I have no one in the world? Do you think I have a bad sword? If you dare to talk nonsense again, I will turn you into a hedgehog immediately, go back!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the villagers got into a commotion, cursing and shouting, and were about to rush through the cordon. Chen Lu knew the ins and outs of this incident, but some people were afraid of petty consequences and were looking forward to making the storm more violent.

Woolen cloth.

Wen Da's toughness is undoubtedly doing these people a favor.

Chen Lu shouted: "Neighbors, be silent. My old man tells you that this is not a plague, nor did we bring it. This is someone deliberately sabotaging it and creating ethnic conflict for us. Don't worry, everyone, we are also trying to find a solution.

.Regardless of whether we brought this disease or not, we are the imperial officials and we will never sit idly by and ignore it."

Someone in the crowd spoke: "You really have the nerve to say that, you are ready to break up your accounts and run away." He seemed to be muttering to himself, and could be heard clearly even a stone's throw away.

Ha San tried his best to search for this person, but even with his good eyesight, he couldn't see any clues.

Chen Lu pretended not to hear and continued: "Neighbors, you go back first, we will discuss it and tell you the result. Please go to the camp to rest for a while."

"We won't go back unless we agree to the three conditions." It was that person's voice again.

Everyone said: "Yes, if you don't go back, just wait here for the result."

The Mongolians in front spoke: "Master Han, let's wait here. If there is no result for two quarters of an hour, we will go into the camp and burn those cattle, horses and camels."

Wen Da really couldn't bear it anymore. He felt that Chen Lu was too weak. They said that scholars harmed the country and were useless scholars. It was true. The country was so powerful that they were completely embarrassed.

As an envoy, you should show the majesty of the Great Celestial Empire in order to fulfill your mission.

He really didn't want to listen to Chen Lu's pedantic words anymore, so he took out his four-eyed gun, fired a shot into the sky above the villagers, and shouted: "Quiet, what the hell, you are so shameless. Who doesn't want to live?"

, come closer, I will help you, I have plenty of lead bullets."

The clear gunfire sounded extremely real and harsh, and the villagers were immediately suffocated.

"The Han people are playing rogue, don't be afraid, just rush in!"

When Chen Lu saw him firing this shot, he knew in his heart that it was all over now. This familiar voice had been encouraging, and these words were even more encouraging and would definitely anger these villagers.

Chen Lu has been familiar with history books since he was a child. There is a saying in "Laozi": The people are not afraid of death, so why should they be afraid of death? These people have lost the basis of their lives - horses, what worries do they have? This is what happened.

If it is not enough, it will lead to failure.

Looking at the crowd again, they only hesitated for a moment, and in an instant they rushed through the cordon like a tide and rushed towards the camp. Chen Lu didn't have time to think too much and just said: "No force is allowed!"

Wen Da looked at Mr. Chen in shock. In terms of military matters, I, Wen Da, still have the final say. Should I not use force and watch them rush in?

Chen Lu could see his doubts and disdain for himself, so he simply ignored him and glanced at Ha San. Ha San nodded, raised his gun and fired three shots into the air.

As if blocked by something, the crowd stood there and became silent.

Ha San shouted: "I'll give you one more chance to retreat outside the line, otherwise we will really shoot the arrows, and you are the one who forced us to do so." Then he shouted: "Get ready to shoot the arrows."

The soldiers inside the wooden fence were all ready with their bows and arrows, waiting for an order to be given, and the fire muskets and serial crossbows were fired together.

At this time, we were less than thirty steps away from the gate of the camp. The villagers were all stunned, knowing that Ha San's words were not meant to scare him. If he took one more step, he would definitely be shot into a hedgehog.

At this time, the voice rang again: "Prepare the fire and throw fire inside."

People seemed to understand all of a sudden, so they used wooden sticks, whips, hats, whatever they were useful for. Some people took out fire matchers and everyone lit each other on fire.

Wen Da jumped to his feet anxiously. He had already thought about it. If there was any sign of arson, he would immediately release the arrow. He glanced at Chen Lu and made a final request. Chen Lu nodded helplessly.

At this critical moment, several firecrackers were heard from behind the crowd. The villagers panicked and turned around.
Chapter completed!