In the secret room of the study of Hong Wuye's house in the town, in addition to Li Mi, Wanda, Li Yang and Li Mi's two closest aides, Hong Wuye and Qingping, who had just returned from Longzhou, were also there.
On the table in front of him, there were five bronze birds in a row, four of which Li Yang had just retrieved, and the other one that he had obtained before.
The five bronze birds, in five colors, are the keys to the treasures hidden in five different locations.
Li Mi took the parchment treasure map and looked at it carefully, corresponding to the location of each treasure and the corresponding bronze bird, and finally said: "These are not in the same place, so let's work separately!"
"Except for Longzhou, we will take out the other four places first. Just in case, I will be stationed in Dongling County and direct Wanda to get the Jingzhou Prefecture.
For the remaining three places, please listen to your orders! Li Yang and Qingping go to Guzhou Prefecture, Wu Ye goes to Lingzhou Prefecture, Mr. Zhou and Mr. Qin go to Yinzhou Prefecture, each with a team of people, take out the treasure and transport it back immediately, no more.
delay!"
After Li Mi finished speaking, everyone raised their hands in unison, "Yes! Please rest assured, Prince!"
Longzhou has been occupied by King Hou. Hong Wuye sneaked in secretly this time. The treasure there can only be revealed later.
Fortunately, the amount of Uncle An Guo's treasures is quite large. The remaining four treasures are comparable to several treasury. He can recruit soldiers and horses and raise enough food and grass.
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On the seventeenth day of the first lunar month, Lingnan Pass was lost, general Yu Chiru was killed in battle, and the news that the Yu family's remnant army retreated to Qiuling County flew over from Qiu Ling County like wings, without stopping, and wherever it went, everyone was in danger.
The common people who were still holding on to the hope that General Chiru was lucky enough to guard Lingnan Pass a few years ago that Changle's army would be unable to defeat them could no longer sit still. They packed up their belongings one after another, dragged their families and their families out of their homes, and hurriedly headed north.
escape.
In just two days, many people from Dongling County left.
People from several counties below Qiuling County also came northward, and the official road was filled with people traveling in convoys.
This is such a lively place, and the business of the inn and teahouse opened next to the official road should be very good.
But everyone was in a hurry, fearing that Jingzhou Mansion would also fall and they would be unable to escape. How could they be in the mood to stop?
No one had the time to stop until they left Jingzhou Prefecture.
Since the news spread, Song Qiu told Du Chuanfu and others not to buy too many ingredients every day. The business will not be good in the future. If there are too many ingredients, they will be wasted if not put away.
So there was no business for several days, and at least we didn't lose any food.
The surrounding villages near Songshan Village were also panic-stricken. Villagers from several villages gathered together to discuss whether they should also flee northward.
Everyone in Songshan Village also gathered in the courtyard of the village chief's house, outside the station or in the next courtyard where there was no room for standing.
The whole village, old and young, was all gathered together and talking about it!
"Village Chief! Lingnan Pass has been lost. Jingzhou Prefecture may not be able to hold on! Should we escape?"
"Look at how many people have gone north on the official road outside in the past two days. If they don't escape, it won't take ten days to fight back from Qiuling County!"
"Our ancestors all fled together from the south in the past. If we encounter war again this time, our village must also leave together, so that we can take care of us!"
"Yes, yes! Village chief, do we want to escape? Just give us a word and we will go back and pack our things!"
"To be honest, I don't want to leave the village at all. We have no relatives in the north to join us. If we really leave, we will become refugees if we leave!"
"There's nothing we can do about it! If we don't leave, if Changle's army really comes over, we'll die! Don't expect Changle's army to be kind to us Dali people! Didn't you hear what anyone said! If they can break through Lingnan Pass, then they will kill us.
The common people are here to serve as human shields! It makes us afraid to use our trebuchets, bows and arrows, otherwise, why would it be so easy for them to climb up the city wall?"
"Okay, okay, let's listen to the village chief. We will do whatever the village chief says!"
Everyone looked at the village chief, waiting for him to speak.
The village chief had already talked with Mr. Tang. When everyone was talking and talking and almost all looked at him, he raised his hand to signal everyone to be quiet.
Then he said in a deep voice: "Our family in Songshan Village fled from the south fifty years ago. How many relatives died along the way before we got here? We have lived in Songshan Village for so many years, and this is our home.
If I really want to leave my hometown again, I am a little hesitant!"
"Once you escape, you will become a refugee. What good can a refugee do? It will be really difficult for us to take our family with us and escape!"
"I think it's not a last resort, so let's wait a little longer! Once Hilly County falls, let's make plans again!"
Mr. Tang did not intend to leave because he handed over the bronze bird and he believed in Prince Changshan and his son.
If even they can't stop Changle's army, then even if they escape, where can they escape to?
Of course, there is no need to tell the villagers this.
That's why the village chief said this.
When everyone heard this, they felt it was reasonable. Although some were worried that they would not be able to escape if it was too late, no one said a word.
There are only so many people in Songshan Village. Our ancestors all fled from the south together. When the elders of each family were still alive, they told the descendants to listen to the village chief and discuss it with the sisters of each family in the village.
, don’t have any conflicts or anything like that.
Both Mr. Tang and the village chief are devoted to the village and always help each family. Under the leadership of the village chief, everyone is accustomed to unity and harmony, and their minds are simple. They can do whatever the village chief says.
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The village chief said to wait and see and not to run away in a hurry, so they listened and went home to calm down first and see the situation before talking.
On the twentieth day of the first lunar month, King Changshan rushed to Qiuling County with an army of 100,000 victorious troops. On the day he arrived, he fought against Changle's army, which happened to be heading north, at Changfengpo outside Qiuling County.
On the twenty-first day of the first lunar month, under the strategizing command of King Changshan, Changle's army defeated the majority with a small number. Changle's army was defeated and retreated twenty miles to set up camp.
When the news came, the people of Jingzhou Prefecture seemed to see hope again, and some of them walked out of their homes and went back one after another.
After all, no one wants to leave their hometown unless absolutely necessary.
It's okay for rich people, but ordinary people will become refugees when they go out. They are homeless and find it difficult to live.
The people in Songshan Village were relieved when they heard the news.
They didn't run away immediately at that time, and they didn't want to run away now. They all silently hoped that King Changshan would show his might and defeat Changle's army just like he did when he defeated the Japanese bandits.
The people in Songshan Village have often heard Zhang Laodou boast about his fight against Japanese bandits, and they also know how impressive and capable King Changshan is who defeated the Japanese bandits. Therefore, they have much more confidence in King Changshan than others.
Knowing that King Changshan is now in charge of Qiuling County, I am really relieved and relieved.
The vegetable chunks that had been dried in the past two days were washed out and left to dry. After temporarily breathing a sigh of relief, Song Qiu planned to make the salted vegetables quickly.
Miao Manju and others who followed her instructions came to see what she did next.
Everyone gathered around the Song family yard, temporarily putting aside their worries about the war, and curious to see how Song Qiu made salted vegetables.
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I have to work on May Day. My parents are planting rice and I have to cook, so I will only post one update.