Like many cities that have not been affected by war, Hanzhong has not seen a war for a long time. In the memory of the old city gate officer, even thieves attacking the city were things that only happened to his parents' generation.
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This battleground for military strategists that once connected Shuzhong and Guanzhong has been living its stable life peacefully since its establishment in the Sui Dynasty. It has long forgotten what it is like to fight!
Therefore, after thinking that those who were struck by lightning outside might be bandits and robbers, the group of soldiers guarding the gate suddenly became confused.
Those with better psychological quality, such as the old city gate officials, knew how to rush forward and close the city gate.
Those with poor psychological quality, like Sun Er, had already disappeared without knowing where they were.
"Boom, boom, boom..."
The harsh sound of the gong sounded in the city gate, which was used to warn the enemy. However, in this weather, the sound of the gong could not spread far and was completely drowned by the rain outside.
"Stop knocking! Who can hear it today? Go and report it to the official!"
He kicked the guy who was still banging the gong to the side. The old city gate officer, whose ears were ringing, stared at him and roared fiercely!
"Here..."
The man holding the gong was a little dazed by the kick. It took him a while to react. Seeing that the old city gate officer was about to step forward and kick him again, he quickly got up, hit the gong on his head, and then threw his ass.
Run to the city!
Looking at his appearance, it's a good thing that in the city, the surrounding houses and trees are taller than him, otherwise, he would probably be the next one to be struck by lightning.
"Uncle, what should we do?"
The messenger ran away, and the remaining people in the city gate gathered around anxiously. They all looked at the old city gate official, waiting for him to give him an idea. It was obvious that they were also the first to deal with this kind of thing.
Encountered once.
"we……"
The old city gate officer's hands and feet were trembling a little at this time. He first looked at the city gate to make sure it was closed, and then gritted his teeth and shouted: "Go up the city wall!"
When the other people heard this, they were dumbfounded: "Ah, going up the city wall? I don't know how to defend the city!"
The old city gatekeeper glared at the few people who were talking about it: "You don't have to defend the city even if you don't know how!"
As if chasing ducks, he chased a few people against the city wall.
The old man who had been a security officer for half his life naturally did not think that he and a few soldiers were capable of defending the city.
However, he was not going up to the city wall to throw stones or oil.
But to show the official who is coming here soon: I am not cowed! Even if I encounter a strong man, I will still lead the people to stick to their posts and resist desperately.
Working in a safe place like Hanzhong, the old city gate officer may not have the ability, but the ability to show oneself in front of the superiors can be said to have been engraved in the bones.
"Dong dong dong..."
Just after a group of people climbed up the city wall, violent banging on the door was heard from below.
Along with the banging on the door, there were also a few curses with obvious foreign accents.
"Damn it! Open the door quickly!"
"Open the door! I saw the door you just closed!"
The cursing in front of the city gate was loud and arrogant, and several people on the city wall turned pale when they heard it. I don't know whether it was because they were scared or because they were soaked by the rain.
"Hey, bold thief!"
Finally, someone on the city wall mustered up the courage, stuck out his head from the wall stacks, and yelled at the people below: "You are blind! You don't even see where this is! You dare to attack the city! Believe it or not!"
The Huicheng Guards are here and will chop off all your dog heads!"
"Siege the city?"
The man's curses were carried down by the rain, and the men who were banging on the door were obviously stunned for a moment.
One of the big men even wiped his smooth head and roared at the city wall: "Attack your mother's legs! You have seen an siege team of more than ten people! I am a caravan! Open the door for me!"
"What, only a dozen or so people? A caravan?"
On the city wall, the old city gate official was stunned when he heard these words.
They just took a general look through the firelight of the big tree, and had no idea how many people were coming.
If it is true that there are only about ten people there as that person said, then they really cannot be bandits and robbers.
After all, there are only a few people in the city, and even a spit of saliva from everyone in the city can drown them.
"Aren't you bandits? Are you a caravan? What kind of caravan?"
The old city gate official who came back to his senses tentatively asked, but unexpectedly, someone next to him immediately pulled him back.
The person who pulled him back was a middle-aged soldier. At this moment, he was frowning and said sternly: "Uncle! Don't listen to them! It's dark and midwinter outside, who knows if any of them are hiding outside! Besides,
Which caravan have you ever seen that dared to be so arrogant to us?!"
Hearing what this man said, the old city gate officer immediately felt shocked.
He was right! At this time, the big tree that was split by lightning outside the city had gone out, and the whole sky was covered with raindrops as dense as a bead curtain, making it impossible to see clearly.
If there were really people hiding outside, even if there were only a few hundred people, it would be enough to cause chaos in Hanzhong City behind them.
And, as he said later, what are the caravans afraid of? Isn’t it afraid of bandits and petty officials like them!
Of the caravans that passed by here in the past, which one was not respectful to them, for fear of being stopped outside the city and delaying their journey, there was no one who was like them, yelling and scolding people like themselves!
Thinking of this, the face of the old city gate official also became gloomy: "Humph! Who cares who you are! The city gate is closed today! It will definitely not be opened again! If you are wise, retreat quickly, otherwise the city guards will come later.
Yes, it looks good with you!"
The shouts on the city wall passed through the rain curtain and faintly reached below. All the men below were speechless. One of the young men gritted his white teeth and gave the bald man a fierce look.
There is no doubt that these people under the city gate are Xiao Han, Ren Qing and his party who just came out of Qinling Mountains.
Originally, according to the itinerary, they should have entered Hanzhong City to rest early today.
But Xiao Han couldn't bear it and finally visited his old place again, so he had to take Liu Hongji to see the place where he lived before and the rice fields where he once farmed and raised fish.
After going back and forth, time was delayed. When I saw that the weather was not good and wanted to go into the city, it started to rain heavily.
"What should we do? They are not allowed to enter the city. Why don't we find a place to take shelter from the rain?"
Liu Hongji was glared at by Xiao Han. He was in a hurry and used the tone of a general unknowingly. Now it's better. People don't believe it and they have to notify the city guard to come. If this is the city guard's
The leader is also a weakling, so if you give them a hail of arrows, it will be great fun!
"To take shelter from the rain?" Xiao Han rolled his eyes and looked at the people who had been soaked in the rain: "Where to take shelter from the rain? Then go under the tree? If I hadn't pulled you out just now, you would be familiar with it now!"
