A strange thieves attack on the city ended in a confused way.
The thieves who attacked the city left behind more than a hundred corpses and fled in panic into the mountains and forests. In addition to dozens of officers and soldiers being injured in Nanyang City, seven or eight others accidentally lost their lives, and there were no other losses.
In this way, no matter where you look from, this is an undoubted victory!
When the war was over, the Nanyang officials who finally came to their senses were no longer panicking all day long. They immediately stood up in their clothes and began to rush to the table to write out their merit reports, preparing to fill in more details in the exam book at the end of the year.
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And the people in the city also opened their doors at this time, running around to tell each other and celebrate this great victory!
"Is this the end of the fight?"
In the inn, Xiao Han and Liu Hongji looked at each other in shock after learning the news. They were fully armed just now. If they were not well prepared, they rushed out immediately. Unexpectedly, the thief was beaten away so quickly?
"The fight is over!" Ren Qing, who went to inquire about the news, had a calm face and said in a deep voice: "I heard that the governor of this place, without telling everyone, mobilized 300 bow hunters from all over the place. Once the thieves entered the city, they immediately killed them.
They were caught off guard, so they quickly beat everyone away."
"Huh? Mobilize the bow hunters in advance? How does he know that those thieves will definitely be able to attack the city?" Liu Hongji scratched his head and asked in surprise when he heard this.
"Nonsense!" Xiao Han on the side rolled his eyes and said, "Do you even need to ask? Think about how we fought against pirates in Guangzhou?"
"Uh, you mean, he has an inside job!" Liu Hongji reacted and immediately took a breath: "How can he, a dignified governor, have anything to do with thieves?"
"Who said that the governor can't have a relationship with the thieves?" Xiao Hanlian laughed and said: "Besides, he can't have a relationship with the thieves, shouldn't his subordinates be able to have a relationship with the thieves? Also, Brother Ren just said,
The governor secretly sent bowhunters into the city without telling anyone else! From this point of view, it is not certain that he has an internal agent for the thieves, but that the thieves have an internal agent in the city! It's just that he discovered it and used his plan!"
Liu Hongji actually believed Xiao Han's explanation, but he couldn't stand Xiao Han's attitude of looking back after the fact. When he saw this, he immediately retorted: "You know again? Did you see it with your own eyes?"
Xiao Han raised his chin with a look of disdain: "Humph, this is called reasoning, do you understand reasoning? Oh, I forgot, your head is empty and you can't understand such profound things..."
Liu Hongji, who was ridiculed again, immediately became angry, pointed at Xiao Han and said angrily: "I..."
"What's wrong with me? Did I accidentally tell you what you said?"
"Ahem..."
Seeing that the two people in the room were fighting like a cockfight again, Ren Qing on the side finally couldn't help coughing and said coldly: "Okay! This matter has nothing to do with us after all. Even if you fight for a result, what's the point?
Use? Now the thieves have retreated! We'd better rest early, we have to go on the road tomorrow."
"snort!"
"snort!"
Interrupted by Ren Qing, the two unconvinced people both snorted. Liu Hong basically wanted to say something, but was pulled out of the room by Ren Qing. However, when he was about to leave the room, Xiao Han became more and more angry.
The previous sentence: "It's a turmoil outside, don't even think about climbing over the wall, or you'll be taken as a spy and chopped into pieces with a knife!"
At this moment, Liu Hongji, who happened to be walking to the door, stumbled, his feet caught on the threshold, and he almost fell to the ground.
How did this little bastard know that he had climbed over the wall secretly?
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There was nothing to say all night. When Xiao Han and his party did some shopping the next day and prepared to leave the city, the messy city gate last night had long been cleaned up, and a thin layer of fine ice was crusted on the brand new bluestone.
, only in the gaps, you can still vaguely see traces of dark red sealed under the ice.
Nanyang City is the last big city that we passed through on our way back to Chang'an. Most of the rest of the journey is in the mountains, so Xiao Han and others prepared a lot of things this time, and even prepared several mules and horses, just to
transport these supplies.
"Look, do we look like a caravan? If those thieves are still here, will they come and snatch them when they see us?"
In the middle of the mountain, Liu Hongji looked back at the cart following him, suddenly his mind twitched, and he subconsciously said to Ren Qing in front of him.
Obviously, for someone with a crow's mouth like Liu Hongji, he can only get a pair of big white eyes.
Seeing this, Liu Hongji, who was asking for trouble, could only mutter a few words in a low voice. I am doing this for everyone's sake and to nip problems in the bud.
Little did he know that his muttering immediately attracted more eye rolls, and even Boss Chen glanced at him several times.
Everyone wants to be safe when they go out. As the new head of the family, it would be better for him to think of the thief first.
"What are you looking at?"
"No...no...ah!!!"
Unfortunately, Boss Chen's eyes were still noticed by Liu Hongji. After a sinister questioning, Boss Chen, who was trembling all over, was once again kicked out and almost fell into the mountain stream.
However, I don’t know whether Liu Hongji’s crow’s beak really appeared, or whether it was God’s will.
Just as a group of people were happily moving forward, a pair of bloodshot eyes were already fixed on one person in the group.
"Xiao Han?!"
This man who had appeared in the band of thieves last night was crouching in the dead trees, looking at Xiao Han walking by, with an indescribable excitement in his eyes! It wasn't until they were far away that this man slowly left.
He stood up among the dead trees, stuck out his tongue and licked his thick lips, and then slowly backed away bit by bit.
At this time, Xiao Han didn't even know that he had been targeted. He was still mixed in the team, dozing off while riding forward.
It is difficult to drive on mountain roads because they are rugged. If you are not careful, you will experience the excitement of flying in the air!
Therefore, when leaving the city, Xiao Han abandoned the warm carriage, honestly rode on his horse, and started climbing mountains and ridges following Liu Hongji and others.
Traveling in winter is uncomfortable, especially in the mountains.
It would be fine if the weather was nice, but if it was cloudy and snowing, it would be a disaster!
In the mountains, the violent wind blows snow foam from all directions. No matter how you tighten your collar and cuffs, you can still find the cold snowflakes getting into your clothes from everywhere.
What's even more uncomfortable is that in this winter, there are no leaves on the trees in the mountains and forests. You have no place to hide if you want to, so you can only shrink your neck and brave the wind and snow, struggling to move forward.
Happy New Year, my friends, on the first day of 2023!
