This is a small county town, just east of Jinsha City.
Some of the soldiers who fled from Jinsha City gathered in the city and joined forces with the police in the city to defend the city.
A fire broke out in the town outside, and many people fled to Hou County for their lives.
Lin Xiaoquan directed the soldiers to open the city gate and let the people into the city.
County magistrate Zhu Yongnian shouted: "Enter the city quickly, enter the city quickly."
Oh oh oh.
The sound came from the west, and more than a dozen horses galloped over. The people were so frightened that they crowded towards the city gate.
The county magistrate Zhu Yongnian shouted to close the city gate, but it was too late and the people were still pushing in.
Lin Xiaoquan shouted: "Everyone, prepare your muskets and prepare your crossbows!"
The cavalry was very fast. They rushed outside the city several times and fired random arrows at the crowd. The people were hit by arrows and the team was in chaos.
Lin Xiaoquan held his musket at the top of the city, aimed at a cavalryman, and pulled the trigger.
boom!
Bullets shot out, armor penetrated, and cavalry fell from their horses.
"kill!"
Lin Xiaoquan shouted, other crossbowmen fired back, and the musketeers fired calmly. Five cavalrymen were shot by muskets and fell off their horses. The other cavalrymen did not dare to go forward. After shooting several civilians to death, they rode their horses to the west.
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"Damn it, he finally ran away."
Lin Xiaoquan spat: "This damn guy isn't very powerful. Why did Zhang Hua surrender?"
Five days passed, and Lin Xiaoquan still didn't understand why Zhang Hua wanted to rebel?
Today, the Great Zhou Dynasty is at its most powerful. What are the benefits of seeking refuge with foreign countries?
"You must be obsessed with him, and so are his gang."
A soldier cursed and became silent. They were Zhang Hua's men.
"Just wait until King Wu comes and just hold on."
Lin Xiaoquan stopped talking.
When the people entered the city, the county magistrate Zhu Yongping closed the city gate.
Looking at the leaving cavalry, Zhu Yongping patted his chest and said thankfully: "I'm finally gone. I was scared to death."
Lin Xiaoquan was a little curious and asked: "Magistrate Zhu, I remember when the imperial court selected officials,
, requiring both civil and military skills, why are you so timid?"
After pacifying Xixia, the empress asked the officials to select civil servants with military skills to guard the hometown of Xixia.
Because of the fear of rebellion, the civil servants selected were all capable of fighting.
Zhu Yongnian's appearance is really despising.
"Zhang Hua is rebellious, how can I not be afraid?"
Zhu Yongnian smiled awkwardly.
No matter how tight the net is, some fish will slip through it.
During the selection process for the civil service, Zhu Yongnian passed the test in a fool's errand. He only knew a few things about civil service and did not know how to fight at all.
Lin Xiaoquan couldn't refute this.
Rumble.
The sound of horse hoofbeats came from the east, rapid and heavy, and Zhu Yongnian turned pale with fright.
Lin Xiaoquan shouted: "East, meet the enemy!"
The soldiers hurriedly ran towards the east gate. Where the smoke and dust rose, they saw a large flag embroidered with: Dragon!
Lin Xiaoquan rubbed his eyes and said in surprise: "King Wu is here!"
When the soldiers heard the word "King Wu", their morale increased and they shouted: "King Wu is coming!"
Zhu Yongnian was about to go down to escape, but when he heard King Wu coming, he hurriedly ran up and saw Long Chen's battle flag.
"Great, King Wu is here."
Zhu Yongnian was about to cry and shouted: "Open the city gate and welcome King Wu!"
The east city gate opened, Long Chen rode his horse into the city, and soldiers greeted him at the roadside.
"Little Lin Xiaoquan, pay your respects to King Wu."
"Zhu Yongnian, the magistrate of Xiaguanhou County, pays homage to King Wu."
Long Chen scanned the crowd and found that there were more than 500 soldiers in the city, which surprised him.
I thought most of them died in Jinsha City.
"What's going on over there at Sands City?"
Long Chen asked, Lin Xiaoquan stepped forward and said, "The young one is from Jinsha City."
Long Chen nodded and said, "Just tell me."
Lin Xiaoquan recounted what happened. After Long Chen listened, he sneered: "This Zhang Hua is blinded by dog urine and actually rebelled!"
In the past, when the Three Kingdoms were fighting for supremacy, there was no rebellion, and it was not clear who the world belonged to. At that time, it was understandable for people to sit on the fence and rebel.
Now that the world is unified, the ghost clan has been destroyed, and the situation of the world has been decided, why rebel at this time?
Even if you can't defeat them, you can still abandon the city and run away.
Punishment afterwards is necessary, but it will never be beheading.
Rebellion is different, traitors must die.
"We haven't figured out why. Even if Zhang Hua was scared, he could just walk away. Why would he attack us?"
Lin Xiaoquan was deeply disgusted, and the brothers behind him all yelled and cursed. .??.??
"Let's go, I will take you to revenge."
In a simple sentence, Long Chen rode west, and more than five hundred soldiers raised their swords and shouted: "Revenge!"
Zhu Yongnian thought about it and felt that with Long Chen leading the troops, this battle would be won.
"I am willing to go to war with the army."
Zhu Yongnian found a horse, took the county lieutenant and the policeman, and followed Long Chen to the west.
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Dingxicheng.
This place used to be the capital of Xixia, called Xingqing City. After the fall of Xixia, it was renamed Dingxicheng, which means to pacify Xixia.
Shi Jingxiang rode a horse and walked on the street. The bustling market and shops gave off a strange sense of depression.
A few months ago, Dingxicheng was very lively, with frequent business trips. There were still a lot of people recently, but there was a feeling that there were more people than business.
"No one has come back in the past few months. It's strange."
"I don't know what happened to the people who went out."
"There are five thousand defenders in Jinsha City. There have been no horse thieves in the Western Region for many years."
"I'm afraid it's not horse thieves. They don't dare to plunder anymore."
"That's strange. If there are no horse thieves, why is there no business travel?"
Shi Jingxiang heard it
After some discussions, I also felt strange: The trade route between the Central Plains and the Western Regions has always been smooth, why was it suddenly blocked? What are the defenders of Jinsha City doing?
With this thought in mind, Shi Jingxiang walked across the street and stopped at a jewelry store.
The dark red Zhenmo is made into a pair of earrings and hung on the shelf. The style is very beautiful.
Back then, when I was shopping with Long Chen, I bought a hairpin made of magic stone. I gave it to Long Chen and took it to Holy Snow Peak, saving Long Chen's life.
"Girl, these are earrings made of magic stone. They are used to exorcise demons. Buy a pair."
The boss greeted me warmly.
After fighting with the ghost tribe for many years, almost everyone knows that the sacred tree and demon-suppressing stone can kill the ghost tribe.
These traders are more well-informed, and they spend money to buy magic stones and make them into various jewelry, which can be sold at high prices.
Because half-ghosts often attack people in the world, jewelry made from demon-suppressing stones has even become a tool for testing identities.
Lovers give gifts to each other to ensure that the other person is not a half-ghost and will not be eaten during intimacy.
"I want that hairpin."
Shi Jingxiang pointed to a dark red stone hairpin on the table, which was the same as the one she bought originally.
"Young lady is really discerning, this is the same style as King Wu."
The boss smiled and picked it up and handed it to Shi Jingxiang.
"Same model as King Wu? How did you know?"
The weather was cold and Shi Jingxiang was wearing gloves, so it was okay to pick it up with her hands.
"Hey, who doesn't know about King Wu? When King Wu fell in love with our Xixia princess, he used this style of hairpin to confirm their love."
"Now, this hairpin is specially used to confirm love. Has the girl fallen in love with some handsome young man?"
The boss smiled and joked, Shi Jingxiang smiled, paid the money, and put the hairpin in his head.
"Thank you, girl."
The boss collected the money and went to greet other customers.
On the street, a man in cloth was sitting under a tea tent, looking at the bustling crowd with disgust in his eyes.
