In Anlu City, the people and the government and the army were fighting hand to hand, but a "big army" appeared on the roads, fields, and villages outside the city...
Among them were fugitives from Anlu County who were in ragged clothes and armed with colorful bamboo and wooden weapons. There were also Qin soldiers with bright armor, spears and knives, and only white scarves on their foreheads or arms to distinguish them.
Feng Jing roughly calculated that there were at least tens of thousands of people, and more people were running from a distance. From a distance, they seemed to be the size of ants, but they were everywhere in the mountains and plains.
They didn't have any clear formation, but they had a unified slogan. They all knocked on the tools in their hands and shouted in unison:
"Marquis Wu Zhong has arrived!"
The east of the city, the south of the city, the north of the city, and the west of the city were shouting from all directions at once, one after another, like spring thunder, and the tide seemed to rush into the ears of everyone in the city.
Seeing that they were surrounded and attacked from both sides, the ordinary soldiers in the city were shocked for a moment. Even Feng Jing couldn't help being frightened! He quickly mobilized everyone to defend the city wall.
But after all, the people who came were locals who were very familiar with Anlu. Many of them also participated in repairing the walls. They knew the height, height, and thickness of the walls. Moreover, the four thousand short soldiers that Heifu brought from Jiangnan had all practiced martial arts for a long time.
Armed with the powerful crossbows captured by the Wuchang camp, they concentrated in the south of the city and exchanged fire with the defenders on the city wall, but they did not lose.
Heifu is located in the center of the team. He is riding on a horse, with his head wrapped in a red bandana. Behind him are several cloth couplets and large flags, which are very conspicuous. Hundreds of horsemen gathered on his left and right, standing quietly with troops in hand, watching eagerly.
Heifu commanded with ease. Seeing that the crossbowmen suppressed the firepower at the top of the city, he shouted: "Ah Bao, the thief is blocking the door of my house, let me break through!"
"promise!"
The Dongmen Leopard immediately led thousands of people and launched an attack on the South City Gate.
To deal with such a small county town with low walls, there is no need for siege vehicles, let alone Italian artillery.
The shields raised high blocked the random arrows overhead, while dozens of people held up thick trees and charged at the south gate of Anlu.
The city wall trembled endlessly, and the city gate continued to crack. After dozens of blows, the city was breached and entered!
Entering the city was easier than expected. Firstly, because Feng Jing wanted to escape, he had no intention of defending the city and did not block the city gate. Secondly, there was a riot among more than ten thousand young men in the city, and Feng Jing's men were all near the streets fighting with them.
After a fierce battle, there was no time to return to defend the city gate.
The defenders were a little stunned, but the attackers immediately threw down the tree trunks, drew their swords, and rushed into the city with shouts. Behind them, there was a steady stream of reinforcements.
When there is not much difference in equipment, the essence of street fighting is: when we meet on a narrow road, the brave one wins!
In terms of bravery, if Dongmen Baohu is called the second, no one dares to call him the first. However, he is seen holding two halberds, fighting hand to hand with the guards who come to block him, rushing forward and killing, shouting for a fierce battle, and in just a moment, there are more than ten soldiers.
People died under his halberd!
Next to them, the short soldiers from Anlu were on their own land. In order to rescue the family members imprisoned in the city as soon as possible, their fighting power doubled, slashing with short swords and stabbing with spears.
As if the group had entered an uninhabited area, those who could stop them retreated one after another, leaving behind hundreds of corpses and retreating to the north. They were unable to take care of themselves, let alone block the city gate.
Seeing that the Dongmen Leopard had fought its way out, Hei Fu also mobilized his mounts and rushed directly into the city from the city gate with a group of mounted retinues!
Speaking of which, for so many years in Anlu, no matter how high his status was, every time he returned to his hometown, Heifu always obeyed the law and rode his horse wildly on the street. This was the first time.
Like a whirlwind, they swept across the battlefield of Corpse City Gate, entered the streets full of barricades and debris, and saw the bright red flag that was still holding its ground...
"go there!"
Dongmen Bao and other disciples began to expand their victory, attacking from the south to the east of the city. Hei Fu and his party walked through the blood-stained street and headed north.
He is not fighting a battle of defeat, but a battle of annihilation!
Perhaps inspired by the courage of the Anlu people, Heifu, who had always been steady, was not timid at all at this moment, but rather acted like a reckless man.
Heifu ran along the long street, fought his way through the encirclement, defeated several lines of defense, and arrived in front of the barricade.
He was riding a black horse, and from a distance his whole body was black, except for the red turban on his head, which was extremely dazzling, like a jumping flame, and stopped in front of Yuan Yong.
Yuan Yong stared blankly at the general in front of him who looked like a god descending from heaven. For a moment, he even forgot to salute.
Looking at these young people whose bodies were covered with dirt and dust but whose eyes were particularly bright, Heifu asked Yuan Yong who was holding the flag:
"Young man, do you recognize me?"
"Wu...Wu Zhonghou?"
"I am Heifu." Heifu nodded and asked:
"what is your name?"
"Yuan Yong! My name is Yuan Yong!"
Yuan Yong agreed very loudly now, wishing that everyone in the county would know his name.
"Who are you, Yuan Bai?" Heifu has a good memory.
"It's my father!"
"Okay, you are more bloody than your father!"
Yuan Yong wanted to salute now, but Hei Fu stopped him. He looked at the scarred young men who had been fighting for a long time and smiled.
"Young people are scary, but do you still have the energy to follow me for a while?"
"Yes!" Yuan Yong and a group of young people responded in unison.
"Great Goodness! Here comes the flag!"
Heifu stretched out his hand, and Yuan Yong subconsciously handed over the flag.
Anlu's best son took the bright red flag and turned around on horseback.
Dongmen Bao, Wu Chen and others have swept in from the south of the city and are about to surround the enemies in the east and north of the city. However, the enemy is the elite regular army of Da Qin after all. They are still resisting stubbornly and even trying to break out from the west of the city.
And go.
It's time to strike the final blow.
Hei Fu personally held the flag, with its tip pointing eastward!
"Let's go! Save the family and capture Feng Jing!"
"Follow Marquis Wu Zhong, save his family, and capture Feng Jing!"
Yuan Yong and others, who were originally exhausted, regained infinite strength. They roared loudly, followed Heifu, and launched a counterattack to the east of the city!
Chengxi, which had been a little demoralized just a moment ago, was inspired by this flag, and suddenly the crowd became loud.
Marquis Wu Zhong is back and comes to save everyone!
There is no need to be afraid or to flinch anymore. What we have to do now is to follow the invincible General Heifu and fight for his mother!
Ji Ying led a group of old veterans who had followed Hei Fu and were the first to emerge from the ruins, gearing up.
A group of dog butchers armed with butcher knives came out of the alley in a menacing manner, their faces full of ferocity.
Yuan Bai, Wen Yichi and other merchants and craftsmen also showed up, shambling but holding their heads high.
Even the teenage boys who were ordered to protect women and children could not help but climb up to the roof, stand up straight, wave flags to cheer, and wanted to witness this scene...
Growing up, they had heard countless stories and legends about Marquis Wu Zhong.
Today, they, and even the entire people of Anlu County, including all men, women, old and young, and even a dog that helped its owner bite those traitors, all participated in this battle and will all become part of this story!
What did they see?
The small county town is like a big boiling cauldron. The crowds of people are like boiling waves, surging again, following the eye-catching red flag, rushing toward the east of the city!
The defense line in the east of the city was rapidly crumbling. Facing the surging ocean, they had lost the courage to even trigger the crossbow. Most people wisely chose to throw away their weapons and kneel on the street to surrender...
The county temple was getting closer and closer, and victory was in sight. Yuan Yong tried hard to move forward, following the man who rode the horse and held the flag. Looking at his fearless back, he only had two words in his heart:
"hero!"
he shouted.
It is the great hero of Anlu who guides his father, brother and brothers!
Heifu heard this, but did not look back, because at this moment, he was also infected by this overwhelming pride and was very excited!
His heartbeat was racing and the war drums were rumbling.
There is blood under my feet and tears in my eyes.
But my heart is still clear.
"What leads the people is freedom!"
…
"Mother?"
There were still sporadic wars in the city. Dongmen Bao was ordered to capture Feng Jing who was trapped on the city tower. Heifu rushed into the county temple immediately, followed his eldest brother Zhong, came to his mother's hospital bed, knelt down and held her in his arms.
hand.
"Mother? My son is back."
My mother had turned black, gray hair, and dim eyes more than ten years ago, and she was just a frail and thin old lady. Although she had no worries about food and clothing these years, a series of changes still broke her body. According to reports,
He said sincerely that his mother has been dying several times, and it is not easy for her to survive until now.
"I'm afraid I still don't believe that you are dead, so I have to wait to see you again." Zhong said, turning back to wipe his tears.
Hearing the shout, the mother opened her eyes, saw Heifu, stretched out her hand, touched his face, squinted for a while to confirm, and breathed a sigh of relief.
"The old woman knew that my son would not die so easily."
"More than ten years ago, you suffered from a serious illness. Didn't you also survive? The old woman checked the diary, you will live to be seventy years old..."
That was the turning point of fate. It was not a replacement, but a fusion. That's why he always lived with two identities and would never change the rubbish name of "Black Husband".
Because it was given to me by my mother.
As a human being, you must never forget your roots.
"My son should not have faked his death and made his mother suffer so much and be so frightened. I owe it to my mother!"
Heifu kowtowed three times and admitted his mistake to his mother.
"You don't owe me anything, and I never believed you were dead."
Just like she did when she was little, my mother grabbed Hei Fu’s ears and laughed and said, “You can hide it from everyone, but you can’t hide it from the old woman!”
Her voice immediately dropped:
"On the contrary, the First Emperor treated you well. He gave you promotions and titles. I heard that he is no longer here, and the treacherous minister Nizi changed his edict, so he treated the people of Anlu harshly. Zhongzi, are you doing anything worthy of the emperor?"
Loyalty, trustworthiness, and good neighborliness are what the old lady has been teaching her children since they were young. They are simple, but they are the basic principles of life.
Heifu was solemn. In front of his mother, he could tell the truth: "I asked myself, I have never done anything to disgrace the emperor."
"On the contrary, everything I do is to inherit the ideas and career of the First Emperor!"
"The world is unified, the six continents have the same style, and the nine states are unified. This is what he hopes for. The head of Guizhou is rich, and the world is peaceful. This is what he has never achieved! He will realize it one by one!"
"Okay, that's good." Mother didn't understand those national affairs and asked again:
"So, are you worthy of the people of Anlu and worthy of your brothers and sisters outside?"
This question stopped Heifu. He remained silent for a while before saying:
"I owe it to the people of Anlu. They have been tied to me for a long time. They are both prosperous and devastated. From the moment I faked my death, they were destined to be displaced and will shed blood, sweat and tears in the future!"
Because of him, everyone will be forced to get involved in this wave of the times.
He nodded to confirm this: "Yes, I owe them!"
At this time, I remembered another cry outside. The voice was so high and loud. It was the Anlu people asking if Tang Guo was okay and calling for their hero.
"Is it thundering outside again?"
Mother seemed confused again and turned over, as if she wanted to sleep again.
"Zhongzi, go out. People in Anlu have been waiting for this rain for a long time..."
…
When Heifu reappeared, the whole Anlu was boiling.
Marquis Wu Zhong went to see his mother and brother, and others also started looking for their relatives.
The fleeing Anlu people found their once-lost relatives, hugged each other and cried.
The eight hundred children who followed Heifu south were also reunited with their families. They were either hugging their wives or concubines, or they were holding their children who had not seen them for two years and no longer recognized them. The children were squirming because of their beards.
They are happy.
But there is also a sad scene.
The white-haired old man was devastated when he couldn't find his children and grandchildren. The woman holding her baby was crying in front of the corpses on the street. Neighbors had to help collect the bones of her husband, and the soldiers brought by Hei Fu also
While working hard to treat the wounded, they also detained the captured Guanzhong soldiers.
There is no bloodless revolution in the world. Some people will lose their lives and some will survive. But when making choices, they all stood up and gambled with their lives. The blood of martyrs watered the streets of Anlu.
That's why Heifu said that he owed them.
But the Anlu people don’t think so.
"Thank you so much, Marquis Wu Zhong, for saving Anlu!"
Holding a dove stick, the respected old man from the county tremblingly poured rice wine to toast Hei Fu.
"Thank you so much, Marquis Wu Zhong, for saving us!"
Thousands of people who had fled hiding in Yunmeng Ze paid homage together. If Hei Fu had not led them back to kill them, they would have been dead forever and would never be reunited with their families again.
"Thank you so much, Marquis Wu Zhong, for saving the Anlu people!"
On the city towers, on the streets, on the roofs, and in the ravines, tens of thousands of people saluted Heifu solemnly, feeling that if the spring rain had not arrived in time, they would have been in bad luck...
However, Heifu, after receiving obeisance from everyone and enjoying their praise, bowed to them again:
"It was not me who saved the Anlu people!"
The First Emperor of Qin, he was so aloof that he could not see the power of the head of Guizhou
But Heifu can see it, or in other words, he is a weakling, so he understands how great and terrifying this power is.
This power is iron.
This power is steel.
Harder than iron, stronger than steel!
They are the driving force that drives the wheel of history, not princes and generals.
For those who cannot see this clearly, no matter whether you are called a tyrant or a traitor, you will eventually be abandoned by the people and spin in the endless cycle of history!
The reason why Heifu dared to take the risk of taking thousands of people to fight back to Anlu was because he believed in this power:
There has never been a savior in this world.
Don’t rely on any gods, emperor!
"I'm not here to save the Anlu people."
Heifu bowed three times to all the people in the city and asked the soldiers to convey his voice to everyone!
"It was the people of Anlu and your courage and fearlessness that saved you!"
