From the end of the world to ancient times with the writer system

The enemy army was almost at the edge of the city, and no one warned the county, Ji Xuanhe was speechless.

They came from the north, and their appearance was different from most of the people from the Jin Dynasty. They probably belonged to the grassland tribe. I don't know which one came here?Although Xilin County is close to the border, it is not that close, at least two or three hundred miles away.This is not a grassland, it's endless, and it's hard to find even a hiding place.

The terrain of Xilin County is complicated. If there is no one to lead the way without taking the official road, it is very possible to wander around for a long time and still not find the county seat, not to mention overcoming obstacles, trekking through mountains and rivers, and crossing the mountains to reach the vicinity of Xilin County.Either there were traitors within the Jin Dynasty, or there were spies from the grassland tribes lying in wait all year round.

In either case, it is a major threat to Xilin County.As far as Ji Xuan and his personal feelings are concerned, he prefers the second reason.

The night gradually opened, and under the dim light, Ji Xuanhe couldn't see clearly even through the telescope, but he felt that the number of people was a little less than what he saw from the remote sensing thermal image before. Off to loot the village.I hope the villagers hide it well, they have only been trained roughly for a few months, and their combat power cannot be compared with that of regular soldiers.

The weapons and equipment of the Jin Dynasty are more advanced than those of other countries, but the good equipment is in the hands of the emperor, and the imperial guards who guard the palace are given priority in equipment.Not many were assigned to border officers and soldiers.Even so, the armament is better than those of the bordering countries.

Taking advantage of the last bit of light, Ji Xuanhe found that the enemy army no longer moved forward, but started to set up camp instead, which was a little hard for him to understand.Playing a sneak attack at night?This place is close to the border. Even in normal times, there are people patrolling the city walls, let alone now, sneak attacks are completely out of the question.

When walking on mountain roads, it is already the limit to be able to bring horses and food, and it is impossible to bring more luggage.If they want to attack the city, unless they have artillery, trebuchets and the like stored in Xilin County, is this possible?Ji Xuanhe shook his head, the possibility of this is extremely slim.

The enemy army stayed out of the human line of sight and could not be found with the naked eye. With the help of a telescope, it was different. Director Fang and several people took turns to watch, and they were greatly impressed by this.

"Boss Fang, it looks like everything will be safe tonight. You stay on guard for the first half of the night, and Zhou Butou will take over for the second half of the night. If there is any change in the enemy, go to Ji's mansion and call me immediately." There are no soldiers in Xilin County, and Ji Xuanhe only Can defend the city, but has no ability to fight back.Now that the enemy is not moving, they can't move either. They are very passive.

After nightfall in the past, there were not many pedestrians on the street, but there were some. Fortunately, Ji Xuanhe didn't meet a single person on the way home.When soldiers approach the city, even if the flames of war have not yet ignited, panic is inevitable. Where is the safest place?Isn't it home?

As for pre-adaptation, it became a real battlefield, hehe, Ji Xuanhe didn't give an explanation, and anyone who asked him would just say this.It was a coincidence that such a thing happened once, and the second time it was luck, and it cannot be explained by coincidence again and again.He will act carefully in the future, try not to do things that arouse suspicion, wait for others to forget about the matter, and then take the opportunity to enter people's sight.

According to Ji Xuanhe's estimation, the enemy's mobility is very good, and without enough cavalry, it is difficult to eat them.Ji Xuanhe admired this group of people a little, it's winter now, even though there is no snow yet, the temperature is really not high.After marching in the mountains and forests for a long time, it is conceivable that they have suffered a lot.

Sympathizing with the enemy is tantamount to making yourself uncomfortable, which is not something Ji Xuanhe would do.Admiration is all admiration, if we really meet, it must be a murderous attack, and the benevolence of a woman is not good.

When Ji Xuanhe arrived home, the lights in the mansion were brightly lit, it was still early, and soldiers were approaching the city, so no one wanted to sleep, at least they had to be extremely sleepy to fall asleep.

In the inner room of the main room, Shao Yunchen was half leaning on the kang, his eyes were closed, and he seemed to be asleep.Hearing the sound of the door opening, Shao Yunchen opened his eyes instantly, his dark pupils shining brightly under the reflection of the light.

"Why did you go to the kang so early today?" Ji Xuanhe put his complicated thoughts out of his mind. Family members are not a place to vent their emotions, and they have no responsibility to bear unnecessary harm.

"It's probably because I spent too much time during the day, so I want to rest early at night." Shao Yunchen said bluntly, in fact, it is not that hard to deal with things, the main reason is that he is mentally tense. The accumulated exhaustion is like an ocean wave, drowning people in an instant.Just now he just wanted to take a nap, but unexpectedly fell asleep, but the sleep was very shallow, and a little movement woke him up.

"Don't catch a cold." Ji Xuanhe stepped forward and touched Shao Yunchen's forehead, and he was relieved only after making sure that his body temperature was normal.Now is not the time to be sick, even if he has fast-acting Chinese medicine, he still doesn't want Shao Yunchen to suffer from illness.

"Is everything okay outside?" Although Shao Yunchen was asking, his tone was very certain.Ji Xuanhe went home not long after nightfall, presumably the war hadn't started yet.

"Well, I don't know what their plan is. They set up camp a few miles outside the North City Gate, and they have no plans to attack the city at all." Ji Xuanhe was full of doubts, suffering from the fact that no one could return.

"Don't think about it if you don't understand it. We are not the enemy. It's normal if we don't understand. If you know everything, you don't need to fight this battle. Go to sleep and try to sleep as much as possible. Who knows when they will attack the city?" Shao Yunchen I was also very tired, so they happened to sleep together.

Ji Xuanhe didn't object, he came back so early to let himself have a good rest, so as to ensure that he would have enough energy to deal with tomorrow's emergencies.

The night was very quiet, both of them were tired, and soon fell asleep with each other's company.

This night is destined to be a sleepless night. Xilin County has not experienced war for a long time, and all the people who know the enemy's invasion are panic-stricken. Only the nervous, heartless and tough people can sleep peacefully.

Ji Xuanhe found that the number of enemy soldiers approaching the city had decreased. As for where those fewer soldiers went, as he guessed, they all dispersed in groups and went to the surrounding villages to plunder.

"What's going on here?" The speaker was very angry. They had already ran to two villages, and they didn't even see a single animal, let alone a person.

It's not that they have nothing to gain. The villagers in Xilin County don't have enough time to prepare, and they don't have time to empty all the grain in the cellar.Why don't you hide in the cellar?

Well, most of the cellars are too easy to find, leaving an empty village for the enemy soldiers, can they not search?Once searched, the cellar is easily exposed.If the villagers really do this, it is estimated that it will be difficult to save their lives.

"Continue, let's see what happens in the next village." The cavalrymen put on a posture and galloped on the road, as if they were leisurely herding horses in their own tribe, while the logistics team followed slowly.There are many grassland tribes, especially when they plunder villages, they all manage their own affairs. As long as they can eat, they will not cooperate with others.

The night is fine tonight, the silvery moonlight tearing through the darkness, illuminating the whole earth.Today's beautiful night has brought convenience to the enemy soldiers. Otherwise, with the equipment of the grassland tribes, it would be impossible to gallop at night.

After the enemy soldiers withdrew, a long time passed, and whispered voices came from the secret passage of the village that had just been looted.

"Uncle Village Chief, who are they? Why didn't I understand a word?"

"Foreigners, I didn't expect the fake show to come true. Thanks to Jizhi County, otherwise I don't know how many people in our village can escape this disaster." The village chief still has lingering fears.In addition to the cellar in their village, several tunnels were dug near the ancestral hall. Now people are concentrated in these places, food is stored separately, livestock, etc. are pulled into the cave, and a few people take care of them there.

It is colder on the mountain, and those who are slightly weak cannot stay there for long, and those who stay there are in good health.The cave is some distance away from the village. I don't know if they know about the enemy's invasion now. The village chief didn't want to take the risk, so he asked people to go out of the tunnel and check carefully. Go to the shadows.

It was not a long distance, and the two villagers who were sent out walked in fear for a long time before reaching it.

The noise of the cavalry was not low, because there was no shouting and killing, at most, the torches illuminated half of the village, but it did not cause much movement, so the people in the cave did not know that the village had just been invaded by enemy soldiers.The village chief's worry was not wrong. If he didn't send someone to notify, they would definitely enter the village in a grand manner at nightfall tomorrow.If a trace is accidentally discovered, the whole village is likely to be implicated. How can the village chief allow such negligence to happen?

"Brother Big Tiger, the village chief said, don't start a fire outside the cave. When we leave, the entrance of the cave has to be blocked with something. There is a lot of food in the cave. You can eat as much as you want, Brother Big Tiger. Don't worry about your family. The village is still safe now. The cavalry just passed by, and you will go down the mountain after you are sure it is safe."

"Be careful when you go back, don't be found."

"Understood, Brother Big Tiger." The sound of footsteps trampling on the branches gradually faded away until they could no longer be heard.

Not all villages are as lucky as these two villages. Some villages are alright, but some people were not hidden and were found. Some villages were slaughtered even though they were prepared. It is not unusual for such a tragic thing to happen. I also know that someone must have betrayed the entire village, otherwise, if there are no people in the village to guide the way, it is impossible for all of them to be cleaned up. It is ridiculous that the villagers who betrayed the village in order to survive, how good can the ending be?There is no use value, and it is not just a handful of loess left.

After all, such a tragedy is just an exception. After the cavalry raided overnight, it is more common to find some food and a small amount of supplies that were too late to move, and most of the villages were safe and sound.

The cavalry who participated in the mopping up were very upset. In the past, when they went to border towns to plunder, they gained much more than they did now.Only a few tribesmen found women, and most tribesmen didn't even see a woman's hair.They forgot, which time did they retreat completely?There should not be too many clansmen left behind at the border.

It seems that this tribe had been active on the border of the Jin Dynasty before.The Jin Dynasty was powerful, and there were still wars in some areas, but the enemy country never broke through the border.Many border counties and towns have not even encountered war for a long time, and it is rare to see such a tribe that has been baptized by war like the tribe that attacked Xilin County.

Without Ji Xuanhe's advance deployment, there might be no problems in Xilin County, and the people outside the city would probably suffer, and it would not be impossible for them to shed blood like rivers.

"Report, Mr. Chen, let me report that there has been a war in Xilin County."

"What's going on? How did the enemy army bypass the defense line formed by the guards and enter Xilin County without a sound?" Commander Chen of the Qingyun Guards looked horrified. How could such a thing happen under their noses?It could be Xilin County today, but wouldn't it be possible to directly march to the capital city of Linzhou tomorrow?

The beacon can convey a simple message. Commander Chen made them judge from the way the beacon was burning that the enemy army came from the north. There are only grassland tribes there. Of course, abnormal situations cannot be ruled out, but the probability of this is extremely low. For the time being, they believe that the enemy Soldiers come from the grasslands.

"Send scouts to investigate, divide into two groups, one group to check which road they are taking, and one group to check their strength, so that the soldiers in the guards are ready to fight at any time." Now is not the time to hesitate , Commander Chen immediately issued an order.

The number of guards is nearly 6000, and they are not concentrated in one place. They are divided into several thousand households, and each thousand households are divided into ten hundred households. According to the actual situation, either separate or gather together to resist the enemy.

"Mr. Liu, this matter is strange. What do you think is the situation?" Commander Chen's eyes lit up. This has never happened before. Xilin County is at least two or three hundred miles away from the border. When they received the warning from Xilin County, Even the battle report from the border has not been conveyed. Could it be that the enemy soldiers have a way to bypass the border and go directly to Xilin County?

"My lord, I also think that this matter is no small matter. Although the border guards have not experienced war for many years, they will never be so easily broken into the city. Besides, even so, the news will surely spread, and they will directly enter Xilin County as they are now. The grassland tribes alone probably don’t have this ability.” Liu Ping has a general understanding of the military equipment at the border. Although the Jin Dynasty has experienced frequent natural disasters in the past ten years and caused a decline in national power, the same is true for other countries. Without shrinking too much, border guards are unlikely to be defeated in one blow.

"My lord, the villages in Xilin County are doomed. What I'm afraid of is that they will take a step and shoot. When the soldiers from the guard station arrive at Xilin County, they will have fled to other counties." What Liu Ping thought was not impossible.

"It depends on the situation. Within the jurisdiction of the Qingyun Guards, we will naturally go out. When we reach the jurisdiction of other guards, it is not easy for us to cross the border. We can't act rashly. After the soldiers are assembled, we will go in the direction of Xilin County. After receiving the scout's report, we will march quickly." As soon as Commander Chen finished his words, other military officers in the guard had already taken their positions, and everyone began to discuss how to deal with it.

There are not many soldiers in the inspection station closest to Xilin County, and they can play very little role in wartime, but they can't run out of Xilin County, at most they can only hide.The inspection station is also very sad. If it doesn't play a role in wartime, the inspection is probably done.The trouble is that the inspection station is not in Xilin County. Although their function is only responsible for the security of Xilin County in peacetime, it is not within their scope of responsibility in wartime, but who would consider these?Shangguan is not happy, isn't the small patrol inspection at the mercy of others?

This night passed so peacefully, and when Ji Xuanhe woke up, it was already light.

"Jiang Qing and Shen Qing follow me, Qi Shan, you follow Yunchen, and the other four protect the Ji Mansion." Ji Xuanhe had just finished his breakfast, and he called together all the guards of the Ji Mansion. Said to Shao Yunchen, "Yunchen, try not to go out, if you want to go out, take a few more nursing homes."

Shao Yunchen is different from others, he is the magistrate of Xilin County, if he is kidnapped by someone who doesn't have eyesight, it's not a trivial matter, it will put Ji Xuanhe in a dilemma, he can't take this risk.

"I understand. Go ahead. With you sitting outside, the common people can feel at ease." Shao Yunchen asked Qiu Cheng to bring thick clothes. The temperature outside is very low. It is inevitable for Ji Xuan and the city wall to check the enemy's situation, and measures must be taken to keep warm good.

Ji Xuanhe didn't go directly to the North City Gate, but advanced to the county government office.

"Master Ji, the lower official is going to change shifts with Zhou Tutou, will you go with the lower official?" Xia Xiancheng arrived at the county government early in the morning, and there is no hard and fast rule for changing shifts. As long as everyone coordinates well, ensure that there are officials present at all times That's fine.

"You go first, I still have some things to deal with." Ji Xuanhe didn't go with him, and Xilin County was besieged, so he had a lot to do.

When the figure of Xia Xiancheng disappeared at the entrance of the lobby, Ji Xuanhe summoned Wang Wei and said, "Wang Wei, you take people to patrol the streets, other shops don't have to open, grain and oil stores must open as usual, and they are allowed to raise prices." Ten percent, the common people buy grain according to the number of registered households, and each person is limited to buy one and a half catties of coarse grains or eight taels of fine grains. From now on, we will stop storing grain. In the future, we will increase the price of grain shops according to the situation. The extra money will be deducted with food of equal value, and given to the poorest people.”

"Yes, my lord." Zhou Butou kept vigil last night, and some of the arresters were temporarily led by Wang Wei.

After the emotions settled overnight, there were more pedestrians on the street than last night, and a small number of shops were open.Wang Wei didn't look at other shops, and went straight to the grain and oil shops in the city.

Ji Xuanhe's worries are not unfounded. The grain and oil shops will either not be open, or the prices will be greatly increased.Now Xilin County is only trapped for the first day, and every household is not short of food. The people did not react that much to the increase in the price of grain and oil shops. When there is a shortage of food, it is probably too late for them to protest.There are not many people with a long-term vision. You can see the long queues in front of the grain and oil shop. They want to save more grain while the grain price is not too outrageous. They may not be able to buy it even if they have money. to life-saving food.

"Tell your shopkeepers to come out." Wang Wei stopped a grain store guy and explained his purpose.

"Shopkeeper, Detective Wang Weiwang has something to look for you."

"Hurry up, Wang, what brought you here?" If you can be a shopkeeper, your emotional intelligence must not be too low. The same is true for the shopkeeper of this grain and oil store. See how enthusiastic he is. Those who are not familiar with him may think he is What's the special relationship with Detective Wang.

"Shopkeeper Li, Mr. Ji has an order that the price of grain and oil shops will increase by up to [-]%, and each person is limited to buy..." Wang Wei explained Ji Xuanhe's order clearly, regardless of the distorted smile of Shopkeeper Li. on the face.

Shopkeeper Li scolded Ji Xuan and the [-]th generation of his ancestors in his heart, but he had to force a smile on his face, and asked cautiously: "Then can we close the shop?"

"No, after finishing your work, I'm going to look for the managers of those closed grain and oil stores. They have to open normally after noon."

It is said that the maximum allowable price increase of [-]% is actually equivalent to a [-]% increase in price. No grain and oil store would be foolish enough to not sell at the highest price, but to sell at other prices.

With Ji Xuanhe's limited price and limited sales, the managers of all grain and oil stores are not very interested, and they wish that all the customers would go to other places.This loophole was quickly plugged, and Ji Xuanhe allocated the same proportion of the population to fixed grain merchants according to the amount of grain stored in the store.

After Ji Xuanhe gave Wang Wei instructions, he immediately got up and went to the North City Gate.

The enemy army is still there, but the number is about the same as when the remote thermal imager was used to detect it.Because it was a little far away, Ji Xuanhe could only take a rough look with a telescope.He wants to use this telescope openly, the multiple is not very high, too advanced will only cause unnecessary trouble for himself.The one he uses is similar to that used by most people in Jin Chao, even the shape is very similar.

The simple marching tent set up by the enemy last night is no longer there, so it must have been put away.The black clouds were overwhelming, and there were quite a lot of people. As for how many troops there were, Ji Xuanhe couldn't estimate them.He was a little puzzled, Qingyun Guard received the news of the enemy attack last night, so it shouldn't be that there has been no movement until now.

Seeing that the enemy soldiers showed no signs of attacking the city, Ji Xuanhe decided to go to the west gate, which was closer to Qingyun Guard.

Ji Xuanhe stood on the wall, looked around with a telescope through the observation port.There was a barren landscape outside the west city gate. It was winter, and even the cold-resistant vegetables had been harvested.

Ji Xuanhe glanced around within his field of vision, but still found nothing.It is impossible for the people in the guard to ignore Xilin County. Ji Xuanhe is not proficient in marching and fighting. His current level is only on paper, and he has no soldiers to lead. At the last moment, he will not abandon the whole city and flee.

The two sides have not yet fought against each other at this time, and there are only a few situations.If the guard soldiers did come near Xilin County, no action has been taken so far. It is estimated that the number of enemy soldiers may be larger than that of the guard.And the enemy soldiers did not act, and this fell into a stalemate. The party with the superior force did not move, and the party with the weak force could only stay with it to the end.

Ji Xuanhe hoped that it would be best to keep it like this. Xilin County is not an important military town. Although it has some military value, it is insignificant compared with the border.Without the guards of the guards, relying on Xilin County itself is really weak.

Fortunately, Ji Xuanhe had made a lot of preparations, otherwise, if it was still the same, without the protection of the guards, and relying on Xilin County itself, it is estimated that the city would be destroyed within a few days.

There are four gates in Xilin County. Even though the enemy soldiers are only stationed near the north gate, the walls of the other three gates must also be patrolled non-stop for twelve hours.

In addition to the county government officials in Xilin County, the only people who can be used are the labor force of Xishan Zhuangzi and the nursing homes of various prefectures.These are all trained, and other young adults can only make up the numbers.However, relying on the city wall as the backing, it is still possible to condescendingly throw stones down and pour hot oil.The manpower has been assembled, as long as the horn of battle is sounded, they can serve as soldiers at any time.

Ji Xuanhe found nothing at the west gate, so he turned to the north gate.

"Is this going to retreat?" Ji Xuanhe watched the enemy soldiers retreat a certain distance, almost out of the observation range of the telescope, he couldn't figure it out, and left without fighting. What kind of strategy is this?It doesn't seem like the grassland tribe's behavior style.Are they waiting for some signal?Otherwise, it would be difficult to explain their inexplicable actions.

Not only Ji Xuanhe was puzzled, but Commander Chen also had a bad face.

Although Xilin County is mostly mountainous, the vicinity of the county seat is plain. In such a terrain, it is very difficult to win more with less, and Commander Chen dare not take rash actions.Once the layout fails, the soldiers he cultivated so hard will be lost. If too many soldiers are lost, it is unknown whether his position can be kept. With many scruples, he will act with many worries and lose a lot of vigor.

However, it would be a feat if this force could be restrained. At that time, other guards would be free to eliminate them.

It is troublesome to transfer troops. The guards in the vicinity have all received news that Xilin County has been besieged by enemy soldiers. They have not acted until now. Either they have also encountered wars, or they have not received the transfer order from their superiors. Generally, this is not the case. It's urgent, no guard commander dares to deploy troops privately.

Commander Chen can understand this point, if it were him, he would probably do the same.

Ji Xuanhe couldn't see the soldiers of the guard because they were stationed beyond the observation range of the telescope.

The enemy soldiers didn't bring much logistics supplies, and the harvest from last night's sweep was not as rich as expected, so they had to think of other ways.Otherwise, it won't be long before they need to be beaten, and they will have to run out of ammunition and food.

Watching the enemy soldiers gradually walk out of Ji Xuanhe's sight until the last figure disappeared from his sight, Ji Xuanhe put down the binoculars in his hand.