[Comprehensive] The five elements are short of money

Xue Xun led fifty cavalry, brightly armored and imposing, and galloped all the way to Hangzhou City. The small towns along the way were closed and no one was allowed to enter or leave. Winter Japan is not a busy farming world. Even the fields in the wilderness are only bare branches. Standing, no peasants plowing the fields can be seen.

Xue Xun led his people to the city of Hangzhou. The gates of the city had been sealed off, and the chain bridge over the moat was pulled up. Xue Xun was wrapped in a black cloak, and he reined in his horse and stood beside the moat.

A businessman who went south with them entered Hangzhou City two days ago, why even the chain bridge was pulled up today, could it be possible to really guard against him?Or Wang Shunu had already received the news of Nan'an King's defeat?Xue Xun looked at the scene in front of him very puzzled.

The guards around Xue Xun shouted loudly: "Jinling Xue Xun begs to see Lord Wang!"

After shouting several times, the soldiers on the tower replied: "My lord sees no visitors, no guests!" Who knows if these people are spies, the young general dare not make decisions without authorization, and only uses Shangfeng's orders as shields.

Xue Xun was not angry when he heard the words, he waved his hand, and a tall guard rode out, took the bow and arrow from the horse, and drew the round bow fully.I saw the tendons on the shoulders groaning and holding on to the clothes, the tower-like guards stretched their bows and shot arrows, with Xue Xun's personal letter attached to the arrow, and shot it on the door frame of the attic of the tower, with the tail of the arrow still Trembling.

The young general struggled to pull out the arrow, only to see that the arrow penetrated more than an inch of the wood, such a long distance, such a deep penetration, the person who came here is a master!The young general was nervous, the person who came pointed out that he wanted to see Mr. Wang, and he was able to drive such a master, he was not in charge, so he quickly sent soldiers to report to the government office.

Xue Xun was waiting by the moat. Wang Shunu must have received the news. Looking at this fully armed posture, he must know that the defeated army will land from Hangzhou, otherwise the chain bridge would not be pulled up.

Xue Xun was very confident in his ability to persuade others, and sure enough, after waiting for a while, a man wearing the magistrate's official uniform appeared on the tower.Xue Xun turned his head and asked, "Is it Wang Shunu?"

The golden beast looked carefully with clairvoyance and confirmed, "It's Wang Shunu."

"Is this Jinling Xue Xun here?" a voice shouted from the tower.

"Master Wang, Xue Xun is being polite!"

"Why did you come?"

"My lord, the king of Nan'an County was defeated, and the defeated army is rushing towards Hangzhou. Xue Xun learned that, so he came here to report. I hope your lord can make a decision soon."

"There are Qianxiang soldiers chasing behind the defeated army. The situation is critical."

"The defeated army is also the people of our dynasty. If the adults can accept the soldiers, prepare for battle again, and annihilate the pursuing enemy soldiers, it will be a great contribution."

"My lord, the herdsmen have meritorious service in defending the city, and meritorious service in annihilating the enemy army. The Xue family is willing to do like dogs and horses."

Xue Xun motioned to the people around him to shout, but after shouting for a long time, Uncle Wang didn't respond, and the guards were hoarse.Xue Xun motioned to another person to repeat the call, exaggerating the cruelty of the Qianxiang people and the pity of the defeated army.

The two sides shouted through the sound of the rushing water of the moat. After a while, there was still no response from the tower. If he hadn't seen Wang Shunu still standing there, Xue Xun would have thought Wang Shunu was deaf.

"What do you think, Mr. Wang, please give me an accurate answer!" Xue Xun waved back the guard who was shouting, and asked himself.

"Hahaha, Xue Xun, you still have today, no matter what you say, I won't be fooled! What you say to serve dogs and horses is to let the broken soldiers block the exit to the sea, and you only think of Hangzhou City when you have nowhere to go! You just lied to my uncle with your clever words. Brother Wang Yun, you want to lie to me again!" Wang Shunu jumped up and cursed, and played Xue Xun for a long time, making him have a hot face and a cold ass, until his voice was hoarse before he said the truth.

Wang Shunu said to the subordinates around Shili: "Xue Xun is cunning and untrustworthy. No matter how smooth he is, don't put down the suspension bridge. This man is treacherous!" After speaking, he threw his sleeves and went down the tower, disappearing.

"Wang Shunu and Wang Yun are relatives!" In Xue Xun's heart, a group of grassland horses galloped past, why no one told him?

Xue Xun murmured, "Uncle? Wang Shunu married Wang Yun's sister? Don't they pay attention to the same surname and not to marry? How come no one told me about such a big thing?"

Lu Ying, who was in charge of intelligence by Xue Xun's side, shrank her head. He knew about it.

"Who is in charge of the information? Did Yinshuang not explain it?" Xue Xun was angry. If he had known about him, he would have talked to Wang Yun about what to do with him.

Lu Ying stepped forward and said: "Commander Yinshuang told me to investigate Wang Shunu carefully, because Wang Shunu married Wang Yun's second aunt and cousin. This watch is three thousand miles away, and the two of them have no contact with each other on weekdays. , the subordinates will ignore it, please punish the master."

"Okay, okay, tell me clearly again, I don't know about Wang Shunu's other relatives, don't let the same year and fellow villagers go, let's talk about it in detail." Xue Xun was going to be pissed off, Fortunately, he was complacent that the letter was cleverly written. In Wang Shunu's eyes, the cleverer the letter, the more vigilant he would be.

"No...no...it's all written into the report." Lu Ying replied, shrinking her neck.

It's really that the cousin is too far away, and the two of them don't usually contact each other. Who would have thought that Wang Yun would be so open-minded and publicize the fact that he was cheated to the world.

After all, Xue Xun didn't lie to him, it was Wang Yun himself who destroyed his spare gunpowder first, which disturbed Xue Xun's investigation of the traitor, and Xue Xun planned to blow up the blockade.

Alas, it is useless to say anything now, with Wang Yun's example, it is absolutely impossible to deceive the gate of Hangzhou City.

It is not an option to stay under the city, Xue Xun turned around and returned to the boat, and he had to discuss with everyone to make a plan.

As soon as Xue Xun left, Wang Shunu, who pretended to go downstairs, turned around again, watched Xue Xun and his party go away, and said to the people around him: "Be careful, Xue Xun won't forget about it, the rout is coming soon. "

He rushed from the city to the pier in a fit of anger, finally there was good news to comfort Xue Xun's heart.

"Master, Cixi has been captured!" The subordinate happily reported back.

"So fast?" Cixi is a county town after all, so it's impossible...

"The two commanders were also very surprised! It turned out that Cixi had long been unguarded. When the news of the imperial army's defeat came, the Cixi county magistrate ran away with his family members. His subordinates waited for the past and were blocked by the people. The people also supported them. Originally, the old and the young in the city were preparing to flee, but now that we have settled in, the people feel a lot more at ease. Especially the two commanders restrained their subordinates, the military discipline was strict, and there was no crime in autumn. When the subordinates left, they heard that there had already been organized by the old gentry and the "labor army" '."

I heard that during the War of Resistance Against Japan, a Japanese ronin held a few flags and planted them on the top of the city, and could occupy an entire county, and the people did not dare to resist.The common people don't care who is an official, as long as they don't care about their own lives, they have no problem with a monkey being an official.

"Are the people in the city fleeing?" Xue Xun asked.

"Some are still fleeing, and the commander didn't stop them. He just said to let them go, and leave if they want to. It doesn't matter if they want to stay."

"When will the defeated army arrive?"

This is not what the little boss can answer. Lu Ying, who was following Xue Xun, said, "It's three days at most, and one day at least."

"Succeed, give the order, and move everyone to Cixi!" Xue Xun ordered loudly, and the rest of the people immediately took action.Those who were taken away by Iron and Blood were all able-bodied people, and those who remained in place were Xue Wang's and other female relatives, as well as food and grass, and they can also be transferred now.

Tie Xue and others laid down... It was a coincidence that Cixi was occupied, and it was also convenient for them to drive their big ships there. There is a ready-made port in Hangzhou Bay, which can dock their merchant ships and warships.

At the critical moment, they did what they said, and the rest of them moved overnight and went to Cixi together.

Tie Xue and Zhu Qing stood outside the city gate to greet them. After Zhu Qing completed the task of collecting the boats, he took care of all the logistics. Xue Wang's health was not good, so she exercised her rights on behalf of Xue Wang.

After handing over the female relatives to Zhu Qing's care, Xue Xun went directly to the county government office with Tie Xue and others.

"How many people are left in the city?" Xue Xun asked.

"According to the master's instructions, I dare not embarrass the local people. I didn't stop those who wanted to leave. I just waited until nightfall. To prevent chaos, I closed the city gate directly on the grounds that it was not safe at night. There are still about 3000 people in the city, including the old and the weak. Women and children." Jin Beast replied, Jin Beast is good at internal affairs, war is a matter of iron and blood, and appeasing the people is his specialty.

"3000 people..." Xue Xun frowned, curled up his index and middle fingers, and tapped lightly on the table.

too little!In my previous life, there were more than 3000 middle schools in a county town. The school seemed to be sparsely populated in a vast area, but now I really feel what it means to be sparsely populated.This is the accumulation of a hundred years of Taiping. It is said that when the war was fought, a county could have 1000 people clean up the big county.

War is so terrible!

"Aren't those who left rich households?" Xue Xun asked.

"Exactly!"

"Then let's settle down first. I work in the county government office and clear out all the houses around the county government office. The rich should live around the county government office and put their brothers in. We will also do all the patrolling around the city gates and in the city." Take over, and then send someone to look after the ships in the port, we are going to make a home here." Xue Xun ordered.

"Master, is there an Anmin notice?" Mr. Niu asked.

"Not only do we need to issue a notice to secure the people, but we also need to issue an order to seek talents. How can we gain a firm foothold in Cixi just because we don't know the place well? Everyone has worked hard all night. Mr. Niu compiled a list of wealthy households worth wooing overnight. He will invite them tomorrow. Come see me."

"Yes." Mr. Niu replied. In fact, no one can sleep tonight. In order to prevent changes, the patrol team in the city patrols all night.

"By the way, whose name did you use when you occupied the county?" Xue Xun asked Tie Xue on a whim.

What name?Tie Xue said with a confused face: "It's the Xue family, the Jinling Xue family!"

Xue Xun rubbed his beardless chin and smirked. He didn't say anything else. Then the Xue family would have to be packaged up a bit.