"Bell... Five watches, five watches..."

With a sleepy tone, the watchman on the street was shouting lazily. ◢ With * dream * small ◢ say щЩш.

At the fifth watch, the east was already beginning to be cloudy, and the night was gradually receding. In the last dark night before dawn, everything seemed so calm and peaceful.

The mist in the early morning carries a chill and makes people feel tired. Five watches, this is the most sleepy time.

On the head of the city in Qilin County, Qujing, Yunnan, the braziers used to illuminate the road of the city are gradually extinguished because no one has added firewood.

Since Kangxi put down the Wu Sangui Rebellion, there has been no major war in Yunnan. Chengping has been peaceful for a long time, and the military discipline of the defenders in Yunnan has slowly loosened.

At this time, the defenders on the county wall were all troubled by the drowsiness of this early morning, and yawned one after another. Many of the defenders even slacked off to sleep under the eaves of the Jiaolou with their quilts in their arms.

"Open the door, open the gate and let me in. There is an emergency military situation in Malone County. "In the gray sky, someone outside the city walls was shouting loudly.

Hearing this, some of the awake defenders on the city wall poked their heads out to see what was going on. By the faint light of the people shouting the city, it can probably be seen that it is a local green camp flood soldier.

"What's going on? Haven't you had five watches yet? The curfew has not yet passed, and the city gates are not allowed to be opened. The defenders at the head of the city did not dare to be careless, so they replied according to the rules.

"From the city, are you stupid, it's an emergency military situation now, you told me about a curfew, if you delay the military situation, can you afford it?" The green battalion soldiers outside the city said angrily.

However, the city did not reply to his words, and it was quiet again.

After half a column of incense

The green battalion soldiers outside the city couldn't help but curse. This is finally another voice from the city: "Outside the city, where is your military intelligence?" ”

"This is an emergency military situation in Malone County. There are rebels in Malone County, and the county seat has been breached. There can be no delay in the military intelligence 100,000 fires, you hurry up and open the city gate and let me in, if it is too late, the officials will be guilty, and you will be comfortable. The green battalion outside the city threatened unceremoniously.

For the friction of the defenders at the head of the city, this green battalion soldier was simply angry, and he rushed over desperately by trekking through mountains and rivers and was actually blocked in front of this city gate, wasting so much time.

"Bandits have been rampant recently, so the brothers have to guard against it, I really don't know that the brother is such an important military situation, I will open the door for you immediately, please come in quickly!" Hearing this, the defenders at the head of the city did not dare to slack off any longer, and hurriedly said with a smile.

With the words of the city head, after half a pillar of incense, the large city gate of Nano slowly opened a small crack for the green battalion soldiers outside the city to pass through.

………

"Bang... Bang bang..."

"Master, master, it's time to get up, something is wrong."

In the inner courtyard of the prefect's yamen, the housekeeper knocked on the door of the prefect Zhao Lixiao in a hurry.

"Who, so ignorant, I don't know that this official was busy until late at night last night before going to sleep? Coming to wake up the official so early, isn't it impatient? Zhao Lixiao, who was sleeping with his concubine in his arms, roared at the door with an angry face.

"Master, I'm the housekeeper Zhao Chun, not a villain who is ignorant and wakes you up. There are really 100,000 urgent things that have to be so. Zhao Chun said apologetically outside the door.

"What the hell is going on, I can't talk about it tomorrow, I have to say it now?" Zhao Lixiao still said unceremoniously.

"Master, something happened in Malone County. There are people in Malone County who have rebelled, and the county magistrate Li Guilin may have been killed by the thieves. Now the garrison Lord Li, Master Wang, and the other lords of the palace are already waiting outside for the lord to come over! Zhao Chun hurriedly said.

"What?" Zhao Lixiao immediately pushed away the concubine in his arms and hurriedly got up from the bed.

Soon, Zhao Chun, who was outside the house, saw candlelight lit up in the room. After a rush of voices came.

"Whoa..."

The door opened, and Zhao Lixiao, who was still a little untidy, didn't pay much attention to it, and immediately asked Zhao Chun, "Where are they?" ”

"Back to the master, it's all in the living room in the front yard." Zhao Chun replied.

"Take me there at once." Zhao Lixiao said undoubtedly.

"Yes, sir." As Zhao Chun spoke, he carried the lantern in his hand to guide Zhao Lixiao.

……

"Ladies and gentlemen, I'm sorry I'm late. Master Li, what's going on? What has it become? As soon as Zhao Lixiao arrived in the living room, he apologized and immediately asked the guard Li Xuanmin.

"Lord Zhao. It happened suddenly, and I just received the news. To be more specific, let the messenger tell you! Garrison Li Yicun replied.

"That's fine." Zhao Lixiao didn't want to say anything more.

"You, go up and tell the prefect Lord Zhao what's going on!" Li Yicun said as he greeted the green battalion soldiers who came to report the news.

"Yes, my lord." After kneeling at Li Yicun, the green camp flood soldiers kowtowed to Zhao Lixiao and said, "The villain Zhang Bao has seen the prefect. ”

"Get up!" Zhao Lixiao waved his hand and commanded.

"Thank you, sir." Zhang Bao kowtowed again and got up.

"Tell me, what's going on?" Zhao Lixiao asked.

"Yes, sir." Zhang Baobi replied respectfully.

"Here's the thing, three days ago, a group of rebels suddenly appeared in Malone County to attack the county seat. Because things happened so suddenly, the county didn't have time to prepare for anything at all. And this gang of thieves also hid a lot of thieves in the county early in the morning. Before the officers and soldiers defending the city could react, they took the city gate down. ”

"There are hundreds of thieves in this gang, and after the city gate is lost, the dozens of defenders in the city and those officials and patrols are no match for them at all. So the county seat was taken by them for a long time. The little one came over to ask for reinforcements under the order of Lord Qianzong. ”

"Do you know who these thieves are?" Zhao Lixiao hurriedly asked Zhang Bao.

"Returning to my lord, this little one is not very clear." Zhang Bao replied, "However, before leaving, the villain heard that they claimed to be Da Zhou's subordinates. ”

"Da Zhou? When is there a big week? Which cat and dog made this? Zhao Lixiao asked a little confused.

"This villain really doesn't know." Zhang Bao replied.

Zhao Lixiao looked at Li Yicun and the others again, but heard Li Yicun say: "If you don't know this, let alone me, a martial artist." ”

Just when Zhao Lixiao was confused, the master Wang Jingji on the side said: "My lord, if the student is not mistaken, this Da Zhou should refer to the Da Zhou when Wu Sangui was arrogant and became the emperor. ”