Back home, Zhang Hao gave the war horse Heifeng to Zheng Meng, which made him happy, and personally fed it grass and combed its hair.

Zhang Hao saw his cousin's happy appearance, and his heart was also warm. Since this cousin was sick and intellectually impaired, his family didn't treat him very well, even his father Zheng Jing, who felt that this stupid son had made him lose face, and his two half-brothers always bullied him.

The only mother in the family who cared for him died of illness a month before Zhang Hao crossed over. The newly appointed second lady blew the wind on Zheng Jing's pillow all day long, asking him to send the eldest son away quickly. That's why Zheng Meng followed him to Fang County this time.

Of course, the reason why Zhang Hao agreed to take Zheng Meng was not only because of his pitiful experience, but mainly because he saw his force.

Although the north is a little peaceful now, it is still a frontier after all, and if the Wuhuan people living near here feel that this year is not good, it is not impossible to loot in the south. There is a fierce general by his side to protect himself, at least a little more at ease.

But sometimes it's always good and not bad.

A servant suddenly ran in in a panic, and after seeing Zhang Hao, he hurriedly shouted, "Zhang Xiancheng!" Zhang Xiancheng! Big things are wrong! As a result, he accidentally slipped in front of Zhang Hao.

Zhang Hao picked up the officer, patted the dust on his body, and said, "What's the matter, don't worry, you say it slowly." ”

"Oh no, Zhang Xiancheng, it's the Wuhuan people, the Wuhuan people are here." The official said in a panic, his voice trembling a little.

Zhang Hao was taken aback, and hurriedly asked, "You made it clear, it was the Wuhuan people who came to attack the county seat?" ”

"Oh, that's not it, it's the south to loot, there are more than 200 cavalry, just ransacked Shanghe Township, the old and young in the township and some young people who resisted were killed, except for one person who hid and was not discovered, the rest were captured, it was the letter reported by the man."

Shanghe Township is managed by Li Youxi, and there are only twenty miles of the county seat of Fang County in the northernmost part of Fang County, and there are basically people from the Li clan.

"So Li Youyi is also dead?" Zhang Hao was a little embarrassed. I didn't expect him to give himself a gift last night to build a good relationship, and he died today.

"Have the other townships been plundered?" Zhang Hao asked

"At present, there is only Shanghe Township, and the person who reported the news said that those Wuhuan people went north after looting."

"That's fine." Zhang Hao guessed that since the two hundred Wuhuan cavalry did not continue to plunder, it meant that this time it was only a spontaneous Wuhuan tribe, not a large-scale southward movement of Wuhuan tribe. They must have grabbed enough to run home.

"What about County Lieutenant Cheng, does he know about this?" Zhang Hao asked again.

"Lieutenant Cheng went to Li Youxi's house as a guest last night, and when the Wuhuan people came, he took the young man to resist and died."

Well, that's a bit of a problem, and Zhang Hao is feeling a headache right now.

On the first day of taking office, a township under his rule was ransacked by the Wuhuan people, and a county lieutenant and a wanderer died.

This is a big deal, if you don't handle it well, it will be dereliction of duty, and the people above won't care that you've only been here for a few days, and you may have to carry this pot yourself. If it is light, he will be dismissed, and if he is serious, he may be sentenced to prison and implicated his family.

Zhang Hao closed his eyes, rubbed his temples, and thought: It's really time for the old man to leave. There is no other way, so I have to find a way to annihilate this Wuhuan cavalry and rescue the captured Han people, so as to make up for this matter. If it is done, it will be meritorious instead of doing nothing.

"You go and gather all the county soldiers at the gate of the county office, and I will go over immediately."

Then Zhang Hao said to Zheng Meng again, "Ah Meng, don't rub the horse anymore, ride it and follow me." ”

……

At the gate of the county ya, there was a crowd of people at the moment, and all the soldiers in the county town were concentrated here, and it was a full trophie, with a total of more than 500 people.

The bustling crowd on the side of the street also didn't know what was going on, and they exchanged their heads and ears, guessing what was happening.

At this time, the crowd dispersed a road, and Zhang Hao and Zheng Meng put on neat armor and rode over on war horses.

"What is this?"

"Is there going to be a war?"

Under the gaze of everyone who did not know why, Zhang Hao dismounted and walked to the steps at the entrance of the county office.

Looking at the officers and soldiers and the masses in front of him, who had gradually quieted down, Zhang Hao's heart collapsed. What kind of soldiers are these, the little people are talking about it there, what do you soldiers look like?

However, this is also because Zhang Hao was influenced by the military parade of the motherland in later generations, and his vision was too high.

Zhang Hao regretted it a little, but at this moment, he had to send it.

He comforted himself that they were only soldiers defending the county seat, not soldiers in the field army.

As long as the ancient armies could achieve strict military discipline and enforce orders and prohibitions, they were all elite.

"I am the newly appointed county magistrate of Fang County, acting as the county commander. At this moment, I summoned everyone to gather outside the county office, because I have a sad news to tell you. ”

"Today, a force of 200 Wuhuan cavalry marched south and attacked Shanghe Township, killing 515 men, women, and children and taking 429 captive. The county lieutenant of this county also died in Shanghe Township. Now these Wuhuan cavalry are returning to the north. ”

As soon as the words fell, the crowd exploded.

"What! The Wuhuan people are coming! ”

"Hurry home and pack up your soft and prepare to run for your life, it's too late."

"Back then, the Wuhuan people burned, killed and looted in our Fang County, but I didn't expect it to come again this winter."

"We have to hurry up and ask for help from Changli, but the cavalry won't be there until three days at the earliest."

"What should I do, I don't want to die yet."

Zhang Hao looked like ants on a hot pot, the crowd running in all directions, and even a few soldiers in the last row wanted to take advantage of the chaos to blend into the crowd and escape, he was really angry.

Zhang Hao turned his head to look at Zheng Meng behind him, "Let them be quiet." ”

Zheng Meng nodded, said oh, walked to the front, took a deep breath, and shouted loudly, "All give me silence!" ”

Like a thunderbolt, everyone present, including Zhang Hao, was frightened by Zheng Meng's drink, and even a guy who was frightened by the Wuhuan people was directly frightened by this drink.

For a while, the audience was quiet and a little weird.

Zhang Hao rubbed his ears and said again, "It's that I don't understand, or you have a disease in your ears, I'm talking about the fact that there are only two hundred Wuhuan people in the south." And after looting Shanghe Township, he has already returned."

"Hear clearly, it's 200 people, not 2,000, not 20,000, and they didn't attack the county seat, and they scared you like this. I'm ashamed of you. ”

"Especially you soldiers, I can understand that the enemy is coming, and the people are afraid to run, but what will you look like if you run away."

At this time, a weak voice came from the trilogy, "But we are only county soldiers, not well-equipped field troops, the Wuhuan people are so fierce, we can't beat them, it's better to escape than to die." ”

Because of the high standing, Zhang Hao had already seen the person who spoke.

"Ah Meng, go get him out."

"Holo." Zheng Meng jumped down the steps and pulled the man out of the soldier like a chicken.

"Let go of me, let go of me, am I wrong? You dog officer just want us to stay here and die. ”

Zheng Meng slammed the person to the ground, causing the man to cry out in pain.

"Shut up and be honest with me."

Zhang Hao pulled out the saber in his hand, put it against the soldier's neck, and said, "You are afraid of death, you want to be a deserter, which of all the soldiers present is not afraid of death, do you all run away?" ”

"All the soldiers have run away, what about the other fathers and villagers in Fang County? Let the Wuhuan people kill them? ”

"I'm also afraid of death, and I'm not from Fang County, but as the highest-ranking official in Fang County now, I'd rather die than give up my comrades."

"On my first day in office, such a tragedy occurred in Shanghe Township. More than 500 people were killed and more than 400 were taken captive. I feel the responsibility for this. ”

"You should know what I'm going to do if you look at what I'm wearing now. That's right, I'm going to take my family guards to rescue the more than 400 villagers who have been taken captive. If I don't save them, I will be ashamed of my fathers who died. ”

"I originally thought that you were soldiers and should go with me, but now I doubt that you have the heart to protect your family and country."

"Let me just ask, are you going with me?"

After Zhang Hao finished speaking, he looked at the rabble in front of him, and was silent for a while, as if time stood still.

Just when Zhang Hao wanted to give up, the five hundred people in front of him knelt down on one knee and shouted to Zhang Hao in unison, "I am willing to die with Zhang Xiancheng!" ”

Zhang Hao looked at the county soldiers in front of him, and the big stone in his heart fell, and he was extremely happy.

I didn't expect me to have such eloquence, and these people were all impressed by me. Zhang Hao thought proudly. As everyone knows, as long as a normal person stands on the moral high ground, his eloquence is very good.

"The Wuhuan people are all cavalry, Zhang Xiancheng wants to rescue the people in distress, how can he do without horses, and he can't catch up with him on foot alone."

Suddenly a voice came out of the crowd of people who ate melons, Zhang Hao followed the sound, and saw a man with a decent appearance, wearing a Confucian crown and a brocade robe, who looked like a wealthy businessman walking out of the crowd.

"I am willing to lend all the horses in my convoy to the county for the pursuit of Hulu. A total of three hundred horses. ”

I won't be able to see it. This man looks very rich, but he didn't expect to be so rich. Three hundred horses are worth more than 1,000 gold, and when you convert it into money, it is more than 10 million. He lent it to me without blinking an eye, isn't he afraid that I will borrow it or not pay it back?

But people are really not afraid, it's just that the horses in the convoy are worth so much money, so his goods are probably even more valuable. Such a rich businessman's background is much deeper than Zhang Hao's.

"Zhang Hao has thanked Your Excellency, may I ask Your Excellency's name?" Zhang Hao said.

"In Mizizhong, Lower East China Sea, meet Zhang Xiancheng."

It turned out to be Mi Zhu, Xuzhou is very rich, no wonder he is so rich, it is said that he is worth hundreds of millions, and there are nearly 10,000 servants and diners under his door.

"It turned out to be Brother Zizhong, don't worry, I will return these horses in full." Zhang Hao said.

"This is just a trivial matter, Zhang Xiancheng better go and rescue those people quickly." Mi Zhu said with a smile.

"With the help of Brother Zizhong, it is like a tiger with wings. When I return, I will thank my son and brother for my father. ”