In the fifth year of Yonghui (654 AD), March 21, two quarters.

On the banks of the Puyang River in Yiwu County, in front of more than 10,000 disaster relief people, Wuzhou Assassin Shi Wukang delivered an important speech and made clear instructions: all officials and militia should unite and lead by example, fight a tough battle against disasters, and protect people's lives and property. He also called on the masses to protect their rice fields and fight for their own livelihoods.

At three o'clock, on the horizon where the two states meet, two cavalry rose. Whipping the horse with one hand, waving the red flag with the other, the position is silent. Wu Kang sighed lightly, the red alert for the rat plague, the most serious level. The gray carpet covered the sky, the squeaking rats were unusually harsh, and millions of rats, like flood beasts, stormed the defense line.

Damn flat-haired brute, why did you come to my door if you didn't go to the world; Damn the governor of Yuezhou, if I were Li Jiu, I would have to wipe out your Zhu clan; Damn Chu Suiliang... Forget it, Mei Niang will clean you up.

The flag was waved, the war drums were beaten, the cavalry charged, the iron hooves were ruthless, and they trampled wantonly. Three hundred war horses, carpet crushed, rat corpses accompanied by dust. Time passed, the situation was not optimistic, and the rat colony was too large. From quantitative change to qualitative change, the weakest animal has become the most difficult enemy.

Standing at the forefront, wrinkling his eyebrows and black face, he was engrossed in watching. The cavalry is still too few, and if another five thousand are given, it will not be so difficult. Thinking of this self-deprecation, he shook his head, for the agrarian society, the war horse will always be stretched. I'm afraid that in the entire Jiangnan Province, there are no 5,000 cavalry, and the imperial court will not allow it to exist.

The farther the cavalry rushed out, the larger the rat herd, and the heart sank to the bottom. The cavalry has become a black line, and there must be tens of millions of them in such a wide depth, right? How can I get through it?

In the large area of rat corpses, there were countless rats rushing out. The flag waved again, Yu Hongzhi took the lead in the charge, and the militia of the Puyang Defense District, united with the people's volunteers, lined up ten horizontal lines, each team of 200 people, all with shovels in their hands, shouting and charging.

Ran out of about two miles, encountered the vanguard, and continued to run into the rat herd. The shovel was raised high, and he tried his best to shoot it down, taking away the lives of a few rats. Two thousand shovels or shovels, a grand scene, make people's blood boil.

Those who slipped through the net crossed the city of Chai and fell into the trench. The flag was waved again, and the people stood outside the ditch, holding wooden sticks and iron forks, to kill the rats in the ditch. Wait for enough corpses to clean up and bring them ashore.

The auxiliary soldiers led the cleaning team, carrying the basket with a dustpan, and cleaning up the pile of rat corpses. Everyone performed their duties, and eight piles of rat corpses were piled up outside the Great Wall of dry firewood. As time went on, the mountains of corpses piled up higher and higher, and the blood became thicker and thicker.

Under the hatred of the same enemy, the heat was in full swing, and the woman also joined the war group. One hundred and ten meters behind the trench, on the high raised mound, the apricot yellow flag is fluttering, and the word "new city" is written on it. Under the banner stands the wife group, led by Princess Xincheng and Cui Qing.

They were unique, organizing slaves and maidservants, recruiting 100 women, and undertaking logistics work. Di Renjie's wife, Zhang's wife, and Zhang Cambodia's wife, Li, received Xincheng's order to lead the team to carry food and water to the disaster-fighting soldiers.

At six o'clock, the mutation occurred again, and more than a dozen militiamen left the team. Crawling with rats, they rushed to their camp with a wail, and rolled on the edge of the trenches. The medical team hurried over, removed the rats from their bodies, wiped off the blood stains on their faces, and washed the wounds with alcohol.

There were dozens more, and the situation was even more serious, all of them couldn't see the faces clearly, and the rats were swaying back and forth on their bodies. These beasts have become sperm, and they can't go on like this, so they handed the command flag to the eldest grandson: "Brother eldest grandson, you will command, if you can't resist it, wait for the brothers to withdraw, and then light the wall of fire." ”

The eldest grandson received the command flag, Wu Kang took the shovel, stepped over the trench, turned around and shouted behind him: "We, the people of Wuzhou, have that noble sentiment, and we are not afraid of death in battle." Brothers, the brave will win when they meet on a narrow road, and they will charge with their own officials! Wuzhou is mighty! ”

The mighty sound was sonorous, the shouting of killing was fierce, and Wu Kang rushed forward. All the reserve militia crossed the trenches one after another and followed in the footsteps of the big guys. Step on live rats and rat corpses, join the vanguard, find a suitable position, raise the shovel in your hand, and shoot the rats fiercely.

Several rats burst their brains, raised their shovels again, and repeated the slapping action. Don't think about precision, you don't even have to open your eyes, every shovel goes down, as long as the strength is enough, you can take a few of them. The shouts of killing and scolding overpowered the sound of shovels slamming the ground.

However, it didn't take long for only the snapping sound and finally the popping sound. Wu Kang was sweating profusely, gritting his teeth and clenching the shovel, repeating the mechanical action. The poor rats, most of whom were shot to death, and some of them broke out of the blockade and were shot to death in the trenches.

The corpses piled up higher and higher, like eight large tombs, which was both spectacular and evil. Cui Qing retracted her gaze, stroked her bulging abdomen, and locked the purple robe on the front line of struggle. My precious son, look at your father, how mighty, it is the pride of our mother, you have to learn from him.

Suddenly, the sixth sense alerted, and the corner of his eye quietly swept away, revealing a weird smile. The princess doesn't pay attention to the eldest grandson, and stares directly at my family's lover, which is a bit interesting. But it's a pity that your status is too high, you two don't have a chance, at most you can sneak out... Roll the sheets, don't threaten me.

The crowd of rats is getting denser, the officials are becoming more worried, and the militia's physical strength is declining, which does not bode well. In the wide anti-rat trench, rats escaped from time to time and were killed on the mound.

Si Gong joined the army Yang Xuan, his eyes turned to his heart, and he suggested with a righteous attitude: "The situation is too grim, you can see it, it won't be long before the rats will break through the defense line." In order to protect the seedlings, please ask the eldest grandson to order the firewood wall to be lit. ”

The Guan Long department immediately supported it, the Lanling department remained silent, and Zhang Cambodia objected: "Please think twice about the eldest grandson, Duke Wu is still on the front line, if the wall of fire is lit, they will have no way out." Even if the fire is ignited, it must wait for the soldiers to withdraw, otherwise the consequences will be unimaginable. ”

Li Cheng, who joined the army, retorted: "If the rat colony crosses, all the seedlings will be destroyed, and it will be impossible to plant them again." Zhang Senjun should know that this means a dead harvest and a famine. If the court blames it, no one can afford it, I agree with Yang's proposal to join the army, and ask the eldest grandson to give an order. ”

Di Renjie-for-tat: "You may not know that rabbits are anxious to bite people, and mice are anxious to eat meat." Now their target is the seedlings behind them, and if the wall of fire is raised, the hungry rats will attack people. Could it be that the eldest grandson and long history want to sacrifice the life of Duke Wu and ignore thousands of soldiers? ”

"Don't want to spew blood", Wang Xu, a member of the judicial army, scolded: "Di Lu Shen may not know that the rat plague not only brings famine, but also plague. What are the consequences, we know very well, the safety of all the people in Wuzhou is not as good as someone? ”

Yang Xuan immediately expressed his support: "Wang joins the army and is reasonable, if the plague starts, it will be light to lose his official position, and even his life may be risked." Zhang joined the army and tried his best to stop it, is it because he was favored by the history of the assassination, and he pretended to be public and private? ”

Zhang Cambodia went straight away: "The body is not afraid of shadows, Zhang Cambodia has always been worthy of conscience in doing things." Wang joined the army and was alarmist, I'm afraid it was ill-intentioned! Please think twice, don't ignite a fire until the critical moment. ”

Guan Long's department continued to exert pressure, his face was red and his neck was thick, and Wang Xu even ordered the bad guys to control Zhang Cambodia. It's a pity that Jiang Daniu ignored it, and he jumped to his feet in anger. However, Li Cheng's words stimulated the Lanling Department, and the Si Shi Xiao Zhaoxing and Si Cang Xu Rui fell into the well one after another.

Xiao Zhaoxing pleaded: "Duke Wu handed over the command to the eldest grandson out of trust. There is nothing wrong with the eldest grandson making any decision. Xiaguan implores, for the sake of hundreds of thousands of people in Wuzhou, light the firewall, it will be too late! ”

More and more rats escaped from the trenches, and the situation deteriorated dramatically as the pursuers became more and more unable to exert their strength. The eldest grandson looked at the rice field, and thought of the thorn in his heart, which was as cold as frost in an instant. The command flag in his hand waved, and the ignition order was given.

Di Renjie and Zhang Cambodia were blocked by the Guanlong and Lanling factions. The three military counselors interceded and were directly taken down by the eldest grandson. Jiang Da Niu went out and led bad people to block the torch handle, and the angry eldest grandson Quan jumped like thunder.

Suddenly, one of the soldiers was unsteady in his hand, and his torch fell inadvertently and landed on the hay. The fire started instantly, and Jiang Daniu jumped to his feet in a hurry, but he didn't have the courage to extinguish the fire. The boss has repeatedly ordered that anyone who destroys the wall of fire will be dealt with by military law.

The firefighters, who did not know the situation, saw that there was a fire here, and they set fire to the hay one after another, and the wall of fire was formed in an instant. Seeing this, Cui Qing's eyes went black and fainted, and Xincheng hurriedly hugged her. Seeing that his husband's face was hideous, and he had mixed tastes for a while, he still cared about that matter. Wu Kang delivered me a baby, although he was out of courtesy, he saved his life, how could he declare his personal vendetta?

The wall of fire blocks the path of the rats, and the rats go completely crazy, some rush to the wall of fire, and some take revenge on humans. Wu Kang, who got the news, frowned instantly, Changsun Quan, Changsun Quan, you are a street fighter, just want me to die?

In a trance, I listened to the wailing around me, and some soldiers suddenly fell, crawling with rats. He was in excruciating pain, screaming and tearing at the rat, blood gushing from the bite marks. Out of instinct, Wu Kang strode to his side, throwing the mouse quickly with both hands.

However, the speed of throwing was not as fast as that of the new rat, and the soldier broke out into a terrible scream, got up and ran away. Wu Kang reached out to pull it, but he couldn't hold the corner of his clothes, and his arm froze in front of him. Like a headless fly, the soldier ran into the depths of the rat colony, stumbling under his feet and drowning in the carpet.

In just two minutes, only the battered robe and the gloomy white bones remained. Wu Kang's scalp was numb, and he almost wanted to turn around and run away, but he quickly stopped. He is the backbone, and if he flees for his life in a hurry, he will definitely be defeated.

The wall of fire has been ignited, and there is no way back but to break the kettle. The soldiers felt frightened, their movements were noticeably sluggish, and they turned around and ran in a bold way, and were beaten to death by the daring ones. It is necessary to reorganize the morale of the army, and it must be put to death in order to have a glimmer of life.

At this moment, he needed to raise the heart of the army, and immediately untied his robe, tied his waist with a gold and jade belt, revealing his strong muscles, and roared in his voice: "Wuzhou soldiers, there is no cowardice, the brothers will resist me, victory is just around the corner!" ”

Ran to the bones, swung a shovel at the crowd, and stoned five rats to death. Those who are officials are not afraid of death, those who are soldiers dare to work hard, and the prestige accumulated by Wukang prompted the militia to regroup and soon enter the battle. The cavalry running and stampeding in front brought good news to everyone, and the rat swarm had no reinforcements.

Morale is high again, grit your teeth and persevere, persistence is victory. Wu Kang knew that it wouldn't be long before the rats retreated. This kind of beast is very intelligent, and it is very good at seeking good fortune and avoiding evil. I remember that in my last life, the rats at home were arrogant, and I once called my father and asked him to buy a sticky mouse board and come back.

The funny thing happened, the sticky mouse board didn't catch a single one, and there were no rats in the house. Later, Daddy, the rats could understand human speech and knew that you were going to deal with them, so they all ran away with their tails between their legs.

Suddenly, there was a pain in the waist, and a rat climbed up and bit the waist and eyes. Grabbing it with a big hand, pinching it to death in his hand, and throwing it on the rat pile. Take turns throwing your legs, shake off the upper body mouse, and continue to shoot with a shovel. I felt pain in my back again, so I reached out and pulled it again, grinning in pain.

The animal doesn't bite his mouth in life and death, and he is happy with Wu Kang, so you can continue to bite. Just like that, hang a mouse, like multiple tails, constantly shaking with his movements. When everyone saw that the big guy was fierce, they all screamed and screamed, and they slapped harder.

Wu Kang felt that he was lucky, the group of militia recruited and issued had all participated in the Battle of Sanheshu, and their willpower was very tenacious and they could do what they ordered. Such a terrifying picture, without a major rout, is very commendable.

The battle was extremely tragic, and many soldiers were submerged, from living people to eerie bones, in just a few minutes. Wu Kang kept shouting, telling them to grit their teeth and insist, no matter how painful it was, don't lie on the ground. As long as you don't get overwhelmed by the rats, your life is not in danger.

However, some people can't help the pain. There was a soldier whose body was occupied, and he couldn't stand Ling Chi's bite, so he frantically rushed towards the wall of fire, and became a burning man in an instant. The medical team immediately rescued him, but they could not extinguish the fire on his body, and watched him burn to death.

Rats and people went crazy, and a large number of rats rushed into the wall of fire and turned into fire rats. Some were quickly burned to death, while others rushed into the trench and set the bodies in the ditch on fire. Di Renjie's pupils constricted, thinking of a way to turn defeat into victory, the militia killed countless rats, and laid a layer of rat corpses on the ground, why didn't he set it on fire?

Thinking of this, he crossed the ditch and roared outside the fire wall: "Brothers, hurry up and light the fire and ignite the dead rats on the ground." ”

The militia immediately set fire to the mountain of corpses and the carpet of corpses. The fire was gradually burning, the scorching stench was disgusting, and it spread rapidly ahead. God opened his eyes, and a strong wind blew, and the wind blew in the opposite direction.

Zhang Cambodia shouted "God help me", fell to his knees, and prayed sincerely. The crowd fell to their knees, and God seemed to feel the sincerity, and the wind was raging for a while. The fire borrows the wind, and the wind borrows the fire, spreading outward rapidly.

Cui Qing, who woke up, looked at the sea of fire in the sky, could not suppress her excitement, and clasped Xincheng's hands. The wives scrambled to comfort her, and Xincheng also held her and looked at the eldest grandson next to her. The latter's gaze was evasive, and he couldn't stand the questioning gaze, so he simply turned his head away.

Xincheng couldn't believe that the well-informed husband was so narrow-minded. Wu Thorn Shi is in Tianchi County, saving me and Lin Er's lives, this is a great grace; The eldest grandson Quan announced a personal vendetta, intending to put him to death, which is a big debt. Grace has to be repaid, debts have to be repaid, how to repay? What to take and return?

The sea of fire advanced rapidly, the cavalry retreated quickly, and Wu Kang, who got the news, gave the order to escape. Thousands of people ran away at the same time, and the scene was quite spectacular, and countless rats were trampled to death. Flee to a nearby deserted village, and order the militia to disperse and find a place to stay.

Wu Kang climbed the big tree, looked down and looked ahead, and couldn't help but be dumbfounded. There was a sea of fire in front of him, and thick smoke blocked the line of sight, and he couldn't see the situation on the other side. Fortunately, the fire did not continue to spread because of the early preparation and the cutting down of nearby trees.

The rats retreat in this direction, and the fire rats run faster than the rats, passing the fire to their own kind. The picture is very joyful, and I can't help but smile, it's best to scare your rat gall and never come to Wuzhou. Knocking on the skull and laughing at himself, whoever thinks of the idea of setting fire must be rewarded well. It is estimated that it is Di Renjie or Zhang Cambodia, it must not be the eldest grandson, that son wishes I would die.

Stay in the trees like this, and wait until dusk, when everyone gradually dies out. Gather all the subordinates, step on the scorched black soil, and return to the boundary of Wuzhou exhausted. The two sides soon met, and there were tsunami-like cheers, and Wu Kang smiled happily and finally got through it.

Comforting Haoqing, explaining the aftermath to his younger brother, dragging his tired body, coming from the family carriage, falling asleep. Wu Yuan was called into the carriage to deal with the wounds on his body, and the dense double tooth marks were all bitten by rats. Qing cried again, no matter how much Xincheng comforted her, it didn't help.

I slept until the afternoon of the next day, and received a report from the Yamen that the disaster situation in other parts of eastern Wuzhou was insignificant. In the following days, the situation was very optimistic, and until the end of the month, there was finally good news. The water level of Jinghu Lake has dropped, the rat army has returned to the nest, and the rat plague has finally passed.

Wu Kang fulfilled his promise and did not let a Yuezhou rat eat a Wuzhou seedling. At this moment, we must ask the court for merit, and we can't let the brothers be busy in vain! So on the third day of the fourth lunar month, thousands of words were sprinkled to describe the disaster fight.

Emphasis is placed on the princess's merits, such as being on the front line and strategizing to force her to be the first to take the lead. I believe that Li Jiu will not be able to find the north after receiving the official document, after all, the princess has a bad reputation, and she must set up a model.

Please ask Di Renjie and Zhang Cambodia to revise, remove unreasonable words, and check the places where they have committed crimes. There is a very pitty law, and the official document to Li Jiu appears to be a foul word, and he will be punished with 20 lashes in one place. For example, there can't be a "rule" because his name is Li Zhi.

Stamped with the Great Seal of the Thorn History, 500 miles expedited to send out, it is estimated that in mid-April, a reply can be received. Wu Kang was not idle, and made a careful plan for the trip to the Wannian Palace. Find the best blacksmith and build two pulleys; Find the best cobbler, sew a strong back and a good back; Find the best tailor and weave a long and sturdy rope.

On April 15, the official document of the imperial court came, and as expected, most of the article praised the new city. Li Jiulong Yan Dayue not only gave rich rewards, but also wrote articles to praise and make edicts to announce to the world.

The reward for Wu Kang is very pitiful, a brand new purple robe, the original was bitten by a rat, and he can't lose his majesty. also gave Cui Qing a dress, which made her ecstatic and shed tears of excitement. Mr. Li learned that she accompanied the princess to fight the disaster, and named her the lady of Jinhua County, and she was ordered to be a third grade.

The Tang Dynasty had strict regulations on the edicts of officials' mothers and wives: the first rank of the official wife and mother was the wife of the country, the third rank and above were the county lady, the fourth rank was the county monarch, and the fifth rank was the county monarch. The difference between a mother and a wife is that the word "too" is added to the title.

For example, Wu Meiniang was the queen, and her mother Yang was named Mrs. Rongguo. Wu Kang is a four-grade assassin history, if it is according to the convention, Qing can only be crowned the king of Jinhua County, and it is Mr. Li who is gracious. In the future, the subordinates will be called Qing, not "Nine Niangzi", but only "Mrs. Jinhua".

This name is very pitiful, and I always think of Jinhua ham. Qing cried in a sparse uproar, not wearing a command suit to show off, but had no choice but to listen to it. The greatest honor for a woman, what she pursues all her life, is to add her life. Walk around her twice to satisfy her vanity.

The trip to Chang'an was imminent, and everything was arranged: teach Wenwen to use forceps to deal with premature birth and dystocia; Handed over to Di Renjie to be in charge of the assassination history seal and the right to assassinate the history on his behalf.

With Chu Shenke, Lin Pinglang, and Qian Shun, forty bodyguards were carefully selected, with necessary tools, and enough to entangle. On the morning of April 17, we diverted to the northbound of Shezhou and headed for the Wannian Palace... I want to talk about "The First Ministers of Wutang" with more like-minded people, and pay attention to "excellent reading literature" on WeChat, talk about life, and find confidants~