Eight hundred and seventy-four Bian Mu
Youzhou, the northern edge of Yuyang County, Bian Mu County.
Since Yuyang County is behind Yijing, the vast war that affected the two continents did not affect much here.
The afterglow of the sunset, scorching its splendour, the remnant sun of the west, swaying brightly, and the world as a farewell today.
After a busy day, people also finished their complicated work and returned to their homes one after another, and in the streets and alleys, from time to time, there was a faint sound of adults calling children to eat.
The twilight is blurry, the smoke is curling, and the fragrance of the food fills the air, coinciding with the early dawn of the dinner evening, and the sunset is infinitely better.
In a town, beside the bronze gate, two soldiers opposing each other, both drooping eyelids, barely holding spears, stood guarding the main gate of the town.
Bang Tower... Bang Tower...
Suddenly, from far and near, there was the muffled sound of horses' hooves,
It is especially loud and harsh at this time.
Soon, on the road in the distance, two figures of a man and a horse turned around, slowly approaching, and immediately the man seemed to have walked a long way, and looked a little tired.
"Ah Niu, wake up, don't sleep, someone is coming."
One of the soldiers was awakened by the sound, and after squinting for a moment, he whispered to his companion to wake up the soldier named Ah Niu.
Ah Niu smashed his mouth and snorted: "It's almost dark, who else is coming." ”
He muttered, straightening up slightly, trying to make a more dignified posture.
He tried to make himself a little more sober, and looked over,
But then, Ah Niu's complexion softened, but he heard that the person who came was just a ride, and it shouldn't be a big deal.
When the figure of the person appeared in the distance, Ah Niu's face completely calmed down and resumed his previous lazy atmosphere.
The visitor was just a scout cavalry, but it didn't give them much of a sense of threat.
"Stop!" Ah Niu stood up and shouted.
"I have an urgent official document, let me enter the city as soon as possible and meet the government officials." The fast horse knight reins his horse and shouts, revealing his token.
"It turned out that there was something important, so we will let it go." After checking, another guard immediately opened the door and let him go.
The town is not very large, and the eyes fall on the more special mansion, which also covers a large area.
After a short time, he rode into the government office, and after a while, the soldiers of the entire county government were mobilized.
From the day of the establishment of the Han Dynasty, the implementation of the military tun system in the northern frontier is the unity of the soldiers and the people, the people here are for the people in peacetime, and the soldiers are soldiers in wartime, Yuyang County is located in the northernmost part of Youzhou, and the county seat of Bianmu is more north.
The long-lost drum beat sounded, and in an instant, the town, which was originally peaceful and calm like a puddle of lake, immediately turned into a hot pot of oil, and huge shouts sounded from everywhere.
Whether it is a farmer busy in the field, a small vendor selling on the street, or an old man sitting under a tree, as long as there are residents with household registration, they all throw down their work and run home as soon as possible!
It was the farmers, the merchants, and the civilians who ran back, but what came out were soldiers in armor and swords in their hands, and men from the North, young and old, could go into battle to kill the enemy in wartime.
Here, there are only two kinds of men above the county government's household register; One is a warrior, the other is an underage warrior!
Speaking of which, Gongsun Zhan's prestige is still very popular for men in Youyan.
When his conscription order arrived, the county officials immediately responded.
Soon, the old county lieutenant of the county government was wearing an old iron armor, and a cold and shining ring-headed knife was standing majestically in place.
The sparse white hair is meticulously combed today, and the faint old eyes are exceptionally bright at this time, without the slightest lethargic look in the past, and a black Han army flag is planted behind him, fluttering up and down with the wind!
At this time, the flow of people in the county continued to converge on the school field in the county, and finally they were clearly divided into two groups.
A group of gray-haired veterans like the old county lieutenants are all veterans who fought on the battlefield back then.
These old soldiers, each wearing old armor, and most of the blades in their hands are simple and broken, although they are old, they all have a calm demeanor and are not chaotic at all.
There was even a hint of excitement in their eyes, like an old war horse that was about to be extinguished when the flame of life was about to be extinguished, and the excitement of once again getting the opportunity to charge on the battlefield.
Perhaps this drums of war have never died down in their hearts!
After their queue, they were all teenagers in the county, and they were the most numerous, and the weapons in their hands were even more varied, kitchen knives, wooden sticks, wooden guns ......, at this time, the young faces showed both nervousness and excitement.
They are like a pack of young wolves waiting to fight for the first time in their lives, and as long as they are led by a brave and wise head wolf, they dare to fight any beast.
Looking at the expectant eyes, the old county lieutenant felt that he had returned to the years when he was young and fought on the battlefield, when he was still a small commander under General Huangpu.
The years are merciless, but the veteran does not die, and he shook the ring knife that followed his life around his waist, and his face was certain, as if it could give him boundless courage.
That night, the entire county was full of people.
The atmosphere of recruiting troops enveloped all the residents of Bianmu County, Yuyang County, and the sound of swords in the county town did not stop all night, and the shouts were even more like falling on everyone's hearts, nervous and dignified!
I don't know how many people can't sleep this night, war is the thing that human beings are most afraid of, ** is always greater than natural disasters!
This is especially true for the common people.
After all, since ancient times, fighting a war is fighting for money and food, people eat horses and feed them every day, plus the loss during transportation, as well as the replenishment of weapons and armor, the grain and grass consumed is an astronomical amount, big enough to drag down a prince!
Grain and grass this thing, the sky does not fall, pray that God does not come, can only be snatched from the mouth of ordinary people, not only that, the people also have to produce strong men, out of ox carts, thousands of miles from the rear to transport grain and grass, along the way exhausted, tired and injured countless people.
This is the troubled times, human life is not as good as a dog, food is the hard currency here, a cake can be exchanged for a few human lives, or a big girl like a flower and jade; Therefore, if those women want to survive, they must have a strong husband to rely on, if not, then show off their flirtatious and find one quickly, otherwise what awaits them can only be the fate of starvation!
Starving to death, is there a more cruel way to die in the world?
War is not a game, it is a buying and selling that kills.