The sky had just dawned, the sun had not yet risen over the horizon, and Shencheng was still silent, and the officers and soldiers defending the city leaned against the wall and stomped on the wall.

Shencheng is the only city in Ye County, and there has never been any accident with the protection of the city wall, and the officers and soldiers on duty to defend the city have always been very lax.

It was business as usual today, and nothing of note had happened, and at this moment, the officers and men who were napping seemed to hear the sound of horses' hooves in a daze.

He opened his eyes in confusion and looked around, and finally saw the end of his line of sight in the morning light, and there seemed to be a shadowy figure appearing. Although I can't see what it is, it is not difficult to guess what it is from the sound of horses' hooves that is getting clearer and clearer.

The officers and soldiers on duty instantly shook their heads, and the people suddenly came to their senses, and then their faces turned pale in a moment, and they shouted in horror: "There is an unknown army attacking!" ”

The officers and men crawled to the bell tower in the attic and pushed the wooden bell with all their strength.

"Knock...... Boom...... Boom! ”

The bell echoed over the silent Shen City, a large bell used by Shen Cheng to warn of the enemy, and could only be rung when the enemy was discovered.

After the bell rang a few times, Shen Cheng began to come to life, and the people who didn't know what to do were crowded into the streets, asking each other what happened?

The bell still did not stop, but became more and more urgent, and the magistrate of the county government was still asleep, and was directly awakened by the rapid bell.

As soon as he woke up, he asked the hurried catcher: "What happened?" Why does the warning bell keep ringing? ”

"My lord, it's not good! News has just come that an unknown army has been found outside the north gate, as if it is about to attack the city. ”

"What? The army is coming, but have you ever found out who it is? ”

"We don't know yet."

The head catcher had a solemn face, his eyebrows were furrowed, and he was quite worried.

Shencheng is just a county town, and there are less than a thousand regular court guards, half of which are the Shen family's guardians, if there is really a large army attacking, Shencheng will definitely be in danger.

"Come with me to the gate tower and have a look." After the shock, the magistrate regained his composure a little and immediately asked the chief catcher to go with him.

The two immediately left the county office, mounted their horses and galloped to the city gate, where the people gathered to find out what had happened.

At this time, the county and the head catcher were frightened to dodge everywhere, and the head catcher took the lead in opening the way for the county, and where the two passed, the street was suddenly in a mess.

Some people couldn't dodge, fell, and immediately scolded their mothers when they fell and were injured, and only after knowing that the person who had just passed by was the county magistrate, they didn't dare to scold again.

Mao Wenlong was also woken up by the bell, but he didn't know what it meant? I have been living in Shencheng for almost two months, and I have never heard such a bell.

It was only after a guard came back from an investigation outside that he was informed that an unknown army had arrived outside the city, which caused panic among the people of Shencheng.

"The army is coming......."

Mao Wenlong paused for a moment and continued to ask: "Quickly calculate, is today the day when Liu Guangzuo and them arrive." ”

The guards were stunned, and suddenly became excited: "Dudu, it's today, didn't you arrive so early, right?" ”

Mao Wenlong said hurriedly while getting dressed: "Don't worry about it so much for now, go prepare the horses, let's go and see." ”

"Yes, Dudu!"

The guards immediately ordered to go down to arrange the horses, and Mao Wenlong quickly got dressed and came to wait outside the house.

The horses were soon brought in, and Mao Wenlong turned over his horse without saying a word, and galloped towards the north gate with two guards.

At this time, it was already dawn, and most of the people on the street were ordered by the officers and soldiers to return to their homes and not to stay on the street any longer.

This provided convenience for Mao Wenlong to ride by, and the officers and soldiers who suppressed the people along the street saw that it was Mao Wenlong, and no one dared to go up to stop him.

The road was unimpeded, Mao Wenlong and the two guards soon arrived at the north city gate, and after dismounting, they went up to the gatehouse, and just happened to meet Shen Nan, the county governor.

"How's it going, sir? Can you see who is carrying the army? After Mao Wenlong gave up his hand slightly, he asked directly.

The magistrate shook his head: "This county just arrived, and now I don't understand what the situation is?" Brother Mao might as well come up with me to see what is going on. ”

"That's exactly what I mean."

Mao Wenlong was also not polite, and followed the county magistrate and stepped into the gatehouse.

As soon as they went upstairs, the two of them felt the sound of horses' hooves, and they followed the sound to see that everywhere they could see, there was a black pressure and a whole of people.

The magistrate just wanted to call someone to ask what was going on, but at this time, the officer and soldier on duty who rang the bell to warn came to say: "My lord, there is a large army in front of us, what should we do now?" ”

"Do you know who is leading this army?" The magistrate said in a deep voice.

The officers and soldiers shrank their heads slightly, and explained: "My lord, I didn't see it clearly, but judging from the sound of horses' hooves and the many flags, my subordinates guessed that there must be more than 20,000 enemy troops. ”

"So much?" Zhixian was so shocked that his jaw was about to drop, and he didn't know what to do for a while.

If an army of more than 20,000 people really arrives, let alone defense, it is impossible to say whether they can escape for their lives.

Mao Wenlong's eyes lit up, and now he was even more sure that the person who came was likely to be his old subordinate of Dongjiang.

It's just that he didn't expect so many people to come, after all, he has been out of Dongjiang for more than half a year, and someone will definitely switch to others.

Mao Wenlong, who couldn't care so much, immediately ran to a high place to see with his own eyes, and the two guards were faithfully guarding his side.

The sound of horses' hooves was indeed quite moving, but after Mao Wenlong ascended the heights, he still couldn't see whether the army was an old subordinate of the Dongjiang River. He opened his mouth and asked the guards around him: "Do you think that is our Dongjiang Army?" ”

The two guards stared at each other for a moment, and then said affirmatively: "Dudu, that's our Dongjiang Army." ”

"Is it really our Dongjiang Army?" Mao Wenlong is still not at ease.

"Yes, it's our Dongjiang Army." Once again, the two guards were confirmed.

At this time, Mao Wenlong had no doubts, and immediately went to ask the magistrate to open the city gate and let him out of the city.

"What? The Governor wants to go out of the city? When he heard that Mao Wenlong was going to go out of the city at this time, the magistrate thought that he had heard it wrong.

"That's right, Pontus is going to get out of the city at once! Your Excellency doesn't need to panic, it's my Dongjiang Army who is here, the old subordinate I mentioned to you before. Mao Wenlong was shocked when he saw the county, so he could only explain the matter.

"It turned out to be the governor's old subordinate, but fortunately there was a false alarm!" After a short period of stunnedness, the magistrate suddenly came back to his senses.

breathed a sigh of relief, his mood returned to calm, and he ordered the whole city to lift the ban, and finally ordered someone to open the city gate and go out of the city with Mao Wenlong.

As soon as Mao Wenlong and the others left the city, they could see hundreds of cavalry rushing wildly, and when they got closer, they could see that the cavalry leaders were Liu Guangzuo and Chengzuo.

"Governor, we're back!"