Second, I know if it is because Xu Wei is leading the troops outside, anyway, Ding Rong knows that the army is "bad." There were people coming in and out at all times, and judging by the clothes of these people, there were officers, adjutants, and civilians. The situation on the street is even more chaotic, some people who have access to the road and are well-informed, plus people who have a few money, have long dragged their families to Chang'an. Before these people leave, they even sell their property at a low price, such as a building, and put it in the backyard, how can it cost five or six hundred? Do you want 300 times? No way? 100 deeds to take!

After all, paper can't contain the fire, and by mid-to-late July, rumors are flying all over the sky! It is said that the Jurchens are preparing to enter the Guanzhong Plain, and the Xuanfu Division has decided to evacuate Chang'an, and no one cares whether we live or die. Fear is like a plague in Dingrong and Huazhou...

"Zhang Jiyi! Zhang Jiyi! Dingrong Jun sentenced Xin Zan, chased after Zhang Qing's buttocks, and kept calling. This conscientious adjutant seemed to have been running outside for a short time, and the front and back of his official robe were soaked with sweat, and his forehead was full of beads of sweat, and he didn't bother to wipe it.

"Alas, I said Xin Tong's judgment, what is the court" Zhang Qing was no better, his face was full of tiredness, as if he had not slept, two big blisters appeared on his mouth, and the person also became irritable.

Xin Zan swallowed his saliva vigorously, and said breathlessly: "Last night, the Sanyuan was broken into by gangsters, and the shopkeeper was seriously injured and robbed of all the money in the store. In three days, this is the fourth case, again"

"Straight sissy thief! If you start a mess and rob, if you catch him, you will set up a place for him to correct the law! Zhang Qing threw away the file in his hand, sat on the chair, and scolded through gritted teeth. Then he yelled outside: "Go! Let the Kansai battalion transfer a command of men and horses into the city, and if there is no shock, I am afraid that it will be the opposite! ”

Xin Zan saw his angry appearance, and the words he wanted to say could only be swallowed when they reached his mouth. But the matter was too serious, he thought about it again and again, and still tentatively said: "Zhang Jiyi, rumors are spreading in the market, do you know if the military yamen came forward to refute the rumors?" ”

Zhang Qing had a headache when he heard this, and his originally dark face turned red. Rumor? I don't even know what the fuck is a rumor!

A young general in military uniform rushed into the hall, clasped his fists and saluted, and said loudly: "Report!" Another Jin army unit drove to the south bank of Weishui! Provoke our river defense troops in the morning! Take a small boat down to Weishui and shoot arrows to the north shore! The front asked, whether to give a counterattack! ”

Zhang Qing was furious! The whole person bounced up, as if it was about to explode. But then he sat down, waved his hand, and motioned for the officer to stand down.

Xin Zan called him irritable, and he wanted to leave, but he asked cautiously in his heart: "Jin Jun really wants to fight Guanzhong?" ”

"You ask me? Who do I ask? Zhang Qing shouted impatiently. Xin Zan was startled, saluted, and then turned to leave. As soon as he came out of the second hall, he suddenly had a dark front in front of him, was hit by something, and fell to the ground!

"Hey!" Someone shouted, and Xin Zan only felt a strong force pull him up. looked closely, but it was Wang Yan and Wang Du.

Wang Yan held the helmet in his hand, bypassed Xin Zan, went to Zhang Qing, and blurted out, "There is no news from Dashuai yet?" ”

Zhang Qing put his elbows on the table, supported his head, and shook it. Wang Yan threw his helmet and scolded: "Damn! It's the fourth day, and it's a continuous increase in troops! I see, the golden dog is going to invade Guanzhong! ”

Zhang Qing raised his head suddenly: "The two camps are ready, right?" Although there is no explicit order, we must always be prepared, and don't rush when the time comes. ”

Wang Yan nodded, too lazy to answer. Langyan fell, Zhang Shen surrendered, the city was full of wind and rain, boiling, looking at this situation, life was sad.

"Are all the equipment loaded? Especially in the capital courtyard, the marshal repeatedly instructed that the firearm should not be a joke, it must be moisture-proof and fireproof, and it can't be sunbathed" Zhang Qing asked again.

Wang Yanxiang was also a little impatient: "You can rest assured, it's all loaded!" However, the craftsmen of the Metropolitan Temple are still working day and night. The day before yesterday, I went to inspect it, and I cast two hundred pieces of iron and dysprosium. That guy, as soon as the cannon is fired, the ground is shaking! ”

Zhang Qing didn't say much anymore, the Jin army was assembled in Tongzhou, needless to say, it must be trying to pass the gates. Tens of thousands of our horses are still stationed in Dingrong, and there is no letter on it, so it is unknown whether we will move west or stick here. Alas, no matter if you want to withdraw or defend, you have to give a word, it's easier to defend, in case you want to withdraw, you can't just take care of the army, right? The people of Huazhou and Dingrong are all staring at it.

When the net thought of this, he heard a sonorous sound outside, and the people in the army were all too familiar with this sound, which was the sound of the collision of armor and weapons.

Zhang Qing and Wang Yan looked up, only to see a line of neatly draped people stepping into the second hall. For one, the face is thin, the nose is high, the nose is crooked, the expression is gloomy, and he is a cannibal at any time, who is not Du Feihu?

Seeing him, Zhang Wang's hearts trembled! They all stood up and stepped forward.

"Zhang Jiyi, Manager Wang!" Du Feihu hugged his fists and saluted.

The two hurriedly returned the salute, Wang Yan was anxious, and asked directly: "What is the order of the marshal?" ”

Before Du Feihu could answer, Zhang Qing reacted quickly, stopped him, and then said to some envoys who were still working in the second hall: "You guys go down." ”

Seeing this, Du Feihu also asked the accompanying guards to withdraw and closed the door. Only then did he say: "Yesterday, the Xuanfu Prime Minister promised to worship the general, worship the marshal as the general Zuo Xiaowei, and fill the "Quan Yongxing Army Road Slightly Pacification Division" to know Jingzhao Mansion, and has decided to stick to Chang'an! ”

When Wang Yan heard this, he punched his right hand to his left palm: "Okay!" It doesn't matter if others go, we still have more than 50,000 horse infantry troops in the Shaanxi Hua Shuaisi, and we can't withstand the field battle, are you still afraid of him when we defend the city! It's long overdue! ”

Du Feihu was still expressionless, glanced at him, shook his head and said: "I have found out the news, Li Zhi of Hedong led the army to enter Tongzhou through the Pujin pontoon bridge. ”

The words were shocked, Zhang Qing and Wang Yan glanced at each other, and they were afraid that they were all thinking the same thing. No wonder the troops on the other side of the strait have been increasing for several days, and it turns out that Li Zhi has also rushed over! So, he has cleared the east of the river?

"The commander Jun ordered that the troops of Ronghua and Huazhou should immediately assemble in Chang'an. And in the name of the Huazhou Zhizhou and the Dingrong Zhijun, they issued a proclamation to let the people transfer. The marshal specially instructed the people to withdraw first, and the army followed. No matter how tight the manpower is. Be sure to arrange someone to guide the people, don't panic. Du Feihu said.

Zhang Qing's heart sank, this matter is not simple, such a big battle, I hope that the Jin army across the Weishui River will not show up. The second child went to Chang'an, the road was flat, and there was no cavalry for our left-behind troops.

Just behind the second hall of their conversation was the private residence of the Zhijun. Since Xu Si and Xu Jiu set out on the expedition, Zhang Jiu and Xu Wang have been companions. It is not easy to be a military minister's family, and they are often separated, and it is common to be worried. Fortunately, Xu Wang has been married to Xu Sheng for many years and has long been used to it. And Zhang Jiujiu himself was born in a military family.

Since Zhang Qing came to inform him a few days ago, Zhang Jiujiu and Xu Wang's family have already cleaned up. Now everything is ready, just waiting for news.

In the room, Zhang Jiujiu and Xu Wangshi were both sitting on the edge of the bed, Xu Sheng's second son was lying on the table playing with the tea set, and the young daughter was still in her mother's arms, as if she was asleep. Xu Wangshi patted the child lightly, and whispered to his younger siblings: "Yan'an let the Jurchens occupy it, and Zhang Shentou, who was under the command of his father-in-law, surrendered, and I don't know when this world will be chaotic." "With the fourth brother and my family officials here, they will definitely be able to stop the gold thief." Zhang Jiujiu comforted his sister-in-law.

"It's strange to say, Shaanxi has several strong soldiers and strong horses, why can't they beat the Jurchens? Liulu Shuaichen, why does our Xu family always rush ahead? "Although the woman has a long head and a short vision, even Xu Wang's family is dissatisfied with this matter.

"How can our women's family understand such a major military matter?" Zhang Jiujiu smiled, stretched out his head, and looked at the little niece in his sister-in-law's arms, with a look of envy.

When Xu Wangshi saw her like this, he couldn't bear it, so he freed up a hand to grab her wrist and said, "Brother and sister, it's hurt you." ”

"Where's the bitterness? There is someone to remember, and there is always hope. Zhang Jiujiu said with a smile.

"Then you will not be married soon, and when you have a baby, at my age, I won't want to." Xu Wang teased.

The two of her surnames were talking and laughing, and they heard the servant woman outside shouting: "Lady, Master Zhang asks to see." ”

"Oh, ask him to serve tea in the hall, and here he goes." Zhang Jiujiu replied.

"Lord Zhang said, please go to both ladies." The servant woman added.

Hearing this, both of them sighed in their hearts, what happened? Still let us all go? didn't dare to hesitate at the moment, Xu Wangdi put his daughter on the bed of his younger brother and sister by the way, and told his son to take care of his sister, so he went out of the room with Zhang Jiujiu.

In the flower hall, Zhang Qing didn't have the heart to drink tea at all, and came back and paced in the hall, very anxious. Hearing the footsteps behind him, he turned his head and saw Zhang Jiuyue and Xu Wangshi coming out, with a nervous expression on their faces. Hurry up and bow down: "I've seen two ladies." ”

"No need to be polite, what's the matter?" Concubine Xu's Ran said.

"The marshal and deputy marshal have sent Du Feihu back to Dingrong, and they will take the two ladies to Chang'an. The car is already ready at the side gate, please leave immediately. Zhang Qing said in a deep voice.

"What about the outfit?" Xu Wang asked, pointing to the back.

"Someone carries it yourself." Zhang Qing replied.

As a "military family", I am most afraid that when my husband is away from the war, some officials will come with great power. Hearing that they were going to Chang'an, the two women were relieved. Since going to drag the children and daughters, press not the table.

Besides, in this city, Zhang Qing's work efficiency is also quite fast. Not long after Du Feihu came, the evacuation notice had already been posted, and in order to avoid causing panic, the army yamen did not have enough manpower, and a group of people were specially transferred from the camp to assist the people. Of course, assistance is one thing, and if you encounter the kind of water tank that you want to move away from your home, you must also resolutely stop it.

But the common people are not the army after all, and when they heard that they were asked to transfer, they panicked at that time. People are talking, did the Jurchens fight the Wei River? In this panic, I hurried home to pack up the softness and bring the ancestral cards. The most free and easy, on the contrary, are those who beg along the door, anyway, there is a single person, and the belongings are the dog beating stick in the hand and the broken straw rope in the waist. dragged the broken shoes without heels, swayed out of the city gate, and walked in the direction of Chang'an unhurriedly. We have to go first, more than 200 miles. In case you walk slowly, and everyone runs out, ask who is begging for food?

Just when there was chaos in the city, the atmosphere was not easy in the courtyard of Shaanxi. This is a place where equipment is produced for the army, and it was originally guarded by troops, but at this time, a hundred and ten soldiers were transferred to guard the exits so that no rats could run in. A commander in the army came with both heads to announce the order to evacuate.

Outside the gate, there was a mule cart and donkey cart parked, and the soldiers who were packing up the rope were carrying all kinds of equipment to load the cart. After each cart was loaded, there were two people, one with a seal and the other with paste, and after the seal was affixed, no one could open it again.

"Commander Hu, be very careful, it's full of firearms! Don't forget to protect yourself from the sun, moisture, and violent collisions! No kidding! Beware! "The envoy of the hospital told me thousands of instructions, for fear that there would be a business trip. The gunpowder of this new formula is extremely powerful, and if it explodes, the casualties and personnel equipment will be expensive.

"Yes! Know! The conductor said impatiently. After saying that, he shouted to the soldier again: "Lisuo! There is an order from above, and it will arrive in Chang'an within two days! If the time is delayed, I will lose my position, and you will have to eat military sticks! ”

For most of the day, all the equipment and tools have been loaded and sealed. The envoy took out the list and handed it to the commander: "Commander Hu." 5,471 weapons, 1,740 firearms, and 300 barrels of gunpowder were all transported. If the number is not bad, please make a Zhu mark. I'll hand over the equipment to you, if you lose it, you can..."

Commander Hu's face wrinkled, and he said impatiently: "Noise! Then he asked his subordinates, "Is the number right?" After receiving an affirmative reply, he took out his Zhu Ji and took a few breaths on it, but due to the hot weather, the ink had already dried. In a hurry, he spat a few mouthfuls on it, and wiped it away with his hand before he covered it on the list.

After completing the formalities, Commander Hu looked at the dusty craftsmen in the courtyard, and said angrily: "You are all handsome, so the first batch to withdraw." The car is also ready for you, ladies and gentlemen, please! ”

When these words came out, the officials and craftsmen of the capital institute knew that the reason why this guy had been stunned as if he had eaten gunpowder was the reason for his daring! Hey, who told you to be a soldier? In this world, there is no shortage of people like you, who can't fight with a knife? We are craftsmen, the technology passed down from generation to generation, there is no way, without us, you take a stick to stab the Jurchens? Don't worry, there is a specialization in the art industry, you are in charge of fighting and killing, I am in charge of making murder weapons for you, a main culprit, a coercion, are not outsiders!