Ran Qiu said: "Hu Sima asked his subordinates to report to the doctor, and the thieves invaded Yuncheng, don't resist!" ”

When he heard that the thieves were attacking Yuncheng, Zhao Wuxian was excited, and he only thought of the common saying that the praying mantis catches the cicada and the yellow finch is behind. He and Yang Hu and Sanhuan were intrigued in Qufu, Lucheng, and when the fight was in full swing, he ignored the villain of the thief! I was relieved when I heard Ran Qiu say "No", but his back was already soaked in cold sweat.

Looking at Ran Qiu's dry lips, he asked people to pass the water bladder.

"Don't worry, you drink saliva first and then talk slowly."

After Ran Qiu took it, he didn't bring the water bladder to his mouth, but bowed his head, and his voice became painful: "Yuncheng is safe, but Zhongdu, Zhongdu has an accident, and the group of thieves is besieging there!" ”

"What, Zhongdu was also attacked by thieves!?" Zhao Wuxian's heart sank, and Zilu changed color, and he was about to turn around and get into the car in a hurry.

"Zilu, where are you going?" Zhao Wuxian hurriedly grabbed him.

"The master has something to do, and the disciple obeys it, so I naturally want to go to Zhongdu to rescue the master!"

"Do you know what the current situation is in Zhongduyi? How many robbers are there? Can you really do a thousand enemies and help Confucius by going alone? ”

"I ......"

A hurried question left Zilu speechless.

Zhao Wuxian exhaled, and his gaze turned to Ran Qiu: "Ziyou, you continue." ”

Ran Qiu has a slow personality, although he is anxious in his heart, he still tells things in an orderly manner: "On the third night of the first month, we captured the Yi Temple, but in the second half of the night, Waiguo was suddenly attacked. The water gate was breached, initially thought it was the Yang Tiger rebel army, only to find out that it was a group of thieves, Hu Sima led the Yun people to resist desperately, until the next morning to expel the robbers, the Yun people were killed and wounded nearly 100 ......"

Although the group of thieves failed to enter the city, Yuncheng should not have any major material losses, but there were nearly 100 casualties, which is already a huge battle loss, even if most of them are Yuncheng people. It also made Zhao Wuxian feel distressed.

The timing of this thief was really accurate, and it happened to be the time period when the various forces of the Lu country were in a hurry, and they had no time to take care of him. Yuncheng has just changed hands, and if it weren't for the tiger, he would have dealt with it properly. Ran Qiu also has experience in fighting against robbers, and maybe he really followed his way, making Zhao Wuxian's two months of hard work come to naught.

Hu Sima felt that this matter was not trivial, so he asked his subordinates to come to Qufu to inform the doctor who wanted to pass by Zhongdu. But I saw that there were also some bandits besieging the city and looting the autumn grain! ”

Zhao Wuxian could see that Ran Qiu was not in a hurry? He should have set off at noon on the fourth day of the new year, and arrived here on the sixth day of the new year, and he had traveled two hundred miles, and he didn't close his eyes for about two days and two nights, so he was so haggard.

At this time, the difference between Zilu and Ran Qiu's personalities was revealed, Ran Qiu's personality was introverted and humble, and he was a little unconfident. But when it comes to critical things, it can be stabilized. Zilu is enterprising, but easily impulsive.

"Can you find out how many robbers there are?"

"When the subordinate was in Yuncheng, he took advantage of the morning light to take a look at the city, and saw that there were two or three thousand people, and when he arrived in Zhongduyi, he found that there were also three or four thousand people besieging the city, and there were constantly bandits from the west to besiege him, and he couldn't see the edge at a glance."

Zhao Wuxian once heard Zifu He say that the thieves claimed to have nearly 10,000 soldiers, which was enough to attack the city and invade the princes. I thought it was an exaggeration, but now that the group of thieves launched it, I realized that it was true.

Although under the rule of Confucius, Zhongdu Yi claimed to have "formulated a system of ensuring the life of the people and burying the dead, and advocated eating different foods according to the age of the elderly." Undertake different duties according to the size of the ability", "men and women do not paint, the road is not left behind, and the instrument is not carved and fake".

But in reality, most of it is an idealistic plan, because of the influx of war-torn people. Still not very rich. It was not until the end of autumn that a batch of grain was transported from Liqiu and Qufu, and grain was obtained in the autumn harvest, so that half of the warehouse was barely filled.

But compared to the surrounding Yuncheng and other places, Zhongdu is a place where the people are barely fed and clothed, and in the eyes of the bandits, there must be a surplus of food, which can be plundered to help them survive the cold winter, so they will turn east after attacking Yuncheng to no avail.

Wuxian asked again: "When you left, what was the situation in Zhongduyi?" ”

Ran begged: "The robbers have swept the wild land and houses outside the city, and are beginning to cut down trees and ants to attack the city, there are senior brothers at the head of the city to organize the people of the city to resist, there are too many bandits, and the mountains are all over the field, so I don't dare to get too close, and the people inside can't get out, I only know that the banner of Waiguo is still there!" ”

"The city is safe, the master is safe, this is good, this is good."

Zilu breathed a sigh of relief, and Zhao Wuxian pondered for a moment and said:

"Confucius taught you about the military formation of the two, and he also knew the soldiers, so it should be easy to resist the bandits......

Having said that, Zhao Wuxian understands that the situation in Zhongdu may not be optimistic.

It was also in his prophetic misfortune more than two months ago that Confucius adopted the method of unloading himself when he encountered a food crisis, which really produced a bad result.

Zigong once asked Confucius about politics, Confucius said, enough food, foot soldiers, in addition, you must have the trust of the people. Zigong asked again, if only two can be left, which of the three should be removed first? Confucius's first choice was: go to the army.

Confucius disbanded the soldiers and borrowed corn from the neighbors with the weapons and armor in the treasury, which was understandable in the era of peace, but now it is a troubled era, and the lives of the people cannot be protected without soldiers, and the garrison of Zhongdu is probably much weaker than that of Yuncheng. Now it seems that this thief is really an opportunist, his eyes are extremely vicious, and he has bitten the weakness of Zhongdu.

What's more, among the three disciples of Confucius who knew the military affairs, Ran Qiu was the first to be good at the method of battle formation, Zilu Yongguan was the second in the three armies, and the young Fan Chi used to follow Ran Qiu to fight and was the third. But now that Ran Qiuzi is by Zhao Wuxian's side, Fan Chi has returned to his hometown because of his father's funeral, and Confucius has to carry the military affairs of Zhongdu alone.

Although Confucius is known as a soldier, his talent is not reflected much in history, so Zhao Wuxian is skeptical about it, maybe he is just a theorist?

"The subordinate has brought Hu Sima's words, and the next words I said as a disciple of the master, I assisted the master in dealing with the military and political affairs of the central capital, and I know that the city walls there are low and the soldiers are scarce, I am afraid that I can't hold out for too long, and I ask the doctor to save Zhongdu!"

Ran Qiu thought more than Zilu, and realized the seriousness of the matter, he bowed to the head again, and even Zilu bent down to Zhao Wuxian for the first time:

"Fang Cai is reckless, I can't defeat thousands of thieves alone. Please save the Master! ”

This middle-aged reckless man was stunned, and he couldn't get up even if Zhao Wuxian supported him.

The situation was a bit passive, and after thinking about it for a while, Zhao Wuxian showed a sense of righteousness. Thousands of people look like me:

"As the saying goes: Kou can't mean that you can't take the people who enter the Kou lightly, when the doctor of Yu Guo Gong Zhiqi said, 'auxiliary cars depend on each other, lips and teeth are cold', this is the relationship between Yuncheng and Zhongdu. Zhongdu, the watch of Yuncheng. If Zhongdu loses, Yuncheng will definitely suffer. What's more, Confucius is in distress, although I have only known him for two months, we have already been friends for a long time, so why not save him? I agreed to your request, and the second son got up first to speak. ”

Zilu and Ran Qiu were overjoyed, but they didn't know that in just a few breaths, Zhao Wuxian thought about many things.

In Zhao Wuxian's memory, it seems that the thief in history really has a bit of intersection with Confucius. But it is not clear when, and it may have been tampered with and fabricated by later generations, and it has long lost its original appearance. But now, everything is happening in the onslaught of thieves, and whether to save Confucius or not, he has a stake in his heart.

First of all, Zhongdu is the only way to connect Qufu and Xiyi, Yuncheng has just been taken, the situation is not stable, and it is also the first target of thieves. If you let it go, it will fall. Then Tu Dao in the north of Onozawa will no longer be able to pass safely, and the group of thieves who have obtained the money and grain in the central capital will even fight back against Yuncheng again.

Secondly, now Zhao Wuxian's subordinates have many Confucian disciples who serve their orders, Zigong, Ran Qiu, and Gong Xihua. There is also Zilu who gradually began to have admiration for him, in addition to Zaiyu, etc., all of which are temporary choices, rare talents in the world today. According to Zhao Wuxian's observations, these early Confucians were mixed, and there were people who could not talk about benevolence and virtue. But there are also many people who do practical things, and saving Zhongdu is beneficial and harmless to win over the hearts of this group of people.

In the end, he still has seven or eight hundred soldiers in his hand, and after replenishing the arsenal of Lucheng Qufu, he is a little better equipped, if he is allowed to fight a decisive battle with the thieves in the swamp, it will not be possible, but it should not be difficult to solve the siege of Zhongdu inside and outside.

On the other side, the first thing Zilu said after jumping up was: "I am willing to refuse for the doctor!" ”

Ran Qiu said: "I am willing to be Hou Xiang." ”

The front refusal is the striker, and Hou Xi is the scout who explores the way, although the two have opposite personalities, they have the same love for Confucius, and they both hope to lead the soldiers to the central capital as soon as possible. Zhao Wuxian couldn't help but think, if he was in danger, would they be like this?

I only hope that after saving Zhongdu this time, they will be able to do things like a teacher!

The decision has been made, and Zhao Wuxian immediately ordered: "Ran Qiu is on standby, Zilu, look at the dress on your body, what is your identity now?" ”

Zilu glanced at his official clothes, and then he reacted: "Returning people ......"

"Welcome to the send-off, as well as the return of the envoy who was ordered to go out as a deputy, since you know, then please continue to fulfill the king's order."

Zilu felt very puzzled and aggrieved: "Now that the matter is now, how can I leave the master!" ”

"What you should do now is to immediately go north and go to Yangguan to recruit the Yang Tiger Yu Party." Zhao Wuxian was indifferent and ruthless, with a hard tone, without any concessions, and refused to let Zilu go along.

Ran Qiu also sensed that something was wrong, at this moment, Zhao Wuxian did not regain his kindness, but changed his identity as the lord to order Zilu, although he and Zilu did not formally establish this relationship.

Zilu was stopped by Zhao Wuxian, and he was also emotional.

He patted his chest and said angrily: "I was contemptible back then, so brave, and straightforward, wearing a rooster feather crown and a long sword decorated with a male dolphin's mane to show my uniqueness. The master was not annoyed, he first subdued me with great force, and then designed a little etiquette to guide me, and then I realized my ugliness, so I wore Confucian clothes, with the gift of the apprentice, and asked to become a disciple through Zihui's recommendation. ”

"I have been following Master for more than ten years, and although I am stupid, Master has never disliked me, and he has many reproaches in his mouth, but he loves me very much in his heart, and all I can do is to keep him from speaking evil. He once said that if the avenue is not good, if you float on the sea, you will definitely follow him to Sangyu Yuyuan, I'm afraid only me! The master has high hopes for me, and now that he has been robbed in the middle of the capital, he is old, but he has to draw his sword to fight the thief on the wall, but the doctor will tell me, how can I avoid it, huh!? ”

Zilu's face was flushed, and his hand tightly clenched the hilt of the long sword, and at the top of the handle was a bronze sculpture of a fighting horse and chicken.

Fighting horse chicken, this wild pheasant is extremely brave, and even dares to fight with natural enemies foxes and ferrets. Therefore, it is often embroidered on the banner of the forward soldiers to boost morale, quite like the sub-road who rushed to the crown angrily at this time.

Facing Zi Lu, who was breathing fluctuating and staring at Zi Lu, and Ran Qiu, who was trying to dissuade him, Zhao Wuxian stepped forward, his head held high, and his momentum was even stronger than Zi Lu!

He said this......

He completely made this unruly Confucian light man who thought he would never have a chance to be subdued, and bowed his head! (To be continued.) )

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