Chapter 16: Defending Against the Enemy (Part II)
Compared with the rapid assembly of the people of Du Township, the township guards recruited from other townships in Gai County were much slower, and some people even heard the word "Yellow Turban Thief" and ran into the rear woods in fright.
In this scene, Liu Qi finally understood why his ancestor Liu Bang couldn't control the group of people under him, and fled a few, thinking of the strictness of Qin Law, he had to turn back.
In the face of life and death, people instinctively choose to escape, if there is no daily supervision, and another strong person to lead, it will only become more chaotic.
Xu An took the two of them to inquire about the news, but before he returned, Liu Qizheng was full of worry, when suddenly a miserable scream came, and he turned his head to look, and he was relieved.
Looking at it, Wang An, who accompanied the superintendent to transport people and horses to the county government, did not look at the usual peacefulness, but when he saw this, he drew his sword and stabbed down a fleeing villager, and said in a loud voice: "There are more people who flee in front of the enemy, just like this person!"
The villagers should quickly gather their manpower and resist the enemy according to the mountainous terrain of this place! ”
Wang An dealt with it quickly and avoided further deterioration of the situation.
Fang Zhen, who has assisted Liu Qi and arranged the villagers to be high in this place, has the same thoughts as Liu Qi.
After he approached, he sighed and said: "Fortunately, Wang Jun brought everyone to go there, if it is other Cao members in the county temple, there is no courage in it!" ”
It can be seen that Wang An has a different story, the enemy is current, Liu Qi has no intention of listening, and he has a total of one or two with Fang Zhen, and he feels that he is in the best position for them.
If the Yellow Turbans had made a detour and attacked from the south, they would have been able to hold back the enemy by following the rocks and the stream on the left.
If they were to be killed directly from the back of the hills and mountains they had flipped through, they would have to rely on the villagers in the front of Changxiang to defend them. The back side must not be given up, otherwise, the abdomen and back will be attacked by the enemy, and it will only be quickly defeated.
"I don't know what happened to Wu Meng and his guards guarding the people and escorting the grain and grass in front?"
Liu Qi stood in front of everyone with a sword, squinting into the distance.
He knew very well that in Taishan County, there had been no flood of the Big Yellow Turban Army. Most of the Yellow Turban troops who suddenly appeared were scattered troops who fled from the battlefields in Runan, Dongjun and other places.
Its main purpose is not to conquer cities or kill many people, but to plunder food and grass.
But this group of fleeing troops, compared with the recruited townsmen, fought against the regular army of the Han Dynasty, after all, they had seen blood.
The same number of people is on the top, that is, they have a geographical advantage, and they will still inevitably suffer.
"Why hasn't Xu An returned yet?"
Liu Qi was worried. If something happens to Xu An, how can he explain to Xu An's parents when he returns to his hometown!
He was discussing with Fang Zhen on his behalf, and when he personally took someone to take a look, Wang An came with a serious face.
He didn't talk much nonsense, and immediately said: "Pavilion Chief Liu, your department has the strictest discipline in manpower, and on the south side, if the Yellow Turban thieves come to attack, there is a great possibility of a surprise attack here."
However, don't worry too much, I have just made people inquire, the yellow turban thieves came from the north side, robbed a lot of households, and it happened that the road went south from here, and went back to the cottage to hide, and the number was only 500. ”
Wang An is obviously also a person who understands the art of war, and sees that Liu Qi leads the troops to have a lot of regulations, so he entrusts the southern guards.
When it was said that the Yellow Turban Army only had 500 people, but there were nearly 1,000 of them, Wang An's words were to boost morale.
But when the villagers heard this, their panic really weakened a lot.
Liu Qi should respond.
"Pavilion Chief, look at Xu An's back!"
Not long after Liu Qi sent Wang An away, Wang Man's voice rang in his ears.
When he looked up, there was only Xu An, and the other two villagers had not seen him.
In the past few days, he has become familiar with all the people in Du Township, and his heart is inevitably heavy when he thinks of death.
The same was true for the others, and the atmosphere instantly seemed a little oppressive.
"Second Brother Xu, what's the situation?"
Waiting for Xu An to get closer, Liu Qi and Fang Zhen glanced at each other, and Qi Qi stepped forward and asked.
What is strange is that Xu An has no scars on his body, only sweating profusely and his face is red, obviously because he ran too fast.
Liu Qi observed carefully, and there was one arrow missing in Xu An's special hunting arrow basket.
It seems that there is still an enemy!
"Pavilion Chief, the ant thieves didn't dare to attack us from the avenue ahead, but they didn't know where to find the trail, and they actually took a detour directly to the rear!
The pavilion chief still remembers that since yesterday afternoon, there have been two teams of businessmen and travelers from Langya County.
Just now Hu Ji has a good sight, and he observes clearly, and about 100 yellow turban thieves are going here!
And the yellow turban thief is also a vigilant person, as if he was worried that I would go to help, but two people came to investigate on horseback, and did not find the footprints of the three of us, no, I took the opportunity to shoot one person, and the other person fled.
Worried about the movement, I hurriedly came to report! ”
It turned out to be a false alarm!
The onlookers all breathed a sigh of relief.
Xu An finished speaking in one breath, then took the water bladder handed over by Liu Qi and drank it in a big gulp.
Fang Zhen groaned when he saw it, and knew what he was worried about: "The pavilion chief wants to rescue the person who was robbed by the Yellow Turban thief?" ”
Liu Qi nodded and said: "As Jun said, this innocent person is just becoming the soul of the Yellow Turban thief, I am waiting for a seven-foot man, how can I see death and not save it?" ”
The surrounding Du Township guards had already surrounded him, and Liu Qi said with a deep face: "That is, this time, the imperial court recruited us with money and taxes.
At the big level, it is to get rid of the thieves to secure the Han country, and to say the smaller, it is not to ensure the peace of the ordinary people.
Since we have received this responsibility, how can we ignore it, and what if there are our wives and children? ”
"Pavilion Chief, I, Zhao Cuo, am willing to go with me to kill the enemy!"
"And my Qian Kun!"
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After one or two people took the lead, almost all of the people in Du Township responded to the call.
In less than ten days, on the way, Liu Qi was about to grasp the hearts of the people here, in addition to the charm shown by himself, after Fang Zhen joined, the ideological propaganda of loyalty and obedience also played a great role.
Of course, the cooperation of Li Zhan, Cheng Xin, and Huang Ji is not unrelated.
Best friend Xu An, although it is not said, but everyone knows it,
He will definitely advance and retreat with Liu Qi.
After Liu Qi reported the situation to Wang An and expressed his attitude, Wang An looked at Liu Qi deeply and said: "In the past few days, I have often heard people's words, you are in the countryside, do not abandon your younger brothers and sisters, and do not forget to plough and study, and then borrow money to fund the people who meet in Pingshui, but also know the etiquette, in order to be outstanding!"
Now when I see passers-by and people encounter enemies, I can save them with my kindness and sacrifice my life, and I will live up to the great benevolence and righteousness!
No wonder my nephew is now worshipping you.
If I transfer you again, maybe drive them away? ”
When Liu Qi heard this, he was happy in his heart.
This Wang An, not only agreeing with his actions, but also preparing to send people to help, is not only extraordinary, but also a person who knows right from wrong.
It is true that if you can kill the Yellow Turban Army in pieces, you will also have military merits.
Moreover, fellow villager Wu Meng said good things about him in front of his uncle.
"Please rest assured, I will break it!" Liu Qi saluted.
Liu Qi used "breaking", not "driving", which made Wang An's pupils shrink, this son is so ambitious!
The situation ahead was urgent, and after Wang An was transferred to call Huangxiang to collect and ask him to assist, a total of 150 villagers from the two townships quickly gathered and left.