"I don't want to eat raw."

Huzi puts the eggs back in the basket.

Jiang Wu was very guilty, but he knew that his sister's secret couldn't be known to others, not even Brother Huzi.

He glanced at his sister, very entangled.

Ying Bao took out a few pieces of Poria cake from his bag and put them in the palm of Huzi's hand: "Then you can eat this." ”

Huzi was not polite, and ate it all in one go.

They stayed in the reeds for a day, and in the evening, Sakura took her brother to the river and released a gourd boat, taking advantage of the fact that she could still see the surroundings clearly.

This is a boat composed of four large gourds and bamboo rows, which are fixed with kudzu vines and gourd vine hemp rope.

At first glance, it looks like a boxy box with four large gourds falling on its sides.

Jiang Wu's eyes widened and he asked in disbelief, "Sister, are you an immortal?" How can you conjure up so many things? ”

"I'll tell you later." Ying Bao took out two long bamboo poles and put them on the gourd boat, and then took his younger brother back to find Zhang Min.

"I've found a boat made of gourds, let's go now." Ying Bao's face did not change color, and said to Zhang Min and Huzi.

Zhang Min was curious: "What gourd boat?" ”

Jiang Wu: "You'll know when you go to see it." "Let's take the lead and run to the river.

When Zhang Min and Huzi saw the gourd boat in front of them, they were so shocked that they couldn't speak.

"Why does this gourd look like our breed?" Huzi climbed onto the boat and touched the gourd a little incredible.

Sakura and her brother also got on the boat and stepped on the bamboo raft.

After all the people stood up, the bamboo sank slightly, and the river water soaked up to the surface of their feet.

Fortunately, there are four big gourds supporting on all sides, so the bamboo row does not sink.

Zhang Min and Huzi each took a long bamboo pole to support the boat, slowly got out of the reeds, and went to the river.

Sakura and Jiang Wu looked around vigilantly to prevent any barbarians from firing arrows on the shore.

It was getting dark, and several bonfires were lit near the river.

"That's a bandit!" Jiang Wu pointed to the bonfires on the shore and said, "There are quite a few of them." ”

Sakura nodded, "Let's be careful, don't be discovered by them." ”

Zhang Min and Huzi tried their best to relax, but there were still barbarians who found gourd boats on the river.

They roared and ran to the river, drawing their bows and radiating at the gourd boat.

"Hurry down!" Sakura asked them to sit behind the big gourd and quietly propped the boat forward.

Several arrows whizzed into the gourd, startling Sakuraho.

The arm strength of these people is really amazing, and they can shoot from such a distance.

The gourd boat finally got rid of the bandits, and when they were about to enter the waters of the city, someone fired arrows at them.

Ying Bao carefully identified it, and saw that it was a soldier at the head of the city, and hurriedly shouted: "We are relatives of Zhang Taishou!" ”

The soldiers on the defensive, hearing the sound of a child, and another boat, hurriedly stopped shooting arrows.

"You get the boat to the side, we're going to check!" The soldier commanded sharply.

Zhang Min and Huzi propped up the gourd boat, and as soon as they landed, several soldiers ran over, holding swords and halberds in their hands, and pointed their blades at several people.

The four imps went ashore, and when they saw that they had no weapons in their hands, the soldiers relaxed slightly.

When they learned that Zhang Min was the little son of Mrs. Zhang's family, their tone was even more polite.

One of them also volunteered to send a few people to the Taishou Mansion.

Ying Bao took his younger brother and Zhang Min Huzi to walk on the street, obviously feeling the tension and depression of the people in the city.

From the mouth of this guard, he learned that the Jingzhou Mansion guards had gathered less than 500 people, and even if the prisoners in the prison were released, it would still not be enough to compete with the thousands of enemy generals outside.

However, a few military cantonments dozens of miles away should be able to gather more than 1,000 soldiers, plus the soldiers from Linxian County, how can they also gather two or three thousand people.

It's a pity that Daqian's pawn dispatch power is not in the hands of the general.

Even if the foreign army is overwhelming, no one is allowed to cross the thunder pool without the emperor's edict.

Back at Taishou Mansion, Zhang Min immediately ran to see his father and sister and his brothers and sisters.

When Mrs. Zhang saw her son rushing back, she couldn't help crying and scolding: "Are you stupid? What to do when you come back now? ”

Her husband is too guarded, even if he has the opportunity to send his wife and children out of the city, he can't do this, otherwise he will be spurned by the world and reprimanded by the court.

Previously, Mrs. Zhang was glad that her youngest son was not there, even if the family would not survive in the future, and Zhang Min, Miao Miao, was there, but this little fool ran back.

"Mother, my son is back to help you fight the enemy!" Zhang Min knelt down and kowtowed to his parents.

Zhang Taishou glanced at his son with his hands behind his back, sighed, and asked, "When did you know the news?" ”

"Ten days ago." Zhang Min replied truthfully: "There are also rumors outside that the Jurchen has taken Taiyuan Mansion and is heading to Tokyo." ”

Zhang Taishou was surprised: "Taiyuan Mansion has really been defeated?" "The news of his place is too closed, and some news has been around for a long time.

"Yes, people from Tokyo and Yuzhou have fled south, and Jiankang is the first choice."

Zhang Min said worriedly: "Dad, when we can come in from outside, we see that there are many of those barbarian bandits, and there are hundreds of them gathered by the river alone, and I am afraid that they will attack from Jiangkouzi." ”

Zhang Taishou frowned.

In the past, there were bandits, and Jiangkouzi was a breakthrough, and every time they had to send a lot of people to guard it, they barely held it.

But now it was not the ordinary bandits outside the city, they were the fiercest foreign soldiers, and if they did find a ship to attack them, they would not have enough men to see it.

"Okay, I see, you guys should rest early, I still have something to deal with." Zhang Taishou glanced at Sakura Bao and saw that they were all children, so he asked his wife to take care of them.

He then went to his study and consulted with several of his staff on a strategy to retreat from the enemy.

When Mrs. Zhang saw that her son not only came back by herself, but also brought back three children, she couldn't help complaining that her son was ignorant.

If something goes wrong with these children, won't their parents be sad?

Mrs. Zhang asked a few words casually, and asked the maid to take Yingbao and them to the guest room to rest.

And he commanded the servant woman to make something to eat and bring it.

Sakura and his younger brother Huzi each ate a bowl of green vegetable noodles before returning to their room.

Now that the city gate is closed, vegetables and grain from outside the city cannot be transported in, and tens of thousands of people in the city have to eat and eat vegetables every day.

Judging from today's food, I am afraid that the Taishou Mansion has begun to cause a famine.

It's only been a few days?

Is this already the case in the city?

Sakura immediately fell asleep after washing, and when she woke up the next day, it was already dawn.

Jiang Wu ran over, knocked on his sister's door, and shouted loudly: "Sister! Get up! The barbarians are besieging the city! ”

Sakura got up with a grunt, quickly put on her clothes and shoes, and hurriedly opened the door. "What did you just say?"

Jiang Wu grabbed his sister's wrist and walked outside, saying as he walked: "Brother Zhang Min went to the city wall as a guard, and Brother Huzi also followed, and those barbarians got several fishing boats from nowhere, and they all poured into the mouth of the river. ”