On the second day, news came back that Sun Yonglu, who was temporarily stationed in Jiayuguan Guancheng, really listened to the provocation of the businessman surnamed Sun, thinking that General Wednesday intended to take revenge, so he framed his henchmen as "Hu people and spies".

He refused to hand over the merchant surnamed Sun, and did not admit the evidence that the general gave them, but left the people in the city, clearly trying to shield the other party.

On Wednesday, the general had to send another man to Guancheng, so as not to let the Hu army come, but Sun Yonglu, the grandson, was so deceived by the spies that he couldn't find the north, and really let the enemy go.

That's it, Sun Yonglu is still reluctant. He felt that he had enough people under him, and with the original soldiers in Guancheng, it was more than enough to guard a Jiayu Pass. It's just that the people sent by General Wednesday happened to be the soldiers of the former Shazhou Guard, which he had already thought would be under his command, so he reluctantly accepted them, thinking about subduing them all.

How did he know that few generals in Shazhou, Guazhou, Suzhou, Ganzhou and other guard posts located on the front line of the border pass really looked up to him. The people of Shazhou Wei have cooperated with the surrounding guards to fight the enemy for many years, and have long formed a deep comradeship. What the general secretly instructed on Wednesday, they all took it to heart, knowing that they had a heavy responsibility on their shoulders, so they didn't bother to entangle with Sun Yonglu at all, and only focused on guarding the city and beware of the sneak attack of the Hu army.

Just in case, they even took over the work of guarding the only well in the city, and did not allow any idlers to approach.

This is really not wrong.

On the day of Sun Yonglu's birthday, he sang a day's play on the stage of Guancheng, and there was wine and meat sent by the Sun family to entertain the soldiers up and down Guancheng. Except for the newly arrived Shazhou Wei and the original guards who insisted on their proper duty, could not eat and drink, and hurried back to their posts to nibble on steamed buns with white water after saying the words of congratulations, almost all the other soldiers brought by Sun Yonglu were drunk. Immediately afterwards, a sky-high red smoke rose from a corner of the head of the city, reflecting the sunset in the evening, which could be seen from afar. It's a pity that when the people from Shazhou Wei rushed over, the person who released the red smoke was gone.

The people of Shazhou Wei knew that it was not good, so they quickly extinguished the smoke and turned back to report to the guard. The guards hurriedly sent a letter to the people of Suzhou City, and at the same time sent additional personnel to the nearby Great Wall, piers and other posts in case anything went wrong with these posts. Immediately, he ordered the city gates to be closed and no one was allowed to enter or leave, even the Sun family.

In less than half an hour, on the pier platform closest to the front line, the soldiers stationed there saw from a distance that there seemed to be sand and dust rolling in the sky, surging in the direction of Guancheng. He immediately lit a beacon fire and warned the castle.

In the city, the Shazhou guards will receive the news and immediately order the beacon fire to be lit to warn Suzhou City. It's a pity that those soldiers who didn't wake up after being drunk couldn't wake up no matter how much they called, and even Sun Yonglu himself slept like a dead pig. Seeing this, the Shazhou guard could only secretly scream bad luck and ordered someone to throw Sun Yonglu back to his own house, and the other soldiers could only stay where they were. The Hu army is about to march to the city, and no one cares whether they will catch a cold. Anyway, there are bonfires around to keep warm, and now that spring is in full swing, it won't freeze people to death. As for those who are still sober, including the servants of the Sun family and the invited troupe, in order to prevent there are still spies inside, they can only be locked up, no matter how they shout injustice and intimidate, the Shazhou guards will also turn a deaf ear.

But the most suspicious businessman surnamed Sun has disappeared at the moment.

The Shazhou guard could only be sure that he had ordered the city gate to be closed early, and that the merchant should not have escaped yet, and he did not know where he was hiding in the city. It's a pity that there is no manpower to search for him now, so he has to go. Wait for the soldiers to deal with the enemy who is approaching the city, and then go to settle accounts with this spy.

As soon as General Wednesday, General Gu and others received the warning from Guancheng, they immediately took action.

In addition to closing the city gates, summoning all the soldiers on leave to return to their posts, preparing ordnance, weapons, fire oil, etc., the big bell on the bell and drum tower in the center of the city was also ringed. When the people in the city heard this, they knew that the enemy army was coming, so they hurriedly put down what they were doing and quickly packed up their things and went home. Except for the young and strong townsmen who had been named in advance, who gathered at the head of the city to carry chores such as boiling water and oil, no one was allowed to go out without permission and walk around the city, let alone near the barracks or the city walls, until there was an express order from General Wednesday. If anyone walks around the city, he will be arrested and imprisoned in the name of a spy and tried after the war is over.

After the Hai family got the news, they immediately closed their doors and stopped going out.

Ma Shi was still choking: "I knew that something would happen today, but yesterday I asked someone to buy more food and vegetables to come home." Now the family's food is only enough for the family to eat for two days, what if two days later, this battle is not over?! ”

Haixi Cliff was more calm than his wife: "It can't be delayed for so long, how much food do you think the Hu cavalry will carry with them?" They ran before we could stop. ”

Ma thought about it too, and felt a little relieved.

Haixi Cliff went back to Xie Wenzai to continue to check the accounts, no matter whether Suzhou City wanted to fight or not, his envoy still had to continue to do it.

Ma called Jin Guo into the house and instructed her to quickly dig out the narrow-sleeved clothes that were convenient for movement from the suitcase and help herself and her granddaughter Begonia change into them. If it really takes a few days of fighting, it is not known whether the enemy army will enter the city in the end. In case of street fighting, they, the common people living in the city, can't wear wide-sleeved and long skirts, get in the way, even if they have a firewood knife in their hands, it is not easy to split people.

Ma wasn't too scared. She has been locked up at the border for many years, and she has experienced this kind of scene a long time ago, and she has seen more than one street fight, and she knows how to deal with it, and she will not be frightened at all.

Seeing that the grandmother and the maid Jin Guo both looked calm, Begonia, who was originally beating a little fast, quickly calmed down, obediently changed into a narrow-sleeved cotton jacket, tied leggings at the trouser hem, and changed into lambskin boots to facilitate walking.

Ma, who had changed his clothes, told Jin Guo to stay in the house to take care of his granddaughter, so he lifted the curtain and went out, patrolled around the house, and made sure that everyone was ready, so he went to the kitchen to get a firewood knife, walked back, and sat down in front of the stairs in front of the main house.

She sat here, and she could see anyone who came through the door. If the enemy comes in, she can still block the children.

When he came out of the east chamber, he saw his grandmother glaring at him, smiled, and did not hide back into the house, but put a dagger in his waist and sat down on the front steps of the house. He is not afraid, he has experienced countless more dangerous things in his previous life, isn't it just killing the enemy? He will not be relentless!

After a while, Hai Changan also walked out of the house in a neat riding outfit, and also carried his own longbow and quiver. His wife, Hu Shi, also changed into clothes that were convenient for movement, followed her husband to the front yard, and ordered someone to carry a long ladder and lean against the root of the courtyard wall. She personally held the ladder, sent her husband up the wall, opened her bow and arrows, and took on the task of guarding.

On the walls of the neighborhoods, there were also people dressed similarly to Hai Chang'an, most of whom were holding bows and arrows, and some were carrying spears or lances and halberds. Everyone looked at each other, nodded to each other and said hello, and then they all fell silent, staring at the intersection outside their doors.

Begonia also followed the example of the little brother, put the dagger in his waist, went out of the room, and sat down beside his grandmother.

The whole city of Suzhou is ready for battle, just waiting for the enemy to come.