Huai'an told him that if he was powerless to change the world, he would be more kind to his mother, and his mother would be hurt.

Thinking of this, Zhao Pan took out the only remaining bone-setting pill from the box, used wine to melt it and rub it hot, pulled his mother's rough hand, and rubbed the red and swollen part of the tiger's mouth on his fingers, the technique was very jerky, but it was very serious.

Huai'an showed a kind smile: Well, the child has grown up and is sensible.

The old lady carried Niuniu to the east room and went to the west room to make the bed.

The wing room was occupied by the fleeing people, and the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law had to take Niuniu to live in the east house, and the west house was let out for Zhao Panhuai'an's two little brothers to live.

It was the first time for Huai'an to spend the night outside, and he was very worried about his father, with a pair of big eyes and no sleepiness.

Mrs. Zhao covered the two children with quilts and hummed nursery rhymes from her hometown to lull them to sleep.

Huai'an was dazed and couldn't sleep steadily, and at the third watch, he suddenly had a cramping pain in his lower abdomen and woke up suddenly. Oops, it must be that the water chestnut has eaten too much and has a stomach.

It was pitch black, and he was embarrassed to trouble others, so he had to put on a cotton coat, take out the straw paper, light a candle, and go to the hut alone with a low ball of light.

There was a rustling sound in the latrine, I don't know if it was Aunt Zhao or the old lady, in short, he couldn't go. But he was in too much of a hurry, so he turned around twice and decided to go to the latrine in the front yard.

The winter night was very cold, the moonlight was dim, he ran to the empty county government hall in one go, next to the house is the thatched toilet, Huai'an trotted all the way on the cobblestone path, covered his nose with straw paper, and dripped a few drops of * wax liquid on the bluestone slab on the side, and fixed the candle.

The cold wind was slow, the door was leaking, the faint candlelight was shaking around, and suddenly it went out, only a wisp of light smoke got into his nose, Huai'an sneezed, and it was pitch black, and he couldn't help but be secretly afraid, and the decision to shrink back was quickly resolved.

As he was getting dressed in the dark, he heard the sound of small footsteps outside the door.

He comforted himself: Ah Piao has no feet, so he is not Ah Piao.

He guessed that it was Uncle He or two scribes, and just wanted to ask who it was, when he suddenly heard a chattering voice.

Huai An covered his mouth with his hands in surprise.

Because they didn't speak the official dialect, let alone the dialect of the neighborhood, the pronunciation was more like Japanese, and it was not the same as the Japanese he heard in later generations. When I think about it, modern Japanese is a new language created after the Meiji era, and it may be different from old Japanese.

The heart pounded in the chest, and a terrible thought came to me.

It's terrible! Could it be that the refugees they take in are mixed with the Japanese and the Japanese?

He heard that the real widows were all good fighters, and they could fight against a hundred, and there were at least three or four people who listened to the voice. At present, most of the men in the county government have been sent to guard the city, most of the people are disabled, the two scribes are weak, Uncle He is old again, and there is a house in the back house.

Oh, and himself, he looked down at his short-handed self, and he didn't seem to be able to fight a wolf.

You can't startle the snake, you should report to your father immediately.

He made up his mind and shrank into a dark corner, trying to wait for them to leave before sneaking out, but accidentally kicked the candle down and fell into the pit with a thud.

He held his breath in fright.

The low voices of conversation outside also stopped, and there was a dead silence all around.

Huai'an was sure that he had been exposed, and in desperation, he looked at the only light source in the latrine, which was a small window overhead.

……

A number of torches were lit on the city walls, and the light was as bright as day. The Japanese invaded the city at night, and the soldiers and civilians defending the city transported the rolling wood and stone pennies to the city, and smashed them down from the battlements, so that the Japanese who landed in the city had nowhere to dodge and fell to their deaths. However, there were still fierce Japanese people who climbed the battlements and fought with the soldiers and civilians defending the city.

For a while, the sound of firearms, knives and guns rang out one after another, and the arrows were like rain, and the sound of killing shook the sky. Liu Baihu was shot through the throat by a cold arrow from the city, and fell straight down in a pool of blood.

The highest-ranking military commander in the city pierced his throat with an arrow, causing an uproar and confusion.

Zhao Zhixian climbed the city wall and said in a loud voice: "Fellow villagers and brothers of the guard, the Japanese are burning and looting in the neighboring counties, and the lives and corpses are all over the ground everywhere they go, just like hell on earth. At present, if we retreat slightly, we will end up in the same fate as our neighboring counties, and our parents, wives and children will all be slaughtered by these beasts...... There is only one way in front of us, to work together and fight the enemy with all our might, and to fight for a glimmer of life! ”

After a brief silence, the crowd erupted in an angry voice: "Kill! Kill! Kill! ”

The strong men all went to the city, and the officials and dependents in the city, headed by Xu Tinglan, organized young and strong women to transport the baggage, the wounded, and the corpses together, and braved the rain of arrows to transport supplies, rescue the wounded, and repair the city walls. Even young people like Huai Ming and Huaiyuan, who have not yet become adults, took the initiative to participate in it.

Needless to say, Liu Baihu was martyred, and Zhao Chun didn't know about the army, so he had been guarding the city wall and assisting Zhao Zhixian in commanding the battle.

Suddenly, I heard someone shouting, "Whose child! How did you get to the city walls? ”

It turned out to be a little doll of six or seven years old, with unkempt hair and a dirty face, and the courage to stumble up the city wall and be grabbed by the soldiers.

"Let go of me, I have an urgent matter to see Zhao Zhixian, you can't afford to miss a big thing!" The little doll struggled with clenched fists.

Shen Yu seemed to hear his son's voice, and suddenly turned around, who is not his child?

"Let him come." Zhao Chun also saw Huai'an.

Huai'an threw his little short legs upside down and ran towards them at great speed: "Daddy, Uncle Zhao!" ”

Shen Yu took Shen Huaian in his arms and was terrified: "Why did you run out?" ”

Huai'an ran out of breath, as if he was about to blow up his lungs, and leaned on his father for a long time.

Shen Yu was distressed, took off his thick cloak and wrapped Huai'an tightly, the coarse linen filial piety clothes on his body were exposed, and he was hunted by the wind on the city tower.

The soldiers and people guarding the city looked sideways, this adult who didn't know where to come from was still in the filial piety period!

"Daddy, Uncle Zhao." Shen Huai'an said anxiously: "The displaced people of the county government ......"

Before he could finish speaking, thousands of arrows flew up the city wall, dense like raindrops.

Shen Yu hugged his son tightly and hid under the battlements, hiding in the city gate tower under the protection of his retinue on the left and right, and peeking into the enemy situation outside the city through the lookout hole.

Crossing the corpse all the way, the lower edge of Shen Yu's white clothes was stained with blood, where had Shen Huai'an seen this kind of scene, he was so frightened that he stuck to his father's side, trembling.

Zhao Chun also hid in, and was about to discuss with Shen Yu about a strategy against the enemy.

"Uncle Zhao." Shen Huai'an stood up and nearly tripped over the wide cloak.

He has never been a child who doesn't know how to interject indiscriminately, but he really can't delay for a moment, and said to Zhao Chun anxiously: "There are widows among the homeless people in the county government, I don't know how many there are, aunts and old ladies are in danger!" ”

As soon as these words came out, there was an uproar.

Shen Yu asked, "How do you know?" ”

"I was squatting in the latrine and heard someone talking, obviously from a nearby village, but they didn't speak Chinese." Shen Huai'an said.

Zhao Chun's heart sank, and he immediately ordered a shift of errands, then turned around and glanced at Shen Yu.

Shen Yu also nodded at him.

Zhao Chun's sleeves were folded, he took a deep look, and took the errand back to the county office to deal with the detailed work.

Shen Yu took Huai'an to his side and wrapped him tightly around him again.

Huai'an thought that his father would send him down to the city and hand him over to his mother, but he was really worried about his mother and brothers. However, Shen Yu settled him in a sheltered corner.

"Daddy, aren't we going to find my mother?" Huai'an asked.

Shen Yu said to him: "My mother took the women and children in the city to transport wood and stones, carry water and boil oil, I must be very busy and tired, Huai'an is waiting for my father in this city tower, okay?" ”

Huai'an nodded obediently.

Shen Yu couldn't bear it, and instructed again: "I'm really scared, just close my eyes, cover my ears, and go back when my father goes." ”

Huai'an nodded again, squeezing out a reassuring smile in the cold night.

Shen Yu's heart warmed, he raised his hand and pinched his little face, leaving Li Huan to accompany him, and turned to leave.

While walking, he ordered the four small flags of the hundred households to be called left and right: "Each battlement should send one soldier, one township soldier, and two people, and arrange a commander for every ten stacks." The four of you are responsible for the four walls, and those who survive the battlements will be beheaded on the spot! If there is an opening in any direction, you can only ask! ”

His voice was not loud, but it was loud and intimidating.

The four of them responded in unison.

"He Xiancheng." He said again.

The county man with the rat whisker immediately pushed aside the crowd and followed.

"Demolition of nearby houses, wood, masonry, sacks, and cooking utensils should be recruited." Shen Yu spit out words like nails.

"This ......" He Xiancheng looked embarrassed: "Lord Shen, I'm afraid that the county is ......"

"Defend Anjiang County, your county will build new houses for the people, let the Japanese invade the city to burn, kill and loot, the lives of the old and young in the city are not guaranteed, and you will be the second official, lose the city and lose the land, and you will not be able to escape the severe punishment of the national law!" Shen Yu said in a deep voice.

"Yes!" He Xiancheng was drenched with sweat in the cold weather, and he hurriedly responded, turned around and went down to hand it over.

"History of Cao Dian!" Shen Yu snorted again.

"Huh...... Come, come, come! The history of the book immediately appeared.

"Release the prisoners on death row in the prison to go to the city to resist the enemy, the dead will support their old and young, and the crime of killing the enemy and making meritorious service will be reduced by three degrees." Shen Yu said.

"Yes!" Cao Dianshi obviously understands current affairs better than He County, and responds without thinking.

Shen Yu's appearance at this time was far from the image of Master Hanlin in everyone's hearts, and the people who saw it were frightened, and Cao Dianshi didn't dare to hesitate at all, and trotted away.

The sky was shining, the soldiers and civilians in the city were already showing fatigue, and the people's hearts began to be weakened. At the moment of crisis, Shen Yu stood on the city wall, bent his bow and arrows, and shot the helmet of a Japanese leader with one arrow.

The rest of the Japanese leaders did not dodge, whining and whispering, and looked at the city, the hundred households in the guard were killed by arrows, and it is said that there were no garrison generals in the city, and they seemed to want to see what the figure standing on the high wall was, and his expression was both rampant and stupid.

As rumored, the Japanese are not very easy to use, and if they are beaten, they have to rub their heads to see who beat them, and it is not surprising that they should be allowed to wander ashore alone, and they will be abducted and sold by their teeth. The reason why these robbers were able to form a scale is due to some traitors.

Shen Yu sneered, a red fire was reflected in his dark eyes, and he took another arrow from his splitting hand, bent his bow and shot the arrow, all in one go. The leader fell from his horse, and the men under the city were so shocked that they stopped attacking in a moment's astonishment.

He threw down his longbow, his eyes burned, and he shouted: "The Japanese are eyeing our relatives and plundering our money, and if we and our seven-foot bodies do not work together, our parents, wives and children in the city will survive!" ”

Behind him, a group of officials, soldiers, and civilians shouted in unison again:

"Kill! Kill! Kill! ”

The sound of power pierced the sky, and the sky became brighter.

During the day, it is conducive to defense, and the people in the city are condescending, and the vision becomes extraordinarily clear. Shen Yu was a civil official, and he raised his hand and shot a widow head, and for a time the people were excited, and the soldiers with bows and crossbows and firearms launched a counterattack.

The corpses were carried down the city, but fortunately, Zhao Chun fortified it in advance, and there was enough food in the city, so that these corpses could be preserved and buried intact, otherwise, ......

Shen Yu raised his head to look at the miserable white sun, and the still dense widows under the city, sighed, and went to find his son.

Huai'an was still wearing that wide cloak, and he was too hungry to witness his father's killing, and he was squatting beside the leader of the porridge at this time, looking and asking long and short questions.

"Uncle, why do the enemy always attack the city at night?"

"It's hard to say." The leader of the gang said.

"There aren't many pirates, why are they so fierce?"

"It's hard to say."

"Is the city gate weak or the city walls weak?"

"Also...... It is divided into cases. ”

The leader of the gang thought to himself, why does this kid have so many problems, if I understand this, do I still need to make porridge here?

He was so annoyed by his question that he had to put out a bowl of porridge to block his mouth, and then pour a large pot of porridge into several wooden barrels, and two large baskets of dry food, and let the people carry them up to the city to share food with the soldiers and civilians defending the city.