In May, Gunzhou ushered in a light rain, the spring rain was blowing one after another, not very big, and the slightest rain tugged at people's heartstrings.

On this day, as usual, Zhang Fuquan had breakfast in the mansion, rode a horse, and marched towards the city wall with his own soldiers.

As the guard of the border fortress of Dongjun, Zhang Fuquan is very competent.

Chinese New Year's Eve is thirty-three years old, with Zhou Zheng facial features, thick eyebrows and big eyes, and a slightly tanned and somewhat darkened face, which makes him look more masculine, tall, tall, well-proportioned and long, even if he is wearing armor, he can see a heroic spirit.

There is a wife and two concubines in the inner house, the main wife Liu, is the sister of Zheng Guogong, although it is a concubine of the far branch, but now in Luoyang, the Liu family is the largest family, he is a middle-level general who came up from a poor family and relies on Xun, he can be appreciated by Zheng Guogong, and he has to marry a Liu woman as a wife, which is a special favor.

Although his wife is ordinary, she has given birth to two sons for him, and he has two concubines in the house who are from a low background but are soft and know hot and cold, and this life is very comfortable.

This time he was sent to Dongjun to guard the pass, Zhang Fuquan originally estimated that the time would not be very long, as long as the Luoyang army captured the entire Gunzhou and the territory of Gunzhou was completely pacified, he was transferred to the county seat and became a county general, it was a matter of time.

However, now the situation has changed abruptly, it is said that the Dacheng Dynasty has sent an envoy to persuade him to surrender, but Zheng Guogong refused, and the situation became tense for a while.

Thinking about it like this, Zhang Fuquan's heart was very heavy.

The black horse is not fast or slow, walking on the street, the soldiers behind him are riding horses and following closely, there are not many pedestrians on the street, most of the shops are closed doors and windows, and the whole city walks along the streets, giving people the greatest feeling that it is a depression that pervades it.

Zhang Fuquan saw it in his eyes and sighed slightly.

Dongjun is one of the three places in Gunzhou that was captured by the Luoyang soldiers some time ago, there are many cities in the county, it stands to reason that it is a prosperous place, but the war has just subsided, the trade route has not been reopened, and the surname of Shangjia has not yet been freed from the fear of panic, and the whole county is filled with a depressive atmosphere.

Not many people dare to open a business at this time, in case of another war, the caravans and shops transporting goods are the first to come to the brunt, and they are forced to be requisitioned or even robbed by the army.

As the "gate" of Dongjun, this checkpoint on the border is even more depressed.

"Alas, it's not a good thing that the city is still depressed after some time of the war. Zhang Fuquan said with a sigh, thinking about the Dacheng Dynasty again, if the Dacheng Dynasty sent troops, this place would become a battlefield, but I was afraid that it would be a continuous war.

"What the general said is that Gunzhou has been peaceful for many years, and what kind of war has the surname of the city been seen? The war some time ago has frightened the surname of the city of Bai, presumably after a year and a half, it will be fine, and I am afraid that this matter is not in a hurry. Some pro-soldiers said, their tone was still very optimistic, but these people didn't know what was going on.

In the current era, the news is transmitted slowly, and only the upper echelons know about things outside the county, and it is impossible for the general Baiyan surname to know, even the pro-soldiers do not know.

Of course Zhang Fuquan knows this.

Zhang Fuquan is different from the generals who were born in the Jiangmen, he was originally from a poor family, looking at such a scene, thinking that there would be a military disaster in the blink of an eye, it is inevitable to sigh a little.

"But the Lord believes in me, and I will die in return. Zhang Fuquan thought silently.

Since Dongjun was occupied by Luoyang soldiers, Zhang Fuquan was sent to this dangerous place to garrison and defend the city.

can be sent here to defend the city, since Zheng Guogong trusted, Zhang Fuquan is indeed a tiger general, when he was a soldier in the past, he followed Zheng Guogong, and later fought repeatedly, and gradually promoted to his current position, such a person is Liu Man's descendant.

Liu Man arranged Zhang Fuquan here because of his trust in him.

Zhang Fuquan did not live up to Zheng Guogong's trust, and since he came here, he firmly guarded the city, and the training of soldiers and all military affairs were all in order by him.

It's just that the general trend is like this, and nothing has been done about the growing depression, and although there are civil officials in the city, it is useless.

On the street, a group of patrol soldiers passed by in an orderly manner, Zhang Fuquan saw it and was very satisfied, this is the soldier he trained, he dare not say that the world is a strong army, and it is also a regular army.

Zhang Fuquan quickly arrived at the city wall with his own soldiers, handed over the horses to a few personal soldiers to take care of, and he took people to the city.

"General!"

"Get up!"

When the defenders at the head of the city saw that the defenders were coming, they knelt down and saluted.

Zhang Fuquan asked them to get up, walked around the city by himself, looked at it, and nodded, although Dacheng's army may not pass by him, but after he arranged it, the soldiers were still very cautious.

The city had been closed to people a few days earlier, the drawbridge was hung higher, and the gates were closed to prevent surprise attacks.

Zhang Fuquan is not a famous general, but he is solid, old-fashioned, and rigorous.

Since I got the news that tens of thousands of Dacheng troops might march here, I made some arrangements for the soldiers.

Now on the city wall, rolling wood, stones, bows and crossbows are all prepared, and the craftsmen in the city are ordered to work overtime overnight to make more crossbow arrows.

Some sections of the wall were trimmed, and the moat below was also intercepted, and then the silt was dug up and put in the water.

Everything is as complete as possible.

"Can you find any changes?" Standing at the head of the city and looking out, Zhang Fuquan asked a captain who stepped forward to salute, this person Wei Zhong is a junior officer trusted by Zhang Fuquan, and was sent to the city by Zhang Fuquan to guard the city with his own shift.

Hearing the general's question, Wei Zhong said without thinking: "General, within five hundred meters around, all the trees have been cut down, the field of vision is wide, and the watchtower is on duty day and night, and no abnormal movement has been found!"

"Also, I also sent some scout horses to patrol the surrounding area for dozens of miles, and news will come over. ”

"Although some horses were sent out, there were quite a few capable people in the Dachang army, and there were tens of thousands of cavalry, so I was not careful, I was afraid that the soldiers would only notice it when they came to the city. This time, Dacheng's soldiers and horses attacked Gunzhou by which way, but it was difficult to think in advance, and we had to be cautious. ”

"The general is too worried, Chenliu, Jiyang, and Dongjun are occupied by our Luoyang army, and it makes no sense that Dacheng's soldiers and horses will attack Dongjun first, and if they attack Dongjun, they will not necessarily pass through our checkpoint......"

Zhang Fuquan listened, but said with a wry smile: "I have been uneasy in the past few days, and I always feel that something will happen......"

"I'm afraid the general has been dealing with the affairs of the city for several days, and he is too tired. ”

"I hope so. ”

While the two men were talking, they saw a fast horse galloping at a gallop at a gallop far outside the city.

Zhang Fuquan and Wei Zhong were talking, and they didn't see it for a while, but a soldier with sharp eyes saw it, and immediately reminded him: "General! Look outside the city!"

"This is ......" Zhang Fuquan looked at it intently, and immediately frowned: "The scout horse sent out by the city is coming, go and ask someone to lower the drawbridge, open the city gate and let him in." ”

Because of the closeness, the appearance of the person who came to see the real thing, although there is a drizzle, this trace of spring rain only makes the vista look a little hazy, the rain is not strong, can not block the sight.

Zhang Fuquan recognized the person as one of the dozen or so scouts under his account, and asked people to open the city gate and let them go.

At this time, the horse galloped to the front of the city, and as soon as the drawbridge was lowered, the horse ran into the city, and the drawbridge was suspended again.

After a while, Zhang Fuquan, who was standing in the city, heard footsteps, and a person walked up from below, his clothes were half damp, and his hair was mixed with sweat or rain, dripping down.

As soon as Zhang Fuquan approached, he immediately turned over and knelt down, and reported upwards: "General, a large army has been found fifty miles away, and the number of spectators is not less than 10,000 people, marching here, please make plans early!"

Hearing the news, Zhang Fuquan's heart suddenly turned cold.

But he soon came to his senses and ordered: "Probe again!"

Fifty miles was already quite close, five or six horsemen rushed out, and half an hour later, only three horsemen came back, shouting: "General, it is indeed a large army, at least tens of thousands." ”

Zhang Fuquan listened, stood quietly, and then his mood was calm, he glanced at everyone, and said in a deep voice: "The whole city is strictly guarded, everything is carried out by the army, those who dare to go out of the city without permission are killed, those who dare to shake the heart of the army are killed, and those who dare not obey the order are killed!"

"The army pressed the border, and immediately sent a letter to the county seat of Dongjun, and immediately sent a letter to Luoyang. ”

Soon, all the cavalry in the city rushed out and began to move into the distance.

"The order goes down, the defenders of the city send an additional thousand people, prepare all the things that are rolling wood, and except for the east gate to leave reinforcements to enter, the other gates are nailed inside, and then pushed up the boulder block, so that Dacheng's soldiers and horses can not attack the city!"

"No!"

With Zhang Fuquan's order, the three city gates were sealed from the inside, even if the enemy troops outside knocked on the door, there would be a boulder behind it.

This trick was learned by Zhang Fuquan in the army, because he had been prepared for a long time.

Large stones are therefore available now, if you go to find such stones temporarily, it is difficult to find, and it is too late to close the city, I have to say that Zhang Fuquan is a cautious and solid person, even if there is only a trace of the possibility that the Dacheng army will beat him here, he will not take it lightly.

Zhang Fuquan issued a series of orders, and everyone obeyed them awe-inspiringly, and no one had room to fight back, and those who dared to disobey the orders were beheaded on the spot.

Suddenly, a murderous aura filled the air.

Forty miles from the city, a large army was advancing.

The army of 30,000 is also based on a guard, and among the 30,000 troops, 4,000 are cavalry, which is quite a high proportion.

In front of the army, there were groups of cavalry sentry scouts, with five people in a group, constantly searching around, which was to check the surrounding situation.

Some of the sentinels had already arrived in front of the city, and when they saw the situation in and around the city, some of them rushed back to tell the truth.

At this time, Lu Gao was wearing fine armor and a big red cloak, tall, handsome face, and full of energy, leading the old troops to the expedition, and he regained his senses.