Chapter 45 Lightning and thunder, the sky shook, and the rain poured down from the sky.
At the same time as the Yan Wang army in Dachang County set off, a person also arrived in Juhe County.
Xu Bailu was a Taoist nun who looked to be in her early thirties. She wore a light blue Taoist robe with white deer patterns embroidered on it, a lotus crown on her head, and a long sword on her back, looking heroic.
She was extremely beautiful, and could be called the beauty of a country. Her skin was as white as cream, and her facial features were perfectly matched, especially her eyes, which were unusually bright, and her eyelashes were thin and long, making people feel elegant and charming at the same time.
However, Xu Bailu's great reputation in the martial arts world is not only because of her beauty, but also because of her own strength.
She is the elder of Yuhua Sword Pavilion, a grandmaster at the peak of the Xuanguan realm, only half a step away from the Xiantian realm. She is considered to be the best master in the world. She
is known as the "Absolute Sword".
Such people usually act with a strong personal will.
Therefore, the first thing Xu Bailu did when she arrived in Juhe County was to go directly to the county government despite Fang Min and Zhou Caiwei's dissuasion.
She wanted to see Cui Heng.
"Master, no!" Zhou Caiwei stood in front of Xu Bailu, "County Master Cui is the chief officer here. If you rush into the county government like this, a conflict will only break out."
"If I don't go find him, this Juhe County will be surrendered to him." Xu Bailu sneered, "There are only 300 soldiers in the whole city, and there is no plan to recruit soldiers. How can they defend the city?"
"This..." Fang Min also advised, "Maybe they are waiting for you, Master, to come and take charge. After you come, you can negotiate with the Yanwang Army. There is no need..."
"Negotiations also require defending the city to buy time." Xu Bailu raised her hand to interrupt him, and said in a deep voice, "I will go to see the county magistrate now and take over all affairs here. We must mobilize the people who can be used to defend the city as soon as possible, so that we can negotiate..."
Speaking of this, she suddenly stopped, her ears moved slightly, and frowned and said, "Is this the sound of opening the city gate?"
Then, Xu Bailu rushed directly out of the house.
"Master!"
"Master!"
Fang Min and Zhou Caiwei also hurriedly followed.
At this time, the gate of Juhe County was indeed opened.
Because the scouts in front had already detected the movements of the Yan Wang Army in Dachang County, a large army would arrive soon.
So Cui Heng ordered Monk Huishi to lead the soldiers to organize the disaster victims outside the city to take refuge in the city.
Xu Bailu happened to see this scene.
This made her stunned.
Especially after seeing the smiling faces of the disaster victims, Xu Bailu sneered, "It seems that the county magistrate surnamed Cui still has some conscience and knows to let the disaster victims enter the city to avoid being ravaged by the war outside the city."
"Master, this is something that County Magistrate Cui has decided long ago." Zhou Caiwei found that her master's attitude seemed to have softened a little, so she smiled and said, "County Magistrate Cui is actually very kind, he will never surrender Xiancheng."
Surrendering Xiancheng means letting the people in the county be slaughtered and allowed to be plundered and humiliated by the Yan Wang army.
After all, in this era, there is no reason to march without plundering. Not allowing plundering to release desires will not even mobilize the enthusiasm of soldiers to go out.
Kind people can't do such things.
"Being kind doesn't mean being naive." Xu Bailu shook his head and said, "Maybe he is just being lucky and thinks that as long as he surrenders and offers the city, he can save the people in the city from the war.
"But the Yan Wang army is tyrannical and has plundered countless people along the way. None of the local officials will survive, and the local people will also be robbed and humiliated. Even if they surrender, there will be no good results."
At this moment, a young man who had just walked past them suddenly turned around and ran back.
He raised his hand and pointed at Xu Bailu, his eyes fierce, and gritted his teeth and said, "What did you say just now? You actually slandered the county lord for surrendering and offering the city. The county lord is a good man, how could he possibly offer the city! "
It was Zhao Goudan who had just entered the city.
At this time, the third uncle also followed over, pulled Zhao Goudan, and whispered: "Goudan, this man's identity is not ordinary. We just entered the city, don't cause trouble."
"No! My life was given by the county lord. She slandered the county lord, how can I ignore it?"
Zhao Goudan stood motionless, staring at Xu Bailu, "Listen, we all escaped from Dachang County. The county lord knows very well what kind of person Yan Gou is and will never surrender!
"I will also fight for the county lord. Even if I shed my last drop of blood, I will never surrender to Yan Gou!"
His words immediately resonated with countless victims, and they shouted loudly.
"I will shed my last drop of blood for the county lord,
and I will never surrender to the Yan dogs!" "I will shed my last drop of blood for the county lord, and I will never surrender to the Yan dogs!"
The loud shouts of these disaster victims also infected the local soldiers and civilians in the city.
Originally, they were still afraid of the upcoming war, but now they felt their blood boiling.
At the same time, they also realized that the property and land they now owned were all distributed by the county lord. If the Yan Wang army broke into the city, they would probably lose everything.
"I will shed my last drop of blood for the county lord, and I will never surrender to the Yan dogs!"
"I will shed my last drop of blood for the county lord, and I will never surrender to the Yan dogs!"
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For a while, the voices in Juhe County were overwhelming, and the fighting spirit was soaring.
This surprised Xu Bailu, and she wondered: "Is this County Magistrate Cui so popular?"
Now, she no longer has the idea of forcibly taking over the affairs of Juhe County.
Because she knows very well that she can never compare with Cui Heng in mobilizing people's hearts and minds.
But Xu Bailu is very confused.
Since you have such popular support, why don't you organize people to defend the city?
As long as you organize people and hold on for a while, there will be absolutely no problem buying time for negotiations.
She suddenly became very curious about Cui Heng and wanted to find Cui Heng to have a good chat and ask him what he was thinking.
Bang, bang, bang!
At this moment, everyone suddenly felt the ground under their feet shaking, and the shaking became stronger and stronger, and closer and closer.
"It's Yan Gou's army! Yan Gou's army is coming! This is the sound of their cavalry's hooves!" The victims from Dachang County shouted in shock. This sound and vibration was the beginning of their nightmare, and they would never forget it even if they died.
Hearing this sound, many people who were just full of passion and ready to shed their last drop of blood suddenly felt cold all over. Horrible scenes flashed through their minds, and their bodies trembled involuntarily.
Fear began to spread.
At this time, another shout came from the front.
"The county lord has climbed up the city gate tower! The county lord is going to defend the city personally!!"
This news immediately caused a huge sensation.
"Fellow villagers, let's go! Let's go to the city gate, help the county lord defend the city, and kill the Yan dogs!" Someone shouted, and immediately many people responded. Immediately, many disaster victims who had just entered the city to avoid the disaster followed.
Even many of the people who had just felt terrified gritted their teeth and followed.
Zhao Goudan was the first to follow.
Uncle San followed without hesitation.
Xu Bailu fell into silence as she looked at the huge crowd. After a long while, she suddenly said to Fang Min and Zhou Caiwei: "Let's go over and see how this County Lord Cui defends the city."
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How does it feel to watch 50,000 troops rushing towards you?
Fear!
Unprecedented fear.
Including Qi Condensation Realm masters like Lu Zhengming and Hui Shi, as well as all the soldiers who climbed the city wall to participate in the defense of the city, all felt a sense of fear from the bottom of their hearts.
Facing an army of 50,000, the power of one person is too small and insignificant.
Whether it is Qi Condensation, Qi Transformation, or even the Mysterious Realm, or even the Innate Grandmaster, in the face of absolute numerical advantage, it seems insignificant.
As for the civilians who came to help defend the city, they climbed the city wall under the leadership of the soldiers, and after seeing the scene of the 50,000 troops rushing towards them, they were so scared that their legs went weak.
Xu Bailu also brought Fang Min and Zhou Caiwei to the city wall. With Zhao Guang leading them, they were not blocked.
After seeing the situation on the city wall, she found that she was still a little optimistic before.
Even if she really organized the manpower, it would be of no use. Facing the impact of 50,000 troops, the civilians who have not received professional training can't bear such fear at all.
How can they defend the city?
I'm afraid there won't even be a chance for negotiation!
Xu Bailu looked at Cui Heng who was standing in the front.
Cui Heng's youth surprised Xu Bailu.
What surprised her even more was that the Juhe County Magistrate still had a confident smile on his face.
"Where does he get his confidence from?" Xu Bailu was puzzled. The situation in front of him was almost a dead end.
"County Lord, what should we do now?" Zhao Guang couldn't help but ask in a low voice first, and this question immediately attracted everyone's attention.
Lu Zhengming and Monk Huishi also looked over.
Although they had all seen Cui Heng's miraculous methods, especially Huishi, who had seen the power of Cui Heng igniting the magic flame, at this moment, they still wanted to know what Cui Heng wanted to do. After all
, even if they knew it in their hearts, the pressure brought by the 50,000-strong army was indeed too strong.
"Bring me a bowl of clean water." Cui Heng suddenly spoke to Zhao Guang.
"Ah? OK, OK!" Zhao Guang quickly turned around to pour the clean water, but he was confused, not knowing what Cui Heng was going to do.
The others were also confused.
Clean water?
What do you need clean water for at this time?
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Thousands of horses galloping, dust flying, mighty and majestic!
At this moment, the commander Wang Shun had led 50,000 troops to a place less than three miles away from Juhe County.
Following him were the left commander Wei Cun and the right commander Yan Sheng.
Wang Shun glanced at the city wall in front of him and laughed, "This city wall is so low, I'm afraid it's not even two meters high. I have 50,000 brave men. It is estimated that it will not take half a day to break into
the city within two hours!" "Haha, you are too modest." Wei Cun flattered on the side, "The spies have sent news that there are only more than 200 soldiers in Juhe County. I think the city can be broken within an hour!"
"It's Cui Heng, he is on the city wall, he came to defend the city in person!" Yan Sheng did not lock up, which was inconsistent with the painting style of the other two, "Xianzhi, this person..."
"This person is unusual, we must be careful, right?" Wang Shun interrupted Yan Sheng with a sneer, and said disdainfully, "I'm so fucking tired of hearing about it!
"It's such a waste to let Master Dekong help you recover your martial arts. A great master turned out to be a frightened waste. Don't say a word from now on. Just follow my orders and fight!"
"Master Yanxiang, you really are..." Wei Cun shook his head and laughed, "waste!"
"You guys!" Yan Sheng was furious. His eyes saw Cui Heng on the city wall in the distance. He couldn't help but feel a strong sense of panic in his heart, as if a disaster was about to happen. "
My sons! Charge! Follow me to break the city! "Wang Shun has already shouted loudly, and ordered the flag officer to issue the flag signal for the entire army to charge.
He wants to break through the city gate in one fell swoop!
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On the wall of Juhe County, everyone saw the 50,000-strong army start a full-scale charge, and the panic and fear in their hearts suddenly became heavier.
"You can get ready, and then go out of the city to capture prisoners. "But at this moment, Cui Heng suddenly said something that no one could understand.
However, they soon understood.
Cui Heng raised his hand and held up the bowl of water that was just coming, and threw it towards the sky.
The crystal clear water droplets scattered all over the sky, but not a single one fell down. They all seemed to be attracted by some strange force, flew into the sky, and sank into the clouds.
At the same time, outside the city of Juhe County, a strong wind suddenly blew, sand and rocks flew, the sky was dark, and the sun and moon lost their light. Immediately afterwards
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rumble!
Lightning and thunder, the sky shook and the earth shook, and torrential rain poured across the sky!
It was like a doomsday natural disaster had befallen the army of King Yan.
This chapter has 3,500 words. I wrote more for the sake of consistency, so I updated it later~
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