Chapter 181 Dayu's power spreads far and wide
Among the earliest villagers on Black Bandit Mountain, there were only two children, Su Zhizhi and Kong Wu.
Later, new villagers and fellow countrymen came, and more children appeared.
Children can often be seen playing on the roadside in Heishan Township.
The adults would be busy fighting the war, so what would happen to the children? Who would take care of them?
A voice sounded from behind the crowd:
"Ache and I can take care of ourselves, don't send us away."
The villagers looked back and saw Su Zhizhi climbing up a big rock.
"I can whip and use the slingshot, and Che knows swordsmanship, so we can fight the enemy."
Su Zhizhi pulled out the whip from her waist and swung it in the sunlight, casting a golden shadow.
"We can also help deliver water and food, and take care of younger brothers and sisters. We are also residents of Heishan Township, and we can do a lot."
Xue Che did not climb onto the rock. He stood beside it, his eyes firmly fixed on Su Zhizhi's thoughts.
"Zhizhi and I are also part of Heishan Township, and we have the ability to help everyone."
Wu Yingniang walked towards Su Zhizhi and held Su Zhizhi and Xue Che's hands:
"If any of you want to send your children away, I have no objection, but I will not send Zhizhi and Ache away."
One villager suggested, "Why don't we assign a team of people to look after the children? Those who are too young to walk can be taken care of by their parents, and those who can walk and run around the mountains on their own can be taken care of together."
"You can try it, so that you won't be unable to find your child when the chaos breaks out."
"Then let's choose someone first..."
Many people think that this suggestion is reliable. Putting the children in one place for a while can help with small things and take care of each other.
Hao Ren: "Without further delay, we need to inform the entire township about this matter, allocate manpower today, and begin preparations for battle."
Time is running out and they have no time to hesitate.
Liangmin Village acts decisively and executes decisions immediately once they are made.
The villagers have begun discussing the specific division of tasks.
Kong Wu and A Bao were both pulled into different teams.
When it comes to drawing topographic maps, He Yanqing took the initiative to say:
"Village Chief Hao, I have a ready-made topographic map here. I can make a few copies for everyone."
In order to find the most suitable location for planting tea trees nearby, He Yanqing ran all over these hills this year and drew and marked the terrain.
I didn't expect it would come in handy at this time.
Hao Ren looked at He Yanqing and nodded:
"He San, thank you for your hard work."
He Yanqing suddenly became energetic and straightened his chest:
"It's not hard, it's just a small thing. I'll go back and draw ten, no, twenty, fifty..."
Su Zhizhi and Xue Che were not idle either. They went to the foot of the mountain and gathered all the children of their age who were playing in the mud at the foot of the mountain.
In less than half an hour, two rows of children were standing in front of the Black Mountain Restaurant.
There are boys and there are girls.
Some were twisting their handkerchiefs, some were munching on fried cakes, some were holding hatchets, some had mud on their hands, and some were holding younger brothers and sisters.
"Zhizhi, what do you want us to do?"
"Have you found another pheasant's nest?"
"Are we still pretending to be heroes? This time I won't be a bully, I want to be a hero..."
Everyone asked at once.
Su Zhizhi would sometimes take them hunting birds, pheasants, digging pits, and even pretending to be knights and engaging in martial arts battles...
After several battles and competitions, they were all accepted as Su Zhizhi's younger brothers and sisters.
Su Zhizhi's face tightened and she shook her head solemnly:
"It's not a pheasant, nor is it a digging pit. Did you know that the Mi Po people are coming to attack? We are really going to have a war."
The children heard this, but some of them still hadn't figured it out:
"Who? Whose mother-in-law called? She's so fierce."
"It's not the mother-in-law, it's the matchmaker. I heard my father and others say in the village that tens of thousands of matchmakers have come."
"Ah...how many people do we need to capture to get married?"
Xue Che: ...
Xue Che's eyes twitched a few times, and he explained helplessly:
"It's not mother-in-law, nor matchmaker, it's Mipo. Mipo is a country in the southwest of Dayu. Now their soldiers have entered Lingnan, and we have to resist them."
Xue Che explained it and the children understood.
A war is really about to begin.
Widow Ye's youngest son Tiedan immediately asked:
"My brother is still studying in the county. He hasn't come back yet. Is he in danger outside?"
Su Zhizhi: "Your brother may come back later. We must protect Heishan Township and give your brother a place to return to."
Wang Daya, holding her sister, asked, "How can we defend it then?"
Su Zhizhi: "We can help deliver food and medicine, and we can also fight the enemy."
Tiedan scratched his head and said, "We can deliver food and medicine, but we have never fought against the enemy. We have only ever hunted birds and pheasants, and only hunted wild animals."
Su Zhizhi clenched the whip in her hand and said word by word:
"Then we'll beat them like beasts."
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"Mipo is crazy!"
"That's really audacious."
"How dare you break into Dayu? You're asking for your life!"
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The news of Mi Po's invasion of the southwest reached Chang'an.
The court was in an uproar.
Both civil officials and military generals felt that the new king of Mipo, Anala, was mentally ill.
The fight between Mi Po and Dayu was like a fight between a fox and a tiger.
The fox bit the tiger's leg, but the tiger killed the fox with one claw.
What's the point of the fox biting the tiger? Is it just to be slapped to death?
They used to wonder why the Mi Po Kingdom had been fighting a civil war for so many years, but now they understood that it was because those people were mentally ill.
Amidst the clamor, Murong Yu sat on the dragon throne with a sullen expression.
"A little woman like you is so arrogant. What do you think of this, my dear ministers?"
Yuan Chi stepped forward:
"Your Majesty, the Lingnan border has been lost, and the people are in dire straits. I am willing to lead the troops south to fight the enemy and drive Mi Po out of Dayu."
Murong Yu's expression softened slightly. "General Yuan volunteered, and I'm very pleased."
Qin Yuan also took a step forward and said, "Your Majesty, this incident was caused by the traitor A Luying of Mipo Country and Mipo's treasure map. Why not return A Luying and the treasure map to Mipo and put an end to the conflict?"
Before Qin Yuan finished speaking, the Minister of Revenue, Fu Qianjue, retorted:
"What a joke! We are a great nation, Dayu. Are we going to give in to the barbarians just by giving in to their wishes? It's not that Dayu is unwilling to hand over A Luying, it's just that they themselves are unwilling to pay for him."
Some young civil officials echoed excitedly:
"Yes, if the small southern barbarian country attacks and Dayu obeys their wishes, then where will the prestige of our Dayu nation be?"
"Not only must we expel them from Dayu, but we must also annihilate Mi Po and demonstrate the might of Dayu!"
"If we hadn't taught Mi Po a lesson, the other barbarian nations would probably have been ready to take action."
Murong Yu had a murderous look between his brows.
He Tingfang saw Murong Yu's expression clearly, and he knew it was time for him to speak.
He Tingfang stepped forward and said:
"Your Majesty, I believe we should make an example of him by beheading Ana Luo before the battle and establishing A Lu Ying as the new master. We should force Mi Po to submit to Dayu forever, coming to our court year after year without a second thought. This will frighten the barbarians, bring the people together, and Dayu's prestige will spread far and wide!"
He Tingfang is not only a treacherous minister, but also a treacherous minister who speaks of righteousness and great principles.
A long time ago, he was also a talented new top scholar who wrote well-written articles with neat wording. When debating with others, he quoted from classics and spoke eloquently.
His last words excited everyone in the hall, and even Murong Yu, who was sitting at the top of the table, had his expression change from gloomy to bright.
Murong Yu held the chair arms with both hands, his fingertips slightly clasped, as if grasping the universe:
"Propagate my decree: Command General Yuan Chi of the Left Guard to lead 80,000 troops south to Lingnan to repel the Mipo. Drive them out of the country, behead their new king, and establish A Luying as their ruler, forcing them to submit forever. Also, confiscate all the treasures in their treasury and return them entirely to Dayu for national use, to demonstrate the power of Heaven."
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