Chapter 290: Taishan Proposal (Part 2)

In May, Gunzhou ushered in a light rain, and the spring rain was rising, not very big, and the traces of rain twitched people's heartstrings.

As usual, Zhang Fuquan had breakfast in the mansion, rode his horse, and walked towards the city wall with his personal soldiers.

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

He is 33 years old this year, with his facial features, thick eyebrows and big eyes, and a slightly dark face that makes him look more masculine. He is tall, tall, and has a well-proportioned and slender body. Even if he is wearing armor, he can see a kind of heroism.

There is a wife and two concubines in the inner house. The wife Liu is the clan of Duke Zheng. Although she is a concubine daughter from a very distant branch, the Liu family is the largest family in Luoyang. He is particularly favored by his intermediate general who came from a poor family who has climbed up with merits.

Although his wife had an ordinary appearance, she gave birth to two sons for him. In his house, he had two concubines with low origins but gentle but warm feelings. This life was very comfortable.

Zhang Fuquan originally thought that it would not be long for him to be sent to Dongjun Governor Pass. As long as the Luoyang army captured the entire Gunzhou and completely pacified the territory of Gunzhou, he would be transferred to the county town and become a county general. It would be a matter of time sooner or later.

However, the situation has changed suddenly now. It is said that the Dacheng Dynasty has sent envoys to persuade the surrender, but the Duke of Zheng refused. The situation became tense for a while. At this critical moment, he must be allowed to guard the person trusted by the lord.

Thinking of this, Zhang Fuquan felt very heavy.

The dark horse was walking on the street without any speed or slow pace, and the soldiers behind him followed closely. There were not many pedestrians on the street, and most of the shops were closed with doors and windows. The whole city walked along the street, giving people the greatest feeling of depression that filled it.

Zhang Fuquan saw it and sighed slightly.

Dongjun is one of the three parts of Gunzhou that were captured by Luoyang soldiers some time ago. There are many cities in the county. It is logically a prosperous place, but the war has just subsided, the trade routes have not yet started again, and the merchants and the people have not yet been relieved from their panic. The entire county is filled with a depressed aura.

Not many people dare to trade at this time. If there is another war, the caravans and shops transporting goods will be at the forefront and will be conquered or even robbed by the army. This is a home-cooked meal, and no one will specifically touch this bad luck at this time.

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

"Oh! It's been a while since the war, and the city is still so depressed. This is not a good thing." Zhang Fuquan sighed, thinking about the Dacheng Dynasty again. If the Dacheng Dynasty sends troops, this place will become a battlefield, and I'm afraid the war will be more and more disasters.

"What the general said is that Gunzhou has been peaceful for many years, and what kind of war has the people in the city seen? The war some time ago has scared the people in the city. I believe that it will be fine after a year or two. I am afraid that this matter will be too urgent." A personal soldier said, his tone was still very optimistic, but these people didn't know the inside story.

In today's era, news is slowly conveyed, and only the upper class knows what is happening outside the county. It is impossible for ordinary people to know, and even this personal soldier does not know.

Of course Zhang Fuquan knew about these things.

Zhang Fuquan is different from the generals who came from a poor family. He was born in a poor family. Seeing this scene, he couldn't help but sigh when he thought that there would be a war in a blink of an eye.

"But the lord believes in me, I will repay you with death." Zhang Fuquan thought silently.

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

Since being sent here to defend the city, Zhang Fuquan was indeed a tiger general since he was trusted by Duke Zheng. When he was a soldier in the past, he followed Duke Zheng. Later, he made many military achievements and gradually promoted to his current position. Such a person is naturally considered Liu Man's direct lineage.

Liu Man arranged Zhang Fuquan here because of his trust.

Zhang Fuquan did not let down the trust of Duke Zheng. Since he came here, he firmly guarded the city. The soldiers' training and military affairs were all rectified in an orderly manner.

But the general trend is like this, and there is no way to deal with the increasingly depressed situation. Although there are civil servants in the city, it is useless.

On the street, teams of patrol soldiers passed by in an orderly manner. Zhang Fuquan saw it and was very satisfied. These were the soldiers he trained. He dared not say that the world's strong army was also a regular army.

Zhang Fuquan and his personal soldiers soon arrived on the city wall and handed the horses to several personal soldiers to guard them. He and his men went to the city.

"General!"

"All up!"

The defenders on the top of the city knelt down and saluted.

Zhang Fuquan asked them to get up, and he walked around the city, looked at it, and nodded. Although Dacheng's army might not have passed by him, the soldiers were still very cautious after he arranged the arrangements.

This city has been prohibited from entering and leaving a few days ago, and the suspension bridge is hung higher and the city gate is closed to prevent raids.

Zhang Fuquan is not a famous general, but he is solid, mature and rigorous.

I was content with the news that tens of thousands of troops might be heading here, and made some arrangements for the soldiers.

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

Some wall sections were repaired a little, and the moat below was intercepted, and then the mud was dug out and water was put on.

Everything is as complete as possible.

"Can you find any abnormal movement?" Standing at the top of the city, Zhang Fuquan asked a captain who came forward to salute. This person, Wei Zhong, was a subordinate officer trusted by Zhang Fuquan. He was sent to the top of the city by Zhang Fuquan to guard the city with him.

Hearing the general's question, Wei Zhong said without thinking: "General, all the trees are cut down from the surrounding area within 500 meters, with a wide view. The watchtower is on duty day and night, and no abnormal movement is found!"

"Also, I sent some horses to patrol dozens of miles around, and news will come."

"Although some horses were sent out, there were many capable people in the Dachang army and tens of thousands of cavalrymen. If you were not careful, you would be aware of it if the troops were at the city. This time, Dacheng's troops attacked Gunzhou was hard to imagine in advance, and we had to be careful."

"The general is worried too much. Chenliu, Jiyang and Dongjun are occupied by our Luoyang army. There is no reason why Dacheng's military and horse association attacks Dongjun first. If it is to attack Dongjun, it may not necessarily pass through our checkpoint..."

After hearing this, Zhang Fuquan said with a wry smile: "I have been uneasy these days, and I always feel that something will happen..."

"The general is probably too tired to deal with city affairs in recent days."

"I hope so."

While the two were talking, they saw a fast horse galloping at the speed of galloping in the distance outside the city.

Zhang Fuquan and Wei Zhong were talking, but they didn't see it for a moment. A personal soldier saw it with a sharp-eyed look and immediately reminded him: "General! Look outside the city!"

"This is..." Zhang Fuquan watched carefully and immediately frowned: "The horses sent out from the city? Come and ask someone to put down the suspension bridge and open the city gate to let him in."

Because they were getting closer, the person who came was looking at it was real. Although there was drizzle, the spring rain only made the distance look a little hazy, and the rain was not heavy and could not block the view.

Zhang Fuquan recognized the person who was one of the dozen snoops under his tent and asked him to open the city gate and let him go.

At this time, the provocation horse ran to the front of the city. As soon as the suspension bridge was lowered, he rode his horse into the city. The suspension bridge was suspended again. At this time, be careful not to make any mistakes.

After a while, Zhang Fuquan, who was standing on the city, heard footsteps coming, and a man walked up from below, his clothes were half-tide, and his hair was mixed with sweat or rain, dripping down.

The explorer was relieved and breathed a lot more evenly. As soon as Zhang Fuquan approached, he immediately turned over and knelt down and reported to him: "General, he found a large army fifty miles away. Seeing that the flag was a big army, the number of people was no less than 10,000. He was marching here. Please make plans early!"

Upon hearing this news, Zhang Fuquan's heart suddenly became cold.

But I quickly woke up and ordered: "Try again!"

Fifty miles were already quite close, and five or six cavalry rushed out. Half an hour later, only three cavalry left came back and shouted: "General, it is indeed a large army, at least tens of thousands."

After hearing this, Zhang Fuquan stood quietly. At this time, he felt calm. He glanced at everyone and said in a deep voice: "The whole city is martial law, everything is carried out according to military law. Those who dare to leave the city without authorization will be killed, those who dare to shake the morale of the army will be killed, and those who dare not obey orders will be killed!"

"The army is approaching, and immediately send a letter to Dongjun County City and Luoyang."

Soon, the cavalry in the city rushed out and began to go far away.

"If you send an order, the defenders in the city will send an additional 1,000 people to prepare all the objects of rolling wood. Apart from the east gate, reinforcements will be left in the east gate, the other gates will be nailed to death, and then pushed onto a huge rock to block it. Dacheng's troops will not attack the city!"

"promise!"

With Zhang Fuquan's order, three city gates were sealed from the inside. Even if the enemy outside knocked open the door, there was a huge rock behind it.

Zhang Fuquan learned this move in the army, because he had already prepared.

Therefore, there are large stones now. If you find such stones temporarily, it will be difficult to find, and there is no time to lock down the city. I have to say that Zhang Fuquan is a cautious and solid person. Even if there is only a trace of what might be the Dacheng Army who is passing by here, he will not take it lightly.

Zhang Fuquan issued a series of orders, and everyone followed the orders with sternness. No one had any room for opposition. Those who dared not follow the orders would be beheaded on the spot.

Suddenly, a solemn aura filled the air.

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

The 30,000 army also uses a guard as a unit. Among these 30,000 troops, 4,000 are cavalry, with a relatively high proportion. At this time, the infantry and cavalry united, and the red field came in like the ocean.

In front of the army were a group of cavalry provocates, with five people as a team, constantly searching around, which was to check the surrounding situation.

Some of the provocateurs had arrived in front of the city and saw the situation on the city and around them clearly, and some people rushed back to report.
Chapter completed!