When Xu Erdan woke up, he saw his colleague's face full of joy, and his whole body was soaked in cold sweat, and he was panting and did not react for a while.

"It's okay, the Tartars are going home, so why are they still guarding the city? That boy pretended to be fake for a few days, but he couldn't hold back anymore. He probably wanted to go back to sleep with the little widow's eldest daughter at night..."

Xu Erdan rubbed his eyes, stood up and looked out at the trunk. The sun set and the sky was already dark, but Xu Erdan could feel that the Mongolian camp in the distance was much more restless than in the past. It seemed that the ferocious beast that had been dormant for a long time was about to wake up and move, but this was the feeling.

"... That kid wants to be a face-saving time, and let his servants and those young men guarding the city walls gather under the city. He has something to say to everyone, and what else can he say? He just says a few beautiful words. This master is comfortable, and he can do whatever he wants..."

This is the end? Although Xu Erdan was much more awake by the cold wind, he was still a little drowsy and couldn't feel relaxed when he heard his colleague's words. However, he still walked down the city with Park Knife. There were still some luggage and items on the city. It would be too late to clean up tomorrow. Who in this city dared to steal things from the officials?

Just retreated from the circumference? When he walked down the steps, Xu Erdan couldn't believe it. He looked back while walking until his vision was blocked by the city wall.

"Old Xu, tonight, Liu Tou is drinking, calling on brothers to gather, and I'll call you, and arrange for someone to go home to report your safety, let's go straight..."

"Okay...I'll go over and listen first..."

"Then I'll go there first, don't be too late."

Since Zhu Da entered the city and destroyed the family of Jingcheng and Yang's deputy squad, the original pattern in the county could not be maintained. After Qin Chuan returned from the imperial examination and Zhu Da trained a group of servants, everyone knew that the county was about to change the weather, so how to prevent the family from being affected and damaged by the change, many people were thinking about this.

Jingcheng, Guan Nian and the team leader, and the deputy team leader are at the same level as one of the team leader, and they are united and united, and fortunately, they will maintain the current situation in the future. However, this process was interrupted by the transit of the Mongolian army. Now everyone feels that it is time to recover, and they must speed up. Anyone with discerning eyes can see clearly that during the ten days of guarding the city, Qin Chuan and Zhu Da have greatly strengthened their control over Huairen County. If they don’t do anything for themselves, they will probably be unable to do anything.

After the middle-aged officials guarding the city went to their own dinner party after they went down to the city, they had to play gambling and listen to music. In the empty venue below the city, nearly 300 people had gathered. Zhu Da could be seen standing on a temporary platform with torches around him. He could vaguely see a few people wearing long gowns.

"Look at this, is it necessary to sing a big show for everyone before disbanding?"

Xu Erdan felt listless and ignored his companions' habitual cold words. He yawned and walked towards the other side with Park Knife.

When approaching the crowd, I saw the young man on the outside looking back at him, then turned his head, and didn't care much. With the light of the torch that had been lit, Xu Erdan also saw the people in long gowns, which were Qin Juren and Zhou Guizhou. These were the top masters in the county.

In theory, the encirclement had been withdrawn, and even the people guarding the city at the top of the city had been removed. However, the two masters who were not smiling at all under the firelight, not only did they not have a hint of joy and ease, but they were awesome. Their faces could be said to be ashen. Looking at Zhu Da standing on the high ground in the middle, there was no slight pride at all. Instead, they were extremely serious. This was completely different from what their companions said. Although they did not know the reason, Xu Erdan's heart still beaten a few times.

"Master, everyone is here!"

"I have something to say to everyone!"

When Zhu Da raised his hand, hundreds of people immediately became silent, only the crackling and bursting of torches burning and the laughter and joy coming from the city...

......

"Brothers, do you believe me?" Zhu Da said loudly, no one expected that this would be the first to start.

Everyone in the audience was solemn. This question was obvious. Everyone didn't know how to answer for a while. For the time being, everyone should express their opinions with expressions and eyes as much as possible.

Before everyone could respond in unison, Zhu Da glanced at everyone and raised his voice and said, "The Tartars will attack the city tomorrow!"

The hundreds of people surrounding the wooden platform were commotion first, then silence, and then there was commotion. Most of them had unbelievable expressions on their faces. Even those who were close to Zhu Da thought they had heard it wrong, and the people in the back row couldn't help but ask in a low voice. There was a clever look at Qin Juren and Zhou Gui standing on the periphery. After seeing their expressions, they could guess the same thing, and their faces became ashen.

"You heard it right, the Tartars will attack the city tomorrow!" Zhu Da emphasized again.

Fortunately, Zhu Da cleared the surrounding area in advance, otherwise the "Tartars siege" that was shouted would cause chaos in the whole city. However, after the second sentence was shouted, there would be no more commotion and no more silent.

Zhu Da looked around the audience again. He wanted to see everyone clearly. The old man was cold and angry. The new man was shocked and angry. The young man was shocked and panicked. The young man was afraid and confused.

"The Tartars will come to attack the city with all their strength. We cannot defend this Huairen City. If they attack the city, they will be able to enter the city in two or three hours!"

Before the servants and the police could react from the previous sentence, Zhu Da said a heavier blow and looked at him with condescending light. Some people were already showing despair. Chang Kai, who was close to him, had his face full of gray expressions and his eyes were already dispersed.

"The Tartars will not simply plunder the city. They will completely burn and kill, leaving few living people in the city and few grains of food!"

"...for...why, is our small city worth the effort?"

"Because the Tartars want to withdraw their troops, they must guard against the pursuit of the troops behind them, so they cannot set up a grain-table camp. Our Huairen is the most suitable camp for the government army to pursue the enemy troops from the east and west. It can recruit manpower and store grain and grass. Huairen's city is there, and the Tatar army will have worries..."

Zhu Da told all his derivation and analysis, without any disturbance, and continued to be silent. Even if he was confused, he could be convinced by Zhu Da's logic. Moreover, the "safe and nothing" that everyone thought was self-ansthesia these days, and it makes sense. After all, there was a real army of tigers and wolves outside the city, and there were all kinds of signs. When he wished that the other party would ignore Huairen City, he would be self-ansthesia, but once this layer of window paper was picked, those signs were proof of Zhu Da's statement logic.

Nine out of ten people in the world are unsatisfied. People who are used to suffering sometimes become immersed in fantasies, but they know that there is not so much luck and good fortune...

The new and old housekeepers, young policemen, were silent, no one questioned. Starting from the closed city gate, the fantasy of rescuing was raised day by day, and today it reached the highest point, and then fell heavily to the bottom of the valley at this moment. Everyone was shocked by the huge gap and could only look at Zhu Da in the center in a daze, not knowing what to say, and even couldn't even think of speaking out.

Xu Erdan, who was outside, heard every word Zhu Da said clearly. At first, he was shocked, but he reacted faster than others. He was grabbed by huge fear and asked without saying a word. Even breathing became difficult, and even his eyes became blurred. Xu Erdan felt that he had returned to his childhood, hiding in a chicken coop, fearless and desperate.

"...We have nowhere to hide. Even if we hide in the cellar, we will be found and killed. How many cellars can hide people in this city..."

"...... I finally escaped the Tartars with my family. I finally had a safe life of having enough food and clothing. Now I will be destroyed by the Tartars. Men are slaughtered, women and children are ruined. Those who are in the city will be wiped out by the Tartars..."

A few young policemen could no longer control themselves, clenched their fists but didn't know what to do, their faces were twisted and their tears flowed. Everyone knew that what Zhu Da said was true. There would be lucky people who escaped the massacre, but most people could not escape. Everyone was young and felt that there was a great future. Thinking about their families, the servants thought that their families finally escaped the pillage of the Tartars. The young policemen thought about their relatives, and they felt that the knife was cutting the heart, which was extremely painful, but there was no way.

"If you can be killed immediately, killed after being ruined, it is not the worst. If you are plundered north, you will be worse than death. You will be driven by animals and become disabled in a few years. You will be fed wolves before you die, or even feed dogs and leopards raised by Tartars. That is really miserable." A cold voice sounded on the periphery, and there was no exaggeration, but no one doubted the truth, because the elders had told the rumors.

Zhu Da glanced at Qin Chuan. The words he said just now were Wang Xiong. Wang Xiong was a smart man and should have guessed his intention.

Every face reflected by the firelight has no vitality, and can only see the despair and confusion. All hopes of life and all expectations for the future are completely shattered. Tomorrow will die and family will die. At most, they can live until tomorrow, and even death will become an indestructible choice.

"Do you just want to die like this?" Zhu Da spoke again, and his shouting made the servants and the officers and others look at him subconsciously.

"Do you just want to die so cowardly? Do you just want your family to be abused and murdered?"

No one wants to die, nor do they want to die so cowardly, nor do they want their family to die so cruelly. There are so many good days left and they have just lived such a good life. But what can they do if they don’t want to do? Can they live?

"I don't want to die in vain. I don't want to die so cowardly. Even if I die, I will still hold the Tartars back. Kill one is enough. I will make a profit from killing two. If one is more than one, I will avenge the dead villagers and family. I will fight with the Tartars!" Zhu Da said coldly on the stage.

When he talked about this, Zhu Da was not very excited, but just made a cold statement. Everyone in the audience finally recovered from the shock and began to respond to what Zhu Da said, but it was also sparse, "Fight!" "Fight!" At this time, those who were not concerned and those who had the most courage would make such a response.

"Brothers, if the city is captured by the Tartars, of course we have to take up the sword and gun and fight him to the end. We have to stand and die even if we die! But what I told you is going out to fight!"

The crowd that had just recovered some vitality was silent again. The look at Zhu Da turned into surprise and shock. Is his master crazy? Although the Mongolian camp outside the city is just a grain platform, the guards inside have to have hundreds of cavalry, which are hundreds of bows and hundreds of knives. Today, a small group of cavalry returned, and there were almost at least a thousand cavalry inside the grain platform. Only those who were at most 300 infantrymen went to fight with others, or attack the camp where others were heavily guarded. That was either a battle or a pure death!

It would be better to defend the city and wait for the Tatars to attack the city and fight with them in this city where cavalry activities are not easy to move, and how many can I get back.

"The Tartars have regarded us as flesh on their lips. They think we dare not resist. They also think we don't know that they are going to attack the city. They only know that they are waiting to die in the city. They may be guarding against the government troops who have not seen them yet, but they will not guard against us. The Tartars have been in the Ming Dynasty for so many days and must be busy every day. They must be worried and tired. Now they are going to return to the northern grassland. Huairen County is another pretending to be dead. They must have slept soundly tonight and must have been unprepared for us. We will definitely catch them off guard!"

The following is quiet again. Zhu Da’s statement makes sense and has clear logic. If you relax for a long time, you will definitely be tired and thirsty.

"Hundreds of us are a fist. They caught them off guard and were just a mess. How many people could face us in a hurry? A few people, or a dozen people, may not even be able to wear pants, let alone riding a horse. By then, we will be strong and they will be weak!"

As Zhu Da told the story, the expressions of the people below gradually returned to life and became much more vivid. It turned out that there was hope and that there was still this way out.

"As long as the granary camp outside the city is destroyed, the retreating Tartar army will not dare to stay with us, because there is no supply of food and grass, and they will still be blocked by the official troops of Datong and the West Road. They will not dare to take this risk."

“What risks?”

"Assign all the troops to the risk of Huairen City, there is no supply of food and grass, and the morale of the army is unstable. When the official army comes, don't fight them, and just surround them and wait for them to starve to death."

"Will the official army come? I'm afraid it won't be able to defeat it even if it comes!"

"Maybe it won't come, maybe it won't be able to fight it, but as long as the Tartar general is not a lunatic or a fool, he will not take this risk. There is no possibility of a marching and fighting with tens of thousands of people!"

Everyone understood these words. The mood, which had already fallen to the bottom, improved again, and everyone was very "resurrect".

Most of the hundreds of young and strong people around Zhu Da were servants and young soldiers. During this period, they either had strict training or were guarding the city under discipline. They had some confidence in their strength, so they were naturally unwilling to let them go and kill them. They just wanted to fight for their lives. Who would have thought that there was still a chance to win, and they were all excited.

Zhou Gui, who was standing outside, had always had a bad face. Even if Zhu Da said this, the Master Zhou looked soothing. When he heard this, Zhou Gui sighed with regret and turned to Qin Chuan and said, "Master Qin, Mr. Zhu is really a talented person. It's a pity that he can have such insights at this age. It's a pity that his luck cannot be controlled by others!"

For top figures like Zhou Gui in the county, he knows Qin Chuan and Zhu Da more deeply than others. He doesn't think that what Zhu Da said and done is instructed by Qin Chuan like others, and knows a lot about Zhu Da's own judgment and wishes.

However, for someone like Zhou Gui who is used to seeing the world of storms, Zhu Da's words did not make him too optimistic. Zhou Gui Zhou Jingcheng thought of the worst situation and knew that what Zhu Da said was to make a possibility, turning it into a possibility, and that was nothing in a thousand. Young people may still believe in miracles, but Zhou Gui's age was just used to seeing things as usual...

Qin Juren sighed and said helplessly: "Who is willing to go even though he knows he will die?"

This is also the norm for the human heart. If there is a win or lose, you can still fight. If you are bound to lose, who is willing to spend that effort?

In the eyes of Qin Juren, Zhou Jingcheng and even Wang Hu and Wang Xiong, Zhu Da’s words can be fooled but not long after. He may listen to them young and energetic, but he can think clearly after a moment. What’s the use? If you continue to compete for the one-tenth chance of such a huge difference, who will have such a spirit?

In the end, is it a waste?

Looking at Zhu Da who was passionate on the wooden platform, these "old" people all felt sad in their hearts. Will such young heroes be like a flash in the pan in these two days?

Xu Erdan, who was on the periphery, thought it out earlier than the young people in the inner circle. His blood, which had just been incited, quickly became colder again. He went to kill a few Tartars and then died outside. What's the point? It's better to hide it in the cellar with his family.

If you go out of the city to steal the camp, you can then solve the dangers in the city, making the Mongolian army unable to take care of Huairen County. This may be too small.

Everyone's reactions were different, but it didn't take much time. The crowd that had just become excited was much colder again.

Jingcheng Zhou Gui sighed, shook his head and turned around. This was the case. He still thought about how to hide, even surrender, and how to protect himself.

"What I just said is just the best result. It is more likely that the Tartars were alarmed after leaving the city and were besieged and killed by the Tartars soldiers. It is also possible that after we steal the camp, the Tartars still had to besiege Huairen, and in the end they would still be captured by the city. Everyone would still die at that time!"

Originally, a few old adults in their thirties and forties were no longer willing to listen, but Zhu Da’s words surprised them. Although everyone would think of it, they could not tell the truth. Then what is the point of calling everyone to go down the city? Is it going to be a mess now and the whole city is in chaos. Do you want to give up?

The scene was quiet and silent again, and all hopes were shattered. In fact, the mind was awake and had already figured it out. Even if you do what Zhu Da said, it would be a death penalty.

But no one expected that Zhu Da would tell the truth. After describing the prospects and luck, he would smash all this quickly. So what should he do?

"How did you live before? Have you ever stood up in front of outsiders?" Zhu Da asked two questions. The young policemen were fine. Most of the servants were speechless. They were the humblest farmers and military households.

"The big households and officials treat you like pigs and dogs. They work hard to farm but cannot eat enough. But the Tartars don't even let you live such a life. You can only leave your hometown and endure the cold and hungry. In the end, they can only let their wives sell them, their sons and daughters, and their parents can only freeze to death!" At this point, the inexplicably and the stiff servants began to react. They had all experienced these desperate moments. Looking back at that time, many people's eyes were red and their breathing was heavy.

"I finally came to me, I finally had enough food and clothing, I finally could stand up straight, and my family could laugh, but there was such a disaster. Either the whole family would die, or the whole family would be a pig or dog, life would be worse than death!" Zhu Da's voice was loud, and some people were crying in a low voice, some were gritting their teeth, and their faces were grim and twisted, but they didn't know what to do. They only knew that every sentence Zhu Da said was true.

"You are living a decent life in the city, but this life is about to end. Your family will be killed and women will be ruined. You can't do anything. You will either be caught on the grassland to feed dogs, or go to beg for food and wander. It's better to die simply!" Zhu Da said, pointing to the young policemen.

"Do you think you can hide it and survive and continue to be a master? All the ones that should be killed in the city were killed. Even if you are alive, what can you leave for you later? Can you still have Huairen at that time? You have never been hungry and frozen? Once you live a worse life, you will have to die early!" These words came to the hearts of the young policemen. Every truth was true and there was no exaggeration. Their reaction began to be consistent with the servants.

The crowd was in agitation, some people cried, and more people were desperate. They just gave hope and fantasy, but now they were completely smashed, which would make people even more desperate and discouraged.

Zhu Da's expression made Qin Chuan and Zhou Gui unable to touch his mind. After a moment of stunned silence, Zhou Jingcheng's face suddenly became ugly and he said to Qin Chuan in a rough voice: "Is Mr. Zhu going to rob the city? Is this going to be satisfied before he dies?"

No matter how you look at it, it means being completely desperate and chaotic. Zhou Gui only thought about intrigue and calculating in his mind, believing that people always have a purpose in doing things. Zhu Da did such an extreme thing, and he could only think of this at the first time.

"Absurd, how could Zhu Da..." Qin Chuan frowned and scolded.

Before he finished speaking, someone from the servant shouted, "Master Zhu, since there is a dead end, what else can you say? Are you waiting to die?"

Since it is a dead end, not many people have said this. Someone asked directly below, and others also started to clamor. The situation seemed to be uncontrollable. Zhou Qingyun and several captains of the servants were anxious. Wang Xiong and Wang Hu outside were also shook his head and sighed, but there was no agreement or arrangement in advance, and no one knew how to do it. What Zhu Da said was all about things, and everyone felt that nothing was useless to do now.

Zhu Da was still standing there calmly, calmly scanning everyone. Seeing the noise getting louder and louder, Zhou Qingyun and his confidant became more and more anxious, and even Qinchuan and Qin Juren on the periphery were waving.
Chapter completed!