Fortunately, Wenxiangjiao has made great money in the canal transportation over the years, and there are countless grains left alone. Xu Hongju, who has been in charge of weapons procurement, spent a lot of money to deal with the Xu family's managers and decided to set up a bureau. Taking advantage of this refugee going south, he broke a village in the Xu family and washed away the village. Before that, the Xu family "something" was full of weapons and armor in the village, and then it would be taken away naturally, and it had nothing to do with the Xu family.

The money for buying weapons has long been in the nearby Chuantou family, and the large cart for transporting the armor was ready, but it changed when things were not expected.

When he entered Xuzhou, he had agreed to come and contact the Xu family, who had arrived in advance. This person was the confidant in charge and a member of the Xu family in Jingshan. However, when he came, he was covered in dust and said with a sad face: "My third master has been encircled by the eldest lady. The eldest lady sent a young lady to tell you that the Xu family will not violate the law of the king. The amount that had been negotiated before will be cancelled, and the original price of the silver will be returned."

Everyone who smelled the incense sect was shocked and angry. Fortunately, the messengers who came here also spoke out. Xu Benrong, the head of the Xu family in Jingshan, is in his forties, and has a son and a daughter, Xu Zhenzhen, who is twenty years old this year, and his son Xu Housheng, who is only six years old now.

Xu Benrong had a son when he was old. He used to raise his daughter as his son, and he was unexpectedly lenient. A wealthy lady didn't bind her feet. It was rare for girls to bind her feet to be old, so she got the nickname "Xu Dajiao". Xu Zhenzhen showed up all day long and did not take any rules of the heroine inside and the male protagonist outside seriously. She followed her father to learn to be a housekeeper and deal with outsiders. Xu Zhenzhen started to participate in the Xu family business at the age of twelve, and now she can become most of the Xu family.

There are countless people in the Xu family in Jingshan who are watching the industry. Before, Xu Benrong had no son, and had small plans for several houses in recent days. Some people thought of adopting a son to Xu Benrong in the future and becoming the head of the Xu family. Some people didn’t have that much thought, so they wanted to make more money while they were now.

However, with Xu Zhenzhen here, all the plans of these people were lost. Of course, there were a lot of gossip. It was inevitable that they would be in secret to make bad things. But all of them were suppressed by Xu Zhenzhen. An uncle accidentally fell into an iron furnace and turned into ashes. A cousin was crushed to death by a collapsed pile of coal. Two people were escorted to the carriage and their bodies were gone. After these things happened, no one dared to disrespect Xu Zhenzhen. The superiors and subordinates obeyed very much. Even the minister in the capital once said, "Why are you not a man?"

Now that everyone in the Xu family has destroyed their own minds, anyone can understand this situation. Even if Xu Benrong lets go, Xu Zhenzhen can still raise his brother and give this big business to his brother. Others have the idea of ​​seeking death.

And everyone was convinced, because Xu Zhenzhen was indeed wise and decisive. The Xu family, which was originally a little downward, became more and more prosperous in her hands.

Of course, the messenger of these things would not be too detailed, but it was easy for Xu Hongju to inquire about them. He called the nearby messenger to ask, and he knew everything.

The messenger said that the business was related and said that the young lady knew about selling the weapons to Yunshan Temple, and she had always agreed. However, the manager in charge wanted to do business with Xu Hongju directly, but the young lady turned her face and locked up the person directly, and then sent herself to say hello.

Such a major event was cut off. Xu Hongju was furious and immediately turned against him and said a harsh word: If we don't give it, we will get it ourselves.

Unexpectedly, the messenger who was speaking replied with awkward expression, the eldest lady also gave an order, and the Xu family was not afraid of being tough.

Speaking of this, he could only break up and start a fight. Xu Hongju drove the refugees to attack the Xu family's village, but he did not expect that it was extremely difficult to get rid of.

The Xu family in Jingshan has several thousand strong men, and they are full of morale and are united. They have all weapons and other firearms. There are also firearms such as bird guns and earth cannons. When they meet in a village outside Jingshan, the refugees can't rush up at all. The first wave was defeated by the Xu family's villages, and the second wave was hit by the firearms, and they dared not get on. What made Xu Hong even more shocked was that the Xu family lit the smoke, and the villages that had been shrouding around were actually sent to attack.

Fortunately, Xu Hongju was not a rash person. Hou Wu and Xia Zhongjin were both from old military personnel, so they hurriedly stopped the team, so there was no big trouble.

Seeing this situation, Xu Hongju and his friends felt cold. The Xu family couldn't get it. Even if the group of helpers who were booked came over, they could not take the Xu family. So they could only go to Xuzhou City to swim around and then return empty-handed

However, the Xu family in Jingshan did not push too close. The warring village quickly retreated. The refugees actually found hundreds of old weapons and several sets of armor inside, and more than 2,000 kilograms of food. This was an amazing seizure, and the refugees were very excited.

But the people who led the team found it strange that it was so difficult to crack when fighting, why did it take off so easily at this time? I didn’t wonder how long the messenger of the Xu family arrived again, and it was the one who last time.

"Everyone has come here and you have a hard time. If your business fails, you still have friendship. It's hard to let you go back empty-handed." The messenger brought Xu Zhenzhen's original words.

The meaning of the words is very clear. If you offend someone, don’t offend him to the end, leave room for a while, and meet him in the future. These weapons and grains are treated as gifts from Cheng Yi. Moreover, the Xu family has not done anything. There is also a promise. If Xuzhou City is broken and there is an arsenal in Xuzhou City, the Xu family will provide weapons and armor according to the market price. This also has a remark to the outside world. The arsenal has been washed away and a large number of weapons are tragic among the people. The Xu family will not be responsible for anything.

Xu Hongju was furious when he heard this proposal, but there was no other way except to scold him. He led the team to take away a large number of weapons and attack Xuzhou. He never thought about breaking Xuzhou City. The Xu family in Jingshan said nothing, but after getting angry, he could only accept it helplessly.

However, at dawn, Xu Hongju had a little more confidence on his face. After seeing the rumor here, after chatting with Hou Wuxia Zhongjin and the others, Xu Hongju found that something might really be possible.

The refugee camp is only a few miles away from the Yellow River. It takes only about half an hour to walk. You can see a brigade of refugees on the south bank of the Yellow River.

Since the refugees appeared on the north bank, Xuzhou City has set up watch-keeping Ma Kuai and Township Yong at several ferries to keep an eye on them and pay back as soon as they have something to do.

Although I could see the black refugee brigade on the other side of the shore yesterday afternoon, the people who were keeping guards at the gate of the town were not very nervous. The Yellow River was wide and there was no other way except for taking a boat. Now, there are any available ships on the river, except for merchant ships and civilian ships slowly heading south and north. The government is not a fool. As early as when the refugees first entered the country, they ordered all civilian ships on both sides of the north and south to go ashore. If they dare to stay at the ferry, they would be severely punished.

You can't cross the river without a boat. Xuzhou horses are on guard at the ferry. They are very nervous, but that's the case. They go to bed when they should be. Those who are brave also bring some famous Hanjing wine to drink.

Since the news of refugees entering Xuzhou, southern Zhili, the city has been in a tense and panic atmosphere inside and outside Xuzhou City. The daily time for the city gates to open has been greatly shortened, but not many people have fled to the city. Everyone's minds are not much different from those of the government. It's just that there is a river blocking them, and they can't get through it even if they think about it. In addition, the year is not good, and the poor family has no family business, and they are not worried about being robbed and ruined. The one who is worse than that is, they are refugees, so what are they worried about?

The most stable ones are the residents in Xuzhou City and nearby cities. The people in the city feel that they are protected by the city walls, and nearby residents think that they can run into the city at that time. Anyway, refugees cannot do anything to this city. However, at this time, there are always people who take advantage of the situation and take advantage of the situation to make everyone feel uneasy. In the past few days, the food stored in the villages of the five miles around Xuzhou City has been burned a lot of food. The weather is dry, and there is a few wells, and there is no place to find water to put out the fire.

I don’t know if someone deliberately set fire or everyone was careless, but there was nothing to say at this moment. Fortunately, it was either merchants or big-name households who had accumulated so much food, so the people were not involved.

The frustrated government sent a constable to investigate, but no clues were found. They often came to the conclusion that the fire accidentally caused.

Therefore, people at night at the ferry cannot sleep well. Often, in the middle of the night, a fire breaks out somewhere, and everyone looks around and talks, and they can't sleep.

In the early morning of May 25th, the second day after seeing a refugee brigade on the other side, Xiajiadu, which is closest to Xuzhou City, two night-time policemen were chatting. They should have gone to bed long ago, but the weather was hot and there was another fire, so the two of them couldn't sleep, so they simply chatted and passed the time.

"I suddenly thought that these places outside the city seemed to have caught fire, and it was so disasters and difficulties," said a man sighing.

"Brother, you are careful. I really don't know that the mess is playing with fire. The more you mess up, the more trouble you are. But this is a trivial matter. The 100,000 thieves on the other side are a disaster. It's amazing to come here," said another interface.

The one who spoke before said, "I'm afraid of a bird. Now there are not even a wooden board on the river. Could it be that they swim over? It's better to drown them and rush to Pizhou to add bad luck to the other side."

The other person laughed twice, but he was not interested. The man reached out and patted, comforted him, "Don't think about it randomly. The group of refugees on the other side is not stupid. Even if they want to cross the river, what should they do here? The city wall is so high and the moat is so wide that the hungry people who can't even eat enough grass can chew. Even if they come here, they will definitely harm the villages everywhere. There are so many heroes on the ground in Xuzhou, and they can't beat these villages."

"Brother, you think carefully."

As the chatter, the two people's eyelids also started to fight. When the darkest time passed, it began to be dark. One person yawned and rubbed his eyes, but his movements suddenly froze. The other person was sitting there and napping with his eyes closed. He didn't know what was going into his nose. He sneeze and opened his eyes in a daze. Seeing his companion's appearance, he couldn't help but wonder, and asked vaguely: "What's wrong?"

"Boat"

"What?"

The man who was frozen in the boat shouted heart-wrenchingly. The other person stood up in fear and looked over. The whole person also froze. After a while, his body trembled uncontrollably. The two of them stayed for a long time before one of them reacted and said in a trembling voice: "Hurry, go back to the city to report the news, the thief is here."

Through the morning light, you can clearly see that opposite the ferry, boats are parked on the shore, densely packed refugees are rushing onto the boat, and then row towards the ferry.

The two men who were on guard were already frightened and didn't care about watching too much and thought too much. They staggered towards their mounts. They didn't have time to think about where so many ships came from, and they didn't have time to pay attention. The ships looked like they were in the style of canal ships, but they were covered with straw bags and rags on the outside.

The refugees arranged in advance and boarded the boat. The male man with some strength rowed with the oars and rowed desperately towards the other side.

For refugees, hunger, death and despair are about to end. For so many days, people are talking every day that after crossing the Yellow River, you can survive and live a good life when you reach the south. After entering Nanzhili, this goal has been even clear, that is, Xuzhou.

Their minds were filled with this thought. They no longer realized that if they escaped at this time, there would be a possibility of survival. The refugees now only believed in the orders of the incense masters. This name was only known recently. Those kind-hearted people led everyone to burn incense and chant Buddha every day, worship Maitreya, and worship their mothers. They were called the incense masters.

When I got on the boat in the morning, I had already escaped from the sea of ​​suffering. At first, the refugee brigade could not even restrain itself. Everyone rushed to board the boat. Some were squeezed down from the boat, and some were overturned. There were already corpses floating on the surface of the Yellow River.

At this time, the Winter Sorcerer, who was mixed in the crowd, completely tore his face. The Master of Incense shouted loudly, and everyone who didn't listen was killed directly. The young and strong man with weapons was not weak and hungry, and the team of refugees who did not listen to the Master of Incense was immediately taught a lesson 丨The river water on the place where he boarded the ship was dyed red. Under the threat of death, the order was barely maintained. Boats rowed across the relatively flat river surface and reached the south bank.

With such a big noise, more than one person was watching, and every squad who found a refugee and a boat crossing the river ran wildly into the city. However, at this time, the city gate had not been opened in Xuzhou City, and each squad was shouting at the top of his lungs under the city, and some timids even went around the city as far as possible.

Tong Zhizhou was still very anxious. He originally called his concubine to serve him. Before he could do anything, he didn't know what the concubine had angered him because of his words. He was slapped several times by the prefect Tong Huaizu.

Because General Zhou Shen could not return to Xuzhou immediately, the chaos in Pizhou had not yet ended. General Zhou Shen arrived in Xuzhou and had several troops coming to join him. There were almost 4,000 troops. Such troops were really like killing a chicken with a knives.

The first battle was also very smooth. In fact, the first battle was not considered a battle. The refugees gathered near Pizhou collapsed as soon as they rushed, without any resistance. However, they were not destroyed. The refugees actually gathered near Yutou Town to loot the canal transport supplies. Many canal ships could not hide and were set on fire.

Yutou Town is the most important place to transport the canal. Of course, we cannot let it go. General Zhou Gan led a team to Yutou Town without stopping. After he went there, he found that there were refugees there, but it was only 300. Seeing the official army scattered birds and beasts, the inspector of Yutou Town came to report that it was not the refugees who set the fire. Suddenly, the fire broke out in the middle of the night. It was very likely that someone took the opportunity to make trouble.

Before General Zhou Shen could take action, someone rushed over from Pizhou Prefecture City, saying that the defeated refugees gathered again and began to wash away the surrounding villages. These refugees were only a few thousand, but if they were not eradicated, there would always be a possibility of threatening the canal. General Zhou Shen had to mobilize troops and request the local government to summon the people and prepare to completely sweep Yu Jing.

But after such trouble, it was naturally impossible to return to Xuzhou. This made Tong Zhizhou feel unsure and he became anxious and couldn't sleep well. The window paper turned white and opened his eyes. He finally felt a little sleepy again. He wanted to make up for the sleep, but he heard the rapid footsteps outside.

After hearing the sound, Tong Zhizhou suddenly became angry and turned over and sat up and started to curse. At this time, the footsteps had already reached the door and shouted regardless of the matter: "Master, the refugees have crossed the river and are coming towards the city of the city.

Tong Zhizhou, who was on the bed, was stunned, then ran to the door barefoot and quickly ran to the door, pushed away the maid who was sleepy and was about to serve him, and pulled him open the door. Master Wang outside was very happy, and one of the shoes on his feet fell off, his face full of horror.

"Did the refugees cross the river? How did they pass?"

"There are ships, there are ships"

"Go and call up the police, and gather Minzhuang, and go, don't be stupid there, go out and find people," Tong Zhizhou shouted at the top of his lungs.

After saying this, he ran out of the door barefoot, grabbed Changsui, who was about to call for someone, and said sternly: "You go to the arresting house now and ask the servants there to inform the city gate. Don't open the door, go quickly."

Those who were guarding along the river ran wildly in the direction of the city. When they arrived at the city, they shouted at the top of their heads and asked the soldiers guarding the city to open the door and let them enter the city. However, the soldiers guarding the city did not agree at all, and only gritted their teeth and said that the governor was strict orders and that the city would not be opened until the hour.

The people who were guarding outside the city gate early also learned the news. After hearing this, they were naturally panicked and shouted that they wanted to enter the city, but the city gate was still in a confinement.

The quick reaction was not enough to go to the city, and ran directly in the opposite direction. The slow reaction was too slow, and they didn't dare to delay and hurriedly ran away.

The soldiers at the city gate and the recruited civilians in the city were not to strengthen their defenses or go to the direction where the refugees came to see how large it was and how long it would take. The first thing they had to do was to notify their families and relatives.

As a result, as the sun just rose, there was no one in Xuzhou City who didn't know about this. Everyone was extremely panicked. Women and children were crying loudly, and there were people running around aimlessly on the streets. There were even bandits who took advantage of the fire. Several places were lit, and smoke and dust were rolling, and even more chaos.
Chapter completed!