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Volume 1 Chapter 47 Liu Guan Zhang

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    In order to prevent thieves, who dares to cheat?  Even for those wealthy families in the city, the parents took their children and servants, took off their fine clothes, put on coarse cloth, and went out to work in the city.  Of course, this is inseparable from the fact that the county magistrate summoned powerful families in case of illness to show their great achievements.  The sun is shining brightly, there are few people in Fanyang City, and almost every house is closed.  But outside the city, it was very hot.  From middle-aged people who are already old to young boys who are still childish, who is not sweating profusely?  The pickaxe flew up and down, and baskets of soil were lifted out of the tunnel and immediately transported to the wall construction site.  There, strong men were shouting slogans and hammering down the earthen walls.  It is rare to see anyone being lazy. This is certainly due to the strict supervision of the county office.  But more importantly, it is related to everyone's life and death.  Naturally, it is impossible for women to work with a group of shirtless men. In the grass shed where food is kept and porridge is provided, they ensure the logistics of the entire migrant worker team.  Zhu Guang and Qi Zhou did not bring any entourage with them. They only wore casual clothes with their clothes tucked into their belts and walked on the construction site.  "The trench is so shallow, is it possible?" Looking at the waist-deep tunnel, Qi County Cheng was a little worried.  "There is no way to rush the construction period. But this trench is enough to delay the enemy's attack. Furthermore, even if the Black Mountain bandits cross this trench, there will still be a wall waiting for them behind." Qi Zhou looked at how tall the man was.  He frowned and said, "You leave a gap every dozens of steps in this low wall to meet the construction deadline?" "That's the reason. But think about it, the thieves are swarming in and are blocked by the low wall.  Does the thief who is in the gap have to come in first? " "Of course it is." " The first to come in is the first to die! Even if he is lucky, there is still a real moat and a city wall waiting for him!  " Qi Zhou took a breath and relaxed his brows: "I heard you say that Fan Yang is like an iron wall, and the Black Mountain bandits haven't beaten him to death? "Zhu Guang is not that optimistic. He has experienced it in Guangzong.  Passed a brutal siege.  The city-building technology of this era still lags far behind that of later generations. For example, at the county level, almost all city walls were made of rammed earth, which were low and thin.  There are no turrets, no watchtowers, no enemy towers, and no horse faces. There is not even a parapet, just a bare earth wall surrounding the city.  As long as the siege troops climbed to the top of the city, there would basically be no suspense in the battle.  This may also be the reason why large-scale city offensive and defensive battles were relatively rare during the Three Kingdoms era.  "The manpower is still insufficient. Let me tell you. If Feiyan's army numbers in the thousands, I may be able to stop him and wait for reinforcements to arrive. The premise is that there are reinforcements." Qi Zhou was silent for a moment, and finally asked: "  If there are 10,000 or 20,000 thieves?" "Then we can only hold on for one day." Zhu Guang said solemnly.  Qi Yiyi raised his head and sighed: "Hold on until the city is broken." There was a trace of tragedy in his tone.  When he returned to the city, Zhu Guang saw Qi Tang again. She was still busy and cheerful like a sparrow, seemingly unaware of the situation Fan Yang was about to face.  When he looked up and found Zhu Guang, he still had a smile that made people's hearts melt.  With the city-wide mobilization and thousands of victims begging for food, the project is progressing very quickly.  As soon as the work was completed here, the county office immediately sent people to the countryside to collect grain.  All the cars and livestock in the city were requisitioned just to grab more grain.  The weather was good and it didn¡¯t rain. Otherwise, the newly harvested grain would get moldy and sprout if it couldn¡¯t be dried.  Zhu Guang sleeps less than two hours a day and is always busy.  It's not that he didn't know that Fan Yang couldn't be his future base, and it wasn't that he didn't know that there were other ways to achieve his goal, but he still went all out.  Just because here, there is someone he wants to protect.  Perhaps it was Fan Yang¡¯s active self-rescue behavior that made some people feel bad. The county allotted Fan Yang 6,000 arrows and a dozen crossbows on the grounds that ¡°it is close to Black Mountain and is especially prepared for thieves.¡±  After obtaining the consent of the county magistrate and large households in the county, Zhu Guang selected "underage" men under the age of 23 and over 15 for surprise training.  There is no need to know anything else, just being able to shoot arrows is enough.  Can't do archery?  Can you throw stones?  When I got up that day, I had breakfast, packed up and was about to leave the city for the countryside.  The Qi family sent someone to ask him to come over quickly.  Zhu Fang asked what was going on and learned that it was the Prime Minister of Qixian County who had guests at his house.  "This is so urgent. You have a guest at home, and you want me to accompany you?"  I didn't want to go, but considering that although Qi Zhou sometimes acted ridiculously, he was by no means the kind of person who couldn't distinguish priorities. What kind of guest was he?  When we arrived at Qi¡¯s house, there were already several people sitting and standing in the hall.  Zhu Guang didn't have time to take a closer look, so he followedQi Zhou from the seat said hello.  As soon as he came in, the person sitting in the guest seat stood up and waited to meet him.  "Come, come, dear brother, I will introduce you." Qi Zhou's tone was very cheerful.  Zhu Guang turned around to face the guest and saw his kind smile.  He must be in his twenties, more than seven feet tall, and judging from his clothes, he looks like someone who walks in the rivers and lakes.  But soon, Lieutenant Zhu Xian noticed something unusual about this person.  "This is my senior brother, Liu Bei and Liu Xuande from Zhuoxian County." The man with huge earlobes bowed his hands to Zhu Guang, but the latter did not return the salute for a moment and only looked at the other person.  Liu Bei?  Is this Liu Xuande?  In my impression, Liu Bei's image is still the role played by the actors in the old version of Three Kingdoms.  But the man in front of him is obviously much younger.  If it weren't for the short beard on his upper lip, Zhu Guang would almost think that the other person was not much older than him.  While watching, one person got angry and coughed hard.  Behind Liu Bei, two people stood.  The taller one was probably more than eight feet tall. His slightly squinted eyes reminded Zhu Guang of Cao Cao.  He has a short beard and looks arrogant.  The short one stood like half an iron tower behind Liu Bei, with dark skin, big eyes, and a big face.  At this time, he was staring at Zhu Guang with an unhappy expression.  Is there any need to guess?  The second master and the third master are also.  When Liu Xuande saw that Zhu Guang did not return the gift, he did not appear angry either. He still stood calmly.  Qi Zhou was a little unhappy, what's going on?  He is usually polite and courteous, why did he look like this when he saw my senior brother today?  Zhu Guang stepped forward and raised his hands: "But Mr. Xuande who fought against the Yellow Turban?" This sentence undoubtedly brought the two people closer. Liu Bei also knew about his deeds. When he mentioned it, he smiled and said: "  "Exactly." "The two behind you, are they Guan Yunchang and Zhang Yide?" As soon as these words came out, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei were surprised. If they had heard of my sworn brother, it wouldn't be surprising. How could we two brothers be included?  Also know?  Liu Bei was also surprised: "The county lieutenant has also heard of Yun Changyide?" Zhu Guang did not answer, but said slowly: "I have admired you for a long time, I have admired you for a long time." This was not a polite word. He had met Cao Cao and Xiahou Dun before, although he was also like that  It was a bit of a surprise to see a "celebrity", but it was definitely not as surprising as meeting Liu Guanzhang here and now.  Qi Zhou also smiled in the hall and said: "Brother, this is the county captain I mentioned to you, Zhu Guang in the clouds." Liu Bei smiled heartily: "I heard someone said that Cao Cao, the captain of the cavalry, was in Cangting.  The prediction has been made, and the young man in Yun Zhong is leading the way. I didn't expect to see him here today. The county captain is a great young man." When he sat down and asked Liu Bei why he came to Fan Yang, the other party said lightly that after the Yellow Turbans were wiped out, he was awarded to the neighboring county for military merit.  Lieutenant of Anxi County, Zhongshan.  Because of some "unsatisfactory conditions", he abandoned his official position and returned to his hometown.  Zhu Guang naturally knew that the "unfavorable situation" meant that he had to fight the police. The so-called "returning to his hometown" actually meant "escape".  But if people don¡¯t tell him, he can¡¯t possibly point it out.  "Senior Brother, what are your plans for the future?" Liu Bei looked gloomy: "Let's go home first and then worry about it." It's depressing to think about it. When he was young, he made a career as a stall owner and made friends with heroes. It was easy to seize the opportunity and take advantage of the Yellow Turban chaos.  Raise the rebel army to help suppress the enemy.  Finally, he was awarded the title of County Lieutenant, which was regarded as his entry into the official career. Now, not only has he lost his official position, but he has even gotten into trouble, and he is still confused about who to blame.  Zhu Guang then said: "The world has been troubled since then. Xuande Gong is not a common man, and he will rise again." At this moment, he is a county captain, and Liu Bei is a white man who abandoned his official position and fled, so the latter knows very well that there is no need to compliment the other party.  Own.  Seeing that his expression didn't seem to be fake, I was moved for a moment.  In addition, the two people had similar experiences, so they became closer to the young county captain.  After talking for a while, they talked about the situation in Fan Yang.  When Liu Bei learned that Zhang Yan's letter of war had been sent to Fan Yang, he said in a deep voice: "When I was in Anxi, the Black Mountain bandits often invaded the place. But Zhang Yan is the leader of the Black Mountain bandits, and he actually issued the letter of war himself?" "Senior Brother  What I don¡¯t know is that our county captain defeated the Black Mountain bandits twice and asked him to go down and kill him on the spot. Otherwise, he would catch up with Feiyan.  It's revenge." Liu Bei looked at Zhu Guang and was speechless.  Behind the scenes, Guan Yu heard what Qi Zhou said and opened his squinted eyes a little, looking at Lieutenant Zhu Xian.  Zhu Guang noticed his gaze and said to himself, you are not thinking of proposing the Qinglong Yanyue Sword to compete with me, are you?  Seeing that Liu Bei was silent, Qi Zhou suddenly had an idea and hurriedly said: "Brother, I have a heartfelt request." Zhu Guang knew that this guy was starting to trick people again.  But Fan Yang is indeed in trouble now. Liu Bei is considered a hero, and Guan Yu and Zhang Fei are enemies of thousands of people. If the three of them help, there will undoubtedly be more strength.  It's just that I just met him, so it would be better for Qi Zhou to be from the same family as him so that we can talk easily.  Liu?After another moment of silence, he said: "I have been away from home for many years, and my mother lives alone in the countryside. When I come back this time, I always go back to visit my mother first. Zhuoxian County is not far from Fanyang." He did not make it clear whether he wanted to or not.  Although Qi Zhou was willing to help, he didn't force himself any further.  Zhu Guang couldn't help but feel a little disappointed. It's not that Liu Guanzhang would not be successful without Liu Guanzhang, but because Influenced by "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms", Liu Bei's image has always been that of greatness, uprightness, and loftiness.  Even the TV version is just a crybaby at best, but it doesn't affect his heroic image.  But later there was a saying that Liu Bei was one of the top ten hypocrites in Chinese history. Later, it became even worse.
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