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Volume 5 6-1 The King of Han is coming to save us

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    Eighty miles north of Xuzhou, in the vast wilderness, on a long and narrow construction site as far as the eye can see, ant-like civilian workers are sweating profusely. This is the Grand Canal project excavated by the emperor. A little further north, there is a vast mist.  Weishan Lake, artificial canals and natural water systems are connected to save manpower and material resources.  Even so, the Thousand Mile Canal Project still brought endless heavy burdens to the people. The people of the imperial court were obliged to do corvee and tax. Except for those with meritorious status who were exempted from corvee, every household had to work hard to dig the river. Not only  Even if you don¡¯t give money, you have to pay for food and tools yourself.  The emperor's original intention of digging the canal was to connect north-south transportation, to facilitate the transportation of troops and grain to the north, and to facilitate the transmission of government orders. With this canal, the northern territory of the Zhou Dynasty would be able to sit back and relax, so the construction period was very tight, and each layer was built one layer at a time.  High-level officials are busy working on it, and when it comes to the common people, they are even more overwhelmed.  \??The Thousand Miles Canal is a huge project. For officials at all levels, although the affairs are complicated and busy, the extra oil and water are also much more than usual. Hundreds of thousands of people are eating, drinking, having sex, requisitioning land, and purchasing tools, sand, stone, wood, mules and horses.  There are too many things in it, big officials get the big head, and small officials get the small head. Even the village leader has a small power to dispatch civilian husbands and select young men. It is normal to get some filial piety.  The canal project is a catastrophe for ordinary people. They abandon their homes and children, suffer hardships, and live a life worse than that of a horse. Not only do they have to endure the oppression of the foreman; but for anyone with a little power, it is a disaster.  In this grand carnival, the pain of the vast majority of people is exchanged for the happiness of a small number of people. The grievances accumulate and gradually reach the point of explosion.  \??The construction site in the north of Xuzhou is an important construction area in the middle section of the canal. A large number of craftsmen and civilians gathered here and excavated day and night. This was because the emperor visited Xuzhou in person. Although the emperor came to fight the rebellion, the officials at the canal construction site  They thought that the emperor would come to the construction site to inspect the construction if the situation was not complete, and how could he wait until now? So these days, they urged the civilian workers to work overnight to catch up with the progress, striving to complete the work as soon as possible and report the good news to the emperor.  Originally, the government was responsible for the food for the common people, but for the sake of their own pockets, the officials in charge of logistics withheld the food. The common people had to eat the food they brought from home. Now the common people were annoyed and had to work for the court.  It is natural to live a life of corvee service, but it is unreasonable for the government to ignore food. You must know that two meals a day is a high burden for a poor farmer.  The peasants gathered to make trouble, but were suppressed by the government. There was no way to complain, and the public resentment boiled. In addition to the deadline, the foremans wielded whips and beat the peasants to pieces. The anger gradually deepened, and came from the fierce folk customs around Xuzhou Prefecture.  The strong men often whispered in private about the battle between the Han army and the official army in the Central Plains. The more the official army failed, the more excited they became. When it was mentioned that the Han army was about to hit Xuzhou, the civilian husbands' eyes were filled with bloodshot eyes.  He suppressed the arrogant supervisors and cursed in a low voice: "Don't look at the fun now, sooner or later the list will be drawn up in the future.\" One day, while digging the river, a one-eyed stone man was dug out from the depths of the soil.  , engraved with simple seal characters, which were recognized as "the sun and the moon are in the sky". It just so happened that the current military flag of the Han army was the red flag with the sun and the moon as the mark. For a time, there were rumors one after another, all saying that the great Zhou Dynasty was exhausted, and the Han Dynasty  The government was about to revive. When the government heard the news, they quickly sent out officers to hunt down those who spread the rumors. In the early morning of the next day, dozens of bloody heads were hung on the flagpole at the construction site.  \?????????????????????????? These powerful measures by the government may be useful in other places, but in the Xuzhou area where the folk customs are quite strong, such bloody methods can only be counterproductive. These people who were killed had three friends and relatives from all walks of life. On weekdays,  They were beaten and scolded, but their heads were cut off. The people's patience was pushed to the bottom line, and a riot began.  When the uprising started, the emperor was still recovering from his injuries in Xuzhou Mansion. After learning the news, Long Yan was furious and quickly sent a Forbidden Army to quell the rebellion. Although there were only three thousand troops, the well-trained and armed Forbidden Army had nothing to do with them.  After organizing and coordinating the command, the peasant army with only hoes and shovels still had a huge advantage. This was basically a one-sided massacre, with heads rolling in and bloodshed for a while.  But this situation did not last long. The emperor could not escape in panic and abandoned Xuzhou. The three thousand quelling imperial troops became a lonely army.   In Xuzhou Mansion, the flags on the city wall have been changed. The Han army entered Xuzhou without any bloodshed. Han Wang Yuanfeng also arrived at the city with the Chinese army. Seeing the palace where Zhang Shicheng once stayed, Yuanfeng dismounted his horse with interest and prepared to visit.  Just as he was about to enter, there was a sudden noise in the distance. A man dressed as a commoner wanted to see the King of Han, but he was stopped by the soldiers.  Yuan Feng saw that the man looked familiar, so he asked his soldiers to let him over. The man came closer, kowtowed and saluted, and hurriedly said: "The young one is the deputy chief of the Xuzhou branch of the Military Command Department. I have something important to report."Mr.  \" Yuan Feng said: "Why don't you report to your boss.  "The man said: "The situation is urgent and it is too late to take the usual route!  Now eighty miles north of Xuzhou, the imperial army is massacring the people. I am so anxious that I offend my lord. I hope my lord will send troops quickly to save the people from the fire and water.  " Yuan Feng asked anxiously: "What's going on?  ¡± The man simply explained that everything that happened on the canal construction site, including the digging of the Cyclops, was planned by the Military Command Division. The Xuzhou Branch is a very small organization, eager for success, and happy with success.  It was too abrupt. The original intention was to coordinate the Han army and attract the imperial troops, but they did not attract many troops and the people suffered a large number of casualties. When Yuan Feng learned of the situation, he couldn't help shouting: "Absurd, reckless!  "The situation is urgent. The Military Command is different from the military system and cannot mobilize troops. The army has just entered the city and it is a mess. The deputy chief can't find the general of the Han army. He is anxious to find a plan. He happens to see Yuan Feng's king's flag.  He risked his life to come to see him. In a race against time, Yuan Feng hurriedly ordered the mobilization of troops and horses to rescue him. However, he had already handed over the military power to Xu Da, and Xu Da could not be found for a while, so he had to take his bodyguard with him.  The guards went to the rescue in person. Yuan Feng stopped visiting Zhang Shicheng's palace and got on his horse. The messenger ran to the door with his sword in hand and shouted: "Emergency gathering!"  " Originally in small groups, the guardsmen who had taken off their saddles, loosened their girdles, took off their armors and took off their boots, and were holding water bags, big cakes, eating and resting, heard the order and immediately put what they had in their hands  Throw it down, quickly put the saddle and bridle on the horse, throw the armor directly on the horse's back, and then get on the horse. From the time the assembly order was issued to the completion of the formation, it only took a stick of incense. The man was originally from Xuzhou and had only stayed in Xiliang.  The one-and-a-half-year-old deputy Tisi was stunned. These were five hundred cavalry. Their movements were so uniform, just like one person. How well-trained and elite they were. You must know that these are Yuan Feng's personal soldiers.  The guards are all elite troops transferred from Xiliang to protect Yuan Feng's safety. They are also the strongest cavalry in the world. Without further ado, Yuan Feng gave the deputy Tisi a horse and asked him to do so.  He acted as a guide and led him to rescue people, and sent someone to notify Xu Da, asking him to mobilize reinforcements. Just after running a few steps, he met Hermione and Liu Ying'er, who only had a few dozen guards with them.  , also came to visit the palace together. When I heard that Yuan Feng was going to rescue the people who were digging the river, Hermione immediately asked to go with her. Liu Ying'er was not to be outdone. It was not dangerous to deal with these three thousand soldiers. Yuan Feng  Hermione agreed without thinking, and got on the rouge horse. Liu Ying'er was originally sitting in a sedan chair, but now she also found a horse. She didn't need anyone to support her, and she didn't need to step on a stool. She stood on the stirrup with one foot.  Ruyan jumped onto the horse's back lightly, her movements were graceful and graceful, unlike someone who couldn't ride a horse. Hermione was stunned. She suddenly understood one thing. It was not because Liu Ying'er was not good at horsemanship that she returned the rouge horse.  She was just pretending to be someone else. For a moment, Hermione felt a little touched, thinking that Liu Ying'er was a kind person "In troubled times, heavy codes are needed, and there was a riot at the canal construction site. The emperor made a decree.  He wanted to do it ruthlessly, so the leading Forbidden Army general was very ruthless. Under his command, three thousand butcher knives ruthlessly killed the civilians. Tens of thousands of civilians who had surrendered were standing densely in front of them.  The completed riverbed was waiting for the final judgment. There were not only young and strong civilian husbands, but also strong peasant women and half-grown men. Many of them were families who went into battle together. Seeing their relatives being dragged out and beheaded, I felt sad for a moment.  The cry was endless. The general sat high up and waved his big hand expressionlessly. A row of white lights flashed, and dozens of heads fell to the ground. The general said coldly: "Let you rebel again!  "Suddenly, smoke and dust rose in the distance, and the scouts came to report that something bad had happened. The Han army was attacking. The general was shocked. At this time, he didn't know the news of the fall of Xuzhou. The Han army came so fast, which shocked him greatly.  , but thinking that the emperor was still in Xuzhou, he did not dare to retreat easily. After a moment of hesitation, his demise was doomed. For the light cavalry, the eighty-mile journey took only an hour. Five hundred cavalry rushed forward at lightning speed.  When they arrived at the canal construction site, they started a fierce battle with the Imperial Guards. Each of Yuan Feng's personal guards was as good as ten, and they were equipped with the best equipment, including two short muskets, a spear, a saber, and a pair of swords.  Bows and arrows, as well as daggers, slingshots, spikes, flails and other secondary weapons of their choice, this capable and powerful guard is the best in the war against the Turks.  often serve as fire brigade.?? Characters, go wherever there is an emergency. Every soldier is a veteran who has experienced many battles. It is easy to deal with three thousand forbidden army infantry, and even three thousand nomadic cavalry.  The ending can be imagined. The Forbidden Army collapsed at the first touch, and the army was defeated like a mountain. When the red flag with the sun and moon in the sky appeared in the eyes of the desperate civilians, everyone burst into tears.  They chanted the same sentence: "The King of Han has come to save us."  This book.  Your message, even just one (*__*), will become the motivation for the author's creation. Please work hard to support the author!
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