Chapter 137: The Plunder of Goguryeo
"So did you say anything about taxes, labor and other things?"
"Say it, the general above has an order, and the tax will be exempted this year. If you have paid it before, you can apply for a tax refund with the bill. However, because the tax needs to be transferred back, it will probably be refunded in autumn or even winter."
"There is this good thing? Then the government has helped us keep the money and food?" Liu Xiba's eyes lit up immediately when he heard this, but soon became dimmed again.
The government talked about taxes, but he had donated a lot to Gongsun Du before. If it weren't for this, he wouldn't have been so afraid of the county magistrate calling him.
"Okay, you go to the warehouse to get ten money, and then go down and rest."
Just as Liu Xiba asked Lu Zi to receive the reward, there were suddenly screams and barking of dogs outside.
"What's wrong? Why is it so noisy outside?"
Liu Xiba walked out of the ancestral hall and found a fire outside. It was either a place where the water was flowing, or a thief or an army surrounded Wubao.
"Class leader, it's not good. There are suddenly many people coming outside, asking us to open the door!" Several tribe members rushed over and shouted, their eyes full of panic.
"What? How many people? How many people? Where are the people?"
"I don't know, I saw torches outside, and there seemed to be fire in the back village."
Houzhai is commonly known as Gaojiazhai. Like Qianying, it is a memory left over from the border of Wutun in Han Dynasty.
"Hurry, you guys go and beat the drums, so that all the old and young men of all families can take out their weapons, and also those bows and arrows.
You guys, go and have a look with me!"
While walking, Liu Xiba prayed that the person who came was a bandit or something. These people were just asking for money. Even if the lower body was uncomfortable, they would just want a few daughters. Most of the Liu family camps could still ensure safety.
What Liu Xiba is most afraid of is the fact that the soldiers and thieves massacre all over the place and use their heads to take military achievements more than once.
In fact, even in their Liujiaying, if they find refugees passing by, they will occasionally kill them and report them to the bandits to receive a reward.
After seeing the city wall of Wubao, Liu Xiba almost fainted.
The people below were dressed in strange shapes and looked like homemade leather armor. They were numerous and arranged neatly. They looked neither bandits nor Han soldiers.
Then there is only one possibility for the alien army.
"The general below, don't know what is important to come to my Liujiaying?"
"We are reinforcements invited by General Gongsun. Save you to General Gongsun!"
When Liu Xiba heard someone below could speak Chinese, he felt a little calmer.
Can you communicate at least, right?
"General Gongsun? Which General Gongsun? Where do you want us to go?"
"Your Han Gong's governor of Pingzhou, General Gongsun Gong, save you to Goguryeo and open the door immediately, otherwise we will think that you have betrayed General Gongsun and are not polite to you!"
As he said that, the Goguryeo general who was shouting waved his hand, and the archers behind him were pulling the bow and drawing arrows, looking like he could attack at any time.
Ah? Goguryeo?
Who wants to go to those poor mountains and rivers?
Besides, our home, our land, and the crops in the fields are all here. When we went to Goguryeo, what should we eat? What should we plant? What should we use?
Liu Xiba felt that the root of her teeth was about to hurt.
But if you don't agree, a bloody battle may be inevitable.
"This general, our Liujiaying has lived here for generations. I'm afraid it's not easy to move. We are willing to contribute money, food, and property. Can we say good things to General Gongsun?"
There is no reply below, and Liu Xiba's heart is completely cold.
He called Lu Zi and said, "Lu Zi, you are the fastest running person in our Liujiaying. You can escape quickly and find the county magistrate to find the county magistrate and ask reinforcements to rescue us. Otherwise, we will either die or have to go to Goguryeo. Go quickly!"
The man named Lu Zi nodded quickly and replied, turned around and ran away, not knowing where he would escape from the encirclement and go to the county town to ask for help.
The Goguryeo Army under the wall only waited for half a stick of incense. Seeing that the gate of Wubao was still closed, they immediately ordered an attack.
Although the people of Liujiaying were determined to defend their hometown, they were not opponents of the Goguryeo Army, whether in terms of military or combat experience.
In addition, the Goguryeo Army kept shouting Chinese "Don't kill" and many people were frightened to kneel on the ground after seeing the villagers in front of them being cut off. As for the people who could shoot the most lethal arrows with a steady mentality, even fewer people were able to shoot the most lethal arrows.
When Liu Xiba saw the Goryeo army open the gate of Wubao, he knew that the situation was hopeless. He asked his son and several tribe members to cover it up, fled home, and then pulled his wife, daughter-in-law and grandchildren who had been waiting for news in the yard to walk towards the cellar.
"Remember, don't open the door no matter what happens!"
After closing the cellar, Liu Xiba found a lot of wood to block the cellar door.
The screams outside, the crying of women and children, and the barking of dogs and cows kept drilling into his ears.
He knew that his Wubao and his tribe were experiencing an unimaginable disaster.
Puff~
Liu Xiba, who was still holding wood, suddenly felt a pain in her abdomen, but lowered her head but saw a sword tip.
child...
Liu Xiba felt that all his strength was pulled out of his body. He slowly fell to the ground. The last scene he saw was his son tied to his waist and facing his eyes.
In the city of Ping County, Xi'an, Chen Bei was patrolling the city.
He was the garrison leader who was left by Lin Hai. In fact, there were the original yamen runners and more than 200 township heroes in the county town, and he organized them to let these people mix with his subordinates to control the force here to the greatest extent.
"Who!"
"I am from Liujiaying. Let me enter the city quickly. Goguryeo people are coming!! Go and save people quickly. If we are late, our Liujiaying will be over!"
Chen Bei heard someone shouting not far away, hurriedly poked his head out, then threw a torch at the place where the sound was made, and shouted, "Let your face be revealed, who in the city knows you?"
"Mr. Luo County, I have met him today!"
Chen Bei was about to ask someone to pull him into the city, but another villager came to warn him that the back village had also been attacked by Goguryeo.
Chen Bei thought to himself that it was not good.
This is definitely not a small-scale harassment. He knows the folk customs here, and small-scale harassment cannot beat these little powerful men who rely on Wubao.
"Come here, ask Cai Wa to come and see me!"
Cai Wa was a captain under Chen Bei's command. When Cai Wa came over, Chen Bei immediately asked him to take people out of the city and inquire about Liujiaying and other places.
Not long after, the news came back.
The Goryeo Army attacked at least tens of thousands of people, and had already captured at least seven or eight Wubaos. The people in Wubao, regardless of men, women, age, were either killed or looted, the fields and houses were burned, and no cattle, sheep and livestock were left.
Chapter completed!