In the fifth year of Yonghui (654 AD), on March 21, two hours of Si.

On the Puyang River in Yiwu County, before more than 10,000 people were rescued, Wu Kang, the governor of Wuzhou, delivered an important speech and made clear instructions: All officials and militias unite to set an example, fight the tough battle against disasters, protect people's lives and property. They also called on the general public to protect their own rice fields and fight for their own livelihoods.

At the third hour of Si, two cavalrymen rose on the horizon of the two states. One hand raised the whip and the other hand swayed the red flag, and the position was silent. Wu Kang sighed lightly, the red warning of rat disaster, the most serious level. The overwhelming gray carpet, the squeaking rats were extremely harsh, and millions of rats were swinging like floods and beasts, striking and striking at the defense line.

Damn flat-haired beast, if you don’t go to the world, why did you come to my house? Damn Yuezhou Governor, if I were Li Jiu, I would have killed you and destroyed the whole family; Damn Chu Suiliang... Forget it, Mei Niang will deal with you.

The flag was shaken, the war drums were beating, the cavalry was rushing, the ruthless iron hooves were trampled on. Three hundred war horses were crushed in a carpet style, and the rat corpse was flying with the dust. Time passed every second, the situation was not optimistic, and the rat group was too large. From quantitative change to qualitative change, the weakest animals became the most difficult enemy.

Standing at the forefront, frowning and blackening, watching with all his attention. There are still too few cavalrymen, and if they give another five thousand, it would not be so difficult. Thinking of this self-deprecating shaking of the head, for the farming society, war horses are always stretched. I am afraid that there are no cavalrymen in the entire Jiangnan Road, and the imperial court will not allow it to exist.

The farther the cavalry rushed out, the bigger the rat group, and the heart sank to the bottom of the valley. The cavalry became a black line, and there must be tens of millions of people with such a wide depth, right? How can I endure it?

There were countless rats rushing out from the large rat corpse. The flag was waving again, and Yu Hongzhi took the lead in charge. The militia in Puyang Defense Zone joined forces with the people's volunteers to line up ten horizontal lines, each with 200 people, all in their hands, shouting for charge.

He ran about two miles and encountered the vanguard. He continued to run in the group of rats and entered the group of rats. The shovel was raised high and took away the lives of several rats. Two thousand shovels were either slapped or shoveled, and the grand scene made people excited.

The person who escaped the net passed through Chaicheng and fell into the trench. The flag was shaken in his hand again, and the people stood outside the trench, holding wooden sticks, iron forks, etc., and killed the mice in the trench. Wait until there were enough corpses to clean up the corpses and go ashore.

The auxiliary soldiers led the cleaning team, carried dustpans and carried baskets, and cleaned up piles of rat corpses. Everyone performed their own duties and piled up eight rat corpses outside the Great Wall of Ganchai. As time passed, the corpse mountain became higher and higher, and the blood became thicker and thicker.

With the same hatred of the enemy, the woman joined the battle group in a lively manner. A hundred meters behind the trench, a large apricot and yellow flags floated, and the words "Xincheng" were written on it. Under the flag was the wife group, led by the Princess Xincheng and Cui Xiaoqing.

They were unique, organized slaves from various families to recruit hundreds of women, and undertake logistics work. Di Renjie's wife Zhang and Zhang Jian's wife Li received the order from Xincheng and led the team to shoulder the shoulders and carry food and water to the disaster-resisting soldiers.

At the sixth hour of Si, a change occurred again, and more than a dozen militiamen left the team. They were covered in mice, wailing towards the formation, lying in the trenches. The medical team rushed over quickly, took off the rats on their bodies, wiped the bloodstains on their faces, and cleaned the wounds with alcohol.

There were dozens more people, and the situation was even worse. They couldn't see the human faces clearly. The mice were swaying back and forth on their bodies. These animals were so powerful that they would not be able to continue like this. They handed over the banner to Changsun Quan: "Brother Changsun, come and command. If you can't resist, wait for the brothers to withdraw and ignite the fire wall."

Changsun Quan received the order flag, Wukang took the iron shovel, stepped over the trench, turned around and shouted behind him, "Our people of Wuzhou have noble sentiments, fighting with fearlessness. Brothers, the brave ones who meet on a narrow road win, and charge with my official! Wuzhou is mighty!"

The mighty voice was loud and the shouts of killing were excited. Wu Kang rushed forward. All the reserve militias crossed the trenches and followed the footsteps of the boss. They stepped on the living rats and rat corpses, met with the vanguard, each finding a suitable position, raising the shovel in their hands, and slapped the rats hard.

Several mice had brains burst, and they raised their shovels again and repeatedly beat them. Don’t consider the accuracy, or even open their eyes. Every shovel, as long as it has enough strength, you can take away a few. The sound of shouting and shouting and scolding is overwhelming the sound of the shovels slapping the ground.

However, not long after, there was only a sound of slap and finally a sound of slap. Wu Kang was sweating heavily, gritted his teeth and held the shovel tightly, and repeated the mechanical movements. Most of the poor little mice were shot to death, while a small part rushed out of the blockade and were shot to death in the trench.

The pile of corpses accumulates higher and higher, like eight large tombs, which are both spectacular and bad habits. Cui Xiaoqing withdrew her gaze, gently stroked her bulging belly, and locked in the purple robe on the front line of struggle. My dear son, look at your father, how mighty it is, it is the pride of our mother and mother, and we should learn from him.

Suddenly, the sixth sense of warning was warned, and he glanced out of the corner of his eyes, showing a strange smile. The princess didn't pay attention to Changsun Quan and stared at my beloved man. It was a bit interesting. But it was a pity that your status was too high, and you two didn't have the chance. At most, you could get out of secretly... and you couldn't threaten me.

The group of rats leaked into the net became more and more concerned, and the officials became more and more concerned that the decline in the militia's physical strength was not a good sign. In the trench of large rat defense, mice escaped from time to time and were beaten to death on the mound.

When Si Gong joined the army, Yang Xuan turned his eyes and thought about it. He suggested with righteousness: "The situation is too serious, and you can see it. It won't be long before the rat group will break through the defense line. In order to protect the seedlings, please order the fire wall of firewood."

The Guanlong faction immediately supported, the Lanling faction remained silent, and Zhang Jianzhi opposed: "Please think twice, Mr. Changsun, Duke Wu is still on the front line. If the fire wall is ignited, they will have no way out. Even if the fire is ignited, they have to wait for the soldiers to retreat, otherwise the consequences will be unimaginable."

Li Cheng, the military officer of the military, refuted: "If the rats pass through the border and all the seedlings are destroyed, it is impossible to plant them again. Zhang Shenjun should know that this means no harvest and famine. If the court blames the crime, no one can afford it. I agree with Yang Shenjun's proposal and ask Mr. Changsun to order it."

Di Renjie confronted him: "You may not know that rabbits bite people in a hurry, and rats eat meat in a hurry. Now their target is the seedlings behind them. If the fire wall arises, hungry rats will attack people. Will Changsun Changshi sacrifice Wu Gong's life and ignore thousands of soldiers?"

"Don't swear to others." Wang Xu, the judicial officer, screamed and scolded: "Di Lusan may not know that the rat disaster not only brings famine, but also plague. What is the consequence? We know very well. Is the safety of all the people in Wuzhou not as good as someone?"

Yang Xuan immediately supported: "Wang Shanjun's words are reasonable. If the plague broke out, it would be lighter to lose his post and even have a risk of life. Zhang Shanjun tried his best to stop him. Could it be because he was favored by the governor Wu and was using public service to help his private life?"

Zhang Jianzhi went wild: "I am not afraid of being slanted by the shadows. Zhang Jianzhi has always been worthy of his conscience when doing things. Wang Chanjun exclaimed, afraid he had bad intentions! Please think twice before the critical moment, you can't ignite the fire."

The Guanlong clan continued to put pressure on him, and his face turned red and his neck was thick. Wang Xu even ordered the bad guy to control Zhang Jianzhi. Unfortunately, Jiang Daniu ignored him and was so angry that he jumped. However, Li Cheng's words stimulated the Lanling clan, the Si Shi Xiao Zhaoxing, and Si Cang Xu Rui, all of whom took the blame.

Xiao Zhaoxing begged: "Mr. Wu gave the command power to Mr. Changsun. It is out of trust. No matter how Changsun makes any decision, it is understandable. The subordinates beg to consider hundreds of thousands of people in Wuzhou and ignite the firewall. It will be too late to ignite the firewall!"

More and more mice escaped from the trench, and the people chasing were getting more and more forceful, and the situation worsened sharply. Changsun Quan looked at the rice fields, and thought of the thorn in his heart, which instantly became cold as ice. He waved the flag in his hand and issued an order to ignite.

Di Renjie and Zhang Jianzhi were blocked by the Guanlong clan and Lanling clan. The three involved in the military pleading for mercy were directly taken down by Changsun Quan. Jiang Daniu took his leave and led the bad guys to stop the fire handle. Changsun Quan was so angry that he was furious.

Caught off guard, a soldier was unstable and the torch fell on the hay. The fire broke out instantly, and Jiang Daniu jumped anxiously, but he had no courage to put out the fire. The boss repeatedly told him that anyone who destroyed the fire wall would be dealt with by military law.

The fire soldiers, who were unknown, ignited the hay when they saw the fire here, and the fire wall formed instantly. Cui Xiaoqing saw this and fainted with dark eyes. Xincheng hurriedly hugged her. Seeing her husband's face was ferocious and mixed, he still cared about that matter. Wu Kang delivered me a baby, but he helped me even though he was more than polite. How could he avenge his private revenge?

The firewall blocks the rat path, and the rat group is completely crazy. Some rush towards the firewall, and some revenge on humans. Wu Kang, who received the news, frowned instantly, Changsun Quan, Changsun Quan, you are just a flop, just want me to die?

In a trance, a soldier suddenly fell down and his body was covered with rats. He was in unbearable pain and screamed and teared the rats, blood poured out from the bite marks. Wu Kang instinctively strode to him and threw the rats quickly with both hands.

However, the speed of throwing was not as fast as the new rat's body. The soldier burst into screams and got up and ran away. Wu Kang reached out to pull it, but failed to hold the corner of his clothes, and his arms froze in front of him. The soldier was like a headless fly, and actually ran deep into the group of rats, staggering and falling down, drowning in the carpet.

In just two minutes, there were only robes full of holes and gloomy white bones. Wu Kang's scalp was numb and he was about to turn around and escape, but soon stopped. He was the backbone. If he ran for life in a hurry, he would definitely be defeated.

The firewall has been ignited, and there is no way out, so I can only burn my boats. The soldiers felt fear, their movements were obviously slow, and they turned around and ran away with timidity, and were beaten to death by the bold ones. They must reorganize their morale and must be put to death, and there is a glimmer of hope.

At this moment, we need to raise our morale. We immediately untied our robes, tied our golden jade belt around our waist, revealing our strong muscles, and roared at the top of our voice: "Wuzhou soldiers, there are no cowards, brothers, hold on to me, victory is right in front of us!"

He ran to the bones, waved shovels to everyone, and killed five rats. The officials were not afraid of death, and the soldiers dared to fight desperately. The prestige accumulated by Wu Kang prompted the militia to regroup and quickly entered the battle. The cavalry running and trampling in the front brought good news to everyone, and the rat group had no reinforcements.

Morale is rising again, grit your teeth and persevere. Persistence is victory. Wukang knows that it won’t take long before the rats will retreat. This kind of beast is very smart and can avoid misfortune. I remember that in the last life, the rats at home were arrogant. Once, I called my father and asked him to buy a sticky rat board to come back.

A funny thing happened. I didn’t catch a sticky rat board, and there were no rats at home. Later, my father said that mice could understand human words and knew that you wanted to deal with them, so they all ran away with their tails.

Suddenly, a rat crawled up and bit his waist firmly. He grabbed it with his big hand, squeezed it to death, and threw it on the pile of rats. He turned his legs, shook off the rat on the upper body, and continued to pat it with a shovel. He felt a pain in his back, so he reached out to pull it again, grinning in pain.

The beast will not bite you, and it makes Wu Kang happy. You can continue to bite it. Just hang a mouse like multiple tails, shaking with his movements. When everyone saw the boss being strong, they screamed and slapped harder.

Wu Kang felt lucky. The group of militia recruited had participated in the Battle of Sanhe Shou. They had a strong willpower and could obey orders. Such a horrifying scene, without a major defeat, was very commendable.

The battle situation was extremely fierce. Many soldiers were submerged, from living people jumping around to gloomy bones, which only took a few minutes. Wu Kang kept shouting, making them grit their teeth and persevere. No matter how painful it was, they should not lie on the ground. As long as they were not overwhelmed by the rat group, there would be no danger of life.

However, some people really couldn't help it. A soldier's body was occupied and could not stand the biting like Lingchi. He rushed towards the fire wall frantically and became a fireman in an instant. The medical team immediately rescued him, but he could not extinguish the fire on his body, and watched him burn to death.

The rats and people were crazy. A large number of rats rushed to the fire wall and turned into fire rats. Some were burned to death quickly, while others rushed into the trench and ignited the corpses in the trench. Di Renjie's pupils shrank, and he thought of a way to turn defeat into victory. The militia killed countless rats and the ground was covered with rat corpses. Why didn't they set fire?

Thinking of this, he crossed the trench and roared outside the fire wall: "Brothers, hurry up and ignite the rat corpse on the ground."

The militia immediately set fire and lit the mountain of corpse and carpet. The fire gradually started to prairie, and the scorched smell was disgusting and spread rapidly forward. God opened his eyes and blew a strong wind, which blew towards the opposite side.

Zhang Jianzhi shouted "God helps me", and knelt down on the ground, praying devoutly. The crowd fell one after another, and God seemed to feel sincerity, and a strong wind broke out. The fire took advantage of the wind, and the wind took advantage of the fire, spreading out quickly.

Cui Xiaoqing, who was awake, looked at the sky full of fire, couldn't suppress her excitement, and held Xincheng's hands tightly. The wives rushed to comfort her, and Xincheng also held her and looked at Changsun Quan next to her. The latter's eyes dodged and could not stand the questioning gaze, so he simply turned his head.

Xincheng couldn't believe that his husband, who was well-educated and well-informed, had such a narrow mind. In Tianchi County, the governor Wu saved Lin'er and me, which was a great kindness; Changsun Quan took his personal revenge and intended to kill him, which was a big debt. If you want to repay the kindness, you have to pay it back, so how can you pay it back? What can you pay it back?

The sea of ​​fire advances rapidly, and the cavalry retreats quickly. Wu Kang, who received the news, issued an escape order. Thousands of people ran away at the same time, and the scene was quite spectacular, and countless rats were trampled to death. He fled to a nearby deserted village, ordered the militia to scatter and find their own place to settle down.

Wu Kang climbed a big tree and looked down at the front, unable to help but be dumbfounded. The sea of ​​fire was covered with smoke blocking his vision, and he couldn't see the situation across the street. Fortunately, he had prepared early and cut down all nearby trees, so the fire would not continue to expand.

The group of rats retreated here, and the fire rats ran faster than the rats, passing the fire to the same kind. The picture was very funny and couldn't help but smile. It would be better to scare your rats out of luck and never come to Wuzhou. I'll knock on my head and make fun of myself. Who would have thought of setting fires, and I must be rewarded. It's probably Di Renjie or Zhang Jianzhi, but it must not be Changsun Quan. That kid wishes me to die.

They just stayed on the trees and waited until dusk, and everyone gradually went out. They gathered their subordinates, stepped on the charred soil, and returned to the boundary of Wuzhou tiredly. The two sides quickly met and cheered like a tsunami. Wu Kang smiled happily and finally got over it.

He comforted Xiaoqing and told me to take care of the aftermath. He dragged his tired body from the carriage and fell asleep. Wu Yuan was called to the carriage and treated the wounds on his body. The dense double tooth marks were bitten by a mouse. Xiaoqing cried again. No matter how Xincheng comforted him, it would be useless.

I slept until the afternoon of the next day and received a report from the yamen that the disaster was insignificant in other places in the east of Wuzhou. In the next few days, the situation was very optimistic, and until the end of the month, there was finally good news. The water level of Jinghu Lake fell, and the Rat Army returned to the nest, and the Rat Disaster finally passed.

Wu Kang fulfilled his promise, and did not let a Yuezhou rat chew on a Wuzhou seedling. At this moment, he had to seek credit from the court and not let his brothers work in vain! So on the third day of the April 19th, thousands of words were sprinkled to describe the disaster resistance.

He emphasized the princess’ contributions, such as how to plan and force her to be the first. I believe that Li Jiu received the official documents and could not find the North. After all, the princess’ reputation is not good, so she must set a model.

Ask Di Renjie and Zhang Jianzhi to modify it, remove unreasonable words and check the places where the taboo is violated. There is a very deceptive law, and the words violated by Li Jiu appear in the official document, and twenty whips are received in one place. For example, "zhi" cannot appear because his name is Li Zhi.

The seal of the governor was stamped with a fast 500 miles, and it was estimated that in mid-April, you would receive a reply. Wu Kang was not idle, so he made a meticulous plan for his trip to Wannian Palace. Find the best blacksmith and create two pulleys; find the best cobbler to sew sturdy and back; find the best tailor to weave sturdy and long ropes.

On April 15th, the imperial court documents arrived. As expected, most of the article praised Xincheng. Li Jiulong was very happy. He not only gave generous rewards, but also wrote articles and chanted praises and issued edicts to the world.

The reward for Wu Kang was very deceptive. He was a brand new purple robe. The original one was bitten by a rat and could not lose his majesty. He also gave Cui Xiaoqing a piece of clothing, which made her ecstatic and shed tears of excitement. Mr. Li learned that she was with the princess to fight the disaster and granted her the title of the wife of Jinhua County, a third-rank imperial edict.

The Tang Dynasty had strict regulations on the imperial edicts of officials' mothers and wives and wives: the first-rank official wife is the wife of the country, the third-rank or above is the county wife, the fourth-rank or the county monarch, and the fifth-rank is the county monarch. The difference between mother and wife is that the character "Tai" is added to the title.

For example, Wu Meiniang became the queen, and her mother, Yang, was named the wife of Rongguo. Wukang was the fourth-rank governor. If it were convention, Xiaoqing could only be named the King of Jinhua, and General Li would be blessed. In the future, the subordinates of the tribes called Xiaoqing, but they could not be "Nine Lady", but could only be called "Mrs. Jinhua".

This name is very bad. I always think of Jinhua Ham. Xiaoqing cried so hard that she didn't show off her clothes. She could not help but listen to it. The greatest honor of a woman, what she pursued throughout her life, was to support her. She accompanied her for a few times to satisfy her vanity.

The trip to Chang'an is imminent, and we set out to arrange everything: teach Wenpo to use thorns to deal with premature birth and difficult labor; tell Di Renjie to take charge of the governor's seal and perform the governor's rights.

Take Chu Shenke, Lin Pinglang, Qian Shun, and pick up forty bodyguards, bring essential tools and enough money. On the morning of April 17, he changed to Shezhou to travel north and headed to Wannian Palace...
Chapter completed!