In the years of famine, the knife in my mother's hand is not bad either

As for why the flag has the word "late"?

The northern merchants would never dare to raise their inferior flags in front of the prince.

Moreover, even if it was really established, no one would recognize it in the county where Daliangdu was located.

It's just a little bit of a name on the border.

"Close the city gate!"

Before Shen Qian and others arrived at the city gate, a loud shout came from the city gate tower.

In an instant, the heavy city gate was slowly closed from both sides.

A huge horizontal beam fell from above, blocking the city gate tightly.

The refugees didn't know what had happened exactly, but after seeing the mighty army of thousands of people, they consciously gave up their position at the city gate.

Standing not far away and watching, whispering:

"Which general is carrying this banner with the word 'Chi' on it?"

"I've never heard of any general in Daliang with the surname Chi."

"Could it be a barbarian?"

"..."

There are many different opinions among the refugees.

Some people even regarded Chi Yu and others as rebels, proclaimed themselves kings, and described the incident vividly.

Chi Yu, who was riding on a horse, listened with veins throbbing on his forehead.

Am I so unknown among the people?

On the city gate tower, the officials shouted at Shen Qian and her group as they approached the city wall:

"Don't come any closer!"

"Otherwise we will have to shoot arrows. We will wait here for the county magistrate and county lieutenant to come and discuss the matter."

"How dare you!" The official guarding the city gate had just finished speaking when the guards around Chi Yu shouted angrily:

"Have you seen the banner with the name Chi, the Princess of Luoyun County?"

"If you draw your bows and arrows against each other, do you know the consequences?"

The officials on the city wall felt pressured when they heard the shouts of the mounted soldiers.

But he was guarding Liangdi County and protecting the safety of the people of Liangdi County.

Of course, we cannot lay down our weapons and allow the other party to enter the city just because of their intimidation.

What if it was a barbarian in disguise?

"Let's wait for the county lieutenant and the county magistrate to come and find out the truth. Then I am willing to accept the punishment." The official on the city wall said with a frown.

But he was cursing in his heart: I must have been so unlucky that I encountered such a thing while on duty.

Whether letting them go or blocking them, they will be punished, but the severity of the punishment depends on the mood of the princess outside the city.

The refugees gathered around understood what was going on after hearing this.

At the same time, his eyes swept over the soldiers, the guards behind them, and the people from Wangjia Village.

Whispering:

"Is it really the princess? Otherwise, why would there be thousands of people following her?"

"The Princess of Luoyun County is so kind that she even sheltered the refugees."

"Hiss, did you see that on that carriage? Those are all processed human heads! Barbarian heads!"

"How is that possible? If those are all barbarian heads, the number would probably exceed a thousand, right?"

"..."

Shocked voices spread among the refugees.

Barbarians, invincible when defeated by thousands.

This is almost a consensus among people in Daliang, especially those whose family members have served in the border areas, who feel it the most.

Siege warfare is okay.

However, once a battle on a plain occurs, 30,000 soldiers may be killed by the enemy's 1,000 heavy cavalry on flat ground.

Outside of Liangdu County is Pingyuan County, and these heads seem to have been recently killed.

Capturing a thousand barbarian heads in a field battle is a great victory for the entire Daliang!

At that moment, some brave refugees came forward and asked the soldiers standing there:

"Are these the latest barbarians you've killed?"

"Have they already reached Liangdu County?"

"How did you kill thousands of barbarians?"

"..."

Faced with these inquiries, the soldiers present all showed excitement on their faces.

Even my breathing became heavier.

Everyone has a vivid memory of that thrilling massacre.

I even wanted to tell it on the spot.

But there are military regulations, they cannot move around or communicate freely during the march.

I can only hold it in.

Seeing this, the refugees shifted their targets.

He asked the people from Wangjia Village behind him:

"They won't tell us, fellow villagers, can you tell us? Can our Daliang defeat a thousand barbarian cavalrymen in a field battle?"

"Yes, yes, fellow villager, tell me! With such strong fighting power, I want to join the army and kill the barbarians together. But my grandfather said that the barbarians are too powerful to be defeated and he has repeatedly prevented me from joining the army."

"..."

Facing the refugees' inquiries, Wangjiacun was not so reserved.

They all had excitement on their faces and were very excited as they spoke.

He recounted in detail how Shen Qian used the Fire Bull Formation to defeat the barbarian cavalry formation of a thousand men.

The villagers were stunned when they heard this.

The Fire Bull Formation used the charge of a herd of cattle to break the charge of the heavy cavalry.

Simply unheard of.

But it was this bizarre and unprecedented victory that ignited the passionate heart of the silent young refugee.

"General! Are you still recruiting?"

"I have strong hands, I can be your vanguard!"

"My family is from Pingyuan Commandery. Please, Princess, give me weapons and armor. I am willing to die for you!"

"Please, General, accept us into your camp!"

"..."

Loud shouts came from the young and strong refugees.

Outside the door, there are tens of thousands of people, among whom the number of young and strong people reaches more than ten thousand.

Their shouts were deafening.

The county magistrate and county lieutenant, who had just arrived on the city wall, were confused by the noise outside the city.

Looking at the officials on duty on the city wall, he asked:

"What happened outside the city gate?"

"Why are the refugees shouting in unison, demanding to enter the military camp?"

Faced with the county magistrate's questioning, the minor official guarding the city wall could not explain clearly.

He hesitated for a long time.

Finally, I could only utter one sentence:

"Please ask for your own information."

The county magistrate stood on the city wall and wanted to speak.

But the shouting outside the city was so deafening that his voice could not be heard at all.

At this moment, the official finally remembered and pointed to the large flag with the word "Chi" in the direction of Chi Yu's camp flag, saying:

"The other party said that it was the Princess of Luoyun Commandery who raised the Chi banner."

"However, I have never heard of it, and without an imperial decree from above, I dare not allow him to enter the city."

The county magistrate heard the big words "Princess of Luoyun County" and then saw the camp flag with the word "Chi".

Cold sweat instantly soaked the official robe.

His tenure as county magistrate is coming to an end.

The other party is capable of going to Beijing to meet the emperor directly. If he makes a few random comments about him and his superiors give him a poor grade in his annual assessment, he may never have any hope of promotion in his life.

Thinking of this, the county magistrate hurriedly shouted to the soldiers:

"Open, open the city gate!"

"Welcome the princess into the city!"

"Clear both sides of the street. No one is allowed to interfere with the princess's soldiers."

As soon as he finished speaking, the official on duty at the city wall standing behind him panicked.

He had previously told the person outside the door that he would wait until the county magistrate arrived to decide on his punishment.

Seeing the county magistrate like this, I am afraid that my punishment will be severe.

As expected, the county magistrate turned around, glared at him fiercely, and even left with a "humph" before walking away.

The official was so frightened that he collapsed on the spot.

Sadness in my heart:

What is going on? I am just on duty at the city gate. Who would have thought that I would encounter the prince leading his troops approaching.