I traveled through time and space and encountered a famine, and I became a hermit.

Chapter 109: Weng County Fights the Enemy with All Its Strength

"Madam, Madam, Master, we have to go even more. One more person to resist the rebels will give Master a chance to survive. The rebels are strong, so we can fight one with a few. Are you afraid that you won't survive?" The old housekeeper spoke first. Others echoed him.

Duan Shuhuan also stood up and said, "Grandma, mother, I want to go with father to resist the rebellion!"

Madam Duan pulled her grandson to her side, held his arm tightly and said, "My dear, you are your father's only son, and all he hopes for. He thinks you will win the battle. You can't go, you have to stay at home obediently, so that your father can fight the war without any worries."

Duan Shuhuan wanted to refute, but his mother, who was always gentle, glared at him fiercely, which frightened Duan Shuhuan so much that he quickly shut up.

Seeing that the loyal servants continued to insist, Mrs. Duan said, "You are so kind and righteous. I thank you on behalf of Bo'er." Then she bowed to everyone. The servants turned aside and refused to accept the greeting.

Madam Duan continued, "All your children and families will follow us to the tunnel. We will leave the city through the tunnel and hide in the mountains and forests until the rebels are driven back. Your master and I will each receive a reward."

The servants bowed and thanked him.

So the old butler took the male servants in the house, each holding a weapon in hand, and ran towards the north gate.

The rest of the group watched their family members leave reluctantly until they could no longer see them. Then, led by the three masters of the Duan family, they came to the garden.

Madam Duan pressed a stone on the rockery, and a door appeared in the stone wall. "We can go down to the tunnel here. Let's hide inside first."

With that, he walked down the cave first, supported by Wan Niang and Duan Shuhuan, and the other servants followed behind.

At the same time, the same scene in the Duan family was also being played out in every household in Weng County, whether they were poor or rich, or even beggars in dilapidated temples.

At the moment of life and death, the blood in people's hearts was aroused. Facing the fierce rebellion army, they were not afraid.

In fact, as early as two months ago, when the news came that the rebel army had defeated the royal army, County Magistrate Duan and the legal advisor had already been preparing in secret.

Train soldiers, call on the people to join the training, strengthen defense, and encourage the residents of Weng County to dig tunnels underground throughout the county.

It is for prevention purposes so that when the rebel army cannot be resisted, the people can take shelter through the tunnels.

However, the news we have received so far is that the rebel army is entrenched in the fiefdom of King Yue and has never come to the fiefdom of King Li. Moreover, Weng County is not the main county seat of King Li's fiefdom.

Even if the rebels came, with the preparations made by Weng County, even if they could not completely kill the rebels, they could at least resist them for a while, leaving the people with a chance to escape, or even wait for reinforcements.

But I didn't expect that everything would happen so suddenly.

Fortunately, underground tunnels have been dug, and from each courtyard, through the main road under the street, one can reach the mountains and forests outside the city.

When Magistrate Duan led his troops to the north gate, he saw that the chaotic army in front of him was a well-equipped and well-trained cavalry. They rode on majestic horses, and each of them carried a bow and arrow on his back and a long sword on his waist.

The black-clad man at the head of the group could knock more than a dozen people away with one swing of his sword.

The sight before him made his heart tighten.

The number of enemy troops is not large, but they are all elite, and the strength of their leader is too terrifying.

County Magistrate Duan quickly directed the soldiers to change the battle plan. "Put up the shields, archers, get ready, long-range free shooting."

However, because the enemy's attack was too sudden, the soldiers had not yet fully entered combat status, and a hole was instantly torn in the defense line.

The well-prepared fortifications seemed vulnerable under the fierce attack of the enemy.

The surrounding streets and houses were also set on fire by enemy rockets, with flames shooting into the sky.

Magistrate Duan tried hard to organize resistance, but the situation got out of control and the soldiers retreated in chaos.

At this moment, a large number of people came from all directions, each of them holding a stick, a hoe, a sickle, a machete, etc. They bravely joined the soldiers and rushed towards the enemy.

They were the men and women of Weng County who had taken care of their families and risked their lives to fight the enemy. They were also the loyal servants of each family. They were also the advisors who had arranged for the evacuation of the people and brought people to support them.

Magistrate Duan cried out in tears: "Fellow villagers, colleagues, thank you! Together we will defeat the rebels!"

Everyone shouted in unison: "Kill!" The sound was deafening.

They fought side by side with the soldiers, advancing and retreating together, using crude weapons to fight against the chaotic army.

Although the rebel army was fierce, they had been fighting for a long time and had consumed a lot of strength.

Faced with the sudden increase in the number of people, they could only fight harder. In the chaos, no one could escape being affected.

The man who had been hidden in the middle of the chaotic army was also dispersed and forced to join the battle.

There was a sack hanging across in front of him. It was obvious that the target of this group of rebels was the things in the sack.

However, the soldiers in the chaos did not notice this fact that was deliberately hidden by the chaotic army.

In the fierce battle, perhaps the sack was too much of a hindrance. The soldier chopped at one end of the sack with his hand.

Then he tore off the sack and threw it into the alley, and began to hack and kill with his knife.

There were casualties wherever they went.

In an unnoticed alley, a slender, smooth finger slowly stretched out from the tie of the sack, stretching the tie little by little, and finally a hand stretched out, quickly touched and untied the tie.

When the sack was completely untied, a young man wearing a pearl and jade hair ornament, and bright yellow brocade clothes with dragon and cloud patterns came out of the sack. He had a straight posture, a handsome face, and clear eyes.

At this time, the boy's hair was a little crooked and his brocade clothes were wrinkled, but it did not affect his aura at all.

Seeing that there was no one around, he quickly took off his brocade robe and put it on a corpse on the roadside. He then put the corpse into a sack, tied the mouth, and placed it in the place where the sack would fall when it was thrown out.

She rolled on the ground several times, turning her white undergarment grey, and then she took off her hair crown and stuffed it into her arms. She tore her hair into a mess, and smeared the dirt on her face with her hands.

While wiping, he stared at the entrance of the alley and muttered softly: "This brocade robe, I'll give it to you for free." After that, he turned around and ran along the alley, running east and west, and disappeared without a trace.

The incident in the alley went unnoticed by anyone.

The war situation was eased by long-range attacks with bows and arrows and the participation of civilians, but as time went on, the war became increasingly weak.

Slowly, the arrows were shot out and the two sides entered into a melee. At the beginning, the people from Weng County took advantage of their numbers and had the upper hand, killing more than a dozen enemy soldiers.

The battle lasted from dawn to noon, and the people were almost exhausted. The chaotic army also entered a state of anxiety, and the fighting became more intense.

The leader of the rebellious army, under the cover of his companions, drew his bow and aimed at Magistrate Duan.

When Magistrate Duan saw this, he showed no fear and raised his sword, shouting, "Charge! Kill these rebels and never let them leave the city."

Upon hearing this, everyone waved their weapons and rushed towards the chaotic army.

The leader of the rebel army smiled contemptuously and shot the rocket in his hand.