Updated: 2012-06-18

Yuanwu was a pragmatic person. Because he had been doing some pragmatic small things in the county government over the years, he had been living carefully and demanding that he do his best in everything. So even though he has become a county magistrate now and has no less than 40,000 people under his command, he still has no sluggishness and contempt. Although he is of high position and power, he still does everything himself without any slackness.

Since the rebellion with Yang Xuangan could not be changed, he had to adapt himself to this new role. Yang Xuangan took his troops to fight. It is said that he had won several battles in the past few days, and the team expanded to 100,000 in just a few days. So Yuanwuben felt that the burden on him was heavier.

He had to be responsible for the food and supplies of the 100,000 troops, and to ensure that the Li Yang Cang was stable. Although he had only been in office for a few days and was less than fifty years old this year, when he got up this morning, he found that there was a layer of white hair on his temples. This made him feel a little sad, but he had no time to mourn himself. He went out of the house in the morning until it was dark before he returned to the mansion to have dinner.

"If you are tired, just lie down for a while."

His wife, Chen, said with some distress.

Yuanwu Ben put the last few sips of rice into his mouth, then picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea and moaned comfortably. Today, he was busy counting the grain stored in Liyang Cang, and he had to send soldiers to transport trucks of grain to Yang Xuangan's army. He was busy from morning until sunset, which was his first meal today. He had been so hungry that he was worried about his heart, but he couldn't eat anything if he didn't arrange the things at hand.

"How can I have time to lie down for a while!"

Yuanwumoto smiled bitterly and said, "You can go to bed first in a while. I will also take someone to patrol the granary."

"Didn't you just come back? Why are you going again?"

The lady said with some complaints: "If I had known that I had worked so hard to get promoted, I would rather not follow Yang Xuangan. I feel uneasy all day long, shocked and afraid, for fear that something would happen to you."

"Shut up!"

Yuan Wuben looked out the window and whispered: "Why are you so silly? What's the point of saying this now? Since you have chosen, don't be muttering. Now that the people in the city are talking a lot, if this is heard, I can still have a good ending?"

"Isn't this in my own home?"

The lady sighed, then got up and took a piece of clothes and handed them to Yuanwuben and said, "It's hot during the day and cold at night. Put on one more piece of clothing to avoid getting cold."

Yuan Wuben took the clothes and smiled guiltily, "You know, the reason why I made this choice is that our children can have a good future in the future. I am almost fifty years old and I am just a minor official in the county town. If I don't fight, our children are not as good as me! According to my opinion, the general's time to raise an army is very good. The imperial army is still fighting against Goguryeo in Liaodong. There are rebel soldiers everywhere in the Sui Dynasty. The court cannot take care of it at all. Moreover, the general has a large number of capable people, countless civil and military officials, especially Pushan Gong, who will help him. It is safe to achieve great things. At that time, I will be successful in defending Liyangcang, and at the least I will be granted a county minister. At that time, the descendants will be hereditary titles, and I may even create a family!"

"I know you're all for your home!"

The lady's eyes turned red and she said with some sadness.

"I'm just afraid that if the general is defeated and the court wins, our family..."

"Don't say all the disheartening words!"

Yuan Wu Ben put on his clothes and walked out, saying as he walked, "There are few people in the world who are civil and martial arts. Besides, there are secret servants who assist, and countless heroes in the Green Forest will help. How could they lose?"

The last sentence seemed to him comfort himself.

Yes, you will definitely not lose.

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After Yang Xuangan arrived in Liyang in March, the first thing he did was to rectify the city defense. The original city wall of Liyang was three meters high. In the past few months, tens of thousands of people have been mobilized, and it has risen by nearly one meter again. However, because of the rush of time, the rising city wall was piled up with sacks of soil.

The wolf teeth and crossbows on the city wall have been repaired, and arrow towers and horse faces have been added. It seems that even if 100,000 strong soldiers come to attack, Liyang City is still as solid as a god. Since Yuanwu Ben took over Liyang City, he did not dare to be careless. In addition to the inherent defenders on the city wall, he also added patrol soldiers, from patrolling once per hour to twice per hour.

Even if he was too busy during the day, Yuanwuben would personally climb up to the city wall to inspect twice. If he found someone was lazy and lazy, he would immediately take down the military law. Although he was a literati, he also knew the meaning of the saying that Ci was not in charge of soldiers. He would also have to inspect once in the evening, first go to the granary to check the garrison, and then go to the city wall to inspect the city defense. He would do his best and never be lazy for a day.

"Father, you don't actually have to come to the city every day."

Yuan Wuben's son Yuan Yong felt a little sorry for his father's hard work. He followed his father and said, "Since he killed several soldiers who had neglected his duties last time, the soldiers knew the seriousness of military law, no one dared to slack off. Besides, the army of the court may still be able to return from Liaodong. Last year, wasn't it a big defeat and 300,000 people killed? Even if they could come back, it wouldn't be possible to rush back from Liaodong so quickly."

Yuanwu Ben stopped and looked back at Yuan Yong, his eyes were a little cold, which scared Yuan Yong.

"I remember telling you more than once, if you take it lightly on the battlefield once, it may lead to the annihilation of the entire army!"

Xinzheng was the word "六" he personally took for Yuan Yong. Although this was a bit unreasonable, Yuan Wuben thought these two words were chosen very well.

"It's...father, I've recorded it."

Yuan Yong dared not refute and said with his head down. But he didn't agree. He knew that his father was right. One time he took it lightly on the battlefield would ruin the entire army and even be defeated. But hasn't the fight started yet, so why should he be so cautious? Yuan Yong was a little dissatisfied and thought that at least I had read a few military books, but you, father, have only turned on the military books after taking over Li Yang.

"A good heart is not a strict heart for the father, but a little carelessness is not allowed at this time."

Yuanwuben waved his hand and signaled his personal soldiers to leave. After everyone had gone away, Yuanwuben looked around and lowered his voice: "The wealth and life of our whole family has been tied to Li Yangcheng. If Li Yang makes a mistake, our whole family will suffer! This is not a joke, and your future future will be tied to Li Yangcheng. The reason why my father chose to do such a dangerous thing with the general is not for your future?"

Yuan Yong said seriously: "Father, I know I'm wrong."

"Okay, you don't have to patrol me, and you'll spend more time with your mother when you go back."

"Be careful, Father."

Yuan Yong bowed his head.

Yuanwu Ben waved his hand and then walked forward.

Yuan Yong looked at his father's back and suddenly felt a little desolate in his heart. For some reason, he suddenly felt that his father's waist was bent tonight. His walking pace was not as steady as he had seen in childhood. He kept staring at Yuan Wuben's figure and disappeared far away from the city wall, and then turned around and walked down the city. From the city wall, he could vaguely see his own village, and it seemed that the lights were still lit. It was his mother waiting for him and his father to go back.

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The next morning, the sun in June came out from the eastern horizon. Yuanwuben had already washed up and brought more than a dozen personal soldiers to the granary to inspect the granary. Yesterday afternoon, Yang Xuangan sent someone to say that because the army had increased too quickly and the food and grass were in a hurry, so Yuanwuben immediately got up and transported a batch of food and grass out of the city. The messenger came and left hurriedly, without even a night.

Seeing that he was in a hurry, Yuan Wuben pulled him to ask if something big happened. The man shook his head and said, "Everything is going well in the war. The army won consecutive battles. The reason why he was in a hurry to contact the Korean Prime Minister's troops. The general plans to besiege the eastern capital Luoyang!"

Yuan Wuben felt relieved and immediately sent someone to count the food and grass after watching the messenger leave the city overnight. Early this morning, he planned to send his confidant general, his clan brother Yuan Wuzhen, to lead 5,000 troops to transport food and grass to Yang Xuangan's army. In a sense, it was the right choice for Yang Xuangan to choose Yuan Wuben to guard Li Yang. Yuan Wuben is a cautious person and conscientious person, and will never slackew or shirke.

Yuan Wuzhen was seven years younger than Yuan Wufeng. He was in his prime and his martial arts skills were really good. It can be said that Yuan Wufeng trusted the most. The two previous food transports were also escorted by Yuan Wuzhen.

"The road has not been peaceful recently, so go and go back quickly!"

After taking stock of the food and grass, Yuanwu Ben said to Yuanwuzhen.

"Brother, don't worry, we are holding the flag of Yang Dashui, and the bandits on the way dare not make food! This trip will be as fast as half a month, and I will come back in a month."

Yuanwumoto smiled and said, "Be careful on the road, don't be careless."

Yuan Wuzhen nodded and then led his army out of the city.

Yuanwuben climbed the city wall and looked away. He was not until the food delivery team slowly left the city and was about to disappear from sight. He turned around and got off the city tower. The food had been sent away, Yuanwuben felt relieved and planned to go home for breakfast and go back to the city wall to inspect, and also go to the government office to handle official business.

After he returned home, before he finished drinking the porridge in the bowl, a personal soldier suddenly ran in panting and said in panic: "Mr.... is not good! The food and grass... are robbed!"

"What!"

Yuanwumoto stood up suddenly, widened his eyes and asked, "Say it again!"

The personal soldier slowed down and said, "The food delivery team was blocked by a group of bandits less than twenty miles away from the city. The number of bandits was about two or three thousand. General Yuan saw that there were not many bandits, so he led his army to attack. Unexpectedly, he was ambushed by the bandits. General Yuan was fighting hard and sent someone to come back to seek emergency!"

"Where did the bandits come from?"

Yuanwumoto asked anxiously while walking quickly outside the house.

"The person who came back from the letter was shot and he hurriedly told the matter and fell into a coma. It seemed to be mentioned... the banner that the bandits used was Shinnishi-Zaka Kazunozawa!"

"Zhang Jinsheng!"

Yuanwuben took a breath, but then calmed down. He heard that a few months ago, Zhang Jin said that he was defeated by an unknown official army on the bank of the Yellow River. Later, he seemed to run to Qi County to rob him. He was killed by General Zhang Xutuo, the commander of Qi County, and was abandoned by his armor. He had no more troops. Besides, the bandits were all bandits and their combat power was not very strong. Now that Liyang City has tens of thousands of troops, why should he be afraid of him?

"Come here, I will gather people with horns and horses, and I will lead the troops to rescue me!"

He turned around and said to Yuan Yong as he walked, "After I lead my army out of the city, you will close the city gate. Unless I lead my army back, no one will tell me to open the door!"

After walking a few steps, he was worried and ordered again: "Even if Marshal Yang comes in person, don't open the door!"

Yuan Yong didn't expect that his father's words would come true, and it was not someone else who came to call the city gate.

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