Chapter 30913093【The war started】
Some people believed Xiang Nan''s warning, but more people did not.
?Because although the people seemed ignorant and extremely superstitious, they would always burn incense and worship gods and ancestors.
?But in fact, they don’t trust gods or ancestors much, but more out of pragmatism and egoism. I like hearing good news and don''t like bad news.
??If Xiang Nan says that they will have good luck, get rich, be promoted, and live a long life, they all like to hear it and believe that it is definitely true.
??But if Xiang Nan said that they would be unlucky, lose money, be demoted, and have a short life, they would not like it and would question what he said.
Xiang Nan said that if he could fight, the city of Xi''an would be besieged, and there would be countless casualties... Most people didn''t believe it.
Once they arrived, the villagers believed that the city of Xi''an was a blessed land and had not been besieged since the city was built. Therefore, Xiang Nan said that Xi''an was besieged, just like saying that the sun would rise in the west, which was all nonsense;
Secondly, the people at that time had little knowledge and did not know the power of spears and cannons. In addition, there has been no war in the Guanzhong Plain for two to three hundred years. The villagers have almost forgotten the disasters of war and do not have enough safety awareness.
So most people don’t believe it.
“The city of Xi’an is so big and it can be surrounded. It’s a joke.”
“Little fairy, little fairy is not a fairy after all, so what you say is still unreliable.”
"Xi''an is a thousand-year-old ancient city and the ancient capital of thirteen dynasties. This is a blessed land. How could anything happen?"
?Everyone said one after another.
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"Hei Wa, is there really going to be a war? Will Xi''an city really be besieged?" Just when the villagers were questioning Xiang Nan, Bai Jiaxuan came to him and asked.
"Really, there is no doubt that the fighting will start in the spring next year." Xiang Nan nodded.
“Who is fighting with whom?” Bai Jiaxuan asked curiously.
“The troops from Yuzhou to suppress Song fought against the Jingguo troops guarding Xi’an.” Xiang Nan explained.
"What are the Zhensong Army and the Jingguo Army? With the troops coming from Yuzhou, how dare you go wild in Guanzhong?" Bai Jiaxuan asked in confusion.
"It''s a long story." Xiang Nan waved his hand, "If you talk too much, you won''t understand. In short, Uncle Jiaxuan, listen to my advice and don''t let Bai Ling go to the provincial capital. Otherwise, there will be more disaster than good. "
?Bai Jiaxuan nodded.
"In addition, bring back your cousins ??from Xi''an City. Urge the villagers to hide all the food and send all the women to the mountains." Xiang Nan added, "The soldiers who suppressed Song are all ruffians, bandits and bandits. , composed of people from the Red Spear Society, they are ruthless and kill without batting an eyelid.”
?Bai Jiaxuan nodded again.
Subsequently, according to Xiang Nan''s statement, he wanted to leave Bai Ling at home and bring his relatives back to Xi''an.
?However, Bai Ling has a stubborn temper and won''t listen at all. He actually ran to the city alone while Bai Jiaxuan wasn''t paying attention.
??His cousin in the provincial capital did not believe Xiang Nan''s words. He thought that the city of Xi''an was a blessed land. It had not seen a war in hundreds of years, let alone been besieged.
?So what Xiang Nan said was all nonsense, just a trickster trying to defraud money, so he didn''t believe it at all.
??Bai Jiaxuan tried hard to persuade him to no avail, and he didn''t know what to do.
…
The New Year passed in the blink of an eye, and it was February of 2026.
At the beginning of spring, Bailucang Primary School officially held its opening ceremony.
?A few days in advance, Tian Fuxian had publicized it on the original site, asking the villagers to go to the school to support him and welcome his nephew to serve as the principal of the primary school.
He proudly told Lu Zilin, "Let me tell you, the principal of this school is not low-ranking. He is on the same level as the police chief and the grain bureau chief."
Lu Zilin nodded with a smile on his face, thinking that if my son was here, what would happen to my nephew?
On the first day of school, all the people in the village came to the primary school to watch the fun at the instigation of Tian Fuxian.
In order to boost his nephew''s reputation, Tian Fuxian also invited local drummers and the city''s drum and bugle troupe to play together.
Chinese music and Western music are mixed together, noisy and harsh. It is simply neither Chinese nor Western, neither fish nor fowl, and extremely ridiculous. "Here we come, here we come~" As the crowd cheered, a car drove up to the original place, making all the people in the plain dumbfounded.
This is the first time for many people to see a car, and it feels particularly fresh. How could this car go so fast without oxen or horses?
When Tian Fuxian saw him, he quickly ordered people to set off firecrackers, and then greeted him with a smile on his face. But County Magistrate He got out of the car first, and then another young man got out of the car.
The whole village was stunned when they saw it.
The visitor was not Tian Fuxian’s nephew, but Lu Zhaopeng, Lu Zilin’s son.
“Fuxian, let me introduce to you, this is the principal of Bailucang Primary School, and he is also a child of our Bailuyuan~” County Magistrate He said with a smile.
Hearing his introduction, everyone was dumbfounded.
Especially Lu Zilin.
…
??After Lu Zhaopeng returned to his hometown and became the principal of a primary school, Lu Zilin regained all the dignity he had lost.
After all, the principal of a primary school is a high-ranking official, on the same level as the police chief and the food bureau chief.
There is no one in Bailuyuan who has a greater official position than him.
Not to mention, my son is back and will stay and teach in the same place, so my daughter-in-law will definitely be able to say that.
So he began to help his son arrange his marriage.
Just a few days after the elementary school started, the Zhensong Army surrounded the city of Xi''an.
After Xiang Nan received the news, he immediately sent Lu San, Zhang Fenglan, Zhang Ziqing, Tian Xiao''e, Liu Chunni, Song Zhaodi, and Miao Yulan to the villa in Zhongnan Mountain.
"Stay here, don''t go out and run around." Xiang Nan ordered.
Actually, his instructions were unnecessary. Without him taking them, they wouldn''t be able to get out of this formation.
“Mr. sir, is there really a war?” Zhang Ziqing asked worriedly.
Xiang Nan nodded, "Really, but don''t worry, as long as I''m here, you will be fine."
?A few people nodded.
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Xiang Nan then went to Xi''an City again and saw that the army had completely surrounded Xi''an City.
??But after he returned to Yuanshang, he didn''t say much. He only urged the villagers to hide the food, because the Song Suppressing Army was about to go to Yuanshang to grab food.
??But there are still not many people who are willing to listen to him.
First of all, people are inert. They will not sit down if they can lie down, and they will not stand if they can sit. Moving food is also a laborious task. Before seeing the danger, who would be willing to use such foolish strength?
Secondly, people also have certain mindsets. The city of Xi''an has not been besieged for hundreds of years, so the villagers did not believe that it would be besieged, and naturally they did not have the sense of crisis.
Xiang Nan tried to persuade them several times but failed to persuade them, so he had no choice but to give up.
?Good words can hardly persuade a damned person, and great mercy can only destroy a person.
?Those people themselves don’t listen to advice, so what can he do?
?On the other side, Lu Zhaopeng also advised the villagers to transfer food and family members.
But his appeal in the original area was not as good as Xiang Nan''s, and even fewer people listened to his words.
?Hence, he also felt helpless.
?At this moment, the Zhensong Army really came to the plain.
(End of this chapter)