Chapter 45: Inclusion (II)

Zhuozhou City has gradually calmed down, and the heavy rain seems much smaller.

The rain washed away the bloodstains left by the fight, leaving only the corpses that had been soaked in the mud on the street.

From the South Gate to the Zhuozhou City, there were dead bodies. Zhao Heshou's unhappy body fell not far from the South Gate. After he died under Yue Fei's knife, the rest of the city resisted all the way to the nearest of the capital and finally died in battle. The remaining troops left by Dong Xiaochou, over the past year, if Dong Dalang was the son of the old master and had a natural status, then Zhao Heshou actually used kindness to accept all the figures who lived in these old subordinates. Zhao Heshou died in battle, and most of the three hundred guards in the city used the rare loyalty in Yan land at this time to repay him.

Three hundred defenders died in battle and were nearly two hundred. In the era of cold weapons, there was a very high death rate. Dozens of captured people were captured, and there were no twenty people who escaped.

Near the south gate, on the street, the people who survived the disaster were just carrying their bodies out of the city with cold faces led by Bai Jian soldiers. The summer is not over yet, and these bodies are the root of the epidemic and must be buried outside the city. For the remaining people in the city, this experience has been the second time in a short time. However, this time the person who came was actually a Song Dynasty person!

Most of the people in Yan were Han, especially in prefectures and counties south of Yanjing. However, they had been under the Khitan rule for more than a hundred years. The debate between family and country was too luxurious for the people at this time. However, the Song people were rich, and everyone knew that the Yan land was so chaotic that everyone hoped that the Song people could really fight and have a safe meal. The Song army had fled in the northern expedition last year, and the Yan land was fleeing, and there were also people who responded to the rebellion. However, the Song army itself was not successful and was defeated.

The Han'er was mostly suppressed when the uprising was suppressed. Not many left, they fled into the Yanshan Mountains and became bandits in the mouths of the Liao court. The Liao people stayed away from home and were also on the Baigou River some time ago, and they kept hunting and killing fugitives. Even Yelu Dashi, who was considered moderate to Han'er, turned a blind eye. The cruel methods used by the Khitan Xi people after the Song army retreated made the Yan'er scared. This time, the Song people actually killed them, and they didn't dare to go forward, but just watched coldly.

The military force of the Khitan Xi army brought by Xiao Gan was seen by the people of Zhuozhou some time ago. This time, only a few hundred Song troops seized the city, and there were very few baggages. Who knew whether King Xiao Gan would come back and destroy these hundreds of Song people?

——No matter how they fight, the people of Zhuozhou are nothing more than another war. Who will let you be a person in a world of chaos?

Yue Fei walked out of the yard of Zhuozhou warehouse with big strides. He had already brought a felt hat and changed into the Song army's battle jacket. However, he had never put on his armor. The rain dripped down the brim of the hat, but it kept sliding down his face. With Xiao Yan so many times in a short time, Yue Fei's simple face gradually became more edges and more powerful, and his peerless general appearance had begun to show his clues - but no one except Xiao Yan would just think about it. He was born in Hebei and dared to apply for soldiers. Now he is just a lower-level officer with a commander's title!

If the Hebei Army in the Song Dynasty was still in a state of chaos, maybe Yue Fei's future would be favored by others. He went along the way, and Li Cunzhong and Qiu Huchen secretly lived for him. Such a young general who can fight and can be stable is a pity. Unfortunately, he is not from the Western Army!

Yue Fei's boots were splashing everywhere, and he only had a calm face. Behind him was Niu Gao, the man with a black face looked excited and energetic, and was proudly looking at the key pass that they had robbed. He did not notice the heavy expression on Yue Fei's face at all.

Outside the courtyard wall, there were a row of people kneeling, all of whom were trying to take advantage of the chaos to grab some food when the city was broken. Xiao Yan and the others rushed in. The first order issued by Xiao Yan was to control the storage in the city. Although Wang Bing and Yang Keshi agreed to support with all their strength, they were far away in Xiongzhou and more than 200 miles to Zhuozhou, and I don’t know when this supply will come. To recruit the embers of the Changsheng Army, we must defend Zhuozhou as long as possible, and not count on more seizures, that would not happen!

These people who were robbing food and goods were not fast enough and were immediately captured. They knelt in the rain in rows, just looking at Yue Fei who was walking out with a spiritless gaze. They understood the intention of begging. In the outer circle, there were sporadic families of these people, who were just begging for the white soldiers wearing heavy armor and standing in rows of iron helmets and red tassels.

The little officer leading the team looked at Yue Fei coming out and asked, "Commander Yue, how are you doing?"

Yue Fei frowned and shook his head: "There are not many, there are less than enough food, there are not enough storage in a month, there are no armor or bow arrows, there are more than a hundred swords and spears, and other objects, especially the battle equipment for defending the city, are also very few... There are still traces of setting fire in the warehouse. Fortunately, it rained heavily and it didn't burn much. There was a lot of rice and grain scattered in the yard, and it was probably quite scattered... Zhao Heshou, nothing left for us!"

When the little officer heard Zhao Heshou's name, he just smiled at Yue Fei enviously: "This great achievement is not easy! It is also a matter of uncertainty to surpass the second or third level. Commander Yue, you have extraordinary circumstances!"

Then he shook his head again: "Zhi Niang, the Changsheng Army is really poor! We don't know how many days we have to guard Zhuozhou before we can wait for the two men to reinforce us! Every little savings in this warehouse is a life-and-death traffic! These people in the city are stubborn and dare to steal our capture... If we don't hand it over, we have to peel it off!"

He turned around and strode into the water, and was about to order his subordinates to interrogate him. However, Yue Fei caught him: "Let's go!"

The little officer turned around and said in surprise: "Commander Yue, what's the matter?"

Bai Jian is the essence of the Western Army. Even if a small soldier in the camp has at least the title of Digonglang. He is the most proud. Yue Fei, a newly promoted commander, has no one under his command. To be honest, it is not in the eyes of Bai Jian. He is now polite and enthusiastic. One is that Yue Fei is indeed a good man who can fight, and the other is that everyone admires Xiao Xuanzan, so he is naturally polite to his confidant.

Yue Fei stopped them with abrupt warning, and the little officer's face turned a little ugly.

Of course, Yue Fei knew other people's thoughts, and just squeezed out a smile: "What's the point of defending the city if you don't win the hearts of the people? I just thought, it's fine if the people have to go. Yu Hou opened his eyes and closed his eyes, it's fine... We are the king's army, and we can't compete with the people in Yan?"

The little officer smiled coldly: "What's the matter? We fought the Battle of Baigouhe. The Liao army was 40,000, and half of the Han'er! The people here are hard but not soft! The Liao people are powerful, so they pay the Liao people money and food. If we don't give them a little good look, we thought we were weak! Commander Yue, I have my own plans for this matter. If I release people, I will ask Commander Yue to go to Commander Li to ask for an order, and I will release people naturally."

The little officer of the white soldier was too polite to say, Yue Fei could only remain silent. Niu Gao looked behind him, staring at both ends, and wanted to go forward, but was secretly pulled by Yue Fei. When he was embarrassed, he heard a loud voice from the other end: "My thief, the man is pulling the ball down! What are you doing here? We have to use civilians to repair the city walls, repair guard tools, dig trenches, and replenish camps...... With our four hundred soldiers, we are so busy that we can't even take care of it! Just grab some food and just hire a man. Those who join the mother must live! Xu Zhen, you guys, who are prostitutes and competing with others, aren't I the one who helped you out? Now I'm going to ask Commander Li for orders, and I have a red fist!"

The one who strodes over was Han Shizhong. He was covered in cloth, with his head bare and no felt hat. He was still the torn robbed clothes for the city, so he was too lazy to change them, but he only exposed his muscles. Leng Yu and the fight made the man not bend his waist, without a look of fatigue, but just high spirits.

After entering the city, Xiao Yan assigned everyone tasks. Li Cunzhong and Han Shizhong inspected the city defense, Yue Fei counted the warehouse, and Qiu Huchen monitored the surrendered soldiers of the Changsheng Army gathered outside the city - more than a thousand people. Only Ma Kuo did not dare to be honest and rude, and Ma Kuo just smiled and took Li Cunzhong and the others to inspect the city defense. At this time, Han Shizhong seemed to have completed the patrol of the city with the two Shangguans, but did not go to rest. It seemed that they were coming to Yue Fei. I don’t know what he could do to find Yue Fei.

Han Shizhong shouted loudly, which seemed to be more useful than the Baiye Army's order. No one knew how popular this man was in the Western Army. The little officer Xu Zhen just smiled awkwardly, and when Han Shizhong came over, he complained in a low voice: "Han Wu, this three-wall and two-wall matter is worth talking about! I let him go, don't shout at the top of the voice all day long like a donkey!"

Han Shizhong smiled and said, "You dare to go, why don't I say that? Do you want to leave the money to pay the bill when you go to Wazi and have no money to pay, and then shake it off?"

The white soldiers around him burst into laughter and stopped again. The little officer Xu Zhen knew that he could not get along with Han Shizhong, so he had to smile bitterly and wave his hand: "Master, let me go! We will also go into the yard, at least it will rain, who would be willing to get wet? Han Wu, you will clean up your injuries. If you die, I am afraid that no one will cry for you to go to the grave!"

As he said that, he clasped his fists at the two of them, and his subordinates pulled up the people who were kneeling in several rows and waved them to leave. Xu Zhen had finished saluting and brought his subordinates into the warehouse yard, leaving only Han Shizhong, Yue Fei and Niu Gao standing outside.

Yue Fei smiled bitterly and saluted Han Shizhong with his hands crossed and said, "Brother Han, thank you, I am Meng Lang..."

Han Shizhong waved his hand disregardly: "You are at a disadvantage but you are not from the Western Army! Who doesn't know in your heart... If you are a child of the Western Army, you are calm and brave, and you are afraid that you have been promoted to a hundred thousand miles away from me now! Now you have to accept your fate... These thieves have trouble with you, just come to find me, Lao Han, but I am not an official, but I have many friends, so I have to sell me three points of face everywhere......"

Han Shizhong arrived here, of course, not to save Yue Fei and say a few gossips by the way. He looked around and hugged Yue Fei intimately, and smiled: "Brothers of Yue Family, do you know what Xiao Xuanzan is doing now?"

Yue Fei looked at him and looked unmoved: "Brother Han, Xuanzan acts, how do I know?"

Han Shizhong grinned: "It's boring to pretend to be stupid... Xiao Xuanzan is a character! He dares to fight, has a good brain, has quick decisions, and has a ruthless spirit...... He hasn't seen him lead his troops yet. If he has the best skills to lead troops and can hold his brothers under his command, he will be a first-class general! No one can compare to!"

Yue Fei whispered: "Xuan Zan is a civil servant..."

Han Shizhong waved his hand: "Don't worry about the civil and military officers, at least in Yan land, only soldiers can be used! Not to mention that we are alone in Zhuozhou, Xuan Zan doesn't hold an army by himself. What can he help by borrowing troops from two ministers? Xuan Zan seems to be trying to do something!"
Chapter completed!