Chapter 32: Unexpected setbacks
"Iron Striker, how much steel have we withheld?" As soon as Zhang Song returned to the iron-smelting yard, he found the iron-striking guy to understand the situation.
"The good one is the one from yesterday, and there are not many others, only about 100 catties and 200 catties." The Iron Guy replied.
"Okay, take them all out, work overtime overnight tonight, and make them into weapons!" Zhang Songdao.
Seeing that Zhang Song's tone was very anxious, the iron guy felt a little uneasy, and asked, "Engong, I can't be busy tonight, is there something wrong?" ”
"Iron smelting has stopped for the time being, is there anyone still making coking?"
"Yes, it's the same people as before."
"It's all stopped, and all the people are building weapons." Zhang Song gave the order categorically.
"Okay." Out of trust in Zhang Song, the iron guy didn't ask anything, and hurriedly went to gather people.
After a while, the blacksmith gathered all the craftsmen to the iron-smelting shed, and the craftsmen all looked at Zhang Song blankly, not knowing what was happening.
"I called you over to tell you one thing, the Green Pine Valley is being attacked by other thieves, the situation is very critical, if it is breached, we don't know what fate awaits us, but it is certain that our fate will not be better than it is now. I said some time ago that I want to change everyone's situation, and now is the right time! ”
The other craftsmen, like the ironsmith, looked at Zhang Song expectantly and were not surprised. Zhang Song knew that this was the iron striker who had already done the ideological work of a craftsman, and he should have done it relatively successfully.
"Now let me ask you, do you want to change your destiny with me?" Zhang Song encouraged the craftsmen.
"Yes!"
The craftsmen replied in unison, loudly and neatly. Zhang Song is very satisfied, and the craftsmen's thoughts are still very consistent.
"If changing your fate could lead to bloodshed or death, do you dare?" Zhang Song was further puzzled.
"Dare!" This time the voice was a little quieter and a little messy, but no one flinched.
"Okay, from now on, everyone will obey my orders, and don't listen to anyone else's orders, even Yu Minzhi and Zhou Mingshu's orders, understand?"
"Understood."
After Zhang Song arrived at the iron-smelting field, he did many things for the iron-smelting field and changed the situation of the iron-smelting field. Judging from a series of things that happened after that, Zhang Song is also a very wise person and a trustworthy person. Following Zhang Song, the craftsmen did not have any psychological barriers.
"Good! Since you believe me, I will do what I promise! Zhang Song's tone was categorical, "Now everyone is going to build weapons, weapons don't need to be exquisite, practical, and can kill, but the speed of building them should be as fast as possible, and we don't have much time." ”
After Zhang Song made the arrangements, the craftsmen excitedly took out the hidden iron pieces and began to build weapons.
Zhang Song stopped the iron guy who was leaving, and asked, "How did you talk to everyone?" ”
"It's all been talked about, everyone is willing to follow you, and no one hesitates." The Iron Guy replied.
In just over half a day, the blacksmith can actually do the ideological work of all craftsmen, and he is also quite talented, and he is a good helper.
Zhang Song nodded with satisfaction, praised the iron fighter, and after a few more words, he let him leave.
After the iron guy left, Zhang Song sat in the shed, combing through the information he got again, analyzing various possibilities and measures that could be taken.
In the evening, there was a loud commotion in the hinterland of the Green Pine Valley. Zhang Song stood up in surprise, listened attentively for a while, then took the remaining medicine and walked quickly towards the hinterland of Qingsong Valley.
Halfway through, Zhang Song met a person who hurriedly ran to the iron-smelting yard.
Seeing that it was Zhang Song, the man hurriedly shouted, "Zhang Jun, hurry up, Zhong Jun invites you to discuss things in Fang Jun's house." ”
"Who are you? What about Zhong Jun? When Zhang Song heard that it was someone sent by Zhong Lei, his heart sank, but he remained silent on the surface.
"Zhong Jun is injured, and he is being escorted by others to Fang Jun's residence, and someone is sent to invite Zhang Jun over first." The man replied.
"Are you badly hurt?" Zhang Song asked eagerly.
"It's too heavy to walk on your own!"
Zhang Song's heart sank to the bottom, Zhong Lei and Fang Tao were both injured, and the originally planned thing was likely to be postponed, and I don't know when this postponement will find an opportunity.
Along the way, Zhang Song met many soldiers, most of them were tired, they gathered in groups of three or five, talking loudly, and some kept cursing, viciously.
Zhang Song didn't pay attention to it, just hurried away and hurriedly entered Fang Tao's residence, only Fang Tao and a few entourages were in the house, and he didn't see Zhong Lei.
"Fang Jun, what about Zhong Jun? Where is he? Zhang Song asked a little anxiously.
"Zhong Jun, didn't he go to resist foreign enemies? I haven't come back yet. Zhang Song asked abruptly, and Fang Tao was a little confused.
Zhang Song didn't speak, but looked at the person who came with him.
"Hey, Lin Ming, why are you here? What are you doing here? What about Zhong Jun? Fang Tao asked in surprise when he realized the existence of that person.
"It was Zhong Jun who sent me back to invite Zhang Jun to discuss matters with you, Zhong Jun was injured, and when I came back, I was returning to Qingsong Valley with the help of my relatives." The man said suspiciously.
"You hurry up to Taniguchi to see if Zhong Jun is back, and report anything immediately!" When Fang Tao heard this, his face was not good-looking, and he immediately said to a relative beside him.
Zhang Song walked to Fang Tao's side and began to change Fang Tao's dressing with the light. I don't know if it's because of the different physiques, or something else, Zhang Song feels that the injuries of people in this era are getting better quickly, and only a little more than a day after taking the medicine, Fang Tao's wounds have shown signs of healing.
Zhang Song had just changed the medicine for Fang Tao, and there was a sound of footsteps outside the door, and the person who had just followed him back.
"The people in Gukou all said that Zhong Jun had returned to the valley, and it was not clear where he had gone."
"Then where is he now, why can't he see anyone?" Fang Tao was very anxious, "You guys go to other places in the valley to find out!" ”
"What are you looking for elsewhere in the valley?" A voice came from outside the door.
"Zhong Jun, you're back, that's great!" Zhang Song turned around and found that it was indeed Zhong Lei, so he said happily.
"Zhang Jun, I'm sorry to worry you!" Zhong Lei apologized to Zhang Song, "When I came back, I met Zhou Mingshu, and he asked me to go to the council hall to discuss things, so I was delayed for a while. ”
"It's okay, I heard you're hurt, very badly?" Zhang Song looked at Zhong Lei, who was in good spirits, strangely and asked.
"It doesn't hurt, it doesn't get in the way." Zhong Lei rolled up his sleeves, revealing a wound on his shoulder.
Zhang Song saw that this was a stab wound, and it was indeed not a serious injury, so he helped Zhong Lei deal with it.
"Lin Ming said that you were seriously injured, which really scared me. Lin Ming, you have to figure out the situation in the future, don't talk nonsense. Fang Tao breathed a sigh of relief.
"I obviously saw several people going to help Zhong Jun, Zhong Jun's face was very ugly at that time." Lin Ming said aggrievedly.
"That's because I just came down from the battlefield, and I'm a little out of strength, so I just supported me with kindness." Zhong Lei patiently explained.
"That's it, I think Lin Ming is also worried about you, and he didn't figure out the situation in a hurry." Zhang Song helped Lin Ming relieve the siege, "Zhong Jun, what is the situation now?" Why is there so much noise in the valley? ”
"The situation is very bad, and it is only a matter of time before Aomatsu Valley is lost. We have to find a way to get out of Green Pine Valley as soon as possible, or we will become someone else's ghost sooner or later. Zhong Lei's mood was very low, and his tone was very nervous.
"What the hell is going on?" Zhang Song felt a little unbelievable when he saw that Zhong Lei was in such a low mood.
"This time we failed, and we came back!" Zhong Lei's face was grim, "Because Yu Xinzhi and Chen Jia fled from the battle, the right side of our front was unguarded, and nearly half of Zhou Mingshu's men died. What's worse is that I don't know who sent out the news, saying that there are only three days of food in the valley, and now everyone is panicking, and they have no intention of fighting, so it can be said that the army is disheartened, if this situation is not changed, the next two days will be the day when the Qingsong Valley will be breached. ”
"News has leaked?" Zhang Song frowned and asked, "It seems that the noise in the valley is because of this." ”
"Yes, now all the soldiers are asking the valley to distribute the grain, and Mrs. and Zhou Mingshu are anxious about this matter, just now everyone gathered together and thought about it for a long time, but they didn't come up with a proper way." Zhong Lei sat on a wooden stool, his eyes full of anxiety.
"I really don't know how Mrs. and Zhou Mingshu managed to do it, how could there be only such a little bit of food left, isn't this a dead end!" Fang Tao angrily patted the cases in front of him with his hand.
"Now everyone is rumoring that Zhou Mingshu used a lot of grain to make wine, which caused a shortage of food, so many people in the valley are dissatisfied with Zhou Mingshu now." Zhong Lei said.
Zhang Song didn't speak, he tapped a few cases with his fingers, pondering. According to Zhang Song's estimation, the shortage of food and Zhou Mingshu's use of grain to make wine should have been deliberately leaked out by Yu Minzhi and them, in order to prevent Zhou Mingshu from taking the opportunity to rectify Yu Xinzhi and Chen Jia.
"Zhang Jun, let's leave tonight, I know there is a trail to leave, if you don't leave tonight, you won't be able to leave tomorrow!" Zhong Lei suggested to Zhang Song.
"There's no hurry." Zhang Song shook his head, his expression was calm, there was not the slightest panic on his face, and even a hint of a smile, "I wonder if Zhong Jun has caught the other party's prisoner and interrogated some news?" ”
"The captives have caught a few and asked for some news." Infected by Zhong Lei, Zhong Lei's expression was not so anxious, "I don't know what you want to know Zhang Jun?" ”
"I only want to know two questions, one is who is coming, and the other is why they are attacking Green Pine Valley." Zhang Song's tone was calm.
Zhong Lei glanced at Zhang Song, smiled wryly and said, "Zhang Jun, you are worthy of being a famous family, but I messed up and was rude." ”
"Zhong Jun should not be too modest, in a hurry, no one will be avoided." Zhang Song comforted.
Zhong Lei nodded and said, "It was not the Flying Dragon Thief who came to commit the crime, but the Mengshan Bandit, and the strength of the Mengshan Thief is also stronger than ours." As for their attack on Green Pine Valley, it was because their hiding place had been breached by the Wyvern Bandits. ”
"That's right." Zhang Song thought for a while, and then said excitedly, "Then there is still a turn for the better, and our plan does not need to be changed, Zhong Jun, you will lead me to see Zhou Mingshu and Yu Minzhi now!" ”