Chapter 10 Liu Futong
In the early morning, the city of Bozhou was glowing with golden colors, the soldiers on the city gate patrolled in an orderly manner, and the rows of neat sentries looked outside the city, not daring to relax at all.
At this time, a young general in a white robe was leading his guards to check all over the castle tower, and if there were enemy troops coming to attack the city now, they would not dare to force an attack easily when they saw such a well-thought-out defender.
There are more and more pedestrians coming and going in the city, and occasionally you can see a young girl who is just starting to fall in love, shuttled through the crowd accompanied by a maid.
"Steamed buns, steamed buns, freshly baked buns."
"Guest officer, please."
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All kinds of stalls and shops are opening one after another, and if you eat fragrant baked cakes in your mouth at this time, what a pleasure it is.
Not far from the city gate is a small mansion with the words "Liu's Mansion" written on it.
There are two guards standing guard outside the mansion, the dark gate is open, there are few pedestrians on the road, and occasionally people pass by and leave in a hurry, and the location of the mansion is also in the middle of the city, so it is not surprising that it is very quiet here, and there are few people.
Looking inside from the mansion but not being able to see any of the buildings inside, you can see how mysterious this mansion is.
At this time, I saw a scout quickly run into the mansion and go straight to the hall of Liu's mansion.
In the hall, Liu Futong and several other generals were studying the art of war around the map.
The furnishings of the hall are simple and simple, there are no other fancy decorations, and at a glance you know that he is a thrifty, honest and honest general.
I only heard Liu Futong say: "Attacking the city and plundering the land is about outwitting, not desperately killing the enemy, only by using strategy can we use one to ten, so that the casualties of the war can be minimized, and there is knowing oneself and knowing that the other is invincible, this is a necessary method of war for hundreds of years, do not act recklessly, you should remember." ”
The lieutenants replied: "Understand, we will keep it in mind." ”
It turned out that Liu Futong was teaching his lieutenant general his combat experience, which shows that this prosperous castle must have a shrewd and capable general to ensure the safety of this side.
"Report."
I saw the scout clenching his fists and kneeling on one knee, interrupting Liu Futong's conversation with the lieutenants.
Liu Futong looked at the scout and said, "If there is any urgent report, come quickly." ”
"General Qiyu, I waited for the horse to rush to Shouchun City to inquire about the news of the young master, but when I arrived at Shouchun City, it was already late, Shouchun City had already been occupied by the Mongolian army, and I learned the news, He Zongzhe led a thousand iron cavalry to besiege Anfeng City, and I waited for the news to hurry back to report it." The scout said solemnly.
After listening to the scout's report, Liu Futong was shocked, and immediately threw the wooden whip in his hand on the ground, and scolded, "These Mongolian Tartars are so arrogant that they attacked my city and harmed my main general, and I will make him pay for his blood debts." ”
The lieutenant next to him said to the scout, "You wait and retreat first." ”
The deputy general said: "General, how about I wait now." ”
Liu Futong responded: "Pass my order, and the army will discuss it." ”
After a while, Liu Futong and his lieutenant general arrived at the barracks, and sure enough, it was a well-disciplined army, and all the lieutenant generals in the big account stood neatly, waiting for General Liu's order.
Dressed in bright silver armor, wearing a red scarf, and a sword on his left, he looks so brave and mighty.
I only heard Liu Futong say: "This time to send troops to Shouchun City, one is to rescue my young master, and the other is to let the Mongolian Tartars see that my Han people are not easy to provoke, this march is urgent, we must wait for a quick battle, set off in two hours, everyone go and prepare." ”
"Yes."
A chorus of replies actually showed the strength of Liu Futong's army's combat effectiveness.
Two hours later, a long procession went out of the city, led by Liu Futong and several lieutenant generals, riding horses and marching briskly, followed by infantry, followed by a row of four, and a large banner with the character Liu floating with the procession.
The 30,000-strong army looked like a dragon.
At this time, Han Lin'er left Anfeng City with Yang Sanniang, Mao Gui, and Liu Qi, just because the scouts sent by Han Lin'er found out, and after He Zongzhe returned to Shouchun City, he hurriedly ordered Yelu Xionghuo to withdraw from the city overnight.
Han Lin'er and the others were on their way to Shouchun City, and at this time, Shouchun City needed a Ming Jun like Han Lin'er to administer justice.
When Han Lin'er came to Shouchun City, he saw a mess, with broken doors and windows everywhere on the street, some small stalls were smashed, and there were fruits and vegetables rolling all over the ground.
Look at the rice shop that has already been snatched up by the Mongolian Tartars, and what is even more odious is that there are still a few corpses of the people lying there, which shows how cruel the Mongolian Tartars are, the more Han Lin'er looks at it, the more sad he becomes,
ordered, "General Mao, you wait for these corpses to be buried alive, strengthen the defense of the city, and don't let the people suffer such injuries again." ”
Mao Gui responded, "Yes." This is to show Mao Gui's hatred for the Mongolian Tartars, and he can't wait to kill Nahe Zongzhe now.
Mao Gui left with a few entourages, and only Liu Qi, Yang Sanniang and Han Lin'er were left to continue walking towards Shouchun County.
Since the Mongol Tatars captured Shouchun City, they have persecuted the people in the city endlessly, robbing everything they can, and killing the people if they fight against them, so those who can escape have fled, and those who can't escape can only suffer the humiliation of the Mongols in the city.
"I've been walking for so long, and I haven't even seen a single figure." Liu Qi said in frustration.
I saw a child running out of a dilapidated house at this time, and fell on the street, Han Lin'er saw that he hurriedly stepped forward to help the child up, and at this time, an old man suddenly came out and picked up the child and was about to walk towards the house, which shocked Han Lin'er and was at a loss for a while.
At this time, I saw Liu Qi immediately step forward to stop the old man, and the old man was so frightened that he hurriedly took a few steps back, holding the child tightly in his arms.
Han Lin'er walked up to the old man and hurriedly said, "Don't be afraid, we won't hurt you, we are here to protect you, we are the Red Turban Army, not the Mongolian Tartars." ”
When the old man heard Han Lin'er say that he was a Red Turban Army, he was not afraid, put down the child, and as soon as he grabbed Han Lin'er's hand, he said, "We are looking forward to the stars and the moon, and we have finally looked forward to you." As he spoke, tears came out of his eyes, which showed how hurt he was.
Han Lin'er saw that the old man was in tears, and he didn't hold back it, and he also left tears.
Then Han Lin'er ordered: "Take the old man to the county office, take care of it, and I will continue to see the other people in this city." ”
After speaking, an entourage soldier took the old man and the child to the county office.
Yang Sanniang also followed her entourage to the county office, leaving only Han Lin'er, Liu Qi and several soldiers to continue to inspect the people's situation.
The county government was slightly better than the outside, not so tattered, and several soldiers began to clean up the county government together, so as to find a place to live for the time being.
Han Lin'er, who investigated the people's situation, found that there were still many people in the city, but they were just frightened by the Mongolian army and hid.
It was getting late, and all the precautions in the city had been made, and Han Lin'er and Liu Qi, who were inspecting the people's situation, also came to the county government one after another.