Hearing that Tong Guan's main army crossed the river, Fang Lajiu could not attack Jiangning, and all the siege equipment was destroyed, where did he dare to stay, and led the remnants of more than 80,000 soldiers and horses to retreat to Changzhou that night.

Jiangning City finally calmed down, and only the bones at the head of the East Gate showed the cruelty of this great battle.

In Jiangning in the third month of the lunar calendar, it is still cold in spring, and it is warm and cold.

The wind hunts, and the morning sun is like blood.

The sun gradually rose high and bright, but there was no warmth on the people.

The corpses outside the East Gate were piled up, and the blood stained the entire ground, and even the Qinhuai River outside the city was also dyed red, and the bright red river water was so dazzling and desolate under the sunlight.

A crow flew over, landed on a corpse, and pecked merrily. Its cry attracted several crows, who cooed in unison at the sight of the abundance of food all over the ground.

There were more and more crows, so much so that they flew in patches, and the ground was full of crows, screaming and pecking at the corpses on the ground.

The west wind was strong, but no matter how strong the west wind was, it could not blow away the strong smell of blood in the air.

Hundreds of soldiers and civilians were carrying the corpses to the hills ten miles outside the city to be buried, and the corpses would be the source of the disease, and they had to be buried in the suburbs far from the city while the weather was still cold.

The people in the city, who were worried all day long, finally breathed a sigh of relief and gradually regained their vitality, but the entire Jiangnan was in turmoil, and the city could not return to its former prosperity and liveliness.

The first to be lively is the teahouse and wine shop in the streets and alleys, those people who have survived the catastrophe, after experiencing this war, seem to have picked up a life, many people have figured it out, should eat, drink, play, life is short, and enjoy it in time.

And those brothels in Qinglou are naturally becoming more and more popular, and the Qinhuai River has become a river that never sleeps, and the lights on the painting boat cruise ship are not extinguished all night.

In a wine shop on the side of Nanmen Street, several old neighbors are chatting while drinking.

"Straight lady thief, I heard that the old monk under Fang La's hand would scatter beans into soldiers, and with a wave of his hand, the soldier climbed the city wall with a wave of his hand, and almost broke the city."

"It's not a mile, our Lord Fuzun is not a mortal, Li Mazi on the street said that Lord Fuzun is a star from the sky, summoned a black dragon, and with a flick of his tail, Fang La's rear army threw down a piece, almost killing Fang La, and scared Fang La's evil retreat for three hundred miles......"

"How can it be so hanging, but I heard that there were no arrows in the city a few days ago, and Lord Fuzun had a dream, and he dreamed that the white-bearded fairy sent him a mountain of arrows to press on his body, and he woke up Lord Fuzun...... Guess what, the palace compound is really full of feather arrows! ”

A few days ago, Jiangning City was almost broken, but it was strange and suddenly retreated, and for a while, there were many opinions, and there was no one opinion, and there were all kinds of things to say, and they were passed around, and they all became myths and legends.

"Shopkeeper, here are twelve bowls of duck blood vermicelli soup!"

A voice caught everyone's attention, and the lord who asked for twelve bowls of duck blood vermicelli soup at a time had never seen it.

I saw a young man, wearing a white jade crown and a purple gorgeous silk shirt, his clothes were completely out of place with the cloth clothes around him, and he was born with a face like a crown of jade, red lips and white teeth, and a long jade body standing in the store, like standing out from the crowd.

Beside him, there were more than a dozen domestic slaves, and it seemed that the identity of the person who came was extremely unusual.

After the purple-clothed boy sat down, the house slaves sat on the tables around him and surrounded him.

Everyone was stunned, and the shopkeeper was also at a loss, it was obvious that his small shop had received such a distinguished guest for the first time.

Soon, the steaming duck blood vermicelli soup was served, and the little boy tasted it slowly, with a satisfied expression on his face.

Duck blood vermicelli soup is a traditional famous food in Nanjing, which belongs to Jinling cuisine and Jinling snacks, is an important representative of Jinling cuisine and Jinling snacks, and is one of the famous delicacies featuring duck.

On the contrary, the house slaves on the side accompanied and accommodated a little more, and ate a little carelessly.

After a while, the boy ate the vermicelli and soup cleanly, and then he was satisfied and threw down the usual money and led the crowd away.

"My mother...... That's actually Zhao Gongzi! Big families, tired of eating delicacies from the mountains and seas, also want to eat the things that people like us eat, and the store makes a lot of money...... 120,000 duck blood vermicelli soup got the same money. ”

"Which Zhao Gongzi?"

"Jiangning City, there is only one Zhao Gongzi, that is a clan, a nobleman...... It is said that the Zhao family has made a lot of efforts to defend the city this time, and 30,000 yuan of money and grain alone have been produced, all of which are Zhao Gongzi's ideas. ”

While everyone was discussing, Zhao Hao had already driven away slowly, hiding his merits and fame...... No one will know that he almost single-handedly carried the entire Jiangning City.

It's just that these things not only mean much to him, but they may also cause him trouble...... Low-key is king.

The city of Jiangning is not broken, as soon as the imperial army comes, Fangla will be defeated, and the production and economic order in Jiangnan will be restored sooner or later, which is a major event.

Otherwise, if Jiangning City is broken, Fang La relies on Jiangning City, according to the river, this counterinsurgency battle does not know how long it will take to fight, now the breath of the Liao people in the north is still there, and the Jin people are eyeing each other, if it is tossed for a few more years, the qi of the Great Song Dynasty will be a little weaker......

The carriage galloped down the street, and soon came to the camp in the east of the city, and the guards at the gate saw that it was Zhao Hao's carriage, and immediately showed a respectful look and let it go.

The reason why the guard was so respectful was not because he was in awe of Zhao Hao's clan status, but because he respected the Zhao family's life-sustaining elixir......

Those surviving soldiers who defended the city have become heroes in Jiangning City, and it is said that if you go to any Qinglou to have fun, you will only be charged half of the fee, and some girls even give it for nothing.

The families of the soldiers who died in the war received a generous pension and their bodies were buried thickly.

And the most painful is the wounded soldiers, although the entire Jiangning City Langzhong has been dispatched, but the injured muscles and bones are a hundred days, not to mention that the medical skills at this time are not very good, even if the lightly injured want to be cured, they have to stay in bed for a long time, and those who are seriously injured are even more dying, I don't know if they can survive tomorrow.

And the "Life-Continuing Divine Pill" prepared by Zhao Gongzi has become a real life-saving medicine for the wounded soldiers, but Zhao Gongzi can only prepare one bottle a day, and can only give priority to those who are most seriously injured.

As soon as Zhao Hao stepped into the seriously injured and sick area, a group of Song soldiers immediately surrounded him, and after seeing the salute, they begged Zhao Hao to treat his brothers, but Zhao Ling stood up to stop them.

As soon as I looked up, I saw a white figure coming towards me, dressed in white like snow, with a light mask and a light veil, carrying a medicine box, tired from the past few days, with bloodshot eyes and a little tired, but walking in a hurry, as if in a hurry.

just glanced at Zhao Hao, and his originally slightly tired eyes were full of smiles, like a spring breeze.

Although it is only one glance, a thousand words are all in the words.

When he came back from the camp, it was already past noon, Zhao Hao was quite hungry, and he was about to find a nearby restaurant to fill his stomach, but he heard a commotion on the street.

Dozens of cavalry officers and soldiers, wielding leather whips, were scolding all the way along Dongmen Street.

The imperial army has crossed the river, and Tong Xuanshuai will enter from the east gate today and settle in Jiangning, so he wants to clear the road to greet him.

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An army of 150,000 crossed the river and was stationed outside the city of Jiangning.

In addition to the north gate, outside the other three city gates, the camp is like a dotted dot, with continuous flags and armor like snow, which makes the people in Jiangning City more and more stable, and they beat gongs and drums one after another, and greet the arrival of the imperial army with lanterns.

That night, Wang Hanzhi, the prefect of Jiangning, held a banquet in Chunfeng Tower, and led the city's officials, rich gentry and celebrities to receive the great eunuch here...... Tong Guan, known as Xuan Shuai.

At the beginning of the lanterns, the hall on the fifth floor was already full of guests, and the invitees in Jiangning City did not dare to hold it up, so they had already rushed to the table, even Zheng Qing, the head of the Zheng family, was no exception.

As the young master of the Zhao family, Zhao Hao, who is regarded as a little friend by the prefect of Jiangning, and his father Zhao Shixuan were also invited.

In the hall, the lights are brilliant, like day, all kinds of exquisite lanterns are hung on the top of the hall like a competition, and the decorations around are also extremely gorgeous, tassels and red silk, bead curtains and fans, just like the palace.

There is also the sound of silk and bamboo, which is extremely pleasant, and the seats in the northwest corner are all sitting on the red cards and top girls of the major green buildings, not only all of them are beautiful and beautiful, but also have a magical power, or music, or piano, or dance......

Zhao Hao, Wang Jue, Xie Yu at the same table, the brothers in recent months, not much time to get together, today is rare to get together, since there are more topics, from the Huashigang Rebellion, to the Fangla Rebellion, all the way to the battle of Jiangning City, chatting extremely elatedly.

Zhao Hao played with the jade Ruyi in his hand, listening to the two brothers talking endlessly, interjecting a few words from time to time, but looking towards the entrance of the lobby from time to time out of the corner of his eyes.

He wanted to see what this legendary eunuch, one of the six thieves, looked like......

Speaking of which, this old eunuch (should be called a eunuch at this time) is also a genius, powerful Qiang people, broke the Western Xia, pacified Fangla, and made great achievements, but he lost his teacher and fled during the invasion of Liao...... It's good at playing weak, but it's still a little bit worse when it comes to hard ideas.

Just as they were thinking, there was a commotion at the door, and everyone looked up, only to see Wang Hanzhi and others surrounded by a tall man wearing a crimson brocade robe, a black gauze head, and a jade belt around his waist.

This man was forty or fifty years old, with a dark complexion, muscles and bones as strong as iron, and a few beards scattered and scattered, looking burly and powerful, majestic and majestic, and speaking like the sound of a bell.

"Tong Guan, 58 in force, 75 in intelligence, 67 in politics, 72 in command, and 87 in health."

In Zhao Hao's impression, this awesome dead eunuch should be like the Gao Lishi played by Secretary Da Kang, with the orchid fingers cocked and the duck sound...... This is the standard version of the dead eunuch painting style.

If it weren't for the system clearly showing that this person was the old eunuch Tong Guan, how could Zhao Hao believe that this loud and loud man of Angzang did not have a root in his crotch......

What shocked Zhao Hao even more was that the two people standing next to Tong Guan on the left and right, one of them was Wang Hanzhi...... The other person was his old acquaintance.

Ancestor of the Shenxiao Sect!