Two hours later.

Outside the Cangguo camp, the phalanx of soldiers and soldiers lined up neatly and was ready to go.

In addition, there were women and girls next to the camp, as well as some elderly men.

They are the people of the thirteen villages of the bandits, and they cooperate with Yang Mu to escort the grain and grass back to the cottage, because there are too many people needed, so all the people are dispatched, and all those who can carry things in the entire thirteen villages have gone down the mountain.

Seeing the piles of grain like a hill, the men, women and children of the Bandit Mountain Range were excited, and these grains were enough for everyone to eat for half a year!

As for yourself, you just need to move up the mountain.

It's like a mouse running around for two meals all day, and suddenly lives in a rice bowl, it's not too happy!

In the morning, about 2,000 young people in the Liugang Mountain Range were also mixed and divided into two thousand-person teams, with Liu Dingshan, the owner of the Blood Crow Village, and Li Hu, the owner of the Taiping Village, serving as the captains of the 1,000-people, and the rest of the small village owners serving as centurions under their command.

Therefore, now the entire Cangguo army has expanded to more than 7,000 people!

However, considering the problem of prisoners of war and backup, Yang Mu discussed with a group of generals and decided to leave a team of 1,000 people in Anluo City, cooperate with the Thirteen Villages of the Bandits, and defend this city together in case the retreat route is cut off.

As for this camp, it is still here to arrange people to garrison, and if there is a large-scale army attack, it can be retreated here, and it can still be held for reinforcements.

After a morning of fermentation, the nearby villages have spread, and Cangguo sent a large army to support, not only defeating the Zheng soldiers who have been burning and looting recently, but also sending troops to garrison to help the people of Shen defend the city.

I heard that families who have suffered losses can also receive a sum of compensation once verified!

What a blessing!

The people rushed to tell each other, and they didn't believe it at first, but then news came that the Cangguo army had gathered a group of prestigious elders in the city to form a wartime maintenance meeting, and someone took away a hundred catties of food in the morning!

One hundred catties of grain, combined with wild vegetables and other things, is enough for a family of three not to starve to death.

This time it can explode, all the people who heard the news, have danced, the people who have not been robbed breathed a sigh of relief, and finally do not have to be afraid anymore, the people who have been robbed at home have seen the hope of survival, and have rushed to Anluo City to register and receive supplies.

As a result, many people met the Cang army on the way to the road.

As a matter of fact, the relationship between the military and the people of various countries is not harmonious, and in the impression of the common people, the officers and soldiers are only slightly better than the bandits, and they usually hide from a distance when they meet them.

But today is different, everyone knows that this is a Cangguo army that has helped everyone, with strict military discipline, and is about to go to the front line to help Shen Guo resist Zheng Guo's invasion.

In the hearts of ordinary people, the sense of belonging to the country is not strong, when the people of Shen Guo and the people of Zheng Guo have no impact on everyone's life, the land should still be planted, the army should still be joined by the army, and the taxes should be paid or the taxes should be paid, there is no difference at all.

The reason why everyone doesn't want to be invaded by Zheng Guo is simply because they don't want to be robbed and their lives and property are not threatened.

What the Cangguo army is doing is what everyone cares about.

This is the first time in my life that I have heard of such a friendly army that does not rob the people.

Many people stopped to watch, smiling, curiously looking at this passing army, and after they passed, there was a lot of discussion.

……

On July 23, Shen Zifu, the emperor of the Shen State, stood on the tower of the city, looking out at the camp of the Zheng army outside the city in the humid breeze.

The siege has been eight days.

In this battle, is there any hope for Shen Guo?

In the eyes of Emperor Shen, he couldn't help but be a little dazed.

From time to time, he looked at the scouts outside the city, riding horses, cruising unscrupulously outside the moat, as if no one was around, like a cowherd in the field, very leisurely.

Whenever he saw these scouts, he subconsciously clenched his fists, eager to lead the army out of the city.

But reason told him that rushing out of the city to fight Zheng Guo at this time was only a dead end.

Because, until the moment of this battle, Shen Guo has completely fallen into passivity, there are a total of nine cities in the country, three in the north have all fallen, and Jiangshan City in the south was also occupied a few days ago, and the entire imperial city was besieged.

Just last night, he ordered people to put down a rope on the southern city wall, and hung several princes in baskets to escape, but not long after he put it down, he was discovered by Zheng Jun, and a team of guards and two princes were brutally killed and chopped into pieces.

The Zheng army is magnificent, waiting for work, but the Shen army is all blocked in the city, and the consumption of grain and grass in the past few days is a big problem, once the grain and grass are eaten, there is no need for Zheng Guo to attack the city, and the city of Shen will collapse first.

Everything seems to have reached a dead end.

As the emperor of a country, Shen Zifu is forty-three years old this year, and in the past ten years as emperor, although he is not a virtuous monarch, he can barely get by, at least the domestic family can be suppressed, and there are no major natural and man-made disasters.

But how did the situation come to this point?

Time gradually passed, and in a blink of an eye, it was approaching dusk, Shen Zifu sighed secretly and walked down the city tower.

After dusting off the imperial robe, Shen Zifu turned around and walked down the city wall, took a team of guards, boarded the dragon chariot, and returned to the palace.

"Your Majesty is back!"

As soon as he entered the palace, he saw Queen Zhang greet him.

Shen Zifu nodded, with a calm and calm smile on his face, not daring to reveal his inner hesitation.

He came to the side hall and found that his favorite daughter, Shen Yinuo, was becoming a female celebrity.

It was a red brocade with a pair of unfinished mandarin ducks.

"Father is back!" Shen Yinuo smiled sweetly.

"Nuo'er......" Shen Zifu's face appeared complicated, and he said in a deep voice: "You...... I don't blame my father for being ruthless, right......"

"My father loves Nuo'er the most, and Ino is very happy to be able to share his worries for his father." Shen Yinuo put down the Jinpa in his hand and said, "However, I just don't know if I can wait until ......."

Hearing this, Shen Zifu shook his head with a wry smile, according to the report of the right prime minister Shen Yu's return from the envoy, the emperor of Cangguo did not realize the urgency of the situation, and he still wanted to take advantage of the situation to seize the bandit mountain range, and there was no need to think about it in ten days and half a month.

Even if you can suppress the stratobandit mountains, what can you do? The cities in the north and south of Shencheng were occupied, and Cangguo had to conquer other cities before they could come to support...... It's too hard, there's no hope......

"My Nuo'er has grown up, such a beautiful woman, the young handsome people in the imperial city who are courting relatives have all lined up on the street, and sent you to Cangguo to suffer, my father is really reluctant." Shen Zifu doted on himself, the sweetest princess, and sighed.

Shen Yinuodai frowned slightly, and said: "Father, since Cangguo has not come to support, why should my daughter remarry, Nuo'er has to be by her father's side......"

"Nope! No way! Shen Zifu interrupted her, his face was sad, and said: "Only when I send you to Cangguo, my father can feel at ease, although Cangguo can't come to help, but it's more than enough to protect you...... In the future in the court of Cangguo, you must do your duty as a concubine, nothing is as good as in Shenguo, you must be more patient in everything, and encounter grievances...... When he encountered a grievance, he said to the moon, "My father is listening to it in the sky......"

Speaking of the heartache, Shen Zifu's tone was already a little choked.

"Father......" Shen Yinuo pursed his lips.

"Don't say any more, you pack your things immediately, wait for the chief guard to escort you out of the city, and leave early at night, so as not to be discovered by Zheng Jun." Wei Zifu said.

The queen quietly came to the side and asked softly, "Your Majesty, Cangjun...... Can't you really make it......"

"Maybe it's because of the delay on the road, don't worry." Shen Zifu comforted his wife and said, "Don't give up a glimmer of hope until the end." ”

"Well, the concubine listens to Your Majesty." Queen Zhang nodded, although she is a woman, but after all, she was born in the gate, and some subtle situations can still be seen clearly, but she doesn't want to block the emperor anymore, so she endured it and didn't break it.

At this time, a eunuch came in a hurry.

"Your Majesty, it's not good! The general asked for a meeting in the inner court, saying that it was the Zheng army that suddenly transferred troops on a large scale! ”

"What!" Shen Zifu was taken aback and said, "Quick! Come and see with me! ”