Chapter Seventy-Three: Buying Food and Returning Home
Following.
When he got up early in the morning, Wen Chou took Chen Ning and Dong Jiang to visit Du Yi, after all, there are still a number of people in the wilderness who are in danger of life and death, and the sooner they buy food, the better! Wen Chou didn't want to, he didn't get the benefits, and he ended up with a broken army. It's no wonder he's not active.
Seeing this, Jun Duyi of Luancheng County only thought that Wen Chou was worried that the current world was not good, and he was afraid that there would be chaos in Shahe Township, so he did not embarrass him. It is said that there is still some surplus grain in the county warehouse, but Wen Chou needs a lot, and the surplus grain in the warehouse is not necessarily enough.
Luancheng County is much richer than Pingjian County, and there are no less than 20 families that can be called big families! There are also seven or eight wealthy families, all of whom have tens of millions of assets! You must know that this is a financial power that can only be compared with one of the three major surnames in Pingjian County! Wen Chou's eyes lit up when he saw it, and he sighed in his heart! If these rich families can do their best to help him, but this is just his delusion.
Maybe it was because the officials had already sent a message to the major rich families yesterday, or maybe those officials were originally from these rich families, and these rich families did not feel much embarrassed in the face of Du Yi and Wen Chou, who came to the door. The price of grain was not too expensive under the presence of Du Yi and the deterrence of three hundred soldiers! There may also be the intention of these rich families to curry favor with the newly appointed Captain Taolin. On average, 500 yuan per stone is much cheaper than the expected 600 yuan per stone. Wen Chou is cheap to enjoy.
In total, five wealthy families left, and the money they brought was squandered with the money they had previously taken from the Wuhuan people, and there was a huge amount of 2.8 million yuan, which was only exchanged for 6,000 stone of refined grain.
Early in the morning, I planned and prepared, and when all the fine grain was loaded onto the cart, it was also half empty! When he came, there were still a hundred horsemen, but now they are all foot soldiers, Wen Chou saw the carriage lined up all the way, which was densely covered with sacks, and he also smiled bitterly, originally thought that a hundred horses were enough! Now it seems that it is not enough.
"Duke Du, gentlemen, please stay, don't thank you for your kindness, I will keep it in my heart." Wen Chou thanked Du Yi and the people who had sent him farewell to the city gate.
"In this way, I wish the captain a smooth journey!" Du Yi also smiled.
"Have a nice trip!"
"Have a nice trip!"
The others all said.
"Let's go!" Wen Chou waved his hand, and the whole army drove out steadily!
Dozens of cars along the way, but it is really conspicuous, but Wen Chou also ordered the soldiers to pull out the ring head knife, under the reflection of the scorching sun, it is bright and majestic, and there are some small groups of stupid thieves along the way, and they dare not act rashly. After all, they were officers and soldiers in bright armor, and they were not ordinary militia and peasant soldiers! Although the grain and grass are good, you must also enjoy your life!
Just in case, Wen Chou, Chen Ning, and Dong Jiang followed the front, middle, and back of the team respectively!
Because of the wheel, the speed of the procession was very slow, and it was not until nightfall that it had traveled forty or fifty miles, but it finally met up with Liu Qingyitun, who had been left behind, before dark. It was calm along the way, but the more this happened, the more uneasy Wen Chou's heart became, after all, it had been nearly two days since they wiped out Qiu Liju's branch, and Qiu Liju was just as dull as he was, and he should have found out that there was a lack of personnel and something was wrong!
Therefore, Wen Chou discussed with Dong Jiang, Chen Ning, Liu Qing and others, and decided at the moment that he would not camp and rest for a while, and hurried overnight, hoping to avoid this disaster. Although Wen Chou thinks that after three months of training, the current soldiers have some combat effectiveness, which is worthy of a battle. But he is still self-aware, after all, thousands of cavalry are not something that the current 400 Wen Chou army can resist!
In this way, the four hundred soldiers of the Wenchou Army, taking advantage of the moonlight, rushed all the way to the south and rushed towards Pingjian County.
It is the middle of August, and it is only two or three days before the Mid-Autumn Festival, and it is the time when the bright moon is empty. The moonlight was soft, swaying down like a silver glow, reflecting on the faces of the Wen Chou soldiers, showing faces that were slightly nervous and excited. nervous, perhaps after listening to the analysis of his own superiors, he knew that there might be thousands of cavalry coming to loot, and there might be a hard battle; And the excitement is purely because of the 6,000 stone essence food escorted at the moment! After all, most of them came out of the villagers of Shahe now, and they know that these grains and grasses are life-saving food!
And when the moonlight shines on the ring knife in the hands of the soldiers, it looks eerie again, although at the moment, the hot summer is just past.
The corn fields on both sides of the official road are swaying with the green and astringent fragrance of corn, indicating that it is a good harvest year. In the distance, there are shadows of trees and mountains, blowing with the wind, shaking, and there is some terrible atmosphere.
The road is silent, the sky will be bright, and there are already wisps of red glow in the distance, but it is a sign that the sun is about to break free from the clamp of Dongshan!
At this moment, it is also the time when the Wen Chou Army is sleepy and tired! The silent rush all night also made the soldiers extremely nervous and even more sleepy. Fortunately, along the way, there was no cavalry pursuit, and they also walked to the territory of Pingjian County, which was only forty or fifty miles away from Pingjian County.
At the end of the team, Wen Chou looked up at the sky, and then looked at the distance he had just walked, and muttered in his heart, could it be that I misestimated? I looked at the four hundred soldiers at the moment, most of them were drowsy and weak, after all, they had not eaten for a day and a night, and they had been running for so long. Although Wen Chou frowned, he also knew the reason and would not blame him.
Wen Chou was frowning here, Dong Jiang and Chen Ning came together, and when they saw Wen Chou's appearance, they looked at each other and smiled bitterly.
"Wen Jun, I think you have also seen it, in terms of the current state of the soldiers, the combat power that can be exerted is only three or four out of ten, if the real Qiu Liju cavalry catches up, we will not be wiped out by them?" Dong Jiang said with a wry smile.
"Wen Jun, seeing that it is also in the territory of Pingjian now, it will take a while for the cavalry to arrive, after all, we have changed several directions in the night, and it is not a big problem to take a rest. Please also ask Wen Jun to think about it or two. Chen Ning said.
Wen Scandal said, looked at the soldiers again, and said after a moment's silence: "So, you all think it's time to rest?" ”
"Exactly!" Chen Ning and Dong Jiang got acquainted with each other and said.
"Well, well, in that case, let's find a hidden place and rest! After all, you won't be able to catch up with Pingjian County for a while! Wen Chou said loudly.
"Give the order to go down, find a hidden place, and rest." Wen Chou said to a guard beside him at the moment.
"No!"
At that moment, all the soldiers cheered, and the horses also scattered in all directions, looking for a hidden place.
After a while, a scout horse returned, saying that there was a forest not far away, which was quite secret. After hearing about the scandal, he weighed one or two, and immediately ordered everyone to go, which was no problem.
The woods are not far away, only two or three miles away. I saw that it was lush and quite broad, and I was afraid that there would be no less than thousands of acres, not to mention 400 people, even 4,000 people, and it would be okay to hide in it! Wen Chou was overjoyed, and then brought people in. He also ordered someone to destroy the traces of everyone's walking, although it may not work, but it is better than doing nothing, and it is good to be able to confuse the thief army a little.
The group, except for some people who were responsible for lighting a fire and making food, most of them leaned under the trees and beside the car, and fell asleep. The knife does not leave the hand, and the clothes lie down, which shows that the soldiers are in great difficulty. Wen Chou counted one or two of the cars along the road, and saw that there was no mistake, and he also leaned under the trunk of a lesson, his eyes narrowed, and he recuperated. Chen Ning was in good spirits, and helped some soldiers to make a fire and cook on the side, but he was doing well. Dong Jiang led a group of people outside the forest to fortify it, otherwise, Wen Chou would not dare to rely on the trunk of the tree to raise his spirits!
It didn't take long, half an hour, and everyone made the meal, of course, with the approval of Wen Chou, there were two horses in the flesh, which made this meal a lot richer! The aroma of the meat is overflowing, and the aftertaste of the crowd is endless.
"How's it going, Dong Jun? Is there any trace of cavalry? Seeing Dong Jiang coming, Wen Chou hurriedly stepped forward and asked.
"I haven't seen it." Dong Jiang replied respectfully.
"So it's troublesome for Dong Jun, I don't know if the Tanma sent to Pingjian County has returned? What did the county gentleman say? Wen Chou's heart was relieved and asked again. It turned out that when he decided to rest, Wen Chou was still not very relieved, so he ordered Tanma to go to Pingjian County to ask for reinforcements, after all, there is one more strength, one more layer of security.
"Oh, the tanma has returned, the county magistrate attaches great importance to this matter, and ordered the county lieutenant Liu Jun to lead two thousand county soldiers to come to support, thinking that he is now on his way." Dong Jiang said.
"That's good, that's good. Then Dong Jun go eat and rest, and then leave it to me! Wen Chou breathed a sigh of relief and said apologetically.
"No!" Dong Jiang said.
Seeing the people eating, Wen Chou smiled bitterly and walked towards the periphery of the woods.
I saw a large area of forest branches scattered together in front of me, and behind it there was a shallow row of trenches, in which many sharpened branches were inserted! I think it was the blocking prepared by Dong Jiang, the strategy of those unknown cavalry. Wen Chou nodded with satisfaction, and thought: "This tyrant double halberd Dong Jiang is different from ordinary rangers, he can't help but be active, he is better at leading soldiers, and he is a general!" In the future, I will cultivate one or two more. ”
Time flies, and in a few moments, another hour passes. Wen Chou saw the Taolin soldiers on all sides, smiled bitterly, and was about to order everyone to start again, but saw Dong Jiang, who was originally lying on the ground resting, suddenly jumped up from the ground, leaned down again, leaned over the ground, and his face was cloudy.