Bai Shao coughed a few times, he didn't want to die yet!

And King Ming's great cause has not been accomplished, how can he easily say death?

Although he swore that he was unwilling to invade the Central Plains by the Northern Barbarians, resisted desperately, and fought hard, he also did not want the Great Zhou to sit firmly in the country.

Bai Shao wanted to protect his family and defend the country, but he was never for the people of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

King Ming is virtuous, if he can ascend the throne as the emperor, why be afraid of the Northern Barbarians?

If Fang Ruohua knew Bai Shao's thoughts, he would definitely want to kill him with a stick, and then think of other ways to bring the Northern Army under his command.

With him so entangled, what good results can he have in the end?

If he was the king of Ming, what would he think when he saw that the nails they had buried in the court of the Great Zhou began to be disobedient? Anyway, it won't be as Bai Shao took it for granted, all his actions can be understood by King Ming!

Even if King Ming could understand, what would those who followed King Ming think?

Qian Feng and his party have been entangled for two days, in fact, there is nothing to think about, the war situation in northern Xinjiang is now critical, and the only thing they can do is to send reinforcements by speed.

The cavalry of the forbidden army left the barracks with secret folds, Bai Shao and Fang Ruohua did not stop them, but sighed: "I hope that the imperial court reinforcements can arrive as soon as possible." ”

Bai Shao gently moved his left arm, which became more and more inflexible: "If Your Majesty is worried that my old guy will rebel, the possibility of sending elite soldiers to the northern Xinjiang is still quite large, and in this battle, we can count this support soldier." ”

Xu Liu sneered.

Fang Ruohua pressed his head and pressed back the disrespectful words in his mouth.

Qin Cha is still here, there are still people in the Xu family in Nan'an, this open-mouthed person may want to cause trouble, not good, not very good.

"If there are reinforcements that can arrive in time, it will naturally be lucky, but our strategic and tactical arrangements can only prepare for the worst first."

Fang Ruohua's expression was cold, "If you are isolated, how many days can Qingxian stay?" How many days can Shanyang Pass be kept? How many days can Donglin Town be kept? Once the city is broken, where will the people go? With the current strength of the defenders on the left side of the mountain, how many days can they resist? When the time comes, where can the imperial court send troops to stop it? ”

Bai Shao didn't speak, but these questions had actually been echoing in his mind for several days.

Every day at midnight, I woke up from a nightmare, and I was in a cold sweat, not because I was afraid that I would die on the battlefield, but because I saw the tragic appearance of a scorched earth in thousands of miles of mountains and rivers.

Fang Ruohua closed his eyes: "It will take at least five days for my fleet to rush to Ning'an Port, and the Sea Dragon Guard Marine Corps will rush to help, and it will have to be slower, so we are dead and wounded, and only the last person is left, and we have to hold these days." ”

Everyone was numb.

Fang Ruohua said with a smile: "Actually, it's not difficult, everyone has been fighting very tough recently, Beiban can't see the situation clearly, and he doesn't dare to act rashly for a while, their prince is attacked, he must be dissatisfied in his heart, if there is a conflict with the prince of Zhennan, Wuqien, maybe it can be delayed for a while." ”

She pondered for a moment, "As for the food and grass, I really don't have enough to bring here. ”

Don't look at the big pieces of meat before the war these days, but the ones who eat these are either death squads or forwards who are about to go to the battlefield.

The people didn't see nervousness, because Bai Shao had never scavenged military rations from the people.

In fact, the grain in the stock is about to bottom out, and no matter how much you save, you won't be able to last a few days.

Fang Ruohua suddenly turned his head to look at Qian Feng: "Lord Qian is a Qincha, I'm afraid this grain and grass will fall on you." ”

Qian Feng: "......"

Yan Zhen was stunned: "Looking for our boss?" Where to get it? Can't grab it? ”

Bai Shao patted his leg when he heard this, and said loudly: "This is a good idea, anyway, it seems that you have not been less robbed, not worse than this time and a half." ”

Yan Zhen was choked up, almost crazy, and couldn't help but look back at their boss: "Boss, our information must have been mistaken!" ”

As far as they knew, General Bai Shaobai was a Confucian general, and his gentlemanly demeanor was admired even by his enemies.

Now such a gentlemanly court general actually instigated them to rob?

However, Yan Zhen thought that those wounded soldiers refused to eat a few mouthfuls of dry food when they died, and only drank some soup as clear as water, he was also a little ashamed in his heart, and said in a low voice: "Boss, or ...... Let's figure it out? But, who is robbed? ”

In this area, they are not familiar with it, and they don't know where there are big households to rob!

Thinking about it, Yan Zhen pulled his coat with his hand, revealing the close-fitting short punch inside, and pulled out a piece of black satin from his sleeve and covered it directly on his face.

This time, Bai Shao was choked and his chest was tight and short of breath.

When I turned my head, I was stunned left and right.

His brothers all wanted to stay three feet away from him, and smiled: "Hehe, don't misunderstand, don't misunderstand, the small problems left in the past have long since been reformed, our forbidden army is strictly disciplined and never robs casually." ”

A young female guard beside Fang Ruohua narrowed her eyes and was a little ruthless: "I know what happened to those bandits when they fell into our hands?" Those who have raped ** women, abolished the roots of their children and grandchildren, distributed them to the mines, worked as coolies day and night, and survived until they died, and those who killed and robbed were killed!"

Yan Zhen pressed his chest with one hand, dodged behind Qian Feng, and said in his heart: Aren't you bandits, Sea King is still recognized as a bandit leader.

Fang Ruohua: "Don't mess around, General Yan Xiao once robbed the rich and helped the poor, but before he joined the forbidden army, he only had three lives under his command, and all of them had a way to die." ”

"We can't control other people's heads on the island."

On the contrary, after entering the forbidden army, these people became murderous, but these things are not clear about right and wrong, so there is no need to discuss them.

……

Outside the castle on the left side of the mountain.

Large black and red flags flutter in the wind.

The red one is written with a square word.

The black is the handsome flag of the white old handsome that everyone in the Northland is familiar with.

In the evening, the colorful glow is matched with the sunset, and the green trees and red flowers on the left side of the mountain are also a little elegant, not much worse than the south of the Yangtze River.

Yang Guozhong is a native of Jiangnan, and the most proud thing is that he came to Shanzuo for half a year and built this place like Jiangnan.

Whoever comes over to take a look, it must be said that he is not an official in vain, and he is not a fool waiting for a corpse vegetarian meal.

But at this moment, he was standing at the head of the city, but he could no longer appreciate the unshapeable flowers and trees infected by the murderous aura of the iron knight, he gritted his teeth and swallowed his anger, and said in a loud voice: "Mrs. Fang, what are you doing?" ”

"Come and get the food and pay of the Northern Army."

Fang Ruohua said casually, "Your General Bai Shaobai owes me money and grain and doesn't pay it back, he said that the food is here for you, let me take it myself, isn't this coming?" ”

Yang Guozhong's face turned blue when he boarded: "Dream! How can I have the rations of their northern army here? ”

He took a breath, tried to settle down, and glanced at the imposing cavalry under the city, and always felt that this mere 200 people stood up with the momentum of thousands of troops and horses.

Yang Guozhong eased his expression, and tried to know the righteousness, "Mrs. Fang, I also have business dealings with Ship Island, everyone does not interfere with river water, don't go too far, you lead the troops to rush into my mountain, saying serious, that describes rebellion, you don't think about yourself, but also think about those who rely on you to eat." ”

Fang Ruohua stretched out his hand and pointed at Qian Feng.

"Qin Cha is here, the holy decree ordered him to act cheaply, and now he feels that Bai Shao is a general of the imperial court, and owing me a debt will damage the face of the imperial court, the face of the saint, so he wants me to come to you Yang Guozhong, Lord Yang Futai here to ask for it, Qin Cha is here on the emperor's order, on behalf of Your Majesty, do you give, or don't give?"

Qian Feng: "......"

Yang Guozhong's face was gloomy, and he said coldly: "Nonsense, the holy decree is clearly ......" Before he finished speaking, he closed his mouth suddenly, took a deep breath, and frowned, "Lord Qian, as a Qincha, are you also messing around with such people?" ”

Qian Feng lowered his head and fiddled with his nails, but he didn't hear it.

While speaking, only to hear a burst of shouts and killings in the city, Yang Guozhong turned back sharply and almost planted the city wall.

More than a dozen people rushed out of the inner city, rushed all the way, and actually opened the city gate, and the officers and soldiers defending the city fell down, all groaning, and their faces were full of pain.

Fang Ruohua waved his hand, and the two hundred cavalry accelerated at the same time, crashing straight into the city gate, and without even asking for directions, they went straight to the granary in the north of the city.

Yang Guozhong hurriedly came down from the city wall, and he couldn't see Fang Ruohua's figure anymore, and there was still a faint aftermath - "The defense must be tightened, the barbarians will attack the city, I am afraid that they will not be able to withstand it for half a day." ”

"Nonsense!"

Yang Guozhong turned his head and glared angrily at the soldiers with wine bags and rice bags under his hands, "What are you doing to eat, and you don't chase after it?" ”

The soldiers got up and shouted loudly, but the speed under their feet was not very fast.

The one at the head calculated the time and said with a smile: "It's almost over, let's go." ”

They tried very hard to feel the granary, and sure enough, when they saw the gate open, and the defenders fell to the ground again, and those who held their legs and arms were all bitter.

Fang Ruohua and his entourage had already loaded a large amount of grain into the cart, and the carriage was piled high: "There is almost ten days' supply, which is enough." ”

Qian Feng leaned down and looked at the logo on the grain bag, his face instantly turned blue.

Unexpectedly, this was really the military food supply sent by the imperial court to Bai Shao, Yang Guozhong didn't even change the bag, and the big seal of the household department was carried so brightly, how arrogant?

Fang Ruohua looked at him and sighed: "Controlling the generals and holding the supplies is the national policy of the Great Zhou, from top to bottom, it is a common practice to pluck the wild goose and deduct military funds, and the combination of national policy and convention, Bai Shao and them have not seen a little bit of grain for three or five months, and it is also a common thing to get old grain and bad grain." ”

"I remember that in the second year of Yongning, Bai Shao fought a decisive battle with the barbarians in Longyuan Valley, and when the supplies sent by the imperial court arrived, they actually became empty cars, saying that the grain was robbed halfway, and the grain transport officer who escorted the grain and grass was naturally a capital crime, but the taste of war had to be fought when he was hungry, who tried it and who knows."

"That time was not just a matter of deducting military rations, after all, it was wartime, no matter how bold the officials of the Great Zhou were, they also knew when to let go, and they made trouble for a long time, the grain transport officer was the person of the King of Qi, and it was the King of Qi who was in charge of logistics in the Ministry of War at that time, and the King of Duan wanted to deal with the King of Qi, so he made a fuss."

Fang Ruohua thought of the information he had read, and felt funny, "Isn't this a big joke in the world?" Those surnamed Zhao don't care about their own world, their own land, and even this matter related to the fortune of the country can be nonsense at will, so how can others sell their lives to protect the country surnamed Zhao? ”

Of course, looking at it now, Bai Shao is not a loyal general, which is a little impossible to say.

Qian Feng only felt red and ashamed.

When the food arrived, Fang Ruohua looked up and looked at the defenders of the left side of the mountain, who were all pretending to be confused, waving their hands and driving the car away.

On the way, he happened to be face-to-face with Yang Guozhong, Fang Ruohua arched his hand at him, and said with a smile: "Lord Futai, that's all for the time being, and, tell Guo Wenhe, since he is so good at talking nonsense, don't keep your tongue, as for the head, keep it for him for the time being, not because he doesn't deserve to die, but because we don't want him to die too cheaply." ”

"You!"

Yang Guozhong was furious, and Fang Ruohua and his party had already left, leaving him with only a mouthful of ashes.

The figures disappeared, and the defenders behind arrived in twos and threes with their equipment on.

Yang Guozhong's lips trembled: "They only have two hundred people, you, you have a thousand people here, why don't you stop them!" ”

The little general at the head was silent for a moment and said: "Although the number of subordinates and others is numerous, it is indeed not the opponent of the elite personal guard of the Sea Dragon Guard. ”

Others also feigned injuries and illnesses.

Some hugged their legs and said that their legs were broken, and some held their hands and cried repeatedly, Yang Guozhong had no way at all, and shook his hands and said angrily: "Let people be grandiose, break through the city gate, and snatch food, you are seriously derelict in your duties!" ”

The group listened to Yang Guozhong's scolding, and they were so relieved that they had no strength to go back to the mansion to rest.

A few recruits were still a little apprehensive: "Lord Futai seems to be very angry?" ”

"So what? Is it for the sake of a mansion that I don't know how many years I can be here, and really go to fight with the Sea King? Let's not say that we must be invincible, how many of our brothers' relatives are helping Sea King? Even if you don't work in the Shanzuo store and Ning'an Port Wharf on Ship Island, you get the benefits of others every day, so why bother to offend the Sea King? ”

Fang Ruohua's forces penetrated into Northern Xinjiang, which opened the way for various businesses, but this time he did not go to establish a relationship with the big clans, but tied the nearby county capital, from ordinary people, to petty officials, to ordinary soldiers, to chariots.

In fact, in such a location, there are not many big families, and no matter how wealthy the family is, in the eyes of those families, it is just a broken settlement in the countryside.

Winning over the people is not just about opening the way with money, it is a serious way to make a living for the big guys.

may not earn much, but it earns very steadily, and the people's longing for life is nothing more than that.

The young general of the Shanzuo defenders sighed: "We still have some peaceful days, thanks to the old general Bai stationed in Shanyang Pass, do you also think that the northern barbarians have no ability to go south like the people of Futai and those nobles in Beijing?" ”

"On an errand in northern Xinjiang, everyone should be smarter, don't want to die too ugly, when you should be confused, just be confused, and don't be too stupid when you should be long-minded."

The young general in the lead spoke in a daze, and the brothers around him also seemed to understand.

He didn't say anything more, just looked at the direction of the city gate, and prayed silently in his heart - General Bai will win this battle, and nothing will happen.

Even like them, the timid soldiers who only want to eat for a bite of food are not ignorant.