"Zhou Xiang, Beiyi sent someone to send it... A few corpses...", one of the generals reported to Zhou Ziru with some hesitation.

Zhou Ziru glanced at him, and had already guessed in his heart: "Say it." ”

"There are four corpses in total, Zhongyi Gong and his wife, as well as the apprentices of prisoners Duan Tong and Wu Dinggong." When the general saw Zhou Ziru's indifferent appearance, he felt a little relieved, and he also expected that Zhou Ziru knew about it.

"Together with Chen Congwei, Yin and Yang Bazi and Taiyi, they will be transported to the capital and wait for Your Majesty to dispose of them."

Although Zhou Ziru guessed, there would inevitably be some sadness in his heart. Jincheng is about to start a battle, and it is not a good thing to keep their corpses here.

On the city wall of Jincheng, Fang Qianlong sat alone at the head of the city, looking at the north, without saying a word.

One person walked behind him, his steps were steady and slow, and Fang Qianlong guessed who it was.

"When my father entrusted me to you, I was not convinced. It's just a little called Hanako, why should I, the eldest young master of the Fang family, listen to your orders! Oh, I later learned that my dad was right. ”

"It's a pity that I'm not blessed, I can't follow you from beginning to end..."

Yi Xiaodao shook his head lightly: "I didn't know kung fu at that time, and if you follow me, I'm afraid it will delay you." Isn't that bad? ”

"Okay, there are Xian'er, there are Ling'er, there are wives and children, and I have somehow become the leader of the beggar gang, what could be better than this. It's just that... Sometimes I envy them for following you all the way..."

Yi Xiaodao chuckled: "What's the use of following me, it's all dead... I can't save any of them..."

"You know everything?" Fang Qianlong looked back at Yi Xiaodao in surprise.

Fang Qianlong knew that after Li Dingxing and the others left, he had been sitting on the northern wall of Jincheng, but he didn't expect that when he waited for their corpses, the whole army was wiped out...

I thought that I would hide it from Yi Xiaodao for a while, but I didn't expect him to know it so quickly.

Yi Xiaodao nodded: "Lian'er's temperament has always been like that, straight to the point, what she wants to do must be done." I can't stop her, no one can stop her. ”

Fang Qianlong frowned and pondered, most of the city was the Yulin Army, Yi Xiaodao didn't say that he had no subordinates, but there were not many people close to him.

It's that Wang Xuan, who now has no soldiers in his hands, and is idle all day long, how did he get the news so quickly?

Yi Xiaodao patted Fang Qianlong on the shoulder: "You have a lot of responsibility, Ling'er and Xian'er can't live without you, not to mention, there are tens of thousands of disciples of the Great Aqi's beggar gang, and someone has to lead them, you go back to the capital." ”

Fang Qianlong was slapped by Yi Xiaodao, and came back to his senses, but shook his head: "I have arranged everything, and they all support me." If I leave now, I'm afraid I won't be at peace for the rest of my life. ”

"However, although there are a large number of disciples in my beggar gang, there are still very few people who practice martial arts. And... Most of them are really poor people who have eaten the last meal and have not eaten the next meal, and I don't want to involve them in this war. ”

Fang Qianlong was previously ordered by Zhao Yizhi to lead nearly 10,000 beggar disciples to Xishu to assist in quelling the rebellion. It's a pity that along the way, the beggars and disciples fell behind, and the escapers escaped, a complete group of rabble, and in the end it didn't come in handy.

While Fang Qianlong was angry, he also understood that these poor people were really embarrassed and useful.

Yi Xiaodao shook his head: "Among the various factions in the Central Plains, the current beggar gang is already chivalrous. ”

Fang Qianlong didn't know if Yi Xiaodao was a sincere compliment or a simple comfort, so he smiled and didn't speak.

While the two were talking, Wang Xuan also went up to the city wall. When he saw the two of them, he walked over, followed by a young soldier, dressed in sharp clothes and armor, and his face could not be seen clearly.

"You're here, let me find it." Wang Xuan said with a smile.

Yi Xiaodao looked back at Wang Xuan and said with a smile: "It's good to still see the old man." ”

Yi Xiaodao has been either unconscious or fighting in the city these days, and he and Wang Xuan have indeed not seen each other for a long time.

Wang Xuan raised his eyebrows: "The old man... The world is everywhere, it depends on whether the eyes of adults can find it. ”

Yi Xiaodao and the two of them were a little puzzled, Wang Xuan turned to the side slightly, and said with a smile: "Lord Yi, please take a look, do you still recognize who this is?" ”

I saw that behind Wang Xuan, a young man raised his head and smiled, with sword eyebrows and starry eyes, red lips and white teeth, what a good appearance!

Yi Xiaodao looked at it carefully and shook his head lightly: "This young man is so beautiful, I haven't seen it." ”

"Brother Yi Xiaodao, why did you forget me? You've eaten at my house! The young man couldn't help but speak, but it was a woman's voice.

Woman? Yi Xiaodao was a little confused, when was he in this woman's house...

"Ahh It's you! ”

Yi Xiaodao suddenly remembered that this person was brought by Wang Xuan, and he was so old...

Seeing that Fang Qianlong was still at a loss, Wang Xuan explained: "This is the incident of Lord Yi fighting against Dongyu in Donglu back then, this girl was a child at that time, and she also went to her house for a dinner. ”

"Lord Wang, don't make fun of me, you bought any dinner, wine and food, and my family... It's just four steamed buns..."

Speaking of the past, the girl's cheeks were flushed, it was the four steamed buns, or the relief food distributed by Yi Xiaodao...

Yi Xiaodao smiled, and the feeling of seeing the old man was really good: "No, I really like to eat that steamed bun... It's been a long time since I've eaten such delicious steamed buns. ”

The girl took out a cloth bag from behind her: "There are no good things at home, this time I came, and I only brought some steamed buns made by my mother." Forehead... It's been so long, I'm afraid it's broken..."The girl suddenly thought of something, and her cheeks became even redder.

Yi Xiaodao took the cloth bag and took out two steamed buns from it, which were indeed sour and slimy, and some fine fluff had grown.

It is indeed inedible.

"White noodles are a good thing, it's too wasteful to bring them all the way over." Yi Xiaodao shook his head regretfully.

Suddenly, Yi Xiaodao noticed the five words on the cloth bag, the words were red, it seemed... It is written in blood: "Yi Daren lacks soldiers".

"What is this?" Yi Xiaodao was stunned.

"Those who left with Lord Yi's recruitment back then have all gone back..."

"Gollum..."

Before the girl could finish speaking, her stomach gurgled and she lowered her head in embarrassment.

"Hahahaha, hungry, right? Let's go, you invited me to dinner back then, and I'll invite you this time! Yi Xiaodao waved his hand, and even Fang Qianlong and Wang Xuan followed suit.

There are almost no people in Jincheng, and only a few restaurants are still open, but without a chef, they can't cook delicious meals. It's just some home-cooked food to fill your stomach.

At the dinner table, Yi Xiaodao and the three of them ordered a few snacks and drank wine, but the girl had already cooked a few large bowls of rice and gobbled it up, which really startled the three of them.

"Ruru, how long has it been since you eaten?" Yi Xiaodao frowned and asked.

The girl smiled innocently: "Brother Yi Xiaodao, do you remember my name!" I eat every day, it's just a lot of food... But don't look at my large amount of food, I also have the strength, and when I work, my father is not as good as me! ”

"After Brother Yi Xiaodao came, life at home was much better than before. Without the Eastern Japanese people to harass them, the things that Wan Yanzong stole were also returned. My father still has a raw card, and he will give you incense to Brother Yi Xiaodao every day! ”

This time, it was replaced by Yi Xiaodao's blushing, what he did back then actually didn't take into account these specific low-level people. What he did was nothing more than the empty word "the world".

It's just going to her house for dinner, and it's just a dream of taking care of a little girl...

"By the way, your armor, and the words on that bag..."Yi Xiaodao asked the question in his heart.

Ru Ru replied: "Brother Yi Xiaodao, I'm here to join the army!" I'm about to go to war with Beiyi, so I'm here! ”

"The words on this bag..."Ru Ru lowered her head, looking like she didn't dare to say it.

"That word... I wrote it back then..."Wang Xuan took the initiative to admit: "Back then, my grain was left to the Ruru family, and I wrote these words in blood..."

Yi Xiaodao suddenly realized, no wonder so many villagers rushed to join the army the next day! I didn't know about it from him for so many years!

Ru Ru saw that Wang Xuan took the initiative to admit it, and her heart was no longer burdened, and she smiled and said, "I... I don't have a good bag at home, so I can only bring this bag with me..."

"What's the deal with joining the army? You elaborate. Yi Xiaodao continued to ask.

"The people who were taken away by Brother Yi Xiaodao back then all came back later. But as soon as they returned to the village, everyone did not treat them well, calling them cowards. Afterward... Many people died of depression. ”

"A few days ago, a disciple in the township who asked Xiangge went home to visit his relatives and told us a lot about Brother Yi Xiaodao, and we learned that Brother Yi Xiaodao had been on the front line to resist the Beiyi army. The villagers spontaneously signed up to join the army and reported to the county office, so we came. ”

"Then you... You have a daughter's family, why did your father and mother agree to you to join the army? Yi Xiaodao was puzzled.

Ru Ru said dissatisfiedly: "What's wrong with my daughter's family? I have the strength, and I'm not afraid at all! And before I came, my father and mother told me that even if they die, they can't be caught by Beiyi, lest they ask what they want, maybe they will insult me! Don't underestimate me, I know everything! ”

What Yi Xiaodao wanted to say was blocked, since his father and mother had said so, it seemed that he was indeed determined to send Ru Ru over.

"My dad was packing up that day when he stumbled upon this bag. The words on this bag were written by Brother Wang Xuan in blood, and my father cried at that time... Say, you can't let such a good adult suffer like this in the north..."

"If it weren't for the fact that my father is too old, my mother is not in good health and needs to be taken care of, my father will also come!"

Yi Xiaodao's head slowly drooped, and he naturally knew how difficult the people at the bottom were.

When he was in Anhui City, he still had the heart to serve the country and protect the people, but over the years, he gradually seemed to have all his thoughts on He Yue'er...

But these people, who had received his favor, did not forget him for a moment...

"Ruru, promise me one thing." Yi Xiaodao said aloud, his tone was a little earnest.

"Obey the orders of Duke Wuding!" Ru Ru suddenly stood aside, and then quickly half-knelt and squatted down, her movements were clean and neat, and a murderous aura came towards her.

Ru Ru moved fast, Yi Xiaodao moved faster, and hurriedly supported Ru Ru with both hands, not letting her kneel down: "Yes, like a brave warrior who charges into battle, but I don't want to see you like this." If I could, I'd like to see you in a floral dress, married and taught. ”

"It's not hard for me, it's not hard. I don't know how many people you came, but I want you to tell those people who you don't know, and you can tell as many people as you can. Let you, let them live well. ”

Yi Xiaodao looked at this former little girl gently, with serious eyes.

"Yes!" Ru Ru smiled, even though she was wearing armor, she still smiled like a flower.

Jincheng County Ya, a war general entered the report inside: "Zhou Xiang, there are many horses in the south of the city!" ”

"Where?"

"Richeng, Qucheng, Yicheng, Rongcheng, there are soldiers and horses from all over the place..."

Zhou Ziru raised his head, the 500,000 soldiers and horses promised by the imperial court had already arrived, how could there be so many soldiers and horses: "How many?" ”

"According to the spies... That's about 5.6 million people..."