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That night, the atmosphere of the Chu army camp had been suppressed to the extreme......

"Haha, hahaha, hahahaha......"

A soldier of the Chu Army, who was originally resting, suddenly burst into crazy laughter and danced like a demon.

"Blown up, blown up, intestine bones sprinkled my face, hahahaha, flying, all flying......"

The crazy movements and terrifying tone immediately attracted the attention of the surrounding soldiers.

"What's going on, what's going on?"

Qin Zongquan rushed over when he heard the news, and when he saw the Chu army soldiers rolling on the ground while laughing wildly, he couldn't help but be annoyed.

He whipped the Chu soldier fiercely, and couldn't help scolding: "Son of a, let you laugh, I'll make you laugh!" ”

Whip after whip on the soldiers, but there was no mere howl, only more crazy laughter.

Suddenly, the soldier grabbed Qin Zongquan and threw the whip of the unit, and scolded angrily: "Fight, kill me, you inhuman scum!" Hit! ”

This scene made Qin Zongquan and the surrounding onlookers all overwhelmed.

"Since you came to Qingzhou, we live every day is worse than death, even a dog is not as good as a dog, instead of living like this, it is better to kill me now, come on, come on!"

The soldier rushed to Qin Zongquan with a frenzied expression and grabbed his shirt: "I and my mother-in-law used to live a good life, but you thieves occupied my home and harmed my mother-in-law to work every day, and she contracted labor disease after only one year's work.

But what about you? Raise taxes every day, increase taxes every day! We were busy until late at night every day, but we couldn't even eat a bowl of full rice, and now we want to come here to die!

Do you think we're a human being?! You are a bunch of beasts in human skin! Not even as good as bandits, I'm phew! ”

A mouthful of spit spit on Qin Zongquan's face, which made him angry, shook off the soldier and kicked him to the ground, and then waved the whip again: "Damn, dare to scold me for being a beast?" You slut, damn it! ”

"Stop!"

At this moment, the deep shouts of the Fa Ying sounded, preventing Qin Zongquan from continuing to commit violence.

As soon as Qin Zongquan saw the martingale, he immediately respectfully stepped aside.

The martingale walked up to the soldier and looked at him silently.

However, in response to the martingale's gaze, it was the soldier's contemptuous and sharp eyes, without the slightest fear.

After a long time, Fa Ying asked someone to bring a chair and sit down in front of the soldiers: "You just scolded us for being bandits? Is it a beast? Hmph, but you have to think clearly, who rescued you from the corrupt rule of the previous dynasty?

Who is it that gives you land to cultivate so that you can live and work in peace and contentment, and who is it that will wipe out all the nobles who oppress you? Haven't you ever thought about this? ”

The soldier struggled to get up, staggered to the martingale, and said to him: "It is true that you said that the previous dynasty was corrupt, but when they were there, we did not have such pigs and dogs.

You said that you would divide our land and let us live and work in peace and contentment, but you did not know that the tax you set was more than ten times that of the previous dynasty.

You say that you have wiped out all the nobles who oppressed us, but how much can we peasant households have with the nobles?

Why have I never heard the stories of landlords oppressing tenant farmers that you made up among the people?

Prime Minister, I want to ask you, are you really here to save us poor people? You reap ninety-and-a-half percent of your crops,

The people are not allowed to change their careers, and the place where they are grounded cannot exceed 20 miles, you can really do it, the two states of Qinghu are good, and under your management, they have become a poor livelihood.

Do you think you're tougher than bandits? The bandits extort at most once, you want us to be squeezed by you for the rest of our lives, bah, what prime minister, you are a thief, a thief who has been stinking for thousands of years! Hahahaha......"

Fa Ying's face sank, and then he waved his hand: "Pull it down, behead it and show it to the public!" ”

"Thief, you are a thief, I am waiting for you under the Nine Springs, you must not die well!"

The soldier's voice faded away, and Fa Ying's jaw closed slightly......

Qin Zongquan took a step forward and whispered to him: "Prime Minister, you don't have to be angry with this kind of villain......

Fa Ying opened his eyes suddenly, glanced around the Chu army, and then announced loudly: "After fighting hard for days, you have worked hard, and tomorrow we will withdraw our troops and return to Yongzhou to recuperate.

At that time, the prime minister will personally reward the meritorious people, and you will stick to your posts tonight, and ...... by the way."

Then, he slapped his palm, and soon boxes of gold and silver looted from the homes of wealthy families in Yongzhou City were brought to everyone's eyes.

"These, let's count them as compensation for your time, five taels of silver per person, get it first."

As soon as these words came out, the soldiers of the Chu army, who were very dissatisfied with the current situation, immediately lit up their eyes and looked at the gold and silver greedily.

Fa Ying sighed softly, and then left the camp under the escort of his own soldiers.

He didn't want to distribute the gold and silver now, but after only half a month of fierce fighting, he was never able to break through the lock cloud pass, and he had to give these hungry and panicked soldiers some sweetness to suppress the risk of mutiny.

In addition, every word of the crazy soldier's words had a great impact on Fa Ying, and he knew that the hope of expanding the results of the battle was dashed, so he had to choose to retreat to Yongzhou City.

As long as Yongzhou is not lost, the southwest gateway will be impregnable.

However, he knew very well that the next Northern Expedition would be very difficult, and Yu Jie and Liu Ce would definitely be prepared for precautions, and they missed the best opportunity.

It's just that what makes Fa Ying haunt is why the defenders in Suoyun Pass are so tenacious?

I heard that there are only a few hundred people, and they can actually block their 100,000 troops outside the gate for half a month?

At the same time, lock the cloud and pass the inside......

The sticky glutinous rice exudes an enticing aroma, and bucket after bucket is delivered to the craftsmen who restore the city walls.

The craftsman picks up a wooden brick knife and expertly scoops up the glutinous rice under the embellishment of torches, smearing it on the notched stone bricks, gluing the other stone brick together.

The corpses of the Chu army piled up in front of the pass were left unattended for the time being, but fortunately, now that the weather is starting to get colder, there is no need to worry about the plague.

As for Zhu Tong, together with Wang Chang, Sun Xueyou, and the remaining more than 300 non-commissioned officers of the Jingwu Academy, they enjoyed a dinner of bacon and rice while discussing the next countermeasures.

"What? Are you planning to retake Yongzhou? After listening to Wang Chang's suggestion, Zhu Tong was taken aback and looked at Wang Chang in disbelief.

Wang Chang said: "Yongzhou is the gateway to Shu, if it is not recaptured as soon as possible, the Chu army can launch an offensive against all parts of Shu at any time, and today I am lucky to hold it, but what about the future?"

Suoyun Pass is far inferior to the Yongzhou fortifications, if you don't take it back now, it will only be endless trouble in the future, I wish the general, I need your help, let's recapture Yongzhou together. ”