Breaking the ambush plan of the rebels, the army of more than 20,000 people, after the fire subsided, began to follow the road ahead and march in the direction of Xiangcheng.

For Xiangcheng, Chen Jing didn't count on anything. If this border city was really a bulwark, those rebels who were in ambush would not easily ambush in the woods.

Marched overnight, about dawn. When Chen Jing looked up, he saw a ruined small city in front of him. The closer you get to the town, the more and more wailing and crying you hear nearby.

It's the same as Ping'an Town, there are mostly women holding straw mats, crying all the way, going to mass graves to find and collect corpses. If the conditions are better, they will bring an old carriage. But at this time, the carriage was already stacked with several layers of corpses.

There were also pedestrians in the city, most of them old and weak, shrunk into their robes and walking in a hurry. The farmland outside the city has been barren for a few months, and thorny grass grows wildly on the ridges.

I didn't dare to go too far, someone burned the corpse at the city gate, and one after another unclaimed corpse, in the embrace of firewood, slowly turned into gray smoke, only for a while, and was never seen again.

"Congratulations, greetings to the Governor!" An old man in a robe, with three or four people, hurried to meet him at the city gate.

Hu Zun's face was sad. The scourge of the rebels can be regarded as destroying several towns along the border of Zhongzhou. The elephant city in front of him, as he expected, was dilapidated and needed to be repaired.

The old official stepped forward, still thinking about getting closer, but Hu Zun raised his horsewhip and whipped it down.

Whether it is the displacement of the people, or the rebels bypassing the elephant city to ambush, the old officials in front of them cannot escape the responsibility.

The old official knelt on his knees and shouted bitterly, just about to state the scourge of the rebels. But before he could say a word, Li Guang, who had dismounted, was angrily pushed to the side.

"The army enters the city." Hu Zun frowned and looked in the direction of the northeast. In that direction, the rebels were guarding the Wolf Swallowing Pass.

I heard that in the Wolf Devouring Pass, because someone secretly helped, whether it was armor or grain and grass, it was all excellent. Moreover, the Wolf Swallowing Pass has also been repaired and reinforced, and it is not realistic to lay this strong pass in the short term.

Moreover, in such a situation in the six southern states, it is impossible to fight a war of attrition. As the governor of the six states, he also had to rush back to Dengfeng City to sit down. Moreover, if it takes too long, the old foxes on the other side of the court will definitely attack, saying that he Hu Zun has no way to lead the army and will not be able to attack for a long time. At that time, Mr. Big in the capital will also be implicated.

Hu Zun closed his eyes, and the anger and killing intent in his chest were confused for a long time.

……

"Chen Jing, as I said, when I return to Dengfeng City, I will invite you to a flower wine." Ding Pei, who had changed into a new armor, was extremely excited at this time.

If it weren't for Chen Jing, where would he have been promoted.

"One game is not enough, so I will invite three. Brother Jiu and Brother Xiao'er, the two of you will also go together. ”

"Why don't you invite the whole sentry to go with you?" Xing Xiaojiu raised his head.

"Don't joke, there are not enough flower girls." Ding Pei said speechlessly.

Chen Jing laughed. In his heart, there was no dissatisfaction with Ding Pei's promotion. On the contrary, after Ding Pei became a sentry general, he could be regarded as "someone in the court".

Ding Pei sat down, touched a jar of wine from his arms, and carefully handed it to Chen Jing.

"I left it for myself to celebrate the previous celebrations, and remember to drink it after the night is out."

After being promoted to sentry general, Ding Pei was already qualified to go to the Chinese military tent to discuss matters.

"General Ding, Lord Hu Zun, what are your assignments?" Chen Jing put away his drinks and asked seriously.

"What else, let's repair the city pass first, he is worried that the rebels will suddenly steal the camp. In the Chinese military tent, I am the one who accompanies the last seat. At that time, I was thinking, how dare the rebels go out of the city and steal the camp if there are only 10,000 rebels? Those rebels can't wait to be a turtle king and guard it for a lifetime. ”

Chen Jing was silent for a while. In fact, Hu Zun's consideration was right. More seriously, Hu Zun belongs to the kind of person who is cautious, has a good art of war, and does not like to take risks.

If there is no surprising way to counter the rebellion, February and March will be considered fast, but according to this appearance, it will take at least four or five months, and even, it will take a whole year.

For example, this elephant city will be the base camp of the counterinsurgency army for a long time to come, and there is nothing wrong with repairing the city pass.

"On the side of the Wolf Devouring Pass, the rebels are mainly defending to the death. General Hu's meaning, after repairing the city pass, find out the flaws in the city pass, and prepare to attack the city. The baggage battalion in the rear has already sent the slings and siege vehicles. ”

"Is there a flame of salt?"

Hearing Chen Jing's question, Ding Pei was stunned, "No, that thing somehow, it seems that someone is secretly collecting it." Of course, I also heard from my colleagues. ”

Flame nitrate, that is, gunpowder. In Daranli, it belongs to the most tightly controlled materials. Someone is secretly collecting, doesn't it mean that the country of this dynasty is already in crisis.

"Chen Jing, don't think about it, even the saltpeter mine is guarded by someone."

Chen nodded his head.

"General Ding, I can know the information of the rebel general."

"I know, today's military discussion, General Hu just said. What is the name of Zhu Feng, he is also a soldier who was promoted, and then he was worshiped by the court as a town general, and I heard that there are many connections in the south. ”

is not a gate valve, a town border general who was born in the army, these two points alone are enough for the gate valve families in the south to desperately win over and then rebel.

At that time, even if something happens, it will not be blamed on the gate valve families.

"He's a capable man." Ding Pei frowned, "He has guarded Manshan for six years, and he is known for his reputation in the border area of Zhongzhou, and he has fought a few tough battles. But for some reason, it turned back all of a sudden. This fool with a good name will not do it, and he will become a rebel of the dynasty. ”

"You mean, that Zhu Feng was famous before? Then why now, in the area of the Manshan Mountains, slaughtering villages and robbing cities everywhere? ”

Jiuzhen Manshan, logically speaking, should have some feelings for the people and territory here. But at this time, the rebels were really overwhelmed, and there was no grass.

"Chen Jing, if you ask me, I don't know." Ding Pei said speechlessly, "You remember, this round, I will find a way to protect the two of you, and when I return to Dengfeng City, I will go to Daqinglou in the south of the city with me and have a good meal of flower wine." ”

How did Ding Pei know that Chen Jing cared a lot about meritorious service this time. Only when he is promoted to county magistrate and has a knighthood, he will not be too constrained when he does things in the six southern states in the future.

Otherwise, even a few village cubs in Wu Village would dare to ride on his head and.