Three prisoner vans, carrying three prisoners of Donghu Xianbei, drove towards the barracks under the escort of ten soldiers.

Shen Jin still didn't kill Alemin, it has nothing to do with whether he was sent or not, in fact, in the current Luoyang City, Shen Jin has complete power of life and death. He just felt that in the face of such a prisoner who was completely incapacitated and whose hands and feet were firmly bound by chains, such a punishment was not in line with the honor of a warrior, and it was no different from the slaughter of unarmed children.

If it was a face-to-face match, I would definitely have no hesitation in cutting off his head. Shen Jin used this reason to convince himself that he didn't know if what he was doing was right, but he still sent Alemin into a prison car, and took Lu Shuoqi and Li Fei to the military camp in Kim Yong Cheng and put him under strict guard.

"Let's keep it shut for now, maybe it will be useful or it won't work, once we find out that they have bad intentions...... Behead on the spot!" Shen Jin said to Zhang Xiu, who nodded noncommittally.

The other sixty-two prisoners in the cell were also brought by the jailers, and the reality of the situation made Shen Jin a little disappointed, because although these sixty-two prisoners were all men, the old man over fifty years old and the children under the age of fifteen accounted for a large part of them, and none of the remaining young men were long, even a little stronger, standing in front of Shen Jin, all of them looked like frosted eggplants, and they couldn't stand steadily, even the weak and loose musicians yesterday looked much stronger than them。

"According to the requirements of the recruitment notice, there are only twenty-five years of age here, just the age, let them eat a few full meals and practice for a month, maybe it will be a little better than now, but the good is limited, don't expect them to play any role in the war, thank God if they can not drag us back. Zhang Xiu frowned.

Shen Jin carefully selected, and said: "It's better than nothing, choose one that seems to be clever and learns quickly, and others can be sent to Luoyang Ling to act as a man who builds a city and repairs embankments, and it can always come in handy." Also, the old cell boss asked him to be the overseer of the city defenses, and the remaining four jailers were incorporated into the army. ”

"You really don't let any of them go. Zhang Xiu laughed, but his eyes saw the figure at the gate running quickly, and couldn't help lowering his voice to remind Shen Jin, "Just talking about him, that Lord Luoyang Ling himself came to find him." ”

Cheng Yifan panted and ran in front of Shen Jin, and before he could speak, Zhang Xiu's seemingly perfunctory laziness nodded to him, and then beckoned his sergeants to place the prisoners and jailers.

"The subordinate looked for the general for a morning, and the general came here to see the prisoners. Cheng Yifan's face turned red again, and he didn't know if it was because he was running and wheezing or because he was excited, "Xia Guan also saw the people in the three prisoner cars, they are the key criminals of the Donghu barbarians, where is the general going to send them?"

"Hold them in a more reliable place. Shen Jin didn't really want to talk about this topic, so his tone changed: "I have already selected some people who are suitable for joining the army, and I have also found some people for you." ”

"Soldiers, people, people, are these thieves and robbers, this is not in accordance with etiquette!" Cheng Yifan's eyes showed a trace of indignation.

"So how can you get enough manpower in a polite manner?" Shen Jin didn't want to be sarcastic, this Luoyang Ling was just a little pedantic, but there was still irony in the tone of his speech.

Cheng Yifan's face turned even redder, and he gasped for a while, and there was silence between the two of them for a while, only the voices of Zhang Xiu and a few sergeants shouting loudly floated back and forth in the Dongcheng prison.

After being silent for a long time, Shen Jin turned around and walked outside the gate, asking as he walked, "Master Cheng came all the way here, wouldn't it be just to ask me about the prisoner?"

Cheng Yifan hurriedly followed: "Xiaguan has counted the grain storage points in various granaries in the city last night, and the granaries in Shisanli Bridge, Sifangwu, Zhang Fang's hometown and other granaries have a total of 17,000 grains, as well as 3,000 catties of forage for war horses, with our current number of horses, this number can support us for a year." ”

Although pedantic, but this Luoyang Ling is really good, Luoyang's granaries are scattered within dozens of miles around the city, and he has already counted it in one night, you can imagine how much energy it spent, Shen Jin turned his head and took a look, and found that Cheng Yifan's eyes were bloodshot, and his face was even a little haggard, obviously because he hadn't slept all night.

"It's hard work, Lord Cheng. Shen Jin spoke sincerely, slowed down, and waited for Cheng Yifan to stand side by side with him before he said: "Although the current amount of grain and grass, armor, and weapons seems to be sufficient, but this is because our own number is too small, I need more people who can fight, and this means that we need more food and grass." ”

"I'll figure it out. Cheng Yifan wiped the beads of sweat on his forehead, this was the first time he didn't claim to be a subordinate official in front of Shen Jin, but he didn't realize it himself.

Shen Jin smiled gently, patted Cheng Yifan's thin shoulder, and felt that he was not as awkward as he seemed on the surface, but Cheng Yifan was stunned by this rather martial arts action, and his two small eyes stared at him.

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The progress of the garrison work is much smoother than Shen Jin expected, and many of the people in the city have joined the ranks of repairing the city and building defenses and consolidating the river due to the temptation of food, of course, this is also due to Cheng Yifan's experience of mobilizing the people's own experience, just like the lively scene of welcoming the return of Da Sima on the day of the Mid-Autumn Festival, a bunch of dried meat, a piece of steamed cake, and successfully created a grand scene of eating pot pulp and winning grain scenery, which is in line with the appearance of etiquette and ceremony, and similarly, this is also from Cheng Yifan's handwriting.

The 12 city gates of Luoyang and the associated city walls have been strengthened in different ways, among which the Ximing Gate leading to the direction of Mengjin Kunhan and the Guangmo Gate connecting the Tiger Prison Pass have been built to be strong and tall, and special sentry guards have been arranged. This is the most likely direction of the Xianbei Donghu people, of course, has been standing still but eyeing the Qin State must not be guarded, under the hard work of the new monarch and the Ming Lord, the Qin State is no longer the fierce state of the past, but the ambition to compete for the world, the ambition to unify the universe is increasing day by day, Luoyang, a city that occupies a unique position in the history of China Shenzhou, has an irresistible temptation for them.

Several of the city's main streets were walled with earthen walls, firmly guarding the way to the old palace. The embankments on both sides of Luoshui have also been strengthened as much as possible, although there has never been a torrential rain like that day, and there is no way to test the effectiveness of the embankment, but it is always reassuring to see the neatly piled up bluestone shore road that stretches for several miles.

The only thing that hasn't changed much is the number of defenders in Luoyang City, the effect of the recruitment notice is minimal, posted for more than a month, but only sparsely recruited more than 200 yellow-skinny refugees, the people in the city seem to think very clearly, if only do the people's husband, then the day the city is broken, the new master may not be able to kill them all, then again, they are really killed, who will rule for them? Who will grow food for them? The Hu people are no longer a nation that only knew about killing frantically in the early years, they have also accepted the civilization of the Han people, at least in many cases, they will not slaughter the city viciously; but what if they go to join the army? It is simply a dead end, and sometimes, they simply find it difficult to understand how these poor Jin soldiers who are still stationed in Luoyang City can be so calm and calm in the face of their doomed death.

The post of Xingchong Chong set off came back dejected on the seventh day, his former homeless fellow people, the green forest heroes he knew, such as Lei Lao Sanqu and the likes of Lei Lao, who he talked about, politely said that he would lead his subordinates to fight Hu Renliangdao when the time came, and it could be regarded as a little solidarity for Luoyang City, and he politely invited the post to eat a closed door. Except for bringing a dozen grass thieves who really can't get along, the post can be said to have achieved nothing.

Shen Jin was not surprised by this result, since he didn't have any hope, so he would not feel disappointed, he started strict training, eliminating the weak and retaining the strong, to keep the chaff, a few months down, it can be regarded as tempering a law is generally rigorous, bow horses are still skilled, this army has a total of 500 people, with Wu Xing's tribe, Pingling's children, The Mingfengzhai Righteous Army was the main backbone and was divided into five hundred-man teams, with the best of Wu Xing's tribe and Pingling's disciples as the commanders of each hundred-man team, and Zhang Xiu and the post became Shen Jin's left and right hand lieutenants who relied on his arms.

Of course, the eliminated soldier Shen Jin did not ignore it, he was not used to killing on the battlefield, and his physique was too weak, so let them do some duties within their ability, such as watching and warning outside the city gate, or cooking and cooking for the firehead army, and they can also handle some military chores.

The task of scout detectives did not dare to hand over to those soldiers, this is an extremely important function, and the news from the scouts is directly related to Luoyang City's response measures, so Shen Jin arranged for the most capable soldiers in his troir to take on this important task.

The patrol of the city was also carried out very strictly, which was all in preparation for the siege of the city, to grasp the movement of the people's hearts, to crack down on the hoarding of unscrupulous merchants, and to pay attention to those who were on a mission.

It was during such a routine inspection that Shen Jin got a tip, it is said that next to the Xuanyang Gate leading to Tongtuo Street in Nancheng, there has been a group of samurai with swords on their backs and suspicious expressions living in an inn for a long time. But when he led the men and horses to the test, he found that the samurai living in this ugly and dilapidated inn were actually people he knew.

Looking at Qianchong with a gentle smile on his face, Shen Jin was surprised: "Yes...... Why are you here?"

"We have always known that General Shen is here, but the general is busy and busy, so it is inconvenient for us and other idle guests to disturb him. Qian Chong and Shen Jin had met several times, and they were also familiar with each other, so their expressions were extremely soothing, and they also beckoned Shen Jin to sit down together, as if they were receiving visiting old friends.

Shen Jin noticed that almost all the disciples of the Qianjia family he knew were here, the short-haired Ji Rui, the dark-faced Xue Yang, the tower-like and majestic Luan Qingtian, the lean and neat Guo Qihuai, and the baby-faced Xing Yu.

"I haven't seen Mr. Chi and Miss Dong for a long time, oh, don't forget to bring a message to Mr. Chi's sister-in-law, her brothers are now in our army, and Brother Jin has also become a general. Shen Jin touched Wushi's head and said.

"When I see that Chi girl, I will tell the general's words. Qianchong nodded, and poured a hot tea for Shen Jin, and the disciples of the Qianjia family were all sitting in the small inn room, which seemed to be full of people.

"All the gods and men are here, aren't there still demons and monsters in the city?"

"I stayed here for the sake of demons, and I didn't dare to alarm General Shen. ”

"If it is useful to get the young general, Shen Jin is willing to serve the work of dogs and horses!" Shen Jin always has an inexplicable reverence for these Qianjia disciples, and the heroes who can fight with demons always make him yearn for them, but before Qianchong expressed his gratitude, he said: "Although you gods and men are highly skilled, but you are in a dangerous city, you still have to be more careful, this is not a place to stay for a long time, if the enemy army comes, I am afraid that you will suffer from the fish in the pond." ”

The general's kindness, Qian Chongming was heartfelt. Although the disciples of the Qianjia family are not involved in the military conquest of the human world, when the real enemy army enters the city and kills innocents indiscriminately, our disciples of the Qianjia family have no reason to stand up, they only hate the forbidden by the rules of the door, and the current affairs, but the disciples of the Qianjia family can't help them. Qian Chong almost immediately heard the meaning of Shen Jin's mouth, to be honest, as far as his heart was concerned, he was also willing to do his part for this respectable general who was guarding the dangerous city alone, but the battle of the demons was imminent, and they really couldn't be distracted.

Of course, Shen Jin wanted to recruit these Qianjia disciples as helpers, but before he could get to the point, he was blocked back by Qianchong who heard the string song and knew his elegant intentions, thinking about it, these are the gods who deal with demons, and they accepted the invitation of Da Sima to help them in the past, that is to conquer the Xianbei ghost army, and now it is the upcoming conquest and fight between people, no wonder they have withdrawn.

After a few words of greeting, Shen Jin immediately got up to say goodbye, and did not forget to explain when he left: "Go back and let the camp send some grain, rice, wine and meat, gentlemen should not be so bitter." ”

"It's even more bitter in the army, and we don't cheat with the general. Qianchong held Shen Jin's hand, "Take care." ”

A polite and bland conversation, this was also the only time that the disciples of the Qianjia and Shen Jin met in Luoyang before the war began. None of them realized that the bond of fate had actually bound them together, and they would live and die together in the years to come......

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The golden yellow of late autumn is so ephemeral that it seems fleeting, and the majestic city of Luoyang ushers in a dark gray winter in the changing nature of the sun and the moon.

A cold, windy, snow-white, blood-red winter.