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made up his mind, and on the second day, Zhang Lu went directly to the route of the Red Phoenix Army's patrol on the grounds of going out hunting.

As he had guessed, Zhang Lu was immediately arrested, and when he revealed that he had important information, those men also brought him to the staff to await further questioning.

Staying in the interrogation room, Zhang Lu was a little scared and didn't understand what he was about to face.

In the mouths of those generals, this Red Phoenix Army is portrayed as a cruel demon, burning, killing and looting everywhere it goes, and what does it mean to fall into the hands of this group of demons?

Zhang Lu couldn't hide the fear in his heart, and his two eyes looked at the closed prison door, which was forged from a whole iron plate, and even a martial artist in the Danding realm couldn't break it.

It cut off the sunlight from the outside, and also made the flower of hope in Zhang Lu's heart lose nutrients and began to wither.

Time passed little by little, and the whole cell was silent, except for the sound of the heart beating. Staying here, Zhang Lu began to feel agitated, he opened his mouth and screamed, but there was nothing but echoes, the only thing was the sound of his heart beating, and his stomach couldn't help but be hungry, and began to squirm constantly, and the screams were extremely loud.

"Plop plop!"

Again and again, it seemed to get longer and longer each time.

"Gollum!"

The sound of hunger is getting weaker and weaker.

"Could it be that I will really be put to death?"

Thinking of those rumors, Zhang Lu licked his shriveled lips, and at this moment he began to hallucinate, thinking that he seemed to have returned to the past, in the wilderness of nothingness and complete despair, he could only rely on his feet and hands, trying to pick up the dirt and eat grass roots to survive.

"Is there anybody, is there anybody, who's going to save me?"

His memory began to be confused, and Zhang Lu couldn't figure out the situation and began to wail.

There was a "creak", and the door opened.

A light shone in from the doorway, bringing a little warmth to the previously cold cell.

From the door, a person walked in and asked Zhang Lu.

"Tell me, what exactly is your purpose?"

"Didn't I say it? I'm surrendering, and I have important information that I hope you will accept. ”

"Important information, who knows if you're a fake?"

The other party's words were full of disdain, which made Zhang Lu even more frightened, he struggled hard to stand up, but the trapped chains on his body made it difficult for him to move, and he may not have eaten for a long time before, and his body did not have much strength, so he could only make a "knock" sound.

He began to cry, feeling as if he had been greatly wronged.

"I'm dying of hunger, how can I be fake?"

"Oh, tell me, what is the information?"

"Boyan. Boyan had already left the military tent and was ready to attack Anding. ”

"We've known this for a long time!"

"Got it?" Zhang Lu was a little surprised, searched hard for possible information in his mind, and continued: "Yes, that's right. The khan also departed, and it was said that he seemed to be preparing to go to settle down and exterminate his henchmen!"

"That's it?"

Zhang Lu was even more nervous, and he couldn't figure out what the Red Phoenix Army wanted: "Also, what else? By the way, famine! Since Na Ba Xuan came to power, many brothers have not been able to eat! If it weren't for those bastards on our heads, we would have rebelled a long time ago." ”

"Famine?"

This tone of doubt gave Zhang Lu a little hope.

He kept nodding his head and replied, "That's right." It's famine!"

"Famine?

"That's not enough?"

Zhang Lu was frightened, and hurriedly said: "By the way, those brothers of mine, and many others want to surrender. It's just that they are afraid of the Mongols, so they never dare to act! But I believe that as soon as the heavenly soldiers arrive, they will definitely surrender!"

"Oh, tell me, who are they?"

"Don't worry, sir, I'll tell you. Not daring to hesitate, Zhang Lu immediately explained the people he knew one by one.

After all, he has been in Mongolia for more than ten years, and in order to consolidate his position, Zhang Lu has also communicated with many people.

There were not many of them, only twenty or thirty, but each of them held an unimportant, but very important, position as centurion.

"It's a good feat that you can confess these people, but it's a bit offensive that we detained you here before. But these are the laws of our army, in order to prevent anyone from spreading false information, and you should not blame you for this. ”

The man spoke, waved his hand at the soldier behind him, and ordered, "Since this man has already given us the information we need, there is no need for him to stay here." Remember, let him have a good meal and a shower, after all, he will have to rely on this person to subdue those guys later. ”

"Thank you, thank you very much. ”

Zhang Lu relaxed at this time, touched his forehead, and found that his entire forehead was sweaty.

Before, he was really scared and dizzy!

The man also took the information in his hand and came to the front of the staff.

Looking at the information in his hand, Duan Feng couldn't hide the joy in his eyes, and said with a smile: "If we have the help of these people, then if we completely annihilate the Mongolian army, we can reduce a lot of casualties." ”

The Red Phoenix Army is not endless, and even because of its own policies, every sacrifice is a pressure on the finances, so if Duan Feng is not necessarily sure, he will definitely not launch a general attack, in order to avoid unnecessary sacrifices.

Now that he has received the information from Zhang Lu, it naturally makes Duan Feng ecstatic!

"In that case, it's time to get started. ”

With confidence, Duan Feng walked towards the place where Xiao Feng lived, he was a little fluttery when he walked, and the war that had lasted for more than two years finally had the possibility of ending, which made him feel extremely happy.

"So, do you think now is the time?"

After listening to what Duan Feng said, Xiao Feng tried her best to calm herself, but her slightly narrowed eyes were smiling.

When the rest of the people saw this, they also raised their heads one after another, waiting for the next order.

Duan Feng nodded with a serious face and replied, "That's right!"

Xiao Feng took a deep breath, what Xiao Yue said yesterday was still lingering in his mind, if that Ali Buge and Boyan were really seriously injured, then it was indeed time to launch a general attack.

"In that case, let's get started. Three days later, a general offensive was launched. ”

At the sound of an order, all the soldiers replied in unison.

"Lord Qiqi, we will definitely go all out to completely annihilate the Red Phoenix Army!"

The power is hard to hide, the killing voice is full, and the anger accumulated for decades or even hundreds of years is finally about to open the final curtain at this moment.

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Before Jingchuan.

Thinking about the previous scene, Ba Xuan was still angry.

"These Han dogs! I know that our army is in danger now, and instead of thinking about how to defeat the Red Phoenix Army, I will attack me? Blame my brother for being too doting, if I have to belittle them all. ”

"That's right, Your Highness! And if this continues, I am afraid that over time, they will have bad intentions and plan to surrender to the Red Phoenix Army, which is also a hidden danger. Why don't you cut off the other party's food and starve these guys to death?" Following Baruch's side, Baruch suggested.

"Cut off the food and grass?"

Ba Xuan was a little stunned, but immediately hesitated, and replied: "If this is the case, I am afraid that it will not be feasible! After all, there are other people besides me." As you know, since the Khan's departure, it has been up to Korejian to preside over the overall situation. If he had known about it, he would have never agreed to it. ”

After all, the Mongols were scarce, and the total number of people was only a million people, and only by recruiting other tribes could they organize an army that could fight in the north and south.

And in this army, the Han people occupy not a lot of numbers, but there are quite a few, at least a third.

If those Han generals knew about it because of this matter, they would inevitably be blamed, and if it was even worse, they would directly join the command of the Red Phoenix Army, which is not a lie.

So no matter how bold he was, he didn't dare to do such a thing!

Baruch smiled, "Your Highness." Of course, this is not possible, but don't forget, I am now a quartermaster. It's up to me to decide who will lead the food. And I just need to do something about it, how do they know?"

"Oh, then I'll leave this matter to you!"

Ba Yu laughed, and couldn't wait to see that group of Han dogs had to lie at their feet and wag their tails and beg for mercy in order to survive!

Day 2.

In front of the makeshift cooking room, the meat porridge had already been boiled in the cauldron, although the meat porridge was extremely sparse, there was not much rice or meat foam in it, and the bottom of the bowl could be seen at a glance, but there were still many people lined up waiting for this bowl of porridge to satisfy their hunger.

In the middle of the team, Zhang Lu still felt a little in a trance, feeling that the previous experience was a dream, but when he touched his stomach, the feeling of fullness stuffed with food reminded him why he was sent back.

"Do you do everything in your power to create a riot? I don't know if this will succeed!"

Shaking his head, Zhang Lu looked at the scene around him, and the man's instructions echoed in his mind, and he lined up in the queue as usual, although the gruel was not comparable to the food provided by the Red Phoenix Army to him.

"I'm sorry, it's gone!"

In the distance, the fireman pointed to the few remaining iron pots and shook his head.

"But yesterday there was one, why is it not today?"

Seeing that there was no food, the people in front of him suddenly panicked.

Like Zhang Lu, they had always been devastated by hunger, and they lived on such a little gruel every day, but now that the gruel was gone, of course they began to make a fuss.

"That's right! We're tired and tired, and we're selling our lives, so why don't we even have this little food?"

"If there is no food today, we will stay here and see who can support it. ”

"Why is the food consumed so quickly? Wasn't it swallowed by the quartermaster?"

“......”

Seeing that the fireman was indifferent, the whole team was completely out of order with a "boom", everyone ran out of the team, and surrounded the entire cooking room.

Most of them here are Han soldiers, and as the lowest level of the entire army, they have always been oppressed by foreign tribes including Mongolia, Semu, Khitan, etc., and they can only give in because of their lack of strength, but now they are forced to be like this, and it is the time for him to take action.

"Everyone!"

Zhang Lu stood up and said loudly: "Everyone knows. Before the Great Khan left, we did not lack food for a day. But since Baruch took office, our food has been getting worse day by day!

That Baruch has suffered so many crimes, and now that he has the opportunity, he naturally wants to take revenge fiercely.

After all, the Red Phoenix Army will launch an operation in two days, and he only needs to perform well in it, maybe he won't have to be imprisoned, and he may even be promoted to a knighthood.

Zhang Lu is convinced of this.

"Baruch, since it's him, let's go to him and ask him about it. ”

"That guy is a subordinate. What this person has done, I'm afraid that it can't be separated from it. ”

"Anyway, this time we must get our food back!"

“......”

Receiving Zhang Lu's bewitchment, everyone shouted in unison, and a group of hundreds of people walked towards Baruch's military tent in the distance.

Nabaruch hadn't woken up yet, he was still asleep, and he was about to get up after hearing the movement outside, but he was blocked by a group of people, and he couldn't get out.

"You guys. What do you want to do?"

Baruch began to feel scared, he didn't expect that Zhang Lu would do such an act and force him directly to the door.

Zhang Lu replied: "It's nothing. I just want to ask, what about our salary, why are we only receiving so much today?" The grain bag on his waist was next, and there was only a shallow amount of rice in it, and he had to cover his palms when he spread it out.

"That's right. What about the rest?"

Immediately after, the rest asked.

Their posture made Baruch feel even more frightened, and forcibly explained: "Isn't this ready for you a long time ago? And besides you, aren't the other soldiers hungry, and why are you here alone?"

Zhang Lu was disdainful and sneered: "Others are others, we are us." Anyway, you have to give us enough food today, or we'll be out with you!"

"It's not over? Why is it not over? Is it possible, are you still planning to gather a crowd to rebel?"

In the distance, Nabalu opened his mouth and shouted, and since he heard the movement here, he rushed over at once, and was relieved to see that Nabaruch was not dead.

Because for Baqiu, Baruk, who controlled the power of military ration distribution, was an important pawn in the clamping and payment of the entire Mongol army, and he could not be completely defeated because of these people.

"Rebellion?

Zhang Ludun felt a tightness in his heart, but he felt that there was the support of the Red Phoenix Army behind him, so he raised his head and stared at the one in the distance.

"The last will come today for food. After all, we haven't eaten for a long time, and we're so hungry! If we continue to starve like this, I'm afraid we'll starve to death here!"

"So what do you want to say? In any case, it is a felony for you to gather soldiers and disturb discipline in the army. Believe it or not, I'm going to cut off your head right now?"

Seeing that the other party dared to look directly at him, he felt as if he was offended, and directly opened his mouth to scold.

Zhang Lu's mind was hot, but he stepped forward and complained: "However, we are all hungry and panicked, can't Your Highness give us a little food? After all, we have followed the Khan for many years, and even if we have no merit, we have hard work! Or does Your Highness want to starve us to death?"

"Shut up!"

Hearing those two words, Ba Xuan's color immediately changed, and when the word killing came out of his mouth, he saw that everyone was brushing together to reveal murderous intent, and quickly changed his words: "It seems that you are really looking for death." Come on, take this person down to me, and hit the eighty boards!"

Baruch had already offended these people before, if he really killed Zhang Lu, then these people would be angry, and they were afraid that they would start attacking directly.

Ba Xuan was afraid that he would fall into it, so he had to fabricate charges, hoping to temporarily detain Zhang Lu so as to restabilize the situation.

That Zhang Lu naturally couldn't struggle, and was also caught by the guards around Ba Xuan, and he was beaten violently. The rest of the people were scared and had to return to the barracks, but everyone knew that the countdown had begun, just waiting for the final moment.