Four Hundred and Seven: Move the Capital to Chenzhou (13)
A few days later, Xiangyang County Government. Ωhunt Δ文网Ww Ｗ． ΔLieWen. CC
"General Nine, please try this aged wine. This is the most precious wine of the former county magistrate. One jar is worth hundreds of taels of silver. In my opinion, only a heroic and extraordinary man like the general is worthy of such a wine. I will serve you..."
The brown-clothed steward smiled flatteringly, bent over and knelt to pour wine for a burly man with a full beard.
The man was in his early thirties, with very broad shoulders and muscles all over his body like huge rocks, knotted and powerful.
The palm was broad and rough, like a palm leaf fan, and the big bowl in his hand looked small and delicate.
He leaned on the upper position, holding two naked graceful women in his arms. There was no good skin on their bodies. The man's free hand touched the women's bodies, leaving new red marks soon.
The two women were so scared that they could only bite their lower lips and tremble, not daring to resist.
"Bah, this is still considered a good wine? The taste is not much better than what I drank before--"
The man took a sip, his ferocious face became stern, and he sprayed all the wine in his mouth and smashed the wine bowl in his hand.
This man was rough and strong, sitting there like a small meat mountain, one person was four of him.
The brown-clothed steward was so scared that his legs trembled and he almost dropped the wine jar in his arms to the ground.
"Go away, useless coward, don't hinder this general's enjoyment."
The man waved his big hand and pushed the brown-clothed steward away.
He didn't use much strength, but the other party fell backwards and rolled hard, and even his teeth were loosened.
Seeing this, the man laughed loudly, his voice was like thunder, and even standing outside the courtyard, one could hear the man's unbridled laughter.
The brown-clothed steward staggered to his feet and limped away, with the sound of two women sobbing and panting faintly heard behind him.
This was originally the residence of the county magistrate of Xiangyang County, and the two beautiful women inside were the concubines of a wealthy businessman in Xiangyang County.
As for the man who was looking for fun inside, he was the leader of the Green Army, the Nine Generals.
Just as Feng Jin and others said,
The leaders of the Green Army were originally mountain bandits, and they were full of evil on weekdays. If it weren't for the earthquake disaster, the Dongqing royal family's desperate move of the capital, which caused public resentment, they might still be entrenched in the mountains, robbing and robbing.
Now that they have risen up, they are instead sought after by a large number of people. They have transformed themselves and proclaimed themselves generals, which can be called spirited.
The so-called Nine Generals of the Green Army, who proclaimed themselves Flying Tigers, were originally just mountain country folk. One day, he was drunk and suddenly became lustful. He molested his neighbor's daughter, who resisted strongly. He killed her by mistake. Fearing that he would be arrested and thrown into prison, he could only flee in a hurry and finally became a bandit.
Living in a house that was once inaccessible, sleeping with a woman who once only appeared in dreams, these days are so free and unrestrained.
"Report!"
General Jiu was having fun when a blue-clothed soldier came outside the house to deliver a message.
He got up from the woman unhappily and asked in a thunderous voice, "What are you reporting? What happened again!"
"Report to the general, a big fish appeared outside the city." The man raised his head with a smile. He was a confidant brought out from the bandit's nest by General Jiu, so he was not afraid of the murderous General Jiu. "According to the brothers, they should be the cooks transporting the baggage of the court."
"The court..." General Jiu was frightened and asked, "How many people?"
"About 3,000 people, most of them were injured. They should have fought with someone and barely escaped." The messenger continued, "There are at least a hundred baggage carts transporting the baggage. We secretly checked the places they passed by, and all the spilled rice was rice."
When General Jiu heard this number, he couldn't help but be moved, but after being moved, he became a little worried.
"Three thousand people... Is this too many people?"
The messenger said, "General Nine, don't worry. Among these four thousand people, 70% to 80% are civilians who are fleeing, and the remaining soldiers are also injured. These grains are probably sent to other places by fools in Shangjing for disaster relief..."
After the establishment of the Qingyi Army, they repeatedly robbed Jiang Pengji's troops and intercepted a lot of grain.
In the eyes of these bandits, it is better to give these grains to them instead of saving the half-dead civilians.
They, the Qingyi Army, rose up for the sake of the people.
"General, in my opinion, they are going to pass through the Dragon and Tiger Plank Road. If we let them pass, it will be difficult for us to chase them."
After passing the Dragon and Tiger Plank Road, it is the area of Chengde County. There are also several Qingyi Army there. This piece of fat meat will be given to others.
General Nine thought for a moment and asked, "How much food do we have left?"
The messenger said, "We have looted a lot of money, but not much to eat. Many of us are still tightening our belts."
In fact, there is a lot of food, but the number of Qingyi soldiers exceeds 10,000, and everyone eats with an open belly. After a few days, the food reserves have run out. If it is not the autumn harvest season, the granaries and granaries of each household will not have enough food, and we will go hungry again.
General Nine frowned and said impatiently, "Then you take your brothers and intercept their food, don't let other people get it cheap."
The messenger was delighted. What did General Nine mean by this? He didn't go out?
Thinking of the content reported by his subordinates, he couldn't help but be ecstatic.
That group of people transported a lot of food, and the people who followed them to escape were all carrying a lot of money, so there was a lot of money to be made.
"General, how many brothers should I take to intercept the food?"
"Just bring three thousand with you."
General Ninth originally wanted to say four thousand, but when he thought that most of those people were ordinary people, they should not have strong combat effectiveness.
"Got the order!"
The Tsing Yi Army has been sending people to keep an eye on the food transport team. If all the people are gathered, they can leave the city to pursue them.
It had only been an hour since we left the city, and we could vaguely see the group of people walking towards the Longhu Plank Road like ants.
They seemed to have gone through a fierce battle. Everyone was defeated, looked tired and walked very slowly.
Transporting a large amount of food, the speed is not fast, and with the thousands of people dragging down the team, the speed is as slow as a tortoise.
"Meng thought it would take half a day for the fish to bite the hook, but he didn't expect them to come so quickly..."
Meng Hun noticed the movement from afar, covered the sun with his hands, turned his head quietly, and saw the traces of the Tsing Yi Army chasing behind him with his sharp eyes.
Xu Ke smiled and said, "Don't say anything anymore. Let's go. Lang Jun is already ready."
He was wearing a terry brown short coat, looking like an ordinary citizen, with a pair of straw sandals tied around his feet that were about to wear out, and he looked very miserable.
"Do you know how many people are here?" Xu Ke pressed the sunshade on his head and asked Meng Hun.
"Look at this movement. There are about three thousand people. Most of them are on foot. They probably came all the way." Meng Hun clicked his tongue, with a hint of ridicule in his words, "I am already tired from the long-distance attack, and I want to sneak up on the enemy from behind to intercept the food. This brain..."