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Chapter 445 Luoyang Emergency Report
In the Tiefo Village of Tashan, ten miles northwest of Mi County, Zhang Cheng stood alone on the high platform in front of the Thousand-foot Pagoda, looking at the nearly thousand bandits and hungry people kneeling below.

"Stand up for me!"

Zhang Cheng suddenly yelled, and all the thieves and hungry people in the audience were shocked, and hurriedly got up, all of them stared at him tiredly with big dull eyes.

He saw that everyone had a weak body, even those horse thieves and step thieves looked ashen, without any light, trembling in the cold wind.

Zhang Cheng couldn't help feeling a bit of sadness in his heart. They were both the people of the Ming Dynasty and the Han family, but they were in such hardship. It seemed that he still had a long way to go if he wanted to save the people of the world and wipe out the demons!
He thought about this, and said loudly: "Today, Li Jiyu came out of the stronghold alone, and begged me to give up my life to save you. forget.

Although Li Jiyu led you and others to rebellion, but it was justifiable, it was not deliberately planned, now he has a heart of repentance, he is more willing to serve the court, and it is the time when the court is employing people.

As the saying goes, God also has the virtue of being good at life, and Zuo Qiuming once said, "Who has no faults?"There is nothing good that can be improved after passing by."

This Commander, hereby announces today that Dengfeng Li Jiyu will be pardoned for his crimes of rebellion.

Later, the sergeants under my commander will bring meat porridge. After you are full, you can go by yourself and will not stop you. However, you should do your own thing in the future. If you make trouble again, this commander will never tolerate it! "

Li Jiyu knelt down on the ground and took the lead in thanking him loudly: "Li Jiyu thanked Marshal Zhang for not killing him. From now on, he will swear to the death to follow him, lead his horse and hold the reins for him, let him be driven, and die without regret!"

Ji Zhiying didn't realize it until this time, and hastily bowed her head and said loudly, "Ji Zhiying is willing to follow the commander-in-chief, go through fire and water, and swear allegiance to the death."

The thieves under the high platform and the hungry Wuyang Wuyang all expressed their thanks and loyalty.

But Zhang Cheng said loudly: "Listen well, although you are pardoned for the crime of rebellion today, it is not that you are recruited to be my commander.

In my army, the most important military regulations and disciplines are rewards for meritorious deeds and punishments for demerits. This is the first; when entering our army, there will be no retreat in every battle, and those who are timid will not live. This is the second; only young people are accepted. Strong and good family members, don't be treacherous and rogue, this is the third.

I hope you will think about yourself, lest the military law is ruthless, and you will die in the military regulations before you go into battle! "

Everyone in the audience was silent for a while, and looked at each other.

Only then did Zhang Cheng say to Li Jiyu and the others: "Li Jiyu, Ji Zhiying, get up and bring some healthy people with me to fetch food with me. Let you have a full meal first."

Li Jiyu and Ji Zhiying hurriedly got up to answer the order loudly, greeted more than a dozen relatively strong people, and followed Zhang Cheng to the gate of the village.

The rest of the people still knelt on the ground and watched them walk towards the gate of the village, gradually going away until they faded out of sight, but they still did not dare to get up.

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Outside Tiefo Village, Lin Fangping and others were all sweating for Zhang Cheng. Although it seemed that Li Jiyu had come to surrender sincerely, there were actually nearly a thousand bandits in that village.

Who can guarantee that there will be no surprises?

But Zhang Cheng's military orders have always been strict, and no one dared to disobey them. Everyone was gearing up, scratching their heads and worrying about Zhang Cheng, when Su Huhu suddenly said, "Come out, Commander!"

They "wow..." After a while, Qi Qi quickly walked up to Zhang Cheng and gathered around Zhang Cheng to look around. Zhang Cheng smiled and said, "Look at me, I'm so flustered."

"Hahaha……"

Everyone laughed when they heard the words.

Zhang Cheng said again: "Lin Fangping, take out the small pot, grains, and bacon that you prepared, and carry them back to the brothers, and fill your stomach quickly."

Lin Fangping responded and went to make arrangements, but here Li Jiyu knelt down and worshiped again: "Commander, Li Jiyu knows that he has committed a serious crime, and he is willing to be a pawn by his side. I hope the commander will not dislike him!"

Zhang Cheng smiled and said: "You have the talent of a general. You have commanded tens of thousands of horses before, but now you are willing to be the pawn of the commander. Isn't it a waste of talent?"

Li Jiyu's big face flushed instantly, and he said, "Li Jiyu begs the commander to forgive me."

It was also a helpless move when he left the stronghold to ask for surrender, he was really not willing, he was only willing to exchange the life of one person for the life of others because he thought that it would be useless for everyone to die.

But Zhang Cheng treated him with courtesy, not only pardoning the crimes of the thieves, but also pardoning him, and even entering the village alone to meet everyone, such a heart and courage, how could he not be convinced!

However, Zhang Cheng said to Li Jiyu: "The Dengfeng Rebellion started because of you, there are still tens of thousands of hungry people there, and now there is no government control, and greater disasters will occur at any time.

Now, you have been under the command of this commander. You have returned to Dengfeng first to stabilize the situation. From among them, you have selected innocent young men, registered them in the book, and organized them into the army. You passed through Mi County and Zhengzhou, passed through the Sun Family Ferry, and then passed through Weihui He and Zhangde two prefectures, passed through Gyeonggi, walked through Bauhinia Pass and entered Xuanfu for practice.

If the rest of the people are willing to live and work in my Xuan Town, the Commander can also send soldiers to guard you, and go with the young and strong people you choose. Along the way, there will be people arranged by the Commander to provide food and grain for you. "

Li Jiyu hurriedly knelt down to thank him and said, "Li Jiyu implores the commander-in-chief to send a general to Dengfeng to take charge of the overall situation!"

"Ha ha……"

Zhang Cheng laughed, and after a while, he said again: "Is it because you don't trust me, or is it because I am afraid that I don't trust you?"

Li Jiyu didn't know how to answer for a while, but he froze on the spot, looking at a loss.

Zhang Cheng said again: "As the saying goes, 'Employing people is not suspicious, and suspecting people is not necessary'. This commander has already included you under his command, so he will trust you. Moreover, the army under my command will go to Luoyang to fight against the intruders. Fight fiercely, at this critical moment, it is really inappropriate to divide the troops."

He said again: "Li Jiyu, if I dare to use you, I believe in you. You don't have to worry about it. After returning to Dengfeng this time, you will clean up your troops according to what I said. Those cunning thieves, soldiers Not a single ruffian or scoundrel will be left behind."

"Yes, please rest assured, Commander!"

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On the ninth day of December in the 13th year of Emperor Chongzhen of the Ming Dynasty, there was a town of Kangzhuang on the banks of the Luoshui River, ten miles west of Gongxian County, Henan Province. This place was less than a hundred miles away from Luoyang, the capital city of Henan Province.

However, the world is chaotic and famines continue, there are not many people in Kangzhuang Town, most of them go out to seek relatives and friends, or go to beg everywhere, and most of the people left behind are older people.

Today, a torrent of iron armor marched into Kangzhuang Town mightily. In addition to nearly [-] elite soldiers, there are also thousands of horses and many carriages.

The army set up a large camp along the Luohe River outside Kangzhuang Town, and the Chinese Army tent was set up in Kangzhuang Town. In the evening, dozens of healthy horses galloped into the camp of Kangzhuang Town, and then rumors came from the camp. shouted loudly.

"Luoyang urgent report... Luoyang urgent report..."

(End of this chapter)