Chaos in the Eastern Jin Dynasty

Chapter 92
It was scheduled to take half a month's journey, and this group of loyal and brave soldiers with high fighting spirit actually only took ten days to arrive. The fighting power of the seven ranks per capita is really not unreal.

The fighting power of Ran Min's army, which was ranked eighth rank per capita, had already shocked him. Although the Zhongyong Army only had 1000 people, it is estimated that it would be able to easily win against five times as many troops.

He was more confident about this surprise attack on Xiao Jingwen.

Back then in Cangwu County, if it wasn't for his wit, he and Qingchan would have been killed by Xiao Jingwen!
Countless innocent lives in Luofu Village have to be repaid with Captain Lin's blood.

The whereabouts of Hei Nuer and Tiewei, whose whereabouts are unknown so far, are probably also in Zitong County at this moment.

Whether public or private, Xiao Jingwen had to die!
When he arrived in Zitong County, Guan Ziyang first met Zhou Fu in the Deyizhou military camp outside the city, and he came here with the Queen Mother's order. Zhou Fu expressed his full cooperation with Guan Ziyang in fighting.

Guan Ziyang revealed all his plans, and the only problem here was, how could Zhou Fu's Yizhou army not be suspected by Xiao Jingwen, and justifiably withdraw.

Zhou Fu is also quick-witted: "Guan Dudu, in fact, there is a good opportunity right now!"

"Oh? Let's hear it."

"Si Maxun, governor of Liangzhou, was severely injured by Fu Jian in Wuzhangyuan. Now that Liangzhou is in a hurry, I can pretend to lead an army north to Liangzhou to help Sima Xun defend against Qin soldiers."

Guan Ziyang said in surprise, "Liangzhou is in a hurry? Why don't we take it easy?"

Zhou Fu smiled: "General Yin Hao of the Chinese Army marched to the north, Fu Jian has already returned to Kanto, ha ha."

So, overnight, the Yizhou Army that had besieged Zitong County for more than a year suddenly withdrew completely...

Guan Ziyang divided the Zhongyong Army into four parts, and he, Luo Ding, Qin Kuan, and Li Bin each led 250 people to find a place to settle in the nearby villages with Zitong County as the center.

Since Xiao Jingwen often sent a small group of soldiers from secret roads to plunder, there were no more people in the surrounding villages. Although the farmers valued their own land the most, it was difficult to survive without it, but facing Xiao Jingwen's banditry, they Had to embark on a wandering journey.

Everything went according to the plan, and all the soldiers pretended to be refugees who had just crossed the river from the north and mixed in these villages.

The local people already hated Xiao Jingwen deeply, they heard that this was the army sent by the imperial court to suppress the rebels, they all cooperated with them very much, pretending that they took them in, and waited for Xiao Jingwen to leave the city.

"Old man, are you the only one left in your family?" The old man in front of him was deaf, and Guan Ziyang leaned close to his ear and shouted loudly.

The old man nodded: "Dead, all dead, son, daughter-in-law, grandson, granddaughter, and old woman, all dead!"

Guan Ziyang's heart tightened: "What kind of evil is this Xiao Jingwen doing!"

The old man was calm and calm, and he was just tinkering with the bark and chaff stewed in the pot: "Whatever you want to take this time, just take it yourself. There are only a few old men like me left in this village, nothing else."

"But can you keep this in my pot for me? This is my last meal."

Guan Ziyang and the soldiers around him had tears in their eyes when they heard the words...

Thinking back to themselves, although they are the same people at the bottom, but in Jiankang, their food and clothing are at least guaranteed. The people in Zitong County are living a life like hell.

Guan Ziyang took out a piece of bread from his arms and handed it to the old man.

"Old man, we are the loyal army sent by the imperial court, we are here to destroy Xiao Jingwen!"

Only then did the old man raise his head, looked at the group of majestic men in front of him, took the bread with a sneer, and said to himself: "How many times have the army of the Xifu come here, but they just surrounded and did not fight. Later, when the Xifu left, Governor Zhou sent troops to come, It's still the same, just don't attack the city, let Xiao Jingwen send troops to burn, kill and loot everywhere, who sent you..."

Guan Ziyang clenched his fists: "Old man, don't worry, this time, I will take Xiao Jingwen's head!"

More than 200 people, this village definitely can't hold it, even if it can hold it, it's easy to reveal its secrets, so Guan Ziyang arranged three NO.40 people to stay here.

There were only old people left in the village, and the young ones either fled their hometown or were taken away by Xiao Jingwen. They discussed with the remaining people in the village and used their identities as Han Chinese who had just escaped from the former Qin Dynasty as a cover.

Then, Guan Ziyang visited several villages in succession. Except for one village on the cliff, because of the terrain, there were a few normal families in the village, and the other villages were in the same situation as before.

Guan Ziyang kept more than 30 people in each village, and he also found a village to live in.

Before Xiao Jingwen's army came, they had to pretend to be more like ordinary farmers.

Three days later, Guan Ziyang heard the news that the village next door was looted by Xiao Jingwen's troops again!

finally come!

……

Guan Ziyang was tied with hemp rope, and there were more than a dozen people tied to him beside him. They were dragged by soldiers on horseback and staggered forward, heading towards the city of Zitong County.

"Hahaha, Captain Lin, this time we have a bumper harvest! With so many strong men from the north, the state shepherd will definitely reward us. It's just a pity that the surrounding villages didn't find any food."

"Huan Wen went east to Wuchang, and Yin Hao's army marched north. Now our only enemy in Yizhou is Zhou Fu, and he has led the army to support Liangzhou. Wait for us to cultivate for a few more days, Mr. Zhou Mu He should lead us out of the county and take Yizhou!"

"So this time we catch the strong men, which is the top priority."

……

Guan Ziyang was just a few meters behind Lieutenant Lin. He was afraid that he would be recognized by Lieutenant Lin, so he kept his head buried as he walked and heard their conversation clearly.

It's really a narrow road to the enemy. Although Guan Ziyang wanted to go up and kill this Captain Lin right now, he remembered that he had told the loyal and brave army thousands of times, and everything was for the sake of the overall situation.

Letting this group of proud retainers pretend to be captured would inevitably lead to a conflict with Xiao Jingwen's army. Let's say that the soldier next to him had been whipped several times on his back, and the marks on his back were shocking. Show fear and cowardice to the fullest.

Guan Ziyang secretly remembered his appearance, and thought in his heart that when he was done, he must be rewarded well.

If you can't bear it, you will make a big conspiracy. After the loyal and brave troops have entered the city, you will personally deal with this indiscriminate and murderous Captain Lin.

When they arrived in the county, they were all shackled and detained in the compound of the county government.

At night, without alarming the guards, Guan Ziyang released the shackles with a shock of internal energy.

He wants to count first tonight how many soldiers of the loyal army have entered the city.

Taking advantage of the dark night, I counted the number of people, and there are 200 people in total. It seems that Xiao Jingwen's "harvest" is quite a lot on this first day!
At dawn the next day, another large group of people entered the city. This time, there were more loyal and brave soldiers. Although there were a small number of nearby villagers mixed in, he roughly estimated that there should be about 250 people!

Wait another day, as long as the number of people exceeds [-], you can report to Zhou Fu and agree on a time to attack the city.

At this time, a familiar face came into view, it was Xiao Jingwen, who was riding on a horse at this moment, inspecting the newly captured young man, with a satisfied expression on his face.

Lieutenant Lin said: "Lord Zhou Mu, the strong men this time are all refugees who just came from the north. They are all strong and strong men who escaped from the sword of the Di people. They can be elite soldiers!"

"Well, it looks good. You are good at training them. Zhou Fu's army is going north, and Chengdu is empty. We will set off in a few days and take Chengdu. It must be too late to learn "The Analects of Confucius" now. Just teach them a little more about military formation."

"Yes!" Lieutenant Lin replied loudly.

Xiao Jingwen flicked the whip in his hand, and threw it at Captain Lin: "If these guys are willing to work hard for me, please give me generous food and drink. If there are rebels, don't show mercy to the whip!"

Lieutenant Lin caught the whip thrown from him, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, Zhou Mu, the subordinate officials will not do this once or twice, or within three to five days, I promise they will be obedient!"

Xiao Jingwen nodded and rode away.

Lieutenant Lin Du ordered someone to bring out two large boxes of hot noodle cakes, and distributed one to each of them. Seeing each of them gobbled it up, he said with his hands behind his back: "You also heard just now that Mr. State Shepherd is just about to use his troops. , I gave you a way to make a living..."

"As long as you follow Mr. State Shepherd, the land in Yizhou will be yours. When the time comes to build a new house and marry a wife, it will be extremely easy..."

I have to say that Lieutenant Lin's speech is still very provocative. If they are really refugees, I am afraid they will really believe it.

Guan Ziyang buried his head in eating the cake, feeling very excited, because the person who gave him the cake just now was a black slave!

What he expected was right, if the black slave had become a soldier, then Tie Wei must be there too, his two domestic slaves were loyal to him, they got lost the first time they went out with him, Guan Ziyang felt very guilty in his heart.

Especially the black slave who used to have a smile on his face all the year round, but now he is like a walking corpse, his body is as thin as a stick, his eyes are lifeless, and when a pair of scarred hands handed him bread, he didn't recognize Guan Ziyang .

He felt even more guilty: "Hey, I don't know how much he has suffered here..."

(End of this chapter)