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After the Chu army retreated, Zhu Xuan ordered Qing Zhuang to clean the battlefield and the defenders to observe the enemy's movements to prevent sneak attacks.
Zhu Tong, on the other hand, stood in front of the corpses of the ninety-seven Jingwu School members who died in battle, feeling very uncomfortable in his heart.
"General..." The soldier handed him a bowl of water.
After Zhu Tong took it, he raised the water bowl above his head and his lips trembled slightly.
"You are all doing well. Today, I would like to give you water instead of wine to thank you on behalf of the soldiers and people of Shu!"
After finishing speaking, Zhu Tong sprinkled the water on the ground and his expression became extremely serious.
Wang Chang, who was bandaging the wound behind him, advised: "Come on, General Zhu, you don't have to blame yourself. It's an honor for a man to die on the battlefield and be wrapped in horse leather. You can know your way back and come to the rescue at the critical moment. You still look like a soldier." "
"I'm so ashamed..." Zhu Tong lowered his head and said in embarrassment, "The general was really blinded by lard at the beginning, and he actually passed the responsibility that should belong to me to you, causing these children to die in vain on the battlefield, I... …”
After talking about it, Zhu Tong burst into tears and slapped himself hard on the face.
After Wang Chang bandaged the wound, he stood up and patted Zhu Tong on the shoulder: "General Zhu Tong doesn't have to be like this. No one can be without faults. Knowing his mistakes can make a lot of improvements. These brothers of mine who died on the battlefield can be regarded as fulfilling their duties as sergeants." We will not live up to your majesty’s responsibility.”
After saying that, he motioned to the soldiers to pour a bowl of water, and then sprinkled it on the ground indifferently.
"Brothers, whether you blame me or hate me, if there is an afterlife, I will definitely work for you."
After the brief sadness, Wang Chang quickly recovered his emotions and said to Zhu Tong: "General Zhu, the battle is not clear yet. The rebel army still has an overwhelming numerical advantage over us. The top priority is to fill this gap."
After hearing this, Zhu Tong looked at the broken gap and couldn't help but ask: "What on earth can destroy the Suoyunguan city wall to this point?"
Wang Chang said: "It is a trebuchet. It can be thrown hundreds of steps by its arm to lock the city defense of Yunguan. It cannot resist the destruction of such sharp weapons."
Zhu Tong nodded: "I didn't expect that the bandit army would have such terrifying siege equipment."
Wang Chang smiled and shook his head: "The trebuchet is indeed a weapon for siege, but it has begun to be gradually eliminated among our Han army. Not only is it too bulky, it is also easy to be targeted by cavalry."
Zhu Tong was surprised: "Is there any instrument more powerful than this trebuchet?"
Wang Chang smiled and did not answer: "It's useless to talk about this now. If you have a chance, you will see how sharp our Han army's real armaments are."
"I know even if you don't tell me." Zhu Tong looked at the armor on Wang Chang's body and said, "Not to mention other things, the armor you are wearing is probably more than ten times stronger than the elites of Shu."
Wang Chang: "Okay, let's stop talking. The top priority is to fill the gap as soon as possible. It's a pity. If there is cement, there is no need to fear the threat of trebuchets."
"Cement? What is that?" Zhu Tong couldn't understand.
Wang Chang didn't know how to explain to him what cement was. He could only tell him that the city wall mixed with cement was extremely hard.
Zhu Tongtong half understood after hearing this: "This is the same as glutinous rice mixed with sticky material. Let's do this. I will pay for it and order people to buy glutinous rice from the houses of nearby wealthy families, and buy some food along the way.
There are now 3,000 people in this pass, and lack of food is a big problem..."
As soon as he finished speaking, a soldier came to report: "Qi General Zhu, there is a group of businessmen outside the pass who want to meet the general."
"Businessmen? What are they here for? Send them away quickly." Zhu Tong sent them away without even thinking.
"Wait a minute, General Zhu, let's see what the visitor plans to do first." Wang Chang hurriedly tried to dissuade him.
Zhu Tong nodded: "That's fine. I want to ask if they can sell food. Let them come in."
After a while, a chubby Yuanwailang came to Zhu Tong with a bright smile, raised his hands and said, "General Zhu, do you still remember me?"
Zhu Tong took a closer look: "Hey, isn't this Shopkeeper Lu? What are you doing here today?"
By the way, he introduced to Wang Chang: "This guy's name is Lu Youcai. He is in the Sichuan embroidery business. Although he is shrewd, he is also charitable and very trustworthy in business."
Lu Youcai smiled and said, "Don't get me wrong, General. When these cheap merchants heard about the bandit attack, we specially raised some food, salt, tobacco leaves, cotton clothes, etc. together as a token of our gratitude."
Zhu Tong was stunned when he heard this: "Shopkeeper Lu, what are you..."
Lu Youcai smiled and said: "I wish General to stay away from outsiders. In fact, we all understand the truth of the cold lips and teeth. Business is prohibited in Chu State. If Suoyun Pass is broken, can we still do business so safely?"
Please wish the general to defend this line of defense no matter what, and not to let the traitor army enter Sichuan. "
Then, he looked around the pass, especially the corpses covered with white sails and the huge gap. He couldn't help but look at it a few more times, and he couldn't help but sigh, realizing the tragedy of the war.
Zhu Tong felt extremely ashamed when he said this. Even a businessman knew the truth about the coldness of lips and teeth, but he was greedy for life and feared death and led his troops to abandon the pass.
He was really embarrassed to take the credit for Wang Chang's achievements, so he bowed his head and said to Lu Youcai: "To be honest, the person guarding Suoyunguan is not Zhu, but the sergeant Wang next to me. A graduate of the martial arts school."
Lu Youcai was shocked when he heard this, looked at Wang Chang carefully for a while, and couldn't help but nodded and said: "You are really a bloody young man, only students have such courage, how can the bandit army break through, with young heroes like you here, we are waiting for Shu." People can also sit back and relax.”
Wang Chang returned the greeting and said: "Shopkeeper Lu is serious. Guarding the country is the mission of every soldier in our Han Dynasty. I don't deserve your praise."
Even so, Wang Chang's chest was straight when he said this, and his tone was full of pride.
Zhu Tong said hurriedly: "By the way, Shopkeeper Lu, is there any glutinous rice among the supplies you brought this time?"
In fact, Zhu Tong just asked casually, the price of glutinous rice is very expensive, how could he bring it?
"Of course!" Unexpectedly, Lu Youcai's answer surprised Zhu Tong and Wang Chang, "Twenty thousand kilograms of glutinous rice, fifteen carts of grain, five bags of salt, two hundred kilograms of tobacco leaves, one thousand two hundred sets of winter clothes, and some The meat is donated by the people in the city, please wish the general to count it."
Zhu Tong was immediately overjoyed: "Shopkeeper Lu, I really don't know how to thank you. Right now, the customs are in urgent need of these supplies. You...don't say anything..."
Lu Youcai smiled and said: "There is a saying in the ancients that no businessman can be sharp. It's a pity that some people make a fortune by doing business and forget their roots.
The reputation of our businessmen has been brought into disrepute. I am just following this ancient saying. I wish you, General, to come with me quickly to count the supplies.
I can't help but influence you to resist the bandit army. "
"good……"
Zhu Tong followed Lu Youcai to inventory the supplies. Wang Chang looked at Lu Youcai's leaving figure and for the first time his impression of the people of Shu improved.
