Li Shitou originally thought that he was very lucky. With his cleverness, he ran out while the Jin army in the rear camp was attacking, and he also took Wu Sancheng and two close brothers with him.
Everyone who escaped looked at the camp with flames soaring into the sky and secretly rejoiced. Wu Sancheng almost slapped him over with his big hand and praised Li Shitou without hesitation.
After all, I'm still young, so I started to take a few words seriously.
But by coincidence, Yan Tao and others also ran in this direction.
Why did you stop and rest while you were running, and why did you look back? Aren't you afraid that the Jin army wouldn't catch up?
Do you think you are walking your dog?
No one dared to breathe for fear of being discovered, and there was no way to explain it.
The rewards and punishments of any well-trained army will never be chaotic, and Yan Tao also attaches great importance to this. If a deserter is discovered, he will be stabbed in the neck.
But who knew that there was a wicked person who didn't hold back his fart? Even though he was clamped tightly, a trace of wind could not help but leak out.
At this time, Yan Tao and others may not have good eyesight, but their hearing is definitely a top bonus.
Sure enough, Yan Tao reacted immediately, and the sharp sword light on the sword blade directly chopped down a branch as thick as a finger.
The guards around Yan Tao reacted a little slower, but quickly gathered around Yan Tao. Two soldiers even picked up stones in their hands, looking ready to go.
Li Shitou saw this and shouted loudly: "General, it's us! It's us! Not the Jin army!"
After saying that, he ran out rolling and crawling.
Yan Tao looked at the few soldiers standing in front of him. Naturally, he couldn't remember their names. He looked back and forth between Wu Sancheng and the soldier who ran out first, his expression full of caution.
"Who are you?" Yan Tao finally set his sights on Wu Sancheng. The company commander's equipment was particularly conspicuous among the defeated soldiers.
In Yan Tao's eyes, this was a defeat. There was no need for explanation at all. All explanations were just sophistry. How could anyone besides deserters appear here at this time?
Wu Sancheng said quickly: "Go back to the general, Wu Sancheng, commander of the humble Xinzi company."
At this time, I really felt like I was wandering back and forth between life and death. After having been under Yan Tao for many years, I knew the virtues of my general. Wu Sancheng felt that dancing on the grave was not so thrilling.
"Are you deserting?" Yan Tao asked sharply.
The humiliation of the defeat was so intense that Yan Tao himself did not feel that he urgently needed an excuse or reason to cover up all this.
This voice scared several people to the ground, and even Wu Sancheng couldn't help but tremble.
The only way to deal with this is almost death, which is the best excuse for the generals to establish their prestige. The bloody heads of Douda are the most shocking to the soldiers, and the effect is not very good at all.
"You will know the fate of the deserters!" Yan Tao's thunderous voice sounded again, which was no less than thunder in Wu Sancheng's ears.
The sword in Yan Tao's hand came closer again, and he shouted: "Speak."
Wu Sancheng was almost stunned with fear. He had seen Yan Tao behead dozens of soldiers without hesitation. That scene is still a nightmare in his heart.
He wanted to open his mouth to quibble and quibble, but he couldn't say anything. He just kept trembling, looking at the ground with his butt stuck out in fear.
Li Shitou, who was kneeling behind him, thought he was certain to die, but when Yan Tao asked, his strong desire to survive immediately drove his eyes to spin.
The wind on the top of the mountain blew in circles, dancing in circles, and the sound gradually dissipated from near to far.
Guan Cheng is riding a majestic war horse, which is said to be the leading horse that pulls Yan Tao's carriage. It has full-color black hair without any mottled color, and the muscle lines on the legs and chest are perfectly outlined. The first thing Guan Cheng saw was He was extremely happy and praised Wang Ye's gift repeatedly.
He put a thick mattress on the horse's back and climbed onto the horse's back with the help of his entourage.
The supplies in the Jin barracks have been sorted out, but even if Guan Cheng rushed to build a large number of carts, they could not load them all. Looking at the accumulated grain, grass, gold, silver, Wu Chengju and Wang Ye were anxious, this kind of hard currency was definitely Not only was it the start-up capital for the survival of the Jin State, but food, gold and silver were extremely valuable to any prince. Even if they could not be taken away, they had to be burned cleanly, otherwise they would only be advantageous to the enemy.
Yan Tao escaped, and it was only a matter of time before he came back. It would be easier to burn it down than to build an enemy.
There were many young and strong civilians who followed the cart in the base camp. Naturally, these hungry and frightened people strongly opposed this, claiming that their ancestors said that food is the most important thing for the people. It is not easy to grow food with hard work, and it would be a pity to burn it. Even if they carry this food on their backs, they can carry it to Jin State, and the demand for food thousands of miles away is absolutely indispensable. Moreover, this food will definitely become less and less, and even these carts will be empty by then.
The generals dismissed such remarks, but the person in charge of the civil affairs was Cao Ling'er's uncle.
When Wu Chengju went to pick up Cao Ling'er, the old men of the Cao family briefly bumped into each other. Father Cao was even more worried that his daughter was so far away from her, so there must be someone around her who could handle her.
Ever since Guan Cheng fell in love with Cao Ling'er, the person who was originally going to marry Cao Ling'er suddenly forgot about this. Even the family talkers began to feel that every word spoken by Cao Ling'er might contain deep meaning, and they paid attention to his words. got up.
Father Cao selected one of his sons, and then selected a few uncles and a few boys from the clan who had seen the world and sent them out.
Naturally, the refugees who had just surrendered could not integrate into the ranks of the soldiers, so they naturally visited the Cao family's wharf.
Cao Wuming, Cao Ling'er's third uncle and the backbone of the Cao family, stood in front of Guan Cheng with an extremely loud voice. Guan Cheng didn't like this situation, but growing up in the emperor's family, his ears and eyes had been influenced by all kinds of things since he was young. This kind of balance must not have only one voice in the king's ears.
At such a young age, Guan has to bear a weight that should not be borne by him at this age. It can be said that he has learned the art of balance without a teacher.
Civil and martial arts can only be practiced at the same time, and one leg is destined to be unable to run fast.
But right now it's like there are hundreds of mosquitoes living in my ears.
"Your Highness!" When Guan Cheng was troubled, a voice came from outside the account.
A soldier came in and saluted everyone before saying, "Your Highness, the man you named has been found."
Guan Cheng was slightly surprised, then reacted and said: "Take him to the tent first, loosen his bonds and prepare some food for him, but don't let him get away."
"promise!"
After the soldiers left, Guan Cheng began to think deeply, and everyone became quiet. Even Cao Wuming's eyes followed Guan Cheng's steps back and forth.
"Wang Ye."
"I'm here."
Guan Cheng thought for a moment before asking: "Are there any common people within a radius of twenty miles?"
Wang Ye didn't understand why Guan Cheng asked like this but he still said: "Back to Your Highness, although Hewei County is a large county, the Jin soldiers were brutal. All the common people who could leave left, and most of the remaining ones were old men who could not abandon their homeland. "
When the war comes, it is only the common people who suffer, but the displacement of a few words is an endless sadness.
"Let's do this. Send out scouts to spread the word and tell everyone that there is a lot of food here for them to come and collect on their own. The people who were there yesterday must not have gone very far. Send someone to catch up and tell them."
Everyone was shocked, and Wu Chengju was the first to object: "Not allowed, Your Highness!"
"I know that Your Highness is benevolent and righteous. The Jin soldiers will be able to reach here within two days at the fastest. By then, the troops will be several times my strength. Our army will not be able to compete at all. Your Highness has a heavy responsibility, and this woman's benevolence must not be used."
Wang Ye glanced at him with a complicated expression but was helpless. After all, Wu Chengju was telling the truth. Even he felt that Guan Cheng's move was too much and was really a bit merciful.
Seeing that even Wang Ye nodded, Guan Cheng couldn't help laughing and said, "You are all stubborn."
