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"Brother, come and have a bowl of vegetable soup. Don't be polite. There are no other ones in our house, but there are enough coarse grains. Wait, my sister-in-law will steam some sweet potatoes for you..."

In the manor, after the thieves entered, the villagers greeted them enthusiastically and delivered the food from their homes to them, constantly asking them about their well-being.

"Come on, eat, eat more, have a good rest after eating, sister-in-law will keep watch for you, and promise not to let the dogs and soldiers come in and disturb you..."

The middle-aged woman who was talking before was carrying a basket of sweet potatoes and potatoes, and distributed them one by one, comforting them from time to time, causing a warm feeling in the hearts of these Dachang soldiers. When they took the sweet potatoes, their eyes turned red and they couldn't help but shed tears...

This scene happened because of the influence Duan Hong brought after he became emperor. He changed his previous attitude when he was a thief and adopted a benevolent attitude towards the people under his rule. He no longer used them as military rations and cannon fodder, but encouraged them to reclaim wasteland and reduce taxes. Over time, many people in Heyuan and Jingtai began to look to the Dachang Kingdom and gained a lot of people's hearts...

"Child, look at those uncles, they are all heroes who fight for the livelihood of our people. When you grow up, you must be like them..."

A man held a two-year-old child and pointed at the thieves' soldiers and kept telling his children. The child stared at the bright eyes and stared at the soldiers having a meal.

All of this shows so warmth. "The military and civilians are one family" is fully reflected here. There is no killing or looting, but only the eyes of mutual trust between soldiers and the people.

Unfortunately, Shangguan Yan is not here. If he sees this scene, he will immediately leave a hoarse sentence: "Silly, he will dance with the thief. Have these people forgotten how the thief in front of him two years ago treated him?"

However, no matter what, the situation in Jingtai is indeed the biggest obstacle that Liu Ce encountered since his advance westward, because Puppet Chang has already had enough foundation here, which is far different from the situation of unstable people in Liyang and Zhuozhou...

At this time, Xiahou Qiong leaned against the wall of the village with a bowl, looking at Liu Ce's army outside the village, and felt extremely solemn in his heart. He thought carefully about what would lead to all this...

It turned out that on the day Liu Ce set out to take the camp, he ordered people to follow and inquire. Sure enough, he encountered a small group of troops intercepting him on the road. After a while of fighting, a "miracle" actually happened. The detective who went to inquire about the information actually repelled the small group of troops.

You should know that since fighting with Liu Ce's army, there has never been a single victory, and now he has won? They themselves cannot believe it. In order to prevent fraud, they immediately returned to Shi Xiang and reported the news to Xiahou Qiong.

After hearing this, Xiahou Qiong felt that something was strange, and he sent a small group of troops to test it. As a result, the ambushers of Jingwei camp who encountered dozens of miles retreated without fighting or were about to collapse. After winning six or seven consecutive victories, the puppet Chang army regained their confidence again, and Xiahou Qiong also took the opportunity to lead troops out of the city to collect grain, but before leaving, a thousand people were left to guard the city...

However, when Xiahou Qiong's headquarters left the city thirty miles away, it had been ambushing nearby. The hidden Chu Zijun's troops immediately cut off their retreat and launched a fierce offensive against Shi Xiang, who was empty in defense. Shi Xiang's defenders were unprepared for this sudden offensive and lacked command, and they finally chose to surrender in the city...

Xiahou Qiong, who received the news, realized that he had been trapped by the enemy's plan to lure the tiger away from the mountain. He was about to return to the army to rescue him, but he encountered the army of Zhang Lie and Zhang Zhaotong intercepted him. After a fight, he was dismissed and suffered heavy casualties. He could only escape south. When he entered the manor, all the 100 cavalry under his command had been destroyed, and now there are less than 2,000 left...

Thinking of this, Xiahou Qiong sighed heavily, then drank the sweet potato soup in the bowl in one sip, and shook his head helplessly: "Hey, Jingweiying is indeed well-known, I miscalculated, miscalculated..."

"Hero, do you still want soup?"

At this time, a woman and a child came to Xiahou Qiong with a wooden barrel and asked him with a sincere look.

Xiahou Qiong looked at her, then shook her head and said, "Thank you sister-in-law. It's enough. Don't put it anymore. Now at this time, there is not much food in your home. What can you do in the future when you eat and drink like this?"

The woman and child heard this and said with a smile: "Hero, don't say that. To be honest, since you came, the officers and soldiers who oppressed us fled in a panic and did not harm us poor families. The villagers treat you sincerely,

Although you are trapped in the manor now, everyone believes that you will definitely be able to drive away the officers and soldiers outside the manor. Now, don’t think about anything. Here, eat and drink enough, have a good rest, and wait until you have enough energy to clean up the officers and soldiers outside the manor. Come and give me the bowl..."

As he said that, the women and children scooped up a spoonful of sweet potato soup from the bucket and handed it to Xiahou Qiong with a smile.

"Hey, thank you sister-in-law..." Xiahou Qiong sighed and put the bowl under the wooden spoon.

"Eat slowly, there is still not enough..." After the women and children put a bowl of sweet potato soup for him, they smiled and started shouting again, "Which hero wants soup, I have it here..."

Xiahou Qiong looked at the figures of women and children pouring soup for soldiers, glanced at the crowds of people outside the village, then picked up the bowl and took a big sip.

"Forget it, just make this meal. Even if I die, I, Xiahou Qiong, will protect the lives of the people in the entire manor. Just take it as doing my best!"

The gap between us and us is huge, Xiahou Qiong has made the worst preparations, and his face is determined...

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“Well…”

On the other side, Zhang Zhaotong's army formed a military formation. He personally selected 800 soldiers as thieves to act as thieves to rob families and rob the family as Xu Wenjing's orders, and to destroy the foundation of Weichang here.

But seeing the eight hundred people in front of him riding on horses, each of whom was disguised, they looked like a thief. Zhang Zhaotong even exaggeratedly covered one of his eyes with a black cloth, and had some beards on his face. He stood in front of the eight hundred people with a ruffian look, staring at the army with his other eye.

After a long time, he took a deep breath, bowed to them and said, "Brothers, I have told you all what I should say. Now, it is still time for those who want to quit. Is there anyone who wants to quit?"

When the eight hundred people heard Zhang Zhaotong's words, their faces trembled slightly. Most of these people came from the old Youzhou army. If they wanted to change the past, if there was such a "good thing", they would probably wake up with a smile if they wanted to squeeze their heads and dream.

However, since joining Liu Ce, he has been deeply influenced by the new army. The military laws have been firmly imprinted in his bones, which has made them suddenly "recopied the old business". In fact, they are extremely frightened and scared.

But the Far East Army is a place where strength is respected and a place with great ambitions. If you want to make a name for yourself, you must have military merits. However, although they have been captured since entering the pass, they are still far from other divisions. Only by taking shortcuts can you catch up. Wealth and honor are sought in danger, no one is willing to miss this opportunity.

Seeing that everyone was not speaking, Zhang Zhaotong nodded: "Okay, after the military governor pacified the Jingtai bandits this time, I will go to his house to ask for merit for you. If he wants to kill, kill me first. If you have nothing to do with you, please set out with this general..."

"Drink~"

Eight hundred people gritted their teeth, shouted together, and then mobilized their horses to follow Zhang Zhaotong to gallop away.

"What are you doing?"

At this moment, a slight sense of voice came into the ears of Zhang Zhaotong and the eight hundred soldiers behind him. Zhang Zhaotong looked at him carefully, but saw a blue shirt in Confucian robe and blocking his way with his back to him, and he frowned.

This person is Huangfu Zhai. At this moment, he was still gently wiping the bronze mirror in his hand...

"Mr. Huangfu, it's not your business. Please get out of here quickly. If you miss the military affairs, the generals are afraid that they can't afford to take care of..." Zhang Zhaotong said softly to Huangfu Zhai with a slight look on his face.

Unexpectedly, Huangfu Zhai heard this, put away the mirror cloth and slowly turned around. Two rays of light were staring directly at Zhang Zhaotong on his elegant handsome face.

Zhang Zhaotong's eyes when he met Huangfu Zhai, he could not read the profound meaning contained in his eyes, and his brows were even tighter...

When he was young, Huangfu Zhai pushed the bronze mirror in his hand towards him, pointed at Zhang Zhaotong and said, "General Zhang, if you leave today, you and the eight hundred people behind you will all fall to the ground. Regardless of whether the things you do are accomplished or not, they will be a death ending.

The so-called wealth and glory are afraid that you cannot enjoy it alive. You can’t even enter the Heroes Temple mentioned by the Military Supervisor. This road you go here is to lead to mass graves, not a bright future…”

"You, what were you saying? How did you know us, what were we going to do?" Zhang Zhaotong was extremely nervous when Huangfu Zhaiyi spoke, and even the reply was trembling.

Huangfu Zhai continued: "Let's guess, are you going to burn, kill and loot in Jingtai? Then you blame all these charges on the thieves, disappoint the thieves, and instead support the troops of the military governor?"

Zhang Zhaotong was stunned. You must know that this was something Xu Wenjing and he proposed privately yesterday. He had never told anyone before. How did the scholar in front of him know all this?

Seeing Zhang Zhaotong showing a surprised expression, Huangfu Zhai continued, "It seems that I have all hit it right? In fact, there is some reason for those who bewitch you from behind this, but I can tell you the truth that you do this in vain and you will lose your life for nothing.

First of all, the military governor sacrificed his life in front of the Liyang border city and punished himself with one hundred military sticks. He has warned you to strictly enforce military discipline. If you commit another crime at this time, it would be like you are clearly disobeying the military governor's wishes. What will happen if you commit such a tremendous disaster?

Secondly, the military governor has already gone to the Lizhou Governor's Office to deal with the endgame. I believe he will be able to properly handle the people's hearts in Jingtai. If you disguise yourself as a thief and mess around in various places, wouldn't it disrupt his deployment? What would he do after he learned the truth?

Finally, I would like to ask, are you obeying the military supervisor or the one who bewitched you from behind? If it were the latter, do you think the military supervisor would easily let someone who does not follow his military rules be the general in the army? In the end, it was a dead end.

Therefore, General Zhang, please consider the pros and cons carefully. Rights are important, but you must also have a life to enjoy. If you insist on going to implement that person’s plan, then don’t stop it immediately and think about it carefully..." After saying that, Huangfu Zhai continued to wipe the bronze mirror in his hand, with a calm face and no longer cared about Zhang Zhaotong.

After listening to Huangfu Zhai's analysis, Zhang Zhaotong had already trembled all over. After a long time, he said to Huangfu Zhai: "What Mr. Huangfu said is very reasonable. It is just that before leaving, the military governor left, he told him that he would obey the orders of the military advisor. The last general and the last general were not good at not listening..."
Chapter completed!