After the two wars, Xiangzhou was even more fragmented. There was no complete house on both sides of the official road. Even the newly built straw shed was burned by the Jin soldiers. There were no houses and the people were destroyed. Only groups of crows hovered over the broken houses, making a harsh rattle, which seemed even more bleak in the cold winter.

Early this morning, a 3,000-man Song cavalry appeared in Tangyin County. This cavalry was the peripheral cavalry led by Wang Gui. They were approved by Li Yanqing and led their troops across the Yellow River to Weizhou. After receiving supplies in Weizhou, they walked into Xiangzhou by the official road in the northeast.

The miserable scenes along the way made Wang Gui's face sink as if he was looking at his broken hometown. He felt as if he was cut by a knife. The wheat fields used to be deserted, and the once vibrant villages have become ruins. There are still many scattered bones on the roadside, which are chewed into pieces by wild dogs.

At this time, Wang Gui stopped the war horse in front of a small village and looked at the village that was almost burned to white land for a long time.

"Old Wang, what's wrong?" Niu Gao leaned forward and asked in confusion. He didn't know what was special about this small village.

"Do you know whose home this village is?" Wang Gui was a little sad.

Niu Gao was stunned and suddenly realized, "Is this the case?"

Wang Gui nodded slightly, "This is Lao Li's home, Li Wen Village."

Niu Gao opened his mouth wide in shock. This place was Li Yanqing's home. After watching for a while, Niu Gao asked curiously again: "Where is Lao Wang's home?"

"My home is on the side of Yongjiqu, about twenty miles away from here. If it is not next to the official road, it will probably be better."

Wang Gui shook his head, "Let's go! Let's go to Tangyin County first."

The team continued northward again, and the army entered Yushan Town. A fire of anger burned in Wang Gui's eyes. Yushan Town had been completely destroyed, and all the beautiful memories of the past turned into ruins. Even Lushan Academy was burned to white ground.

Wang Gui stared at the town with a cold look for a long time. He finally restrained his anger and slowly said to his superiors: "General Zhao asked me before, what should I do if I catch the enemy prisoners of war? I have not answered it sure. Now I will tell you that when we go north this time, all Jin soldiers will be killed without leaving any living."

"Abide by the order!" Several generals bowed and bowed together.

"Go to Tangyin County!"

With Wang Gui's order, three thousand cavalrymen rushed towards Tangyin County faster

Tangyin County was also in a mess, but compared to the desolate and desolate city, there were still some people in the county town. Wang Gui led the cavalry to the south gate of the county town. The gate was closed and there were soldiers guarding the city. However, after closer inspection, there were no flags of Jin soldiers. The soldiers on the city seemed to be wearing armor. Niu Gao was impatient and directly urged him to look up and shout, "Who is the person in the city?"

No one answered him, and after a while someone asked timidly: "Is there a Song army under the city?"

"Barring nonsense, will we be Jin soldiers?"

Niu Gao said impatiently: "Since you are not Jin soldiers, please open the door quickly!"

However, the soldiers above became nervous and all set off their bows and arrows, which scared Niu Gao. What's going on?

At this time, a man in his thirties and in armor walked to the top of the city, looked at Niu Gao, and asked, "Where did you come from the Song army?"

Wang Gui suddenly shouted behind him: "Is it Jiang Tuan Jian above?"

The man was stunned and stared at Wang Gui for a moment. He suddenly recognized him, "You are Wang Tuanlian!"

“That’s right!”

Wang Gui urged him to come forward and smiled, "We are not Jin soldiers, open the city and let us in."

Jiang Tuan Lian's face sank and said coldly: "I'm sorry, there is no property in this county, you can go elsewhere!"

Wang Gui was stunned, "Jiang Tuanlian, what do you mean?"

"What do you mean by saying I? You want to rob Tangyin County and dream!"

Wang Gui slapped his forehead, and he understood. He quickly took out the command arrow and raised it high, explaining to the city: "Jiang Tuanlian, we are going north from the capital under the order of Li Dutong. This is my command arrow. We are definitely not soldiers who plunder the city."

Jiang Tuanlian stared at Wang Gui's command arrow for a moment, and saw the cavalry behind him brightly armor, and there was no sign of plundering property. More importantly, Wang Gui was from Tangyin County, and the rabbit should not eat grass beside the nest. Jiang Tuanlian finally believed Wang Gui's words and ordered casually: "Keep the city!"

The city gate creaked open, and Niu Gao asked Wang Gui in a low voice, "Who is this Jiang Tuanlian?"

"I used to do the Xiangzhou Troupe Training for a while. This person is named Jiang Hua, who is my ex and from Tangyin County."

"So that's it, but how could he think we were taking property?" Niu Gao became even more confused.

"You'll know if you ask him right away!"

At this time, the city gate opened, Jiang Hua greeted him, clasped his fists and said, "I'm sorry!"

"Where! Where! Jiang Tuanlian is right to be vigilant, but I'm a little curious, why did Jiang Tuanlian think we are here to plunder money?"

Jiang Hua sighed, "Some armies have no ability to fight against the Jin Dynasty, but they are like wolves and tigers. What you see along the way north, do you think they are all done by Jin soldiers?"

Wang Gui and Niu Gao looked at each other, and both of them showed surprise, "Does the Song army have a share?" Niu Gao blurted out.

Jiang Hua nodded, "The remnants of soldiers were defeated and brave. The Song army who surrendered to the Jin Dynasty, and of course the Jurchens, robbed people everywhere, robbed property and women. As far as I know, more than 20 counties in Hebei were rushed into the city by the former Song army. It was very miserable!"

"Can the troops garrisons in all parts of Hebei surrendered to the Jin Dynasty?" Wang Gui suddenly asked.

"This is a bit complicated, let's talk about it when we go into the city!"

Wang Gui immediately asked several soldiers to take the soldiers into the city to rest. Jiang Hua smiled and said, "In the past, there were still some grass and grain left in the military warehouse. You can use it as a supply, but don't move the grain in the county warehouse, leave it for us."

"Haha! We're welcome."

Although Wang Gui's army brought dry food with him, it was limited after all, and he didn't want to let go of the opportunity to get supplies.

After the army entered the city, Tangyin County was not as decayed as Wang Gui thought, and there was still a large population. However, like the capital, most of the shops were closed and the open spaces in the city were planted with beans.

"Although Tangyin County was robbed by Jin soldiers once, it was not robbed by the Song army. This is also a blessing in disgrace. However, everyone has a difficult life, and thanks to the fact that the tax and grain have not been handed over, everyone can still make a living."

"How many people are there in the county?" Wang Gui asked again.

"About tens of thousands of people! The people of Tangyin County either died in war or fled south. The rest were people who were unwilling to leave their hometowns, and everyone gathered in the county."

"Is the government still there?"

Jiang Hua shook his head, "The government has been withdrawn long ago. Now more than a dozen elders form the Presbyterian Church. He has elected me as the leader of the city and recruited hundreds of children. You have also seen it. In fact, we can't withstand an attack by the Jin soldiers."

Soon, everyone came to the original county government office. Now it was the temporary military government office established by Jiang Hua. He asked Wang Gui and Niu Gao to sit down, and then had someone come to tea. Jiang Hua sat down and smiled and said, "If I guess correctly, you are going north this time to harass the Jin soldiers!"

Wang Gui smiled and said, "I guessed right, I wonder if Jiang Tuanlian has any information to provide?"

"You can go to Anyang County."

"There are Jin soldiers in Anyang County?" Wang Gui and Niu Gao asked in unison.

Jiang Hua nodded, "After all, Xiangzhou is also a strategic location, and of course there are also Jin soldiers stationed. There are three thousand Jin soldiers in Anyang County, but there are only five hundred Jurchens, and the other 2,500 are surrendered Song soldiers. Now they are also considered Jin soldiers!"

At this time, Niu Gao next to him asked again: "Is there any news about Yue Fei?"

This is also the news that Wang Gui wanted to know. He was excited and stared at Jiang Hua. Jiang Hua took a letter from the bookshelf next to him and threw it to Wang Gui. "This is a letter Yue Fei wrote to me a few days ago. He asked me to attack the Jin soldiers of Anyang County. Frankly speaking, I don't plan to agree."

"Why?"

"Is this still necessary? We only have a few hundred township soldiers under our command. To attack Anyang County, we are undoubtedly hitting stones with eggs. I won't do such stupid things."

Wang Gui was silent for a moment and asked again: "Where is Yue Fei now?"

"They probably only have a few hundred people in the area of ​​Cizhou."

Speaking of this, Jiang Hua stood up and said, "You guys should rest first! I'll arrange the warehouse and lose my companion first."

Jiang Hua bowed with his fists and hurriedly left.

Wang Gui opened Yue Fei's letter and looked carefully. At this time, Niu Gao asked in a low voice: "Old Wang, do you think this surname is Jiang Keke?"

"You discovered it too?" Wang Gui stopped telling.

Niu Gao nodded, "I do think something is wrong, but I can't think of something wrong at once?"

Wang Gui sneered: "He has hundreds of township soldiers in Tangyin. If there is no problem, do you think the Jin soldiers of Anyang County will let him go?"

Niu Gao slapped his thigh hard, "Yes! That's the question. How could he have an army under the eyes of the Jin soldiers? Even if he hides on the mountain, it's fine, but stays in Tangyin County. This is too unreasonable."

After pausing, Niu Gao whispered again: "Will he surrender to the Jin soldiers?"

"It shouldn't be, otherwise the fifth brother wouldn't have looked for him. I feel that he just had a tacit understanding with the Jin soldiers. He would not resist the Jin soldiers, and the Jin soldiers would not have trouble him. That's all."

Niu Gao pondered for a moment and said slowly: "You made sense, but I think we still can't stay for a long time. We must go north as soon as possible."
Chapter completed!