Zhou He asked, "Mr. Li advocated going to Ezhou for a temporary retreat. What does the young master mean?" According to Chen Yun's instructions, their duty was to protect Zhao Huan, and their destination was determined by her wishes. In the eyes of officials of all generations, the more the generals of the Imperial City Army had no idea of ​​their own opinions, the more loyal they were.

Under Li Ruoxu's eyes, Zhao Huan frowned slightly, bit her lips with her teeth, but after a long time, she still didn't answer. She had originally had a carefree personality, but after three years of living in the cold palace, she remained silent, whether it was the cold words of others or when she was hesitant. Zhou He and others followed her for the past period of time, and understood her habits and did not ask any further questions.

Not far from them, several young people who fled were surrounded by a group of scholars who escaped from the Imperial Academy. After the fall of Bianliang, the Baoyi Army was unwilling to leave the city to be a signing army. The Imperial Academy scholars who acted as officers took the lead in fleeing. The "city wanderers" who were originally recruited temporarily scattered in birds and beasts. The Liao army hated the Imperial Academy scholars who were in charge of the war and ordered the Kaifeng government runners to arrest the students who led the trouble, Ma Yuan, Liu Wengu, Jia Yuanzhen, Yuchi Cheng and others who could not stay in Bianliang, so they made an appointment to escape secretly.

Ma Yuan looked here and whispered, "Did you see that group? Is there something weird?" Jia Yuanzhen gave him a blank look: "The guys who can ride horses and go on a road are of course weird." He looked at the mounts of Li Ruoxu and others with some envy. Even the regular imperial guards may not have such good horses, let alone miscellaneous people like Baoyi Army.

Ma Yuan shook his head, tilted his lips, glanced at Zhao Huan, and quietly said, "That short man is a beauty." He lowered his voice again, "Those guards are not ordinary people, they seem to be people in the ranks." The students of the ranks looked at Wang Chongyi and others, and nodded one after another.

Not far away, Wang Chongyi frowned and shouted at him: "What are you looking at!"

The sound of spring thunder in the dry land made the students feel a sudden roar. These people saw that they were not good at sluts and hurriedly retracted their gaze. In fact, they were also disguised, fearing that they would be recognized as fleeing officers of Baoyi Army. Liu Wengu complained: "Look at the female family, right and wrong as the saints teach. Alas, don't look at the right and wrong!"

Wang Chongyi spitted on the ground and said contemptuously: "I'm scared!" Zhou He looked at the young people who fled, and felt that there was no threat, so he ignored them and nodded, "I have enough horses to rest, so let's go again," he shook his head and said, "There are too many people who fled. When they walk together, they are easily targeted by the Liao thieves and cavalry. It will be too late to then."

At this moment, there was a burst of exclamation and noise coming from the periphery of the fleeing people. Everyone changed their expressions. Wang Chongyi and others stood up and looked in the direction of the commotion. They frowned. Seeing how many horses were in the first place, more than 200 Ding Zhuang were followed by, with more than 200 Ding Zhuang, each with a messy dress, holding swords, guns, sticks, and not knowing whether it was a soldier or a bandit. Zhou He held the reins of the horse in one hand and observed for a moment. He found that the team came straight up and did not spread out to surround the places where the people gathered. There was no robbery along the way. He raised his left hand slightly, signaling Wang Chongyi and others to be calm and see what the group of people were from. There was not necessarily a bandit in the troubled times.

The man walked into the woods and found a clearing space. The soldiers were busy burying pots and making rice, and did not harass the people. A middle-aged man with a thin face seemed to be the leader. He rode his horse slowly passing through the woods and said loudly: "Dear fellow villagers, don't panic, don't panic. We are Tang Zishan Yi soldiers, and are about to seek refuge in Ezhou, to serve the country and expel the northern barbarians." He glanced at the people in the forest and saw that when Ma Yuan, Wang Chongyi and other young and strong people, he stayed for a while for a while, and said loudly, "Mr. Zhao Yuanzhi raised the uprising flag in Jingxiang and is recruiting heroes from all over the world to go to the national crisis. He is a good man. If he is willing to serve the country, he can follow our Tang Zishan soldiers and horses."

"Mr. Yuanzhi?" Ma Yuan and others looked at each other, all with disbelief. At this time, an old man next to him muttered in a low voice: "What kind of righteous soldiers are just a group of bandits." Ma Yuan and others were even more confused. Because Zhao Xingde had been unknown for more than ten years, it is not surprising that the righteous soldiers are lying on him.

"It's him," Zhao Huan felt his breath suffocating, "Is it in Ezhou?" Her heart almost jumped up. She looked at Li Ruoxu because he was Zhao Xingde's in-laws. Li Ruoxu had only a look of surprise on his face, obviously not knowing it, but Li Ruoxu's gaze was less suspicious than others. Zhou He, Wang Chongyi and others also showed strange looks. Although Zhao Xingde was also a fugitive, when did the Qingliu famous scholars get mixed up with these martial artists in the martial arts world again?

The people dared not speak, but they were mostly disbelief. Liang Xiu couldn't help but feel annoyed. If it were the past, they would have to take out a horse whip to suck these ungrateful guys. At this time, a Ding Zhuang asked timidly, "Follow the king, are there any food to eat?" Liang Xiu looked in the voice and saw that the man had a dish on his face. He thought he was so hungry that he laughed and said, "I went to Tangzi Mountain, drink a big bowl, eat meat in big mouthfuls, share the blessings, and share the difficulties." After he finished speaking, the man not only disliked, but his face changed drastically. Liang Xiu then saved the wrong words and showed the cut that had been wrapped in Ding Zhuang, and quickly changed his words: "Follow Mr. Zhao, we are all in the status of an official army. At that time, Mr. Zhao will stutter, and you will be a portion of your brother. If there is no food or drink, Mr. Zhao agrees and asks the prefecture and county governments. If the government does not have us, we will eat a big family."

After Liang Xiu finished speaking, he saw that the people's faces were even more suspicious, and he seemed to regard him as a liar. Liang Xiu felt unprecedented aggrievance, and immediately took out a roll of yellow paper from his arms and shouted: "Is there anyone who knows the words? This is the list of Mr. Zhao's recruitment of heroes. If you don't believe it, come up and take a look?"

Seeing that he vowed, he also showed the list of articles, and the people were a little confused about the halal. The Song Dynasty's literary style was prosperous, and there were not many people who were literate among the people who fled. There were also a few young and old people who came to read the list immediately. Liang Xiu was very happy and simply handed over the list to these people and let them see it themselves. Liu Wengu and others exchanged glances, and Ma Yuan stood up and went to see the truth. Zhao Yuanzhi's moral articles were unique, and all the students were familiar with them, and they were not faked by ordinary bandits. Zhou He and others looked at each other. Li Ruoxu looked at Zhao Huan, and Zhao Huan's heart was up and nodded slightly. Li Ruoxu stood up and went forward to see what was going on.

"Sure enough," Liang Xiu smiled proudly, "Mr. Yuanzhi's name is still effective." Looking at Ding Zhuang who was surrounding him, Liang Xiu calculated that although he had less than 300 people under his command, he would have been enough for five hundred soldiers when he arrived in Ezhou. According to Zhao Xingde's list, if the righteous soldiers of the Baoyi Army were not separated and there were more than 500 soldiers, the leader would actually be given the commander. For more than ten days, this list of articles caused a considerable shock in the prefectures and counties of Jingxiang. Because the Liao army marched south in large numbers, bandits or local tyrants like Liang Xiu were already in panic and felt it was difficult to compete. Zhao Xingde's list came out, and the Liao army drove fish for the Yuan, and the various prefectures and counties went to Ezhou to join him.

Ma Yuan squeezed to the front to see that there were big words on the list with "The Seventeen Forbidden Laws and Gratitude Agreement" written on it. He was surprised and looked at it from beginning to end. Then he suppressed the surprise in his heart. He returned to the middle of the Tai students and laughed in a low voice: "Now, it will be impossible not to join Mr. Zhao!"

Liu Wengu said with a slight gaze: "What does this mean?" Ma Yuan smiled and said, "Mr. Zhao recruited heroes from the world and rebuilt the Baoyi Army in Ezhou. We are the people of the Baoyi Army, so how can we stand by and watch?" Liu Wengu and others were surprised and happy. Jia Yuanzhen hesitated and said, "Don't make a mistake, but it's true." Ma Yuan shook his head and said, "I don't think it's fake." He had the talent to remember everything, and immediately recounted the grace rules agreed by the Baoyi Army, and smiled and said, "No one can do this Yuanzhi article." Liu Wengu and others discussed for a while, and felt that the list of articles was true, so they immediately decided to go to Ezhou to re-purchase the Baoyi Army.

Among the other group of people, Li Ruoxu also said the content of the list. Zhao Huan was nothing, but the Imperial City Secretariat and others were quite touched. The Imperial City Secretariat Jinyan Mansion also had the responsibility to monitor the imperial guards and had seen a lot of intrigues in the army. Although the court's ban laws were strict, they were actually implemented, but they were not as difficult as Zhao Xingde's seemingly graceful agreement. What was even more difficult was to win the hearts of the heroes.

Zhou He, Wang Chongyi and others looked at each other, and Zhou He sighed, "This Mr. Zhao is such a strange man." Seeing that Li Ruoxu had a puzzled look on his face, he explained, "These agreements seem loose, but in fact, it would be great if the troops could truly do it one by one during the war."

Although Li Ruoxu was Zhao Xingde's in-laws, he still said in confusion: "For example, if the enemy attacks ten times the enemy army, the defenders of the city can withdraw on their own. More than 30% of the casualties can withdraw from the battlefield to repair them. Although they are to prevent the general from intentionally consuming subordinates of the sidelines, is this agreement too lenient? If the troops are acting in accordance with this, and the troops are rushing to retreat and do not obey the subordinates, the army may not be able to fight, right?"

"Thirty percent?" Wang Chongyi sneered, "If he could survive until 30% of the casualties before he retreated, he would be an incredible elite soldier." He whispered to the righteous soldiers who were burying the pot and making rice in the distance, and said contemptuously, "A miscellaneous soldiers like this only use cavalry to rush around. If seven or eight people die, their morale collapses and they cannot fight. If 30% of the casualties and injuries can still retreat calmly in front of the enemy, wouldn't it be that powerful soldiers in the world? Hedong and Hebei camps are just like this?"

Zhou He nodded and sighed: "Even if there are no ten times of the troops to attack, there are many officials and soldiers who are invincible. The law will not blame the masses. Otherwise, how could tens of thousands of soldiers and horses in the northern capitulation sweep across the Jianghuai River?"
Chapter completed!