choke element

Chapter 244

On one side is the expansion of the port, and on the other side is the fleet entering the port. In the not open harbor, many people and many ships gathered noisyly.The scene at this time was even more chaotic than the previous two times when Ding Haijun went south from Zhigu Village.After all, the soldiers are easy to manage, but the common people are inevitably loose.

Zhang Rong and Li Chang stepped onto the trestle bridge along the rickety planks. Before they could stand still, groups of people came down with the old and the young, wrapped them in the queue, and then the crowd rolled forward. , and then the white sails on the blue sea turned, and then a ship landed.

Li Chang was in a hurry to find his father, so he immediately left the queue and ran in the direction where Monk Luo was.

Zhang Rong was in no hurry.

Once the Mongols came to Shandong, although the serious city only won one Jinan Prefecture, but in the process, the incompetence of the court and the weakness of the Jurchens' force have become a complete joke, which is clearly seen by heroes everywhere.No matter how the Mongols advanced or retreated in the future, from now on, no one would take Dajin Kingdom seriously.

As far as Shandong is concerned, within a year or two, Yang An'er, Liu Erzu and other local strongmen will become unstoppable.And the situation of dragons and snakes everywhere will probably continue until the Jurchens regain the situation, or the Mongols completely kill the Jurchens, and the entire Central Plains will be settled.

Zhang Rong has a territory under his hands, with thousands of people, and behind closed doors he is a local emperor.At that time, it is also worthy of the target of all forces.

He was grateful for Ding Haijun's efforts to rescue the people once they were defeated, and felt that Monk Luo was really generous and heartbreaking.But entrusting thousands of subordinates is not a trivial matter. If it is wrong, the consequences will be disastrous.He couldn't rely on his own will to accept his head and bow down.

After all, Guo Ning is a newcomer to Shandong and is a complete outsider.How this person behaves, how he treats others, what his military and political abilities are, his attitude towards the court and other parties, and how the power of this Ding Navy compares with Yang An'er and others, all have to be explored in detail.

There are of course various ways to guard against spies in the army.But Zhang Rong has been a private salt dealer for many years. He has tied his head to the waistband of his trousers for generations to fight against the court. In this case, he also has his own means of dealing with it.

Zhang Rong followed the crowd for two steps, took off his robe casually and wrapped it around his waist, leaving only a shabby short jacket, which looked similar to the local strong men.

At this time, a team of strong men, in groups of two, carried bamboo baskets full of gravel to the rocky beach ahead.Zhang Rong could see clearly that the two people at the end of the line, one old and one young, were carrying a large basket with four hands, and their faces were blushing as they struggled.

He stopped beside the two, pretending to answer with someone in the crowd: "Okay, okay, come right away. I'll give them a hand first, and do them a favor!"

After finishing speaking, Zhang Rong stretched out his arms and lifted the big basket.

After all, he is a martial artist with strong physical strength.With his help, the young and old immediately felt relieved, and hurriedly quickened their pace to catch up with the front team.

The old man walked a few steps, feeling a little embarrassed: "I'm afraid I have delayed this brother's business..."

"It doesn't matter!" Zhang Rong said with a chuckle: "Wherever you are, you are working hard, and helping each other is nothing!"

Right now he was carrying the basket, and the old and the young were supporting him.

After walking for a while, the young man saw that Zhang Rong was sweating on his forehead and the huge scar on his face was red, and asked curiously, "Your injury was also left when you were guarding the camp?"

Zhang Rong didn't dare to answer indiscriminately, and only let out a long sigh.

The young man said enviously: "It must look like it hurts. But, you have fought the Mongols in the front, right?"

"I have fought a few times, and I have killed Mongols!" Zhang Rong said with a smile on his lips, squinting his eyes on purpose: "Little baby, have you ever seen Mongols? They are as fierce as wolves, eating human flesh! Drinking human flesh." Blood!"

The young man shouted: "I have never seen it, but my brother Xu Gou'er fought with the Mongols! He killed several enemies, and he was the bravest under General Xiao! So this time I will have a big piece Land! My family has become a military household!"

"You? Why do you have land?"

"Ahem..." The old man coughed softly beside him: "Zhu'er's elder brother was killed in a fight with the Mongolian army outside Yidu City... Alas, the group of people who were signed into the army at that time probably died or were injured. Nearly half of them, it's really miserable!"

Xu Zhuer gritted his teeth, and puffed his chest out, saying, "He is a martyr! The Yiba judge said, this is called the Martyr's Death Festival! You can engrave your name on the stele and get sacrificed by a hundred generations!"

Zhang Rong nodded again and again: "So that's how it is... I heard that it was a good kill! Brother Ling is indeed a martyr!"

The three of them walked and chatted.Most ordinary people will be extra excited when they have to escape the catastrophe, let alone the people of Laizhou who have just fought fiercely with the Mongols?
Furthermore, Xu Zhu'er was young and had no intention of guarding against others.Most of the weight of the bamboo basket was on Zhang Rong's body, Xu Zhu'er only supported him from the side, but also had the energy to talk non-stop.

In just over two miles, he agreed that the navy would give his family a generous pension, and promised to let him go to school to learn to read; he said that he had taken herds of cattle and sheep from the Mongols for a while, and now there are people who come to work hard at night. meat to eat.

It turned out that Xu Zhuer didn't have to come today, but he was greedy for meat, so he urged the old man next door, Hu Luzi, to continue working. Poor Hu Luzi was old, and had to come here to work hard because of Xu Zhuer's greedy mouth.

In the end, Xu Zhuer also told the news about the captured Mongolian fourth prince.I heard that Guo Jiedu didn't treat him harshly, and often allowed him to come out to let the wind go.A child threw a stone to scare the prince, but was beaten by the guards instead.

In an instant, the three of them came to the rocky beach.There are a few craftsmen there, gesticulating, about to use these gravels to fill the gaps between the reefs, and transform this place into a small sea pond.

The strong men at the front went to the chief craftsman in pairs to pay the gravel and bamboo baskets. Zhang Rong said that he would take a short rest and let the old and the young go on their own.When they turned back, they followed together again.

The three of them continued chatting one after another, walking along the road.

Occasionally, the old man saw Zhang Rong's face twitch, and knew that it was sweat dripping into the wound, which was very painful.So I proposed to take a break and wipe off the sweat.

The three of them stayed by the roadside for a while, Zhang Rong wiped off his sweat, and the old man took the opportunity to turn his head behind a clump of thorns to salute.

It's probably because he's getting old, so there's something unspeakable about it.

It took a while before the old man came back with his trouser belt tied up.The three of them continued to move forward until they reached a sloping field where the fortress was connected to the mouth, which was the place to dig gravel.

There are rows of rocks on the slope, extending from the direction of the reef beach, and there are faint traces of unfaded blood between the rocks.Several strong leaders led hundreds of people, and they are digging here with various tools.The old and the young just cared about carrying the bamboo baskets, and ignored Zhang Rong when they went to get new bamboo baskets.

Zhang Rong walked a few steps to the top of the slope, and then he saw the place repeatedly mentioned by the officers and men of the Ding navy on the boat, that is, the battlefield inside and outside the camp of Haicang Town.

Of course, the battlefield has been cleaned, but there is always a residual bloody smell, or broken limbs that have not been cleaned up.Groups of crows and birds in the sky were attracted by this smell, croaking and circling.On the ground, there are wild dogs running around, trying to snatch shallow buried corpses from some shallow pits and feast on them.

Patrolling cavalry passed by, shouting and beating with whips, driving the wild dogs away.

But as soon as the cavalry left, the wild dogs gathered again, and continued to dig under the watchful eyes of many people, and then bit a rotten arm or half a leg, barking and fighting with their companions.

Seeing this situation, Zhang Rong's face turned livid.

Since ancient times, Han'er has paid attention to burrowing into the soil for safety.The current situation is too cruel, why is Ding Navy Jiedushi who has so many manpower, but refuses to take care of the dead?This is a bit... oh...

He clenched his fist, turned and left.

Because he didn't want to go through the crowded quarry area, Zhang Rong chose another road, heading south.

After walking a few steps, I saw a group of people coming up from below.Several people in the queue held books and editions in their hands, as if they were ready to answer the records at any time.

At the front of the queue, there was a tall young man in a used gray military uniform.As he walked, he pointed with his fingers and said something.

Probably mentioned something wrong, and the few people behind all laughed.Someone seemed to have said something and laughed at the young man, so the young man patted his forehead and smiled wryly.

Zhang Rong could tell at a glance that the young man had broad shoulders, and his hands were covered with thick calluses, which were worn out while practicing swords, bows and arrows.

There is no doubt that although this person is young, he is a veteran with extremely rich combat experience.

Looking at the people in the queue at the back, even when they were joking, they still looked respectful.It seems that although this young man has no airs, his status is not low, at least he is a middle-level officer, and he has the experience of beheading generals and capturing the flag, and he is the kind with outstanding reputation.

Zhang Rong felt unhappy, and didn't want to talk to anyone for a while, so he strode past the young man.

The young man also noticed Zhang Rong, saw his expression and heavy steps.

"The one with the scar on his face!" The young man shouted, "Don't think too much! The corpses buried in that field are all Mongolians. We really can't take care of them, so we put them aside for now. Our own soldiers, It has already been well buried!"

As he said that, the young man turned to his companions behind: "Everyone who has come to Haicang Town these few days can't see the situation on the battlefield. We need to explain it again...we still have to send someone to clean it up again!"

The companions all said: "Then we have to use people from Jinan. We really don't have any people here."

(End of this chapter)