choke element

Chapter 50
Yang An'er suddenly raised troops, shaking Hebei.

When he raised his troops, he naturally had a full set of proclamations, lamenting that the court was immoral and the people were in dire straits. Most of those words were true.But with the war and disaster, can the people who are struggling to survive can live?

When the rebels rise up, the first thing to do is to sweep the village, loot supplies, and coerce the mob!That will only destroy the chance of surviving, and crush the barely maintained state of existence!
What's even more frightening is that if there are rebels, there will be a large army of imperial courts to suppress them.However, when the army crossed the border, the damage to the local area was ten times more terrible than the flood, drought and locust plague.I heard that Yang An'er's subordinates are also men of wolves and tigers. If they have seen-saw with the officers and soldiers three or five times, then there may not be many living people left in the counties and counties in the south of Zhuozhou!
Therefore, after Yang An'er raised his troops, not only Guo Ning and Jing Anmin reacted immediately, but also township tyrants and wealthy families from all over the country gathered one after another to prepare for the emergency.

In a few days, Xinqiao Camp, which was originally a grass market, turned into a small military stronghold.There are camps everywhere inside and outside the market, and all kinds of people gather in each camp.

Some camps are well-organized, and in the camps, there are strong men with weapons in their hands and fierce expressions.There are also many camps scattered around, and the people inside are full of sad faces. They either sit or squat, not talking to each other, and occasionally get up to look inside the Xinqiao Camp, and then sit down again in frustration.

Those who can stay in the camp are mostly well-to-do wealthy families in southern Anzhou, at least middle-class families.On the outskirts of the grass market, those people who are in a dilemma and crowded in darkness are the poor people who have gathered these days.

They came here not necessarily because of how powerful the Xinqiao camp is, but because people have the instinct to gather together for peace of mind when facing danger.

They subconsciously rushed to Xinqiaoying, and took refuge in the southern Anzhou clan who presided over this place.However, the big clans disliked them for dragging their families and being too old and weak, so they sent servants and servants to drive them away, and threatened them to retreat with sticks and leather whips.

But where can these people go?They didn't dare to rush into the Xinqiao camp, and they didn't want to run far, so they could only wait in the field, watching the grass market anxiously and silently, waiting for those high-ranking figures to say a word to decide everyone's fate .

After yesterday's heavy rain, the originally dry ground turned into a soup-like mud.They were still there, some of them were cold and hungry, their faces were pale, and they had lost their popularity.Some people also began to look for more firewood to the outside.

Although everyone tried their best, the heavy rain soaked and soaked the dry food that many people carried with them, and some potato flour and the like even melted.As a result, there was a little more doubt among people, some people had a fierce look in their eyes, and they were thinking about how to snatch food from others.

At this time, the Xinqiao camp was lively. Many steamed buns, cooking cakes, and white-cooked beard cakes were served to the young and strong armed with weapons in various camps.

And in the courtyard inside the grass market, a more refined and luxurious banquet was set up.

The food at the banquet is far more than steamed buns and cooking cakes, there are also dry seed noodles, meat oil cakes, kidney soup, and even various meats, as well as a lot of wine.

Those who can participate in the banquet are all prominent people around, from clans or villages that are as powerful as the Yu family.There are a few clansmen who are distributed even across states and counties, and their influence spreads across several states.

"Mr. He, if you think this wine is still mellow, you might as well drink another cup!" Yu Xianchun said politely.

He himself has a goatee and looks old, but he talks about how old he is, and he respects the old man in brocade robe above him very much.

The one he called Old He was He Tai from Xiongzhou.This gentleman is a leader who occupies a dominant position in the local clan. In his early years, he served as an official of Nanjing Road.

Previously, Guo Ning sent Wang Shixian here, intending to reach a cooperation with the Yu family, so that the defeated army could gain a proper foothold.

Yu Jingchun was favored by Guo Ning and had a good relationship with Wang Shixian, so he was immediately optimistic about this cooperation.His elder brother Yu Xianchun had no intention of objecting either. After all, the Yu family's force is very weak. If they can bring in powerful foreign aid, they will surely win a win-win situation.

But such a big event, Yu's family can't do it, it must promote many local forces in the surrounding area, so Yu Xianchun naturally wants to discuss with He Tai and ask for his opinion.

But at He Tai's age, he has seen too many ups and downs.He was not at all optimistic about what the routs could do, so he urged Yu Xianchun half-threateningly and half-inducingly, asking him to keep excuses.

Because of He Tai's request, the Yu family only gave the rout soldiers a small amount of food and fodder for more than a month, so that the army's material reserves remained at a minimum.

From He Tai's point of view, the rout soldiers have no foundation after all, they have nothing but courage. Even if they can be famous for a while, sooner or later they will be difficult to sustain.

However, the local big clans have food and materials in their hands, sometimes they give more, sometimes they give less, and they slowly train these defeated soldiers like training dogs. How many hundred Xi Junqiang?
He Tai never imagined that Yang An'er suddenly rebelled, which made the situation in Zhuzhou suddenly tense.

He Tai has his own family force, but he also knows very well that this kind of family force cannot confront Yang An'er's tiger and wolf division head-on.

If the imperial court can't send troops to help immediately, Yang An'er will be able to fight anyone he wants, except for a central capital with heavy troops stationed in the east of Taihang and south of Yanshan.No force is stronger than an egg in front of the Tiewa Warrior Army.

Because Dingxing County, where Yang An'er lives, is not far from Xiongzhou, He Tai immediately took his family and many servants and servants to Xinqiaoying for shelter.

Along with him, there are some Baojia troops and Yubing troops controlled by the He family.Many of them are warriors recruited by the He family over the years, possessing extraordinary martial arts skills.

According to a rough estimate, headed by the He family, together with the Yu family from the Xinqiao Camp, the Liu family from Jintaiyi in Baozhou, etc., the total number of Xiangyong in hand is nearly a thousand, and there are more than [-] cavalry, which is not a small force.

He Tai raised his neck and gulped it down, and said with a chuckle: "Xianchun, just wait. If Yang An'er wants to rebel, he must be coercing local bravery everywhere, and in our area, when it comes to bravery, it is nothing more than those who are defeated. Soldiers. So Yang An'er and Guo Liulang have to compete. The previous confrontation in the Guchengdian was nothing at all, and the evil battle is still to come!"

Yu Xianchun smiled wryly: "If that's the case, wouldn't it be more troublesome?"

He Tai waved his hand, signaled the maidservant to come over, and filled up the wine: "Don't bother, don't bother. Let them fight. They will be exhausted from the fight, and the losses will be heavy. The court's troops should arrive. When the time comes, they will be wiped out. Isn’t this huge space just for us to do something?”

He said earnestly and earnestly: "Xianchun, you have to understand that these tyrannical people can only be powerful for a while in the local area. They are the wind and rain that will blow over sooner or later, and we are the trees rooted in this land. Our strengths are not The branches are flourishing, but the roots are deep!"

Yu Xianchun secretly sighed.

ingrained?

When these country gentry and tycoons came, they ignored the local people and only wanted to protect their own safety.Now there are thousands of refugees outside the Xinqiao camp, and there are even more in other places.Once the hearts of the people are in turmoil, how can the common people remember the connection with the local tyrants?The up and down are separated from each other, and when something bad happens, some people will lose their heads!
Thinking so, Yu Xianchun nodded again and again: "How clever!"

He was about to continue his praise, when the servants outside shouted repeatedly: "Second Master Yu is back!"

Ever since Yang An'er raised his troops, Yu Jingchun had brought some fine men to visit him.It took five or six days to go there, and no news came back.Yu Xianchun has a deep brotherhood, and has always been a little worried, but he can't let it out to the outside world.

Now hearing the good news from the servant, Yu Xianchun hastily said: "Quickly invite Second Lord to come in!"

After a while, Yu Jingchun walked into the hall first.

Yu Xianchun took a cup casually, poured the wine, and greeted him with a laugh.But after Yu Jingchun stepped into the hall, he stepped aside and bowed slightly.

Behind him, a young man strode forward.

This young man was tall and tall, wearing a round-necked gown and a black gauze soft-footed headband.He probably has injuries on his body, so it is a little inconvenient to move, but his gestures are very relaxed.When he stepped into the hall and looked around at everyone, the sharp light flickering in his eyes made Yu Xianchun feel a chill in his heart, feeling the murderous intent.

This hall is the main hall of Yu's mansion, but most of the guards around the hall are He Tai's people.

At this moment, he saw that the young man was very strange, and there were several entourages with unknown identities behind him.A guard of He Tai's confidant, who was always arrogant, immediately came up from the side and said, "Who are you? And I told you your name!"

While speaking, he stretched out his hand to stop him.

This action is unavoidably rude, after all, this is Yu's house, so how can He's servants be allowed to act like masters?Yu Xianchun frowned, and immediately got up to relax his cheeks.

Unexpectedly, the young man kept walking, and a fourteen or fifteen-year-old boy sprang out from behind him, swung the ax violently, and smashed down with his head and face!
No one expected that someone would suddenly make a move.

That young man didn't look like a cruel person, he held the hand ax backwards, with the back of the ax facing forward.But the weight of the ax was too heavy, and the wide ax back slammed on the guard's face like a stone smashed into nuts, his face was smashed to pieces, and his eyes burst out.The guard didn't even utter a scream, and fell to the ground, holding his head for a while, and then stopped moving.

There was an uproar in the hall, many people left the table, and some drew their swords.

Behind the young man, dozens of warriors with helmets and armor swarmed in, the light of the swords in their hands was like snow, reflecting the coldness of the room.

"Ni Yi, don't be rough."

The young man casually ordered, strode to the wine table of He Tai and the others, and said in a deep voice:

"Yang An'er was defeated at Fanyang City, and has already fled to the south. He is expected to pass through Bazhou and Qingzhou and enter Shandong. Zhuozhou will be calmed down soon, and the five states of Xiong, An, Bao, Sui, and Ansu will no longer be in turmoil. .I said before that if there is a place within the five prefectures where the guards are slack and the strong men flee, we are willing to take up the positions of the strong men. Can this matter be done now?"

Halfway through his words, everyone at the table reacted.

This young man is Guo Ning!

It's only been a few days, and he drove Yang An'er away?That is the prestigious Yang An'er, the Tiewa Ganzhan Army known as the elite!Just retreat?What kind of battle has to be fought?

Everyone cast doubtful eyes on Yu Jingchun.Yu Jingchun gave a wry smile and nodded slightly.

This is real!

Yang An'er is already a ruthless character that no one dares to provoke, how powerful is Guo Ning driving Yang An'er away?

This person is really not to be underestimated... He is indeed a fierce tiger as rumored!
When Guo Ning spoke, the bloody smell in the hall had already diffused.Yu Xianchun reacted quickly, and immediately responded: "That's natural. This matter is what we all wanted to do a long time ago, and we will definitely do it properly."

"In the newly-built Baojia, you will be entrusted with the tasks of urging supervisors to pay taxes and labor, and persuading farmers to teach farming and mulberry. But the people you send out are not allowed to exploit the common people, not to plunder by force, and not to do anything wrong in our name."

"That's natural. We're all from the village. If we act recklessly, won't it ruin our reputation?" Yu Xianchun continued to nod.

"Finally, the military salaries of the soldiers should not be compared with those of the strong men in Baojia, but an additional [-]% will be added according to the figure of the Yongtun garrison on the edge of the border, and paid on a monthly basis. On Baojia, Mr. Jing Chun will be in charge of the unified collection, and I will also be responsible here. Assign special personnel to cooperate with Mr. Jing Chun."

According to the figures of the marginal Yongtun garrison?Another [-]%?This is not a small amount!Yu Xianchun twitched with pain in his heart, but seeing the ashen faces of the people at the banquet, he could only say repeatedly: "Okay! Okay! Cough cough, this is my brother's honor. My brother will definitely handle this matter well!"

"That's settled then."

Guo Ning didn't delay at all.He turned around and left, quickly leaving the hall.

And the sound of the horse team galloping outside was loud, and I don't know how many people quietly hid in the vicinity, and then they left in a big way.

Thinking that his family might have escaped the catastrophe of losing his head just now, a group of powerful figures sat in the banquet in a daze, and no one knew what to say.After all, Yu Xianchun was the host. He coughed twice and said, "Mr. He, everyone, it is true that a good man does not suffer from immediate losses. I thought..."

Speaking of this, he felt that there was something wrong with He Tai's expression. Looking carefully, the old man was covered in cold sweat and drenched his entire clothes, and he was so frightened that he was about to faint.

　Bingbing, that is, the river defense army.A kind of Jin Dynasty irregular army.

　
(End of this chapter)