Chapter 48

After entering the city, it was desolate.

At least it is also an important city with a population of more than 100000.

Now.

see evidence of people's distress everywhere!

Near the city gate, all the original houses have been demolished and built into city guarding buildings.

All kinds of collision, stone beating, ground listening, rolling wood, etc. are arranged in order and can be transported to the wall at any time.

There are also rows of cock knife carts and Yasha thunder, which are ready.

The people in the city were thin and sallow, and their eyes were dull.

Seen along the street, the doors of every family are wide open, and the inside is turned upside down.

"The bandit army has entered the city?"

Guo fan frowned and puzzled.

Look at the situation of the people in the city. They have been hungry for a long time and can only be regarded as barely alive.

"No."

Lord Zhou, who came to meet him, shook his head and explained, "the food in the city is limited, so first put the people's rations away and distribute them uniformly."

"Is it that serious?"

Xia Hou showed his face and said, "as an important military town, Zheng city should have enough grain and grass."

Not to mention sticking to it for a year and a half, it was less than a month after being trapped in the city, and the food and grass had been tight?

"This..."

Lord Zhou's face changed slightly. He looked left and right and said in a low voice, "the standby grain in the city was stolen by the people guarding the warehouse and secretly replaced with old grain and sand."

"But don't worry, general. Lord Wang has killed the grain guard. These moths should die!"

Guo fan frowned.

Just beheaded the grain warden?

In places like Zhengcheng, grain reserves are very important strategic materials.

How could a grain warden be able to do such a great thing as being secretly replaced?

Apart from other things, the collusion between officials and businessmen, did not those rich merchants who sold grain win?

Civilian leaders, acting so weak?

"General Liu!"

While meditating, several laughter came face to face.

When Guo fan looked up, he saw several civil servants in black gauze hats and Embroidered Brocade chicken and crane patterns striding forward.

Second grade golden pheasant, first grade crane

All big officials!

"General Liu is unparalleled in bravery and spirit."

A man approached and patted Guo fan on the shoulder with a big hand: "it's the first time I've seen such a fierce general since I was an official for decades!"

The visitor is not young, with age spots on his face and an old smell on his body.

But his clothes were neat and meticulous, and even his hair and nails were clean and tidy.

"General Liu."

Lord Zhou bowed down and introduced, "this is Lord Chang, the prince, the grand Fu, and the supervisor of the North anti rebellion road."

"Lord Chang."

Guo fan bows his hands and has an unassuming attitude.

"Yes."

Lord Chang nodded slowly and looked at a man behind Guo fan: "Lord Zu, you have brought a savior to Zheng Cheng!"

"I dare not!"

Zu Gongxu quickly knelt down and kowtowed: "it took so long to bring reinforcements out of the siege. It's a humble job and ineffective work."

"That's all."

Lord Chang waved his hand at will: "it's very wrong to let you risk your life to leave the city. Your loyalty to the imperial court has been proved by coming back this time."

"It will be in the future. I believe it will be reused."

"Thank you, my Lord!"

Zu Gongxu was excited and kowtowed again.

"Lord Chang."

Guo fan stepped forward and said, "when I came, governor yuan had died. I don't know if general Ming can be there?"

General Ming was the second in command of the North Road and took charge of Zheng Cheng. In theory, the North Road army was under his control after the death of governor yuan.

"Governor yuan was killed?"

Lord Chang frowned and looked sad: "Hey, I have a good relationship with governor yuan. I didn't expect..."

He sighed for a while and then said, "as for general Ming, he is unwell and has been bedridden for several days."

"Huh?"

Guo FanMei said, "well, I don't know where general Ming is resting. We'll see him first."

"I'm afraid not."

Lord Chang shook his head slowly: "general Ming's current situation is inconvenient to see people. Moreover, even if you go, he probably can't speak."

It seems that general Ming's condition is not light.

"What about that?"

Guo fan was speechless and said, "the North Road army has no commander. What should we do next?"

His family knows their own affairs, and it's OK to take the lead in charging. If he really wants to March and fight, it's not the material.

After all, fighting is more than fighting.

There are also troop arrangements, logistics and armaments. We should know military orders, clear military flags and understand the analysis of the situation.

These, he is not as good as Xia HouXian.

"No harm!"

Lord Chang waved his hand and said, "Chang is also familiar with military books and can take charge of military affairs on his behalf."

"There are nearly 20000 garrisons in the city. These days are dispatched by Chang. Fortunately, there is no big mistake."

"This..."

Guo fan hesitated.

"General Liu, since you have entered the city, your work has been completed. Just rest at ease for the time being."

Zu Gongxu got up from the ground and said calmly, "as for the rest, it's up to your adults."

"All right!"

Guo fan was helpless and said, "I dare ask Lord Chang, what are your plans to defeat the bandit army outside?"

"Fight back?"

Lord Chang was slightly stunned, then smiled and shook his head: "General Liu is young and energetic. This is a good thing, but sometimes he is too blind."

He pointed out and said, "there are more than 130000 bandit troops and nearly 10000 cavalry outside. We can't beat them back. You broke up the bandit troops at the south gate just now, and they gathered again."

"Yes."

Guo fan frowned: "are you going to stick to Zheng city?"

"Stick to it, you can't."

Lord Chang shook his head: "to tell you the truth, it's very hard to fight the city defense these days. The soldiers are already tired. The North City and east city gate have been invaded by bandits for many times and reluctantly fought back by relying on the materials in the city."

"Now the city wall of Zheng city is full of holes. If we continue to fight, we are afraid we will become a turtle in a jar."

"Lord Chang is going to leave?"

Guo fan's face was solemn and his voice could not help sinking: "but what about the people in the city? With the style of bandits, the city will be broken in the future. I'm afraid we will have to slaughter the city and sacrifice flags. We've left tens of thousands of people in the city..."

"Hey!"

Lord Chang waved to stop Guo fan: "we'll discuss this later. General Liu worked hard all the way and rested first. It's not too late to talk about something at the dinner party in the evening."

After that, without waiting for Guo fan to speak, he waved to Zu Gongxu.

"Lord Zu, come with me and talk about your opinions along the way."

"Yes!"

Zu Gongxu nodded excitedly, bowed and padded his heels, and didn't forget to look back at Guo fan with a cold look in his eyes.

"General Liu."

Looking at the civil servants who had gone away, Xia HouXian sighed helplessly and said, "forget it, let's settle down first and wait for the evening."

Guo Fanchao pointed to the back of Lord Chang: "how do I feel? Some of these people are not very reliable."

I think so, too.

Xia HouXian silently added a sentence in his heart.

…………

Outside the city.

The accounts of the five armed forces.

"What now?"

Dong kuangduan, the grass king, sat down and glanced at the people in the account: "Zheng Cheng has 10000 more defenders now. If you attack again, it is unlikely to win."

"Good."

Miao Haichao, king of Pingjiang, nodded gloomily and subconsciously touched the brand-new knife edge on his cheek.

This is the mark of his escape from Guo fan's knife not long ago.

"Otherwise, forget it. Yunzhou is very big. There's no need to compete with Zheng Cheng all the time!"

Obviously, he has begun to retreat.

"Lao Miao, aren't you afraid?"

King gaoshida of Jiangning played with a string of flowing beads and said with a smile, "is that all you have courage?"

"Peng!"

Miao Haichao shrunk his eyes, immediately clapped the table and shouted, "what do you say, Gao?"

"Nothing."

Costa shrugged his shoulders and looked like a rascal.

At that time, when Guo fan was in charge of the battle array, other bandits did not really see it and could not understand his bravery.

I only know that there are more powerful generals in the army.

But if you say you killed the bandits on both sides, no one believes it.

"Brother Gao, the strength of that man's force is really amazing."

Zhao Kuo, king of Wei, said, "as I have seen with my own eyes, almost none of my team and brother Miao is the enemy of his unity!"

"That's not necessarily true."

Gao Shida shrunk his eyes and said, "brother Zhao's iron hall hand, great Xia Cheng, is not as good as that man?"

"General Gao."

Behind Zhao Kuo, a man stepped forward and said, "that man is really powerful. Even if I step forward, I guess I can't escape death."

"Oh!"

The force of Cheng Daxia was very clear to everyone present.

In the ranks of the fifth route rebel army, we can definitely rank in the top ten. He said so, and everyone else was moved.

"Is it difficult that there is an unparalleled overlord among the officials and troops?"

"Two days ago, some members of the church reported that there was an invulnerable evil devil in the army. I think it's him."

Sun Maitreya, the king of the Ming Dynasty, has a round figure and has been smiling. At this time, he also narrowed his eyes.

"However, when Maitreya came to the world and all the people turned over, the evil devil appeared, which is the time when we should be robbed."

"The leader said yes!"

Behind him, their eyes were fanatical and shouted, "Maitreya came to the world and all the people turned over. We swear to kill the evil guard!"

"Ha ha..."

Several others sneered one after another, but they were inevitably afraid in their eyes.

In troubled times, people are robbed.

In the face of desperate days, many people place their hopes on religious beliefs.

Various cults breed in the soil of troubled times and spread rapidly.

Not to mention sun Maitreya's teaching of soldiers, even in the ranks of other rebel forces, many people now believe in Maitreya.

"It's not easy to kill evil spirits."

Dong Kuang's eyes twinkled and said, "now there are nearly 30000 garrisons in the city. Even if Chang is not good at leading the troops, it's more than enough to keep them for a few months."

"Our food and grass, obviously, can't last that long!"

“……”

The crowd fell silent.

"If not, try again?"

Gao Shida tentatively opened his mouth: "this time, our fifth Route Army will attack one place together, and we will be able to break the city."

"Not necessarily!"

Miao Haichao shook his head: "let's not say whether we can work together. Even if we can, the officers and soldiers can gather all their strength to guard the city gate."

"At least, they should be more united than us."

"Ming Wang."

Zhao Kuo looked at Sun Maitreya: "what do you think?"

"Beyond Yunzhou, there are many people who are in a deep sea of suffering, waiting for Maitreya to redeem."

Sun Maitreya folded his hands and said mercifully, "Zheng city is our test. We must take it!"

"This..."

Others hesitated: "I'm afraid it's not easy."

"I have a way to try."

Sun Maitreya lowered his eyes and said, "I received news last night that there are many Maitreya believers in Zheng city. They can secretly send a group of people in."

"In addition, when reinforcements enter the city today, all officials of Zheng city will certainly give a banquet."

He smiled and looked at the grass King Dong Kuang.

"Mongolian medicine!"

Dong Kuang grinned: "the Ming king is very good at this plan. At that time, we will attack the city with all our strength. It's just time to make contributions in one fell swoop and kill officials to seize the city."

"Then..."

"Slaughter the city!"

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