Gongxian is the key to the two capitals’ post roads. From Kaifeng Prefecture to the west, we are divided into two routes here. One way to the north, one way to Mengzhou, cross the Yellow River to Hedong, and the other way to Henan Prefecture. In the past, during the peacetime period, there were cars and horses on the post road, and white sails in the Luo River next to it were like clouds.

It was almost evening, and Wang Xiaoli and his men arrived outside Gong County.

Looking at the broken city walls and the open city gates, no one could see, as if they were ghost realms. After a while, Wang Xiao hunted down: "Gongxian County is the most prosperous nearby. It is the main road of the two capitals. The city is close to the Luo River. I don't know how many people pass by here every day. Why can't anyone see it today? It's such a dead place?"

Yang Shen sighed: "Little Sheren, the Jin soldiers in the nearby city have been coming and going several times, killing people like a slaughter. Where is there anyone?"

Wang Xiaoli nodded without saying a word. The destruction of the Jin soldiers was much more serious than he had imagined before. The people in this area were not killed, but the population losses were very large. Some fled into the mountains, some died tragically, and some were captured by the Jin people and headed north. The more prefectures and counties there were, the less people there were. Without decades, it was difficult to see prosperity here again.

In fact, in history, the rebel army, the Song army, the Jin army, and the pseudo-Qi have been in the Central Plains for more than ten years. In addition, the Jin people deliberately moved the population northward, and a large number of unmanned areas appeared. It was not until Yue Fei was recalled by twelve gold medals that the Song and Jin peace talks, and they slowly recovered.

As soon as the horse reins were mentioned, Wang Xiaoli was about to enter the city. Shao Ling said, "What is the situation in the city? Everything is unknown. Please wait a moment. I will take a few soldiers in and see what the situation is."

Wang Xiaoli nodded. He was careless and the situation in the city was unknown, so why did he lead the army into the city?

Shao Ling brought more than a dozen soldiers and came out of the city shortly after entering the city. He crossed his hands in front of Wang Xiaoli: "Little Sergeant, there is nothing unusual in the city. But the people have fled, and there are only dozens of families, which look a little deserted."

Wang Xiaoli nodded: "No matter how lonely it is, it is always better than us outside. The army enters the city together and rest in the city tonight!"

Everyone said promise.

As soon as we entered the city gate, we saw more than a dozen people coming out. We arrived in front of Wang Xiao’s hunting army and knelt down together.

Wang Xiaolie was startled and asked Shao Ling beside him: "Who are these people? What are they doing?"

Shao Ling said: "Xiaosheren, there are only dozens of households in the city now. These are recommended by them to welcome the army into the city."

Wang Xiaolei said: "Let them get up. By the way, let those who speak in them have a lot of weight and come to see me in the evening."

These people came to greet each other, and they should have prepared wine and meat. Only with wine and meat could they reward the army. However, in Gongxian Town, it was too difficult to find some meat to eat. When they had to cook, Wang Xiaoli came too quickly and could not wait until the meal was ready.

When he arrived in front of the county yamen, Wang Xiaoli saw that the gate of the yamen had disappeared, and most of the windows were broken, so he shook his head. Last winter, the city was out of order, and even the yamen was almost demolished.

After entering the county government office, going back to change his clothes, Wang Xiaoli returned to the front hall.

Wang Zhong stepped forward and said, "Xiaosheren, the elders in the city are waiting outside. I wonder if they want them to come in?"

Wang Xiaoli said: "Let them come in. Fortunately, we have to rely on Ding Jin to help us in the past few days and can still have food. If we can't raise food, we will go hungry. Although this place is dilapidated, we can raise some military rations."

Soon after, six people came in and greeted the hall.

Wang Xiaoliu ordered them to get up, set up a seat next to them for them to sit, and brought tea.

After asking for tea, Wang Xiaohun said, "When Wang Xiaohun was in the Ruzhou family. When the Jin people surrounded Kaifeng Prefecture, my father raised an army to support the king and summoned these troops. A few days ago, the Dingdushi, the capital city, received the military order of Marshal Zong and led his troops to attack Luoyang with the Han commander, so I came here with him."

A middle-aged man heard this and bowed, "Today, there were indeed soldiers passing Gong County, saying that it was the Dingdu patrol in the capital. I heard that there were Jin soldiers chasing them, but they did not enter the city, so they went straight."

Wang Xiaolien nodded: "I think so. Early this morning, a group of Jin soldiers caught up with us, and Ding Du Xun retreated."

The outsider said, "The Jin soldiers behind did not chase them to the city, and no one saw the Jin people. I originally thought that Ding Du Xun was talking nonsense, but he just didn't dare to fight."

Wang Xiaolei said: "How could there be a fake? The Jin army went back in the afternoon and met us. Fortunately, his brothers used their lives to capture them in one fell swoop! They were taking their heads and going to Kaifeng Prefecture to receive a reward."

After hearing this, there was a burst of exclamation below. Several officials sitting on both sides, looking at me, and looking at you, they couldn't believe it. After a while, the official before bowed and said, "General, take this seriously? In the past two years, the Jin people have been everywhere and unstoppable! If the general has made such a great contribution, it would be really unprecedented."

Wang Xiaoli smiled: "How can this be fake? The heads of the Jin people are all in the army and are going to Kaifeng Prefecture to meet the marshal Zong."

The official added a bonus: "For many days, I finally heard of a victory! I will not hide it from the general. From the Jin soldiers to the south, we all seek to survive in death. Gongxian was so prosperous in the past, and now there are several families! The young man used to do business at the wharf, with a restaurant and two quality shops, which was a good day. But in a year or two, the property was gone and the family was scattered. Today, I was just waiting for death."

The other members of the staff said it was. Some of them stayed here, some of them hid, some of them ran fast, and some of them shyly and humiliated, so they survived. They were unlucky, and they were not killed by the Jin people, and were also kidnapped by the Jin people. Everyone hated the Jin people. Suddenly, they heard that Wang Xiaoliu had won the battle, and they were overjoyed.

After sighing for a while, the former official and outsider said: "Since we have such great achievements, our local area should prepare a celebration banquet. However, Gong County has been hit by war several times, and the city committee has no food. Please wait a moment, and we will send a few people out of the city, at least buy some."

Wang Xiao Lieqi said: "Is there no in the city and can you still buy it when you leave the city?"

The official gave up his hands helplessly: "In this year, if there is a way, who can live in the city? The Jin people can't go to those remote places, and there are some good and bad things. We can always make up some money and we can't treat the general unfairly."

Wang Xiaoli said: "If you don't talk about wine and meat, the most important thing is food. We came from Kaifeng and fought a war with the Jin people. The army was short of food. There were still hundreds of miles to Kaifeng Prefecture, and the place was already broken, so it was difficult to deal with no food."

Several officials discussed in a low voice and said, "Let's send people to look around and try to get together."

When the Jin soldiers came to attack, of course, they were lively places like counties, cities and towns. The Jin soldiers could not run so far in remote mountainous areas. After the war, the former remote places gathered population and materials. Without local people to help, it was not easy to find foreign troops like Wang Xiaowei. The people here were really bullied by the Jin people. When they heard that Wang Xiaowei won the battle, they were all happy and willing to help.
Chapter completed!