"What did you say?" The three military generals stared at the young county magistrate opposite, with incredible expressions on their faces. "County Magistrate Jinhuang, are you kidding us?"

Jin Huang, the magistrate of Yongqiu County with a dark complexion and long hands, could tell at a glance that he was an atypical scholar. He was from Jiangning, but his family had been farming for generations. The whole family worked hard to support him in his studies, hoping that one day he would be able to study.

To get ahead, the whole family can turn around.

In Jiangnan, anyone whose family has some wealth will choose a smart person to study.

If the world does not change, Jin Huang will definitely give up halfway, because he is really not very good at poetry, poetry and other things. He is not very interested in the Four Books and Five Classics, but he is extremely talented in arithmetic.

It was also his good luck that the old Song Dynasty perished and Xiao Cheng established the New Song Dynasty in Jiangning, which also brought about earth-shaking changes to the entire court's system of recruiting scholars.

Arithmetic became one of the tests in the mid-term entrance examination.

This is how Jin Huang entered his official career.

After one year of internship in Jiangning, this new scholar, who was born in a farm family, has made a name for himself in practice and has become one of the lucky ones who can take up practical work in the local area.

Of course, at this time, the difference between having a background and not having a background becomes apparent.

Places like Yongqiu, which had just been conquered by the New Song Dynasty, became a place for people like Jin Huang.

This actually has advantages and disadvantages. The advantage is that such a place has a very low starting point, and no matter how bad it is, it cannot get any worse. As long as you work sincerely, it will be easy to achieve results.

Of course, the disadvantage is that it's easy to lose your head.

You never know when the other side will hit you, your life is really hanging on your pants.

This time, Jin Huang came to see Zhang Ren, Ren Zhong and Wu Zheng. Firstly, he was not coveting the big animals in the military camp, and secondly, he did not want the soldiers to play red face and help him evacuate the people. He actually asked the three of them to send troops to the opposite side.

Chen Liu rescued the local people.

For Zhang Ren and others, this was not only unexpected, but also a bit unbelievable.

"Why?" Zhang Ren widened his eyes and looked at Jin Huang in confusion.

"They couldn't live any longer. They wanted to escape to our side, but they were stopped again. It is said that at least thousands of people were arrested." Jin Huang said: "People who escaped from there said that these people must be

He will be punished as a criminal slave and sent to the army. When the time comes, it will be a dead end."

Zhang Ren took a deep breath and said: "Magistrate Jin, it is difficult to obey this order. There are only six battle camps with 3,000 people under Zhang's command. Guarding Yongqiu is already stretched. The tasks assigned by above, I think Magistrate Jin

I also learned some information from your superior officer, I can’t bear to accept such a thing!"

With a cry, Jin Huang stood up, his face turned red, looked at the three generals opposite, and said loudly: "The official family, the first assistant aims to regain the old land of the old capital, and aims to conquer the Northern Expedition, capture Youyan, and attack the Liao Kingdom.

, the common people opposite Chenliu, who are also the people of the Song Dynasty, are now being tortured by the puppet Zhao and Liao people, and are worse than dead. The soldiers of the Song Dynasty are only dozens of miles apart, but they sit back and watch. Such behavior can make the world understand the determination of the officials.

?Can you make the people of the world return to their hearts?"

"Jin Huang..." Zhang Ren was furious: "How can you do whatever you want on military and national affairs? Whether it is offensive or defensive, it has its own rules. How can it be suddenly changed because of these small things? Do you know how to mobilize the whole body by pulling one thing?

?Yongqiu is just a point on the entire defense line. If we act rashly and something goes wrong here, affecting the entire strategic plan of the imperial court, can you bear the responsibility?"

"I am just a small county magistrate, and my eyes can only see this little thing in front of me. I only know that if we don't save it, we will lose the support of the people, and it is easy to lose the support of the people. If we want to get it back, it will be difficult.

It's difficult!" Jin Huang kicked the chair away and strode away: "I want to go to this place to join you. You are too scared to fight and die, and you don't save the people in a place where they are destined to die."

Seeing the other party's leaving figure, Zhang Ren was trembling with anger.

"Isn't it said that this Jin Huang is a very pragmatic official? Why is he so bookish!"

Wu Zheng said: "Yongqiu and Chenliu are too close. They had close contacts in the past, and there are many relatives and friends. This must be how these news came. Jin Huang did this because he wanted to win the hearts of Yongqiu."

"Actually, he is right about one thing. The people of Chenliu are also the people of our Song Dynasty!" Ren Zhongwei sighed: "You have never seen the fate of becoming a criminal slave of the Liao people! Oh, other things are also the same.

Needless to say, just say that once the war breaks out, these people will be expelled by the Liao people as the vanguard and charge with bare hands, while the Liao people will follow behind them."

"So vicious?" Zhang Ren changed his color.

"That's it."

Zhang Ren took two steps in the room and said, "But you two, I'm more worried about whether there is any other conspiracy here!"

"Are you worried that your opponent will use this matter to set up a trap, lure us into attacking, and then take the opportunity to set up an ambush?" Ren Zhong said.

"We have to be on guard!" Zhang Ren said.

"In that case, should we save it or not?" Wu Zheng frowned: "If that young man Jin Huang really exposes this matter, I'm afraid it will cause an uproar in Jiangning, and then we will also be in trouble. Let's forget it.

It’s nothing to suffer a little grievance, but if it really gets serious, General Wei may be implicated. You also know that there are people in the court who have always wanted to add sand to the frontline troops. Whenever they seize the opportunity, they will definitely

I won’t let it go.”

"Moreover, if we can really rescue people, it will be something to write home about. It will definitely boost the morale of our army and deal a major blow to the enemy."

"This matter needs to be carefully planned. Regardless of whether the enemy has set a trap through this matter, we must arrange it according to this idea." Zhang Ren took a deep breath: "If Yelu Chengcai's fifteen thousand

If the Liao people don't come out, they can still make a plan. Brother Wu, please contact Zhiqiuyuan and the Imperial City Division. I want to confirm whether Yelv Chengcai has moved in the east? If there is any abnormal movement of Yelv Chengcai's troops, then we can't

move."

"Understood!" Wu Zheng turned around and walked out.

Zhang Ren sighed: "Jin Huang, that bitch, has given us more trouble. I don't know if it's a blessing or a curse."

"It's a blessing, not a curse. It's a curse that cannot be avoided." Ren Zhong said with a smile, "For me, this is more enjoyable."

Chen Liu, Jishan Village.

The villagers looked at the cavalry galloping in the distance in horror. They turned around and went into their houses, slamming their doors tightly.

During this period, Zhao Jun has been wreaking havoc everywhere in Chenliu. Now, has he finally reached Qingshan Village?

However, the half-man-high fence couldn't stop the war horses at all. The cavalry just lightly led the war horses and jumped into the yard easily. Then they lifted it up with two huge front hooves and dropped it heavily. The gate was like paper.

Generally trampled to pieces.

"Get out here, all the food, gold, silver and soft goods!" The cavalry in the yard tapped their sharp knives on their armors and shouted happily to the frightened villagers in the house: "

Anyone who dares to disobey will be shot without mercy!"

A man came out tremblingly. He seemed to be the head of the family. His wrinkled face was full of fear, "Master, we have paid the spring tax and autumn tax this year. There is no official service, and there is no corvee."

After taking it, we only have a little food left at home. Without this food, our family will starve to death."

With a swipe of the whip, he knocked the old man to the ground, "There is going to be a war soon, and the Liao army's southern expedition is about to begin. Previously, you paid regular taxes, but this time you have received increased taxes. There is not enough money for food."

, how can we fight the Song people and how can we defeat them? These grains are all raised for the Shangguan of Daliao. Do you want to rebel? "

"Don't you want us to live?" Another young man rushed out of the room, shouting sadly and angrily.

The cavalryman smiled ferociously: "I think you don't want to live now."

The old man on the ground jumped up, hugged the man, and said loudly: "Let's make friends, let's make friends."

After a while, all the valuable things in the house were placed in the yard.

Fangyuan reined in his horse at the entrance of the village and looked at the smoky village. There were exclamations and screams from everywhere, and some houses were burned down.

The door of a room was opened, and a man rushed out with a goat fork in his hand. But as soon as he stepped out of the door, he was already galloping towards him. The sword flashed, and the man fell down with blood on his neck.

Surge.

Fangyuan sighed, rode his horse to the other side, and looked in front of his current camp commander, his former eldest brother Hu Fei.

"Brother, in the past, we were just asking for money. What the hell do we do now? We used to call ourselves thieves, robbing the rich and giving to the poor!" Fang Yuan's face turned red.

"In the past we had less than fifty cavalry." Hu Fei said: "Now we have five hundred cavalry. I can only ask our brothers not to get innocent blood on their hands. This matter was ordered by Commander Zhou. Can we

How about it?"

"If we continue like this, even if we win, how many people in the world will be left alive?" Fang Yuan sneered.

"Brother Fang, this is not something we should worry about. We should worry about how we can survive the coming war," Hu Fei said.

"If you ask me, we shouldn't get involved in this muddy water. How happy it would be to be our bandits!"

"Again, these useless words are said. If we can still be like the past, I am willing to be this suffocating cavalry officer? Look at these rabble, on the battlefield, can they really order and forbid and march forward bravely? But if we don't come, we will be more alive.

No. Now that the Liao Kingdom is about to march out and hundreds of thousands of troops are heading south, do you think we can still survive if we continue to be horse bandits?"

"Escape to the south is also a way!" Fang Yuan whispered.

"Shut up!" Hu Fei glared at him: "The south is not the north. People like us are simply looked down upon. Many of our counterparts in the south fell into the hands of their officials. There was only one way out, death!

At least, this place is willing to accommodate us."

"It's just asking us to work hard for them!"

"You still have a chance to survive by working hard." Hu Fei pointed to the village in the distance: "Those people can only work hard, and the chance of surviving is much smaller than us. It's getting late, it's getting late today.

That's it, let's go back to camp. This Jishan Village looks quite prosperous. It's not bad that we can collect so much surplus grain from here."

"Do you want to take people away too?"

"Of course, this is an order from Commander Zhou. These people are of great use!"

It was late at night, and under the moonlight, troops one after another quietly left the military camp.

Zhou Shuguang stood in front of the map and stared at the map in front of him.

Now he has ten thousand troops under his command.

In Tokyo, he tried his best to finally embrace Yelu Chengcai's lap. In the end, he got his wish and became a serious commander, with tens of thousands of troops under his command.
To be continued...