Chapter 600: Bloody Battle at Xiangzhou (IV)

A Jiegu has always looked down on the Han people, and even more so on the civil servants of the Han people. He doesn't get off the horse and said coldly: "We are!"

Zhang Xun hurriedly smiled and said, "The general and all brothers have come all the way. I was entrusted by the elders of Qiu County to send you sheep wine to reward you. There are many thieves in this area. In the future, I will ask all the officers and soldiers to protect the villagers."

As he said that, Zhang Xun took out a box, stepped forward and handed it to A Jiegu with both hands, and whispered: "This is a gift from the 30 major households in Qiu County to the general. Please accept it with a smile."

A Jiegu took the box and suddenly felt his hand sinking. The box almost landed on the ground. It was so heavy. He opened the wooden box and saw that it was covered with yellow gold bars. When he weighed it, he found that it was at least 200 taels.

A Jiegu's eyes were all curled up. Due to the war, the prices of gold and silver in Hebei Road soared. The black market had reached one tael of gold and forty guan. This box of gold bars was worth 8,000 guan. They robbed all the way, and the money they earned was only 50,000 guan. This gift of meeting was quite large!

"Premier Zhang is polite. Since I have been appointed as the military envoy of Yizhou, I will naturally protect the people and crack down on bandits. Please rest assured to the parents and fellow villagers of Qiu County."

A Jiegu knew in his heart that Zhang Xun stopped him on the road, called rewarding the army, and in fact he wanted to tell himself who gave him great gifts and not to go to riots, but for the sake of this box of gold, he could listen.

A Jiegu put the wooden box into his horse bag, turned around and waved his hand, "Everyone get off the horse and rest, prepare for lunch!"

In fact, when A Jiegu set out, Li Huaixian reminded him that the King of Yan had just started his army and the situation in Hebei was unstable. He should not act recklessly, restrain military discipline, and be careless and take it lightly.

Of course, A Jiegu agreed, but what did he do when he came out? Isn’t it a joke to let him restrain military discipline? Shi Siming and Cai Xide could slaughter the city. He saw with his own eyes that every truckload of wealth and women were transported to the Khitan, but it was not his turn at all. Why can others rob and rape him, but he had to restrain military discipline?

As soon as he left Youzhou City, he threw Li Huaixian's advice out of the sky. After leaving Youzhou's territory, he began to loot. He didn't know how many women he played with. Gradually, Han people like sheep made him look unpredictable. More importantly, he looked down on the Han people in his bones. He believed that Han people were sheep. Even if he resisted, he would be like a flock of sheep. The so-called Anxiang group organized by Zhang Xun were a group of mobs. He only had to send fifty people to kill them to death. He looked down on them in his bones. This was also the mentality of all the Hu people in the grassland. They were vassals in the Tang Dynasty and surrendered on the surface, but they hated the Tang Dynasty to the core. They regarded the Han people as sheep. Sooner or later, they were their meal on the plate, not to mention that this was their doorstep, who would live impatiently.

There is another important reason. Even An Lushan didn't know that there was a scout team of Anxi Army active in their hinterland. They all thought that the 20,000 vanguards collected by Li Qin were destroyed by Guo Ziyi's army.

Zhang Xun and Ji Sheng took advantage of the other party's mentality of worry-free at home and set up a trap.

Six hundred cavalry dismounted one after another, and more than twenty cavalrymen couldn't help but go to the carriage, trying to pick a few beautiful women to make a fuse. However, in front of Zhang Xun, A Jiegu couldn't do too much, so he stepped forward and cursed: "The most important thing about cavalry is war horses. If you don't go to find water to feed the horses, why are you talking about here?"

The cavalry were so scared that they went to find water. Zhang Xun laughed in his heart. In fact, he didn't have so much gold, but only two hundred taels of copper strips were plated with a layer of gold.

Zhang Xun turned around and ordered, and more than a dozen men immediately moved the sheep wine from the carriage, found a flat piece of dry land, chopped firewood, and lit the fire. They quickly lit a bunch of burning bonfires. They killed the sheep and peeled them, washed the mutton from the small river next to them, and put them on the fire to barbecue.

The soldiers had already smelled the aroma of wine and came forward to move the wine. The strong aroma of wine made them salivate. Many people took out their own bowls and poured wine to drink, but A Jiegu roared: "Stop it all!"

Everyone was stunned. A Jiegu took out a silver chopstick from the horse bag, walked slowly forward, and looked at the jar carefully. He then picked a few jars, patted the open-close mud, uncovered the lid, and reached in with the silver chopsticks to investigate. He pulled out the silver chopsticks and looked at the sunlight. The silver chopsticks did not change color, and he opened the other jars, and it was fine.

But A Jiegu was extremely suspicious, and he was still worried, so he ordered: "Open all the wine jars, one jar after another."

Ji Sheng, who was roasting the lamb, sneered secretly. Could they find out about his own poisoning methods?

All the wine jars were tried, and they were all non-toxic. A Jiegu finally nodded. The troops immediately poured the wine and drank it. The strong aroma of the wine made them scream.

A Jiegu walked up to Zhang Xun and smiled: "The military rules are like this, please forgive me!"

"Where! Where! The general is cautious in leading troops. It is the blessing of Qiu County. Come, please sit down!"

"Don't Taishou Zhang drink a drink?"

Zhang Xun waved his hand and smiled apologetically: "I have hidden illness and can't drink, so let's eat some mutton with the general!"

The bonfire was vigorous, and the blazing flames were two feet high. More than a dozen followers were busy killing sheep. Seven or eight sheep were already roasting on the fire, with fat scents everywhere and making crackling sounds. A boy with a baby face was responsible for seasoning, so he was naturally Ji Sheng.

Ji Sheng is a Han from the Snowy Ye, a member of the Han and Tang dynasties. He is also a descendant of the eighteen family generals who escorted the Crown Princess to Snowy Ye. His grandfather Ji Longfei is also one of the members of the Yinlong Society. Ji Quan, who is in charge of contacting Dashi in the Yinlong Society, is his cousin.

Although Ji Sheng did not enter the Hidden Dragon Society, he was selected to the First Scout Camp in Anxi, gradually stood out and became the leader of the Scout Camp, and was eventually promoted to the leader of the First Scout Camp.

Ji Sheng received special training at the Han and Tang dynasties since he was a child, including poisoning, dressing, language, cooking, etc., which made him not only have superb martial arts skills, but also special talents that ordinary scoutsmen do not have. Almost everyone can roast mutton, but Ji Sheng can configure a kind of barbecue sauce. He constantly brushes sauce on each roast mutton with a brush dip sauce, making the mutton have a special fragrance and is extremely tempting.

Most of the 600 Yan Army were Hu soldiers. Roasted lamb and eating lamb was common for them, but they had never smelled such fragrant roast lamb. They gathered up one after another, drinking while staring at Ji Sheng brushing lamb.

Soon, a sheep was cooked seven or eight minutes after being roasted. Ji Sheng handed the roasted sheep rack to the soldiers and smiled: "You can enjoy it!"

The soldiers were overjoyed and pulled out daggers to cut their flesh and share the food.

"Wait a minute!"

A Jiegu squeezed into the crowd. He picked up the sauce bucket and sniffed it. He asked Ji Sheng sternly: "What is this?"

Ji Sheng was so scared that he didn't dare to speak. Zhang Xun walked up and smiled and said, "General, this child is very honest. He is a local from our Qiu County. He went to Taiyuan to help the chef a few years ago and learned the good skills of barbecue. This time he came back to visit his parents."

Zhang Xun said to Ji Sheng gently again: "Don't be afraid, just tell the general honestly."

Ji Sheng took out a bag from the side, opened it and stuttered, "This is what I brought from the Taiyuan wine shop... and mash them into powder... and mix them with water."

A Jiegu saw that there were bark, grass seeds, grass fruits and so on inside, and he had never seen them before. He grabbed a handful and smelled them. It smelled the same as the Jiang, but he was still worried and pointed at Jiang and said, "You take a sip."

Ji Sheng scooped a spoonful with a spoon and ate it in one bite. A Jiegu stared at him for a while, finally nodded, cut off another piece of mutton, handed it to him, and smiled sinisterly: "This is for you, eat it!"

Ji Sheng took the mutton and started eating it in small stutters. Only then did Ah Jiegu feel completely relieved and waved his hand and said, "It's OK!"

The soldiers were already impatient to wait. Seeing that he agreed, they rushed forward and grabbed the mutton. After a moment, a whole roasted lamb was snatched away.

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The sheep began to be roasted one after another. The six hundred soldiers were divided into more than 60 groups according to the group. They gathered together to drink and eat meat, making loud noises. Many people drank wine and their eyes began to slut out at the carriage. Someone sent some meat to the woman and the coachman.

Zhang Xun also cut a plate of meat and sat next to A Jiegu. While stuttering the meat, he talked to him about the inclusion of Anxiangtuan.

"General A Jiegu, what I am most concerned about is the treatment of the soldiers after they are recruited. Can they really be the same as the Yan army?"

A Jiegu grinned, and pointed to the dozens of carriages behind him: "Don't worry, do you see that the carriage is full of armor and regular Yan army, but infantrymen. I, A Jiegu, never treat my subordinates badly. I eat meat and drink wine, and my brothers have all my share."

"Haha! You can see that General Ajiegu has the style of a famous general."

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I ate this lunch for more than an hour. Nearly a hundred jars of wine and more than sixty roasted sheep were swept away by the soldiers like wind and clouds. A strange thing happened at this moment. The soldiers were all very drunk, and many people were lying on the ground and slept soundly. Even if the others were not asleep, they were drunk and speechless, and even they had difficulty walking. It can be said that as long as the people who eat meat and drink wine were basically not conscious, they were all drunk and fell to the ground. Even A Jiegu lay on the rock and fell asleep.

Zhang Xun had already left on the pretext. Although Ji Sheng and his subordinates also ate meat and drank alcohol, they pretended to be drunk one by one, they were all sober. The problem lies in the sauce of barbecue. It is indeed non-toxic, but it contains an extremely powerful ingredient of drug. Although it will not be fascinated by eating a small amount, it can increase the degree of drunkenness after drinking, and the alcohol concentration in the wine is also very high. Anxijun learned a distillation method from the West to extract high-concentration alcohol and disinfect it when treating wounded soldiers. However, the alcohol content of Central Plains wine is very low. These soldiers suddenly drank this high-concentration wine, and coupled with the inducement of barbecue sauce, no matter how much alcohol is, it cannot withstand the stamina of alcohol, and almost all of them fell to the ground.

However, Ji Sheng and others took wine and medicine in advance, and drank very little, and many people even drank water, so naturally they were fine.

At this time, a petite figure quickly ran into the woods in the distance. It was Xiao Xie, a female soldier. Seeing the drunken soldiers on the ground, she frowned and kicked a soldier hard. She stepped forward to report to Ji Sheng: "Jitou, we have all killed five of their secret whistles."

Ji Sheng nodded, and he looked around again, basically all fell down. Even dozens of coachmen were overturned, and there were also several carriages that had been plundered by women. No one had any idea of ​​it, which meant that nothing could work. He sneered and turned around and said, "You can do it!"

His dozens of subordinates jumped up, pulled out the extremely sharp dagger used to slaughter sheep, touched the soldiers one by one, cut each soldier's throat, and was clean and ruthless. He killed him with one knife. In less than a quarter of an hour, all 625 Yan soldiers were dead like chickens being killed, including the leader A Jiegu, who was also chopped off the head by Xiao Xie.

Blood was flowing all over the ground, and the smell of alcohol and pungent blood filled the air. Dozens of women locked in the carriage witnessed the bloody scene. Many people screamed in fear. At this time, an arrow shot into the air, and a crisp sound in the air exploded.

After a moment, a large group of soldiers from the Anxiang regiment rushed out of the woods, with a large number of people. The head was the county magistrate Cui Anshi. He held his sword and rushed in front. After searching for a while, he saw that there were dead bodies on the ground, and there was no living room for him to do anything. He couldn't help but smile bitterly and bowed to Ji Sheng, "Does General Ji want us to be porters?"

Ji Sheng laughed and replied, "I originally wanted to leave it for you to practice courage, but my brothers are really itchy, so I will do it for you. Next time! I will leave it for you."

Cui Anshi had no choice but to shout to his soldiers: "Take away everything you can take away and bury the body."

The soldiers immediately became busy, stripped the armor of the dead bodies, packed up the armour, gathered the horses, and several soldiers released the women who were captured. The women cried and cried. Some women rushed up and kicked and beat the dead soldiers. Most of their families were destroyed and they had to go to Qiu County to settle down first. Dozens of coachmen were awakened by cold water. They were frightened and kowtowed repeatedly to beg for mercy, saying that they were forced to come and did not do anything to harm the world. Ji Sheng ordered them to drive the carriage and head towards the county town.

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At the gate of the county town, Zhang Xun had been waiting for a long time. This time, the victory of the whole country made him full of confidence in Ji Sheng and the others. Seeing the warriors returning triumphantly, Zhang Xun stepped forward and congratulated him: "General Ji is worthy of being the first scout general, and he made extraordinary moves and congratulations on his return!"

Ji Sheng also smiled and said, "Didn't the Magistrate Zhang also participate? If the Magistrate Zhang hadn't gone in person, how could Hu General be willing to drink our wine and eat our meat?"

The two laughed together. At this time, the people in the city came out to greet each other. Groups of children jumped and jumped, and the scene was grand and enthusiastic.

However, Zhang Xun and Ji Sheng walked aside to discuss the next countermeasures. The two sat on the big rock. Zhang Xun looked at the joyful people and sighed: "The six hundred Yan troops were killed. How could Li Huaixian give up? The army is coming soon. We may be able to retreat, but these innocent people cannot escape and die. I am worried!"

Ji Sheng also knew that the city of Qiu County was dilapidated and it was difficult to resist the Yan army's siege. He repeatedly considered this on the road and had an idea in his mind. He took out a map, spread it on the stone, and smiled and said, "Mr. Zhang may as well listen to my thoughts."

Zhang Xun was overjoyed. It turned out that Ji Sheng had an idea, so he hurriedly came forward.

Ji Sheng pointed to the south of the map and said, "This is Tangxing County, next to it is the water town of Zeguo, which is hundreds of miles in a radius. I have sent someone to investigate. The reeds are dense and easy to hide. We might as well move everyone to Tangxing County. If the Yan army invades, everyone will hide in Zeguo. What do you think about the magistrate Zhang County?"

Zhang Xun pondered for a moment and said, "I'm worried that An Lushan's army will attack. It's winter again, and the water surface is frozen. If tens of thousands of people attack, everyone will still not be able to escape."

"Don't worry, Tangxing County is in Mozhou, Li Huaixian dare not send a large army to Youzhou. He cannot afford to be punished and sent at most five or six thousand people to kill him. I think we should be able to deal with it as long as we make full use of the geographical advantage."

Zhang Xun resolutely made up his mind, "Okay! We are ready to evacuate now."

At this time, Ji Sheng suddenly remembered something and said, "In less than a month, Li Huaixian's army could not find our whereabouts. I still have a task to complete these days. The Zhang County Magistrate can lead the people to evacuate first. At least ten days later, I will come to Tangxing County to meet with the Zhang County Magistrate."

Zhang Xun nodded, "Then do you want me to send someone to help you?"

Ji Sheng smiled slightly and said, "There is no more soldiers, but only my twenty-one subordinates are enough!"
Chapter completed!