[69 Book Bar - www.] I said: "Of course, ignore them for now. When the time comes, I'm afraid the Lord will also let us cut off the rear. You go and inform the brothers to be prepared."
Jin Qianshi looked happy and said: "Okay. In this damn place, except for women, you can't eat anything you want, and you've made a big bag of money in vain."
I couldn't help but smile bitterly. Gaojiucheng used to be an important town in southern Xinjiang, known as "the most prosperous city in the south of the world". There was nothing but eating, drinking and having fun. Is it not because of us that we have reached this point? It's really hard to guard such a dilapidated city.
It was unnecessary. Marquis Wu also let them live for the remaining 50,000 city residents.
I said: "The official order will come out soon, please ask the brothers to prepare it as soon as possible."
Retreating like this is not considered a complete success, and may even mean a dejected defeat. When Wu Hou returns to the imperial capital, he may not be able to sleep and eat well. But at least 90,000 of the 100,000-strong army returned safely. In addition to damaging his reputation,
, but there is nothing else to blame.
Back in the tent, Bai Wei and Zi Liao were waiting aside. I said, "Come on, help me put on my armor."
I didn't know what would happen when I retreated, so I had to wear a battle armor to prepare for the snake man's attack. Because my left arm was bandaged, it was too inconvenient for me to wear a battle armor alone. Without their help, I was afraid that I would be helpless.
After they helped me put on my armor, I said to them: "It's time to become a teacher. Are you willing to go back to the imperial capital with me?"
They looked at me with panic in their eyes. They didn't know what I meant. Indeed, they were considered my concubines. If I didn't take them away, would they be killed on the spot? Many Imperial soldiers would
He thought the captured woman was not easy to take care of, so he killed her immediately.
I said, "I'm asking you, do you have any relatives here that you can seek refuge with?"
They looked at each other, and after a long while, Bai Wei muttered: "We have an uncle in Wuyang City."
Wuyang City is also a famous city in southern Xinjiang, but it is three hundred miles away from here. There are so many merchants in the city that it is known as the "Five Yangs and Thousands of Merchants". Because it has many contacts with merchants from far away areas, the people's customs are favorable, and they don't care about anything else.
People in Kyoto always take Wuyang City as an example when they talk about the greedy villains in the south. The emperor allowed them to govern themselves and pay taxes every year. This time when Cang Yue Gong rebelled, Wuyang City remained neutral and did not join.
Rebellion. Marquis Wu sent troops to pass there, and the Lord of Wuyang City also replenished our supplies. It was regarded as a return to the rule of the empire. Except for a few more victims, the public order in the city was a bit bad, but it was not affected. However, our squadron did not pass by.
Wuyang City, I really can't think of any good way to send them there.
I sighed and said, "Are there any relatives nearby?"
As soon as I said this, I knew that what I said was unreasonable. The city of Gaojiu was in dilapidated condition, and the surrounding villages had also been wiped out. There was no human habitation in the area of a hundred miles, and even if they had any relatives, they could not be found.
Bai Wei suddenly said: "General, do you really want to let us go?"
I said: "Why is that not true? Are you still afraid that I will lie to you?"
Tears suddenly fell from Zi Liao's eyes and she choked with sobs: "General, you..."
Seeing her charming look, my heart ached, but I smiled and said: "Why are you crying? Are you still reluctant to let me go? I am your enemy. Maybe your relatives and friends in this city were killed by me.
Don’t you hate me if you kill me?”
Bai Wei sighed and said, "I can't blame you."
I was dumbfounded for a while, then sighed and said, "You guys should tidy up too. As soon as I get a chance, I'll send you to Wuyang City right away."
Bai Wei said: "General, if you really want to let us go, just give us a car and we can go on our own."
I looked at her, and she no longer had the resigned look on her face, and now her eyes were full of energy. At this time, I was a little disappointed, she seemed to want to leave me. Although I wanted them to leave, she was so happy.
This, impatient look always makes me uncomfortable.
I said: "Can you drive a car?"
Zi Liao said: "Sister can ride a horse."
I smiled bitterly and said, "Okay, I'll arrange carriages and horses for you. You prepare some food, change into men's clothes, and leave immediately."
There were quite a few in the carriage camp. I took them to the Central Army and asked them to wait at the gate of the carriage camp. Deyang happened to be ordering the prisoners, so I jumped off my horse and walked towards him.
Those were all captured craftsmen. Every time the city was breached, the craftsmen and young women were brought back to the imperial capital without being killed. This time they breached Gaojiu City and captured three to four thousand craftsmen, which was more than the number of people in the supply camp.
Deyang was taking a silk roll to take a roll call and separated the craftsmen according to their professions. There were hundreds of winemakers among them, enough to open several large wineries when they returned to the imperial capital. Luo Jingwei's rear troops were already evacuating one after another. Every time they retreated,
Ten thousand people would take several hours. It was almost dark after the rear army had withdrawn, and it was followed by Deyang's baggage camp. The baggage camp was no better than the rear army. Although the rear army's combat effectiveness was poor, it was still a fighting force.
It was fast in the end, but there were many miscellaneous things in the supply camp. Some of the captured women had to be discarded, but the craftsmen were all brought back to Kyoto as long as they were not sick. These thousands of craftsmen and one or two thousand women were enough to keep him busy.
.Wuhou said that he had to wait for Lu Jingyu for a day, but it would also take a day to withdraw.
I saw that he was busy at the right time, so I called out: "Master De, you are busy." He turned around, and when he saw me, he smiled and said: "General Chu, you are here. The supply camp will be leaving in two hours, you
I also know that the baggage camp is not like General Luo’s rear army, which can just leave at a moment’s notice. Why don’t you also prepare it?”
I said, "I'm about to get ready and want to ask you for a car. It doesn't need to be a big one that can accommodate two people. It's enough for two people."
Deyang said: "It's easy to handle." He called a soldier from the baggage camp over and said: "Xiao Zhu, find a car for General Chu."
I still remember that Xiao Zhu was the one who lived with Zhang Longyou. He went to fetch a horse and came out with a car behind it, and said: "General Chu, is this okay?"
This car is not big. It was originally used for loading cargo. It is more than enough for two people to sit in the back. I said: "Okay. Mr. De, is it convenient?"
Deyang handed the roster to a soldier next to him and said: "Most of the food and grass have been used up, and even the food and grass collected from Wuyang City have been almost used, leaving a lot of cars free. Does General Chu have so much stuff?"
I couldn't say that it was to send Bai Wei and Zi Liao to Wuyang City, so I just vaguely agreed. I said goodbye to him, took my horse and drove out.
It was still dark, and the supply camp was in chaos. I said to them who were looking around: "Okay, let's go. Are the dry food ready?"
Of course, the dry food is still the kind of dry and hard flatbread, which is not delicious, but it can always satisfy hunger. If the Wuyang Cart rides fast, it will take more than a day to travel here. It only takes two or three days for them to go there by car.
Bai Wei said: "It's ready."
She took a small bag, and I took it and looked at it. There were only three large cakes in it. I took out one piece from the dry food bag next to me and put it in, saying, "Prepare more. Although it doesn't taste good, you still have to eat it."
Let’s go.”
After walking out of the door, I jumped on the horse and walked to the east of the city. Bai Wei drove the horse very skillfully. She must have ridden many times in the past. The carriage rattled along the way and passed through a ruined wall. Behind her, the middle
There was still a lot of noise in the military camp.
Suddenly, Zi Liao, who was sitting in the back, shouted "Yah". I was also surprised. I didn't know what she saw. But I saw her face was bloodless and she was pointing to a pile of broken tiles. I led the horse over.
But among the bricks and tiles, I saw a female corpse lying on her back with knife marks on her body. It looked like she had just died. Someone probably thought that the female prisoner was not good and it was inconvenient to carry around, so she brought her here and killed her.
I looked at the female corpse. Her eyes were still open, and there was still fear in her eyes, as if she was still scared after death. I sighed, stretched out my hand, and closed her eyes.
There was nothing else that could be done to her.
I brought the horse back and said, "Let's go."
Zi Liao was speechless, but Bai Wei was still driving calmly. These two sisters, Bai Wei was probably only a little older than Zi Liao, but their personalities were very different. Jin Qianshi gave them to me
, maybe I don’t like Bai Wei’s strong character, and I want to kill her but I’m not willing to kill her, so I just wanted to give it to me as a favor.
The car was not slow, and after a long journey, we arrived at the east gate. The east gate is now controlled by Bu Wu, but the unified army of Lu Jingyu is much better than the other army. Although it is a bit chaotic, it is not like the Chinese army.
It seemed noisy, and there were still people standing guard at the door. As soon as I arrived at the door, a large number of captured city residents had already crowded in and were filing out of the city. Each one was being inspected and was only allowed to bring a small amount of belongings and dry food. I was hearing
A soldier shouted: "Stop! Who is he?"
I took the horse and said, "Chu Xiuhong, commander of the Dragon Scale Army, is Lord He Zhong here?"
The soldier said: "Is it General Chu? Take out your belt."
I smiled bitterly. This soldier was very rude. It was probably because I led the people to capture Lu Jingyu, which made them hold a grudge. I jumped off the horse, took out my waist badge, and said, "Please take a look."
This waistband is still new, the old waistband has been turned in, and this new waistband was made hastily. The soldier looked around, but couldn't see anything. He glanced at Baiwei Zilian in the car and said:
"Who are they?"
I said: "She is my concubine. Send her to her uncle's house."
The soldier said: "You wait while I go ask Mr. He for instructions."
He walked in, and the other soldier was expressionless and still upright. Inside, there were people arguing from time to time, probably unevenly distributed. Even Lu Jingyu's troops still killed people and made money when they massacred the city. At most, they were disciplined.
Just a few.
After a while, someone heard someone say: "This is General Chu, please come in."
I bowed and said, "General He, I would like to send my concubine to Wuyang City. Please give me a courtesy, General He."