Seeing Li Baicao's expression change, Shi Jin knew that something big must have happened, and the result would probably be bad.
"Chen Dalai was here before. The leader was asleep at that time. He didn't have the heart to call you. He just looked at you quietly for a while and then went to appease the people." Li Baicao said while gently supporting Shi Jin's lower back.
They walked forward together and motioned to move to the front hall to talk.
The two of them bypassed two houses from the backyard and arrived at the front hall. They came in from the back, turned around the screen, and arrived in the hall. Shi Jin and Li Baicao sat down one after another, and Li Baicao took a deep breath and said, "Big
My boss, the current situation is one good and one bad, which makes people feel happy and sad at the same time."
Li Baicao leaned forward, leaned into Shi Jin's ear, and said: "Chen Da took control of Huayin County just before dawn. He killed about a thousand officers and soldiers, and captured one general and all his subordinates.
The three of them and one general were hit by an arrow and died on the way to escape. The remaining troops at the east, south and north gates all surrendered. Chen Da has posted a notice to inform the people in the city that our troops will not harm them.
Every bit."
Shi Jin nodded with satisfaction after hearing this and said: "That's good. This is the first city we have captured. We must handle everything carefully. Chen Dan can restrain his subordinates, so it is good. Baicao, in your opinion, the people
What’s your attitude towards us?”
"The common people have been heavily influenced by Magistrate Liu's preaching. Although there are no overt rebels, looking at the deserted streets, you can tell that they may not have a good impression of us at the moment." After Li Baicao finished speaking, he turned his head and looked back.
Circle, then said: "But I heard that most of the people who participated in the 'Righteous Camp' were ordinary people. If they died like that, even if they were accidentally injured, there must be an explanation."
Shi Jin pinched his chin and stared at the floor. After thinking for a moment, he nodded his head, turned to look at Li Baicao and said: "This is easy to say. Let's tell the truth and tell the whole story. When the time comes, the official's responsibility will be
Of course there is no escape. Just talk about it, it still hurts the people."
"No, you didn't see that when Chen Da was cleaning the battlefield in the morning, the people all over the city shed tears, and the sound of wailing continued for a long time. I don't want to see the tragedy of wives and children separated, and the separation of yin and yang. I don't want to see it again.
The curtain is over..." Li Baicao sighed deeply as he spoke.
After hearing this, Shi Jin's expression darkened. He paused and said, "Baicao, if the 'sadness' you mentioned is so tragic, where does the joy come from?"
"Hey, you are in charge and the people don't rebel. This is considered 'happy'. I haven't said the 'sad' yet?"
"What?!" Shi Jin almost jumped up from his chair after hearing what he said, and said anxiously: "Even this is considered 'happy', but what about 'sad'!"
"Master, don't worry, let me tell you slowly..." Seeing Shi Jin's excitement, Li Baicao was afraid that his newly recovered injury would worsen, but the following words were very important, and it was inappropriate not to say them.
The words circulated around Li Baicao's lips several times, and finally he hesitated and said it out: "... This 'sadness' is no different. First, there are too many injuries, lack of medicine, and thousands of corpses must be handled properly, otherwise
It will cause a plague."
When Shi Jin heard it, he thought it was 'sadness', and the burden he had just carried on his heart suddenly collapsed. He exhaled and said: "I thought it was a big deal. The surrounding mountains and forests are gloomy, and there should be no shortage of these medicinal materials. There should be more."
Just leave them alone. As for the corpses of the officers and soldiers, they were piled up and burned. The corpses of the common people were asked to be claimed by their families for burial in their own graves." Shi Jin finished speaking in one breath, but Li Baicao's expression did not soften.
Li Baicao sighed and said seriously: "Dalang, it's not that easy now. We...we are trapped in the city by heavy troops!"
"What!" Shi Jin stood up when he heard this, his eyes widened with shock: "When did it happen?"
"Just before noon, Chen Da was still cleaning up the battlefield. He heard from the brothers on guard at the top of the city that dust was flying in the southwest. Not long after, most of the soldiers and horses came to cover them up. They attacked several times.
They were all guarded by Chen Da. I heard that the troops camped outside the city in the afternoon and surrounded us like an iron barrel..." Li Baicao carefully watched the change in Shi Jin's expression, fearing that he would become anxious.
Something unexpected happened.
When Shi Jin heard that he was surrounded, his heart was filled with fire. He couldn't care about Li Baicao, so he ran out quickly and ran to the stable in the backyard. He didn't care whether it was good or bad, pulled off the reins, and ran away.
go.
Li Baicao knew that he would get anxious, but he never expected that he would be so anxious. Shi Jin's body was barely better, especially since the wound on his shoulder had not completely healed. With this anxiety attacking his heart, he went to the battlefield to fight again.
He was afraid that he would be hurt. Although Li Baicao cherished him, he was not as quick as Shi Jin. He chased after him for two steps, and when he saw him rushing away from the door, he had no choice but to give up.
Shi Jin galloped his horse all the way to the west city gate. It was in the direction of Shijiazhuang and facing Putian County. It would definitely be the main battlefield of attack and defense. Shi Jin galloped through several alleys while riding his horse.
The street finally turned onto Yuantong Street. Although it was dusk and sunset at this time, the street was so wide that it was deserted, with not a single person in sight. The further you went toward the west gate, the denser the blood stains on the street became.
Most of the bodies of the soldiers who died in the battle have been disposed of, leaving only pools of dark red blood stains on the road paved with bluestones. Blood stains were also spattered all over the walls on both sides of the road, dried by the wind and condensed on the street.
On the doorway. And all of this, against the backdrop of the setting sun, is even more shocking.
When Shi Jin arrived at the gate of the west city, he quickly jumped off his horse, threw the reins to the men who came to greet him, and then climbed up the steps made of stone mortar in three steps and two steps at a time. When Shi Jin climbed up the city, he saw only the city
There were crowds of people overhead, and everyone was at war with their swords. Shi Jin turned his two arrow stacks and hurried towards the city tower. When the soldiers guarding the city saw that Shi Jin was coming up, their spirits were startled, and then they were filled with excitement and took another look at the city.
The officers and soldiers outside felt much more at ease.
Shi Jin walked into the tower and saw Chen Da and Shi Qian standing around a sandalwood square table. The gatekeeper reported the visitor, Chen Da, and Shi Qian hurriedly turned around after hearing the words.
As soon as he saw Shi Jin, he opened his mouth and said anxiously: "Brother, the injury is not healed yet, why are you here!"
"It's a small injury, it doesn't matter. It's been so long, and you still care about this." Shi Jin said and walked to the table.
There is a meager map of Huayin spread out on the table. The Huayin County on the map is surrounded by mountains. It is like a wooden ladle, with a vast area that contains all the Huayin County.