Chapter 9 At the same time, the end of the world has become a human being
Meng Zhixiang lived in a deserted building, and all kinds of feelings came to his heart.
There was a post in the old city of Huaiyuan. After the new city was built in 1978, a new post was built in the city, named Helan Post. The old post became empty and was converted into a hotel to entertain envoys from other towns and the imperial court.
Meng Zhixiang, Zhao Ye, Li Jiong, and Dongfang Fu all lived in the hotel. The latter three also brought their families, so the sixteen-year-old Meng Zhixiang was alone.
There are state soldiers guarding the outside of the hotel, but in fact it is not strict and they are allowed to go out for fun, as long as they report in advance.
One of Meng Zhixiang's favorite things is to sit on the roof of the post building and look at the snow-capped Helan Mountains in the distance to the west.
The scenery in Saibei is very different from that in the Central Plains.
In a place where the Tibetan and Han Dynasties were mixed, the folk customs were strong, and the Jiedushi envoys also kept the place in order.
This is a great town with great potential, perhaps no worse than Hedong, which once made him feel like he was looking up to the mountains.
There were bursts of laughter coming from next door.
Meng Zhixiang knew that they were several scholars from Shuzhong who went north to Guanzhong to escape the war. Later, they were attracted by the reputation of Lingwu County Prince and went to Lingzhou to seek employment.
The eldest among them should be a Mianzhou native who was just hired as a medical doctor in Huaiyuan County. His companions called him Zhou Lang.
Outside of Shuofang Town, there should be no M.D.s at the county level, only doctors of economics. There are M.D.s at the state level. If you go down to the prefecture, you will be from the ninth grade, and you will lead some students.
The King of Lingwu County also has a doctor of medicine at the county level. I heard that the number of students to be recruited is twenty, and the annual salary expenditure is 96 yuan. If you include expenses such as meals, teaching aids, housing, gifts, etc.
It is even bigger. There are thirty-five counties in ten prefectures in Shuofang. The annual investment is thousands of sheep, or more than 100,000 sheep.
With this money, wouldn't it be better to raise 300 more soldiers? Today is a time of great strife. Without soldiers, everything is in vain.
But then again, Zhou Lang should have some real abilities and his medical skills are superb.
Meng Zhixiang had contact with him. According to him, Zhu Mei made a lot of money in Mianzhou. Regardless of whether you were a poor person or a noble person, you would be drawn from every three households to fight. Zhou Lang should have been selected.
Therefore, the whole family fled to Shannan West Road, and then moved to Lingzhou.
Zhou Lang was highly appreciated by the king of Lingwu County. Because he cured his newborn son's illness, he was rewarded with hundreds of pieces of silk at a time.
It is said that the young son was born to his concubine Zhuge, and was the fourth son of the Lingwu County Prince. He almost died. With Zhou Lang having such means, it is no wonder that he will receive a generous reward. Maybe after a while, the state doctor of medicine will also
Deserving.
The prince of Lingwu County should also have studied medicine.
Meng Zhixiang had a drink with Zhou Lang. According to Zhou Lang, the king of Lingwu County sent people to count the "custom diseases" in the ten states of Shuofang, and proposed a disease called "plague", thinking that this disease was in Shuofang.
It occurs frequently in the town, so precautions should be taken and lectures should be made to medical students in class.
Plague, probably the plague.
Zhou Lang was dubious about this. However, the king of Lingwu County was conclusive and talked about many things, such as the causes of the three plagues, plague, cholera and malaria, how people get sick and how to prevent them.
This is really unheard of! If this is true, is it almost a gift from God and man?
The drinking order started next door. Meng Zhixiang felt irritated and was about to go out for a walk. However, he saw the postmaster bringing a few more people in.
Which Fangzhen sent the protons? Meng Zhixiang was a little confused, so he went out to take a look.
"Are you from Hebei?" As soon as Meng Zhixiang heard this group of people speak, he knew that they were from Hebei, but he didn't know whether it was Youzhou, Chengde or Weibo. Thinking about it carefully, Chengde and Youzhou might be bigger.
There were five people in total. The leader was seven feet long and extremely majestic. He looked like a general at first glance.
Most of the four people behind him were guards, holding swords and bows, and leading very good war horses. Although Meng Zhixiang had not been in the army for more than a year, he was born in a dental school family, so how could he not recognize that he was a soldier.
The leading general hesitated for a moment and asked, "Who are you?"
The news that Meng Zhixiang lives here has been known to many people for a long time. There is nothing to hide, so he said openly: "Meng Zhixiang, the military prison in the backyard of Xingzhou."
"Xingzhou!" The general was stunned for a moment, but he quickly came to his senses. After looking Meng Zhixiang up and down, he smiled and said, "What is the relationship between the Zhaoyi Military Dental School and Meng Fangli and Meng Qian?"
"One is my deceased uncle, and the other is my uncle." Meng Zhixiang replied.
"You are here to be a hostage." The general said unceremoniously: "How long have you been here?"
Meng Zhixiang did not answer. The man spoke rudely, which immediately made him lose the desire to continue the conversation.
"Ha, you have quite a temper." The general laughed, and the four people behind him also laughed.
"The skin is tender and the meat is tender. There are rough people here in Shuofang, I'm afraid it will be a difficult life."
"I have a good temper, but I don't know what I am capable of."
"You dare to show your teeth to the general. If you don't kill him, Xingzhou will fall soon."
Several people mocked him.
"What? Xingzhou is about to fall?" Meng Zhixiang was a little confused. He lived alone and had no information. He really didn't know what was going on in Xingzhou.
In fact, there was an envoy who came with him, a member of his uncle Meng Qian's staff. Because he had been asking for reinforcements for a long time to no avail, he had returned to Xingzhou on his own, but he asked Meng Zhixiang to stay in Lingzhou as a hostage. I don't know why.
"You have also come from Xingzhou, so you should know the situation inside the city. From what I can see, there is no food and grass inside, and no reinforcements outside. It is good to be able to hold on for several months." The general stopped the people below from teasing and said.
: "When we left Hebei, we heard that Li Keyong rewarded the troops generously and attacked the city with all their strength. How long can Zhaoyi's army hold out?"
Meng Zhixiang was dumbfounded by what he said so seriously, and then became dejected and frustrated.
"This is Lu Wenjin of Lulongjun Primary School. If Meng Yamen is in trouble, he can come to see him within the next month." Lu Wenjin walked past Meng Zhixiang and said.
"Lu Longjun...Youzhou Town..." Meng Zhixiang suddenly realized, but at the same time he was a little emotional.
The big town of Youzhou actually found Lingzhou. The strength of Shuofang's army should not be weak, and at least it could pose a considerable threat to Li Keyong.
However, all this has nothing to do with the Zhaoyi Army! Meng Zhixiang was a little disappointed and even more confused, not knowing what to do in the future.
At this time, on the Hebei battlefield, as Lu Wenjin and others had guessed, the Zhaoyi Army had reached the final moment.
After several months of siege, the army's supplies were exhausted and the defense equipment was depleted. The morale of the troops was low, and the generals, large and small, were dejected and had no courage and confidence to fight again.
The only ones in the city who wanted to continue fighting were probably the hundreds of elite soldiers sent by Zhu Quanzhong.
Because Wei Bo refused to use the road, the Xuanwu Army brigade could not come over, so they could only select elite soldiers to sneak across Wei Bo's territory via a small road and enter Xingzhou City to garrison.
However, their small number of people could not fundamentally change the situation of the war. The Hedong Army attacked in a hurry, to the extent that casualties were not considered. Li Cunxiao, An Jinjun, Li Hanzhi and others supervised the battle day and night, wave after wave.
The warriors climbed up the city and fought to the death with Zhaoyi's army.
The war has reached this point, and there is no need to continue. No matter how much I hate the people of Hedong, things have come to this, and surrender is the only possible way to survive.
Meng Qian felt a little miserable. A large town in the land of five states lost Ze and Lu first, then lost Ci and Ming. Now even Xingzhou can't hold it.
The Meng family once had an opportunity to rise in front of them. But the troubled times have just begun, and they have lost all their capital and have no chance anymore. What an irony!
At the same time, he was also a little happy. Chengde and Weibo Town refused to save you. Sooner or later it will be your turn to be dealt with by Li Ya'er. Especially the King of Ji Town, Rong, it's fine if he doesn't send troops to rescue, but in the end, it will be sent to Li Keyong.
Money and food, humble words and generous gifts, begging others to let him go.
Haha, rat!
Li Ya'er swallows Zhaoyi, and the next one is Chengde. By then you will know what it means to be ruthless, and what it means to be childish and incompetent.
And Li Kuangwei of Youzhou, why didn't you send troops from Yuzhou to attack Daizhou and force Li Keyong to retreat? You are such a bear and want to unify Hebei? Go ahead and dream, I would rather surrender Zhu Quanzhong than you!
"After staying, everything is ready. Li Keyong promised that as long as he captures the Xuanwu Army people, he will pardon all the people in the city." The general came from behind and reported in a low voice.
"Let's do it." Meng Qian waved his hand in pain and said: "Although I feel sorry for these Bian soldiers coming from afar, this is the end of the matter and I can only do this. If you want to blame it, it's Li Keyong's fault.
A thief."
"As ordered." The general replied.
"One more thing." Meng Qian saw that the general was leaving in a hurry, and said: "Send people out of the city and rush to Lingzhou to prevent my nephew from coming back. Just--just vote for Shao Shude in Lingzhou and let him
Study hard and work hard, and he will be the head of the Lingzhou branch of the Meng family from now on."
The general glanced at Meng Qian, sighed and left.
Outside Xingzhou City, Li Keyong's mood improved inexplicably.
The Zhaoyi army has been fighting for several years, and now it is finally time to gain full success.
An Jinjun fought well this time, and after the war, he was appointed as the training envoy of the Xingming regiment to help him guard Xingzhou.
After conquering Xingzhou, we still have to think carefully about whether the next step is to become Dede or Datong.
Chengde is strong and not easy to fight, but Datong Town can easily arouse the sworn brother's nervousness. This matter - is actually not that easy to handle!