Da Wei Chun

Chapter 132 My Heart Is Cold
The cool breeze is blowing, the moon is bright and the stars are sparse.

It was already midnight, but the Chaona county government office was still brightly lit.

The side hall was full of people, some young and some old, but they were all famous figures in Chaona County.

All the townspeople look at me and I look at you, they all look confused.

I don't know what is the purpose of Zhang Jingzhi calling himself and others here to discuss the matter at such a time?
Could it be... Li Langjun lost?

But it doesn't look like it.

The city defense remains the same, there are no more lanterns and more soldiers, and the barracks outside the city are also stable as usual.

That eighth achievement is a victory.

This is also consistent with the previous judgment of most people... Of course, the premise is that Li Langjun is not lying, and the enemy is indeed a gang of mobs...

Everyone was suspicious when they heard a noise outside the hall, and then saw Zhang Jingzhi and Guo Cunxin walking hand in hand.

At dusk, the two of them looked serious again, and they really couldn't tell whether it was a good thing or a bad thing.

When the two entered the hall, they went straight to their seats without making any noise.

Zhang Jingzhi turned around, his eyes seemed to be hidden, and stared at the township party members brightly and swept around.

Everyone was anxious to die, but they didn't dare to urge them, let alone scold them.

Who makes the uncle and brother-in-law the most powerful?

After a while, Zhang Jingzhi let out a breath and said in a trembling voice, "At dusk, a spy from the army came to report: General Li... a big victory!"

Everyone was stunned for a moment, then ecstatically.

Victory, victory...or big victory?
I don't know who yelled, and immediately, there was a loud roar in the county office: "Wan Sheng..."

Everyone's face was filled with excitement, shouting, laughing, shedding tears, expressing joyful emotions to their heart's content.

Guo Cunxin looked at the crazy Xiangdang in the hall, and exhaled forcefully.

Not to mention these people, even when he just received the urgent report, he wanted to jump up and roar twice.

This means that the thieves will no longer attack, burn, kill, loot, cut their stomachs, and gentry don't have to leave their homes, and don't have to run for their lives in a hurry...

No matter how excited it is, it's not surprising.

After cheering for a while, the hall slowly fell silent.

Everyone regained their composure, and most of them guessed in their hearts: even if they win a big victory, they don't need to summon all the township party members overnight.

You know, the farthest party castle is a hundred miles away, and it will take nearly two hours to get there at a fast pace.

Regardless of whether it is a labor force or a prisoner, you can wait until dawn before discussing. Why is it so urgent?
Could it be that there were too many casualties, so Zhang Jingzhi wanted to appease him in advance?
An old man hesitated for a long time before asking sadly: "Dare to ask Zhang Sima, but the damage... is not small?"

Among the 26 parties, his party has the most young and strong recruits, and more than half of the clan's children have joined the army...

Zhang Jingzhi was stunned for a moment, then smiled dumbly.

He didn't intend to mention it at first, because no one would believe him if he said it, so it's better to wait for the army to return, and when they see it, they will believe it.

After pondering for a while, he replied: "Not many died, only a few, and dozens were injured..."

"How many?"

Everyone has a look of horror on their faces.

Did I hear it wrong, or did Zhang Jingzhi miss it, missing the word "hundred" or "thousand" before the first word?

Look, I knew no one would believe it.

Zhang Jing looked at Guo Cunxin subconsciously, but found that he seemed to be suffering from a disease: his eyes were empty and lifeless, and the flesh on his cheeks would twitch from time to time.

It seems like you want to laugh but you dare not laugh, but when you look closely, it seems like you are crying?
Are you happy to be silly?
Zhang Jingzhi glared at him, then turned his head, looked at the township party members, and said firmly: "You fellow township elders did not hear wrongly, what I said was indeed a few dead and dozens injured... ..."

There was a "coax" from the hall, like a muffled thunder.

Obviously won a big victory, but there were not many losses on the side. Could it be that the bandits fled before fighting?

Another villager asked: "Zhang Sima, how did you win this time?"

Zhang Jingzhi sighed slightly, picked up a piece of letter paper in his hand and read: "The battle was cut 980 seven times, and the rest of the thieves were captured: under the commander-in-chief Li Wenzhong, the enemy was captured 810 six times. In addition, more than 940 horses, rough horses, and horses were captured. There are nearly a thousand donkeys and mules...more than 320 pairs of armor, more than [-] carts, and nearly [-] shi of corn, millet, beans..."

Not to mention these people in the hall, if Li Chengzhi hadn't written the detailed battle situation in the urgent report, even Zhang Jingzhi couldn't believe it was true.

With more than [-] troops, we are facing an enemy of [-]. Not to mention the victory, not only did the enemy not lose a few, but the enemy still captured them all?
It feels like telling a joke.

Even if these six thousand are all pigs, they at least have legs if they have no brains, and they don’t even know how to escape?
Everyone seemed to be frozen, and their expressions froze on their faces.

They just thought that they would collapse if they didn't fight the enemy.

The fight has already begun, and the enemy has lost nearly [-]% of the battle, which is clearly at the level of fierce fighting, but the question is, why did only a few people die?
Not to mention, the latter "capture the enemy four thousand 810 six and so on..."

Before the expedition, what did Li Langjun say?

"There are about two thousand enemies, all old and weak..."

"The flags and battles are messy, the armor is poor, and there are many peasants carrying hoes..."

These few words seemed to be still lingering in my ears.

What kind of thieves are these extras? Where did so many armors, war horses, chariots, etc. come from?
How can this be a mob, this is clearly an elite?
But what Zhang Jingzhi said was: "All the remaining thieves were captured"?
No one believed it, they all stared at Zhang Jingzhi in surprise and suspicion.

If it weren't for Zhang Jingzhi and Guo Cunxin who sat on it, they would have scolded anyone who was replaced by other lower-ranking officials.

Taking your grandpa for a fool?

Those with quick brains have already begun to settle accounts.

If it is according to what is said on the paper, and according to what Li Chengzhi said before the war, how much food will it cost?
There should be four or five thousand shi, and if it is divided into each party and each fort, it will be about two hundred shi?

If the battle situation is truthful, naturally there is no problem.Such a big victory, maybe once and for all, no matter how stupid Liu Huiwang is, he would never dare to raise troops to attack that country.

What I'm afraid of is that this is a fake, coaxing them to pay more money... It's not that they doubt Li Chengzhi. In the eyes of these people, his image is almost comparable to that of a saint...

They were suspicious of Zhang Jingzhi.

There are few officials today who are not corrupt.What's more, Zhang Jingzhi's image is not so perfect.

This person is good in everything else, but he doesn't have a big heart...

Zhang Jingzhi was old in accidents, and seeing the faces of the people, he could somewhat guess what they were suspicious of.

A bunch of stupid pigs, who do you think I, Zhang Jingzhi, are?
No matter how greedy grandpa is, can he still come to the door of the house?
Lost your reputation?
And Li Chengzhi...

If he is really short-sighted and greedy for profit, why does he need to spend all his wealth and raise troops to quell the chaos?

Isn't it uncomfortable to guard Kongtong Mountain and wait for the army of the imperial court safely?

What's more, they didn't plan to ask you to wait for half a grain of rice...

If Li Chengzhi knew about this situation, his heart would be completely chilled, right?
Zhang Jingzhi was disheartened for a while, and half of the surprise brought about by the big victory dissipated in an instant.

Originally, I was thinking of discussing with the villagers how to persuade Li Chengzhi to keep as many soldiers as possible, but now I have no interest at all.

While cursing in his heart, someone asked: "Dare to ask Zhang Sima, if he is a laborer, how much food do we need to raise?"

Raise your Big Mom!
Zhang Jingzhi almost cursed out loud.

He didn't know that these people were just suspicious of him, otherwise he would have to jump up.

"I'm sure you are worried. General Li and I have colluded together and are plotting against you? Don't worry, General Li has frankly stated in the emergency report that this time there is no need to go to the army, and all kinds of rewards are prepared by the army... "

Hearing this sentence, these people had some hindsight to think that what Zhang Jingzhi said was true?

How is it possible?
Someone with a discerning eye could already see that Zhang Jingzhi was already angry, so he forced a smile and said, "Zhang Sima misunderstood!"

The rest of the group moved slightly, and silently recited the phrase "all kinds of rewards are provided by the army", subconsciously thinking of Li Chengzhi: Li Langjun is still Li Langjun...

I also heard Zhang Jingzhi say: "No accidents, when the army returns and after a short rest, General Li will send troops to Jingyang to pacify the whole county...

I asked you to wait here to discuss whether it is necessary to keep some soldiers, armor, swords and bows, horses, etc. in case of emergencies.

If you have any objections, you can raise them now, and the province will listen to your complaints when the army returns, and nothing will disturb the morale of the army..."

"General Li is leaving?" Someone exclaimed.

Zhang Jingzhi sneered: "Why can't he leave..."

Guo Cunxin didn't know when he had woken up. Seeing that his uncle's mood was obviously wrong, he got up quickly and said:
"Chengzhi said frankly at the beginning of his army that he must solve the siege of Jingzhou. As long as you can protect yourself, you can rest assured..."

The truth is indeed this truth, these people understand it, but they are a little worried.

But thinking about it the other way around, Li Chengzhi went to Jingyang, which was less than a hundred miles from the left and right. There were really bandits and enemies coming, and the cavalry came quickly, and it would take two hours at most.

Moreover, when the bandits came to attack North Korea, they had to pass through Jingyang. How could Li Chengzhi ignore it?
It is even more impossible not to let go. It is unreasonable for public and private, emotional and rational.

If you annoy Li Chengzhi, just let go and don't care about it, and there will be nowhere to cry at that time.

These people are not so naive, thinking that as long as the soldiers are still the same soldiers, and the leader is changed casually, the elite will still be the elite.

"Then Guo Jijiu thinks how many soldiers should be kept?"

"One thousand is enough!"

Guo Cunxin said confidently, "Let Cheng Zhiliu have one or two members who are good at defending the generals, and I will be able to keep me safe..."

one thousand?
It is not unacceptable.

Someone asked tentatively, "What about the armor?"

Guo Cunxin put on a look of embarrassment, hesitated for a long time before gritting his teeth: "I will definitely persuade him to pay back all the steel armor that he promised to the elders of the village before. If it doesn't help, he must pay back half of it first..."

Can you pay half of it?
The problem is that it's only been a few days, has the Forging Battalion played so many?

If they are all left, how can General Li fight?

A group of village elders became modest: "Don't be so anxious, it's just for defending the city, a hundred or ten pairs are enough..."

Zhang Jingzhi was so shocked that he could stuff an egg into his mouth.

If it was Guo Cunxin, why are these people so talkative all of a sudden?
Didn't everyone suspect just now that he and Li Chengzhi have been in collusion and want to be greedy for their money?

wrong……

Are you the only one who suspects these bastards?
Zhang Jingzhi's face turned green...

　Sorry, it's a little late.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)