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Chapter 235 Recruitment
Syria.

The city wall was covered with dried blood, Shi Jun stood there, looking at the densely packed ships on the Yangtze River.

The banners of the Mongolian army fluttered and the horns sounded, as if they were shouting at him. The land and water passed by and began to go down the Yangtze River.

"Wuliang Hetai is going to attack Hezhou."

"Are there enough troops in Hezhou?"

"Not enough." Zhang Shiru was discouraged by the beating, and said in a hoarse voice, "It's not enough to deal with Tiege Huoluchi, Dai Daer, Wang Dechen and other troops. In addition, Wuliang Hetai... this battle, It's my fault."

Shi Jun squinted his eyes, and the wrinkles at the corners of his eyes were deep.

"There are still more than [-] defenders in the city of Xuzhou, and there are still some merchant ships in the upper reaches of the Minjiang River."

Zhang Shi asked, "What are you going to do?"

Shi Jundao: "There is no navy in Luzhou, so it can't stop Wuliang Hetai. Except us, no one along the way can stop Wuliang Hetai."

Zhang Shi was silent for a long time before he opened his mouth and said: "I... I lost at least [-] prisoners, plus the Mongolian army has more than [-] people, ten times the number, the strength of the troops is too great."

"Going down the river, there may not be no chance."

"I said that the crime of war is mine. Zipang doesn't have to take such risks. He only needs to defend Syria to be meritorious."

"It's not for merit or demerit."

Shi Jun murmured, then turned his head to look at the mountains and rivers north and south of the Yangtze River.

After a long while, he continued: "Look, it's too peaceful, everyone is dead...It's so peaceful, it seems that if the Mongolian army is allowed to cross the border, the situation in Xuzhou and Luzhou will be calm, and the Chinese New Year will be ready soon. .I guard this state of Syria not to lose it, as if I have saved the people under my rule..."

Zhang Shi closed his eyes.

Soon, I heard Shi Jun's next word "but".

"But once the Mongolian army captures Hezhou, Sichuan and Shu will perish, and the Song Dynasty will perish."

Today the Mongolian army set off to leave Syria, and the whole city was celebrating, but Zhang Shi knew very well that the most dangerous thing was not the Mongolian army attacking the city, but the sudden death of his family and country in places out of sight.

Or died because of him...

Thinking of this, his strong body trembled, as if being shocked by electricity.

humiliation.

Zhang Shi only felt the sense of humiliation piercing his heart like a sharp sword, and he would never forget the pain of this moment for the rest of his life.

"I've figured it out, lead the army to attack from the tail and defeat Wuliang Hetai." Shi Jun said.

……

On this day, Wulianghetai's [-]-odd army had not yet left Syria.

Some people swam across the Jinsha River and headed for Qingfu County.

This is a very inconspicuous little person, a small official in Xuzhou, who is going to bring a sealed letter...

"General Zhizhou led his army to pursue the Mongolian army, recruiting men and ships from all counties..."

~~
Qingfu County Government.

Wu Ang walked through the long corridor and arrived in front of Fang Yankai's house, just as he met Jiang Wei coming out.

"Mr. Jiang, did the master book look for me last night?"

Jiang Yan's face was not very good, and he said: "Li Xianwei invited you to the tower, what are you doing in the county government?"

Wu Ang was stunned for a moment, not knowing how to answer this kind of question.

"Is it Wu Ang?" Fang Yankai's voice came from the public room, "Come in and tell me."

"Master Book."

Fang Yankai buried his head in the papers as usual, without raising his head, he said: "Li Xianwei has been in office for two and a half months, and he is already familiar with county affairs. From now on, you will listen to him."

Wu Ang cupped his hands, and was about to answer, he hesitated for a moment and changed his words: "Yes...but the villain doesn't understand."

"The archer in the yamen should be sent by the county captain, why are you puzzled?"

In fact, there is nothing Wu Ang doesn't understand, and he is not stupid.

Bao San had already talked to him a lot last night.

"The homeowner is a good person, but he is not as brave as Li Xianwei. If you want to have a bright future, work with Li Xianwei, and want to live in peace... Can you really live in peace in this world?"

"If there was no Marshal Yu back then, Sichuan and Shu would have been slaughtered by the Mongolian people long ago. My brother and I fled to the south of Sichuan. Only a few days after my birthday, the Mongolian army came from the south again. How can we not fight in this world? "

It's not that Wu Ang has no ideas, but he just feels that he has been favored by the landlord, and if he switches to Li Xianwei, he will inevitably appear a little disloyal.

But I didn't expect that Li Xianwei and the owner of the house discussed it and understood it themselves, so there is no need for a small person like him to embarrass.

County Lieutenant Li has done a decent job, which is several times better than running to bribe him to deal with the owner's book, no wonder Bao San respects it.

While he was thinking about it, Fang Yankai waved his hand and said, "I think you know it all, go."

……

After leaving the county office, Wu Ang felt inexplicably relieved.

Soon he was a little apprehensive again, hesitating what attitude he should have when he saw Li Xia.

But when he got to the top of the city, Li Xia said directly, "Wu Bantou did a great job defending the city. Go and cooperate with Mr. Yining to distribute the rewards and pensions to the archers."

Wu Ang was overjoyed, and replied, "Xie Xianwei."

"What should be done, go, and come back after finishing."

For Li Xia, he doesn't need Wu Angna's head to show his loyalty.

He doesn't take empty pay, doesn't drink soldiers' blood, doesn't withhold soldiers' pay, and those under his command who should be loyal will be loyal...

Wu Ang left as he said, and it had been more than half a day after finishing this matter, he was so happy that he hurried back to the tower.

"County Lieutenant, it's over, brothers and sisters, thank you County Lieutenant."

Li Xia nodded, glanced at Wu Ang, and asked, "I'm planning to build another [-]-member River Patrol Team. Are you willing to transfer it? I'll mention it when I pay the salary, but it will be dangerous if I go to the battlefield."

"A villain is not afraid of danger."

"But whether you can be the team leader depends on whether you can convince them to obey you." Li Xia said.

Two months ago, if Wu Ang was willing to play, of course there would be no test, but now it is different.

It's not that Li Xia can't believe in Wu Ang's ability, but that there are many people who want to be the leader of the patrol team now, and he has to convince the crowd...

Wu Ang turned his head and saw many men standing on the top of the wall.

"County lieutenant, this is?"

"The captured Syrian Navy, these 20 people will stay."

Wu Ang was stunned for a moment, knowing that he had missed the first opportunity, and some things were not as simple as before...

~~
At this time on the top of the city, the leader of the 20 people Li Xia was referring to was called "Yu Tian".

Yu Tian was not originally a naval officer, but a ten general of the Jiading Army's third command and eight capitals.

The Jiading army was dispatched by Zhang Shi. After the defeat in Mahujiang, Yu Tian didn't know what happened to his capital and command. In short, he was captured by the Mongolian army for no reason.

After that, he and 170 captives sailed straight up the Fujiang River, and when they arrived at Balankou, the Mongolian army fought another battle with the Qingfu river cruisers, and more than [-] of them were left in Qingfu.

At that time Yu Tian was the first to turn against Ge.

How they deal with these people has to be reported to Syria after the war is over, and temporarily do some things like repairing city walls, building bridges and paving roads... Of course, they are treated differently from Mongolian prisoners.

In the past few days, Yu Tian found that the salaries of these Qingfu river patrolmen might not be much different from those of the Jiading army, but they paid the real money, which is a world of difference.

He also thought that he would be punished if he was defeated and captured in Hujiang this time, if his family was hurt again...

With this in mind, he thought of going to the Xunjiang Camp in Qingfu County.

Because Jiang Fan and Yu Tian had killed the enemy together, he wanted to help him, so he mentioned this to Li Xia.

It would be troublesome for Li Xia to transfer this kind of people with military status to his own staff, but he really needed some old soldiers, so he came here to pick 20 of them in person today.

Yu Tianben was looking forward to being a team leader, but Wu Ang came at this time.

The two looked at each other, and their eyes gradually became sharper.

At this time, above and below the city, river patrolmen, archers, and captives were all there, looking at the top of the city one after another.

Suddenly someone shouted: "Let's fight!"

"Fight."

Both Yu Tian and Wu Ang glanced at Li Xia.

Li Xia nodded and said, "Alright."

This thing seems pretty dodgy.

But Li Xia felt that the Song Dynasty was too complicated from the official system to the military system, and there were too many things like seniority... In the beginning of his establishment, some things should be simpler.

Soldiers are used to fight, and fighting is the easiest way.

It also allows Wu Ang and Yu Tian to show their skills in public, so that the soldiers can get to know them faster and realize that they are here to speak by their skills.

It can be regarded as a small correction to the ethos of the Song Dynasty army...

Of course, this is only at the beginning, and the speed must be grasped.

"Come on!" Yu Tian shouted.

"come!"

Without fear, Wu Ang strode forward.

"Oh!"

The boxer hit the chest, and there was a loud bang...

~~
When it was almost dusk, Cao Liu ran to the city of Qingfu County.

He is an errand runner, and his best thing is running.

Swimming across the Jinsha River from Xuzhou, and running all the way across the mountains to Qingfu, he never stopped breathing, and his shoes were worn out.

Running on the mountain road for more than [-] miles a day, even the entire city of Xuzhou, no one can get there faster than him.

"Huh...huh..."

Panting for breath, Cao Liu saw rows of soldiers standing neatly outside the city of Qingfu County from a distance, raising their heads and looking at the top of the city.

It made him feel weird.

As he ran closer, he saw people fighting on the top of the wall, and felt even more strange.

"Quick! Let me go to the city! I have something important to report..."

~~
"Oh!"

With a loud bang, Yu Tian was punched and felt that he couldn't beat Wu Ang.

But he didn't want to admit defeat yet, and stood up again.

"come!"

Wu Ang shook his hand, feeling some pain in his fist.

Panting for breath, he glanced into the city and saw his brothers watching, thinking that he must not lose.

"Stop it." Li Xia said suddenly.

He saw the people running from the city, and gradually recognized that it was Cao Liu, the shopkeeper who sent him to the post from Syria at that time.

Li Xia seemed to have a premonition, some thought appeared in his eyes, he walked a few steps, and patted Wu Ang and Yu Tian.

"You two, give a hug and wait for me to arrange."

Wu Ang was taken aback.

"Yes!" Yu Tian wiped his face, grinned, and stepped forward to hug Wu Ang.

"Hey, you're pretty good at fighting."

Wu Ang only felt that the other party was smelly, so he patted him on the back perfunctorily, turned his head to look at Li Xia, and said expectantly: "County captain, I can beat him."

"Well, I know, I'll talk about it later."

Li Xia hurried down to the city gate, picked up Cao Liu, and started talking.

Liu Jinsuo, Jiang Fan and others immediately followed.

Wu Ang thought for a while, and followed, but he didn't dare to get too close. Instead, he stood by the city gate, as if he was guarding the city gate.

Not long after, Li Xia recruited him again, saying: "The matter of expanding the army must be stopped for a while. I have to take people to Syria Prefecture. The defense of the county is entrusted to you. Can you do it well?"

Wu Ang said: "We will not let the county captain down!"

"it is good."

Li Xia strode towards the county government again.

Wu Ang looked up and saw that Yu Tian and the others were also following behind Li Xia.

He couldn't help worrying about gains and losses... He thought that if he failed to be transferred to Li County Lieutenant at the beginning, it would be more and more difficult to get ahead in the future.

The next moment, Bao San patted him on the shoulder, and said: "The county lieutenant trusts you in ordering you to defend the city, otherwise he will let me or Liu Da fool stay, don't let him down."

"Yes...but...brother, is Yu Tian going to Xuzhou too?"

Bao San smiled, leaned into his ear, and said in a low voice: "Don't think about what you have, there are still many opportunities. Do you really think that only expanding 100 people will not work?"

"Understood……"

(End of this chapter)