Blood from Daming

Chapter 598
Wang Erwa pretended to be contemplative and said: "Our Datong army is also an imperial army, so it is naturally obligatory to rescue the people of Jiangzhou. It's just that the general has a few questions and would like to ask the old man to clarify them."

Hearing General Wang's tone loosened, the retired official knew that there was something to be said about mobilizing Xue's army to send troops. He was overjoyed and asked Wang Erwa what questions he had. Wang Erwa said, "Mr. Who is it? Where did it come from, how many people there are, how did Jiangzhou City be lost, and what is the situation in Jiangzhou City now."

The six people, including retired officials, were dumbfounded by Wang Erwa's barrage of questions. The six people looked at me and I looked at you. Everyone was prime minister Zhang and Prime Minister Li, and they were still leading the retirement for a long time. The official said tremblingly: "General Wang, according to the gentry and commoners who fled Jinzhou City, it was the White Lotus Sect who started the uprising.

Wang Erwa snorted coldly: "Really, is it the White Lotus Sect? If it is the White Lotus Sect, how many people do they have?"

At this time, a man said: "General Wang, according to the information received by the students, it was the White Lotus Sect who used a plan to break through Jiangzhou City in order to save the accomplices in the prison in Jiangzhou City. It is estimated that the Bailian traitors came from famine in Shaanxi. More than a thousand people."

This Juren is from Jiangzhou, and he knows more about the destruction of Jiangzhou City. As for the fact that the White Lotus Sect came from Shaanxi, it is a guess. The number of people reported was too much, and I was worried that General Wang would be timid. When he was about to speak, he discounted heavily and became more than 1000 White Lotus followers.

Wang Erwa laughed strangely and said, "Come here, beat this bastard scholar out of the barracks."

As soon as Wang Erwa finished speaking, two soldiers rushed forward and held the Juren with red-tasseled guns. The Juren panicked and shouted "I am wronged", and the retired officials at the side hurried forward to persuade him: "General Wang, please rest for a while. In anger, the general must have his own reasons for wanting to expel this student, so I ask the general to make it clear."

Wang Erwa sneered: "Old man, is there only a thousand people in the White Lotus Sect?"

The retired official hesitated for a moment, then looked back at the people behind him. Now standing behind a Juren, two scholars, and the father of the official in charge of the Ministry of Household Affairs all hesitated and refused to speak, but the retired official himself did not agree. I know exactly how many people there are in the White Lotus Sect, because it is said that there are thousands or even tens of thousands of people in the White Lotus Sect. If this is truthfully told to General Wang, maybe this Xue family army will disappear without a trace.

However, the brains of those who have been officials can turn quickly. The retired official said: "General Wang, Jiangzhou city was broken last night, and the lights were in the dark. It is really impossible to determine how many Bailian believers there are. I believe that there are thousands of people who rebelled. Most of them are rioters." , there won’t be too many real White Lotus Sects, and there are about a thousand bandits who can fight.”

After layers of skinning by retired officials, the White Lotus Sect was finally set at about one thousand, making Wang Erwa dumbfounded, thinking that these literati are eloquent, but it is still reliable to say that the White Lotus Sect has only one thousand elites. In Wang Erwa's eyes, it would be nice for the White Lotus Sect to have five hundred decent soldiers and horses.

But the youngest Yan couldn't hold back anymore: "Old guy, who are you ignorant of? Zhao Rimanqian of Pingyang Mansion was defeated, and only a few dozen horses were left to escape. This general rescued him. I saw thousands of bandits, not counting the rebels in Jiangzhou city."

Now the retired official and the other five people were all dumbfounded. It turned out that people already knew about it, and everyone still wanted to eat Xue Jiajun's hemp fish, especially that Juren was exposed by Yan Lao Yao, so he couldn't help asking Wang Erwa He begged for forgiveness, but he still insisted that he had misheard people's words.

Wang Erwa didn't bother to argue with that person, but said to the retired official: "Old man, Mr. Zhao Qian is now going back to Pingyang Mansion to rescue soldiers. When the Pingyang Mansion army arrives, our Xue family army will attack Jiangzhou City together. It won't be a big problem to regain Jiangzhou City."

Wang Erwa said lightly where to sit, but the six people who came to rescue the soldiers didn't think so. When the reinforcements from Pingyang Mansion arrived, it would be at least three to five days later. At that time, the entire Jiangzhou City might be destroyed. The White Lotus Sect has been evacuated, and most of the gentry students who came to the Xue Family Army camp to ask for help have properties in Jinzhou City. They cannot afford to let the White Lotus Sect suffer one more day. With this in mind, everyone decided to hug Xue Jiajun, the Buddha. foot.

After the retired official made eye contact with the other five people, he whispered a few words to his father who was in charge of the Ministry of Household Affairs and said: "General Wang, the gentry in Pingyang and Jiangzhou have discussed it and are willing to pay 3000 taels of silver to the army. The casualties of the soldiers will be borne by the gentry and common people of Jiangzhou, and I implore the Xue family army to send troops to recover Jiangzhou city.

Wang Erwa thought for a while, knowing that she couldn't make the decision, so she cast her eyes on Xue Yun. Xue Yun said that this Wang Erwa was real, and there was nothing wrong with the promise. The literati doubted the identity of this young master, and as expected, the six gentry all focused their attention on Xue Yun.

Xue Yun had no choice but to cough: "General Wang, our Xue family's army is a division of benevolence and righteousness, so we can accept the gentry's assistance for helping the local war, but Jiangzhou City is newly broken. After the recovery of Jiangzhou City, I am afraid there will be many victims. , why don’t the gentry exchange the 3000 taels of silver for food, which can be regarded as the supplies for the gentry and our Xue family army to rescue Jiangzhou together.”

Wang Erwa didn't wait for Xue Yun to finish speaking, but she began to praise her. The six gentry felt refreshed after hearing it. The Xue family army didn't want the ready-made benefits, but they wanted to use the money from the gentry in Pingyang Mansion to help the disaster. It is a good thing that everyone enjoys the reputation. Not only did everyone gain a good reputation in Jiangzhou City, but they also climbed up the big tree of Xue Jiajun.

The retired official praised: "Yes, yes, Xue's army is indeed a benevolent and righteous teacher. They don't take any money from the people of Jiangzhou. We, the gentry and people in Jiangzhou, must go to Beijing and send thousands of people's letters to ask for credit for Xue's army."

The other five people praised Xue Jiajun even more. The nonsense Juren took the opportunity to slip away. The most excited thing was the father who was in charge of the household department. His whole family was in Jiangzhou city. Greedy for the romantic little widow in the manor, that's why he didn't go back to the city for a long time, thus avoiding the blight of the White Lotus Sect. Out of spite, he repeatedly expressed that he would tell his son who was an official in the capital to ask for credit for the Xue family army.

However, Wang Erwa still used the excuse that he needed to wait for Tan Ma to come back and grasp the specific situation in Jiangzhou City before he could take action. This hit the six gentry who had just raised their hearts, so the six continued to say endless good things, thinking of Xue Jiajun Immediately pull out the camp to save Jiangzhou City.

In the name of waiting for the news, Wang Erwa invited the six gentry out of the tent to rest. As soon as the six gentry left, Wang Erwa jumped up like a thorn on a chair, and hurried to pull Xue Yun away. Sitting on the main seat, Xue Yun took the main seat and said: "Okay, after Brother Yang returns, if everything goes well, the whole army will have lunch and then slowly move out to Jiangzhou City."

In the evening, Yang Zhenlei came back, and the Xue family army began to eat dinner. At the next day, the Xue family army began to gather and prepare to set off. At this time, the gentry in Pingyang and Jiangzhou were greatly relieved. As long as the Xue family army started fighting with the Bailian sect, Then Xue Jiajun can't help but loosen his belt.

Xue Yun ordered Yang Zhenlei, Wang Erwa, and Yan Laoyao's 2000 troops, leaving less than 100 troops to guard the camp. In addition, the retired officials were the gentry in Pingyang and Jiangzhou, but the number had expanded to There were more than 300, and these gentry students were still pulling people around in nearby villages. All relatives, friends, hired workers and tenants were invited. When Xue Jiajun set off, there were about [-] people.

Xue Yun saw that this group of knives and guns was not complete, and there were people holding hoes, rakes, bamboo thorns, and sickles inside. He went to Jiangzhou City with the Xue family army to take advantage of the fire.

Xue Yun asked Wang Erwa to call the leading retired official and others over. Wang Erwa said to the retired official, "Old man, the team you organized doesn't have all the weapons and guns. What are you planning to do when you enter Jiangzhou City?"

The retired official said: "General Wang, naturally help Xue's army maintain the order in Jiangzhou City, and at the same time prevent the rioters from looting the homes of the gentry in Jiangzhou City."

Wang Erwa said: "That's good, but if someone is committing crimes in Jiangzhou City and taking the opportunity to loot them, Xue's army will definitely be merciless. I hope the old man will tell these villagers."

The representatives of the retired officials and the gentry quickly agreed, and Wang Erwa continued: "Will your joint team lead the way, or our Xue family army will go first."

All the gentry respectfully asked the Xue family army to go first, Wang Erwa looked at the group of gentry very disliked, so he rode his horse forward to meet Xue Yun, and let the gentry from Pingyang and Jiangzhou lead a group of miscellaneous troops to hang behind the Xue family army. After arriving at Xue Yun's side, the whole team began to march towards Jiangzhou City.

The old camp of the Xue family army is [-] miles away from Jiangzhou City. If you ride a horse during the day, you can arrive there in more than an hour, but now it is dark, and the team has lit torches. Under the city of Jiangzhou, and Xue's army was not prepared to rush for time, a fire dragon slowly extended towards Jiangzhou city.

(End of this chapter)