Turn the time gear forward in Jiangzhou of the pseudo-Song Dynasty.

Xie Xianbin hasn't slept peacefully for several days. His rough face was full of fatigue, and the long beard under his chin that he had been cared carefully on the usual days are now completely stuck together, looking extremely sloppy.

As the commander of the Xingguo Army, Xie Xianbin, one of the commanders of the three armies who went south to Hongzhou to suppress the rebellion, was the most dedicated person. Of course, this was related to his Xingguo Army being close to Tokyo. With Kou Wei's order, he couldn't wait to start to reorganize the army and prepare to cross the river to the south.

If it weren't for the rainy season on Jiangnan Road and the heavy rain had been falling for half a month, Xie Xianbin felt that he would have rushed to the city of Hongzhou long ago and cut off Luo Yongsheng's head and reported to his mentor Kou Yan.

He was a student of Kou Yu. Five years ago, Kou Yu was the prefect of Kaifeng for a period of time. At that time, he was the inspector of the five cities in Kaifeng, so Kou Yu was his immediate superior, so Xie Xianbin naturally went to Kou Yu's subordinate in the name of visiting the leader.

Later, Kou Wei became the prime minister, won the Battle of Yingzhou, drove away his political enemy Wang Qinruo, and was invincible in power in the court. Xie Xianbin also followed the chickens and dogs to the sky and sent Xingguo Army as the commander.

Both public and private, Xie Xianbin wished that he could quell the rebellion as soon as possible, so that he could prove his loyalty and courage in front of Kou.

But Comrade Xie, who has been in charge of public security in the capital, can fiddle with the war anywhere.

Since crossing the river, this trouble has not been interrupted for a day. The logistics officer came to him all day long, and tossed and turned around and said only that sentence in his mouth.

"Shi Shuai, our grain ship was burned by the rebels again."

Hearing this sentence every day, Xie Xianbin can't stand it no matter how good his temperament is. Not to mention that the logistics officer is a carrot head with short limbs, and even a charming beauty, Xie Xianbin should be upset.

So he cut off the logistics officer, replaced it with another one, and allocated two thousand troops to protect the food.

But what's the result?

The new logistics officer didn't bother him on the first day of taking office, Xie Xianbin, and he didn't come until the next day.

Only one head.

I heard from the soldiers who fled back from behind, that I was still staying on the Yangtze River and fishing, and I was reluctant to come back.

In a rage, Xie Xianbin didn't care about planning to attack Hongzhou, and personally led his army to sweep the south bank of the Yangtze River, but he was unable to find this small group of enemy cavalry.

But the army cannot always stay by the Yangtze River. To put it bluntly, if the Yangtze River floods or God rains heavily, then Xie Xianbin will have to lead the army of 50,000 to become fish and shrimps.

"Xie Shuai, the grain ship was burned again."

The third logistics officer trembled and found Xie Xianbin to report, and almost didn't wet his pants when he said this.

Fortunately, Xie Xianbin just smashed a bunch of bottles and jars this time and did not ask for a logistics officer's head.

Not only did he not ask for it, Xie Xianbin also made a bold decision to organize all the whistle cavalry of the entire army and devote himself to the work of protecting grain and rivers.

Thank God, this arrangement has achieved results. When I met the logistics officer again, I didn’t hear any bad news. I saw the first batch of logistics food and fodder in many days. If it was not delivered, Xie Xianbin would either rob the people of Jiujiang or would have to retreat.

The food here has arrived, and the muddy roads heading south have become flat due to the sunshine for many days, which can enable large-scale equipment such as ladder trucks and siege vehicles to move in the army. Xie Xianbin waved his hand.

Go south!

The army quickly approached Wuning City in the north of Hongzhou at a speed of 50 miles a day, and formed a confrontation with the 10,000 new troops led by Luo Yongjie.

"Tread for a night and attack the city tomorrow."

At the same time, Luo Yongjie also issued a military order to be on guard against the entire army, nervous and excited to face the 50,000 Xingguo Army outside the city with big eyes.

This night was a sleepless night for the soldiers of both armies.

"Can we win?"

On the top of Wuning City, two new recruits were chatting, but their tone was full of fear: "There are 50,000 people outside the city, and we only have 10,000 people, where can we win?"

"Yeah yeah."

Suddenly, there was a rumor on the top of the city that before the war began, these new recruits were already afraid, and they should indeed be afraid.

It's not embarrassing to be afraid.

"Or let's run."

I don’t know who suddenly made this suggestion. Although the sound was very small, the seven or eight soldiers around me could still hear it clearly under the quiet night, and for a moment, they became quiet above the city.

Everyone looked at me and I looked at you, but they didn't say anything.

If you run away, you will be deserter. If you are caught, you will be beheaded, but if you don’t run away, you will be dead.

"If you stay, you will die, and if you run away, you may not be caught."

This statement was also raised, and the soldiers who were hesitating were moved. As soon as they were about to agree, they heard the sound of footsteps behind them, and when they turned around, they were frightened and shivered.

It's the team rate!

The team leader is not a recruit, but a team from a team called Jun Guard. I heard that he was once a student of the King of Chu and took classes with the King of Chu.

It's over. If the team leader hears it, I'm afraid my head will be out of control.

The recruits muttered in their hearts, and they still spoke first with a serious look on their faces.

"Just now, I heard you discuss escaping again, right? Who said that, stand up."

At this time, no one dares to stand up, so they don’t speak or say a word.

"It's right not to dare to stand up. If you dare to stand up, you won't discuss the matter of running away." The team leader smiled brightly and walked through the group of recruits one by one: "It's not embarrassing to be afraid. You have just entered the military camp for only seven or eight days, and you have to pick up swords and guns to kill the enemy. How could you not be afraid? If you are injured and bleeding, it's the fault of us officers, because we shouldn't let you go to the battlefield."

When the recruits heard this, they looked at each other. When they heard this, it seemed that the team leader in front of them supported their escape?

"But." At this moment, the team leader's head turned around, and a few new recruits who were stuttering and wanted to speak immediately closed their mouths and listened to the team leader's continued to say: "I can understand your fear, but I don't support you in escaping. If you are afraid of the possible war tomorrow, why did you choose to join the army at the beginning?"

Speaking of this, the team leader stopped in front of a recruit, Zhan Yan smiled: "Brother Erlin, you are here to join the army too."

We are all from Nanchang, so it is not uncommon for us to know each other.

The recruit named Erlin Ge smiled nervously. The team leader in front of him was Chen Zhao, and he was a junior. Although he was a junior, the two of them were a recruit who was planning to escape at this time, and the other was a team leader. The gap in identity in this environment made him dare not speak at this moment.

"Brother Erlin, why did you choose to join the army?"

"Listen...I heard that King Chu is the Emperor of the World. Follow him and you can become an immortal in the future."

"You're right." Chen Zhao nodded with satisfaction, his expression became more relaxed: "Since our King of Chu is the Emperor of the World, following him to fight not only will the help of heavenly soldiers and generals, but he will also have the opportunity to become an immortal in the future. What else do you have to be afraid of? Are you afraid that the Song army opposite is not afraid of the gods and immortals being punished?"

Yes, gods are not afraid of people, they are afraid of people from all walks of life.

A group of new recruits looked at each other and they really relaxed a lot.

"Team rate, you said you were a student of the King of Chu. Is the King of Chu really a god?"

"no."

"Ah? No?"

Amid the noisy sounds, Chen Zhao's voice sounded again: "But the King of Chu is indeed the Human Emperor, the ruler of the gods."

Seeing a group of new recruits looking at him curiously, Chen Zhao said the whole story: "Think about it, how long has the King of Chu come to our Nanchang? Will he become the richest man soon?"

Everyone nodded.

"Then has the King of Chu been particularly good to the people?"

Everyone continued to nod.

"Why did the King of Chu raise an army to revolt later?"

"I know, I know." A new recruit took the moment as a Q&A meeting and spoke enthusiastically: "Because the emperor of Zhao Song treason, he signed a treaty with the Khitans to give the land left by our ancestors to the Khitans."

"What does this mean? It means that the King of Chu is not only thinking about how to be good to the people, but also about being good to the world." Chen Zhao talked happily, saying: "The reason why the King of Chu cares about the world is not because the world is his.

Because the King of Chu was concerned about the people and could not bear to fight the war, the people suffered, so they watched the world stolen by Zhao Song. But now the emperor was incompetent and incompetent, he actually handed over his ancestors' land to the Khitans, allowing the people in the north to be ravaged by the Khitans, so he no longer wanted to endure it. The people in Nanchang are the people of the King of Chu, and the people in the world are also the people of the King of Chu.

That's why the King of Chu is in line with the will of heaven and the people, and this is not a rebellion. The King of Chu is the human emperor. The world should belong to the King of Chu. The King of Chu is just taking back his own things. Since Zhao Song cannot be nice to the people, the King of Chu will of course come forward to govern the country for the distant ancestor Xuanyuan Huangdi."

A large group of soldiers said oh, nodding frequently to show that they were reasonable.

"See that since the King of Chu ruled Nanchang, each of our families has lived much better than before. There are no more harsh taxes and no more children of officials who are rampant in the streets, and even those gangsters come to join the army and do not live in a daze. This makes Nanchang City not close its doors tonight and not pick up any leave of absence from the road. Isn't this the matter in front of you?

Looking at the Battle of Jingkou, why the 150,000 Song army was defeated by the 5,000 Chu Kings, it was because the heavenly Taoist hearts were not in Song but in the King of Chu. This is a living example before your eyes.

So you should believe that even if the fight starts tomorrow, the Song army will not be our opponent, because although we have been in the army for a short time, we have the protection of the King of Chu. We cannot be said to be invulnerable to swords and guns, but we are definitely not something that the cowardly and soft-boys outside the city can beat."

The group of recruits laughed, and the tension suddenly disappeared.

"Are you still scared now?"

The guy looked at each other and plucked up the courage to say, "I'm not afraid anymore."

"Okay." Chen Zhao nodded with satisfaction: "Now, tell me bravely who took the lead and said he wanted to escape."

A group of new recruits looked at each other. After a long time, a young man of seventeen or eighteen gritted his teeth and stood up, lowered his head and said, "The team... the team is me."

After saying that, he knelt on the ground and said, "You kill me."

All the recruits looked at Chen Zhao, nervous and worried.

Unexpectedly, Chen Zhao walked over and helped the recruit up, patted the latter on the shoulder, and instead praised: "Yes, you dare to stand up and admit that this is a sign of great courage. How can I kill a warrior?"

After saying that, he punched the recruit and asked with a smile: "What's your name?"

"Zeng Erpeng."

"Okay, I'll call you Erpeng." Chen Zhao put one hand on Zeng Erpeng's shoulder, looked around, and shouted: "Brother Erpeng did nothing wrong tonight. At first, he was afraid of trying to escape, but now he dared to stand up and admit his mistakes. This is to be brave after knowing shame. I not only do not punish him, but also praise him.

The momentary timidity is not shameful. What is shameful is that you have been timid and dare not face your previous fear. Brother Erpeng, I hope you can show your courage in tomorrow's war. I will watch it and ask you for me."

"yes!"

Zeng Erpeng raised his head and raised his chest, and shouted: "Please rest assured, I, Zeng Erpeng, will never be a deserter twice in a row."

Chen Zhao's smile was bright and gentle under the moonlight, which infected a group of recruits.

No one is afraid of the Song army opposite anymore.
Chapter completed!