choke element

Chapter 49

The heavy rain didn't last all the time. Around the end of Shenyou and the beginning of the year, the rain gradually weakened and stopped.

The gate of Fanyang City was opened again, and the two teams of soldiers came out arrogantly with spears and spears in hand.Numerous torches were held high in the hands of the soldiers, and they swayed up and down with their footsteps, looking like two fire dragons from a distance.

The two teams of soldiers were the elite subordinates of Guo Ning and Jing Anmin. Under the light of the torch, the iron armor and various weapons held by the soldiers reflected a cold light, which was extremely majestic.

But the people in the team were hesitant and cowering, taking one step, wishing to take two steps back.

"Inspector Nianqiu, please! Please!" Jing Anmin persuaded from the side.

Nianjiazhen was dragged forward by Jing Anmin, took a few steps, and sighed: "Brother Anmin! How long has it been? It has just been raining heavily, and Heshi Liezhong has just retreated a little. If he makes a comeback, you... I... ...We are all going to be in trouble!"

"No, he doesn't dare to come again, and he has no reason to come again." Jing Anmin shook his head: "Inspector Niangua, come and see!"

Nianjiazhen raised her head suddenly, only to realize that she was already standing on the edge of the battlefield.

Although the heavy rain has gone, the night is like fog.Under the obscure sky, many "Zhuozhou volunteers" scattered into teams of five and ten were cleaning the battlefield.

These soldiers carefully searched every piece of land, and their actions were methodical, as if they were very experienced.They retrieved arrows and abandoned knives and guns, and some soldiers were responsible for stripping the still intact armor and military robes from the corpses, even the grain bags around their waists and the copper coins hidden in their arms.

Nianjiazhen smiled wryly, remembering that most of these people were from deserted soldiers in Monan and behind the mountains, they fled here from the front line of northern Xinjiang, and that's probably how they got here along the way.

At this time, another group of guarded soldiers with knives and axes passed along the mound.As they walked, they searched for the wounded.

The wounded on the battlefield were mainly the subordinates that Yang An'er had entangled in the past few days, and they were those who had fought fiercely with Wanyan Chounu's troops before.Once they are found, they will receive some basic medical treatment, and someone will give them a bowl of hot soup to let them breathe a sigh of relief.

However, the wounded Jurchens received less help.Right under the eyes of Nianjiazhen, several soldiers were not seriously injured, and there was a clear hope of surviving.As a result, those soldiers simply raised their knives, killed the incident, and then called the other companions to strip off the armor.

"This..." Nianjiazhen wanted to jump, but didn't dare.He barely controlled his emotions, and said coldly to Jing'anmin: "Such a thing, can the subjects of Dajin Kingdom do?"

"What's the matter?" Jing Anmin asked blankly.

"Why did those subordinates of Heshi Liezhi kill them? How dare you do that?"

Jing Anmin laughed out loud.

Seeing him smiling happily, the soldiers holding torches on both sides also smiled.

"Jinganmin, what are you laughing at?" Nianjiazhen pointed around and asked sharply, "What are you laughing at?"

Niangjiazhen was really angry.After all, he is the governor of Dajin, there are some things, no matter what, he can't sit idly by!
Wang Shixian came over slowly: "Inspector Nianjiao, what Brother Anmin means is that you read wrong, those people are not Hu Shahu's subordinates."

That's all for Jing'an Min, he is a strong man in Zhuozhou, and Nianjiazhen had to submit.What is this humble man from Wang Gu afraid of in front of the court officials?
Nianjiazhen was a little unhappy: "Although I am over forty years old, I am not blind!"

"Inspector Nianjiao, if you think about it, you will understand that those people are not Hu Shahu's subordinates." Wang Shixian repeated.

think about itWhat are you thinking?
See Nianjiazhen's expression from anger to confusion, from confusion to shock.Wang Shixian put his hand on his belt and puffed out his chest in satisfaction.

In the past few years, Dajin's local governance has been a mess; but in fact, there are very few local officials in Dajin who are stupid.Just like the Nianjiao governor in front of me, who was able to get away from the turbulent Xuande Prefecture when the war in northern Xinjiang was defeated, and then continue to be the governor in Zhuozhou...in fact, he must be very smart.

Seeing that Nianjiazhen understood a little bit, Wang Shixian said again: "Today, Yang An'er's rebel army attacked the city fiercely, and they commanded Su Lingtong and others to die in battle. The volunteers of Zhuozhou and Anzhou fought bravely under the command of the governor of Niangua. , and repelled them. Inspector Niangai visited the front enemy in person, encouraged the soldiers, and pointed out strategies, which saved Zhuozhou and ensured the safety of the central capital, which is a great contribution.”

"This……"

Wang Shixian continued: "During this process, no matter whether you are a stickler for the governor or us local volunteers, you have never seen Hu Shahu's subordinates, and you have no idea that Hu Shahu led the army here."

"Then..."

Wang Shixian said sincerely: "I heard that last year, Hu Shahu was questioned by a secretary under the imperial court, ordered to count his fifteen crimes, and returned to the field. Now he is devoting all his energy to the Central Capital, trying to get through the Central Capital. They are all keyed to recovery. His support is the thousands of elite private soldiers under his command. Do you think that the governor of Nianjiao will invest his elites in irrelevant places again and again? As long as we are ready , how could he be willing!"

Nianjiazhen couldn't help shaking her head.This Wang Shixian, while saying that Hu Shahu had never been to Zhuozhou, said that he was "waiting in full force", with such a serious and nonsensical ability, he could be put in the court as a minister!
Wang Shixian waited and asked, "What do you think of what I just said?"

Nianjiazhen was silent for a long time.

In his capacity, he naturally wouldn't be obsessed with the situation in front of him repeatedly.Following Wang Shixian's words, he thought of a lot.

He thought of Hu Shahu's violent rebellion, the situation where Hu Shahu tried his best to make friends with the nobles in Zhongdu but had little success, and the situation where the emperor tolerated but did not trust Hu Shahu.He also thought of the antipathy towards Hu Shahu from the prime minister Tu Danyi and the admonishing doctor Zhang Xingxin in the capital city, and the great potential of Tu Danyi in spreading allies and disciples at home and abroad over the years.

"That's right, ahem..." Nianjiazhen said seriously, "What happened in Zhuozhou recently is just like...well, what Shixian said. I haven't seen Heshi Liezhizhong or Hu Shahu."

Wang Shixian bowed deeply: "The governor is wise."

Nian Jiazhen received a salute in embarrassment, and turned to the other side of the battlefield to inspect.

He was a Jinshi in Dading for 28 years, and his literary talent is top-notch among the Jurchens.Now that I know that I have the experience of being on the front line and commanding the defeat of strong thieves, I have to take a good look at the battlefield and write the melodies in full bloom.

As for the situation in Zhuozhou in the future, and even Yizhou, Dingzhou, Anzhou, Baozhou, Xiongzhou and other large areas in the future, Nianjiazhen didn't bother to think about it.The worst result is that Guo Ning has ulterior motives... But in this situation, who is not ulterior motives?

On the northern edge of the battlefield, Guo Ning was sitting on a saddle with his upper body bare.

The steed steed, six catties taken from Pucha, was circling around happily.

The medical officer behind said softly: "Liulang, hold on."

Without waiting for Guo Ning to nod, he pulled out an arrow cluster that penetrated deeply into the flesh from Guo Ning's left leg, and slapped a paste of herbs on the bloody wound.

Guo Ning took a deep breath and gritted his teeth twice.

Fortunately, this is the last wound.Although he was wearing green velvet armor for self-defense, the armor was damaged and turned into pieces of iron again.His chest, arms, and abdomen were wounded in more than ten places, and many places were bruised from flesh and blood, which shocked all viewers.

Some soldiers came to look at it from a distance, and then went back to brag about Guo Ning's bravery to their companions, and narrated their experience of fighting side by side with Guo Ning.

But Guo Ning is here to treat injuries, not to show off.

He is here because the medical officials are here to diagnose and treat a person. He is probably exhausted and not suitable for moving.

At this time, on a crude stretcher in front of Guo Ning, the Han Qing who had been unconscious for a long time woke up slowly.

He was old and weak, and would have died immediately on the battlefield.But at the same time, he was an old soldier with extremely rich survival experience. Even though he was already drowsy, he escaped several catastrophes by instinct, until he was discovered by the soldiers who cleaned the battlefield.

Now that I saw Han Renqing here, the reason why Hu Shahu came here suddenly and almost disrupted the overall plan is very clear.

Han Renqing didn't intend to hide anything, he struggled to say a few words, and asked to see Guo Ning.But when Guo Ning arrived in a hurry, he fainted and woke up at this time.

With a hoarse voice, he let out a cough-like laugh: "Liulang, come here."

According to Han Renqing's instructions, Guo Ning took out a golden knife from his arms.

"This is what I captured when I joined the army in my early years... I thought I would leave it to my descendants, but now, I don't need it anymore. When I persuaded Hu Shahu to come to Zhuozhou to fight, I thought, when Hu Shahu kills Yang An'er, I will Then use this knife to stab Hu Shahu. In this way, we will avenge the more than [-] people who killed my relatives in Fuzhou and the more than [-] people who killed my relatives in Zhuozhou!"

Guo Ning sighed.

"...Forget it, Liulang. I don't blame you for such a fate, I only blame this shit!"

Han Renqing raised his head and panted twice.His voice is getting lower and lower.His lips became gray visibly to the naked eye, and the blood color of his skin also quickly faded, showing that lifeless sallow.

Seeing him muttering, Guo Ning bent down and put his ear next to the old friend's mouth to listen.

"Liulang, you can do great things. Take my knife and kill those who deserve to be killed."

"it is good."

After a while, several soldiers came up and looked at Guo Ning's expression.

Guo Ning nodded slightly, so they carried Han Renqing's body away.

　I'm asleep, I can't sleep anymore...

　
(End of this chapter)