After rebirth, I became a national teacher

an hour later

The newly appointed captains and soldiers led their soldiers back to the barracks and waited for dinner in the dining hall outside the kitchen.

Soon, bucket after bucket of steaming dried vegetable and cured meat porridge was brought up.

Under the organization of the centurions, the soldiers picked up their bowls and began to line up.

Soon, everyone was given a large bowl of porridge.

The porridge was served in a large bowl usually used for soup, with three large spoonfuls, which was more than enough for a strong man to feel 80% full.

It is called porridge, but in fact it is dry and sticky, without any soup at all.

Every grain of rice is shiny with oil, and there are many grains of dried vegetables and bacon. When you take a bite, the aroma of meat is overwhelming.

The new garrison commander said that everyone had not eaten meat for a long time and was always hungry, so they had to eat less for the first meal to avoid hurting their bodies.

But from now on, as long as you fight and train seriously, you can eat such good food every day, and you will be full for three meals a day.

The soldiers were wearing new cotton-padded clothes that had just been distributed, had the full amount of monthly wages that had just been distributed in their pockets, and were eating greasy meals. Even in the bitterly cold twelfth month, they did not feel cold at all.

Instead, I felt warm in my body and heart, and full of energy.

After serving the God, my life becomes more and more hopeful!

Those soldiers who did not get the monthly silver because they did not dare to resist the thousand households were now very ashamed and regretted their previous cowardice.

Everyone secretly swore in their hearts that they would fight bravely tomorrow to wash away the shame of their entire Wei.

They want to come from behind and win, and make the gods and the garrisons look at them with new eyes!

The newly appointed generals were also eager to get started and were full of enthusiasm.

They used to be the lowest class of miners, whose only fate was to be whipped and worked to death of exhaustion or illness.

Fortunately, he was rescued by the God and trained under Coach Hui'an.

Now, because of their outstanding performance in daily life, they were directly selected to become high-ranking officials, commanding hundreds of people.

The garrison camps were merged, and now there are only nine thousand households and one hundred households.

(The guard led by Zhang Liu was not merged)

Therefore, out of four or five hundred people, only one hundred and nine became officials.

The other three hundred or so people were all the garrison commander’s personal guards.

But the garrison commander said that if they failed to do their job well or were found bullying the soldiers, they would be replaced by others at any time.

However, they would not give the garrison commander this opportunity.

They will definitely lead their soldiers well and make them a brave and capable fighting force.

Not only will they keep their current official positions, but they will also continue to rise!

The personal soldiers around Hui'an, who were not originally selected to be commanders of the army, all regretted deeply.

If they had known this, they should have worked harder during their daily training!

Now, he missed the opportunity to become a high-ranking official.

Soon after, he was informed by the garrison commander that there would be another 5,000 imperial guards to take over the city tomorrow, and she would continue to select those with outstanding military achievements to serve as captains and thousand-householders.

After hearing this, everyone was eager to fight and wished tomorrow would come immediately!

In short, when the garrison battalion's 10,000 soldiers set out early the next morning, the morale of the nearly 10,000 soldiers in the battalion was unprecedentedly high.

However, the atmosphere in the Nandu government office at this time was extremely solemn.

In the government office, besides the twenty or so yamen runners who were absolutely loyal to Yan Qingzhi, there were many other people.

Some of these people were officials in the government office, some were clerks, some were yamen runners, and some were slaves.

All together, there are about two to three hundred people.

All of them were besieged in the government office by two thousand imperial guards.

The government office was originally a place for office work and did not store much food and drink.

There was limited food, water and charcoal for heating in the kitchen.

Yan Qingzhi was not sure how many days he would have to stay here, so in order to prepare for a rainy day, he could only ask everyone to reduce their food expenses.

This made the already panicked people very dissatisfied, and they forcibly occupied the kitchen that night and took away all the food.

Yan Qingzhi had no manpower to snatch food from them.

The dignitaries and imperial envoys in the room were his only bargaining chips, and he could not afford to make any mistakes.

That night, Yan Qingzhi and his confidants could only endure hunger and cold, taking turns to stand guard and be on high alert in the flower hall where those people were imprisoned.

However, it was past ten o'clock the next day.

Those trapped in the yamen were on the verge of collapse, perhaps because of the threat from the imperial guards at the gate, or perhaps because of the fear that had been pent up for a long time.

They came together to the open space in front of the flower hall, some holding wooden sticks, some holding kitchen knives or sabers, and some with bare hands.

Everyone's eyes were filled with red anger and hatred when they looked at Yan Qingzhi and others.

"You guys want to rebel, why do you want to cut off our livelihood?"

"Yan Qingzhi, release those dignitaries immediately, or don't blame us for being rude!"

Obviously, this was instructed by the imperial guards outside.

Yan Qingzhi knew that if these people attacked them, they would definitely not be able to defend the flower hall.

Once the flower hall was lost, he would either have to immediately ignite the thunder bombs and kerosene and die together with those powerful people, or he would have to surrender.

"If anyone dares to take another step forward, I will immediately light the fuse and kill everyone. By then, none of you will be able to escape!"

He knew that he could only intimidate these people by being more ruthless and fearless than them.

Sure enough, seeing him light the tinder, no one dared to act rashly.

The two sides began to stalemate.

Everyone in the government office was against them. No one cooked for them, and they couldn't even get a sip of hot water to drink.

Yan Qingzhi and his trusted aides could only continue to hold their ground while going hungry.

He knew that the imperial guards outside would never sit still and wait for death.

They will constantly find ways to break through his defenses and rescue the imprisoned dignitaries.

He had no idea how long he could hold on under such circumstances.

Seeing his trusted aides gradually showing fear, panic, and confusion in their eyes, his heart sank.

Another hour passed.

Yan Qingzhi and the yamen runners, who had not eaten for two meals and were in a tense state of mind, felt their steps becoming a little unsteady.

At this moment, a man holding a bucket suddenly rushed out from the crowd in the government office who surrounded him and poured water on him at lightning speed.

Yan Qingzhi's speed was far beyond that of an ordinary person, and he dodged immediately.

However, after this man, more than a dozen people carrying buckets of water rushed out and started pouring water on the gatekeepers without saying a word.

Buckets of cold water poured over their heads and faces were enough to make them lose their reaction for a moment. At this moment, dozens of imperial guards armed with swords rushed out of the crowd and slashed at them.

Seeing this scene, Yan Qingzhi's eyes were bloodshot.

It's over, it's over!

All his confidants will die, he will be unable to handle the whole thing alone, and all previous plans will be ruined!

Now, not only could he not rely on the hostages to hold out until Zheng Baizhan led his troops to help, but even his own life would be lost immediately.

(Look what this is! This is Chapter 3!)