The bandits were getting closer and closer, but Lin Yong looked calm.
Five hundred people stood in front, holding various weapons in their hands, and they were extremely nervous.
Although they had fought off rogue bandits once, the number of rogue bandits this time was obviously much greater than last time.
They were pushed to the front, followed by the two hundred Renaissance troops.
This formation made Minzhuang have some complaints in his heart.
But Lin Yongke didn't care about this. He arranged them this way to prevent the rogue bandits from knowing that there were two hundred more regular troops.
"Prepare!"
When the rogues reached fifty steps, the two hundred Fuxing Army raised their bows and arrows.
The bandits are getting closer and closer, and the people seem to be a little restless in their rejuvenation.
Some people already want to escape.
"put!"
When the bandit reached twenty steps, two hundred bows and arrows were fired in unison, instantly knocking down the bandit who was rushing ahead.
A dozen people were lost before they met, and the bandits immediately slowed down their advance.
"The officers and soldiers have arrived, surrender without killing!" Two hundred Fuxing troops shouted angrily.
At the same time, there was another round of arrow rain.
The damage caused by two hundred bows and arrows is limited, but its shocking effect is extremely obvious.
In this era, crossbows were strictly controlled weapons.
The five hundred people in Tongshan had less than twenty bows in total.
The two hundred that Lin Yong brought were the latest ones produced by Yangxin.
"kill!"
After two rounds of volleys, Lin Yong led two hundred Renaissance troops to rush to the front.
These bandits had no ability to resist, and dozens of them were cut down in minutes.
"The bandits are withdrawing! Withdrawing!"
As soon as the two sides fought, the bandits began to flee.
They already knew that the officers and soldiers were arriving, and no matter how courageous they were, they would not dare to provoke them.
"Put down your weapons and surrender without killing!" Lin Yong led 200 people in pursuit.
More and more rogue bandits put down their weapons and they stopped running away.
I couldn't escape at all, I was so hungry that I had no strength.
Two hundred Fuxing troops defeated the rogue bandits, and only then did the five hundred strong people of Tongshan react.
They also shouted, waved their weapons and chased after him.
The favorable wind is as fierce as a tiger, and the adverse wind is as shaking as earth.
The core of the escaped bandits was less than twenty.
But only 17 of the 200 Renaissance Army were injured...
Big win!
The first major victory for the Renaissance Army since its establishment.
Even the new recruits didn't expect that they were so powerful.
In fact, only Lin Yong knew that the bandits were too weak and vulnerable to a single blow.
He did not undermine morale, but publicly praised the meritorious soldiers and then withdrew his troops.
Cleaning up the mess was all left to Xue Li and his five hundred people.
At noon, the battlefield was cleaned up.
Several adults gathered together to discuss the aftermath.
"These bandits are ordinary people who have lost their livelihood, so there is no need to criticize them harshly. Just put them under your jurisdiction if you want to comfort them." Xue Jing said to Xue Li.
"What my dear brother said is true, these people are also common people of Daqian." Xue Li nodded.
He greatly admired his cousin's wise move to seek refuge with the King of Jiangzhou.
Haven't you seen how powerful these revival troops in Jiangzhou are?
"Master Xue, according to the prince's instructions, a revival army must be set up in each county."
"The current population of Tongshan is 7,300, and the Fuxing Army can be equipped with 700 people."
"I have to ask Master Lin to help with training for this matter."
Lin Yong clasped his fists and said, "It's your duty, Mr. Xue, you don't have to be polite."
Suddenly, Tongshan's 500 strong men absorbed another 200 people, and they were directly transformed into new recruits of the Renaissance Army.
Lin Yong temporarily stayed in Tongshan as a military training commander.
Xue Jing took his cousin Xue Li by boat to Yangxin to meet Wang Ran.
At this point, Song Yang's territory has expanded to Tongshan and Chongyang.
…
On this day, the fleet of water transport manager Ma Cheng arrived in Jiangxia.
Hundreds of thousands of people lay dead, and the city of Jiangxia was flooded.
The whole Jiangxia was like hell, not even a living person could be seen.
Half of the city is submerged in water, and the fleet can even sail directly to the city.
"What a tragedy! Fortunately, the embankment breach in Jiangzhou is not in Fucheng!"
Looking at the tragic scene in front of him, Yu Ming felt happy for a while.
There was also a dike breach in Jiangzhou, but the gap was on the Jinghu Lake side, and the gap was not that big.
The river water entered Jinghu Lake, and the water surface of Jinghu Lake expanded a lot.
But the impact on prefectures and counties is not significant.
"Let's go. There are rotting corpses everywhere here. There may be a plague, so we can't stay for a long time."
Ma Cheng looked around, not daring to stay any longer, and immediately turned the boat back to the Yangtze River channel.
Leaving Jiangxia and continuing upstream, their next target is Jiayu.
There are two hundred miles of waterway from Jiangxia to Jiayu, and it takes two or three days to go upstream.
However, the fleet has brought enough food and fodder so there is no need to worry about supplies.
After another four days, Jiayu finally arrived.
Because of the flooding, Jiayu County was surrounded by floods from all sides.
There was no ship in the county, so no news came out for two months.
Fortunately, the county itself is located on a higher ground and the city is relatively dry.
If the city is also soaked in water, then the plague may be rampant.
"The two adults are from Ezhou County?"
Jiayu inspected Xue Yuanshan and now became the largest official in the county.
From the county magistrate down, he is the only one who survives.
The head of the Xue family, the county magistrate, has also died long ago.
Xue Yuanshan is also a member of the Xue family. He is the cousin of the head of the county Cheng family and Xue Jing's uncle.
"Master Xue, the King of Ezhou has passed away, and now the entire Ezhou has been led by the King of Jiangzhou."
"This letter is written by the new Ezhou magistrate Xue Jing to the head of the Xue family." Yu Ming took out the letter.
Xue Yuanshan took the letter and immediately broke the seal.
Now apart from a few elders in the Xue family, he is the eldest.
It is not an exaggeration to say that he is the acting head of the family.
Xue Yuanshan read Xue Jing's letter and understood the cause and effect.
"My Xue family is willing to join the King of Jiangzhou."
"This is the seal of the Jiayu County Magistrate."
After closing the letter, Xue Yuanshan took off a brocade bag from his waist.
Inside is the seal of the former Jiayu County Magistrate.
Yu Ming did not accept it, but said to Xue Yuanshan:
"You keep this seal. From now on, you will be the magistrate of Jiayu County."
"Xue Tongzhi has told me that the current head of the Xue family can be appointed as the magistrate of Jiayu County."
Xue Yuanshan did not refuse. No one is more suitable to manage Jiayu County than him.
Jiayu County is relatively well-preserved. Although the damage caused by natural disasters is great, the living environment in the city is better than outside the city.
Now there are only more than a thousand people left in Jiayu County, but there is quite a lot of food stored, totaling five thousand shi.
With this food, everyone will be able to survive until the flood recedes.
And it can also support other places in Ezhou.
Judging from the situation of Jiayu, there is basically no hope for the autumn harvest.
In the entire county, more than 70% of farmland was flooded.
Whether the county seat should be retained or not remains to be studied.
However, this matter is not under the control of Ma Cheng and Yu Ming.
"Mr.
"The more than a thousand people in Jiayu will be left under the care of Mr. Xue."
After taking care of Jiayu and replenishing some food and grass, the fleet is about to return.
Ma Cheng did not plan to go further upstream.
There is also Honghu Lake in the upper reaches of Ezhou.
However, the refugees from Honghu Lake have already arrived in Jiayu, and people say that the entire Honghu Lake has been soaked in water.
There is no need to go.
"Master Xue! Master Xue! Another fleet has arrived by the river! There are more than a dozen ships!"