These people are all wearing military robes and carrying weapons. The military robes look the same as those of Jiannan Road, but they are very different.
The generals of Jiangling Prefecture are very familiar with the soldiers and horses of Jiannan Road. The soldiers and horses of Jiannan Road stationed here eat, live and patrol with them.
These people's military robes were crooked and crooked, and some of their weapons were carried on their backs and some were hung randomly and casually on their waists.
When did they get on the city wall? The soldiers and horses from Jiannan Road were all outside helping to clean up the battlefield.
And this long ax...
"What's wrong with this long ax?" shouted a group of soldiers who were interrupted from celebrating. When asked, they surrounded the general and looked him up and down. "Whoever grabs it first belongs to him! No rules!"
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Whoever grabs it first gets it? What kind of rule is this! The general frowned, and why did these people surround him? This kind of action is not unfamiliar to the general. In the peaceful and prosperous times, the rogue bandits often used this trick.
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"What's the fuss about?" A clear voice shouted, "We are all colleagues, no matter what the rules are or not, please stand still!"
These noisy fighting cock-like soldiers were immediately divided into two rows as if they had been split by a knife. The man who was standing upright and hanging upside down on the gap in the city wall rolled up and sat up. With a clang, his long ax was stabbed heavily into the crack in the ground.
The general saw the man's appearance clearly.
He had his legs hanging down and his hands in front of him. Although his face was stained, it could not hide his eyes as bright as stars and his handsome face.
"My lord, we are clearing the battlefield." He said, "What's wrong with this long axe?"
Cleaning up the battlefield, the general said with some respect: "It's our brothers from Jiannan Road. It's really hard work. The prefect, Miss Minghua and others have already gone to the government office. We must talk about this city defense battle in detail. Chengqing
Let me take the long ax that was abandoned first."
The man shook his head: "No."
No? The general was surprised.
"We are not from Jiannan Road." The man continued.
It turned out that this was what he was talking about. The general breathed a sigh of relief. It turned out that it was not Jiannan Road. He hurriedly said: "Thank you very much for the help this time. I don't know whether it is from Southeast Road or Huainan Road..."
The man shook his head to signal, and a man from the straight lines standing on both sides jumped out, picked up a flag from the ground, and waved it.
"We are the Chu army of the Lady of Chu State on Huainan Road." He said loudly.
The flag unfolded in front of his eyes. The general saw that it was a military flag. The original words on it were obliterated and the word "Chu" was written on it...
The Chu Army on Huainan Road? There is the Zhenwu Army on Huainan Road. What kind of army is the Chu Army? The general is a little confused.
"In addition to Governor Wu's Zhenwu Army, there are many soldiers and horses in Huainan Road." The man said simply, "We are directly taking orders from the Lady of Chu, so we are called the Chu Army."
There were already many soldiers and horses in Huainan Road, but the Zhenwu Army was actually from outside. Mrs. Chu sent an order to all the people in Huainan Road to join them. Maybe a new army was formed. The general no longer thought about it: "So that's it.
Mrs. Chu's soldiers and horses are very capable of conquering and fighting, which is really extraordinary. This brother is a general? I don't know how to call him? Please go to the government office with me."
The man scratched his head and said, "There's no rush. We'll go after everything is done."
The general thanked him and looked at the long ax again: "Should I take Chengqing's long ax first?"
The man smiled and shook his head again: "No."
The general was startled, so...
"Since we are going to talk about the battle to defend the city in detail, we at Huainan Road are naturally indispensable. Our generals haven't arrived yet. Let's wait until they come." The man pulled out the long ax and easily held a flower in his hand, causing a gust of wind.
Therefore, we still have to grab the credit. This kind of routine generals understand in their hearts that in today's troubled times, if they can come to help, they are already soldiers of benevolence and righteousness. As for not being able to do it early if there is no benefit, how to divide the benefits, as the person being aided, don't worry about it.
Seeing the group of soldiers and thieves watching and guarding, the general stopped talking, smiled, said a few polite words and turned around to leave, but he had to tell the prefect and Li Minghua about this.
Jiannan Road and Jiangling Mansion are one family.
"Huainan Road Chu Army?" After hearing this, the prefect was curious and turned to look at Li Minghua, "Has Miss Minghua seen them?"
Reinforcements come from different places and may not have the chance to meet during the melee. For example, the reinforcements from the Southeast Road are still chasing outside and have not shown up yet.
But not only had she seen this Chu Jun before, but she had also brought him to him. When Li Minghua thought about this, he felt a little unbelievable.
Being kidnapped by this group of bandits and headed towards Jiangling Mansion, she thought it was a bandit cat playing with a mouse, but in the end they walked out of the gorge and reached the vicinity of Jiangling Mansion.
The bandits took down the flag of the Jiannan Road Guards and wrote the Chinese character "chu" on their own. She thought that the bandits wanted to profit from watching the battle, or simply that the rebels were trying to catch the cicadas, so they rushed in without any hesitation while holding the flags.
onto the battlefield.
The bandits formed an army formation to attack the left wing, forming a pincer attack with the soldiers from Jiannan Road.
The bandits marched forward bravely and fought bravely. One by one, they fell one after another, but the next moment the formation was filled up, and they did not fear life or death.
There were nearly two thousand bandits, but now there are only about four to five hundred people left.
If this is a show, I'm afraid there will be no show in the world.
Li Minghua raised his head and nodded: "They fought bravely and were a great help."
She did not admit or deny their identities, and avoided them vaguely.
For Magistrate Hu, this was an admission. He twirled his beard and lowered his voice: "Are they trying to take the credit?"
To kill the rebel leader, you need to have the head in hand. Jiangling Mansion repelled Chengqing's army without killing Chengqing. Being able to get Chengqing's sword is also evidence of a great victory.
Whoever holds the sword is the main hero.
Why are Mrs. Chu's soldiers and horses so rude? The soldiers and horses from all three parties robbed her before they even sat down to talk.
Li Minghua had another thought. If the bandits took the credit, it would be a great guarantee for their identity.
These bandits kept their word and worked with Jiannan Dao to kill the enemy, and they really helped a lot, so she had to give them something in return. It didn't matter whether the guards had great achievements or not, the bandits would have a bright future if they had such great achievements.
"They did have great achievements." Li Minghua said, "It can't be said that they were robbing."
Is this what Jiannan Dao means? To make friends with this Chu lady? Magistrate Hu understands, he and Jiannan Dao are the same family!
"Miss Minghua is right. It's merit, not robbery." He nodded in agreement.
Someone ran in from outside: "Sir, the soldiers and horses from the Southeast Road are coming."
Magistrate Hu and Li Minghua both stood up: "Hurry up and greet us!"
Soldiers and horses rushed from a distance and stirred up smoke, causing some commotion outside the already calm Jiangling Mansion, but soon there were shouts.
"They are soldiers and horses from the Southeast Road!"
"The soldiers and horses from the Southeast Road drove the rebels out!"
Hearing this shout and looking at the Southeast Road flag fluttering in the wind, the busy people, officers and soldiers hurriedly stepped aside and stood on the roadside to greet them warmly.
The man on the city wall swung the long ax off his shoulder and called out "Locust", and a bandit who was having fun on the side ran over.
"Brother." he shouted.
The man threw the long ax to him, and the locust caught it and squatted on the ground almost being hit.
"You represent our Chu army to discuss with them," the man said.
The locust carried the big ax and grinned: "How to talk? Such a big thing..."
The man looked at the soldiers and horses of the Southeast Road getting closer and closer, and said disdainfully: "What a big deal, we just want to grab the credit. It's ours to grab, but it's not ours to grab too."
To grab something, Tu Locust stood up straight: "I can do this."
The man glanced at the soldiers and horses approaching the city gate, swung his tattered soldier's robe to cover his head and face, turned away and mingled with the busy soldiers and civilians on the city wall.
Soldiers and horses paraded through the city gate, their armors stained with blood and their weapons hanging sideways. There were many captured heads on horseback. The cheers continued from the city gate to the inside of the city.
Magistrate Hu led the officers and soldiers to welcome him quickly, thanked him loudly and saluted deeply.
The soldiers and horses stopped, and one of the generals turned over and dismounted to return the salute. When he raised his head, he did not look at Magistrate Hu, but at Li Minghua who took a wrong step behind Magistrate Hu: "Minghua, it's you who leads the troops to defend the city?"
When he called out the name Minghua, his tone was familiar and surprising.
Li Minghua looked at this general, who was about forty years old and had an elegant and friendly face. He looked a little familiar... Thoughts flashed across his face and he recognized him immediately.
She also looked very surprised: "Uncle Xiang, why is it you?"