"General, take a rest. We have been traveling all day and night. If we don't rest, our brothers will not be able to hold on any longer."
The adjutant of Liu's army came to the side of the chief officer and said in a hoarse voice.
His lips were chapped and his body was dusty. Although he had no injuries, he still looked very bad.
The chief officer narrowed his eyes and asked, "Where are we?"
"We are about to reach Ning'an County, there is still about twenty miles to go."
The adjutant looked away for a moment and then said.
"Then we will rest after entering Ning'an County! Let the brothers work harder! Although there are not many defenders in Heyang, some people still chased them out. We have no way to compete with the weird weapons in their hands.
If we are really caught up, I'm afraid many people will be dispersed. Now there are only a hundred thousand people who can go back with us. If another group is dispersed, do you think... those old guys in the clan,
Will you spare our lives?"
The chief officer said in a deep voice.
The adjutant's face turned pale and he said: "The general is right. I will go and urge the others to speed up their pace. However, the morale of the brothers is extremely low now. After entering Ning'an County, I am afraid it will cause a lot of trouble."
We have to allow the brothers to plunder some of the chaos, release their grievances, and accumulate some food rations. Otherwise, it will be difficult for us to survive until we return to the county."
The chief officer narrowed his eyes, thought for a while, and said: "There are only more than 20,000 people living in Ning'an County, the city walls are relatively low, and the garrison itself is only a few hundred. Such a small town, behind us, is
It is normal for the Heyang people to completely occupy and destroy it."
The adjutant was stunned for a moment, and then he understood what his general meant. He couldn't help but look happy, clasped his fists and bowed: "Yes, general! I understand!"
This attitude quickly spread throughout the team.
In a very short period of time, hundreds of thousands of soldiers knew their general and allowed them to plunder the next county.
Suddenly, the soldiers, who were already extremely tired and hungry, suddenly gained new motivation.
Even the steps under my feet seemed to become much lighter.
It is not uncommon for soldiers to be allowed to loot.
Although under normal circumstances, most armies will be relatively strict in restraint, because once they get used to things like looting, military discipline will often loosen.
Any general with some knowledge would not let this happen.
However, under certain circumstances, allowing his subordinates to plunder was the only way to boost morale. Even if they knew it was to drink doves to quench their thirst, there was no better way.
Just like now.
With sufficient motivation, these escapees were in a great mood. They walked more than 20 miles faster than before when they were in the best condition.
Seeing that the earthen wall of Ning'an County, which was only three or four meters high at best, appeared in sight, all the soldiers almost cheered in unison.
For a moment, the steps under my feet became faster.
Soon we arrived at the city gate of Ning'an County, and saw that the city gate was tightly closed, and the soldiers on the wall looked a little brave. The general who led the team felt a little strange, but didn't think much about it.
He just asked his adjutant to shout for the city gate to be opened.
They are all cities controlled by the Liu family. It is of course not difficult to open the door.
But this time the adjutant's call to open the door met with some resistance. The soldiers on the city wall didn't seem to dare to open the door. They hoped that the soldiers in front of them would be stationed outside the city and promised that food would be sent out from the city to supplement supplies.
Of course, such a suggestion could not be agreed to, and the escapees who had already run here in one breath suddenly started to make a noise.
The chief officer leading the team felt that it was normal for the soldiers in the county to have such a request, which naturally eliminated the slightest doubt.
He told the adjutant very forcefully: "Tell the soldiers guarding the city to open the city gate immediately! We are working hard in the front, and they are enjoying peace in the back. How dare they hold us back? I don't know what to say. Give them a cup of tea."
time, if after a cup of tea, the city gate has not been opened, I will lead people to rush to the city directly!"
The adjutant agreed excitedly, and then started yelling at the soldiers on the wall again.
After a while, the gate of the county town was finally opened from the inside. Under the leadership of the chief officer, nearly 200,000 fleeing soldiers swarmed in through the open gate.
All the soldiers seemed a little impatient for the plunder that was about to begin, making it difficult to maintain order.
Generals at all levels had to stand at the gate of the city, shouting at the soldiers under their command, so that they would not be crowded or blocked when entering the city.
Even so, it took nearly an hour to finally send everyone to Ning'an County.
A team of nearly 200,000 people could all enter Ning'an County within an hour. This is already an extremely exaggerated efficiency in entering the city.
If the desire for plunder was not motivating these soldiers, then these soldiers would never be so efficient.
So in most cases, desire is the fundamental reason that drives a person to become better.
After entering the city, the soldiers did not scatter and loot immediately. Instead, they crowded on the streets inside the city gate, and several streets were crowded with darkness.
The chief officer leading the team gathered his strength and said loudly: "Brothers, you only have one day. You need to have a good rest tonight. We will set off early tomorrow morning and rush back to the county as quickly as possible, so
You make your own decisions, if anyone wakes up tomorrow with weak legs and weak feet and can't keep up with the team, then don't blame me for being cruel!"
As soon as he finished speaking, there was a cacophony of laughter and the general's reassuring voice.
The chief officer did not continue to lecture, but waved his hand to indicate that the soldiers could help themselves.
All the soldiers cheered loudly, and then spread like locusts.
The chief officer, his adjutants and dozens of personal guards did not move.
Riding on the horse, watching the soldiers scatter in all directions, as if the entire Ning'an County was flooded in an instant, the chief officer frowned.
It has nothing to do with the soldiers' indulgence, it's just that Ning'an County is too quiet.
Looking around, his perception ability was extended to the limit. However, except for the soldiers he led around him, the chief officer did not notice the presence of anyone else.
Sure enough, the soldiers who had started looting nearby also had their earliest feedback at this time.
"It's strange. There's no one there. There's no one in these houses. What's going on?"
Similar sounds sounded one after another, and the chief officer had a vague premonition in his heart.
At this moment, the door behind him suddenly closed again!