Chapter 0235 Women and Children Hiding in the Army
On the seventh day.
As soon as Kou Ji distributed sheepskin coats to the soldiers of the Bulgarian Army, the soldiers of the Bulgarian Army were dragged out to fight against the Liao people.
Emperor Yelu Longxu of the Liao Dynasty launched another attack after being immersed in it for a few days.
The soldiers of the Bulgarian Army, together with the soldiers of the Forbidden Army, once again rushed to the battlefield.
Kou Ji calculated the number of sheepskin jackets distributed and asked Chen Lin with a frown, "We have distributed sheepskin jackets to less than 10,000 people, and there is still a shortfall of nearly 30,000..."
It stands to reason that an army with two wings should number 50,000.
But there were only 40,000 soldiers in the Bulgarian Army.
Another 10,000 troops were eaten.
The people who take the quota are the supervisor of the Bulgarian army and the people behind him.
Kou Ji did not have time to dig up the people behind him, but Kou Ji had already picked off the heads of the security guards and supervisors and hung them on the flagpole at the gate of the camp.
Chen Lin sighed and said: "Someone spread rumors in Zhending Mansion, saying that our two supervisors were robbing the people's cattle and sheep without paying them. The people were frightened, so they secretly sold all the cattle and sheep at home.
Already.
Someone took the opportunity to buy these cattle and sheep and drove them out of Zhending Mansion."
Kou Ji raised his eyebrows and said in a deep voice: "The people below embezzled the money to buy cattle and sheep?"
Chen Lin shook her head and said, "The people who came with us are all our cronies. They can't do that kind of thing. It's just that some people thought we killed too hard in Zhending Mansion, so they tried to trick us behind our back."
son."
Kou Ji closed the ledger and said through gritted teeth, "Are they tired of living?"
Chen Lin narrowed her eyes and whispered: "I have sent people to investigate. The Liu family boys and the Cao family boys have returned to Bianjing City to ask for help. I believe it won't be long before the cotton-padded clothes from the imperial court will be transported to Baozhou."
Kou Ji said coldly: "If we find the person behind this, I will cut him alive."
Kou Ji threw down the account book and said: "Since we can't give cotton-padded clothes to the soldiers, let's cook all the slaughtered cattle and sheep. When they come down from the battlefield, they can have a bowl of hot food."
Recently, they keep wandering around where we pile up meat. They must be greedy.
They are working hard at the front, and we can't help them much. If they go there, we will have to be protected by others, causing trouble for others.
We might as well take good care of them."
Chen Lin nodded.
Immediately, Kou Ji took people to make broth.
Dozens of large pots were set up and the broth was boiling together.
The aroma of meat can be smelled from miles away.
However, the meat was cooked until late at night and became rotten, and the soldiers were not seen coming down from the battlefield.
While Kou Ji was urging people to go to the front line frequently to inquire about information, he also asked people to continue adding water to the meat pot and adding firewood to the bottom of the pot.
The people sent to the battlefield to inquire about information brought back not very good news.
Finally, Chen Lin walked across the battlefield in person on horseback. When she came back, her face was a little gloomy and she didn't say much. She just asked Kou Ji to add more meat and water to the meat pot.
Although Chen Lin didn't say anything.
But from the two things he ordered, Kou Ji felt something was wrong.
Kou Ji wanted to go to the battlefield, but he was afraid that he would cause chaos to the soldiers after going to the battlefield, so he could only stay in the military camp obediently.
At the third watch of the day.
The noisy battlefield outside Baozhou City calmed down for a while.
Kou Ji originally thought that the soldiers would withdraw to drink hot soup, but after a while, there were shouts of killing on the battlefield.
At the fourth watch of the day.
Cao Wei sent people back to the military camp and asked the soldiers to deliver the prepared meals to the city wall of Baozhou.
The officers and soldiers of the Forbidden Army have the unique fire-headed army of the Forbidden Army to take care of their food, so it is difficult for outsiders to interfere.
So Koji led the peasants, carrying large earthen pots one after another, and sent the broth up the city wall.
The meat has been stewed for nearly a day and night. When you put it in the pot, you can still see the shape of the meat. It became a little loose when bumped on the road.
When it was delivered to the city wall, it was stirred with a spoon and the bones and flesh were instantly separated.
Kou Ji led the civilian men and served a bowl to each of the soldiers who had guarded Baozhou City for a day and night.
The soldiers were probably very hungry, so they put the broth in their mouths.
The hot soup made them grin, but their mouths were unwilling to leave the edge of the soup bowl.
"one more bowl……"
Some soldiers swallowed a bowl of soup mixed with hard cooking cakes and raised the empty bowl, asking the civilians to give them another bowl.
"I'll give you a spoonful of soup at most. Don't think about the meat. There are still many brothers who haven't eaten yet."
The civilian husband gave the soldier a ladle of soup and cursed.
Kou Ji cooked a lot of broth, but it was still not enough to see in front of tens of thousands of mouths waiting to be fed.
Therefore, when dividing the broth, we always have a good sense of proportion and try to let everyone drink a bowl of broth with shredded pork.
Kou Ji explained this when he was carrying the meat up the city wall.
The civilian husbands naturally had to do things according to Kou Ji's instructions.
The soldier took a nice sip of the hot soup and grinned, but tears fell involuntarily down his smiling face.
"Brother in the back?"
"hey-hey……"
"There are no more brothers behind me..."
The man serving the soup shook his hands and almost dropped the spoon into the jar.
He shouted tremblingly: "The 40,000-strong Bulgarian army only shared the broth of less than 10,000 people. There are still more than 20,000 people. Why are they gone?"
The civilian husband raised his head and looked back, and said solemnly: "I see there are many people behind."
The soldier took the hot soup and drank it in one gulp.
The hot soup made his throat burst into flames. He called twice like a dove, took a long breath, and shouted a sigh of relief.
Then he smiled at the civilian husband and said: "From the moment the Liao people went south, our brothers from the Baosai Army have been standing on the wall of Baozhou. From Bianjing City to Baozhou, we were the ones who attacked the Liao people."
Topped.
Forty thousand Bulgarian troops?
When you came, there were less than 20,000 people left."
"There are obviously 40,000 people on the roster..."
"That's because our general also gathered more than 20,000 defeated troops who retreated from Waqiao Pass..."
"..."
The news inevitably reached Koji's ears.
Kou Ji did not delve into the matter.
It is extremely rare for a general of the Baosai Army to be able to lead 40,000 soldiers of the Baosai Army, who were short of food and clothing, to hold off the nearly 200,000 tiger and wolf troops of the Liao people.
After all, one side was the Liao army that was armed to the teeth, and the other side was the Xiang army that didn't even have a pair of fur coats to keep out the cold.
Kou Ji led the team that distributed the broth from one end of the Baozhou city wall to the other end.
Originally, he planned to only take care of the Bulgarian Army, but in the end, no matter what the identity of the other party was, whether he was from that army, that compartment, or that battalion, as long as he came forward with a bowl, he would have someone fill him with a bowl of hot soup.
Facts prove.
Among the soldiers and horses of the Song Dynasty, the Baosai Army was not the only one who was adopted by stepmothers.
Almost all the Xiang soldiers were raised by stepmothers.
Cao Wei nominally led 250,000 soldiers.
But in addition to the 50,000 Japanese troops under his command, the remaining 200,000 soldiers belonged to the Xiang Army.
Praising the Japanese Army is the Forbidden Army among the Forbidden Army, the elite among the Forbidden Army.
One of the leading four armies among the millions of imperial guards in the Song Dynasty.
From armaments to food, there is no shortage of anything.
He has the best treatment among the Great Song Army.
But Xiangjun was different.
Lack of food and clothing is very common among them.
Old soldiers and half-grown children can be seen everywhere in their army.
There are even some women who join the military just for a bite to eat.
When Kou Ji pulled out the female dolls who had been mixed with the army, a dozen soldiers surrounding them came out and knelt down beside Kou Ji.
"Kou Jianjun, the villain and the others accept the punishment. Please don't embarrass them."
There are no unnecessary explanations or unnecessary arguments, only pleading.
Kou Ji stared at them and gritted his teeth and said, "You should know in your hearts that harboring female relatives in the army is a crime of beheading."
The soldiers lowered their heads in shame and whispered: "The villains have nothing to do. The villains left them in the military camp, and either they were kidnapped and sold, or they were raped.
The little people had no choice but to take them with them."
Kou Ji said in a deep voice: "As long as there are family members of the Xiang army, the imperial court will allocate a place nearby for them to live."
The soldiers laughed sadly and whispered: "The little people are not the original military members of the Xiang Army. Most of the little people suffered disasters in the countryside, were classified as military members, and were assigned here.
After they threw the little people into the Xiang army, they didn't care whether they lived or died.
That will allocate a place for us and let our family live there."
Kou Ji asked a lot, "Then how do your family members live their daily lives?"
The soldiers whispered: "Most of them rely on the stipends issued by the court on weekdays. There are also small people who have made meritorious deeds on the battlefield and received reward money to live."
Kou Ji sighed and asked again: "Who are they in your mouth?"
The soldiers kept silent.
Kou Ji grinned, "I know even if you don't tell me. They are the important ministers and ministers who are known as loyal ministers and good generals."
Kou Ji said to himself: "It has been less than a hundred years since the founding of the country, and the military system is so corrupt. Those loyal ministers and good ministers have spent countless efforts to create a peaceful world.
It really embarrassed them.
They tried their best to whitewash the world's peace.
The stars are really shining brightly.”
After Kou Ji muttered to himself, he said to the soldiers: "Let them all follow me. I will find a place for them to settle down."
When the soldiers heard this, instead of being happy, they looked horrified.
They retreated slightly and protected the female dolls.
Kou Ji was stunned when he saw this, frowned and said, "What do you mean?"
The soldiers gritted their teeth and said: "The little people understand the good intentions of the supervisors. It's just that they feel that it is more appropriate for them to stay with them."
Kou Ji glanced at them, and when he saw their wary faces, he frowned and said, "You can't trust me?"
A brave soldier stared at Kou Ji and gritted his teeth and said: "Please forgive me, the supervisor. The villain and others really cannot trust the Kou supervisor. The last supervisor who took away the villain and his family members from the villain and others was also the same
That's what he said.
It’s just that he later took the villain and his family members to work in the army.”
Kou Ji stared and shouted: "You didn't kill him?"
The soldiers lowered their heads and whispered: "Little people don't dare..."
Kou Ji said in a deep voice: "Why do you dare to disobey me now? Do you think I am good to you and easy to bully?"
The soldiers knelt on the ground one by one.
Kou Ji stared at them and said in a deep voice: "People, I must take away today, not only these women, but also the half-grown babies. If you see me using them to work for the army, you can do it at any time
You can kill me.
Lao Jun, I can only use wine and meat, and nothing else will appear.
I will not use your women to serve in the army, nor will I use other people’s women to reward you.
This is my, Kou Ji's, rule.
Whoever breaks my rules will be castrated by me."
After Kou Ji said this, he stopped paying attention to the soldiers, and coldly snorted to the female relatives with a dark face: "Follow me!"
After leaving these words, Kou Ji turned around and left.
After all, those soldiers were still afraid of Kou Ji's majesty.
Let Kou Ji lead these female relatives and half-grown children hidden in the army away from the city wall.
Kou Jyou went to other armies to check, and found many female relatives and half-grown children hidden in the army.
Hidden in the 200,000-strong Xiang army were more than 10,000 half-grown children and thousands of female dependents.
When Chen Lin saw the dark group of women and children following Kou Ji, her jaw almost dropped to the ground.
Kou Ji looked at the astonished Chen Lin and sneered: "I didn't expect that..."
Chen Lin had a dark face and whispered: "I know some news, but I didn't expect there would be so many people."
Kou Ji pointed at the women and children behind him and said with a grin: "This is the prosperous Song Dynasty under the rule of the late emperor. It is indeed terrifyingly powerful."
Chen Lin heard Kou Ji's sarcastic words and said with a dark face: "The late emperor has passed away and has been buried now. I am not allowed to chew the late emperor's tongue."
Kou Ji said calmly: "If you want me to stop chewing on the late emperor's tongue, then you should make up for the late emperor's death and feed these people."
Chen Lin said with a dark face: "I will send a letter to Bianjing City and ask someone to escort the grain and grass over quickly."
Kou Ji spat and said disdainfully: "When your people escort the grain and grass over, I'm afraid these women and children will starve to death."
Chen Lin frowned and said, "Then what do you think we should do?"
Kou Ji said faintly: "Let's take them to the magistrate's house of Zhending Prefecture to eat for a day first. These people are the family members of various armies under Zhending Prefecture. They have been forced to the situation they are in now. I'm afraid
The magistrate of Zhending Prefecture often takes advantage of them."
Chen Lin stared and shouted: "You are disturbing the officialdom of Zhending Mansion, and Zhending Mansion will fall into chaos. Now is the time of the Song-Liao War, you can't do this."
Kou Ji stared at Chen Lin and said coldly: "Aren't you afraid that the soldiers who are on the battlefield will feel aggrieved and withdraw from the battlefield, or switch sides to the Liao people, and let the Liao army march straight in?"
Chen Lin gritted her teeth and said: "I'm watching, they won't do this."
Kou Ji stared at Chen Lin and snorted coldly: "It won't happen today, there's no guarantee it won't happen tomorrow."