As Shi Wenxuan mounted his horse and looked at the heavy snow falling from the sky, he was filled with boundless pride.

"That idiot Fu Min was incredibly stupid. He was killed by that old bastard Zong Ze just like that. I heard that he had just pulled up his pants when the city fell. He was incredibly stupid."

"And Cao Sheng, he got wiped out by that newcomer Han Shizhong! What a disgrace!"

Shi Wenxuan laughed heartily while mocking the commanders of the Imperial Guards of Jingdong Road and Jingxi Road to the guards beside him.

But he felt a little relieved. This time, it wasn't Zong Ze or Han Shizhong who came, but just a novice Yue Fei.

I heard that Yue Fei was given an important position and was sent to Jiangling Prefecture because he became the brother-in-law of the emperor's son.

That emperor is underestimating our Southern Imperial Guards. If he had sent Han Shizhong, we would have been more wary and might not have dared to follow Shen Tu Xin. But it just so happens that Yue Fei is in Jiangling Prefecture.

We can take down Yue Fei and then head west to Jiangling Prefecture. It's a great place; I've heard there are lots of beautiful widows there!

Shi Wenxuan, who was having a sweet dream, suddenly heard a loud noise and was so frightened that he almost fell off his horse.

What was that sound?

The other guards looked at each other in bewilderment, then one of them hurriedly rode up at full speed to report: "It's terrible! It's terrible! Yue Fei has attacked the city! Yue Fei has attacked the city!"

Shi Wenxuan then came to his senses and said disdainfully, "It's just attacking a city! No need to panic. When I, the commander, arrive at the city wall, I will slaughter them without leaving a single one of them, and make sure Yue Fei never returns!"

"Boom boom boom..."

The sound was deafening, and Shi Wenxuan was terrified, but he pretended to be calm on the surface.

"Where are our men! We have an army of 100,000! Gather them! Follow me out and we'll slaughter them all!"

"Reporting to the Commander, we are dispatching men to the west gate!"

"Yes! The military situation is urgent, tell them to speed things up!"

For some reason, perhaps Shi Wenxuan's horse, the mare, had gotten a little tired from sleeping, and its speed gradually slowed down. Shi Wenxuan himself put on a wise look and said, "Go and get my newest helmet. This old one is uncomfortable to wear, and it wouldn't be good if it affected my performance."

The guard responded and immediately turned back to run towards Shi Wenxuan's residence. Shi Wenxuan simply stopped and said to his men, "It's not too late to go to the city wall after he brings me my helmet!"

The people on the left and right looked at each other in bewilderment. What kind of time is this to still be talking about helmets!

"Why hasn't he arrived yet? The military situation is urgent! I, the commander, will go back and get him myself!"

Holy crap! You look cool! Is your helmet more important or the military situation on the city wall?! Everyone needs you right now! What are you even doing with that helmet?!

"Commander, the city walls are under attack! Please go to the city walls immediately and stabilize the morale of the troops!"

"Commander, Yue Fei is nothing but a clown. Please go to the city wall quickly, and we will catch that brat Yue Fei off guard!"

Perhaps spurred on by his men's "heroic spirit," Shi Wenxuan's heart sank: "Forget the new helmets, men, follow me to take the head of that brat Yue Fei!"

No sooner had the words left his mouth than a deafening crash came from the city gate ahead, as something had smashed through it.

In an instant, a troop of black iron cavalry charged in from outside, their bright red cloaks fluttering in the wind through the snow.

At the very front was a young general, holding a silver spear in his left hand and carrying a large, dark wooden bow on his back. His horse neighed and puffed out white steam from its nostrils.

As soon as this black-clad cavalry entered, the imperial guards who tried to stop them were all reduced to dust.

The foremost Imperial Guard soldier had his head chopped off with a single stroke, his body then pierced by another cavalryman's spear and flung to the side.

Without pausing for a moment, this cavalry charged straight into the Imperial Guards, like a sharp sword piercing through, unstoppable and invincible!

Like Han Shizhong's cavalry, each of Yue Fei's cavalrymen was equipped with a tall, fine horse, a horse-slaying sword, armor, crossbows on their arms, and short swords and daggers.

Each person held the same posture with their sword, and from the front, they were almost at the same level.

The sharp longsword swung down, slicing through the falling snowflakes and cutting open a person's neck. Blood gushed out, splashing onto the snowflakes and steaming.

Yue Fei led his cavalry at breakneck speed, galloping forward at breakneck speed, with no one able to stop him.

The willpower of the imperial guards at the city gate was instantly crushed, and they prepared to flee in panic, but then they heard a deafening battle cry coming from outside the city gate.

The next wave was the infantry of the new army. Every infantryman was dressed in heavy armor and carried a saber. They poured in from outside the city gate and charged forward like a tide.

In an instant, a blade cleaved through the temple of the first Imperial Guard, producing a sickening cracking sound and a desperate scream before death; the slaughter had begun.

The Imperial Guards on Jingdong Road and Jingxi Road were abolished, and the Imperial Guards in the south were similarly abolished.

They were less like imperial guards and more like bandits and thugs.

When this group of people fight, they have no tactics, no fighting skills, and they will not fight to the death.

Seeing that Yue Fei's army was exceptionally fierce, many were terrified and fled in panic. Those who could not escape threw down their weapons and knelt down to beg for mercy.

In less than half an hour, Yue Fei had completely taken control of Jianchang County. The county magistrate and all the officials, big and small, surrendered, as did Shi Wenxuan, the commander of the garrison.

Ironically, those widows were still waiting for Shi Wenxuan in bed.

It wasn't just Shi Wenxuan; in fact, from the county magistrate down to the constables in the yamen, everyone was still sleeping in bed in the dead of winter, warming their blankets with women.

Yue Fei clearly saw that several people on the road had already frozen to death, and several children were huddled weakly in a corner of the street, about to freeze to death as well.

Yue Fei ordered Wang Gui to bring the children to the county government office, and also sent people to search for similar children in the city.

When Magistrate Zhang Wenjie was brought before them, he knelt on the ground and kowtowed, trembling.

"Let me ask you, doesn't the imperial court allocate funds to local areas every year specifically to support nursing homes? Why are these homeless children wandering the streets in the dead of winter?"

Zhang Wenjie was slightly taken aback. He thought Yue Fei would ask where he hid his money. He had already decided to hand over at least two-thirds of his money as a tribute to Yue Fei.

But when Yue Fei asked about nursing homes, Zhang Wenjie was suddenly a little confused. Are there any nursing homes in this county?

Oh, it seems like there was one ten years ago. It's been abandoned for ten years now, there's no way to find it anymore.

That thing was just a vanity project that Prime Minister Cai had put together back then. Later, Prime Minister Cai had earned enough face in the Song Dynasty, so it became useless. When it became useless, of course no one cared about it anymore, and naturally, the thing disappeared.

Zhang Wenjie answered truthfully. After listening to this, Yue Fei was furious. Who said it was a vanity project? He, Yue Fei, had only heard from Zhao Yuanzhu that the imperial court allocated this money to local areas every year for nursing homes.

If it's just a vanity project, what about the money?

If this is the case in Duchang County, what about the other counties?

P.S.: It's so cold, I really want some recommendation votes to warm up, book lists are also welcome.