The leader of the Jin army was a Mouke named Tuhesu.

The Jin army's military system was still in its early stages, with a hundred households generally forming a "mouke" and a thousand households generally forming a "meng'an".

Under the "Mouke" there are organizations such as Fifty, Ten, and Five.

This time he was sent to Magedang with only more than 50 soldiers of his own ethnic group. The rest were signed soldiers, that is, Liao and Han people who surrendered and submitted.

As a Mouke, there are not many opportunities to be sent out alone.

Tu and Su originally thought it was a good job, where they could rob people at will and all the money and beauties they robbed would be theirs.

As a result, after arriving at Magedang, I realized that I had thought too much.

The Han people in Magedang fled upon hearing the news and hid in the mountains, leaving behind only an empty village.

There is no money, and no beauty.

There was not even any food, so they had to transport it from the Jin army camp, mostly black beans.

It’s okay to eat black beans occasionally, but it’s really hard to swallow them if you eat them all day long.

Tu and Su really didn't want to eat this, but if they didn't eat it they would starve, so they had no choice but to eat it.

Before I came here, I thought I could grab something, but after I got here, I realized I was overthinking.

There was not a single Han Chinese person to be seen within a radius of ten or twenty miles. They had all driven their livestock into the mountains and hidden their food.

In a fit of rage, Tuhesu ordered his men to burn down all the villages.

There was a bonfire burning in the middle of the room, and five or six golden men were sitting around it, all with sad brows.

"Brother, we haven't seen anything greasy for more than ten days. If this continues, our bodies won't be able to bear it."

Tu and Su looked at the complaining subordinate and saw that it was their own relative Tulu.

He said with a cold face: "Even if you can't bear it, you have to bear it. If you want to leave here, you can only wait until Taiyuan City is captured."

"The city has been under siege for three months, why hasn't it been taken yet?" Tulu complained.

"Attacks aren't our Great Jin's strong suit. Marshal Nianhan didn't intend to storm Taiyuan head-on. Instead, he surrounded it, luring the Song army to rescue Taiyuan, and then taking the opportunity to destroy the reinforcements. It turns out this tactic worked quite well. A while ago, 40,000 Song troops from Hedong and Shaanxi came to rescue Taiyuan, but were intercepted by the Fen River, and over 10,000 of them were killed."

"I hope the Song army in Taiyuan will surrender soon, so we can leave this godforsaken place sooner."

"It should be soon. The Second Prince's Eastern Army fought well, forcing that cowardly Southern Emperor to pay a large sum of gold and silver, and even cede three towns, including Taiyuan. However, the Taiyuan garrison refused to accept the imperial edict and is still holding out."

"You know what, the Han people in Taiyuan are quite courageous."

"It's no use having guts. Taiyuan is now an isolated city with no reinforcements from outside and no food from inside. It won't hold out for much longer."

At this point, Tu Hesu glanced at his subordinates and said with a stern face, "Ma'erdang is a major transportation route. The Song people want to rescue Taiyuan, and this is the shortest way. Meng'an sent us here to block the mountain pass."

Tulu said: "If the Song army really sends reinforcements, there will definitely be a lot of people. We only have a few hundred people. How can we stop them?"

Tu Hesu slapped him on the back of the head. "With the Song army's limited combat power, it's useless to send more people. Although we are few in number, one can defeat ten. Five hundred people can be used as five thousand. Besides, once the main camp receives the news, they will be able to send reinforcements soon."

Tulu rubbed the back of his head and dared not say another word.

Tu Hesu turned his gaze to another person, "Ye He, keep a close eye on those Han people we captured. Don't let them get away, otherwise there will be no one to do the odd jobs."

Ye He smiled and said, "Don't worry, Mouke, they can't escape. I'll have the soldiers take turns to watch over them."

"Um!"

Tu Hesu nodded, rubbing his stomach and said, "I've been eating black beans all day, and my stomach is so bloated and uncomfortable."

As soon as he finished speaking, he farted loudly.

…

At the foot of the wall outside the house, Zhang Shixun listened to the noise inside the house for a while, then retreated with Hei Wuchang and Lazy Monkey.

He could easily capture these Jin army leaders by himself, but he didn't want to take action against them for the time being, as they were still useful.

The People's National Protection Army needed to be polished when it was first established, and these 500 Jin soldiers could serve as their whetstone.

"Let's go! Find where the people are being held."

The three searched the village for a while and finally found the place where the Han people were imprisoned.

More than a dozen people were locked up in a large room, with two soldiers guarding outside.

Zhang Shixun asked quietly, "Slow Monkey, are you sure you can kill these two soldiers at the same time?"

"This...if it's a sneak attack, I can only kill one at best. I definitely can't defeat two."

To be honest, the lazy monkey really didn't have this ability.

"Okay, I'll take the one on the left, and you kill the one on the right. How about that?"

The slow loris gritted his teeth and said, "No problem."

"Remember, cover his mouth before killing him so he doesn't scream."

The slow monkey nodded nervously. He had been a thief for so long, but this was the first time he had killed someone.

The two men moved silently behind Qian Jun. When they were close, Zhang Shixun made a gesture to the lazy monkey, and the two men jumped up at the same time and pounced on Qian Jun.

Zhang Shixun covered the mouth of the soldier with his left hand and slashed his neck with the dagger in his right hand. The soldier died after just kicking his legs.

Killed cleanly and efficiently.

However, something went wrong on the lazy monkey's side. He covered the mouth of the soldier like Zhang Shixun did, but the knife stabbed towards the soldier's waist.

This place is not fatal immediately. The soldier felt pain and struggled desperately, making a "woohoo" sound in his throat.

Zhang Shixun had been paying attention to this side. When he saw this, he stabbed Qian Jun in the heart with a knife.

"Heaven... Heavenly Master."

"Shh! Don't talk."

The slow monkey quickly covered his mouth, and only then did he feel his back was soaked with sweat.

Zhang Shixun bent down and searched the dead soldier's body for the key to the room.

After opening the door, through the infrared device in the smart system, I saw that there were more than a dozen people locked in the room.

Some of them were curled up on the ground, seemingly asleep, while a few of them heard the noise of the door and raised their heads to look towards the door.

Zhang Shixun stepped into the room and whispered, "Hush, everyone! I'm from the Song army, and I'm here to rescue you."

There was a sudden commotion in the room, and someone brave enough asked in a trembling voice, "Are you really a member of the Song army?"

"It's genuine... Stop talking nonsense, get up quickly and follow me."

Those people suppressed their excitement and followed Zhang Shixun out quietly.

Zhang Shixun led them back the same way, climbed over the wall out of the village, and headed towards the mountains.

After they had walked for some distance, someone finally plucked up the courage to ask, "Excuse me, sir, which army are you from?"

The lazy monkey raised his head and said, "We are the People's National Defense Army."

"People... People's National Defense Army?"

The man scratched his head, having never heard of it before.

"The People's National Protection Army is a contingent of the poor, driven out of the Tartars and empowering the poor to become masters of their own destiny."

The lazy monkey repeated exactly what Zhang Shixun said during his lecture.