Chapter 233: Good emperors don’t live long!
Because of the example of Xiao's army, the people of Jinzhou really did not have much good feelings towards this rebel army.
After all, the Xiao family army distributed food to them, but these rebels did not, they just treated them kindly.
The soldiers of the rebel army also asked them openly and secretly about the Xiao family army stationed near Jinzhou City.
Humph, no matter how good these people's attitude was, I never gave them a single grain of food.
They can still tell what is near and what is far.
They took other people's food, how could they betray them?
Moreover, they really didn't know the situation of the Xiao family army. They only knew that the general surnamed Xiao was the son-in-law of the current Princess Duanhui, and this Princess Duanhui was the only daughter of the late emperor.
These words were said by the soldiers of the Xiao family army who distributed food to them.
The people who are older and more knowledgeable know something about the reputation of the late emperor.
The late emperor promoted capable people to official positions and carried out drastic reforms, the contents of which were also beneficial to the common people.
Unfortunately, the previous emperor died suddenly. The new emperor ascended the throne and abolished the reform regulations. The young officials who had been in office for less than two years were also exiled, and everything returned to the way it was before.
When the older people told this to their younger generations, they couldn't help but sigh.
"Good emperors don't live long!"
But when the rebels asked about it, he remained silent.
The rebels were puzzled.
In the past, when we attacked the capitals and counties, the people did not line the streets to welcome us, but they knew it but kept silent about it.
Why is it like this this time...
"Oh, by the way, Brother Xiao Chu, aren't you a local? Do you know the reason?"
Chu Wu scratched his head and smiled innocently: "I'm not really a local, I just fled here, but..."
"But what? Just speak properly. Why are you hesitating so much?"
Chu Wu came closer and whispered, "I heard that after the Xiao family army arrived, they opened the granaries and distributed grain, and the people all had..."
The rebel soldiers murmured, "No wonder. I was wondering why these people were so protective of that damn Xiao Family Army..."
Chu Wu: “…”
What are you doing?
Your whole family is a bunch of crap!
The rebel soldier patted Chu Wu on the shoulder and said, "Brother Chu, what do you think of the Xiao family army? How does it compare to us?"
Chu Wu: “…”
Is this comparable?
It is true that the rebels are good, but if they really fight against them, they will definitely lose.
He has been training with the rebels these two days.
The training method is very simple, how can it be compared with their deadly training method?
Everyone's potential is developed again and again.
Apart from the newly recruited rookies, which veteran doesn't have the ability to fight ten people at once?
This team of scouts is not only fast in running, but can also defeat a larger force with a smaller one in actual combat.
As for team combat, they have been trained countless times by the general, and they can deploy troops and change formations freely.
Their cooperation cannot be described as like fish in water, but it can be described as seamless.
It would be harder than climbing to the sky for the enemy to tear open their ranks and defeat them one by one.
"Brother Xiao Chu, why don't you speak?"
"Ah...haha, Brother Wang, I think the Xiao family army looks quite powerful. It feels like it would be a bit difficult to defeat them in a fight."
"Is the Xiao family army really that powerful?"
Chu Wu: "...Anyway, it looks pretty impressive."
Brother Wang: "Maybe it's just an embroidered pillow, it looks good but is useless!"
Chu Wu: “…”
You are the one who embroiders the pillow!
He's not bragging, there's a guy named Wang who can knock down ten people at a time without even taking a breath.
Suddenly, there was the sound of orderly footsteps.
Chu Wu looked towards the source of the sound.
The leader was a young man with dark skin, thick eyebrows, big eyes, and angular facial lines. He looked to be about twenty-five or twenty-six years old.
He was wearing a light grey armor.
It was no different from what the other soldiers wore.
"The general is here..."
"Brother Xiao Chu, why are you holding your head so high? Lower your head quickly and don't offend the general..."
Chu Wu: “…”
Chu Wu's head was pressed down by Brother Wang.
When he lowered his head, he seemed to see Xiao Ning looking over here from the tea stall in the distance.
Zhang Dashu gave an impassioned speech to everyone in the city.
But after listening, everyone went about their business.
Zhang Dashu wondered, "Is it because we don't have enough soldiers, money, or supplies?"
I didn't know either, so I wanted to find someone to ask.
They happened to see a handsome young man staring at them at a nearby tea stall.
He smiled kindly at the other person and waved for him to come over.
"Little brother, come here and I want to ask you something."
Xiao Ning put down the teacup, took out two copper coins from his sleeve, placed them on the table, then stood up and walked towards Zhang Dashu.
"What do you want to ask?"
Seeing that the other person was not like other people, who bowed and nodded when they saw them, with a look of fear in their eyes, Zhang Dashu felt a bit of a good impression of this person.
I think she is very courageous.
So he asked the question himself.
"Little brother, you should have heard what I said just now. We want to recruit soldiers, but everyone in the city ignores me. Little brother, do you know why?"
Xiao Ning: "Of course it's because the Xiao family army has already recruited a batch of soldiers. The young and strong men who remain are either the only sons in their families or cannot join the army for various reasons."
"Xiao Family Army..."
Seeing that Xiao Ning didn't avoid mentioning the Xiao Family Army like other people in the city, he immediately struck while the iron was hot and asked, "Little brother, how much do you know about the Xiao Family Army? Can you tell us in detail?"
Zhang Dashu said this, motioning Xiao Ning to sit next to him.
Xiao Ning didn't hesitate and sat down next to him.
"The Xiao family army is a strictly disciplined army. I heard that they never harassed the civilians along the way while recovering lost territory. Wherever they went, everyone praised them."
"I heard they've fought nearly a hundred battles, big and small, in the past two years, but they haven't been defeated in a single one. General Xiao, in particular, is a master of military strategy, capable of anything."
Zhang Dashu frowned: "He's just a lackey of the imperial court. How powerful can he be?"
Xiao Ning: "...That's not true. Do you know how many men the court gave her when she requested troops to quell the rebellion?"
Zhang Dashu: "How much?"
Xiao Ning stretched out a hand.
Zhang Dashu: "Fifty thousand troops?"
Xiao Ning shook his head: "Five thousand."
Zhang Dashu didn't believe it. "Little brother, don't lie. I heard that the Xiao family army has at least more than 100,000 troops."
Xiao Ning: "General, I dare not lie to you. This was just a casual conversation during the distribution of food by the Xiao family army some time ago."
"General Xiao couldn't bear the suffering of the people, so he asked for permission to go to war and quell the rebellion."
"But the people at the imperial court were afraid that the rebel army would invade Shengjing City, so they didn't allow her to bring more troops, and ultimately only gave her 5,000."
"As for the over 100,000 you mentioned, they were new recruits during the suppression of the rebellion, just like you today."
"Did the soldiers of the Xiao family army tell you this?"
Zhang Dashu asked.
Xiao Ning nodded and said, "Yes."
As soon as she finished speaking, Zhang Dashu suddenly raised his knife and slashed at her.
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