When they arrived at Beishan, Achang was overjoyed to see a ship full of supplies.
Li Ruo looked him up and down, "Were the men who intercepted Prince Jiangning last time injured?"
"It's just a minor injury, nothing serious," Achang said with a smile.
"What about the others?"
Achang said that because the leader had informed them in advance, they had laid many ambushes.
Fighting in the mountains, no one really has the experience of a chief commander.
The various traps and formations that were laid in ambush were beyond anyone's imagination. They slaughtered the more than 5,000 bastards sent by the Prince of Jiangning, making them beg for mercy, and half of them surrendered.
On the other hand, they only lost a little over a hundred people.
Even though everyone knows that war inevitably leads to death, people still can't help but feel heartbroken.
Xie Xiao and Li Ruo went to visit the families of the fallen brothers, giving them extra food and blankets.
Back at the camp, Achang took out a small box. "Sister, you and the boss got married, right? We couldn't go to congratulate you, so this is a small token of our appreciation from the brothers."
When Li Ruo opened the box, she was moved to tears. It contained more than twenty treasures, including jade pendants, gold, and silver.
"Where did you come from?" She opened her eyes wide and looked at Xie Xiao. "You didn't rob me, did you?"
Before Xie Xiao could speak, Achang laughed and said, "No, these jade pendants were taken from the bodies of the brothers when they were fighting the Prince of Jiangning and his men. The other pieces were given to us by some refugees who surrendered from the mountain. There were originally many wealthy families in Beishan. They are cunning. Although Song Zhijing had looted all the good things, some people still secretly hid some."
"Oh." Li Ruo accepted it without hesitation. She had gained experience from exchanging the treasures, and this batch was estimated to be worth a million points.
It was worth it for her and Xie Xiao to bring them so much.
Xie Xiao brought grain, 100,000 catties of cotton, and 1,000 bolts of cloth.
These supplies were all given to the refugees in Beishan, but they were not given away for free. If they wanted food and blankets, they could join the army.
Now is the time when manpower is most needed, and the more soldiers the better.
The refugees had no food left, and they would starve to death if they didn't join the army.
However, this is Black Wind Stronghold, and some people are still hesitant because they've heard there's going to be a rebellion.
Xie Xiao said loudly to them, "I understand what you are worried about. Yes, we Black Wind Stronghold are a group of mountain bandits, but you have seen these days that the imperial court does not care about you. If it weren't for us guarding here and preventing you from doing whatever you want, you and your wives and children would either be eaten, defiled, or starve to death. Do you want to see such an outcome?"
The refugees looked at each other and agreed; it was indeed true, it could be said that Black Wind Stronghold had saved them.
Xie Xiao said, "Heaven and earth are ruthless, treating all things as straw dogs. Sages are ruthless, treating the people as straw dogs. In the face of a great natural disaster, the royal family is engaged in internal strife, and instead of thinking about disaster relief, they have recalled the northern army soldiers guarding the border. It is truly disheartening."
"What! The Northern Army has been recalled? This is outrageous!"
"What is the imperial court thinking?" Everyone panicked. They were almost doomed. If the Western Rong attacked, they were doomed.
Xie Xiao's eyes were icy cold. "Not only that, do you know who killed General Li and his 30,000 soldiers who were guarding the southern border? It was your Emperor and the Prince of Jiangning, those two brothers."
Another thunderclap!
"Your Majesty and the Prince of Jiangning?"
"How could that be?"
What evidence do you have?
Xie Xiao's cold gaze swept over them. "The evidence is there, of course! Heaven has eyes. General Li Qing survived the ordeal and returned with his soldiers. He is now at General Mountain!"
These words were like a thunderclap among the people.
"Li Qing is back!"
"Oh my god, he's not dead! He's back alive!"
The Li family, father and son, and the Li family army are known to everyone.
"Isn't it said that those who are ambitious and eager for quick success are the ones who fall into ambush?" someone asked.
"Bullshit!" Sun Ergou was very agitated. "They were framed."
General Li Xiao captured the emperor and ministers of Nan Yun. They confessed that their emperor, misled by Vice General Yang's slander and fearing the father and son, had instructed Vice General Yang to leak information to Nan Yun, intending for them to perish. This Vice General Yang was actually a man of the Prince of Jiangning, who coveted the throne. When the Li family army refused to serve him, he offered the entire Li family army in exchange for Nan Yun's assistance. However, they never expected that General Li Xiao was not dead, and that he had captured the emperor and uncovered the truth while Nan Yun was being flooded!
Sun Ergou's voice grew increasingly agitated, "General Li was killed by the Emperor and the Prince of Jiangning, yet they still spread rumors that the Li family father and son were ambitious and eager for quick success in order to cover up their evil deeds."
These words were spoken with Li Qing's consent.
They want the truth to come out to the world.
The people were all terrified, exclaiming, "How could this be!"
"It's outrageous! General Li was loyal to the emperor and loved his country all his life, yet he ended up like this."
Xie Xiao planted his halberd into a rock, sparks flying everywhere. "This time, we're not only avenging General Li, but also avenging the 30,000 loyal souls!"
Sun Ergou: "To avenge General Li and wipe away the hatred of 30,000 loyal souls!"
Achang led his brothers: "To avenge General Li, and to avenge the 30,000 loyal souls!"
The sound reverberated through the sky.
The people's emotions were instantly stirred up: "Well, we're going to die anyway, so we might as well fight."
"Yes, let's give it our all!"
One, two, three—at first they were scattered, but later the people who joined in formed a long line.
Xie Xiao and Achang were recruiting male soldiers.
On the other side, Li Ruo and Ye Ling'er are recruiting female soldiers.
After the flood, the most casualties were the elderly, children, and women, because they were powerless and were eaten, violated, or died from illness.
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