Chapter 39
Song Jin was also shocked when he heard about the chaos outside the city, and quickly put aside the things in his hands. But later someone reported that Yao Wenjun was already stationed nearby and the doctors in the city had gone out to help, so he finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Although he felt that this matter was a bit strange, with Yao Wenjun taking over, even if something happened, it would not be a big problem.
Ever since this man managed to escape betrayal and pursuit, and even found a lot of useful people, Song Jin was full of confidence in his friend. Even some dangerous things could be regarded as opportunities for that person.
The injured soldier soon regained consciousness due to the pain. He was dazed for a moment when he saw Yao Wenjun. When he realized that he had indeed been rescued and was about to stand up and salute, he was held down by the doctor beside him and all the movable parts of his body were tied up with cloth strips.
Yao Wenjun also shook his head to indicate that there was no need to dwell on those matters at this time.
She took off the long knife from her waist and sat on a stool beside her.
Cavalry scouts usually work in teams of three to five, looking out for each other so they can break through even if something critical happens. After waiting for a long time, only this soldier showed up, so it was clear that something had happened to his team.
The injured person lying in bed took a deep breath and told what he had experienced in the past few days:
"The four of us saw that the security over there was tight, so we wanted to retreat first, but we were spotted by a few sharp-eyed people, so we had no choice but to break out in several directions." His eyes dimmed a little. Judging from the performance of Yao Wenjun and others, the remaining people probably didn't come back. However, he still shook his head and put those thoughts aside for the time being. The safety of Pingyi was more important right now.
Yao Wenjun and others learned that he had not actually seen the group's flag clearly, and only vaguely remembered that there were animals entrenched on it.
"I was a little panicked at that time, but now I think we should break out in one direction, at least..." so that he wouldn't be the only one left.
"You mean, even though they noticed something was wrong long ago, the vanguard of that group was still able to quickly catch up with your horses and easily overtake you?"
Yao Wenjun looked at the soldier, "Is that the truth?"
The soldier nodded with some difficulty.
There was a hint of disappointment in her eyes, but when the soldier looked closely, he could not detect anything. He only saw Yao Wenjun stand up and speak in a distant voice:
"You rest here first and don't worry about other things." Yao Wenjun gestured for Nan Xun to follow him out, leaving only a doctor to continue taking care of him.
When walking out of the hut, Yao Wenjun raised his hand, as if to block the sunlight, but it just happened to block the wrist of the person who was attacking him with a dagger from behind. He twisted his body and deflected the weapon that was originally aimed at his vitals.
Nan Xun was stunned for a moment, but reacted quickly. He picked up the spear at the door and picked up the doctor who had been dragged over to serve as a shield and pushed him aside.
Without any obstacles, Yao Wenjun easily subdued the injured and unsteady soldiers. The guards outside who heard the noise also quickly gathered and guarded the surroundings.
Some guys with short blades appeared around at some point. Fortunately, we had not let our guard down before. Even though we were temporarily stationed there, there were people patrolling nearby. We reacted quickly to what happened in the house just now, so it was not too chaotic to deal with the enemies outside.
After subduing the soldier, Yao Wenjun no longer cared about his injuries. He tied him up and picked up the weapon that he had placed next to him.
The patrolmen in the city also joined in. This time, Yao Wenjun and Nan Xun brought back quite a few people. That group of people was betting on being able to get rid of Yao Wenjun and cause chaos. Now they have failed. When they saw her coming out, the fighting spirit of that group of northerners declined sharply.
After everything was settled, Yao Wenjun returned to the house, looked at the soldiers huddled in the shadows and the guy who had just been captured and tied up, and sighed.
"It's you guys indeed."
Yao Wenjun thought about the guy who was almost shot to death by his arrow outside the city, and how he could actually think of spreading false information and then hiding in the dark to plan such a scheme.
This soldier could be bribed. I think there are already quite a few thorns in Pingyi, and they need to be removed.
These have nothing to do with Song Jin. It should be said that it was because Song Jin controlled the city very strictly that the group of people took the risk and chose to attack directly among the soldiers.
It’s a pity for the people in the same team with this guy. I just hope they have better luck and can hold on until they get through.
There were some people injured in the previous battle. The enemy was very grateful and those who were dressed more gorgeously were detained separately. Unfortunately, most of them escaped. Yao Wenjun also ordered not to fight to the end. After cleaning up the battlefield, he returned to the camp.
Song Jin has already sent someone to the soldier's residence.
It should be said that this person had cleaned up everything before deciding to take action. The people who searched did not find anything. It was only when Song Jin and He Xuan went there personally that they dug out some documents sealed in a jar from the soil outside the house.
Song Jin delivered the things to Yao Wenjun, and then began to check the city, and actually found several spies buried here by other cities.
Perhaps the previous peace and stability paralyzed most of the people living here, and many people actually put their things in boxes and placed them on shelves, and they were found after a quick search.
Those whose offenses were relatively minor and who had only accepted a small amount of money were punished, while the rest were detained.
There were the most people who had problems in the caravan, but the situations were not too serious. At least no one really fought with the injured soldier. They were more likely to pass on some information.
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Yao Wenjun and Song Jin sat on chairs, facing soldiers whose wounds had been treated again.
From the texts they found, they knew exactly why this person betrayed them. In fact, although Yao Wenjun had noticed something was wrong very early on, he was still unwilling to believe that this person who had almost always followed him chose another person at the last moment.
She leaned back in her chair and said calmly:
"So, just because I refuse to give everything I have to the so-called orthodox for free, you'd rather give it all to those barbarians who massacred the city?"
Yao Wenjun suddenly found it a little ridiculous. In the eyes of that group of people, the things they had worked so hard to build were rightfully theirs, and if they couldn't get them, they would destroy them.
Judging from the documents, they were even willing to give the vast majority of their population, money and food to the barbarians and then take away the craftsmen.
As for Yao Wenjun herself, she was actually "promised" to a guy whose name no one had even heard of. It was ridiculous.
However, after being abandoned so many times and learning certain truths from Wen Yi, Yao Wenjun felt nothing but pity for these people. They were unable to see clearly what they truly wanted to do, only wasting everything, even their lives, to follow the selfish whims of those old men. In a sense, this was truly pitiful.
But for what she wanted to do, some sacrifices were unavoidable. Yao Wenjun knew exactly how to make these people lose control. She stood up, walked over to the soldier's ear, and whispered a few words in a low voice.
The soldier's expression, which had previously remained expressionless, became extremely ferocious, a look Yao Wenjun had never noticed before.
"These things originally belonged to the young master. Why do you keep them?"
The young master he was referring to was naturally the successor of the eldest brother who had been supported. Yao Wenjun did not get angry, but smiled:
"But now these things are ours, and they won't belong to those rubbish in the future."
"Don't worry, I will let you see with your own eyes the day when the young master you mentioned and the one you truly loyal to will be defeated and beg for mercy."
Song Jin didn't hear what she said to that person, but he could probably guess that it might be related to the forces that were later established in the remaining cities in the east.
"how?"
After Yao Wenjun walked out of the cell, he looked at Song Jin who seemed to be hesitant to speak, and asked.
Song Jin shook his head. "Nothing, but you should have known that the news was a little wrong. Why did you go and try it yourself?"
It was strange that Yao Wenjun and Nan Xun did not take others to see the injured soldiers, and taking off their weapons at the door put themselves in danger. She originally thought that this person would not do such a thing given his personality.
"I still feel a little bit unwilling. We've known each other for so many years, even through life and death, but it's still not as good as those few words."
However, these may bother Yao Wenjun who is still in Yudi, but they are no longer so important to her now.
"I'll leave things here to you. Wen Yi said he'll be back after he finishes dealing with Shangyong. Before that, I need to go to Xinyi and take it over first."
There was also trouble next door. Xinyi had previously sent a letter to Shangyong, but it just happened to miss the time with Yao Wenjun. It was only then that Wenyi sent a fast horse to pass the news over. Song Jin was still not aware of the situation.
Xinyi was also betrayed by some greedy guys. The original person in charge can't hold on for much longer. That person is also a talent. If possible, Yao Wenjun would like to save him. Hopefully, it's not too late.
Song Jin nodded, "Leave this to Wei for now. If Nanxun stays here, those impetuous people won't do anything."
Although she was able to control most matters, some of the soldiers became restless over time. After all, focusing on defense meant that they had no chance of making further progress.
Although Nan Xun is not as intimidating as Yao Wenjun, he will not be so impetuous after some training, and can also provide good assistance to Yao Wenjun.
A few days later, Wen Yi received news that Yao Wenjun planned to capture Xinyi, which had been under siege for half a month, before winter came. After counting the food on hand, she shipped out the excess.
The clothes that had been cleaned and woven in Pingyi have also been gradually delivered. Wen Yi opened a shop in the city center. The prices are not low, but this year's autumn harvest was almost not exploited, so they can still buy a new piece of clothing if they can get together. In addition, half of the people have already moved into the new houses, and they will not be so cold that they lose consciousness in winter by burning charcoal.
This seemed incredible to them.
Wen Yi rubbed his sore neck, and after confirming the quantity, he sent a team to escort the remaining things to several neighboring cities.
"Please pay more attention to the situation in Pingyi. If there is anything important, you can report it immediately. There is no need to wait until you come here every day."
Although the previous events were briefly mentioned, Wen Yi could still sense some of the emotions involved. Now he had to get busy again, and there were many things he could help deal with. He couldn't just exploit Song Jin alone.
The manager next to him smiled and nodded to show that he understood.
Wen Yi also started to check his men during this period. There were many spies on Shangyong's side, but because everyone took proper protective measures, no problems had occurred for the time being.
The guy who came for refuge was also very concerned about Wen Yi's safety. The envoy simply stayed to help deal with those unimportant matters, and was also a disguised hostage.
The promotion of fertilizers allows land that originally needed to be left fallow to be rotated for crops, so crops can be planted this winter and there will be more money in hand next year.
With these cities as springboards, things that were previously difficult to sell have reopened their markets, and their prices have also increased. The caravans that had been beaten have also set out again to promote those tools and supplies to cities further south and east.
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