Chapter 243: Homecoming

Walking on the streets of Lin'an, Hao Jing looked at the crowded crowd around him and was amazed.

"Just by looking at the scene here, you can see how rich this Southern Dynasty is. If you can bring it under my command, why be afraid of the Red Phoenix Army?"

Thinking of the Red Phoenix Army, Hao Jing frowned slightly, with a little disgust.

There is no way, his teacher Yang Weizhong died in the hands of Chifengjun, so he has always maintained a bad feeling for Chifengjun and has never been able to accept the other party.

"It's a pity that our dynasty was heavily damaged by the Red Phoenix Army and suffered heavy losses. Otherwise, how could it be taken advantage of by the Song Dynasty? At this time, it is just a temporary agreement on a peace treaty in an attempt to restore its strength. After recovery, the Song Dynasty will definitely be completely destroyed, and then all forces will be concentrated to completely annihilate the Red Phoenix Army. ”

At this moment, Hejing already understood.

The Red Phoenix Army, which had already occupied Guanzhong and indirectly controlled Sichuan and Shu, had grown into an existence similar to that of the Qin Dynasty, especially with the support of the opponent's powerful firearms, its strength was quite amazing.

It's just that the people under his rule are a little small, only 8 million people, far less than the 60 million people of the Song Dynasty, you must know that even Mongolia has nearly 20 million people.

Of course, whether it was the Song Dynasty or the Mongols, one was always plagued by the "three redundancies" problem, and the other was subject to racial problems, and neither of them could exert their full strength, which gave the Red Phoenix Army room to maneuver, and was able to constantly hover between the two, and then seek sufficient benefits.

"I only hope that this time in the war, the Red Phoenix Army will not take action. Otherwise, they will occupy the two roads in Hebei, and the whole situation will be completely reversed. ”

Thinking about the frontline, Hao Jing was also particularly worried.

Luzhou!

Leading his men into the city, Duan Ling couldn't help but feel a little excited.

He pulled Zhou Yu excitedly and pointed to the wide square, the stone slabs on the square had not been replaced, and they were still the same as they were more than 20 years ago, with black-brown traces remaining on them.

Seeing these traces, Duan Ling showed a little anger and shouted in a low voice: "Do you know? It was the Luzhou magistrate who betrayed the lord in the first place, which led to the subsequent Luzhou massacre. It was here that my father started to fight with those Tartars. ”

"Oh? Is this the place that is recorded in the books?" Zhou Yu looked at all this with curious eyes.

Xiao Feng did not hide anything about the uprising of the Red Phoenix Army, all of them were recorded in books, and every incident was written and printed in them, the purpose was to let the next generation in the army remember the hardships they had experienced.

"I guess so, I haven't been here after all. Maybe ask Daddy, he'll remember. ”

Duan Ling touched his head, a little uncertain.

Ever since he was able to read and write, he had been asking his father about his past, and his father, Duan Feng, would begin to tell it from here.

After all, this is the root of the Red Phoenix Army.

At the mention of this, Duan Ling's eyes showed a little gloomy, according to a certain reason, this is also his hometown.

It's a pity that they wandered outside for more than 20 years before they finally returned to this place.

Zhou Yu felt the other party's sadness, so he comforted: "It's okay. As long as we hold on here, there will be opportunities in the future. ”

From the retreat from Handan to the East Hebei Road, and using this as a base, on the one hand, with the help of the main Mongol force in the east of the Taihang Mountain area, on the other hand, they can continue to advance westward, and then be able to get in touch with Chang'an, this is the strategy they formulated.

This is also the reason why they returned to Luzhou.

Fortunately, in this Luzhou, the people of the past still remembered the kindness of the Red Phoenix Army, so after seeing the familiar flags, they helped them open the city gates, but they were able to quickly occupy the entire Hebei East Road, and they had also launched an attack on the Hebei West Road.

When the time comes, as long as they are connected with Chang'an and receive a steady stream of support from Chang'an, they will naturally not have to worry about the enemy.

Duan Ling shook his head, feeling that his previous appearance was like a little girl, particularly awkward, and smiled heartily: "This is also true." After all, we're back, and we'll never leave again this time!"

Suddenly the ground roared into the sky, and he felt extremely happy.

In the distance, the Zhangze Reservoir, which was once built by Xiao Yue, is sparkling, and small boats sail on it, catching and breeding the fish in it.

A trickle of water also flowed out of the ditch that had been built, and merged into the planned criss-crossed fields, nourishing the crops inside, making them grow exceptionally vigorously.

It is also thanks to this Zhangze Reservoir that the flood disaster that has plagued Luzhou for thousands of years has also come to an end, and the people of Luzhou have been able to settle down, and with this reservoir as the center, they have begun to recuperate and nurture the lives of the next generation.

All the people here will remember these kindnesses.

Changan!

"Huh, those little guys, have you returned to Luzhou?"

Seeing the documents that had just been delivered, the corners of Xiao Feng's mouth curled slightly, and he felt quite relieved.

If the other party continues to stay in Handan City, it will be too far away from Chang'an, and even if Xiao Feng wants to help, he can only cry out in vain.

But now that the other party has switched to Luzhou, it is obvious that he intends to copy his original route.

Of course, this time is not as good as before, as long as Chang'an also sends an army to attack the city and plunder the city like the other party, you can take advantage of the situation to completely bring Hebei East Road and Hebei West Road under the command of the Red Feng Army.

Ma Yundong immediately closed his head and replied: "That's right." And according to what they reported, in addition to Wang Shijian, other rebels also joined in, including Yang Chan, Yu Cheng and others. At present, the strength of the rebel army has increased to 18,000 men!"

Because of the Southern and Northern Expeditions, all the nails of the Red Phoenix Army lurking in the Central Plains in the past were activated, and they all led troops to revolt, many of which were familiar to Ma Yundong.

You must know that he was subject to communication before, and he thought that these people had already fallen, but he didn't expect that the other party was just dormant, but now they all woke up completely because of this thunder, and began to cooperate with the Red Phoenix Army to set off a situation that could change the future.

"Eighteen thousand, so many?"

Xiao Fengnian muttered, feeling a little incredible, when she started the army, it was only a thousand people.

Relying on these 1,000 people, she fought to the death, only then did she break out of the siege and grow to the extent she is today.

At that time, if she had so many troops, why did she need to go through so many bad things?

Ma Yundong smiled: "That's nature. After all, when we were on the Long March, there was no shortage of local tyrants and inferior gentry in the local area, and they planted their own chess pieces. After 20 years of development, if they don't have these strengths, how can they survive under the Mongols until now?"

"Definitely. In that case, what are you going to do? Send troops?" Xiao Feng asked.

Just looking at the other party's face, Xiao Feng already knew Ma Yundong's plan.

Ma Yundong closed his head and replied: "That's right. Your lord, you know, although this rebel army is huge, there are 18,000 men, which is more than the number of troops we had when we first left. However, these rebels were scattered all over the country on weekdays, not to mention whether they had undergone strict training or not, and even the generals in various places did not know each other very well. In such a situation, how can we talk about cooperation against the Mongol army? Therefore, I suggest that we should send one army, which does not need to be too many, but only two divisions, which should be able to help them resist the Mongol army, which may attack at any time. ”

Xiao Feng closed his head and replied, "That's true. And after half a year of repairing, many things have been solved, the spring harvest has just ended, and there is sufficient food seat replenishment. In that case, let's do what you suggest. ”

His eyes flickered, and his mind was flooded with childhood memories, but Xiao Feng at this moment remembered his childhood memories.

After all, it was also his hometown, and at that time, if she had so many troops, why did she need to go through so many bad things?

Ma Yundong smiled: "That's nature. After all, when we were on the Long March, there was no shortage of local tyrants and inferior gentry in the local area, and they planted their own chess pieces. After 20 years of development, if they don't have these strengths, how can they survive under the Mongols until now?"

"Definitely. In that case, what are you going to do? Send troops?" Xiao Feng asked.

Just looking at the other party's face, Xiao Feng already knew Ma Yundong's plan.

Ma Yundong closed his head and replied: "That's right. Your lord, you know, although this rebel army is huge, there are 18,000 men, which is more than the number of troops we had when we first left. However, these rebels were scattered all over the country on weekdays, not to mention whether they had undergone strict training or not, and even the generals in various places did not know each other very well. In such a situation, how can we talk about cooperation against the Mongol army? Therefore, I suggest that we should send one army, which does not need to be too many, but only two divisions, which should be able to help them resist the Mongol army, which may attack at any time. ”

Xiao Feng closed his head and replied, "That's true. And after half a year of repairing, many things have been solved, the spring harvest has just ended, and there is sufficient food seat replenishment. In that case, let's do what you suggest. ”

His eyes flickered, and his mind was flooded with childhood memories, but Xiao Feng at this moment remembered his childhood memories. of food seat replenishment. In that case, let's do what you suggest. ”

His eyes flickered, and his brain was flooded with memories of his childhood, but Xiao Feng at this moment remembered himself

After all, it was also his hometown