Chapter 51 Mourning Hall
Pan Furong was depressed until she returned home.
While waiting for Lu Ye to say goodbye, Pan Furong presented a few bottles of elixirs, saying that the medicine was called Snow Lotus Pills. It was a good thing that his father had raised an army to break through the county town and found it from the county magistrate's house. Warriors have miraculous effects on internal injuries.
Now I will give it to Lu Ye and his two brothers to heal their injuries.
He also told him to take a good rest in the past few days, and when the female camp sentry went up the wall, he must beat up the officers and soldiers and kill more animals to vent his anger.
Lu Ye accepted the elixir, thanked the eldest lady, and fully agreed.
When he rode out of the courtyard and walked on the street, he found that the entire street was full of homeless soldiers. The streets were lined with torches, lighting up the streets brightly.
The servants drove their livestock and continuously transported all kinds of materials and equipment to the city in preparation for defending the city.
Lu Ye rode all the way back to Tiegongfang and saw that white flags had been hung outside the yard, and there were faint sounds of crying in the yard.
Entering the courtyard, a simple mourning hall has been set up.
There were several newly made spiritual tablets placed on it, and Lu Ye noticed the names of several people written on them, presumably Lao San's junior brothers.
There is also a blank space with the nameless written on it, which should be the location of the servants.
An offering table was set up in front of the tomb, with some simple offerings placed on it.
Several women and children had white scarves wrapped on their heads and were crying.
Old man Li Guangshi changed into plain clothes, Zhang Cunyi tied white linen around his waist, and was wrapped in a thick layer of wound cloth. He could smell the smell of medicine from a distance.
At this time, his face was pale, and one arm was splinted and slung around his neck. He was still busy, his eyes were slightly red and swollen, and he had obviously shed a lot of heroic tears.
Wang Hu was also busy, but his movements were a bit slow. Against Qin Tong, he withstood the opponent's critical blow and suffered serious internal injuries.
"Uncle Li Shi, the third child, my condolences!"
Lu Ye stepped forward to offer a few words of comfort, and then went to offer three sticks of incense to the dead people. After paying homage, he returned to the room.
"Brother, I will give you medicine..."
Wang Hu followed him to the house and helped him remove his armor.
The chest of this fine piece of iron armor has been pierced with many holes by Qin Tong's big spear, and it is considered half useless.
The iron armor was removed, and the linen clothes and blood inside were stained together. The blood and sweat on Lu Ye's chest mixed together, dyeing the entire clothes light red.
Wang Hu fetched hot water, Lu Ye wet his body and reluctantly took off his clothes.
I saw more than ten wounds on his body that looked like babies' mouths, all caused by Qin Tong's big gun. Fortunately, he had iron armor to protect his body and his own copper skin to provide defense. Wang Hu tried his best to save her, so there was no serious penetrating injury.
Wang Hu sprinkled the golden sore medicine powder provided by the martial arts school. Lu Ye remembered the precious pills presented by the eldest lady and hurriedly asked Wang Hu to call Zhang Cunyi.
He divided the pills into three parts and gave them to the two brothers.
Zhang Cunyi pulled out the stopper of the medicine and said with surprise and surprise as soon as he smelled it.
"It's actually Snow Lotus Pills. This is a good medicine for injuries. It can treat internal injuries and can also be used externally."
"Especially for us copper-skinned warriors, it is like a miracle medicine."< br>
"With this pill, we will recover soon."
Lu Ye briefly introduced the origin of the pill. Wang Hu and Zhang Cunyi quickly thanked the eldest lady for her kindness and consideration for her subordinates.
The three of them took the pills, and Lu Ye told the story from beginning to end about meeting Chuang Potian in the county government today.
"It is not easy to become a king, but he can control his heartache."
"It is not because of private reasons. Except for the initial sadness, he never mentioned Qin again. To put it bluntly, from the beginning to the end of my conversation, I was concerned about the attack of the officers and soldiers.”
Zhang Cunyi said.
“Brother, according to you, Chuang Potian is still a Mingzhu?”
Lu Ye shook his head.
“Whether he is a wise master or not, we have no say.”
“But if you become his enemy, he must be a very terrible opponent.”
Wang Hu didn't care.
"So what if he is powerful? Aren't the three of us scary?" "Three of us beat him one, and the third brother's bow and arrow are so powerful."
"If you can shoot Qin Tong to death, you can shoot this old Qin leader to death."
"If he becomes our enemy, he will not be able to control us three brothers. Killing another person named Qin is no big deal."
Lu Ye laughed and patted Wang Hu on the shoulder.
“Second brother, you are right!”
“The three of us brothers work together, even if the grandmaster wants to kill us, we brothers have to bite him!”
< br>"It's not that easy to kill us."
The three of them joked and diluted the sad atmosphere.
The topic turned back to the siege of the city by officers and soldiers, which seemed a bit tricky. This refugee army was good at gathering crowds to attack the city, and was good at escaping on horseback.
But when it comes to defending the city, this is the first time the eldest girl got on the sedan chair.
Especially in the city, there are four teams that do not belong to each other. If one team is defeated, or the leader is afraid and runs away, the city may not be able to defend it.
"Third brother, you have eaten imperial food. What do you think of this siege? What is the strength of the officers and soldiers of Dongsai Mansion? And what is the origin of these frontier troops?" Lu Ye asked Zhang Cunyi.
Zhang Cunyi said.
"Brother, I know that there are only a few thousand officers and soldiers in the Dongsai Mansion, and there are hundreds of cavalry. The generals eat the blood of the soldiers to support their families, and the elites combined can only number a thousand."
"If the four kings work together, They are stronger than the other party, but the kings in the refugee army are not aligned. It would be bad if they faced the officers and soldiers of the Dongsai Mansion alone."
"As for the border troops, it will be bad. They are much stronger than the imperial troops. Although the generals of the border army are also paid on an empty basis, they have more servants. Because they are facing the front line of the enemy, they have well-equipped horses and high pay, and their combat effectiveness cannot be underestimated. "
"As for their origins, I have absolutely no idea. Maybe I can call Fan Buzhong and ask. Although he is a bookseller, he is actually a scholar. He has many friends of the same age and is well-informed."
< br>Lu Ye hurriedly sent his servant to call Fan Buzhong.
Soon, Fan Buzhong, who had failed many times, entered the room. As usual, he kowtowed and respectfully called the eldest master, second master, and third master. His attitude was particularly humble.
Maybe I know that the officers and soldiers are besieging the city today, and I am afraid that the old man will arrest his grandfather and grandson to defend the city.
There is an old man and a young boy. If they go to the top of the city, they don’t need to be beaten. If they are afraid, they will be scared to death.
His body trembled and he lowered his head.
“I wonder what the master’s orders are for calling the little one here?”
Lu Ye saw that he was afraid, guessed what he was thinking, and said warmly.
"Don't be afraid of Fan Buzhong, we won't let you and your grandson defend the city."
"Sir, I just want to ask you a few questions."
He expressed the doubt in his mind, and Fan Buzhong was refreshed.
"Master, I happen to know this..."
It turned out that he had a nephew of the same age who was working as an errand in the city. This nephew of the same age liked to write some erotic stories and send them to him in printed volumes. The stories were quite popular.
It can only be said that even in a disaster year, some people starve to death on the roadside, and some still have spare money to enjoy the romance.
Before the siege of Montenegro City in the first half of the month, the postman who had entrusted the delivery of official documents to him sent him the latest manuscript. There was a letter attached in it. The first half of the letter boasted about how inspired he was and how he would write it. Immortal masterpiece.
The second half of the letter changed direction, lamenting the recent difficult times and the chaos in the country. I mentioned in passing that there were Tangzhou cavalry border troops who had been transferred from the frontline of the external confrontation to eliminate domestic rogue bandits.
In the near future, he will pass through Heishan County and go to neighboring provinces to suppress bandits, so Fan Buzhong should not go out during those days.
Although the Tangzhou cavalry were elite at fighting against the wind, they were particularly good at three other things.
Friendly troops are in trouble and cannot move as hard as a mountain, and the enemy's attack is on the lookout and they can fight as many battles as they want.
The imperial court often defaulted on military pay, so the Tangzhou army sent out and often looted places to earn military pay for themselves.
Lu Ye introduced the news from today’s investigation and asked.
"Then do you think we can hold it when they attack the city this time?"
(End of this chapter)