Chapter 250 Meeting Xing Xiuyan by Chance
Jia Cong's siege of Jinling indeed shocked all the White Lotus followers in Jiangnan. They had marched tens of thousands of troops across the river to the north, but they were defeated just like that?
At first, it was fine, but as time went on, the White Lotus followers in Danyang and other places could no longer sit still. After all, Danyang and other places were only county towns, and the food and grass accumulated in the city were not much, and at the beginning, a large amount of food and grass was concentrated in Jinling, so, whether they were willing or not, they had to send troops to rescue Jinling.
Jia Cong had made arrangements long ago. When he detected the enemy's troops approaching, he ambushed them on the main roads. The troops coming to rescue from Danyang, Jintan and Yixing were all defeated. While they were dispatched, the troops stationed in Maoshan and Yangxianxi attacked from behind and directly captured these counties. Jinling was surrounded and became an isolated city.
Even some of the troops that had originally entered Suzhou returned, but were also defeated by Jia Cong's troops.
The overall situation has stabilized, but Jia Cong is not in a hurry to start a decisive battle.
The walls of Jinling City are high and deep, and there are 40,000 to 50,000 soldiers and hundreds of thousands of civilians in it. It is obvious that Wenxing is not just a name. Although Jia Cong's troops have attacked repeatedly, they are still able to defend the city well. Next, if there is no better way, they can only use the slow and steady method to besiege the city.
However, Jia Cong didn't have time to stay here.
After discussing with Shang Xin, Jia Cong led three thousand soldiers and headed towards Suzhou.
According to the latest news, even though there are only more than 10,000 soldiers left in Suzhou, Suzhou, which has been attacked for many days, is already in danger.
In this situation, whether for the purpose of defeating this army or for the safety of his master, Jia Cong must rush there as soon as possible.
Therefore, Jia Cong led three thousand soldiers to first capture Wuxi, which had few soldiers, and then continued to head towards Suzhou City, the capital of Suzhou.
After marching for several days, the guide said to Jia Cong, "General, Dengyu Mountain is ahead. After passing this place, it is still 30 miles away from Suzhou City!"
Jia Cong nodded, and then led his troops forward. However, just after passing Dengyu Mountain, they saw a group of about one or two thousand soldiers carrying some civilians not far away.
"Kill them, and try not to hurt the civilians!" Jia Cong gave the order immediately, and then he was the first to ride forward.
All he brought with him were cavalry, so he easily caught up with the chaotic soldiers. Jia Cong had many soldiers, and these chaotic soldiers were not strong enough, so how could they be his opponents? After just one round, the chaotic soldiers were dispersed, and then Jia Cong's soldiers scattered and chased the chaotic soldiers.
Jia Cong frowned as he looked at the two or three hundred people in front of him. These people were a burden to him, so he could only take them to Huqiu Town not far ahead.
"I am Jia Cong, the Marquis of Guanjun. His Majesty has ordered me to temporarily serve as the governor and lead the troops of Shandong Camp to suppress the rebellion! Later, you will follow my troops to Huqiu Town ahead!"
After hearing Jia Cong's words, the people calmed down a lot. However, at this moment, a commoner suddenly rushed towards Jia Cong.
"Protect the Marshal!" Several personal soldiers rode forward, but were stopped by Jia Cong. There was only one person rushing over, so naturally he could not hurt them.
When the common people rushed to him, Jia Cong realized that it was actually a woman.
"Are you Jia Cong, the champion marquis of the Jia family in Shenjing?"
Unexpectedly, the woman had an extremely pleasant voice, with a unique Wu dialect tone that sounded soft and very attractive.
Jia Cong was stunned for a moment, then asked, "Young lady, do you know me?"
The woman prostrated herself before Jia Cong's horse and cried, "Marquis Guanjun, please save my parents and friends for the sake of the wife of the first house."
"Madam of the first house? Madam Xing?" Jia Cong was stunned for a long time, and suddenly realized, "You are Xing Xiuyan?"
The woman wiped away her tears slightly and bowed to Jia Cong again, "Greetings to the Marquis of Guanjun."
Jia Cong bowed down quickly, "I am so blind, cousin, please get up quickly! I have heard mother mention you before, but I have never seen you because I am far away! Where are your parents?"
After being helped up by Jia Cong, Xing Xiuyan cried and said, "We were taken away by the rebels together, but another group of rebels took my father, mother, my good friend Miaoyu and other people eastward."
"How long have they been gone?"
"About less than half an hour! "
"A horse that my cousin can ride?"
Xing Xiuyan shook her head slightly. Jia Cong looked at the situation here and felt that it was not appropriate to leave Xing Xiuyan here. However, saving people was the most important thing at the moment, so he couldn't care too much.
Jia Cong immediately said, "Cousin, I am sorry for being so abrupt!"
As he spoke, he put his arms around Xing Xiuyan's body and pushed her directly onto the horse's back, and then he also climbed onto the horse.
"Hong Liu, gather a thousand soldiers and follow me. The rest of the soldiers will stay here to clean up the battlefield and wait for orders!"
By the time Xing Xiuyan reacted, the warhorse had already galloped away. She felt Jia Cong's body behind her and felt at ease.
She had never seen Jia Cong, but she had heard of his name.
Jia Cong was awarded the title of Guanjun Hou for his meritorious service, and everyone in the world knew about it. Usually, when she chatted with her good friend Miaoyu, she would occasionally mention what kind of romantic figure this Guanjun Hou, who was only twenty years old, was. But she never thought that they would meet under such circumstances.
If she had not been in a hurry to save her parents and Miaoyu, she would never have been willing to recognize Jia Cong under such circumstances. Although her family was poor, she was elegant, steady, kind and peaceful, and had her own little pride in her heart. But at this moment, she was naked, her face was covered with dirt and mud, and she was in such a mess, how could she recognize him?
Speaking of Xing Xiuyan, she is the daughter of Xing Zhong, the brother of Mrs. Xing, the eldest wife, so she is Jia Cong's cousin.
As for her good friend Miaoyu, she is also one of the Twelve Beauties.
Jia Cong also realized that since this place was Dengwei Mountain, the Panxiang Temple where Miaoyu became a nun must be nearby . Xing Xiuyan's family was originally Miaoyu's neighbor, so it was not surprising to meet them here.
The group rode fast on horseback, and after only two or three quarters of an hour heading east, they saw a group of soldiers and a group of civilians slowly moving forward.
Jia Cong led his troops and charged forward without saying a word. However, the hundreds of rebel soldiers were all killed by Jia Cong's troops in an instant.
"Cousin, which one is your parent?"
First there was a gallop on horseback, and then there was a brutal fight, so Xing Xiuyan didn't react until Jia Cong put her off the horse.
After hearing Jia Cong's words, she hurried over to the crowd of people. Soon, she came to Jia Cong with a middle-aged couple and a young woman.
The couple quickly bowed to express their gratitude, and the woman also bowed and said, "Miaoyu, thank you for saving my life!"
