Chapter 251: Suzhou City
"You two, please stand up! You are my mother's relatives, and naturally my elders, so you don't need to be polite!" Jia Cong said calmly, "Layman, please stand up too. I am just doing this for the sake of convenience, and this is my duty."
"I wonder what your plans are next!" Jia Cong asked.
Xing Xiuyan bowed, "We have already troubled Marquis Guanjun to rescue us this time, so we naturally dare not drag you down! You will also take these people to Huqiu Town ahead. If it is convenient, we can follow them."
Xing Zhong, who was standing by, immediately rebuked him, "Stop talking nonsense!"
Then, Xing Zhong smiled and said, "It is an honor for our family to be related to the Marquis of Guanjun. However, our family is already poor, and when the rebels came, our only property and house were destroyed. Now, where can we live?"
"If it's convenient for you, may we go with you? We don't have any other relatives, and we will return to the capital with you after you put down the rebellion. Now, we can only shamelessly seek refuge with my sister. If it were just the two of us, it would be fine, but your cousin is still an unmarried girl, and wandering around is not a good place for her."
Xing Xiuyan wanted to speak, but was stopped by her mother.
Jia Cong thought for a moment, and then said, "I am going to attack the rebels outside Suzhou City. It may be inconvenient if you go with me. Why don't you go to Huqiu Town first, and I will leave a few people to protect your safety. When I return victorious, we can return together. How about that?"
Upon hearing this, Xing Zhong hurriedly thanked him!
Then, Jia Cong asked Miaoyu, "I wonder where you are going, sir."
Miaoyu smiled softly, "Since I am a monk, I naturally regard the world as my home. I dare not trouble you, sir! I will go to Huqiu Town first, and then I will go somewhere else."
Jia Cong nodded and didn't persuade him any further.
Afterwards, the group returned, gathered their troops, and led the hundreds of people to Huqiu Town. Huqiu Town was just a small town, without even a city wall. It had obviously been looted by the rebels before, so the whole town was in ruins, and only a few people who really couldn't leave still lived here.
Jia Cong found a decent house in the town, and then left a group of soldiers to protect it, and then said goodbye to the few people.
Miaoyu looked at Xing Xiuyan who was lost in thought, and couldn't help but pat her with a smile, "The Champion Marquis has left, you can come back to your senses now!"
Xing Xiuyan was stunned for a moment, then nodded shyly.
"What? Even someone like you, who is kind-hearted, elegant and refined, would one day be tempted by worldly desires ?" Miaoyu said with a chuckle.
Xing Xiuyan shook her . It is said that beauties love heroes. This has always been the case! She is also in her twenties, and her love star is moving. Facing the heroic and handsome champion marquis, who is also her lifesaver, it is normal for her to be moved.
Of course, it would be a bit rash to say that I was in love with her, but I couldn't avoid having a crush on her.
"Marquis Guanjun is a first-class marquis, and I'm just a girl from a poor family. What does it matter whether I'm attracted to him or not?" Xing Xiuyan said softly.
"You!" Miaoyu smiled, but didn't say much.
"Do you really want to leave on your own? There's chaos and turmoil outside now. What if something unexpected happens ?" Xing Xiuyan said to Miaoyu.
The two lived next to each other for many years, and Miaoyu was both a teacher and a friend to Xing Xiuyan! With Xing Xiuyan's family background, even studying was a luxury. She was poor and had to help her parents work to support the family. How could she have spare money to buy books? However, Miaoyu was well-educated, and the two girls were of similar age, so she taught Xing Xiuyan to read.
Therefore, Xing Xiuyun is genuinely worried about Miaoyu, who is actually her master.
Miaoyu shook her head calmly, "If something unexpected happened, it's fate! How can ordinary people like us escape the shackles of fate?"
"You don't need to persuade me any more. Besides, I will stay for a few more days before leaving!"
Xing Xiuyun knew that Miaoyu was stubborn, and although she was worried, she could only nod in agreement.
After Jia Cong left Huqiu Town, he continued to head straight for Suzhou City!
"General, Suzhou City is in danger. Part of the north city wall has been lost, and the north city gate is also in danger. If we don't send troops, the city will be breached before sunset today. The defenders in the city are still resisting stubbornly, but their numbers are already small!"
The scout reported the situation in Suzhou City to Jia Cong.
Jia Cong breathed a sigh of relief. As long as Suzhou City was not broken, it would be a good thing. At least his master in the city should be safe.
"Inform the entire army to rest on the spot for half an hour!" Jia Cong looked at the sky and then gave the order.
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"Kill! Take over Suzhou City, and everyone can plunder freely for three days!" Elder Yuan Lian roared and gave the order.
Outside Suzhou, the densely packed rebels rushed towards the city wall under the heavy reward. This was the first real tough nut they encountered after the White Lotus Rebellion. Although Jinling was also a big city, the White Lotus had been operating for many years, and even many officials and clerks in the government were members of the White Lotus. Therefore, it collapsed directly from the inside, and there was no big resistance at all.
As for other county cities, the local government offices and garrisons almost fled at the first sight of them, but when they arrived at Suzhou City, they were directly stopped.
Yuan Lian was also determined to take Suzhou City at all costs. With such a great achievement, even Wen Xing would have to respect him. Moreover, Wen Xing could take Jinling, and as an elder, he could naturally take Suzhou. In fact, if the leader had not sent someone to pass on the order, he would never send back thousands of soldiers to rescue Jinling.
Even if Jinling was lost, what would it have to do with me? But if I could take Suzhou City, it would belong to me.
Therefore, in order to capture Suzhou City, he also took out his old capital. He used a lot of the money he had looted to reward the army, and the food supply was sufficient, otherwise these people would not work so hard for him.
Although at least five or six thousand people have died for the city of Suzhou, so what? In this world, the last thing lacks is people, and those who died are just stepping stones on the road to one's own rise.
"Haven't the soldiers who went to capture the men returned yet?" Yuan Lian shouted to the man beside him. After receiving a negative reply, Yuan Lian looked at the crumbling Suzhou City and immediately gave another order, "Pass the order down. The first person to reach the top will be promoted five ranks and rewarded with ten thousand gold coins!"
Killing generals, seizing flags, and being the first to climb the mountain have always been great achievements in war, and in order to capture Suzhou, Yuan Lian would naturally not be stingy.
And encouraged by the generous reward, the morale of his followers was even higher.
On the north city wall, an official in crimson official uniform, protected by dozens of guards, stared intently at the situation on the wall. This official was none other than Jia Cong's master, Wei Qi Wei Zizhen.
