Chapter 833
At this time, Ren Fang was really going crazy with the Zhen army. Such arbitrary and reckless behavior, without considering the consequences, once something happened, what would happen to his own army on the border of Fengmo?
I am not afraid of the fierce enemies like wolves on the opposite side, but I am afraid of the stupid partners like pigs around me.
The Zhen general was frightened by Ren Fang's sudden rage and stammered: "This... this is what Mr. Guo Song meant, and... it is also allowed by the general..."
He was right, this was indeed Guo Song's order. Read the full text. Recently, the number of troops deployed to attack the city has decreased, and there are almost no soldiers killed. According to Guo Song's intention, there are still two or three thousand bodies to be stored in the pit. Of course, the Zhen army will not use their own soldiers to fill it. The target naturally shifted to the innocent people of Mo.
Ren Fang looked at the Zhen general with panic in his eyes, and his hands slowly loosened. No matter how much he scolded him now, even if he killed him, it would not help. The dead cannot be resurrected. He said in a deep voice: "Stop immediately! If you dare to kill or arrest the people of Mo country again, I will punish you severely. Do you understand?"
"Yes, yes, yes! I know, but..." General Zhen nodded repeatedly, and showed a look of wanting to say something but stopping.
"What's the matter?"
"General Ren, our army... there is another group of brothers who have not returned yet, you see..."
He secretly said it was troublesome! Ren Fang asked: "Where did they go?"
General Zhen replied: "Chaoyang Village, thirty miles east."
Ren Fang stared at General Zhen for a moment, then turned his horse's head without saying a word, and hurried to Chaoyang Village again.
Seeing Ren Fang leave, the Sichuan Army soldiers who came with him also swarmed away, unwilling to stay for a moment. This pit of soaking dead bodies was too disgusting and too perverted for them.
Looking at the backs of the Sichuan Army, the soldiers of the Zhen Army came back to their senses and asked in unison: "General, what should we do with these bodies?"
General Zhen was stunned for a moment and said: "Throw them into the pond first!"
"Will Marshal Ren blame us?"
"What are you afraid of? If the sky falls, Guo Song will support it. If Guo Song can't support it, there is still the general to support it!" General Zhen waved his hand and said: "Don't be stunned, get to work!"
Under his order, the soldiers of the Zhen Army put on gloves and began to drag the bodies on the ground into the pit.
Let's talk about Ren Fang. He led more than a hundred personal guards to Chaoyang Village in a hurry.
They were a horse team, and they were very fast. When they were about to arrive at Chaoyang Village, they could hear people shouting, horses neighing, chickens crowing, dogs barking, and chaos in the village from a distance.
Ren Fang subconsciously sped up and rushed into the village like a flash of lightning.
After entering, I saw that the Zhen army was running around the village in groups of three or five, frantically searching for villagers. Some soldiers were not arresting people, but were robbing things. Some were holding chickens, leading cows, and dragging pigs. They looked like regular troops of a country, and were no different from bandits.
"Stop! Stop it all--" Ren Fang shouted.
At this time, in the noisy village, who could hear his shouting? Even if someone heard it, they would not listen to him. Seeing that the Zhen army was still doing its own thing, Ren Fang became even more angry. He raised his head and saw two Zhen soldiers tearing the clothes of a village girl. He urged his horse forward, then raised his whip, aimed at the back of a soldier, and whipped it hard.
Snap - the whip was hit hard, the sound was as loud as thunder in the clear sky, and the force was so strong that the Zhen soldier flew forward. With a bang, he hit his head against the earth wall and fell softly to the ground. Looking at his back, it was as if he was stabbed. The armor was cracked, the skin and flesh underneath were torn, and blood flowed out.
The sudden sound made the Zhen soldiers stop their actions, and they stood still, turning their heads to look at Ren Fang in surprise.
"Tell your leader to come out and see me!" Ren Fang shouted loudly.
The ordinary soldiers of the Zhen army did not know Ren Fang, but looking at his dress, they could guess that he was a senior general in the Sichuan army. People looked at each other, not knowing what to do for a while.
After a long while, a man dressed as a captain walked out of a house, cursing and muttering: "Who is it? Who the hell is looking for me..."
"It's me! Ren Fang!" Ren Fang sat on his horse and stared coldly at the captain who came out.
Ren Fang? Upon hearing this, the captain's face, which was full of dissatisfaction and indignation, immediately turned 180 degrees, and he smiled and trotted to Ren Fang's horse, knelt down and saluted, saying: "I meet General Ren!"
"You, take your people and withdraw to the barracks immediately, without any mistakes!" If this captain was from the Sichuan Army, he would have chopped him down with a sword and executed him on the spot, but the other party was from the Zhen Army after all, and he had to consider the alliance between the two armies.
The captain was embarrassed and said: "But..." He came here on orders, how could he just leave?
Ren Fang did not give him a chance to say more, and said coldly: "This is an order! Those who disobey the military order will be executed!"
The centurion trembled with fear, and dared not say a word. He stood up from the ground, waved to his soldiers, and shouted: "Retreat, retreat, retreat! Everyone retreat!"
Under Ren Fang's cold gaze, the centurion led hundreds of his soldiers to evacuate the village and return to the camp. The property and livestock that they had looted were also seized by Ren Fang's guards.
As soon as the Zhen army left, many villagers who had been hiding in fear came out from all corners. People looked at Ren Fang and his group with surprise and fear, not knowing what they were going to do.
Ren Fang looked around at the villagers, got off his horse, raised his hands, bowed to the ground, and said: "It was a misunderstanding just now. If I have offended you, I apologize to you on their behalf."
Seeing Ren Fang's polite and courteous appearance, the villagers' nervous and frightened emotions were relieved a lot. Ren Fang continued: "These are everyone's property and livestock. Everyone take them back first. I will visit them one by one later. If there is any damage in the house, I will double the compensation."
While speaking, he saw that the clothes of the village girl who was kneeling not far away were torn, revealing a large area of skin. Without thinking, he took off his cloak, walked forward, and put it on the village girl.
As a nobleman of Chuan, Ren Fang was very polite and kind to people. Now, after being tossed around by the barbaric Zhen army, it was a sharp contrast.
Wearing Ren Fang's cloak, the village girl's face turned pale at first, then red again, and she said thank you in a voice that could not be any lower, and then ran back home quickly.
Ren Fang was not just talking, but really visited the residents of the whole village door to door. As long as the villagers mentioned that they had losses, he asked his men to take out silver on the spot and double the compensation to the villagers, and apologized repeatedly.
Not to mention that he was a foreign dignitary, even the dignitaries of Mo would not be so polite and generous to these humble villagers. Through this incident, the Chuanzhen coalition left two completely different images in the eyes of these villagers.
However, the Chuanzhen coalition was one after all. When the news spread, people would often spread the bad of the Zhen army more vigorously, and would not exaggerate the good of the Chuan army. It was at this time that the actions of the Zhen army buried hidden dangers in Mo.
Hundreds of innocent villagers were killed. This matter could be a big deal or a small one, but for Shao Fang, who was loyal to Feng State but had no excuse, this was an excellent handle to suppress the ministers in the court. As long as he added a little more details, he could arouse the public's excitement.
Of course, these are all later stories. It will take some time for the matter to reach the court of Mo State, and Shao Fang's attitude will also change with the changes in the war situation.
Ren Fang compensated the residents in the village. When he was about to reach the end of the village, he visited the home of a herbal farmer.
The herbal farmer was in his forties, a slacker, and he was the only one in his family. His home was seriously damaged, the windows were broken, the door panels were broken, and the furnishings in the house were smashed and scattered all over the floor. After Ren Fang looked at it, he took five taels of silver from his men and handed it to the herbal farmer, saying, "Brother, please accept this money. Do you think it is enough to compensate for your family's losses?"
Five taels of silver was enough to buy his thatched cottage and the yard together and still have some left over. The herbalist held the silver in his hands, his eyes filled with tears, and he kept saying, "Enough, enough, too much, this is really too much."
Ren Fang smiled and said, "Brother, you were frightened just now, this is our compensation!" As he spoke, he looked around and saw many baskets hanging in the room, filled with herbs. He took one out casually, lowered his head and smelled it, and felt the fragrance. He asked curiously, "Brother, what kind of grass is this? Why is it so fragrant!"
The herbalist hurriedly said, "Sir, this is Lu Yuxiang, which can clear away heat and detoxify, and can also be used to treat external injuries."
"Oh!" Ren Fang nodded. The Sichuan-Zhen coalition army was well-supplied and there was no shortage of medicine in the army. He was very worried that the plague caused by the Zhen army would spread to the barracks. He asked, "Brother, do you know what herbs can prevent the plague?"
The herbalist was startled, his face changed, and he looked at Ren Fang with fear.
Ren Fang smiled and said, "Don't be afraid, brother. I'm just asking casually."
The herbalist sighed, shook his head and sighed, "No herbal medicine can prevent the plague. Once you are infected, there is no medicine to cure it. You can only accept your fate..."
Ren Fang sighed secretly, then straightened his clothes and said goodbye to the herbalist.
The herbalist stood up and saw him off enthusiastically.
While walking out, Ren Fang asked absent-mindedly, "Where do you usually collect herbs?"
"On the mountain!"
"On the mountain?" Ren Fang was stunned and asked, "Are there any mountains nearby?"
The herbalist laughed and said, "My lord, you are really joking. Isn't the Baguan you are attacking now built between two mountains?"
Hearing this, Ren Fang's heart moved, and he asked anxiously, "Are you going to the mountains of Fengguo to collect herbs?"