Pirate Song

Gao Huaiyuan walked in front of the team. A team of 300 people escorted dozens of carts of food, grass, tents and other items. After leaving Daye County, they slowly moved towards Ezhou.

A few days ago, Gao Huaiyuan suddenly received news that the Jin Kingdom brazenly sent out several troops in April to attack the Southern Song Dynasty. Gao Huaiyuan originally knew that the pig-headed emperor of the Jin Kingdom would do such stupid things, but because he did not know this pig-headed emperor very well.

When the emperor would move, he was still a little surprised when he learned the news. It seemed to come earlier than he expected, so he was not fully prepared.

When he heard about this, Gao Huaiyuan immediately arranged for Wohu Village to speed up preparations, and immediately left Wohu Village with Xue Yan and rushed to the county seat.

Only when we arrived at the county seat did we know that this time the Jin soldiers attacked the Song Dynasty, and the Southern Song Dynasty was relatively well prepared. As soon as the war broke out, Zhao Fangfang, who was Hubei's pacification envoy at the time, immediately ordered all parts of Hubei to recruit strong men to join the army to fight against the Jin Dynasty.

Ezhou was the closest, so it took the brunt of the attack and was ordered to mobilize villagers to escort grain, fodder and other materials to support the Song army in their fight against the Jin Dynasty.

After receiving Zhao Fang's order, County Magistrate Liu did not dare to neglect, so he immediately asked County Lieutenant Wang to summon all the village chiefs, household heads, and elders to the county government for discussion.

And Gao Huaiyuan happened to be a senior citizen, so naturally he was among them and was called to the county government office.

As soon as Gao Huaiyuan arrived at the county government office, he met Capt. Xing who had just returned from outside. As soon as Capt. Xing saw Gao Huaiyuan, he secretly took him to a place where no one was paying attention and told him: "This time the county is recruiting

The people of Zhuang are joining the army to fight against the Jin Dynasty. Master Gao, please don’t come forward. Don’t come forward in this matter!"

Gao Huaiyuan frowned, but he was still very grateful to Capt. Xing. After all, he treated him as a friend, otherwise he wouldn't have told him these words, so he nodded and thanked Capt. Xing and followed him into the Yamen.

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After hearing the news, the elders in each township were shocked. They thought that the Jin Kingdom was really unstoppable. The last time the Song and Jin Dynasties went to war was just a few years ago, and it came again so soon.

No one can live anymore!

When the war started, Daye County was ordered to recruit 500 strong men to accompany the army as auxiliary troops to help resist the Jin Dynasty. Daye County originally had 50 permanent archers, who were led by Wang Xianwei, and the remaining 450 strong men were

, each township must bear the responsibility, and it is required to select a chief to lead these townships to escort the grain and grass to Ezhou to join the army.

For a time, the chiefs of the townships were complaining. They could send out troops, but they must not be allowed to lead the troops. This time, they were going to fight with the imperial army with real swords and guns. Otherwise, their lives would be in danger.

, so no one dares to be the first person.

In the end, after struggling for a long time, no one came forward. Gao Huaiyuan was so angry that he gasped. The country was in danger. However, these rich local squires did not want to serve the country and passed the blame to each other in order to hide at home and enjoy happiness. This kind of folk custom is really frustrating.

Gao Huaiyuan was extremely disappointed.

Liu Zhi County is relatively weak in this aspect. Seeing that no one took the lead in this task, he couldn't help but look at Gao Huaiyuan who was standing behind him, but he immediately rejected his idea. Gao Huaiyuan was still an official no matter what.

As a young man of the family, if he were to send him by name, he would probably offend his father, Gao Jian, which would not be beautiful.

When Liu Zhi County was in trouble, Gao Huaiyuan finally couldn't help but stepped forward, took the job, and promised to send out a hundred strong men from the township under his jurisdiction. The rest of the people saw that someone was coming forward, and he was a young man, so

Everyone was overjoyed and quickly expressed that recruiting young men would not be a problem.

When Liu Zhixian saw the critical moment, it was Gao Huaiyuan who came forward to solve this problem for him. He was very grateful, so he asked Gao Huaiyuan to go back and make preparations, and then led these village warriors to Ezhou to join the army.

This was not the one he asked Gao Huaiyuan to go to by name, but Gao Huaiyuan himself. Then he couldn't help his father Gao Jian to blame him when he found out about it later. Liu Zhixian secretly rejoiced that this trouble was finally solved.

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However, Gao Huaiyuan was not polite to County Magistrate Liu. He did not have enough weapons on hand. Since he had taken on this job, he would not be willing to do anything without getting some benefits from the county. So after deciding on this matter, he opened his mouth wide and started from

The county government extorted a batch of weapons and armor, which was enough to at least arm the village warriors under its jurisdiction.

Next, he immediately returned to the Gaojiazhuang area and asked Li Zheng and the head of the household to help select fifty young and strong local warriors. These people were all people who had recently followed him to practice martial arts, and they were considered to be forces he could control.

, it will be easier to use at that time. After mobilizing these local warriors, Gao Huaiyuan distributed the armor to them and divided them into three groups, twenty spearmen, twenty sword and shield bearers, and ten archers.

, each went home to prepare, and left Daye County with him three days later.

As for the remaining fifty places, he did not show his cards among the households, but kept them all for himself. He selected the fifty strongest young people from the young people in Crouching Tiger Village. The reason why he chose this time

The reason why I accepted this job so enthusiastically is to let my young villagers see what a battlefield is, test the results of my training over a long period of time, and at the same time give them some experience.

Originally, he didn't want Huang Yan and Zhou Hao to go with him, but wanted to keep them at home to look after his house. After all, they both had parents and brothers. If something went wrong, Gao Huaiyuan would

They are also afraid of not being able to explain to their parents.

But when the two of them heard Gao Huaiyuan's words, they became anxious on the spot. Huang Yan didn't join hands with Gao Huaiyuan to suppress the bandits last time, but this time they didn't let him go with the army, so they threw dishes and bowls and hanged themselves and wiped their necks.

He tried all his skills, even his father Huang Zhenchen couldn't persuade him, and he couldn't be put in solitary confinement. After all the trouble, Gao Huaiyuan finally agreed to him in desperation.

Zhou Hao didn't make a fuss. He just packed his bags silently and told Gao Huaiyuan that if Gao Huaiyuan didn't take him there, he would go with him. Gao Huaiyuan shook his head, knowing that Zhou Hao's temper meant that he meant what he said.

So, rather than letting him run away by himself, it was better to take him on the road! So I had no choice but to agree.

Things at home are easy to talk about. Xue Yan is still staying at the old house. Liu Er is in charge of Crouching Tiger Village, with Zhou Laowu, Zhou Yi and Jiang Peng as assistants, responsible for taking care of things in Crouching Tiger Village. Business matters are naturally

Huang Zhen is responsible, so he has nothing to worry about.

As for Liu'er, she was naturally reluctant to give up, but she also knew that she could not persuade Gao Huaiyuan. This matter was a done deal. The county government had already decided it and could not change it, so she secretly shed tears for Gao Huaiyuan.

Huaiyuan and the others prepared their luggage.

When Zhou Botong and Lu Laoshi saw that Gao Huaiyuan was about to go on an expedition, they worked overtime to make ten Liuyun scimitars and gave them to Gao Huaiyuan. The leather armors were also made by Liu and other female relatives, and finally they were ready before the expedition.

Complete, these leather armors reinforced with iron sheets, although not as majestic as the military armor, are not inferior in terms of protective power, especially the penetration of bows and arrows, and the defensive capabilities are even stronger.

The main thing is that these leather armors are not eye-catching in appearance at all, and if they are worn out, they will not attract anyone's attention. This is exactly the effect Gao Huaiyuan wants to achieve.

Three days later, Gao Huaiyuan led the fifty people to leave Crouching Tiger Village, met fifty village warriors from Gaojiazhuang at the old house, and put the weapons and armor in the village where the rich families of Gaojiazhuang collectively paid for them.

The two carts given to them rushed to the county seat.

At first, the village heroes looked down upon the fifty young men brought by Gao Huaiyuan, thinking that they were just trying to make up for their numbers. However, after they got on the road, these village heroes discovered the difference between Gao Huaiyuan and the fifty young men.

Although they were young, they were very disciplined. They strictly followed Gao Huaiyuan's instructions along the way, and their food and drinks were kept in an orderly manner without any disorder. No one chatted nonsense during the march. Compared with people like myself, it was really impressive.

It made them quite ashamed.

After arriving at the county seat, these village warriors from Gaojiazhuang began to be infected by these young men and began to become more orderly. According to Gao Huaiyuan's request, they rested outside the city and waited for Gao Huaiyuan's further instructions.

, not for anything else, just for the sake of face, adults like them don’t want to be looked down upon by these teenagers.

When Gao Huaiyuan arrived at the county government office, a group of village warriors from various townships had already gathered around the place. Most of these village warriors did not come voluntarily, but they were forced to go out on this errand.

So most of the time I was in a very unhappy mood, cursing in private and looking unhappy.

After Gao Huaiyuan passed by Liu Zhixian and others, he handed over the roster from them. Because Wang County Lieutenant wanted to feel the presence of the Ezhou camp first, Wang County Lieutenant himself first brought fifty archers and one hundred and fifty villagers.

Yong went out first and signed in at the camp, while Gao Huaiyuan made a hard trip and took the rest of the people to escort the heavy supplies of food and fodder and then rushed to the Ezhou camp.

They don't dare to underestimate Gao Huaiyuan now. They have seen Gao Huaiyuan's calmness and ability after working together several times, and they believe that Gao Huaiyuan can do these things well.

With Liu Zhixian and others seeing him off, Gao Huaiyuan took over the remaining 200 township warriors from other townships, picked up the dozens of carts filled with grain, left Daye County, and rushed to the Ezhou camp.

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Gao Huaiyuan had already been mentally prepared for this trip, and was thinking about where he would follow the Song Army to deal with the Jin Army along the way.

Judging from the news he has learned so far, this time the Jin Army mobilized two armies to invade the Song Dynasty. The East Route Army sent troops from Henan and directed towards Guangshan, Luoshan, Dingcheng and other counties, intimidating the Yangtze River line in Xiangyang, while the West Route Army

The army sent troops from Shaanxi to attack Sichuan. This formed a two-front attack, hoping to break through the natural dangers of the Southern Song Dynasty from the middle and upper reaches of the Yangtze River and seek the territory of the Southern Song Dynasty.

As for the specific battle situation, Gao Huaiyuan didn't know, and he had to inquire in detail after arriving in Ezhou. But at this time, Gao Huaiyuan knew that Jin Xuanzong's invasion of Song Dynasty had the same ending as the last Song Ningzong's Kaixi Northern Expedition.

Although the Southern Song Dynasty is weak now, the Jin Kingdom is not much stronger. Otherwise, even Xixia would not dare to bully their Jin Kingdom, let alone Genghis Khan's Mongolian army. The two sides fought to the end, and no one could do anything to the other.

The national strength of the two countries was wasted in vain, and after this war, the Kingdom of Jin will be completely destroyed. This is history, and no one can stop it now!

Speaking of which, Gao Huaiyuan is now the leader of the Xiangyong in Daye County, but among the three hundred Xiangyong, only one hundred people from Gaojiazhuang and Wohuzhuang really obey his orders, and the other two hundred are simply

They were a ragtag group of people who didn't even have decent weapons and armor. Ever since they left Daye County, these guys had been grumbling and dragging their feet. After walking only a few miles, they were clamoring for a rest, which made Gao Huaiyuan smile bitterly.

Shaking his head, if he led this group of people into battle to kill the enemy, he thought it would be better to quickly grease the soles of his feet and run away, otherwise, he would definitely be killed by these guys.

And what makes Gao Huaiyuan even more unhappy is that in Daye County, which is so large, he can be regarded as a leader, but so far he has not even picked up a bad horse, they are all a group of infantry, the best ones used to pull carts.

There were only a few mules, and the rest were donkeys. There were even a few carts with oxen on them. It can be seen that the Southern Song Dynasty was already short of horses. Gao Huaiyuan originally wanted to get horses and ride them.

He tried his best to show off his power, but in the end he failed to get what he wanted. Huang Yan prepared a mule for him to serve as his mount, but Gao Huaiyuan refused. If he rode a mule into battle, he would probably be laughed at!

In the past, he only knew that there was a shortage of horses in the Southern Song Dynasty, but after arriving in this era, he realized that it was not a lie. He had been here for more than two years, but he had not seen many horses. However, he was not surprised by this because

It is not easy to raise horses in the south, and there are only four countries bordering the Southern Song Dynasty, one is the Jin Kingdom, one is Tubo, one is Dali Kingdom, and the remaining one is the Annan Li Dynasty in South Vietnam.

Needless to say, the Jin Kingdom is short of horses now, and they have a feud with the Song Dynasty. Although the two countries have a negotiation, the Jin Kingdom strictly restricts the export of horses. If the Song Dynasty wants to buy horses from the Jin Kingdom, it is undoubtedly seeking the skin of a tiger!

Tubo does produce horses, but the Tubo people have been wary of the Central Plains for generations, so even if there is a market, they are still unwilling to send horses to the Song Dynasty. Needless to mention the Annan and Li Dynasties, let alone whether the relationship is good or not, they also

There were not many horses imported to the Southern Song Dynasty. The only way left was the Dali Kingdom. Every year, the Song Dynasty consumed huge financial resources to import horses from the Dali Kingdom. Moreover, these Dali horses were short in stature and were not suitable for use as war horses. But even so

, the Southern Song Dynasty could only purchase a small number of horses from Dali State every year, and all of them were used in the army. If the Song army has the most horses, it is also in Sichuan. There are not many horses in the Song army in the Jinghu area, so Gao Huaiyuan

It is basically impossible to get a horse.

Therefore, Gao Huaiyuan could only follow the team on foot obediently. Now he can be regarded as a standard infantryman.

Looking at the group of local warriors dragging them all the way, Gao Huaiyuan felt more and more unhappy, so he finally couldn't restrain himself, got really angry, ordered the team to stop advancing, and gathered about 300 people together.

"Gao Mou wants to ask you all, do you know why you are going to Ezhou today?" Gao Huaiyuan stood on a large car, looking coldly at the two hundred swaying village heroes below, and asked them

arrive.

The people below looked at Gao Huaiyuan sideways and ignored him. No one paid any attention to him. Gao Huaiyuan was secretly angry, but he still controlled his emotions and said to them: "If you don't want to say it, then I will say it for you."

Well, this time we are going to assist the imperial army to fight against the Jin soldiers! We are going to defend our country! And your performance along the way really makes Gao Mou feel chilled! If you go to participate in the war like this, please forgive Gao Mou for his blunt words.

You are looking for death! If this is the case, you might as well find a place to hang yourself, and at least end up with a whole corpse!" Gao Huaiyuan couldn't help but become acrimonious as he spoke.

When he said this, the group of people below became unhappy. At this time, a strong man stood in the crowd and sneered: "You rich people don't know anything. It's just the lives of us common people. I beg you."

Our own glory and wealth are nothing more than our own volition. We are not voluntarily going to be soldiers with nothing to do. We all have families and families, and we can’t take care of our own land. How would we want to be soldiers and fight! If it weren’t for the pressure of you guys

If we go to die, then only a ghost would be willing to go! Hehe!"

Gao Huaiyuan's sharp eyes saw this arrogant strong man at a glance, and he remembered his face in his heart, and sneered: "So you think that Gao is just a standout because he wants to be an official, go ahead."

Are you fighting?"

"That's not certain!..." Many people muttered at this moment. Their words immediately aroused the anger of Gao Huaiyuan's fifty young men, so they immediately started cursing under the leadership of Huang Yan. The following

It immediately became chaotic.

Gao Huaiyuan was so angry that he pointed at them and cursed: "You are judging a gentleman with a villain's heart! Now the country is in danger, whether you like it or not, you have the responsibility to protect the country. Think about it.

Look, if the Jin people cross the river, how can you still live and work in peace and contentment at home? Since you are so ignorant of praise, let me tell you, since you let me lead the troops today, then I have the final say here, and you can't let you be arrogant.

!If anyone is dissatisfied, come over now. As long as you defeat me, I will give way to you! If you are not convinced, just be honest with me and do whatever I say. Otherwise,

Mr. Gao will lead me to the army. When the time comes, don't blame me for not thinking about my neighbors!" After saying this, he jumped out of the cart and stood in front of everyone.

Originally, because of Gao Huaiyuan's young age, these village heroes looked down upon him. After hearing what he said, they immediately started booing and laughing.

But Gao Huaiyuan's men quit. When Huang Yan lined up, fifty young men stood up with weapons and formed five horizontal lines behind Gao Huaiyuan. Each of them glared at these local braves who didn't know how to praise them with an angry look on their faces.

, and the fifty village heroes in Gaojiazhuang hesitated for a moment, feeling that Gao Huaiyuan was one of theirs, and they felt ashamed to be looked down upon and bullied by the village heroes from other villages, so after hesitating for a moment, they automatically lined up behind the youth team.

They formed a team, especially the youth team, which emitted a murderous aura and rushed towards the mob on the opposite side, immediately dampening their arrogance.

Gao Huaiyuan looked at them and sneered: "What? No one has the courage to come out and compete with me?" dd