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Zhao Hanzhang patted her head and said, "I'll take you with me next time. This time I'll go explore the way for you first. You can protect your mother at home."

After saying that, he looked at Mrs. Wang, nodded to her and said, "I'm leaving, please take care of yourself."

Wang's tears fell, "I thought things would get better when I returned to Runan, but who knew the war would come here."

Zhao Hanzhang wiped her tears and said, "Auntie, how can there be a pure land in this world now? Don't worry, I will come back safely."

Fu Tinghan also put on his armor, which was a bit heavy and he was not used to it. He walked over to Zhao Hanzhang and stood at the foot of the steps waiting for her.

Zhao Hanzhang saw him, nodded to Wang, and walked towards Fu Tinghan with his sword.

She reached out and handed him the sword.

Fu Tinghan looked at the long sword in her hand and paused before taking it, "I'm not very good with swords."

"It's okay, it's just for your self-defense. It's better to have someone who can take advantage of you than nothing at all."

Fu Tinghan put away his sword and went with Zhao Hanzhang to meet the assembled troops.

Ji Ping had already returned from the county town. He said: "My subordinates took a walk around the county town and even inquired with the people from the county government, but they didn't know who the enemy troops were or how many there were. When I came back, I saw Mr. Ji entered the county government office."

Zhao Hanzhang nodded, looked at the time and said, "Wait a moment for Mr. Ji. If he doesn't come back after half an hour, we'll leave first."

"yes."

Zhao Ju came up and said, "Girl, we have all been gathered, a total of 780 people."

He paused and then asked: "Do you want to recruit all the strong men in the manor?"

Zhao Hanzhang thought for a while and then shook his head, "I didn't say that I was going to do a part when I took them in. They have just entered the manor not long ago and are not loyal enough. Letting them go to the battlefield at this time will do more harm than good."

Once the first person escapes, the morale of the army will be weakened.

"Moreover, they have not been trained. They will die on the battlefield. It is just a life in vain. Let them stay in the manor." Zhao Hanzhang pondered for a moment and then said: "Let's go, I will go with you to see them."

Because he was not sure how many people Zhao Hanzhang wanted to take away, Zhao Ju summoned all the adults in the manor. Zhao Tong was currently comforting the frightened villagers.

Seeing Zhao Hanzhang, the villagers slowly calmed down and looked back at her with solemn expressions.

Zhao Hanzhang's eyes swept across their faces inch by inch, and he said loudly: "I'm leaving. I'm going to save my tribe, and also to save us!"

She said: "After Xiping, we will go to Shangcai. Once Xiping is breached, the enemy troops entering Shangcai will be like entering an uninhabited land. And our manor does not even have a barrier, so they will have no choice but to wait for death. Are you willing?"

Zhuang Ding replied in a low voice: "I'm not willing to give in."

Zhao Hanzhang shouted loudly: "In addition to you, there are also your parents, wives, children, brothers and sisters in this manor. I ask you, are you willing to wait for death?"

"I won't give in! I won't give in!" The villagers' hearts trembled when she shouted, and they couldn't help shouting back to her.

"Very good, then you stay here to guard the manor and your family!" Zhao Hanzhang said: "Shangcai is a good place. There is land and water here. The house we just built and the life we ​​settled down must not be allowed. It's been destroyed like this! Do you dare to defend this place?"

"Keep, keep—"

Zhao Hanzhang nodded slightly and turned to Zhao Tongtong: "I'll leave the manor to you. If you have any questions, please contact Mr. Ji."

Zhao Hanzhang turned around and went to meet the assembled troops. They were all ready. Unlike the villagers, they knew that this day would come since they decided to make a tribe.

Zhao Hanzhang also knew that they knew, but he still wanted to say: "When we go to Xiping, we are not only fighting for Xiping and Shangcai, but we are also fighting for us!"

She said: "You have been training for a while, and this is your chance to test you. I just hope you remember that on the battlefield, those who do not listen to orders are the first to die, and then they are the ones who fear the dead. I ask you, Are you afraid of death?"

"Don't be afraid, don't be afraid!"

Zhao Hanzhang nodded with satisfaction, looked at the time, felt it was almost time, waved his hand and said: "Let's go!"

Fu An brought the horse over, and Zhao Hanzhang and Fu Tinghan got on the horse.

They don't have many horses, only fifty-eight, and the rest are all infantry, and they rely on two legs to travel.

Zhao Hanzhang kicked the horse in the belly and ran at the front at a high speed. Fu Tinghan ran beside her and said, "How do you plan to fight?"

"We'll talk about it when we get to the place, but we only have this few manpower, and we definitely can't go head-to-head." After finishing his words, Zhao Hanzhang looked at the soldiers and horses running in front of him, and exclaimed: "It seems that there are more soldiers and horses than this."

Ji Yuan came with two hundred men, including more than twenty horses.

After the two sides approached, they stopped. Ji Yuan and Chang Ning came forward with one person, "Sanniang, the county ruler is righteous and decided to send troops and horses to assist Xiping."

Zhao Hanzhang lowered his voice and asked, "Just this amount of manpower?"

Ji Yuan also lowered his voice, "It's quite a lot. There aren't many soldiers in Shangcai County, so he has to leave some of them to guard the city gate. But I'm going this time for more than just a man."

He cleared his throat and said loudly: "The county master knows that the girl also intends to go to Xiping for rescue, but she lacks weapons and horses, so he wrote a special handwritten letter, allowing you to go to the racecourse to get horses, and give you a hundred sets of armaments."

When Zhao Hanzhang heard this, his eyes lit up slightly.

Does she lack someone now?

What she lacks now is military equipment. Mr. Ji knows her well.

The racecourse was a bit far away from their manor, but it was on the way to Xiping, so Ji Yuan only brought a hundred sets of combat preparations, and they had to get the horses themselves.

Zhao Hanzhang waved her hand and asked Zhao Ju to take the people up to prepare for the war. She stepped aside and expressed her great gratitude to Chang Ning, and also took advantage of the situation to show that the credit this time belonged to the righteous Magistrate Chai.

Chang Ning smiled and said: "Zhao Sanniang is polite. It is Sanniang who is the righteous one. It is the county king who should thank Sanniang."

He glanced at Ji Yuan and said, "So please rest assured, Sanniang, we will take good care of Mrs. Zhao and Erlangjun."

Zhao Hanzhang looked at Ji Yuan.

Ji Yuan stepped forward and whispered: "They wanted Er Niangzi and Er Lang to live in the city as hostages. Ji Yuan boldly agreed on Sanniang's behalf."

Zhao Hanzhang glanced at Ji Yuan and said almost inaudibly: "Sir, you understand very well."

Ji Yuan also lowered his voice and replied: "The first thing to do is obey the authority. Isn't it because Tan Zhong doesn't understand this principle, so the second prince missed his first opportunity to win over the people since he became the patriarch?"

"You know how to draw inferences from one instance." Zhao Hanzhang did not blame him, but took two steps back and saluted him, "My mother and my little brother have a husband to trust."

Ji Yuan hurriedly bowed in return, "Zi Yuan will do his best to live up to the girl's trust."

Zhao Hanzhang said in front of Chang Ning: "I will not let you down and the county king. Please tell the county king to listen to my good news in Shangcai City."

No matter whether it works or not, blow off the cowhide first and calm everyone's hearts.

See you tomorrow