Chao Gai pretended to be embarrassed: "This is not easy to deal with. We are implementing emergency military orders, but we cannot let you live. In this way, we will enter the Jingxing Mountain Area east, and there is a large horse gang that specializes in collecting refugees. You can go over and try your luck."

"Thank you, sir."

These people thanked each other and walked away.

In fact, most of the refugees who were let go back to An Shirong. It was not because they liked to be the rebels, but because they had no way to go and always had to eat.

The army rested on that day and chose an open area to set up camp.

Chao Gai restrained all the troops from being on duty, except for patrols and on duty, and those who violated the order were strictly prohibited from going out for refuge.

The Western cavalry were a little disappointed. The Western military discipline was quite good and they would not kill and set fire to the people, but it would definitely be inevitable to get some food and drink.

However, the army really had no shortage of food and drink, and soon a caravan sent more than a dozen pigs.

Chao Gai didn't keep it, and he distributed it to reward the three armies.

Zhao Ling's troops lost more than a hundred people, which was somewhat regretful, and dozens of war horses were also killed.

The Western cavalry had a lot of affection for horses. They did not eat horse meat, but buried the dead war horses like comrades.

Next to the fire, the group sang and danced while eating meat.

Although the northwestern men and Shandong men speak different dialects, the movements of drinking and eating meat are unified.

It is strictly forbidden to drink alcohol in the army, but after the war, drinking some alcohol will help relieve your mood.

Li Kui was depressed next to Chao Gai: "Brother, I didn't work hard when fighting today. I will charge forward next time I will fight."

Liu Tang smiled and said, "You stupid guy, you can't be shot into a hornet's nest even if you charge forward. How great is you following your brother."

Li Kui turned his head over, looking like he was too lazy to pay attention to you.

"It's OK, but you have to wear leather and paper armor for double protection, and follow Liu Tang's sword and shield soldiers. You can't run too far alone, as you can easily get injured."

"Ah, it's like this hot day, wearing two pieces of armor, wouldn't it be like sweating profusely?"

"If you are afraid of heat, don't go. It is very dangerous to not wear armor when fighting. A real man is not afraid of thousands of troops, but he is afraid of a strong arm. A strong arm refers to a bow and arrow. If you bite your mouth, you will be injured at the least, and if you are severe, you will die."

Li Kui slapped his chest carelessly: "I, Li Kui, are not afraid of death, they are just playing with their lives, they have thick skin and thick flesh."

"You are not afraid of death. What should you do if your wife is at home? So you must wear the armor well, not to mention that you have the soldiers who have led the army, and you don't wear the armor well yourself. How can you arrange the soldiers?"

As he spoke, Zhao Ling came over and took the bowl and left, very respectfully.

"Chao Tuanlian, can I ask you something? I see why the armor in your team is so strange? It's not leather armor or iron armor."

"This is all forced to do. This is armor made of paper pounding. Because we are a village corps, we are not allowed to wear iron armor, so we have to use paper armor. This kind of paper armor is hard and light, so we can wear it. Its protective power is stronger than leather armor, but it is far less than iron armor."

Chao Gai took a set of paper armor shot by the bow and arrow, and found that the arrows were stuck on the paper armor, so he still had protection.

"The armor of brother Pang's cavalry war horses is also paper armor?"

"Yes, they are all paper armor, which is very light and has a certain protective power. However, paper armor is most afraid of continuous rain, and there will be losses when encountered."

"You have to cherish any armor, not to mention that I feel like it's okay to see this kind of paper armor slightly raining. I don't know where Chao Tuan ordered this paper armor from, so I want to buy some."

"Well, this is produced by my papermaking workshop. Although it is paper armor, it is a little more expensive than leather armor."

"This is naturally. Life-saving things are not cheap. When the war here stabilizes, I will apply for a batch of funds and try buying some."

"Brother Zhao is so kind to say this. Wan Chun, get a set of spare paper armor for Brother Zhao."

"Okay."

Pang Wanchun took a set of generals and handed them to Zhao Ling with paper armor. Although it was paper armor, the generals' paper armor was wrapped in brass edges, and they looked very beautiful and shiny.

"Thank you, Lord Chao, and thank you Brother Pang."

Zhao Ling happily left with the paper armor.

Xiao Rang next to him thought: "Brother, Zhao Ling has iron armor on his body, so he naturally can't use paper armor. He may imitate it when he goes back."

Chao Gai shook his head: "It's okay, it's easy to imitate paper armor, but it's almost impossible for them to keep the cost as low as ours."

Xiao Rang understood that Chaojiazhuang papermaking workshop uses steam engine crushing, beating, and paper armor briquetting, which is also semi-mechanized, which is low in cost and good quality.

It is not easy for the Western Army to imitate it.

After no words all night, An Shirong's army did not come to steal the camp.

In fact, An Shirong knew the depth after hitting 1 meter in the daytime, and was also scared.

This group of people cannot be messed with. The infantry don’t know what they use, it will spit fire and be powerful.

The cavalry's bows and arrows are so accurate. A group of such good shooters are amazing. An Shirong didn't dare to fight the generals at all.

What's more, the two thousand cavalry of the Western Army were needed. Although both sides suffered casualties, their own side still suffered a lot of losses.

So An Shirong retracted the county town and stopped attacking, but just reported the horse to the King Tian Hu in Taiyuan.

Besides, Chao Gai's army was speechless all night and was heading early in the morning. The army ignored the provosts around Anshi Rong's army and headed straight for Qinzhou.

Qinzhou is on the east side of Taiyuan and can be regarded as the rear of the enemy.

An Shirong was puzzled when he received the report: "What's the situation? Chao Gai is a famous figure in the world. Why did he go in even though he knew that it was a situation where he would be surrounded by all sides?"

Wang Ji, the subordinate general, reminded: "General, I heard that Shan Shiqi and Chao Gai are good friends. Did Chao Gai lead his army to save Shan Shiqi?"

An Shirong suddenly realized that Tian Bao led 8,000 troops to Qinzhou County, with the purpose of conquering Shan Shiqi.

Shan Shiqi is a local big family with thousands of people under his command, and as a wealthy family, he has accumulated a lot of wealth.

But Shan Shiqi was unmoved and ignored Tian Bao at all.

Recently, Tian Bao lost his patience and decided to snatch the food from Shanjiazhuang.

It has been half a month since the beginning of autumn. The sorghum in the fields is red, the millet bent over, and the harvest is in sight.

At this time, Shanjiazhuang was also extremely critical.

Tian Hujun began to get ready, that morning.

An emergency war drum was sounded in Shanjiazhuang Square, and all the people took action.

The elderly, women, and children guard the village.

The men picked up their sickles, pulled the mules out of the village, and began to harvest food.

Shan Shiqi selected: "This year, I don't want the food in my field. I will take it back and all of it will be distributed to everyone. I will collect the food in my family's good field first, and then collect everyone's food."
Chapter completed!