Chapter 778: Zhang Cheng

Ye City, the army entered, flags fluttering.

Looking at the large banners rolling in the wind, many Hu people showed expressions of fear.

Because he represented the former "lower-class people" standing up again.

In the government office, Zhang Cheng was watching the officials beside him organizing documents.

However, just as he was about to count the household registration of Ye City, Deng Qiang walked in quickly and said, "General, there is not enough grain in the city!"

"Not enough grain?"

Turning his head to look at Deng Qiang beside him, Zhang Cheng was shocked to hear this.

You must know, when Shi Hu was still around, he had been conscripting a large amount of grain from the North to attack Eastern Jin, but why was there no grain?

This was not a few thousand or tens of thousands, but millions of shi!

"General, before you came, the grain and fodder had already been sold to Eastern Jin merchants by Shi Zun and others to raise money for recruiting troops!"

Hearing Zhang Cheng's questioning, the young official beside him explained immediately.

"So that's how it is?"

Silent for a long time, Zhang Cheng couldn't help but say, "How many days can the grain in the army last?"

"Less than half a month. Can we ask Xiangguo for grain?"

Looking at Zhang Cheng, Deng Qiang asked immediately.

And hearing Deng Qiang's words, Zhang Cheng said seriously, "The General is in the North resisting the Yuwen Xianbei Murong clan; do you think he has grain to support us?"

"Then if there is no grain, what should we do?"

Looking at Zhang Cheng, Deng Qiang was shocked at this moment.

Because if there was no grain, then what would happen next, he simply didn't dare to think about it!

Silent for a moment, Zhang Cheng turned his head and said, "Since you know there is no grain, why are you not panicked?"

"Actually, there is grain in the city, it just depends on whether the General is willing to borrow it!"

Looking at Zhang Cheng's gaze, the young official explained.

"You mean that group of bald donkeys?"

Hearing the young official's words, Zhang Cheng immediately understood who he was talking about.

After all, although Shi Hu was good at killing and was a bastard, who knew that this bastard actually believed in Buddha?

And everyone must not think that the Buddha represented here is a good person!

You must know, in Later Zhao, this group of monks didn't engage in production and even possessed a large amount of land and tenant farmers.

Moreover, the monks who accompanied Shi Hu even used the excuse of him having nightmares to believe that it was because he hadn't suppressed the Han people enough, which led to constant nightmares!

So, you tell me, should this group of bastards die or not!

"Pass my military order: Red Liang Army, cut down the mountains and destroy the temples, all monks must be re-registered in the household register; if there are any omissions, the entire temple will be exterminated!"

Giving the order coldly, Zhang Cheng had no pity in his eyes at this moment.

"General, this won't be good for your reputation!"

Looking at Zhang Cheng in shock, Deng Qiang never expected that his order would be like this.

"Do it, Deng Qiang. For the sake of the commoners, a little infamy is nothing; I can handle it!"

Patting Deng Qiang's shoulder, Zhang Cheng smiled and spoke.

And hearing Zhang Cheng say this, Deng Qiang nodded immediately and said, "I understand, General!"

Turning and leaving, Deng Qiang held his long sword, his eyes full of ruthlessness.

But just after Deng Qiang left, Li Nong also rushed in. He said as soon as he entered, "The grain in the army is not enough for half a month, why did you let Deng Qiang distribute it to the commoners below?"

"Rest assured, there will be grain soon!"

Looking at Li Nong indifferently, Zhang Cheng smiled. "Where will the grain come from? Around Ye City, where is there any grain? Don't you know that the commoners of the Central Plains have suffered enough?"

Questioning Zhang Cheng, Li Nong's face showed astonishment.

"The commoners suffer, but that group of monks doesn't suffer! Therefore, for the sake of the commoners, this General will make them suffer a little now!"

Speaking indifferently, Zhang Cheng sat in the chair and took out the battle report sent from Xiangguo.

And when he saw that Ran Min had already engaged with the Yuwen Xianbei Murong clan, a haze flickered in his eyes.

Because Ran Min had actually won three battles in a row, beating the Yuwen Xianbei Murong clan to the point of not daring to step across Jizhou!

"Showing weakness to the enemy? Or is there a calculation?"

Looking at the battle report, Zhang Cheng was not in Jizhou and couldn't guess the situation at all, but Ran Min could fight—this was an indisputable fact!

In history, the most famous hundred-man slayers are Xiang Yu, Ran Min, Xia Luzhi, and Yang Zaixing!

If you want to say how fierce Ran Min was, please refer to Murong Ke's lineup: one hundred thousand cavalry, but they were hammered by Ran Min leading infantry!

Although the name of these infantry was the Qihuo Army, you cannot deny one thing: when you see Ran Min on the battlefield, it proves that you are about to be finished!

"You want to move that group of monks? Are you crazy? You must know, they have been in Ye City for so long, how could they not have countermeasures!"

Looking at Zhang Cheng, Li Nong was shocked.

Because Zhang Cheng didn't want his reputation anymore?

How should one describe the status of the monk group in the chaotic world? It was quite huge!

After all, people were looking for spiritual sustenance, even the bastard Shi Hu of Later Zhao believed, so why wouldn't you?

"Then let them come, this General is waiting here!"

Roaring loudly, Zhang Cheng looked at Li Nong, his eyes full of disdain.

!

He was a person who never believed in Buddha, even in the prosperous age thousands of years later!

Because he knew too clearly how the so-called peace came about. The predecessors used their blood and muddy feet; what they stepped on was not praise, but the corpses of enemies!

Peace is established by generals, but generals are not allowed to see peace.

How many predecessors had never seen hope before they fell before dawn?

They had thought of despair, thought of the destruction of their race, but they never thought of surrendering, so man can conquer heaven; no one could say in front of him that Buddha represents everything!

"Stir it up, just stir it up, stir Ye City into chaos, make the people miserable, at worst, I, Li Nong, will play with my life with you!"

Leaving angrily, Li Nong looked at Zhang Cheng and roared.

And looking at Li Nong's back, the scholar beside him said, "General, don't you need to explain to General Li?"

"I'm running out, who do I need to explain to!"

Standing up, Zhang Cheng waved his hand and said, "Pass the order: within a range of five hundred miles of Ye City, cut down the mountains and destroy the temples! I want all monks to go back to the fields and farm!"

"Yes, General!"

Hearing Zhang Cheng's words, the soldiers behind him turned and left immediately.

Inside Ye City, in a certain temple,

When the commoners learned of the arrival of the Red Liang Army, their eyes were immediately filled with shock.

Because they didn't know why the Red Liang Army would come here; did that heroic general also believe in Buddha?

But before the commoners could be curious, the Red Liang Army had already begun to draw their swords.

Just as many women were brought out, the commoners boiled over immediately, because among them were their daughters and wives who had been missing for a long time!

"Thieving monks, it seems you have done quite a lot!"

Looking at the monk beside him, Deng Qiang's face was full of mockery.

Because who would dare to believe that in the largest temple in Ye City, such a thing would actually happen?

"General, you are doing this now, aren't you afraid that after a hundred years, it will be difficult to ascend to the Western Paradise?"

Looking at Deng Qiang with hatred, the monk cursed immediately.

"A hundred years? If I can live to a hundred, I would thank you! But after a hundred years, I will raise the flag in the underworld with the General! And kill you again!"

Looking at the monk beside him, Deng Qiang's face was full of playful smiles, and then he said, "Execute!"

Escorting the monk forward, the messenger shouted loudly, "By the Red Liang Army's order, thieving monks gathered crowds, causing chaos in Ye City, now execute them all..."

"Clatter!"

The broadswords slashed down, and countless heads rolled on the ground.

Looking at this shocking scene, although the commoners were a bit bewildered, in the next second they shouted loudly.

Because if it weren't for the Red Liang Army, they wouldn't know where their wives and daughters had gone at all!

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