Gentlemen, listen to the sword chant

Chapter 115 The Locust Plague
After the news of Yuan Ji's betrayal, Qian Hezi sent [-] troops to encircle Zizhu Forest. Coincidentally, they were captured, and no less than ten missionaries were captured alive. This raid was very smooth and perfect.

dungeon.

It's dark.

Tick, tick.

Chen Ci woke up faintly when he heard the sound of water. He remembered that that night, the flames soared into the sky, the bamboo forest was burned, and the fire spread for several miles until the riverside.

He just woke up when he heard footsteps.

Not just one person.

After a while, a group of people came striding forward. The leader was Chizuko Honma. She was in good condition. She was over fifty years old. She was an old lady, especially in armor. She was very heroic and eye-catching.Behind him were several Japanese military officers, and a gloomy man with lowered eyebrows and nodding head. Chen Ci saw this man's appearance clearly and cursed secretly, it was Yuan Ji!
"Well, when it comes to the emperor's son-in-law, when it comes to the royal relatives of Great Liang, you are the worst. You are the worst at such a heroic age." Qian Hezi commented with contempt on his face.

Chen Ci didn't speak, just looked straight at Yuan Ji, and slowly uttered two words, "National traitor!"

"Mr. Yuan, I'm really sorry for exposing you. I'm afraid you won't be able to wash away the infamy." Qian Hezi teased.

Yuan Ji's attitude was still humble, "No matter what the commander said, so-and-so also has so-and-so's interests. The momentary infamy is nothing. Compared with the safety of the princess, the old slave has no regrets even if he dies."

He was serious.

Qian Hezi sneered, thinking that the people of Great Liang are just like this, putting on a show.

The statement was taken aback, the safety of the princess?What safety?
"what are you saying?"

"What princess?"

"What safety?"

Chen Ci made a series of inquiries, and he became a little anxious. He has been in this world for two years, and although he and the princess are only in the name of husband and wife, they have not been married yet, but this parting has always been a guilt in Chen Ci's heart.

Yuan Ji sighed and said, "My lord, betraying your position is really something I don't want to see, but there is an order from the state supervisor, no matter what, we must save the princess and not let her fall into the hands of the Dongying people. So, I had no choice but to make a bad move and use you in exchange for Her Highness the Princess. Oh, right, now that Her Highness the Princess has arrived in Qingzhou, I believe that it will be a while before she can reach the capital safely, and you don’t want Her Highness to be imprisoned, do you?”

Chen Ci breathed a sigh of relief and smiled, "I heard that the missionaries hated the court deeply. You are one of the missionaries. You have [-] disciples, all over the [-] prefectures. Why do you also become the eagle dog of the court?"

Facing the cynicism of the statement, Yuan Ji chuckled and said: "What did the son-in-law say? You were coerced and lured by the missionaries and treated as a puppet. You have been thinking about the lowly position day and night, and I want to rescue you. You are a relative of the emperor. , is one of the masters of Great Liang, could it be that he walked with the missionaries for a few days, and his faith collapsed and changed? This is not a good sign."

Chen Ci was still about to speak, but Qian Hezi was already impatient. She couldn't understand the yin and yang of Daliang's cultured people the most, so she waved her hand, "Okay, don't say a few words. This commander only gives you two choices, one, life is worse than death; two, enjoy the glory and wealth, and become the leader of Wuzhou, choose."

"Marshal, when will you Japanese pirates be able to speak beautiful words?" Chen Ci had a faint smile, what kind of leader is nothing more than a lackey and a puppet like the King of Yue.

Qian Hezi suppressed her anger and just looked at the statement.

Chen Ci was helpless, and sighed: "If you can live, who would like to die?"

"Untie."

……

In the 24th year of Tai'an, on July [-], the plague of locusts swept through Xiaxiang and rushed towards Huaiyin and Haizhou.

The news that the son-in-law Chen Ci openly defected to the enemy and betrayed the country was spread by Qian Hezi.

Honma Qianhezi decided to hold a coronation ceremony on August 24st, [-]th year of Tai'an, and support Chen Ci as the King of Wu. When the news came out, the world was in an uproar, Wu Yue was shaken, and there were many discussions.

There are different opinions about the submission of the statement.

Some people say that Chen Ci betrayed the position of the missionaries, so that the Dongying people sent [-] troops to encircle and suppress the missionaries. In the end, because of Chen Ci's meritorious service in suppressing bandits, they were recognized by the Dongying people.

Some people say that the Dongying people captured Chen Ci alive and put him under house arrest, trying to use Chen Ci's reputation as the concubine's son-in-law to gain legitimate dominance over the Wuzhou area.

Some people say that Chen Ci was greedy for life and afraid of death, and took the initiative to betray the country, just to not be so easy in troubled times.

All in all, a lot to say.

……

Huaiyin City.

After waiting for ten days, there was still no Japanese pirates coming. Lu Qian's heart finally sank. Some soldiers reported that the Japanese pirates had retreated from the Zizhu Forest, and then it was reported that the Japanese pirates surrounded and suppressed the missionaries in the Zizhu Forest and captured Chen Ci alive. It was only after hearing the news that Lu Qian realized that the Japanese pirates were not trying to attack Huaiyin with great fanfare.Later, when he learned that the Prime Minister was affected by the disaster, Xuzhou was affected by the disaster, and that locusts were about to invade Huaiyin, Lu Qian finally understood why Yanchang lost the city and left, and now he was feeling irritable.

He absolutely did not believe that Chen Ci would defect to the enemy and betray the country. The only possibility was that he was imprisoned by the Dongying people, and the Dongying people wanted to use the Chen Ci to obtain a temporary legal seat for the common people.

Second, he also began to waver, wondering if he should follow Yanchang's example and abandon the city?

But immediately, Lu Qian rejected the proposal.

A few days ago, he made a bold statement, saying that if he died in Qingshan, he would be buried in Qingshan. Now that he was killed and retired, what do the soldiers think of him?How do Huaiyin people view themselves?
If he really left, there might be countless people poking him in the back and seeing him as a villain who is greedy for life and afraid of death, no different from Yanchang and his ilk.

"Pass down our military order, order all the armies to reorganize the army, eliminate insects and save rice."

"As ordered."

……

Silent night.

Today's moon is extraordinarily round, a silver plate hangs in the air, glowing with a light yellow halo, like flowers in water.

Chen Ci sighed softly. When he came to this world, he was high-spirited. He claimed to be a dragon and phoenix among men. He wanted to use his solitary courage to burn his ambitions and realize his full military and political ideals. However, in just two years, he encountered The accident suddenly crushed his spine.Tired, too tired, I think about it, all this is just a dream, what time travel, what war, what shit, it's all nonsense, he should be lying in the hospital, not like he is now, unable to move an inch, at the mercy of others, Reduced to a puppet and cast aside by others.

At this time, the eaves loosened a little, and a masked man in black quietly climbed up, and suddenly teleported, with tricky movements, and appeared directly in front of Chen Ci, Chen Ci's pupils shrank, and he said dimly, what a delicate body No way, the man in black made a silent gesture.

"Shh."

Chen Ci silently closed his mouth, restraining his astonishment.

The man in black jumped into the room without a sound, then closed the window deftly, came to the seat and sat down, picked up the teacup and drank three bowls to himself, burped, and stretched out comfortably. Slack, seeing Chen Ci staring at him, the man in black shrank his neck and said with a smile: "My son-in-law, I have found you."

"Who are you?" Chen Ci was a little wary.

The origin of this person is unknown, and it is late at night. You must know that this is the depths of the Wu Palace, and there are nearly [-] Japanese pirates stationed outside the palace. It is absolutely impossible for a knight to break in, and it is absolutely impossible to get out alive. This person is not good-looking, how can he come to this world of hell?

The man in black took off his mask, revealing a very ordinary face full of stubble, smiled slightly, and hugged his hands in a salute, "My son-in-law, the little Jiang Hu's nickname is 'Little Loach', his surname is Zhang, and he is specially honored by Mr. Jiang." Come to the palace to save you from fire and water."

Little Loach, Zhang Ji?

Chen Ci recited the name silently in his heart, thinking about it. He had heard that Jiang Ziqi was surrounded by a cloud of masters. Unable to do so, he threatened that as long as he gave enough bargaining chips, he could even steal the silk used by the Queen Empress.Of course, these words are a bit exaggerated, but judging from the current situation, this person's martial arts are nothing, not even high-end, but he can sneak into the depths of the palace without anyone noticing, and seeing the statement is enough to see This person is extraordinary.

"Save me? Hehe, what's the point of saving me? Here, you can eat and drink. You'd better go back and tell Mr. Jiang to be more careful." Chen Ci sneered.

Jiang Ziqi?
Chen Ci could see clearly that this person was a complete hypocrite. He firmly believed that all the families like Jiang Ziqi were using the guise of helping the society to create a prosperous world, and there were some ulterior secrets buried in their hearts.

Even Yuan Ji is a three-faced thief, let alone Jiang Ziqi?
Jiang Ziqi was nothing more than using his identity, just like Honma Qianhezi used him, there was no difference in essence, they were both caged birds without freedom.

Little Niqiu froze for a moment, and was about to speak, Chen Ci interrupted him with a wave of his hand, "Go, if you don't, I'll call someone."

"My lord, are you really planning to go your own way and become a thief? My lord, if the prime minister knows..."

Chen Ci glared fiercely at him, "Go away, are you worthy of calling a thief? Tsk, a thief is calling catch a thief, right?"

Zhang Ji saw that he was in a bad mood, so he didn't dare to delay. He said take care, opened the window, flew away, and disappeared into the night.

That night, Zhang Qiaoqiao was rescued.

Honma Qianhezi was furious, ordered the city to be closed, and dug three feet to find out hundreds of rebels. In three days, I don’t know how many innocent people were implicated. They had more or less contact with missionaries. He even let the missionaries stay in their home privately, and beheaded nearly a thousand people in three days. Qian Hezi's idea was that Ning Ke would kill one thousand by mistake and would not let one go.

The incident also shocked the people of Guangling.

Before that, Guangling fell, whether after Matsui Yi died, Tojo Goro occupied Guangling, or later Uesugi airborne Guangling, and then the battle of Lin Guming broke out, until now, Qianhezi came to Guangling in person.The people in Guangling didn't take it seriously. In their eyes, no matter whether King Wu was in power or the Japanese pirates were in power, they were still living their lives. They just changed people to pay taxes until they saw the cruelty of Qian Hezi.

This old woman is not a good stubble.

This is exactly what Qianhezi was happy to see. Not only that, she also posted a notice denouncing the shameless behavior of the missionaries. All the people in Guangling, as long as they found out that they had contact with the missionaries, they would all be rewarded.As soon as the notice came out, the people of Guangling fell silent for a while, and then became ebullient. Someone half-believed and dubiously reported a rival who was at odds with him on weekdays. As a result, he was paid ten taels of silver that night. The enemy who bullied him was beheaded.

The human heart is complicated.

Where there is one, there are two.

In the past, when the King of Wu was in power, if he encountered a case and had to go to court, it would take a long time to confront him in court. When the Dongying people came, it was different. They didn’t have so much time and energy. If you are recognized, then push it out. Cut it off, don't give it a chance.

Another ten days.

In Guangling City, there are thousands of people who died innocently because of mutual suspicion and reporting.

It has developed to the present, people don't care whether the other party has contact with missionaries or not, and even a considerable part of them don't even know what a missionary is. In this way, they use the butcher's knife of Japanese pirates to frame their enemies. It erupted all of a sudden, quite terrifying.

When the common people exploded, Honma Qianhezi received a military report from Wubei area.

It is reported that the plague of locusts from Wanzhou entered Wuzhou for unknown reasons and affected several counties. Although it was finally cured, the northern counties suffered heavy losses. The rice ears were eaten up in the fields. This autumn, there will be no rice to harvest, and this Tojo will have no grain to eat.

Originally, when this kind of thing happened, Qian Hezi should be overjoyed. Without food, those rebellious troops in the north would not be able to attack themselves. As the saying goes, the three armies have not moved, and the food and grass go first. Without fodder for the horses, the war will undoubtedly be defeated. What's more, although there are many soldiers and generals in the north, they are wary of each other. There is no real leader to rectify the whole army.

but.

Coincidentally.

The autumn harvest is coming soon.

There was no food in the north, and those victims and soldiers were salivating and envious of the uninfested land controlled by the Japanese pirates in the south.

They won't let it go so easily.

Although all animals know that they can't fight in water sources, the current situation is that tens of millions of people in the north have no food to eat, and the army has food, but they can't last long. If they don't solve the food problem for the people , People who are hungry and faint are not human anymore, they are man-eating devils crawling out of hell, they can eat up the army in the north, if they don't help the common people solve the food problem, first, they will face tens of millions of people Second, I have no escape route and no food for the winter.

Qian Hezi stared at the sky. At this time, there was no cloud in sight and the sky was clear.

"Damn it, bastard!"

She cursed secretly.

Shigeru Miyamoto said: "Commander, the final general is willing to lead an army of [-] to the north to form a defense line to keep the bandits from the north out of the line of defense, prevent them from entering the land of southern Wu, and provide ample time for the autumn harvest."

"Not enough, you alone are definitely not enough, and a hundred thousand troops are probably not enough."

She estimated that the army in the north, including the various warlords of the Wubei Army, the troops led by Yan Chang, the Taozhi Mountain Rebel Army, and several peasant armies, would have a total of no less than 25 troops.

In such a large-scale war, Shigeru Miyamoto will definitely not be able to defend them if they fight at any cost.

No matter what.

Qian Hezi didn't dare to send out all his troops, otherwise the order of the counties would be disrupted.

"Immediately pass on my military order, ordering Jinling, Hailing, Runzhou, and Suzhou armies to mobilize more than half of their troops to go north to form a defense line. Miyamoto, you will personally lead an army of [-] to the alliance. Remember, the outcome of this battle is irrelevant. Even if you fight to the last soldier, you must stick to it until the last moment of the autumn harvest."

(End of this chapter)