Gentlemen, listen to the sword chant

Chapter 97

It is human instinct to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages.

Lu Qian has a very lofty military quality. Putting ordinary people aside, occupying a city, and seeing so much gold, silver, soft food, grain, grass, rice and noodles, he will definitely stay in Hailing, complacent and complacent, but Lu Qian's sense of crisis is very strong. , If you say withdraw, you will withdraw, without ambiguity at all.That night, more than 4 Taozhishan rebels packed 20 grains and a large amount of gold and silver looted by the Dongying people in the treasury. The Taozhishan rebels were like bandits, even packing pots and pans , Taking advantage of the night, a long team can be seen.

Lu Qian sits firmly on the tall horse. Originally, the Taozhi Mountain Rebel Army had only [-] horses, and many soldiers couldn't even unify their weapons. They had everything they needed, but now Hailing ransacked everything, changed their status, and even took away a lot of weapons and horses At least, Lu Qian smiled from ear to ear. This battle has gained so many benefits at a small price.Lu Qian admires Chen Ci very much now, and he is organizing words to thank him when he returns to Huaiyin. If Chen Ci hadn't insisted on persuading him to send troops, he might not be able to get these benefits.

really.

On the second day after Lu Qian left, a group of well-trained Japanese assassins went to the Hailing Tower in the dark to find out what was true. Talk about arrows.

The assassin was suspicious, and touched the sheriff's mansion all the way, not to mention the soldiers, even many of the displayed furniture were removed.

After investigating all night, the assassins returned to the camp and reported to Tojo Goro. Tojo's nose was crooked when he heard the words, and he cursed secretly. I thought it might be an empty city plan by the Taozhi Mountain rebels, right?It's not impossible. If it's an empty city plan, if you really wait for your side to enter the city, encounter a surprise attack, and start a street fight, the gain will outweigh the loss. So Tojo didn't order the attack immediately, but let his subordinates continue to investigate .No wonder he thinks this way, where is the army like the reincarnation of a starved ghost?Don't want the huge Hailing, and emptied all the food, rice, noodles and weapons?That in itself looks suspicious.The purpose of the Great Liang Allied Forces launching such a large-scale battle was nothing more than to recover the lost ground. Now that they have managed to capture the city, they just leave?Tojo didn't believe it.

As a result, after two days of investigation, the subordinates fully confirmed that Hailing was an empty city, and apart from the common people of Hailing, there was really no soldier left.

Tojo's face turned green with anger, he delayed for a few days, overestimated Lu Qian, and thought Lu Qian was some kind of hero, but it turned out that he was really a coward and a coward, now it's all right, and the best pursuit was delayed The chance for the Taozhi Mountain rebels.

After Tojo Goro's army entered Hailing, he saw the empty granary and the empty treasury, and Tojo was really so angry that he almost burst out of old blood, and his whole body was numb.

"Dog thief!"

Tojo wanted to cry but had no tears, so even though he regained Hailing without bloodshed, he suffered heavy losses. What did the soldiers eat and drink?Such an important event has caused a commotion in the army. People are like iron and rice is steel. If you don’t eat a meal, you will be hungry. There is no food. It is normal for soldiers to get angry. In just one day, many soldiers even vented their anger. On the common people, there have been several cases of burglary.Tojo immediately arrested the soldiers who disobeyed the military law. Although he did not execute the sentence, he still gave the common people an explanation.

Tojo is well aware of the principle of "people-oriented", and the essence of aggression and colonization is different.Right now, the people of Wuyue generally do not have the heart to resist the Dongying people, because the Dongying people have strict discipline, and there are few examples of bullying the people by virtue of their status. This is the policy of the cabinet and the military government.Firstly, Dongying officials need the people of Wuyue. After the autumn harvest this year, Dongying will collect taxes from the people in the name of the legal government to supplement military consumption; secondly, after the war is over, Dongying officials just want to replace the Great Liang court in Wuyue. legal status, so as to achieve the compatible colonization of the two nations.It's an eventful time now, if the common people lose their goodwill towards the Dongying people, or even have a heart to resist, it's tantamount to an internal trouble.The root cause of Dongying people's success in the Wuyue battlefield is that they took advantage of the corruption of the local government. For ordinary people, no matter whether they are Yuezhou shepherds or Dongying people, it is nothing more than changing an official. How to live or how to live , Even after many clans and families fled, the Dongying people beat the landlords and divided the land, which won the appreciation and support of the common people.

……

Zhongzhou, capital city.

"His Royal Highness, handwriting is like a person, and a person is like his handwriting. There is no shortcut to practice calligraphy, and the same is true for being a human being. Whether it is to practice good handwriting or become a good emperor, it cannot be achieved overnight. Your Highness, don't be anxious. Go forward patiently step by step, don't worry, Your Highness... this old servant will assist you."

In the palace, there are exotic flowers and trees, trickling water, and lakes as clear as jewels. The little prince is holding a brush, with beads of sweat on his forehead, struggling to write a line of square regular script.

"Since eating the king's salary, you should do your best."

The short eight characters exhausted the patience of the little prince, and it took him a lot of effort to finish writing.

Huang Shi looked at it carefully, and commented: "It lacks a little charm, but His Highness is still young, so it is already good."

Receiving Huangshi's praise, the little prince smiled happily, rubbed his hands, and said playfully, "Then can we go fishing?"

Huang Shi looked at him kindly and said nothing.

The little prince was dejected, lowered his head, and had no choice but to start writing again. Behind the old and the young, there were more than a dozen court ladies and eunuchs, some of whom were carrying fruit plates, and the most eye-catching one was a man in a prison uniform and bound by thick iron chains. The man knelt on the ground, buried his head deeply, and shivered.The little prince glanced up at him curiously from time to time, but seeing Huang Shi was silent, he couldn't say anything, so he could only rewrite it. This time he was more serious, trying to get Huang Shi's appreciation.

at last.

The horoscope is over.

"Okay, let's stop here today."

With Huangshi's affirmation, the little prince was relieved, and a smile appeared on his immature face.

Only then did Huang Shi look back, squinting at the man kneeling on the ground, "You..."

"Nine thousand years old, the villain Yuan Ji."

"Oh."

Yuan Ji was terrified, and seeing Huang Shi groaning silently, he quickly kowtowed and said, "The villain Tai'an was arrested in the sky prison in 11 years."

"What did you do?" Huang Shi asked knowingly.

Yuan Ji bit the bullet and said, "Spread the idea of ​​banned books."

"Oh."

If Huang Shi didn't speak, Yuan Ji could only tremble, he knew Huang Shi's horror well.Ordinary people may think that Huang Shi is an old eunuch, but he entered the palace as a child to learn and read with Emperor Tai'an, and was later castrated as an eunuch, but few people know that Huang Shi has already entered the ranks of masters in martial arts.Are you kidding me, Great Liang established the country with martial arts, which one of the kings of all dynasties did not have great military exploits, without any martial arts skills, how could they obtain military exploits on the battlefield?The royal family is exquisite in mind and extremely superior. Huang Shi followed Emperor Tai'an, lived and slept together, practiced the top skills, and enjoyed the most precious medicinal materials. , but it can also occupy a place in the world.

"Go, Wu Yue, I need some firewood from your family."

"As ordered."

Huang Shi didn't expect that Lin Guming would be defeated and had no choice but to return to Beijing, but after learning the reason, Huang Shi didn't complain about Lin Guming's incompetence.

After Yuan Ji retreated, a Jin Yiwei stepped forward and said in a low voice, "My lord, Prince Gong..."

"Keep him."

"promise."

Huang Shi knew that it was Prince Gong who did it all. At that moment, he had murderous intentions, but after weighing the pros and cons, he felt that it would be more profitable to keep Prince Gong.First, Prince Gong is a family member of the royal family and the younger brother of Emperor Tai'an. To kill Prince Gong, a document must be drafted to make it known to the world in a legal name, but how should this statement be written?Could it be that Prince Gong defected to the enemy and conspired with the Dongying people?If you really do this, the impact will be extremely bad, because Prince Gong ruined the 28 allied forces for his own self-interest, how do the princes of the local states view the court?It's one thing to know something in your heart, but it's another thing to say it out. Everyone is pretending to be confused and piercing the window paper. No one can bear the result; Few dignitaries angered him and asked him to rebel openly, which would definitely cause an earthquake in the government and the public, and it would be difficult to end in a short time. If one is not handled cleanly, there will be endless troubles.Yan Ni went to Dongying to start a war in Wuyue. Great Liang was an eventful season, swaying in the wind and rain. If Prince Gong was to launch a coup, the princes of the states would be the ones to see the joke.It is inevitable to kill Prince Gong, but not now, we need to find an opportunity.

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Huaiyin.

Chen Ci locked himself in the mansion and studied sand table combat exercises all day long, but his brows did not relax all day.The situation now is very complex and delicate.

Since Lin Guming returned to Beijing, the Allied forces suffered heavy losses in the battle of Guangling. Most of the 55 troops were killed, and the Zhongzhou Iron Army even wiped out an entire army.The allied forces stationed in Xiaxiang, Haizhou and Piaocheng have not expressed anything. It is reported that Yanchang and Dak have withdrawn their troops one after another and returned to Haizhou. That is to say, the battle ended in failure.

The Dongying people will definitely make a comeback.

But the allied army has no leader, no one can stand up to provoke the leader, organize the generals of the various departments to hold a meeting, and the four counties are eating each other and waiting to die.

This is very scary.

When Yang Wanli came, seeing Chen Ci's sad face, he comforted him and said, "My son-in-law, it's okay, Lin Guming fought alone, and the Dongying people's vitality was severely injured, and they were unable to organize troops to carry out effective strikes against our allies in a short time. , although Lin Guming withdrew his troops, the Allied Army still has no less than 50 soldiers and horses, plus Xi Shen's more than 40 Wubei Army, and the four counties in Wubei alone have no less than one million troops. If the Dongying people want to come , you have to weigh it in.”

Having said that, he understands the truth and the statement, but he is always a little restless.

In the final analysis, fear comes from the unknown and lack of firepower. Right now, Huaiyin has only [-] troops stationed there, which is no different from an empty city. This is what he is worried about.

At this time, Fan Chu walked in and took out a golden paper from his bosom, "My son-in-law, Lin Guming left it."

With doubts in Chen Ci, he opened the cloth and began to study it carefully. Lin Guming wrote a good handwriting, which is a running script that flows smoothly and neatly.Lin Guming implicitly stated in the letter that Xi Shen had correspondence with Dongying people. This person was suspected of surrendering to the enemy and had a traitorous heart. He hoped that Chen Ci would pay attention to it secretly.

Chen Ci frowned.

Although what Lin Guming said was subtle, it was convincing.

Xi Shen has an affair with Dongying people. Thinking about it, it seems that this possibility is really possible. For example, in the previous battle of inferior ministers, Lin Guming set up an ambush and surprised 9 enemy troops; After beheading Xu Xiao, the allied forces fell into a passive position. Combining the above two points, Xi Shen really has this possibility.

"Oops."

Chen Ci's heart sank to the bottom of the valley.

"what happened?"

Chen Ci handed the letterhead directly to Yang Wanli, who saw it and was taken aback, "How reliable is it?"

"What Lin Guming left behind may be true, and it's almost inseparable."

Yang Wanli also frowned: "No, if this is the case, Huaiyin is in danger."

"Pass down our military order to order all the sergeants to be on standby at all times, ready to evacuate Huaiyin at any time."

"As ordered."

If Xi Shen is really suspected of surrendering to the enemy and traitorous country, then the most urgent task now is to abandon Huaiyin as soon as possible. The statement only hopes that there is still time. What he is worried about is that Wu Beijun is stationed near Huaiyin.

At night, the pot exploded, and the soldiers began to pack supplies and weapons in full swing. There were not many complaints, but gold and silver were soft and there was a lot of food, grass and tobacco.

After leaving the gate of the mansion, I saw that the lights of Wanjia were still on not far away, and there was a brightly lit restaurant, there was a noise, there were a lot of people, and the business was in a mess. The soldier didn't know what to think, so he raised his leg and went into the tavern.Chen Ci remembered that although this place was also a tavern before, the business was not very good. Why is it so lively all of a sudden?

As soon as I entered the door, I was greeted by the smell of wine.

The layout of the tavern is old, with four or five large tables on display, and cobwebs on the corners. The environment is sloppy, full of people, or shouting and punching, or drinking alone. , immediately restored to its original state.

Chen Ci frowned.

Rivers and lakes?
"Hey, isn't this the leader of the Chen family army, the son-in-law of the court?" At this time, a slightly lazy female voice came. Chen Ci followed the source of the voice and found that the person who was speaking was a man lying on the counter. beautiful woman.This woman is about 35 years old, her charming and provocative eyes are full of spring water and tenderness, sparkling with each blink, and the choppy catties of meat on her chest are piled up on the counter, lying on her stomach like a cat, covering her mouth with one hand, It seems to be laughing, and it seems to be yawning tiredly. In short, it is full of charm.

All of a sudden, the statement felt like a formidable enemy.

All the drinkers put down their wine glasses, and their eyes were vaguely scrutinized on Chen Ci.

It was the first time for Chen Ci to meet so many "heroes" who were full of Jianghu atmosphere. He only had one thought in his mind, Baijia?
However, not to mention that this place is very close to the military camp, Chen Ci boasted that he has martial arts skills, and he didn't have any fear. He immediately took out a piece of silver and said with a smile: "Half a catty of wine."

"You still drink when you can't protect yourself? My son-in-law, forgive me for being clumsy. This is the first time I've heard that I spent money to buy beheaded wine. This money, whether you live or die, don't take it with you, no matter how much you keep in your pocket , dead, can Huangquan Road still be used as money to buy bull-headed horse noodles?" The charming woman said with a coquettish smile, drinking for Chen Ci.

Chen Ci understood the implication of the woman's words as soon as he heard it. It was probably a mockery that Chen Ci was about to leave and he didn't forget to ask the soldiers to pack up all the supplies and weapons.

(End of this chapter)