The white porridge and pickled mustard is enough, why am I wearing a royal robe?

Chapter 191: Tell me about my will to kill the Stove King

"Everyone, the Kitchen King is already outside the city," Inspector Wu Di said anxiously as he looked at the governors in front of him.

"I am not good at arranging troops. To defend the city, I still need to rely on the governors."

Although it is said that until the emperor's next order is issued, it is Wu Gang who makes the decision in Qingyang Mansion, but he, Wu Gang, is self-aware and is not good at arranging troops. This kind of thing should still be left to professionals. .

Just like the five governors in front of me.
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The five people looked at each other, and they all saw helplessness in each other's eyes.

"Inspection, the Kitchen King is powerful. When we attacked the Kitchen King with 70,000 soldiers and horses, we all returned with a disastrous defeat. Now the number of soldiers in the city is less than 40% of the previous number. Moreover, the morale of these 40% soldiers and horses has declined."

"Governor Wang, if what you say is all about boosting the enemy's ambition and destroying your own prestige, then there is no need to continue speaking," Wu Di directly interrupted Governor Wang's words.

His eyes scanned the faces of the governors, "Now the enemy is at hand, and the emperor has never asked us to abandon Qingyang, and the troops from the five provinces are here again."

"Although 70,000 soldiers and horses were defeated by the Kitchen King at the beginning, it was a battle to attack the city, and now it is a battle to defend the city. Although there is a gap in strength, relying on Qingyang Fort, we should be able to Hold on, at least wait until the emperor’s order comes down.”

Since the last time the emperor brought punishment for the defeat and the edict to recruit the Kitchen King, there has been no other news. If they abandoned the city at this time, wouldn't they be deserters?

Seeing that Wu Zong was determined to do this, and considering that this person was the eyes and ears sent by the emperor to the land of Qin, the surrounding governors did not dare to say more, so they could only think of ways to resist the Kitchen King.

Qiu Zhaolin ignored them. When he said these words, he expected that someone would single them out to refute them. He also did it for Qingyang Mansion and Daming.

"It's natural."

There is no need for them to vote by a show of hands.

At present, the remaining remaining soldiers in the city may not be enough to resist the Kitchen King, and a large number of manpower will be needed.

But Geng Ruqi had already guessed something. He suddenly narrowed his eyes and felt a trace of anger in his heart. Why didn't Qiu Zhaolin realize that he was such a person when he attacked the city with him?

The surrounding governors were all looking at their noses, mouths, and hearts, as if the matter had nothing to do with them. They were not going to go into this muddy water, but if anyone raised some opinions, this matter If word spreads, their reputation will be ruined, and there are currently three people, Qiu Zhaolin, Geng Ruqi, and Wu Hong. Among them, Qiu Zhaolin and Geng Ruqi hold different opinions, and Wu Hong is the one who makes the decision.

"This"

Wu Gang frowned, and his eyes swept over the faces of the governors. Seeing the expressions of these governors, he felt like a mirror in his heart. Among the three governors, Geng Ruqi was the opponent, and Qiu Zhaolin was in favor.

"Then Kitchen King, did you really say that?"

There is no need to ask other governors for their opinions.

He looked at Wu Yan.

"Since the Governor is determined to resist the Kitchen King, we can order the soldiers in the city to go up to the city to resist the Kitchen King," Governor Wang, who had previously let others' ambitions destroy his own prestige, said with his hands.

Wu Gang nodded. The walls of Qingyang City are high and wide, and can accommodate a large number of soldiers and horses to defend at the top of the city.

"Principal Wu Xun, maybe we can recruit local warriors in the city," Qiu Zhaolin suddenly said. Qiu Zhaolin was still very shocked by the failure of the previous battle. The Kitchen King's magic soldiers were so powerful.

None of the five governors, including his father, thought of abandoning the city just to show off. If he had spoken out, his father would probably be the first to hang him from the rafters and whip him.

Qiu Zhaolin had an unknown meaning in his eyes, and he looked at the governors around him, "Wu Xun, Kitchen King, one has the magic soldiers for long-range attack, and the other has the magic soldiers for mid- and short-range defense, and I am waiting for the remaining soldiers in the city, Although morale is low, they are still battle-hardened, and the rural warriors they recruit will be pulled up to the city wall before they even have time to train."

Qiu Zhaolin cupped his hands, then waved his sleeves and left.

"If the people die, the city will still be there. If the soldiers die, the city will be lost." Qiu Zhaolin looked at the governors, cupped his hands and said, "Everyone, this is just my humble opinion. Whether you adopt it or not depends on the governor. .”

After the governors left, Wu Zong walked around behind the desk. He came here to supervise the governor who suppressed the bandits. In the end, the matter of dealing with the bandits fell on him. He only hoped that this time, after the city was broken, he could Get out of here in one piece.

"Treat the common people as death row prisoners?"

"Governor Qiu, it's up to you to take care of this matter. Let the people use money and food to recruit local braves to go to the city." Wu Gang made a decision. This may bring him a lifetime of infamy, but right now, he cannot abandon the city. deserter.

This sentence was almost a statement, and Wu Di and the remaining governors all reacted.

Wu Gang frowned. Now that Yan'an Mansion has been lost, they stay in Qingyang. There is no news from the emperor yet. They must hold on until the emperor's order comes. However, facing the Stove King, defending the city is not easy. An ordinary attack on the city can take as little as seven days. It can take up to a hundred days, but as for Kitchen King, it can basically be solved within one day.

Geng Ruqi sighed, cupped his hands, and left the government office with Geng Zhangguang.

Governor Wang seemed not to have expected that Qiu Zhaolin would come up with such a strategy. It was similar to what Chen Qiyu did, but in nature, Qiu Zhaolin's approach was extremely cruel.

"You can't say that we treat the common people as death row prisoners. Since the common people have been recruited to become local warriors, they must have the consciousness to die in battle."

Geng Zhangguang looked at his father and sighed in his heart. He also knew a way, which was to pretend to defend the city and abandon the city just to show off. In Geng Zhangguang's view, the city's defeat was a foregone conclusion, but he did not dare to say it.

"But, if we wait until the Kitchen King's soldiers and horses climb to the top of the city, the gap between the local braves and the soldiers will be revealed."

It can be seen that the Kitchen King is powerful. If only these soldiers are left, it may be difficult to resist the Kitchen King. Counting the local braves recruited from the city, they should be able to resist for a while longer.

"Yes!"

The final decision still rests with Wu Di.

The remaining soldiers in the city can fill up three or four city walls. When the battle starts, too many soldiers on the city walls will become a constraint. It is just right to go up in waves.

"In comparison, these country warriors are not 10% as good as our soldiers. But facing the Kitchen King's magic soldiers, these country warriors and soldiers are the same. They are just fish and meat on the chopping board, ready to be slaughtered by others."

"Oh? Although the soldiers in the city are not as good as before, they can still crowd the city wall." Although Wu Di didn't understand how to use troops, he still knew how many soldiers the city could hold at one time.

"what!"

Qiu Zhaolin made a downward chop motion. Wu Di and some governors still didn't know what Qiu Zhaolin wanted to express.

"No, harm the people. We are the parents and officials of the people. How can we do such a thing?" Geng Ruxi glared at Qiu Zhaolin and let the people be on death row. This man could actually say such a thing.

As for being able to defeat the invading enemies when Kitchen King attacked the city, Wu Di was still self-aware and did not think about it at all. He only thought about waiting for news from the emperor.

Emperor Chongzhen kicked away the desk piled with memorials in front of him, and stared at the trembling old eunuch kneeling on the ground.

"Go."

Geng Ruqi stretched out his hand, but said nothing. He knew that opposition was useless.

Emperor Chongzhen stared at the old eunuch who was kneeling on the ground. In fact, there was no need to ask this question. The old eunuch came quickly, and the chess pieces he had buried beside the Stove King were probably coming soon. When the time comes, the information would be checked. Can be known.

The old eunuch didn't dare lie.

But Chongzhen was so angry that the Kitchen King actually regarded him as a thief! Said the thief's appeal.

"I sealed him, but he actually wanted to attack me."

Emperor Chongzhen shouted.

The eunuch lying on the ground was shaking even more.

He was the one who brought the news. If Emperor Chongzhen was angry, it was normal for him to vent his anger on him.

"Kitchen King, what a Kitchen King," Chongzhen paced back and forth behind the desk, his face twisted with anger.

He gritted his teeth and said: "Originally I planned to hold you in my hands through peaceful means, but now that I look at it, you and I have no destiny after all."

"I, even without you, can still revive the Ming Dynasty," Emperor Chongzhen suddenly turned his head, "pass my decree and let the governors who stayed in Qingyang return to their respective jurisdictions." Regarding the Stove King's matter, he has already There is a decision.

"Yes."

The eunuch on the latter side responded quickly.

"As for you, all of you, get out of here!"

"Yes"

The old eunuch who was kneeling on the ground and even the remaining eunuchs and maids around him ran out quickly.

"Kill the Kitchen King directly,"

Emperor Chongzhen said in the dark. He had no patience. If he couldn't get it, he would destroy him.

As for reviving the Ming Dynasty, without the Stove King, he would only take some detours at most.

Figures flickered in the corner, and silence returned to the hall.

Outside the city of Qingyang Mansion, Liu Zhenhua looked at Qingyang Mansion across the water. If he relied on a hard attack, even if he had a sniper rifle and a Maxim machine gun, he would have to pay a huge price.

But he did not intend to take the city by force.

Attacking the heart is the most important thing, and fighting without bloodshed.

"The next thing needs your cooperation," Liu Zhenhua looked at Chen Qiyu and Zhang Bojing on the left and right.

Zhang Boxing and Chen Qiyu felt a little helpless. Almost all of these city defenders knew them both. Now that they had turned from thieves to kitchen kings, they were somewhat red-faced when they met again.

The two of them quickly agreed.

After answering, the two of them also had some expectations in their hearts. They knew what the Kitchen King was going to do, and they didn't know what the people on the city wall would think after seeing the Heaven-reaching method used by the Kitchen King.

When they first saw him, they collapsed on the ground. Chen Qiyu and Zhang Boxing did not expect that they had been dealing with such a person.

Not a charlatan, not a fool, but a truly unpredictable person.

Maybe he really is the reincarnation of a god in the sky, as the Kitchen King claimed.

The emperor should really see with his own eyes what kind of person he is.

What the Kitchen King transformed was not only food, but also grain seeds, weapons, etc.

If such a person becomes the emperor, it will be a great blessing for the people of the world. The so-called prosperity of the people and the suffering of the people should be placed on the Stove King. Perhaps this sentence should be overturned.

Chen Qiyu took the reins of the horse from Liu Zhenhua's crotch, while Zhang Bojing stood on the other side, and the three of them rode towards the moat.

"Why are there only these common people?" Wu Di looked at the two or three hundred people in front of him. You must know that Qingyang City is a prefectural city. There are not 30,000 but 20,000 people in the city, and there may be about 7,000 young and middle-aged people in the city.

But now, there are only two to three hundred Xiangyong recruited.

Qiu Zhaolin was also a little helpless, "Inspection, the common people heard that the Kitchen King wanted to besiege the city, so they naturally knew that the village warriors recruited were to deal with the Kitchen King."

"With the prestige of the Kitchen King, it is not easy to recruit these people."

The influence of the Kitchen King is evident. Qiu Zhaolin felt that if these people were not afraid of them, they would probably open the city gates and welcome the Kitchen King when he comes.

"Well, let's just leave it to fate," Wu Yan sighed. Now that he's at this point, he can only do his best and leave it to fate.

The governors climbed up to the top of the city.

The only good news is that the Kitchen King may have been too big and didn't even besiege the city, but just attacked from one side.

In this way, the pressure on defending the city is greatly reduced.

Some governors were relieved when they saw this scene. If the army was defeated, they would have enough time and space to escape from here.

Looking at the army in the distance, Wu Di frowned.

Suddenly, three people and a horse walked out of the military formation. Wu Di squinted his eyes, although he couldn't see clearly who was sitting on the horse.

But Wu Di had a feeling that that person might be the Kitchen King.

"Archers, call the most powerful archers in the city."

Wu Di said quickly.

Not long after, a strong man stood next to Wu Yan and said, "Master Wu."

"Did you see the man on the horse? Can you shoot him?"

Hearing this, the archer gestured toward the distance, then shook his head, "Master Qi, it's too far, at least one hundred and thirty steps."

"How many steps will guarantee a kill?"

Wu Di asked quickly.

The surrounding governors listened to the conversation with their ears raised.

If it were possible to shoot the Stove King, it would be a great thing.

"If you take eighty steps, you can be shot. If you take forty steps, you can definitely kill!"

The archer said as he cupped his hands.

It is not easy to kill someone with a hundred steps, but it is not easy to kill someone with forty steps.

When Wu Di heard this, he was a little disappointed. It was too close. The moat under the city alone was several steps long.

How could the Kitchen King risk his life and walk to the edge of the moat?

"Hey, you guys, look, what is that?"

Suddenly, Governor Wang seemed to see something and shouted in disbelief.

All the governors looked in the direction of his finger, and Wu Zong did the same.

The man on horseback stayed where he was, while the people on both sides of the horse came towards the moat and gradually reached the edge of the moat.

Everyone could finally see their faces clearly.

Chen Qiyu and Zhang Bojing, a governor of five provinces and an adjutant to the governor.

The two of them actually followed the Kitchen King to attack the city.

If I read it correctly, the governors of the five provinces were still leading horses for the Kitchen King just now!

(End of this chapter)