"Send orders, stove rice, cook meat!"

The sun was already high, and Lu Si ordered all departments to bury pots and rice outside Yangzhou city.

There is still a batch of pork brought from Gaoyou in the army, and there is also a batch of bacon among the seized Ming army supplies. It is no problem to ask the Huai army to eat large pieces of meat to fill their stomachs for a few meals.

Lu Si got off his horse and sat in a shelter. Zheng Yuanxun was sitting in a bamboo basket and was being pulled up by people from the city.

After being pulled up to the city, Zheng Yuanxun immediately told the thief leader what he said to the prefect Tan Wendao and the officials and gentry.

When everyone heard that the thief must enter the city, and if the doors in the city were not opened, they would slaughter the troops. This is called "fireworks cover the sun, zombies are everywhere, and officials and gentry have all come to their swords." They were all so shocked that they could not speak.

Tan Wendao, the parent official in Yangzhou City, still looked at him and you, but he had no idea.

Everyone didn't expect the parents of the Prime Minister Tan.

"At present, I think it's better to keep the people outside from being poisoned by thieves."

The person who said this was Chen, who said that he was thinking about the safety of the people outside the city, but in fact he was afraid that his family in his house outside the city would be harmed by the thief.

"The thieves are powerful, and Stewart and others are trapped in the thief's hands. There are not even any soldiers or soldiers in the city. How can we defend it?"

"Yes, even the officers and soldiers can't defeat the thieves. How can we, the group of people, withstand the thieves? It's time to drive!"

“…”

With Chen taking the lead, many wealthy businessmen with houses outside the city immediately jumped out to support the door and surrender.

If there are supporters, there will be opponents.

"You are yelling to let the thief come in, aren't you afraid that the thief will turn against you after entering the city? Now that the thief is out, we can still support one or two with a high wall. If the thief comes in, how can you ask which one of you can fight against the thief?"

An old man in his seventies sat on a chair and knocked the crutch in his hand on the ground three times.

"Old Master Jiang is right. If you really want to let the thief come in, what's the difference between waiting and washing your neck and stretching it out and asking someone to take a knife?"

"The Master of the Mansion has sent someone to cross the river to report the news. In the latest three days, a large army will come to the capital. Now I am afraid that you will regret it at that time!" Some people have unrealistic fantasies about reinforcements.

"Three days?"

Hearing this, someone sneered again and said, "It's good to have soldiers and horses move in three days. Without seven or eight days, I can guarantee that even the officers and soldiers can't cross the river!"

"For these seven or eight days, the thieves cannot break the city?"

Someone sighed, "Don't forget, the thief will wait for me for an hour. It will be half an hour. If you can't decide, everyone will wait for the thief to take the knife!"

This said, Old Master Jiang was also stuck and there was silence in the city.

The ethereal official army and the bandits who were close at hand were like the two ends of the rooftops, the other end with the bandits engraved was obviously sunk.

"Let's open the city."

Zheng Yuanxun made the final decision for the prefect Tan Wendao, the gentry and wealthy businessmen had nothing to say, even those who did not agree to open the city did not say anything at this time.

Unexpectedly, when the people of Yangzhou heard that officials and gentry wanted to let the thieves enter the city, they even raised an objection to prevent the thieves from entering the city. They gathered from the north gate from all directions in the city, and the crowd was filled with emotions and said they would kill the coward who advocated opening the city to welcome the thieves.

I don't know who said that Zheng Yuanxun suggested letting the thief enter the city, but Zheng Jinshi was blocked on the street and beaten up. If it weren't for the salt merchants who supported Kaicheng asking their servants to fight to the death to save the people, they would have been beaten to death by an angry crowd.

The rich officials, gentry and rich people agree to open the city, but why do the people disagree?

It’s all because the life and death of people outside the city has nothing to do with them, and there is no family business outside the city. If they die, they are rich officials and gentry, so what does it have to do with them?

If the thieves enter the city, regardless of wealth, it will be a disaster for them!

If one thousand words are said, ten thousand things will be evil, human nature will be.

Looking at Qi Yuanxun, who was covered in bruises and could not speak, Prime Minister Tan was tough for the first time and angrily scolded the crowd: "It's okay not to open the city to welcome the thieves. Now I will go to the city to help guard the guards. A family will produce a man, and live and die with Yangzhou!"

"As long as you are willing to die with Yangzhou, Tan will fight with you to the end and repay the court!"

Tan Wendao stood northward, and if the people really had the determination to live and die with the city, he would never retreat.

Without more than ten breaths, some people in the crowd turned around and slipped away silently, and then thousands of people scattered in a hurry.

"How to abide by the law?"

Tan Wendao and his left and right smiled bitterly, and couldn't raise their hand: "Open the door."

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"Staus, how about it? The hearts of the people are in my Huai Army!"

Seeing that the north gate of Yangzhou was slowly opened, Lu Si couldn't help laughing at Shi Dewei, who was sitting in front of him and refused to eat no matter how he persuaded him. Then, with the help of the flag soldiers, he turned over and shouted at Qi Bao, the tyrant holder: "Enter the city!"

"Enter the city!"

"Enter the city!"

Amidst the shouts after shouts, thousands of Huai Army soldiers walked towards Yangzhou City under the leadership of their respective team officers.

The first to enter the city was Cao Yuanma team. The light cavalry took the lead. After entering the city, they divided into several teams to disperse all over the city. While running, they called: "According to the general of the Huai Army, the people should not be panicked after the army enters the city. They must write the word Huai on the door with white paper. But when they see the word Huai, the army will not disturb you!"

He also shouted: "Those who post the word Huai are not allowed to open the door when they are closed or go out. Those who open the door are killed, and those who go out are killed!"

The people of Yangzhou heard the shouts, but they didn't feel afraid. Instead, they said that it's okay, the thief will not kill people.

So no one ran and ran away on the street, nor did they call their children to call their daughters. The streets and alleys immediately became silent like late at night, only the sound of galloping horses and the announcement of the people of the Huai Army.

At the city gate, officials and gentry headed by Yangzhou magistrate Tan Wendao, and hundreds of wealthy representatives were crawling and kneeling.

Zheng Yuanxun, who was beaten up by the people, endured the pain and knelt beside the prefect. Seeing the young thief head coming by a group of big sword hands under the guidance of the reins, he gently pulled the corner of the prefect Tan's clothes and signaled his parents to come forward on behalf of everyone.

Unexpectedly, Prefect Tan was a little confused again. Helplessly, Zheng Yuanxun had to force himself to stand up and bow to the thief who was approaching and said, "Please keep your trust and do not harm the people of the whole city of Yangzhou!"

"Why do I harm the people?"

Lu Si gently pulled the reins, Qi Bao stopped immediately, and the war horse also stood up.

"You need to know one thing,"

Lu Si held a whip and pointed at the city, and said loudly: "This Yangzhou City is not your Yangzhou, but your Yangzhou for all my Chinese people! Our Huai Army is definitely not a bandit, nor a beastly army. It is a righteous army of the Ming Dynasty who punished the people and punished the despicable virtue. We regard it as compatriots to the people and our Huai Army, and those who help me are brothers and sisters. So, what should you worry about and what should you worry about!"

After saying that, the whip fell down.
Chapter completed!