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Yesterday, there was no charge on the expressway. Xiaozhou had a friend who was going on a long trip. Xiaozhou couldn't save face, so he had to go and help.
It’s past 1am when I got back, so I really can’t update!
A round trip of 600 kilometers, driving the boat alone, my back hurts!
It's good now, updates will be accelerated!
Asking for all kinds of support!
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Since ancient times, the most taboo thing for Chinese people is to "go out but not enter" and "sit back and eat nothing". The old people have taught their children since childhood that they must work hard and be diligent and capable, otherwise, they will be mountains of gold and silver.
Sooner or later there will be a day when you run out of food!
At present, due to natural and man-made disasters, the business of the gentry in Luoyang City has been in decline for a long time, and they are unable to make ends meet. The huge consumption of guarding Luoyang City these days has already made them unable to bear it.
At this time, after hearing what the fat man said, everyone's belief that they had decided to bleed to welcome Liu Ruyi's Colored Stone Army into the city began to waver again!
They all whispered in low voices, but their eyes were all focused on King Fu Zhu Changxun.
But Zhu Changxun ignored everyone's gaze at all. He was carefully playing with a jade cup in his fat hand. It seemed that this small jade cup was a million times more important than what everyone in front of him was worried about!
"Wang Shaoyu! You~~~, what do you mean? The Duke of Qi came all the way to help Luoyang under the imperial edict. You, you dare to so pity the loyalty of the Duke of Qi! You, what are your intentions? If the city of Luoyang is lost,
You will never redeem yourself!!"
Wang Yinchang was extremely angry. Although he was not a member of the Caishi Army, his friendship with Liu Ruyi had always been the most proud thing in his life and his greatest political capital. But he did not expect that it would be so simple.
Even though he was unable to carry out the labor force in Luoyang City, how could he accept this?
"Haha! Brother Wang, why are you so angry? What? Could it be that I am telling you what you are thinking, or is it telling what your Duke of Qi is thinking?" The fair and fat man glanced at Wang Yinchang with a smile, then turned around and looked around.
Everyone has innocent smiles on their faces!
He is the former Henan Commander-in-Chief Wang Shaoyu!
At first, in order to win over Liu Ruyi, Emperor Chongzhen had already given Liu Ruyi the post of Henan General Soldier. However, due to the impact of the war, Wang Shaoyu's latest appointment has not been finalized yet, although he has not completed the handover with Liu Ruyi at this time.
, but deep down in his heart, he had already hated Liu Ruyi for stealing his throne!
‘The butt determines the head’, there are some contradictions that are destined to never be resolved!
But the tragedy is that Wang Shaoyu, obviously better than Wang Yinchang, can accurately grasp the pulse of the muddy water in Luoyang City at this time!
"Despicable villain, you only sow discord! You, you will be punished sooner or later!" Wang Yinchang couldn't help but cursed. If someone hadn't pulled him around, he would definitely have punched Wang Shaoyu in return!
On the side, Wang Shaoyu could not help but sneer in a low voice!
Although Wang Yinchang participated in politics, he was just a nerd and a useless mediocre person. Since Liu Ruyi used him, he must be just a deceiver and a thief!
The water in Luoyang City is quite muddy!
Even if Liu Ruyi is a dragon, when he comes to this place, he still has to lie down!
"Okay, okay! You are all officials of the imperial court. How can you be so noisy? Let's just discuss the matter! Since the Duke of Qi has led the reinforcements, we Luoyang people must show something!"
The person who spoke was Lu Weiqi, a great scholar from Luoyang and the former Minister of War in Nanjing who had retired!
Lu Weiqi was a great scholar of Neo-Confucianism in the late Ming Dynasty and was highly respected. When he spoke, Wang Yinchang and Wang Shaoyu dared to speak back, and the atmosphere in the room calmed down again.
But regarding silver, no one is willing to say anything!
After a long time, Lu Weiqi couldn't help but let out a long sigh, "Forget it! I'll let you take the blame! There's a fierce battle in Luoyang, and my family's wealth is running low. I originally wanted to set aside three thousand taels for retirement, but hey! It seems I can't use it now!"
I will take it out first to welcome Duke Qi’s army into the city!"
Seeing Lu Weiqi's words, Prince Fu Zhu Changxun blinked, "Then, the palace should also pay five thousand taels!"
The originally closed city gate suddenly quietly opened a small opening. In a moment, about four to five hundred elite cavalry rushed out. They crossed the loose defense line of the refugee army and went straight to the Caishi Army headquarters not far away.
The camp is coming!
The refugee army soon discovered their actions and stepped forward to stop them!
But they are all cavalry, extremely fast, and the formation of the refugee army is too scattered, so there is no good way to do it at the moment!
However, Hao Yaoqi, the leader of the migrant army from the east gate, was inspecting the defense in the camp. Seeing the officers and soldiers going so rampant, he couldn't help but be furious. He immediately ordered his 500 elite cavalry to rush up and fight with these officers and soldiers.
Together!
Although these officers and soldiers were brave, they could not be used at all in the camp of the refugee army. The arrows and spears of the refugee army were flying everywhere, and some officers and soldiers kept falling in a pool of blood. In addition, there were these elite cavalry of the refugee army.
After a lot of entanglement, they soon fell into a disadvantage and seemed to be at the end of their rope!
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In the Caishi Army camp not far away, Liu Ruyi was also looking at the situation of the refugee army camp here.
At this time, seeing such a scene, Liu Ruyi couldn't help but frown slightly!
These people should be the messengers sent from Luoyang City!
It's just that they are so rampant and want to break through the refugee army's defense line, they are obviously stupid!
Liu Ruyi hurriedly waved her hand and called Chun Wa who was beside him, "Go, send some cavalry to greet these officers and soldiers, don't let them suffer any more!"
"Yes!" Chunwa nodded hurriedly, called the soldiers, and whispered a few words in a low voice!
In a moment, a group of six to seven hundred cavalrymen rushed out of the Caishi Army's camp and rushed straight into the refugee army's formation to kill them!
At this time, these official cavalry had rushed to the outskirts of the refugee army camp, but due to the entanglement of the fine cavalry of the refugee army, they could not escape from the last line of defense!
But the addition of the Caishi Army cavalry instantly reversed the situation!
The cavalry of the Caishi Army did not engage in a chaotic fight with the elite cavalry of the Refugee Army. They just charged with a wave of force and defeated the vigor of the elite cavalry of the Refugee Army. Then they led the official cavalry and quickly rushed towards the Caishi Army's camp.
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"Young general Chen De, pay your respects to Duke Qi!" In the Caishi Army camp, a young man in his early twenties with a heroic face knelt down respectfully in front of Liu Ruyi.
However, there was an arrow on his left arm and on his back. Obviously, he was also injured in the conflict just now.
Although he was protected by fine armor, the injury should not be serious, but there was still blood gushing out from the wound, but he didn't care.
Liu Ruyi looked at him gently and nodded slightly. Young man, his energy is quite admirable!
"Haha! Don't be so nervous, raise your head! Liu'er, call for military doctors to treat the young general's injuries!" Liu Ruyi said with a smile.
"Yes!" Xiao Liuer hurriedly whispered a few words to the soldiers around him, and the soldiers left in a hurry.
At this time, Chen De showed his white teeth a little shyly, "My lord, it's okay, it's just a minor injury, it doesn't hurt my muscles and bones!"
Liu Ruyi couldn't help but smile slightly, "Your name is Chen De, haha, your father is Chen Yongfu, the commander-in-chief of Luoyang, right?"
Chen De was startled, then smiled naively, "The Duke of Qi is wise! This time, the young general is following the orders of the gentry in Luoyang City and my father to provide the Duke of Qi with labor wages and salary!"
After Chen De finished speaking, he hurriedly handed some bloody banknotes in his arms to Liu Ruyi respectfully.
Liu Ruyi waved her hand, indicating to the soldiers to take it, and she opened the list of laborers' pay!
But for a moment, Liu Ruyi's eyelids twitched slightly, and the smile on his face became even bigger. He folded up the list and handed it to the soldiers around him. He smiled at Chen De and said: "Little general, when you come, there will be more people in Luoyang City."
Everyone, do you have anything to say to your country?"
Chen De hurriedly kowtowed to Liu Ruyi and said: "My lord, Luoyang City has been besieged for a long time. There is a lack of food and grass in the city and the morale of the army is exhausted. Please also ask the Duke of Qi to quickly enter the city with his army to relieve our danger in Luoyang and protect our people in Luoyang!"
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"Haha! This is natural! The young general is injured, so go down and rest first! By the way, I have admired your father, Mr. Chen, for a long time! I believe that it won't take long for us to meet!"
Liu Ruyi smiled and patted Chen De on the shoulder.
Chen De was overjoyed. He didn't expect that the world-famous Duke of Qi would value their father and son so much. He wanted to say something to Liu Ruyi, but when he saw that his own soldiers had come to support his body, he could only hold his fists and said: "That young general will
I’m waiting here for the good news from the Duke!”
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"What? The huge city of Luoyang, just, just collected twenty-eight thousand taels? General, are you treating our Colored Stone Army as beggars?" In Liu Ruyi's big tent, Xiao Liuer held a hand in his hand.
He couldn't help but said angrily.
Chunwa still didn't believe it, so she took the list of laborers from Xiao Liu'er's hand and checked it carefully. Sure enough, it was only a full 28,200 taels!
Chunwa's face couldn't help but darken, "General, it seems that the men in Luoyang City obviously don't take our Colored Stone Army seriously!"
It was the first time for Jia Dazhuang to participate in a military meeting of this level. He did not understand the reason. He took a careful look at the numbers on the list and said: "General, isn't it true that King Fu and those wealthy gentry have lost all the fierce battles in Luoyang City these days?"
Did you get some silver? This nearly thirty thousand taels is not too small, right?"
Chunwa couldn't help but sneer, "I'm afraid Brother Jia is still a little confused about the situation! As early as the Wanli Year, Zhu Changxun owned 20,000 acres of fertile land in the Central Plains! In the past thirty years, I am afraid it has been turned over ten times! The last time
, we sent troops to the Central Plains with the general, and he gave Zuo Liangyu 200,000 taels of silver for his labor force! But now, he only gave us less than 30,000 taels. Isn’t this an obvious look down on our Colored Stone Army? "
"Huh?" Jia Dazhuang was speechless and did not dare to say more. He just looked respectfully in the direction of Liu Ruyi.
Liu Ruyi waved her hand, "Chunwa, you don't have to be so serious! General Jia is participating in the military meeting for the first time, and there are some things you don't understand. Please patiently explain! What's the etiquette of yelling like this?"
"Yes! Beizhi, Beizhi was also stunned by the anger of King Fu!" Chunwa quickly bowed her head respectfully and saluted Jia Dazhuang.
"It's okay, it's okay! It's my fault for being short-sighted! It's more troublesome for Brother Chunwa!" Jia Dazhuang quickly resolved the embarrassment with a silly smile!
At this time, Huo Lang said: "General, it seems that the water in Luoyang City is much deeper than we thought!"
"Haha!" Liu Ruyi couldn't help but smile softly, "Is this the legendary 'Luoyang Zhigui'? It seems that our actions must be faster!"