After eight days of this, one hundred thousand yuan troops had arrived in Liyang.
The three of them have found out that the leader of the Yuan army is the Prime Minister Zuo of Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces, Da Shitie Mu'er, who has the same name as the son of Wang Mengge who was shot and killed by Qin Lingjun.
The three of them thought for a long time and finally decided to set up an ambush in a dangerous place.
The location selected by the three people is called Nanlu Valley. The valley is narrow and narrow, making it an excellent place to set up an ambush.
After the three men divided their work, Wang Da and Houhou each led 10,000 people to ambush on the hillsides on both sides of the Nanlu Valley, while Geng San led 10,000 people to guard Zhenjiang.
The plan is ready, and all we have to do is wait for the Yuan army to march from Liyang.
However, after several days, the enemy did not come. I sent a scout to Liyang to inquire, and found out that the enemy had been stationed in Liyang and did not seem to have any plans to send troops.
As a result, it posed a big problem for the three of them.
If the enemy has been stationed in Liyang, they can only stay in Zhenjiang and have no time to attack other places.
However, if we take the initiative and fight 30,000 against 100,000, it seems a bit risky.
Just as the three of them were hesitant, Han Er entered the lobby of the city tower and said, "Three generals, your Majesty has sent someone here."
The three of them rushed out of the tower, and the person who came was unexpectedly Yang Sanqiang, Zhang Yangquan's deputy captain.
This Yang Sanqiang is a bandit who entered Longtan Village in the ninth year of Zhizheng. He has good martial arts skills. He claims to be a descendant of Yang Ye, a famous general in the Song Dynasty. He knows three moves of the Yang family's marksmanship, and few people can block his three moves.
"Captain Yang, does your Majesty have any orders to convey to us? Hey, Miss Shen is here too?" Wang Daqi said. It turns out that Yang Sanqiang was followed by Shen Qianqian.
Shen Qianqian smiled slightly, saluted, and said: "Three generals, you are polite!"
The three of them quickly fought back.
Yang Sanqiang took out a bamboo tube and handed it to Wang Da: "This is the Liyang Army intelligence obtained by the Military Intelligence Agency. The king asked me to deliver it to you personally! You three will read the news first. We will talk about Miss Shen later." Wang Da reached out to take it, patted open the wax seal, and took out the letter. Geng San and Hou Hou also came over to read it together.
After the three people read it, they were surprised and happy. It turned out that the letter said that Da Shi Tie Mu'er was at odds with the barbarian Hague.
The barbarians in The Hague were under great pressure from Xu Baisheng, so they wrote to ask Da Shi Tie Mu'er to lead the Hangzhou army to come to the rescue.
Da Shi Tie Mu'er didn't want to rescue him and couldn't find an excuse, so he led his troops to Liyang to garrison, nominally to guard against the Jiangdu Army in Zhenjiang.
In this way, we can use this as an excuse not to go to Jiqing for rescue!
The monkey secretly thought: "The senior officials of the Yuan army are still fighting at this juncture. How much fighting spirit can the soldiers have? Just in time to defeat one hundred thousand Liyang Yuan army in one battle!"
At this time, Yang Sanqiang smiled and said: "Have you three finished reading it?"
The monkey hurriedly said: "I've finished reading. This news comes too timely, otherwise we would still be waiting to ambush the Yuan army!"
Yang Sanqiang said: "The following is the king's oral instruction. The king said that since you occupied Zhenjiang, the Yuan army in Jiqing has transferred some troops to the north, and the Yuan army in Changshu has also dispatched many troops to the west to garrison. Qing and Changshu are both very helpful!"
The three of them were secretly proud after hearing this.
Yang Sanqiang continued: "So the king hopes that you will secure Zhenjiang and continue to contain the Jiangnan Yuan army until breakthroughs are achieved in the other two battlefields!"
Wang Da rubbed his nose and said with a smile: "I understand, the king asked us to wait for Marshal Xu and Marshal Shan!"
Yang Sanqiang said: "Uh... more or less, the king also said that in the next period of time, the cement from the cement workshop will be sent to Zhenjiang for you to build city wall fortifications, and the artillery produced by the Ordnance Bureau will also be sent to Zhenjiang! ”
Geng San was overjoyed: "Great, my Shenji Battalion can finally work!"
Yang Sanqiang cupped his hands and said: "That's all what the king said. Miss Shen was sent by the king to help you. I have to go back and take my leave."
Turned around and left the city wall.
After Yang Sanqiang left, the three of them welcomed Shen Qianqian into the tower. They all had a very good impression of Shen Qianqian and did not treat her like a businesswoman at all.
Wang Da slapped the table and shouted: "Han Er, serve the wine quickly, serve the best wine!"
The monkey scolded: "Idiot, is Miss Shen suitable for drinking? Han Er, serve tea!"
Geng San smiled and said: "Miss Shen, why did the king send you here to help us?"
Shen Qianqian felt very pleased when he saw that the three people were still treating him with courtesy. He smiled and said: "Your Majesty heard that after you captured Zhenjiang, there was quite a bit of chaos in the city, and the people also complained. Your Majesty is very worried about this!"
Wang Da was stunned for a moment and asked the monkey: "Is this happening?"
The monkey hesitated for a moment and said: "It seems that the streets are much more chaotic than Jiangdu, but..."
He wanted to say that after all, a war had just broken out, so wouldn’t it be normal to be a little chaotic? However, since Zhang Yangquan was very worried about this, it would be inappropriate to say this!
Wang Da frowned and said: "There was some chaos in the three counties of Danyang a while ago, but we have solved the problem. Zhenjiang City should be fine, right?"
Shen Qianqian said: "Have you three been to the shopping street in the center of the city recently?"
The three of them looked at each other and shook their heads. They spent most of their time at the gate of the city. When they first conquered Zhenjiang, they visited various government offices in the center of the city.
Shen Qianqian said: "Can you three change into casual clothes and take me for a walk on the shopping street?"
The three of them agreed together, changed their clothes, got off the tower together, and headed towards the shopping mall with Shen Qianqian.
For the sake of convenience, Shen Qianqian did not take a carriage and rode with the three of them.
The four people set out from the south gate, bringing only seven or eight followers with them, and headed north along the street. They saw all the people on the street with sad faces. There were almost no stalls on the street, and there were many homeless people begging on the roadside.< /p>
Only then did the three of them realize that because they were focusing all their energy on the Yuan army in Liyang, they had neglected the situation in the city.
The monkey thought for a while and said: "How about integrating all these refugees into the army?"
Shen Qianqian glanced at him and said, "General Hou, do you think the problem is only with the refugees?"
The monkey said blankly: "What does Miss Shen mean?"
Shen Qianqian said softly: "General Hou, does he know why these people are so sad?"
The monkey shook his head.
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Shen Qianqian suddenly turned his attention to a grain store on the west side of the street and said, "You three will find out when you go in!"
The monkey looked up and saw that the shop was called Guoji Grain Shop. The people going in and out of the grain shop all had sad faces, and everyone was carrying a small bag. He vaguely understood something.
The four men reined in their horses and stopped outside the grain store, leaving their entourage outside. When they walked into the grain store, they found seven or eight people queuing up to buy grain.
The price of grain in Jiangdu has dropped to two cents per dou. The monkey looked up at a man who was buying grain, and saw him pouring out a lot of broken silver from his purse, and whispered: "Buy a dou."
The clerk at the grain store weighed himself on a scale and said with a curl of his lips: "I only have one or two or eight cents, so I'll give you nine liters!"
The monkey's face changed drastically. One tael and eight coins only cost nine liters. In other words, a bucket costs two taels, and a stone costs twenty taels. It is ten times more expensive than Jiangdu's grain price!
Wang Da shouted directly: "Grandma, are you trying to steal money? A bucket of rice costs two taels?"
In an instant, all the grain store clerks stared at him, the door curtain was opened, and four big men in black walked out from the backyard, all staring at Wang Da coldly.
Wang Da has been in battle for a long time, how can he be afraid of these thugs? He glared and glanced at the thugs in the grain store. All the thugs felt cold and did not dare to look at him.
Wang Da walked up to the waiter and glared: "What are you talking about? Are you mute?"
The clerk said hurriedly: "All grain stores in the city have this price, not ours!"
Wang said angrily: "You straight lady, it's so expensive, how can you afford to buy food?"
The waiter muttered: "Isn't this the way the world is? When thieves invade the city, who doesn't want to stock up on more grain? When the officers and soldiers regain Zhenjiang in the future, the price of grain will recover!"
A woman buying grain cursed: "Sooner or later, God will take care of those thieves who kill a thousand people!"
The monkey was suddenly shocked. In the hearts of the people in Zhenjiang, they had always regarded them as bandits!
Wang Da angrily shouted: "You are crazy! The Tatars have oppressed you for a long time, and now the rebel army is here to rescue you!"
Another commoner buying grain hummed: "That's nice to say, since the rebel army entered the city, prices have been the same every day, not as good as before!"
Wang Da still wanted to argue, but Shen Qianqian whispered: "Let's talk after we go out."