Li Rui was quite proud and nodded fiercely: "Of course it's a real number!"
I’m so proud!
In just two months, Lang Jun was able to prepare such a powerful army from scratch. I wonder, is there anyone else in the world who can do this?
"Fart?" Li Shixian roared.
He didn't believe a word of it.
"Do you know how huge seven or eight thousand suits of armor are? Let me not talk about the craftsmen first, let me ask you, how much does this iron material cost? If not a million catties, it must be seven to eight hundred thousand. Where did it come from?"<
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Hu Duo's expression froze.
He finally understood why Li Shixian insisted on believing that this was a traitor's plan to lure the enemy.
One million kilograms of iron?
How many are there in Jingzhou City?
He also asked urgently: "Where did it come from?"
Where did it come from?
Li Rui thought about it seriously and looked at Li Cong again.
He was a Tangqi at first and had never been a blacksmith, so he didn't know very well. However, Li Cong had been there for two days, and because he couldn't bear the pain of blacksmithing, he begged his husband to make him a scout.
Li Cong said while calculating: "In the fort, the Song family and Zhaoxuan Temple levied about 10,000 to 20,000 jins. When they arrived at Chaona, they levied more than 100,000 kilograms. After several battles, some were seized and sent to Chaona.
The iron armor raised by the squire was re-smelted, and there were another hundred thousand kilograms...Oh, Yang Juncheng also sent some, about thirty to forty thousand..."
This is just a fraction, just a fraction...
"Where's the rest?" Hu Duo asked again.
"Hu Xiaowei took his fourth uncle to buy the car from Gaoping Town, and drove it twice. Each time, there were hundreds of cars. How could they be hundreds of thousands of pounds?" Li Rui replied uncertainly.
Tao.
Hu Duo breathed a sigh of relief and looked at Li Shixian, as if to say: There should be no problem.
With his uncle Lu Gong, the deputy town general, in Gaoping Town, Hu Baozong still took the money to buy it. It was easy to buy hundreds of thousands of kilograms of iron.
Although if you think about it more deeply, it is equally horrifying: In just two short months, Li Chengzhi was able to make nearly one million pieces of armor made of nearly one million iron materials?
But as long as there is iron material, it is not impossible to summon the blacksmiths from Jingyang and provide more strong men to help them. If the workmanship is rougher, dozens or hundreds of pairs can be made in a day.
No problem, just a bird feather...
Li Shixian's pupils shrank, and his energy leaked out.
He held back his anger and asked in a cold voice: "What else did you buy? Tell me!"
No matter how smart the two brothers are, they cannot be opponents of the scheming Li Shixian. They don’t even know that Li Shixian has seen the flaw, but they still say truthfully:
"The two thousand war horses and nearly a thousand draft horses were also bought from Gaoping Town. Gaoping Town was not enough, so Captain Hu and his fourth uncle also went to the Hexi Racecourse in Liangzhou...
In addition, more than three thousand bows, nearly one million arrows, hundreds of chariots, nearly ten thousand stones of grain, etc. were all purchased from Gaoping Town and Liangzhou..."
"Hehehehe..."
Li Shixian suddenly laughed, and his laughter became louder and louder, almost crazy.
Hu Duo looked at him worriedly: "Huaide?"
"It doesn't matter!" Li Shixian waved his hand, shook his head as if he was disappointed, looked at Hu Duo and asked, "Jiexiu, can you help me calculate how much money these things cost?"
How much money?
Hu Ming was shocked.
He thought that Li Shixian was angry that Li Chengzhi was so prodigal and actually took care of him seriously.
One million pounds of iron...
Three thousand horses...
More than three thousand bows...
Nearly a million arrows...
There are also tens of thousands of stones of grain...
The more Hu Duo calculated, the faster the cold sweat on his head broke out.
Why do you just think about it and rush for one hundred thousand gold (copper)?
One hundred thousand gold?
Not to mention Li Shixian, are there so many Hu family?
Li Chengzhi not only squandered his family wealth, but also cost Li Shixian his life...
Hu Duo calmed himself down and advised in a gentle voice: "Don't panic if you are wise... Regardless of what achievements await Cheng Zhi after he defeated the thieves, even if Mr. Shi and I, the Hu family, are here, Cheng Zhi will not let him go."
Suffering..."
This means that even if one hundred thousand gold is really spent, Governor Hu and the Hu family will still have the truth.
To put it bluntly, as long as the thieves are defeated, even if the Hu family asks for guilt, it will only hurt the skin and flesh, not the muscles and bones.
As long as the vitality is not damaged and the official position is still there, one hundred thousand gold can be paid out with gritted teeth.
But thinking about it again, this Li Chengzhi is really more angry than Han Xiao. With one hundred thousand gold, he will lose if he loses, and he is not afraid that Li Shixian will give him a leg discount?
Not to mention myself, even if it were my father (Hu Hai) and clan uncle (Hu Shichang) who had to spend such a huge amount of money, I would have to think carefully about it.
There is a 99% chance that you won’t dare to make a decision until you have to at the last moment, right?
Well, no...
Hu Duo's eyes bulged: "Where did your family get one hundred thousand gold?"
Li Shixian’s nose is almost crooked with anger, why don’t you use your fucking brain?
"Grandpa has a bird feather?"
"No?" Hu Duo was horrified, "Then where did Li Chengzhi come from?"
You are still unwilling to call you stupid?
Li Shixian was too lazy to scold him, and said bitterly: "I am in the city all the year round, and I never go to the castle once a year. Li Song is also taking care of the affairs of the clan. Do you think I will bury him?"
One hundred thousand gold in the castle?"
It means not to mention one hundred thousand, not even ten gold...
Hu Duo was shaking wildly, trembling faster and faster. After just a few breaths, his whole body was shaking like a sieve. His face was as pale as earth, and not a trace of blood could be seen.
He finally understood why Li Shixian never believed that Li Chengzhi would have nearly 10,000 troops...
"Where did Li Chengzhi's money come from?" He rushed forward, grabbed Li Rui's collar, and roared wildly.
"Money?"
The two brothers were confused.
How do we know where Lang Jun’s money comes from?
Seeing the expressions on these two men's faces, Hu Duo's eyes darkened, as if he couldn't stand still, he raised his head and fell back.
This time it was Li Shixian who helped him...
Li Shixian sighed sadly: "You should know now why I am so angry, right?"
Hu Duo bit his lip tightly, and blood started to flow from the corner of his mouth without even taking a breath.
Fake...all fake...
Without money, how could Li Chengzhi get an army of tens of thousands?
Where did one thousand cavalry and five thousand armored soldiers come from?
There would be no subsequent rescue of Chao Na, the crushing defeat of Li Wenzhong, and the night attack on Anwu City...
It's ridiculous that I still believe it, thinking that God has a vision and a magic weapon descended from heaven to eliminate the huge disaster of the Hu family...
It's all fake...
"Don't panic!"
Li Shixian persuaded him gently again, "Even without Li Chengzhi, the imperial army would have arrived... It's just a matter of holding on for another ten or two days, at most one month... I've been able to hold on for these two months, and I'm still afraid
Do you want to keep it for another month?"
Yes, this city has not been broken yet, and it has not reached the final step...
Hu Duo trembled violently, biting the tip of his tongue and forcing himself to stand firm.
Looking at the two brothers now, I felt how much I admired them before, but how much I hate them now.
He gritted his teeth and burst out two words with hatred: "Kill..."
The two brothers tensed up and looked at Hu Duo blankly.
Is this... for real?
Fuck you...
Why is it that he is like a lunatic as Lang Jun said? This is a good question, but when he changes his tone, he is about to kill someone?
In this narrow escape, I managed to escape with only one life. Instead of dying at the hands of the rebels, I had to die under the sword of my own people. Is this an injustice?
You fuck your eldest mother...
How could the two brothers remain calm? They shouted in a hissing voice: "I have only one false promise. The sky will thunder and my descendants will die..."
At this level, how could Hu Duo believe him? He just glanced at the soldiers coldly, meaning do you want me to say it a second time?
"Wait!"
The general was about to take away the two brothers, but was stopped by Li Shixian.
He looked at the two brothers coldly: "If I kill you and others at this time, I will definitely not be convinced. As the letter and you and others said, what's the point of trying?"
"Yes, yes... give it a try, try it..."
The two brothers nodded like chickens pecking at rice, with cold sweat pouring out layer by layer on their foreheads, but they cursed wildly in their hearts:
Is this a damn thing done by a human being? The last time I did it, I was so scared that I had to behead my head?
"What else are you trying to do... Are such thieves worth convincing?" Hu Duo said angrily, "I think you are suspicious again?"
He really was right.
Is Li Shixian such a soft-hearted person that he still needs to be convinced by others to kill someone?
So what if he is a clansman? It’s not like he hasn’t killed anyone before?
Although I was 90% convinced that these two were spies, there was still a glimmer of hope in my subconscious.
No matter how unbearable Li Chengzhi is, he is still his legitimate son...
He didn't ask Li Chengzhi to suddenly become wise, nor did he ask him to be like a god, and everything he did was like a miracle. He didn't ask him to have meritorious service, be given a title, or to be honored. He just wanted Li Chengzhi to be alive.
Satisfied...
"Let's give it a try!" Li Shixian sighed sadly, "At most, it only takes one more day, and there is no big loss..."
After saying that, he glanced at the two brothers again and said in a cold voice: "As you said, I will send people to the empty areas of the enemy camp to set fire at this time. If by this time tomorrow, no soldiers have come to attack, I will
It’s the time when the two of you are at odds with each other..."
The two brothers burst into tears of excitement and struggled to bow down: "Thank you, Master, for saving your life..."
"Okay... I'll let you wait for one more day..." Hu Duo gritted his teeth and stared at Li Shixian hatefully, "At this time tomorrow, I will personally kill these two thieves..." <
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"Yes!" Li Shixian nodded fiercely and assigned the general, "Go and report to Shi Junbing and tell him that we will light a fire in Beicheng... No, light smoke..."
Unknowingly, the sky has already turned bright?
Of course, you can't light a fire, you can only burn smoke.
The general responded and walked away quickly.
Hu Duo also calmed down a little, regained some sense, and asked suspiciously: "Dongcheng has the fewest rebels, why not choose Dongcheng?"
"Dongcheng?" Li Shixian said thoughtfully, stroking his beard, "I'm afraid there will be no return..."
He was afraid that if there were real friendly forces, if they were led to attack the farthest east city, the rebels on the other three sides would most likely get dumped...
"Is there no return?" Hu Duo snorted coldly, "Do you really dare to think about it?"
It means that there are no friendly forces. I have given up, but you are hoping for it?
"Let's give it a try!" Li Shixian sighed slightly, and looked at Beiying under the morning light.
The rebels tried to attack all four walls, but since Luojing was in the east, the main gate of the city was naturally also in the east. Therefore, they built the most majestic and powerful walls. After several attacks, the effect was ineffective, so the rebels moved to the other three walls.
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In addition, Li Chengzhi raised his troops too quickly and was overwhelming, but Xi Kangsheng in the east had not seen any movement for a long time. Naturally, Liu Huiwang had to focus on defense. After going back and forth, most of the rebels and rebels in the east city were transferred to the other three sides.
Moreover, the rebels only mobilized large forces yesterday. Whether it was a show or real, it is an indisputable fact that the northern and southern military camps mobilized their troops to the west.
At this time, the rebel forces in the due west are at their strongest, followed by the south camp of the bandit chief Liu Huiwang. Excluding the east city, which may be captured if it goes too deep, the only one remaining is the north city.
"Beicheng, let's go to Beicheng!" Hu Duo said with all his might.
It means that they are all fake anyway, and they are the same everywhere. Let alone soldiers, I am afraid that there will not be more than one bird...
As soon as they finished speaking, they heard the sound of galloping horses coming from the city. They turned around and saw a fast horse galloping towards them. A closer look revealed that it was just like yesterday, carrying a triangular red flag on its back. What has changed?
The two of them were slightly shocked.
"Report..." Tanma Jinma stood at the foot of the city and shouted loudly towards the city, "There has been a change in the south city... A moment ago, about two or three miles to the southwest, a fire suddenly shot into the sky, and then the shouts of "kill" shook the sky, and the flames burst out.
, it seems that a large army is attacking the south camp of the bandit army...
Mr. Shi has an order, ordering the princes and generals to guard the north city. If there is any change, they will immediately send fast horses to report to the south city..."
The army attacks the south camp of the bandits?
Where did the army come from?
The two looked at each other, confused.
Suddenly, he heard a scream from Li Rui on one side: "Lang Jun, it must be Lang Jun... light the fire quickly... no, burn three piles of wolf smoke, it must be big enough for Nanying to see clearly..." Just a moment ago, they were still afraid of surviving the disaster, but now the two brothers were trembling with shock, and there was no trace of blood on their faces.
I regretted so much that my intestines turned blue. I wish I should have been beaten to death by Li Hao right then?
Why are you escaping for your life and setting fire to something?
Lang Jun actually came to save them?
The bad thing about this one is that it will be surrounded by the rebels on all sides, and there will be no return...
"Fart..."
Hu Duo was so angry that he rushed forward and kicked Li Rui in the head: "You set the fire in the North Camp, but this army attacked the South Camp... Are you a three-year-old grandpa?"
"Have you only been leading soldiers for a few days? Have you never read the military book? Do you understand how to attack from the east to the west? Do you know why the army set fire to the south camp before attacking it?
It was clearly the general from the south telling the army that was attacking the rebel north camp that he had restrained the main force of the south camp and allowed them to attack... If there is no army coming to attack the rebel north camp at this time, grandpa dares to give you his head...
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Feeling regretful, anxious, and angry at the same time, Li Rui actually cursed, "You are the only one who is still a county guard? You are not even worthy of carrying your husband's shoes..."
"You bastard, shut up..." Li Shixian was shocked and angry, and kicked Li Rui again.
Hu Duo was so angry that his whole body shook like chaff, and he let out a strange scream: "How big of a firework would it take to communicate from the South Camp to the North Camp? Why didn't we see it? Ignorant thief, I will kill you..."
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"Jiexiu, calm down!" Li Shixian hugged Hu Duo and shouted urgently, "I was careless... There were too many torches on the city and the light was too bright, so I didn't see the smoke... Look
..."
As he spoke, he pointed towards the south, his eyes filled with shock and horror.
When Hu Duo took a look, he felt as if he had been struck by lightning and was as stiff as a chicken.
A pillar of smoke like a giant dragon seemed to reach the sky...
It's not just six or seven miles away, even if it's twice as far away, I'm afraid I can still see clearly.
Before they could regain their senses, it was like a thunderbolt, and a thunderbolt exploded from the northwest. The sound hit the city wall and reverberated like a huge wave crashing onto the shore.
"Thunder?" A general muttered instinctively, but when he raised his head, he realized that let alone thunder, there were not even clouds in the sky.
"Jiexiu, look...look..."
A wily and calculating person like Li Shixian was so frightened that his whole body trembled and his voice trembled.
Following the explosion, a burst of fire suddenly burst out of the rebel north camp, and then the fire spread at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Within a few breaths, a thunderous howling sound could be heard from the northern camp, which was clearly the ghost cry and wolf howl of the rebels being killed.
This is not the end...
Everyone was wondering, as if they heard the faint sound of thunder again?
With the thunder, the city wall seemed to shake. In the pot placed next to the wall, the water surface began to sway slightly, but as the rumbling became louder and louder, the city wall shook more and more violently. The pot
The water inside actually made ripples one after another...
A general's face suddenly changed, and he shouted sternly: "The earth dragon is overturned..."
"I'm going to fuck your mother..." Li Shixian roared violently and kicked him forward.
Hu Duo, who had no knowledge at all, reacted at this time, and asked with fear and joy: "Iron Cavalry?"
He didn't even dare to turn around and look, for fear that it was an illusion, and even more afraid that his hope would be dashed again.
Li Shixian did not respond, but stared closely at the white dragon in the north.
It seems like a huge steel chain, and like a sword light falling from the sky, heading straight towards the bandit camp in Xicheng...
The cavalry was getting closer and closer, and Li Shixian could see the big "李" character written on the banner held by the first cavalryman.
After that, there is a secondary flag with the word "pine" written on it!
The military flag of the Wuzhi Li family and the rebel flag of Li Wenxiao are not like this at all...
This is...Li Song?
Staring at the two big flags, Li Shixian's eyes were filled with confusion and light.
After a long time, he murmured, and two lines of tears rolled down his face: "Grandpa's son is actually wise?"