.If the first two are just in a difficult situation, then Lai Qinggui is simply in a desperate situation. In the past, Luan Bin was there, and Lai Qinggui didn't have to worry about the trivial matters of people eating horses. But now Luan Bin has been strangled to death, so he had to worry about it himself. Only then did he realize that the consumption in units of tens of thousands of people was amazing, which was definitely beyond his previous imagination.
Most of the food prepared for wintering has been burned by the government army, and the food I carried with me has been eaten up. Even the food I received from the villagers will not last a few days and will be sold out.
In the war, food and fodder are people's hearts. Lai Qinggui must have a deep understanding of this sentence, because many desperate subordinates have sneaked away these days. Because they are worried that they will inform the official army, Lai Qinggui can only lead people to hide in and out of sight.
When Lai Qingchuan told his brother worriedly that more than a hundred brothers disappeared today and took away the small amount of food left, Lai Qinggui knew that he could no longer sit and wait for death. "Brother, you must get the food quickly." Lai Qingchuan said in a bad mood: "Other, everyone will run away."
Lai Qinggui ignored him, but walked out of the hiding hole and came to the top of the mountain. He took out an exquisite thousand-mile mirror from his arms, and with this thing, he could see the county town in Shandong. He saw the chaos in the city, and the ants-like civilians transported bags of grain from the warehouse to the truck; but the lively barracks in the past seemed empty...
Since receiving the report that the government army began to transfer secretly, he took the risk of lurking into the road. After suffering the great losses of the government army, he no longer believed anyone and only believed in his own eyes. In the past three days, he has seen with his own eyes that a large number of troops have moved in the dark every day. On such a dangerous mountain road, he doesn't even hit a torch, which shows how confidential it is.
After dawn the next day, he found that the number of smoked stoves in the official military camp would be reduced accordingly. After repeating for three days, it was less than one-fifth of the original... Lai Qingyi] was already convinced that the official army was indeed withdrawing troops in a planned manner.
This is not surprising, because it was so cold this year that it had fallen twice as soon as winter began. Now you can still see snow everywhere. In such bad weather, the government army has to continue to search, causing a large area of ​​frostbite... For spoiled officers and soldiers, instead of being frostbite here in vain and causing morale to be depressed, it is better to go back to Longnan for the winter first and then talk about it next year.
However, Lai Qinggui carefully discovered that the retreat speed of the official army's baggage was far behind, which also proved from the side that the official army was indeed unwilling to fight and was eager to return home.
Now a multiple-choice question is placed in front of him. Should we take advantage of the empty defense of the government army and the chaotic situation and take the opportunity to capture Dingnan City; or should we find a way to solve the problem of wintering after the official army is withdrawn? The latter looks safer, but in fact it is not, because they cannot solve the embargo of the government army. If they want to get food, they can only get rid of the villagers in Xiali. However, those walled houses and watchtowers are not vegetarians, and not to mention that he still wants to keep this last base, so how can he tear his face at will?
After thinking about it, he felt that Dingnan County was worth a fight. In fact, he had thought about it from the beginning, otherwise he wouldn't have been here for several days. But he was really scared of being deceived and had to be sure of it before he could make up his mind.
It was dark and snowing again in the sky. Lai Qinggui was still observing. The Qianli Mile Mile Mile Moves slightly to help him see the situation of the government army... He saw another team of government troops leaving the city in the dark. At the same time, there was a long convoy of vehicles, which were all his food. Lai Qinggui's heart was bleeding, so he had to keep his eyes (8 turns, and finally frozen in the county government. He found that as yesterday, there was no light here, and it was still pitch black. "It seems that the center of the government army has indeed left." When he returned to the cave, he did not make a fire because he was afraid of exposure.
Lai Qingchuan was wrapped in a thick sheepskin coat and still couldn't help but tremble. Seeing him coming in, he hurriedly handed over a wine bag. Lai Qinggui took it, drank a lot of wine to keep the cold, and murmured: "Then, there should be only the troops left in Dingnan City."
"Yes, brother, this time, there will definitely be no aluminum." Lai Qingchuan said: "There are at least 40,000 government troops leaving these days. How many soldiers can be in the city now? We can't hesitate anymore, otherwise how much food will be left by tomorrow?"
Well..." Lai Qinggui leaned on his white tiger skin. This was the symbol of the identity of the big dragon leader and his favorite thing. Even when he was escaping from such a chaotic treasury, he did not forget to bring it with him.
This large and rare white tiger skin can help him block the invasion of the cold, but cannot warm his disheartened heart. Curled up in this wet and cold cave, listening to the howling north wind outside, Lai Qinggui remembered his success or failure over the years. It has been more than ten years since the thirty-three years of Jiajing, responding to Li Wenbiao's uprising. In the past ten years, he has experienced the heroic spirit of the Taoyuan charity, and has been in the air of more than ten counties, and has successively defeated the spring breeze of famous generals. He has also experienced many betrayals, rebellions and failures... His mother and three sons have all died in the encirclement of the government army. The government hung their bodies on the flagpole of the gate, allowing the sun to shine on the rain...
Scenes of the past appeared in front of his eyes like a lantern. Lai Qinggui sometimes smiled, sometimes gritted his teeth, sometimes excited, sometimes tears in his eyes... I haven't cried for a few years, right? Lai Qinggui doesn't know what's wrong with him.
Seeing that he didn't say anything for a long time, Lai Qingchuan couldn't help but whisper, "Brother, brothers, please be ready, are we going to do it?"
Well..." Lai Qinggui gathered his mind. In an instant, the youthful passion seemed to return to his body, shaking off the tiger's skin. He stood up and said, "Send the order, I'll wait to attack with everyone. In this battle, there will be advances and no retreat. Either win or die!" As he said that, he lifted up the 60-pound Yanyue Sword beside him, and walked out with his head held high
At the same time, in Longnan City a hundred miles away, Shen was wearing a cloak and standing in the yard with his hands behind his back. The night was as cool as ice and the north wind was like a knife, but Wu was unaware of it. He just turned his worried eyes into the mountains. Since Liu Xian and the others started the formal action, he had been insomnia and his whole heart was full of heart. He had never been so nervous in his life. Even if he met Japanese pirates outside Hangzhou City, he was just afraid, not feeling so heavy pressure.
Because this was his first time as the commander of one side, the lives of tens of thousands of people under his command were all due to this military adventure. Once he backfired, the consequences would be serious and he could not afford. So even if he couldn't see anything at all, he still stood in the yard and looked down. It seemed that only in this way could he feel better.
The footsteps sounded, and Chen turned around and saw that it was Shen Mingchen who was not sleeping, and said softly, "Didn't you tell you to go to bed?" "The boss is sleepless, how dare we sleep first?" Shen Mingchen said humorously, "The long night is long, I have no intention of sleeping. Sir, let's play chess." "Play chess?" Chen nodded and said, "Good idea." So the two sat in the study, and the guard Xiaowangzhen-huo started playing chess in the black and white world.
But Chen is obviously absent-minded today. As he was about to capture and kill him, Shen Mingchen couldn't help but remind him: "Sir, the dragon is going to be captured, so you must go seriously next." But he was very happy because he couldn't win Chen Ji, and now he can finally take the opportunity to rewrite his record.
Shen nodded, pinched the chess piece, as if he had been taking the exam for a long time. Shen Mingchen waited patiently, but he didn't know that his mind was not on the chessboard at all. He didn't say anything, but he was still talking to himself: "Yes, the next step must be cautious." As he said that, he threw the chess piece and asked him: "Ju Zhang, what do you think?"
Shen Mingchen was so depressed that he had to put the chess piece down and thought for a moment: "If this battle is won, the strongest rebels will be destroyed. The overall situation of the Gannan bandit suppression is decided." As he said that, he stretched out his two ruthless fingers and said: "At this time we have two choices, one is to take advantage of the victory and move the troops to take Gaosha; the other is to use the power of the great victory to send people to persuade Xie Yunzhang, Jiang Yueyao and others to surrender." "In your opinion, which choice is better?" Chen asked with interest.
"The generals must like the first one. If one general succeeds, thousands of bones are broken. How can they make contributions if they don't fight?" Shen Mingchen analyzed clearly: "But I don't agree with moving the army again. Because with the lessons of Lai Qinggui, Xie Yunzhang and Jiang Yueyao are unlikely to fall into the trap again. Moreover, they must have reserved food and grass for wintering. We must be careful that they will fight and jump over the wall... If they use favorable terrain to deal with each other, it will be unfavorable to us." After a pause, he continued: "Now that the next journey is set, Yu Dong is frightened, so there is a possibility of surrendering without fighting. In order to persevere, we should not kill more, but we should focus on intimidation and persuading surrender."
Chen nodded and Zhan Yan smiled and said, "What Brother Ju Zhang said is in line with my heart. If the next few rebels can be resolved peacefully, my pressure will be much less..." Liu Xian and the others could not hide it from Ouyang Yijing's blockade in the next calendar, so they didn't know how to sue him. So Chen hoped from the bottom of his heart that the finale would be beautiful and block some people's mouths.
"I can go and persuade Xie Yunzhang to surrender..." The two of them were talking, and He Xinyin, who had been sitting in the corner, suddenly spoke out: "He used to be my apprentice, and the situation is different. I believe he will make a choice." It has been several months since he was here, and he didn't help Chen. He Daxia felt embarrassed to have a meal. "That's great!" Shen Mingchen smiled and said: "He He is half successful when he takes action!" "Where is the other half?" Chen asked with a smile.
"I have to ask Mr. Panshi to take action." Shen Mingchen said: "If we can tell this stubborn old man, Xie Yunzhang will naturally understand that no one is standing on his side. Where to go, and I will know that he has no choice." Well." Chen nodded and said: "The day after tomorrow, it was their signing meeting with Hui merchants. Mr. Panshi sent an invitation. It seems that I need to go this trip."
Although Panshi Gong was arrogant, strong and upright, and never succumbed to any power, he was loyal and trustworthy, and even thought about the She people. After learning that planting "Ma Lan" could indeed help the mountain people get rid of poverty, he used his influence to help those Hui merchants promote it, and finally told more than 100 villages to join. In order to expand the influence, he discussed with the Hui merchants that he would hold a signing meeting and invited court officials to attend for the first time to use the authority of the official to show the legality and formality of the matter.
Chen was very happy to be the first court official invited to visit the walled house. Even if he didn't want to convince the other party, he had planned to go this trip. Unexpectedly, the weather was not good, and it started snowing that night, and the snow fell very long. It fell all day the next day, and there was no intention of stopping on the third afternoon.
Seeing that the snow on the ground was already over his knees, Shen Mingchen and others advised him not to go. Because the village of Panshigong was in a very remote valley, you should be careful when walking, and now it is covered with heavy snow, which is even more dangerous.
Hao Jie repeatedly persuaded Chen and said, "It's not peaceful outside now. There are bandits and defeated soldiers everywhere. Moreover, the terrain that goes to Panshi Gongpi-li is steep and the ice and snow are dangerous, so you must not go."
Without these people persuading, Chen knew the danger, but he knew better that this was a good opportunity to impress Mr. Panshi, so he smiled and said, "It's not a problem. Go find a few She people who are familiar with the path, and let's be careful and leave." "Sir, one by one, one by one." Hao Jie also advised Chen, but he couldn't argue, "It's okay if you don't dare to go, but I will still go on the road on time."
Hao Jie had no choice but to go out to find a guide for him. As a result, he brought the person in. When Chen saw that it was the old acquaintance Lan Xiaoming. Hao Jie said helplessly: "In such a ghost weather, no one wants to leave the city. Only a few young people of this year are willing to take this trip."
Seeing that the county magistrate looked down on him, Lan Xiaoming protested: "We are the best hunters here, and we can walk over with all the ditches and bumps in the villages with our eyes closed. Besides, if you have to walk in the Jin area, no one is better than us. Shen nodded and smiled, "Okay, I'll use you." Lan Xiaoming and his friends couldn't help but cheer. "Sir, you don't think about it anymore?" Hao Jieyou said unwillingly.
"If you tremble again, just go with me." Chen Zi laughed and cursed, then stretched out, "Take them to rest first and set off early tomorrow morning."
The next morning, the snow had not stopped, but Shen insisted on taking the risk of walking on the snow. The difficulties along the way were self-evident, and I couldn't tell how many things he had expressed. Once, he stepped on the air and almost got under the cliff. Fortunately, He Xinyin followed him closely, so nothing big happened.
While he was struggling with the wind and snow, Pan Shigong, Ruan Bi, and the heads who had arrived in the village for a few days were lying loudly, because the night before, they saw the severe snowy weather, they all felt that Master Guanli would not come.
Mr. Pan Shi and Ruan Bi discussed that since he had invited the highest commander, he did not come, so of course he could not start. So he announced to everyone that the ceremony was postponed and that everyone did not have to get up early and could sleep. Mr. Pan Shi also got up early in the morning and went out to see it. Seeing that the snow was still falling, he went back to the hot bed and went back to sleep with his sleep.
When Chen and his group came to his village with snowflakes and dust, the people were unprepared. When they heard that the Lord Jingluo who came to the meeting was all shocked. Until Chen took off his leather hat and leather gloves, took off his cloak, exposed his crimson robe, took off his leather boots and changed into his black official boots, and finally put on his black hat. This made everyone wake up as if they were dreaming that it was Lord Jingluo coming. "Where is the Lord Panshi?" Chen looked around and saw the old man. "I'm still sleeping." People said embarrassedly: "I'll call him up now."
"I'll go." Chen waved his hand and smiled, "Where is his bedroom?" People quickly took him to Panshigong's residence, and heard loud snoring outside the door. It turned out that the old man had overworked these days and was able to rest today, but he had not yet gotten up.
Chen raised his hand and signaled that everyone didn't need to follow. He took off his boots and walked into the fur-covered bedroom. Panshi Gong was unaware of it and still couldn't wake up. Chen jokingly said beside him, "Get up quickly, the sun is shining on his butt..." "Nonsense" Panshi Gong muttered, "The snow hasn't stopped yet." After that, he turned over and continued to sleep. "Minister Chen is here." Chen smiled again.
"He flew over with his wings?" Mr. Pan Shi finally couldn't stand it. He rubbed his eyes and wanted to see who was making trouble here. Unexpectedly, when he opened his eyes, he saw a guy wearing a red official robe standing there. He couldn't help but beat the spirit, turned over and sat up and said, "Oh, why are you here?" "Why are you asking this?" Chen spread his hands and smiled and said, "Didn't you invite me to come?"
Pan Shigong saw his face clearly, and it was true that Shen was indeed Shen. He jumped out of bed barefoot and said at a loss: "I really didn't expect it, I really didn't expect that you wouldn't come in this kind of weather. "How could that happen?" Chen smiled and said: "Since I agreed, I have to do it, otherwise what prestige can I be, as my parents official?" Pan Shi restored his mood and said with a look of admiration: "I am convinced, completely convinced, you are indeed convinced!"
Chapter completed!