One million taels of silver is not much, and Li Yi himself didn't know how much money his family had for a long time.
Ruoqing is the big housekeeper of the family, and she is responsible for the operation of the bar and the store. If there is any need for money, just go to the cashier to get it.
If one million taels of silver can be used to solve the problem of the Wu Kingdom, it would be too cost-effective. It is a pity that the emperor of the Wu Kingdom is huddled in the palace and cannot come out. The palace is heavily guarded and there are many masters. Succeeded in this environment.
Li Yi didn't pin his hopes on those martial arts knights, he couldn't buy Wu Huang's head, and he was enough to be disgusting.
Xu Zheng, who lives in Nanzhou, just received news yesterday that the governor of Nanzhou has assembled more than 20,000 troops from the four surrounding counties and counties, and has prepared food, grass and supplies. If he wants to take Cangzhou in one fell swoop, he will send troops immediately.
Nanzhou is not far from Cangzhou. If they march urgently, they will arrive here in three days. If they are not in such a hurry, they should arrive here in five days.
Wei Liang and the others are already discussing tactics to meet the enemy. In terms of numbers, they only have half the strength of the opponent, but in terms of strength, the ten thousand people are worth tens of thousands of troops.
What they have to do is to win with the least loss.
Among the seventy-three prefectures of Wu Kingdom, more than half of them are still under the control of the Wu Kingdom court.
They just occupied a small Cangzhou, and there is still a long way to go. If they are confronted with 20,000 troops, they will have to pay a heavy price to win. How will they fight future battles
Everyone has been very busy recently. Wei Liang, as the chief general defending the city this time, needs to discuss with the generals below to finalize the strategy of defeating the enemy. Old man Wang is busy collecting the riches of the landlords, redistributing the means of production to a certain extent, and appeasing the enemy. The country gentry who became restless after being plucked will not cause more chaos. In addition, some educated and capable people will be screened out to manage the grassroots team...
Rebellion is not simply fighting and killing. It is a very complicated and cumbersome job. Fortunately, Yang Liuqing still has a group of reliable leaders around him. The team collapsed from the inside first...
After lunch, Li Yi and Ruyi Ruoqing went out for a walk.
Cangzhou is different from Shuzhou, or Ruyi City. The people here have suffered from wars and chaos, and they also know how hard it is to achieve peace.
The enemy is at present, almost all the people in Cangzhou City are soldiers.
The common people did their best, even if they couldn't participate in the battle in person, they could still help move the wood and rolling stones to the city wall. On the street, there was a rush of people. Compared with Shuzhou and Ruyi City, it was a different kind of excitement.
Both Ruyi and Ruoqing prefer to be quiet rather than moving, and they probably don't like this kind of excitement in their hearts.
What they like is to settle down in one place, and then live a simple and stable life, or to abandon mundane things, to be together as a family, to go anywhere...
In the past few years, they have been running around with him, and Ruoqing has become the empress of heaven for no reason, and she has a heavier burden on her shoulders. It is really difficult for them.
If he can conquer the five states this time, Yang Liuqing will be able to gain a firm foothold in the northwest of Wu Kingdom, and he will be the biggest force in Wu Kingdom besides the imperial court.
Unless the imperial court of Wu Kingdom exhausted all its forces and gathered hundreds of thousands of troops to encircle and suppress them in one fell swoop, if not, no one would be able to do anything to them.
After this time, he can completely relax, the situation in Wuzhou is stable, and Second Miss Liu no longer has to worry about her precious apprentice.
Cangzhou military camp.
Wei Liang just received a secret letter, and after opening it in front of everyone, he said in a deep voice: "The news from Nanzhou is that the enemy army will enter the urn in five days, so let the whole army prepare for battle!"
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Nanzhou, before the state city.
A general in armor was riding on a horse, and a lieutenant beside him got off his horse, knelt down on one knee, cupped his fists and said, "General, General Zheng led two thousand vanguards to escort the grain and grass first, and we are already thirty miles away!"
"Let's go!" The general nodded, turned his head, and said in a deep voice: "Follow me and fight against the traitors!"
"Fight the rebels!"
"Fight the rebels!"
"Fight the rebels!"
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The 20,000 troops stood neatly behind him, and they spoke in unison. The sound resounded for several miles, and could be clearly heard throughout Nanzhou City.
The governor of Nanzhou stood at the head of the city, watching the 20,000 troops gradually go away, with a trace of worry on his face, he murmured: "This time, all the guards in the cities of Nanzhou and Linzhou are out, and the city defenses are empty. The thief sneaks in, but what should I do?"
An official beside him smiled and said, "Lord Inspector, you are too worried. Those thieves are just a mob trying to show off their prestige outside the city. How can they have the guts to attack the city?"
"What's more, the biggest rebellion in the east is only more than a thousand people. The city is so strong that there are not 50,000 soldiers and horses. How can it be broken casually?" The man looked down and said, "Unless the city gate Can be opened from the inside...”
"Even if this is the case, we can't take it lightly." The governor of Nanzhou nodded, and said: "Then Cangzhou, even if it is attacked from the inside, we must not relax. These days, let people step up patrolling, no matter how many people at the gate of the city Send some people over to guard against those thieves..."
"The officer knows..."
Although Nanzhou is not located in the hinterland of Wu Kingdom, it is not as remote as Cangzhou, and the life of the people is a little easier.
At the gate of the state city, the 20,000 troops had just set out from here, and the people retreated for several miles. After they left, the order of the past was restored at the gate of the city.
Pedestrians and traders poured in from outside the city, which seemed a bit noisy. After being reprimanded by the guards at the city gate, they lined up honestly and entered the city in order.
When a man carrying firewood walked into the city gate, he tripped accidentally, and the firewood on his back fell apart and scattered all over the ground.
He hastily bent over to tidy up.
"Why are you walking, pack it up quickly, don't get in the way!" A guard came over cursing and bent down to help him pack up the firewood.
The man showed gratitude on his face, held his hand, and said, "Thank you, Brother Guancha!"
"After packing up, go there quickly, there are still people waiting behind!" The official waved his hand and turned to leave.
After the man carrying the firewood left, the city gate returned to normal order. The official stood back to his original spot, turned his head slightly, and looked at his companion beside him.
He moved half a step aside, and handed him a note from behind.
In the east of Nanzhou, somewhere in the mountains.
Since the collapse of the Wu Kingdom, heroes have risen side by side. Some people are powerful and occupy a city and a state; those who are weaker can only occupy small counties and are easily wiped out by the court. Therefore, most people have no hope of occupying the city and can only turn into Rogues, looting everywhere...
In this mountain forest in the east of Nanzhou, there is a force of about a thousand people. Relying on the advantages of the terrain, they have survived several times of siege by the government. After taking root here, they have become the largest group of bandits near Nanzhou.
The leader of this rebellion calls himself "Chuang Wang", and his name is very famous around Nanzhou, which can stop children from crying at night.
But at this moment, this "King Chuang", who is also a well-known figure in the eyes of the Nanzhou government, is not like the king of the mountain at all. He looked at the young woman sitting above with a flattering face, and asked tentatively: "Sister, head?" , The Nanzhou garrison has already set off just now, the city is empty, when will we do it?"