The wind is blowing, and the battle flag is sounding.

The black clouds in the sky pressed down, and the thunder was rolling.

The torrential rain is coming to the world again.

In the big tent, a pot of hot wine, a plate of dried tofu, and a handful of soybeans.

"You're going to ask us to eat this?"

Zhu Chongba and Zhu Wu sat face to face, pinched a soybean into their mouths, Zhu Chongba smiled, "You can get some meat!" ”

"So many brothers watching, let's eat meat?" Zhu Wu tried the temperature of the hot wine, and then poured two glasses, "When the war calms down, I invite you to drink!" ”

Zhu Chongba took a sip of the cup and looked at the dark clouds outside the tent, "I'm afraid that after the fight, our brothers won't have time to drink well." This year is a year of disaster. There was no rain in the spring, there was a big drought, and now there is a torrential rain, and this year's crops are over! ”

"You and I can't control this matter, so why bother mediocrity!" Zhu Wu smiled and picked up his wine glass, "Besides, even if the wind and rain are smooth, the people will be able to drop a few grains of grain." ”

"Let's be curious, why do you have so many soldiers and horses, and you never lack food?" Zhu Chongba suddenly asked.

"Have a good housekeeper!" Zhu Wu said with a smile, "I won't tell you, I never care about these things, and the lack of food and money is Li Shanchang's business." But from the beginning of the state and the state, the collection of what should be collected, the collection of what should be levied, the same is not less. In fact, there are times when I can't bear it, and the people under my rule are also exploited by me. ”

Zhu Wu didn't tell a lie, the Dingyuan army occupies the rich land in the south of the Yangtze River, even if it is rich, how to supply these hundreds of thousands of troops?

The first is to pay taxes, all the land in the territory, pay taxes according to the land, one acre of land and half two taels of silver, who dares not to pay in front of the bright knives and guns.

However, the big families don't care, they have money, but the small families suffer, and they can only use the food at home if they don't have money.

The second is coinage, Dingyuan Tongbao helps to harvest a wave, and the strong purchasing power makes Zhu Wu desperate for reserve materials.

The third is to rob, the rich owners of all big families want to pay the money obediently and safely. This money Zhu Wu did not hide or squander it by himself like other military leaders, but handed it over to the army and used it as military funds.

But after this battle, Dingyuan's foundation is almost empty.

Therefore, Zhu Wu's eyes in the future are on the richer Suzhou and Hangzhou.

"That's still the levy you have, Huaixi can't eat the poor food, where can you go?"

Hearing this, Zhu Wu smiled, this is what Zhu Chongba wanted to say, Huaixi is too poor.

"Let's want Huai'an!" Zhu Chongba put it down and looked at Zhu Wu.

"Here you go, according to our previous agreement, Huai'an is yours."

Zhu Chongba's body leaned forward, "What about Gaoyou?" ”

Zhu Wu also probed forward, "Brother Chong, I'll give it to you, do you dare to ask for it?" I promised, and neither did the rest of the Dingyuan Army! ”

"Hah!" Zhu Chongba smiled and sat up straight, "We can't beat Huai'an City, you have to borrow a cannon." ”

Rumble! The muffled thunder in the sky finally sounded.

Zhu Wu pinched a piece of dried tofu and chewed slowly, "No need to shoot, tonight, the south gate of Huai'an will slowly let go, your people rush in, Huai'an yours!" ”

"So you've been prepared." Zhu Chongba laughed softly, and asked rhetorically, "Tokhtar is in the city, don't you want it?" ”

Zhu Wu raised his wine glass and gestured, "Brother Chong, whoever catches the two of us is the same!" ”

"Good!"

The two wine glasses collided, the hops were lightly sprinkled, and they drank it all.

Zhu Chongba strutted up, got out of the tent, got on the horse, and galloped away.

Zhu Wu looked at the wine that was still steaming and smiled bitterly in his heart.

"I know that this year is a disaster year, and I still need so many mouths. Give you a dead city of Huai'an, and the people of the whole city will surrender troops, how long can you hold out?

Brother Chong, it's not that Xiao Wu is bad, but that Xiao Wu is responsible for the Dingyuan Army! ”

Thinking, the last glass of wine fell into his mouth.

At the back of the tent, Xi Yingzhen slowly withdrew his ears and walked to his tent with his hands behind his back.

"Little Maozi!"

Xi Ying took out two secret letters from his arms and confidently sealed them with wax.

"Master!" Mao Xiao is taller again, and he looks like a teenager.

"You take a few people to send a letter, this letter is to General Guo San in Anqing, and this letter is to Li Sai, the town government of Hezhou, do you understand?"

"Got it!" Obviously, this is not the first time Mao Xiang has done this, and he is familiar with the two letters, which are respectively in the sandwich of the two boots.

Then, after muttering in Mao Xiang's ear for a long time, Mao Xiang repeated word for word before patting his head and letting him leave.

When Mao Xiang walked away, Xi Ying picked up the pen again and wrote on the paper, "Erhu...."

A moment later, the letter was finished, the handwriting was dried, it was sealed, and a personal soldier was called.

After another while, the soldiers went out with the letter and got on their horses.

"Ahem!" Xi Yingzhen in the tent coughed violently, quickly took out the wine jug and poured a few sips, and then sat on the chair with his chest covered.

Click, Ray finally came down.

The golden snake danced between heaven and earth, and heavy rain fell on the world again.

Whoa!

In Huaicheng, the central generals of the Yuan army gathered outside the gate of Totok, their thin faces full of anxiety.

With a squeak, the door opened, revealing Gong Bopu's face.

"What's going on?"

"Silence!" Gong Bopu looked around, "The prime minister is awake, he can't move, don't raise your voice when you go in." ”

Then, the generals of the Yuan army followed him into the house.

Inside the house, the lights were bright, and the huge candles were burning vigorously, but the face of the half-leaning on the bed was indeed dark and blue, and there was no trace of blood.

"Prime Minister!" The generals fell to their knees.

"The incompetence of the prime minister has affected the generals!" Totoh coughed twice and sat up straight, "I thought I could take you to make meritorious contributions and seal your wife and son, but I didn't expect it to end up like this!" ”

"Prime Minister...", someone couldn't cry.

"This battle is the fault of one person, it has nothing to do with you, the prime minister is the son of tomorrow, you don't have to worry!"

"Prime Minister!" Again, someone cried.

This is probably where the wisdom of the virtuous minister lies, since the founding of the Great Yuan, there have been countless ministers. But who really takes the people below as human beings?

It's nothing more than a detachment.

"Huai'an has no food, it is useless to keep it for a long time, pass on the order, and all departments are ready to take advantage of the rainy night to break through and retreat to Haining Prefecture!"

"Whoa!"

"You Han people have a saying, stay in the green mountains and don't be afraid of no firewood, today we retreat, he will make a comeback!"

Click!

There was a thunderclap outside, and his face was like gold paper.

........

Whoa, whoa!

"Poof!" A human head floated up from the dirty waterway, "Damn, what does it smell like!" ”

"Silence!" Yu Tonghai, a thousand households of the Dingyuan Navy Army, also came out of the water, scolded, and then looked around vigilantly.

Click, boom!

The sky was thundering, and more and more Dingyuan sailors on the ground climbed up from the waterway of the Huai'an city wall.

"Gollum, Gollum!"

Zhang Ziwei screamed softly at the corner of the wall, and in the dark shadow of the corner, a young voice asked in shock.

"But Brother Zihao!"

"It's me!" Zhang Ziwei walked over quickly, and sure enough, in the shadows, several classmates and friends were holding short weapons, waiting there.

"Them?" A classmate and friend, looking at the more and more warriors behind Zhang Ziwei, opened his mouth and asked.

"The death squad of General Zhu of the Dingyuan Army!"

In the sound of the rain, Zhang Ziwei sneered, "Tonight, let's lead the way to help them open the city gate, and the Dingyuan army outside the city will come in and avenge the people of Huai'an!" ”

"Phew!"

Yu Tonghai spit out the stinky water in his mouth, feeling a little disgusting.

"Enough of that? Enough is enough to lead the way! ”

So, more than 500 black shadows, in the rainy night, followed by the sound of rain and thunder, slowly touched the city gate.

"Hey, what about Yuan Jun?"

I don't know why there is no Yuan army at the gate of the city.

"Fraud?"

Yu Tonghai and the five hundred death squads were instantly alert.

"Did I just see the Yuan army running into the camp on the street?" A young man from Huai'an, who came to answer, was suspicious.

"Fuck it!" Yu Tonghai scolded, "Go over and take a look!" ”

There was another click, another thunderclap, piercing the night sky.

There was really no Yuan army at the city gate, only a few weapons that were discarded at will.

"Evil Gate!" Yu Tonghai looked left and right, gritted his teeth and said, "Open the door!" ”

Squeak Quack........... Hurrah.

The huge gate slowly opened, and the drawbridge was lowered with a winch.

Rumble!

I don't know if it's thunder, or the sound of the drawbridge falling to the ground, it's especially clear in the heavy rain.

Yu Tonghai took out flint and sulfur from the silk-wrapped oilcloth, lit a fire, and waved it vigorously in the city gate hole.

"Poof!" Zhu Chongba wiped the rain on his face, "Brothers, the gate of Huai'an is open, go into the city with Lao Tzu!" ”

After speaking, he turned over his horse and went straight to the gate of Huai'an.

"Kill!" Behind him, the shouts of killing drowned out the thunder.

"What sound?"

Tokhtar was getting into the carriage with the support of his own soldiers, and suddenly heard a roar that resounded in the sky in the distance.

"Prime Minister!" An officer of the Yuan Army, holding an iron helmet, ran over, "The thieves have entered the city!" ”

"Impossible!" Tokhtar said angrily, "They flew in? ”

"The Han army at the south gate ran away, and the anti-thief spies in the city opened the city gate!"

"Kill!"

The sound of killing rose again, countless torches lit up the night sky, and in Huai'an City, the Yuan army that was preparing to break through instantly panicked.

If you get rid of care, you will be chaotic, but you will forget people's hearts and human nature.

There are nearly 100,000 troops in the city, how can they break through together, there must be a sequence, and some are destined to be cannon fodder for the queen of the palace.

Who wants to die, who doesn't want to run!

Therefore, not only the south gate, but the order to break through was passed down, and the Yuan army no longer had the heart to defend the city, and they were afraid that the prime minister would throw them away.

"God will kill me!"

Shedding wants to cry without tears.

"Prime Minister, let's go!"

The soldiers around him stuffed him into the carriage and galloped away.

Huai'an, changed hands again.