The third day of the lunar month.

Wind, South.

Cloudy day, heavy snowfall.

It is advisable to pray for blessings, break ground, repair graves, and travel.

Don't, marry, Najib, release water, live together.

The sky was a little gray, and the horses were neighing.

Fingernail-sized flakes of snow hit their faces viciously, and the soldiers braved the wind and snow to leave the city.

Viewed from the sky, there was a twisted torrent on the ground.

Zhu Chongba, on the war horse, stood at the gate of the city, staring at the soldiers who had not left the city.

Familiar faces will smile in return.

The snow kept hitting his white iron, and his iron shoulders were covered with snow, but his body was motionless, standing like a mountain, as if no one could shake it.

"Brother, I asked someone, and a gentleman who is good at looking at the weather said, it's snowing for several days!" Xu Da slowly rode over, and his hand holding the reins was red from cold.

Zhu Chongba still looked at the soldiers who went out of the city, and the corners of his mouth slowly brought a smile, "It's okay, it's unexpected." With such a big snowfall, who would have thought that we would send troops! ”

After speaking, he slowly raised his head and moved his gaze to the city wall.

In the gatehouse on the city wall, his wife held her waist with one hand and the head of the wall with the other, silently watching the city.

Then, it seemed that the two eyes converged in silence.

You can wait for us at home.

You can rest assured that there is me at home.

Everything is in plain sight.

Under the city, Zhu Chongba suddenly moved, waving his horsewhip violently, and the snowflakes on his body splashed.

"Drive!!"

At the head of the city, Ma Xiuying caressed her slightly bulging lower abdomen, and the youthfulness of the girl in her eyes had long since faded, replaced by the fortitude of being a mother.

"Block the gate of Haozhou, no one is allowed to open it until Chongba returns!"

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Here is the wind and snow, and the other side of the river is the warm sun and wind.

The order of the generalissimo of the Dingyuan Army, General Manager Zhu, is a holy decree when he says it.

In this gold dust capital, all the singing and dancing wine shops and Qinglou kilns were all stopped overnight. It is also strictly forbidden to make wine, and whoever is caught will be beheaded.

No one objected, no one dared to object. The merchants in the city didn't even dare to make a sound, and the ministers of the Dingyuan Army raised their hands and feet in favor of these two decrees.

Food is life, and there is no harm in using grain to make wine in these years. Everyone is a thief, and they haven't laid down the country yet, and they shouldn't enjoy the drunken gold fans of Jinling, singing and dancing.

The sound of dogs and horses entering the mausoleum city looks particularly solemn in winter. The people still live the same life, and their lives are still the same. Whether it is a green house or wine, it is not a necessity in their lives, and it is not even a consumer product that they can afford.

The prosperity of the city comes from the construction of the people, but the prosperity of the city has nothing to do with most people. Alive, in fact, it doesn't have much to do with prosperity, no matter how prosperous he is, the people have to earn their own money to eat. Bustling? Who to see!

Besides, the flowers in the troubled times are like a brocade, how many knives can be blocked? 、

In the barracks, in the general manager's chamber, Zhu Wu and his generals once again stood in front of the huge map.

Guo Xiaosi took Zhenjiang, and the two counties of Danyang and Jintan, which were bloodless, put the knife on Yangzhou's neck. Along this line, there are Changzhou, Changshu, the world-famous Suzhou and Hangzhou below.

Guo Xiaosan and Chang Yuchun Zhu Jinwei took the three cities of Anqingning and Huizhou, and on the map, the Dingyuan army was like a pincer, completely encircling the rich land of Jiangsu and Zhejiang.

The Dingyuan Army developed too fast, especially after crossing the river, and the snowball was not so fast. There are countless rich cities and countless resources ahead. In the south, which has been peaceful for a long time, there is not much military equipment, and in the eyes of the Huaixi Han of the Dingyuan Army, they are all fat.

"There are not enough soldiers!" Zhu Wu withdrew his eyes from the map, shook his head with a wry smile, "After crossing the river, we are afraid that we will not be able to raise an army of 70,000, but now it seems that there are no 150,000 people, and it cannot be spread!" ”

Li Shanchang, Hu Weiyong, Feng Guoyong and others all laughed.

Feng Guoyong said with a smile, "Since there are not enough soldiers, the general manager will recruit them!"

Li Shanchang also said, "You can surrender while fighting!" Gather the place and send the pawn to serve me far away! ”

Zhu Wu shook his head and put his hand on the belt of the armor around his waist, "You have to recruit troops from Huaixi!" I have to tell Li Sai in Hezhou that Dingyuan in Hezhou will start recruiting soldiers, whether it is a good family or a homeless person!"

"Don't, Boss!"

Wen Chen stood up under the hall, and Zhu Wuding saw that it was him again, Yang Xian.

Yang Xian said loudly, "Chief, by all means. The place where the head manager started is in Huaixi, and it is not indispensable to rely on the children of Huaixi. However, the governor is not only from Huaixi now, the foundation of the Dingyuan Army is in Jiangnan, and the future is also in Jiangnan.

If the manager only uses Huaixi people, wouldn't it hurt the hearts of the children of Jiangnan? There are also athletes and warriors in Jiangnan, why not recruit Jiangnan heroes? Could it be that in the heart of the manager, he only trusts the Huaixi people? ”

As soon as these words came out, the generals from Huaixi under Zhu Wu in the hall all glared angrily.

Even Li Shanchang and other Wenchen from Huai had gloomy faces and looked at Yang Xian coldly.

Nostalgia, region, this is something that can never be avoided.

In all fairness, he was right in the last half of his sentence, Zhu Wu only believed in Huaixi people now.

But there is another sentence, Zhu Wu has no choice now.

It has only been more than a year since the army was launched. Zhu Wuyou has just passed the year of the weak crown, but the Dingyuan army has grown like a snowball since the beginning of occupying Dingyuan, and now it has gone south to Jinling, which is simply jaw-dropping.

All this is so fast that Zhu Wu sometimes feels unreal, so fast that he has no sense of security. Besides, now that Jiangnan's foothold is not stable, Meng Yuan is like a sharp sword hanging over his head.

Zhu Wu smiled, "I understand what you mean!" You mean well! But you also said last time, now that I, Zhu Wu, am already a big trouble in the imperial court, it is impossible for Meng Yuan to sit back and watch me become big in Jiangnan, and there will be a fierce battle between Dingyuan and the Mengyuan court sooner or later.

And this battle is just around the corner, not too far away. But now in the land of Jiang Nan, we haven't digested it yet, and the people of God haven't returned to their hearts, how can we use it? To put it mildly, most people in Jiangnan still regard us as thieves!

If we really pull up more than 100,000 soldiers and horses, in case of collapse, all our things in Dingyuan will be wasted. Therefore, it is our Huaixi people who are working hard now. ”

The territory of the Dingyuan Army came too quickly, but correspondingly, they are not local locals, and if they want to completely digest the land south of the Yangtze River and be recognized by the locals, I am afraid it will not work in ten or eight years.

Especially in this place, there is an undercurrent.

An undercurrent of scholars loyal to Emperor Mengyuan.

These scholars, even if they are the lowest in the fourth class, even the imperial examination is the most difficult question, and they take the least taxis. But in their hearts, they still regard Mengyuan as orthodox.

Regard the righteous army of the world as thieves!

These people only did not show up for the time being, they have great prestige in the countryside, and sooner or later they will come to the fore.

At this time, Sapphire came in from outside.

"Fifth brother, Daoist Xi is here!"

"Let him in!"

Then, Xi Yingzhen strode in from outside, holding a wooden box in his hand, and said with a smile, "Boss, the silver coin is ready!" ”