Yu Huang couldn't help but think when he heard this: The state government claims that Lu Yo is recuperating from his injuries and refuses to see guests, why don't I think it's like it? Could it be that Luyo has died? It is very likely that because Lu Ji is still young and the Lu family has not established a firm foothold in Chuzhou, they dare not announce Lu You's death.

Yu Huang was overjoyed when he thought of this, and immediately gathered all the officers under his command together.

"Ladies and gentlemen, Luyo may be dead, and we should take the opportunity to reclaim the state." Yu Huang said to everyone.

When everyone heard this, their faces were happy, but only one of them had a sad face.

The person with a sad face was the person who led the team to attack Lu Yo in Longquan that day, his name was Zhang Cong, and he was the head of the army.

Zhang Cong opened his mouth and said: "We only have more than 200 people, and the Lu clan has more than 1,000 troops, and the difference in strength is really huge!" ”

Yu Huang smiled cruelly: "Although we only have more than 200 people now, there are many people in Songyang. ”

"The commander wants to drive the people into soldiers?" Zhang Cong asked in surprise.

"That's exactly what it means." Yu Huang nodded and said.

"Please think twice, if we do this, how will we be different from the bandits?" Zhang Cong hurriedly persuaded him.

Yu Huang said angrily when he heard this: "If you want to achieve great things, you should not be restrained. The matter is so decided, and Team Zhang does not need to say anything more. ”

Zhang Cong saw that Yu Huang was angry, and he didn't dare to persuade him again, so he was silent.

Subsequently, Yu Huang commanded the troops to drive the people in Songyang, at first Yu Huang's subordinates only drove the young and strong, but later they began to loot the people's property, and even raped women. Zhang Cong tried his best to suppress the department, but in vain.

In Lishui, Chuzhou, the soldiers and civilians in the city were shocked when they learned what Yu Huang had done in Songyang.

In the state capital, Lu Ji summoned all the officials and subordinates to the main hall.

"Yu Huang is in chaos in Songyang, what are your countermeasures?" Lu Ji asked everyone in a panic.

Dutou Pang Liang said: "After staying, when Yu Huang is not prosperous, he will be wiped out in one fell swoop, and Liang will ask the generals to fight the thieves." ”

Lu Ji was about to nod his head in agreement, but at this time, the chief official Situ Jing said again: "After staying, Jing thinks it is impossible, now there are only more than 1,000 troops in the state, if the general will lead the troops to fight, who will guard the state city?" Jing thought that after staying, he should first fortify the state city to hold the state city, and then recruit the young and strong soldiers in the city, and wait for the opportunity to break the enemy when the thieves attack the city. ”

Pang Liang felt that it made sense when he heard this, so he stopped asking for war.

At this time, Sicang Counselor Sun Meng spoke again: "There is no longer much food in the treasury, and if we recruit more troops, I am afraid it will be difficult to continue." ”

"You can borrow money and food from the rich in the city." Situ Jing said.

"How can a rich man borrow money and food easily?" Sun Meng shook his head and said.

Situ Jing confidently said to Lu Ji: "After staying, the matter of borrowing money and grain can be handled by Jing, and Jing guarantees that there will be enough money and food in the treasury tomorrow." ”

Lu Ji said happily when he heard this: "Just do what Mr. Situ said." ”

So Pang Liang began to fortify the state city, while Situ Jing went to the rich families in the city to borrow money and grain from door to door.

Situ Jing first came to a wealthy merchant in the city and said to the rich merchant: "Today, the thieves started in Songyang, and they will soon be in Kouzhou City, but the government treasury is short of money and grain, so Jun Te ordered Jing to borrow money and grain from the rich families in the city to defend the city." The envoy promised that after the thief was broken, he would return the money and food. ”

The rich merchant was embarrassed and said, "Alas! Now that the world is not good, my family has no money or food to spare, so I really can't help it! ”

Situ Jing immediately persuaded again: "The thieves are looting in Songyang, and if the city of Zhou is broken by it, I am afraid that you will not be spared." ”

The rich merchant was still embarrassed and said: "I know the truth of what the chief said, but I really have no money to spare and save food, so there is really no way!" ”

Situ Jing saw that he couldn't convince the rich businessman like this, so he sighed and said, "Alas! Originally, someone suggested that the king should plunder the rich households in the city to fill the treasury, but Jing tried his best to persuade the monarch to agree to borrow money and grain from the rich households at double interest. ”

The rich merchant was shocked when he heard this, and thought: If I lend money and grain to the state capital, maybe the state capital can really double my repayment; If I don't borrow, I'm afraid that I will not only lose money and food, but even destroy my family.

The rich merchant thought about it and said, "By the way, I suddenly remembered that there were some cellars in the past few years, which could be lent to the state capital. ”

A sly smile appeared on the corner of Situ Jing's mouth, and after collecting the money and grain, he went to the next rich family's house.

The next day, Situ Jing successfully borrowed money and food, so Pang Liang was ready to start recruiting new soldiers.

Pang Liang originally wanted to recruit all the young men in the city as soldiers, but Situ Jing dissuaded: "Generally, there are nearly 10,000 young men in the city, if all of them are recruited, within a few days, the money and food will be exhausted, what will happen then?" It will not be as good as three to draw one, five to draw two, and only children to be exempted. ”

Pang Liang accepted Situ Jing's suggestion, so he recruited more than 2,000 recruits.

In Songyang, Yu Huang began to attack the county seat after driving more than 400 young men outside the city, and soon conquered the county seat.

Yu Huang first beheaded the Songyang County Commander, and then sent troops to rob the treasury and warehouse, and sent troops to drive away the people, and then plundered the county seat.

In one day, in Songyang City, there were two or three out of ten dead.

At this time, Yu Huang had gathered more than 3,000 people, so he called himself the capital.

Then Yu Huang led the army to Longquan, although he had more than 2,000 people, most of them had no weapons.

In Longquan, the county commander Qin Huairen learned that Yu Huang was in turmoil in Songyang, so he began to requisition Ding Zhuang to repair the fortifications and fortify the city.

And Qin Huairen also ordered people to transfer the people outside the city to the city, and the sword-building craftsmen and porcelain craftsmen were the first to be transferred to the city.

When Yu Huang's army arrived in Longquan, the people outside the city were either transferred to the city or had fled to the mountains for refuge.

Seeing this situation, Yu Huang secretly said that it was not good, and then the handsome army went straight to the sword building workshop.

When Yu Huang came to the first sword-building workshop, he found that the workshop was empty, and there was not a single weapon.

So Yu Huang came to the second sword-building workshop, and the result was still the same.

The third, the fourth... In the end, he found that none of the sword-building workshops left a single person, a single weapon.

Yu Huang was annoyed and ashamed, and immediately killed the handsome army to the county seat.

"Wait for the city to open the city and surrender as soon as possible, otherwise I will wash Longquan in blood." Yu Huang shouted angrily towards the city tower.

Qin Huairen stood on the tower and shouted to Yu Huang: "Yu Huang, if you dismiss the disciples now, I can intercede with the envoy, spare your life, and even keep you in the army." ”

"Phew! Don't think I don't know, Luyo has been shot and killed. If you surrender now, I can leave you to continue to be the commander of Longquan County, if not, I will cut you with a thousand knives. Yu Huang shouted again.

When the soldiers on the tower heard that Lu Yo was dead, they were in an uproar, and many people already had the idea of retreating.

Qin Huairen hurriedly shouted to all the soldiers: "Don't listen to Yu Huang's words, this is Yu Huang's trick, and Lu Yuanjun is not dead." ”