"What else is there to say?" The second sister's beautiful face showed a look of disdain for her brother, and she glared at her brother again before continuing: "We have received a new order from the clothing workshop to make another 3,500 sets of training robes, 3,500 Fan Yangli, and we are also asked to make training shoes, military boots, and a line of winding cloth and ask us to make thousands of pieces. In addition, it is a serious battle jacket and jacket, which is divided into two sets of winter, spring and summer and autumn, which add up to a lot. If it weren't for the recent preparations everywhere, our workshop would have been planning to hire two or three hundred more people from all around, and we would have barely been able to catch up! ”

"So many military uniforms?" Wang Mingyuan can guess the reason even if he is stupid, not to mention that he is not stupid, but a first-class smart and beautiful person.

At the moment, he only subconsciously followed, and then said: "It seems that Yuan Qi is going to recruit troops on a large scale again?" ”

"It's just a matter of preparing now." The second sister said lightly: "First accumulate a period of folding, see if you can squeeze some military supplies or money from Huaiyang Dao, Zhou Daotai asked us to stand for him, and we can't call people in vain." However, everything will wait until Liu Zeqing is defeated, and if we defeat this person, we will snatch Haizhou, Guanyun and other places by the way, and drive away the guest army's grain team. We can't fish with all our might, but with land, it's impossible not to pay taxes. To protect the territory and the people, it is also a matter of course for the localities to provide money and grain. Even the guest army should also levy food, but the taxes are too heavy and the means of grain collection are too cruel and tyrannical. ”

"These words seem to be what Yuan Qi said."

Xiaomei's face was slightly red, and she didn't deny it, but continued: "In this way, it is possible to prepare the barracks and military robes and ordnance much worse before the winter, and then directly recruit the second battalion, and before the New Year's Festival after winter, the third battalion will also be recruited." There are about 12,000 people in the three battalions, and the territory from Haizhou to Yuntiguan is really stable. Even if Liu Zeqing brings all his miscellaneous soldiers over, we will not be afraid at all! ”

Wang Mingyuan likes to listen to these words, and at this time, some of the remaining fears and fears in his heart are gone, leaving only excitement and pride.

Originally, it was a group of transport troops, beggar-like banner troops, thinking that they could earn a few more money selling salt and save their lives and their families in this troubled world.

Min Yuan started in such a mentality at the beginning, and in just a few months, the area around Yuntiguan has undergone earth-shaking changes.

These changes are undoubtedly gratifying and proud, and the people who are in them see the changes bit by bit, and this pride and pride is even stronger.

……

Before crossing the river, Ding Ruqi and his family met in the city of Qianhusuo.

The castle of Sojo, which is about three miles around, is also preparing for war.

Some of the nomadic scoundrels were either detained and forced to do chores at the head of the city, or they were simply driven away, and they were only allowed to go south, in the direction from which the guests came, and they were not allowed to go to Yunti Pass or to the north.

When Ding Ruqi arrived, he saw a group of scoundrels being driven out of the city of Qianhusuo, and walked south with a scolding.

This scene strengthened Ding Ruqi's determination to flee north, he did not see the positive side, but only felt that the soldiers were panicked and chaotic.

On the contrary, the people who worked in the city were quite good, and a large number of guarding equipment were laid above the three gates of the city, and a large number of hanging houses were installed, so that the archers could shoot the left and right.

There are still some military attachés and trained military households in the city, but these people cannot be compared with the battalion soldiers, let alone the banner army under Min Yuanqi.

It can even be said that they are far from even the guards of the Security Division.

Fortunately, the Central Military Division and the Garrison Department worked together, and along the city to the three Bei Tu Cities, there were garrisons and many military households and civilians, repairing city defense projects, patrolling with guns, repairing horse walls outside the city, digging trenches, these things have been going on for several days, and the defense is also very decent.

The city is more than ten miles away from the 300th household, and the garrison here is also the top priority.

However, there were not many garrisons, and the main garrison was placed in two Bei Tu Castles, which were very close to the 300th household.

The archers cooperate with the city, plus the trenches that limit the terrain, so that the restrictions on the intruding guest army are also great, and the terrain can be used to the fullest.

When Ding Ruqi and others entered the city gate, all parts of the city were in order, and a large number of people and bannermen were guarding and piling up equipment to defend the city.

This person didn't see the morale of the people, and just said to the family members around him: "With the ambition of one person, so many people from the Thousand Households of Yuntiguan were buried with him, and everyone followed, it is really foolish." ”

The conversation did not fall, but there were a few people in front of me who didn't know what to do.

A large number of pedestrians around ran over to see the excitement, and some people stepped forward to pull away the people who were fighting and persuaded them to make peace.

Ding Ruqi still had a belly before he could say anything, and he immediately frowned.

At this moment, two men suddenly clamped it left and right, and one man pressed a short knife against Ding Ruqi's waist and whispered: "If you want to live, don't shout!" ”

Ding Ruqi's blood all over his body seemed to be coagulated, but he didn't dare to say a word.

The two dragged Ding Ruqi into the alley and pressed it to the ground to make him unable to move.

At this time, a person came over, with a hideous expression, and his appearance seemed to be one of those violent and murderous people.

This person stared at Ding Ruqi for a while, and then sneered and said: "Just you, a stinky crow, you are in the 300th and 400th households to preach that our army will be defeated, just arrived in Suocheng, and here you accuse us Lord Min, how many lives do you have, you little mother raised, do you really think we have no way to take you?" ”

It turned out to be Min Yuanqi's person?

Ding Ruqi was somehow not afraid, he originally thought that it was a robber who robbed people and kidnapped tickets for extortion, but knowing that it was Min Yuanqi's person, he calmed down a little in his heart.

This kind of emotion wants to be weird, it may be that Ding Ruqi and Min Yuanqi are about the same age, they grew up together in the 300th household, and they are smart and can read, and subconsciously they have always thought that Min Yuanqi is not as good as himself.

At that moment, Ding Ruqi sneered and said: "Who dares to commit such lawlessness in my Dao, it turns out to be Min Yuanqi's person." How about it, I just said what I shouldn't say, how do you really dare to do it to me? Spread it, won't the image of your Lord Min be shattered, and the entire Yunti Pass here will be ashamed of his character. ”

"That's right." The hideous-looking man smiled, but when he grinned, the long scar on his face twitched, and it looked even more terrifying.

"That's why," said the man, "we now gagged you, loaded it in a wagon and carried it out of the city, a straight north, a few miles away is the Huai River, we will load your sack with enough masonry, now do you know what we are going to do to you?" ”

"You, how dare you?"

Ding Ruqi was completely panicked at this time, he was indeed unscrupulous during this period of time, and he had been criticizing and accusing Min Yuanqi everywhere, and even faintly preaching that the battle against the guest soldiers would be defeated.

Of course, this is a very taboo thing, but Ding Ruqi doesn't care, he doesn't believe that Min Yuanqi, who has a very good reputation, can do anything to him.

Ding Ruqi couldn't help but said: "Your Lord Min has such a good reputation, and there is no one who speaks ill of him in the entire Yunti Pass, I don't believe that you will really treat me like this, with Min Yuanqi's character, I don't look like a person who does such a thing!" ”

"yes, our adults have a good reputation." The wicked man smiled and instructed his subordinates to put Ding Ruqi into the bag, and when Ding Ruqi struggled, the man said with a little pity: "Actually, according to our adult nature, we will not pay attention to you villains, but the Central Military Department and the Military Intelligence Department have long reached a consensus, and it is appropriate to leave some people who are not very satisfied with adults and occasionally say a few strange words." But if they are malicious, always attack our adults, and even say some on the major affairs of war and defense, and shake the military heart of our army before the battle, this kind of person will never be able to stay. You originally criticized us in the hundred households, and you were on the list for a long time, not because you are a person from the hundred households who know the roots, Lord Yuanzhong and Lord Shifa are also familiar with you, we will keep you until now? This time, when you are in battle, you continue to say that our big people are not enough, and you often say that our army will be defeated, and shake the morale of the army before this battle, and confuse public opinion, such people will not slaughter you, but will you be kept for the New Year? No one of us adults is really dissatisfied with him, saying bad things about him, and his benevolence and virtue are not allowed to be questioned and destroyed, you don't want to think about it, how can there be a good person with a common mouth, and there will be people who hate it if it is a person, for example, a villain like you is used to seeing us adults, why is no one really dissatisfied with us adults in Yuntiguan, there must be people like you, and there are a lot of them, and you don't want to think about where they have gone? You have a friend named Kim, how long has it been since you saw him? said that he was going to study abroad, hehe, he is now at the bottom of the Huai River, you can go on a study tour with him now. ”

At this point, Ding Ruqi understood, at this time, his face was already distorted with fright, his face was full of shock, and he tried his best to struggle and scream, but how could he be the opponent of these strong soldiers, no matter how he twisted and struggled, he was still pressed to death, and his mouth was also stuffed with cloth, and he couldn't scream.

Everyone tied up the Ding Ru ware tied up into shrimp, put it in a sack, and went out of the city all the way to the Huai River, the river of the big river flowed non-stop, everyone went to a place where the reeds were lush and people were inaccessible, someone had already driven a small boat to meet them, each person carried the sack onto the boat, tied the heavy object, and then pushed it into the river, after a plop, there was no Ding Ruqi in the world.

The strong man showed a sneer on his face, and said in a deep voice: "This kind of behavior is generally not allowed by adults, it is not to shake the morale of the army, it is not a big deal to scold him for a few words, everyone has a position in the world, it doesn't matter if you have different positions, the important thing is not to cross the rules...... Your duty is to keep secrets, today's events and similar things, if there are leakers, it is very rare to have hundreds of people at the bottom of this river, and if you don't want to try, you will give Lao Tzu to keep your duty, do you know? ”

Everyone hurriedly agreed, but the boat did not return to the south bank, but followed the river all the way up the river to the east.