Zhang Hua took Lin Yi's handwritten letter, and several people ran into Luoyang City day and night.

Seeing Yang Sichang and Zhang Hua Shili, this cabinet lord knew that there was something urgent as soon as Lin Yi's guard captain came.

Zhang Hua handed over the letter respectfully.

After reading this letter, Yang Sichang's well-educated old face, who had been trained in officialdom for many years, tightened, took a breath, and slowly exhaled a breath, his face was very calm, and he couldn't see what he was thinking.

Zhang Hua peeked at it, pretending not to see these subtle changes, and smiled secretly in his heart. We are working the front line, and you are all watching the excitement in the back, can you not find something to do for you? 1,000,000 taels of silver, it's not a big thing, you can do it.

After pondering for a while, Yang Sichang read the letter again, and his mind blossomed.

Don't look at what kind of Dongge University scholar is the first assistant of the cabinet, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, the secretary of the Ministry of War, and the high power, but thanks to these thieves, he has dealt with these chief military officers a lot of times, and he can be said to be well-informed.

He knew that although these generals had no ink on their chests, they had a lot of twists and turns in their minds, not only would they kill the enemy and fight, but they would also take the opportunity to collect money, ask the court for money, food, titles, and rewards. Like Zuo Liangyu, Liu Zeqing, He Renlong, etc., are all such goods.

Now this surnamed Lin seems to be more playful than them, more ruthless than them. Since Lin Yi's men and horses were transferred from the Great Wall defense line to the interior to suppress thieves, especially to exterminate thieves such as Guotianxing and sweeping tigers, and solve the danger of Xi'an and Yan'an, the tight food and salary of the imperial court has been biased towards the Miyun soldiers.

Especially after Cao Cao was exterminated, the military rations, ammunition and equipment followed the principle of giving priority to Miyun soldiers.

But Lin Yi is still asking for money, and the lion asks for 1 million taels of silver when he opens his mouth, knowing that he has become a dependent minister of the imperial court, this is obviously extortion!

But this letter is well-reasoned, if it is not given, it is estimated that Lin Yi's men will react soon. Destroying Li Zicheng, recapturing Nanyang, and protecting Luoyang, I am afraid that these will become paintings.

It's not the first time he's dealt with Lin Yi, this is a guy who is not afraid of heaven and earth, a thief, a tartar, and a factory guard. In front of the thief, I counted on him, and after thinking about it, I had to give the money. I'd rather be a carbuncle survivor, and I have to do it!

Yang Sichang gritted his teeth in his heart when he thought of this, and he was a little worried. The key is that the imperial court has no money, there is no need to ask the emperor, the treasury has no hope, it has been in deficit for many years, and I am afraid that the internal treasury will not be able to take out so much silver. At present, the army's food and salary is basically raised and spent, mainly from the salaries collected from various localities and the increased taxes. Emperor Chongzhen also took the lead and donated some with his ministers, where to get so much silver now, and he was in a hurry.

In the end, Yang Sichang thought of King Fu, and took Zhang Hua with this letter, and Li Wenhai, the head of the Ministry of War, Yue Qijie, the governor of Henan, and other staff members came to King Fu's mansion.

After meeting King Fu, Yang Sichang took out the letter. After reading it, King Fu snapped and fell to the ground, of course he knew what Yang Sichang and these people were doing.

"Cabinet-sama, what do you mean?"

When Zhang Hua saw it, Lao Fuwang was trembling all over, and his chest was lying together, very angry and excited. It seems that what Lord Lin said is right, this old guy really cherishes his life.

In front of Zhang Hua, of course Yang Sichang didn't dare to say anything deeply, nor did he dare to talk nonsense, so he hurriedly explained: "Prince, the battlefield money and food are tight, and the soldiers are using their lives, and now the imperial treasury has been in deficit for many years, and the prince also knows that the treasury has been unable to make ends meet in recent years, and the emperor's internal funds are about to run out. Return it to the prince. ”

"I haven't fought yet, I want money first, these reckless people, I think they're poor and crazy!" Zhu Changxun didn't care if Zhang Hua was there, and shouted loudly, "Wen is weak, you send someone to tell him, you can also want silver, see if he has the qualifications surnamed Lin, won the battle, recovered Nanyang, drove away Li Zicheng, this king will give him 1 million taels, if he loses the battle, there will be no silver taels!" ”

Yang Sichang, weak words.

When Zhang Hua heard this, he almost burst out loud. Our Lord Lin is simply divine, and what we expect is exactly what we expected. It seems that the 1 million taels are really a bit less, if you give him 2 million taels, it is estimated that he can get it, this old guy is too rich, and he deserves to be the rich Fu King.

"Yes, yes, the lower officials will pass on the prince's message." Yang Sichang resignedly bid farewell to King Fu and left King Fu's mansion, Yang Sichang explained to Zhang Hua again, and rewarded him with 50 taels of silver for the running fee, and asked him to go back and tell Lin Yi to wait for good news, fight well, and the silver matter is no problem.

Zhang Hua thanked the lord for his grace and left happily with his entourage.

Yang Sichang has now become a grandson at both ends, don't look at Zhang Hua's small position, he doesn't dare to offend now, otherwise Zhang Hua will go back and add fuel and vinegar, and Lin Yi will stop picking on it. Nanyang has been lost, and Luoyang is in danger again. Not to mention that Emperor Chongzhen had a hard time, he couldn't pass King Fu's level.

After sending Zhang Hua away, Yang Sichang let out a long breath. secretly calculated in his heart, when the thieves are completely exterminated, this kid surnamed Lin must not stay!

Zhang Hua and a few others rode a few times, and left Luoyang Pegasus to rush back......

Lin Yi gave an order, and the eight thousand Miyun soldiers outside the inner countryside city were quickly divided into three groups. More than 3,000 of Ganbao's standard battalion men and horses headed east to meet the thieves from Xinye.

Lin Yi personally led more than 1,000 soldiers of his guard battalion to the west to deal with the thieves from Xichuan. What remained was the musket battalion of Tokatsu, which continued to stay here.

Soon the two lines of officers and soldiers and the two bandits were on fire. Liu Fangliang and Yuan Zongdi in the inner countryside also received the report.

"Kaesong! Kill it out and wipe out the official army! Yuan Zongdi couldn't wait for a long time, and he and Liu Fangliang took 3,000 men and horses, opened the city gate and poured out.

The 3,000 thieves and horses were in front, and the foot soldiers were behind, rushing across the moat, and the shouts shook the sky, and the tide generally killed the officers and soldiers outside the city.

Dong Sheng, the commander of Lin Yi's first battalion, saw that he had come well and ordered him to withdraw.

In an uproar, more than 3,000 officers and men turned around and ran.

"Give me chase!" Liu Fangliang and Yuan Zongdi chased down with their men. Speak to your heart, see where you are going.

You have been tossing here for a long time, shouting, yelling and scolding, too much of a human being, are we shrunken turtles? If you have the ability, don't run, I must kill you all today!

Leaving the moat, about a few miles away, Dongsheng looked at it according to Lin Yi's orders, almost, this can be regarded as luring out all the thieves in the three counties, the battlefield is placed outside the city, and then it is time to clean them up.

Therefore, Dongsheng stopped Ma at once, "Smack! More than 3,000 officers and soldiers immediately stopped running, and quickly adjusted to a battle formation, divided into several rows before and after, neatly and neatly, not scattered at all, and began to raise their guns to aim.

Dongsheng shouted: "Brothers, the time has come to kill the thieves and make meritorious deeds, destroy them, shoot-"

"Bang Bang Bang ......"

More than 3,000 officers and soldiers opened fire on the thieves who were chasing them, like firecrackers, the first row of firecrackers was finished, squatted down to load ammunition, the back row began to shoot, then the third row shot arrows, and then the first row was loaded, and the first row began to shoot. This makes up a continuous fire.

The thieves who rushed over fell down in batches, and some of them couldn't rush over, so they hurriedly ran back. The latter rushed forward, so that you pushed and squeezed, collided with each other, and fell down a lot.

Liu Fangliang and Yuan Zongdi's men were in chaos at that time, and then they retreated.

"Don't retreat, rush me!" Liu Fangliang and Yuan Zongdi shouted.

Li Zicheng's men and horses didn't care about the guns of the Ming army for a long time, they had similar thinking to the Tartars, thinking that as long as they could break through their fire defense line, these officers and soldiers would be slaughtered by them.

Liu Fangliang and Yuan Zongdi's men and horses rushed up again at once.

"Shoot!"

"Bang Bang Bang ......"

The thieves fell again, and the ground was full of dead and wounded, and the thieves retreated again.

"Rush me!" Liu Fangliang and Yuan Zong saw at first that the firepower of this official army was really fierce enough, so they had to take the lead in the charge, and killed a few who escaped. The thieves shouted and rushed again.

"Papapapa......" Another round of firing of more than 3,000 guns began, and the thieves who rushed over fell again,

Dongsheng saw that it was almost over, you thieves would rush, we would also rush, and it was our turn next, so he commanded, "Rush!" ”

More than 3,000 officers and soldiers rushed over with shouts......