Luo Cheng frowned and looked at the endless stream of hungry people on the road in the distance, and was embarrassed: "The Tartars are unwilling to give food relief, so they threw this burden to us, and the abacus beat the thief!" ”

The hungry people came one after another, Liu Zhengfeng did not dare to let him go into the city at will to beg for food, depending on the situation, the number in the future will be indispensable, so he had to set up a special battalion outside the city, and asked all departments to allocate part of the military rations every day.

Wan Jinhai, Qin Zhanshan and others are also helpless, so they can't be turned away.

Looking at this posture, it is optimistic that at least thousands of people will come in the future. At this time, the generals' minds quickly calculated, Linqu County, no matter what, can not accommodate tens of thousands of soldiers and civilians for food and clothing, the new defeat of the Yuan army, at least these ten days to commit the crime is not very likely, but so many hungry people have to spend this year's winter and spring rations are exhausted.

"It's all said that it's a lot of help, this way is also there, and there are more people, but who are the people who come!" Qian Zheng continued, "It's all old and weak, you can't go to the battlefield, you can't go down to the ridges, Lao Luo, can you have a countermeasure?" ”

"Brother, isn't this embarrassing for our family!" Luo Cheng pursed his lips and said helplessly: "A certain family is a military man, who can only kill people, not raise people." If you want to come up with countermeasures, you have to look at General Fei and Xie Xianyin! ”

At this time, the two of them were practicing with the tribe outside the camp, and the hungry people who kept coming on the road in the distance attracted the attention of the tribe from time to time. Before these troops entered the army, most of them were hungry and cold, but now fortunately, the Shuntian army has steadily occupied the county, and they and their families have escaped the days when they can't open the pot.

There are too many hungry people, and there are no ready-made houses to live in and outside the city, but in fact, a large number of people who have joined in the early stage are still living in temporary thatched huts or even underground nests.

After all, Yu Zhilong was in charge of a large area of the countryside outside the city, and at this time, he had to urgently mobilize the wealthy families and gentry in the village to vacate some houses to temporarily accommodate some of the hungry people. As for the follow-up, they had to be temporarily placed in a grass hut in the wild.

At this time, the baggage battalion of Gao Shang and Tong Kui also took out most of the soldiers to make huts for them, distributed rice and grain, counted the number of people, and organized them to protect the armor under the organization of the officials sent by Xie Lin.

In the wild, Meng Qi and others worked hard to dig drainage ditches, collect thatch, wood and other structures at this time, and build houses. The imperial court always said that the people were relieved, but they had never seen such a fast efficiency in action, and there was no one who was not greedy for relief materials. After General Fei and others learned of this, they ordered the county government and the baggage battalion to take immediate action on the second day to build houses and provide food for the hungry people.

In fact, in order to ensure the efficient and effective resettlement of the hungry people, Yu Zhilong explicitly ordered Fang Xue and Xie Lin to check all the accounts at the same time when allocating and distributing grain and rice, so that the accounts are consistent, otherwise the person in charge will be dealt with in violation of military law! At the same time, it also screens some good gentry with high local reputation to supervise the whole process and exercise the responsibility of supervision and reporting.

While sweating like rain, Meng Qi looked at the huts that were gradually erected around him, and said secretly: This Yu thief can be regarded as doing good deeds, and it seems to be a good thing that he didn't forcibly assassinate him in the first place. Thinking about the captive companion who was secretly executed by Yu Zhilong that day, it should be that this thief Yu atonement for himself!

Thinking like this, the guilt in Meng Qi's heart gradually faded.

Because of the growing worries in their hearts, Qian Zheng and Luo Cheng took advantage of the exercise to rest, and came to the craftsman camp together to meet Yu Zhilong.

At this time, Yu Zhilong and Zhao Shi were in a good mood, so Lu An continued to organize the craftsmen to make some beds for defense. Because of Lu An's merit, Yu Zhilong gave him the job of a craftsman camp of 100 households, and managed the craftsman to do everything in the camp.

"Lu Baihu, this bed thing still needs to be made as soon as possible, with it, the Tartar rider will come again, and we will have a new way to deal with it!" Yu Zhilong walked as he walked.

"I don't know how many lives of our soldiers can be saved by this sharp weapon, and Lu Baihu can't be scorned." Zhao Shi said with a smile.

Although many preparations were made before the battle, the repeated charges of Tang Wuwei still brought astonishing losses to all units of the Shuntian army, especially Wan, Qin, Xiahou, and Liu Qi, and almost half of the high casualties were due to them. When it was mentioned that day, Wan, Qin, Liu and others were full of tears in their hearts!

Lu An said respectfully: "My subordinates will do their best!" ”

The group walked out, Qian Zheng and Luo Cheng just stepped in from most of the outside of the camp, saw Yu and Zhao, and knelt down to salute together.

Yu Zhilongqi said: "The two generals don't work with the subordinates, how did they get here?" Could it be that you also know that Lu Baihu has completed the bed crossbow? ”

"The bed crossbow is ready? Congratulations on this great event! However, the subordinates really don't know. Qian Zheng said first, "The subordinates practiced with the subordinates outside the camp, rested at the right time, and heard that the general had entered the camp, so they came to relieve their doubts." ”

"Listen to it."

Qian Zheng turned his eyes to look at Luo Cheng, Luo Cheng forked his hand and said: "The small one saw countless hungry people coming outside the camp, no less than a thousand people in a few days, the general Gao Yi, divided the army food and lived, and sent the troops to build houses for him to stay, I heard that he would also allocate acres of land for his farming, and the small one was here to thank the general for his kindness!" ”

After speaking, Luo Cheng knelt down again, folded his hands, knocked his head heavily on it, and repeated it three times.

Yu Zhilong smiled: "I prefer you to say good things!" This is not my only thought, General Zhao and Xie County Yin are all the same. Get up and speak. ”

Luo Cheng bowed to Yu Zhilong and Zhao Shi again, and said solemnly: "My subordinates have been wandering all over the world, and I know the suffering of the displaced people and the difficulty of survival. ”

Liu Zhengfeng, Wan Jinhai, Xia Houen, etc., all provided some money and food to help these displaced people, but Liu Qi and Qin Zhanshan came out with very little, and Yu Zhilong allocated the most, not only with money and food, but also with clothes, and at the same time ordered a soldier to help him build a house and a shed to avoid the cold. Seeing that the grain and grass reserves were rapidly depleted, not only Fang Xue, Xie Lin frowned anxiously, but even the general Zuo of the Jing'an Army gradually became worried. However, it is seen in the heart of Zhilong Bodhisattva, and it is also admired in the heart.

It's just not enough to make ends meet, what is it?

Luo Cheng asked: "The Tartars drive the old and weak to come, but detain the young and strong for their own use, the grain and grass in the city are greatly consumed, although the general has started farming, but the far water does not quench the thirst of the near, and the subordinates are worried that the spring famine will be difficult in the coming year!" ”

Yu Zhilong didn't expect Luo Cheng to be so careful and began to think about the long term. He groaned slightly and said, "Just like you say, there is also trouble in this army. “

Since Emperor Taiding ascended the throne, frequent floods and droughts and locust plagues in Lu, even if it is a rare peaceful scene, the surrounding Zhending Road, Datong Road, Jining Road, Dadu and other places are often short of food and starvation, and have to transfer grain relief from Lu, and robbers in Lu are frequent, plundering Zhou County, Shandong was originally rich and often the people are not happy.

Yu Zhilong has the intention of being a hero in his heart, and the current training of the army and the rejuvenation of agriculture are all his timely strategies, but as Luo Cheng said, the revitalization of agriculture is only a long-term thing, and it cannot quench the thirst of the near future.

Zhao Shi interjected: "There is a shortage of food in the territory, and the only way to go out to collect food is to attack, if the Tartars don't come to attack, won't we go?" ”

"That's exactly what it means!" Yu Zhilong nodded, what to do next, the two have discussed several times, and the final conclusion is to take the initiative to develop in order to develop, at present it is only a matter of how to choose the direction and timing.

Qian Zheng and Luo Cheng glanced at each other, and bowed to each other: "I am willing to be the general's forerunner, although my liver and brain are ruined, I will do what I want!" ”

The subordinates dared to fight, Yu Zhilong was extremely happy, so that the two of them got up, and before they could speak, a personal guard rode a horse from a distance, jumped off the horse in front of him, snatched it up, and bowed: "Report, at the ferry outside the city before, the Tartar on the opposite side has promised to exchange the corpses of my sergeants." The small one is to see that the two sides have exchanged before they come over to tell the adults. ”

Yu Zhilong and Zhao Shi responded, thinking about the other party's intentions. Qian Zheng, Luo Cheng, Lu An and others didn't know why, Sun Xing whispered to explain what he had seen before coming, and Qian Zheng and Luo Cheng couldn't help but be angry.

"Guts and rats, dare to do this?"

Qian Zheng raised his eyes and said: "Even if the thief is prepared, his subordinates are willing to lead his troops to find a gap to attack him tonight, there is no need for many people, ten people are enough." Kill its head, burn its camp, destroy its high platform, take advantage of its unpreparedness, and return at night! Luo Cheng also asked for war.

Qian Zheng has been fighting with Zhao Shi and Yu Zhilong for a long time, and he is also a scout. The Tartars were so provocative at this time, it was clearly not bad intentions, if they went deep behind the enemy in a big way, they were afraid of being ambushed, so they were willing to choose the elite and cross the river at night to attack and retaliate.

Yu Zhilong was a little hesitant, the morale of the army was heavy, and the Shuntian army had already returned the color, and more than ten people were killed in front of the shore, forcing the other party to return with a feather, if he could destroy his camp food at night, it would naturally boost the morale of the army. However, the risk is also very high. If you lose, will you have to pay for your losses?

Zhao Shi was also deep thinking, and it was difficult to make up his mind for a while.

Luo Cheng hurriedly said: "The last general is also willing to go with General Qian, and he only brings ten people, and he will not return the oath of the thief camp if he does not break it!" ”

"The thief insulted me, swore not to give up, I am willing to make a military order, and beg the general to have mercy!" Qian Zheng kowtowed again and again, he was an old brother of the scout team, not to mention running all the way, because he was young and a neighbor, Zhao Shi cherished it, and gave him less military affairs to go out to investigate, similar to Yu Zhilong. However, now Yu Zhilong is the head of the first army of the Jing'an Army, with thousands of soldiers and horses under his command, and although Qian Zheng is a captain, he always feels that Yu Zhilong and Zhao Shi are partial, and his military achievements are not obvious.

When it comes to military exploits in the army, Qian Zheng thinks that his merits are not obvious, but he is in a high position, and he always feels that his foundation is not true. Although Sun Xing was young and similar to himself, he fought bloodily in the battle of Linqu to seize the city gate, the enemy was killed, the corpses were piled up like mounds, and his reputation spread to the whole army.

Although Qian Zheng's martial arts are not as good as Mingxiong, Wu Side, etc., his courage is not weak, and his youth is at the right time, so he has been looking for a position to make great contributions. In the first battle of Linqu, Fang Lu was magnificent, but he was much inferior to Wu Side, Mingxiong, Huang Er, Ma Rulong, etc., he was unwilling, and now he saw this opportunity, so he was eager to ask for battle.

Yu Zhilong saw that the two of them were very strong-minded, and he couldn't bear to be cold, and he exchanged eyes with Zhao Shi, and they knew each other's intentions, so he bowed his head and said: "You should know that military law is ruthless, and you dare to make a military order?" ”

Qian Zheng and Luo Chengqi said: "Since you are in the army, you are willing to be a ghost in the army, if you don't avenge today, you will not turn back!" The subordinates set up military orders, only to increase their courage! ”

That being the case, Fang Xue signed with him. You can choose the soldiers you need, go back today to save your strength, hand over the training to the deputy, and take people to the craftsman camp to rest. Externally, he only talked about protection, and practiced the newly made bed crossbow ordnance. Yu Zhilong commanded.

"There are still more than a dozen boats outside the city, all of which are in the Qubo camp, so let Gao Shang go and fetch them, and choose those who can be used lightly! Also, those who operate the boat choose the skilled and courageous. Zhao Shi added

"Tonight, you can order Wu Side and Ma Rulong to go out to the riverbank, and when you are successful, you can raise torches and sound golden drums upstream and downstream to confuse the enemy!"