After Liu Renyu sighed to himself for a while, he said warmly to Du Ruonan: "Miss Du, this is not a place to talk, please come to my mansion to talk about it." ”

After Liu Renyu finished speaking, he took the first step and walked towards the living room of his house, Du Ruonan let his sedan chair man wait outside the garrison mansion, and she herself moved the lotus step lightly, followed Liu Renyu, and went straight to the gate.

When they arrived at the living room, Liu Renyu and Du Ruonan sat down separately.

Liu Renyu's buttocks had just touched the chair, and Du Ruonan pleaded urgently: "My lord, when can you send troops, thousands of people in Yan'an City, as well as my Du family, are looking forward to your rescue." ”

"Miss Du, don't be in a hurry, our army has just returned from suppressing bandits, and it needs to be slightly repaired before it can go on the expedition. In addition, if such a major event occurs in Yansui, Hong Junmen will inevitably take action, and I still have to wait for Hong Junmen's order before I can act. And even if I can use the urgency of the situation as an excuse to send troops to rescue Yan'an first, you say that Wang Jiayin has tens of thousands of soldiers, and my department only has 500 soldiers, this battle is really not easy to fight. So, please Miss Du don't worry, wait for the other officers and soldiers to cooperate with me, and then I will go to war? ”

Liu Renyu felt that since Wang Jiayin was a thief who left a name in history, he must have a few brushes, and in terms of combat effectiveness, he should still be stronger than Wang Zuojiao and other tricksters, so he was more serious and had to wait for Hong Chengchou's order before acting.

But Du Ruonan didn't know this, she thought that Liu Renyu didn't dare to attack because of the thieves' strength, so she was angry, her eyebrows were furrowed, and she was dissatisfied: "My lord, I'm afraid that you think that the thieves are powerful and don't dare to fight, so you deliberately shirk it, and say something like Shangguan's order to prevaricate the little woman." ”

Liu Renyu was a little annoyed when he heard Du Ruonan say such words, but he was afraid that Du Ruonan was worried about his family, so he said angry words, and he still said with kind words and comfort: "Miss Du, you misunderstood me." It's not that I'm afraid to fight because of the thieves, but I hope to get help from other people, so that the chances of victory are greater. ”

"You said yes, that is, the little woman didn't know much about the affairs of the soldiers. However, if the Du family loses, the cooperation between the two of us can only end here. When Du Ruonan heard this explanation, he still said angrily disapplausively.

"You ........," Liu Renyu saw that this woman who was usually very gentle and quite knowledgeable spoke a little impulsively today, and he was really a little annoyed, but he was hindered that the Du family still had a cooperative relationship with him, so he could only say gently: "Otherwise, I will write an urgent document and report it to Hong Junmen, and then tomorrow I will send troops to Yan'an first, no matter what the result is, I will go to fight the thieves for a while first, what does Miss Du think?" ”

When Du Ruonan heard this, the 10,000-year-old ice on his face instantly dissipated into invisibility, replaced by a gentle smile.

She immediately said softly: "My lord, the little woman has thanked you on behalf of the Du family." I have already prepared the silver taels and grain you told me earlier, this silver tael is a total of 70,000 taels and 30,000 stones of grain, all of which are stored in the Four Seas Restaurant, and you can send someone to pick them up at any time. ”

"Didn't your Du family say that you have to make up the money in installments?" Liu Renyu saw that the Du family had gathered the money and food for the gang so quickly, so he was curious.

"Money and food, if you get it together, you can always get it." Du Ruonan replied.

"I see!" Liu Renyu agreed, but muttered in his heart: "It's not just to let me send troops quickly, so I can gather the money and food as soon as possible and give me some sweetness to taste." ”

After Liu Renyu finished thinking about his thoughts, he said again: "Miss Du, you go to the Sihai Restaurant to stay for a while, I will send Ma Tianjun to check and collect money and grain later, and tomorrow morning, our army will start and go to Yan'an." ”

"In this case, please leave it to the adults, and the little woman will say goodbye first."

After Du Ruonan finished speaking, he bowed and left.

After Liu Renyu saw Du Ruonan go away, he called at the door and said, "Where is Renjie?" ”

"My lord, I am here." Liu Renyu walked into the living room in response.

"Go and talk to your Uncle Ma, and ask him to take someone to the Four Seas Restaurant and receive the money and grain given to us by the Du family to the treasury."

"Yes, sir."

"After finishing this matter, go and call your other uncles who led the troops, as well as Ma Wenshan and Wang Zuohang, and I will discuss the matter again."

"Yes, my lord, I will go now."

Liu Renjie agreed, and went straight to pass the order.

Liu Renyu was left sitting alone in a chair, thinking about the strategy of entering the army.

After a short time, a disciple suddenly came to report, saying that there was a general surnamed Liu from Yulin, and he was looking for Liu Renyu to discuss important matters.

"The surname Liu is the general!? From Yulin! Mo is not ........ ”

Liu Renyu was excited, and remembered who the general surnamed Liu was, but I was afraid that it was Liu Wuguo.

In order to verify it, he straightened his clothes and walked quickly towards the gate of his mansion.

When he came to the gate, Liu Renyu saw a man dressed as a military general, but it was not Liu Wuguo.

"Big brother, as soon as I heard that someone from Yulin was coming, I knew it must be you. As a result, I came out and looked, and sure enough, it was you. Liu Renyu walked forward quickly with a smile on his face and said in a downward voice.

Liu Wuguo, who had been pacing back and forth at the gate of the Jingbian Fort Garrison Mansion before, saw Liu Renyu coming, and he also greeted him with a smile on his face, and said in a low voice: "Brother Xian, I miss my brother, you see that I have finished asking for your work, and I will rush over immediately." ”

"General Liu, do you remember the humble position." When Liu Wuguo and Liu Renyu greeted each other, one of the generals standing beside Liu Wuguo asked Liu Renyu with a smile.

Liu Renyu followed the voice and looked over and found that the person asking the question was Liu Wuguo's brother-in-law Wei Zhongyi.

"Remember, remember, aren't you Wei Zhongyi Wei Qian, how can I not remember. But I remember you, you have misremembered my official position, I am just a small garrison, the word general, I dare not be a general. When Liu Renyu heard Wei Zhongyi call himself a general, he hurriedly said that he didn't dare to be.

"Brother Xian, you, a guerrilla general, are only afraid that it will be a matter of time, Yang Zhishuai has already nodded his head, and he only needs the votes of the old men in the cabinet of the Beijing Division, and the father-in-law of Ouchi will approve the red, the emperor will draw a check, and the military department will issue an official document, you will be the guerrilla general of Zhengyin."

Liu Wuguo saw that Liu Renyu was very modest, so he told him about this happy event.

"Is this true?"

"How can this be fake? You swept away the thieves on Yansui South Road and settled more than 10,000 homeless people. When Yang Zhishuai heard about these things you did, he praised you for your loyalty to the country, and you did a beautiful job, and it was Hongjunmen who reported our merits, and Yang Zhishuai immediately approved it. ”

"Then I really want to thank Hong Junmen for his love." When Liu Renyu heard that his promotion to guerrilla general was already a certainty, and he was sure that he would be nine out of ten, he said with some excitement.

"Hong Junmen has given you a watch, how can you not care, you have to hold the big tree of Hong Junmen, and then climb up." Liu Wuguo reminded with a smile.

"This is natural, Hong Junmen, I will repay myself. But now there is a priority, brother, do you know? ”

"You mean Wang Jiayin?"

"Exactly, I heard that this guy has returned from Shanxi, and he is now besieging Yan'an with tens of thousands of horses, doesn't Hong Junmen have any instructions?"

"How could Hong Junmen not have instructions, Hong Junmen specially ordered me to come here to meet you, and ordered me to wait for Keri to go south, meet with the army in Qingjian, and then join forces to fight for thieves and rescue Yan'an."

"That's very good. Yo, after talking for so long, we are still standing at the gate, this is not hospitality, brother, loyalty, just follow me in, let's have a cup of tea first, and slowly discuss the matter of sending troops. ”

Liu Renyu talked to Liu Wuguo and Wei Zhongyi for a long time, only to find that the guests were still standing at the door of his mansion, which was not good, so he hurriedly made a gesture of invitation and took Liu Wuguo and Wei Zhongyi into the living room of his garrison mansion.

In the living room, Liu Renyu and Liu Wuguo sat down as guests, Liu Renyu ordered the servants at home to serve tea, and then he asked: "Dare to ask how many people and horses did my brother bring with him on this expedition?" ”

"This time, I heard that Wang Jiayin is powerful, and there are more homeless people who are coerced, so I brought all the people at the bottom of the box, a total of 1,000 foot riders, and they are now stationed outside the city."

"Why does my brother have to be like this, we have a military camp in Jingbian Fort, and my brother's men and horses can be stationed in the city."

"That's not necessary, my gang of uncles, hehe, said that you got up early, and the drill was loud, and you felt noisy, so you would rather stay outside the city than go into the city. Oh, speaking of which, my brother told you something, when we march together, can you not let your people blow the bugle, I am afraid that my soldiers will not be able to stand it. ”

When Liu Renyu heard this request, he replied speechlessly: "Since my brother has such a request, I should do it." ”

"That's very good." Seeing that Liu Renyu agreed to his request, Liu Wuguo nodded with satisfaction at first, and then as if he remembered something embarrassing, he said hesitantly: "Brother Xian, when my people were pulled, they only received three days of food, and now this grain has almost been eaten, do you think you can support me with some food?" ”

"That's a good idea, I'll send someone to send one hundred and fifty stone of grain to my brother's army later, so that my brother's soldiers can have a full meal. After the expedition, if my brother's military rations are not enough, he can receive them from us. ”

"So very good, so very good, the luckiest thing in my life Liu Wuguo is that I met you, a virtuous brother." Liu Wuguo saw that the military rations of his family and horses had been settled, so he was naturally overjoyed and smiled, and he couldn't wait to hug Liu Renyu and kiss him a few times.

"Brother, don't kill me, we are all officers and soldiers, we have a great cause to do to suppress thieves, and we should help each other."

"Anyway, it's an indisputable fact that my brother is my brother's lucky star. Oh, by the way, brother, I still have something to worry about you. ”

"Brother, please speak up."

"Didn't we say it before, I want to sell glass mirrors in Yulin, if possible, I also want to sell carriages, this matter has to be discussed with the Du family, do you see if I am arranged to meet with the Du family, let's discuss it together."

"It's easy to talk about this, wait a few of my men and horses are here, let's discuss tomorrow's strategy first, and then I'll take my brother and you to talk about business with the Du family's people, okay?"

"Just do as you say." Liu Wuguo agreed.