Quiet.

No one spoke, this scene really made people unable to react, and no one expected that Li Ruyu would suddenly ask such an idiotic sentence.

But everyone knows that this sentence is not an idiot at all.

And it's profound.

Li Ruyu is the sword of the empress, everyone in the world knows it, Li Ruyu can't die by torpedoing, this is no longer a secret, and about whether Li Ruyu is a big cool person or a stranger, in fact, the debate between the government and the opposition has not stopped.

Of course, those of you have heard about it.

So at this moment, Li Ruyu asked this sentence, of course, not to ask Zhao Kuo if he knew him Li Ruyu, it is likely to show that Li Ruyu is a stranger, and Zhao Kuo is also a stranger.

It is more likely that Li Ruyu, a strange person, knows Zhao Kuo.

That's why I asked.

As for Changping Zhao Kuo, it is likely to be Zhao Kuo's true identity......

The atmosphere in the conference hall was extremely solemn, on the one hand, everyone did not dare to speak, and on the other hand, they were suppressed by Li Ruyu's killing intent like a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood.

Everyone looked at Zhao Kuo, and their hearts fluctuated.

Especially Zhao Kuo's several henchmen, a lot of careful thinking poured out...... Regardless of whether Zhao Kuo is an alien or not, at least Li Ruyu should be a stranger, although this is a matter of Beizhen Fusi, but if Li Ruyu is taken down today, will it be a great achievement?

Thinking about it immediately, Li Ruyu dared to say it, obviously not afraid, but afraid that Her Majesty the Empress already knew.

Besides, just us people, what do we use to take down Li Ruyu?

Li Ruyu pressed the sword and got up, his eyes were like knives, the killing intent was blazing, and behind him, a huge armored phantom passed through the house, and also looked down at Zhao Kuo, and the strong sense of oppression looked at the world.

When Li Ruyu suddenly went berserk, Zhao Kuo instinctively cowered his neck.

Immediately, he secretly annoyed his cowardice, forcibly let himself hold his head high, and snorted coldly in a seemingly calm voice, "What Changping Zhao Kuo?" I am Zhao Kuo, a descendant of the Daliang royal family, don't you know you Li Ruyu? ”

Although he held his head high, between the skin in Zhao Kuo's robe, the hairs stood on end.

Li Ruyu's eyes were indifferent, "I don't know Changping? ”

Zhao Kuo looked puzzled, "What Changping?" ”

Li Ruyu sighed.

Behind him, the armor-clad phantom burst out, like the killing intent of the corpse mountain and the sea of blood receded, and the hand pressing the sword quietly let go.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

When he regained control of his body, Li Ruyu stared at Zhao Kuo, and immediately smiled bitterly, no wonder Bai Qi's heart in his mind would beat wildly, and no wonder Bai Qi, the god of killing, would suddenly want to control his body.

Just because he suspected that Zhao Kuo was the defeated general Zhao Kuo of his former subordinates.

I remember that Junziqi seems to have said that Bai Qikeng killed Zhao Kuo's 400,000 soldiers, but since he was a defeated general, why did Bai Qi care so much about whether Zhao Kuo was Zhao Kuo?

coughed, "I reserve the right to hold accountable for your false military orders, and when the war on the Western Front is over, I will ask the Privy Council and the Ministry of War to thoroughly investigate this matter and give an explanation to those thousands of robes!" ”

Zhao Kuo let out a long breath and snorted coldly, "I'm still afraid that you won't make it." ”

His younger brother Zhao Zhen, who was born not long ago, will be the prince of Daliang sooner or later, as long as he earns a few more military merits, it will not be difficult to have the status of Zhao Li, the king of Qian, and Zhao Sa, the king of Kun, in the future.

Li Ruyu waved his hand indifferently and dismissed the meeting.

Huff.

Xiahou Chi and Hua Xiaodao didn't leave, and even the general Xu Xiao didn't leave...... Apparently decided how to take sides.

Xiahou Chi wanted to speak and stopped, but Hua Xiaodao was reluctant to ask more, only Xu Xiao had a look that saw through the essence with a face, "If you want it to perish, you must first make it crazy, the matter of fake military orders, black and white are confused, even if the Ministry of War and the Privy Council want to investigate, both sides have their own rhetoric, and in the end, it is likely that nothing will be found out, and then it will be lost because of Zhao Kuo's identity." But General Li, if you indulge Zhao Kuo like this, aren't you afraid that he will cause even greater trouble? ”

Li Ruyu did not speak.

After a long time, he sighed, "Changzhou will attract the Western Army's troops to pour out, and the army's heart is stable and superior, if you kill Zhao Kuo, the three thousand defeated soldiers will also be panicked, which is not conducive to the next battle of Changzhou to defend the city, so if you want to kill Zhao Kuo, you must at least let his henchmen have a rift with him, and this matter must not be rushed." ”

Xu Xiao was silent for a while, "I can't hold it." ”

Li Ruyu nodded, "It is possible that we can't hold it, but it is also possible to hold it, no matter what, we must hold out longer than Li Pingyang, as long as Li Pingyang's Bishan County is broken by the forbidden army, we have hope." ”

Xiahou Chi smiled bitterly, "Grain and grass are a problem. ”

Li Ruyu turned around, looked outside the gate, hesitated a little, and finally said ruthlessly: "Pass my order, the people in Changzhou City, young and strong people who are willing to enlist in the army, will be incorporated into the army on the spot, and those who are unwilling to enlist in the army will all withdraw from the city, let them move to Bachuan on their own, and go to Yuzhou City through Bachuan, or stay in Yuzhou City or continue to go south, it is up to them to decide." I will not see another people in the city until the war begins. ”

Changzhou must defend to the death.

Xiahou was puzzled, "Can this solve the problem of grain and grass?" ”

Xu Xiao snorted, his eyes lit up: "Yes." General Li meant that after the people withdrew from the city, they were only allowed to take away the rations used along the way, and the remaining grain and poultry were all filled with military rations, and it was up to Li Pingyang and us who could hold out longer. ”

Hua Xiaodao and Xiahou Chi were shocked, "This-"

What is the difference between this and robbing the people's food, I am afraid that Li Ruyu will be infamous at that time.

Li Ruyu waved his hand, "Go ahead and do it." ”

After Xiahou Chi and Hua Xiaodao left, Xu Xiao was still there, and Li Ruyu was a little puzzled, "What else do you have to do?" ”

Xu Xiao was confident, "I want soldiers." ”

Li Ruyu smiled bitterly, "It's just 6,000 people, one of your six generals is 1,000, you are not bad, after the reorganization is full of 1,000 people, how can you ask for soldiers, and besides, where are the soldiers for you." ”

The rank of Daliang is limited, and the low-level officers such as subordinate generals generally lead 500 to 1,000 people - in fact, Changzhou is a little embarrassed at the moment, and he is taking Li Ruyu, deputy general Zhao Kuo, and six subordinate generals.

Xiahou Chi and Hua Xiaodao have been reduced to marginal people.

Xu Xiao snorted, "Aren't you going to recruit new soldiers in Changzhou City?" ”

Li Ruyu shook his head, "Don't be extravagant, I don't think there will be more than two hundred people willing to enter the Tiance Army." ”

Xu Xiao sighed, "I don't dislike two hundred, if I can, I hope this matter can be handed over to me, no matter how many recruits there are, they will all be under my command at that time, how about it?" ”

Li Ruyu waved his hand, "Yes, but it is absolutely not allowed to forcibly pull Zhuang Ding." ”

I don't believe that you Xu Xiao can recruit more than two hundred.

Xu Xiao laughed and went out, quite proud and confident.

A few days later, Changzhou City was empty, except for the Tiance army, there was no one in the city, and everyone was driven out of the city and went to Bachuan...... As for whether or not to go to Yuzhou, it is up to the people to decide.

With the departure of the people, the news that Li Ruyu drove the people away and forcibly seized the grain also quickly spread in the territory of Yuzhou.

Li Ruyu didn't care.

I didn't have time to care, because the scouts sent back the news that the reinforcements of the Western Army were already thirty miles away, and they would appear under the city of Changzhou tomorrow, and the battle of Changzhou was about to begin.

It was night, Li Ruyu patrolled the barracks at night, and everything seemed to be normal.

When he arrived at Xu Xiao's barracks, Li Ruyu was a little surprised, Xu Xiao, as a general, only had a thousand people under his command, but at this moment there seemed to be far more than a thousand people in the barracks, and many of them were still practicing the basic kung fu of battlefield fighting at night.

Apparently recruits.

But according to his own estimates, Changzhou City was first garrisoned by Xiahou Chi and Hua Xiaodao, and then it was captured by Li Pingyang, and when he sat in Changzhou, it is said that the young men who were willing to enlist in the army had already enlisted in the army, so why could they still recruit new soldiers.

Xu Xiao had a sword on his waist, and some burly figures were quite majestic under the firelight.

Seeing Li Ruyu patrolling the camp, he smiled and pointed to the soldiers who were still training, "Recruits, mine." ”

Previously, Xu Xiao sent a roster about conscription, Li Ruyu was busy communicating with people about the city defense, and he didn't look at it carefully, but at this moment, he looked at the black and oppressive recruits, and was a little surprised, "Five hundred? ”

Xu Xiao was happy, "Six hundred." ”

Li Ruyu patted Xu Xiao on the shoulder, with some feelings, and suddenly felt that if he didn't buy an official, he might be able to rise to prominence on the battlefield with his military exploits.

I walked around the barracks and found nothing out of the ordinary.

was about to return to the state office, but saw Xiahou Chi and Hua Xiaodao hurrying over, and lowered his voice again, "Did you see Zhao Kuo?" ”

Li Ruyu's heart jumped, and he had a bad premonition: "What's wrong?" ”

Xia Hou was not worried, "Since the afternoon, Zhao Kuo has disappeared, and even his two most henchmen have disappeared, and the ghost knows if he is doing some kind of collaborator with the enemy." ”

Li Ruyu frowned, "Not so much?" ”

No matter how unbearable Zhao Kuo is, he is also a disciple of the Daliang Zhao family, what good is the breaking of the city in Changzhou for him.

Hua Xiaodao shook his head, "It's hard to say, I always feel that Zhao Kuo is very hidden, it is said that he is a person who has read military books a lot, is familiar with the art of war, and serves in the Privy Council, and is even more familiar with the military law of Daliang, why would he uncharacteristically fake military orders in Shiting River?" ”

Xu Xiao on the side interjected, "Could it be related to Changping Zhao Kuo?" ”

Li Ruyu was silent.

Let a Zhao Kuo really Zhao Kuo, if this thing knows that there is a Bai Qi in his body, it is really possible to do something desperate, after all, Bai Qi killed Zhao Kuo 400,000 soldiers.

He pondered for a while, "The disappearance of Zhao Kuo and the two generals can't be known to others, Lao Xia and Hua Xiaodao, you two are awake tonight, go to find someone first, and in addition, thoroughly investigate the city defense and grain and grass again." ”

The voice did not fall...... In the city, a red light shone brightly, and then Hui Teng rose and billowed smoke.

Li Ruyu was shocked in his heart and said angrily: "It's the direction of the granary!" ”

Hurriedly said to Xiahou Chi: "Quickly block the city gate, never let anyone out of the city, if anyone disobeys the military order, there will be no mercy!" After speaking, press the sword like a meteor to catch the moon, and go straight to the direction of the fire.

Xiahou Chi and Hua Xiaodao hurriedly took the order.

Xu Xiao looked at the fire in the distance and smiled bitterly, "It's so ruthless!" ”

An hour later, Li Ruyu sat on the steps at the entrance of the state government with a blushing face, and several grain and grass officials stood in front of him, all of whom were worried, fearing that this General Li would dispose of him on the spot.

Li Ruyu did not dispose of them.

He waved his hand and let them go, and immediately fell into deep thought.

Xiahou Chi and Hua Xiaodao were one step late, and someone from the West City Gate went out of the city, and it was Zhao Kuo and two generals who went out of the city, as well as more than ten elite henchmen and cavalry.

It's too late to catch up.

The grain depot caught fire, and only less than half a month's worth of grain and grass were rescued, and the person who set the fire was not found.

But don't look for it.

The answer is already obvious, it must be Zhao Kuo's handiwork.

It's just that Li Ruyu can't figure out why Zhao Kuo, as a disciple of the Zhao family, would put Changzhou in such a desperate situation, from he led reinforcements to Longshui Town, to the siege of Shiting River, and then to today's burning grain depot out of the city, no matter how you look at it, he doesn't seem to think about Daliang Zhao's family.

I don't know why, Li Ruyu suddenly broke out in a cold sweat, perhaps, Zhao Kuo's deliberately slow trip to reinforce Longshui Town was not because of dissatisfaction with the deputy general, but deliberately put Longshui Town under the front of the Western Army's reinforcements.

Perhaps, Shitinghe Zhao Kuo was not arrogant and faked military orders and then fell into siege, but deliberately planned to be besieged.

Zhao Kuo's purpose, is it to defeat the eight thousand reinforcements he led?

For what?

Rebel into Shu?

What's in it for him?

Li Ruyu vaguely felt that this was related to the grievances between Zhao Kuo and Bai Qi.

……

……

Ten miles of high slopes outside the city of Changzhou, there are more than ten iron horsemen standing in the wind, turning around to look at Changzhou.

There was a lot of fire over there.

Zhao Kuo was covered in armor, with a sword at his waist, and a smile on the corner of his mouth, he wanted to say something, but he knew that he couldn't say it, if he said it, the sky would be thundered.

I can only think.

Zhao Kuo was a little proud.

Li Ruyu, you asked me that day, do you know who you are, do you think I don't know?

Joke.

From the time you were in Xizhao Mountain, I suspected that you were that person, and when I reached the top of Lan Mountain, I was convinced that you were undoubtedly that person, the person who knew through Zhao Changyi's mouth that you killed my 400,000 army after I came to Daliang!

I deliberately slowed down the pace of the march when I led the troops from Bishan County to reinforce me, but unexpectedly, the two scumbag generals of the Western Army marched slower than me and failed to arrive in Longshui Town in advance.

In the first battle of Shiting River, I deliberately led the army to surround the western army, just to reduce your strength - after all, it is easy to rebel against the generals, and it is difficult to rebel against the Tiance sergeants.

In the prosperous age of the empress, probably no one believed that Da Liang would change the dynasty like this.

It's okay, what about leaving you 6,000 troops?

Now I will burn your grain and grass again, and see how you defend Changzhou City.

Zhao Kuo was a little proud.

In the darkness behind him, the sound of horses' hooves swarmed, and then fifty horsemen rushed out of the darkness, among which about ten people were on the side of the war horses, and the head of a Changzhou scout was hanging.

The first person was covered in armor and grabbed a gun, and came to Zhao Kuo to dismount and salute, "Please return to the camp!" ”

Zhao Kuo bowed, "Let's go." ”

The empress probably never dreamed that when Zhao Changyi was in Lin'an earlier, she made a covenant with herself through the bridge of the black-clothed literati, if Zhao Changyi sits in the country in the future, then the black-clothed literati must be a prince above ten thousand people under one person.

And I, Zhao Kuo, am the king of the West of the new dynasty, just like Yue Jingzhong back then.

That's right, it's Zhao Kuo, not Zhao Kuo.

I am Zhao Kuo, who was defeated in the Battle of Changping for 46 days.

But this life......

Zhao Kuo rode a horse and walked for more than ten steps, and looked back at Changzhou City, where the fire was a little weaker, there is reincarnation in the way of heaven, and he muttered in his heart: Bai Qi you are a fool, this time I will change Lao Tzu to surround you.

Let you also taste the despair of never being able to fight the siege.

What a pain it was!

……

……

The group went away in the night wind, no one noticed, in the darkness not far away, there was a woman sitting on a tree, shaking her legs, snorting raw melon seeds for a while, wearing a Xiurong knife at her waist, and leaning on a pear flower spear with a wind mouth on the tree.

watched the group go away, and spat disdainfully, "Looking for death." ”