Chapter 122: The Lurker
"My lord, no matter where the Ming army came from, but we must deal with them immediately, otherwise, let them continue to plague at will, the whole of Shaanxi will be completely finished, if it causes greater chaos and is used by some people with intentions, we will not be able to do it, you know, now we only have 50,000 people, except for leaving 20,000 people stationed in Xi'an, there is no extra force to maintain a huge Shaanxi, so, my lord, we can't attack this Yulin now, It must be withdrawn immediately. ”
Just when Yuan Zongdi and most of the generals of the Dashun army were wondering about the origin of this Ming army that suddenly appeared, a far-sighted general spoke.
Hearing the general's words, Yuan Zongdi nodded, and said reluctantly, "Yes, the top priority at the moment is to eliminate this sudden Ming army first, otherwise, the whole Shaanxi will be unstable, this Yulin City is here, you can fight whenever you want, anyway, these days, we don't have much loss, it's just a pity, it's finally about to be taken, so I gave up, it's really a little unwilling!" ”
When all the Dashun troops heard the order and retreated, their actions had already been sent to the city by the spies in Yulin City.
"I didn't expect that this Yuan Zongdi is really an urgent son, he can't hold on for more than 20 days just now, it's a pity, this time in order to stabilize them under the city, he didn't use all his strength, their casualties are not big, and I don't know if the adults can stop it, you said that we should send people out of the city to fight with them, so that we can eliminate some of their troops and reduce a little burden for the adults." Sitting in the county office, Fang Junchi, who was drinking tea, said with some sighs.
"Don't, don't, you don't know your lord's order, he only asks us to hold off Yuan Zongdi's army for a while, although it's not yet a month, but the lord has written a letter, saying that it's all ready, this Yuan Zongdi is already a grasshopper after the autumn, and he can't jump for a few days, we don't want to stab Lou Zi at this critical time, otherwise, Yuan Zongdi really led his troops to attack Yulin City with all his might, and we will cry." Jia Hanqing hurriedly stopped.
"Hahaha, don't worry, Lord Jia, I'm just talking, you said, I've been following the adults for so long, when we were weak before, we didn't say anything about being angry, and now it's hard to do a big one, but there is no thing about us, this is really aggrieved, it seems that I really want to talk to the adults in the future, and when there is a big battle next time, I must be allowed to play, and have a good time." Fang Junchi said.
Hearing Fang Junchi's words, Jia Hanqing couldn't help but snort coldly, "Hmph, you are really not satisfied, we can sit here in peace, we will have merit to be gained, I don't know how many people envy you, you are still not satisfied, don't worry, there will be many big battles in the future, I am afraid that you will not regret it when the time comes." ”
When the news of Yuan Zongdi's withdrawal from Yulin City reached Yan'an Mansion, Shi Lei, who was practicing boxing with Tie Xiong in Yan'an City, suddenly raised his head and laughed, and then gathered all the soldiers together, and after swearing an oath, he quickly rode towards the south.
Xi'an, since it was broken by Li Zicheng's army, soon from the depression of the past, regained its glory, and as the capital of the current Dashun country, it is also the rear of the Dashun army, after the Dashun army's eastward crusade, all the families of the Dashun army soldiers stayed in Xi'an City.
Since a month ago, the left-behind general of Xi'an City, Yuan Zongdi, led a large army to attack Yulin City in the north, Xi'an City has become a little nervous, of course, not the kind of suffocating tension, but the investigation is a little more rigorous.
After all, after Yuan Zongdi took away the 30,000 troops in the city, there were only 20,000 people left in the entire huge Xi'an City, and most of the people in the city were the families of the Dashun army, so it should be rigorous, of course, although rigorous, it is also relatively speaking, in fact, it is still a little lax, after all, for the people of the Dashun Kingdom now, they are strong, and it would be good not to attack others, how could anyone dare to attack them?
"Ah, Yanagibe is always early, today is your errand again, hard work, please drink another day!" Walking on the street, Liu Ming followed acquaintances one by one, constantly greeting each other.
Liu Ming is the general manager of the Dashun Army, which is the size of the hundred households of the Ming Dynasty, although the position is not large, but the income is a lot, because he is one of the three department generals in charge of the north gate of Xi'an, and because he can be a man, he can not only get the love of his brothers, but also have a very good relationship with their top boss.
has this kind of relationship, and is good at being a man, usually some businessmen and bigwigs who want to smuggle or do some private work, they will inevitably give him some benefits, and over time, Liu Ming is also the number one person in the entire Xi'an City.
It's just that what no one knows is that under the cover of Liu Ming's face, he has another identity, a member of the Nightingale Organization and the Shadow Ministry.
Liu Ming was originally the youngest son of a landlord in Fengxiang Mansion, and had nothing to do from snacks and drinks, but unfortunately after the army defeated Fengxiang Mansion, because he wantonly asked for silver taels and grain from the landlords and rich households, he was spontaneously resisted by some rich households, and the Liu family was one of them.
And Liu Ming escaped with his life because he lived in a brothel at the time, and then, in order to escape the pursuit of the Dashun army, he had no choice but to flee in all directions, and finally, after escaping to Yulin, he finally saved his life.
Although his life was saved, he only knew how to eat, drink and have fun since he was a child, but he didn't have any skills at all, and because his body had already been hollowed out, he couldn't even do heavy work, and he was so tired that he fainted without doing two days of work on the construction site.
Originally, according to his situation, even if he didn't starve to death, he wouldn't be able to live well, but fortunately, he was discovered by the nightingale, had a grudge against the Dashun army, and read and wrote, although he didn't learn much, he was much stronger than the average farmer.
After a recommendation from a caring person, Liu Ming successfully joined the nightingale, and then, after changing his name and surname, he was sent to Xi'an to carry out latent work.
With Shi Lei's full support for the nightingale, relying on the bribes of Jinshan Yinhai and the courtesy, Liu Ming smoothly entered the army, and in a short period of time, he was quickly promoted to the current position of the head of the department.
And today was not Liu Ming's time on duty, but after receiving the information from the organization a few days ago, he used various connections to transfer the time on duty to today, because, there will be a big operation today, every time he thinks of the introduction of intelligence, he trembles with excitement, and he can't wait to shout a few times, but after such a long time of lurking, the original scheming gentleman has completely become a beast that is good at hiding himself.
"Hey, Brother Liu came here a little early today, the sun hasn't set yet, shouldn't you wait until midnight to be on duty, what, is there something going on today?" Hearing the shout, Liu Ming looked up and saw that it was the other general of the department who was stationed at the north gate of Xi'an with him, Zhao Qi, but unfortunately, although this Zhao Qi was with him, he was a mortal enemy with him.
Originally, when Zhao Qi was from Henan, he had already joined Li Zicheng's Dashun army, and for so many years, he relied on desperately killing the enemy to get a department general, and Liu Ming came to the Dashun army for a few days, and he was on an equal footing.
The key is that because Liu Ming can be a man, and there is never a shortage of gold and silver in his hands, he can not only please his boss, but also give his brothers some benefits from time to time, not to mention good wine and meat, and even sometimes he can get some extra money, this kind of ability makes Zhao Qi's subordinates jealous, and secretly complains that Zhao Qi has no ability, and he is not like Liu Ming, who has the ability to benefit his own people.
Zhao Qi had already heard of these secret gossip, but no matter how angry he was, he couldn't deal with Liu Ming, so in desperation, he could only keep an eye on Liu Ming so that he could grab his handle and suppress him in one fell swoop.
Seeing Zhao Qi in front of him, Liu Ming couldn't help frowning, he had already noticed Zhao Qi's thoughts, but in the spirit of not startling the snake, he didn't do anything to Zhao Qi, but he didn't expect that this Zhao Qi would be here with him today, thinking that because of Zhao Qi's appearance, if it affects today's plan, then he can't afford to bear that kind of heavy responsibility, and in desperation, he can only find a way to fool this Zhao Qi first.
"Hahaha, it turned out to be Brother Zhao, why, you haven't gone back today, but it's really dedicated, didn't I feel bored at home today, so I went to the street for a walk, but I didn't walk for a while, I felt bored, I thought that I would be on duty at night anyway, so I came over early, what, Brother Zhao also has something to do today?" Liu Ming said with a haha.
Hearing Liu Ming's words, he saw Zhao Qi with a weird sneer on his face and said, "Hmph, I don't think Brother Liu looks like he's fine, is there a big deal to do tonight, so take a look in advance!" ”
As soon as Zhao Qi's words came out, Liu Ming saw that his whole body trembled, and he was almost about to take out his waist knife and cut him directly, but fortunately, at the critical moment, he gritted his teeth and held back, and reluctantly spoke.
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