Chapter 370: Breaking into the Siege

It can be seen that King Fu is also quite concerned about Wang Dou, and when Wang Dou stepped forward to pay a visit, he struggled to get up from the luxurious carved gold throne, and his fat eyes looked at Wang Dou again and again. The pen fun pavilion summoned the Houfu Wang www.biquge.info to give a banquet, and Wang Dou was even more fortunate to sit at the head of Wang Shaoyu, the chief soldier of Henan.

The banquet is set up in the Fu'an Palace, on the wide hall, the tables on both sides are full of exquisite wine and food, and there are palace maids singing and dancing beside them. Wang Shaoyu, Liu Jianyi and others looked at it with joy and laughter, only Wang Dou looked clear, this kind of program, he saw a lot of various places in later generations, in terms of enjoying entertainment, the Ming Dynasty at this time was not as good as the later generations.

There are a lot of dogs and horses, so Wang Dou has a natural immunity to this kind of show, which makes Lu Weiqi and Wang Yinchang evaluate this unique military general at a higher level.

Fu Wang Zhu Changxun is on the main seat, even if he sits, his round belly is high and straight, and his son Zhu Yousong is sitting on his lower left head. Although the father and son are both extremely fat, they eat a lot of food, and they all eat with their mouths full of oil, and several palace maids keep serving them.

While eating, the prince Zhu Yousong listened with great interest to Wang Dou's story of the war in the eleventh year of Chongzhen, and made a cheering voice from time to time. It seems that Wang Dou is like a storyteller, which greatly enhances his exuberant appetite.

"Well, those thieves aren't as terrible as they say."

King Fu was also very interested in hearing this, they were the kind of vassal kings, and they were not allowed to go out to the land of the domain, and they lived in a luxurious and huge prison cell all their lives, with a curiosity about the outside world that many Ming civil officials and military generals did not have.

After listening to Wang Dou's story about his battle with Huang Taiji in Pinggu, he thoughtfully came to a conclusion.

Wang Dou said: "Fu Wang Mingjian, Dongnu is brave, and his armor is sharp, and he is indeed my strong opponent of the Ming Dynasty." However, as long as my Ming officials and generals have the heart to serve death, the slave soldiers are not invincible. ”

King Fu was very happy: "General Wang said that the combat power of the thieves is less than one of the slaves and thieves, according to General Wang's opinion, the thieves invaded Luoyang, and I have more than 10,000 troops to defend the city, should it be foolproof?" ”

Luoyang originally had more than 2,000 defensive officers and soldiers, and Wang Shaoyu, the general soldier of Henan, and other three generals came to the rescue. In addition, Wang Dou and Chen Yongfu's more than 8,000 allied troops, and now the soldiers and horses gathered in Luoyang City also have the appearance of 14,000 or 5,000 battalions, especially Wang Doushun's township army, so King Fu has this to say.

Wang Dou said: "Fu Wang Mingjian, although the thieves say 100,000 people, but they are all native chickens and dogs, as long as the soldiers have sufficient food, food and clothing, not to mention defending the city, it is not difficult to calm the thieves in Henan Mansion with one drum." ”

Hearing Wang Dou talk about silver, Wang Yinchang, the deputy envoy of the military garrison, immediately said: "Your Highness, the Luoyang treasury is empty, and the soldiers have already owed a lot of salaries, and there is a lot of silver grain in the palace, please quickly send hundreds of thousands of taels of silver to the army, otherwise the army's heart is unstable, and King Wan'an and others are a lesson from the past." ”

King Fu was very dissatisfied: "Why do you talk about food and salary, you are all asking for it?" Luoyang City is not my family's, the officials and rich families in the city have the responsibility of defending the land, they can at least take out hundreds of thousands of taels of silver, tens of thousands of stones and rice grain, why are they not willing to come out? It is also extremely difficult for widows to support the royal palace, and now they can't make ends meet. ”

Wang Yinchang avoided talking about it, but said: "Please Your Highness take the country's society as the priority." ”

Kang Menghui, the prefect of Henan Prefecture, also requested.

Wang Dou looked at them coldly, the two families were either unwilling to come out, or asked each other to come out, seeing them arguing endlessly, Wang Dou said: "Your Highness, my lords, my army defeated tens of thousands of thieves in Ruzhou, and Luoyang is in danger, so the army is in a hurry, and the grain and grass in the army are insufficient, and there are only a few days of food left, please pull down the grain and grass quickly, otherwise the general will leave Luoyang." The soldiers of my Shunxiang army, full of enthusiasm, came to kill the thieves, and the general could not let them go hungry and have no food and clothing. ”

Seeing Wang Dou stand up, everyone in the hall was shocked, and said in unison: "I can't help it." ”

They are absolutely right, and they can't let Wang Dou go. knows its own affairs, and it is really difficult to say whether the Shunxiang army, which does not have Wang Dou, can hold Luoyang under the attack of more than 100,000 rogues.

Moreover, Wang Dou was a guest soldier, and his original responsibility was to go to Sichuan to suppress bandits, because of the retention of Li Xianfeng, the governor of Henan, and Wang Yinchang, the deputy envoy of the military garrison, so he stayed in Henan. The matter of Luoyang, in fact, has nothing to do with him, Wang Dou is gone now, no matter what happens to Luoyang in the future, the responsibility cannot be found on Wang Dou's head, not to mention that he has Yang Sichang's weight, and there will be no trouble.

And the local officials and generals in Henan are not clear, especially the civil and military generals who defend the territory. ,

The local military horses also know what virtue and fortune the king also knows, with the experience of King Wan'an, for the sake of his own net worth and life, seeing that Wang Dou is about to leave, he is a little flustered, and hurriedly stays: "General Wang, please wait a while, the matter of your army's food and salary is easy to say, easy to say." ”

He looked at Wang Yinchang and the others, the deputy envoy of the military garrison, with an ugly face: "According to you, how many taels of silver do the widows have to pay?" ”

Seeing that Wang Dou didn't leave, King Fu was also relieved, Wang Yinchang breathed a sigh of relief, he thought for a while, and said: "The army grain and grass, repair the city, and relieve the victims, the cost is very much, Your Highness needs to pull out 200,000 grains before it can be used." ”

"Two hundred thousand taels?"

The fat on King Fu's face was squeezed together, and he gasped and said, "Two hundred thousand taels of silver are not available to anyone." ”

He and the prince Zhu Yousong glanced at each other and said: "The widow can only give 100,000 taels of silver, 50,000 taels to General Wang, and 50,000 taels to the guards in Luoyang." I heard that the squire of Luoyang promised to give General Wang a reward of 50,000 taels, so I asked you to come out. If there is any shortage, you will continue to find a way. ”

The faces of Wang Shaoyu and others, the chief soldier of Henan, changed, and a look of displeasure flashed in their eyes, Wang Dou alone took 50,000 taels of silver, and the combination of several of them was only 50,000 taels of silver, which was too favoritism.

However, they couldn't say anything about their opposition, the combined strength of the three of them was only half of that of Wang Dou and Chen Yongfu, not to mention this combat power. I want to think so, but this jealousy in my heart can't be excreted.

Wang Yinchang and the others were still groaning, and Lu Weiqi, the former secretary of the military department on the side, heard that King Fu was willing to give 100,000 taels of silver, and he was secretly happy in his heart, and said: "Your Highness, rest assured, the old man will contact the rich squires in the city, and he will not shorten General Wang's reward." ”

Wang Douluo pondered for a moment and said, "Your Highness, the last general doesn't want silver, I hope it can be exchanged for grain and grass." As early as the Kaifeng Mansion, Governor Li promised the last general to give 20,000 stone of grain and rice, and the 50,000 taels of silver would be worth 10,000 stone of grain and rice. ”

King Fu pondered for a long time and said, "Okay, the widow will pull out 10,000 stones of grain and grass for General Wang." ”

He had a sad face, broke into the army to besiege the city, and now the price of Luoyang City is soaring, a stone of grain and rice needs more than a dozen taels of silver, and it can't even be bought, 50,000 taels of silver is worth 10,000 stones of grain and rice, and he has lost a lot. However, in order to win over Wang Dou and let him fight in Luoyang with peace of mind, he had to bleed profusely.

Wang Dou calculated that Li Xianfeng promised him 20,000 stone of grain and grass, but he still owed himself 70,000 taels of silver.

He looked at Chen Yongfu and saw what he meant, Chen Yongfu also praised it, now that they are a family, they eat and use together, Wang Dou has food, of course he will not forget him. Moreover, Chen Yongfu received more than 30,000 taels of gold and silver in Ruzhou, and he was not short of money.

At the same time, he secretly envied in his heart, it was good to have a strong army in his hands, and he could succeed no matter how he coerced.

After negotiating the matter of food and salary, Wang Yinchang and others were overjoyed, but King Fu was listless, and after the hasty banquet was over, Wang Dou and others said goodbye and left.

……

On the 14th day of the 13th month of Chongzhen, Luoyang City, Beiguan.

This north pass is about two miles away from the main city of Luoyang, built for the Zhengde period, about four miles in circumference, the city wall is six feet high, has four gates and urn city, builds nearly 700 pheasant moats, there is no horse face. There was originally a thousand general guards there, but after Wang Dou and Chen Yongfu arrived, they happily withdrew to the main city.

Wang Dou and Chen Yongfu's army has been stationed here for three days, and in the Luoyang city defense arrangement, their soldiers and horses not only guard the North Pass, but also serve as the main force of the guerrillas, supporting the Luoyang gates at any time.

Chen Yongfu's forward battalion had 2,000 infantry troops, and 1,000 men entered the Luoyang city wall to fight, and Wang Dou also sent a force and some artillery to accompany him. In the end, Chen Yongfu's 1,000-foot army guarded the North Pass, and Wang Dou also had a force to defend it. In the end, Wang Dou guarded the general and cavalry, and the rest of the new army, as well as Chen Yongfu's family members as a mobile force.

In the division of the division of Wang Yinchang of Luoyang City, Wang Dou had discussed with everyone clearly, and used Luoyang Jiancheng to consume the spirit and morale of the army, and after the army and horses were tired, his soldiers and horses finally attacked with thunder and defeated all the rogues outside the city with one drum.

Wang Yinchang and the others originally meant to defend themselves against the enemy outside the city, but they couldn't help Wang Dou's insistence. The defenders in the city, as well as the rescued Kaifeng soldiers and horses, never had the courage to fight in the field outside the city. It was Chen Yongfu, if there was no Wang Dou cavalry escort to accompany them, they would not dare to go out of the city to fight.

With the participation of Wang Doushun's township army, there will be a strong mobile force, which can flank the rogues attacking the city inside and outside, make the city guards more solid, and save King Fu a lot of silver. In history, King Fu also organized a death squad of nearly 1,000 people, each of whom was rewarded with 100 taels of silver, and from time to time went out of the city to fight, causing considerable damage to the soldiers and soldiers, which made Li Zicheng hateful. ,

There are city towers at the four gates of the north pass, the eaves are warped, it is magnificent, and there are some cannons on the city wall, there are about more than 30 guns. However, most of them are medium-sized iron cannons of the Franc machine, which hit one to three pounds of cannons, and the firing range is one mile or less. Those Shenwei invincible general cannons with a range of more than one mile with three to five catties of cannons, as well as Hongyi cannons, are impossible to erect on this kind of fortress.

Wang Dou didn't care, he had ten Hongyi cannons, and he didn't expect these cannons to be on the city. He also negotiated with Wang Shaoyu, the general soldier of Henan who defended the north gate of Luoyang City, and attacked the troops of Beiguan and Gongchen Gate from inside and outside.

At the north gate of Luoyang City, there are two Shenwei Invincible General Cannons and two Hongyi Twelve-pounder Cannons, and in order to increase the range and power of those cannons, he will send his own gunners to assist them, or they will operate the cannons themselves.

There were still a lot of rockets in the Beiguan warehouse, and Wang Dou didn't mind consuming them all. Although the rocket is not high, it is superior in quantity and firepower, and it is quite powerful against intruders without armor, and it can also save the projectiles of their own birds.

Wang Dou and Chen Yongfu stood on the north gate and looked out with a clairvoyant mirror, and the generals of the Shunxiang army stood beside them, looking at them with the same vigor and vigor. After Chen Yongfu snatched the clairvoyant mirror from his son, he couldn't put it down every day, and took it out to show off whenever he had the opportunity, making Wang Shaoyu and others envious.

Not far from the north gate is the Jinshui River, which has frozen at this time. There were originally some villages scattered along the river, but because of the imminent arrival of the great enemy, the villages and towns there were empty, and most of the people fled into Luoyang City. In fact, there were also many residents and merchants in this northern Guanyuan, and most of them also fled into, or were about to flee into Luoyang City.

From the Jinshui River further north past ten miles, the terrain slowly becomes higher, and finally the peak rises layer by layer, the momentum is vast, there is the mountain. Luoyang thousand-year-old imperial capital, Bishan Xiang is the ideal place for the ancient emperors to bury their bones, all kinds of palaces and temples on Bishan gather, including more than 1,000 emperors and ministers' mausoleums. Since ancient times, there is a proverb of "born in Suzhou and Hangzhou, dead and buried in the north", and the evening view of Pishan is also one of the eight major scenery of Luoyang.

"General Wang, the general estimates that if the army of thieves comes, their march and baggage camp must be set up on the mountain or the mountain in the west of the city."

Just when Wang Dou's heart swelled with an indescribable and inexplicable historical feeling, Chen Yongfu next to him solemnly spoke.

Wang Dou agreed with the veteran's opinion, the east of Luoyang City is open and flat, and there is no danger to defend. The south of the city is also open, and not far away is the wide Luoshui, although it is frozen, it is also inconvenient to come and go.

Grain and baggage is the lifeblood of a large army, if the army attacks Luoyang, these hundreds of thousands of people eat horses and chew, but a large amount, if there is a loss, it will be over. So be sure to find a dangerous place to pile up.

In addition, the main force of the intrusive army came from Yiyang and Xin'an in the west, so the grain and grass of this army were either hoarded in the mountains north of Luoyang, or in the Jianshan mountains in the west of Luoyang. Chen Yongfu's estimate coincides with Wang Dou's speculation.

Back at the General Administration of Guannai, it has become the joint headquarters of Wang Dou and Chen Yongfu, and the generals and staff are constantly coming and going.

Above the hall, a number of large tables were put together, and a huge sand table was placed on them. Although the sand table has appeared in the Qin and Han dynasties, if there is no accurate map and topographic mapping, the sand table produced is only a matter of paper.

However, after arriving in Luoyang, Wang Dou's Ye Bu Men had already detected the area around Luoyang for dozens of miles. The sand table made is of course very delicate, looking at this sand table, it seems that the entire Luoyang City is in front of you.

When he saw this sand table for the first time, Chen Yongfu also praised himself, he had experienced the battlefield, of course, he could see the value of this sand table at a glance.

Everyone watched around the sand table, Chen Yongfu looked at the position of the mountain and the mountain above and pondered for a long time, he said: "Poison is better than starvation, if the thief hoards the land of the two, my army will defend the city, and when the thief's spirit is lost, my division will attack at night, destroy its grain and grass, and the thief will lose his grain and straw, and it will definitely collapse. ”

Wang Dou also looked at these two places and pondered, Chen Yongfu meant to destroy the grain and grass of the invading army, but Wang Dou planned to seize it.

In a year of disaster, every grain of grain is precious, and if it is burned, it is really a terrible thing. After those grains and grasses are recaptured, there are more things to do. Of course, with the combat effectiveness of the local officers and soldiers in Henan, they could only sneak attack and destroy, and the sergeants under their own command had the confidence to hold on after the capture, waiting for reinforcements to arrive. ,

Wang Dou said: "The hero sees the same thing, but he will not know until the thief arrives, whether he is hoarding grain. ”

Chen Yongfu laughed and said, "The next time Wang Bingbei invites him to plan again, he will definitely say that the two of us will be starved of food." ”

Wang Dou glanced at him, invited Chen Yongfu into the dark room, and said: "Chen Junmen, the last general's intention, this strategy of starvation, it is better not to say it in front of General Wang, Liu Guerrilla and others." ”

Chen Yongfu was stunned and said, "Why did General Wang say that?" ”

Wang Dou said coldly: "The last general suspects that Liu Jianyi and Luo Tai have colluded with the thieves, and are preparing to open the city and surrender the enemy when the thieves come. The last general commanded the sentry cavalry, and investigated the close contacts between his subordinates and the thieves in Yongning, plotting against him. Wang Shaoyu was greedy and mediocre, and the silver taels rewarded by King Fu were deducted by him more than half, and his subordinates were full of complaints, and the army's morale was unstable, so he should also beware of changes in his subordinates. ”

Wang Dou knew that in history, Liu Jianyi and Luo Tai surrendered Li Zicheng, and the subordinates of the general soldier Wang Shaoyu mutinied and surrendered to the enemy. So he asked the Intelligence Department to keep a close eye on these people. The information he obtained, Liu Jianyi and Luo Tai's signs of surrendering to the enemy became more and more obvious, and Wang Shaoyu ......

After King Fu pulled out 50,000 taels of silver from the officers and soldiers guarding the city, first Wang Yinchang, the deputy envoy of the military garrison, and Kang Menghui, the prefect of Henan Prefecture, and others took more than half of it, and then Wang Shaoyu, Liu Jianyi, Luo Tai and others took more than half of it, and the officers were deducted layer by layer, and finally the silver distributed to the soldiers was very small, less than one or two pieces of silver.

Originally, according to King Fu's calculations, the soldiers who were defending the city could each get at least five to ten taels of silver, plus the food and salary prepared by the government itself, and the soldiers defending the city should be able to survive for a few months, which was a result he couldn't imagine.

And in the case of soaring prices in Luoyang, what can this little silver do? In order to cover up the behavior of withholding military salaries, those high-ranking civil officials and military generals only pushed on King Fu, saying that he was an iron rooster that did not pull out a hair, which made the soldiers extremely dissatisfied, pulled out the silver, and their morale was even lower.

The grain and grass that King Fu gave to Wang Dou has arrived, and for Wang Dou's army, the eunuchs of the palace who hold the grain do not dare to go too far, although they also deduct some of it, but most of the grain and grass still fall into Wang Dou's hands.

With the efforts of Lu Weiqi, the former secretary of the Ministry of War, the wealthy squires in the city also scraped together 50,000 taels of silver to reward Wang Dou. Wang Dou and Chen Yongfu's army totaled more than 8,000 taels, and 50,000 taels of silver were counted on each soldier, about four or five taels per person.

The silver is okay, the key is that King Fu pulled out the 10,000 stone grain and rice, which made the local and Kaifeng generals who defended the city extremely jealous, and now the price of Luoyang is worth more than 100,000 taels of silver. When the news came out, Wang Shaoyu and other subordinates scolded King Fu and others for favoring one over the other.

Even Chen Yongfu suffered a lot of white eyes, and he was excluded from the circle of local generals, which made him very annoyed.

Liu Jianyi and others Wang Dou had already reminded Chen Yongfu that Chen Yongfu couldn't believe it in the early stage, but with the looming news from all sides, he already believed it a little in his heart.

At this time, Wang Dou said again, he also had a gloomy face, and he said: "These rats are full of favor from the court, they don't know how to repay, and they are anti-wolf ambitions. General Wang, the two of us hurriedly told Wang Bingbei to tell him to be on guard and beware of the loss of the city. ”

Wang Dou said: "No. ”

He said calmly: "Liu Jianyi and others are also cautious, and now those who secretly communicate with thieves are all insignificant people under their command. ”

He glanced at Chen Yongfu: "Not to mention, Wang Bingbei is friendly with Wang Shaoyu and Liu Jianyi, and he is ...... at this time."

Chen Yongfu immediately understood that he was in Kaifeng, and he had a good relationship with Li Xianfeng, the governor of Henan. Wang Shaoyu, Liu Jianyi and others stammered with Wang Yinchang, the deputy envoy of military armament, and there was no conclusive evidence before it was indeed a startling snake, and Wang Yinchang must defend it.

You must know that this time is different from the past, and the current civilian officials can only win over the generals, even if the matter is revealed, Liu Jianyi and the others lose their cars and protect the pawns, as long as they abandon a few insignificant soldiers, Wang Yinchang and others have not lightly exposed them?

The provinces of Henan need these soldiers, as long as they do not openly rebel, the officials still turn a blind eye?

At that time, I am afraid that Liu Jianyi and others will not be rectified, but a series of troubles will arise.

Thinking of this, Chen Yongfu said hatefully: "Rat generation, I am ashamed to be with these people. ”

Wang Dou said softly: "Chen Junmen's heroes, the last general thinks that Chen Junmen is more qualified to serve as the chief soldier of Henan, but now it is also a good opportunity. ”

Chen Yongfu's eyes lit up, and he glanced at Wang Dou thoughtfully, yes, Liu Jianyi and his subordinates want to defect to the enemy, and Wang Shaoyu's subordinates want to mutiny, which is indeed an opportunity for him. After the Battle of Ruzhou, Chen Yongfu believed that without them, he could defend Luoyang City and defeat the Chuang army. ,

Without Liu Jianyi and the others, Wang Shaoyu will bear the responsibility of the mutiny of his subordinates again, and he will make great contributions to the sky, and with the support of Governor Li, the position of the general army of Henan will not be his own at that time? This Wang Dou has such a quick brain, and he is lucky to meet such a powerful ally, but he has to catch it alive.

Wang Dou said again: "Therefore, this strategy of starving food cannot be said for the time being. When the thief lost his spirit, the two of us sent elite soldiers to attack the camp, and the grain and grass obtained were heavy, and you and I divided the ...... equally."

Chen Yongfu is even brighter.

……

On the eighteenth day of the lunar month, sentry horses began to appear outside Luoyang City. For the next few days, every day a convoy of invading horses came, sometimes hundreds, sometimes thousands, and they galloped and roared, wandering around the perimeter of the city.

And from the 18th, the people who fled into Luoyang City every day were even more continuous, and the peak reached a few days before the Chinese New Year, and the temples and temples in the city were full of refugees. The news of the sentinel's Tangma also continued to come back, Yiyang, Lushi, Yongning, Xin'an and other places of the army gathered on a large scale, and the direction of their march was directed at Luoyang, the prosperity of soldiers and horses, I am afraid that there are more than 100,000 people.

At this time, the soldiers and civilians of Luoyang City finally broke their minds, and it seemed that the thieves were really going to attack the city.

On the twentieth day of the lunar month, King Fu visited the temple at night, made incense offerings, prayed for the blessing of the gods, and also offered a lot of money, imploring the Taoist to point out the way to break the enemy. On the 21st, the restless King Fu summoned Wang Yinchang, the deputy envoy of the military garrison, Wang Shaoyu, Wang Dou, the general soldier of Henan, and others into the palace to inquire about the defense of the city, and promised that as long as the enemy army was repulsed, he would be rewarded.

"The thief pretended to be benevolent and righteous, raised the mob and sympathized with the people, and opened a warehouse to help the poor, which won the hearts of fools and foolish women. I heard that there were children in the city who sang: Greet the king, do not pay for the songs, and the people's hearts are turbulent. In this extraordinary time, extraordinary measures should be taken. ”

Wang Dou's voice echoed in the wide hall, everyone in the hall said a word, I argued endlessly, but I couldn't come up with any effective method, when King Fu named his own head, Wang Dou was not polite, and talked about the money.

"Dare to ask General Wang, what is an extraordinary strategy?"

Guerrilla Liu Jianyi glanced at Wang Dou.

Wang Dou said calmly: "The robber is killed." ”

He said: "There are many people in the city, and they also ask the government and merchants to build tents to relieve the people from hunger and cold. As long as the people have a bite to eat, they will not be deceived by the rogue and will not be bewitched by the thieves. If anyone dares to deceive the people, there will be no forgiveness for killing."

Wang Dou knew that the disaster in Henan was serious, Luoyang City often starved to death, and many officials and wealthy families were still spending all day drinking, which naturally made people psychologically unbalanced, especially in the late Ming Dynasty, when hatred of the rich was the mainstream. In this situation, the series of slogans put forward by Li Zicheng are of course extremely powerful, and many cities are often overcome without attacking.

However, this can often be avoided if the government provides appropriate relief.

Wang Dou said: "For the people in the city, the last general will ask the training of social soldiers to assist in defending the city, a thousand-character number, a team of every fifty people, and the gentleman or clan is responsible. In this way, Luoyang has thousands of soldiers and horses at his fingertips. As for the strong men among the plague people, they can also be hired, and each person can be given several loaves of bread a day, so that he can kill thieves and avoid riots in the city. ”

These are the experience of Kaifeng defense in history, which proved to be very practical, listening to Wang Dou's eloquent talk, King Fu and Wang Yinchang, the deputy envoy of the military garrison, and others nodded slowly.

However, Wang Yinchang muttered again: "However, a large amount of grain and rice is needed, and the warehouse is empty at the moment......"

Wang Dou said lightly: "Those who are closed are matched." ”

"In this extraordinary period, the house of hoarding grain and rice must be sold. The funds required by each team of social soldiers can make the giant merchants and giants in the city send thousands of cakes every day, and the rich families in the city must provide food and clothing, so that the army and the people are united, and Luoyang City can be solid. ”

Wang Yinchang's face was embarrassed: "If you want to move the rich households in the city, I'm afraid it will be difficult......"

Wang Dou sneered: "There is a lesson from the past, the rich families of the clan in Yongning City stubbornly guarded their wealth, and as a result, the city was broken and died, and all their grain, rice, gold and silver became the income of thieves. Do the squires and wealthy families in Luoyang City also want to end up like this? ”

Wang Yinchang frowned: "General Wang......"

Lu Weiqi, the former secretary of the military department, also attended the banquet, and he sighed: "What General Wang said is very true, although the old man has retired to the government and the opposition, he also knows how to serve the country. In the matter of the social soldiers, the old man should contact the squires in the city, and the general can rest assured. ”

Although Lu Weiqi's impression of loving party struggle is not very good for Wang Dou, he is indeed enthusiastic about guarding Luoyang City, and Wang Dou's reward is also his contact. Lu Weiqi is highly respected in Luoyang City, and with him dispatched, Wang Dou is also convinced that he can do it.

It's just that Lu Weiqi said again: "I'm afraid that the social soldiers have not undergone training, and it will be useless to defend the city in time." ”

Wang Dou said: "Under the heavy reward, there will be brave men." After the wealthy household contributes capital, he can order the people, and those who can go out of the city to kill the thief will be rewarded with 50 taels of silver, those who can shoot a thief will be rewarded with 30 taels, and those who can shoot and wound a thief or be injured by bricks and stones will be rewarded with 10 taels, so that everyone in the army and the people will compete to kill the thief first. ”