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After resting outside Jinan for a day, early the next morning, Liu Ruyi waved his hand, and more than 50,000 colored stone troops strode on the journey west to the Central Plains!

It's just that this time, although it is the largest expedition since the formation of the Caishi Army, Liu Ruyi did not hold a grand dispatch ceremony, no flowers, no applause, and some are just the cold wind and the snowflakes scattered by the Suosuo!

This is not because Liu Ruyi does not want to hold a troop dispatch ceremony to boost the morale of the army, but because in the past few days, Luoyang has sent several urgent documents asking for help, hoping that the reinforcements of the Caishi Army can rush to Luoyang as soon as possible to help!

History has quietly changed, forced by the strong pressure of Liu Ruyi's Caishi army, Li Zicheng's side, is no longer as grinding as in history, in less than ten days, the exile army has launched three large-scale charges against Luoyang City!

Fortunately, the weather was bad at this time, the wind and sand were extremely strong, and the defenders of Luoyang City were desperate to fight the enemy, so they barely kept the city from losing!

However, if the situation continues like this, the loss of Luoyang City is only a matter of time, and whether it can survive the New Year is unknown!

After all, the Wandering People's Army was booming at this time, but in Luoyang City, it was a mess!

There is not much time left for Liu Ruyi!

However, at this time, if you consider it strategically, the location of Luoyang City is actually very embarrassing!

First, western Henan and southern Henan have been completely lost and fallen into the range of the strength of the exiled army, and the reinforcements of Shaanxi and Shanxi in the imperial court have been defeated in successive battles, and they are no longer able to affect the situation in Luoyang!

Second, Liu Ruyi's Caishi Army has just expanded, although the number seems to be a lot larger, but the military appearance is not stable enough, and it is still unknown how much combat power it can have!

Moreover, Li Zicheng attacked the city like crazy, but Liu Ruyi's Caishi army was full of infantry troops, with limited mobility and could not quickly support the battlefield.

But the matter has come to this, the wood is in the boat, and Liu Ruyi has to grit his teeth and insist on going!

After all, Luoyang City is a watershed, if it is taken first by the Wandering Army, then their strength will expand rapidly several times, and at that time, it will be Liu Ruyi, if you want to fight against the Wandering Army, then you have to weigh it carefully!

On the contrary, if the Wandering Army can't take Luoyang City, then they are just Wandering Army, a group of rabble, Liu Ruyi is sure enough to strangle Li Zicheng in the cradle!

At this point, it's all about time!

Whoever can make progress first will have the priority in this battle and grasp the initiative in the battle!

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The army of 50,000 stretched for more than ten miles, and the bright red mandarin duck battle jackets on the soldiers were hunting with the cold wind, and they looked down from a high place, like a fiery red and huge dragon, hurrying westward!

In the middle of the team, there is a group of people, who are incompatible with the rigidity and neatness of the army!

They were not many in number, probably less than a hundred, but only a few dozen horses, and under each horse, two tall and strong servants served them.

"Ahh This fucking weather, is it really going to freeze to death? Lao Zhang, you dead fat boy, are you shaking us? Yes! If you go on like this, before you reach Luoyang, Lao Tzu will be air-dried and! Li Xuan wrapped the leather jacket on his body tightly, pressed the leather hat on his head to the minimum, and only exposed his two eyes, but even so, a cold wind blew, he still couldn't help sneezing, snot, saliva, sprayed on his face, and couldn't help but scold Zhang Laocai on the side, even the local dialect he had just learned from the concubine in Guangdong.

Zhang Laocai was very self-aware, and said to Li Xuan with a smile: "Master Li, if you want to make money, then you have to pay a little more price!" It's not for you to go to war, don't worry! Our sons and daughters of the Caishi Army will definitely protect Li Yequan! ”

"Whew! Lao Zhang, do I seem to be such a person who is afraid of death? Don't forget, ah~~ Ama! Lord, Lord's ancestor, that's a big hero who followed Taizu to fight all over the world! After all, he is a man, in this environment, being said by others to be afraid of death, Li Xuan's face was a little unbearable, and he couldn't help but retort loudly.

It's just that his appearance is obviously hollowed out by wine, even if he has been riding on a horse, it is difficult to withstand the high-intensity marching speed in such bad weather!

"Huh! Li Ye is right, but I am confused! "Zhang Laocai doesn't have a very good way to deal with this master, along the way, he has been scolded countless times by this master, Zhang Laocai is also a little used to it, and hurriedly followed Li Xuan's words, patting his ass, hoping to dispel his anger!

Li Xuan sniffed hard and held the reins of the horse tightly in his hand, he is not stupid, in this weather, if he falls under the horse and falls, then he will have to go more than half of his little life!

"Hey! Lao Zhang! What is the attitude of Grandpa Guo! The master sells face so much, whatever the grandfather wants, the grandfather will do! But why has it been three or four days, and Grandpa Guo hasn't shown up yet? Li Xuan hurriedly dismounted his crotch from the horse, went to a position at the level of Zhang Laocai, lowered his voice, and asked Zhang Laocai.

Zhang Laocai glanced at Li Xuan and smiled mysteriously, "Master Li, I don't want to talk about this matter!" However, what Grandpa Guo said, it has always been a golden rule! What his old man says, that's what it is! Master Li, don't worry! When we arrive in Luoyang City, you just wait, Li Zicheng's foolish goods will be ruthlessly cleaned up by the sons and daughters of our Caishi Army! ”

At this time, more than a dozen surrounding gentry also gathered around Zhang Laocai.

"Master Zhang, the weather is so bad, and the brothers are all hard! It's better for you to come forward, tell Grandpa Guo, and let the brothers stop and have a good rest! ”

"That's right! Right! It's time for a break! In the past few days, the old man's body is about to fall apart! ”

"Master Zhang, don't worry, the money spent by the brothers, we will come out, can't we do it?" It was Ma Deqiang who said this!

This time, these dozens of gentry giants are the first to respond to Liu Ruyi's hardcore followers!

In order to show their grace, and in order to let them personally experience the combat effectiveness of the Caishi Army and the actual situation in the Central Plains, Liu Ruyi let them go with the army, just like the 'battlefield sightseeing group' in later generations, looking for business opportunities from this war through their own eyes!

It's just that most of these gentry and giants are delicate, clothed and fed, at the beginning, they were all very excited, after all, what a great honor it should be to see the battle scene between Grandpa Guo and the Caishi Army with their own eyes! I'm afraid that they can boast of decades of capital to their children and grandchildren!

But the reality is cruel, such bad weather, such a high-intensity marching speed, their bodies and bones, it is really unbearable!

In three days, the army has rushed out of four hundred and fifty miles, and now, it has entered the boundary of the capital division, less than a hundred miles away from Henan!

Along the way, I only rested for less than eight hours!

If it goes on like this, it won't take a few more days, and I'm afraid I'll be able to rush to Luoyang City!

Zhang Laocai is also physically and mentally exhausted at this time, but in recent years, he has been running between Jinan City, Caishi Town and Anton Wei, and his tolerance is better than that of these gentry and giants who have been cowering in their respective territories at home all the year round!

But at this time, Grandpa Guo did not speak, Zhang Laocai dared to discuss the itinerary of the army?

You must know that in the Caishi Army, the military order is like a mountain, and the person who has the right to transfer troops is the only one Liu Ruyi himself, that is, Huolang, Chunwa, these senior generals, if there is no order from Liu Ruyi, don't want to mobilize a soldier of the Caishi Army!

Otherwise, it would be a big crime to kill your head and rob your home!

"Everyone, everyone, Grandpa Guo must have already made arrangements for this matter! How dare we talk about it? Everyone can wait for the call of Grandpa Guo with peace of mind! Zhang Laocai bowed his hands to everyone again and again, this big housekeeper's errand seems to be beautiful, but it is really not good!

Everyone still wanted to say something, but at this time, a few horses rushed in front of them, and a leading soldier Qianhu said: "Distinguished guests, there is an invitation to the grandfather of the country!" ”

Everyone couldn't help but feel like they had been amnesty, and they all seemed to have been beaten with chicken blood, and they no longer paid attention to the fatigue of the journey, and rushed desperately to the front of the team!

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At this time, the sky was slightly dark, and the army had entered the boundary of Dongming (Dongming County, Heze City, Shandong Province in later generations), which was only one step away from Henan!

Liu Ruyi ordered the army to camp on the spot, and by the way, also meet these loyal gentry and giants!

"Grandpa Guo, old man, I can be regarded as seeing your old man! If you go on like this, the old man's body will fall apart! ”

"Grandpa Guo, let's go slowly! Our bodies are not as good as those in the army! This is going to kill someone! ”

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As soon as everyone saw Liu Ruyi, they couldn't help but vomit bitterness, extremely pitiful!

"Huh! Everyone works hard, and Ruyi can also understand your feelings! It's just that the war ahead is urgent, and Ruyi can't help it! Everyone is Ruyi's closest relatives, and Ruyi has no way! Liu Ruyi smiled and said to everyone.

"Grandpa Guo is hard, and the little one feels the same way! It's a pity, it's a pity that the small body is really not angry! If the younger one can be a few years younger, he will definitely join the Caishi Army and be the pawn of the grandfather of the country! ”

When everyone heard this, they couldn't help but look sideways, and their hearts were surprised, at this moment, who else could shoot such a fleshy fart?

Liu Ruyi was also stunned, looked back, and saw Ma Deqiang in tears!

"Oh~~! Isn't this a pony? You're here too! Hehe! Not bad, very good! Liu Ruyi walked up to Ma Deqiang with a smile and patted him on the shoulder.

Ma Deqiang was flattered when he landed!

Although he is a cook, his mind is exquisite, and when he saw that everyone was complaining to Grandpa Guo, he did the opposite, hoping to attract the attention of Grandpa Guo!

After all, compared with these gentry and giants around him, he Ma Deqiang is far from being a character!

Sure enough, this trick has worked wonders!

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