Chapter Eighty-Seven: Closing Positions

The first to enter the city is the main one?

It seems that it is indeed quite fair, whoever has the strongest troops can attack the city first, but this answer is undoubtedly a pit dug by Xu Maodian for their Taiping Righteous Army. If you really believe it, the result will only be that the Good Friends Association will pull the hatred of the officials and soldiers in vain, and in the end there is nothing to catch, and the bamboo basket will be empty.

Chen Wu, who knew very well that it was greasy inside, his face became unsightly.

He snorted coldly and said, "Elder Xu is very calculating, you have been operating in Longshan for so many years, you have already arranged people, right?" If it is really as you said, after the siege of Longshan, our Taiping Righteous Army will attack the city with all its might, and it will inevitably attract the attention of the officers and soldiers first. Your inner should take the opportunity to open the city and take Longshan without much effort. What a preconceived one! ”

was pointed out by Chen Wu in the calculation, Xu Shizhong and Dian Yong's hands invariably grasped the hilt of the knife, murderous.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Xiang Hua also stood up and drew his weapon to protect Xu Maodian. Although he was outnumbered and at an absolute disadvantage, he couldn't see fear on his face, and he had the posture of leading people out if he didn't agree with him.

For a time, there was tension in the tent of the Chinese army, and the atmosphere was extremely tense.

Xu Maodian was not in a hurry to reply or explain.

He didn't expect Chen Wu to see through his plan at a glance, and he was a little annoyed in his heart, and he was hesitating what kind of new conditions to offer.

Chen Wu also did not rush forward to stop his subordinates.

Unlike Xu Maodian, his attitude was because he really moved to kill.

Just as the Fellow Friends Association had ideas about the Taiping Righteous Army, Chen Wu also had the idea of annexing them to strengthen the Righteous Army while using the Fellowship Society. Outside the entrance of the camp, the moment he recognized the identities of these two people, Chen Wu had a plan in his heart to leave them behind, and then take advantage of the situation to attack Linxian. The reason why the Good Friends Association can succeed is certainly related to Wang Huifang's deep calculation and forbearance accumulation for more than ten years, but it is also inseparable from Xu Maodian and Xiang Hua.

Without the former's many years of preaching and the latter's training of more than 1,000 Buddhist soldiers, the Good Friends Association would not have been able to develop into its current state.

These two people are Wang Huifang's absolute henchmen, and they are one of the few talents in the high-level of the Good Friends Association!

If they can be killed here, the Good Friends will inevitably be hit harder than ever.

If it weren't for Xu Maodian's own Taiping Righteous Army and ignorance of them, he would never have taken the risk of coming with Xiang Hua. That's why it's a rare opportunity.

However, this determination is no less difficult to make!

It's not difficult to kill the two, and it's okay to take advantage of the chaos to recapture Linxian from the Good Friends Association, but what about after that?

After suffering such a big loss, years of preparation of the Good Friends Association have been in vain, and it will inevitably take revenge on the rebels frantically. After more than ten years, this organization that has been transformed by the Smelling Fragrance Sect is still very powerful in Longshan. If Chen Wu wants to attack Longshan independently, he will have to use all his strength to do it, and if he faces the destruction of all aspects of the Good Friends Association, the variables are too great.

What's more, the Good Friends Association has more than 1,000 Dharma Protector Buddha soldiers in their hands!

These people are fanatical believers who have been brainwashed by the Good Friends Society for many years to believe that death is a liberation to enter the realm of Blissful Buddhas. After being instigated, he fought with the enemy and was not afraid of death. In addition to being far inferior in combat effectiveness, it is already very similar to the religious army of the Sun Dynasty in other aspects. Although it is not clear how much the Good Friends Association has transferred to Linxian this time, Chen Wu wants to turn his face, and these Dharma protectors and Buddhist soldiers are the hurdles that cannot be bypassed.

In terms of personal combat strength and equipment, with the support and training of the Good Friends Association, they are not much worse than the officers and soldiers of Long Son Mansion, as for their morale and fighting spirit...... Needless to say?

That's a bunch of brainwashed believers!

This kind of irrational enemy is what Chen Wu hates to face the most. Even if you use the Taiping Camp to fight to the death with the other party and win, you will have to suffer a lot of losses.

It was these two reasons that made Chen Wuming know that it was a rare opportunity, but in the end he didn't dare to do it. Although in the long run, Chen Wu will have to solve the Good Friends Association sooner or later, but at this stage, the rebels can't eat them, and rash action is harmful and unhelpful, and it is not conducive to the big plan.

As for his inner thoughts, Chen Wu thinks that he is very good at concealing them. But Xu Maodian is an old thief after all, and he has been preaching all year round, and he is good at manipulating people's hearts. Although he didn't have any credentials, his intuition instinctively sensed Chen Wu's killing intent.

It turns out that the other party thinks the same as himself.

In a period of embarrassing silence and confrontation, Xu Maodian's mind was full of thoughts, and he finally thought of his words, and broke the silence with his mouth: "The alliance between our Good Friends Association and the Taiping Righteous Army is absolutely sincere, and there is no intention of deceiving allies. The general's suspicion was too hypothetical. However, since the general felt that this method of distribution was inappropriate, then we would discuss it again and our sincerity was full. ”

Obviously, after judging the situation, this Elder Xu made a concession.

Chen Wu glanced at his subordinates at this time, and was signaled, Xu Shizhong and Dian Yong let go of their hands from the hilt of the knife. Seeing this, Xiang Hua also sat back in his seat and silently inserted the weapon back into his waist.

At least it seems that the two sides are back on good terms again.

After the tense atmosphere eased for a moment, Chen Wu slowly said the conditions he had repeatedly considered: "The two sides will encircle Longshan and attack the city at the same time. No matter who breaks through first, it will be bounded by the central axis of the north and south, and each side will occupy half of the city -- our Taiping Righteous Army wants the east city. As for the grain depot and money depot of the Longshan Treasury, we will take seventy percent! Otherwise, non-alignment! ”

"It can't be!"

Chen Wu's harsh conditions immediately made Xu Maodian lose his voice. If you really agree, then the good friends will be busy with all the time you want to make wedding dresses for others.

However, the city government in his heart quickly restrained his anger, and said coldly: "Obviously, they are attacking the city together, and my Good Friends Association has an internal response, and the force is greater, even if it really wants seventy or three points, it is only right that my Good Friends Association accounts for seventy percent." Of course, for the sake of the allies, it is not impossible to give seventy percent of the things in the treasury to your army, just when our Good Friends Association takes care of our friends, but most of the foundation and territory of the Good Friends Association are in the east of the city, so the east city should belong to us. ”

Shi Xianqian's familiarity with Longshan Mansion is general, and he doesn't really understand why the two sides stubbornly fight for Dongcheng, and even the Longshan Mansion Treasury can be allowed. But he knew that if he could make his own generals ask for this, Longshan Dongcheng must have great benefits.

Dian Yong, who has traveled several times, knows Longshan very well, and quietly reminded three words: "Usually close positions!" ”

Shi Xianqian immediately understood.

In Longshan City, there are actually two granaries. One of them is in the treasury of Longshan, which is the same as the grain depot in Yicheng, which is owned by the local government, and Changping is an independent granary. The role of this granary is relatively special, when the green and yellow are not harvested, the grain is sold at a low price, and the new grain is collected at a high price. It was originally set up by the empire in order to benefit the people and stabilize the price of grain. Of course, in order to ensure that there is no loss, the price of grain will not be lower than the price of grain received. The word Changping refers to its function, not to a place name or a specific reference.

Such a warehouse, in time for this year's famine and soaring grain prices, it stands to reason that grain should be released at a low price to stabilize grain prices and play an indirect role in disaster relief. However, 300 years after its establishment, the Changping Depository has almost completely deviated from its original intention, and has become an organization that makes profits for the government at all levels, and has the opposite function of its original function.

The more we catch up with such a famine, the more we hoard.

While fueling the increase in grain prices, it has also led to a large amount of grain in the regular closing position.

Due to the large scale and the fact that it is easier to do tricks than the granary in the treasury, the current grain stock of Changping is at least several times that of the treasury in Longshan!

And such a mouth-watering granary is in the east of the city!

When he instigated the uprising in Changshan Town before, Chen Wu once spread rumors that the empire had 200,000 stone of disaster relief food, all of which were deducted. In fact, if you can take down this Changping position in Longshan Mansion, even if there is no 200,000 stones, the difference will not be much. In this year of famine, the value of such a large sum of grain is unimaginable, enough for any force in Taiping County to break its head!

The Good Friends Association has a deep foundation in Longshan Mansion, and they naturally will not be ignorant of Chen Wu's idea.

Since the benefits of Chang Closing were too great, Chen Wu also knew that it would not be so easy for the Good Friends Association to loosen up, so he patiently talked to Xu Maodian. It's just that the other party seems to be very resolute, and believes that without the cooperation of the Good Friends Association, it is impossible for the Taiping Righteous Army to break through Longshan. Even if Chen Wu lowered the Longshan Mansion Treasury to half of the points, Xu Maodian refused to make the slightest concession and insisted that the Good Friends Association would divide the eastern city.