Chapter XVI: Changing Corpses for Firearms
Suddenly, several guards escorted Li Youcai and Huang Hu into the cottage lobby.
Huang Hu was frightened in his heart, and as soon as he entered the lobby, he knelt down in front of Li Xingzhi, but Li Youcai stood tall, with a Confucian shirt, and he also had a bit of celebrity demeanor.
Li Xingzhi raised his eyes and looked at it, and said coldly: "What is the matter with Huang Wenchang and the others?" If you still want to fight, a certain family should accompany you! ”
Li Youcai had a straight face, and bowed his hand and said: "Leader Li is famous in Gaoyang, and the students have heard of the big name, and now I have to see it, which is enough to comfort my life!" It's just that Leader Li is about to suffer, and he still doesn't know that today's students are here to save the leader's ears! ”
"Presumptuous!"
"Bold!"
Wang Zhong, Yang Biao and others drew their swords and shouted angrily.
Li Youcai was not afraid at all, his eyes were staring at Li Xingzhi, while Huang Hu was so frightened that he collapsed to the ground and trembled.
Li Xingzhi pursed his lips, waved his hand to signal everyone to stop, and sneered: "You can't see the catastrophe of a certain family, but you can see the catastrophe of a certain family, come on, drag out the leader of this leader, use his head sacrifice flag, tomorrow we will take down Gaoyang City, and cut Huang Wenchang and Lei Zhibo with a thousand knives!" ”
Wang Zhong and Yang Biao glanced at each other, raised their feet and forced them in the direction of Li Youcai.
"The king spares his life!"
Li Youcai was stunned, why didn't Li Xingzhi play cards according to the routine this dog day, shouldn't he ask me, what's so difficult about him? Seeing the hideous and terrifying faces of Wang Zhong and Yang Biao again, he knelt down in shock.
"Stop!"
Li Xingzhi stopped Wang Zhong and Yang Biao again, got up and slowly paced to Li Youcai's side, and suddenly pulled out the knife, only to hear the sound of a long knife coming out of the sheath, and the blade hit Li Youcai's neck, and said slowly: "Say, what is Huang Wenchang doing with you?" If it is sold again, Li will really do it. ”
Li Youcai will be devastated, where do you dare to put on any more demeanor, lying on the ground and said in a trembling voice: "Leader Li, the students are here to redeem the corpses of our army's war dead, and please ask the leader for the sake of everyone being a fellow villager, so that the students can bring their corpses back, and it is better to be buried in peace!" ”
"Bang dang!"
Li Xingzhi put the knife into the sheath and said, "If you say that, there won't be so many things!" Can you tell me how to change it? ”
Li Youcai peeked at Li Xingzhi and saw that there was nothing wrong with his face, so he said: "Huang Shoubei is willing to use 300 stone of grain and 2,000 taels of silver to redeem the brothers who died in our army, I don't know if Leader Li can be satisfied." ”
Wang Zhong and Yang Biao were all overjoyed when they heard this, this corpse was still worth so much money, and just wanted to speak, Li Xingzhi smiled and said: "I'm afraid this is not enough, Huang Wenchang raised troops to attack Li for no reason, and he still needs to make compensation, a certain family looks at the city is very good, as long as Huang Shoubei is willing to cut his love, these corpses will be disposed of with him." ”
Supporting the city is Huang Wenchang's Zhuangzi, which is well known in Gaoyang, and now Li Xingzhi wants to support the city, where does Li Youcai dare to call the shots, and if he really gives the city to Li Xingzhi, then how to cover up the defeat into victory.
So Li Youcai had to bite the bullet and said: "I'm afraid it will be difficult for us to fulfill Leader Li's request, but we can use money and food to resist the city." ”
Li Xingzhi opened his mouth to embrace the city, but he was sitting on the ground and starting the price, waiting for Li Youcai to land and repay the money, so he said with a smile: "Don't want money and grain, if Huang Shoubei is willing to mortgage ten cannons, 200 birds, and 2,000 catties of medicine, Li will admit it." ”
"Leader Li, this is difficult for a strong man! Where do I have so many ordnance in Gaoyang, as far as the little one knows, there are only three tiger squat cannons, eight big poles, and only twenty or thirty bird guns, but there are more than 100 guns and 800 catties of medicine, I don't know if Leader Li can accept it? ”
Li Youcai, as Huang Wenchang's master, is very clear about Gao Yang's arsenal, and he immediately told all of Gao Yang's firearms like a few treasures.
Li Xingzhi also knew that what Li Youcai said was definitely the truth, Gaoyang is just a county town, where there will be many firearms, if it weren't for the fact that Jiannu often plundered Gyeonggi, I'm afraid there would be no firearms, and he knew that he couldn't squeeze any more oil and water, so he had to say: "In this way, when you go back, Huang Wenchang will transport firearms and medicine, plus two hundred stone of military rations, so that the previous grievances will be written off." ”
Li Youcai was like being amnestied, and said in a loud voice: "Leader Li is really refreshing, the students will report to the garrison when they go back, I think there should be no problem." ”
Huang Wenchang and Li Youcai knew each other so well, Li Xingzhi was delighted, it didn't take much effort to get so much money, food and weapons, so he ordered Qian Anning to prepare a banquet for Li Youcai, Wang Zhong and Yang Biao and others were already good at wine, this meal was to enjoy the guests and hosts, considering that it was late, Li Xingzhi even left Li Youcai to live in the cottage for a night.
Next.
Just when Huang Wenchang was looking through the autumn water, Li Youcai and Huang Hu returned to Yongcheng, and without waiting for Li Youcai and Huang Hu to salute, Huang Wenchang looked at Li Youcai impatiently.
"What? He still needs firearms? What can this firearm do? After listening to Li Xingzhi's request, Huang Wenchang was surprised.
Due to corruption and cutting corners, the firearms made by the Ming Dynasty's Ordnance Bureau and the War Bureau were of extremely poor quality, especially the firearms, which would explode if they could not be fired a few times, so the officers and soldiers would rather go into battle to fight than use the firearms provided by the imperial court, so after these firearms were transferred to Gaoyang, they were thrown into the warehouse to eat ashes, and Huang Wenchang himself didn't even have the mind to see it.
Li Youcai said with a smile: "The owner, anyway, we don't use this firearm, it's better to give it to Li Xingzhi and them as a personal favor, plus the money and food we give, the student thinks that he won't be able to go down the mountain in a short time, and when the time comes, the document for reporting success is not what the owner wants to say." ”
Huang Wenchang also said yes when he heard this, this time he attacked Li Xingzhi, Lei Zhibo raised a total of 500 stone of grain and grass, 5,000 taels of silver, if according to Li Youcai's words, although he was defeated this time, but he actually earned it, if he asked Lei Zhibo for compensation again, then this trip was really worth it.
"Okay, you will send someone to inform Li Xingzhi that this afternoon Ben will personally go to the Great Sect Station and deliver the materials to him in person." Huang Wenchang, who would do this, even moved the mind of making friends with Li Xingzhi, if he did a few more trips like this, it would be difficult to think about underdevelopment!
Zhang Da on the side was fascinated, he couldn't imagine that he had lost a battle, and he could actually resolve it like this, as for the casualties of the side, how could there be no dead in the war, only if there were many deaths, could it be proved that the officers and soldiers were brave enough to kill thieves.
After noon, the grain cart that had just been transferred from Leijiabao to the city set off again, and the three small cannons and other firearms and medicines were also loaded into the cart, but as for the silver taels, they only brought two thousand taels, and the remaining three thousand taels naturally went into the silver treasury of the garrison.
Huang Wenchang sat on the war horse in high spirits, and the Qinglong Yanyue Knife in his hand made a move forward, and shouted: "The whole army will be pulled out and go straight to the Great Sect Platform." "This time, he gave Li Xingzhi money, food and weapons on that dog's day, so naturally no one would ambush him.