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Chapter 142 Yao Tunchu visits Lu Xiangsheng again
At the junction of Nangong County and Julu County, Lu Xiangsheng's army was stationed in the camp. Yao Dongzhao was leading hundreds of volunteers to venture outside the gate of the camp to ask for Lu Xiangsheng.

Yao Dongzhao saw that Lu Xiangsheng was determined, but he still did not give up, he took another step forward, and said generously: "My lord, since the second year of Chongzhen, now the Eastern Prisoners have entered the bandits several times, and each time they went deeper than before.

In all the previous crimes committed by captive cavalry, except for the martial law in the capital, the imperial court was helpless. They always allowed the captive cavalry to ravage Jifu.

The local gentry and rich families all fled first when they heard the news, and hid in the strong city. No one was willing to think about the country, and they had no loyalty to the emperor and patriotism, let alone call on the people to protect their homes.

Even if some officers and soldiers came, they would all fear captives and ride like tigers and leopards, and be fierce to the common people like wolves.

Every time the cavalry invaded, houses were burned, women were raped and humiliated, cattle, agricultural tools, livestock, property, and grain were all plundered, corpses were strewn across the field, and young adults were also taken away.

These small people like us can't rely on the imperial court at the top, and the government at the bottom. They are afraid of slaves and thieves, and they are also afraid of officers and soldiers.

But just being afraid is not a solution, so the old man called on the children of my three families to rise up, defend our homeland, and vow to deal with the captives.

Today, seeing that the imperial court is fearful of the captives and making peace, the officers and soldiers from all walks of life are called King Qin, but they are actually disturbing the people, but the adults are willing to fight with the captives, so I can't bear to see the adults die in vain, which is not beneficial to the country, so I came here to help the adults. , I hope my lord will not lose the hearts of the people of the three prefectures, and not frustrate the hearts of the people of the three prefectures! "

Lu Xiangsheng stepped forward and said with admiration: "Mr. Tunchu, since the first time the captive cavalry committed crimes, you have called on the people of Jifu to fight against the captives, so you are known as a righteous man.

However, it is inevitable that the elephant will be promoted to the national festival today.

The war is imminent, Xiang Sheng only knows to serve the emperor on the battlefield, life and death have long been ignored, the elders of the three houses love and love, Xiang Sheng can only remember it in his heart. "

"My lord, recently I heard that the cavalry are wreaking havoc around the giant deer, please lead the troops to retreat temporarily, avoid the fierce front of the cavalry, and wait ten days before finding the cavalry for a battle, how about it?" Yao Dong said earnestly.

"Why?" Lu Xiangsheng asked with doubts.

"If my lord can stay away temporarily for ten days, Dongzhao and the elders of the three residences can call tens of thousands of children to come to help your lord." Yao Dongzhao said excitedly.

Lu Xiangsheng grabbed Yao Dongzhao's hand, pulled him, walked away a few steps, looked at him excitedly with slightly moist eyes, and after a while, he sighed and said, "Mr. Tunchu, Xiangsheng's current situation , you don't fully understand, sir is indeed kind, but how can I stay with each other for ten days?"

"Why can't we treat each other?" Yao Dongzhao was also puzzled by Lu Xiangsheng's difficulties.

"First, the student has been deprived of the title of Shangfangjian and Shangshu by the imperial court. At some point, Tiqi will come to the capital for questioning. If the student is arrested in the capital within ten days, it is better to fight the captives here. , It is better to die for the country than to die in prison.

Second, look at the direction of the captives, and it is possible to go deep into Shandong, block the canal, and threaten Jinan. If you don't meet it as soon as possible to dampen its fierce flames, dozens of prefectures and counties in Shandong may collapse. The crime of letting the enemy go deep, that is, how will the students treat the people of Shandong?

Third," said here, Lu Xiangsheng lowered his voice again, and then continued:

"At present, the morale of the officers and soldiers is sluggish, and they fear the enemy like a tiger. Especially now that food and grass are in short supply, the morale of the army is even more shaken. There are more than ten thousand hungry and tired troops left. Because of the loyalty and patriotism of the students and the sincere treatment of the students, I can't bear it. Leaving, barely still able to fight.

If there is a little delay, once the morale of the army collapses, even if the students want to fight, they will not be able to do so. "

"So, how about waiting for me for five days?" Yao Dongzhao looked at Lu Xiangsheng earnestly.

"Five days?... No, no."

"If it doesn't work in five days, please wait for me for three days!" Yao Dongzhao grabbed Lu Xiangsheng's hand tightly, his eyes full of expectation.

According to the military reports in recent days, it is difficult to judge the movements of the slaves and thieves, but several groups of captive cavalry have appeared around the giant deer. They all have horses, and those armored soldiers even have more than one horse. Soldiers in one place.

It was difficult for Lu Xiangsheng to fight Luqi within three days, but he couldn't refuse Yao Dongzhao's kindness at this time, so he replied: "Okay, the old man will go back and call on the disciples of the Three Houses." Don't let the captives drive southward.

Within three days, there will be news from me. I think that the captive cavalry is very sick, often like a sudden storm. I am afraid that the old man will be too late if he wants to help me.

Tomorrow, I will lead the army to move to the southwest and enter the territory of Julu, so as to support each other with the Guanning Army under the Gaojian Army. Julu is Mr.'s hometown. I hope that my husband and I can meet again in Julu. "

He and Yao Dong had finished talking according to the words, and they went back to the crowd hand in hand.

At this time, the fathers and villagers who came with Yao Dongzhao took out the few grains they had brought with them and dedicated them to Lu Xiangsheng.

One of the elders said with trembling snow-white beards: "My lord, because the people came in a hurry and didn't know if they would meet you, so this grain is not much, it's just a little expression of the hearts of the people of the three prefectures.

If your lord can move the army to Guang and Shun, the people of our three prefectures still have a sense of loyalty in order to resist the invasion of the Tartars. Although life is difficult, they are willing to donate all the food they have stored for the winter. It is better than being attacked by the Tartars. It's much better to copy and plunder. "

Many of them are poor villagers near Julu. Since the Qing army invaded, those rich and wealthy families have already fled to Jiancheng, leaving only these poor people in the countryside who cannot escape.

Originally, they all fled and hid in the nearby forests and grasslands, but recently they heard that Yao Dongzhao was looking for Lu Xiangsheng's army horses, and wanted to persuade him to move his troops between Guang and Shun, and then deal with the Tartars.

He also heard that Lu Xiangsheng wanted to fight the Tartars, but he suffered from almost no food in the army. Yao Dongzhao called on the fathers and elders of the three mansions to donate food for him. All the miscellaneous grains hidden in the cellar were taken out and sent outside the camp gate.

A grey-faced old lady was holding a small rattan basket with some red dates in her arms. She also came after us panting on crutches.

With tears in her eyes, she held the dates in front of Lu Xiangsheng with both hands, and said with a choked voice: "My lord, there have been severe droughts and locusts in the past few years, coupled with the turmoil of wars and horses, and the little people are also very angry. lack of food.

I, a lonely old woman, have nothing else, so I gave these red dates to the adults to cook and eat, and killed a few tartars for us. "

"Ma'am, don't you have a son?" Lu Xiangsheng asked.

"Oh, poor life! The old woman has lost her two sons! Last time the Tartars came to this area, one son was killed, and the other was taken captive by the Tartars who killed him with swords. There has been no news of it yet!"

The old woman cried and said.

"I have so many officers and soldiers in the court, and I only harass the common people, who dares to fight the Tartars?
The little people deserve to suffer, what can they do? "

Lu Xiangsheng was unwilling to accept her dates, but the old woman was unwilling to accept them, so she had no choice but to keep them in the end.

Zhang Cheng has been by Lu Xiangsheng's side all the time. After witnessing everything, he thought in his heart: These ordinary people are really simple and sincere. As long as they have enough food and clothing, they will accept oppression in peace.

At this moment, whoever can avenge them, whoever can kill the Tartars for them, they are willing to sacrifice everything!
But at the same time, he remembered the curse from the past: all the disorder of the last dynasty was started by peasant uprisings, but almost all peasant uprisings ended in failure.

(End of this chapter)