The white porridge and pickled mustard is enough, why am I wearing a royal robe?

Chapter 121 Are you using this to test the people?

Yang He, Hong Chengchou, and Du Wenhuan were riding horses at the front of the three thousand soldiers. Military flags were flying around them, and their soldiers were marching in formation with weapons in hand. However, compared with Liu Zhenhua's Tianbing militia team, the footsteps of these soldiers seemed a bit scattered.

Moreover, the armor rate is very low, only about [-]%. Most of them are just wearing hats and paper armor uniforms, looking a bit like soldiers.

The elite soldiers of the Ming Dynasty are all on Jiubian. The soldiers and horses that Yang He hastily mobilized are all "housekeepers". The armor rate of about [-]% is already good.

Although they were poor in the late Ming Dynasty, they could still afford some military armor.

At present, Emperor Chongzhen does not care about the disaster of the peasant army in northern Shaanxi and does not pay attention to it. Yang He also believes that these peasant armies are just farmers who "cannot live without land to cultivate". With some relief funds, these The peasant army will naturally surrender, such as Wang Jiayin, Gao Yingxiang and Wang Er who grew up in northern Shaanxi.

has become their ally.

Later, in the 4000th year of Chongzhen's reign, Lu Xiangsheng's unit, which was famous for its encirclement and suppression of the peasant army, all [-] cavalrymen in the third battalion wore iron armor, and all [-] people in the two firearms infantry battalions also wore cotton armor.

It's just that Lu Xiangsheng made preparations together. It can be said that he put all his effort into having armor for his soldiers.

But the frontier army did not have to be like this. In the eighth year of Chongzhen, the Guan Ning army that entered the Pass to suppress bandits had outstanding results. When the peasant army saw this Guan Ning army, they shouted, "Where did this iron hat army come from?" , Not to mention those Guan Ning troops with [-]% armor rate, they also have firearms and red cannons.

At present, the armor rate of Yang He's soldiers is low just because Yang He is not willing to go to all the trouble to collect these armors. This man is a good hand in politics, but when it comes to managing the peasant army, he is a little unable to do what he wants, and his mind is full of thoughts. How could one's own "Vital Energy Theory" use the money used to replenish vitality to prepare armor?

Hong Chengchou's face looked a little ugly, because the armor rate of the soldiers was too low. In his opinion, these soldiers were not "warworthy soldiers". How could such soldiers be brought up to fight? Those peasant soldiers were mixed together and no one could recognize them.It's a pity that the official rank is overwhelming, and he is Yang He's subordinate. Hong Chengchou can't say anything. He can only sit on the horse and stare at the Yanchuan County town that gradually appears in the field of vision in front of him.

Yanchuan County in the report: a small county that has been reinforced and raised, and plastered with unknown plaster.

However, the appearance of Yanchuan County in front of Hong Chengchou opened the eyes of this political activist with outstanding military talents.

Yanchuan, which was originally supposed to be a small county town, was now as tall as the Great Wall at the border.

The gray-white city wall was neat and cast huge shadows. This was the first time Hong Chengchou had seen a city wall of this color in his life.

Not only that, there seemed to be a weapon with extremely lethal power on the city wall, but because the distance was too far, Hong Chengchou could only see the reflective object like a small sun.

"Is this the seat of Yanchuan County?"

Hong Chengchou was shocked and wanted to pull down the soldier who reported the report and execute him. This was not the county seat, but it was slightly elevated.

It was like a huge capital city appeared out of thin air in the barren land of northern Shaanxi.

Of course, the scale may be smaller, but the scale of the show of strength is definitely comparable to the capital city.

His superior Yang He and the commander-in-chief Du Wenhuan on the other side also had the same expression after seeing the distant city wall clearly.

"Is this Yanchuan?"

Commander-in-Chief Du Wenhuan murmured without caring about his image. The cities he saw along the way were not as majestic as the Yanchuan County town in front of him. The oppressive feeling brought by the tall city walls made Du Wenhuan feel that if he attacked by force, there would be a Their nightmare.

The tall city walls and the piled corpses of three thousand soldiers couldn't even reach the city.

"The thieves are already like this?"

Yang He was shocked and trembling. The bandits were able to build Yanchuan County so tall that it was like a capital city standing in northern Shaanxi.

If the emperor found out, he would probably be furious. In the border town of northern Shaanxi, in the south of Yansui, one of the nine borders, such a tall city suddenly appeared without warning.

There are still three thousand thieves in the city!
This was simply a nail in the coffin of the Ming Dynasty's right arm, and it hurt to the very core.

"This matter cannot be known to the Holy One, and the Kitchen King's mission cannot fail."

Yang He looked at the Yanchuan County in front of him. In history, the bandit leader Wang Jiayin sacked Yan'an and Qingyang, but Yang He concealed the matter and did not report it.

After all, Wang Jiayin sacked Yan'an after his "Yuanqi" campaign. It can be said that he almost caused the disaster himself.

Facing the Kitchen God now, although the Kitchen God's growth has little to do with him, the arrest of the Kitchen God now falls on him.

He must not tell the emperor that Kitchen King has grown to such an extent.

"Wang Tou, why did you stop? We're still some distance away from Yanchuan."

Behind the three thousand soldiers and in front of Wang Jiayin's team, three bandit leaders gathered together. They had no horses and could only walk on foot.

"I don't know. Let's see how the governor will take down the Kitchen King."

Wang Jiayin stared at Yanchuan County in the distance. They couldn't see the city wall clearly.

"I just hope we won't go up there and die."

Gao Yingxiang was not afraid of death, but he was afraid of a meaningless death. Now they were walking to the ground, and there was a county town in front of them. If the high official asked them to die as the vanguard, Gao Yingxiang would not want to.

"will not."

Wang Jiayin shook his head directly and said, "The high official seems to only want to recruit people, and doesn't really want to attack the city and suppress the bandits. Otherwise, he would not open a porridge shed in front of Yanchuan County."

"Otherwise, I don't want to bring my brothers here to join the army." Wang Jiayin volunteered and wanted to follow the army to attack. He was sure that Yang He did not intend to attack the city.

This move will not only make the high official feel more at ease with them, but also allow them to obtain higher official positions.

This is also the wisdom of the world.

"The king is wise."

Wang Er gave a thumbs up, but still felt a little uncomfortable in his heart.

The three of them stopped talking as the team started moving forward again.

Finally, Yang He's army stopped 200 meters outside Yanchuan County.

Liu Zhenhua took out a civilian telescope, a very cheap telescope. Liu Zhenhua had it in his dormitory before. It was often used by his roommates to stand on the balcony and watch the long-legged girls walking around on the ground. However, it was hung up once. I won’t dare anymore.

This kind of telescope can only see 500 meters, and its structure is not complicated, so it requires very little prestige.

He saw Yang He, who could tell at a glance that he was a high official, sitting on the horse.

"This man must be Yang He. He mainly recruits security and exterminates, and supplements it by extermination," Liu Zhenhua muttered. He was in the city pavilion, and a huge bed crossbow was set up in the center.

The surrounding soldiers were ready to fire the huge 'one gun and three sword arrows' mounted on three bows. "What does this man want to do?"

Liu Zhenhua was a little unsure about Yang He's idea. This man didn't seem to intend to attack the city directly, because Liu Zhenhua didn't see any siege equipment. If he relied on these soldiers, they wouldn't be able to climb up Yanchuan County if they were given [-] troops. city ​​wall.

And he could see some soldiers coming and going carrying sacks like hard-working ants, and even a cook appeared carrying a pot.

The heavenly soldiers guarding the city wall and the local warriors recruited all squinted their eyes and looked at these soldiers and horses, "What are these rebels doing?"

"I do not know?"

"Why did I see someone carrying a big black pot?"

"Is it used to cover the head to prevent arrows from shooting?"

The heavenly soldiers were strictly disciplined and did not communicate in private, but the common people who were recruited did not have so many scruples and communicated quietly.

They stared at the imperial rebels in the distance, each unsure of their ideas.

Perhaps aware of Liu Zhenhua's investigation, Yang He ordered the team to move forward a little further. When they reached the [-]-meter mark, Yang He was not afraid of the opponent's attack. No crossbow could attack from such a long distance. Those rogue bandits He probably wouldn’t dare to take action either.

Getting closer would allow the bewitched people on the city wall to see clearly, and the court could also bring out food, and it would be much more than what the Kitchen King could conjure up.

Why do you have to work for the Kitchen King? You are always the people of the Ming Dynasty.

"start!"

Yang He ordered to go down, and soldiers immediately began to build a porridge shed, set up a large pot, and began to boil water.

All this was seen by Liu Zhenhua with a telescope, although a telescope was no longer needed at a distance of 100 meters.

He smiled a little, as the other party actually wanted to use the same strategy he had used in Yanchang County, using food to seduce him, but he had conjured up food, and these people had limited food.

Although the two strategies generally seem to revolve around food, they are essentially very different. What's more, almost all the people in Yanchuan County have enough to eat, although the food may not be very good. Everyday it’s wheat paste, wheat pancakes and the like.

But what the court brought out was not a good thing.

What's more, the court's food is limited, and the court cannot give the people a huge pie!
"Tsk, I finally understand. The imperial court is planning to use these grains to make us surrender and betray the Kitchen King."

Someone among the Xiangyong on the city wall realized that the imperial court was cooking porridge in the porridge shed.

It is estimated that the intention is to seduce them and let them know that the imperial court has begun to rescue the people.

"Haha, those things brought out by the imperial court are not as good as those conjured up by the Stove King. White porridge, pickled mustard, tea leaves and eggs, and preserved egg and lean meat porridge, none of which can be compared to the favor of the imperial court."

"Yes, and some people have said a long time ago that the imperial court has only brought so little food this time, so why are they trying to tempt us? It's impossible for us to betray the Kitchen King!"

The people were talking a lot, with mocking and contemptuous expressions on their faces.

Now what the common people want to say to the court official is to use a classic phrase from a modern TV series.

If you take this to test xx, which xx can’t stand such a test?

With just this little porridge, I want them to betray the Stove King and ask the emperor to hold a Manchu-Han banquet outside the city. They might even praise him for his generosity. The court has spent a lot of money. After all, we are also people who have seen the world. I want this little porridge. Who are you trying to fool?

It can be said that ever since Liu Zhenhua appeared in front of these people, from the white porridge with pickled mustard at the beginning, to the tea eggs, and now the preserved egg, lean meat and green vegetable porridge, the people will hardly be overturned by any temptation of the court, and they will have a full meal. They could still carry it after they were full.

Although they are only for the heavenly soldiers, who can say that they will not be the next heavenly soldiers.

It's much better than that shitty court.

The hanging stone in Liu Zhenhua's heart fell a little. If tens of thousands of troops attack the city, fighting and death are inevitable. Now he needs time. Give him a week, and he can pull out three to four hundred crossbowmen.

By that time, even if the opponent's numbers have doubled, it will be difficult to capture Yanchuan.

This person does not intend to take action at the moment, which is in line with Liu Zhenhua's wishes.

"Pay attention to the other city walls and tell me any news immediately."

The army in front of them is already tending to split up. It is obvious that they are preparing to encircle rather than attack, focusing on attacking the heart.

Liu Zhenhua saw Yang He's plan thoroughly. He had already sent out messengers before the opponent's encirclement was closed, asking the militia team in Yanchang County to guard the county. There was no need to worry about Yanchuan or any news. cheat.

Yang He raised his eyes and looked at the wall of Yanchuan County with a smile on his lips, "The bandits should have been in chaos by now. The people on the wall are already discussing this matter."

He saw the people on the city wall pointing at this place, and the Kitchen King was probably in a panic.

"Send Wang Jiayin here."

Yang He told the people around him that he was going to start recruiting the Kitchen King.

Not long after, Wang Jiayin came to Yang Hema.

"Governor."

"Go to Yanchuan County and shout a message to the Kitchen King. If he accepts the recruitment, I will give him a document to exempt him from death. The emperor has already issued an order for the Kitchen King to go to court and serve as an official, and his official position can reach the fourth rank. "

Yang He stretched out four fingers. The emperor attached great importance to the Kitchen King. If the Kitchen King was really that talented, he would be in the fourth grade.

Wang Jiayin was surprised. Did the imperial court think so highly of the Stove King? Even if they accepted the recruitment, they were awarded the title of a pioneer officer. They held a death-free document in their hands, which could exempt them from the crimes they had committed in these days.

What virtues and abilities does this Kitchen King have?

"Don't worry. If the two sides are fighting, we won't kill the envoys. Besides, the bandits don't dare to take action. You can just go with peace of mind."

Yang He seemed to be afraid that Wang Jiayin would not dare to go there, so he became authoritative.

"Xiaguan knows that he will go now."

Wang Jiayin said, if he were in the position of the Kitchen King, he would not attack a person who came alone. Therefore, Wang Jiayin was not worried. Instead, he wanted to see what kind of person the Kitchen King was, who could actually convince the court. He is so highly regarded that he is allowed to be an official of the fourth rank.

In the eyes of the people, a ninth-rank inspector is a very powerful official, let alone a fourth-rank official.

(End of this chapter)