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

Chapter 199 The Divine Weapon is Stolen

Liu Zhenhua looked at the three corpses in front of him. One had a wound on his neck, and it seemed that his throat had been cut.

One had strangulation marks on his neck and was hanged to death.

The other one had eighteen stab wounds in his chest, which looked terrible.

These three people are Shen Qi, Li Min, and Shen Yi.

It was already clear that Shen Qi had a grudge and killed Shen Yi because he was deprived of his status as a heavenly soldier, while Li Min simply felt that he could not survive.

This matter was spread everywhere in the city, and everyone's evaluation of the three people was only two words, "They deserve it."

Being a heavenly soldier is not enough. He is doing things like eating and drinking, and he doesn't know what contentment is.

According to the storytellers in the city, "That person's heart is not as good as a snake swallowing an elephant, and now he is in such a situation, it is really because of God's discernment."

After Liu Zhenhua's troops and horses finished resting, they immediately headed towards Henan.

And the 500 troops and horses that Geng Zhangguang brought had already been in several towns on the road. It was almost exactly as he guessed. The name of Stove King was so useful.

"grown ups!"

Now it was obvious that these people had been drugged.

"The magic weapon is lost," Geng Zhangguang squeezed out four words through his teeth.

Now, Geng Zhangguang's troops have expanded to 2,500 men.

"My lord, I'm not dead, I'm still alive," a militiaman said, testing the breath of the guard.

Geng Zhangguang said in a deep voice.

Geng Zhangguang untied the mineral water bottle from his waist, poured it into the man's face, and then pinched the man's philtrum.

Not long after, twenty cooks and soldiers, almost all of whom were red-faced, thick-necked and panic-stricken, came to Geng Zhangguang.

They even had to lead the way to open the city gate to show their sincerity in submitting to the Kitchen King.

We can't blame these county officials for not having the backbone of scholars. From the governors of five provinces to the governor of one province, almost all of them defected to the Kitchen King. They were small county officials with less than a hundred soldiers, so how could they resist the Kitchen King? The soldiers and horses are there.

But how could he sleep so soundly if he was simply sleeping?

The followers behind him also hurriedly grasped their weapons and followed behind. When they turned around, they saw Geng Zhang standing in the empty space with a pale face. There was only one frame truck next to him, and the other one was missing.

No matter what situation he faced, the two magic soldiers were extremely important. Therefore, Geng Zhangguang also sent his trusted followers to guard the two magic soldiers.

Haha, whenever they have the idea of ​​resisting, those local heroes will kill them immediately to take credit! Who dares to resist this?

The person who fainted on the ground coughed twice as if he was choked by the falling water, and opened his eyes slightly confused.

The soldiers hurriedly beat the gongs and drums. It was a big deal. The Kitchen King's magic weapon was stolen.

"Cough cough."

"Call yesterday's cook."

As for recruiting local braves to resist.

Breathing evenly, he seemed to be asleep.

Now that things have happened, he can only find ways to make up for it. Moreover, the Kitchen King gave him magic weapons and horses, so that he can better capture the counties and towns along the way.

In the early morning, Geng Zhangguang inspected the garrison camp as usual. He just walked behind a camp and looked at the road. He clearly remembered that there were only two ruts entering here, and now there were two more ruts.

"Send someone to chase along the ruts!"

After all, there has been news that Xi'an Fucheng has learned that they are going south, and the governor of Xi'an has also begun to take measures to deal with it.

He didn't make any excuses when he saw this man, and told him what was going to happen.

When he arrived at Xi'an Prefecture, although Geng Zhangguang knew that Stove King had a great reputation and that he had two magic weapon Maxim machine guns, he would not go so far as to think that he could take over the city of Xi'an with his reputation and two magic weapons.

Wherever he passed, from the refugees to the county magistrates, they all opened the city gates and surrendered.

Thousands of people gathered from various camps.

Geng Zhangguang ordered, and then he quickly walked to the soldiers who were lying on the ground, feeling very angry.

The cooks quickly knelt on the ground.

"It can be done without magic weapons," Geng Zhangguang thought to himself. As long as he successfully conquered the counties and towns around Xi'an, he would have lived up to the Kitchen King's expectations.

The Kitchen King gave him two magic weapons, but now he actually lost one of them, even under strict precautions.

The man's expression suddenly turned gloomy, and then he hurriedly knelt on the ground and knocked his head, "Chief Soldier, this subordinate neglected his duty. Please punish me, Chief Soldier. If we are unconscious, there must be something wrong with our food yesterday."

The man's expression suddenly changed, then he got up from the ground and knelt on one knee, "General Geng."

Maybe they will raid them directly.

"No," Geng Zhangguang's expression changed, and he walked towards the back of the camp, where there was a vehicle loaded with a Maxim machine gun.

Like Liu Zhenhua, Geng Zhangguang also accepts all comers, but most of them will interrogate them. If there are no questions, they will register directly and become Xiangyong.

Not only are they unable to attack Fucheng, the closer they get to Xi'an, the more careful they need to be.

Several guards around him collapsed on their belts, not knowing whether they were alive or dead.

"Dong dong dong."

At present, Geng Zhangguang's remaining 2,500 troops are stationed in Fuxian County, and Liu Zhenhua's task for him is to fight as far south as possible.

"Did you lead the team to cook yesterday's meal?"

Geng Zhangguang asked, there were sixty cooks accompanying the army.

Groups of three take turns cooking.

These sixty people were all brought from Yan'an a long time ago, so there should be no problems.

"Sir, I was waiting for you to cook yesterday!"

"But so many people ate it and it was fine!"

The head cook said with an innocent look.

Everyone ate rice from a big pot. Those who ate from the same pot as these fainted people were fine, but it was these people who had problems after eating.

The most important thing is that when they eat, they still line up to receive their meals.

There won't be any poisoning on the way to the food delivery.

Therefore, no matter how you think about it, it shouldn’t be about food.

Geng Zhangguang frowned and thought about it. The food should be fine. He turned to look at the man who was kneeling on the ground as if in mourning. The stunned people around him were also waking up one after another.

"Master Geng, I haven't eaten anything except yesterday's meal!"

The man listened to the cook and said quickly, "Besides, there was nothing unusual during the watch."

"The place where the magic weapon is placed is wide, and it cannot be the scent."

The head cook heard this and glared at the man, "You are such a mouthful, there is absolutely nothing wrong with the food!"

Geng Zhangguang looked at the two of them, his brows knitted into a knot. There was nothing wrong with what the militiaman said. Everyone fainted. The problem could only arise in the food.

And it is impossible that only these few people have problems with the meals they queue up to receive.

Seeing Geng Zhangguang not speaking, the people around him didn't dare to breathe.

Suddenly, Geng Zhangguang looked fiercely at the soldiers kneeling on the ground, "Did you line up together yesterday to eat last?"

The man was stunned for a moment, and then his face showed a look of reminiscence.

"Yes, Mr. Geng, I was the last one to arrive for dinner after my shift was over. Our brothers were all behind me and there was no one else."

After saying this, he seemed to have thought of something, and his face suddenly showed a look of astonishment, "Is it the person in front of me?"

"It's the person in front of you."

Geng Zhangguang and the soldier spoke almost at the same time, but one used a determined tone, while the other used an uncertain tone.

Geng Zhangguang looked at the soldiers and cooks, and it was already clear that the people standing in front of these soldiers had put medicine into the remaining meals when they were preparing meals. Therefore, the remaining group of people had eaten. After taking the medicine, the drug took effect and I fainted.

"You will have a major demerit and your military achievements will be cleared. You will be in the army for the time being and wait for the Kitchen King to be punished in the future," Geng Zhangguang said.

The punishment is not serious, and this matter is as hard to guard against as the assassination of the Kitchen King.

"Thank you, General Geng."

All the soldiers knelt on the ground with expressions of gratitude on their faces.

This kind of punishment is already very light. At least it does not deprive them of their militia status, but only clears their military merit.

They can still become heavenly soldiers by killing three people.

"Recognize the person in front of you yesterday," Geng Zhangguang said. Although he knew in his heart that it was impossible to find him, he still had to do the routine thing.

"Yes!"

Everyone should be in harmony.

All the soldiers stood together with serious faces. The Kitchen King's magic weapon, such an important thing, had been stolen.

It’s the people within them again.

Didn't the Kitchen King really find out the spies? The Kitchen King was still too kind.

The erring soldiers searched the crowd, and sure enough they could not find the person who was in front of them that day.

It was almost certain that those people were gone, either as spies from the imperial court or spies from other forces.

"Reporting to the General Soldier," the soldiers who went out to track the ruts also came back, and you knew the result by looking at their cautious look.

"The track is ten miles outside the city. It breaks off after crossing the ridge and there is no trace. We will follow the ridge for ten miles. There are many forks in the road. It is too difficult to follow. We have already lost any news about the other party."

Sure enough, the results reported by the soldiers were exactly as Geng Zhangguang guessed.

"Yes, I understand. Send someone to find the Kitchen King and tell him the news about the missing magic weapon."

Geng Zhangguang said in a deep voice, wondering what kind of punishment the Kitchen King would give him and whether he would be disappointed after hearing the news.

What would his father say to him if he knew.

"Master Geng, please," Ren Hongli was in a good mood. He expanded eastward along Yonghe. Everywhere he passed, towns and villages, even county towns, came to invest one after another.

When attacking the county seat, you only need to bring out Geng Ruqi's name.

In the county town of Shanxi, which county official doesn’t know their immediate boss! Shanxi Governor Geng Ruqi!

Ren Hongli conquered two counties without spending a single soldier.

"Master Geng alone can withstand thousands of troops! Hahahaha!"

Ren Hongli laughed and the two sat at the banquet table.

Ren Hongli is not very good at talking. If he were someone else who wanted to build a memorial arch while being a bitch, he would probably feel that this was an insult to him by Ren Hongli. After all, he could achieve such results because he had He is an official of the Ming Dynasty.

But now I have surrendered to the bandits, relying on my reputation to intimidate others. You see, officials as big as me have surrendered, so what are you waiting for?

Geng Ruqi was naturally not one of these shallow-minded people. He smiled and said, "It was just some false reputations in the past. If Commander Ren were to attack the city directly, he could easily capture the county seat."

Along with Geng Ruqi was the appointment of Ren Hongli. After all, he had already led the army alone.

"Hahaha, Mr. Geng is joking," Ren Hongli laughed. He still admired such former high officials very much. He was the governor of a province.

How many people can produce one? It is the Wenqu star from heaven descending to earth.

"I don't know if Mr. Geng has any suggestions about which county to attack next."

Ren Hongli held a glass of wine and poured it for Geng Ruxi. The Stove King sent Geng Ruchi here to guide him in this regard. Ren Hongli obeyed the Stove King's words, and naturally extended this feeling to Geng Ruxi.

Geng Ruqi naturally felt Ren Hongli's unabashed trust, and he couldn't help but sigh in his heart. He was worthy of being the Stove King, so that his subordinates could obey his words so well.

This trust may be greater than the trust his son has in him.

"From what I see, we can attack Datong."

Geng Ruqi said slowly.

"Oh, Datong, that's really not bad," Ren Hongli picked up the wine glass and spit it out as soon as he took a sip.

"What, Datong? Datong County or Datong Prefecture?"

Ren Hongli looked at Geng Ruqi with wide eyes and asked.

Geng Ruqi seemed to have anticipated Ren Hongli's appearance, and said with a smile, "Of course it's Datong Mansion."

Ren Hongli couldn't calm down anymore, that was a city! How many troops does he have now?

Liu Zhenhua released his authority, allowing him to recruit troops as much as he wanted. At present, there are only 6,500 troops.

With such a small number of people, why attack Datong Mansion and risk their lives?

Even if he still has the title of Stove King and the golden name of Geng Ruqi, it will have no effect!

"Governor Geng, I naturally agree with what you say, but I have to ask, what is your plan?"

Ren Hongli asked. He did not reject Geng Ruxi's seemingly whimsical suggestion, which was enough to show his respect for Geng Ruxi.

Geng Ruqi was filled with emotion again. He stroked his beard and said slowly: "Although Datong is a capital city, the situation is not good. Some soldiers and horses were mobilized. At that time, five provinces besieged the Kitchen King. Most of the soldiers and horses came from Datong. ,, part of it, there was a locust plague in Datong, there were a lot of refugees around, and the pay of the troops stationed nearby was also withheld for a long time."

As the governor of Shanxi, although it cannot be said that every town and county knows everything about Shanxi, Geng Ruchi still knows everything about this kind of prefecture, as well as some major county and town matters.

The current situation in Datong Mansion is not good. If there are no foreign enemies, it will naturally stand tall and look very prosperous.

But if there is a little external blessing, the Datong Mansion will be like dry wood encountering a fierce fire, and the fire of uprising will burn brightly.

Geng Ruqi still had nothing to say. This may be the case for the Ming Dynasty now.

"it is good!"

Ren Hongli suddenly clapped his hands and said, "As Lord Geng said, attack Datong Fucheng."

(End of this chapter)