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

Chapter 207 Either he can be the captain of his husband
At the end of August, Liu Zhenhua came to this world just over a year ago.

In one year, he conquered hundreds of thousands of square kilometers of land, and millions of people on these lands knew his name as Kitchen King.

There are already more than 20,000 soldiers and generals following him.

This is still not fully counted, and the real number should be much higher. He is now taking the same path that Li Yunlong took, divide and conquer, and let his subordinates develop individually.

Now, the number of heavenly soldiers in Liu Zhenhua's hands is enough to attract tens of thousands of people. The number of 30,000 heavenly soldiers' meals distributed that day and the reputation gained that day are 280,000.

Just converting it into silver is an astronomical sum.

However, Liu Zhenhua is not short of money right now, what he lacks is advanced weapons and equipment.

"Right now, the new Heavenly Soldier Meal will be unlocked again in less than ten days."

After unlocking so many heavenly soldier meals, Liu Zhenhua discovered some patterns.

That is, no matter how much the amount of reputation he gains increases, it will basically take one to two months to increase the upper limit of the number of Heavenly Soldier Meals and the overall quality of Heavenly Soldier Meals.

"Where's the money!"

The Minister of War said that although he was a scholar and had never been on the battlefield, he knew the Liao people in the north very well.

Most of the Ming Dynasty's military expenditures were spent in the Ningjin area in the north, and most of the other places were picked up and eaten from the gaps between fingers.

At present, although wars are frequent, Liu Zhenhua feels that the hardware measures in the team are sufficient, and there is no need to exchange reputation points for more Maxim machine guns.

"Upgrade and buy one at the same time," Liu Zhenhua thought. He still travels on horseback.

In order to resist the threat of the Liao people in the north, the Ming Dynasty built an unbreakable defense line in the north. The nine important towns on the defense line vaguely formed a giant dragon, suppressing the Liao people in the entire north.

"The soldiers on the western front, based on their defense, the opponent was even more exhausted, so why were they able to capture D'ankou with overwhelming force?"

Unexpectedly, the emperor pulled back with just one sentence and shifted the focus of the problem from the Liao people to the soldiers west of Shanhaiguan.

Qiu Zhaolin was extremely uneasy. He came back from the battlefield in Shaanxi. The allied forces of the five provinces were not able to resist the Kitchen King. Now, with the land of one government, he could at most unite with the troops from Huaiqing, Weihui and other cities, relying on Henan Province. Can a strong city really resist the Kitchen King?

It was Emperor Chongzhen's practice to first go to accountability for such a big matter.

Emperor Chongzhen suddenly slapped the dragon chair, "Why is this happening? The collected wages, fire consumption, so much money, tell me now, the west of Shanhaiguan where I resisted the Liao people is such an important place."

"Upgrading it again will probably increase the number of reputations by 30,000 to 50,000 per day."

Along the way, the carriages and horses were exhausted, and the people ate what the horses chewed. Such a huge expenditure was required. The decision-makers of the Liao people actually spent such a large amount of money.

The two phases have resulted in a huge flaw in this seemingly unbreakable line of defense.

The memorial he sent to the court has probably reached the emperor's desk. Henan is the hinterland of the Central Plains. The emperor will definitely not give up. What's more, the Kitchen King will have to deal with it sooner or later, otherwise it will become more and more serious like some stubborn diseases, and finally even The disease that destroyed the entire Ming Dynasty.

Henan Prefecture is located in the current Luoyang area. In the Tang Dynasty, Henan County was changed to Henan Prefecture, the capital city. During the Northern Song Dynasty, Henan Prefecture centered on Luoyang, Xijing, and governed today's Gongyi, Dengfeng, Mianchi, Yanshi, Mengjin, Yichuan, Xin'an, Yiyang, Luoning, and Song counties.

Emperor Chongzhen naturally saw Qiu Zhaolin's memorial, but there were more important things at the moment, a threat that was no less than the Kitchen King, and the Liao people made new moves.

Just to upgrade one, it takes about seven to ten days.

The Minister of War said angrily.

Henan Fucheng is extremely tall. From a distance, it even looks like a huge round package, like a village tower in Tujia Village.

However, there is no absolutely solid line of defense.

In most areas, soldiers' pay has been withheld, and their food supplies have been reduced a lot. If it weren't for the fact that they were still able to get food in the army, many soldiers would have mutinied.

The opponent's current actions are most likely to loot the capital area.

"If Longjing Pass continues to be lost and the Liao people besiege Zunhua again, then the gate to the west of the capital will be nakedly opened to the Liao people!"

The top is defended by pavilions, and cannonballs and arrows falling on it can only destroy these pavilions first.

By then, the number of reputations gained in a single day will exceed 300,000, and it will soon be possible to purchase troop carriers in large quantities.

Seeing no excuse, the Minister of War had no choice but to say, "I would like to report to the emperor that there is a shortage of military pay and food to the west of Shanhaiguan."

But no one cared about this matter, and no one believed that the stupid Liao people would directly bypass Ningyuan in the north, preferring to walk thousands of miles more and launch an attack from the west of Shanhaiguan.

Therefore, Liu Zhenhua can choose to like the reputation and once again improve the quality of Tianbing Meal.

The troop carrier in the mall only costs 150,000 to get one.

With Liu Zhenhua's current speed of gaining reputation, it only takes six days.

Due to some past wars in the Ming Dynasty, a large number of elite soldiers and horses were stationed in Ningqian and Jinyou. In recent days, with the severe disaster in the north, the Ming Dynasty's treasury was tight. The Minister of War knew that the number of soldiers and horses on the defense line west of Shanhaiguan was slightly lower. relaxation.

Emperor Chongzhen's face was gloomy. How could he not know what the Minister of War said, "The defense line in the Shanhaiguan area is so tight, why is this situation happening?"

It can be said that taking Fucheng in Henan and then Huaiqing on the northeast side of Henan will almost control the northwest part of Henan.

Plus figure out how to support the place.

In their view, this is an almost unbreakable line of defense.

A look of embarrassment appeared on the face of the Minister of War. He had just made an impassioned speech, originally intending to exonerate himself.

Someone sent an urgent report today. The Liao people, with those Mongolian soldiers as the vanguard, a hundred thousand troops have bypassed the Haraqin tribe and breached Da'ankou on the Great Wall line!
"Your Majesty, the Liao people are so cunning that they actually bypassed our heavy troops in the north of the Ming Dynasty!"

Everyone headed east, and now they had arrived outside Henan Mansion.

However, it doesn't matter, after all, the price of goods in the mall will not increase due to the amount of reputation he gains.

"Geng Ruqi and Chen Qiyu both surrendered to the Stove King, which makes people feel disdainful," Qiu Zhaolin paced back and forth in the government office. Three thousand local warriors in the city were already in place.

"The soldiers can't afford to pay or have enough to eat!"

Emperor Chongzhen's voice almost made the entire hall tremble.

None of the surrounding ministers spoke. At present, the war in the west has almost become a rout. It sounds like only one level has been lost.

But they all knew that it was only a matter of time before other places fell. No one could have imagined that the Liao army of one hundred thousand troops had detoured thousands of miles.

"Remove the Minister of War from his post," Emperor Chongzhen pointed at the Minister of War and said angrily.

"Ah, Your Majesty, this shouldn't be like this. This matter is not my fault. A hundred thousand troops marched thousands of miles, and they would almost lose anywhere!"

"You still dare to quibble, drag him out!"

Emperor Chongzhen stood up directly. "Your Majesty, according to what I have seen, the opponent's 100,000 troops have almost been identified. The main force is on the west side. At present, the crisis in the west can only be alleviated by relying on the support of heavy troops from the north."

After the Minister of War was pulled down, Zhou Yanru spoke.

"I second the proposal."

Lai Zongdao followed suit. Now there is only one way to go. To deal with the Liao people, the most powerful ones are undoubtedly the elite soldiers and horses from Guanning.

There were cavalry rushing in front of them, and the speed of the rescue was still very fast.

"Eight hundred miles urgently, let Yuan Chonghuan lead his people to support the Western Front!"

Emperor Chongzhen said.

When Emperor Chongzhen mentioned Yuan Chonghuan, the eyes of some people in the court flickered.

At first, after the victory of Ningjin, the eunuch party used Yuan Chonghuan not to save Jinzhou and forced him to resign for a time.

It was not until the first year of Chongzhen that the eunuch party was defeated, and Yuan Chonghuan was promoted to Minister of the Ministry of War and right deputy censor of the capital, Ji Liao, and superintendent of Denglai Tianjin military affairs.

He was reused by Emperor Chongzhen. His military strategy was: "Use the Liao people to defend the Liao soil, and use the Liao soil to support the Liao people. Defense is the upright, war is the surprise, and peace is the side." Yuan Chonghuan went to Ningyuan to reorganize his troops. Horses, train cavalry, strengthen battle defense.

Now, when these people heard Emperor Chongzhen mentioning Yuan Chonghuan again, they naturally had other thoughts in their minds.

The debate in the court came to an end.

Throughout the Ming Dynasty, different things were happening in almost every land.

In Shanxi, Ren Hongli's troops went south from Datong Prefecture to Pingyang Prefecture. His troops were like snowballs rolling down from the top of the mountain, getting bigger and bigger. Along the way, the name of Kitchen King was steadily exerted and even began to spread outwards.

Some of the soldiers who joined along the way were refugees, while others were attracted by the name of Kitchen God.

After all, Shanxi is not like Henan. Liu Zhenhua established a county in Shanxi very early, Yonghe County. At this time, Yonghe County has become one of the largest counties in the east of Shanxi.

In the entire Shanxi, except for some prefectural cities, Yonghe has the largest flow of people.

The main reason is partly the Kitchen King, and partly the magical sweet potato.

It can produce nearly ten stones per acre, and this is despite the lack of water and fertilizer. Counting the edible roots, one acre of land is enough to feed a large family.

The layout was laid out early, so the Kitchen King's influence was much greater in Shandong than in Henan.

Ren Hongli looked at Pingyang Mansion in the distance. Compared with Datong Mansion, the city walls of Pingyang Mansion seemed much smaller.

The soldiers on the city wall were running around in panic. Under Fucheng, almost one-third of the soldiers and horses had gone north to Datong.

They originally thought that the Kitchen King's troops were all in the north attacking Datong.

At the moment, they haven't even recruited local warriors, and the city walls are even more unprepared. There are no rolling logs or kerosene.

Some soldiers on duty were even still in the barracks.

How could Ren Hongli miss this opportunity? The army was already surrounding Fucheng from all directions.

"The Stove King's heavenly soldiers have arrived!"

"Those who abandon the city and surrender will be rewarded with ten taels of silver by the Stove King's order. Those who turn to kill the enemy will be rewarded with ten taels of silver per head! Those who kill their husbands and officials will be rewarded with titles and titles!"

Everyone rushed forward, shouting loudly. So many people repeated the same words, and there was almost only such an echo left in the world.

The soldiers guarding the city wall looked panicked and their hands kept shaking. Oh, Kitchen King, that is the Kitchen King.

None of them knew the name of the Stove King.

Everyone hurriedly turned around and looked around. They all knew the legend of the Kitchen King, and knew that the Kitchen King had magical weapons that could easily kill people from a long distance away. All the dead had their heads shattered and died in a miserable state.

There were some who were watching in fear, and some of them stared at the soldiers around them, and even set their sights on their own leader.

At present, in the Ming Dynasty, except for the Guanning cavalry in the north, most of the elite troops and other local armies have problems with the deduction of soldiers' pay and the delay in payment.

But now, people outside were shouting loudly that just for surrendering, they would get money, and if they killed the captain, they would get a title.

Faced with such temptation, who can resist? Anyway, resisting the Stove King also risks beheading, and killing the husband-in-law also risks beheading.

One got nothing, while the other got extremely generous rewards. After weighing the pros and cons, countless people made the same choice.

He rushed towards the surrounding officers, a captain of ten, and even all his men rushed towards him.

"What are you going to do! Are you going to rebel?"

He suddenly exclaimed.

But in the next second, his figure was completely submerged by ten people, screams came one after another, and a complete captain of ten men was divided into parts by the ten people.

This situation kept happening on the city wall. Some soldiers who were preparing to shoot bows and arrows put down their bows and arrows in confusion. After reacting, they also joined the rebel army. Those who know the current affairs are heroes. This sentence It's an old saying, it's not just talk. How many people understand this truth.

"Quick, get on the city wall, foreign enemies are coming!"

The soldiers and horses who were called over for support suddenly looked anxious when they saw the chaotic city wall, and their soldiers and horses walked up the city stairs on both sides.

The next second, there was a whooshing sound above their heads, and countless arrows fell from their heads.

"Huh? Fuck! What's going on!"

The captain looked horrified. He didn't understand why their soldiers on the city would aim their arrows at them. Shouldn't they be resisting foreign enemies?
"Those who surrender will not be killed!"

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The shouts from outside the city reached the city. Listening to the content of the shouts and looking at the arrows fired at them from the city wall, the captain suddenly understood something.

"Damn it, you actually surrendered, do you have any backbone!"

"Brothers, follow me," the captain suddenly drew out his sword. The soldiers around him who were following him in a hurry to avoid the arrows from the city showed excitement. Their leaders all followed them to fight together. What else could be said.

"Open the city gate!"

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"What are you doing standing still? Open the city gate and welcome the rebels outside!"

(End of this chapter)