Since Zhu Cihong has agreed to settle the settlement, he can take care of tariffs, official appearance, and security issues. Naturally, the cost of doing business for these businessmen is much lower than that of others, and it is still a huge profit to sell to Zhu Cihong at the market price.

When Si Qi took over from Zhu Cihong and held a bidding meeting on the spot for the rest of the orders, these business groups from Linqing suddenly competed with each other and broke their heads.

There have even been cases of scrambling to donate troops in order to compete for an order for military rations.

After seeing such a lively scene, Zhu Cihong just stayed for a while and left. Only Chang Zhilang, who was on the side, said worriedly: "My lord...... We ordered nearly 570,000 taels. After eating so much, of course, some of it is necessary for military supplies. Other ...... can be"

"Other...... It's the capital we need to make a fortune! Zhu Cihong smiled and patted Chang Zhilang's shoulder, and said, "Our Shandong Town will become the most spacious military town in the world in the future." ”

Chang Zhilang looked hesitant, but he still chose to believe in Zhu Cihong, who was full of confidence.

At the same time, without the 180,000 officers and troops outside Zhuxian Town, Kaifeng fell into a heavy siege again, and became more and more panicked.

Kaifeng City.

At the head of the city, the once mighty and thousands of Henan high-ranking officials no longer look at the city. Because, the official army they had high hopes for collapsed without a fight for three months, and was robbed by their friendly army Zuo Liangyu. Subsequently...... The armies retreated, and a great war ended before it began.

Such an absurd so-called war took place in front of the noses of the soldiers and civilians in Kaifeng City.

When the news came, it was like the cold winter of Layue coming in advance, so that the entire Kaifeng City felt a cold haunting in their hearts.

So far...... A group of high-ranking officials who had to climb to the top of the city every day to boost their morale went back to their mansions. Only Huang Shu, the governor of Kaifeng City, was still watching the enemy situation at the head of the city, and listened to the military information transmitted back by the sentinel cavalry.

The military information sent back by the Sentinels was simple. Even Huang Shu on the head of the city can see it clearly.

"Harvest the wheat!"

After listening to the military situation of the sentry cavalry, Li Guang, the head office of the Zuo Institute beside Huang Shu, couldn't help but shout excitedly: "It turns out." These thieves have already eaten it, and we are short of food in Kaifeng City! Earlier, the thieves withdrew their troops, leaving behind 20,000 stone of wheat, thousands of head of livestock, and countless military supplies. In order to replenish the military supplies, the soldiers of Kaifeng City have been collecting these before and after, so that they have given up the action of Ying and the official army of Zhuxian Town. I knew it was so. Let's deal with the officials and troops of Zhuxian Town inside and out, and attack the thieves before and after! ”

Speaking of this, Li Guangli clenched his fist fiercely. Then, he muttered softly: If so...... I'm afraid Zuo Liangyu should have a plan, and he won't just run away......"

When Li Zicheng gathered troops to besiege the troops of Zhuxian Town, he threw countless military supplies captured from all over Henan into the camp outside Kaifeng.

For this. The officers and soldiers in the city rejoiced. When Zhu Xianzhen started the war, he was busy carrying these flying goods.

"Don't forget the letter that Zuo Liangyu sent someone to shoot in. Since Zuo Liangyu said at the beginning that the thief army would take the opportunity to sneak attack and let our army not move, wasn't it just to facilitate his escape? Huang Shu on the side snorted coldly and said: "These so-called court generals are only trying to make personal gains, and it is completely impossible to pin their hopes on this person!" ”

When Li Guangli heard this, he couldn't help but smile bitterly.

At the time of the war, there were more than a dozen elite officers and soldiers who broke through to the Kaifeng city wall. Arrow book inside. Inside, in the name of Zuo Liangyu, let the officials and soldiers in the city be careful of the thieves and ambushes. Don't go out of the city to fight lightly.

Although combined with the later military situation, Zuo Liangyu did not have this motive. Later, Ding Qirui's remnants returned to the city and said that they had not heard the news. This so-called move to let the officers and soldiers not fight is probably a trick of the thieves.

But Zuo Liangyu abandoned Kaifeng, who would bother to explain to Zuo Liangyu, he just hated to be able to eat Zuo Liangyu alive.

Thinking of this, Huang Guangli said: "That's true. In that situation again, we can only take care of the embarrassment in the city first, and do our best to drag back some military rations and military supplies......"

"Now the thieves are robbing the wheat, obviously to cut off our military supplies. I'm afraid the imperial court won't be able to come to Zhuxian Town again......" Huang Shu quietly looked at the scene in front of him, and a look of worry suddenly appeared: "The grain and rice in the city will be exhausted in a short time." ”

When Li Guangqi heard this, he said anxiously: "Lord Tuiguan, you must send troops to grab wheat!" ”

"How can I not know about this......" Huang Shu sighed lightly: "If you go out of the city to rob it, who can you let out of the city?" Left office, South office, or North office? Or, let me go to Yang Weicheng? ”

The five headquarters in the southeast, northwest, and middle schools are all local militia organizations, and these people have the morale and ability to protect Kaifeng, but they don't have the combat effectiveness to let them go out of the city to grab grain and rice, let alone the consciousness.

Yang Weicheng is the deputy general of Ding Qirui's pacesetter battalion, and he is also one of the few regular troops in the city. However...... Ding Qirui defeated Zhu Xianzhen, not to mention that the soldiers and horses remained, at least the pacesetter battalion definitely did not have the courage to go out of the city to fight.

The rest of the Henan soldiers under Chen Yongfu were not short of food, and once they left the city, they were afraid that they would attack with all their might for the thieves, and they could not move easily.

Hearing Huang Shu say this, Li Guangli gritted his teeth, but said: "You can't just watch them harvest all the wheat!" ”

"Yes." Huang Shu nodded, turned to look at Li Guangyi, and said, "So this official will personally recruit the brave people in the city to go out of the city to harvest wheat with this official." With this official taking the lead, I can have a little morale. ”

"My lord, this is too dangerous...... Let me go! When Li Guangli heard this, he immediately said eagerly.

Huang Shu shook his head, gently pressed his hand on Li Guangyi's shoulder, and said softly: "Keep Kaifeng, if I have something, take care of my wife and children......

After speaking, Huang Shu stood on top of the city tower, looked back at the opening of countless houses and pavilions under the cover of the mist, and finally strode down the city.

Kaifeng City, Henan Governor's Mansion.

Gao Mingheng waved his hand and waved away the entourage who had come to spread the news.

Gao Mingheng, who had successfully preserved Kaifeng in the previous two battles to defend Kaifeng, felt unprecedented tiredness at this moment.

After repeated pleading with King Zhou, Ding Qirui finally went to war. Unexpectedly, Ding Qirui made a main battle, but let Zuo Liangyu run away.

Regardless of whether Zuo Liangyu's withdrawal was due to Hou Sui, and no matter how embarrassed Zuo Liangyu himself was.

In short, a big battle that can be called a notoriety in history was lost in such a vague way. Defeat for no reason, without any hope for more.

At this point, the hope of Kaifeng to lift the siege was dashed.

There was no progress in the city, except for a few thousand more officers and soldiers who were eating rice and doing evil. What's even more terrifying is ......

The hearts of the people in the city began to gradually turmoil. (To be continued......)

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