With Chen Qiyu and Luo Yu's encouragement, Song Qing's attitude finally became clear, he defended Luoyang City, and he didn't seek to shine in the annals of history, but at least he couldn't be poked in the backbone after death!

Under the order of Song Qing, all the officials of Henan Mansion came to the government office, the prefect, the prefect Tongzhi, the commander of the envoy, the commander of the Tongzhi, the commander of the affairs, the general judgment, the promotion of the official, the county order of the attached county, among the government office, there were 20 small people, all of whom were officials at all levels of Henan Mansion!

"Ladies and gentlemen, everyone should have heard of the matter, now the Qing army has crossed the Yellow River and is approaching the direction of Luoyang, at least three or four days, more than six or seven days, the Manchurian Tartars must be under the city, we are all court officials, eat the court and Lu, naturally we must be loyal to the country, and I will convene you today to discuss the matter of resisting the Qing army!"

Song Qing looked at the colleagues present and said in a deep voice.

"Come on!"

Tian Xizhong sneered: "Lord Song, do you really plan to defend Luoyang City?" Our entire Henan Mansion is only one Henan Wei, the establishment of 6,000 people, I won't tell you, now the entire Henan Wei is combined, there are only more than 3,000 people, the old, weak, sick and disabled, who can hold knives and guns, but only 2,000 people, but among the 100,000 Manchurian Tartars, there are only a lot more! How to defend Luoyang City? Don't be stupid, the emperor doesn't want Beijing City anymore, what else do we need from Luoyang City? The world is so big, where is it not a place to stay, why are you fighting with the Manchurian Tartars in Luoyang City? That's a sure death! ”

"Shut up!"

Chen Qiyu's eyes widened angrily, and he shouted: "Tian Xizhong, you are the hereditary commander, for more than a hundred years, the world has been favored by the emperor, and now the national disaster is at the head, as soon as you run away, are you worthy of the imperial court?" Is it worthy of the emperor? Are you worthy of your fathers and fathers? You—You're a beast! ”

Tian Xizhong's face turned cold, and he said coldly: "Chen Qiyu, now is not the time for you to be a squire in the military department, you are just a grass people, if it weren't for Lord Song's face, this official would put you in prison now and commit your capital crime!" Am I wrong, the emperor has to hide in Nanjing City now for refuge, why should we stay in Luoyang City and fight with the Tartars......"

Choke!

Before Tian Xizhong's words fell, Luo Yu, who was standing beside Song Qing, had already pulled out the treasure knife, and the cold light flashed, cutting off Tian Xizhong's head with a knife!

Tian Xizhong didn't even have time to say a word, his head rolled out of the distance, his eyes were round, and he didn't know how he died until he died, and someone dared to kill him!

"Ah......h

In the palace, all the people let out an exclamation, suddenly attacked, no one thought that a small official would dare to kill the dignified commander on the spot, this, this is worth it?

"Everyone, everyone!"

Chen Qiyu shouted: "Now that the Qing army is coming to the city, most of you here are living in Henan, here are our fathers and people, there are our ancestors' tombs, if we throw away the ancestral ranking like this, it will be difficult to escape, then are you still worthy of being a man?" Even if he dies, he doesn't have the face to see his ancestors and ancestors! Tian Xizhong, as an official of the imperial court, bewitched the public with evil words, and tried to escape from the battle, but not punishing him was not enough to anger the people! Old man, today is 60 years old, and if you don't want to fight this old bone with 100,000 family assets, you have to fight with the Manchurian Tartars to the end! You, which of you wants to surrender and escape, stand up for the old man now! ”

Maybe Chen Qiyu's words can't calm these officials here, but Luo Yu next to Chen Qiyu is different, the Pu knife in his hand is still dripping with blood, and the official who was honest just now is murderous in the blink of an eye, if a powerful ghost is like a ghost, who dares to say such as surrender or escape, this Pu knife will not hesitate to cut on his neck!

"Boss, you are highly respected in the court, and we are naturally willing to follow the boss to resist the Manchurian Tartars!"

"We are willing to defend Luoyang City!"

"We are willing to be loyal to the country!"

……

Luo Yu is not the only one who shows the Pu knife, in front of the prefect's yamen hall, more than 50 officials, have already been unsheathed one by one, this meaning is obvious, if you want to go, it's very simple, send you a ride with a steel knife! No one wants to be sent to the Yama Hall right now......

"Okay, since that's the case, then let's have a fight with the Qing army!"

Chen Qiyu shouted, "Immediately post notices in the whole city and nearby prefectures and counties, ordering the population of villages and towns outside the city to retreat into Luoyang City, recruit strong and strong, and organize a righteous army to defend the city!" Luo Yunai was the pro-army around the emperor when he surrounded and suppressed the thieves, and he was taught by the emperor and experienced in battle for a long time, so the old man appointed him as a counselor in the army to assist the old man in coordinating military affairs. ”

Everyone's hearts jumped, this official who had just killed Tian Xizhong had followed the emperor!

Who in the world doesn't know that the emperor was a famous general before he ascended the throne, and he fought in the south and in the north, and now the Tianwei army that the court can fight the most can fight was built by him, and he can fight with the emperor's side, I can't say that this Luo Yu was also a strong general in the army, with such a warrior, everyone's hearts are a little more settled, at least Chen Ge is old, everyone has the backbone, and now there is another emperor's army, then it is even more fearless.

"Lord Xu Shuqing, you are the commander of the Tongzhi, now that Tian Xizhong is dead, you will take over as the commander and be responsible for the defense of Luoyang City."

Chen Qiyu continued.

Xu Shuqing hurriedly arched his hand and said, "The lower officials will never live up to the trust of the imperial court!" ”

"Song Qing, immediately check all the money and grain in the treasury, as well as the weapons in the armory, in order to prepare for the issuance of military funds and weapons!"

"Lu Tongju, immediately collect all the craftsmen in the city, make every effort to produce ordnance, and collect gunpowder, these are all necessary to defend the city!"

Chen Qiyu is worthy of being the person who has been the general manager of military affairs in the five provinces, and he is still very familiar with the military.

In three or four days, the news of the Qing army's attack on Luoyang City has spread all over the nearby states and counties, and almost more than 100,000 people have poured into Luoyang City.

The influx of a large number of Zhuang households has facilitated the recruitment of strong people, and in three days, Chen Qiyu recruited six or seven thousand strong people, plus the three thousand troops of Henan Wei, almost nearly 10,000 people, Chen Qiyu nervously rectified the troops, strengthened the defense, and waited for the arrival of the Qing army!

On the fifth day, the vanguard of the Qing army arrived at Luoyang City, and the leader was the original Jinzhou general soldier Zu Dashou, who led more than 10,000 elite cavalry under his command to Luoyang City.