It's summer and the sea is breezy

Although the sun is poisonous, there is a slightly salty smell, the air is very moist, and there is a slightly cool sea breeze gently blowing on the face, which will not make people feel hot.

Wangxingshun Commercial Bank has built several large warehouses near the wharf area, all of which have courtyards and men to take care of them, and the goods of the commercial bank on weekdays cannot be loaded in the city for a while, so they will be transported here.

It is inconvenient for the purchased goods to enter the city, and they will be temporarily stored here for a while.

A large trading house is also a cover for intelligence exploration, and it is impossible to do all that is safe and secure, and there are few ulterior things.

After Ding Yu made the arrangement, he made a confession, and Zhao Taiping let the two fans guard and sit in the carriage. In the front was Ding Yu, and in the back, under the service of Zhang He and Liu Shun, they came to the warehouse located in the port.

The barn is walled and has four courtyards inside.

The first place to go is the No. A warehouse, which is just a warehouse. But it was very clean and tidy, the place was extremely spacious, and it was not a problem to put hundreds of tons of goods, which made Zhao Taiping nod again and again.

Although B, C, and D are slightly smaller, they can be regarded as large warehouses.

"The four warehouses of A, B, C, and D have been cleaned up, and the goods will be put into the warehouse in half a day. There are also more people to guard the warehouse, "Remember not to have an accident." If something happens, you and I can't get away with it, do you understand? , after Zhao Taiping read it. Ordered Liu Shun behind him.

The meaning of the words made it clear that this batch of goods was arranged from above, and the caretaker was also indicated.

Liu Shun and Zhang He are the general banners of the Thirteen Divisions, "It's just that these two people were pulled up by Zhao Taiping, and they can be regarded as henchmen in front of Zhao Taiping, which is a little different from Ding Yu's hundred households.

Liu Shun was more affectionate than Zhang He in front of Zhao Taiping and encountered major things, and the first person Zhao Taiping thought of was naturally him.

Heard Zhao Qianhu's orders. Liu Shun didn't dare to slack off at all and responded respectfully: "Don't worry, master, I'll do it now, and I won't delay it." ”

"Now the situation is urgent. Although the matter of Beiwu City is to let Ding Baihu to contact, but Youzhou can not relax Zhang He, this matter is handed over to you to do, you will send someone to connect with the chief officials of these places, in the name of Wangxing Shun Commercial Firm to discuss cooperation with them, at this time they must not give up any life-saving straw, things have a great chance to be done......" Zhao Taiping handed a list to Zhang He, and said instructed: "Also, the instructions above, at this time it can be semi-public, and the situation in Youzhou does not need to be concealed." ”

In other words, it was originally necessary to lurk in spying, but now that Youzhou is being entered by the Hu people, life and death are at hand, and it is completely necessary to connect with various forces semi-openly.

Zhang He took the list and said, "The villain understands. ”

Zhang He and Liu Shun went to prepare their own errands.

Half a day later. As a result, several large ships sailed to the port, and because of the appearance of merchant ships, they were loaded with full of goods. No one suspects that the convoy was accompanied by a large quantity of weapons and food. It was transported to the port warehouse in the name of ordinary cargo, and after being counted, someone was assigned to take care of it.

Along with the arrival of the naval vessels, as well as the envoy sent by Jinling, this person did not enter the city at all. After getting off the boat, they went to see Zhao Qianhu, and the two talked secretly for an hour, and the person left in a hurry on an empty boat.

After the fleet left, Zhao Taiping did not delay any longer, and immediately urged Ding Yu to send people to Beiwu City.

Hokubu Castle, at this time the city was in a depression.

The people, except for some men who were defending the city, withdrew to the rear.

But Kitabu Castle. The city is tall and thick. The city is eight miles long, ten meters high, more than ten city towers are built on the city wall, and there are urn city arch guards, and there is a trench outside the city wall, five meters deep, twenty meters wide.

There are also dense arrow towers on the city wall.

However, in the city, Lu Gao still frowned slightly, looking into the distance, only to see flags all over the place, densely packed with military camps, and the camp under 70,000 Hu soldiers was endless.

And at this time under the city, there were blood marks and corpses everywhere, not far from the city were still full of destroyed siege engines and long ladders, and now the city walls were covered with scars, and in just a few days, 100,000 people died under the city.

Speaking of reality, the death of 100,000 people does not mean much from a material point of view. But it consumed a lot of bows and arrows, and fire oil, and stones.

In addition to the city walls, Hokubu Castle also has a continuous city pass, similar to the Great Wall connecting the rear, so there is no need to worry about the rear.

"Is it impossible to let the Hu people continue to besiege like this? Lu Gao sighed to himself.

"The order to send someone to send it has been sent out?" Thinking of this, Lu Gao turned around. asked.

"Dashuai, it has been sent back, but you also know that we control the four counties, and now there are only three counties behind us, and the troops and food have been transported over, and then ask for it from the rear, I'm afraid that we won't be able to make up much...... , a middle-aged man said with a worried face. This person is the military advisor Yang Chengyu.

Yang Chengyu is forty years old, and his demeanor has the elegance of a literati.

Lu Gao didn't know that most of the three counties in the back had been emptied, and further urging might lead to a civil uprising. But if you only rely on your own strength to defend the city, even the number of defenders is okay, but what about food and weapons?

These are all consumables, at this time, all parts of Youzhou are too busy to take care of themselves, who can support them?

Thinking of this, Lu Gao asked again: "How much food is left in the city, enough for a few days?"

"Blockbuster. The food in the city can last for a month, and there are not many weapons, especially bows and arrows...... ，

"Did you send someone to buy it?"

"Dashuai, in the situation in Youzhou, which family is willing to sell grain? Not to mention that the merchants in the city have fled with their families early, even the grain from other counties and counties in Youzhou is not many people who are willing to sell it, and the price ......has risen sharply."

"Not to mention ordinary people, but ordinary large families are a little unbearable, and they are all buying grain, which has accelerated the grain shortage, and they only rely on the government bank to buy grain, and they are afraid of a drop in the bucket. ”

"The weapon against the enemy, although the craftsmen in the city are ordered to work day and night. The number is limited, and the situation of the Hu people attacking the city is afraid that it will be exhausted in a few days. ”

Hearing this, Lu Gao's brows furrowed again.

In fact, although the Hu people had an army of 70,000 to trap Beiwu City, they were only trapping the front gate.

In the midst of constant tug-of-war, it was not difficult to find an opportunity to bring the purchased food and weapons into the city.

The question is, in this situation, where can we buy food and weapons near Hokubu Castle?

"My lord, someone asked to see you......" At this time, a person hurriedly came up from the city, who was Lu Gao's henchman, who whispered in Lu Gao's ear for a while, Lu Gao's expression suddenly froze, and asked, "Is this serious?"

"How dare you coax you, a little one, someone is waiting for you in the house......" said the soldier.

"In that case, I'll go and meet him......" Lu Gao said with a solemn face, and at this time there were still big businessmen coming?

instructed the defenders of the city to carefully defend against the Hu people, and took Yang Chengyu down the city.

At the foot of the stone steps, the carriage had already been prepared.

More than a dozen guards got on their horses and followed beside the carriage.

As soon as Lu Gao got into the carriage, he ordered people to speed back to the mansion, which was not far from the city gate, and only walked a pillar of incense, and had already reached the door.

The soldiers at the door saw that the marshal had returned, and opened the door. The carriage came to a slow stop in front of the door.

Lu Gao stepped down from the carriage and asked the butler directly, "What about the people sent by Wangxing Shun Firm?"

"Sir, I'm resting in the little flower hall...... butler said.

Lu Gao listened, without delay, and after entering the house, he went straight to the Xiaohua Hall.

As soon as I entered the small flower hall, I saw a person sitting in a guest seat, looking about thirty years old, gentle and calm, standing with his hands in his hands.

Lu Gao heard that Wangxing Shunshang was a big trading house, but when he saw the person who came to do this, he suddenly froze, and a sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he asked, "Are you a businessman?"

The hall was immediately silent, and a breathless silence emerged.

Ding Yu calmly arched his hand and said: "The thirteen divisions of the King of Chu have nine products and one hundred households, and I have seen Lu Dashuai......

Lu Gaomeng's heart was full of anger, and he sneered and said, "I heard that the king of Chu unified the south, but this is Youzhou ......."

Ding Yu glanced at Lu Gao, but he was not afraid at all: "The handsome seems to have the intention of rejecting customers......?

Lu Gao stood up, breathed a sigh of relief, and also felt that his famous fire was a little strange, so he pressed his mood, laughed, and said: "How come, although you are a small official, but since you have come here, you must represent some meaning of the King of Chu, please take a seat." ”

Ding Yu arched his hand and said: "Don't dare, although the lower officials have been dispatched, they are not the king's envoys." ”

Now the guests and hosts are seated.

When Lu Gao opened his mouth to ask again, he said politely: "I don't know what happened when Lord Ding is here?" ，

The marshal asked, and the lower official said directly. The lower official came to see you this time, on the order of the king, the king knew about the invasion of the Hu people, "the handsome Gaoyi, stick to the Beiwu City, the people of the city, the overall situation of Youzhou, must rely on the handsome ......"

"The internal struggle of our Han people is an internal matter, how can the Hu people interfere......? Therefore, the king sent a fleet of ships with food and weapons............"

"What?" When Lu Gao heard this, his heart was shocked, he stood up suddenly, stood up and wandered a few times, and said violently: "In this way, this is the righteousness of the King of Chu, I don't know what the King of Chu has?"

The king said that the grain and weapons "were stolen and sold in the southern city, and the conditions were ...... The king instructed that this was what the Han people should do, but for the convenience of loading and unloading, please borrow Linhai County. Ding Yu arched his hand and said.

Hearing this, Lu Gao's mind turned, and many thoughts turned for a while, but in the blink of an eye, he made a decision and said: "Okay, this county is naturally not a problem." ”

Lu Gao asked again about the time when the food and weapons were delivered, and the two discussed the matter of transportation, and Ding Yu took his leave.

After Ding Yu went out, Lu Gao sighed and asked, "What do you think this means?"

At this time, Mad Chengyu turned out from behind the screen: "Dashuai, this county is definitely not taken to join the army, the king of Chu is thousands of miles away from here, so it is impossible to give up the Central Plains and fight Youzhou, just to enhance our strength to resist the Hu people, but even so, it is a matter of mutual benefit." ”

Lu Gao listened and nodded silently!