little fool's child bride

The news that Bai Cheng colluded with the enemy and betrayed the country and was killed, and that Jiang Muyu was captured by the Changqing people spread throughout Wangcheng within a day.

It was approaching the end of the new year, and the news was like throwing a heavy stone into a pool in an atmosphere of joy, causing waves to splash.Everyone is worried about Jiang Xietong, because Feiyun has become the patron saint of Baiyu Kingdom, and wherever they appear, even bandits and bandits are wiped out.Although this army has only been established for more than a year, whether it is Xiangcheng or Mingcheng, it has received a lot of praise, and the people all hope that it can become the garrison of their own city in the future.

"I didn't expect Mr. Bai to be such a person!"

The teahouse is very busy these days. Since the news came out, everyone has rushed to the teahouse to learn more about it, and it can be used as a source of conversation in the future.So after they knew that Bai Cheng sold Liannu to Changqing, and even threatened Jiang Muyu with Feiyun to drink the drug, they were filled with righteous indignation and became passionate.The plain-headed common people yelled at Bai Cheng for being unfaithful and unrighteous, while the literati and poets jointly signed a letter to the imperial court demanding that the army be dispatched immediately to rescue Jiang Xietong.

The public opinion is like a mountain, even the emperor who is drunk and dreaming of death every day cannot ignore it, otherwise it will definitely become a failure in his diligent life.Perhaps because he was old, Emperor Liu would always think of his ambition to unify the Three Kingdoms when he was young, and would want to do something to prove that he was an emperor through the ages, and that he could last forever like King Zheng.So Longyan was furious, first he severely demoted and punished the Bai family in Wangcheng, and then summoned several confidant officials to discuss the plan to attack Tiannan City and take back Jiang Muyu.

"Whoever offends my white jade will be punished even if it is far away!" The Minister of the Ministry of War said in a sonorous tone, "This is simply not paying attention to our white jade. We must teach them a lesson!"

Emperor Liu's face remained calm, but he was overjoyed in his heart. He lowered his eyes and asked the minister of the Ministry of War what chance he had of winning.

"As long as the armaments are sufficient, taking Tiannan is not a problem," the Minister of the Ministry of War clenched his fists quietly when he saw Liu Di's intention, because he had already reached the age when he should retire and return to his hometown, so he naturally wanted to do something called posterity He said, "Tiannan garrison is [-] troops, and our Mingcheng garrison plus Feiyun Army is currently [-]. But we have Liannu and Tuhugun, they will not be our opponents, and we can take Tiannan at most with [-] troops." months."

The bursting gun is a sharp weapon against the evergreen soldiers forming a shield formation.It turned out that the reason why Bai Yu and Chang Qing suffered losses in the battle was because of this shield formation, because the frontal attack could not be broken for a long time, and from time to time they asked the small army that made a surprise attack on the side to consume some troops.If they had a musket, it would definitely mess them up and let them drive straight in.The Minister of the Ministry of War became more and more angry and bloody, thinking that this time is a god-sent opportunity to ask them to make contributions like King Zheng back then, and pass them down for generations.

However, at this time, the Minister of the Ministry of Industry came out to pour cold water on him: "Only [-] pieces of tuhulu were made, and they were used to show off to other countries who came to the court during the Chinese New Year. As for the Liannu, they were given priority to the garrison in Xiangcheng, because this This weapon has a short range but is powerful, and it is more useful against the grassland army that has always been inclined to attack in wars. Besides, since Feiyun left Xiangcheng, the grassland army has changed frequently, and I am afraid they are planning to attack Xiangcheng again..."

Thirty percent of Baiyu's annual treasury income goes to the garrison, and the other thirty percent is used to make ordnance. It sounds like a lot, but it's just for them to barely allocate a second Feiyun army.Bursting guns use more iron and are more complicated to make. If you want to use this to deal with Changqing, you have to give them at least three months, and maybe a thousand pieces can be made.

Liu Ziming also stood up at this time and said to Emperor Liu: "I also feel that it is not appropriate to fight at this time, at least after the summer. The key to this war lies in the right time, place and harmony. Now we People and resources are available, but the right time and place can’t be found. This winter is a period of scarcity of supplies. If we add the consumption required for war, we can’t find good things at all. And in terms of geographical advantages, we have to go to Tiannan, enter the border of Evergreen."

It is true that the musket is a sharp weapon against Changqing, but Changqing is not a fool, and he will be beaten with a shield next time after suffering a loss.As long as they stay out of the city, the musket is not a battering ram, and it will have no effect on the thick city gate.The continuous crossbow has high damage but short range. If they want to use the continuous crossbow to kill the defenders, they will definitely enter the opponent's range. I am afraid that their soldiers will be seriously injured by the condescending opponent before they do any damage.In this case, even if they have these two magical weapons, it is useless. Others enjoy the winter grain stored for a year in the city, but their soldiers can only be stationed in the wilderness, consuming a lot of supplies.In this way, the gains outweigh the losses. Not only will the original purpose not be achieved, but it will become another handle for the people to attack the court.

"Huang Maoxiaoer, who has never even fought a battle, what are you talking about here!" General Huwei sneered, "As long as the first battle can be won, and half of the opponent's army is wiped out, how can it not last for a long time? We used to be peaceful The only reason we get along is because we are evenly matched, and the opponent's shield formation makes us helpless, but if we fight with [-] troops against the [-] defenders on the opposite side, the veteran thinks it will not last more than a month at all!"

General Huwei obviously wanted to fight, just like the Minister of War.For them, whether the military funds are sufficient is a matter for the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Households. What they have to do is to insert Changqing's heart like a spear.They waited for four or fifty years, how could such a good opportunity be missed?Now it is obvious that the right time, place and people are all in harmony. As long as they send troops, Changqing will not be an opponent at all!

"I also think it's inappropriate." At this time, the Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs stood up and joked, can love money be made like this without them worrying about it? "The flood in Youcheng, the locust plague in Fengcheng, the expenditure of the Ministry of Industry, the revenue of the treasury this year is not as good as in previous years, and there will be a deficit if there is another war! Besides, the month the general said is just his guess. Taking Tiannan within a month, we have lost our wife and lost our army, and we will have to make up for this shortfall next year..."

At this moment, the situation became much clearer. The Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Households stood on the prince's side for stability, while the Ministry of War and the general fought on the side of the emperor.The two factions were arguing endlessly, and the remaining Ministry of Rites, Ministry of Officials and Ministry of Punishment felt that they had no position and did not speak, but it was a bit strange that Rong Zuoxiang did not speak either.So the two factions couldn't help but glance at Rong Zuoxiang at the end to see when he would come out to host the scene.

"The minister also thought it was impossible to fight."

Rong Zuoxiang's sudden opening attracted everyone's attention, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief, because they knew that there would be no result if they continued to quarrel, and someone had to come out to cut off the conversation.

"Although Changqing took the Liannu, but with their production level, they may not be able to imitate it. Moreover, even if they imitate it, it is far inferior to ours, so there is nothing to be afraid of, and we don't have to fight for this opportunity..." Rong Zuo The prime minister lowered his head and synthesized everyone's opinions, and then refuted or agreed with each of them. Everyone calmed down and listened to him. "This year's harvest is not good, and taking part of it to fight will definitely arouse public resentment, and may even lead to starvation. It is unnecessary. We might as well conscript first, and wait until summer to gather troops to attack Tiannan. This will not only calm public anger , and can guarantee the victory of this battle, I thought it would be the best."

What Rong Zuoxiang said was well-founded, even Liu Di, who was eager for merit, stopped insisting and began to think about the follow-up matters.Although the general and the minister of the Ministry of War were unwilling, they knew that the general situation was over when the emperor didn't open his mouth. This battle was destined not to be fought years ago.Sure enough, Emperor Liu directly issued an order to recruit soldiers in March, and the current few months are spent vigorously manufacturing burst guns, which will be used to control the enemy when attacking Tianqing next year.

The emperor's will was conveyed quickly, and the people in Wangcheng were the first to know the good news, and they all expressed that they would go to the army to fight next year.And when the news reached Ancheng, Xiao Xiao was no longer there, so naturally he didn't get the news that Jiang Muyu was captured by Changqing in time.And where did he go?The time went back to the day when Xiao Xiao lived in Ancheng and planned to go to Wangcheng after the Mid-Autumn Festival.

As soon as Xiao Xiao went out that day, she saw Han Yi frowning at the letter in her hand, while the guard she often saw was standing beside Han Yi with her head down.So Xiao Xiao stepped forward curiously and asked, "What? What happened?"

"Locust plague..." Han Yi sighed. This year, locust plagues occurred in many places in Youcheng. Although Han Yi is not a farmer and landlord, he was also affected a lot. After all, his restaurants and flower houses need a lot of fresh ingredients every day. .At first he didn't think it was that serious, but the letter said that the food price in Youcheng had risen by [-]%, so one can imagine what will happen after the spring of next year.Even if they have their own farm, I'm afraid it's just a drop in the bucket.

"Is the locust plague in Youcheng very serious?" Xiao Xiao frowned and asked, he didn't go out often these days, but he knew less.

"Fortunately, winter is coming soon, so it's still under control now," Han Yi explained to Xiao Xiao, "but if those eggs can't be cleaned up in winter, next year there will be overwhelming locusts, and Youcheng may be No grains."

The plague of locusts refers to the catastrophe caused by locusts.Once a locust plague occurs, a large number of locusts will devour the grain fields, completely destroying the crops, causing serious economic losses and even famine due to food shortages.Locusts tend to water and prefer low-lying areas, and locust plagues are often accompanied by severe droughts, and they migrate in groups from dry areas to low-lying areas that are prone to waterlogging.There are so-called "extreme drought brings locusts" and "long droughts lead to locusts".There was not much rainfall in Youcheng in the past few years, and many people were worried that there would be a drought. Therefore, Liu Ziming also asked Xiao Xiao if there was any good way to fight the drought.But I didn't expect that the drought hadn't really come, but the locust plague came first.