As soon as Pang Gang said this, everyone stopped arguing and turned their attention to him.
Pang Gang paused and said: "The last general came thousands of miles away. For the safety of Luoyang, the soldiers put their heads in their belts to fight with the bandits. That's all. Who made the last general a general of the Ming Dynasty? But now
There is not enough food and grass in the army, and there is no silver reward. How do you ask the general to explain to the soldiers in the army? The general dares to ask King Fu and all your lords, are you really going to let the soldiers bleed and shed tears in Luoyang? If that is the case, what will happen to the army?
The general will return to Qingzhou with his soldiers immediately!"
Pang Gang's words were heard loudly, and there was silence all around, but it calmed King Fu and everyone.
Everyone panicked immediately. Both King Fu and Liu Yuliang knew the virtues of Luoyang's defenders. If Pang Gang left, they could be sure that Luoyang would become a meal for the intruders in less than three days. Besides, Liu Yuliang was still alive.
We were counting on Pang Gang to drive the bandits out of Henan. If he really left, where would he find such an elite army? Do we have to rely on the remnant soldiers in Luoyang City to defeat them?
Prince Fu was also anxious, and he was not stupid. If Pang Gang left in a fit of anger, who would protect Luoyang? If bandits invaded, the huge Prince Fu's mansion would disappear immediately.
After pondering for a while, Prince Fu said: "I wonder how much silver and food and grass General Pang needs?"
"Five hundred thousand taels of silver, two hundred thousand stones of food and grass!" Pang Gang said without hesitation.
"What?"
Everyone exclaimed in unison, and Lu Weiqi grinned like a hippopotamus. He did not expect that this seemingly rigorous general would actually sit on the ground and raise the price, quadrupling the amount of food with just one mouth. Although it seemed that Pang Gang was still
He was too kind to take the opportunity to double his money, but Liu Yuliang, who had served as Minister of the Ministry of War, knew that when the army was on an expedition, all money was in the clouds. This thing could neither be eaten nor drank, and it was too heavy to carry around. Only food was needed.
The most practical thing. But this guy was too ruthless. He quadrupled the originally negotiated 50,000 shi of grain. The 200,000 shi of grain was enough to feed his army for a long time. What on earth did he want to do?
Not to mention Lu Weiqi, even King Fu was very frightened. Two hundred thousand shi of grain was the palace's harvest in the past year. He must not give it to him.
"What, 200,000 shi of grain? No... No way!" King Fu's head shook like a wave, and his face as round as a ball wrinkled up in pain. He thought for a long time in distress.
Xiangcai reluctantly agreed: "I can only contribute 100,000 shi of food and 300,000 taels of silver. You can raise the remaining food and salary yourself."
Lu Weiqi and Liu Yuliang looked at each other. Prince Fu's generosity this time exceeded their expectations. It seemed that Pang's threat just now had really worked.
It was somewhat beyond Pang Gang's expectation that King Fu could bleed like this. He thought about it secretly. A reluctant look appeared on his face, and he nodded: "Although there are still some shortcomings, we can still ask the big families in Luoyang to donate.
A few. I guess that’s about it.”
As soon as Pang Gang's words came out, the surrounding officials almost vomited blood. Damn it. One hundred thousand shi of food is enough for you to eat for a year. If you still want to ask for it from those big families, please don't be so greedy.
Ignoring the expressions of those people, Pang Gang sat down minding his own business. Now that he was satisfied, he could eat with confidence. However, his eyes still glanced in the direction of Lu Weiqi from time to time. Lu Weiqi knew that it was Pang Gang who was there.
Remind yourself that you still owe him two hundred thousand taels of silver.
However, with 300,000 taels of silver and 100,000 shi of grain as a base, Lu Weiqi felt much calmer. He was holding a wine glass and planning how to collect money and grain from the wealthy gentry. In fact, it was not just Lu Weiqi who thought this way, but also Liu Yuliang and Liu Yuliang.
All the officials in Luoyang are no exception. They all have only one thought in their minds, which is how to get more money and food from the rich people in Luoyang, and after doing so, they can also make a little fortune...
...
After coming out of Prince Fu's Mansion, Pang Gang returned to the military tent. He did not rest, but called Cheng Kai, Wang Zhi, Hei Tie and other generals. He said straight to the point: "Gentlemen, although there are many people, we are powerful."
Everyone, but if we want to capture Luoyang City, we can only attack the city with eggs. I estimate that they will retreat in a short time. What should we do then?"
Cheng Kai said without thinking: "What should we do? Of course we should take advantage of the victory and pursue it. There is no need to ask!"
"Otherwise, the bandits are often alone. They don't have much baggage or even artillery. They can move wherever they want, but we can't. Just hundreds of artillery can firmly limit our speed. If we pursue,
He might be brought down by thieves." Wang Zhi expressed a completely different opinion.
"Um!"
Pang Gang began to ponder. The nature of the bandits determines their wandering nature. If he just chases the bandits, he might accidentally get into trouble. After all, the huge baggage and the lack of cavalry limit his mobility. It is really dangerous.
When the bandits were cornered and they dispersed, I was really dumbfounded.
But Kurogie said carelessly: "Whatever, the killing was really exciting today anyway. Those bandits rushed up in a line one by one, and when one volley of guns was fired, they dropped towards the city wall like dumplings. I guessed it."
Look, those bandits killed at least 30,000 people today."
"Thirty thousand?" Pang Gang thought for a moment doubtfully, and then said: "Did you notice today that those bandits seemed to want to die? Their leader didn't care about the casualties of his men and drove them desperately.
Forward."
"Yes!" Cheng Kai also said with some doubts: "I have never seen such a strange way of fighting. Those bandits don't regard their subordinates as human beings at all. Those leaders will only try their best to make their subordinates rush forward, and they don't care at all.
What should I avoid? And I also discovered a strange thing. None of their strong and leather-armored sergeants showed up. Most of the attackers were old, weak, sick and disabled. What on earth is going on? Could it be...
.”
"That must be the case!" Pang Gang slapped his thigh, "I know, they are deliberately driving the old, weak, sick and disabled to die!"
"What, die?" Now everyone was confused and looked at Pang Gang with doubtful eyes.
Pang Gang swallowed, picked up the tea cup on the table and drank the water in it in one gulp, and then said: "Think about it, if you were Li Zicheng, if you found that the opponent's city was tall and strong, and the defenders were powerful,
It is so powerful that if we insist on attacking the city, it is very likely that the entire army will be annihilated. Will you be so stupid as to send the entire army to attack the city?"
Everyone shook their heads in unison.
"So there is only one result, and that is that Li Zicheng deliberately drove the old, weak, sick and disabled to attack the city for some ulterior purpose."
Pang Gang's voice seemed particularly eerie in the dark night...
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