People exclaimed one after another, shocking the world.
I originally thought these were just ordinary rolling stones, and they had a lot of them, but this method of rolling stones did not pose much of a threat to the cavalry. But who would have thought that this white stone would melt when it fell into the water! The harder the rain, the more the scene outside became.
The more tragic it becomes. This terrifying white color is everywhere.
Soon, the rising fog caused by the rapid temperature rise caused the horse bandits and their horses to lose their direction, causing them to collide with each other and trample on each other.
This is one aspect.
On the other hand, it comes directly from the terrible corrosive power of lime!
"Damn, what is this?"
"My eyes!"
The screams continued one after another.
When their eyes feel uncomfortable, they rub them with their hands or flush them with water. Then they find that doing so will only make the burning and pain worse!
"Master Lu, what are you waiting for? Fight out!"
Liu Zheng saw that Lu Zhengyi was still in a daze and quickly reminded him.
"Yes, yes, kill out!"
Lu Zhengyi reacted, waved his sword and shouted.
Because Liu Zheng had reminded him that the hands and feet of these eight hundred soldiers were wrapped in sheepskin and their mouths were covered with oilcloth. In this way, the impact of lime would be minimized. The problem of horse bandits has already plagued Yangzhou
It has been a long time since the four thousand horse bandits have completely lost their combat effectiveness. How could we not seize this opportunity?
Qin Changfeng also shouted and joined the battle.
This guy is really fierce, and he is really not just bragging. He raises the knife and drops it, killing a person in one move!
soon.
Outside Yangzhou City, it has become a purgatory dyed white and red with blood. The horse bandits have been harming the people for a long time, and death is not a pity. The eight hundred soldiers finally got the chance to avenge themselves, so they will naturally not show mercy.
Just half an hour!
The battle is over.
The Yangzhou captain came happily to report: "Sir, all four thousand horse bandits have been wiped out! One thousand war horses have been captured!"
"Okay, okay!"
Lu Zhengyi was overjoyed with this great victory.
"Young Master is a great talent!"
"Thank you for your help, sir. Thank you from Yangzhou!"
At this time, Lu Zhengyi didn't need to say anything, people expressed their gratitude to Liu Zheng one after another, especially the people who helped defend the city. They all looked at Liu Dong with inexplicable admiration.
To annihilate all four thousand horse bandits without losing a single soldier is something even a god or a man could not accomplish, right?
At this time, the most shocked person was Liu Zheng's father, Liu Dahao. He was as if he was meeting his son for the first time and was unable to react. The other one was Lu Zhengyi.
Don't you mean that he is a prodigal dandy? How can a dandy be able to "use troops like a god" and strategize thousands of miles away?
Great talent!
After this battle, Yangzhou will not have to worry about the intrusion of horse bandits for at least five or six years. In this troubled time, it can be said to be a peaceful place to live and work.
"You should be like Mr. Liu when you give birth to a son! But Mr. Li, this white thing is..."
Lu Zhengyi did not hesitate to express his praise. Others were also amazed and said that this thing was a magic weapon for defending the city.
Who in this generation has seen this?
This is simply more poisonous than Hedinghong!
Naturally, Liu Zheng would not tell his secret, so he said, "Master Lu, this is called lime, and it is also a rare thing. It took me three days to prepare this much."
Lu Zhengyi clicked his tongue in surprise. Seeing that Liu Zheng was unwilling to say more and didn't ask any more questions, he turned around and expressed his envy for Liu Dahao.
Liu Dahao quickly humbly said: "If you give me a prize, please give me a prize!"
Liu Zheng said: "Master Lu, we agreed on fifty soldiers..."
Lu Zhengyi laughed: "It's easy to talk! Today's victory is great, so I should treat you two to a banquet! I ordered you to go down and prepare a feast to reward the soldiers!"
Let alone fifty, he would be willing to borrow even a hundred!
"yes!"
Soon someone went down to prepare. At this time, Lu Zhengyi looked at Qin Changfeng who had just returned from the battlefield, his eyes flashing. This Qin Changfeng had just killed at least two hundred horse bandits, which was quite fierce. Such a strong man could not
It would be a huge pity to use it for yourself!
In order to show Yangzhou's loyalty and generosity, Lu Zhengyi directly allocated fifty soldiers to Liu Zheng on the spot, the same fifty soldiers who helped Liu Zheng bake lime.
Fifty people were unhappy when they heard that they were going to follow Liu Zheng to the barren Yinzhou. Liu Zheng promised on the spot that as long as they followed him, each person would receive a salary of two taels of silver per month. The fifty people were very happy, which made other people envious.
no.
that day.
The whole city of Yangzhou is killing pigs and sheep, which is as lively as the Chinese New Year.
"Hahaha, I can finally have a good meal!"
Lu Zhengyi arranged the three men and the fifty soldiers in the post house. Liu Dahao smelled the smell of meat from a distance and couldn't stop salivating. The rations along the way were just water, which was bland and tasteless.
Liu Zheng was preparing a package beside him and said with a smile: "We are not going to the banquet."
"What?"
Liu Dahao wiped away his saliva and shouted: "Son, as a father I..."
Liu Zheng said coldly: "Meat or life?"
Liu Dahao was shocked: "Zheng'er, what do you mean?"
Liu Zheng smiled slightly and said nothing.
He had long seen that Lu Zhengyi was not a person who could achieve anything, let alone work with him. He was indecisive and lacked courage. It was difficult to defend Yiyang Province, so what big things could he achieve?
Today’s dinner is probably a Hongmen Banquet!
He could remember that when Lu Zhengyi saw the ten thousand taels of silver notes yesterday, his eyes sparkled. He was more greedy than the horse bandits. In such troubled times, it is not uncommon for the government to kill people and steal goods, let alone here.
Sowing a place where there is no cure?
"Then...how do we escape?"
Liu Dahao also figured this out and suddenly started sweating profusely.
Qin Changfeng hummed from the side: "Young master, there is no need to worry, as long as I am here, I will ensure that the two of you are safe!"
Liu Zheng was overjoyed: "Changfeng, would you like to follow me to Yinzhou?"
Qin Changfeng bowed and clasped his fists: "Young Master has the world in mind and treats me with all your heart. Changfeng is willing to follow you even if you die!"
It’s finally done!
Liu Zheng was overjoyed. With this one man, he was better than thousands of troops.
"We can leave the city when it gets dark!"
Liu Zhengdao.
Liu Dahao asked: "Zheng'er, what are the fifty soldiers?"
Liu Zheng laughed loudly: "I had no intention of taking them away, but if I didn't say so, how could I have Lu Zhengyi let down his guard against us?"
Liu Dahao was dumbfounded. He realized that his son not only knew how to recite poems and write poems correctly, but also had a lot of brains. His ability to take care of things step by step was simply better than when he was doing business.
When Qin Changfeng heard this, he was moved to tears and felt that Liu Zheng was someone he could follow.
...
At this time, the county magistrate's office.
The atmosphere is cheerful and cheerful.
"Congratulations to the county magistrate, this great victory has been reported to Liangzhou, and it will definitely help you to rise higher and higher!"
The counselors congratulated Lu Zhengyi.
Lu Zhengyi's face was slightly gloomy.
Getting better and better?
This great victory is certainly something to be congratulated for, but what spreads out is that Liu Zheng's strategizing and surprising troops won the victory.
This made Lu Zhengyi feel like he had a lump in his throat and was extremely uncomfortable.
What's more...
Then Liu Dahao is really rich, with tens of thousands of taels of silver! Of course, if it were just these, Lu Zhengyi would not have any idea. But the special envoy brought a letter from Liangzhou Prefecture, implying that he was not guilty of killing the two.
, this made Lu Zhengyi feel a little lustful in his heart.
Ten thousand taels......
The annual tax revenue in Yangzhou is extremely pitiful, and there are still expenses. If he can get 500 taels, it is already a good year!
"Sir, are you worried about that child with a yellow mouth?"
"This is not difficult..."
Several counselors immediately guessed Lu Zhengyi's thoughts and came up with ideas one after another.
Lu Zhengyi laughed and pretended not to care: "I'm not worried about him. How can I say this?"
A counselor said sinisterly: "Today's dinner, we will..."
He slashed with his knife, making a beheading motion, and the other counselors nodded in agreement.
Lu Zhengyi said seriously: "Is this good? Besides, we are all colleagues..."
"Sir, you don't need to do anything about this, just leave it to us!"
"Yes, adults, feel free to drink!"
Soon, the group set a tone.
Lu Zhengyi was "hard to reject the warm hospitality", so he could only wave his hand and say, "I don't know, you can just act cheaply."
Counselors, imitate the Hongmen Banquet, prepare a hundred soldiers at the banquet, and sharpen your swords.
Several spies were arranged at the post house. Seeing that the fifty soldiers were still feeding their horses and waiting for orders, they did not get too close to the post house for fear of disturbing the situation.
After nightfall.
Lu Zhengyi ordered people to invite the Liu family and his son, only to learn that they had left secretly.
"Run away?"
Lu Zhengyi's face changed drastically and he said angrily: "Where are the fifty soldiers?"
"No one was taken away, only three war horses were taken away!"
Bang!
"Young son of the Liu family, you insult me too much!"
...
Three days later.
Liu Zheng finally came to Yinzhou.
At this time, he was melancholy.
The three of them rode horses and came to a small hillside. If they hadn't confirmed with the farmers in the fields nearby several times, they wouldn't have believed that this was the famous Yinzhou.
Looking up, there is not even a basic city.
The city gate with the word "Yinzhou" written on it looks like a large fence. Next to the fence, sitting a swarthy old man with a mouth with half of his teeth missing.
It is an earthy color, the roads are earthy, the buildings are earthy, so the sky is also earthy, the clothes people wear are also earthy, and their faces are earthy gray...
This is a place that seems extremely hopeless at first glance.
At a glance, there is not a single decent building or decent residence in this county town.
Occasionally, a few locals walked by. They were naked and skinny, but they stared at the three of them with extremely strong and wary eyes. If they hadn't seen the long knife behind Qin Changfeng's back, he would have come to question them.
.
"Is this Yinzhou?"
Liu Zheng was very confused.
Liu Dahao's legs also felt weak: "Son, let's go back to Liangzhou? As a father, I can still do some business...this, this, this..."
"Can you make some progress?"
Liu Zheng glared at him, pulled his horse and shouted: "The county magistrate is here!"
Because of the emptiness, there were echoes.
The dumb people didn't react much and looked at the three of them as if they were watching a show.