Although Li Qi unified his combat thinking, the news of the fall of Daming Mansion still intensified the fear of the subjects who stayed in Kaifeng. This also forced everyone to place all their hopes on Zhao Kai and Li Qi, and did not dare to disobey them.
The order. Those ministers and their families all lived in the palace. The palace was so big and there were many gardens. It was really relaxing and pleasant for people to live in this place. And their residences were given to the people to live in, and according to Zhao Kai's request
, spent most of the money and food at home to help the people.
Kaifeng Mansion posted another notice on measures to prevent the plague, and gathered all the doctors in the city together to arrange their tasks. Even the Imperial Hospital was sent out to prevent the emergence of the plague.
Seeing that these ministers were acting like this, the people in the capital volunteered one after another to accept some refugees into their homes. Under the leadership of Zhao Kai and Li Qi, the people of Kaifeng gradually gathered together and became a rope.
This seems to be a major characteristic of the Chinese nation. Usually they always rebel in the same group. Either you kill me or I kill you. However, once they encounter foreign aggression, they can always unite together.
Li Qi just couldn't understand why history kept repeating itself over and over again despite having taught us so many times. If it had been like this, what would have happened to the Jin Kingdom?
After learning that Daming Mansion had been lost, many ministers once again suggested that Zhao Kai give up Kaifeng and flee south. Zhao Kai just smiled in response and did not blame them. He just asked these ministers to perform their duties, do a good job in the city, and comfort them.
Good people, don't cause any trouble. Be sure to distribute food to the people. As for the defense of the city, you let them take care of it. They can't do it.
Under Zhao Kai's strong force, those ministers could only obey and did not dare to neglect anything, and followed Zhao Kai's instructions.
Suburbs.
The dust was flying, and I could see teams of sentries passing by. There were schools everywhere, and some newly joined soldiers were intensifying their training. One hundred people per battalion, fifty people per regiment, twenty people per team, and ten people per group.
"The general will see you at the end, Your Highness, Commander-in-Chief Bu."
In the afternoon of this day, Zhao Kai and Li Qi arrived at the base camp in the suburbs. Brothers Yue Fei and Niu Gao hurried out to greet them.
Following Li Qi's previous actions, the famous generals of the Song Dynasty have been deployed to various places, so that the task of defending the city now falls on Yue Fei, who is only in his twenties.
The current Yue Fei is certainly not as good as the Yue Fei in the Southern Song Dynasty, but he is a newborn calf who is not afraid of tigers. He is young and frivolous. Coupled with Li Qi's previous encouragement, he is not afraid at all now and seems very excited.
Not only that, he was also assisted by Niu Gao, Yue Fan, and Yang Zaixing, who also gave people a glimpse of the future of the Song Dynasty.
"No need, no need." Zhao Kai raised his hand and said easily: "Yue Fei and Niu Gao, I heard that you made extraordinary achievements in Dengzhou not long ago. You are really better than me!"
He also knew that now he should try his best to say some encouraging words.
Moreover, he, Yue Fei and Niu Gaoke can be regarded as classmates, and they have shared weal and woe with Yue Fei, so they can be regarded as old friends.
Yue Fei is an old-fashioned person. A king is a king and a minister is a minister. He cupped his fists and said, "Your Highness, thank you for your praise. This is all due to Bu Shuai's good teaching."
Li Qi joked: "Yue Fei and I have been separated for three days. I'm so impressed. I didn't expect you to flatter the leader. I'm really happy."
Zhao Kai laughed and said: "You said it was flattery. I actually believed it. I don't understand what Li Qi's methods are, what kind of teaching is good, he is encouraging you to help him achieve military exploits, you must not let him
Cheated."
Li Qi let out a cry and said: "Your Highness, you are just trying to stir up trouble! However, Yue Fei and I are life-and-death friends. This trick of yours is useless. You might as well do something real."
Yue Fei was teased by the two men, and he didn't know what to say. They burst into laughter.
They were so relaxed in the face of this formidable enemy, which also infected the surrounding soldiers and greatly increased their confidence!
Next, Yue Fei and Niu Gao took Zhao Kai and Li Qi to inspect the defenses outside the outer city. Since they were going to leave the city for a decisive battle, of course, this defense work must be cautious and careful.
Fortunately, many fortresses and defense equipment had been established near the capital, and the entire defense system itself was very complete, which undoubtedly greatly reduced Yue Fei's pressure.
Although Yue Fei has no experience in defending the city, his talent in this area is really impressive. With the knowledge he learned from Zhongshi Dao, he has improved the entire perimeter defense of Kaifeng Mansion in an orderly manner.
Of course, Li Qi also contributed a lot to this. It was precisely because of his original drill that generals such as Zhong Shidao gave many suggestions of their own, which made Kaifeng Mansion's defense line more stable.
Zhao Kaike can be regarded as a half-disciple of Zhongshi Dao, and has worked hard in this area. Unlike Li Qi, he can't even talk on paper. He nods from time to time, and looks like he is quite powerful.
Li Qi said he despised it.
In addition, in addition to the Forbidden Army, you can also see many common people participating in it. Although these common people cannot wield swords and guns, they still have no problem picking and choosing. It is precisely because of their help that the burden on the Forbidden Army is reduced. Everyone
It can be said that we are working together to protect Kaifeng.
When the imperial guards saw Zhao Kai coming, they all saluted. It could be seen that they all respected Zhao Kai very much. This was all due to the food. They heard that Zhao Kai was eating simple meals in the palace, so all the good things were given to them.
, how could they not willingly sacrifice their lives for Zhao Kai?
Zhao Kai didn't have the airs of a regent at all. He greeted them cordially, talked and laughed with them, and even helped the people lift stones and pick wood. He did not put himself in a higher position.
He quickly became one with the military and civilians.
These soldiers and civilians were even more moved when they saw how friendly the regent was.
When some literati in the past saw this scene, they quickly took out their pens and inks, trying to record everything before them.
The king yields to the people, and the people respect the king.
This scene is truly unprecedented in the more than one hundred years of history of the Song Dynasty.
Unknowingly, it was already noon, and Zhao Kai and Li Qi were sitting on the ground with the people, eating big steamed buns and porridge. They were chatting and laughing, and bursts of laughter could be heard from time to time, which relieved the tense atmosphere a lot.
After the meal, Zhao Kai was ready to help the people set up defenses again, but the soldiers and civilians said nothing and would not let him do it again. Later, Li Qi also came out to dissuade him, and he gave up.
Niu Gao suddenly said: "Commander Bu, the ghost army is ready. When can you go over and take a look?"
"Ghost Army?"
Zhao Kai raised his eyebrows, turned to look at Li Qi, and said, "Does the capital have such an army? Why have I never heard of you?"
Li Qi said sarcastically: "Sorry, I was so busy that I forgot to tell you that this ghost army was only established recently. But don't worry, Your Highness, I will take you to see it later."
"Then let's go quickly."
Zhao Kai was so impatient that he pulled Li Qi away and asked curiously: "Why is it called the Ghost Army?"
Li Qi said straightforwardly: "I saw that the army of the great traitor Guo Yaoshi was called the Resentful Army. I named it the Ghost Army, mainly for the purpose of scaring people. In addition, the meaning I gave to this army is to harvest lives."
"Harvest lives?" Zhao Kai nodded and said, "Then what's special about this army?"
Li Qi smiled and said: "It's nothing special. It's just that this army has the most advanced equipment in the world. In addition, there is a very special team standing behind them. What they are like, His Highness will know when they go over and take a look.
"
The group of people hurried to the largest school ground in Beicheng. At a glance, this school ground was very different from other school grounds, because the outside of this school ground was not a wooden fence, but completely sealed, and there was a heavy military layer on the outside.
They were guarded by layers of guards. What was even more eye-catching was that the military flag was also very different. There was a crow embroidered on the black flag. In the Song Army's belief, there had never been a crow!
This is far more than that. To enter this military camp, you, the regent, cannot go to this station. Or you can enter by just relying on Li Qi's face. You must have a special token, and you must go through numerous tests. One by one
After registration, you can finally enter the school grounds.
The complicated procedures for entering alone opened Zhao Kai's eyes and made him even more curious about this army.
When he came inside, Zhao Kai hurriedly glanced around and saw that on both sides of the playground in front of him, knights wearing black light armor and black face shields were training to sprint. But what attracted the most attention was not the black knights.
armor, but those cold eyes.
That's not all. In the middle of the playground, there are chariots, big or small, pulled by donkeys, horses, or pushed by people. The largest one can accommodate fifty people, and the small one can accommodate ten people.
The soldiers on some cars were holding long guns, whirring, and flames were spraying out from the gun tips. Some cars were equipped with archers, and some cars were equipped with crossbows. There was one for every 10 cars.
The commander-in-chief organized the soldiers into a team. When they moved, they formed a formation, and when they stopped, they formed a camp. Beside the chariot, there were some heavy infantrymen wearing heavy armor who were fighting in conjunction with the chariot.
Zhao Kai looked at it with surprise and said: "These cars are really special!"
Li Qi smiled and said: "This is called a chariot of fire. It is used for mobile defense. It is specially designed to target enemy cavalry charges. I have prepared a total of two thousand vehicles. What you see is only a small part."
Zhao Kai asked again: "What about this formation?"
Li Qi smiled and said: "I learned this formation from my breeder."
"I see."
Zhao Kai nodded and suddenly heard several roars coming from inside.
Zhao Kai raised his eyebrows and asked, "Is this the sound of gunpowder?"
Li Qi nodded and said: "To be precise, it should be firearms. Inside is the ace army of the ghost army, the Shenji Battalion, which is also our family. They will play a vital role in this battle."
Zhao Kai said: "Then let's go and have a look."
Li Qi couldn't wait to take a look. In fact, he only verbally ordered others to do all this. It was his second time to do it. After all, he had too many things to be busy with some time ago, and every one of them
Everything was urgent, and when he first came, the secret military base had not been moved here yet. There were only cavalry and infantry, and there was nothing to see.
The arrival of Zhao Kai and the others did not cause any commotion. The soldiers of the Ghost Army were training hard. Unless they passed by Li Qi and the others, they would stop to salute a military salute, but that was all. Then, they would immediately
I threw myself into the training and didn't take them seriously.
If Tong Guan and the others were here, they would probably talk about Li Qi again.
Zhao Kai felt that the army should have such an atmosphere and nodded frequently.
When he came to the school grounds, before Zhao Kai could take a look, he suddenly heard a few "swish, swish, swish" sounds. Looking for the sound, he saw more than ten crows flying into the sky, with their wings spitting fire. This made Zhao Kai furious.
Take a breath of air conditioning.
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