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Text Chapter 278 Aiding Luoyang (4,000 words long chapter)

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    PS: That¡¯s all for today, I¡¯ll update it tomorrow!  "Is it over like this?" Yang Tong looked at the city in disbelief. Wagang and Daxing City retreated in tacit agreement, preparing to go back to their homes and find their mothers.  "This" The ministers in Luoyang were also extremely surprised. Logically speaking, both armies were elite divisions. If they didn't kill each other and decide the winner, why would they retreat?  The Luoyang generals originally planned to take advantage of the battle between the two armies to attack Wagang, but now they have no chance at all!  "In my opinion, Daxing City is only under the banner of rescuing Luoyang in name, but in fact it is not willing to lose troops and generals at all." Duan Da said angrily.  Yang Tong¡¯s face was ugly, and he could see that Daxing City had no intention of fighting for Luoyang.  The ministers in Luoyang nodded one after another and began to criticize Daxing City for not working hard.  But he didn't realize how ridiculous his behavior was. Since Wagang occupied Luokou Cang and Pei Renji surrendered to Li Mi, Yang Tong and the officials in Luoyang have been asking Yang Guang for help, so much so that the Manchu officials in Jiangdu thought that Luoyang was somewhat  Making a fuss out of a molehill.  It can be said that Luoyang is a bottomless pit. The reason why it can support it until now is because of the continuous flow of reinforcements to fill this deep hole.  Luoyang is the imperial capital, and the ministers in Luoyang also have a superior mentality. Now they suddenly find that these reinforcements are constantly commanding and are unwilling to work hard for Luoyang, and their hearts suddenly become unbalanced.  "Perhaps, His Highness the King of Dai believes that the most important task is to rescue Luoyang, so he did not pursue it. His Highness the King of Yue is thinking on the bright side. If Wagang retreats, doesn't it mean that the siege of Luoyang has been resolved." Huangfu Wuyi defended slightly.  A sound.  The ministers in Luoyang thought that the days of siege of Luoyang were coming to an end.  Then his face softened slightly.  "Your Highness, please look, His Highness the King has sent an envoy!" Duan Da said, pointing to the city.  Yang Tong looked sideways and saw a Daxing Army soldier under the city carrying the flag of Daxing City, crossing the ditch and heading towards the west gate.  "Put down the hanging basket! Pull him up!" Yang Tong ordered.  Wagang besieged Luoyang for a long time to ensure safety.  The four city gates have long been blocked tightly. It is impossible to open the city gates in a short time. This is the only way to enter and exit Luoyang City.  Immediately, a hanging basket was lowered from the Luoyang City Wall, and the Daxing soldiers cooperated to get on the hanging basket and be pulled up to the Luoyang City Wall. ? Simply verify your identity and confirm it is correct.  The soldier was brought before the officials in Luoyang.  At this time, the officials in Luoyang discovered that the soldier's armor was full of scratches. He had obviously just passed through the battle under the city, and the smell of blood on his body had not dissipated.  "See His Royal Highness the King of Yue, see all my lords!" Daxing soldiers saluted, neither humble nor overbearing.  "I am the King of Yue. Please present the third brother's letter!" Yang Tong said.  "Uh" The soldier glanced at Yang Tong cautiously.  He said with embarrassment: "His Royal Highness the King of Yue, His Highness the King of Dai has ordered me to deliver the letter to Master Tian Xiutian." Yang Tong felt embarrassed for a while, and then he remembered that everything in Daxing City in Luoyang was  Leave it to Tian Xiu to handle.  The ministers in Luoyang were also dissatisfied, but because the Daxing Army's 100,000 troops had just fought for Luoyang, it was difficult to say anything in person.  "Invite Mr. Tian!" Duan Da said to help.  Soon.  Tian Xiu arrives.  "I am Tian Xiu, the head of the Household Department!" Tian Xiu said solemnly.  Although all the officials in Luoyang were here, it was impossible for Tian Xiu to fake it, but the soldier still meticulously checked Tian Xiu's official seal. After confirming Tian Xiu's identity, he took it out from a hidden buckle in the armor.  A letter was handed to Tian Xiu.  Tian Xiu without hesitation tore open the letter in front of the officials in Luoyang and read it carefully.  In fact, Tian Xiu was reading the letter seriously on the surface, but he was quietly observing the reactions of the officials in Luoyang from the corner of his eye.  Seeing that the eyes of all the ministers in Luoyang were focused on him, Tian Xiu's vanity suddenly skyrocketed. He, a small director of the Ministry of Industry, only had an official position the size of a sesame seed.  But just because he is the plenipotentiary representative of Daxing City in Luoyang, ministers at the ministerial level are usually polite when they see him.  This moment made him even more proud in front of His Royal Highness the King of Yue and the officials of Luoyang. This experience was probably the most glorious and glorious moment in his life.  Of course, Tian Xiu did not dare to keep the King of Yue waiting too long and read the letter quickly.  Lift your head.  "What? What did the third brother say in the letter?" Yang Tong asked eagerly.  Tian Xiudao: "This time His Highness, King Dai, learned that Luoyang was in danger and was extremely anxious. He personally led an army of 100,000 to rescue Luoyang. He also brought a large number of weapons and armor.""Where are you now?" "How many are there?" "When can we arrive?"  The ministers in Luoyang asked eagerly. The scene was a little chaotic for a moment. Now that Luoyang has experienced two disastrous defeats, the soldiers have abandoned their helmets and armor.  , all the food, grass and baggage were lost. At this moment, Daxing City¡¯s assistance was like providing help in times of need.  "Now these materials have been transported to Xin'an County. There are a total of 10,000 pieces of armor, 30,000 weapons, 3,000 war horses, 2,000 crossbows, and 200,000 arrows. In addition, His Royal Highness the King of Yue can also obtain funds from the Imperial Bank  The Luoyang branch will spend one hundred thousand guan as military pay. "Every time Tian Xiu said something, the smiles on the faces of the officials in Luoyang grew a little brighter. When they finally heard that they could still spend another 100,000 guan as military pay, they were even more happy.  Mouth.  "Okay!" Yang Tong said excitedly.  Although Daxing City had provided constant assistance before, it was not as large and comprehensive as this time. Yang Tong was naturally happy to hear that so much material had arrived.  "His Royal Highness the King of Dai really values ????love and righteousness, and his righteousness is as high as the sky." "His Royal Highness the King of Dai takes the overall situation into consideration and is the mainstay of the empire." ¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­ All of a sudden, the ministers in Luoyang kept flattering, "I don¡¯t know that the King of Dai  "Has His Highness mentioned when this baggage will be delivered?" Huangfu Wuyi asked eagerly, "Now that Luoyang City is short of weapons and materials, it is really in urgent need of these materials."  Yang Tong also looked at Tian Xiu expectantly.  Tian Xiu did not disappoint them and said cheerfully: "Now the aid has been loaded into trucks and will be delivered early tomorrow morning." The faces of everyone in Luoyang were filled with joy.  "But" Tian Xiu paused.  The faces of the ministers were filled with joy.  "But what?" Yang Tong asked anxiously.  "But it's not just this baggage that needs to be transported into Luoyang City, there is also" The faces of the officials in Luoyang were solemn, and they secretly guessed in their hearts.  Could it be that the Daxing Army still wants to enter Luoyang City?  What to do?  If the Daxing Army is not allowed to enter Luoyang City, I am afraid that these aids will be gone. If the Daxing Army is allowed to enter Luoyang City, then the Daxing Army will be able to easily control Luoyang City.  Yang Tong and the officials in Luoyang looked at each other, feeling extremely embarrassed.  "There are still some merchants who want to transport a little material into Luoyang." Tian Xiu said a little embarrassed.  "Merchant?" Luoyang ministers exclaimed.  His expression was wonderful.  "Nowadays, Luoyang City is lacking in materials and prices are soaring. Let the goods from Daxing City enter Luoyang and the prices will drop. This will also be good for stabilizing Luoyang. This can also be regarded as private assistance." Tian Xiu explained.  "So that's it!" Yang Tong secretly breathed a sigh of relief.  He waved his big hand and said: "No matter how many merchants there are, I will be sure." As soon as Yang Tong said this, the ministers in Luoyang had no objection. After all, Daxing City had assisted Luoyang with so much material, so it was not enough to put forward such a few conditions.  It's not an exaggeration, but they don't know how much material Tian Xiu said is there.  They simply believe that control is occupation by force.  But they didn't realize that Daxing City had silently controlled Luoyang City in a new way. This order completely turned Luoyang into an economic vassal of Daxing City.  Nothing happened all night.  At dawn, scouts from Daxing City and Luoyang were everywhere, closely monitoring every move of the Wagang Army.  It seems that Wagang already knew that it was impossible to stop Daxing City from rescuing Luoyang, and gave up helplessly. He retreated to Jinyong City and never came out again, closing the city to defend himself.  "Boom!" The city of Luoyang was closed for more than two months.  Finally the west city gate was opened.  "Drive!" The four-wheeled carriage galloped on the brick road. It did not stop at the foot of Luoyang City. It followed the passage filled by the engineering troops, crossed five ditches in a row, and galloped all the way into Luoyang City.  From morning to afternoon, it took nearly a day to collect 10,000 pieces of armor, 30,000 weapons, 3,000 horses, and 2,000 crossbows.  Two hundred thousand arrows were finally safely transported to Luoyang City.  Stroking the weapons and armor well maintained with grease, the piles of arrows, and the three thousand strong horses, the Luoyang generals were extremely excited.  Thirty thousand weapons can form 30,000 new soldiers, 3,000 horses can form 3,000 cavalry, and 2,000 crossbows can train archers. With these weapons, the Luoyang army will regain its strength.  "Come here, distribute these weapons." Huangfu Wuyi said.  "Yes!" Immediately, a soldier happily stepped forward to carry this item.?Weapons, and at the same time, the wages that were still in arrears were distributed along with the weapons.  The Luoyang army had already been in arrears with soldiers' pay for a long time. After receiving support from Daxing City, they immediately withdrew 100,000 guan from the Imperial Bank branch and collected another 50,000 guan from the treasury.  With the payment of 150,000 guan in silver salary, the military morale of Luoyang soldiers settled down.  During dinner, the soldiers sat together in groups. Since the siege of Luoyang had been lifted today, Luoyang brought a large amount of food from Hanjiacang, so the soldiers could eat freely.  "I heard that most of the salary this time comes from Daxing City?" A thin soldier put down the third bowl of rice, burped, and returned to the crowd, saying in a low voice.  "Isn't this strange? Daxing City is now much stronger than Luoyang. The entire Guanzhong is under the administration of Daxing City. We are only an isolated city in Luoyang. Even if we have some foundation, we are still sitting on nothing." A team was putting down their jobs, shaking their heads and sighing.  road.  "Commander, I heard that the soldiers in Daxing City are not only highly paid, but they can also eat meat every day?" The soldier looked at the food without any oily smell and said with envy.  "It's true. Daxing City makes canned meat. It can be stored for two months without spoiling. Daxing City also brought some here before. Our team was lucky enough to eat it at the captain's house. It's so delicious.  Ah! Now think about it, all we eat is pig food." Captain looked at the food in his hands with disgust.  "That's right, maybe the Daxing army outside the city is eating canned meat, but we are eating these here?" Another Luoyang soldier said.  "However, he said casually, but he didn't know that he was right. During the expedition, soldiers in Daxing City were given extremely high food treatment, and canned meat was a daily necessity.  ¡°How great would it be if we also returned to Daxing City?¡± the thin soldier sighed.  Team Zheng lowered his head and said mysteriously: "Don't think about it. Now that the emperor is dead, both King Dai and King Yue want to be emperor. On the surface, Luoyang and Daxing City have a good relationship, but in fact they are both on guard against each other." This kind of royal gossip  These ordinary soldiers were so excited that they all raised their heads.  "Who do you think can be the emperor?" "Of course it is His Highness the King of Dai, who has money, food and soldiers." "I think it is His Highness the King of Yue. Luoyang is the imperial capital, and the King of Yue stays in Luoyang, so it is natural for him to ascend the throne and proclaim himself the emperor."?¡­  ¡­¡­¡­¡­ The soldiers just made random guesses, raised a little louder voice, and were immediately dispersed by the captain. They turned a deaf ear to this phenomenon. After all, there were too many things to control.  After Daxing City delivered the weapons and armor to Luoyang, it was Luoyang's turn to fulfill its promise.  "One hundred places!" Huangfu Wuyi's face twitched as he looked at the place Tian Xiu handed over to enter Luoyang City.  According to the agreement between Daxing City and Luoyang City, one merchant can pull one hundred carriages of goods. If one hundred merchants can pull the goods of 10,000 carriages, wouldn't that mean 10,000 carriages of goods?  Once the goods from Daxing City enter Luoyang City, the price will double. Even so, this price is considered to be high quality and low price compared with the price in Luoyang City. When the price of rice in Luoyang was the highest, it reached 3,000 per bucket.  money.  Once these high-quality and low-priced Daxing goods enter Luoyang City, Luoyang citizens who have already been fed up with the high prices in Luoyang will definitely rush to buy and hoard them.  At that time, a large amount of wealth had not fallen into the hands of Daxing City merchants. This was the rhythm of evacuating Luoyang!  Huangfu Wuyi lamented.  He finally understood why Tian Xiu had an embarrassed expression when a small amount of goods entered Luoyang City.  Seeing that Huangfu Wuyi was showing signs of getting angry, Tian Xiu hurriedly said: "General, the more material from Daxing City enters Luoyang, the more stable prices will be. At this time, Luoyang City will be more stable, which will help you, General, defend the city!  " Huangfu Wuyi was silent.  Tian Xiuyi gritted his teeth and said: "Since I have made money from these merchants, how about I ask these merchants to transport more food and let them give porridge to the poor?" Prices in Luoyang City have soared, and the poor cannot afford to buy food at all. If these merchants are allowed to  Giving porridge to these poor people has many benefits for Luoyang City.  Huangfu Wuyi's face softened slightly and he nodded helplessly.  The second day.  Luoyang City was opened again, and a large number of four-wheeled carriages entered Luoyang City again. Looking at the four-wheeled carriages that were as full as possible, all Luoyang soldiers were stunned.  These merchants spent a lot of money to obtain a quota to enter Luoyang City, but each person can only have a limit of 100 carriages. In order to be able to pull more goods into Luoyang City, these merchants went to great lengths to load carriages.  goods.  The heavy goods are on the bottom, and the large and light goods are piled on top. Each carriageThe weight has reached its limit and the space has been fully utilized.  Watching the horse-drawn carriages entering Luoyang City one after another, everyone admired these merchants in admiration.
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