The end of the world begins with the king

Chapter 773 Reinforcement
Although Li Jinzhong shot Yang Qingshan away, what happened at the city gate was still spread into Rongcheng.

It only took half a day for the news to spread among the dignitaries in the city, and there was a lot of discussion in the city for a while.

Li Jinzhong didn't care about the opinions of ordinary people and soldiers, but the change in the attitude of these city dignitaries made him dare not take it lightly.

It is true that Li Jinzhong is a "military leader", but the position under his buttocks is also supported by the people below.

The Jin Dynasty was established for a hundred years, and the capitals of various places have also been transferred for a hundred years. The internal relationship is intricate, and even Li Jinzhong has to deal with it carefully.

So at noon that day, he summoned the military officers of a thousand households and above, and the civil officials of the fifth rank and above in Rongcheng.

Inside and outside the conference hall, Wu Ya squeezed seven NO.80 people, and everyone was discussing loudly, making the place extraordinarily noisy and noisy.

"Let the adults come!"

"Let the adults come!"

The soldier yelled twice at the top of his voice before the scene gradually became quiet, and everyone turned their eyes to the outside.

"What are you arguing about?" Li Jinzhong said with a cold face.

Beside him, Wang Baozhen, the envoy of Shannan, was also following.

"That kid, Zhao Yanxun, sent a poor and rotten scholar to say some nonsense, so you guys are anxious to get angry?"

"Damn it, before the war started, all of you are so cowardly?"

After cursing like this, seeing that no one said a word, Li Jinzhong stepped into the courtyard.

"The matter has come to this point, we have no turning back, leaving the city to surrender is to die, don't you understand?"

"Then, how many people did King Yong kill in the capital, how many noble titles were cut, and how many officials were dismissed... Have you forgotten?"

"Such a tyrannical person, you dare to hand over your wealth and life to him?"

Many times, no matter how the truth makes sense, the last one to listen to which kind of truth comes down to whose voice is louder.

Right now, Li Jinzhong's voice is loud.

Hearing his statement, he had already shaken his lord, but at this moment, in order to protect himself and his family, he could only fight Zhao Yanxun to the end.

"You don't have to worry too much. We are not fighting alone. King Ning has united with the five counties in the south and wants to send troops to reinforce our army!"

"Yang Hongwen of Lingbei Dusi has led an army of [-] to the north, and King Ning will send more reinforcements later..."

Here Li Jinzhong lied. Yang Hongwen only brought 2 regular troops to the north, and the other [-] were civilian husbands who delivered supplies.

And for these 1 people, the tall ones were selected from the short ones among the only [-] troops left in Lingbei Dusi.

As for the follow-up increase in troops, it was just a sentence from King Ning, and there were many difficulties in realizing it.

"Everyone, what we have to do is not to defeat the Yong army, but to defend the city..."

Walking up the steps, Li Jinzhong looked around at the crowd and said, "As long as we survive for three to five months, even if the reinforcements from the south don't come, the Yong army probably won't be able to afford it!"

In order to stabilize the morale of the army, Li Jinzhong also tried his best.

In fact, he was the one who worried the most.

Don't think he will speak harshly, but as long as he thinks of the hundreds of thousands of imperial court troops being defeated by the Yong army, he will feel hopeless in his heart.

He was convincing his subordinates, but he was also convincing himself.

"Everyone, we will definitely win!"

After some generous speeches, Li Jinzhong was relieved to see his subordinates "settle down".

After another arrangement, Li Jinzhong dismissed his subordinates.

In the yard, there are only two envoys left.

"We have to consider the way forward!" Wang Baozhen said with a serious expression.

"Do you think we will lose?"

"I see no hope of winning!"

"Then you should stop me just now, don't let me shoot that arrow!"

"The crowd is so excited, how can I stop you!"

Sighing, Li Jinzhong was full of helplessness and said: "The matter has come to this point, it is useless to say more, we can only guard the city and wait for times to change!"

In fact, it is inevitable that people have come to this point in a daze.

At first Li Jinzhong wanted benefits, then he was unwilling to give up the power in his hands, and finally embarked on the current road of no return.

And right now, he can only go one way to the dark.

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"Civil and military officials of the fifth rank and above in the two counties, if they go out of the city to plead guilty, they will be spared the death penalty!"

"Did you hear me right?" Yang Hongwen was full of surprise.

In front of him, a big man respectfully replied: "My lord, the envoy sent by King Yong speaks clearly, and the humble officer can hear clearly!"

Stroking his beard, Yang Hongwen couldn't help but said: "This King Yong... is really crazy!"

Yang Hongwen also saw that these conditions proposed by Zhao Yanxun did not intend for Li Jinzhong to win at all.

Sending someone to pass the edict this time is more of a humiliation to Li Jinzhong and others, provided that the Yong army wins this battle.

As for whether the Yong army can win, Yang Hongwen is not sure.

There are all kinds of rumors about the tyranny of the Yong army, but Yang Hongwen always feels that it is too exaggerated to be too fake, because there has been no such army since ancient times.

In Yang Hongwen's view, the imperial court's hundreds of thousands of troops were defeated. In Yang Hongwen's opinion, apart from the tyranny of the Yong army, the more reason was the internal fighting of the imperial army.

People can only make judgments within the scope of cognition, whether it is Yang Hongwen or people from the southern counties, so they all have unrealistic fantasies like Li Jinzhong.

At this time, Yang Hongwen continued to ask: "Where is the main force of the Yong army now?"

"I have passed Shan'an County, only 150 miles away from Rongcheng!"

Picking up the helmet on the side, Yang Hongwen frowned and said, "In this way, the Yong army will reach Rongcheng in at most two or three days!"

Speaking of this, Yang Hongwen couldn't help sneering: "This man surnamed Li is also ruthless. He emptied the treasury along the way to Shu and looted the food of the common people. I'm afraid many people will starve to death again!"

"The monsters in his southwest land haven't been cleaned up yet. Now that the elites of the two counties have been taken away by him, I'm afraid that Rongcheng will be guarded...these two counties are also finished!"

The hungry people in the two counties were easily killed by zombies, and then turned into new zombies to bite people.

Yang Hongwen's analysis is really not alarmist talk, but something very likely to happen.

Just as the scouts retreated, someone galloped closer, but it came from the southeast.

"My lord, His Royal Highness King Ning has led a total of [-] troops from Nanhai and Nanhai counties in Jiangxi to the north!"

Hearing the news from this person, Yang Hongwen squinted and said, "Can they gather [-] troops? Can you honestly tell me how many people there are?"

The visitor seemed a little embarrassed, but he still replied: "There are [-] soldiers and [-] civilian husbands!"

"That's right. Although the combined strength of these two counties is large, they still have to guard against the Jiangbei Yong army. How dare they all be transferred to the western front!"

Immediately afterwards Yang Hongwen asked again: "King Ning is here too?"

"Exactly!"

Swiping the messenger back, Yang Hongwen frowned and said: "He doesn't know about soldiers, but he personally led the army to the north. I'm afraid he doesn't want military power!"

Yang Hongwen was extremely alert to King Ning's random "stretching out his hand".

No matter what those two from Jiangxi Nanhai think, anyway, he will never let anyone get involved in his military power, even if this person is the nominal co-lord of the five southern counties.

"Command the army, hurry up as soon as possible, and make sure to go to the south bank of the great river before tomorrow!"

The Yong army is almost at Rongcheng, if they don't hurry up, they won't be able to provide support at all.

Of course, in order to preserve his own strength, Yang Hongwen would not cross the river casually.

Even if he had to cross the river, he should unite with the reinforcements who came from behind. Anyway, he was not in a hurry.

In this chaotic world, having soldiers in your hands is the capital to settle down, and Yang Hongwen dare not squander it casually.

(End of this chapter)