bookrandom Chapter 130 I can’t stand it!
Chapter 130 I can’t stand it!
"Enter the city now?"
Chu Ning looked at Chang Hongbo on the city wall, with a hint of amusement on his face: "General Chang told me to set up camp outside the city, how come General Chang didn't agree to it after just a few days?"
You want to trick me into entering the city? No way.
As long as he enters the city, all the food and silver will become Chang Hongbo's pocket.
But it was different outside the city. At least Chang Hongbo didn't dare to rob food and silver openly.
It is impossible to enter the city. Only if the soldiers in the city cannot resist the temptation of the smell of meat and take the initiative to leave the city, they can gain an absolute advantage.
By then, it would be easy to seize the military power.
There are 300,000 troops approaching outside. If there is civil unrest in Da Chu at this moment, it will definitely give the enemy an opportunity.
The best way is to seize military power without bloodshed!
At this moment, Chang Hongbo's face was gloomy and he glared at his good-for-nothing son fiercely.
There are so many things I could say, but I chose to say this. Now, I can’t deny it even if I want to.
After all, that was said in front of everyone. If I deny it now, I will be looked down upon.
However, we cannot allow Chu Ning to continue to be arrogant and domineering at this moment, otherwise the soldiers below will not be able to resist the temptation and will leave the city.
With his eyes narrowed, Chang Hongbo said in a deep voice: "Since Your Highness is determined not to enter the city, I will not force you, but should the food and military pay you brought be distributed?"
Not entering the city?
Okay, take out the food and military pay first.
As long as they have these two things, the soldiers in the city will no longer be tempted by Chu Ning.
But Chu Ning chuckled and said, “General Chang, I can’t give you food and military pay before I meet all the soldiers.
This is a major event for the court, and I haven't counted the number of people yet. If I rashly distribute food and military pay, I'm afraid I'll be criticized."
The two sides exchanged words, and Chang Hongbo did not gain any advantage.
Chang Hongbo, who was always conceited, suddenly looked a little ugly.
"Your Highness, this is not possible, and that is not possible. Do you want to keep the silver and military pay for yourself?"
Since we can't reach an agreement, let's give Chu Ning something powerful.
Unexpectedly, Chu Ning laughed out loud: "Lord Chang must have made a mistake. These grains and military pay originally belonged to me personally, and were not raised by the court!
I can distribute it whenever I want!"
When these words were spoken, not only Chang Hongbo was shocked, but the soldiers around him also looked surprised.
Such a large amount of silver and grain were not allocated by the imperial court, but belonged to the Prince of Penglai himself.
In this case, what the Prince of Penglai said is correct.
Of course you should deal with your own things yourself!
At this moment, the hearts of all the soldiers sank. No one had expected that the final result would be like this.
But Chang Zhengyang snorted coldly, with a fierce look in his eyes: "Even if these silver and food are yours, Your Highness, but now the court needs them, and the soldiers here need them, Your Highness should take them out!"
Look, what a righteous statement.
Chu Ning said in amazement: “General Chang’s words do make some sense, but I want to ask, the soldiers on the front line have been trapped here for more than half a year, has your Chang family paid for it?
Your Chang family has had three officials in four generations, and the family has inherited the family name without interruption. As descendants of a famous family, the wealth and food accumulated over four generations should be quite a lot, right?
Before you ask me to take out the silver and food, why don't you ask yourself why your Chang family doesn't take out the money and food?"
As soon as these words were spoken, the scene fell into deathly silence.
Even those generals and soldiers who were loyal to the Chang family could not help but look at each other in confusion.
They had never thought about this question, but now that Chu Ning reminded them of this, they couldn't help but feel a little confused.
There is no doubt about the Chang family's financial resources, but why are they unwilling to pay out money and food after being trapped for more than half a year?
It would be fine if he didn't hand over the silver and grain, but why are we forcing the Prince of Penglai to hand them over now?
For a moment, the scene was extremely quiet, with only the autumn wind blowing continuously, and yellow sand falling on people's faces from time to time, making them feel painful.
At this moment, the Chang family father and son felt a burning sensation on their faces, as if they had been slapped hard in the face!
Chang Zhengyang was so angry that he was shaking all over. He wanted to refute but didn't know how.
Chang Hongbo glared at his son fiercely, secretly cursing him as a prodigal son.
This matter was caused by Chang Zhengyang from the very beginning, but now Chu Ning took the opportunity to turn the situation around!
Looking at the silent soldiers around him, Chang Hongbo felt a sinking feeling in his heart.
If people’s hearts are scattered, it will be difficult to lead the team!
Taking a deep breath, Chang Hongbo forced himself to calm down, stared at Chu Ning, and said seriously: "Your Highness, this is wrong!"
"If the commander-in-chief on the front line needs to provide food and military pay every time a war breaks out, what is the point of the court?"
"Your Highness is unwilling to distribute silver and food, why do you have to find such an excuse?"
After saying this, Chang Hongbo waved his hand and said, "Comrades, you all heard it. Your Highness is unwilling to distribute food and military pay. We can only rely on ourselves!"
Chang Zhengyang took the opportunity to shout: "Everyone disperse!"
At the command, all the surrounding soldiers, except those guarding on the city walls, dispersed.
Under the city, Chen An frowned: "Your Highness, it seems that the General of the Cavalry is determined not to let you take power."
Wu Lin also said with a cold face: "If the stalemate continues, the Great Zhao will definitely attack my Highness. At that time, the General of the Cavalry will definitely stand by and watch!"
The two men thought they could persuade many soldiers to leave the city today, but they were unexpectedly suppressed by Chang Hongbo.
Today's goal has not been achieved at all.
But Chu Ning didn't take it seriously and smiled playfully, "Just wait, there will be something interesting tonight~"
The two generals were surprised, but Chu Ning rode his horse back to the military camp.
To be honest, this yellow sand is really annoying and he doesn't want to stay outside the camp for a moment.
That night.
The stars are shining in the sky, the autumn wind is blowing, and the bright moonlight is illuminating the clear frost on the ground.
But at this moment, the south gate of Dingxiang City, which had been closed, was opened by someone, and then a troop of soldiers came out of the city quietly.
Although there were a large number of people, they were well-trained and did not make much noise.
The defenders on the city wall also left their posts and rushed out with the troops.
In just half an hour, thousands of people left the city gate and headed straight for the camp outside the city.
But that's not all. After two quarters of an hour, another army of several thousand men rushed out.
Even in the second half of the night, there was still a steady stream of soldiers leaving the city.
The next morning, Chang Hongbo received the news.
"General, it's bad. More than 10,000 people left the city last night!" a general hurried to report.
Chang Hongbo was furious when he heard this, and he slammed the table and shouted, "I have been very kind to them, but they actually dared to betray me!
In this case, don't blame me for being ruthless!
Come, tell the enemy army that the Prince of Penglai has brought food and military pay!"
I can't bear it!
We must use the troops of Da Zhao to get rid of Chu Ning!