Chapter 38： Before the war

On October 15th, Liu Liangzuo's 40,000 army appeared outside the city of Suzhou.

The army was assembled in only half a month, which was faster than Wu Changqing expected.

At present, the Qing court is in an upswing period, and its work efficiency is very high. Unlike Ming Dynasty, which was in the late stage of a regime, the organization was bloated and decayed and its efficiency was low.

This is a necessary process for the rise and fall of a regime. When the Qing Dynasty reaches its later stage, its efficiency will be the same as that of the current Ming Dynasty.

After Liu Liangzuo came to Suzhou, he did not immediately attack the city, but first built a large camp and stationed him, and sent envoys to Suzhou City to persuade him to surrender.

It is a common practice in battlefields throughout the ages that the two armies do not slash their troops in battle.

However, Wu Changqing ignored this set. In order to convey his determination to resist to his men, he did not give the enemy envoys a chance to go into the city to talk nonsense, and directly ordered to shoot.

The messenger who was waiting to open the gate of the city under the city suddenly **** off and ran away.

His luck was a little bit better and he escaped, but some of his entourages died more than half.

"Hahaha."

The appearance of them fleeing in embarrassment is quite funny, and the rebels on the front of the city burst into laughter.

"I'd rather be a dead man than a living dog, fighting to the end, never surrendering."

Wu Changqing shouted, followed by Liu Hansan and others shouting this slogan.

"I would rather be a dead man than a living dog."

Thousands of people on the wall shouted together, and the momentum was quite spectacular.

Liu Liangzuo heard it clearly hundreds of meters across the city wall, and his face suddenly became extremely ugly.

Living dog, isn't he the one who scolded him.

The taint of surrendering to Manqing and becoming the second minister has always been a thorn in his heart. Now being laughed at by thousands of people, it's hard for him not to get angry.

Of course, more importantly, he was shocked by Wu Changqing's attitude.

The unspoken rules of the two armies are not obeyed. This is clearly a fight to the end, and there is no room for maneuver.

Liu Liangzuo couldn't figure out why Wu Changqing's attitude was so resolute, and he simply didn't leave a way for himself. Is it true that he is not afraid of death at all?

This makes Liu Liangzuo quite ashamed. After all, Wu Changqing has only a few thousand people, but he is very backbone. As for him, he once had an army of 100,000, but he was afraid of the strength of the Qing army and surrendered without fighting.

"It seems that a fierce battle is inevitable."

Cheng Tianbao, a general under Liu Liangzuo, said with emotion, he recalled the previous Jiangyin battle. The soldiers and civilians inside were also so stubborn, and they fell into a bitter battle.

At that time, Liu Liangzuo made a "Song of Persuading Folks" in order to persuade the soldiers and civilians to surrender to Jiangyin City, but unfortunately there was no use for birds.

"The city wall of Suzhou is higher than Jiangyin, so it's not easy to attack."

Xue Guiren, another participating general, echoed the road.

"Go back to camp and prepare for the attack tomorrow."

Liu Liangzuo snorted coldly, expressing his dissatisfaction with the frustration of his opponents. Saying these frustrating words before the fight started, isn't it disturbing the military's morale.

Liu Liangzuo's department went back to prepare, and Wu Changqing in Suzhou City was also arranging defense and preparing for battle.

In the city of Suzhou, upon hearing the news of the arrival of the Qing army, some panic appeared among the people. They were all worried that the Qing army would slaughter the city again after the city was broken.

Some people who want to escape can't get out, the city gate has been closed.

But not everyone is worried. Some people even hope that the Qing army can quickly break through the city.

Such as Tang Yu, Liu Shizao and other big businessmen.

They had already written letters to Liu Liangzuo to show their loyalty, so there was no need to worry that the Qing army would deal with them.

As long as the city is broken, the Chen Daolin family will be unlucky, and they can take the opportunity to get a soap and soap business.

These two businesses have been greedy for them during this period of time. When they inquired about the news and learned that the cost of these soaps turned out to be only 40 liters, each of their eyes was shocked.

This means that a piece of low-grade soap has a profit of more than 100 yuan, while a piece of high-end soap has a profit of close to one or two. As for soap, it's even higher.

In just a few days, the Chen family had already made tens of thousands of dollars in this business, which was a huge profit.

"Hurry up and break the city."

Tang Yu prayed in his heart, even, he was thinking about whether to lead the family to open the city gate and welcome the Qing army in.

After thinking about it, he didn't dare to act, because he knew that Wu Changqing's soldiers were very powerful.

With the combat power of his generals, he is definitely not an opponent of the Rebels. At that time, the gate of Biecheng hadn't been opened, and his own life would go in first.

"I'm afraid that the Chen family has been scared to sleep at night now."

Liu Shizao smiled.

"This is what they deserve. Chen Daolin thinks he is smart, but this time he winked."

Tang Yu laughed, and the two looked at each other, and both saw greed, pride, and expectation in each other's eyes.

"Boss Tang, when the Qing army breaks through the city, we must think of a way to grab the Chen family's business and belong to our two families."

Liu Shizao made a suggestion. He didn't want to share the profitable business with other businessmen. Tang Yu was attracted to Tang Yu because of his too strong strength. He couldn't give the other party a share.

"In fact, the method is very simple. As long as we can get the support of General Liu, then the business of the Chen family will naturally belong to us."

Liu Shizao understood Tang Yu's words in seconds. The biggest soldier in the troubled times, as long as he has the support of being a soldier, then other businessmen can't protest.

"How can I get the support of General Liu?"

Asked Liu Shizao.

"The best way is naturally to help him break the city. If this is not possible, then he can only wait for the city to be broken and offer a huge amount of silver."

Tang Yu said.

Help break the city?

Liu Shizao secretly said that Tang Yu was so bold that he had such an idea. They are businessmen, and war is not what they are good at.

"How do you do it?"

The two had reached an alliance, and then the two began to discuss a specific plan of action.

There is indeed some tension in the Chen family.

But it would be an exaggeration to say that I couldn't sleep at night, at least Chen Daolin was very calm.

Originally, he wanted to send his family out of the city quietly, but Wu Changqing told him not to worry, there is absolutely no problem defending the city.

With Wu Changqing's guarantee, Chen Daolin felt much more at ease.

His wife Zhen Shi was a little uneasy, but it was just uneasy.

Up to now, all of this is beyond the control of her as a woman. She can only accept her fate and wait for the development of the situation.

And Chen Yuyan, at this time, she was already worrying about her future husband.

On the battlefield, swords and guns have no eyes. She is very worried about Wu Changqing's accident, and then she will be a widow.

"Miss, don't worry, with General Wu's bravery, those enemies will definitely not hurt him at all."

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