Seeing that Ruyang City had already taken precautions, Gui Yunzheng decisively ordered the entire army to camp on the spot.
Not long after, I saw camps everywhere outside Ruyang City, with cloud flags fluttering.
"There are so many, General, how can we withstand the enemy?"
On the top of the city, Ruyang's deputy general Chen Zhong was a little shocked by the formation in front of him.
"General Chen, you and I should share your worries by sharing your worries. Now even if the army is pressing down on the territory, we can only fight to the death. As the saying goes, 'when soldiers come, they will be blocked, and when water comes, the soil will flood'. Although Ruyang is small, the city walls are also high, and the enemy is eager to I’m afraid it won’t be easy to break it!”
Wu Tong said calmly, his expression unchanged at all.
"It's true!"
Chen Zhong bowed in obeisance.
Nothing happened that day.
On this end, after Gui Yunzheng decisively set up camp, after noon, he dressed in casual clothes, took his beloved wife Ma Zijin, Xie Laosan, and Xiong Laomao and quietly left the camp.
Ruyang, located in the south of Luoyang, has a mountainous territory. It is the birthplace of the wine ancestor Dukang, so it is also known as the "hometown of the wine ancestor". According to historical legend, it was here that Du Kang created the method of making wine, thus laying the foundation for Chinese liquor brewing. This is where the name of the ancestor of wine comes from. Because the territory is mountainous, it is said that during the Warring States Period, Gui Guzi, a native of Chu, who was revered by Taoists as Wang Chan, once lived in seclusion in Yunmeng Mountain, Ruyang, where he gathered sages and taught Taoism.
Of course, when Gui Yunzheng and others went out to camp, it was not for the sake of the mountains and rivers of Ruyang.
Gui Yunzheng knew that if he wanted to enter Luoyang, he should first go to Ruyang. As for Ruyang City, it is difficult to defend the city. Wu Tong, the defender, is quite good at defending the city. If he wants to attack with a large army, it may not be possible for a while, and it will take too long and will delay the progress of the entire strategic plan. If he cannot march into Luoyang City in time, the plan to join forces with General Jin Ba will not be realized. Li Shentong may not be good at using troops, but Luoyang is easy to defend but difficult to attack, and the merchants and merchants are horns with each other, so it is really not easy to break.
Moreover, for Ning Hou, Luoyang and Shangdu were the last places where he could save face. Otherwise, as soon as the two places are broken, the armies of himself and Wei Wu can go straight north, and they will successfully meet in Zhending. If that happens, I'm afraid that Ninghou's head will definitely be in danger, the government and the public will be greatly shaken, and Prince Jing will even become violent.
Therefore, the four of them, Gui Yunzheng and others, were dressed as mountain folk, but they wanted to carefully inspect the terrain on the outskirts of Ruyang city in order to find a way into the city. In this way, they may adopt a dangerous plan to achieve the purpose of unexpectedly attacking Ruyang.
However, perhaps because of the arrival of the army, some people outside Ruyang City had already fled into the mountains. The four of them searched all the way, but saw that the village was quiet, the doors were closed, and they knocked several times, but no one answered.
"We are afraid of soldiers like tigers, and the people are really helpless!"
Old Mao Xiong was born in a lower class and understood the hardships of life, so he couldn't help but sigh in a low voice.
"As long as the gang leader conquers the country, the common people will be able to escape from the sea of misery!"
Xie Laosan also expressed emotion.
"Haha, how can it be so easy? Not to mention that it is difficult to stabilize the world, even if the country is unified, it is not easy to turn from chaos to order. Yunzheng has the heart to save the world and help the people, but he is also afraid of it!"
Gui Yunzheng smiled slightly and refused to accept this compliment.
"If your husband wins the world, he will be able to treat the people well. When the time comes, he will appoint talents and use them and implement benevolent policies, and the people will suffer less!"
Ma Zijin pouted, expressing his dissatisfaction.
"Alas, the gang leader is actually overly concerned. The common people really don't ask for much. As long as there is no internal strife, no foreign enemies can enter, there is land to farm, there are elders in the house, there are wives to accompany you, and there are children to support you, that's enough! "
Old Xiong Mao sighed again, these words can obviously be the voice of the people.
"Haha, what the old cat said is so true and insightful!"
Gui Yunzheng also admired it.
The wishes of the people are originally so simple. The chaos in this world is mostly caused by selfish desires. If King Jing had treated his subjects well, ordered his officials strictly, and not lost the people's support, how could there be today's chaos?
