Lan's City!
As the governor of Guizhou, Lu Rong personally took charge of the city.
Wearing armor, he stood on the tower, looking at the corpses falling around him, his face full of exhaustion. As a newly appointed governor of the state, he worked diligently and united people's hearts in a short period of time.
After all, he has been in the government, has seen countless things, and is someone who knows how to govern.
Lu Rong appeased the people and stabilized their hearts.
With Lan's City as the center, the people of Tianzhu in Guizhou in the north quickly joined in. They were all at peace and working in a down-to-earth manner.
At the same time, Lu Rong was also promoting local education.
Under Lu Rong's arrangement, everything went smoothly. But he didn't expect that when he was developing Guizhou at a high speed, he suddenly received news that enemy soldiers were coming from the west. Lu Rong didn't panic at first, but steadily raised 10,000 people to stop them.
Unexpectedly, the opponent's infantry phalanx was tight and the cavalry phalanx was powerful, which caught him off guard.
Ten thousand people collapsed immediately.
Lu Rong realized that the enemy was powerful and immediately made changes. He stopped fighting and retreated directly to Lan's City. He quickly prepared food, grass and equipment and defended with all his strength. With this time difference, Lu Rong was already ready when the Parthian army came.
The Parthian army attacked fiercely, but Lu Rong also defended steadily.
From beginning to end, there was no defeat.
However, after the killing today, Lu Rong also had a hint of worry in his eyes.
The Parthian army came to attack this time with more than 60,000 troops, including more than 10,000 cavalry and fierce infantry. The continuous fierce attacks put great pressure on Lu Rong, and the defensive materials were also rapidly consumed.
If this continued, Lu Rong was also worried about not having enough supplies.
When Lu Rong was commanding the soldiers to clean up the battlefield and reorganize Lan's City, the Guizhou Chief Registrar walked over.
The chief clerk's name is Kuai Rui, and he is a member of Kuai's family in Jingzhou.
He is not very old, only in his early twenties. At this age in the Ming Dynasty, it is impossible and impossible to serve as the chief registrar of a state.
Now, he has followed to Guizhou to assist Lu Rong in handling government affairs in Lanshi City. Because there is a lack of scholars here in Lan City, especially those with certain abilities, and Kuai Rui is also a member of the Kuai family.
Therefore, Lu Rong promoted him to be the chief bookkeeper.
Kuai Rui looked serious and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, our overall number of casualties has exceeded 6,000. Although the casualties of Parthian troops should be over. However, we have lost so many people. , now the hearts of the people in the city are unstable, and many people are panicked. Even the army, the soldiers are frightened and have lost their fighting spirit. It is very dangerous to continue fighting. "
Lu Rong's eyes were solemn and he said in a deep voice: "What do you think should be done to solve this matter?"
Kuai Rui glanced at Lu Rong and said: "Under the current situation, it is natural to resist. However, we must also be prepared to retreat. Once we cannot resist, we will evacuate Lan's City. If we keep Qingshan, we can always Do it again.”
Lu Rong was also weighing things quickly in his mind.
retreat!
This is a measure that is absolutely impossible to adopt unless it is a last resort.
Once he retreats, it means he is defeated.
Although he was defeated by the Parthian Kingdom before, he retreated to Lan's City and relied on the power of Lan's City to resist. As long as he blocked it, he did not commit any major problems. On the contrary, he still made meritorious deeds.
After all, the enemy is very powerful.
If he retreated and lost Lan's city and the seat and foundation of Guizhou, his sin would be great.
After Lu Rong thought clearly, he said decisively: "We can't retreat. No one can have any thoughts of retreat. Once there is, they will definitely lose and lose their fighting spirit."
Although Lu Rong, who has gone through the experience of the center, is not as good as Zhuge Jin, Yang Xiu, and Kan Ze, his vision and ability are not bad either.
Do things decisively.
Lu Rong stared at Kuai Rui and said: "Kuai Rui, if you want to return to the Kuai family in Jingzhou in despair, you can retreat. However, once you retreat, you will be charged with abandoning Lan's City. It’s difficult to get up.”
"Are you willing?"
Lu Rong's low voice made Kuai Rui's heart skip a beat.
Qui Rui said: "I don't want to."
If he wanted stability, he wouldn't need to come to Tianzhu, he would just go to the Five Classics Hall to study. Because Kuai Rui had revenge, he wanted to overtake in a corner, surpass the direct disciples of the Kuai family, and surpass the disciples with more resources, so he came to Tianzhu.
Now, he serves as the chief registrar of Guizhou.
As long as he has made meritorious service, he will definitely have the opportunity to serve as the governor of a place in the future, and maybe he will also have the opportunity to serve as the governor.
Seeing that Lu Rong was determined to fight again, Kuai Rui solemnly said: "Your Majesty, what do you think we should do? This time, we will listen to your opinion on what we should do."
Seeing Kuai Rui's performance, Lu Rong smiled and said: "This is the Master Kuai I know, and he is a descendant of the Kuai family. Don't worry, we will resist with all our strength and fight with all our strength. Even if we are defeated, even if Even if everything is lost, I believe that His Majesty will not be able to deal with us."
"The premise is that we fight to the death."
"Now, you immediately go to the city to send a message, call the people to gather near the West City, and also call all the soldiers. I want to give a lecture. After fighting for several days, the morale is exhausted, the people are frightened, and the soldiers have no fighting spirit."
"At this time, we must boost morale and let everyone continue to fight. Otherwise, it will be difficult to persevere."
Kuai Rui said: "I'll go right now."
He left in a hurry.
Lu Rong looked at Kuai Yue's leaving figure, and there was a hint of expectation on his serious face.
As long as people are united, we can continue to fight.
As long as people's hearts are stable, there will be no problem.
Lu Rong took charge personally and continued to keep an eye on the corpses on the city tower. In the evening, Kuai Rui came back to report that everyone had been summoned, both the soldiers and the people in the city.
Lu Rong got off the tower and headed towards the place where the people and soldiers gathered.
This area is very empty.
An area open enough to accommodate at least 100,000 people.
Lu Rong looked up and saw that there were still many people gathered in front of him. However, the high platform where Lu Rong was giving lectures was already overcrowded and completely crowded, so the newcomers could not stand and could only stay from a distance. Watch.
Lu Rong came to the stage, listened to the noisy discussion around him, raised his hand and lowered it.
The surrounding voices fell silent.
Everyone's eyes fell on Lu Rong, and Lu Rong said: "Folks, I am Lu Rong, the governor of Guizhou, and the person responsible for resisting the Parthian army this time."
There was no reaction from the surroundings.
Many people know it.
Lu Rong introduced his identity and continued again: "The reason for calling the villagers together today is to resist the Parthian army. Relying on your strong support, we fought for four consecutive days and blocked the enemy's attack. .”
"It's just that now, His Majesty the Emperor is still deploying troops, and our reinforcements are still on the way."
"What we have to do is wait until reinforcements arrive."
"If our Lan City is breached before reinforcements arrive, then all our efforts will be in vain."
Lu Rong first thanked the soldiers.
Immediately afterwards, a key point was thrown out. The emperor wanted to rush to the rescue of Lan City and sent troops, but they were still halfway there. In fact, Lu Rong has not received any news yet and does not know when reinforcements will come.
Lu Rong has no choice now.
To stabilize people's hearts, we must make the people below have fighting spirit, so we can only lie to stabilize people's hearts. Sure enough, Lu Rong's words calmed people's hearts, and many of the discussing soldiers and civilians gradually lost their anxiety.
Everyone knew that the emperor was very powerful.
Everyone knew that the Emperor's army was invincible.
Lu Rong listened to the discussions around him, waited for the soldiers and people to discuss for a while, then signaled everyone to be quiet, and continued: "These days, I have been collecting news about the Parthian Kingdom, and I have also learned a lot about the Parthian Kingdom."
"The system in Anxi's country is similar to that of Tianzhu in the past. The nobles are at the top, and the people below are similar to slaves."
"Once they break the Lan City, all the systems established by the Ming Dynasty will be destroyed. All your land, money, and food will belong to the nobles of the Parthian Kingdom, and you can only become slaves and fight for Parthia. The nobles are busy."
"All this is the situation in Parthia."
Lu Rong actually had no idea about the situation in Parthia.
All I know is that the Parthian forces are very strong.
However, this does not prevent him from discrediting An Xi. All this is to gain an advantage and to unite people's hearts.
After his words came out, countless Tianzhu people and soldiers made an uproar.
Many people's expressions changed drastically.
Today's Tianzhu soldiers and civilians are actually vested interests who have taken advantage of the Ming Dynasty. When the people of Tianzhu were alive, they were the lowest class of people under the oppression of the caste system. They were exploited and controlled everywhere. They had no freedom or rights. They didn't have enough to eat or wear, and they were often beaten to death.
Now, there is a guarantee.
Now, I can earn money to support my family, live and work in peace and contentment, and live a good life.
This is a hard-earned life.
It is what countless people dream of.
"Master Lu, kill all the Parthians and defend our Lan City."
In the crowd, some people shouted.
"Defend Lan's City!"
"Kill all the Parthians."
"Defend Lan's City."
The shouts one after another echoed continuously, and many of the soldiers and civilians gathered below had red eyes and looked excited. Previously, Lu Rong only recruited troops to fight, and did not really explain the impact of breaking the city, nor did he say what the consequences would be if he laid waste to the city.
Therefore, many people have their own thoughts.
Everyone is lucky.
As long as he can block An Xi, he doesn't need to rush forward.
Now, everything is different.
If they don't fight hard, waiting for the Parthian city to be broken, and for Lan's city to fall, they will once again be reduced from their own free life to the Parthian cattle and horses, and to the people enslaved by the Parthian people. This is what no one is willing to do.
The shouts soared into the sky with overwhelming momentum.
Kuai Rui saw this scene with bright eyes and a smile on her lips.
People’s support is available!
Kuai Rui looked at Lu Rong, who was on the stage not far away. He was about the same age as him. But this time when faced with the war, each of them made different choices. In fact, Kuai Rui initially suggested conserving the remaining strength and evacuating Lan's City before considering anything else.
Lu Rong decided to stay and fight.
Now, what Lu Rong did was right.
Lu Rong listened to the roaring shouts, heard the shouts rising into the sky, felt the momentum of the soldiers, and his fighting spirit rose in his heart. He followed the shouts to surround Lan City and kill all the Parthians.
When the shouting ended and everything became calm, Lu Rong said: "Today's battle is over, but tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, before our reinforcements arrive, we must block the enemy and defend Lan's City."
"Now, we need to re-recruit soldiers for further operations. Next, I will arrange people to further prepare for operations. I hope that the villagers can actively participate in the war, because if we cannot hold on, it will be difficult in the future."
After Lu Rong finished speaking, he said no more.
What needs to be said has been said.
The people's morale and morale have risen.
Everything has fighting spirit.
Lu Rong took Kuai Rui back to the Governor's Mansion and quickly made arrangements to further arrange assistants one by one to mobilize more people to participate in the war as a reserve force so that they could be mobilized to participate in the war at any time.
