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1994: Peeking into a Leaf and Knowing Autumn

When Xu Junsheng rode his horse to the fire, the raging fire was no longer controlled. He could still feel the heat coming from hundreds of meters away from the fire.

Ding Shin-chan, the county magistrate who arrived before Xu Junsheng, was even more embarrassed at this moment. His official robe was burned through several holes, and his face was also black and white. He looked at the fire and wanted to cry without tears.

"It was the No. 8 Warehouse Group, 500,000 kilograms of grain, and it was gone." Ding Shengming looked at the fire in despair. "General Xu, can't we stop this situation from happening?"

Xu Junsheng looked at the sky speechlessly, the green-faced and fanged devil was moving away with the wind. He seemed to be able to hear the unbridled laughter of the Ming army on the airship.

He really has no way to deal with such weapons that fight in high altitudes. Not to mention him, even if His Majesty comes here, he can only sigh.

"The transfer of warehouses must be accelerated, and the speed of building warehouses in the mountains must be accelerated. From now on, we must continue to build day and night. If we can transfer one kilogram of grain, we can transfer one kilogram of grain as much as we can." Xu Junsheng said.

"General Xu, now he has complained. If you recruit labor service again, I am afraid that the public will be more resentful." Ding Xianming wiped his face, whether it was sweat or tears, which made his face even more fancy.

"It's okay if you don't work, so don't get food." Xu Junsheng sneered, "Those who don't work can't eat. Now it's cold and there's no work in the fields, which is a good time to build these."

Ding Shi Ming smiled bitterly: "From autumn to winter, the act of levying corvee in Laizhou has never stopped. Almost every household is on the turn. General Xu, even if the corvee in conscription is collected, the country still has a system."

"It's wartime now, so there are naturally rules and regulations for wartime. Ding County Magistrate, just do it. If anyone dares to squeeze his hair, I will talk to him with a knife. If you are not afraid of death, just come." Xu Junsheng said with a blue face: "We can't watch the Ming army bomb us one by one. If we come a few more times, will we still have food? At that time, I'm afraid it's not just the public's grievances but the starvation will be everywhere."

Ding Shengming sighed, knowing that what Xu Junsheng said was true.

"What kind of magic is the Ming people using? Such a big fire made them burn in a short time. The warehouse is equipped with a large amount of fire-proof water. Everyone has no flaws, but there is still no way." Ding Shengming looked at the flames and said in pain.

"It's hot tinder!" Xu Junsheng said softly: "The things that the people from the Western continent have made, and now our Daqi is also working on. In the battle of Manila, a large number of Westerners surrendered to the Ming people. The Ming people probably seized them from them. Ding Jung-guard. In the future, they must not use water to deal with such fires. They can only prepare more soil and fine sand. If they can completely cover them and isolate them from external contact, they can be extinguished. Other methods are not possible."

Ding Shengming nodded: "I understand that as long as we can have a way to deal with it, we can be prepared. What a pity, 500,000 kilograms of food."

"The fire is getting smaller. I can see if I can dig out some and send it to Jiangnan. The coolies who are repairing fortifications there can still be eaten." Xu Junsheng bowed to Ding Shengming, "There is a county magistrate here, so I will go back. In the Bowang side, another group of ignorant things appeared. I need to send someone to destroy them immediately."

"Is someone rebelling again?" Ding Xianming said in surprise.

"It's okay, some rascals are used to being lazy and can't bear the hardships or fatigue, and have no loyalty to the emperor and patriotism. Those who are the ones should be killed as soon as possible to avoid wasting food." Xu Junsheng snorted coldly and walked away.

Looking at Xu Junsheng's back, Ding Shengming sighed. How peaceful was Laizhou in the past? Where did so many people who robbed families? Now the world is in chaos and people's hearts are also in chaos. In just a few months, more than a dozen families gathered to kill officials and rebelled. Although they were all calmed down, this was like a spark, which has already ripped the hearts of Laizhou people.

Along the river, Zhu Ruofan stood above the city and looked at the rolling smoke rising from the distance, and was depressed. The most painful thing about fighting against the Ming people was that he knew what they were going to do, and he had made 120,000 efforts, but he still couldn't stop his opponent from achieving their goals. This is the case in Crab Bay, and now it is the case.

After escaping back, he carefully reviewed the Battle of Crab Bay under his command, and he had no choice but to conclude that if the same war was done again, his fate would not be different. The Ming people did not use any conspiracy and tricks, and he did not make any mistakes. The other party came over with his strength. He was savage, domineering, and without any reason.

Zhu Ruofan, who came to this conclusion, felt even more painful. He looked at the leaf and knew about autumn. From the battle of Crab Bay, he had already seen the outcome of a large-scale war between Qi and Ming countries in the future. You should know that he led one of the most elite troops of Qi, and the Ming army opposite him was not the most powerful troops of the Ming country in the traditional sense.

That was just an army that was surrendered to the original Chu State! Like the Canglang Camp, the Tiger Camp, the Panshi Camp, the Ruijin Camp, the Baoqing Camp, the Cheetah Camp, etc. of the Ming Dynasty, they didn't come at all!

To put it bluntly, what I was facing was just a partial division of the Ming army, but it had already been like this.

He walked down the city with ease and returned to his home. The rest of the family had been sent to Jiangbei, and only his wife was unwilling to leave at this time, so he stayed in the old house to accompany him.

Although Zhu Ruofan was a senior general in the original Longxiang Army, he was from Laizhou. This is why he was able to come to Laizhou when Longxiang Army was dispersed among various troops by Cao Yun. Cao Yun wanted to use them, the local generals in the hometown, to carry out large-scale military reforms. If people like Zhu Ruofan do such things, they will be less resistant and will be more supported by local tribes.

"Are you back?" Seeing Zhu Ruofan enter the door, his wife greeted him with a smile. There were no few people left in the huge house, and most of them went to Jiangbei.

Zhu Ruofan may be the happiest thing about Zhu Ruofan coming back alive is his wife. As soon as he stepped into the house, his wife handed over a hand heater, "Look at you entering the door, you have just changed it. It's very cold outside today, it's all frozen, right?"

There was no charcoal fire in the house, and it was not much different from the temperature outside. Zhu Ruofan smiled bitterly and stuffed the hand stove into his wife's cold hands, saying, "It's very hot outside today, and hundreds of thousands of kilograms of food are probably burned."

My wife was stunned for a moment, "Is it the devil flying from the sky? Daqi, is it really no longer possible, and even ghosts and gods no longer favor us?"

"What ghosts and gods?" Zhu Ruofan said angrily: "That's something that Ming army can fly into the sky. The devil's appearance is scary when they paint it." Speaking of this, he suddenly looked at his wife alertly, "What did he say outside?"

"What else can I say? I was scared today!" The wife sighed: "The girls in the family are still trembling now!"

"Send them all away, and I will send a few personal soldiers back when I look back."

"I am a woman, and it is not convenient for the family to do what these personal soldiers do." My wife shook her head, "Let's have dinner, the meal is ready."

When I walked into the inner room, I finally felt a little warm. A small stove was placed under the table and a few dishes were placed on the table. Although Zhu Ruofan's identity was not as luxurious as before, it was still much better than ordinary people.

"Drink a drink! This is a burning knife from Mingren."

"I remember that there is no more family?" Zhu Ruofan likes to burn knives very much, especially in such a season. If you drink a drink, your whole body will be warm immediately.

"I'm here today and I've brought a little."

"He still has a connection with the Ming people? When is it now? Don't be confused. If the general catches the handle, I can't even plead with him." Zhu Ruofan put down his wine glass and said seriously.

"Where is it? This is something that has been preserved when doing business with Ming people in the past. My eldest brother-in-law just turned around from the Hall of Yama and brought it up specifically."

"That's thank him." Zhu Ruofan smiled, picked up the wine glass, and drank it all in one go." He came, it was not just this, right?"

The wife hesitated for a moment before saying, "He does have one more thing to ask you, but he left after waiting for you to come back for a long time. But I think what he said is unlikely, it must be a rumor of the spy in Ming Dynasty."

"What's the matter?" As soon as he was linked to the Ming people, Zhu Ruofan immediately became more careful.

"He heard some rumors that the general sent people to lay a lot of gunpowder on the Lai River embankment, and was preparing to blow up the embankment and release water to flood the Jiangnan." His wife said, "I was waiting as soon as I heard that Jiangnan was waiting. Not to mention other places, there were 200,000 young people gathered in the county town alone. When the Lai River broke, the enemy had not drowned, but his own people were killed or injured. Who would do such a thing?"

"It's true nonsense." Zhu Ruofan smiled, "I can't do such a crazy thing if I'm not doing it."

"I'm saying that too. I'm worried. Although I went to Jiangbei, most of our big family still stayed in Jiangnan and didn't leave! Isn't he worried? When he comes back, I will tell him your words."

Zhu Ruofan nodded, "When he comes again, you might as well let him take his parents-in-law to Chang'an to live. Your family is not short of money. I have some friends there. My boss was still there. If you go there, you won't be bullied. Our family is about to leave."

My wife was stunned, "Are you saying that Laizhou may not be able to hold on?"
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