Chapter 105 Zhaoan, Zhaoan!
"Xiao Liu, are you the only one left in your family?"
"The rate of reporting back to the team is exactly that.
Wang Wu looked at the smiling soldier and couldn't help but sigh.
Xiao Liu claimed that all his relatives died in the flood, and now he is the only one left alive.
After Wang Wu learned the news, he asked the other party to go home with him.
The two of them walked on the street, attracting the attention of passers-by.
Although the two of them took off their armor, they had seen blood and practiced military skills, so they did not look like good friends.
When Wang Wu looked at the neighborhood where he grew up, he felt a little ups and downs in his heart.
After hesitating for a moment, Wang Wu strode in.
nature.
Along the way, many familiar Jiefang neighbors looked at us with surprise.
"Aunt Liu, it's me, Wang Wu, who is back!"
Encountering a neighbor he knew, Wang Wu quickly stepped forward to say hello.
"Wang Wu?!"
The middle-aged woman called Aunt Liu looked at Wang Wu and her eyes widened.
"They said you joined the army, but they didn't want you to become rich!"
Aunt Liu looked at Wang Wu's new clothes. The fabric alone was worth four or five taels of silver!
"Aunt Liu, is my mother okay?"
Wang Wu thought about how he left his mother in the care of his neighbors when he was in the army, but he didn't know how his mother was doing now.
But Aunt Liu smiled from ear to ear and told Wang Wu a piece of news that made Wang Wu breathe a sigh of relief.
His mother is fine.
For a while.
News of Wang Wu's prosperity spread among the people.
It is said that Wang Wu fought a great victory with General Na Lin this time. Not only was he rewarded by His Majesty the Emperor, but he also became a military attaché!
Many people came to celebrate.
Even the shopkeeper of the cloth shop, who had always looked down upon Wang Wu, asked the waiter to visit him with melons and fruits.
Only then did Wang Wu understand.
The gap between officials and ordinary people can be described as a huge difference!
When Wang Wu tried to propose marriage, the cloth shop owner agreed immediately.
That splendid old face seemed to say that he had reached a higher level.
For the people in the capital.
The news about Lin Chen's army gave them more talk for a few days.
On the other hand, for Lin Chen himself, it was a bit of a headache for him.
"Tell those who come to visit me that I will not see any visitors during this period!" Lin Chen ordered a personal guard.
"yes!"
The place where he is now is a house gifted by Li Zhao, located in the most prosperous neighborhood in the capital.
Most of the people who can live here are the families of officials.
Because of this, less than a day after Lin Chen moved in, there was an endless stream of people coming to visit him.
There are wealthy businessmen and invitations from officials with unknown purposes.
And these invitations were not simple. They all invited Lin Chen to have a gathering at Fanlou, the most luxurious place in the capital.
"I heard that there are many famous people in Fanlou. I don't know how many dignitaries are willing to spend a lot of money just to get a glimpse of the glory."
Shangguan Wan'er looked at Lin Chen with a half-smile.
When Lin Chen heard about Shangguan Wan'er, a trace of helplessness flashed across his face.
"Tell me why you came to me."
He didn't believe that Shangguan Wan'er secretly left the palace just to tease him.
"It's for that Zhao Kuangyin!"
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Zhao Kuangyin looked at the camp in front of him with a strange look in his eyes.
On the way to Xianping City, Zhao Kuangyin saw many camps left by Lin Chen.
"This guy is quite interesting." Zhao Kuangyin became interested and couldn't help but comment.
"Oh, for a mediocre general who only knows how to defend a stronghold, why does the elder brother value Lin Chenjia so much?" Zhao Guangyi frowned and asked in confusion.
Along the way, he also saw the camp built by Lin Chen.
Zhao Guangyi was rather dismissive of this.
Zhao Kuangyin glanced at his younger brother and shook his head imperceptibly.
As the saying goes, speak of defeat before you speak of victory.
Lin Chen originally used tens of thousands of troops to deal with the White Lotus Sect.
If it weren't for this step-by-step approach, they would definitely not be able to deal with the 60,000 White Lotus Sect army.
Zhao Kuangyin naturally had nothing to do and had just come to see these camps.
After seeing these camps, he guessed how Lin Chen had eaten away the 60,000-strong army step by step.
"Is there any news from the White Lotus Sect?" Zhao Kuangyin suddenly asked.
"Brother, the White Lotus Sect is too useless." Zhao Guangyi said angrily, "Xianping City was almost defeated by Lin Chen. I don't know how the location of the food storage water village was discovered. The food was all gone." Got served in one pot!”
Zhao Kuangyin frowned when he heard this.
"Is that so?"
"Speed up and head to Hampyeong City as soon as possible."
Lin Chen might have thought a little wrong.
That is, Zhao Kuangyin did not plan to have a Chenqiao mutiny at this time.
He also knew that his power was not enough to occupy the magpie's nest.
However!
Because of the many accidents caused by Lin Chen, Zhao Kuangyin was caught off guard.
According to Zhao Kuangyin's plan.
The White Lotus Sect should wreak havoc on most of the capital and threaten the capital city.
In this way, he would have the confidence to carry out the next step of his plan.
No idea.
In Lin Chen's hands, the White Lotus Sect suffered a huge loss.
Of course, this is no longer important.
As long as the White Lotus Sect can still exist, it will give Zhao Kuangyin an excuse to cause trouble.
But now that the food is gone, we can only make a quick decision.
On the second day after Lin Chen returned to Beijing.
News came from the Beijing camp army led by Zhao Kuangyin.
The White Lotus Sect gathered 230,000 horses and went out of the city to fight with the Beijing camp!
Zhao Kuangyin defeated it!
The White Lotus lost 30,000 soldiers and retreated to Xianping City.
Just when the people of Beijing were excited about another great victory.
The White Lotus bandits attacked the Beijing camp at night.
Zhao Kuangyin, who was caught off guard, burned countless military equipment and food, and suffered more than 10,000 casualties.
So.
The war in Xianping City became bizarre.
On the one hand, Zhao Kuangyin used his troops like a god and defeated the White Lotus army.
Some generals in the Beijing camp were useless, resulting in an ambush of part of the Beijing camp and the entire army was wiped out!
This battle gave people the impression that the White Lotus soldiers were very strong and comparable to the court officers and soldiers.
At the same time.
Zhao Kuangyin also wrote a letter requesting more food, wages and military equipment to make up for the losses.
According to a rough estimate.
Zhao Kuangyin and the White Lotus confronted each other in the Xianping area, and the Beijing camp lost more than 20,000.
The White Lotus suffered even more serious losses, with more than 100,000 believers killed and injured!
But.
Lin Chen sensed something was wrong.
Why does it feel like Zhao Kuangyin is using the White Lotus Sect to clean up the Beijing camp?
Especially the list of fallen generals sent back by Zhao Kuangyin, most of them are military generals, it is hard for Lin Chen not to suspect that this is a means to eliminate dissidents.
Is Zhao Kuangyin planning to use this to completely bring the Beijing camp under his command?
This is the same as his practice of gathering the army in the name of the general of the imperial army before the Chenqiao mutiny.
Maybe others don't think there is anything wrong.
But Lin Chen is concerned about this matter.
Just when Lin Chen thought that Zhao Kuangyin's purpose was like this.
The court received another letter from Zhao Kuangyin.
"Your Majesty!" A civil servant said in the court, "Most of the White Lotus Sect are innocent people who were coerced!"
"Why don't we follow what Minister Zhao said and only punish the main culprit and issue an imperial edict?"
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