It was the hot summer season, and the sea breeze was rippling.

Although the sun is poisonous, it is filled with a slightly salty smell, and the air is very wet. Even if the cool sea breeze gently blows on your face, it will not make people feel hot.

Wangxingshun Commercial Bank has built several large warehouses near the dock area, all of which are under the supervision of the yard and a mate. On weekdays, the goods from the commercial bank cannot be loaded in the city for a while, and they will be transported here.

If the purchased goods are inconvenient to enter the city, they will be stored here for a while.

A large business is used to detect intelligence cover, and it is impossible to do everything that is settled, and things that cannot be told are indispensable.

After Ding Yu finished the arrangement, he reported that Zhao Taiping asked the two men to guard the carriage, with Ding Yu in front and Liu Shun behind him, and arrived at the warehouse located in the port under the servitude of Zhang He and Liu Shun.

This warehouse has a wall and contains four yards.

The first one to visit was a warehouse with a size A, which was just a warehouse, but it was clean and tidy. The place was extremely spacious, and it was not a problem to put hundreds of tons of goods, which made Zhao Taiping nod.

Although the three places B, C and D are slightly smaller, they are considered large warehouses.

"A, B, C and D have all cleaned up the four warehouses, and the goods will be put into the warehouse in half a day. There are more people to guard the warehouse. Remember that there is no accident. If something happens, you and I can't escape. Do you understand?" After seeing it, Zhao Taiping gave instructions to Liu Shun behind him.

The meaning of the words is that the goods were arranged by the above and the guardian is also pointed out.

Liu Shun and Zhang He are the general banner of the Thirteenth Division, but these two people were promoted by Zhao Taiping. They are considered confidants in front of Zhao Taiping, which is somewhat different from Ding Yu Baihu.

Liu Shun was more sympathetic than Zhang He in front of Zhao Taiping. When encountering major events, the person Zhao Taiping thought of was naturally the first person he was.

Hearing Zhao Qianhu's orders, Liu Shun did not dare to be negligent at all, and quickly responded respectfully: "Don't worry, Master, I'll do it now, and I will never delay the matter."

"The situation is urgent now. Although the matter of Beiwu City is for Ding Baihu to contact, the area of ​​Youzhou cannot relax. Zhang He, this matter is handed over to you. You will send someone to join the head of the local government and negotiate cooperation with them in the name of Wangxingshun Commercial Bank. At this time, they must not give up any life-saving straw. Things have a great opportunity." Zhao Taiping handed a list to Zhang He and said instructed: "Also, the above instructions can be semi-published at this time. The situation in Youzhou is no longer necessary to hide."

By the way, it was necessary to lurk in spy, but now Youzhou is invaded by the Hu people, and life and death are just around the corner, and it is completely necessary to connect with various forces in half.

Zhang He took the list and said, "The villain understands."

Zhang He and Liu Shun went to prepare their own errands.

Half a day later, several large ships arrived at the port. Because of the appearance of a merchant ship and the cargo full of ships, they never attracted others' suspicion. As the fleet arrived, it was a large number of weapons and grain. They were transported to the port warehouse in the name of ordinary goods. After counting, people were sent to the guards.

The naval ship arrived with the special envoy sent by Jinling. This man had never entered the city. He got off the boat and went to meet Zhao Qianhu. The two of them had a secret conversation for an hour, and the man hurriedly left on an empty boat.

After the fleet left, Zhao Taiping did not delay any longer and immediately urged Ding Yu to send people to Beiwu City.

Beiwu City, the city is in a bleak state at this time.

Except for some men who guarded the city, the people retreated to the rear.

However, Beiwu City has a thick city, eight miles long and ten meters high. More than a dozen towers are built on the city wall, and there are also urns guarding it. There are also trenches outside the city wall, five meters deep and twenty meters wide.

There are still dense arrow towers on the city walls.

However, in the city, Lu Gao still frowned slightly. Looking into the distance, he saw flags everywhere, densely packed with military camp tents, and the camps captured by 70,000 Hu soldiers were endless.

And at this time, under the city, there were bloodstains and corpses everywhere, not far from the city, and were filled with destroyed siege cars and long ladders. Now the city walls are covered with scars. In just a few days, hundreds of thousands of people died under the city.

To put it in reality, the death of 100,000 people is not very meaningful from a material point of view, but it consumes a lot of bows, arrows, tiny oil, and stones.

In addition to the city walls, Beiwu City also has continuous city passes, similar to the Great Wall connecting the rear, so there is no need to worry about the rear.

"Can you just let the Hu people continue to besiege like this?" Lu Gao sighed secretly.

"The order sent by someone to send me out, can I send it out?" Thinking of this, Lu Gao turned around and asked.

"Master, you have sent it back, but you also know that we control the four counties, and now there are only three counties behind us. The troops and food have been transported. If you ask for it from the rear, I am afraid that I won't be able to get much." A middle-aged man said with a worried look on his face. This person was military advisor Yang Chengyu.

Yang Chengyu is forty years old and has the elegance of a literati in his behavior.

Lu Gao also knew that most of the three counties behind him had been emptied. If he urged him again, he might lead to civil unrest. But relying on his own strength to defend the city, the number of soldiers was OK, but what about food and weapons?

These are all consumables. At this time, all parts of Youzhou are too busy to take care of themselves, so who can support me?

Thinking of this, Lu Gao asked again: "How much food is left in the city? How many days is it enough?"

"Master, the city's food can still support January. There are not many weapons, especially bows, arrows, oil and fire."

"Have you sent someone to purchase?"

"Master, who is willing to sell food in Youzhou? Not to mention that the merchants in the city fled with their families early, they just had food from other counties in Youzhou. There are not many people willing to sell it, and the prices have risen sharply."

"Not to mention ordinary people, even ordinary wealthy families can't stand it and are buying grain, which has accelerated the shortage of grain. Only relying on the government to buy grain is afraid of dropping the bucket."

"Although the craftsmen in the city were ordered to work day and night, the number was limited. If the Hu people attacked the city, they would probably be consumed in a few days."

Hearing this, Lu Gao's brows frowned again.

In fact, although the Hu people had an army of 70,000 to trap Beiwu City, they were just trapped in the front gate.

In the constant tug-of-war, it is not difficult to find an opportunity to transport the purchased food and weapons into the city.

The problem is that under such a situation, where can we buy food and weapons near Beiwu City?

"Sir, someone asked to see you..." At this time, a person hurried up from the city. It was Lu Gao's confidant. This person muttered in Lu Gao's ear for a while. Lu Gao's expression suddenly condensed and he asked, "Be serious about this?"

"How dare you coax you, the young man? The person who came is waiting for you in the mansion." The personal soldier said.

"Since that's the case, I'll go and see him." Lu Gao said with a serious expression. At this time, there was a big businessman coming?

He ordered the defenders on the city to be careful to defend against the Hu people, and took Yang Chengyu down the city.

Below the stone steps, the carriage was ready.

More than a dozen personal guards turned over and followed by the carriage.

Lu Gaoyi got on the carriage and ordered people to speed up and return to the mansion. The government office was not far from the city gate, and only had a stick of incense stick and had already reached the door.

When the personal soldiers at the door saw that the general was returning, they opened the door and the carriage slowly stopped in front of the door.

Lu Gao walked down from the carriage and asked the butler directly: "Where are the people sent by Wangxingshun Trading Company?"

"Master, you are resting in the small flower hall." The butler said.

After hearing this, Lu Gao went straight to the small flower hall without delay.

As soon as I entered the small flower hall, I saw a person sitting in the guest seat. He looked about thirty years old, gentle and calm, standing with his hands behind his back.

When Lu Gao heard that Wangxingshun Trading Company was a big trading company, he suddenly felt a stern as soon as he saw the person coming, and a sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he asked, "Are you a businessman?"

The hall immediately became silent, and a breathless silence appeared.

Ding Yu bowed calmly and said, "The 13th King of Chu, the nine-rank 100 households, have met General Lu."

Lu Gaomeng felt a little angry, and he sneered, saying, "I have heard that the King of Chu will unify the south, but this is Youzhou."

Ding Yu glanced at Lu Gao, but was not afraid at all: "The general seems to be rejecting guests? Just give up such an official position and take his leave."

Lu Gao stood up and breathed a sigh of relief. He also felt that his inexplicable fire was a little strange. He suppressed his mood and laughed, saying, "How could it be, although you are a small official, since you are here, it must represent some meaning of the King of Chu. Please sit down."

Ding Yu bowed and said, "I dare not, although the subordinates have sent a dispatch, they are not the king's special envoy."

Now the host and guest sit down.

When Lu Gao asked again, he was so kind: "I wonder why Lord Ding is here?"

"When the general asked, the subordinate said it. The subordinate came to see you this time and was given the order assigned by the king. The emperor knew about the invasion of the Hu people. The general Gao Yi defended Beiwu City. The people of the whole city and the overall situation of Youzhou must rely on the general."

"We Han people's internal struggles are internal affairs, so why should the Hu people intervene? In Youzhou, how can we ignore it... Therefore, the king sent a fleet to transport food and weapons..."

"What?" Lu Gaoyi was shocked when he heard this. He stood up and lingered for a few moments. He then said suddenly: "In this way, this is the righteousness of the King of Chu. I wonder what the King of Chu has?"

"The king said that the food and weapons can be sold at the southern market price. As for the conditions... the king ordered that this is what the Han people should do, but for the convenience of loading and unloading, please borrow it from Linhai County." Ding Yu bowed and said.

Hearing this, Lu Gao's thoughts changed, and many thoughts changed for a moment, but in a blink of an eye, he made a decision and said, "Okay, this mere county is naturally no problem."

Lu Gao asked about the date of the food and weapons. The two discussed the pick-up and drop-off matters, and Ding Yu said goodbye.

After Ding Yu went out, Lu Gao sighed and asked, "What do you think this is the meaning?"

At this time, Yang Chengyu turned out from behind the screen: "Master General, taking this county is definitely not for joining the army. The King of Chu is thousands of miles away from here, so it is impossible for him to abandon the Central Plains and attack Youzhou, just to strengthen our resistance to the Hu people, but even so, it is a matter of benefit."
Chapter completed!