my wonderful zoo

Chapter 192 Means
In order to speed up the progress of dispersing King Qin's army, Chen Xun did not rest after returning to Kaifeng, but went directly out of the city to find Li Gang.

In order to reduce the time spent traveling back and forth to Kaifeng, Li Gang chose to settle in an inn in the south of the city.

Most of the fields on both sides of the official road to the inn have been occupied by the camps of King Qin's army, and soldiers who don't know which general they belong to are wandering around everywhere.

On this official road, only the tavern can barely open its doors, while other shops have been shut down.

Seeing that Chen Xun's group of hundreds of people were all tall and well-armored, no one without eyes came up to find fault.

When he arrived at the inn, Chen Xun saw Li Gang just getting off a carriage. He was exhausted and his face was solemn. It must be that the "diplomatic" action did not achieve the expected goal.

"How did the governor come here today?" There was a lot of movement of hundreds of horses marching at the same time, Li Gang looked up and saw Chen Xun.

"Come and see you." Chen Xun replied.

There were too many people and they didn't chat outside. The two of them exchanged a few polite words and quickly entered the inn.

This inn has a total of three floors, and the third floor has been reserved by Li Gang for him and his entourage to live.

The two entered a bedroom, and the left, right, and lower rooms were all occupied by Chen Jiajun to prevent the partition wall from having ears.

"Tell me some good news, sir. Our army conducted a night attack on the Jin army in Fengqiu. By dawn today, they had defeated the Jin army and captured more than [-] Jin soldiers." Chen Xun said first.

"I heard that when the Jin Bing prisoners entered the city in the afternoon, there were already fast horses passing the news over." Li Gang replied.

Chen Xun did not inform Li Gang of this operation in advance, but looking at Li Gang's current expression, he didn't feel unhappy at all.

"There is also news that King Kang Zhao Gou has proclaimed himself emperor in Daming Mansion in Beijing." Chen Xun continued.

"This..." Li Gang was speechless for a moment.

The news was absolutely shocking. Chen Xun carefully observed his expression to see if he had any regrets or other emotions.

In the end, Chen Xun didn't see anything, either because Li Gang was deep in the city or because he really surrendered to him.

"In this case, we must deal with King Qin's army outside the city as soon as possible." Li Gang quickly figured out the most urgent thing at present.

This conclusion is exactly the same as Chen Xun's, and there is no suggestion such as "establishing Zhao Chen and holding the emperor".

"Is there any way?" Chen Xun asked.

"The progress in the past few days has been very slow. The King Qin's army has too much appetite, but after the news of Chen Jiajun's victory over the Jin army came back today, the attitudes of the generals I met have changed." Li Gang replied: "I guess tomorrow It will be much easier to talk about.”

"Time is just too tight." Chen Xun sighed.

Li Gang nodded: "Yes, in four days at most and in two days at the fastest, the news of King Kang's proclaimed emperor will reach Kaifeng. If King Qin's army is still gathered here, it will be difficult."

"So it's best to let them all break camp and go home tomorrow." Chen Xun demanded.

"We have to pay more!" Li Gang didn't say it was impossible.

"Then add more money!" Chen Xun agreed.

……

The next day, May [-]nd, it was already time.

More than 20 generals from King Qin's army who were invited gathered on the first floor of the inn where Li Gang was resting. All the personal guards and guards were blocked outside the inn, and only generals who could speak well were allowed to enter.Chen Xun looked at these generals and really wanted to kill them all with one knife. However, considering that as soon as these people died, more than [-] rebel troops would immediately be formed, and his own reputation would be ruined, he finally resisted this move. An impulse.

"Half of them are here. They are divided into nine forces in total." Li Gang introduced. In the past few days, he had visited all King Qin's troops above the designated size. He knew almost all the generals present.

"It's really the eighteenth princes!" Chen Xun said happily.

"I'm going." Li Gang said.

"Go ahead!" Chen Xun replied.

Li Gang walked to the small storyteller's stand in the middle of the inn lobby and started his speech.

"The Jin army in Kaifeng has been completely destroyed. You still staying in Kaifeng is disrespectful to the prince..."

"I also ask you to go back early and let the master's family come to Kaifeng to discuss the crown prince's enthronement..."

"Considering that all of you are loyal to come to Kaifeng, Chen Jiajun will give 300 million taels of silver as travel expenses to all the soldiers."

Upon hearing this huge number, the people below immediately became noisy.

On average, one person earns ten taels of silver, which is almost equivalent to half a year's salary of an ordinary soldier.

However, many people here have heard that Chen Jiajun's gains in Kaifeng City this time are very huge. They all want more, and they have not come forward to answer the question.

"In order to encourage everyone to go home and reunite with their families as soon as possible, General Chen is willing to give out another 100 million taels of silver to reward the troops who leave Kaifeng first. Regardless of the number of troops, No. 1 will be rewarded with 20 taels. No. 2 to No.5, 10 taels, No.6 to No.15, 4 taels."

"Leave early and get your money early. I hope everyone will consider carefully whether you should stay here and fight for nothing, or take your money and go home safely to enjoy it."

A reward of at least 4 taels does not need to be distributed to his soldiers. This is a huge temptation. Chen Xun could clearly feel that many generals present were breathing heavily.

There are currently a total of eighteen large Qinwang armies outside Kaifeng City. If fifteen of them are tempted to evacuate due to the huge rewards, even if three remain in the end, it will not be a big deal.

"Everyone think about it carefully. Even the 20 gold army is no match for our Chen Jiajun."

"Last night, our 20 elite night attack defeated the [-] Jin army." Li Gang continued to confuse: "I wonder if anyone here thinks that he is more powerful than the Jin army. Who can compare with the [-] Jin army?"

This is a question with only one answer, and the answer is: no.

Chen Xun stood on the second floor and looked at the generals below who were ready to take action but were reluctant to take the lead. He felt that it was time for him to step in and add fuel to the fire.

Then he got up and walked downstairs, walking to Li Gang's side. Li Gang stepped back and gave up the small stage to Chen Xun.

Chen Xun, who was wearing a full-body battle armor without a helmet, looked very majestic and handsome. His face was a little childish, but the killing aura on his face surpassed everyone present.

The armor on his body was densely covered with marks from swords, and there were many bloodstains on it that had not been wiped clean. There was a vague aura of blood rushing towards his face.

"You all here are able to come to this meeting because you think favorably of me, Mr. Chen. I would like to thank you generals in advance." Chen Xun bowed slightly.

"Chen Jiajun, you're welcome." A general couldn't hold back his anger and quickly gave way.

"That's right." Chen Xun nodded towards the general who responded and continued speaking: "Since you guys have given me face, Mr. Chen, I can't be stingy."

(End of this chapter)