Chapter 3802: Poking a trap
At three quarters of noon, the rain became more and more dense, and there was a vast curtain of rain between the sky and the earth.
Duan's private army plundered nearby villages and returned home laden with no damage. Although in the eyes of the Youtun Guards, these powerful private soldiers are all a mob, and they are native chickens and dogs that can be defeated in one blow, but to ordinary people, these young and strong soldiers equipped with swords, arrows and leather armor are still irresistible killers. God, several villages were slaughtered and plundered, and countless women were raped and ravaged.
These soldiers had been feeling aggrieved for several months, and once they were released, they were naturally in high spirits.
After returning to the camp, they handed over the plundered grain and fodder, and kept the stolen money and silk in private. The morale of the whole army was high. Especially those soldiers who molested women were even more excited and couldn't help but show off to their companions...
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These private soldiers are the dealers and slaves of powerful clans. They have always acted as slaves of wealthy clans and committed all kinds of evil in the countryside. They regard such acts of rape and robbery as normal. Instead of being afraid, they are proud of them and even secretly usurp the leaders of their respective teams. , When will the rich and famous disciples go out like this again...
The white-faced middle-aged man was shocked when he heard the discussion among the troops in the tent. He called his nephews over and scolded them.
"I gave you thousands of warnings and instructions, only to plunder food and crops, but not to harm anyone's life. You actually turned a deaf ear?"
Several young men didn't take it seriously: "It's not that we deliberately violated military orders, but we encountered resistance at that time. We can't let a group of common people hurt our soldiers, right? Who would have expected that we couldn't stop it from the beginning. But it doesn't matter. , just a few mud-legged common people, now Guanzhong is in chaos, who will take care of such noisy matters? "
"And after this incident, the morale of the soldiers has increased a lot. In my opinion, if we can do it a few more times, it will be of great benefit to the stability of the morale of the army."
The white-faced middle-aged man was trembling with anger, and wanted to teach these ignorant bastards a lesson. This is Guanzhong, at the feet of the emperor, and it is not a place where they can be allowed to do whatever they want...
However, before the words were spoken, I heard a burst of people shouting and screaming outside, and someone yelled with a heart-breaking voice: "Enemy attack! Enemy attack!"
Several people in the tent were startled and hurried to the door and ran out. They heard people shouting and horses neighing in their ears, mixed with the dull sound of horse hooves like rolling thunder.
A cavalry galloped from a distance, as fast as thunder and as powerful as fire, and slammed into the camp.
Iron hooves flew, steel knives waved, and they slaughtered fiercely like a tiger entering a flock of sheep.
The fair-faced middle-aged man's face became even paler, and he shouted hysterically: "It's Zuo Wuwei! Cheng Yaojin's army, hurry up and form a formation to meet the enemy!"
He pushed all the clan members around him forward in an attempt to stop the enemy cavalry from charging. He turned around, jumped onto a war horse, turned around and ran away under the protection of his own soldiers.
As one of the most elite armies in the army of the Tang Dynasty, Zuo Wuwei made great achievements in battle, and the general was Lu Guogong Cheng Yaojin, who was good at fighting and had a nature like fire. Even in a face-to-face confrontation, these private armies have no chance of winning, let alone a sudden surprise attack at this moment?
The white-faced middle-aged man immediately made a decision, hoping that his soldiers could resist for a while and give him time to escape...
The Zuowuwei cavalry launched a surprise attack in the heavy rain and went straight into the camp. Although some soldiers reacted quickly to resist, the defense line collapsed instantly under the charge of the wolf-like Zuowuwei. Thousands of left-wing cavalrymen rampaged and killed at will. They hated these private soldiers who killed people and slaughtered villages. They would not show any mercy. As long as Cheng Yaojin, who was leading the troops in person, did not give the order to stop, they would continue to fight. Kill these powerful private armies.
Under the heavy rain, Duan's private army collapsed in the face of the unstoppable Zuowu Guards. The entire camp was filled with howling ghosts and running wolves, with corpses lying on the pillows and rivers of blood flowing.
In the span of a cup of tea, thousands of Nanyang Duan's private troops, except for a few who took advantage of the chaos, were all slaughtered. Even if the rain became denser, it still could not wash away the rich smell of blood.
Cheng Yaojin, who was wearing a helmet, was holding the horse's reins with one hand and carrying the horse's shaft with the other. He stopped and looked at the layers of corpses in front of him. He felt that the pent-up energy in his heart was slightly released. He took a long breath and said loudly: "Go back to camp!"
Although I feel refreshed now, there will still be some difficulties to face in the camp...
"Here!"
The soldiers on the left and right responded with a roar, and countless cavalrymen turned their horses and galloped away in the direction of Tongguan along the way they came.
The gurgling rain left behind a messy camp and corpses everywhere...
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"What did you say?"
Under the city gate, inside the government office, Li Ji heard that the school captain had come to report, and his eyes widened in shock.
"Lu Guogong led his troops straight out of the camp and rushed to Zheng County, annihilating the Duan family's private army in Nanyang outside the county seat, destroying their camp, and killing thousands of private soldiers."
"Bang!"
Li Ji slammed the tea cup on the ground and said angrily: "Does this person still have a commander like me and the military discipline of the Tang Dynasty in his heart? This is so audacious! Come on, hurry up to Zuowuwei and capture Cheng Yaojin. Here, I want to punish him with military law!”
"Here!"
After receiving the order, the soldiers walked out quickly, jumped on their horses and went straight to the Zuowuwei camp.
Li Ji was sitting in the government office and threw a teacup on the ground. His usual good manners were all gone, and he was filled with anger beyond words.
From the moment he withdrew his troops from the Eastern Expedition, he has been trying hard to maintain the position of "the two sides do not help each other". No matter whether Donggong or Guan Long came to woo them, he resolutely refused, at least on the surface, he would never favor one of them. . So until now, both sides in the melee in Chang'an regard him as a huge threat. They want to win over him, but they have to guard against him.
And this balance is likely to be completely destroyed by Cheng Yaojin so suddenly - let alone whether the private armies of the clans torture the people and massacre the villages, as long as Li Ji's army uses force against the private armies of the clans, it means that he is Taking a stand.
Next, this will inevitably lead to huge changes in the situation in Chang'an, which Li Ji is unwilling and absolutely cannot see.
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When Cheng Yaojin was kidnapped and brought in front of Wu Hua Da, Li Ji had a sullen face, trying his best to suppress his anger, and shouted: "As a general in charge of the army, you ignored military discipline, went to war without authorization, and even massacred Pao Ze. What crime should you do?"
"Hey!"
Cheng Yaojin always had respect for Li Ji, but he was definitely not afraid of him. At this moment, his eyes widened and he said, "We accept everything else you said. If you want to kill or cut into pieces, it's up to you! But to say massacre Pao Ze is nonsense. Well, those private armies of the clans are not within the ranks of the Tang army, and they are also in the local area. They are rampaging through the countryside, oppressing the good, and now they are massacring several villages. The miserable situation is simply outrageous. Even the invasion of aliens is rarely so cruel! Those things like dolphins and dogs, you think they are ours? ! Xu Maogong, are you out of your mind?”
Not only did he not call him "marshal", he even called out Li Ji's real name. Li Ji was so angry that he almost pushed him over on the spot.
Although he is usually gentle, low-key and tolerant, he has never been a kind-hearted and good-tempered person. He immediately jumped up and cursed with his halberd finger: "Old man! Do you really think I dare not kill you?"
Who is Cheng Yaojin? That was the "Devil King" who was famous and powerful in the world at that time. He was the most generous person. He held his neck and shouted: "Come on, come on, my head is right here. If you Xu Maogong is a leader, , come and pick it up today!”
Li Ji was furious and shouted: "Come here, push this bastard out and let me chop him down!"
The soldiers were at a loss, and when they came to their senses, they rushed forward and tried to push Cheng Yaojin out. After hearing the news, Yu Chigong, Zhang Liang, Xue Wanche, Ashina Simo and others were shocked when they saw this. He hurriedly rescued Cheng Yaojin and stepped forward to dissuade him.
Zhang Liang said anxiously: "Commander, calm down, why is this so important?"
Xue Wanche also said: "We have heard in detail that they are just a group of private soldiers who are worse than beasts. Kill them if you want. Why punish Duke Lu? You can't do it!"
Everyone was talking, but Li Ji showed no mercy and shouted: "Military discipline is as high as a mountain, how can we tolerate blasphemy? If we cannot deal with this beast according to military law today, military law will be trampled under our feet in the future! You don't need to intercede for me, who can If you make noise again, you will be punished with the same crime!" (End of Chapter)