Chapter 128 New Zhang Fang
After Liu You gave the headship, this army of grain collectors quickly fell into chaos.
Five hundred riders rushed in along the gap.
But he only rushed once and immediately retreated in embarrassment.
There are too many people to run around. Some people were even pulled off their horses and disappeared into the crowd.
Too careless!
The tug general soldiers killed them very happily. Liu's more than 3,000 people were mostly routed. They chased them out of the car formation, leaving countless corpses along the way.
Oh my God, they are still confused and don’t know who they were beaten by.
Who can come so fast? Even if we set out from Luoyang without any delay, it is still unclear whether we will reach Xuchang.
But the facts are in front of them. Swords, guns and arrows are repeatedly harvesting their lives. All the defeated soldiers are struggling for their lives, taking advantage of the cover of night to scatter in all directions.
General Tu retreated after chasing for a while.
The attached Knight Cavalry cavalry did not move at all.
Perhaps he felt that these Liu troops were too poor, and Shao Xun did not announce a high reward to them, so they were not worth pursuing.
Shao Xun only glanced at them, not surprised.
Not one of his subordinates, that’s what he is.
After receiving the reward in Xuchang, I will help you fight. As for the extent of the fight, it depends on the mood of the cavalry men. Perhaps, only Wang Hu can truly command them.
Gao Yi has already led people to clean up the battlefield, and has obtained more than 2,000 pieces of weapons and armor, of which only one tenth is iron armor.
It’s actually pretty good.
Shao Xun once asked someone from the Luoyang Arsenal. He did not have exact figures. He only mentioned that during the fire in the Luoyang Arsenal ten years ago, among the 2.08 million weapons and armors burned, only 3 iron armors were burned. More than 10,000 received.
Looking at this, the total number of official iron armors in all states in the world is estimated to be no more than 150,000, and it is difficult to count the private ones.
Liu You's food collection team was able to collect more than two hundred pairs of iron armor, which is already good.
Of course, the leather armor is also of great use, so I collected it together and sent someone to supervise the transportation of the prisoners by car.
"Send someone to report the victory to Sikong." Shao Xun ordered.
Gao Yi was stunned and agreed: "No."
Shao Xun nodded, found a baggage cart, and slept in his clothes.
After dawn, the army set out again.
On September 20, based on the intelligence obtained from the torture of the prisoners, I went straight to Suiyang, met a troop on the way, and charged and killed five hundred enemies.
On the 23rd, when traveling to the north of Xiangxian County, they encountered a grain collection team and they retreated directly into the city.
On the 27th, he quickly moved to the vicinity of Xiao County, ambushed a baggage team, and beheaded more than a thousand people.
Since the continuous war, the results are not small. The four battles before and after were piecemeal, moving east and west, and their whereabouts were uncertain. The troops Liu Qiao sent out to collect food and grass were all overrun, and a total of 3,000 people were beheaded. The remaining ranks defeated more than six thousand.
Liu Qiao, who was stationed in Xiao County, heard the news, but didn't know what to think.
He won in a daze, and was about to fail in a daze. Now there are less than 5,000 soldiers on hand, and the connection with Xiang County, their hometown, has been cut off. The decline is very obvious.
General Tu can no longer fight.
During the long-term battle, the losses of horses and mules were large, and it was difficult to replenish them in the wilderness. Coupled with the losses in personnel, the soldiers all wanted to stop.
But they were not as straightforward as the Xiaoqijun. Instead, they put forward their opinions tactfully, and Shao Xun stepped down and agreed.
In fact, he didn’t want to beat Liu Qiao to death with a stick. Then wouldn’t Sima Yue be coming?
We can’t let him come now, otherwise how will the transfer of Xuchang’s arsenal end?
In early October, he returned to Ku County and stayed in Ningping City. He joined Li Zhong's 4,000 infantry troops who led the troops to lightly capture Chen County and Xiang County.
At this time, it was as if he had suddenly returned to the civilized world from a wilderness with no mobile phone signal, and messages were pouring in.
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Sima Yue was reviewing the troops when he received Shao Xun's victory report.
After reading it, I was overjoyed on the spot.
"I understand now that the only generals in Luoyang who can be used are Shao Xun and Mi Huang." Sima Yue laughed and said, "Liu Qiao, how dare you insult me! I will kill one of his sons now. It made him vomit blood from his spine. He will capture this old thief again one day and he will be punished.”
The growing team of staff laughed along with him.
The most favored person in recent months is Sun Hui, the governor of the Record Office.
Yes, there are dozens of assistants in the Sikong Shogunate, some of whom are favored and some who are depressed. Moreover, no one can be favored all the time. There are always ups and downs, just like competing for favor in the harem.
Sun Hui was originally an aide to Sima Ying, the king of Chengdu, and a descendant of the Soochow clan.
After the Battle of Dangyin, Sima Yue was defeated and fled to Xuzhou. Sun Hui defected to him and offered his advice, which was highly valued. So he joined the army and participated in various decisions of the shogunate, which became a hit.
The second most popular person is the newly defected King of Runan, Sima You. At the end of last year, when Sima Yue was at his lowest, Sima You wrote a letter expressing his submission. At the beginning of this year, some of the Kingdom's troops came to surrender. Although there were not many people, Sima Yue was very moved, and then he wasted a fight.
Of course, Sima You didn't care that his feudal army was gone. He was only interested in political speculation.
If Sima Yue re-enters Luoyang, all his losses will be compensated and he will make a lot of money.
"Your Majesty, now you can order Governor He to speed up the march, control Xuchang, and then lead the main force to go south, join General Shao's troops, and attack Xiao County. In this case, Liu Qiao will be the leader." Sun Hui said from the side. .
"De Shi's words make sense, so let's pass on the order." Sima Yue nodded.
Sun Hui joined the army in the recording office and was already in charge of paperwork. After receiving the order, he sat back behind the desk and started writing.
Sima You took the opportunity to follow Sima Yue and took up the position left by Sun Hui.
"Yong You." Sima Yue seemed to know the arrival of his nephew. After walking out for a few steps, he suddenly asked: "Do you think Shao Xun can be used? In the shogunate, many people There are many accusations against him, some of which are true, and some of which are based on speculation. This man is only eighteen years old. Why are people criticizing him so much? "
"As my uncle said, he is only eighteen years old. "Sima You said: "It is normal for someone to be jealous when he suddenly rises to a high position. Furthermore, what does uncle think of Zhang Fang?"
Sima Yue frowned and said displeased. We are not from the same place as Zhang Fang.”
“It is true that they are not from the same place, but they are not incompatible with each other,” Sima You said, “I must know that Bi Yuan from the Hejian Guan Clan is Zhang Fang. The relationship is extremely bad, but I heard a secret. At first, Zhang Fang wanted to be friends with everyone in the Yong Mansion, but he was repeatedly despised, teased, and humiliated, including Bi Yuan." br>
"Zhang Fang came from a humble background and was famous for his bravery. He was informal and often made jokes. People in the Yong Mansion often laughed at him as a soldier, which made Zhang Fang feel ashamed and angry, but he did not dare to show off."
"When it comes to Zhang Fang, Fang had won many battles and had outstanding achievements, surpassing those who joined the army and guarded the shogunate, so he was even more jealous and criticized, and he was isolated."
"In addition, he was wanton. He acted recklessly, insulted the female members of the gentry, carried out large-scale plunder, killed people, and did all kinds of evil things, which was even more unacceptable. If the King of Hejian dared to use him, he would have killed Zhang Fang long ago. "
Sima You and Sima Yue belong to the same clan, so they naturally speak differently, so there is no need to look at the issue entirely from the perspective of the nobles.
Sima Yong is actually the same way.
This person still prefers meritocracy. Before Zhang Fang, Li Han, who came from a poor family, had been reused.
Li Han's family background was from the Li family in Longxi, but because he was too cold, he still made the Yongfu nobles dissatisfied and was suppressed.
People who buy and sell officials, re-employed, and poured all kinds of dirty water on Li Han.
After Li Han became successful, he did promote and reuse some relatives and friends, but who wouldn’t do this? Why should we accuse the people Li Han promoted of "roosters crow and dogs robber"? Is it just because of his poor background?
But he couldn't say much about these things, he could only keep his thoughts in his stomach. After all, if you offend the scholars, everything will be over.
Sima Yong knew very well who to choose between Zhang Fang and the gentry staff. He could not defeat the general trend.
Shao Xun was born in Yue Prefecture, and his fortune trajectory was the same as that of Zhang Fang. They were all born civilians, with humble beginnings, and then they established military exploits and climbed up step by step.
Zhang Fang was favored by Zhi Fu, a wealthy man in Chang'an, and received a lot of funding, which allowed him to take a crucial step.
Shao Xun also has a good relationship with Mi Huang, a rich man from the East China Sea. Mi Huang is present in several key steps.
To a certain extent, Zhang Fang and Shao Xun followed the same path to success - then again, if you were born as a commoner, what else would you do if you didn't take this path? Military merit is the best way, or even the only way.
"Shao Xun sent troops to plunder Xuchang, opened the treasury to reward the sergeants indiscriminately, and invited soldiers to buy their morale. What do you think? Will this person rebel?" Sima Yue asked softly.
"Uncle, there are many things going on these days, so just use your talents." Sima You said, "If he is really domineering and difficult to control, then strike in advance and kill him with one blow."
Sima Yue Wei Wei can't bear it.
He now somewhat understands Sima Yong's mood.
Zhang Fang is from Hejian and a general of Sima Yong's family. This relationship is unusual. Therefore, even though Zhang Fang did many evil things and brought countless infamy to Sima Yong, he still couldn't bear to kill him in the end - at least so far, Zhang Fang still commands the army and is quite trustworthy.
Sima Yue asked himself that he did not have the kind of mind that Sima Yong had. If Shao Xun was as domineering and uncontrollable as Zhang Fang, he would never tolerate it.
Fortunately, Shao Xun has always been more submissive and always surprises him.
Especially when the battle of Dangyin failed and people in Luoyang were panicked, he was able to take the initiative to clean up the mess and protect the princess and the prince, which was a great contribution.
But this time the army raided Xuchang, which made him quite dissatisfied. After Sima You said this, he realized that Shao Xun had some temperaments that were similar to those of Zhang Fang, Li Han and even Gou Xi. .
Corrupt, tyrannical, and arrogant.
If it continues to develop, I am afraid that it will become Zhang Fang of the East China Sea Kingdom.
"Yong You..." Sima Yue sighed and said, "Go to Xuchang and act on your behalf. Let He Lun leave troops to guard the city and seal the treasury. The rewards that have been sent out will be ignored. No need to recover it. Let him spit out some of the weapons and money that Shao Xun took so that I can explain it to Wu Hui (Sima Hui)." "No," Sima You said. .
"And -" Sima Yue pulled Sima You and said solemnly: "I'm warning Shao Xun. There is a limit to your patience. Don't go too far in everything. Money is all that matters, ordnance. What are you taking for? How many tribes does his family need?"
"No." Sima You knew that his uncle was already wary of Shao Xun. Just like Sima Yong once had great trust in Zhang Fang, but finally fell out with him.
Uncle and Shao Xun now feel like they are taking advantage of each other.
Once such signs appear between the monarch and his ministers, the relationship will definitely not get much better and will break down sooner or later.
Zhang Fang, Shao Xun, do people who climb up from the bottom end up on this path?
Is it natural, or is it forced? Maybe a bit of both.
Sima You sighed and left slowly.
(End of this chapter)