Chapter 149 I am still loyal to Sikong
The heavy rain poured down and began to wash away the bloodstains in Chang'an City.
A night of massacre has ended.
More than 15,000 Imperial Army infantry, 20,000 civilian men and women, plus Shao Xun’s thousands of private soldiers, advanced along the gates layer by layer, firing crossbows at a distance, shooting arrows at a distance, and then heavy armor The infantry went in front, followed by the lightly armored warriors, cooperating with each other, nibbling step by step, searching and killing every place where the enemy might be hiding.
After dawn, the battle is basically over. Only scattered screams could be heard occasionally. Those were the Xianbei people hiding in private houses who were pulled out by the people of Chang'an and cut into pieces with random blades.
Shao Xun left the city in the early morning and met with Governor Mi Huang.
Mi Huang didn't want to pay attention to him and didn't give him a good look.
The fighting continued all night in the city, and he could hear the sound of the crossbow being fired outside the city.
Densely packed sergeants blocked every door, and a few rangers were prepared outside the city to ensure that no one could escape.
Is this a small punishment but a big warning? He's not stupid, so why can't he see it?
Shao Xun didn't take it seriously. He just held Mi Huang's hand and said with shame: "The Xianbei thieves resisted fiercely. The soldiers couldn't hold back. They lost their temper and killed all the thieves. In the end, they killed all the thieves. When the servants found out, they were already dead. It was too late, and in the end only Master Qi’s head was recovered.”
After that, he untied the cloth bag, took out a bloody thing, and placed it on the table.
Mi Huang felt it was an eyesore and swept his head to the ground.
"Do you know that after this battle..." Mi Huang looked into Shao Xun's eyes and said.
“After this battle, there is nothing Sikong can do.” Shao Xun said without any concealment.
“You!” Mi Huang’s eyes widened.
"Duanbu Xianbei is surrounded by strong enemies, so he may not come to me for revenge." Shao Xun said calmly: "Without the Xianbei cavalry, what does Wang Jun have to fear? He is far away in Youzhou, I'm afraid I have to find a way to wipe Duan Xianbei's butt and help them resist the hostile tribes on the grassland."
"You... want to rebel?" Mi Huang said anxiously: "Xiao Langjun, it's not me. You. You are from the Yue family. Even if you leave the government, you cannot rebel against Sikong."
"Why did the governor say this?" Shao Xun said with a smile: "Sikong Jian pulled me out of the army. How can I bear it? This massacre of Xianbei was really because they went too far. More than ten thousand people were killed by Xianbei in the famous city of Chang'an. What's wrong with the massacre of these beast soldiers?"
“Don’t worry, I told the sergeant last night that this is the command of the commander of the air force. If you send troops to quell the chaos, you will be rewarded.”
"The whole city will be announced today. Sikong has always loved the people, how can he sit back and watch the massacre of Xianbei? Don't worry, Governor, I will find a good and auspicious time in the past few days to summon the souls of the dead people. Who will blame Sikong after the people hear this?"
Mi Huang was silent for a while and sighed: "I really fell into your trap! How brave are you to falsely pass on military orders? Are you not afraid that Sikong will get into trouble later?"
Shao Xun bowed and saluted. He said: "Please ask the governor to help me get it right."
The gesture was sufficient, but the domineering energy soared into the sky, making Mi Huang dizzy for a while.
"Tell me the truth, how much money do you have?" He lowered his voice and asked.
"Three thousand silver spear troops, two thousand long sword troops, and five hundred cavalry troops, a total of 5,500 infantry. There are also 15,000 iron armor leaders and tens of thousands of armor weapons." Shao Xun said.
Mi Huang was shocked and confused.
With this strength, Sikong might not be able to touch him.
The left and right guards of the Forbidden Army and the Valiant Cavalry are not that reliable to Sikong. There are inextricable connections between them and Shao Xun. During the Xuchang Arsenal case, Shao Xun only took the armor, while the money and silk were distributed among the left guard and the generals of the Xiaoqi Army.
In the battle of Chang'an, five thousand Xianbei cavalry were killed. So what should the Xianbei people do with the looted goods?
With Shao Xun's temperament, it is probably better to separate.
The left guard takes the lead, and the right guard and the knights who have not arrived yet may be able to share some of the benefits.
He is so good at fighting and has a great reputation. He has been operating in the Royal Army and the Forbidden Army for four or five years. Does Sikong dare to use the Forbidden Army to deal with him?
Yes, at least half of the generals of the Forbidden Army are still loyal to Sikong.
But being loyal to Sikong does not necessarily mean that they are willing to kill Shao Xun. Although they are forced to order, they may reluctantly go out, but it is hard to say what the effect will be.
Similarly, if Shao Xun intends to harm Sikong, the generals of the Forbidden Army will also object.
This is the reality of the Forbidden Army, at least the reality of the more than 16,000 left guards.
Mi Huang frowned and thought, if Shao Xun did not consider the reputation and consequences, and now took refuge with the emperor and queen, and got involved with Zhou Fu and others, Sikong might not even dare to enter Luoyang.
For a while, I really couldn’t move him.
This young gentleman, unknowingly, is somewhat similar to Zhang Fang back then.
Sima Yong threw himself into the trap and did not dare to use a large army to conquer Zhang Fang. He was afraid that the dispatched soldiers and horses would defect in the face of the battle, so he could only use assassination to kill the thief.
Alas, Zhang Fang from the East China Sea Kingdom has become famous.
Mi Huang felt complicated and didn't know what to say for a while.
“Don’t worry, Governor, I won’t put you in trouble.” Shao Xun said sternly: “I am still Sikong’s general, and I am still willing to fight for Sikong, without any second thoughts.”
After finishing speaking, I added silently in my heart: I just don’t want to fall into the situation where the rabbit dies and the dog dies.
In fact, since the beginning of this year, Sima Yue has found it difficult to kill him.
Shao Xun didn’t know if Sima Yueqi had ever had this idea.
Regardless of whether there was a turmoil in Hebei at that time, the soldiers and horses of King Fan Yang and Duke Pingchang were trapped inside, and Sima Teng, the governor of Bingzhou, could not mobilize his troops. Sima Lue of Qingzhou was defeated by the religious uprising army, and Sima Yue saved The 30,000-strong army was wasted again, and it was indeed difficult for him to mobilize foreign troops to deal with him.
After Sima Yue returned from Xuchang, he settled directly in Wen County. This may be due to this factor.
After entering Luoyang, you have to enter the palace, right? What if someone takes the risk and takes advantage of his position as general in the palace to kill him in the palace? A person like him who is good at intrigues likes to use himself to save others.
At that time, he decided to let go and use Shao Xun to attack Sima Yong to squeeze out the last value. Perhaps this was his true thinking.
No one will sit still and wait for death. This time Shao Xun suffocated all the Xianbei cavalry to death in Chang'an City. I wonder what Sima Yue thought? Another strong army is gone.
To be fair, if he wants to deal with Shao Xun, the five thousand Xianbei cavalry will definitely be the best and can play a great role.
Now that it is gone, Shao Xun can’t figure out how Sima Yue should deal with him.
Next, I will use Chang'an's food, money, horses, and Xuchang's armor to expand the army.
You don’t dare to touch me now, and you won’t dare to touch me next year...
Rebellious people are so arrogant.
“How did we get to this point?” Mi Huang looked at Shao Xun with a slightly reproachful look, and sighed: “Sikong promoted you to be a filial and honest official, but I didn’t feel sorry for you.”
Shao Xun was silent and said after a moment: "Yes."
Sima Yue did not feel sorry for him.
Some of the restrictions on him are just checks and balances commonly used by those in power.
The key to the problem is that after the Battle of Dangyin, Sima Yue was absent for a full year and seven months, creating a huge power vacuum in Luoyang.
Not to mention that Shao Xun seized the opportunity, even the royalist group became more and more prosperous, and Wang Yan reaped huge benefits.
When Sima Yue appeared again, he was facing a strange Luoyang.
If there had not been the Xuchang Arsenal case, Shao Xun and Sima Yue might still have maintained considerable trust, but Shao Xun voluntarily gave up this trust because he wanted to get those armors.
The killing of Xianbei this time was, on the one hand, a massacre of the city by Xianbei. Forget it if he didn’t see it, but he couldn’t bear it if he knew it.
Secondly, the benefits are real.
Before coming to see Mi Huang, Chen Yougen came to report that he gathered more than 8,000 horses outside the city last night and this morning.
The city also made a rough count and found that there were still about 3,000 intact horses.
How much is a horse worth? It depends on the type of horse.
Drawing horses are the cheapest, pack horses are slightly more expensive, riding horses are more expensive, and war horses are extremely expensive.
These horses of the Xianbei people were finally replaced by walking horses, and war horses accounted for about half.
During the reign of Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty, someone sold a horse for 150,000 yuan, making an illegal profit of 500 yuan, and was dismissed from office.
During the time of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, a horse cost 200,000 yuan.
When Emperor Cheng of the Han Dynasty became emperor, the price of the stagecoach plummeted to 7,000 yuan.
Ma Yuan of the Eastern Han Dynasty once gave Du Lin a horse, and he was paid back 50,000 yuan.
During the reign of Emperor Ling of the Eastern Han Dynasty, horses from wealthy families were recruited. The wealthy family deliberately defied him and demanded 2 million yuan for a horse - this was an abnormal price.
During the Three Kingdoms period, the price of ordinary horses was about 10,000 yuan, while the price of war horses soared to 100,000 yuan.
After the Three Kingdoms returned to Jin, they experienced a rare period of peace, and the price of horses began to fall.
But after so many years of the Eight Kings Rebellion, the price of horses has been like a rocket, rising every year. Now the price of a good military horse with pure blood, fast speed and strong endurance has exceeded 50,000 yuan.
Of course, the prairie does not pay much attention to the breeding of horse bloodlines, but allows them to mate freely. The appearance of the horses is very average.
Not many of these Xianbei horses can be sold for 50,000 yuan, but none of them can be sold for less than 10,000 yuan.
Tens of thousands of horses means more than 100,000 yuan. No one can bear it.
Of course, it is very stupid to sell these horses at a price. Shao Xun would never do this.
The best pasture in Henan is in Guangchengze. If you don't ride them to fight, then you don't need to feed them and just graze them in the wild.
Almost all of the horses seized were male horses, and most of them had been castrated. Horses that are not castrated have relatively bad tempers and like to kick people and even chase mares.
There are only about 200 horses. I don’t know if the owner likes to ride strong horses or for some reason, they are not castrated.
More than two hundred horses were sent to Guangchengze, and some mares were found to slowly breed.
Of course, it is not easy to raise mares. You can first find a lot of donkeys to serve as "harems" for these stallions.
Isn’t the Mule Army pretty good? I am not afraid of being laughed at.
The heavy armored infantry mounted mules and maneuvered quickly on the battlefield, no faster than two legs?
"You go down first. I still have to think about things here." Mi Huang waved his hand and sighed.
“Commander, please do not let Sikong’s reputation be damaged.” Shao Xun said sincerely.
“Go away, you’ve got an advantage but you still act like a good boy.” Mi Huang scolded.
Shao Xun lowered his head, saluted and left the tent.
Mi Huang knelt down silently and remained silent for a long time.
Some things, once they cross the line, will gradually become strangers, alas!
He still wanted to save something and try to repair the relationship between Shao Xun and Sikong. The nature of a good person is deeply ingrained.
(End of this chapter)