Chapter 183 Xuchang and Luoyang
On July 19, the army, which had been recuperating all night, left Feixiang, turned to the southeast, and pursued the enemy.
Shao Xun received the news temporarily. Almost on the same day that he defeated Lu Ping and Li Le, Gou Xi defeated Ji Sang again in Yangping, killing thousands of people.
Both the north and the south were defeated. Ji Sang was indeed at the end of his strength, and it didn’t look like he could make a comeback.
At this time, on the post road, the morale of the Silver Spear Army, which had won a great victory, was high. Whenever they saw Shao Xun riding by, they cheered spontaneously.
Shao Xun is happy that they are like this.
The private soldier that I spent five years and devoted all my efforts to train finally has some appearance, can fight in battle, and can win the battle. This huge sense of satisfaction is enough to make anyone intoxicated.
The Yamen Army was a little unhappy.
In the battle of Feixiang, they took on the flanking mission and did not get much chance to take action. They only chased the enemy northward at the last moment and fought a smooth battle. However, the greatest credit for this battle fell on the Silver Spear Army, which had been looked down upon by them before. Therefore, everyone was unconvinced and felt a fire in their hearts.
But if you feel unhappy, you will naturally vent it out.
Three days later, they arrived in Guantao County without any hindrance.
There were only a few thousand rebels in the city, and people were in panic.
The auxiliary soldiers spent a day to build some simple ladders, and that night they suddenly launched a night attack, climbed over the wall, and entered the city.
The thieves were defeated and most of them dispersed.
On the 21st, continue eastward, pursuing all the way without stopping at all.
On the 23rd, during the march, he received news that Shi Le went south from Qinghe to rescue Ji Sang, but Gou Xi was defeated, and more than 10,000 people died. The two gathered up the remaining people and rushed to Qinghe in a hurry.
So the army turned around and headed towards Qinghe River.
On the 25th, the Yamen Army defeated the Kui'an and Taobao tribes of the rebels who had broken off the rear. The two men only led dozens of horses to run away.
On the 26th, Qinghe County was recovered and continued to pursue northward.
At this time, Liu Yu finally arrived at Yecheng slowly.
Ye Palace is dilapidated and difficult to live in. Fortunately, there are many empty houses in the city, so it is not impossible to arrange them.
“The good palace was burned down by a bunch of thieves who don’t know the so-called, but I don’t know when it will be restored to its old state.”
“If Yan Guo were here, maybe he would go there to mourn and mourn. "Haha, Yan Guo is an idiot."
"Have you read Yan Guo's military report?"
< br>"Isn't Gou Dao General also fighting well? He killed more prisoners and killed more than Shao Xun. The 50,000 thieves in Ji Sang were basically defeated. I heard that Ji Sang ran south to Chiping Muyuan. This is seeking death. Shi Le led hundreds of horses to the north, not knowing where to go. "Unconsciously, the Hebei rebels were finally put down."
Everyone was shouting. The expressions are a bit complicated.
Two men with no family background led the troops and defeated the bandit army one after another. They wiped out Hebei like an autumn wind sweeping leaves.
But before them, Nanyang Wang Mo could not control the situation and fled in despair to avoid Xuchang and then to Chang'an. Xincai Wang Teng was even worse. Only one of the four father and son survived, and the family was almost destroyed.
Among the kings, the only one with some ability was probably Fan Yang Wangfei. However, he died suddenly at the age of thirty-seven, otherwise he would not have had so many heads and tails.
Every time they think of these things, everyone feels a little uncomfortable.
It is even more uncomfortable to think that Zhang Fang, the number one general in Kansai, also had no family background.
How come in this world, some lowly people who don’t know what is called come to the fore?
"I have sent people to Xuchang for Hu Wufuzhi's good news." Liu Yu, who had been looking at the map before, suddenly raised his head and said.
“Xuchang?” Some people were puzzled.
"Jisang was defeated, and Taifu has left Guandu and returned to Xuchang." Liu Yu explained: "The overall situation in Hebei has been decided, and there will be no more changes."
"Then "We?"
"We can't leave yet." Liu Yu shook his head and said, "There are remnants of the King of Chengdu operating in Guangping, and Taifu has orders to send his troops north to destroy them."
< br>"Then Shao Xun..."
Liu Yu's face darkened.
Actually, he didn't know much about the situation on the front line. Hu Wufuzhi's good news was often exaggerated, so he couldn't believe it all. But when he saw Shao Xun biting the thieves in pursuit, he knew that their casualties in the Feixiang battle were not large, so they had the energy and confidence to pursue the fleeing enemies. In other words, they were now a team with high morale. The victorious division...
Obviously, the purpose of consuming Shao Xun was not achieved.
On the contrary, he may have also captured a large amount of supplies and captured many broken soldiers and craftsmen. His strength has increased compared with before the war, making it even harder to deal with.
"Let's wait for the response from Taifu." Liu Yu sighed.
He was really worried that because this matter was not handled well, he would fall out of favor in front of the Taifu and let others climb up - the Taifu had recently admired Pan Tao, the Huangmen servant, and invited him to join the curtain. This means that Liu Yu has a sense of crisis.
After hearing what Liu Yu said, everyone also shut up.
No matter how many conspiracies and tricks are played, will someone have a hearty victory? Thinking of this, I felt slightly frustrated.
"Is Shao Xun near Qinghe now?" Liu Yu asked.
“Yes.”
"Did he say what he was going to do?"
"Chasing Shi Le to the north, vowing to kill this beast."
"Huh?" Liu Yu shouted in surprise and said to himself He said to himself: "It's weird. Jisang and Shile were defeated and their tribes were separated. Jisang fled south to Chiping, and Shile fled north to Anping. Why did Shao Xun abandon Jisang and pursue Shile? Is Shile's value higher than Jisang? ?”
Everyone looked at each other, a little confused.
Yes, why? Ji Sang's head is much more valuable than Shi Le's.
"Tell him to retreat when he sees good, march westward to Xiangguo, and block the way for Shi Chao and others to escape north." Liu Yu ordered: "The rest of the army, follow me north to Guangping to destroy Sima Ying. "Old Department."
"No." Everyone responded.
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When the news came to Xuchang, the Taifu was in poor health again.
He read and re-read Hu Wufuzhi’s military report, and became increasingly unhappy. He secretly decided to kick this man to Yanzhou this year and let him become a big Zhongzheng who talks all day long. He will never enter the court again for the rest of his life. "Master, please keep it quiet at this time." Guo Xiang, the chief clerk, sat opposite and reminded him softly.
Sima Yue sighed and nodded slightly.
When you win a battle, even if you don’t like it, you still have to hold your nose and reward it. After all, the Forbidden Army would not be dispatched originally, and Shao Xun led his troops out of "love". He even brought a private soldier with him, so no one can blame him. If you treat him harshly at this time, it will be unjustifiable.
"What did Shao Xun do in Qinghe?" Sima Yue suddenly asked.
"According to Liu Qingsun's investigation, he was sent to donate money and food to recruit craftsmen." Guo Xiang replied.
Sima Yue snorted coldly.
Shao Xun really didn’t even bother to hide it. It seems that he is not too interested in chasing down the remaining enemies, but more interested in reaping benefits.
"Write a letter to Military Chief Wang Yan, just say this..." Sima Yue cleared his throat, and after dictating for a while, he asked Sun Hui, a member of the military affairs department, to polish it, copy it, and send it to Luoyang.
After the letter was sent away, Sima Yue felt weak and his head felt a little dizzy.
After thinking for a while, he added: "Tian Zhen, Bo Sheng, and Li Yun came to Xuchang to meet me."
"No."
"Yecheng has been restored, who is better to control it?" Sima Yue asked again.
He no longer trusts King Zong’s ability. What's more, there is no suitable candidate for the Zongwang to go out of Yecheng - even if there is, they may not be willing to go.
"Taifu, you may write to Wang Sikong to inquire." On this matter, Guo Xiang did not dare to express his opinions randomly and could only leave it to Wang Yan.
Sima Yue nodded.
In fact, he already has candidates: Zhongshu Ling Heyu and Zhongyu, Heqiao's younger brother, one of the twenty-four friends of Jinguyuan, known as Qingqian.
Celebrities and celebrities may be able to control Yecheng.
"General Gou, don't delay." Sima Yue said: "Now that we have detected Ji Sangnan's escape from Chiping, we will send our troops south to search and suppress him. After he is caught, there is no need to ask for instructions, just break the bones. Raise the ashes."
"No." Guo Xiang felt a chill in his heart. The Taifu was so cruel and vindictive to the enemy who killed his brother and nephew.
He was a little scared. For the first time, he felt that being an aide beside the Tutor was not a good thing, but he couldn't bear the wonderful taste of power, so he hesitated for a while.
The letter from "Bafu" in Xuchang was delivered with the highest standards, changing horses without changing people along the way. It was delivered to Wang Yan's desk at nightfall the next day.
Guo Xiang included some personal goods and attached some of his new annotations to "Zhuangzi" to the letter and sent them over.
After reading it, Wang Yan gave it to his daughter Wang Huifeng and kept it without comment.
Wang Jingfeng sat aside bored, yawning.
Wang Yan glanced at her with disgust and cursed: "Except for her appearance, she is really worthless."
Wang Jingfeng didn't know what kind of disaster he had suffered, and he was stunned for a while, with his mouth pouting. stand up.
Wang Yan turned his head and sighed.
Wang Huifengzi read the letter carefully, with no expression on his cold face.
Wang Yan secretly admired that she had been a princess after all, so she had some magnanimity, but it was a pity that she was not a man.
"What do you think?" Wang Yan asked.
Wang Huifeng shook his head and said: "How can a woman with a daughter participate in important events?"
"I want to hear your opinion." Wang Yan said patiently.
Wang Huifeng pondered for a moment and said: "Shao Xun's outstanding talents, such as Zhang Fang of the Yong Mansion, overshadowed many scholars, which will inevitably make the famous people of Yue Mansion dissatisfied. The Taifu himself does not want to pay Shao a heavy reward. "Xun, the post of governor is almost impossible. Then, I can only give him gold and silk rewards and a title."
"Hmm." Wang Yan stroked his beard and nodded.
In fact, he felt that Sima Yue was too narrow-minded and was not conducive to controlling him. Once someone is hated by him, it will be like a piece of chicken feathers, making it very ugly.
Sometimes, Wang Yan wanted to run to Xuchang and give Sima Yue some therapy so that he could relax.
I still want to get some benefits from you, so don’t mess around.
"To be fair, Shao Xun's contribution cannot be matched by the county prince, unless he captures Ji Sang. But I heard that Ji Sang ran towards Chiping, which is where Gou Xi's army is stationed , this credit must have been missed by him. Therefore, Tinghou and Xianghou have reached the top." Wang Huifeng continued: "However, there are many troubles in the world now, and Gou Xi might be able to seize Ji Sang. At most, I can only be granted the title of County Marquis, but now I am not sure. There may be County Marquis. So, as Shao Xun, who is second in military merit, it is unreasonable to be granted the title of Ting Marquis. "
In fact, in the early years of the dynasty, Du Yu had the merit of destroying Wu Dingce, so he was granted the title of County Marquis.
Of course, this is normal.
In the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China, titles were generally stingy and tight. The further back you go, the looser the rules become. In the later period of the dynasty, it was common for people to grant excessive titles.
"Hu Wufu said that Shao Xun was a good soldier. What do you think?" Wang Yan asked again.
“My daughter has no military skills.” Wang Huifeng shook his head and said, “But Shao Xun ran hundreds of miles to attack Liu Qiao and killed five thousand Xianbei in Chang’an. He is not like that kind of mediocre person. This attack on Ji Sang is true. His private soldiers with silver spears should have some combat power."
Wang Yan walked in the room for a long time, stroking his beard.
Wang Jingfeng stretched out boredly, his beautiful figure clearly revealed.
Wang Huifeng sat quietly, gently fiddling with the letters.
Wang Yan stopped.
To be honest, he was a little excited.
It is still a bit difficult to dominate and exercise authority in Luoyang without the support of troops capable of fighting.
The master does not want Shao Xun, can I try to win him over in private?
He hesitated about this idea because Shao Xun seemed a bit difficult to control and too domineering.
But his reputation among the Forbidden Army was very loud, and Wang Yan saw it with his own eyes.
It is even more rare to be able to fight and win wars at the same time - it has to be said that Shao Xun struggled for five years and relied on his outstanding performance to live up to his great united front value. Even Wang Yandu started to make plans for him.
"Let's explore Taifu's tone first." Wang Yan made up his mind.
(End of this chapter)