Chapter 58 Absurdity
A ridiculous thought flashed through Lu Ye’s mind, no way...
Could something have changed in Dongsai Mansion?
This is so ridiculous.
Although the Tangzhou cavalry retreated, yesterday's attack on the city, breaking through the sky on the east wall, was forced to take the guard post with them, which shows how urgent and tragic the situation is.
The other walls were not much better.
The four families in Heishan County who rebelled against the king suffered heavy losses.
Even without the Tangzhou cavalry, the Dongsaifu army could not attack the city and could retreat calmly. Why did it suddenly collapse?
Moreover, many officers and soldiers rebelled and beheaded their own leaders and even officials, which was completely illogical.
He, Wang Hu, and Zhang Cunyi thought about it, but they still had no idea, so Lu Ye ordered his servant to call Fan Buzhong and ask the old boy to advise him.
Fan Buzhong held his beard and walked around the room in circles. After thinking for a long time, he suddenly clapped his hands.
“Master, I’ve figured it out.”
“Something must have happened in the Dongsai Mansion!”
I also thought of this and nodded. He gave the other party a look that encouraged him to continue.
Fan Buzhong speculated with bright eyes.
"My guess is that the Tangzhou cavalry attacked the city for a day and suffered heavy casualties without even catching a hair. How could they just give up?" There is no money in the treasury, otherwise why would the Tangzhou Iron Cavalry promise to let the Tangzhou Iron Cavalry take the gold and silver from Heishan County?” I didn't see the two silver coins, so I pissed off these guys."
"Yesterday, we retreated in the clear, but actually we went around in a circle and robbed the Dongsai Mansion... Could it be that they were all slaughtered? ?”
“Otherwise, the Dongsaifu army can retreat even if they cannot break the city, but they must not blow up the camp...”
Zhang Cunyi and Wang Hu opened their mouths.
I thought that the old man whom my elder brother had taken in was old and confused. Look what nonsense he was talking about.
How could the officers and soldiers fight against the officers and soldiers? It was a family, let alone the officers and soldiers slaughtering the city, which was appalling.
"Don't overeat this old man these days! Hungry him for a few meals first," Wang Hu came out and ordered his servant, "so that he won't have random thoughts when he has strength."
"Second Master, don't worry, let him drink something thin at night."
Dinner time.
On the table were a few white-flour steamed buns, a few pieces of meat, a bottle of wine, and a plate of black beans.
Fan Buzhong and his little grandson Fan Buju were as angry as a tiger.
Lu Ye, Wang Hu, and Zhang Cunyi sat above and watched the two people eating. The three of them still looked shocked.
I’m not surprised that Fan Buzhong and his grandson are starving to death, but I’m surprised that old man Fan actually got it right.
The Dongsaifu army was defeated not long ago today.
Chuang Potian ordered his sentry to lead out of the city, and then captured a few deserters from the government army who had no intention of fighting.
I got amazing news from them.
The other party cried bitterly and told the whole story.
It is said that the Tangzhou cavalry abandoned their horses and fought against the wall yesterday. As a result, they hit hard nails on all four walls.
Several bronze-skinned warriors and young warriors died, two sentries of the elite cavalry were dead, and two sentries were injured and crippled.
The general didn't want his men to suffer too many casualties, and he couldn't see the hope of breaking through the city and grabbing money, so he was ready to withdraw his troops. Anyway, he was a guest soldier who was helping privately, and he was not bound by official documents from the Ministry of War.
At this time, the Tangzhou Cavalry Commander was still a very particular person. He had admitted that he had lost this battle. At worst, he would have to move to a different place to defeat the civilian army and then take it back.
Anyway, he collected tens of thousands of taels of silver from the prefect, and it was reasonable to beat him for a day.
What he wants at this time is to withdraw and stop the loss in time.
Who knew that the magistrate of Dongsai had given up his job and said that he had one hundred thousand taels of silver to pay, and asked the commander-in-chief to attack again one last time. Regardless of whether it succeeds or not, the one hundred thousand taels of silver will be given to him with both hands.
The commander-in-chief was so angry that his nose was crooked. So many of my men have died, and you still want me to fight?
At that time, the two sides said they were deadlocked and almost drew swords from each other. Later, it was the prefect who raised the money to 200,000 taels, and then the Tangzhou Cavalry Commander decided to make the final deal.
So he pulled back all the remaining cavalry that attacked the three city walls, and decided to attack the city wall on the other side - the commander-in-chief had observed that when the fighting on this city wall was serious, the female soldiers They all rushed out, and their hands must have been stretched to the extreme.
This should be the weakest defense in the entire city.
So a steel-framed martial artist led the team, and hundreds of cavalry threw themselves on the east city wall. As a result, they broke into the sky and tore alive people with their hands, which frightened the morale of the Tangzhou cavalry who was attacking the city.
The Commander-in-Chief immediately decided to withdraw the troops.
It's not that he can't beat him, but it's that there's no need to invest too much in battlefields that are irrelevant to him.
Even if a steel-framed martial artist died, the prefect could not say that he failed to do his best.
As a result, the prefect hesitated and refused to give out the 200,000 taels of life money. When asked, he just put it in Dongsai Mansion. The silver was not carried with the army. It would be packed in boxes and sent to the Tangzhou Cavalry Camp in the future.
The Tangzhou cavalry commander was so angry that he drew his sword and cut off the bank in front of the prefect before leaving camp.
The master next to the prefect is flattering his master - a vulgar martial artist, still wants to take advantage of his master? In the Taiping years, this general would have knelt down when he saw the master...
Unexpectedly, that night, the Tangzhou cavalry, which had already retreated, gave full play to the ability of the cavalry to penetrate at high speed, detouring and attacking the empty city at night. In Dongsai Mansion, countless people were burned, killed, and looted overnight.
I almost went through Dongsai Mansion with a knife, set a fire again, and then left...
What's even more annoying is that the group of people were fighting against the flag of Chuang Po Tian, which was blocked in Heishan County. Their faces were still covered with scarves, but their accent armor and horse weapons couldn't be faked.
The king of Chuang was sitting in the county, and the merits came from the sky. The clouds plundered the Dongsai Mansion and caused endless killings...
Still today, a gentry who was lucky enough to escape came and escaped. The news came out after the camp cried out for help.
A roar broke out in the military camp immediately. As soon as the soldiers heard that their lair had been taken away, and they didn't know whether their parents or relatives were alive or dead, they couldn't think of fighting anymore, so they ran away one after another.
Moreover, the leader who was usually unpopular suffered a black knife, and several generals knew that their families had been wiped out. They grew evil and bold, so they simply killed the prefect and gathered the people to turn them into bandits.
This is the source of the chaos in the city today.
"Master..." Fan Buzhong stuffed his mouth with meat and puffed out his cheeks and said, "I admire the Tangzhou cavalry very highly."
"They are called officers and soldiers, but they are actually a vassal town. , listen to the announcement but not the tune, the emperor can make moves if he has money, but it is useless to invite gods if he has no money."
"I thought they could fight for at least three days, but they ran out of money. It would be difficult to fight for a whole day. "
"These people are looking for money. In their eyes, they are afraid that the officers and soldiers, Dongsai Mansion, bandits, and Heishan County are all the same. Since Heishan County can't get the money, go and grab it. The same goes for Dongsai Mansion.”
Lu Ye asked.
“Aren’t they afraid of being held accountable by the court for doing this?”
Fan Buzhong shook his head.
“I’ve thought about it, and I’m really not afraid.”
“They didn’t rebel openly and openly, so they still used the banner of King Chuang.”
"It was also the time when the imperial court was using Tangzhou cavalry to suppress bandits. The supply of gold, silver, food and grass was already insufficient, so why should we coax others?" If you rebel against the Tangzhou Iron Cavalry, it will be much more serious than a bandit. "
"The imperial court will settle the matter. It will probably be reprimanded and appeased, and the military discipline will be improved. If the commander-in-chief is sensible, he will give some more. If you get more money, you might even get a promotion."
Lu Ye sighed.
There are so many things going on in these troubled times.
All kinds of monsters and ghosts came out, it’s really a long time to see them!
I don’t know how King Chuang will deal with Feilai Henggong?
In the county government office.
Chuang Potian slapped the table and said with a gloomy expression.
“Pass my military order and all the injured will be left under the management of the female battalion.”
"Others, as long as they can lift a knife, follow me to seize the city. We will set off in half an hour..."
(End of this chapter)