Chapter 150: A Dilemma (4)
At the moment when he saw the cavalry appear, the head of the big stall was stunned like five thunderbolts, how could he not know what kind of virtue the official army was, how could he not know how much military strength there were in the coastal state capitals, it was the capital of Lin'an, I am afraid that there is no such neat cavalry, let alone such a desolate island!
However, the team of thousands of people scattered into a charging formation, and the dust and water vapor in the sky looked like thousands of troops. What's worse is that they attack almost from the bottom of the coastline, diagonally like a sharp blade, and if they run in the direction of the strait, they will almost hit head-on.
"Up, on, hurry up and block Lao Tzu!"
His cronies shouted and kicked the thieves in front of him, at this time, it was useless to say anything, he could only use people to block, hoping that they would be a little slower, and he would be able to protect the big stall and escape, as long as he reached the beach, he could swim to the boat.
The head of the big stall was dragged by his subordinates in a daze, and in order not to be too conspicuous, the coat and cloak on his body were removed, and he ran all the way with his head down, not daring to look at the situation in front of him.
The moment Jiang Cai's war horse stepped into the enemy formation, the thieves who were not organized at all began to flee in all directions, and people were constantly trampled to death or knocked to death, and the miserable howls accelerated this collapse and quickly spread.
The front tower of the castle was clearly visible, except for some of the thieves who fled to the sea, most of them were driven in the direction of the city, and then rushed to both sides, and the guards on the city wall watched this scene with excitement, and even forgot to shoot the enemy who was close at hand.
"Phew!" Jiang Cai rode alone to the city gate, first strangled the mount, and then with one hand, the more than 1,000 horsemen behind him were divided into two groups, each driving the thieves forward, chasing and killing the rout, such a small job with no technical content, he would not do it personally.
Listening to the cheers of the guards around him, Liu Yu was a little emotional, he didn't have the joy of the crisis being lifted, but he was a little relieved, the thief's fleet was still at sea, and after such a big setback, he should have retreated.
"Ziqing, it's too late."
Because the thieves have not been cleared, the city gate only opened a crack and let Jiang Cai in, go up to the city tower, see the corpses all over the ground, the fierce battle is vivid, Jiang can imagine the battle situation at that time, and his words also contain some apologies.
Liu Yu shook his head, from the direction where the cavalry came, he knew how big a circle Jiang Cai had been, in order to leave most of the thieves on land, what else could he say, this was originally his own mentions.
"It's already over, drive all those thieves into the mountains and forests, block the road down the mountain, and then call them to surrender, and if they don't surrender, just wait to starve to death."
Dragons swim in shallow water, no matter how much ability they have at sea, they are no different from ordinary people when they go up this mountain, maybe they are not as good as the previous bandits, at least people are familiar with geography and know how to survive.
Liu Yu's words were full of hatred, these thieves almost forced him to the point of using the time and space ~ law, if he really did that, the shame would be small, and the glorious image that he had worked so hard to build would be completely ruined.
"Don't worry, as long as they enter the mountain, they will be handed over to our Yiren, and none of them will be able to escape."
Huang Erniang said eagerly, not knowing the language in her words, Liu Yu glanced at her in surprise, this woman always doesn't know her identity, and this will become a "Yiren" again.
"Okay, sue the owner of your village, if you catch a thief, the government will reward you with five catties of rice and half a catty of salt, and you want to live."
Since people's enthusiasm is so high, Liu Yu is not stingy, the dog will jump off the wall when he is in a hurry, those are thieves with murder weapons! If you really want to live or die, it is also a big trouble, and the suppression of bandits has always been a headache for the government, so let the masses participate in it and let them fall into the vast sea of the people's war, but it is cost-effective to spend some money and food.
"In addition, for today's help, Liu Mou must be grateful, if you have any requirements, just put them forward."
Seeing that the overall situation has been decided, Liu Yu began to appreciate the merits, the sooner this kind of thing is done, the better, it will be chilling when it is late, and judging from the current contact, these Yiren will rarely open their mouths.
"Well, it's nothing, everyone is in the same city, and they should support each other, but some people in the village want to"
In the end, Huang Erniang was a little supportive, it seemed difficult to speak, Liu Yu and Jiang Cai glanced at each other, both puzzled, what did they want to do?
"It doesn't hurt to be straight."
Since he opened his mouth first, he must be trustworthy, no matter what the other party asks, Liu Yu is already mentally prepared.
"They want to join the official army, and you can see that many of them are good hands, and the game in the mountains is limited, and sometimes it is difficult to harvest for many days. If you can be like them, even if you are tired and tired, you can still get some rice. β
Huang Erniang pointed to the defenders on the city wall, and said it boldly, she seemed to know that this request was a bit excessive, and lowered her head after speaking.
Listening to her words, Liu Yu was slightly stunned, he really didn't expect such a request, from the previous attitude of being on guard, to now taking the initiative to ask for integration, will it be too sudden?
"Do you know that joining the army, but you have to tattoo words, and there is strict discipline in the army, can they keep it? violated military discipline, but they will lose their heads, aren't they afraid that the Song people will wear small shoes? β
Although this has always been what Liu Yu wants to see, the ugly words must be said in advance, and it is not a good choice for the Song people to be a soldier, otherwise Jiang Cai would not recruit this soldier.
"The two Shangguan are different from others, Erniang believes in Fufu and in the service system."
What is "little shoes" Erniang doesn't know, but she believes what she sees with her eyes, all along, the cooperation between the two sides has been very good, and Jiang Cai and his subordinates have never deliberately embarrassed people.
Originally, I thought that it was my traverser aura that played a role, but I didn't expect that it was still the giveaway that people bought one for one and got one free in their mouths, Liu Yu was a little shocked, and glanced at Jiang Cai speechlessly.
"It's still up to the waiter to make the decision, Jiang is a rough man, I don't know if it's an obstacle." His glance was understood by Jiang Cai as asking for his own opinion, this kind of thing is better for civilian officials to do, no matter what Liu Yu said, he is also the privy council, the nominal leader of the highest military department of the Great Song Dynasty.
"There is a precedent in this dynasty, Tuyuhun, Tibet, Hui, and even Khitan and Jurchen have all been recruited into the army. Tell them that if there are any people who are willing to join the army, they should be put into one command first, and if there are too many, then they will be consulted. β
In this case, Liu Yu is also in charge, his purpose in absorbing the Yi people is to pull them into his camp, there is nothing better than experiencing war together. Otherwise, if you don't fight for it, they will end up falling to the Tartars, and it is better to follow themselves than to do so.
"It's just that you have to tell what Fang Cai said that if you join the Song Army, you must strictly abide by military discipline, and you must first understand military discipline. Therefore, the writing of Chinese characters in the Chinese dialect will be arranged later, and there is only one language in the army, and those who can't understand it don't want it. β
didn't wait for Erniang to be happy, Liu Yu's subsequent request made it difficult for her, and she just joined the army, how could it be like taking the imperial examination?
"The waiter system means that you want to let the Yi people learn Chinese and learn to write?" She asked incredulously, as if trying to confirm it.
"Well, if there are excellent people, you can also learn articles."
What do you do when you study articles? Naturally, he wanted to enter the examination room, not only Erniang, but even Jiang Cai was stunned, who didn't know how expensive the literati were in the Great Song Dynasty, so let Yi people learn articles and take the imperial examination? However, seeing Liu Yu's expression, Yan sΓΉ didn't seem to be a fake, was he crazy?
"It's nothing, do you know, there are Fanfangs in Guang, Quan, and other places, as well as Fanxue, and everyone in Fan can go to school. How can Yi people say that they are also my people of the Great Song Dynasty, why not, others can't, here in my Liu Yu, it's okay! β
In this time and space, a Song people's passport, oh, is not a very valuable household registration, and the Fan people have to live for five years before they are eligible to marry a Song people, let alone enter school. Take this to envelop these outsiders, the effect is not generally good, don't you see Erniang can't talk to herself excitedly.
"Are you serious?"
When Erniang ran away excitedly, Jiang stood with him, civil officials like to "educate" Waifan, and take this as a real achievement, either into the local chronicles, or into the history books, it is normal for Liu Yu to have such thoughts, but the problem is, he is not the chief official here?
"Well, either kill them all or assimilate them, what will you choose?"
Jiang Cai didn't answer his words, but it was equivalent to answering, no one wants to kill innocents indiscriminately, in this case, Liu Yu said that it may not be a way, the Song people are now in turmoil, what will become of them in the future, who can know.
"The thieves are not only here, but there are also actions on Lingao's side, and Shi Zhong is asked to go, and I expect that there will be news back soon."
"What?"
Jiang Cai's words made him stunned, tens of thousands of thieves surrounded Qiongshan County, and the fight was loud, and the danger continued, but he didn't expect that they still had the strength to go to Lingao. Liu Yu suddenly realized that his negligence was far more than one, he had always thought that the target of the thieves was Qiongshan County, but he didn't expect that they would actually go to Lingao.
The purpose of the Pu family is simple and direct, what they want is the city boss, and he is even more worried when he thinks of the thieves in the city. There are only more than 1,000 people in Jiang Cai's department, and it is impossible to divide how much to go to Lingao, and there are almost no troops over there, and there is no defense.
"No, I'm going to go."
This kind of analysis made Liu Yu a little uneasy, and he decided to simply take a trip, anyway, there was Jiang Cai in the city, and there would be no danger.
"Look, someone's back."
Without waiting for Liu Yu to step downstairs, Jiang Cai pointed to the distance and said, a ride appeared in sight, and that direction was Lingao County.
"Repay and appease, Zeng was a servant, and it won't be done soon."
The two of them were picked up and rode under the city tower, but they didn't expect that the first sentence he said while panting surprised the two, what does it mean to "not be"? The thieves have entered Lingao County. R1058