Chapter Twenty-Seven: Leading the Way
As soon as Hafez died, no one dared to stop Yihu's footsteps. Dagan She Tuotou led the way, his own soldiers and big arrows were organized in the center, and after the bow was broken, the group surrounded Yihu, and in the blink of an eye, they fled without a trace.
The people, who had been dispersed by Dagan Shetuo, immediately spread the news of Yihu's escape and Hafez's killing, and suddenly no one in the city was willing to resist. As for those who have no money and no power, they don't want to stay in the city and wait for death, so they just cleaned up and took the whole family to go straight to the only way out of the city.
There was only one way out of the city, and the width allowed only two horses to go side by side. Tens of thousands of people are scrambling to flee for their lives, how can it be arranged? In a short time, all the escapees were huddled together.
Some officials and nobles were accustomed to being domineering, and immediately ordered their evil slaves to clear the way with knives. And the common people, who are usually submissive in front of officials and nobles, were also stimulated to be fierce at the moment of life and death, and immediately raised their knives to fight with their lives. As a result, the blood flowed from both sides, and the number of dead and wounded even far exceeded the soldiers who died on the city wall in the past few days.
The people of the whole city were in a hurry to flee for their lives, and naturally no one cared about the fire that had just been suppressed. As a result, the barrier soon lost its effect, and the fire spread from near the east gate into the city, and all the houses encountered along the way, whether they were thatched houses or carved beams, were all burned.
Fortunately, at the last moment, Zhang Qianqian suddenly relented and ordered the Tang army to forcibly blast and assault with gunpowder shells, blowing up the blockages at the south and north gates of Talas City, and then led his troops into the city to put out the fire, giving the people trapped in the city a chance to live. Otherwise? Most of the people in the city? It must have been reduced to ashes along with the city.
Rao is so, when the Tang army blew up a barrier? After isolating the flames. Talas also has a small half of buildings? It has been completely engulfed in flames. The rescued local people looked at the raging fire, and all of them lost their souls. And the nobles and officials who haven't had time to fight their way out of their own people and escape? then decisively chose to surrender.
The latter scrambled to express his position with the half-baked Tang Yan, and he had been looking forward to Wang Shi for a long time? Just forced by the obscenity of Yihu's father and son? I have to be humble and wrong.
For the local officials and nobles who "got lost", it was inconvenient for Zhang Qian to continue to kill the killers. However, they are not willing to keep them to raise tigers. So, after confiscating more than half of their family property? And set aside a group of brothers? Escorting them and all their family members to Qiuzi and handed over to the Anxi Dadu Cattle Keeper Award for disposal.
As for Niu Shi Award after taking over these people, will they be killed on the spot, or will they continue to be escorted to Chang'an City to offer victory to the Shenlong Emperor? It was beyond the scope of Zhang Qian's authority as a town guard, and of course he was happy not to ask anymore.
Stealing the floating wealth? Zhang Qian also did not collect all of them into the Broken Leaf Officer Treasury. But he decisively took out forty percent of it and distributed it to the people whose homes were destroyed by fire? Help them rebuild their homes for the winter. For Yihu stored in the official warehouse of Talas City, ready to be used to supply the soldiers under his command when he held the city? And he did the same? Sixty percent of the Tang Army? The four ingredients were given to the people.
As a result, after the notice was posted, the whole city was thunderous, and many people whose homes were destroyed calculated according to the numbers on the notice, found that their property had increased instead of decreasing.
However, it will take a few days to implement these relief measures. After Zhang Qian set the charter, he handed it over to Wei Dao and others to implement. And he himself freed up his hands and began to deal with the biggest gain of this battle, Shi Guo's special service Yihu.
It's also funny, Yihu almost slipped away from under Zhou Jianliang's nose.
Under Zhang Renyuan's strict control, the military discipline of Shuofang's army has always been strict. And the Broken Leaf Army under Zhang Qian's control has no habit of harming the people. Therefore, although Zhou Jianliang led 500 Broken Leaf Brothers, he laid an ambush in advance in five miles west of Talas City, blocking the roads leading to Baishui City and Juzhanti. However, he spared the ordinary people who fled in all directions, and only intercepted and killed well-dressed officials and nobles.
As a result, he was exploited by Yihu.
In order to survive, the latter did not go far from the city, so he dismissed most of his soldiers and personal soldiers, and continued to flee westward with only forty or so hardcore henchmen. He also snatched torn clothes from the houses of residents along the road and put them on his body, and his exposed face and hands were also covered with mud.
Finding that there was a Tang army on the main road to intercept them, these people immediately turned around and ran to the small road. found that the path was impassable, and these people, under the advice of Dagan Shetuo, decisively divided into five or six waves before and after, pretending not to know each other, trying to get through in confusion.
Seeing that it was still early, the Tang army brigade who led the team to set up a card thought that Yihu would not abandon the city and his brothers so quickly, so when he saw that the five "people" in tattered clothes and embarrassed appearance asked for approval, they didn't search carefully, so they raised their hands and let them go.
Yihu was overjoyed immediately, in order to avoid arousing the suspicion of Tang Jun, but he did not dare to jump on his mount and gallop wildly, but deliberately pulled his mount and walked more than 20 steps into the distance before climbing back on the horse.
He originally thought that if he didn't die in this catastrophe, there would be a blessing in the future. Unexpectedly, the mutation was abrupt. One of the soldiers in the second wave of the card, because he was overly nervous, actually wrapped his body and fell to the ground from his horse. The scimitar, hidden in the package, collided with the stones on the ground and immediately made a crisp sound.
The people in the army are most familiar with the sound of gold and iron. In an instant, the surrounding Tang troops raised their weapons in unison. The unlucky ones who were intercepted by the Tang army and several other groups of pro-soldiers who tried to get through the test immediately pulled out their weapons to resist, and the two sides fought in a blink of an eye.
Yihu's personal soldiers were all carefully selected, and their combat effectiveness far exceeded that of ordinary soldiers under his command. More than 40 pro-soldiers stepped forward together and fought desperately against a hundred Tang troops, without falling behind at all. It's a pity that some people in the Tang army are quick and fast, and they don't hesitate to light a firework and shoot it into the sky!
"Bang!" The fireworks exploded in mid-air, not bright enough, but eye-catching enough. When Zhou Jianliang saw this, he immediately brought another 100 brothers to help.
He is highly skilled in martial arts and has rich combat experience, and there is no enemy under his command at all. In the blink of an eye, he beheaded the little Berksulad under his horse, and then, with his brothers, he divided and surrounded all the Sogdians, and "devoured" them piece by piece.
At the critical moment, Dagan Shetuo used the golden cicada shelling method again. With his own soldiers, he took Yihu in his arms, abandoned the brothers who were fighting, and fled. It's a pity that Yihu's good luck has been completely exhausted this time. After Zhou Jianliang defeated his cronies, before the battle was over, he took more than 20 brothers and followed him after him.
One of the two sides fled, one chased, it stands to reason that the war horse under Yihu's crotch is better, and he is more familiar with the roads along the way, and he may also get the help of his own people, and he has a great chance of escaping. However, he himself is really not angry. Before he could escape fifty miles away, his body was turned upside down by the Telle Bi under his crotch, and he fell directly from the horse.
Now, the gods can't save him. Despite the desperation of his own soldiers, Gri took him on his horse and rode with him. Although Dagan Shetuo took the initiative to expose himself and attracted the Tang army to chase after him. After another half an hour, Yihu was still captured alive by Zhou Jianliang along with Gerry.
However, although Zhou Jianliang has a fierce face, his heart is not ruthless. For the sake of the loyal protectors of Dagan She Tuo and Da Jian Geri, they did not follow Zhang Qian's order and killed them on the spot. Instead, they were tied to horses along with Yihu and escorted back to Talus.
By the time the group entered the city, the fire had already been extinguished. Under the command of Tang soldiers and "local Tang people", the people in the city were lining up in a long line to receive relief at the gate of the tall and neat secret service house. Seeing that the special service Yihu was escorted back in frustration, instead of giving him any sympathy, the people rushed to spit on him one by one.
This was not done as a sign of loyalty to the new owner of Talas, but rather because the people hated Yihu for causing them to lose their homes. According to everyone's thoughts, since Yihu knew that he couldn't hold Talas, he should take the initiative to return the ransom owed according to the agreement. The money he owes Tang Jun and the strength to not pay the debts is the cause of all the disasters.
Of course, if Yihu can successfully repel the Tang army, the local people will not hesitate to cheer for him. His act of defaulting on his debts will also be regarded as a good talk. The nine surnames of Zhaowu originally believed in the law of the jungle. It is never a shame to bow to the strong. If you don't have the strength, you have to provoke enemies stronger than yourself, and you will be spurned by the people.
More than half a month has passed since I was last released. Even if Yihu himself doesn't know how to settle the account, he knows that even if he compensates Zhang Qian for all the Talas and Julan City, he won't be able to pay off the debt. And in his opinion, Zhang Qian is not a generous person. Since he was angry, he burned half of Talas, and after he fell into the hands of this person, I am afraid that he would also die and live.
Therefore, for the saliva of the people, Yihu didn't even want to hide, and completely regarded himself as a peeled sheep, whether it was roasted or steamed, it was up to the owner to do it alone.
However, to his surprise, Zhang Qian neither ordered him to be dismantled, nor did he humiliate him. Seeing that he was covered with filth, he even ordered someone to take him down first, wash and change his clothes. After he was cleaned up from head to toe, he ordered someone to escort him back to the main hall of the secret service.
If Zhang Qian wanted to dismantle him, he would definitely not be able to let people bathe him and change his clothes. This truth, even if no one reminds him, Yihu can figure it out.
Therefore, after cleaning up and getting close to the water, and changing into silk clothes that belonged to him before and who he now belonged to, he immediately did not want to think of himself as a dead man. As soon as he returned to the main hall, he took the initiative to follow the etiquette of the Tang people, and stretched to the ground, "Prisoner Yihu, meet Zhang Zhenshou." The previous prisoners were unable to do enough to pay their own money, and they tried to repay their debts, which was really confused. Now that he has been arrested by Zhang Zhenshou, I dare not ask for your forgiveness. I only ask you to show me a clear way to repay the debt, whether it is up to the Sword Mountain or down to Hell, the prisoner will definitely do it! ”
"Huh?" Unexpectedly, Yihu was so "single", and a lot of coercion and temptation methods prepared by Zhang Qian in advance suddenly all failed. After a while, he shook his head with a smile, "You're smart, what did you do earlier?" You scraped together the money to send me the ransom to Ashibulaiburg earlier, why did Lao Tzu spend so much time?! ”
"I only knew that the Celestial Empire soldiers were sharp, but I didn't expect it to be so sharp. Whether it is a big city or a small city, it can't stop Zhang Zhenshou from striking with all his might. "After all, he has received a good education since he was a child, and when there is no great food wise man by his side, Yihu's brain immediately becomes sufficient. After thinking about it, he saluted respectfully again, "If I had known this, the prisoners would not only not dare to repay their debts, but would not even dare to take the idea of offending with the soldiers." ”
"So, if I'm not as strong as you. You should bring troops to the door? Zhang Qian listened interestingly and asked with a sneer.
Yihu was immediately startled, however, finding that Zhang Qian didn't seem to be angry, he hesitated for a moment, and simply chose to tell the truth, "Qiyu Town Guard, it should definitely not be." But the surname Zhaowu Jiu is not comparable to the Celestial Empire. The Celestial Empire is famous for its master. In all parts of the west of the Green Ridge, the emphasis is on the strong and the weak. If you find that others may be weak, but do not attack, you will be ridiculed by everyone. ”
As it turned out, this choice was very correct. Zhang Qian listened to his words, although his brows were furrowed, the sneer on his face disappeared, "Then what if you lose the battle, don't you worry about the people under your command scolding you for being belligerent?" ”
"Enlighten the special service, they won't scold. They don't call me belligerent. They will only scold me for why I lost? Or knowing that you can't win, you still want to provoke the strong! Finding that Zhang Qian likes to listen to the truth, Yi Hu quickly became more bold and continued to tell the truth.
"You're right, it's true!" Zhang Qian listened, sighed and nodded. Immediately, he shook his head slightly, "What they hate is not why you started the war. What they hate is that after they lose, they have to pay for it. ”
The last two sentences were originally circulated in another time and space. After Zhang Qian said it casually, he suddenly found that it was exactly what he saw. Therefore, the moment the words fell, he was in a trance.
And Yihu suddenly found a soulmate. He took two steps forward and gritted his teeth, "So, don't be too nice to the locals. If you are good to them, they will think that if they offend you, they will be offended, and they will not be punished anyway. And the harder you clean them up, the more they feel like they're atoning for their previous mistakes. I will be loyal to you in the future! ”
"Huh?" Unexpectedly, Yihu actually gave himself the idea to treat his fellow clansmen harshly, and Zhang Qian was stunned again. Immediately, the figures of those famous traitors in another time and space flashed in front of him.
In helping foreigners deal with their compatriots, traitors have always spared no effort. And these traitors often occupy high positions before leading the way for foreign races, or they are well-fed. They have all sorts of reasons for playing for tigers, but they are usually incomprehensible to normal people.
For example, Qin Hui, who was the prime minister of the Southern Song Dynasty, and Wang Jingwei, who was the number one person in the national government. Obviously, the benefits they got from their homeland were a hundred times greater than that of the alien race, but they still threw a few stinky bones for the alien race, and decisively showed their fangs to their compatriots!
Fortunately, this time, the invader is himself, and the traitor is in the enemy country!
Thinking of this, Zhang Qian didn't bother to talk nonsense with Yihu anymore. Gently patted the table with his hand, and commanded in a deep voice: "Yihu, you have two paths." First, repay the debt, 20,000 taels of gold, double every day of delay, from the last time I let you go until now......"
Before he could finish speaking, Yihu had already made a decisive choice: "The second one, I choose the second one." The town guard makes me gracious, I choose the second one, and I will never regret it! "That look is ten times more anxious than seeing a wild dog with flesh and bones!