Chapter 0177: Slip away
Wu Dong was so angry with Shi Jin that he vomited blood, and once had the heart to order to rush the pass, but when he turned around, the Ninth Division of the Xuanjia Army attacked Weiguan head-on for ten days, with more than 6,000 casualties, which was really not confident.
Shi Jinchong stood at the head of the city, scolded Wu Dong for being a eunuch, lacking virtue for eighteen generations, sorry for the ancestors and ancestors, Wu Dong was so angry that he didn't lift it up, fell off his horse, and was carried to the barracks to rest.
Chen Mu has a lot of things on hand now, first of all, he must support Dadamuti to sit on the throne, appease the people, and wait for the Gulan Kingdom to stabilize, and then consider economic development and the matter of paying tribute.
Chen Mu didn't really keep Wu Dong out of the pass, but now the Xuanjia Army and the Gulan guards the pass have too deep grievances, and if they are let in, it will be a killing. This is not what Chen Mu wants to see.
In order to appease Wu Dong, Cao Su and others, Chen Mu wrote a letter to Xiang Dangyang to send it to Guanwai, telling Wu and Cao that he would not take the credit alone. When the court was on the table, it was said that the two armies cooperated to break through Khotan, jointly forced the queen of Gulan to death, and set up a new king. After the situation is settled, in the future, the vassalization ceremony of Dadamti will still be personally received by the representative of the imperial power, Wu Dajian Army, to give face to the Foot Prison Army.
Seeing the letter, Wu Dong's anger finally eased, but as soon as he thought of Shi Jinchong, he hated the roots of his teeth, claiming that he must show my emperor and severely punish those who despise the prison army.
The Xuanjia Army was still in the village east of Weiguan, but at this time they had no combat mission, and the soldiers who survived were in a good mood. A steady stream of supplies came from the rear, and the soldiers celebrated with bonfires, singing and dancing. They don't care what anger Wu Dong suffers, it has nothing to do with us whether the eunuch dies or not.
At this time, the Shence Army sent cattle and sheep to reward the colleagues of the Xuanjia Army.
When the soldiers of the Xuanjia Army mentioned General Chen Mu, although they did not praise it, they did not belittle it. Everyone has a scale in their hearts. Although Liu Dong, Xu Jin, Ma Huan and others tried their best to increase their hatred. shouted that these cattle and sheep were coming from them, not Yunyun sent by Chen Mu on his own initiative.
But soon after, their lies were exposed, and the soldiers looked down on the three even more.
Who pierced it, and I can't find the source. Liu Dong was angry and scolded the street.
When the war is fighting, the busiest are the generals, and after the war, the busiest are the secretaries. On the other hand, those high-ranking generals went to the tavern for recreation. For example, Shi Jinchong, if he enters the restaurant, he won't come out.
Hanxiang, Xiaomei and others were not around, Chen Mu felt a little broken, and asked him a lot of things, so that he couldn't take time out to do some entertainment activities.
Entertainment in the army was necessary to relieve the grievances and stress of the soldiers, and at the same time, it was necessary to invite representatives of the Quran power such as Dadamti to participate in a harmonious scene.
Later, Chen Mu found Li Shan, Gu Changsong, Kuai Kuihao, Guo Yang, and some backbones of the secretary Lang Zhong to hold a meeting, and appointed Gu Changsong, who was old and serious, to temporarily act as the deputy director of the secretary Lang, instead of Hanxiang's authority, and let Li Shan manage the money, Kuai Hao handle ethnic affairs, and Guo Yang was responsible for supervising the distribution of materials.
They are all newcomers, and it stands to reason that they shouldn't jump directly on the old man's head, but Chen Mu still has to arrange it like this. He said that if anyone has an opinion, please go to the military court to order the sentence.
In fact, the secretaries all knew in their hearts that Chen Mu was promoting his own people, and the others were outsiders who were "raised by his mother".
understands this truth, so no one complains, and no one is looking for a fight without interest.
It's more than ten days to be busy.
The situation gradually improved, and at first there were some unruly people, but later, under the guidance of the new king Dadamuti, there were fewer and fewer people. At the same time, Chen Mu gave a favor to the poor, released a large number of toiling slaves to be free, and for a time, General Chen Mu's prestige gradually increased.
When the poor have access to the means of production, they immediately become secure.
Chen Mu used the surplus military rations to help the poor, especially women, children, and the elderly.
To achieve a good scene of "no hunger by the river and no beggars on the street".
Since the main battlefield was not in Khotan, the post-war recovery was very rapid.
By mid-June, calm had returned to Khotan.
It's just that the heat is unbearable, which makes people a little upset.
The wind in southern Xinjiang is like a fire blowing in the wind.
The people who were busy outside were sweating.
Chen Mugang read the good news sent by the lame man, saying that the sulfur ore reserves in Hulu Town are very large, and the iron ore is also higher than expected. Chen Mu was in a good mood, and took a few servants to the farm to take a walk to see the local customs.
In the vicinity of Khotan, beautiful jade is abundant, but because for them, ordinary jade is commonplace, and it is not a valuable thing, and some inferior jade materials can be found in the stones of the pigsty. Chen Mu sighed again and again, after getting these things, they are worth a lot of money.
Chen Mu collected a lot of mutton fat and jade, threw it in the car, and prepared to take it back to Dunhuang.
At the same time, Chen Mu was also preparing for the Iron Gate Pass, and he wanted to leave the Xuanjia Army and act alone.
Because this time the military operation did not have to be a real battle, but only to intimidate the old king of Azman to pass the throne to Prince Ma Zun.
But now he can't go if he wants to, because the two small countries bordering the western part of the Gulan Kingdom have sent envoys to apply for a vassal ceremony with Dadamti, and Wu Dong is of course satisfied with this, because this will objectively improve his military achievements. Wu Dong invited Chen Mu to attend the meeting to discuss various "major events". Wu Dong thinks it's a big deal.
The kings of the two countries still need to toss for a while to come to Khotan to hold a ceremony, and Chen Mu feels that this is a good opportunity to break away from the shackles of the Xuanjia army. At this time, Wu Dong and Cao Zhi only had more than 3,000 healthy soldiers under their hands, and they would not make any big trouble, so Chen Mu led his troops out of Khotan early and walked towards Dunhuang.
It's just that the 800 people of the first regiment of the temporary fourth brigade were handed over to Lu Han, and let him work in peace and stability here, without any moths.
Lu Han himself is an honest man, and it is only fitting that he should carry out such rigid orders.
Seeing that Chen Mu was leaving, Cao Su felt strange, so he said to Wu Dong: "I don't know what kind of ghost Chen Mu is doing, after the battle, it will be a good thing to celebrate in the future, but he will not stay." ”
Wu Dong's eyes rolled, and in the name of sending fine wine, he came to visit the headquarters of the Eighth Division of Shence.
Wu Dong asked Chen Mu: "General Chen has worked hard, the fierce battle is over, everything is going well, it is the time to be worshipped, why did he leave?" ”
Chen Mu smiled and said, "The rest is enough for Lord Wu to preside, and it is superfluous for me to stay here." ”
Wu Dong didn't believe it, and pouted: "Could it be that there is something good to hide from me?" ”
Chen Mu smiled ashamedly, sold a pass, and didn't speak.
Wu Dong smiled and said, "Say it, everyone is an old acquaintance." ”
Chen Mu said: "I want to be a fragrant girl." ”
Hearing this, Wu Dong laughed and walked away.
Soon after, in the Xuanjia Army, the lace news about Chen Mu and the big secretary Hanxiang spread widely, saying that Chen Mu Jinwu was hiding Jiao, and coerced female subordinates to commit crimes for the convenience of work.
The speed at which this kind of news spreads is very alarming, and it is spreading more and more evilly. Some people say that Hanxiang has been pregnant many times, and she was beaten by Chen Mu with poisonous weeds.
In the end, it was known to the whole city of Khotan, and even the three royal families of Gulan, Qiannan, and Daman heard the news, and they all said that Chen Mu was lustful and could do what he liked.
At this time, Chen Mu had already led 10,000 iron cavalry and hurried to the Iron Gate Pass.
Chen Mu sent Li Shan as an envoy to Ah Ziman, asking the old king to abdicate the throne and publicize relevant policies, hoping that the king of Ah Ziman would judge the situation and not make a confused decision.
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