Chapter 102: Destruction of the country
After all, Beixiang in Sanshui County still listened to the "advice" of Wulun, no matter how difficult it was, he still squeezed and squeezed out, and sent out 400 stone of grain, which was enough for the army of 2,000 people to eat for six days.
After the "Han soldiers" came to extort a lot of food, they were requisitioned by the new army, and the faces of the villagers became as sad as the barren land outside.
The grain was made of wooden planks, and bags of food slid down the wall, and no one dared to come out.
Sure enough, as expected by the fifth Lun, when Liang Qiuci arrived with the rear army that was running out of dry food, he heard that Beixiang was unwilling to open the door, and he was furious.
And Luo Junhou, who witnessed Dong Xi's death with Wulun, took the opportunity to say: "Captain, this township must have rebelled, so it is better to break through Xiaoyi and kill the township to ask for the crime!" ”
And then by the way, thousands of people inside were slaughtered and acted as the head of rebellion, right? The bandits everywhere in this new dynasty are getting stronger and stronger, and it is really thanks to you for adding fuel to the fire.
"Ridiculous!"
Wu Lun rebuked Luo Junhou: "What we want is food, and now that the military food has been sent, why bother to be a villager?" If you turn your face and attack, you will force Beixiang to be a real thief, and you will be attacked inside and outside, but it is not beautiful. ”
Luo Junhou said with a smile: "Boyu Sima is too merciful, there are many poor mountains and bad waters, Lu Fang and the bandits go back and forth between the north and the south, and they mostly pass by in their hometowns, maybe they are in this collusion." If you want me to say, the people in the city, if you draw ten to kill three, you will not be wronged. ”
In this way, there are more than 1,000 people in the Xing army under Dong Xi, and they are not wronged to kill one by one, it seems that it is not enough to punish the first evil.
Fifth Lun tried to persuade Liang Qiuci, but Captain Liangqiu was finally annoyed, and waved his hand: "Beixiang is lucky, but the loss is to meet this captain, benevolence and righteousness." ”
"In my opinion, Luo Junhou's strategy is too dramatic, and Boyu is too kind, neither of which is good."
"Go, tell the townsman to let the township send another two hundred stone of grain, plus forty fat sheep out, and the captain of the school will spare him the crime of sitting back and watching the bandits cross the border without reporting!"
So in the evening, the officers ate the best local Tan mutton, while the ordinary soldiers could only swallow their saliva.
Only in the fifth battalion, the fifth Lun gave Liang Qiu more than ten sheep to his side, slaughtered them all and boiled them with straw, so that each soldier could drink a few sips.
"No matter how soldiers come and go, it is the people who suffer, and this has been the case since ancient times."
Wan Xuan, like Wu Lun, didn't eat mutton, just sat beside him, and said with relief: "But this Beixiang can be spared, thanks to Bo Yu as the vanguard, and if he changes the Naluo army, he must have been slaughtered, and Bo Yu has done his best." ”
Wan Xuan sighed again: "I thought it would be better when I got to the side plug, but it was worse than Guanzhong." ”
Fifth Lun shook his head: "This is not a unique malaise of one camp and one song, one county and one county, when the whole world is like this, it means that the world is terminally ill." ”
Because the food is really not enough, the township can only take out another specialty: licorice to make up the number, the fifth Lun also got a few bags, it just so happened that he had a little cough in recent days, chewed two, the entrance was slightly bitter, and after a long time it was sweet.
I don't know if this land where licorice grows can regain its sweetness after intense suffering.
"Junyou, you say, how to treat this patient in the world?" Fifth Lun suddenly asked Wan Xuan.
Warm swallowing medicine, someone proposed it when the former Han Dynasty was mourning, but the emperor of the Han family avoided medical treatment and did not try it, and the Emperor of Han Ai only believed it and then was ordered, and renamed the home remedies of "Emperor Chen Shengliu Taiping".
As for the tiger and wolf medicine, Wang Mang used a lot, but it turned out to be more seriously injured, and it was useless for the disease.
Wan Yu thought for a while and said, "I don't know, we can only be the knife that cuts the poisonous sores, and does the way for the heavens, let's see a little cut." ”
This is the limit that Wan Yu can think of, the fifth Lun is clear, this topic is temporarily stopped, and more in-depth discussion will have to wait for the right time, and Ma Yuan will mention it when the time comes.
The fifth Lun only told the military officials to be optimistic about the soldiers: "The grain and meat we eat today are all from the people of our own township, and we must not repay virtue with grievances, destroy the crops in the township, and behead those who violate the order!" ”
After receiving the grain and lambs, Liang Qiuci settled down in peace and security next to Beixiang, which was still fifty miles away from Zuogu. The camp was set up for several days, and apart from sending rangers to Zuogu to investigate and get in touch with the commander (county lieutenant) of Anding County, he did not go further to the south.
Not only was the fifth Lun puzzled, but Luo Junhou, who was bent on making meritorious service to fill the vacant position after Dong Xi's death and became a military horse, was also anxious.
Liang Qiuci laughed at them for being too young, and explained the reason why he couldn't make the shuttle.
"You wait and think about it, Zuogu Township is stuck in the middle of Beixiang and Sanshui County, it is the county's Dayi, then Lu Fang has been operating for several years, gathering hundreds of people, guarding according to danger, and those who arrive first are bound to have a hard fight with it."
Fifth Lun understood that Liang Qiuci meant that if the first-come, first-served loss was large, he had to watch from the wall, and wait for the friendly army to consume the enemy almost completely, and then go to pick up peaches!
Fifth Lun was speechless for a moment, but Liang Qiuci still made a wrong decision, because Anding County's subordinate order also had the same plan as him. After gathering 3,000 soldiers, they stopped at the county seat forty miles south of Zuogu, and did not take half a step north.
When Liang Qiuci learned about it, he was shocked and only called himself careless.
In the case that both sides can't patrol, in the warehouse of Sanshui County, there must be more food than Beixiang, and Liang Qiuci is destined to be the one who can't survive first.
Seeing that the agreed date of rendezvous had passed long after the fifteenth day of July, Liang Qiuci became more and more anxious, the grain they had extorted from Beixiang was about to run out, and the sheep had been killed, and there was no more food to eat from this poor village.
In desperation, he heard that the ranger said that the grain near Zuogu would be ripe, and Liang Qiuci couldn't wait, and after dragging it out for many days, he finally pulled out the camp and went south.
On the way, in front of the fifth Lun, he scolded Anding's subordinate order: "Anding has such a big traitor remnant, it is difficult to escape the blame, he actually did not actively attack, but waited for our army to help first, is it really unreasonable, Anding is under the order, is there a little shame?" ”
When the new army had gone far, far away and was sure that it would not kill a single horse, the township that had been closed for several days opened its doors.
The people looked at the millet stalks that had been wiped out by the soldiers and wanted to cry without tears, and discussed that it was better to harvest in advance, so as to save this group of soldiers from coming again after they finished killing the thieves.
There were also children who were instructed by their parents to wander around the dirty camps, and they searched and searched, and when they found the place where the new army had stored food, they knelt down one after another. Like a chick pecking rice, he lowered his head and picked up the fallen grain on the ground little by little, and carefully pinched it in his hand.
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It was a good thing that the officials and troops of the north and south could not patrol, but Lu Fang in Zuogu was also full of hesitation.
His Qianghu rangers were also sent to the north and south, and more than 2,000 people were visually surveyed in the north, and there were 3,000 county soldiers stationed in Sanshui County in the south.
"He is ten times as much as I am." Lu Fang secretly hated that they Anding County was located in the northwest, the land was barren and mountainous, the number of households was originally small, Sanshui County had a population of more than 10,000, and Zuogu Township had 3,000, which was already a big city, but it could also make up five or six hundred Ding Zhuang.
And the people who were sent by Lu Fang to other townships to encourage the Qianghu tribe to rebel together came back one after another.
Although he was called the king, after all, it was the grass platform team set up by the local tyrants, and Lu Fang gave the title to the commanders of the Qianghu tribe, and took the name of their pasture.
What bitter water marquis, sweet water marquis, willow spring marquis, old tree pimple marquis, etc., do not need money to send down, and there is no restriction on more than fifty people, as long as they can come to support, one hou per capita!
But Sanshui Haojie is not stupid, thousands of officers and soldiers from the two roads killed him, and the speed exceeded their expectations, and they all had the idea of "who wins and helps whom", and they didn't agree to Lu Fang, so they watched the play.
This made Lu Fang more and more unconfident.
If it is really a hero, when the officials and armies of the north and south have their own thoughts, they will be defeated. But Lu Fang found that his "Great Taishi" and "Great Si Nong" also began to discuss abandoning him, and the troops pulled him out, and Zuo Gu might change his banner when he returned.
In the end, only one tribe in the west that was named "Da Luo Shanhou" by Lu Fang was willing to join, Lu Fang was overjoyed, and learned that the official army of Beixiang had begun to march to Zuogu, and it was almost time to come to the south, so he finally made a decision.
"So far, this king has no choice but to ......"
Lu Fang looked at the Chinese characters on the big red cloth and burst into tears.
"Abandon the national capital!"
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When Wulun and others drove into Zuogu Township, the "capital" of Lu Fang, they found that this was indeed a rare and good place in the poor mountains.
The source of the Kushui River flows through its east side, where the water is still drinkable, the land on the bank is open and flat, and although the corn has been robbed by Lu Fangling's troops, there are still a lot of them because of the haste of walking, so that the fields seem to have been gnawed by horses, and they are concave and convex.
The door of the township was wide open, and he was unwilling to surrender to Kaicheng with Lu Fang, the three elders of the township who escaped into the mountains, but he was soon denounced and became the "great master" of Lu Fang's regime, so he was beheaded by Liang Qiuci together with "Dasi Nong".
Also slaughtered were more than 100 people who surrendered by luck, because they were basically promised the throne by Lu Fang, so Liang Qiuci's report became: "The subordinates burned Baigang, crossed the bitter water, crossed the Beixiang, hit the left valley, fought for a day, and slaughtered its capital." A total of two puppet generals of the rebel army, thirteen puppet commanders and puppet captains, and eighty-five puppet marquises! ”
Just looking at the tone of this meritorious service, I thought that Liang Qiuci had made a great contribution like Wei Huo! Destroy a nation!
It's a pity that Lu Fang himself ran away, according to the confession of the descendant, saying that yesterday Lu Fang, the king of Lixiping in the left valley, took the queen mother, queen, prince, prince and other people to the west in a hurry, planning to drill into the depths of Daluo Mountain.
At this moment, the rangers came to report again, saying that they had found dozens of Lu Fang's heavy chariots and horses, which were twenty miles west of the township, and were marching along the path towards the mountains.
"Luo Junhou is eager to make meritorious contributions, and he has already chased after him with five hundred people!"
"And the Southern Stability Command is also leading troops to the north!"
"We can't let Anding County rob us of our credit."
Liang Qiuci really wanted to make a contribution to "destroying the country", and immediately said: "Lu Fang or among them, Boyu, you quickly take someone to pick up Luo Junhou!" ”
Fifth, he pulled the team out just to find an opponent to fight, so that the soldiers were a little confident, if they didn't put an arrow back, wouldn't this trip be in vain.
"All teams follow me to the west, obey the order of the drum, do not pursue on their own, one mile per line, stop, march together to form the army!"
In the west of Zuoguyi, Daluo Mountain, which stretches for hundreds of miles, has experienced vicissitudes, solemn and serene, and stands quietly.
From a distance, they could see Luo Junhou's troops chasing forward in a chaotic manner, and Luo Junhou was very eager to be promoted to the rank of military commander, and had already begun to assault the whole army.
"Sect Master, let's chase after us too!" The seventh Biao was a little anxious, but the fifth Lun shook his head: "You can't be in a hurry." ”
Seeing that Luo Junhou led his troops to chase into the narrow valley of Da Luo Mountain, and there was no figure, but Wu Lun was not in a hurry or slow, but only ordered the soldiers to reorganize every other mile and wait for those who fell behind, and then continued to move forward, the closer they got to the valley mouth, the more vigilant they became.
When they were still a mile away from the mouth of the valley, the valley seemed to have exploded, and the Luo army waiting station, which had been aggressively pursuing Lu Fang's tail before, escaped backwards, all of them were in a hurry and embarrassed, and the banners were crooked, looking at this appearance, they were definitely ambushed in the valley.
Behind them, a group of Lu Fang's tribesmen, some of them attached to the Qiang Hu, holding big red banners, they were obviously very good at local mountain warfare, or riding on horses with bows and shooting, or holding short soldiers to chase and kill the new army.
Don't look at Lu Fang's impersonation again, and it is very funny to restore the founding of the Han Dynasty, but this person can go from being a wealthy person to today, he is still a bit of a brain, and he has to pay a price for being too contemptuous.
"Stop!"
Fifth Lun hurriedly gave the order, and let the six queue formations, according to the usual training, the sword and shield in front, the shield in half crouching, the spear and halberd in the back, the body bowed, and the long soldier pointed forward.
Finally, there were the tall crossbowmen, all nervously wound and flat.
But the first thing they faced was not the enemy, but the friendly forces that fled in a hurry and panicked, and the Naro army was the first.
"Not only can you chase fast, but you can also run fast."
Fifth Lun sneered and scolded, and the honest man who was transferred to the material official to be a hundred was angry and didn't know what to do, so he came over to ask for instructions.
If this group of defeated soldiers is allowed to rush into the position that they have gathered so easily, the pig warriors who have never fought will inevitably be in chaos, which will lead to a chain of routs, and the fifth Lun will be planted here.
So far, I can only carry out the fine style of attacking friendly troops to the end, anyway, this Luo Junhou is also on the Fifth Lun list, and he is not wronged.
"Okay, Luo Junhou actually surrendered the rebels, turned against him, and wanted to break down our army's array!"
Fifth Lun scolded and drew his sword, pointing directly at the "friendly army" that was getting closer and closer in front of him.
"Spear halberd team, the long soldiers are flattened, and those who dare to enter our formation will be killed!"
"Captain Corpus!"
Fifth Lun hissed again and shouted with all his might, "The crossbow bolt is aimed at the front." ”
"100 steps, 90 steps, 80 steps."
Fifth Lun could already see Luo Junhou's frightened face clearly, and the sword swung down.
"Shoot the arrows!"
"Those who override my formation are all enemies!"
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PS: Chapter 3 at 18:00.