On the second day, the left three ministers got up late, and the generals woke him up, and the battalions quarreled over the captured booty, so they came together to find the left three ministers.

Zuo Sanxiang was not in a hurry, and slowly ordered someone to fetch water to wash his face, and talked and laughed with the generals before going to the place where the loot was stacked.

"I didn't expect it, I didn't expect it, this wet poison country is known as a vast territory, but the army is so vulnerable, it's a pity that these good equipment have also ruined these war horses." The third from the left sighed at the loot that had been captured

"Our Yangwei battalion brothers have suffered the most losses, without us charging into battle, where can the battalions behind fight so easily?" MCA was the first to jump out, and it was true that the Yangwei camp suffered the greatest loss, and even MCA himself almost got in.

"Commander Ma, the Yangwei battalion has suffered the greatest losses, and we are not blind, but you have hundreds fewer people now, what is the use of you taking so much loot? The court of the fallen brothers has its own pension! Wang Xiaoming expressed dissatisfaction with MCA's approach

"Yes, if we were to fight, wouldn't it be necessary to kill so many people? If you didn't want to rush to the front alone, where would this be? "Xiangrui Camp Wang Xiaokuang said even more damage

Ma Hua grabbed Wang Xiaokuang's collar, but Zuo Sanxiang didn't stop him, but just said lightly, "It's all my own brothers, what's the hurry?" How to reward and how to punish, I have my own decision! If you do what you say, I, the general of the expedition to the west, might as well let you do it! ”

"The subordinates don't dare, they are willing to listen to the general's decision!"

"The subordinates don't dare, but the subordinates want justice!"

"I am willing to listen to the general's reward and punishment!"

Zuo Sanxiang looked at these trophies and walked around, "Ben will have an idea, this time to capture these five fortresses, only more than a thousand brothers are rushing to the front to fight the enemy, then these more than 1,000 brothers, regardless of life or death, can receive a set of armor, weapons and war horses left by the wet poison people, and the rest will be handed over to Cangguan Sheng Xuan for safekeeping, and in the next battle, the other brothers will take the lead in attacking, and the same treatment will be given after victory." The more than 100 spoils of war killed brothers that MCA took away can be used to recruit new recruits to replenish the soldiers, what do you think? ”

Ma Hua thought for a while, "Okay, as long as the brothers who died in the war have a share, I have nothing to say!" I'm convinced! ”

"General Wang, do you have any opinions? You must also know the saying that there is no merit, and the soldiers of each battalion also know it! If you can't do the same, then no one will work hard! You'll complain that you weren't given a chance this time, but it's up to you to attack Luntai, where there is only a lot more loot than these five small fortresses! ”

Wang Xiaoming and the others' careful thinking was clearly seen by Zuo Sanxiang, even if they were not convinced, it was useless, so they had to answer with a smile: "General Zhengxi has clear rewards and punishments, I am happy and convinced, is this round of Taiwan Commander Ma and Captain Fu They will not participate?" ”

"What Ben said is that you are the first to strike and have priority, not that they are not qualified to fight. The situation on the battlefield is changing rapidly, you were almost beaten out yesterday, do you dare to underestimate the enemy? ”

"General Zhengxi, the biggest loss of our army in this battle was caused by the locals in this fortress, and their combat strength is not much different from ours! There are some people I Hao Guang still recognize, and most of them are also Chinese-speaking Central Plains people, what should I do with these people? Hao Guang saw the opportunity to take the words

Zuo Sanxiang knew that Hao Guang wanted to intercede for these captured locals, so he stepped forward and asked, "Where are you from?" ”

"You devil, why do you knowingly ask, we have lived in this rich castle for generations, farming, grazing and doing business. The damp poisoners didn't treat us like this when they came! But you are killing people and setting fires everywhere! ”

"I think you are stubborn, we came to recover the homeland of the Han Dynasty and rescue you, why don't you know what to do?"

"Joke! The damp poison people do business here, they don't charge us taxes, and everyone sings, dances, and does business in peace. You're coming, and you're going to have to collect taxes and curfews in the future! Messing up all our good days, do you want such a rescue? ”

"Speaking of which, I still don't accept the king, I don't want to pay taxes, and I don't want to be controlled by the court! Let's bet on it first, and let me know when you figure it out! By the way, Zu Nayan and Hao Guang will stay in these five fortresses, connect these five fortresses to build a city, and I will give you five hundred people, and you must cooperate with the fairy village to prevent the attack of the damp poison people! ”

Hao Guang was a little surprised, "General Zhengxi, this, the disposal of these people, please make it clear to your subordinates"

Zuo Sanxiang pulled Hao Guang and walked out, "It's been hundreds of years since this place was separated from the Central Plains Imperial Court, if you blindly tolerate it, I'm afraid it's useless!" It's hard to educate people, but I promise you not to kill them. You'll have to find a way to convince them! ”

Hao Guang's face was embarrassed: "I'm a rough man who fights, how can I educate people's hearts?" General Zhengxi, isn't this embarrassing for me? ”

Zuo Sanxiang looked behind him, "The so-called edification of people's hearts is not for you to really take them to study, cut off people's financial routes and kill their parents, these people are used to them, and they are used to lawlessness." We can't prescribe better conditions than the wet poisoners, and the wet poisoners do it

Not desirable at all. These dozens of people can't be killed, and the other residents are watching, but they can't let go. First of all, I will put them to nothing, and punish them to hard labor, and I will do the wicked. In a few years, you can be a good person again, remember, you can't kill, but you can fight to the death, ghosts are afraid to beat. There are many beatings and punishments, and most people will be soft! Originally, if there were people under my command, I could have used another trick, not to beat them, to lock them up separately, to give them the worst meal first, and to torture them for a few days. After a while, a few of them will be given a good amount of food to no longer torture, and at this time, they will be locked together again, and they will sow discord at will, let them fight on their own, and then divide the switches. Repeat this a few times, and when they each become enemies, things will be much easier! ”

"General Zhengxi, my admiration for you is like looking up at the Kunlun Snow Mountain, unattainable, masterful, amazing! Fortunately, you are the general who leads the troops, if you become a civilian official, how many people will have to die! Haha"

Zuo Sanxiang touched his beard, "Out of the general and into the phase, this is my long-cherished wish, the ambition of this general's life is that Wen can raise the pen to settle the world, and Wu Neng will immediately set the world!" It's a pity that Ben Jiang's family was poor since he was a child, and he only followed his master to read some books after he was eighteen years old, and it is not a classic of the family to be an official, so he has been a dog-headed military advisor in the Jin Palace! ”

"General Zhengxi, there is still one more matter to ask for advice, distribute the spoils of war so early, and arrange for me and the ancestral commander to stay, don't you wait for the capital to protect the mansion to transfer grain and grass?"

"Don't wait, I've already sent someone to the Duhu Mansion to report the victory, by the way, Hao Guang, do you know what you are most afraid of when marching and fighting?"

"No food, no water!"

"These are not problems, I think that Zhao Kuo can hold out for forty-eight days without food, what I am most afraid of in this war is not that the enemy is strong, nor is it a lack of water and food, but the backstabbing of friendly troops!"

Hao Guang was stunned for a moment, "General Zhengxi's words are serious, although Dadu Hu doesn't want to go west, but he won't backstab the army of Zhengxi, which is too sensational!" ”

"Everything in the world is bad in one good word. If you maintain the status quo, you can get tens of millions of more military expenses from the imperial court every year, and if I take the army to the west to eradicate the damp poison people who occupy our city and recover Luntai, this Changping Protectorate will come to an end. The imperial court either restored the Anxi Protectorate set up by the Han Dynasty, or moved the Changping Protectorate to the west. The Duhufu has been operating in Gaochang for more than ten years, and most of the people have made a lot of money by relying on this Gaochang where merchants gather, and moving them away is like cutting their flesh! ”

Hao Guang nodded, "Don't hide it from General Zhengxi, Hao also has an industry in Gaochang City, and this fairy village is not so much about guarding against the enemy army." Rather, it was a deliberate barricade that forced the caravan from the west to make a detour of several hundred miles to the north. And to the north there are thirteen fortresses set up by the Metropolitan Protectorate, and the merchants have to rely on these fortresses for water and food, and the defenders of these thirteen fortresses are the cronies of the Metropolitan Protector! ”

"So I'm guessing we're going to have an accident next, but I don't know what it is! So I took the risk of going to Luntai first to see how the Metropolitan Protector and the Wet Poison Man reacted. ”

"General Zhengxi said this to me, aren't you afraid that I will be the accident?"

Zuo Sanxiang patted Hao Guang's shoulder, "Most of the protectors don't trust you at all, this is one of them." Second, if you stay here, all you can do is to bring people to the enemy or cut off our army's food supply. What's more, the soldiers left behind are all my cronies, and you should know if they will mess with you. And if I were the protector of the majority, I wouldn't take such a stupid approach. The Changping Metropolitan Protectorate's involvement in this matter must be cleared up, and it must be turned the tide. And the people of the Metropolitan Protectorate can't make a move, at least not in the open! If you want to make it bad, I'm afraid I won't lose to that old guy Yu Wanli! ”

"I hope that the general of Zhengxi is too worried, if this is the case, it is terrible to think about, for the sake of business, it will be ruined by the five thousand Zhengxi army accumulated by the imperial court in a year!" Hao Guang couldn't help but shudder

"By the way, I might as well tell you one more thing, there are also people in the court who want me to leave someone and the 5,000 army to conquer the west. This would not only strike a blow to the power of the Jin Palace, but also weaken His Majesty's control over the army, and also allow those who advocated abandoning the Western Regions to ascend to the throne. At that time, it was abolished along with the Changping Metropolitan Protectorate. Therefore, I am just a cicada on the tree, and the Duhufu is considered a praying mantis, but the yellow finch is safe and sound in the court! ”

Hao Guang's eyes straightened, "Then say so, aren't we more than lucky?" Now why not take advantage of the great victory and withdraw the enemy army, and you can also save your reputation and these 5,000 soldiers! ”

"That's not someone on my left, someone on my left just wants to know the difficulties, although there are many people who look forward to our total annihilation, but there is one thing they can't control, that is the ability of someone on my left! will be outside, how can they lead him by the nose? ”

In the evening of this day, Zuo Sanxiang continued to march in the direction of Luntai with more than 3,000 people, and before leaving, he once again told Zu Nayan that no matter what happened, he would wait for Zuo Sanxiang to come back, and the deadline was one month.

Ten days after the departure of the third phase of the left, Wang Xiaozhun fled back with hundreds of men and horses, and Zu Nayan and Hao Guang City Wall had just connected the two fortresses.

Wang Xiao

When he was allowed to enter the fort, he cried, "Lord Zuo didn't listen to persuasion, he had to rush in, and as a result, he fell into a heavy siege, and I walked behind and escaped from the encirclement!" ”

"Aren't damp poisoners vulnerable? Lord Zuo is bringing elite soldiers, even if he can't win, he won't fall into a heavy siege! Hao Guang thought this was incredible

Wang Xiaozhun shook his head, "The Wet Poison People have hired the Rakshasas in the north and the local Kangju people and the Fire Dragon People, and the four armies surround us to conquer the Western Army, no matter how much Lord Zuo can, he can't stop it!" ”

"Is Lord Zuo dead or alive now? What happened to the brothers from the other battalions? Zunayan was in a hurry

"On the battlefield, everyone takes care of everyone, where can they manage so much? Let's withdraw as soon as possible, we can't wipe out the whole army! ”

Hao Guang looked at Wang Xiaozhun, who was covered in dust and dirt, "The general of Zhengxi is so powerful, why did he fall into an ambush?" Is this in?"

"We went down to the village eighty miles from Luntai, and after a night of wind and sand, the enemy surrounded us from all sides. I was camped in the east, and it was the wet poison people who came again, and I escaped with a few veterans fighting desperately! ”

Hao Guang felt that there was still something strange, "Shouldn't General Wang flee back without permission, you are capable of escaping in battle, then Commander Ma and Captain Fu are both brave and good at fighting, why can't they escape?" ”

"If you don't believe me, go and ask the people we escaped with! Wang is afraid of death, but he will not run away when he encounters the enemy. Commander Ma and Captain Fu are in the westernmost direction, a few miles away from us, and they are protecting Lord Zuo! ”

"Just according to General Wang, call a few brothers to ask!" Zu Nayan couldn't trust Wang Xiaozhun, so he ordered to bring in a few of Wang Xiaozhun's sergeants

After some questioning, it was found that most of what Wang Xiaozhun said was true, and only what desperate battle was false, because Wang Xiaozhun did flee when he saw the enemy rushing over!

Wang Xiaozhun's face was a little red, but Zu Nayan and Hao Guang had to be appeased with good words, their official positions were not as big as Wang Xiaozhun's, not to mention that Wang Xiaozhun was the nephew of the general Wang Fu, even if he wanted to be guilty, he had to be punished by the imperial court.

"Commander Zu, let's go rescue the generals of Zhengxi! If General Zhengxi makes a mistake, we will all be involved! ”

Hao Guang persuaded Zu Nayan to lead troops to the rescue, Zu Nayan remembered Zuo Sanxiang's words and shook his head: "General Zhengxi asked me to stick to this place, if he doesn't give an order, I won't move!" ”

Hao Guang was a little anxious, "How can this war be so rigid, although we only have a few hundred people, but they are all cavalry, we may be able to rescue the general of Zhengxi!" ”

"If you want to save people, I'll go back to Gaochang first, you don't leave yet, after the wet poison people eat the army of General Zhengxi, they will come soon!"

Zu Nayan and Hao Guang glared at Wang Xiaozhun at the same time, and Wang Xiaozhun immediately lowered his head.

At this time, someone outside shouted, "Most of them have been protected!" Most of them have been protected! ”

The three generals immediately ran out, only to see Dadu Huyu Wanli coming over with the heavily armored cavalry of the Changping Duhufu.

Hao Guangzheng wondered why the people in the fairy village didn't report in advance, Yu Wanli spoke, "General Zhengxi is under siege, after I learned the news, I immediately took eight hundred elite horsemen to make a detour to the north, and if you don't send troops to rescue General Zhengxi, what are you going to do?" ”

In the face of Yu Wanli's questioning, Zu Nayan was neither humble nor arrogant, "Returning to the capital, General Zhengxi ordered to let the humble post stick to this place for a month before departure, General Zhengxi did not give an order, Zu did not dare to move!" ”

"Bastard, you are a general of the expedition to the west, don't you take me, the protector of the capital appointed by the imperial court, in your eyes? Pass me on the order! Everyone immediately marched west to the rescue of General Zhengxi! ”

Zu Nayan was unmoved, "Please forgive most of the sins, without the general order of the general Zhengxi, I dare not act rashly!" ”

"It's the other way around! Come on, pull this disobedient one out and cut it down for me! ”

The pro-soldiers of the Metropolitan Protectorate immediately rushed over to arrest Zu Nayan, who drew his sword and retreated, "Where are the soldiers of the Chaoyong Battalion?" ”

Zu Nayan's soldiers also surrounded him, seeing that a fight was imminent, Hao Guang held Zu Nayan's knife, "Commander Zu can't be presumptuous, most of the guards are just a momentary atmosphere, don't fight in the same room!" ”

Yu Wanli also smiled, "What's the matter, this is still not the land of Daliang?" If you follow my command to go together to rescue General Zhengxi, I will pardon your innocence, and I will not care about this matter! ”

Several captains under Zu Nayan also persuaded, "Brother Zu, at this time and that time, the biggest general order at the moment is only to rescue General Zhengxi, General Zhengxi treats us like a mountain, we can't see death without saving!" ”

Zu Nayan began to hesitate, put down the knife in his hand, and was just about to speak, when someone stabbed him in the back with a sharp blade, it was none other than Hao Guang.

"Zu Nayan drew his sword to the capital, intending to rebel, and he has been corrected, and the rest of the people don't know about it, so they don't ask for the crime!"

Zu Nayan struggled forward, Yu Wanli took a step back, and the knife of the Duhu Mansion soldier penetrated into Zu Nayan's chest.

Witnessing Zu Nayan's tragic death, several captains had no choice but to knowingly express their obedience to the general order of the Dadu Protector to summon men and horses to the west to rescue Zuo Sanxiang.