Chapter 144: Drawing Salary from the Bottom of the Cauldron
Zhao Yi smiled bitterly: "Could it be that Ben Jiang is such a heinous person in your eyes?" Looking for the hometown of the Montenegrin army, this officer has other uses. "Murong Fu and the others' concerns Zhao Yi didn't know, he already had a plan in his heart, and if he was as smart as Zhao Yi, he would naturally not do this kind of stupid thing of making enemies first and then suppressing them.
Seeing that Zhao Yi had a plan in his heart, the county order naturally did not conceal it, "Yu Yu raised the flag in Quyang that day, and most of the soldiers under him were Quyang and Xingtang people." ”
These two county towns are areas where the plague is rampant, and raising the flag here will naturally have twice the result with half the effort. And Quyang is the place where the Yellow Turban Army was exterminated that day, and there are still some remnants of the Yellow Turban, which may also be used by Yu Poison for his own use.
"What is the current situation of the plague in the two places?" Zhao Yi understands those Montenegrin soldiers very well, they can sleep on the road without a place to live, and the lack of food and the isolation of the officers and soldiers make them have no way to live, so they can only take risks.
"The adult's prescription was distributed to Quyang and Xingtang as early as five days ago, and according to colleagues, those two epidemics have been brought under control, and people's lives are slowly returning to stability." A smile appeared on the corner of the county commander's mouth, and he secretly said that Zhao Yi's prescription was implemented at a very good time, there was a shortage of food and drink in Taihang Mountain, and food and other things could only be plundered. But there is wine and meat under the mountain, as well as mother-in-law and land, and the more stable the life of the two counties is, the more unstable the military spirit of the Montenegrin army in the mountains becomes.
Zhao Yi nodded, that's it. If it weren't for the rapid control of the plague, it would have dragged on for two more months, and the situation would have been very different at this time. The life of the two counties tends to be stable, and Zhao Yi is much more at ease.
At this time, a soldier hurried to report to Zhao Yi, "General, General Tai Shici led Zhuojun and Jizhou to the outside of the city gate. ”
"Good!" Zhao Yi stood up excitedly, with the soldiers of these two states, the Montenegrin army around Changshan County is not worth mentioning. As he walked, he greeted Murong Fu and the others, "Follow me to the outside of the city to greet you." ”
Zhu Jun's subordinates had already followed him to the west to conquer Beigong Boyu, and the 30,000 troops in the state capital were led by a lieutenant to Changshan County to listen to the order. Seeing these 60,000 soldiers rushing mightily, the sound of footsteps like thunder came out from afar, and Zhao Yi's blood boiled with the aura of slaughter.
The three Liu Bei brothers stared at the 60,000 army in front of them, their eyes flashed, and they secretly said that at this time, Zhao Yi's momentum had overshadowed Lu Zhi that day. Tai Shici saw Zhao Yi standing on the city gate, turned over and dismounted, knelt down and saluted, "The last general was ordered to bring soldiers from the two states to come, and I am here to give the order today." ”
The soldiers behind him knelt down like a sea of mountains, shouting through the sky, Zhao Yixin said No wonder so many people like to be superiors, this feeling of looking down on all beings is really great. Zhao Yi waved his hand to let the soldiers get up, and temporarily placed Tong Yuan and others in Zhending County, while he personally led an army of 60,000 to Quyang and Xingtang counties.
The 60,000 soldiers marched for ten miles, and some of the rogues who were secretly snooping saw this marching army like a long dragon, and immediately spread their feet and ran as far as they could, if they were discovered by this large group of officers and soldiers, they would definitely die without a place to be buried.
Not long after Zhao Yi's department left Zhending County, the Black Mountain Army of the Yu Poison Department hidden in the Taihang Mountains had already received the news, and the day before yesterday, it was reported that Bai Rao's department was completely annihilated by Zhao Yi, and no one was captured. This incident caused a concussion in the Department of Narcotics.
Zhao Yi obviously used 10,000 fine cavalry to annihilate the Black Mountain Army of Bai Rao's Department with very few casualties, but after hundreds of miles of circulation, the soldiers used by Zhao Yi were less and less, and it was rumored in the ears of the poisonous soldiers that Zhao Yi used 1,000 soldiers to annihilate the Black Mountain Army of Bai Rao's Department, and none of his soldiers were killed.
Yu Poison didn't believe this, 1,000 people were annihilated by 10,000 people, and there were no casualties, when the head of the Montenegrin army was a watermelon. But Zhao Yi, who is famous for annihilating the Yellow Turban Army, Yu Poison does not dare to underestimate it, especially Zhao Yi annihilated Bai Rao's department with lightning speed, which made Yu Poison feel a chill down his spine. There is no one alive, Yu Poison doesn't know what method Zhao Yi used, it is because he doesn't know, so he feels terrible.
There are many Quyang people under Yu Poison's soldiers, and the people in Quyang simply pass Zhao Yi into the god of war, seeing the trembling appearance of his soldiers, Yu Poison is very angry. When I heard Zhao Yi's name, I was already afraid that I would be like this, how could I have the courage to be with Zhao Yi for a long time.
Hearing that Tanma reported that the 60,000 soldiers of Zhao Yi's department had left Zhending County, Yu Poison felt that his scalp was numb, and one-on-one Yu Poison's department was not Zhao Yi's opponent, let alone one-on-three.
Yu Poison took a sip of wine, did not hide the situation at this time, informed the leaders present of the true situation, looked at everyone's frightened and shocked faces, and asked, "There are 60,000 officers and soldiers, and the soldiers are pointing directly at our department, what can you do to retreat from this strong enemy?" ”
"Retreat?" A leader was taken aback, "My lord, there are a large number of officers and soldiers, and Zhao Yi's department is brave and good at fighting in Youzhou, if our army confronts the officers and soldiers head-on, it will be like hitting a stone with an egg." The last general advised the army not to plunder any more looting in the near future, and to hide in this Taihang Mountain. "Taihang Mountain stretches for thousands of miles and ravines, and 60,000 officers and soldiers entering this vast deep mountain are like fine sand entering the sea, and they will be submerged by this boundless forest sea in an instant.
When the other leaders heard this, they hurriedly echoed: "General Zhang is reasonable, Zhang Jiao of the Yellow Turban Army had a chance to recuperate that day, but he chose to confront the officers and troops, resulting in a fiasco for his department, and our department must not repeat the mistakes of the past." ”
It is indeed a good way to send multiple scouts to pay close attention to Zhao Yi's movements, and to respond to all changes with his own subordinates. As long as Zhao Yi can't find out his position, he will never dare to act rashly.
"This plan is very good, but it is too passive, I want to contact Commander Zhang Yan, and work with the rest of the Black Mountain Army to uproot Zhao Yi's henchman!" Yu Poison snorted.
The rest of the leaders all bowed their hands and said, "My lord, the holy see." "If they don't kick Zhao Yi, the biggest stumbling block, away, they will not be able to achieve great things. With Zhao Yi's army here, their Montenegrin army can only retreat in the Taihang Mountains and cannot capture the city. Because of Zhao Yi's army, even if you capture the city, you can't hold it under the siege of the official army.
Yu Poison was full of ambition to send soldiers to contact the people and horses scattered in various parts of Taihang Mountain, and seemed to see the scene of the battle between the two armies not long after.
And at this time, Tanma once again came with the news, "Lord, Zhao Yi's army did not approach Taihang Mountain, but marched north at great speed!" ”
"Hurrying north?" Zhao Yi's strange behavior made Yu Poison frown slightly and paced back and forth in the cottage. Not to mention him, even the soldiers below knew that Zhao Yi would definitely not return in vain, this move must have a deep meaning, and beckoned the soldiers to "Bring the map!" ”
The soldier took the map of Changshan County and put it on the table, and Yu Poison and several leaders followed the curved lines on the map to the north, and saw the two place names he least wanted to see, "Xingtang, Quyang!" ”
The hometown of many soldiers in the Yu Poison Department is here, and he hatefully tore the map to pieces, "Zhao Yi's intentions are really vicious!" ”
"Zhao Yi's move is vicious, how should we deal with it?" Not long after the Montenegrin army raised its flag, the families of many soldiers were still in the county below, and if they were controlled by the official army, the army would be in turmoil.
Zhao Yi's department has been traveling for a long time, and the move in to the family cannot be completed for a while, Yu Yu has lost the opportunity, and his eyes must be "immediately blocked from the news." "Fortunately, only a few of my own people know about this matter at present, and there should be no big mess in the strict sealing of the news. Walking two steps, Yu Poison seemed to remember something, "Pass the order, order the soldiers not to go out, and those who go out without permission will be killed!" ”
At this time, Zhao Yi's department had arrived in Xingtang County, and the county commander personally welcomed Zhao Yi's department into the city, although it was night, but the footsteps of the officers and soldiers of the brigade still woke up the sleeping people, and when they saw these thousands of soldiers entering the city, the people hurriedly closed the doors and windows, and did not dare to peek again.
"The general should have exterminated the Black Mountain Army in Zhending County, why did he come to Tang County?" The county magistrate asked suspiciously.
When he came, Zhao Yi had passed through the villages near Xingtang, and the people lived in poverty, so they were quite peaceful. It seems that the Montenegrin Army still has a bit of a conscience and has not attacked the county seat where they were raised. Zhao Yi didn't talk nonsense with the county order, and directly said his intention, "I heard that Xingtang County is the hometown of thieves, and I will come here to check." ”
As the county commander of Xingtang, he understands this matter better than anyone else, and there was an uprising of villagers under his rule, and the county commander was ashamed, and explained the situation at that time without waiting for Zhao Yi to ask: "At that time, the plague was rampant in the villages under the jurisdiction of Xingtang, and Yu Poison took the opportunity to incite the people in the epidemic area to rebel, and thousands of people were called for in a short time. Speaking of this, the county commander shook his head and sighed, "At this time, the plague has been eliminated, and the people's lives have gradually returned to stability. The official wants to be kind to the people and let the rioters come back on their own initiative. At this time, the situation can only be slowly soothed, and if the adults suppress it by thunderous means, I am afraid that it will backfire. ”
Zhao Yi didn't understand why these county officials always thought that Zhao Yi would use bloody means to suppress it, and Zhao Yi didn't bother to explain, "My lord warned this official that he knew, please immediately send an order to the officials in the palace now, and order the people of the Tang Dynasty to gather outside the county tomorrow." ”
"Your Excellency, this is absolutely unacceptable." The prefectural order again urgently advised.
Xingtang County Commander was a loyal minister, but he didn't guess what Zhao Yi was thinking, Zhao Yi cried and laughed and said, "My lord, please rest assured, I won't attack those tens of thousands of people, I just want to say a few words." ”
After receiving Zhao Yi's assurance, the county order dared to order the messengers in the city to quickly spread this order to various towns and villages in Fanyang County. The people of Xingtang County are destined to be awakened by the government's order today, and the people feel that the government's order is very strange, but they dare not ignore it. The messenger officers and soldiers have said that those who do not arrive tomorrow will be decided. Therefore, although the people complained about the sky, they had to get up at the fifth watch and hurried to the city tower, so when the sky was not completely bright, the people gradually stood outside the county.
Zhao Yi walked towards the city gate wearing the first beam of sunlight, and Murong Fu and Tai Shici each led 20,000 troops with spears in their hands to walk out of the city gate before Zhao Yi and surrounded the people of the county.
The county commander's eyes showed surprise: "Didn't Zhao Yi promise not to do anything to the people?" ”