Chapter 57: Capturing Li Yi
Fang Dongquan suddenly changed his attitude, which made Huang Xueren and them very uncomfortable, what about the objection that they said?
Why are you cowardly, don't be cowardly, the front is just right!
Li Xuan looked at Fang Dongquan's big change in face, as if he saw that when the Ming army attacked, when he failed to flee and was intercepted by Fang Dongquan and them, he kicked him in his own rage, and he was the same as today, he didn't care about face at all, but lowered his head and admitted his mistake.
Today, it's as if it's a repetition of the past.
And this situation made Li Xuan deeply vigilant!
This Fang Dongquan is not simple.
Among so many people in Huangzhushan, this Fang Dongquan can be regarded as the most tolerant person, and his forbearance is not ordinary forbearance, but with a deep purpose.
Li Xuan didn't believe that he was really convinced by himself, so he turned his head and said that he supported the attack on Jiguan Mountain.
Li Xuan guessed that he should still fight for power and profit, especially for military leadership with Huang Xueren.
However, this is no longer important to Li Xuan, anyway, he was originally a puppet emperor, and to be honest, there is nothing to lose.
The worst-case scenario is to continue to be his puppet emperor.
And after priing open a hole today, he feels that there is still a lot of hope for gradually taking control of real power in the future.
When Fang Dongquan also agreed, it also meant that the four generals who controlled the real power of the Tang Dynasty had reached an agreement.
Fang Dongquan, Huang Xueren, Chen Butcher, Wang Danxu, they all agreed, and Liu Bagou and Qian Mengjiu, who were civil officials, did not have much objection, so they quickly agreed.
In this way, after Li Xuan came to this era, the strategic choice he made on his own for the first time was recognized.
Although there is a lot of water in this identity, I am afraid that several people will be dissatisfied in their hearts, and it will cause some follow-up troubles, but it is still the same sentence, it is a big deal that he will continue to be a puppet emperor, and he will not lose more anyway.
When it was officially decided in the court to attack Jiguan Mountain, as in the previous attacks on Shuilongzhai and Fengjiazhuang, Huangzhu Mountain once again began to prepare for the upcoming war.
Feeling that the number of the two standing armies on the left and right of the Tang Dynasty was relatively small, it might not be enough to attack Jiguan Mountain, so this time, like the last attack on Fengjiazhuang, ordinary young people were mobilized.
However, these mobilized young men did not join the left and right armies led by Fang Dongquan and Huang Xueren, but set up a new standing army front army, with Chen Butcher as the commander.
The number of the front army was a little more than that of the left and right armies, reaching nearly 100 men, and the left and right armies were only 50 men each.
However, although the number of the left and right armies is smaller, the people of the left and right armies are carefully selected, and they are better than those of the previous army in terms of physical fitness and martial arts.
After all, those people in the front army were all leftovers, and if it weren't for this big war, it is estimated that they would not have been mobilized, and the quality of all aspects is naturally inferior to that of the left and right armies.
Coupled with this temporarily mobilized front army, the Tang Dynasty gathered a full 200 troops, and such a large-scale mobilization was obviously another battle for the Tang Dynasty.
The two hundred troops were preparing to attack Jiguan Mountain, and the defense of Huangzhu Mountain was left to the Guards.
On the one hand, this was because Li Xuan insisted on keeping the guards by his side, so that if the Ming army attacked, he could rely on the guards of more than fifty people to escape with his life.
On the other hand, Fang Dongquan and Huang Xueren still looked down on half of the guards and thought that they would only play in formation, and they couldn't fight at all, and they couldn't help if they went to Jiguan Mountain, so they left the guards behind.
In order to prevent the army from attacking Jiguan Mountain, the base camp of Huangzhushan was attacked by the Ming army or other bandits, and the Tang Dynasty also arranged a lot of spies around, and even placed spies on the edge of the mountain, and even near Longhua Town.
When the time comes, whether to pull the army back and fight to the death with the Ming army, or to flee again, it depends on whether the Ming army can find the location of their Huangzhushan and how many men and horses the Ming army will come.
In late October, the three armies of the Standing Army of the Tang Dynasty who had been prepared officially set out on the expedition, this time due to the relatively large scale of the operation, plus the possibility of accepting the surrender of other bandits, and also needed the help of civilian officials, so this time Qian Mengjiu also went with him.
Several other important ministers, Wang Danxu, Liu Bagou, and Wang Wenhua stayed in Huangzhushan.
After Fang Dongquan and the others set off, Huang Zhushan once again returned to a calm and busy state.
Although most of the young and strong have gone on the expedition, the remaining old and weak women and children cannot be idle, and they have to continue to take advantage of this winter to open up the wasteland.
That way, by the time next spring, they will have enough land to grow food.
Today, the population of Huangzhushan is more than 1,300 people, which is 300 more than when Shuilongzhai was recovered.
There are 300 more people and there are 300 more mouths to feed, although the grain in Huangzhu Mountain is quite sufficient, but it can only support a year and a half, and next year's grain will have to rely on the grain planted during spring ploughing.
When the Tang Dynasty once again launched a war to expand its territory, in Zhengtai County, Su Jiakang also discussed with several generals the strategy of attacking Huangzhu Mountain.
"To exterminate those rebels in Huangzhushan and capture Li Yi, the first thing is to find their hiding place, as long as we find them, with our strength, it will be easy to defeat this gang of rebels!" A military general who was about forty years old said: "However, the mountains in the mountains are high and dense, and it is not easy to find Huangzhu Mountain!" β
"Yes, we now have 500 elite soldiers and 300 county warriors, there is no problem in sweeping the mountains, the key is how to find them!" Another military general said so.
At this time, Su Jiakang looked confident: "You don't have to worry, the location of Huangzhu Mountain is already known to the official, and when the time comes, we can go straight to Huangzhu Mountain and capture Li Yi!" β
Hearing Su Jiakang say this, the following thousands of military attachΓ©s and generals were all surprised, and one of them said: "Your Excellency already knows where they are?" If that's the case, then it's great, let's just take someone to kill it, and the great credit will be in hand! β
Su Jiakang touched his goatee and said, "Without further ado, the official has decided to enter the mountain in three days and encircle and suppress Li Wei!" β
After these generals dispersed, a middle-aged scribe walked in the side door, it was Master Sun.
Su Jiakang said: "The official has already ordered to go down, and you will enter the mountain in three days, there is no problem with your arrangement!" β
Master Sun said: "Don't worry, my lord, the people I sent have already contacted those people, and there will definitely be no mistakes." β
At this time, Luo Mazi on the side also walked in, and while holding a folding fan to fan Su Jiakang, he flattered and said: "My lord is so scheming, I fooled those martial artists in a few words, and we will ...... when the time comes."
Before he finished speaking, he was directly slapped by Su Jiakang: "Don't say what you shouldn't say!" β
This slap directly slapped Luo Mazi in a circle, and after a dizziness, Luo Mazi stabilized his body, and hurriedly said: "What the adults taught is that the villain said too much!" β
After slapping himself twice on the left and right, he continued:
"It's all the villain's fault, let the adults make you angry, adults, your hands don't hurt, or the little ones will go get the medicine and wine to wipe it!" οΌ
Luo Mazi continued to lick his face and smile, and when he did, the slap marks on his face were still very clear!