Chapter 21: The aftermath of the Beacon Fire Mountain Road

"One." The execution guard shouted loudly. Before the words fell, the long whip slammed down.

Luo Yulong suddenly stretched all over his body, as if he had been electrocuted, his body couldn't stop shaking, and a bloody cut came out of his back, as if the long whip had pulled off a layer of skin on it, and there was faint blood dripping down.

"Two." ----

Ten lashes in a row. At first, Luo Yulong still had the heart to resist and didn't say a word, but in the fifth whip, he couldn't help but snort, sweating like pulp. The whole person softened, and only when each whip hit it, did it thrust as hard as an electric shock.

Ten lashes went down, and when the rope was untied, Luo Yulong couldn't stand on his feet, and Zhang Xuan hurriedly took two steps to support Luo Yulong.

Luo Yulong's head was slightly dizzy, he shook it twice, broke free from Zhang Xuan's support and said, "The subordinates have been tortured." ”

A hint of distress flashed in Luo Rucai's eyes, and he said, "It's none of your business, go down." ”

"Yes." Luo Yulong said.

Zhang Xuan wanted to help Luo Yulong go down together, but Luo Yulong waved his hand and left Zhang Xuan, and staggered back alone. Most of the whips on the body are flesh and skin injuries, and they will be raised for two or three days, but they hurt badly, and Luo Yulong also held on, and the strength of his body seemed to be drained when he was just tortured.

"Big brother." A person suddenly supported Luo Yulong. It's not Zhang Xuan, but it's Luo Yujiao. Luo Yujiao said, "How are you feeling?" ”

Luo Yujiao and Zhang Xuan's treatment is not the same.

Luo Yulong didn't shake off Luo Yujiao and said, "It's okay." ”

Zhang Xuan was able to hold Luo Yulong's other side and help Luo Yulong down.

"Brother Li, the child is reckless." Luo Rucai said: "I have today's loss, please Brother Li for the sake of my face, don't care." ”

If it was just Cao Ying's matter, Luo Rucai might not be so serious. But this matter is not only Cao Ying's matter, but also makes the camp lose a lot, and the strength of the camp is already above Cao Ying, so Luo Rucai has to give an explanation to the camp.

"It doesn't matter." Li Zicheng said with a smile: "The virtuous nephew can teach He Renlong a lesson." is also a fierce general. ”

"What fierce general?" Luo Rucai said: "It's just a brave man who fought a bad battle, let him do it again, he doesn't know how to win." Speaking of which, Luo Rucai is still a little relieved in his heart, no matter how unreliable his son is, but he is still brave in battle, and he can be called a fierce general, even if he fights a bad battle, He Renlong, it is He Renlong, it is not a cat or a dog.

"It's just that in this way, Fu Zonglong may not be as easy to take the bait as before. Didn't you miss Brother Li's plan? Luo Rucai said.

"It doesn't matter." Li Zicheng smiled lightly: "I'm afraid that losing this battle is too easy, which will make Fu Zonglong suspicious, so it's just right, He Renlong's victory in this battle is not big or small, it should be able to dispel Fu Zonglong's suspicions." And even if Fu Zonglong wants not to chase it, he can't do it, they are not as good as us, and there is an emperor above. ”

Luo Rucai thought about it for a while, and understood what Li Zicheng meant.

It is the practice of the officers and the army to turn defeat into victory, not to mention this kind of bad battle in which victory and defeat are inseparable, even if it is a big defeat, the officers and soldiers still have to kill the good and risk the merits, which is regarded as a great victory. Therefore, He Renlong will never honestly say that he has lost, but will say that he has won.

Even if Fu Zonglong is old and spicy, he doesn't believe He Renlong's words, and he won't delve into it. Maybe you can find some evidence of how the war is going on from the side, but you will definitely not debunk the unspoken rules in person.

"So what do I do next?" Luo Rucai said.

"Business as usual." Li Zicheng said: "I don't believe that Fu Zonglong can sit still. ”

"The beheading of 3,200 levels in this battle is for a great victory, but the thief is ferocious, the son of the minister, He Daming sacrificed his life for the country." He Renlong arched his hand and said.

"General He is full of loyalty." Fu Zonglong pinched his white beard slightly and said, "The old man will ask His Majesty for the general's son." ”

"Master Xie." The pain of losing a son just now also left traces on this big man. He didn't have the ferocious aura of the past, with a little silence, but as soon as he thought of the rogue, he had a sense of gritting his teeth, and only felt that he was killing the sky, and said: "The minister is willing to be the vanguard, chase and kill the thief, do not kill the thief, and never withdraw the army." ”

"That's what the general said." Fu Zonglong said: "In the future, there will be a place for the general, the general will fight all the way, go down to rest for a moment or two, and mourn and change in order to handle Ling Lang's future affairs." ”

"Thank you, for your heart." He Renlong didn't want to stay here longer, so he thanked Fu Zonglong and left.

After Fu Zonglong saw He Renlong leave, his eyes immediately turned cold, and he said, "Have you checked all the heads?" ”

"It's all been checked." Li Benshi said.

The 6,000 soldiers led by Li Benshi are the most trusted by Fu Zonglong, and Li Benshi is also Fu Zonglong's old department, so some things will be done by Li Benshi.

"Most of these heads are young and strong, but there are also hundreds of them, who are old and weak." Li Benshi said cautiously.

These old and weak people naturally congratulated the dragon on killing the good and risking the merits, and the casualties of the two sides in this battle were equal. Even the losses of the official army are much greater than those of the righteous army, if you don't kill the good and take the risk, how can He Renlong win this battle?

However, now is not the time to cure these stubborn diseases, Fu Zonglong is the time to use He Renlong, how can he dismantle it on the spot, he can only pinch his nose and recognize it, and after the world is stable in the future, it is not too late to deal with these arrogant soldiers.

"How are the battalions?" Fu Zonglong asked.

"The battle of the Qin soldiers seems to have hurt their vitality, but the death of He Renlong's beloved son, he is bent on revenge, and his morale is still there. Li Guoqi and Li Deputy Commander-in-Chief have come to Xiaguan to ask for war several times, and it seems that he is also a capable person, and as for the various departments, his subordinates have also inspected them. It seems that they are all some unbearable battles. Li Benshi said.

Fu Zonglong sighed secretly in his heart, feeling that he was really old.

If he was a few years younger, this patrol would never be handed over to others, but time is the most cruel weapon, and unconsciously Fu Zonglong went from being young and vigorous in Shenyang to pacifying the An's rebellion, to the current twilight. What made him even more uneasy was that it seemed that the army was also as dull as Fu Zonglong.

"This battle is my last battle." Fu Zonglong secretly said in his heart: "After exterminating the thieves and stabilizing the Central Plains, it is time for me to return to my hometown and ignore these troublesome things." I don't know if Kunming is like spring all year round? ”

Fu Zonglong didn't know if he felt homesick, he immediately cheered up, and secretly said in his heart: "This is not the time to talk about this. ”

He paced back and forth in his study, and finally wrote two letters.

One is for Zuo Liangyu, asking Zuo Liangyu to enter Yu from Nanzhi and stop the thief. However, Fu Zonglong didn't expect much from Zuo Liangyu, Zuo Liangyu's dominance had long been famous, and Fu Zonglong didn't expect a letter to mobilize Zuo Liangyu, but he just had the right to give it a try.

In his opinion, Zuo Liangyu is simply a chaotic minister and thief, and when the world is stable, he will definitely be killed to sacrifice military law.

The second letter was addressed to Yang Wenyue.

Yang Wenyue is now in Runing. Runing Mansion is the center of gravity of the official army in southern Henan, and Runing is just north of Xinyang, just in the direction of the advance of the righteous army.

For this letter, Fu Zonglong has high hopes.

First, Yang Wenyue is a civil minister, not a military general. In Fu Zonglong's opinion, he is more trustworthy than Zuo Liangyu and others. Second, Yang Wenyue was stationed in Runing, and the place was just right, and Yang Wenyue had dealt with Li Chuang several times. It's all old rivals. Because you can be trusted.

"Send reliable men to deliver both letters." Fu Zonglong said.

"Yes." Li Benshi immediately started to arrange, Fu Zonglong fell asleep in a hurry, in fact, he was not in good spirits and fell asleep very south, but he knew that the decisive battle with the thieves would be in the next ten days, and in the next ten days, he didn't know if he could sleep for a while, and he had to rest well.

This is the experience of quelling the An's rebellion in the first place. He had a hunch that the decisive battle with the thieves would not be too far away, just within the next ten days.