Chapter 724: Clues
"Five days ago, when Dawa and I were on a mission alone, we met each other's small group of sentinels, and we rushed into a mountain forest in a hurry and stayed overnight in a valley mouth, Dawa, do you remember?"
Chen Fugui felt uncomfortable with the heat all over his body, and pulled his neckline, and Jia Qing suddenly saw that there were already some ecchymoses on his body that did not belong to normal skin color.
Zhao Dawa hesitated, but finally nodded and agreed with his statement.
"Why do you think there's something wrong with this?" Jia Qing asked Chen Fugui.
"Because the dry rations we were carrying with us had fallen out as we went, we were so hungry after dawn the next day that we caught two rats in the valley mouth...... Eaten raw. I think that's probably how our disease came about......"
Mouse? Jia Qing was shocked in his heart, hoping that he would not be guessed by himself......
The lieutenant said angrily: "Why didn't you say it when I asked you before? ”
Chen Fugui and the others looked ashamed and looked at Niu Zhu and the others.
Niu Zhu, as their head, didn't understand their thoughts at this time, and scolded: "Since we are brothers, can we blame you for this kind of thing?" Confused! ”
Feng Fugui also said: "In this life, they are brothers, even if they die together, they will not lose!" ”
Jia Qingke didn't have time to sigh about their brotherhood, he had a faint guess in his heart, but he didn't dare or wanted to believe it.
"Okay, I got it. Cheer yourself up and cooperate with the medical officers in the barracks, and perhaps, you will survive......"
After Jia Qing said this, he walked out of the barracks door.
"Leave this matter to me."
Jia Qing said to the prince.
"Do you already know something?"
Seeing that Jia Qing was so enthusiastic about this matter, Wang Ziteng was a little suspicious.
Jia Qing grinned at the corner of his mouth and said, "No, it's just that I have nothing to do in the army and want to share some of it for the general." ”
Wang Ziteng stared at Jia Qing twice, lowered his voice and said: "Then you deal with it carefully, report any problems to me at any time, and ...... if necessary."
Jia Qing said with a smile: "Don't worry, general, I understand the stakes." ”
Wang Ziteng nodded and left.
He knew that Jia Qing was not an ordinary young man, otherwise, he would not have traveled thousands of miles to send a letter to Jia Qing and ask him to help fight for the position of this great general.
He was still very relieved about Jia Qing. He was not allowed to go to the battlefield before, for his safety.
"Captain Li."
"The last general!"
Captain Li is the leader of this piece. Jia Qing received the errand and immediately began to assign tasks.
"Send someone to lock up the horses that the four of them have ridden in the past five days."
"Yes......"
"Also, all of us here have to take a shower these days, you know?"
Captain Li: "......"
"Here, may I ask the general what is the purpose of this?" Captain Li really didn't understand the intention of Jia Qing's order.
In the army, it is not as convenient as at home, and it is naturally not so convenient to take a bath.
"Don't care what my intentions are for now, just listen to me first."
……
"Bang!"
The incense burner weighing several catties was ruthlessly swept down by Emperor Zhengqing.
"Nearly 100,000 people encircled and suppressed 20,000 people, and it has been two months and it can't be exterminated??
A county town of 50,000 people, a full 50,000 people! It was all gone overnight, and if I remember correctly, this is the third city they have slaughtered in two months!!
Don't you, the princes of Gon who stand above the court, feel heartache and shame when you see such a battle report and don't know how to feel? ”
Emperor Zhengqing stood up, pointed at the civil and military officials in the hall and scolded.
It's no wonder that he was furious, it was the battle reports that came over the past two months that made him angry to the extreme.
The number of Cossack cavalry that had come by surprise two months earlier had been specified, and the total should have been about sixty thousand.
After the failure of the attack on Longcheng Pass, the main force of 40,000 people all the way turned north and attacked Xuanfu Town. Then the pinching of Gusi and several small tribes around it also officially raised an alliance army, totaling 70,000, to attack Xuanfu Town.
In this way, Qin Guanliang had to retreat to Xuanfu, gathering heavy troops from Datong and Xuanfu, and the two sides were killed in the dark......
That's it, after all, it's a frontal battlefield, and both sides have their own winners and losers.
What really made people angry was that they turned south and marched south with 20,000 cavalry, divided into three heads, burning, killing and looting in the territory of Great Chu.
The devastation caused is staggering.
Fortunately, the number of people was limited, and there were pursuers who kept chasing, and they did not break through the cities above the prefecture city.
But three county towns have been broken, and other small towns are even more innumerable. In the past two months, coupled with the iron hooves trampled on the previous 60,000 soldiers and horses when they raided Longcheng Pass, Dachu has killed at least 100,000 people, and this is still the casualties reported below......
There are also those who can't be reported.
Faced with such a situation, Emperor Zhengqing felt the cold air and anger even if he was sitting in the palace!
However, he didn't care about the lives of the common people, he sent several large armies back and forth, totaling 60,000. Coupled with the 20,000 elite cavalry sent back by Wang Ziteng to help, and some local armaments, but with nearly 100,000 soldiers and horses, they couldn't kill more than 20,000 thieves in two months, and there were countless casualties on their side.
"Your Majesty, this group of thieves is all cavalry, and they have no scruples, and they have no purpose, and they will kill them indiscriminately after raiding and breaking the city. Most of our soldiers were infantry, and we couldn't surround them for a while......
Fortunately, now that the scope of their activities has been reduced by our army, I believe that it will not be long before they can be annihilated. ”
Liu Shangshu of the military department knelt down and said.
"How fast is it soon? Will they kill another 100,000 or a million people?
I will only give them ten days, and if they can't kill these thieves within ten days, I will ask all of them to come to see them with all the generals and above!
I do what I say. ”
"Yes, my emperor Shengming......"
The ministers bowed their hands and bowed.
Liu Shangshu of the military department smiled bitterly in his heart. One of the leaders of the army this time was his most important son, and if he was killed by Emperor Zhengqing because of this, he felt that he was really wronged.
Secretly glanced at the cold frost-like dragon face, he knew that if he really couldn't put down this gang of thieves within ten days, his son might really not be able to save it.
Alas......
Since the change in the enclosure on the outskirts of Beijing, His Majesty has become more and more wanton and domineering.
"Chen Niu Jizong, ask to fight!"
At the critical moment, there were people who were not afraid of being implicated and took the initiative to stand up.
Emperor Zhengqing was also stunned, he really had murderous intent just now, even if those generals were really worthless, they could only kill the civilians!
He hadn't been eradicated for two months, and he didn't think he would succeed in ten days.
But Niu Jizong's identity is different after all, he is the person with the highest title among the descendants of the Eight Dukes, and he is also the top three senators in the Military Aircraft Pavilion. If he goes, if he doesn't succeed after ten days, kill or not?
"Weichen is willing to set up a military order, and if he can't put down this group of thieves within ten days, he will use the minister's head to comfort the innocent people in Guanzhong!"
Emperor Zhengqing's face changed twice, and finally said: "Accurate!" ”
"If the general can come back alive, I should personally untie the general's battle robe!"
Emperor Zhengqing said in a deep voice.
The ministers felt a chill in their hearts. Emperor Zhengqing's meaning is already very clear, and there are only two results for Niu Jizong.
Die, or be enshrined as a national soldier by Emperor Zhengqing!
No one doubted that if he couldn't do it within ten days, Emperor Zhengqing would kill him.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Niu Jizong's face was calm, and there was no trace of panic, and he said in a deep voice: "The troops in Beijing are empty, and the ministers dare not let His Majesty transfer troops from Beijing for the ministers."
Please play Your Majesty's sword to the Son of Heaven, and use it for the soldiers and horses in the customs by yourself! ”
"Quasi-play. Give the sword! ”
Dai Quan took the sword of the Son of Heaven placed behind the dragon case to Niu Jizong.
After Niu Jizong received the order to thank him, he also said that he left the palace with a sword, and he didn't even return home, so he rushed out of Beijing with a few personal soldiers.
Destination: Taiyuan.
Dare to take on this errand with his head up, how can he have no plan?
I didn't bring troops from Beijing, just to save time.