Chapter 672: Grain and grass are burned

Have you already promised to send troops to help them, how can this be the way it is?

That's right, Cui Wenli did take people to the Youtun camp barracks. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 However, he was also very careful, and when he saw that it was the deputy general of the right camp who came to greet him, not the general of the right camp, he felt a little alert in his heart. The adjutant general invited them into the barracks, Cui Wenli had a heartfelt eye, and asked Liu Hai to lead everyone into the barracks, but he did not go in, but waited outside to see what happened.

Zhang Baoer waited in the barracks, and of course none of the people who went in were spared, and all of them were captured.

Zhang Baoer led the troops to Luoyang City, and Cui Wenli, who was hiding in the shadows, saw it clearly, he knew that the general trend was gone, of course he would not throw himself into the net, and immediately smeared oil on the soles of his feet.

After Zhang Baoer took the men and horses of the right cantonment camp to quell the rebellion in Luoyang City, he ordered the left and right cantonment camps to send troops to Luoyang, the eastern capital, and imposed martial law in the whole city, so that the soldiers could search from house to house according to the painted portraits of Cui Wenli and Zhang Lingjun.

Xue Ne hurried all the way, and finally arrived in Luoyang on the third day after Zhang Bao'er put down the rebellion.

As soon as Xue Ne arrived, Zhang Bao'er, in the name of the minister, read out the holy decree of Zhongzong Li Xian to the officials at all levels who stayed in Luoyang: with Xue Ne as the head of the march, Zhang Bao'er as the supervising army, based on the camps around Luoyang, collect 50,000 troops, and attack Junzhou separately to suppress Li Chongfu's rebellion.

On the day the decree was promulgated, the government and the opposition were in an uproar.

How could King Qian rebel against the imperial court? Many people think it's a little incredible, in the eyes of the ministers of the court and the common people, Li Chongfu has always been low-key, and everyone can see that he has been suppressed by Empress Wei, giving people a feeling of being a waste, how can this kind of person rebel? But from the decree, everyone sensed that His Majesty had confirmed that his son had rebelled, and that he had made up his mind to destroy him.

It seems that in order to confirm Li Xian's judgment, on the day of Zhang Baoer's announcement, Li Chongfu really raised troops in Junzhou, and he issued an edict to the world to enthrone the world, changing the name of the Tang Dynasty to Zhongyuan Kefu, respecting Li Xian as "Emperor Taishang", respecting Li Dan as "Uncle Huang Ji", and sealing his younger brother Li Chongmao as the emperor's younger brother.

Since the establishment of the Tang Dynasty, it is not uncommon for the Li family to fight for the throne, and it is not uncommon for father and son to turn against each other. But like Li Xian and Li Chongfu, it is rare to decide the victory directly on the battlefield. Many people's predictions about the outcome of this war are shrouded in an atmosphere of skepticism.

Xue Ne received the holy decree and immediately issued a commander order to the Zhichong Mansion around Luoyang, and the troops transferred were also working day and night, continuously converging to Luoyang, and the battle to destroy Li Chongfu was about to begin.

As far as the situation is concerned, the time and place are favorable, and everyone is inclined to Xue Ne's side, and Li Chongfu's rabble cannot stop the Tang Iron Cavalry, they will definitely be swept away like garbage. However, the world is changeable, but it always inadvertently creates new ripples.

Zhang Bao'er frowned, stared at Xue Ne and said, "What? Postponement of the expedition? ”

"Exactly, early this morning, the commander has passed the general's order to the fast horses to all the armies." Xue Ne sighed and said: "Lord Zhang, the soldiers and horses have not moved, and the grain and grass go first, but the current situation no longer allows for the immediate publication of the levy, and it is also a helpless move for Ben Shuai to do this!" ”

Although Zhang Baoer has never led soldiers, he still understands the truth of what Xue Ne said. Originally, everything was ready, and the expedition was scheduled to take place tomorrow, but now it had to be postponed, and this was due to the burning of the military rations raised for the expedition.

Last night, the grain and grass camp outside Luoyang City was destroyed by lightning and burned to the ground. ”

The grain and grass camp was the accompanying provisions of the army, and it was late at night when the lightning struck, and more than 20 guards were burned to death in the tent, and the condition was unbearable. The soldiers and horses have not yet set out for the battle, and the grain and grass have been burned by the thunder, which is a bad omen. Officials at all levels in Luoyang persuaded Xue Ne to comply with the mandate of heaven and stop the expedition. And the people in the army were also panicked, and as a last resort, Xue Ne had to postpone the expedition.

"Your Majesty has already made an order, and the Junzhou side is out of control, and we must not stop the expedition!" Zhang Bao'er pondered: "I think this matter is a little suspicious, Xue Shuai hurried up to collect grain and grass again, I am secretly investigating this matter, and I will definitely find out." ”

Out of Xue Neshuai's tent, Zhang Baoer saw Deputy General An Bozhu standing outside the tent, Zhang Baoer said to him: "Deputy General An, are you free now?" ”

An Bozhu hurriedly said, "What do you command?" ”

Zhang Bao'er asked lightly: "Where is the burned grain and grass camp?" I want to go to the site and see it! ”

An Bozhu said without hesitation: "Just west of Luoyang City, I will take the Supervisor to go." ”

Zhang Bao'er followed An Bozhu and several accompanying soldiers, rode westward, went out of the city, and soon arrived at the grain and grass camp station.

The smell of burnt grass was already in the air, and the place where the haystacks had been stacked was now a mess, and the ground was full of burnt wood, grass ash, grain, and the like, mixed with muddy water, and the dust was raised by the wind, and even the scenery in front of me became foggy.

A group of soldiers was digging through the ruins, and when they saw several horses galloping towards them, a young lieutenant shouted: "Stop, who is it?" ”

When he got closer, the captain saw An Bozhu, and his face immediately showed a solemn look, he straightened his chest and saluted An Bozhu: "My subordinates have seen General An!" ”

An Bozhu snorted coldly, pointed at Zhang Bao'er and said to the captain: "Lord Supervisor came to see the scene, hurry up and prepare!" ”

With that, An Bozhu dismounted first and walked forward.

Hearing An Bozhu say that the person in front of him was the prison army Zhang Bao'er, the captain's eyes lit up, and he gave Zhang Bao'er a military salute with a look of reverence: "My subordinates have seen the prison army!" ”

The young lieutenant was very heroic, full of vitality, Zhang Baoer had a good impression of him, so he smiled at the lieutenant, and followed An Bozhu forward.

Dozens of corpses lay neatly on the edge of the dilapidated tent, all covered with straw mats. Turning over a corner, I saw a terrible corpse, charred and black, unable to distinguish the face, shrunk into a short section.

"It is rumored in Luoyang City that Lord Jian Jun is a god descending from heaven to earth, and he can be a prophet of uncertainties!" The young lieutenant guessed: "If you can pinch it, you must have counted it as the lightning strike last night." Alas! Before the army set off, there was such a strange thing, according to the humble position, this time the expedition is probably more auspicious! ”

The gods descend to earth! Foresee! I can pinch it! Listening to the young lieutenant spit out these words, Zhang Baoer suddenly couldn't cry or laugh, where is this? He looked at the young lieutenant with a look of awe, it was obvious that this rumor had been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people in a short period of time.