Chapter 569: Absolute Authority
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Under the mountain, the Tibetan army was defeated and made a mess. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
In less than an hour, the snow was covered with blood, with severed limbs and corpses everywhere. After the First World War, the Tibetans suffered seven or eight thousand injuries.
If it weren't for Qing Yijie's ghost chapter's good command and quick action, the entire army might be wiped out. Ghost Zhang gathered his subordinates in time, broke out of the siege, and after paying a huge price, fled from the south side with two or three thousand remnants.
After Lin Zhao returned from the Niche Valley, he easily relieved the siege of Baicheng, left a thousand people to stay behind, and then followed Lin Zhao to help Jing Sili. Therefore, Lin Zhao had 3,000 cavalry in his hands, and with the surprise, he defeated the Qingyi Ghost Chapter in one fell swoop.
Seeing that the Tubo people had fled, Zhe Keda immediately led his troops to chase after him, but was stopped by Lin Zhao.
"But come back, poor Kou Mo chase!"
"Uncle, this is a rare and good opportunity, take advantage of the victory to pursue and completely exterminate the ghost chapter." The mood of the great pursuit is very urgent.
Lin Zhao shook his head and said: "If the ghost chapter can break through, there is no hope of killing, forget it!" ”
"But ......"
"It's nothing, in my plan, it is to annihilate Ghost Zhang and Mu Zheng here, but ......" Lin Zhao said: "The situation on Jing Sili's side is worse than imagined, the troops are insufficient, and we can't do it alone." ”
"Well, it's a pity!"
Lin Zhao sighed: "It's really a pity, but how many things can be perfect?" Remember, there is no such thing as a one-size-fits-all solution, so don't be too confident at any time. ”
Speaking of regrets, there may be no one better than Lin Zhao, but what can be done?
"Yes. Follow my uncle's teachings! "It's big, although it's not much smaller than Lin Zhao. But the seniority is there. At the same time, Lin Zhao is also the commander of the three armies. Ability and strategy are not comparable to ordinary people, and they are very admirable.
"You send people to clean up the battlefield and treat the wounded, and I'll go to see General Jing, he is a great hero in this battle."
When Lin Zhao rushed over, he found that something was wrong, Jing Sili had fallen off his horse at some point, and his soldiers were around him. It's a mess.
"How's General Jing?"
"General Lin, when the Tubo people retreated, Jingtong fell off his horse and fell unconscious." Zhao Yuankai, who was stabbed in the thigh when he spoke, was dragging his bloody leg and supporting Jing Sili.
Lin Zhao took a closer look, Jing Sili was hit by several arrows, there were countless sword wounds, the battle robe had already been soaked with blood, and the whole person was completely in a coma.
Jing Sili had lost too much blood. Second, it was hard fighting for days and days. I'm already exhausted. Before, I was worried about responsibility and breakthrough, and I was struggling to support it. After Lin Zhao arrived, his psychology began to relax. When the Tubo people were repulsed, there was no concern in their hearts, so they fainted directly. And in a deep coma, one may never wake up if he is not careful.
When Lin Zhao saw this situation, he felt very uncomfortable, Jing Sili was really a man. He was sticking to his mission, knowing that it was a life of death, and he led the army without frowning. I supported it for more than two days under such a difficult situation, and I was completely desperate to lose myself. This is a soldier, this is a hero. Jing Sili used his bravery and persistence to prove the pride and bravery of the soldiers of the Great Song Dynasty.
"Call the military doctor and save Jing Sili at all costs!" Lin Zhaohu's eyes were moist and he shouted loudly, he was a hero and should not have died young.
"Yes!"
"But great, quickly send people to treat the soldiers."
The military doctor quickly came over, and after inspecting Jing Sili's injury, he shook his head and said, "General Lin, Jingtong judged that the injury is serious, but I am afraid of ......."
"No matter what method you use, if you can't save him, you will all be buried with you!" Lin Zhao knew that he was a little unreasonable, but at this moment he persistently hoped that Jing Sili would survive.
"Yes!" The military doctor trembled, did not dare to disobey, and said: "Your Majesty can first clean the wound for the general, stop the bleeding and bandage, Jingtong judged that the injury is really too serious, and it needs to be recuperated, but there are not many medicinal materials with the army, I am afraid that it is ...... Moreover, barren mountains and mountains are not suitable for healing ......"
"What medicinal materials do you need, prescribe them immediately, I will send people to Hezhou and Xizhou to prepare ......" Lin Zhao said: "Later, I will send someone to send Jingtong to Hezhou for recuperation." ”
"How is it shipped? The general judgment is seriously injured, I am afraid that I can't withstand the bumps of the carriage, and now there is heavy snow, and the road is difficult to travel...... "What the military doctor is most afraid of is because of these problems, if he tosses and dies along the way, how wronged is he?"
Lin Zhao waved his hand and said, "You don't have to worry about this, just go and heal your injuries, and I'll figure out how to transport it." ”
Not only Jing Sili, but also many seriously injured soldiers could not withstand the bumps and needed to return to the city to recuperate. With such heavy snowfall, it was difficult for the carriage to travel, and the number could not meet the number of injuries. However, Lin Zhao had a way, and he immediately ordered Zhe Keda to command hundreds of soldiers to cut wood.
"What do you do with logging?" It's a little strange that the fold can be big.
"Just do it, I'll be useful."
When the timber arrived, Lin Zhao immediately commanded the soldiers to help, and two logs were placed underneath, covered with wooden sticks, reinforced with mortise and tenon joints, nails and ropes, and a sleigh was made.
After two days of heavy snowfall, the snow on the ground was already very thick, and now the sled can glide smoothly on the ground by simply putting on a war horse. When the soldiers saw it, they were surprised, and it was much easier to walk in the snow with this thing.
Lin Zhao ordered people to put on horses and try to drag them in the snow, and some soldiers went up to experience it, and said in surprise: "It's very stable, there are no bumps, and the speed is fast!" ”
"How about transporting the wounded like this?"
Seeing this, the military doctor smiled and said, "General Lin is really whimsical, so good, these wounded have been saved." ”
Lin Zhao immediately ordered the soldiers to step up the production, and within a while, hundreds of simple sleds were made, and some soldiers were sent to escort the wounded to Hezhou first.
Then Lin Zhao instructed Zhi Keda to continue to lead 2,000 people to guard Baicheng, and he led his troops back to Hezhou. Qingyi Jiegui Chapter was defeated this time, and the strength of Hehuang Tubo was also greatly affected, at least for the time being, it could not threaten the security of Hezhou.
Lin Zhao deeply regretted that he didn't catch the ghost chapter.
If you kill Qingyi Ghost Chapter, it is equivalent to cutting off one of Dong Yu's arms. Now let the tiger return to the mountain. The next war against Tibet will be difficult. He is undoubtedly an absolute rival. It's really hard to deal with.
And such a situation is caused by those bastards, Lin Zhao is angry when he thinks about it. As an official and a general, the first reward and punishment are clear, the meritorious must be rewarded, and the wounded must be treated, but those generals who escaped from the battlefield and led to defeat are absolutely unforgivable.
However, when he stepped on the White City, Lin Zhao did not have a seizure. He also ordered the soldiers to return. Yang Qi and others saw that the battle was won, and General Lin did not lose his temper, thinking that there was nothing to do, and he had some background, so he had nothing to fear, and he was still a general in the army, at ease.
Until the day he returned to Hezhou, Lin Zhao ordered the generals to be summoned.
"In the battle of Baicheng, we annihilated more than 16,000 Tubo troops, which can be said to be a major victory since the beginning of the war." Lin Zhaolang said: "Are you happy? ”
"Happy. The victory of the war is gratifying. ”
"Won the battle. Naturally, I was pleased. ”
All the generals are a little proud on their faces, and the victory is naturally comfortable, and it also means that the battle merits will be rewarded, or it won't be long before the court will have a reward.
"But I'm not happy!" Lin Zhao's voice suddenly increased, and his words suddenly made all the generals' hearts tremble, and everyone vaguely felt that the direction of the wind seemed to have changed.
"The general is clever, strategizing, designing three times to break Tibet, and destroying more than 16,000 enemies, are you still not satisfied?" Someone whispered tentatively to ask, Lin Zhao and Jing Sili teamed up to design, rushed to the Niche Valley, broke the siege of Baicheng, and broke the ghost chapter of Qingyi, and everyone basically already knew about it.
"But Qingyi escaped with the ghost chapter!"
"He is like a lost dog, fleeing in a hurry with two or three thousand, and he doesn't care."
"Don't worry?" Lin Zhao asked coldly, and suddenly said in a loud voice: "Qingyi Jiejie Ghost Chapter is just one person, do you know how important he is?" He is the youngest and most promising general in Tubo, and taking him down is equivalent to cutting off an arm in Tubo. Jing Sili and I set up a net to catch him, but now we let him slip away...... If this person wants to enter Hehuang again, the difficulty will inevitably increase, and I don't know how much blood and lives of soldiers will have to pay......"
"As for being so powerful?" Some generals still don't think so.
Lin Zhao said coldly: "As for it? The fact that Tubo Zampu Dong Yu dared to send him to guard the east is enough to explain the problem! If you didn't catch the Qingyi Ghost Chapter, the victory in this battle was greatly reduced, and all this was because someone escaped from the battle......"
Hearing this, the generals gradually understood General Lin's intentions, this is to be held responsible!
Many people are apprehensive in their hearts, especially Yang Qi.
"Yang Qi, are you guilty?" However, Lin Zhao shouted loudly and directly named his name.
"Ah, I ......"
Lin Zhao said coldly: "Because of your escape from the battle, the army was scattered, and in the end, the troops were insufficient, so let Qingyi escape with the ghost chapter, this is the first sin; Because of your escape, Jing Sili's department has become a lone army, and if I hadn't arrived in time, the whole army would have been wiped out. To this day, Jing Sili is still in a coma, and his life and death are uncertain.
let go of an enemy general, adding countless difficulties to the pacification of the Great Song Dynasty and Hehuangping; Trapped in the siege of the lord and the country, the country will be in danger, you say yourself, what should you be guilty of? ”
This question hit everyone's hearts heavily, Yang Qi's heart trembled, and he couldn't help but tremble a little, but he still insisted: "Where did the general say, I just led my troops to break through, why did I say that I came to the battle to escape?" ”
Escaping from the battlefield is a serious crime on the battlefield, and if it is implemented, the consequences will be unimaginable.
"Breakout?" Lin Zhao joked: "Jing Sili led the army to break through, why don't you follow?" It's obviously a cowardly escape, and you have to quibble! ”
"Breaking through is naturally choosing the weak point of the enemy's forces......" Yang Qi was still defending.
"So you left Jing Sili behind, let him be the bait to attract the Tubo people, and then smeared oil on the soles of your feet and slipped away, right?"
"This ......"
"It's just greedy for life and afraid of death, but what is Jing Sili's order? In which direction is the flag waved? Yes? Lin Zhao said angrily: "Not obeying military orders, fearing the enemy and avoiding battle, and fleeing from the battle, no matter which one is a capital crime, what else is there to say." ”
"It's not...... I ......, "After all, the matter has been done, if it is placed in normal times, it may be possible to fool the past, but when Lin Zhao has the heart to investigate to the end, Yang Qi really doesn't know how to justify, and he is hesitant for a while." It's true, and I don't know where to start if I want to lie.
"I can't tell, do you? The Great Song Army can't tolerate you being so greedy for life and afraid of death. Those who are greedy for life and afraid of death. Sin is not punishable. Heaven is intolerable! Lin Zhao said: "For the sake of the soldiers who died in vain, for the unconscious Jing Sili, Yang Qi - engaged in military law, immediately beheaded to comfort the three armies." ”
"What ......" When he heard this, Yang Qi was really scared, and his body suddenly began to tremble continuously.
At the same time, this sentence is also like a hammer. Beat in the hearts of all soldiers. General Lin, what is this going to do? Kill the chickens and make an example of the monkeys!
"You can't kill me, you don't have the power to ......"
"Hmph, this official is the Xihe Road Envoy appointed by the official family, you violate military law, why can't you kill you?" When he saw Jing Sili's serious injury, Lin Zhao moved to kill, Yang Qi was absolutely unforgivable.
"Why kill me, I am wronged." Yang Qi was in a hurry, unable to refute, and shouted injustice.
"It's true. Still want to deny it? Wronged or not, you know it in your own heart. I hope you can be so bold in hell and say it to Lord Yama. Lin Zhaocai didn't care about him, it was an unforgivable crime to escape from the battle, and it must be severely punished, so that all the soldiers had a wake-up call in their hearts. You can't have a bad seed under your command, otherwise how will you fight in the future? In particular, this kind of behavior of dropping the chain at a critical moment is even more intolerable.
Yang Qi was finally scared this time, he finally understood that Lin Zhao was determined to kill himself.
"Lin Zhao, do you dare? You will pay the price for killing the generals......"
"I won't bother you."
"If you kill me, my uncle will never let you go......" Yang Qi finally shouted out the most truthful sentence.
"Oh? I don't know who your uncle is? What can he do with me? Lin Zhao suddenly felt funny, but he didn't expect Yang Qi to be a person with a background.
"Shaanxi Road Xuanfu Envoy, your immediate boss."
"Wang Gui?"
Since Han Jiang left office, the position of Shaanxi Road Xuanfu envoy has been vacant for a long time, and Wang Shao can barely be regarded as half of the Xuanfu envoy. It is mainly in charge of Huanqing Road, Qinfeng Road and Xihe Road. Not long ago, Wang Shao left, and the northwest was in turmoil, so the courtiers asked for a Xuan Fu envoy again.
Hanlin bachelor Wang Gui is a popular candidate, and the documents of the political hall have come down, but Wang Shao has not yet arrived. Unexpectedly, Yang Ji turned out to be Wang Gui's nephew. No wonder this guy is so arrogant, it turns out that there is such a tough background behind it. If he can't die today, even if he reports the crime, Wang Gui has the ability to save him.
"What's the matter, are you scared?" When Yang Qi saw Lin Zhao hesitate, he suddenly felt a little proud. It was precisely because of his uncle that he was very calm, thinking that Lin Zhao would not do anything to him.
"Afraid? What about Wang Gui? ”
I think that when I arrived in Bianjing at the beginning of the year, I had contact with Wang Gui's son. If he hadn't helped solve the murder case of the Liao envoy, what would have happened to Wang Gui, who was the Yin of Kaifeng Mansion at that time? Speaking of which, he is still their benefactor, and now his nephew is so arrogant in front of him?
Han Qi and Wang Anshi are so powerful, they are all cleaned up by General Lin, so why are they afraid of Wang Gui?
It's good not to mention him, but when Wang Gui is mentioned, Lin Zhao just remembered a big event.
Wang Gui has already received an appointment to become the Xuanfu envoy of Shaanxi Road, an important position that can justifiably control the military and political affairs in the northwest. Lin Zhao is naturally salivating, and his previous status and qualifications are far from being attainable. But after this major victory in Baicheng, it is equivalent to a stepping stone, and it is possible to operate it.
It is understandable that Wang Gui blocked his way, and it is not surprising that there are some checks and balances and separation of powers between senior military and political officials in the northwest. It's just that if you don't get rid of Wang Gui, your next major events may be affected, and you are still trying to find a way to remove this stumbling block.
Unexpectedly, when I wanted to doze off, someone brought a pillow, Yang Qi was actually Wang Gui's nephew, and he was so high-profile, hehe...... What a great opportunity!
"What can Wang Gui do, do it right!" Lin Zhao didn't care and insisted on beheading Yang Ji immediately.
Yang Qi was dragged away, and before he died, he kept roaring, begging, or cursing. What he couldn't understand, Lin Zhao was not afraid of his boss Shaanxi Road Xuanfu? If you don't even show any mercy, you will put yourself to death...... Why is that? Yang Qi was very unwilling and didn't want to die...... Until the executioner's blade slashed, he was still full of questions.
Blood splattered, and a human head gurgled and rolled on the ground. The generals who are used to killing the enemy on the battlefield are used to it, but when they see that human head, they can't help but feel a little nauseous, and they feel very uncomfortable.
"Everyone has seen that if anyone escapes in the future, or disobeys the manager's orders, this is the end."
Everyone understood that General Lin was in Liwei. A victory certainly made his prestige much higher, but the deterrent effect was far less than killing Yang Qi.
The nephew of the Xuanfu envoy did not hesitate to kill him like this, who else did he dare not kill?
Lin Zhao just wanted to take this opportunity to establish his absolute authority in the Western Army!
Escaping from the battlefield and not obeying the order, these two charges have been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. This is what Lin Zhao wants, there is still a tough battle to be fought next, if the generals under his command can't even do the most basic bravery, how can they talk about victory?
At the same time, he deliberately emphasized obedience, and he hoped that these generals would become a habit, a habit of obedience to themselves. Of course, this will take a long time, so you can't rush.
However, after this incident, Lin Zhao's prestige in the army was completely established, and his ability to control the three armies was also greatly improved. As for the challenge to Wang Gui, just be prepared.
Of course, the rewards and punishments are clear, and grace and power must also be applied together. After killing Yang Qi, Lin Zhao immediately said that all the generals who showed bravery in this battle would be reported to the imperial court and rewarded for their meritorious deeds.
The generals breathed a sigh of relief in their hearts!
The general Lin in front of him has a strategy and can win the chapter, although the means are ruthless, but the rewards and punishments are clear, and the soldiers are naturally willing to follow!
The Xihe Song army, centered on Lin Zhao, gradually stabilized, but as the results of the Battle of Tabaicheng spread, a violent upheaval began again. (To be continued.) )