Chapter 64: Westward Expansion
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Chen Rui glared at Han Yao with disdain, and almost didn't scold. People have changed their ways, they want to live and die with Li Fengyun, share weal and woe, and scold others for being shameless, it is inevitably too unkind.
Li Fengyun was also surprised, as if he didn't expect Han Yao to change his mind at the last moment. This made Han Yao even more sure of his guess, there was a conspiracy here.
Li Fengyun thanked him and said a few words about the scene of life and death in righteous words.
Han Yao then said goodbye and left, and returned to the military camp to make specific arrangements.
As soon as Han Yao left, Chen Rui laughed and threw his hand at Li Fengyun again and again, "The general is clever, he is like a god, playing with Han Yao between his palms, admiring and admiring." ”
Li Fengyun shook his hand and disagreed, "Don't deceive people too much, you must leave room for everything." The dog jumps over the wall when he is in a hurry, let alone the person? He helped us once at a critical moment, and this favor needs to be recorded. If he can really change his course and live and die with someone, he is a brother. ”
Chen Rui shook his head and sneered, "The country is easy to change, and his nature is difficult to change, and now that he is down, he may have reined in, and once he rises again, he will be completely exposed." At that time, you remember his favor, but he may not remember yours. ”
"To each man has a life." Li Fengyun smiled, "It depends on his luck." ”
Yuan An stood aside, his heart pounding. Han Yao was calculated again, and this time his life was in danger. Chen Rui obviously has the intention of killing, but Li Fengyun has no intention of killing everything.
Chen Rui wanted to announce his personal vendetta, but Li Fengyun had to take into account the overall situation. At the moment of the eastward advance, the unity within the rebel army was crucial. It is precisely because of this that when Li Fengyun led his army westward, he tried every means to bring Han Yao with him, so as not to take advantage of his temporary loss of control over the main force of the righteous army, take the opportunity to cause trouble, lead to internal strife, and then bury the opportunity for the righteous army to turn to war.
That night, under the leadership of Chen Rui, the main force of the righteous army quietly went north along the whirlpool and entered the territory of Shansang County in Qian County.
The next day, Li Fengyun and Han Yao led five regiments to cross the whirlpool with great fanfare and advance towards the water in Ruyin County.
This news quickly reached Dong Chun and Liang Dezhong. The two unanimously made a judgment that the thieves were surrounded and intercepted by Yingyang Mansion, and realized that if they continued to go to Dangtu to the south, they might not have enough time, and once the crossing was blocked, they would be surrounded, so they changed their strategy and rushed westward, crossed the river, went to Yingshui, and looked for a good opportunity to cross the Huai in the area of Xia Cai and Yingshang in Ruyin County. If they can't cross the Huai to the south, the thieves can still continue to move westward, cross the Yingshui, and go to Nanyang or Jingxiang to carry out activities, which are not only the land of fish and rice, the land of wealth, but also a number of majestic mountains that stretch for hundreds of miles, which are very conducive to the survival of the thieves.
Dong Chun then ordered, and the eagles pursued and killed with all their might, and rushed straight into the shallow water. The two counties of Ruyin and Zhunyang must stick to the line of the river and resolutely block the thieves from advancing westward.
Considering that the thieves were cunning and cruel, and they had heavy troops, Dong Chun specially warned Zhu Yingyang to be cautious, not to be careless and underestimate the enemy, and not to be greedy for merit, so as not to form a lone army to go deep, give the thieves the opportunity to attack, and repeat the mistake of Fei Huai's defeat. Therefore, he asked the eagles to go hand in hand, to support each other, to ensure their own safety first, and then to surround and annihilate the thieves.
It's better that Dong Chun doesn't have a warning, but as soon as this warning comes out, it's a bad thing.
The Eagle Yang Lang Generals, Eagle Strike Lang Generals and Captains in the Eagle Yang are basically from the family and nobles, relying on the nobility of their status and the shade of their ancestors, they first mix some military merits in the army, and then seek an official position through the deep and complex personal relationships of Guò, and then they will boil their qualifications, and slowly promote as they grow older. In the era of peace, the children of the family enjoy the front and endure hardships in the back, and regard their lives as more important than anything else, even if they are officials, they must find a comfortable and safe place, so there are few real skills, as for combat experience, it is even more lacking. Since you don't have the ability, you have to be low-key and modest, don't be high-profile, so as not to ask for trouble, but some people are arrogant and arrogant, thinking that they have fought on the battlefield and fought with real knives and guns. Fei Huai is a typical example, known as the young Zhuang faction in the Weifu army, thinking that he is the future pillar of Middle-earth, high-spirited, empty-eyed, but did not die on the border battlefield, but planted a big heel on the battlefield of domestic thieves, and was overturned to the ground by a group of unknown small thieves, and even his head was cut off.
As soon as Fei Huai died, it sounded the alarm for these governors of Yingyang Mansion, but the children of the family were arrogant and conceited in their bones, and there were still some people who did not take traitors seriously, which was also the reason why Dong Chun issued a warning. Dong Chun is a veteran of the two dynasties, in the Northern Zhou Dynasty to fight for the hegemony of the world and the Central Plains, Sui usurped Zhou Zuo, and fought for the unification of the Middle Earth, and after the unification of the Middle Earth, he went west to the Northern Expedition and fought for the stability of the border of the Middle Earth. The fact that such a powerful figure attaches importance to a group of small thieves and waives a warning to the eagles shows that this group of traitors is extraordinary, far from being comparable to a group of rabble.
The officers of Zhu Yingyang had no enthusiasm for fighting, and Fei Huai's death was a bloody lesson, so no one wanted to be a "bird" again. It's okay to win this battle, but if you lose it, you will be planted, you can't do it, why rush to the front? But he was worried about being reprimanded by the officials, so he reluctantly made a show and walked slowly. Now Dong Chun publicly warned them to be cautious, which was just right, and they couldn't wait to move forward one by one.
The Yingyang Mansion of Ruyin and Huaiyang counties was struggling, and before they reached the line of Yingshui, they received the news that the traitors were killing Xiangshui, so they directly retreated to the line of Yingshui and held on to Yingshui.
Dong Chun supervised the westward march of the army, but what made him angry was that Wu Benlang disobeyed Liang Dezhong and walked very slowly, dragging down the progress of the front.
Liang Dezhong has no intention of killing thieves at all, he is planning his own financial career.
Dong Chun is the official of the Xuyu Town, there is such a big thing in the county, the traitors burn, kill, plunder and do whatever they want, Yan zhòng endangers the security of the region and the great plan of the Eastern Crusade, he has to be responsible, and the eastern capital will punish him first, otherwise what will the emperor use to deter and suppress the military generals? As for how heavy the punishment is, I don't know, but at least one thing is certain, Dong Chun will no longer stay in the position of General Zuo Xiaowei, he will definitely leave Pengcheng. But now this position is very "hot", and it is risky to take it in a hurry, so no one will come to Pengcheng to replace Dong Chun in the short term. Since this is the case, the Eastern Capital will inevitably order Liang Dezhong to temporarily act as the agent and take charge of Xu Yu's military. Liang Dezhong is limited by his noble rank, and this life will end in the fourth rank of Wu Benlang General, so he doesn't consider the matter of being promoted to the rank of official at all, let alone coveting the position of General Zuo Xiaowei, unless there is a miracle, but how can there be so many miracles in the world? Since you can't ask for an official, then ask for money. In the past, Dong Chun suppressed and couldn't "show his strength", but now that Dong Chun is gone, once he is appointed as a temporary agent, it is natural for him to "do a big job". The opportunity must not be missed, the time will never come, for Liang Dezhong, he is the only opportunity, no matter what, he cannot miss it. Since you don't want to miss it, you need to be stable, and before Dong Chun leaves Pengcheng, you can't make the slightest difference. Therefore, Liang Dezhong did not want to encircle and suppress the traitors at all, and he single-mindedly drove the traitors across the Huai River, which was the safest way and the most beneficial way for him.
Dong Chun knew that he couldn't ask Liang Dezhong to do his best to help him at this moment because of the love of his colleagues and because of the righteousness of the robe, he just asked Liang Dezhong not to do black hands behind his back, and it would be good not to fall into the well.
As soon as the encirclement and suppression of the officers and troops slowed down, the rebels took advantage of it.
Li Fengyun led his army across the river, burned and plundered on the west bank, attacked several small towns, swept a number of manors, first "fed" those Yingyangwei who had just surrendered, and used bloody killings to push them to the evil side of human nature. This approach still works. Many of the surrendered Eagle Guards planned to flee on the way, and some planned to defect before the battle, if it were not for the cruel sitting, one escaped and one brother would be buried together, I am afraid that the army would have been reduced by half before it reached Weishui.
Li Fengyun obviously knew the psychology of these people very well, and after running all the way to the river, he set the army into captivity, and all the proceeds of the captivity belonged to his own people. People die for money, birds die for food, there is no way, human nature is greedy, once it is profitable, no one can resist the temptation. The pockets are bulging, and the dream of wealth has become a reality, but people have also become bad, and human nature has become evil, so those who plan to run away will not run away, and those who plan to defect before the battle do not want to defect. Although being a thief is not a long-term solution after all, most people choose to be a thief temporarily, being a thief is for money, wealth is for living a comfortable and comfortable life, if the future of being a thief is not good, it is not too late to escape.
The next day, Li Fengyun first led his army south for 30 miles along the west bank of the river, and then suddenly crossed the river and returned to the east bank of the river.
Dong Chun and Liang Dezhong led their troops across the whirlpool and gradually approached the Weishui River.
Han Yao was very anxious and persuaded Li Fengyun to evacuate quickly. He was not only worried that he was surrounded by officials and troops, but also worried that something would happen to his relatives and subordinates who followed the main force north. Although he estimated that Li Fengyun had a conspiracy to advance westward, and in the event of a last resort, Li Fengyun was very likely to give up the main force to protect himself, but before the conspiracy had no fait accompli, Han Yao still hoped that Li Fengyun would act according to the plan and always move on the right track. Whether the righteous army can succeed in advancing eastward depends entirely on Li Fengyun's command, Han Yao believes that he does not have such ability and confidence, so he does not tire of it, persuades again and again, and implores Li Fengyun to accept it when he sees it, and stop wandering around in the encirclement of the official army.
Li Fengyun believed that the goal of luring the enemy to the west had not yet been achieved, and it was still necessary to continue to stay on the line of the river. On the third day, Li Fengyun did the same, first along the east bank of the river to the south for 30 miles, then crossed the river, and then returned to the west bank of the river, and once again burned and plundered.
Ruyin Yingyang Mansion paid close attention to the movements of the traitors, and according to the observation for three consecutive days, the Ruyin Yingyang Mansion judged that the traitors still had to cross the Huai to the south, so they urgently reported to Dong Chun. Dong Chun ordered the eagles on the vortex line to move southwest immediately and move towards the lower reaches of the Huaishui River and the north bank of the Huai River, while the Huaiyang and Ruyin Yingyang Mansions followed closely behind the traitors, striving to encircle and annihilate the traitors in the Xia Cai area, where the Huai River and the Huaishui River converged.
However, on this night, Li Fengyun led the soldiers of the righteous army to wear the stars and the moon, ran more than 100 miles north along the west bank of the river, and lurked in a secluded river valley at dawn, snoring and sleeping.
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