Chapter 274: There is no way out
The Zheng family army is all cavalry, the 10,000 foot soldiers of the Yulin border army, the most important task, is to protect the grain and grass, etc., which is equivalent to the logistics force, the Zheng family army of nearly 30,000 cavalry launched an attack, by no means the rogue can resist, and the information reported by the scout is that Li Zicheng has led the rogue to Jiyuan, but he suddenly turned around on the way, which made Zheng Xunrui sensitive to realize that Li Zicheng wanted to escape, Zheng Jiajun could not miss the opportunity, and must take advantage of the victory to pursue and give the rogue the biggest blow.
The battle unfolded in such an atmosphere, and it was in an ugly time.
The torches lit up the battlefield, and the situation of the battle was the same as Zheng Xunrui's expectations, the elite sergeants led by Li Zicheng had already evacuated quickly, and a large number of rogues who did not have much combat effectiveness were thrown aside, but Li Zicheng, who fled for his life, could not take away the grain and grass, if that was the case, the speed of his evacuation would be greatly weakened, so the Zheng family army captured a large amount of grain and grass, but there was no gold and silver treasure, and Li Zicheng could take these things away.
The killing was brutal, and although some rogues chose to surrender on their knees, they were trampled on the ground by the galloping horses.
Zheng Xunrui witnessed this qiē killing, if he didn't stop it, he wouldn't stop it at all, if a large number of rogues were captured, where would the food come from to feed, and these people may not surrender willingly, the battle of Chezhou Gorge is the best example, once these people have passed the crisis, I am afraid that they will turn around and go to Li Zicheng.
Zheng Jiajun didn't need many prisoners, and he tried to kill as much as he could.
Such an approach may seem cruel and ruthless, but it is also the only way to do it.
The pursuit and killing lasted for five hours, and it was not until the end of the hour, and by this time, the Zheng family's army had already come outside the city of Luoyang.
Bloodshed all the way, killing all the way, anyone who sees this situation will shudder.
The prefect of Luoyang led the officials to greet Zheng Xunrui outside the city.
The city of Luoyang was besieged by the rogues, which made the prefect and other officials tremble. But what they didn't expect was that the rogue withdrew cleanly overnight, and no human hair could be seen, in the middle of the night. There were shouts and screams from afar, and the sergeants guarding the city wall were extremely vigilant, and the people sent out finally found out the news, it turned out that the Liukou was heading in the direction of Jiyuan, until after dawn. The prefect got accurate news, and it turned out that the army led by Zheng Xunrui was encircling and suppressing the Liukou, and he had won a heavy victory.
Of course, the prefect had to lead many officials out of the city to greet him, Zheng Xunrui was the left servant of the military department, the governor of the five provinces, responsible for the extermination of the Liukou, and was the boss of his boss.
Seeing the prefect of Luoyang Mansion, Zheng Xunrui unceremoniously threw out the remaining problem, that is, the captured rogues should be handed over to the prefect to deal with. It should be said that more than 10,000 captives have already seriously affected Zheng Jiajun's next move, and it takes a lot of thought to feed these more than 10,000 captives, and Zheng Xunrui has no time to think about this matter.
From 17 to 19 February, in just three days, Zheng Jiajun exterminated nearly 100,000 Liukou and captured Lao Huihui and nine dragons. They all have to be rewarded, but Zheng Xunrui doesn't value these, since he has assumed the responsibility of exterminating the rogue, he must do it thoroughly.
Yin Hotel in Luoyang Fucheng. has been under martial law, Zheng Xunrui lives here, Zheng Jiajun camped outside the city, did not enter the city, but just after washing, Hong Xinyu came in to report. said that Lao Huihui had already spoken, and made the only request, that is, he wanted to see Zheng Xunrui.
Zheng Xunrui didn't want to see Lao Huihui, in his opinion, Lao Huihui has a firm belief and a character that is difficult for ordinary people to achieve, such a person can indeed achieve great things, but unfortunately he was born at the wrong time, in this era, the imperial examination is the only way to get ahead, I am afraid that in this regard, Lao Huihui has no advantage, after such a person is captured, killing is the best solution, don't think that Lao Huihui can sincerely surrender.
However, Lao Huihui took the initiative to ask, Zheng Xunrui didn't want to refuse, he thought about it for a while, nodded in agreement, Lao Huihui was about to be escorted to the capital, I'm afraid this is the only time he and Lao Huihui have ever met.
Lao Hui Hui was detained in the barracks, did not suffer any abuse, the nine dragons were also imprisoned in the barracks, the two met once, it is said that the expression on Lao Huihui's face changed at that time, that is, after seeing the nine dragons, Lao Huihui made a request, hoping to see Zheng Xunrui.
Zheng Xunrui walked into the house and saw the old man who had his hands and feet tied.
Lao Hui had a calm expression, and in his expectation, this kind of person with firm beliefs had put life and death aside.
Lao Huihui also saw Zheng Xunrui, and when Zheng Jinhong, who was following him, was about to open his mouth to introduce, Zheng Xunrui waved his hand to stop it.
Everyone withdrew from the house, leaving only Zheng Xunrui and Lao Huihui, Lao Huihui's hands and feet were firmly tied, and he didn't have any ability to attack, so everyone didn't need to worry.
"Old man, you want to see me, what do you want to say?"
Zheng Xunrui was very direct, he didn't even think about getting any information from Lao Hui back here.
Lao Hui looked at Zheng Xunrui for a while, probably thinking that Zheng Xunrui was too young, why was this Shaanxi governor who was feared by the righteous army so young.
"Dog officer, don't be arrogant, I was caught by you, I think I'm unlucky, and I don't want to get out alive......"
"Back to the old man, I'm not interested in listening to your words, success and defeat have always been like this, I know that you have faith, I know that you have the ability, and I know that you want to help the world at the same time, it's a pity that your life is not good, and you have to pay the price for being strong, and insulting has no effect."
Zheng Xunrui was not angry, but on the contrary, with a smile on his face, he interrupted Lao Huihui's words unhurriedly.
Lao Hui looked at Zheng Xunrui and was stunned for a while before speaking again.
"You are a man and a god, and I am afraid that the righteous army will be destroyed in your hands."
"This sentence is good, I will definitely exterminate the Liukou, Li Zicheng, Zhang Xianzhong and others, fall into my hands, there is no chance of survival, your so-called fraud can deceive some adults in the court, but you will definitely not be able to deceive me, there is one more point, I might as well sue you, I want to kill not only Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong and others, all the backbone of the Liukou, fall into my hands, don't think about life."
Lao Huihui's face turned pale, and he stared at Zheng Xunrui deadly.
"Why do you do this, the rebels rebelled, and they were forced to do so, don't you know the suffering of the people, don't you know that those hungry and dying people, there is no way to rise up and rebel, the government is tyrannical, and doesn't care about the life or death of the people, what do you let the people do, I sue you, you killed your brothers and sisters, and you can't kill them all."
"Old back, you don't need to say these truths, I know better than you, I don't deny that your ideas are very good, you have faith, dedicated to the people, it's a pity that not everyone thinks like this, far away, it's Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong and others you are familiar with, after they rebelled, what kind of life did they live, did they always remember the suffering of the people, what they thought in their hearts, I believe you know, nothing more than four words, glory and wealth, if the court recruits peace, let them be feudal officials, will they still rebel. ”
Lao Hui looked at Zheng Xunrui, his face changed again, he knew Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong, he couldn't refute Zheng Xunrui's words, he originally thought that this meeting could change some of Zheng Xunrui's views, but he didn't expect to be speechless by Zheng Xunrui.
"Old back, I admire you, and I understand your dedication to your faith, I will fulfill you, to ensure that after you arrive in the capital, you will not suffer too much torture, but there are some things I still have to say, it is good to have ideals and beliefs, but it also depends on how to realize ideals and beliefs, if you rebelled at the beginning, you had strong ideals and beliefs to support, and now it is not like this, but unfortunately at the beginning of your rebellion, there can be no ideals and beliefs, those large and small leaders among the rogues, Which one does not think of glory and wealth, under the guise of serving the people, in fact, is to satisfy their own selfish desires, and such a rebellion can also succeed, that is a rare thing. ”
"You have encountered several blows and encirclement and suppression, every time you reach a critical moment, you will surrender, and then rebel again, can such a person become a big thing, you keep saying for the people, but where you pass, the people do not have food, I don't think so, the people's lives are even more sad, you are right, the government does have a lot of things that have not been done well, regardless of the life and death of the people, and even there are many corrupt officials and corrupt officials, taking the opportunity to be greedy for ink and cruel to the people, this is also a problem I have noticed, since I am responsible for exterminating the Liukou, That is a two-pronged approach, on the one hand, to stabilize the lives of the people, so that the people can live and work in peace and contentment, those corrupt officials and corrupt officials come to my hands, and the outcome is the same, on the other hand, it is a hard blow to the rogue, so that the rogue is completely wiped out. ”
Lao Hui looked at Zheng Xunrui, his eyes became dull, and then he let out a long sigh and lowered his head.
The next day, Lao Huihui and the nine dragons were escorted to the capital, and Zheng Xunrui's recital was immediately sent to the imperial court.
In this recital, Zheng Xunrui frankly explained how to exterminate the Liukou, saying that in a short period of time, it is impossible to completely exterminate the Liukou, only on the one hand to stabilize the lives of the people, so that the people have food, on the other hand, to eliminate the Liukou, so that the spread of the Liukou can be eradicated from the root, otherwise it will be endless killing.
Zheng Xunrui knows very well that his twists and turns may cause some controversy, but he doesn't care, he must say what he should say, and let those ungrounded adults in the court understand the actual situation below. (To be continued.) )