Chapter 24: Discovering the Clues
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The official army under the command of Cao Quanyang, the assassin of Zizhou and Jiangxi Province, was attacked by bandits outside the county seat of Wuling, and the losses were quite large, this is a remarkable thing, although the world is not peaceful, Huangchao's expedition to the east and the west has stirred up the peace in various places, but the Bazhou area is still relatively calm, that is, some bandits who occupy the mountains as kings, can not become a big weapon, and these bandits never dare to take the initiative to attack the official army, and now the official army has been attacked, does not mean that the bandits will attack the county seat next.
This news was quickly reported to the Bazhou Assassin History, and then reported to the Shannan West Province Jiedu Envoy, and finally to Liu Jurong, the Shannan East Dao Jiedu Envoy.
Liu Jurong's face was pale, and the local bandits actually dared to attack the official army, this is an unprecedented big thing, could it be said that Huangchao specially sent people to the Bazhou area.
Huang Chao, who was in the south, had left Fuzhou and was heading towards Guangzhou, and Huang Chao Tong Guò Lingnan Dongdao Jiedu made a request to the emperor and the imperial court, asking the imperial court to appoint him as the envoy of the Tianping Jiedu, this is not a big joke in the world, how could the emperor and the imperial court ignore such unreasonable and absurd requests, so Huang Chao led the army and marched in the direction of Guangzhou.
Huang Chao's move, so that the court is very unhappy, Guangzhou is far away from the Central Plains, the mountain is far away from the emperor, if you ignore it, let Huang Chao gain a firm foothold in Guangzhou, it is still very unfavorable for the imperial court, the main channels of foreign trade of the imperial court, are in Lingnan and Guangzhou, but the opinions in the imperial court are not the same, Zhao'an's voice is louder again.
After the army led by Huang Chao approached Guangzhou, he directly sent a message to the imperial court, asking him to be appointed as the envoy of Guangzhou, but this request was also not supported. The imperial court also made corresponding preparations at this time, and Prime Minister Wang Duo concurrently served as the envoy of Jingnan Jiedu, and went to Jingnan to arrange defenses and crusade against the Huangchao army.
It was at this time that Cao Quanxi, the assassin of Zizhou and Jiangxi, obeyed the overall arrangement of the imperial court and prepared to go to Xiangyang to help protect the Xiangyang area.
In order to shirk their responsibilities, the state and county naturally reported the situation in detail.
Liu Jurong must attach great importance to it, but in such a situation, it is useless to report to the imperial court, and the dozens of casualties are insignificant, and the imperial court can't take care of this aspect at all.
The situation around Xiangyang is not bad for the time being, but it can't be completely assured, in case Huang Chao attacks from this side, the rear must be stable, after a few thoughts, Liu Jurong decided to take out a certain amount of troops to the Bazhou area to suppress bandits, although this practice is out of bounds, but in order to be able to appease Cao Quanyang, and in order to be able to have an explanation, Cao Quanyang came to Xiangyang after all, and supported Xiangyang against Huang Chao's army.
Liu Di accepted the task and led 500 sergeants to the Bazhou area to exterminate the bandits.
Liu Di once went to Wuling County and Qingyuan County to see if Li Rupei could be found, this kind of search is very slim, I don't know if Li Rupei is still alive, just relying on the three poems on the wall, he can't make an accurate judgment. After searching for a period of time to no avail, Liu Di returned to Xiangyang, but his heart was unconvinced, and his father asked him not to be rude, just because he was afraid that he would not be able to fight Li Rupei and there would be an accident.
Liu Jurong also figured it out, even if Li Rupei was still alive, but in troubled times, without any force support, it was more difficult to come out or take revenge than to ascend to the sky, so he didn't ask Liu Di to continue looking.
There were bandits in Bazhou, and the task of suppressing bandits was handed over to others, Liu Jurong was not at ease, and he also knew the virtue of his sergeants, so he went down to suppress bandits, and found a few ordinary people to kill them, and after looting, he said that he had completed the task, which would affect the relationship between Shannan East Road and Shannan West Road, unless it was an officer with strict requirements, so he still asked Liu Di to lead troops to complete this task.
No matter how tough the bandits are, they are still at a disadvantage when they really face well-trained officers and soldiers.
Liu Di, who accepted the task, didn't say a word, and was ready to lead the sergeant out.
The five hundred sergeants under his command are all elite, and it is more than enough to deal with bandits, the situation reported by Wuling County and Bazhou, including the information provided by the surviving sergeants, when it comes to this group of bandits, it is about a thousand people at most, which is considered a rabble, but among the bandits, there is a young man and a middle-aged man, who are particularly brave, especially the young man, who seems to be in a position of command, can show the weakness of the official army, and target the attack, that is, this young man, commanding a group of rabble, actually defeated the official army.
There has never been such a talent among the bandits, even when Wang Xianzhi and Huang Chao first started to rebel, they also suffered a lot of defeats, and some fierce officers and soldiers also grew up in the process of fighting.
Wuling County and Bazhou put forward Jian yì, as long as the young man and the middle-aged man are killed, this bandit is not afraid.
Liu Di is only in his twenties, and he became the captain of Guo Yi of Zhengliupin, the same is a young man's ambition, although there is a father's merit in this, but his own ability is indescribable, I heard that there is such a capable young man among the bandits, and he actually made the sergeant under Cao Quanyang suffer a defeat, and he was not convinced in his heart, so he thought about finding this young man and having a good fight, it is best to cut off the head of this young man, so that everyone can see who is really powerful.
With such a thought, Liu Di was unwilling to waste time, and after preparing the corresponding grain and grass, he led the team out, thinking that with his command ability, the task of exterminating the bandits would soon be completed.
The situation in the cottage is completely different.
In fact, after attacking the official army, according to common sense analysis, it will definitely be retaliated by the official army, and in the face of such a situation, the cottage can take advantage of the favorable terrain to deal with the official army. It's a pity that in the cottage, among the people who can make decisions, no one has thought of this, no one has made specific deployments, or even if someone thinks of this, in the face of the well-trained 500 officers and soldiers, the cottage has no power to fight back.
Although he was facing a life-and-death game with Hou Er, Li Rupei thought more far-reaching, Hou Er, in order to calculate the master and himself, actually risked the world's disapproval and directly attacked the official army, but unfortunately this strategy failed, but the consequences were strict, and the official army could not be indifferent, and from the perspective of the battle, the official army was well-trained, and if such an army was attacked, people would definitely retaliate.
If the cottage is completely caught in the infighting, I am afraid that the results of the infighting have not yet come out, and the officials and troops will encircle and suppress it, and at that time, everyone in the cottage will have only one way to die.
Song Hu is still thinking about the reward, there are a lot of materials seized this time, it is said that his brothers deserve the most reward, even if Hou Er wants to do something from it, but there is always a need for a rough balance.
Li Rupei didn't care about the reward at all.
After inviting Song Hu, Li Rupei spoke straightforwardly.
"Leader Song, within the scope of Qingyuan County and Wuling County, are there any other forces in the cottage?"
"Li Lang, within a radius of two hundred miles nearby, no one dares to compete with the cottage."
When Song Hu talked about the cottage, he had a smug look on his face.
Li Rupei sighed secretly, this Song Hu can only charge into battle, and he can't count on other aspects.
"Leader Song, the cottage attacked the official army, what kind of ending do you think it will be?"
Song Hu looked at Li Rupei, his mouth opened wide, and he couldn't speak, it was really difficult for him to think about these issues.
Li Rupei had no choice but to explain patiently.
"Within a radius of two hundred miles, the power of the cottage is the most powerful, which also means that once the official army retaliates, you can directly find the cottage, the goal is clear, the official army can do it lightly, it is said that the cottage relies on the terrain and can avoid the official army's retaliation, but a certain seems to have seen no movement."
"It turned out to be this matter, Li Lang thought too much, he was not afraid of the officers and soldiers, if the officers and soldiers came to the cottage, they would kill as many as they came, and the officials and soldiers would not come back."
"Leader Song, no joke, the power of the cottage is simply not enough to compete with the well-trained officers and soldiers, if they are all with a passion for blood, they think they can be invincible in the world, so many brothers in the cottage, I am afraid that they have already been killed in the capital, the situation of the last fight, you know very well, the number of officers and soldiers is less than 100 people, and many brothers in the cottage have all rushed up, a certain unceremoniously said, if it is not for the courage of the master, I am afraid that more than 1,000 people will rush up, and they may not be able to win."
When Li Rupei said this, Song Hu lowered his head.
"Leader Song, not to mention more than a thousand people, even if it is five hundred officers and soldiers to kill the cottage, I am afraid that the cottage brothers will resist for less than half an hour, and it will be completely defeated.
"Li Lang, what do you say, do so-and-so."
"It seems that Hou Er won't think of these things, I have thought about it, within two days, you will find a way to invite Huang Biao to the valley, and I want to talk to Huang Biao."
"This, there are rules in the cottage, if you are with Huang Biao, the military advisor must know."
"I know, this rule, it seems that it needs to be changed, the most urgent thing at the moment is to clear the spies around you, these spies are the eyeliner sent by Hou Er, so as to control you, if you don't clear these spies, you can't do anything."
Song Hu's face changed, if he did this, it would be tantamount to rebellion.
Li Rupei narrowed his eyes and looked at Song Hu.
"Leader Song, are you scared?"
"What did Li Lang say, when was he afraid, but in the Juyi Hall, the military advisor was thinking about dealing with Li Lang and the master, if he did this, he would not be able to protect Li Lang and the master."
Li Rupei raised his head and laughed.
"Leader Song, don't think too much about these things, Master X and Master can naturally deal with it, that Hou Er is not an opponent of X yet, you just need to do it according to X's requirements."