Chapter Seventy-Seven: The Wheel of History

Target, Julu Jiazhuang. Even if there was no accurate return from the scouts, Li Xin, with his familiarity with this battle, also knew that Lu Xiangsheng's last battle was fought in Jiazhuang, and he rushed there with the scattered Shandong army in the starry night.

The 20,000-strong army stretched for nearly ten miles on the official road, and it was so vast that there was no end to the chaos and chaos at a glance. Somehow, in the middle of the ranks, the soldiers gathered in a heap, and the shouts were high and low, as if they were watching the excitement. Li Xin took Lu Jiu and Monk Jiexiu here, and separated the soldiers who were huddled together, only to find that more than a dozen people were fighting together.

Li Xin immediately ordered Lu Jiu to lead people to forcibly separate the dozen or so soldiers who had been beaten into blood gourds, and only after careful questioning did he find out. They turned out to be the subordinates of Yao Wenchang of the right battalion and Liu Quan, the pro-army of the general army. The reason for the quarrel was even more ridiculous, a soldier in the right battalion laughed at a handsome soldier in the pro-army like a girl, and his words meant something, of course, he was satirizing Liu Zeqing sleeping with a man.

Originally, Liu Zeqing's good Longyang broken sleeve was very cleverly covered up by him, but since that night, although there is Li Xin's gag order, the news has somehow spread out, and it has become a well-known secret in the Shandong army.

The pro-military camp was ridiculed for this matter, so he naturally couldn't hold it on his face, so he started to do it. First two people fought, and then the soldiers of the same army came to help, and it gradually evolved into a group fight. Everyone is afraid that the world will not be chaotic, and when they see a good show, they naturally start to coax again and again, and this is the one that intensifies, but fortunately Li Xin came in time, otherwise it may cause a lot of chaos.

Yao Wenchang and Liu Quan were soon called by Li Xin, and both of them were filled with righteous indignation, refused to give in to each other, and accused each other. Li Xin had a cold face and kept watching coldly. Until the two of them saw that they couldn't argue about the merits, they asked Li Xin to judge.

Li Xin snorted coldly and asked, "What is the crime of those who disturb the hearts of the army?" ”

The two of them immediately looked at each other, the rules were set before leaving, and the troubled army should be punished! But Yao Wenchang's eyes rolled, how could he make Li Xin kill people lightly, it was he who instigated his subordinates to trouble Liu Quan, if he couldn't save the lives of these people now, where would he still have prestige in the future?

Liu Quan was also full of grievances, thinking that he had clamped his tail tightly enough, so Yao Wenchang actually had to inch in, and bullied him to the head, which was unbearable, and he strongly advocated killing a hundred people!

Seeing that the two sides were about to argue again, Li Xin said: "Let me ask again, what is the crime of those who disturb the hearts of the army?" ”

Yao Wenchang and Liu Quan subconsciously replied: "If you are guilty, you should be beheaded!" ”

"Good! Since the two generals agreed, where was Lu Jiu? ”

"The last general!"

"Behead all the soldiers who fought in the group on the spot, and show the heads to the public!"

In the midst of a shout of grievances, more than a dozen heads rolled to the ground in the splash of bright red blood, and the scene was suddenly silent, and the soldiers who watched the excitement couldn't help but retreat. Yao Wenchang and Liu Quan were dumbfounded.

It was their answer that buried the lives of his soldiers, in fact, they should have expected that this Li Xin was a demon who killed people without blinking, Liu Zeqing said that he would kill him, what is it to kill a few soldiers, is it not the same as chopping melons and vegetables?

Yao Wenchang stared at his eyes, and after a long time, he wanted to argue about something, but he finally endured it, and didn't say anything more. Liu Quan was completely honest, like a dog that had been cleaned up by his owner, with his tail between his legs, and there was no sound on the side.

It is too much to say that the feudal army was a rabble without organization and discipline, but it is the most appropriate to describe the army at the end of the Ming Dynasty, and Li Xin summed up this argument in despair after leading the Shandong army on a rapid march for a day.

Ruffian, slick, greedy, cowardly, and irresponsible are vividly embodied in these professional soldiers, and an attempt to give them fairness and welfare will be regarded as a wronged and stupid ×, officers and soldiers are like two tug-of-war teams, if you go further I take a step back, and if you take a step back, I will go further.

He finally understood why Qi Jiguang abandoned the imperial court's guards and the original army when he practiced his troops, and instead recruited mountain people from the deep mountains, these soldiers were really a group of hopelessly rotten wood. I finally understood that the weaker he is, the more opportunities he will give those with ulterior motives to take advantage of, and only by cultivating himself into an iron heart can he find a place in this troubled world and display his ideals and ambitions hidden deep in his heart.

The most effective means of dealing with such a group of ruffian-like armies is to deter them with force.

More than a dozen heads landed, and finally made them put away the mentality of fearing that the world would not be chaotic, and they were silent one by one, for fear that the Cui Ming knife of the Lord of Yama would fall on their heads.

Half an hour later, the team finally began to move forward again, Li Xinxin was anxious, I don't know how the battle of the giant deer went, and whether it could catch up? Looking back at the rabble-like Shandong army, I can't help but ask myself, even if such an army can play a big role even if it can catch up?

is full of worries, Liu Quan has a cheeky face to set it off.

"Special envoy, we are almost in Guangzong County, we might as well go into the city to rest for half a day before leaving, so as to relieve the fatigue on this march......"

Li Xin wanted to scold, but after thinking about it, the soldiers who beheaded him just now were a warning, but they couldn't be blindly suppressed, and the big stick and sweet dates were the key to controlling people! After all, this Liu Quan is an important role he uses to curb Yao Wenchang, who has thoughts of wrongdoing.

"General Liu, let me ask you, can the combat strength of the pro-military camp still fight?"

Liu Quan came over because he had nothing to do, and just now Li Xin cut more than a dozen soldiers without blinking his eyes, so he wanted to probe the wind and see what thoughts he had from time to time. But hearing Li Xin's question, his eyes suddenly lit up, only when he asked for a big matter, it seems that the incident just now did not affect Li Xin's opinion of him. It was a great joy to say: "The envoy can rest assured, he can fight a battle!" ”

"How sure are you going to win against the Tartars?"

Liu Quan gasped, he didn't expect that this envoy was not only fierce and vicious in the Shandong army, but even he wanted to go up and take a bite of the tartar, which was really amazing. But at this point, there is no reason to shake your head and say no.

"Liu Quan and his pro-military battalion are all serving the general!"

This made Li Xin laugh, with a person of Liu Quan's character, the word "death" can be said so lightly from his mouth, it can only show that he doesn't really want to die, but it is enough to have this attitude. He can only count on Liu Quan's 2,000 pro-army cavalry now, although Yao Wenchang has many men and horses, it is miscellaneous, and Yao Wenchang himself has different intentions, and it is already a blessing among all luck not to delay and retreat.

Li Xin nodded with satisfaction, but said: "General Liu, you are not dying for me Li Xin, but for the court and serving His Majesty, if you win the battle in this battle, Li Xin will return to the truth to report to the elder, and ask the emperor for your merits!" ”

"Yes, yes, Liu Quan died for His Majesty and died for the imperial court!"

Liu Quan continued to follow Li Xin's tone. As for asking Gongyi to say that Liu Quan didn't believe it, Li Xin didn't know, but he knew that Liu Quan had to follow his own way, otherwise, with his status as a slave, once this matter was over, I was afraid that even this general would not be able to keep it.

Lu Jiu looked at Li Xin, what he admired was already the five-body surrender, Sun Chengzong obviously just asked him thirteen to deliver a letter, but he didn't expect that this thirteen brother was so bold that he directly pretended that the governor ordered him to kill Liu Zeqing, the general soldier of Shandong, and then charged the Shandong army. It's just that the generals of the Shandong Army still eat this set, I really can't figure it out.

Looking at Li Xin's back, Lu Jiu suddenly felt that the thirteenth brother was becoming more and more unfamiliar, since he was released from Gao Yang from prison, the thirteenth brother he was familiar with had become more and more blurred.

Suddenly, there was an urgent report from the horse, "Report! The front has entered the territory of Jize County, and there are local officers and soldiers blocking the road in front! ”

Hearing that they had arrived in Jize in front, Li Xin was stunned, didn't they follow the Qinghe River to Guangzong's official road, but they arrived at Jize when they entered the river. The army lost its way as soon as it left the provincial border, and the spread made people laugh off their big teeth, and it is unknown who did it.

But now is not the time to pursue these things, and the most important thing is to find out the situation in Jize County as much as possible, and then make timely adjustments to the advance route of the army.

Li Xin decided to go to the front to meet the Ji Ze officers and soldiers who were blocking the road for a while, and just halfway through, he heard the sound of fast horses and horses' hooves knocking on the ground.

"Report, catch a person who claims to be the head of the Ministry of War."

After Lu Xiangsheng decided to fight to the death, he ordered Yang Tinglin, the head of the military department, to ask for help from Gao Qiqian, who was stationed in Jize, but Gao Qiqian did not move and sat back to watch Lu Xiangsheng's entire army annihilated.

Now, although the high-rise and diving Guan Ning army is finished, the wheel of history is still stubbornly moving according to the original trajectory, Yang Tinglin still asks for help in the south, but whose army can he find when he goes to the south? When you meet the Shandong army you lead, is there a providence in the dark? Maybe he Li Xin can replace Na Gao Qiqian and go to Jiazhuang to rescue Na Lu Xiangsheng?

"Bring this man here, no, take me to him!"

When I came to the head of the team, I saw a man dressed as a scribe in a Confucian shirt and robes standing on the spot, unkempt, but his eyes were bright.

Li Xin turned over and dismounted.

"But what is the matter with Yang?"

This person is Yang Tinglin, he was surprised to meet the imperial army here, and when he saw the banner clearly, he knew that this was actually Liu Zeqing, the general soldier of Shandong Town, who had been prevaricating for several days. Yang Tinglin was also not polite, and asked with his head: "Where is your Liu Dashuai?" The military situation is urgent, please send troops to save Lu Butang quickly! ”

Hearing that Lu Xiangsheng was still insisting at the moment, Li Xin's heart settled down a little and asked:

"Lu Butang is still fighting with the Tartars in Jiazhuang?"

"Exactly!"

Yang Tinglin was surprised, seeing that this person was just a soldier, how could he know everything about where Lu Butang was fighting?