Chapter 574: Li Nong led his troops to quell the rebellion
Liang Li led the army to break through Tongguan, and did not stop to rest, but continued to lead the main army out of Tongguan and killed in the direction of Luoyang.
At this moment, Liang Li, who was carried away by the victory, thought that the army under his command was already invincible in the world, so he divided his troops to attack everywhere, successively broke through dozens of cities in Sizhou, and killed all the officials of Zhao in each city, and took all kinds of gold and silver treasures for himself.
In the direction of Yecheng, Shi Hu, who had just been proclaimed emperor, heard that Liang Qian had rebelled, and he didn't care, in his eyes, Liang Qian's 10,000 East Palace guards couldn't set off any big storms at all, and the stone buds in the pass were enough to exterminate it.
However, the development of things greatly exceeded Shi Hu's expectations, and the Liang Qian rebels first broke through Shibao's elite division, broke through the important town of Chang'an, and then even took the strong Tongguan, which had to attract Shi Hu's attention.
In the imperial palace of Yecheng, Shi Hu sat on the dragon chair and discussed the matter with the Manchu civil and military forces.
Due to his serious illness, Shi Hu's violent atmosphere in the past dissipated a lot, and he became much calmer and kinder, and the ministers of the court also expressed their opinions more actively.
"Ladies and gentlemen, I believe you have all heard about Liang Li's rebellion, I didn't kill them all because of my kindness, and now, they dare to rebel against me?" Shi Hu said with a little anger.
From Shi Hu's words, it can be seen that not only did he not reflect on what he had done, but instead blamed all the faults on others.
"Your Majesty, right now, Liang Li's rebels have broken through Tongguan and are heading towards Luoyang. It is necessary to send a general who can fight well to the area of Luoyang to quell the turmoil. A minister clenched his fists and said.
When Shi Hu heard this, he felt that it made sense, Liang Qian stirred up the chickens and dogs in the whole Guanzhong, and now he has entered the Sizhou area, and if he does not exterminate it, the consequences will be even stricter.
"Which general is willing to lead the troops and go to Luoyang to exterminate the traitors." Shi Hu looked at the generals in the court and asked loudly.
"Your Majesty, the last general is willing to lead the troops." General Li Nong clenched his fists and asked for his life.
Shi Hu was overjoyed when he saw this. Look at Li Nong. Zhengse said: "General Li has been on the battlefield for a long time, and he is skilled in the art of war, and General Li will lead the army to pacify Liang Li, and I am very relieved." ā
"Emperor Xie trusts. The last general will definitely do his best. Exterminate the traitors. Li Nong expressed his determination loudly.
"Good. General Li, I will appoint you as the Governor of the Metropolitan and the military of the General. Led the main army of 100,000 and went to the Sizhou area to crusade against the Liang Qian traitors. Shi Hu read out the order in court.
Li Nong hurriedly clenched his fists and said: "The emperor can rest assured, the last general will definitely exterminate the traitors of Liang Calf and restore the peace of Zhao Heshan to the mountains." ā
Shi Hu nodded with satisfaction, waved his hand, and motioned for Li Nong to go and prepare immediately.
Li Nong clenched his fists, turned around and left the main hall, and went to the barracks to prepare to leave.
Seeing the fierce general Li Nong leave the hall, the corners of Shi Hu's mouth showed a rare smile, in his opinion, with Li Nong's military talent, plus the main army of 100,000, it should be a sure thing to exterminate the Liang Qian rebels.
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After some preparations, Li Nong, the general of Zhao State, led an army of 100,000 under his command and marched towards Sizhou.
When Li Nong led the army to march in the direction of Sizhou, Liang Qian did not concentrate the main force to raid Luoyang, but divided his troops to attack Hongnong, Hedong, and Pingyang counties, and looted the rich and noble families in these three counties, so as to obtain a large amount of gold and silver treasures, with a large amount of money, Liang Li's troops were also larger, and the main force of soldiers and horses was as high as 200,000.
But this uprising did not fight for the people, but for the survival and desires of individuals, because the development of the army was too fast, the soldiers' primes were very different, in addition to robbing the rich and noble, sometimes even the common people did not let go, and the phenomenon of ravaging the people occurred from time to time.
Although the actions of the Liang Qian rebels were not very popular, they killed the corrupt officials who killed the fish and flesh people, but they won the support of the people in a certain way, so that many desperate poor people joined them, and even some bandit leaders who occupied the mountains also led their bandits to join the Liang Qian rebels, so that they could have enough strength to break through the city and rob the rich and noble families in the city.
Dozens of cities and thousands of villages and towns in the two counties were robbed by the rebels in just a few months, which can be described as devastating, and many rich and noble families became poor, and the poor people were forced to join the Liangqian rebels because of poverty, so as to rob other people's property.
In Hongnong City, Liang Qian and the main generals under his command lived here temporarily, in the face of more and more money and growing more and more people, Liang Li's ambition also became greater, he believed that as long as he led the main force of men and horses, all the way to rob and kill, he would be able to break through Yecheng, so as to seize Shihu's country and become the emperor himself.
You must know that Shi Le, the first emperor of Zhao State, was just a broken beggar, but he could lay down a piece of the country and sit on the throne of the emperor, so his Liang Calf was born much more noble than Shi Le, why is it impossible to lay down a piece of the country? Thinking that one day, he might ascend to the throne of the emperor, Liang Li's heart couldn't suppress that special excitement.
"Look, General, these are all today's gains." Just when Liang Qian was fantasizing about the emperor's dream, his subordinates carried in more than a dozen large boxes and opened them in front of Liang Li.
Liang Qian raised his eyes and saw that more than a dozen large boxes were full of gold and silver treasures, jade and jade, and all kinds of treasures reflected each other, emitting a beautiful light.
"Yes, yes, it seems that today's harvest is okay, let's carry it down!" Liang Qian waved his hand and motioned for his subordinates to carry all the treasures out of the house.
Watching his subordinates carry out boxes of treasures, Liang Li smiled at the corner of his mouth, and said to himself: "With these treasures and hundreds of thousands of horses, the world is at your fingertips, hahahaha!" He laughed.
"General, scout urgent." A subordinate general hurried to see Liang Li.
Seeing that the general looked very anxious and panicked, Liang Qian had a premonition in his heart, and hurriedly asked: "What's the matter, so panicked, say it quickly." ā
The general hugged his fists and said: "General Qiyu, Shi Hu sent General Li Nong to lead an army of 100,000 to Sizhou to kill, and its forward men and horses have approached Luoyang, it seems that the comer is not good!" ā
"Oh, Li Nong led an army of 100,000 to attack, hum, it was just right, right now, Hongnong and the two counties of Hedong, everything that can be robbed is almost gone, and our army should continue to march eastward, immediately send the order, all the horses and horses immediately assembled, ready to meet Li Nong." Liang Qian said loudly.
"General, Li Nong is a famous general of Zhao State! The beggar army under his command is very elite, and it must not be underestimated, and our army must be more careful. The ministry general reminded worriedly.
When Liang Qian heard this, he nodded, and said with a straight face: "Li Nong is indeed a famous general of Zhao State, and the beggar army under his command is also a strong force in a hundred battles, but this general is not easy to match, and the 200,000 horses and horses in our army are not vegetarians. After saying that, there was a look of confidence.
Seeing that Liang Qian was full of confidence, the general arched his hand and turned to deliver the order.
A few days later, the rebel soldiers and horses who had been looting everywhere all marched in the direction of Hongnong City, and assembled and stationed outside the city to wait for Liang Li's order.
Because there were too many soldiers and horses, all of them were gathered together, and it was very inconvenient to move, so Liang Qian asked his troops to lead some men and horses to the nearby city to assemble, and agreed to march at the same time to kill Luoyang.
Due to the fear of the looting of the rebels of Liangli, the rich people in the towns west of Luoyang City are pouring into Luoyang, and the rich people in Luoyang City are preparing to flee the carriage, but soon, the general Li Nong led an army of 100,000 into Luoyang City, and personally pacified the people in the city, so that the people did not panic, so that the people were prevented from continuing to flee in the direction of Yecheng.
Seeing the large number of refugees pouring into Luoyang City, Li Nong felt the impact of the Liang Calf rebels on Sizhou, and for this reason, he felt that he had to pacify the Liang Calf as much as possible so that the people could live and work in peace and contentment.
In order to find out the strength of the rebels and the location of their station, Li Nong sent many scouts to Hongnong and Hedong County to reconnoitre, in order to try to find out the specific situation of the rebels in Liangli.
After several days of reconnaissance, Li Nong had a preliminary understanding of the situation of the rebels and made up his mind to exterminate the rebels.
In the tent of the Chinese army, Li Nong and his generals discussed the matter of dealing with the rebels.
"General, the rebel army is two or three hundred thousand tall horses, and the strength of our army is two or three times that of our army. A ministry will build a yƬ road.
"Yes! General, letting the rebels take the initiative to kill can stretch the supply of food and grass for the rebels, which will be more beneficial to our army. "Another general does not support the initiative.
Li Nong was ordered to exterminate the rebels of Liang Li, if he wanted to retreat in Luoyang City and wait for the rebels to kill, it would be a big shame, besides, the 100,000 troops under his command were all elite men and horses, and Liang Li's rebels only had 10,000 elite Donggong guards, and the rest were almost all poorly trained rabble, and their combat power was not very strong.
"The rebels are just a rabble, our army has 100,000 elites, why be so cautious, the generals are too careful, right?!" Li Nong seemed unimpressed.
"General, the rebels are indeed a rabble, but this rabble has easily broken through Chang'an City, and even Tongguan has been taken, and its combat power cannot be underestimated!" A subordinate general hurriedly said.
"General Shi Bao is also a famous general of our dynasty, and there is no shortage of elite divisions under his command, but he was defeated, so speculate that the rebels' combat strength is indeed extremely strong, and it is better to avoid the edge for the time being." Another general spoke.
When Li Nong heard this, he was very displeased, looked at the generals, and said: "General Shibao is defeated, it does not mean that the general will also be defeated, the general has made up his mind, and immediately sent troops to attack the rebels." ā
"Yes, General." Seeing that Li Nong had already made up his mind, the generals no longer objected. (To be continued......)