Volume 1: The Fierce Wind Rises Chapter 50: The Dock Fort (End)
Lu Yao rested in the study for one night. In the early hours of the next morning, he immediately threw himself into the complicated affairs. Half of his face was swollen like a pig's head, and He Yun, who still had a clear palm print on it, still followed Lu Yao with a serious expression. Shen Jin and Gao Xiang worked very hard, the two of them led the troops out early in the morning, and ran around the entire dock fort a few times; The sound of shouting and shouting resounded in the sky, and even Lu Yao, who was in the middle of the dock fort, could hear it clearly. Lu Yao likes to exercise his physical strength by running long distances, but these two have always been a little disobedient; Today's uncharacteristically positive attitude is clearly an attempt to show its attitude. It seems that yesterday evening's remarks have finally played a role.
When the day was bright, the soldiers held the yellow register of household registration and led the clan elders to inspect from house to house, driving the entire inhabitants of the dock fort to the open space outside the gate. Last night, the soldiers had already erected an earthen platform there, and Lu Yao strode onto the stage and announced in public a proclamation listing Guo Rong's various crimes. Then he was cut off his head. At the same time, more than 20 members of the Guo family were killed together. The sight of skulls rolling in the blood was already terrifying, and the soldiers erected a dozen wooden poles and hung these tooth-cracking heads high.
Less than half of the people in Wubao were surnamed Guo, and many of them were related to the deceased, and then there was a heart-rending cry from the crowd, and then they forced themselves to whimper. But there were also many people who showed happy looks, they were exiles with foreign surnames who were forced into the dock fort by the war, and it was obvious that the Guo clan did not treat them leniently.
Taking advantage of the huge intimidation effect, Lu Yao then read out an order from Yue Shigong, demanding that all the people of the entire dock fort immediately move to Jinyang. This order is not enough for those who have long since left their homes, but for the Guo clan who have lived here for generations, it is simply unimaginable bad news, and the venue is in an uproar, with some kneeling and begging, and some splashing and rolling.
Lu Yao's mood was obviously much more irritable than usual, he waved his hand with a cold face, and the soldiers on the periphery stepped forward with swords and guns in the shouting. Who of these soldiers is not the remnant of a hundred battles? Who doesn't have a few lives on their hands? What's more, Fang Ding, who fought yesterday, was still red in his armor at the moment, and he really looked like a fierce god, and he was suddenly frightened that those Guo family disciples did not possess their souls, and obediently went back to pack up their soft clothes and set off on the road.
The matter at this end came to an end, and Lu Yao hurried to the granary again. Xue Tong had already requisitioned all the mules, horses and vehicles in the dock fort, and led his subordinate soldiers to carry supplies in full swing. But because the grain and straw are really heavy, Xue Tong has to go into battle shirtless.
After all kinds of hectic experiences, Lu Yao finally succeeded in emptying the entire Wubao family and organized a large team to advance towards Jinyang City. Before leaving, he also set a fire in the courtyard of the Guo family's fort master's house, and under the fierce north wind, the fire immediately spread to the entire dock fort, and the soaring flames made the air dozens of zhang away become hot.
Lu Yao immediately looked at the team in the distance on the Tuomu Gang, and under the reflection of the firelight, his well-defined face revealed indescribable coldness.
From the howling wind, the cries of the people in front were faintly heard, and a soldier chirped: "What are you crying about! These people don't know anything! If you go to Jinyang, you don't have to be afraid of Hu people, isn't it great? ”
Walking beside him was Zhu Sheng, a soldier who was rescued by Lu Yao on the mountain road yesterday. He sighed and said, "After all, it is a house where people have lived for generations, and it will be burned when it is said to be burned." It's a little heartache for me......"
Another soldier walking beside him shook his head and said, "Where are they crying about the house, they should be crying about the dead people in the house......
Zhu Sheng nodded and said, "Then you deserve it!" Who called that Guo Rong Lao'er to fornicate with the Huns, and actually became the official of Hu Lufeng! This is called the work of heaven and is forgivable; You can't live if you do your own evil! ”
Another soldier complained dissatisfiedly: "Heaven makes evil oil and trees...... What's going on here? What do you mean? Zhu Sheng, don't hang your schoolbag all the time! This is a clear sign that bullying the brothers is a rough man! ”
The soldiers who were discussing enthusiastically were obviously very friendly with Zhu Sheng, and Zhu Sheng seemed much more cheerful. There is no doubt that the experience of fighting side by side quickly dissolved the estrangement between the soldiers and soldiers.
Lu Yao glanced at the soldiers. Since Dongyinggong, who was a feudal official of the imperial court, went into exile in Jizhou, Bingzhou actually became the world of the "Han State" of the Huns. The wealthy surnames who only seek self-protection will inevitably have a false relationship with the Hu people; During this period, Guo Rong was not the only one who privately accepted Hu Lu's official position. The reason why he wanted to attack this Guo's Dock Fort, under the banner of exterminating the traitorous and defective to the enemy, was actually just because Guo Rong was ignorant of the situation and dared to conspire with the wealthy clans to try to bargain with Yue Shigong. The so-called fornication and other crimes can be regarded as crimes that are intended to be added, and there is no excuse for it. It's just that he naturally wouldn't go out of his way to tell the soldiers.
Then I suddenly remembered the girl last night. She thought that she could exchange her body for her father's life, but unfortunately the fate of the Guo family was already doomed, and Lu Yao was helpless.
Lu Yao shook his head and drove these nonsense out of his mind. Suddenly, he heard the sound of horses' hooves moving the ground in the rear, Shen Jin galloped with his cavalry team, and dismounted from a long distance and greeted: "General! ”
Looking at the cavalry behind him, all of them were red. They all wore drapes on their bodies, and some even had an old hen tied to the saddle. It seems that the looting after yesterday's raid on Fort Dock had made each of them very fruitful. Shen Jin seemed to have completely put last night's unpleasantness behind him, and he laughed dryly: "General! There are two dock forts near the left, so let's just take them in one go! You can rest assured, this time we will absolutely abide by the military order and will not come nonsense! ”
Lu Yao waved his horsewhip and snorted it, and scolded with a smile: "Old Shen, you are poor and crazy, right?" Those two dock forts are the property of the Wen family in Qi County! If you dare to move, be careful of military law, and ask for your head! ”
The withdrawal of troops went very smoothly. When I went, I went over the mountains and mountains, and I was miserable, but when I came back, I was along the main road, and I was very good.
After walking dozens of miles, four wealthy families sent people and vehicles to help along the way, and at the same time provided a large number of additional food and straw materials. And the leader is not the head of the wealthy family, or the powerful elder of the clan; One by one, they came to Lu Yao's horse, praised the decisive behavior of the imperial army, and bitterly blamed themselves for being too late to learn the news and failing to send their troops to support as soon as possible. It seems that for these local powerful factions, dozens of heads and a fire in Guojiawu Fort are more effective than any order.
Since the purpose of this dispatch of troops was completely achieved, Lu Yao did not think much of these wealthy clans, and after saying a few words that were not salty or light, he ordered them to join the team and march forward together. Due to the continuous addition of the leaders of the Hao clan with their subordinates along the way, by the time the whole army returned to Fenyang Pavilion, the central capital, the size of the team had more than doubled.
The vicinity of Fenyang Pavilion is even more pompous.
This day is the day when Lu Yao asked Zhang Zhao to inform all the powerful families of the rally, except for the Guojiawu Fort that no longer exists, the twelve surnames and dozens of leaders in the thirty-four Wubao within the scope of Lu Yao's convening all arrived. In addition, it is necessary to add their retinue, subordinates, children, etc., and thousands of people gathered inside and outside the pavilion.
Most of these people arrived after hearing about the official army's hot hand on Guo Jiabao. A few families originally planned to go to Tuomugang to discuss with Guo Rong how to fight against Yue Shigong's intentions, but when they saw the fire burning in Guojiawu Fort halfway through, they were so frightened that they turned their heads and rushed towards Fenyang Pavilion.
At this moment, they all have fierce loyalty to the imperial court and to the new Liu Bingzhou; Everyone is willing to abandon their families and careers and join hands to fight against the Huns. The gathering between Lu Yao and the leaders of Haoqiang lasted for two days. At the meeting, all parties agreed that the gathering was a united conference, a victorious conference, and a progressive conference; It is a conference to unify thinking and gather understanding. On the basis of extensive deliberation and discussion, the leaders of the wealthy families attending the meeting unanimously agreed to go to Jinyang with Lu Yao to meet with the new Bingzhou Assassin Shi Yue Shigong, fully expressing their support and support for the new generation of leadership with Liu Tingshi as the core.
Lu Yao naturally praised these "loyal and righteous people", and all kinds of praise were sent out like a flood, and by the way, according to Yue Shigong's prior arrangement, Zhang Zhao and the other two leaders of the Hao clan who took the lead in responding were awarded equivalent official positions on the spot. The rest of the Haoqiang, in addition to envy and jealousy, once again expressed their sincere willingness to be loyal to the imperial court. With so much money in the savings of dozens of dock forts, they immediately raised all kinds of materials that Yue Shigong urgently needed, and the amount exceeded Lu Yao's expectations.