After Liu You was beheaded, the army of grain collectors soon fell into chaos.

Five hundred horsemen rushed in along the gap.

But he only rushed once, and immediately retreated in embarrassment.

There are so many people that they can't run at all. Some were even dragged off horseback and disappeared into the crowd.

Careless!

The soldiers of the general were very happy, and the more than 3,000 people of Liu's department were largely scattered, and they chased them out of the car formation, leaving countless corpses along the way.

God is pitiful, they are still inexplicable, and they don't know who beat them.

Who can come so fast? is from Luoyang, without any delay, whether this will go to Xuchang or not.

But the facts are in front of them, swords, guns and arrows are repeatedly harvesting their lives, and all the defeated soldiers are fighting for their lives, taking advantage of the cover of night, scattered in all directions.

The general chased for a while and then withdrew his troops.

The cavalry of the Xiao Cavalry Army who came over did not move at all.

Perhaps because he felt that these Liu troops were too poor, Shao Xun did not announce a high reward to them, and it was not worth hunting down.

Shao Xun only glanced at them, not surprised.

It's not your own subordinates, that's what it looks like.

After receiving a reward in Xuchang, I will help you fight, as for how far you fight, it depends on the mood of the cavalry masters. Perhaps, only Wang Hu can really command them.

Gao Yi has already led people to clean the battlefield, and has obtained more than 2,000 pieces of weapons and armor, of which only one-tenth is iron armor.

Not bad, actually.

Shao Xun once asked the people of the Luoyang Arsenal, but he did not have an exact number, only mentioning that when the Luoyang Arsenal was on fire ten years ago, among the 2.08 million weapons and armor burned, there should be only more than 30,000 pieces of iron armor.

From this point of view, the total number of official iron armor in the whole state is estimated to exceed 150,000, and it is difficult to count the private ones.

Liu You's grain collection team was able to collect more than 200 pairs of iron armor, which was already good.

Of course, leather armor was also very useful, so it was taken along and sent to supervise the transportation of the captives.

"Send someone to report the victory." Shao Xun commanded.

Gao Yi was stunned for a moment, and responded: "No." ”

Shao Xun nodded, found a baggage car for himself, and slept with his clothes.

After daybreak, the army went out again.

On September 20, according to the information obtained from the torture of the prisoners, he went straight to Suiyang, met a rushing army, and killed 500 enemies.

On the 23rd, when they reached the north of Xiangxian County, they encountered a grain collection team, and they retreated directly into the city.

On the 27th, it quickly moved to the vicinity of Xiao County, ambushed a baggage team, and beheaded more than 1,000 people.

Since the continuous battle, the results of the battle are not small, four battles before and after, piecemeal, flickering east and west, and the whereabouts are uncertain, and the troops sent by Liu Qiao to raise grain and grass have been rushed to pieces, with a total of more than 3,000 beheadings and more than 6,000 defeated.

Liu Qiao, who was stationed in Xiao County, heard the news, but he didn't know how to feel.

He won in a daze, and he was about to run to defeat in a daze. Now there are less than 5,000 soldiers at hand, and the connection with Laochao Xiang County has been cut off, and the decline is very obvious.

The general of the Turk could not fight anymore.

During the long-term campaign, the loss of horses and mules was large, the difficulties in replenishing the field, and the loss of personnel, the soldiers had the intention of stopping.

But they were not as straightforward as the Xiao cavalry, but put forward their opinions euphemistically, and Shao Xun got off the donkey and agreed.

In fact, he didn't want to beat Liu Qiao to death with a stick, so wouldn't Sima Yue be coming?

Now you can't let him come, otherwise how will the matter of Xuchang arsenal be moved?

At the beginning of October, he retreated to Kuxian and stayed in Ningping City, where he joined up with the 4,000-foot army of Li Chong's army, which led the crowd to take Chen County and Xiang County.

And at this time, it was like he had suddenly returned to the civilized world from a wild land with no mobile phone signal, and information was pouring in.

******

Sima Yue was reviewing the troops when he received Shao Xunjie's report.

After reading it, I was overjoyed on the spot.

"Lonely is understood, Luoyang generals, only Shao Xun and Mi Huang are the two who can be used." Sima Yue laughed and said, "Liu Qiao, dare to insult me!" Beheaded one of his sons today, causing his heart to vomit blood, and he will catch this old thief again in the future, and he will be punished. ”

The growing staff team laughed amusefully.

In recent months, the most favored is Sun Hui, the governor of the book.

Yes, there were dozens of officials in the Sikong shogunate, some of whom were favored, and some of whom were depressed. Moreover, no one can be favored all the time, there are always ups and downs, and it is the same as competing for favor in the harem.

Sun Hui was originally a staff member of Sima Ying, the king of Chengdu, after the Eastern Wu clan.

After the Battle of Dangyin, Sima Yue was defeated and went to Xuzhou, and Sun Hui defected to Xuzhou, offering advice and advice, which was quite valued. So the transfer room joined the army and participated in the decisions of the shogunate, which was a smash hit.

The second celebrity is Sima You, the new king of Runan.

At the end of last year, when Sima Yue was at his most depressed, Sima You wrote to him to express his submission. At the beginning of this year, he brought part of the kingdom army to surrender to Shun, although there were not many people, but Sima Yue was very moved, and then the war was lost.

Of course, Sima You didn't care that his feudal army was gone, he was only interested in political speculation.

If Sima Yue re-enters Luoyang, all his losses will be compensated, and he will make a lot of money.

"The king, today you can order Governor He to speed up the march, control Xuchang, and then lead the main force south, converge with General Shao's headquarters, and attack Xiao County. In this way, Liu Qiao is the first. Sun Hui said on the side.

"De Shi is reasonable, then give the order." Sima Yue nodded.

Sun Hui joined the army in the bookkeeper's office, and was already in charge of paperwork, and after receiving the order, he sat down on the spot and put down his pen.

Sima You took the opportunity to follow Sima Yue to his side and filled the position after Sun Hui left.

"Yongyou." Sima Yue seemed to know the arrival of this cousin, and after walking out a few steps, he suddenly asked, "Do you think Shao Xun can use this person?" Among the shogunate, many people were dissatisfied with him and blamed him. Some are true, some are chasing after the wind, this person is only eighteen years old, why is it so attacked? ”

"As Uncle said, he was only eighteen years old." Sima You said: "It is common to rise to a sudden position and be envied by others. Besides, what does Uncle think of Zhang Fang? ”

Sima Yue frowned, and said unhappily: "Shao Xun and Zhang Fang are not all the way. ”

"Admittedly, they are not all the way, but they are not without similarities." Sima You said: "Presumably Uncle knows that Bi Yuan, the crown clan of Hejian, was humiliated by Zhang Fang, and the relationship is extremely poor. But I just heard a secret, first Zhang Fang still wanted to make friends with the people of the Haofu, but he was repeatedly despised, played, and humiliated, including Bi Yuan. ”

"Zhang Fang came from a humble background, was known for his bravery, was informal, and often made jokes. The people in the Haofu often laughed at him with soldiers, which made Zhang Fang ashamed and angry, and he didn't dare to attack. ”

Zhang Fang won many battles and made outstanding achievements, overshadowing those who joined the army and supervised the shogunate, so he was even more hated. The crowd of attacks rang out, and he was isolated. ”

In addition, he acted recklessly, humiliated the female relatives of the scholars, plundered the army, killed people and controlled the body, and did all kinds of evil things, which is even more unacceptable. If the king of Hejian dares to use him to change the king of the sect, I am afraid that he would have beheaded Zhang Fang earlier. ”

Sima You and Sima Yue belong to the same clan, so they naturally speak differently, so there is no need to look at the problem from the perspective of the scholars.

Sima Hao is actually the same.

This person still prefers meritocracy. Before Zhang Fang, he reused Li Han, who was born in a poor family.

Li Han's family was born in the Li clan in Longxi, but it was too cold, and it still aroused the dissatisfaction of the Haofu scholars and was suppressed.

Buying and selling officials, reusing chickens and dogs to steal, all kinds of dirty water was poured on Li Han.

After Li Han made his career, he did promote and reuse some relatives and friends, but who wouldn't do it? Why accuse the people promoted by Li Han of "roosters and dogs"? Is it because of people's poor backgrounds?

But he couldn't say much about these things, so he could only keep his mind in his stomach. After all, if you offend the scholars, everything will be over.

Who to choose between Zhang Fang and the staff of the Shi clan, Sima Hao knew very well, he couldn't resist the general trend.

Shao Xun was born in Yuefu, and his fortune trajectory is no different from Zhang Fang's. They are all born civilians, and they are very lowly, and then they build up military merits and climb up step by step.

Zhang Fang was favored by Chang'an's wealthy Zhifu, and he received a lot of funding, which allowed him to take a key step.

Shao Xun also has a good relationship with Mi Huang, a wealthy man in the East China Sea, and Mi Huang is in the key steps.

To a certain extent, Zhang Fang and Shao Xun are following the same path of development - then again, from civilian backgrounds, what can you do if you don't take this path? Military merit is the best way, even the only way.

"Shao Xun plundered Xuchang, opened the treasury to reward the sergeants, and invited the soldiers to buy the hearts of the army, what do you think? Will this person be opposed? Sima Yue asked softly.

"Uncle, Fang Jin is troublesome, just use his talents." Sima You said: "If it is really difficult to control, start in advance and kill it with one sword." ”

Sima Yue was slightly unbearable.

He now somewhat understood Sima Hao's feelings.

Zhang Fang is a native of Hejian and a general of Sima Hao's feudal state, and this relationship is not ordinary. Therefore, even though Zhang Fang did many evil things and attracted countless infamy for Sima Hao, he still couldn't bear to kill him in the end - at least so far, Zhang Fang still leads the army and is quite trustworthy.

Sima Yue asked himself if he didn't have Sima Hao's kind of mind, if Shao Xun was as domineering and difficult to control as Zhang Fang, he would definitely not be able to tolerate it.

Fortunately, Shao Xun has always been more deferential and has repeatedly surprised him.

Especially when the Battle of Dangyin failed and the people of Luoyang were panicked, he was able to take the initiative to stand up and clean up the mess and protect the princess and the prince, which was a great achievement.

But this time the army plundered Xuchang, which made him quite dissatisfied, and after Sima You said this, he realized that Shao Xun had some temperaments that converged with Zhang Fang, Li Han and even Gou Xi.

Greedy and tyrannical, there is no one in sight.

If it continues to develop, I am afraid that it will become Zhang Fang of the East China Sea Kingdom.

"Yongyou ......" Sima Yue sighed and said, "You go to Xuchang and act on behalf of Gu." Let He Lun leave troops to defend the city and close the treasury. Forget the rewards that have already been sent, and do not need to be recovered. How much ordnance and money Shao Xun took, let him spit it out, and I can also explain it to Wuhui (Sima Yu). ”

"No." Sima You responded.

"And-" Sima Yue grabbed Sima You and said solemnly: "Warn Shao Xun." There is a limit to Lone's patience, don't overdo anything. Money is enough, but what is the use of ordnance? How many parts does his family have, and he needs so many ordnance? ”

"No." Sima You knew that Uncle had become wary of Shao Xun. Just as Sima Hao once had great faith in Zhang Fang, and finally had a score.

Between Uncle and Shao Xun, there is now a bit of a taste of using each other.

Once such signs appear between monarchs and ministers, the relationship will definitely not be much better, and sooner or later it will break down.

Zhang Fang, Shao Xun, will the people who climb up from the bottom eventually embark on this road?

Was it born this way, or was it forced by others? Maybe it's both.

Sima You sighed and left slowly.