After Liu You was crowned the leader, this army of grain collectors quickly fell into chaos.
Five hundred riders rushed in through the gap.
But he only rushed once and immediately retreated in embarrassment.
There were so many people that it was impossible to run. Some people were even pulled off their horses and disappeared into the crowd.
Too careless!
The soldiers of the tug-of-war general killed them very happily. Liu's more than 3,000 people were largely routed. They chased them out of the car formation, leaving countless corpses along the way.
It's so pitiful that they are still confused and don't know who they were beaten by.
Who can come so quickly? Even if we leave Luoyang without any delay, there is no telling whether we will reach Xuchang.
But the facts are before their eyes. Swords, guns and arrows are repeatedly killing their lives. All the defeated soldiers are struggling for their lives, taking advantage of the cover of night to scatter in all directions.
General Tu retreated after chasing for a while.
The attached Knight Cavalry cavalry did not move at all.
Perhaps he felt that Liu's defeated troops were too poor and Shao Xun did not announce a high reward to them, so they were not worth pursuing.
Shao Xun only glanced at them, not too surprised.
He's not his subordinate, that's what he is.
After receiving the reward in Xuchang, I will help you fight. As for the extent of the fight, it depends on the mood of the cavalry men. Perhaps only Wang Hu can truly command them.
Gao Yi had already led his men to clean up the battlefield and obtained more than 2,000 pieces of weapons and armor, of which only one-tenth was iron armor.
It's actually pretty good.
Shao Xun once asked someone from the Luoyang arsenal, but he did not have exact figures. He only mentioned that during the fire in the Luoyang arsenal ten years ago, of the 2.08 million pieces of weapons and armor burned, there were only about 30,000 iron armors.
From this point of view, the total number of official iron armors in all states in the world is estimated to be no more than 150,000, and it is difficult to count the private ones.
Liu You's food collection team was able to collect more than two hundred pairs of iron armor, which is already good.
Of course, the leather armor was also of great use, so we collected it together and sent someone to supervise the transportation of the prisoners by car.
"Send someone to report the victory to Sikong." Shao Xun ordered.
Gao Yi was stunned and agreed: "No."
Shao Xun nodded, found a baggage cart, and slept in his clothes.
After daybreak, the army set out again.
On September 20, based on the intelligence obtained from interrogating the prisoners, I went straight to Suiyang. I met a troop on the way and charged and killed 500 of the enemy.
On the 23rd, when traveling to the north of Xiangxian County, they encountered a grain collection team and they retreated directly into the city.
On the 27th, he quickly moved to the vicinity of Xiao County, ambushed a baggage team, and beheaded more than a thousand people.
Since the consecutive battles, the results have been considerable. The four battles were fought piecemeal, sometimes east and sometimes west, and their whereabouts were uncertain. The troops Liu Qiao sent out to collect food and grass were completely defeated. In total, more than 3,000 people were beheaded and 6,000 were defeated. Remain.
Liu Qiao, who was stationed in Xiao County, heard the news, but didn't know what to think.
He won in a daze, but was about to fail in a daze. Now he had less than 5,000 troops at hand, and was cut off from his hometown of Xiang County. The decline was very obvious.
General Tu can no longer fight.
During the long campaign, the horses and mules suffered heavy losses, and it was difficult to replenish them in the fields. Coupled with the losses in personnel, the soldiers all wanted to stop.
But they were not as straightforward as the Xiaoqijun. Instead, they put forward their opinions tactfully, and Shao Xun stepped down and agreed.
In fact, he didn't want to beat Liu Qiao to death with a stick. Then wouldn't Sima Yue be coming?
We can't let him come now, otherwise how will the transfer of Xuchang's arsenal end?
At the beginning of October, he returned to Ku County, stayed in Ningping City, and joined Li Zhong's 4,000 infantry troops who had led an army to capture Chen County and Xiang County.
At this time, it was as if he had suddenly returned to the civilized world from a wilderness with no mobile phone signal, and messages were pouring in.
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Sima Yue was reviewing the troops when he received Shao Xun's victory report.
After reading it, I was overjoyed on the spot.
"Gu Suan understands that among the generals in Luoyang, the only ones who can be used are Shao Xun and Mi Huang." Sima Yue laughed and said, "How dare you insult me, Mr. Liu Qiao! Now I will kill one of his sons, causing him to vomit blood from his spine and heart.
If we capture this old thief again one day, he will be punished properly."
The increasingly large staff team laughed along in amusement.
In recent months, the person who has gained the most favor is Sun Hui, the superintendent of the Record Office.
Yes, there are dozens of assistants in the Sikong Shogunate, some are favored, and some are depressed. Moreover, no one can always be favored, there are always ups and downs, and it is like competing for favor in the harem.
Sun Hui was originally an aide to Sima Ying, the king of Chengdu, and a descendant of the Soochow clan.
After the Battle of Dangyin, Sima Yue was defeated and fled to Xuzhou. Sun Hui defected to him and offered his advice, which was highly valued. So he joined the army and participated in various decisions of the shogunate, which became very popular.
The second most popular person is undoubtedly the newly defected King of Runan, Sima You.
At the end of last year, when Sima Yue was at his lowest, Sima You wrote a letter to express his surrender. At the beginning of this year, he brought some of the royal army to surrender. Although there were not many people, Sima Yue was very moved, and then he fought with Lang Guang.
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Of course, Sima You didn't care that his feudal army was gone. He was only interested in political speculation.
If Sima Yue retakes control of Luoyang, all his losses will be compensated and he will make huge profits.
"Your Majesty, you can now order Governor He to speed up the march, control Xuchang, and then lead the main force southward, join General Shao's troops, and attack Xiao County. In this case, Liu Qiao will be the leader." Sun Hui said at the side.
"De Shi's words make sense, so let's pass on the order." Sima Yue nodded.
Sun Hui joined the army in the recording office and was originally in charge of paperwork. After receiving the order, he sat back behind the desk and started writing.
Sima You took the opportunity to follow Sima Yue and took up the position left by Sun Hui.
"Yong You." Sima Yue seemed to know the arrival of his nephew. After walking out for a few steps, he suddenly asked: "Do you think Shao Xun can be used? In the shogunate, many people are dissatisfied with him. Many people are dissatisfied with him.
Accusations. Some of them are true, while others are just myths. This person is only eighteen years old, why are people criticizing him so much?"
"As uncle said, he is only eighteen years old." Sima You said: "It is normal for someone to be jealous of someone who suddenly rises to a high position. Furthermore, what does uncle think of Zhang Fang?"
Sima Yue frowned and said displeasedly: "Shao Xun and Zhang Fang are not the same people."
"It is true that they are not the same people, but they are not without similarities." Sima You said: "Uncle must know that Bi Yuan of the Hejian Guan Clan was humiliated by Zhang Fang, and the relationship was extremely bad. But I happened to hear a secret Xin, first of all Zhang Fang wanted to make friends with everyone in the Yong Mansion, but he was repeatedly despised, teased and humiliated by others, including Bi Yuan."
"Zhang Fang came from a humble background, and was famous for his bravery. He was informal and often made jokes. People in the Yong Mansion often laughed at him as a soldier, which made Zhang Fang feel ashamed and angry, but he did not dare to show off."
"When Zhang Fang won many battles and made outstanding achievements, he surpassed those who joined the army and supervised the shogunate, so he became even more jealous. The voices of criticism spread everywhere, and he was completely isolated."
"In addition, he acted wantonly, insulted the female members of the gentry, carried out large-scale plunder, killed people and made breasts, and did all kinds of evil things, which made it even more unacceptable. The King of Hejian dared to use him to replace the clan king, I'm afraid Zhang Fang should have been killed long ago."
Sima You and Sima Yue both belong to the same clan, so they naturally speak differently. There is no need to look at the issue entirely from the perspective of the nobles.
Sima Yong actually has the same idea.
This person still prefers meritocracy. Before Zhang Fang, Li Han, who came from a poor family, had been reused.
Li Han's family background was from the Li family in Longxi, but because he was too cold, he still made the Yongfu nobles dissatisfied and was suppressed.
People who bought and sold officials, employed people like cocks, dogs, and thieves, poured all kinds of dirty water on Li Han.
After Li Han became successful, he did promote and reuse some relatives and friends, but who wouldn't do this? Why accuse the people promoted by Li Han of being "robbers and thieves"? Is it just because they have poor backgrounds?
But he couldn't say much about these things, so he could only keep his thoughts to himself. After all, if he offended the scholars, everything would be over.
Sima Yong knew very well who to choose between Zhang Fang and the gentry staff. He could not defeat the general trend.
Shao Xun was born in Yue Prefecture, and his fortune path was exactly the same as that of Zhang Fang. They were both born commoners, and they were very humble. They then established military exploits and climbed up step by step.
Zhang Fang was favored by Zhi Fu, a wealthy man in Chang'an, and received a lot of funding, which allowed him to take a crucial step.
Shao Xun also has a good relationship with Mi Huang, a rich man from the East China Sea. Mi Huang is present in several key steps.
To a certain extent, Zhang Fang and Shao Xun took the same road to success - then again, if you were born as a civilian, what else would you do if you didn't take this road? Military service is the best way, even is the only way.
"Shao Xun sent troops to plunder Xuchang, opened the treasury to reward the sergeants indiscriminately, and invited soldiers to buy their morale. What do you think? Will this person rebel?" Sima Yue asked softly.
"Uncle, there are many things going on these days, so just use your talents." Sima You said, "If he is really domineering and difficult to control, then strike in advance and kill him with one blow."
Sima Yue could not bear it slightly.
He now somewhat understood Sima Yong's mood.
Zhang Fang is from Hejian and is a general of Sima Yong's family. This relationship is unusual. Therefore, even though Zhang Fang did many evil things and brought countless infamy to Sima Yong, he still couldn't bear to kill him in the end—— At least so far, Zhang Fang still commands the army and is quite trustworthy.
Sima Yue asked himself that he did not have the kind of mind that Sima Yong had. If Shao Xun was as domineering and uncontrollable as Zhang Fang, he would never tolerate it.
Fortunately, Shao Xun has always been more submissive and always surprises him.
Especially when the battle of Dangyin failed and people in Luoyang were panicked, he was able to take the initiative to clean up the mess and protect the princess and the prince, which was a great contribution.
However, this time the troops raided Xuchang, which made him quite dissatisfied. After Sima You said this, he realized that Shao Xun had some qualities that were similar to those of Zhang Fang, Li Han and even Gou Xi.
Greedy, tyrannical, and arrogant.
If it continues to develop, I am afraid that it will become Zhang Fang of the East China Sea Kingdom.
"Yong You..." Sima Yue sighed and said, "Go to Xuchang and act on your behalf. Let He Lun leave troops to guard the city and seal the treasury. Forget the rewards that have been sent out, there is no need to recover them. How much weapons and money Shao Xun took, let him spit it out, so that I can explain it to the Wuhui (Sima Hui)."
"No." Sima You responded.
"And -" Sima Yue grabbed Sima You and said solemnly: "I'm warning Shao Xun. Gu's patience has its limit. Don't go too far in everything. Money is all. What did he do with the weapons? He How many tribes does a family have and how many ordnances are needed?"
"No." Sima You knew that his uncle was already wary of Shao Xun. Just like Sima Yong once had great trust in Zhang Fang and finally fell out with him.
Uncle and Shao Xun now seem to be taking advantage of each other.
Once such signs appear between the monarch and his ministers, the relationship will definitely not get much better and will break down sooner or later.
Zhang Fang, Shao Xun, do people who have climbed up from the bottom end up on this path?
Is it natural, or is it forced? Maybe both.
Sima You sighed and left slowly.
Chapter completed!