On July 19, the army, which had been recuperating all night, left Feixiang, turned southeast, and pursued the enemy.
Shao Xun received the news temporarily. Almost on the same day that he defeated Lu Ping and Li Le, Gou Xi defeated Ji Sang again in Yangping, killing thousands of people.
With both the north and south fronts defeated, Ji Sang was indeed at the end of his strength, and it didn't look like he could make a comeback.
At this time, on the post road, the Silver Spear Army, which had won a great victory, was in high morale. Every time they saw Shao Xun riding past, they would spontaneously cheer.
Shao Xun was happy that they were like this.
The private soldier that he had spent five years and devoted all his efforts to train finally took shape, could fight in battle, and could win the battle. This huge sense of satisfaction was enough to make anyone intoxicated.
The Yamen Army was somewhat dissatisfied.
In the Battle of Feixiang, they acted as a side attack and did not get any chance to take action. They only pursued the enemy at the last moment and fought a smooth battle. However, the greatest contribution of this battle was that they had always looked down upon them.
The Silver Spear Army was in trouble, so everyone was unconvinced and felt a fire in their hearts.
And if you feel unhappy, you will naturally vent it out.
Three days later, they arrived in Guantao County without any hindrance.
There were only a few thousand rebels in the city, and people were in panic.
The auxiliary soldiers spent a day to build some simple ladders, and that night they made a sudden night attack, climbed over the wall, and entered the city.
The thieves were defeated and most of them dispersed.
On the 21st, we continued eastward, pursuing all the way without stopping at all.
On the 23rd, when they received news during the march, Shi Le went south from Qinghe to rescue Ji Sang, but was defeated by Gou Xi, with more than 10,000 dead. The two gathered up the remaining troops and rushed to Qinghe in a hurry.
So the army turned around and headed towards Qinghe.
On the 25th, the Yamen Army defeated the Kui'an and Taobao troops who had broken off the rear. The two men only led dozens of horses on foot.
On the 26th, they conquered Qinghe County and continued their pursuit northward.
At this time, Liu Yu finally arrived at Yecheng slowly.
Ye Palace is dilapidated and difficult to live in. Fortunately, there are many empty houses in the city, so it is not impossible to arrange them.
"The beautiful palace was burnt down by a bunch of thieves who didn't know what they were called, but I don't know when it will be restored to its original appearance."
"If Yan Guo were here, he might even go to mourn and mourn."
"Haha, Yan Guo is an idiot."
"Have you read the military report of Yan State? It almost makes Shao Xun the best general in the world."
"Isn't Gou Dao general also fighting well? He killed more prisoners and killed more than Shao Xun. Jisang's 50,000 thieves were basically defeated. I heard that Jisang ran south to Chiping Muyuan. This is
Looking for death. Shi Le led hundreds of horses to the north, not knowing where to go."
"Unknowingly, the Hebei rebels will finally be pacified."
While everyone was noisy, their expressions were a little complicated.
Two men with no family background led the troops and defeated the bandit army one after another. Like the autumn wind sweeping leaves, they swept through Hebei.
But before them, Wang Mo of Nanyang could not control the situation and fled in despair to avoid Xuchang and then to Chang'an. Wang Teng of Xincai was even worse. Only one of the four father and son survived, and the family was almost destroyed.
Among the kings, the only one with some ability was probably Fan Yang Wang Fei. However, he died suddenly at the age of thirty-seven, otherwise he would not have had so many heads and tails.
Every time they think of these things, everyone feels a little uncomfortable.
It is even more uncomfortable to think that Zhang Fang, the original number one general in Kansai, also had no family background.
How come in this world do some lowly people come to the fore?
"I have sent people to Xuchang for Hu Wufuzhi's good news." Liu Yu, who had been looking at the map before, suddenly raised his head and said.
"Xuchang?" Some people were puzzled.
"Jisang was defeated, and Taifu has left Guandu and returned to Xuchang." Liu Yu explained: "The overall situation in Hebei has been decided, and there will be no more changes."
"What about us?"
"We can't leave yet." Liu Yu shook his head and said, "There are remnants of the King of Chengdu operating in Guangping, and Taifu has orders to send his troops north to destroy them."
"Then Shao Xun..."
Liu Yu's face darkened.
In fact, he didn't know much about the situation on the front line. Hu Wufuzhi's victory reports were often exaggerated and he couldn't believe them all. But when he saw Shao Xun biting the thieves in pursuit, he knew that they had suffered casualties in the Battle of Feixiang.
They are not big, so they have enough strength and confidence to pursue the fleeing enemy. In other words, they are now a victorious army with high morale...
Obviously, the purpose of consuming Shao Xun was not achieved.
On the contrary, he may have also captured a large amount of supplies and captured many broken soldiers and craftsmen. His strength was stronger than before the war, making it even harder to deal with.
"Let's wait for the response from Taifu." Liu Yu sighed.
He was really worried that because this matter was not handled well, he would fall out of favor in front of the Taifu and let others get in his way - the Taifu had recently admired Pan Tao, the Huangmen servant, and had great intentions of inviting him to the show. Liu Yu was very happy
There is a sense of crisis.
After hearing what Liu Yu said, everyone also shut up.
No matter how many conspiracies and tricks are played, will someone have a hearty victory? Thinking of this, I feel slightly frustrated.
"Is Shao Xun near Qinghe now?" Liu Yu asked.
"yes."
"Did he say what he was going to do?"
"Pursue Shi Le to the north, vowing to kill this beast."
"Huh?" Liu Yu shouted in surprise and said to himself: "It's weird. Ji Sang and Shi Le were defeated and their tribes were dispersed. Ji Sang fled south to Chiping and Shi Le fled north to Anping. Why did Shao Xun abandon Ji?
If Sang pursues Shi Le, is Shi Le worth more than Ji Sang?"
Everyone looked at each other, a little confused.
Yes, why? Ji Sang’s head is much more valuable than Shi Le’s.
"Tell them to retreat when they see a favorable situation, march westward to Xiangguo, and block the way for Shi Chao and others to escape north." Liu Yu ordered: "The rest of the army will follow me north to Guangping to wipe out Sima Ying's old troops."
"No." Everyone responded one after another.
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When the good news arrived in Xuchang, the Taifu was in poor health again.
He read and re-read Hu Wufuzhi's military report, and became increasingly unhappy. He secretly decided to kick this man to Yanzhou this year, and let him become a big talker and never enter the court again for the rest of his life.
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"Master, please keep it quiet at this time." Guo Xiang, the chief clerk, sat opposite and reminded him softly.
Sima Yue sighed and nodded slightly.
After winning a battle, even if you don't like it, you still have to pinch your nose and reward it. After all, the Forbidden Army would not be dispatched in the first place. Shao Xun led his troops to the expedition purely out of "benevolence". He even brought his private soldiers with him
Now, no one can blame him. If you treat him harshly at this time, it will not be justified.
"What did Shao Xun do in Qinghe?" Sima Yue suddenly asked.
"According to Liu Qingsun's investigation, he was sent to donate money and food to recruit craftsmen." Guo Xiang replied.
Sima Yue snorted coldly.
Shao Xun really didn't even bother to hide it. It seemed that he wasn't too interested in chasing down the remaining enemies, and he was more interested in reaping benefits.
"Write a letter to Military Chief Wang Yan and say this..." Sima Yue cleared his throat, dictated it, and asked Sun Hui, a member of the military affairs department, to polish it, copy it, and send it to Luoyang.
After the letter was sent away, Sima Yue felt weak and his head felt dizzy.
After thinking for a while, he added: "Tian Zhen, Bo Sheng, and Li Yun came to Xuchang to meet me."
"promise."
"Yecheng has been restored, who is better to control it?" Sima Yue asked again.
He no longer has much confidence in the ability of the Zong Wang. What's more, there is no suitable candidate for Zong Wang to leave Yecheng - even if there is, they may not be willing to go.
"Grand Tutor, you may send a letter to Wang Sikong to inquire." Guo Xiang did not dare to express his opinions randomly on this matter, so he could only leave it to Wang Yan.
Sima Yue nodded.
In fact, he already had someone selected: Zhongshu Ling Heyu and Zhongyu, Heqiao's younger brother, one of the twenty-four friends of Jinguyuan, known as Qingqian.
Celebrities and celebrities may be able to control Yecheng.
"General Gou, don't delay." Sima Yue said: "Now that we have detected Ji Sangnan's escape from Chiping, we will send our troops south to search and suppress him. After we catch him, we don't need to ask for instructions, just crush his bones and scatter his ashes."
"No." Guo Xiang's heart trembled. The Taifu was really cruel to the enemies who killed his brother and nephew, and he really held a grudge.
He was a little scared. For the first time, he felt that being a staff member next to the Taifu was not a good thing, but he was reluctant to give up the wonderful taste of power, so he hesitated for a while.
The letter from the "Bafu" in Xuchang was delivered with the highest standards, changing horses without changing people along the way. It was delivered to Wang Yan's desk just after nightfall the next day.
Guo Xiang brought some personal goods and attached some of his new annotations to "Zhuangzi" to the letter and sent them over.
After Wang Yan read it, he handed it to his daughter Wang Huifeng and put it away without comment.
Wang Jingfeng sat aside boredly, yawning.
Wang Yan glanced at her with disgust and cursed: "Except for her appearance, she is really worthless."
Wang Jingfeng didn't know what kind of disaster he had suffered. He was stunned for a moment and pouted.
Wang Yan turned his head and sighed.
Wang Huifeng read the letter carefully, with no expression on his cold face.
Wang Yan secretly admired that she had been a princess after all, so she had some magnanimity, but it was a pity that she was not a man.
"What do you think?" Wang Yan asked.
Wang Huifeng shook his head and said: "How can a woman with a daughter participate in important events?"
"I want to hear your opinion." Wang Yan said patiently.
Wang Huifeng pondered for a moment and said: "Shao Xun's outstanding talents, such as Zhang Fang of the Yong Mansion, overshadowed many scholars, which will inevitably make the famous people of the Yue Mansion dissatisfied. The Taifu himself does not want to pay Shao Xun a lot, and the position of the Grand Administrator is not worth it.
It's impossible. Then, we can only give gold and silk rewards and titles."
"Hmm." Wang Yan stroked his beard lightly and nodded.
In fact, he felt that Sima Yue was too narrow-minded and was not conducive to controlling him. Once someone was hated by him, it would be a piece of cake and it would be too ugly.
Sometimes, Wang Yan wanted to run to Xuchang and give Sima Yue some therapy so that he could relax.
I still want to benefit from you, so don't act recklessly.
"To be fair, Shao Xun's contribution cannot be matched by the county prince, unless he captured Ji Sang. But I heard that Ji Sang ran to Chiping, where Gou Xi's army was stationed. This contribution must be equal to his
We just missed it. So, Tinghou and Xianghou have reached the top." Wang Huifeng continued: "However, there are many troubles in the four directions now, and there may be excessive seals. Even if Gou Xi seizes Jisang, in the past, he would be granted at most one county prince.
But now we can’t say for sure, there may be some princes. Then, as Shao Xun, who has the second highest military merit, it is unreasonable to be granted the title of Tinghou.”
In fact, in the early years of the dynasty, Du Yu succeeded in destroying Wu Dingce, so he was granted the title of County Marquis.
Of course, this is normal.
At the beginning of the founding of the country, the titles were generally stingy and tight. The later they went, the looser the title became. In the later period of the dynasty, titles were often given indiscriminately, which was commonplace.
"Hu Wufu said that Shao Xun was a good soldier. What do you think?" Wang Yan asked again.
"My daughter has no experience in military affairs." Wang Huifeng shook his head and said: "But Shao Xun ran hundreds of miles to attack Liu Qiao and killed five thousand Xianbei in Chang'an. He is not like those mediocre people. This time he attacked Jisang,
It is also true that he can destroy the sharp edge, and his private soldiers with silver spears should have some combat power."
Wang Yan walked around the room for a long time stroking his beard.
Wang Jingfeng stretched out boredly, revealing his beautiful figure.
Wang Huifeng sat quietly and fiddled with the letter gently.
Wang Yan stopped.
To be honest, he was a little excited.
If you want to dominate and exercise authority in Luoyang, it is still a bit difficult without the support of troops capable of fighting.
The Tutor doesn't want Shao Xun, can I try to win over him privately?
He was hesitant about this idea because Shao Xun seemed a bit difficult to control and too domineering.
But his reputation among the Forbidden Army was very famous, and Wang Yan saw it with his own eyes.
It is even more rare to be able to fight and win wars at the same time - I have to say that Shao Xun struggled for five years and relied on his outstanding performance to achieve great united front value. Even Wang Yan started to beat him
Got an idea.
"Let's explore Taifu's tone first." Wang Yan made up his mind.
Chapter completed!