In the chilling autumn wind, a group of prisoners arrived in Luoyang,
Others were sent to Bianliang and made into servants, but Shi Le and more than a hundred of his cronies were retained and detained in Shaoyuan in the west of Beijing.
On the fifth day of October, Shao Xun arrived at Shaoyuan, supported by his own troops, to interrogate Shi Le. The rest were taken away by Dali Qing Shao, and their heads were shown to the public after the trial.
Although it was said that it was a arraignment, in fact Da Hu was treated very well.
After being untied, having a full meal, taking a bath, and changing into new clothes, I felt much more energetic.
When Shao Xun arrived, he only raised his eyelids slightly, and then continued to squint, enjoying the warm sunshine.
"I see you for the first time in twenty years." Shao Xun sat opposite Shi Le with a smile on his face, waved his hand, and asked the soldiers to pour tea for the two of them.
Only then did Shi Le take a serious look at Shao Xun.
A proud warrior!
Yes, that is Wu Fu.
You can't hide the taste of a martial artist, you can see it at a glance. Even though he is dressed like a scholar, the way he looks at people, the tone of his words, the expression on his face, his subconscious body movements, and his personality and temper are instantly revealed.
This differentiates him from those people who spend their lives calculating gains and losses and plotting conspiracies.
They are people from two different worlds, completely different.
Shi Le smelled the same kind of smell in Shao Xun, so he raised his head and looked at this person squarely.
"The King of Liang is extraordinary," Shi Le said.
"Da Hu, you are not an ordinary person." Shao Xun said, "It has been more than twenty years, have you ever regretted it?"
"As of now, I have no regrets," Shi Le said.
"Why?"
"In the past, I farmed in Wuxiang, but the government was corrupt and robbed and sold all the barbarians into slavery. There were also natural disasters for many years, and I really couldn't survive. I didn't do anything wrong at that time.
They are already dead bones in the grave. On the contrary, even if you are defeated in the end, you can still live for twenty more years. Wouldn't it be wonderful?"
"What you said is true." Shao Xun said with a smile: "If I were a Jie slave in Wuxiang, I would rise up. Without him, I really can't survive."
Shi Le also laughed.
The two started out in different ways, but they ended up in the same place. In fact, they were both rebels, but one rebelled outside the system, while the other started anew within the system.
The results proved that the power of the aristocratic families was too great, and rebellion outside the system would not work.
Qi Wannian, Zhang Chang, Shi Bing, Liu Bogen, and Ji Sang were all wiped out, and all the homeless commanders were recruited one after another, but none of them succeeded.
In the end, Shi Le had no choice but to seek refuge with the Huns.
To a certain extent, Liu Yuan also started a new stove within the system, but Shao Xun needed to start a new stove, while Liu Yuanhai could directly inherit a fairly complete set of stoves.
"How about the stalemate with Sima and Gou Xi in the river?" Shao Xun asked.
Shi Le didn't answer for now and took a sip of tea.
Upon seeing this, Shao Xun ordered his soldiers to bring some dishes of snacks and fruits.
Shi Le was not polite, he picked it up and ate it calmly, obviously he had put down everything.
After eating and drinking to his heart's content, Shi Le wiped his mouth with his sleeve and said, "The fighting power of the members of the congregation was very poor and they were making a mess. Ji Sang only knew how to set up his troops to burn, kill and loot to boost morale, but with Sima and Gou Xi,
When the Yuzhou soldiers faced each other, they still found it difficult, so they often relied on cavalry to repel the Jin soldiers and save the crisis."
"At that time, Shangdang Jie Zhong, Wuhuan, and Jizhou Wuhuan were all lured by Ji Sang. Halfway through the fight, they found that there was no profit to be made. The Wuhuan from Pingyuan dispersed first, followed by Julu, and the Wuhuan from Anping.
Dispersed, without these soldiers, they were finally defeated by Gou Xi."
"Now that I think about it, it suddenly dawns on me. Is Gou Xi's army strong?" Shi Le shook his head and laughed: "It's a complete mess. It's just that our army was just in its infancy at that time and was not very good at fighting. We fought back and forth, and both sides made mistakes. Gou Xi made mistakes.
I made few mistakes and won in the end, that’s all.”
Shao Xun hesitated and said: "This is a true insight. How was it at Nomaoka?"
Shi Le glanced at Shao Xun, and then said after a long time: "I only regret that the cavalry troops of various departments were summoned at short notice. When they saw something was wrong, they conserved their strength and fled one after another. If you were willing to fight to the death, even if you still failed in the end, it might not be so miserable."
Having said this, he sighed again and said: "This is the first time I have gathered such a large army in one place. I feel that it is much stronger than before. I have corrected a lot of the mistakes I often made in the past. The army has been greatly improved and its combat power is great."
Zeng, so I wanted to meet him."
"You are better at training and leading troops than I am, as if you were born with this knowledge. You are even better at boosting morale and seizing opportunities for combat, as if you come from a family of generals and I won't lose unjustly."
"Da Hu is such a sober person." Shao Xun clapped his hands and laughed, inviting him to eat winter dates.
During the Battle of Yemagang, the combat effectiveness of the Shile tribe was definitely much stronger than that of the Chisana tribe. The habit of rogue bandits was gradually eliminated, and the atmosphere of the regular army became stronger. On the eve of this transformation, his spine was broken in the first battle.
At that time, Shi Le's appeal among the barbarians was also on the rise. He could summon at least 20,000 to 30,000 cavalry, but they were not necessarily willing to fight to the death for him. The ministers could leave at will, so they had a high degree of freedom.
But if he can win the Battle of Yema Gang, his prestige will be greatly increased, and his influence on various tribes will be strengthened, and he can even lure a large number of barbarians to settle in Hebei and gain actual control.
In this way, once the situation is unfavorable like in the Battle of Nomaoka, the situation of fleeing after hearing the news will be greatly reduced, or even impossible.
The construction of the army and political power is a long-term systematic project that cannot be achieved overnight, and is full of variables. Shile can only feel that his luck is bad.
"The people who were attached to you back then are attached to me now. What do you have to say?" Shao Xun asked again.
"You are from Jin and I am from Jie. I cannot do what you can do," Shi Le said.
"Why?"
"I use a small tribe to overwhelm a large country, and all the elders in Hebei are suspicious and afraid. They are in a hurry and can't return to their hearts." Shi Le sighed: "If you don't treat the barbarians favorably, you will not be able to please both sides. But in this way, the elders in Hebei will become more and more alienated. If
You can give me twenty years, or I can slowly figure it out, but in a world of great strife, how can it be so easy?"
"Although you are of humble origin, you are from Jin after all, and you have an official position in the Jin court. The wealthy families on both sides of the river are naturally close to you, but this saves you a lot of trouble."
"After my defeat, all the barbarians were discouraged and depressed, and all they wanted was food and clothing. You are also a man of courage and magnanimity. The barbarians will treat everyone equally, so why don't the barbarians treat you? Are you waiting for death?"
"Da Hu, you have not been easy in the past twenty years. You have gained a lot of experience." Shao Xun said with a smile: "Today the northern land is flat, except for Xiliang.
From your perspective, how does it compare to Cao Mengde in the late Han Dynasty?"
"In the past, I heard someone tell history in Ye and learned about Cao Mengde. He was not as good at fighting as you at first, but his family background was better than yours and his reputation was greater than yours." Shi Le said: "After returning home, he raised five people in an instant
There are thousands of soldiers and horses, and there are also Cao Cao, and Xiahou is here to help, but your family is far behind."
"You can only rely on a wealthy family and a charming woman, and you have to raise thousands of soldiers. After Cao Mengde's entire army is wiped out, you can still go to Danyang to recruit troops, not once or twice. If your entire army is wiped out, you will never be able to gain momentum. Speaking of which, you are indeed
More powerful than Cao Mengde, but your family is not as good as the Cao family. Maybe,
In ten years or so, you, the second son of the Shaoliang Dynasty, will pass away. When you and I meet under the secluded earth, I will laugh at you."
The soldiers around him stared at him angrily after hearing this.
After hearing this, Shao Xun burst out laughing.
He thought that Shi Le had completely given up and had no sadness or joy. After hearing this, he found that he still had hatred in his heart after all.
"I was originally a scholar from the East China Sea. During the years of peace, I would have been a slave and a maidservant. I would never have a chance to succeed. At the age of forty, I would be very old and riddled with all kinds of diseases. At the age of fifty, I would have a roll of mat and leave it on a hill. I would have nothing to do.
No one knows me, no one understands me, no one misses me."
"If a war breaks out, or I am sent to war by Sima, Sima Yue will send me to the ravines. A shot of random arrows, a basin of boiling water, or a vat of gold juice will make me wail miserably and die without a burial place."
"Now I am in the south of Henan, and the heroes from all over the world are driven by me. The clans with hairpins from generation to generation are at my disposal. The kings and leaders from far away countries come to court one after another, and the most beautiful beauties in the world compete to serve me. Isn't this a huge profit?"
"I live for tens of years, but only one sleep ear. How can I not look away from it?"
"Besides, you don't know my ambitions. It's time for Dahu to hit the road."
When Shi Le heard this, his hands paused slightly, but he quickly calmed down, continued to grab the tea bowl, and drank as if no one was watching.
After the tea was finished, Huang Zheng, the military governor, brought a wine flask and poured a glass of wine for Shi Le.
The color of the wine is slightly yellow, like gold, and there are some suspended solids in it, so it is called "gold dust wine".
The so-called "gold dust" is not real gold, it just looks like it.
In fact, this was the product of Taoist alchemy. Shao Xun suspected that the suspended matter in it was an arsenic metal, so he had given it to ministers and concubines since the Wei Dynasty.
"You, Zihong, live in Luoyang and study all day long. No one will harm you, so don't worry about it." Shao Xun looked at Shi Le and said.
Shi Le was silent for a long time and said with emotion: "The King of Liang is so generous that no one can match him."
Shao Xun nodded, stood up and left.
Shi Le looked at the golden wine on the table, his hands trembling slightly.
Huang Zheng stood aside with his knife pressed, not urging him, just waiting quietly.
When Shi Le's hand touched the wine glass, it miraculously stabilized for a moment. After a moment, he closed his eyes, grabbed the wine glass, and drank it all.
When Shao Xun returned to the General's Mansion in Luoyang, he received the news that Shi Le was dead.
At this time, another news came from the west,
Governor Jin Zheng's various armies attacked Yang Nandi's brothers. Yang Jian was wounded and escaped back, and defended the city. Two months later, his injuries worsened and he died. The remaining troops fled to Wudu, and Yinping recovered.
Yang Nandi took advantage of the terrain to resist stubbornly in Wudu, and it was difficult for the army to conquer. Due to the difficult and dangerous mountains, insufficient food supplies, and the cold weather, all the tribes did not want to fight anymore, so Kim Jong finally ordered the withdrawal of the army.
Before leaving, they plundered and captured 3,000 Qiang households and forcibly moved them away. The second war against the Qiuchi Qiang ended.
After the king's army retreated, Yang Nandi was unable to pursue him, so he only sent an envoy to Chang'an to request surrender.
After Shao Xun read it, he gave an order to Jin Zheng: Summon Yang Nandi to the court. If he is willing to come, he will be given an official position; if he is not willing, he will continue the conquest after the founding of the country.
Beat them until they are completely defeated.
This is the case in the west, and the war in the south is also over.
With the help of the imperial army, Le Kai defeated Tao Kan's vanguard in a field battle, then besieged Guoyang and destroyed three of its outer acropolis.
But in the end they were unable to capture it, and in the end they had no choice but to withdraw.
Tao Kan sent troops to pursue him, but the proton army repelled them and beheaded more than a thousand people. The army returned safely.
The Clan Qiang in Runan were also defeated by the Yi Congjun, Yinqiang Zuoying, Zhongying and the Clan soldiers who came south from Fangtou. Shao Xun took advantage of the situation and ordered all the nobles of the tribe to be beheaded, and the remaining people were organized into households.
On the eve of the founding of the People's Republic of China, the beacon fires in various places stopped one after another, as if everyone was waiting for something.
Chapter completed!