After experiencing two consecutive charges against the bandit cavalry, it was indeed in chaos.
However, the Tiger Guard did not stop fighting with them, but rushed out directly. When they ran a hundred meters away, their speed suddenly slowed down, then stopped, and changed direction again.
"kill!"
With a roar, the tiger guards raised their swords high again and continued to penetrate the bandits who had just recovered.
No cavalry can withstand four charges from the opposing cavalry. This round of charges almost completely shattered their formation. What the Tiger Guards have to do is to repeat it over and over again. After several times, if these bandits don't run away,
Doubtful to death.[
Sure enough, when the second round of charges passed, the bandits on the opposite side were completely defeated, and a small group of people were already fleeing in all directions.
This wave of bandits was defeated.
Facing the Tiger Guards, this group of heavily armed iron guards who were armed to the teeth, they were no match at all.
After experiencing three charges, the Tiger Guards began to break up their formation and enter the crowd to kill, taking advantage of their low morale and chaotic morale to expand the fruits of their victory.
In less than a quarter of an hour, the ground was covered with the corpses of bandits scattered everywhere. The horses of those people fled in panic, and the whole place was covered with fire and a mess.
When Zhao Xiao saw this, he drooped his head as if he had defeated a rooster.
The battle lasted less than half an hour and ended. Except for those who escaped, half of the bandits died here.
Liu Xia landed and threw Zhao Xiao to the ground.
At this time, Liu Liansheng hurriedly came over and said, "My lord, are you okay?"
"Why don't you imprison this man? If he dares to rob me, I want to see what his background is. For the rest of us, let's continue on our way."
Liu Xia smiled disdainfully.
In this melee, they lost four brothers and half of them were wounded. After quickly bandaging their wounds, the Imperial Guards set out on the road again.
After the Tiger Guard quickly cleaned up the battlefield, he disappeared here like a ghost.
I believe that after the bandits who escaped back told what happened today, no bandits would dare to hijack Liu Xia's convoy again.
Sure enough, the journey was surprisingly peaceful, and Liu Xia did not interrogate Zhao Xiao, but just treated him and led him towards Qiu County.
It was noon the next day when we returned to Qiu County.
When Liu Xia's motorcade and the Tiger Guards that followed appeared outside Qiu County, the people in Qiu County became nervous again.
The power of Liu Beheading's famous name is really poor.
As soon as he entered the inn, before Liu Xia had time to take a sip of tea, he heard someone outside the door shouting: "The imperial edict has arrived!" [
Immediately, Liu Xia saw Liu Hongtao, his subordinates, and Song Qingming kneeling down inside the inn.
After Liu Xia went out, he walked directly to the crowd and knelt there. However, among the crowd delivering the order, Liu Xia saw a familiar person. This person was Lingling's brother and the son of Prince Rui - Duan Lingxiao.
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"Prince Weiyuan and Wuzhou Governor Liu Hongtao, and Chief Envoy Song Qingming received the order."
Everyone in Liu Xia immediately shouted long live the mountain.
"Blessed by Heaven
The emperor's edict said
I know that in order to fight against the outside world, we need to stabilize the inside and quell the "chaos" with force. The disaster in Wuzhou is actually a serious problem in my heart. It is like a thorn in my back. If it is not eliminated, it will not be able to calm the people's hearts. Prince Weiyuan, civil administration and martial arts are all the best choices. Special
Grant you military talismans, pay homage to the army, and control the military power of Wuzhou..."
Liu Xia and everyone else knelt on the ground to listen, and there was almost no difference from what Liu Xia had guessed.
The emperor appointed Liu Xia as the military governor to control Wuzhou's military power, and sent Duan Lingxiao to lead 10,000 Tiankui guards to assist Liu Xia in suppressing the bandits. He also granted Liu Hongtao a title, asking Liu Hongtao to cooperate fully, and ordered all local officials in Wuzhou to fight against the bandits.
bandit.
What makes Wuzhou officials most afraid is the last sentence of the imperial edict. If anyone disobeys the imperial edict, he will be killed like a bandit and must be reported.
This means that from this moment on, Liu Xia can kill anyone he dislikes.
This right is more terrifying than killing someone first and showing off later.
Kill him first and report later, which means you have to tell me why you killed him, and this time, the emperor directly said that if he disobeys, he will be killed directly without telling me.
Liu Xia had already been beheaded, but now that the imperial edict came down, everyone felt that their necks were cold.
What is even more frightening is that the emperor did not send any supervisors down this time.
Generally, in every war, after appointing generals, the emperor will appoint one of your cabinet members. As a supervisor, the army you supervise will supervise the generals who lead the troops, just like the emperor sent Zhang Tianhu to supervise Liu Xia during the Northwest War.
In this way, we can prevent the general who leads the army from being domineering and self-willed.
As a result, there was no supervisory army, and Liu Xia now became the largest official in Wuzhou, monopolizing power by himself.
Now, everyone was even more scared.
"Long live my emperor, long live, long live."
After Liu Xia thanked him, Eunuch Zhang put the saint into his hand, and asked the eunuch on the side to hand the tray containing the handsome seal and the tiger charm to Liu Xia.
Liu Xia then stood up and hurriedly smiled and said: "Eunuch Zhang, you have started to work hard this time." [
Eunuch Zhang is one of the deputy general managers of the inner court, and his status in the inner court is second only to Chen Mo.
"It's not hard work for the Zajia family to do for the emperor. But I'm afraid it's going to be hard for the prince this time. Okay, the Zajia family will go back and resume their duties now, so I won't delay you any longer."
Eunuch Zhang smiled politely.
"I'll see my father-in-law off."
Liu Xia sent Eunuch Zhang out of the inn, and then gave Dabao a wink. Dabao hurriedly sent Eunuch Zhang out of the city. After leaving the city, he had to take care of himself a little.
After seeing Eunuch Zhang off, Liu Xia returned to the inn. All the officials knelt down again and said, "See you, Lord Governor."
The warlord is a temporary military general. Whenever the imperial court goes on an expedition, he will order a general, and the general he orders is the warlord.
He is the supreme commander of the entire war zone.
"Everyone, please get up. Let's go in and talk."
At that moment, Liu Xia led everyone to the inn hall.
"Your Majesty's determination to suppress the bandits this time is extremely firm. Therefore, we must win this battle. Ladies and gentlemen, I will forget all the mistakes made before. From this moment on, if anyone dares to violate the law again, then I will not be blamed.
You're welcome."
Suddenly, everyone knelt on the ground and shouted: "I obey."
"Alright, Liu Dusi, General Duan will stay, and the rest of you can do whatever they need to do."
Liu Xia waved and said.
Immediately, these people left in an instant.
"Haha, General Duan, I haven't seen you for a long time. I see you are a bit braver again."
Liu Xia said with a smile.
This is my uncle, so I have to fawn over him no matter what, right?
"Your Majesty, your Majesty, this time, I will lead a thousand Tiankui to arrive first. The remaining troops will arrive within three days."
Duan Lingxiao said with a straight face and cupped his fists.
Liu Hongtao was surprised to see Liu Xia being so polite to him, and thought to himself, it seems that Prince Rui is indeed quite powerful in Longdu.
"Liu Dusi, to encircle and suppress the bandits, how many troops can be mobilized from Wuzhou?"
Liu Xia asked.
"His Majesty, we can mobilize up to 50,000 people. After all, this is the busy farming season, and many health stations need to harvest autumn. If the number of people is not enough, we can increase it, but I am afraid it will delay the local harvest."
Liu Hongtao said hurriedly.
The Tianji Dynasty is an army, divided into two types.
The first part is the hereditary officers and soldiers. Their ancestors have been soldiers for generations, and the court will give them some land to make them self-sufficient.
They usually train at the guard station, but when war comes, they gather together.
The other part is the soldiers recruited through military examinations. For these soldiers, the imperial court directly gives money as military pay. Most of them join the army through military examinations and have extremely strong combat effectiveness, but most of them are stationed on the border.
Wuzhou was in the hinterland, so the number of soldiers recruited was not large, accounting for only about one-tenth of Wuzhou's garrison.
Now is the time when we are busy harvesting autumn. If too many troops and horses are recruited, the officers and soldiers of these guards may be hungry next year.
Because it is not a large-scale battle, after all, the bandits only have tens of thousands of troops, so they will not all be dispatched.
Moreover, a group of Wuzhou garrison troops have been recruited from southern Xinjiang. If more troops are added, the local officers and soldiers in Wuzhou will be unable to bear the burden.
"Well, that's enough. I went to the Song family a few days ago. Song Tianyou, the head of the Song family, has promised me that he will send 50,000 reinforcements and pay for our general military pay. In this way, our number is more than twice that of the bandits.
If the battle is resolved within a month, it shouldn't be a big problem."
Liu Xia nodded and said.
Liu Hongtao and Duan Lingxiao couldn't help but be stunned.
Everyone knows that the Song family has strong soldiers and horses, but it is not easy to lend their soldiers and horses.
After all, it is the Song family's private army. Unless a powerful enemy invades, the Song family can completely ignore this matter.
"Your Majesty is wise, if the Song family is willing to help this time, this group of bandits may really have no way out."
Liu Hongtao realized at this moment that the court was definitely serious this time.
It seems that it is imperative to destroy those bandits.
"How many days will it take to recruit troops?"
Liu Xia turned around and asked.
"We can all arrive within five days."
"Very good, let's get busy first. We'll make plans as soon as the troops arrive."
Liu Xia said.
"As commanded."
At that moment, Liu Hongtao walked out of the door.
At this moment, Duan Lingxiao and Liu Xia were the only ones left in the room, and the atmosphere was somewhat tense.
"Haha, General Duan, how is Prince Rui's health?"
Liu Xia said with a smile.
"Thanks to the prince, my father is in good health."
Duan Lingxiao said with a straight face.
"Oh, what about Lingling?"
Liu Xia asked guiltily.
"Everything is fine with my sister-in-law. It's just that I don't have to worry about my sister-in-law's affairs."
Duan Lingxiao said coldly.
Seeing his attitude, Liu Xia obviously disliked him for a long time. If it were anyone else, he would have beaten him up, but this uncle still had to endure it.
"Haha, after all, we are from the same school. If I don't care, wouldn't it mean that my senior brother is too heartless?"
"Humph, my lord, if you really care about the princess, you should behave yourself. Do you know that a girl's reputation is more important than anything else?"
When Liu Xia heard this, he couldn't help but feel a little angry. He stood up and said: "Then let's talk openly. Lingling is mine and will always be mine. If you agree, I will call you uncle. You
If you don't agree, you are also my uncle."
"Really? Your Majesty is very confident! However, I heard that someone in the court has proposed marriage to the prince. Your Majesty, you must take it seriously."
After Duan Lingxiao finished speaking calmly, he walked towards the door. When he reached the door, he slapped his forehead and said, "I forgot to mention it. Lingling has a letter for me to give to you."
After saying that, he put the letter on the table and walked away.