"Whoosh! Whoosh!" Arrows flew out continuously, and screams could be heard endlessly.
Taking advantage of the favorable opportunity when the archers on the wall were suppressed, the sergeants shouted loudly, stepped up their efforts, and soon broke open the gate of the village and rushed in.
Boundless fireworks soon burst into flames, and the cries of men and women echoed throughout the afternoon.
The governor of Zangzhou, Zangbo Yi Fei and other state pacification envoys Shao Shen stood on horseback and looked at the state soldiers who were like wolves and tigers wreaking havoc in the stronghold, with a smile on their faces.
This should be the last unruly village in Yizhou, at least on the surface.
From Gao Renhou's garrison in central Guizhou, to the rule of Third Brother and Fifth Brother, for more than ten years, Zangzhou has gradually changed from a place full of barbarians to a place where China has first seen its glory. With the surrounding area being slashed and burned,
, the contrast is extremely sharp.
Of course, this process is not smooth sailing, nor is it gentle, but full of iron and blood, just like this afternoon today.
How can we change the soil and return to the current without seeing blood?
An hour later, seeing that it was getting dark, Shao Shenli ordered to set up camp on the spot.
Two thousand sergeants received the order and immediately began to clean up the stronghold.
The mountain stronghold is not big, and it is only able to survive until now because of the danger. There are a thousand people living in it, and the remaining sergeants can only find a place to camp outside the mountain stronghold, enduring the humid mountain forest that has just rained and the bites of mosquitoes.
Fortunately, a lot of livestock were found in the village and slaughtered one after another. Everyone enjoyed the meal and didn't care so much.
"Dutou." The soldiers brought the rice steamer, which was filled with broth.
"There is too much meat. Pick out a few pieces and share them with the soldiers." Shao Shenli said.
The soldier didn't say anything and executed it immediately. After a while, the nearby sergeants who had been given the meat stood up and thanked them.
Shao Shenli waved his hand with a proud look on his face.
He knows how to win over the soldiers, and he also knows that it is better to strike the iron while the iron is hot and say a few nice words at this time. But it is meaningless and unnecessary. He has been despised by others before, but now he has the strength, martial arts, and military strategy to be as good as others.
He must rely on strength to earn the respect of his soldiers, not these small tricks.
The sparse shouting from many years ago still seemed to be in his ears. Others might think it was nothing, but he thought it was a shame that he could never wash away.
Over the years, he sweated wantonly and practiced martial arts hard. He was not afraid of life and death and went into battle to kill. He privately consulted his father on military strategy and eagerly learned all kinds of military methods. He really couldn't shame it and asked the people around him for advice. He didn't want to
If he was embarrassed, then he would be embarrassed in front of his father. He could still see his father's happy smile, which made him feel warm in his heart.
He is thin-skinned and has his own pride. He will never admit defeat, even if he dies.
Between being despised and death, if he really had to choose one, he felt that he would probably choose death.
Some things have almost become obsessions and inner demons.
"Touhou, everything is ready. When will we set off?" The soldier came over again and asked in a low voice.
"Go back to Zangzhou, make the delivery, and then leave." Shao Shenli said.
Of course, this "departure" does not refer to the class teacher, but to the return to the capital.
Since taking office four years after Tongguang, he has stayed in Zang, Bo, Yi, Fei, Nan and other prefectures for a full two years and seven months.
During his tenure, almost all civil affairs work was entrusted to his subordinates.
Since the war in the late Tang Dynasty, many scholars from the Central Plains have taken refuge in central Guizhou. These people are familiar with the people's conditions and have entered various counties to serve as officials and minor officials. As long as they are here, nothing major happens in the local area.
He, on the other hand, paid close attention to the work of reforming the country and returning it to local people.
This job undoubtedly means a lot of war, but it is exactly what he likes.
He led the state soldiers to attack everywhere, put down the rebellion, and killed the thieves to the point of fear.
The cave masters from all the states shouted, "Here comes a Shao Jialang who dares to risk his life," which made him secretly very happy.
The third brother and the fifth brother are both talented strategists. They can command troops to fight, but leading troops to kill is definitely not their specialty.
Shao Shenli was different from them. He was very brave and often charged directly into the enemy's formation, beheading them and boosting their morale.
After more than two years, the state army officers were really convinced. When discussing in private, they all praised the seventh prince's bravery.
Shao Shenli occasionally heard comments about him from the soldiers. Every time at this time, he would be so excited that he could not control himself and his face would be extremely red.
He talked about these "interesting things" with his father in the letter. His father keenly discovered the problem and said that he cared too much about other people's opinions and evaluations.
Shao Shenli thought about it carefully and found that it was indeed the case. But he couldn't change it. He liked others to say that he was brave and praise him for being brave. He pathologically pursued the recognition of others, even if he was burdened by fame, he would not hesitate.
He actually doesn't know what he is pursuing...
This time, his father sent a lieutenant-general to Zangzhou and summoned him back to Beijing. He vaguely knew what was going on because his father had already had an affair with his mother.
He is older, he is twenty-six years old this year. As a prince, it is time to do something for this family.
He used to be very nostalgic for the prosperity of the capital and was reluctant to leave. Now he feels that the people in this place are prejudiced against him, and the impression still remains on the time when he often visited brothels and messed around.
Only his father has been paying attention to his growth over the years, writing to him, pointing out his shortcomings and praising his progress.
The only fetter that left the capital was probably his father.
My father is old, and once we leave him, we may never see him again.
But he also wanted to escape from the capital. He would rather be bitten by mosquitoes in the ravines, fight with savages, and drink the taste of blood than return to the place that once caused him great shame and humiliation.
His father wanted to "drive" him away and let him go to Bukhan.
He had been to that place and even charged into it on horseback.
There are towns everywhere surrounded by rivers, orchards, and wheat fields. The camel bells of caravans can be heard everywhere, and there are traces of the Central Plains dynasty's military campaigns since the Han Dynasty.
This is actually a good place, and there is no problem in supporting more than one million people.
His father wanted to use this place as his fiefdom and give him the power to establish a kingdom. He was very happy. The reason for his happiness was not that he had a fiefdom, or that he could be powerful and independent, but that he had been affirmed by his father and other people.
, he is no longer the poor guy who was ridiculed and ridiculed by the Forbidden Army soldiers, he is now standing up.
"Breaking sweat..." Shao Shenli drank the last sip of soup, wiped his mouth casually with his sleeve, and said, "Zheng San, are you willing to go to the Western Regions with me?"
"Your Highness..."
Shao Shenli glared.
"Dutou!" Zheng San, a soldier, said immediately: "I am your soldier. If I don't go with you, who will I follow?"
Shao Shenli punched him, laughed loudly, and said: "You are all my old men, and you will share the blessings and hardships in the future."
"Thank you, Dutou." Zheng San smiled.
The other soldiers heard this and came over one after another.
Shao Shenli looked at their enthusiastic faces and was very happy. People always need a team. A fiefdom cannot be built by one person. These soldiers who have been fighting with him for many years include desperadoes recruited by him and those sent by his father.
The palace guards who came to protect him were veterans of the Forbidden Army who had been fighting for half their lives...
With them here, there is a backbone of officers. The rest can only be done slowly.
The next day, the state soldiers who had rested for the night returned to the city.
Before leaving, they set off a fire and reduced the village to ashes. In this case, even if there were still barbarians hiding in the mountains and forests, they would not be able to return to their previous homes. They should just go down the mountain and accept the household registration system.
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On the first day of November, under the "reluctant farewell" of the officials, Shao Shenli got on his horse and headed north with 300 soldiers. He left Zhangzhou, where he had been in power for nearly three years, and returned to Luoyang.
The officials were very happy that the killer was finally gone.
Of the three princes who came out of Zangzhou one after another, the seventh prince was the most belligerent and the most vicious.
If it were just this, it would be fine. After all, it might not make sense to reason with the barbarians. In the end, they would have to fight each other. So it was not necessarily wrong for the King of Chu to do this.
But this prince likes to rush in and kill himself!
If something happens, can they please forgive me? Of course not!
It is not easy for everyone to be an official. Some people got their official positions by virtue of their meritorious service on the battlefield. Some people got their positions by studying hard for many years and moving around in many places. Some people got it by begging their grandparents to sue their grandma. If something happens to you, everyone will
It's all over.
But if you can’t be persuaded, you just can’t be persuaded!
The Seventh Prince often led his troops on expeditions. Sometimes he would march late at night and attack the enemy unexpectedly. Sometimes he would charge forward with his horse and pick up the most stubborn enemy. Sometimes he would pursue and defeat the enemy, only to stop them within a hundred miles...
No matter what kind of behavior they do, it is too much for them because it is too easy to get into trouble.
Now that he's gone, it's great, it's great! Everyone went to have a party right away and had a few drinks to celebrate. As long as they leave Zangzhou, even if the Seventh Prince drowns while going to the toilet, it has nothing to do with them.
,That's great.
Shao Shenli vaguely knew what the officials were thinking, but he didn't care and didn't care.
After riding horseback and taking a boat, it took more than half a month to leave central Guizhou and arrive at Kuizhou. Then we changed to a larger boat and sailed down the river to Jingzhou.
Jingzhou's popularity has recovered a bit, and business has also improved greatly. Even at night, the docks are brightly lit, ships are berthing one after another, and the merchants are frothing at the mouth, completing one deal after another.
Shao Shenli turned a blind eye and only let his soldiers purchase some dry food here. Then he went north again, passing through Xiangyang, Nanyang, and Ruzhou, and returned to Tokyo in the early twelfth month.
When he stood in front of the Changxia Gate, he looked back at the way he had come, and it was so blurry that he could no longer see his trace.
After the New Year, he will be twenty-seven years old, only three years away from his thirties.
Some things may be God's will.
He was not in a hurry to enter the city, but quietly enjoyed the flow of people coming and going, and greedily breathed in the smoke of Luoyang's fireworks.
After a long time, he led the horse into the city.
Luoyang is destined to only exist in his memory.
The unspeakable shame and the warm care of my father are all engraved on this cold winter day.
Next, he will go to the Western Regions to receive recognition from more people.
He knows that living like this is tiring, but - this is who he is.