March in Lanzhou already smells like spring, and it’s time for animals to bloom again——
"Deputy General, Lou Fan is in charge of Mu Cheng Fa——" Ren Yuji ran over out of breath and said: "There is a military riot! Zhang Kai, Guo Fei (fěi) killed several officials of Marshal Cui and mutinied.
Inviting reward, Cui Jikang has fled back to Jinyang overnight."
"Zhang Kai, Guo Fei?" Shao Shude had never heard of it, but it was normal. Hedong was a big town and there were many generals at the level of Dutou. How could it be possible that the entire army could only be led by one Dutou like the Tiande Army?
"Zhang and Guo recently came from Jinyang for reinforcements. Unexpectedly, as soon as they arrived at Loufan Supervisor City, they killed Kong Muguan Shi Yu and several others on the grounds that the reward was too small. Marshal Cui was frightened and tried to comfort him.
They were told not to fight and could go back to Jinyang now. But the sergeants were still dissatisfied. Marshal Cui was frightened and fled overnight. It is said that the rebels also drove back. I don't know what will happen." Ren Yuji said.
Damn it, this is too much! Shao Shude was recently worried about the rebel soldiers he had gathered in his hands. As a result, something like this happened again to the Hedong Army, which immediately made him feel very bad. Hedong Town, haha, it’s over!
Soldiers and horses from other towns came to fight for you, but the results were not as tossing as you. Last year, Yuhou Deng Qian invited rewards for killing horses and intimidating Jiedu envoy Dou Han. This year, Kelan's army was in chaos, and Jia Jingsi, the envoy to kill soldiers and horses,
Now the yamen army is in chaos again, forcing Cui Jikang to flee overnight. Who else dares to be your boss now? They are all a bunch of bastards who need to be dealt with. They need a strong man to take care of them. What the hell!
"Does Qiu Shijun know?" Shao Shude adjusted his clothes, armor and equipment and asked.
“Of course I know it and sent me to call you.”
"Let's go. Tell me on the way. What kind of magical powers do Zhang Kai and Guo Fei have that can make so many soldiers obey?" Shao Shude patted Ren Yuji's shoulder and said.
Lanzhou City is a bit noisy now. Thousands of sergeants are stationed inside, but there is no fighting. Everyone is busy with idleness, and it feels a bit smoky. However, I heard that Li Keyong has sent a group of troops to capture the Zhelu abandoned by the Tiande Army.
Ping, it is estimated that the good days of the warriors will be short, and there will be a series of fierce battles, and no one knows how many people will die.
Shao and Ren crossed the street and arrived at the Military Supervisory Academy. The guard at the door was a sergeant from the Guankai Run Team. After a few months, when the Chang'an young heroes saw Shao Shude, they were all respectful and respectful, and no longer had the same spirit as before.
Shao Shude sighed secretly, the word "quan" is the most magical, and it has made many heroes bend their backs. Suddenly he thought of himself, before he just wanted to live, but now he wants to climb up. The supervisor told him that he might move the town to the river, so he thought
Hold this thigh and move up. Strictly speaking, how is it any different from the Chang'an heroes?
“Vice General Shao, come in quickly, we have something important to discuss.” Seeing Shao Shude come in, Qiu Weidao quickly stood up and greeted him.
“Ren Yuji, guard at the door and don’t let anyone in.” Shao Shude ordered.
Ren Yuji quickly obeyed the order and left. Shao Shude turned to look at the military supervisor, only to find that he was walking around the room, his face flushed, and his expression excited. After a while, he became tangled again, as if he had something difficult to decide.
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"Your Majesty..." Shao Shude reminded softly.
Qiu Weidao waved his hand, walked around the room twice more, then took a deep breath, sat down in front of Hu's bed, and said: "Vice General Shao, I want to send you to Shizhou to meet someone."
"who?"
“Li Kan, the military envoy of Xingning.”
Shao Shude's heart tightened when he heard this. He had heard of the name Li Kan during the Chinese New Year. He was the new Hedong Governor selected by the imperial court. He should have been in the capital at that time to meet the emperor, and he had already arrived? Jinyang is now a dragon's pond and a tiger's den.
In this place, Zhang Kai and Guo Fei are causing chaos. I don’t know how much trouble they will cause, and how many high-ranking officials and generals will be killed. Is Li Kan looking for death if he goes now? If he goes with him, it will be very dangerous.
Then he secretly cursed himself for not living up to expectations. A few days ago, he felt that following the supervision army, there was a lack of opportunities to make meritorious deeds, and it seemed difficult to get a position. Now the opportunity came. Li Kan was transferred to Hedong as the Commander-in-Chief of Xing Ning, because he came all the way from
, if you don’t have capable soldiers around you, and you lead people to get close to you, as long as you get a little credit, it’s not like you will rise like a rocket? Isn’t it better than fighting to the death to earn credit on the battlefield?
Shao Shude also took a deep breath and said, "Whenever your envoy gives you an order, the general will not fail to obey you."
"Very good, I will give out the reward later." Qiu Weidao nodded and said with a smile: "In addition, Vice General Shao will go to Shizhou to lead more soldiers. Li Jieshuai came in a hurry, and there were only a few soldiers around him.
10. Gao Xun, the commander-in-chief of Zhaoyi Festival, is still in the capital to meet the emperor, so he cannot be a helper. This trip should be done with great caution."
"How many troops should we bring?" Shao Shude asked tentatively. After so many years, he had a general understanding of Qiu Weidao. He was somewhat loyal to the court, utilitarian, and wanted to climb up the ranks.
, but he is a little afraid of death. To put it bluntly, he is a very ordinary ordinary person. If Shao Shude takes away most of the people, will he feel insecure? This is actually a very good observation opportunity.
"That Cai Songyang is good. Just ask him to take thirty of his men to guard the Military Academy. Take all the rest away. Li Kan must be sent to Jinyang safely. If he has any errands, he should finish it first and then come back.
Return to life."
Well, I didn’t expect Qiu Weidao to be so grand and want to take a big gamble. What is his relationship with Li Kan, and he was so helpful? As for the relationship between Xing Ning Jiedushi and the eunuch group, Shao Shude did not doubt it. Northwest.
In the feudal town, there are very few people who don't have friendship with the eunuch group, otherwise it's basically impossible to work.
"Since the envoy has given you such instructions, the general will obey." Seeing that Qiu Weidao had no other instructions, Shao Shude left the room and returned to the military camp.
It was getting close to night, and the sergeants were having dinner, which was corn rice and pickles as usual. Shao Shude found Li Yanling and asked him to go to the Military Academy to receive the reward. As soon as the news came out, the sergeants who were eating cheered. Shao Shude
I feel happy and worried at the same time. I am happy that with the reward, the newly recruited people can be more focused. But I am worried that if there is no reward in the future, will everyone blackmail me into asking for pay or simply kill me?
It was almost late at night after the rewards were distributed. They were given six pieces of silk and three strings of money, which were temporarily stored in the camp of the Military Supervisory Academy. The sergeants slept happily for a night, and after breakfast the next day, they took them with them
The equipment, packhorses, and carriages were all set off in a hurry. Before leaving, Shao Shude called for Cai Songyang and gave him many instructions, telling him to take good care of Qiu Weidao, his long-term meal ticket.
There are several routes from Lanzhou to Shizhou. Shao Shude took the thoroughfare renovated by this dynasty. On the sixth day of March, the army left Yifang County and headed southwest for 160 miles. Because there were only 600 soldiers, pack horses, and carriages, not counting
There were many, and Shao Shude also wanted to train the sergeants' ability to march quickly, so it only took four days to arrive at Fangshan County under the jurisdiction of Shizhou. The county was already controlled by the Zhejia Army, but there was no garrison. Shao Shude
I was too lazy to go into the city, so I continued my journey after taking a short rest, and arrived at the Lishi River outside Shizhou City on the 13th.
Scattered Linzhou Rangers can already be seen here. The two parties exchanged their identities and everything went smoothly. Shizhou City or Lishi County has been a famous city since the Warring States Period. It is the former residence of Liu Yuan, the instigator of the Wuhu Rebellion.
Also nearby.
At this time, he also received the latest news from Lanzhou: after Cui Jikang escaped back to Jinyang, Zhang Kai and Guo Fei led their troops back. When they passed through Dongyang Gate, the sergeants made a noise and demanded that Cui Jikang be killed. Zhang
, Guo and Guo had just received their promise to be appointed as the Marquis of Yu in Mabudu in Hedong Province, and the Marquis of Yu in Mabudu in Taiyuan Prefecture. They did not want to cause trouble, but unexpectedly the crowd was fierce and they could not help themselves. They were coerced by the rebel army and rushed into the Jiedu Envoy's Mansion.
Cui Jikang and his son were killed.
This is the second commander-in-chief who has died in Hedong in the past year. He was a arrogant and powerful general, and no one could control him. Cao Xiang died in an unknown manner, and Cui Jikang was hacked to death with a knife. Can Li Kan, who is about to take office, survive?
The six hundred people continued forward and arrived at Pingyi County (in present-day Zhongyang County) two days later, which was less than four days away from the final destination of Shilou County in Xizhou (Note 1).
On March 20th, Shao Shude's entire army arrived in Shilou County and met a small group of rangers in the wild. The rangers were subordinates of General Wang Chongrong of Hezhong Ya. When they saw Shao Shude and the others, they stepped forward to interrogate and learned that they were here to greet the new commander.
Hedong Festival Commander Li Kan just gave up. Shao Shude also found out that Zhe Silun had gone on a killing spree in Shizhou a few days ago. Wu Bin, the ten generals of the rebel army, was beheaded, and his tribesmen fled south into Hezhong Town.
There were many things going on, so Wang Chongrong sent a ranger to patrol the border and be on strict alert.
When there is no conflict of interest among the warriors, it is actually not difficult to deal with them. Shao Shude gave these warriors more than ten pieces of silk, which greatly impressed these rangers, and took the initiative to inform the former Xingning Festival Commander Li Kan that he had just arrived from Xichuan County last night
Shilou is resting in the post house now.
Shao Shude also breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this. He was now afraid that Hedong Jieshuai, a high-ranking official, was dedicated to suppressing people. He had already suppressed two commanders to death before. It would not be surprising at all if Li Kan was suppressed to death before he took office.
Qiu Weidao, his long-term meal ticket, was so helpful - it could even be said to be flattering - that Li Kan had important reasons, and it was probably good for him. Shao didn't want to mess up the matter.
With locals leading the way, the post house was not difficult to find. Just after noon, Shao Shude's entire army arrived at Li Kan's resting place. Outside the post house, there were more than ten sergeants washing their horses. When they saw the large group of people approaching, there were more than 20 more soldiers.
The sergeant jumped out, very defensive.
"Don't worry, gentlemen, we are here to greet Marshal Li." Shao Shude explained to these people with a smile, and then raised his voice and shouted: "General Shao Shude, under the orders of Tiande Supervisor Qiu Weidao, is here to greet Marshal Li Jieshuai.
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"Qiu Jianjun is interested, and I haven't seen him for several years." The door of the posthouse opened, and a middle-aged man in military uniform walked out, escorted by several sergeants.
NOTE 1: Xizhou was under the control of Hezhong Jiedushi, and governed six counties: Xichuan, Shilou, Pu, Daning, Wenquan, and Yonghe, and governed Xichuan (today's Xi County).
Han Xie once wrote a poem, namely "Xizhou Xinyi Presents to the Governor":
The wise princes replaced the old pavilion, and they first pointed out Gu Cheng. Gao Yi did his best to attract Qin's guests, and Kuang Huai chose Lu Zhusheng. Ping Peng came here to put away the hatred of separation, and the sparrows flew to bring joy. But he laughed at the old sages' transactions,
As soon as the East Pavilion was opened, it became famous.