On the third day of June, after several days of troops in Fanzhi County, Li Kan still did not wait for the legendary Li Guochang's army of more than 10,000 people. Looking at the current state of the army, Li Kan did not intend to continue going north to go deep into the Dabao and Pingxingzhai.
We were on the front line, so we ordered our troops to return to Jinyang.
When the army came, it was mighty, and when it left, it was still mighty. In fact, this is not bad. "Mighty" means that the main force is still there and did not suffer losses in Daizhou. On the contrary, it intimidated Li Guochang and his son so that they did not dare to attack. As for the Li family
Whether the father and son avoided the reality and attacked the illusion and waited for the army to leave before launching another attack is another matter. Anyway, Marshal Li has earned a lot of prestige during his trip, and he has such a credit for conquering Fanzhi County. If the indigenous forces in Hedong want to
To drive him away, we need to use some means.
In late June, almost all the more than 10,000 troops and horses that left Jinyang had to return, not to mention stationing in various camps. At this time, the envoy sent by the imperial court had been waiting for almost a month. The envoy was ordered by the emperor to give
The sergeant from Hedong handed out a reward, which was about four pieces of money and ten pieces of silk. It was not much, but it was not too little.
The imperial court was not financially well-off these days. The activities of Huang Chao and others in the south almost turned the original social order upside down, and the money and food sent to the central government was greatly reduced. Under such a background, Chang'an was still crowded
It is actually quite interesting to spend so much money to reward the armies in Hedong.
Of course, Shao Shude's Tielin Army also received rewards, including the Heyang soldiers who were temporarily under his command. After receiving the money, everyone was naturally very happy, and even the Heyang soldiers looked at Shao Shude much better - although the money was from the imperial court
It was issued, but based on previous experience, these guest troops may not be able to receive much.
After the commander came back, he first asked Chen Cheng and Li Yanling to order two teams of troops each, escort a large amount of goods, and go to Shangdang and Lanzhou separately to pay pensions to the soldiers who died in the battle. We must do what we promised to the brothers.
This is Shao Shude's principle.
Others, well, it seems that there is nothing to do. If there is nothing to do, just train troops! What Shao Shude needs most now is to settle down, that is, to digest the more than two thousand soldiers at hand and knead them into a whole. People are not unified, and they have always been
The biggest obstacle to combat effectiveness was the addition of so many uneasy Heyang town soldiers. Shao Shude suspected that Tielindu's combat effectiveness might not be as good as the battle with Cheng Huaixin's cavalry in Daizhou.
By the way, a major event happened recently, that is, Li Kan took advantage of the power of victory and ordered the killing of hundreds of people from the rebel Su Hongzhen family. The three cities were shaken for a while, and people were panicked. It was not Shao Shude who did it, because
He repeatedly advised Li Kan not to do this, which made the commander feel very unhappy. The matter was finally handed over to Feng Yin. His pro-army has now expanded to more than 300 people, all of whom are fierce and unruly men.
The people showed no mercy, and more than 20 families, ranging from the elderly to the children, were all slaughtered, and their wealth was also given to these people. Shao Shude couldn't bear to hear this.
The martial arts style is too much!
Such relatively peaceful days lasted until mid-July. Because of Li Shao's relationship, Tielindu soldiers' training losses could be collected from him in full, and there were even more. Shao Shude sighed, what happened in Hehe County back then?
You are really on the right track, otherwise would you have such convenience?
On July 20th, Li Yanling came back and successfully completed the mission. At this time, news came from the front line of Shizhou. Li Keyong sent thousands of cavalrymen south, bypassing the stronghold of the stronghold defended by the army, and plundered the countryside everywhere.
At one point, they reached near Xinkou. Daizhou sent out cavalry to fight with them, but they were defeated and lost more than a thousand people. Now they were shrinking back and asked for help from Jinyang. Li Kan was furious when he heard the news, and ordered Ya General Yi Zhao to lead a group of cavalrymen.
More than 12,000 people went north to rescue Xin Dai.
Uncle Hedong went out to fight, and the battle was really big. The family members of the sergeants from the three cities of Jinyang, plus several Ji counties, came to the post road to say goodbye. Looking at them like this, it was almost like saying goodbye to life and death. It seemed that the Li family and his son had given up.
The shadow brought by the people of Hedong is very deep. But then again, why were there not so many people to say goodbye to the last expedition? Do the people of Hedong think that patrolling the border is really just a "inspection"? Yang Guang also
If you lead more than 500,000 people to patrol the border, is that really just patrolling?
Shao Shude is too lazy to care about what the people in Hedong think. He is now staying in the military camp all day long and paying close attention to training. In addition to going to the commander's house every few days to discuss matters, he basically lives and eats in the military camp, leaving a group of big soldiers
I'm quite convinced. Nowadays, there are still military leaders who are not at home hanging out with their beautiful wives and concubines, but sleeping in the barracks all day long? How rare!
On July 28th, Chen Cheng also came back. In the afternoon, Shao Shude had just led his troops to inspect the camp when he saw Li Kan's personal soldiers coming to summon him, saying that Commander Jie had an urgent matter to discuss. Shao Shude did not dare to delay and hurriedly ordered two
Sergeant Huo rushed to the commander's house to see him.
“Does Shu De know that Feng Yin was injured by a thief?” Li Kan was sitting in the festival hall, his face was livid, and he felt quite angry.
“I don’t know.” Shao Shude shook his head and said: “How could such a thing happen in Jinyang City, under the feet of Commander Ji? Has the Robbery Division launched an investigation?”
"I'm afraid it's useless to rely on catching thieves in this matter." Li Kan stood up, his voice trembling, and his anger had obviously accumulated to a certain extent. He just heard him say: "Vice General Feng was assassinated near the Daming Palace. There were dozens of thieves.
They all wielded strong bows and powerful crossbows, killing and wounding more than ten soldiers, and the deputy general Feng was also seriously injured. Do you know the origins of these thieves?"
“I’m afraid they are soldiers in the army.” Shao Shude replied.
"That's right." Li Kan nodded and said, "I have secretly found out that this is the remnant of Su Hongzhen's personal soldiers. They were ordered by General He Gongya to call themselves the 'Revenge General' and intended to intercept and kill Lieutenant General Feng. Fortunately, they failed.
"
“The commander-in-chief wants to...”
“I want to capture He Gongya and kill him as a warning to others.”
"Commander, you can't do that!" Shao Shude became a little anxious when he heard this, and said: "He Gongya is the general of Hedong. Killing him will cause military chaos, so be careful, commander!"
"Am I the commander-in-chief or are you the commander-in-chief? He Gongya sent troops to attack and kill the general. How can he be tolerated? I heard that you and Feng Yin share the same interests and have many contacts, so I never thought of avenging him?"
Li Kan angrily rebuked: "Don't say any more about this matter. We will surround He Gongya's mansion tonight. I don't care whether he lives or lives. I have long wanted to kill this man."
"Commander..." Shao Shude was still about to persuade, but saw Li Kan raise his hand.
“Official position, money, beauty, and I can satisfy you. Whether you want to do this or not, General Shao, please give me a happy word.” Li Kan stared into Shao Shude’s eyes and pressed.
There was no other way. Shao Shude understood that Li Kan's intention to kill He Gongya was not just a whim. This man was narrow-minded and had long been very dissatisfied with the unruly Hedong generals. When he was patrolling the border to the north, he was still left to hang out on the north bank of the river.
Cheng Huaixin's cavalry rushed into the battle, and it was not easy for him to endure until now before killing people.
"The commander-in-chief has been kind to me, and Shao has to repay it. I will go back and reorganize the troops, and I will sacrifice He Gongya's head." Shao Shude knelt down on one knee and responded.
Having said that, he strode out of the commander's residence without even looking back.
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The night of the 28th seemed quite ordinary. In a garden near the new city, dozens of soldiers were eating and drinking.
It is said that He Gongya was a man who devoted his life to serving in the army. When he reached middle age, he became more and more arty. In the second year of Qianfu, he spent a huge sum of money to build a garden and forest in the city as his home. In the garden, he built mountains and pools, and planted flowers and trees.
, and also carefully built pavilions, terraces, buildings, pavilions, pavilions, corridors, pavilions, and boats. It looks like a wealthy idler who pursues lightness and comfort, cultivates sentiments, and sublimates himself.
Shao Shude once heard Chen Cheng talk about He Gongya's house, saying that when the spring is warm and the flowers are blooming, the garden is full of fragrance and colorful; in the hot summer, the pool water is cool and the bamboo forest is blowing the wind;
Covering the garden, winter plum blossoms compete for beauty, Duandi is a wonderful place. At that time, he also recited a poem, which shows his feelings of envy, jealousy and hatred: "Sitting alone in the secluded bamboo pole, playing the piano and roaring; the people in the deep forest do not know that the bright moon comes to meet each other.
According to."
It's just such an elegant garden, but now dozens of vulgar sergeants poured into the table, chewing, making loud noises, and the atmosphere was smoky. The owner of the garden also came out to have a few drinks, chatting and laughing loudly with everyone, and his words related to the government.
The officers and generals used words and phrases such as "It's a pity that I didn't succeed", "I'll kill Shao Shude next time", "Cui Jikang can kill, Li Kan can also kill", etc., their voices were so loud that they almost broke through the courtyard wall, allowing passers-by to listen.
When they were half drunk, the soldiers took out their money to gamble. They were in high spirits, laughing and cursing as if there was no one else around. Suddenly, they saw many feather arrows flying towards them, hitting the last few people directly. The injured but not dead lay on the ground miserably.
He screamed, and at the same time reluctantly warned his companions to get their bows and knives. Having been in the army for a long time, they certainly knew that this was a strong bow only available to the economic and military troops.
"Kill them, leave no one behind!" More than ten sergeants fell from the courtyard wall, and the leader gave the order directly. Behind them, more sergeants were climbing over the wall and entering. Some people rushed over directly, while others went to open the courtyard door.
.
"The bastards of the Zhaoyi Army are Shao Shude's men!" someone shouted in alarm, but before he could make the next move, another wave of arrows came. This man was hit by three or four arrows, and his eyes widened in unwillingness.
He fell to the ground.
“Good thief, do you know where this place is? This is General He’s residence, you—” There was a sound of swords clashing near the courtyard gate, and someone scolded him.
“The one who will be killed is He Gongya!” He was answered with a more ferocious slash.
The He family near the courtyard gate will soon be slaughtered. After the courtyard gate is opened, groups of soldiers come in with their swords in hand. If you listen carefully, they should have a Heyang accent. Anyone who is not a fool will know He Gongya.
There's going to be a big disaster.
The drunken "revenge generals" obviously couldn't defeat the Tielindu soldiers who arrived in formation. It was so easy to clear them out that Lu Huaizhong, who led the army, doubted whether these people had no resistance.
“Kill He Gongya, the ten generals have said that you can take the wealth by yourself.”
"His grandma, this courtyard almost fascinated me. He Gong Yading was rewarded by Tan Mo's army."
“What nonsense! The people from Zuoying have already rushed in, hurry up!”
“The general has an order to only punish He Gongya and generals who avenge wrongs, and do not hurt innocent people.”
“I know, I know, the general is too benevolent and righteous. Grandma, the front team, shoot for me!”
The incident in He Mansion could not be hidden from outsiders. There were many private houses near Xincheng. Although it was late at night, many people were still awakened by the shouts of killing outside. At first, they thought that there was another military rebellion and that the sergeants were going to plunder.
There was no place for them, so they reinforced the doors and hid behind them shivering, begging the gods and Buddhas in the sky to let these insurgents plunder and go away.
But who could have imagined that this time it was really not a military rebellion, but an organized and orderly massacre of He Gongya, the general of the city, by Tielindu soldiers. He's mansion was very large, and there were many generals, probably hundreds of them, plus
There were about one hundred, thirty or forty people in the group of generals who wanted to avenge their wrongs. However, they were having a banquet in the garden tonight, so their defenses were lax, and they were attacked late at night. They were caught off guard and were completely defeated.
At Yin Shi, Shao Shude led more than a hundred soldiers into He's Mansion. At this time, the entire mansion was basically controlled by Tielin soldiers, except for an attic that had not yet been breached. He Gongya, with more than 20 generals, took advantage of the favorable location
, still fighting the trapped beast.
“General, if you have captured He Gongya’s wife and daughter, why don’t you tie them up and persuade them to surrender?” Ren Yuji walked out of the shadows and asked.
"Absurd!" Shao Shude scolded: "What did I say? The crime is not as bad as the family, so you don't want to do such a shameful thing. It's just a matter of waiting a little longer. You take people to look at his wife and daughter,
Don't let others humiliate you. He Gongyan is a general, so he still needs dignity."
Half an hour later, the fighting in the attic gradually subsided. The disheveled He Gongya suffered several injuries and shouted in a hissing voice: "Shao Shude, do you dare to come see me?"
"General, go with peace of mind." Shao Shude did not move and replied from a distance: "I killed you for public service and had no personal grudges. I will protect the general's family and prevent them from being humiliated by others. Say more.
It’s no use, please ask the general to go on his way.”
“Okay! Okay!” He Gongya laughed loudly: “A general will die in a hundred battles, and a strong man will return in ten years. Shao Shude, I’m waiting for you!”
Stop laughing and there will be no more sound.
After a while, several soldiers came out holding He Gongya's bloody head. When Shao Shude saw it, he was not happy at all, only full of disinterest.