Chapter 26: The Grass on the Wall and the Sacrifice
Luo Shaowei has been a little happy recently.
It turns out that he is also good! Just like his father back then!
Standing in front of the formation, saying a few words and handing out rewards, the morale of the yamen soldiers was greatly boosted, and they killed the people on the opposite side.
Good guy, five thousand versus ten thousand, it was like a crushing battle. That scene is still deeply imprinted in Luo Shaowei's mind. It turns out that winning a battle is more satisfying than playing with a woman.
It's a pity that the ten thousand people were not of good quality, and there were many newly recruited sergeants. From the thief general Zhang Shenzhai down, more than two thousand people were beheaded, and more than three thousand people were captured. The rest were defeated.
There is no doubt that Zhang Shenzhai is here to grab credit.
When Le Yanzhen staged a rebellion against Han Jian, an army broke away from the main force and quickly returned to Weizhou. Taking advantage of the chaos in the military government, he created a fait accompli, stabilized the soldiers of the various states, and forced them to recognize the new military envoy.
This time, Zhang Shenzhai also wanted to take advantage of the panic among the Weizhou people, seize the central location before the Xia soldiers, and get the states to recognize Li Gongquan as the new military envoy.
What I typed is a quick word!
Fortunately, they were defeated at the cost of losing all their wealth and owing a loan shark of 100,000 yuan.
Is it worth it? It seems that there is no choice. The Luo family will die if they don’t borrow money. There is no solution.
There are more than 20,000 sergeants inside and outside the city. There are government soldiers, town soldiers, state soldiers, everyone, and the atmosphere is chaotic.
Shi Renyu led ten thousand people to camp in the north of Yongji Canal, seemingly watching the situation. After hearing that Zhang Shenzhai had been beheaded, he immediately sent an envoy to congratulate him, what an old cunning man!
People came running back from the wilderness one after another. There were dozens to hundreds of people, all former subordinates of Li Gongquan. Seeing the signs that Li You was losing power, he greased his feet and ran away first to see if he could survive in Weizhou.
reward.
A bunch of idiots!
Luo Shaowei despised these people, but he didn't think it was strange. Because Wei Bowufu was like this. They were local snakes and household dogs. It was not impossible to go out to fight, but they had to pay more. Once the money was not in place, it would be a big deal to turn around and fight back.
possible.
When the imperial court ordered the expedition against Huaixi, Ziqing rebelled against the town and went out to fight for a long distance. The imperial court would also bleed. And facts proved that after the imperial reward was in place, Wei Bowufu defeated the most arrogant mule army in Huaixi as soon as he appeared on the scene.
There is really no need to say about their combat effectiveness. The problem is how to stimulate their combat effectiveness. This is the most difficult thing.
Seeing the warriors calling the door one after another and entering the city one after another, Luo Shaowei angrily went to the top of the city and whispered: "Sometimes I want to ask foreign soldiers to come and deal with these bastards."
Sikong Ting's eyelids twitched.
He thought about it carefully and realized that most of the warriors like Wei Bo would only become honest and fight well after being severely punished by outsiders. This is actually the saddest thing. The dignified Wei Bo Jiedushi could not let the warriors of Wei Bo fight to the death.
Only outsiders have that possibility.
Wei Bo, there is no hope, destroy it.
"After staying, many soldiers came to the city. It's a bit chaotic. It's better to restrain them." Sikong Ting looked at the noisy street and reminded.
Luo Shaowei nodded, but did not give any direct orders. His prestige was still very low and he did not dare to do too many things to offend Wu Fu.
Actually, Wei Bowufu was unruly and loved money, but he didn't even disobey military orders. But Luo Shaowei didn't have the confidence to do so. He was really frightened and humiliated by the government soldiers that day. At this time, he subconsciously
Don't dare to be tough on them.
"How much money does Shao Shude need before he is willing to leave?" Luo Shaowei finally remembered that Sikong Ting had just returned from his mission and asked.
"The King of Xia said that there are Jin people in Xiangzhou going south to plunder, and he wants to clear out these bandits before leaving." Of course Sikong Ting knew that the matter was not that simple, but he didn't want to say more now, so he just reported directly, leaving Luo Shaowei to handle other matters.
Think, make up your own mind.
"Nonsense! Prime Minister, it's calm on the border of Mingzhou, where are the thieves and bandits?" Luo Shaowei said angrily, then turned pale in shock and said: "Could it be that he wants to take advantage of Xiangzhou to attack Xingzhou? What if Xiangzhou is defeated...
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Xiangzhou governs six counties: Anyang, Ye, Tangyin, Linli, Yaocheng, and Linzhang. There were originally ten counties, but in order to strengthen the strength of Weizhou, where Luo Hongxin personally served as governor, Cheng'an, Neihuang, Linhe, and Huanshui were
These four counties under Xiangzhou were included in Weizhou, together with Zongcheng and Yongji County in Beizhou, so Weizhou now has 14 counties with more than one million people.
"After staying, no matter what King Xia thinks, the primary goal now is to kill Li Gongquan. If he doesn't die, he will not be taken lightly. It is not wise to turn against King Xia at this time." At this point, Sikong Ting lowered his voice.
The voice came close to Luo Shaowei's ear and said: "Although the Yamen soldiers who have stayed behind are powerful in combat, they are too unruly and will kill generals and drive away commanders at every turn, which is really a big disaster..."
Luo Shaowei was listening intently when Sikong Ting suddenly stopped talking and scolded: "Inspector Sikong still doesn't believe me? There's nothing wrong with talking about it."
Sikong Ting looked around and saw no one within a few steps, so he asked, "Have you ever heard of Xuzhou Silver Sword Capital?"
"Of course I've heard of it," Luo Shaowei said.
Silver Knife Capital is a rebellious team comparable to Wei Bo's yamen soldiers. They have extremely strong fighting power. They can break through sharp edges in the battle formation and repeatedly defeat stubborn enemies. When they lead the way and charge straight into the enemy's formation, the enemy usually doesn't fight first.
Cowardly, too brave.
"Jiedushi Wang Shi deceived Yin Daodu generals into paying homage and killed them one by one. He also used the Zhongwu Army and Yicheng Army who were passing by Xuzhou to make a surprise attack and killed thousands of unsuspecting Yin Daodu soldiers.
Military camp. Xu Town has been peaceful since then." Sikong Ting said.
But Xuzhou's backbone was also broken, and Sikong Ting did not say these words.
If Shi Pu and Yin Dao had thousands of elite soldiers, the outcome of the Battle of Wukang Town was still uncertain. At the critical moment, a few thousand elite soldiers who were fearless and fearless of death were enough to reverse the situation on the entire battlefield.
Of course, troops like Wei Bo's Yamen and Yin Dao are very powerful. If you can't control them, it's useless. You might as well kill them.
"This..." Luo Shaowei was very surprised when he heard Sikong Ting's words, and was speechless for a while.
Sikong Ting also knew how to accept it when it was good, and stopped trying to persuade him after that. Anyway, the seed had been sown, and he didn't care what it would grow into in the end.
Seeing that Sikong Ting was silent, Luo Shaowei was also worried and avoided this dangerous topic.
"Yang Li is back from Hedong." Luo Shaowei cleared his throat and said: "He caught up with Li Keyong in Youzhou. Keyong was also surprised when he heard about it. It can be seen that he intends to withdraw his troops. But tens of thousands of horses have already been
Regrouping one after another, it would be child's play to withdraw at this time. He has ordered the Fifth Academy Army to march to Xingzhou. If something goes wrong, the Jin people can be called for help."
Sikong Ting nodded slightly and said, "With Jin people as our aid, things will be much easier to handle."
But I was thinking secretly that this matter must be reported to King Xia as soon as possible.
To be fair, he did not completely rely on Shao Shude and Luo Hongxin. Whatever tasks Luo Shaowei and his son assigned him, he would still try his best to do it. Although he was suspected of being a faggot, Sikong Ting was also very contradictory.
"Stay behind!"
"I'm here to stay, please pay me quickly."
"After you stay, you can't favor one over the other. After we abandon Li Gongquan and stay here, we should get some rewards, right?"
The Yamen soldiers who came back from Li Gongquan gathered in front of Jiedushi Yamen noisily.
The yamen soldiers who had already received the reward were smiling and watching the excitement with their arms folded, showing no intention of stopping them.
"Gentlemen, please give way, and everything that should be done will be done." Luo Shaowei was a little embarrassed, and loudly called for his slaves to come and help him.
When the yamen soldiers who had not received the money saw that Luo Shaowei did not answer directly, they immediately burst into an uproar.
Someone deliberately sheathed his knife and sneered again and again.
Someone frowned angrily and held the handle of the knife tightly.
Some people remained silent and followed Luo Shaowei for a long time.
Luo Shaowei rushed into the Yamen in embarrassment, and then let out a long breath of shock.
He and Sikong Ting looked at each other, then turned away in tacit understanding.
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August 12, Weizhou.
Inside the newly renovated Dou Jiande Temple, incense smoke lingers and there are crowds of people.
"You set out from Zhangnan in cloth clothes, and all the cities in the Sui Dynasty will fight for those who can be attached to you. If you can move your staff with ease, you will bring peace to the world."
"Loyalty, honoring promises and keeping promises; marching in a disciplined manner, caring for the people; listening to advice in a righteous way, and treating virtuous subordinates well. This is the reason why this king is so prosperous."
"However, the fate of destiny is elusive. How can we guess it? The clouds disperse and the rain falls, and death is sudden."
"Know righteousness and respect benevolence, value loyalty and love the virtuous, do no cruelty to the people, and do no violence to yourself. When I see you today, I will burn peppers and incense and salute you. For the country, the Xia family should also fulfill your wishes, and the world will be peaceful.
The people are all happy."
After saying the congratulatory speech, Shao Shude took the incense vessel in his hand. The state officials and generals followed closely behind him, taking the incense cups and arranging them on the left and right.
A monk saw this and immediately said: "General, please take my seat."
Shao Shude sat down calmly, paused, and said: "The Xia family is a country based on benevolence. Today I offer sacrifices to King Dou, and I am filled with emotions. The five counties in Weizhou are exempted from tax for a year. Those who are lonely, widowed, and struggling to make a living will be given
Food and clothing. This order shall be implemented immediately without any error."
"As ordered." Everyone responded one after another.
Xie Tong secretly glanced at Shao Shude and was secretly pleased.
Although he had been a counselor for a long time, it was as if he was meeting King Xia for the first time.
When you are in battle, you are willing to go out, dare to fight and fight hard, you have the ferocity and courage of a warrior; you keep your word, keep your word, and manage patiently, you are not floating in the sky when you succeed, you have the magnanimity of a big shot; you have a clear mind and sense of proportion.
He is measured, eclectic, can use all kinds of tricks, and has the cunning of an old bureaucrat.
This martial artist is extraordinary and has some tricks up his sleeve!
The local officials, generals, and nobles from Weizhou had another different experience.
Generally speaking, King Xia was not harsh and violent, and he was willing to give opportunities to the local people of Wei Bo. He also took the initiative to sacrifice to King Dou, which showed his sincerity.
The four words "Xia family is the country" linger in the hearts of everyone.
The King of Xia has had this title for many years, and he miraculously defeated Wei Bo. He highly praised the former King of Xia, Dou Jiande, and did not discriminate against the soldiers and people of Hebei. On the contrary, he released a lot of goodwill. Could it be that this is really God's will?
Well, it was such a coincidence.
Shao Shude, the king of Xia, was anointed by the royal family of Li and Tang Dynasties. He did not anoint himself because of someone else. After today's memorial ceremony for Dou Jiande, if nothing unexpected happens, he will definitely become the talk of many people after dinner, and all kinds of bizarre and even outrageous legends will spread like wildfire.
Walk.
It's not a bad thing, maybe it's a surprise.
Lewen
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