Kuang Yangming arrived at the top of the city before dawn. Before he could take a closer look at the battlefield outside the city, there was another announcement, saying that King Xing Zhu Youqi had come, accompanied by Yuan Zonggao, Zhang Zuo, Zhu Chen, Luo Sheng and others.
Tang Yin tidied his clothes and went down to the tower to greet him.
Zhu Hao stood on the inner side of the city, looking at a group of people chatting there below. He couldn't help thinking that when he needed to charge into battle, he couldn't see the faces of these people. Once he won a battle and needed to harvest public opinion and reward them for their merits, each one of them would be better than anyone else. positive.
Zhu You went up to the tower and saw Zhu Hao standing there, smiling and nodding towards Zhu Hao.
Everyone in Prince Xing's palace knew what role Zhu Hao played in this battle, and Zhu Youqi fully affirmed Zhu Hao's abilities.
"Have all the people who left the city to attack the camp come back?"
The situation of Zhu Youqian and Kuang Yangming was different. This attack was mainly completed by the soldiers and horses of the palace. They were considered his disciples. He cared about the safety of the soldiers on the expedition from the bottom of his heart.
Tang Yin replied: "The war is not over yet, and we don't know how much damage has been done. However, according to the news from the front line, although some soldiers were injured, they are not life-threatening."
Yuan Zonggao smiled and said: "Bohu, you take the greatest credit."
"No, no... I just did what I could, all of this..." Tang Yin wanted to praise Zhu Hao in front of everyone, but he took a look at Zhu Hao, who was squeezed behind the crowd, and immediately stopped.
It's not that he is greedy for credit, but he feels that pushing Zhu Hao out at this moment is not a good thing.
Anyone who knows about Zhu Hao's contribution will naturally know about it, and those who don't know don't want to know, so why bother?
"Where are the others, Lao Lu?"
A discordant voice sounded from behind Zhu Youqiu, but it was Jiang Lun asking about Lu Song's situation.
Everyone looked at each other, not knowing what to say.
At this time, the sky was bright and it was possible to see far away. Tang Yin took Kuang Yangming, Zhu Youqi and others to the back of the battlements, took out the telescope and asked them to check the situation of the enemy camp. When they saw that the enemy camp was burned by the fire, it was almost white. Afterwards, everyone was in a good mood.
"Your Majesty, I just got the news that Lu Dianzhan and Luo Dianzhan...are back." Zhang Zuo trotted over from behind and said with a smile.
Zhu Youqi looked very excited: "Quickly...invite them over."
They were all strong men who had made great contributions to Prince Xing's Mansion. Zhu Youqian naturally wanted to treat the meritorious officials with courtesy. Then the young eunuch went down to deliver the message. Then Lu Song and Luo An led a group of people to the top of the city. They were covered in gray dust. Judging from the bloodstains all over their bodies, they not only detonated explosives last night, but also fought on the battlefield.
Tang Yin asked: "Have all the soldiers who went out of the city to attack the camp returned safely?"
Luo An handed over his hand: "We... lost a brother along the way."
Initially, everyone in Prince Xing's palace thought that there would be no losses in this battle, but when they came up to say that a brother had been lost and there was a reduction in personnel, Zhu Youqi's face suddenly became a little gloomy.
Zhu Youqian said: "Please comfort the family members... Lu Dianzhan, how is the situation over there?"
Lu Song said: "Four of the five people who followed me to attack the camp have been seen, and one... has not been found so far. One of the four was injured by an arrow during the breakout. Fortunately, it was only in the arm. Someone has been found to take care of him." Healing... The horses were tired, so we did not continue the pursuit."
There were six people in the second batch of death squads, and five came back, one of whom was injured... one of them was probably killed in the battle.
Zhu Hao looked at the four people behind Lu Song. Not even the guards were there, and he didn't know whether he was the injured one or the missing one.
Yuan Zonggao turned to Zhu Yougao, but he said to Lu Song: "Don't chase the poor bandits. Lu Dianzhan made the right choice. At this time, we should decisively pay for the withdrawal of troops... As long as the bandits cannot organize people to threaten our peace in Anlu, There is no need to expect to expand the results."
Yuan Zonggao is regarded as the representative of the conservative faction. At this time, he has won the victory. Don't push the bandits to the end. It's better to kill them all.
Even if the final result may be that the officers and soldiers win, the casualties caused are not as small as they are now.
Zhu Youqian did not make a decision immediately, but looked at Kuang Yangming and Tang Yin: "Kuang Zhizhou, Mr. Tang, what do you two think?"
Kuang Yangming smiled awkwardly: "Just listen to Bohu in everything."
It was Mr. Tang and Bohu. Even those who came from the state government, such as the state magistrate Li Liang and a group of subordinate officials, all guessed that the skinny old man in front of him was the famous Tang Yin.
Although Tang Yin's ability is not very high, he is well-known after all. This seems to explain why this corner of Anlu can actually resist three groups of brutal bandits. The reputation of this "Lu Gaoshi" is not blown out of thin air. .
Tang Yin glanced at Zhu Hao and made sure that Zhu Hao had no objections, then nodded: "In that case, we will pay for the withdrawal of the troops, and then quickly contact the guard station and nearby prefectures and let them organize troops to block the bandits' retreat route. Better to eliminate it completely..."
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The war has basically come to an end.
The officers and soldiers who subsequently left the city gained little, and captured very few prisoners. Behind them were a group of rescued civilians who had been kidnapped by the bandits.
When the troops from the Imperial Guards Department returned to the city, the scene became lively.
The prisoners of thieves and bandits who were escorted into the city were tied up with ropes, one meter each, stretching for nearly two miles. Together with the goods in large and small carts, as well as cattle, sheep and other livestock...all of a sudden the three groups of thieves and bandits had worked so hard to plunder. The stolen goods were intercepted together.
When the troops from the Royal Palace's Yiwei Department entered the city, every soldier on the expedition held their heads high and looked very proud.
Lu Song stood beside Zhu Hao, concentrating on looking at the faces of each victorious soldier in the team.
Zhu Hao had asked him before and confirmed that the person who did not come back was the company guard. Now he is not sure about the specific situation of the company guard. Whether he encountered something on the way and couldn't return, or he followed the troops to chase the bandits, or he died. I was injured...without knowing it.
Zhu Hao said: "Five of the six explosions were carried out as planned. The last sound was made by the guard company, right?"
"Um."
Lu Song nodded, "That's why I thought something might have happened to him."
Zhu Hao sighed: "Continuous promotion, this name is very auspicious. If he comes back safely this time, even if he cannot be promoted to three levels in a row, he will be promoted to a noble rank. I hope he will have his own destiny."
Lu Song glanced at Zhu Hao: "Lao Lian doesn't speak well. He likes to be clever, but he has a good heart. There are elders and younger children in the family... He is also an only son. He didn't need to attack in the first place, but he himself was very If you persist, no one can stop you..."
Zhu Hao was stunned. He never expected that even the guards would take the initiative to ask for help?
"Eh...are you the Zhu family's team coming over there?"
Lu Song asked, pointing to a group of people approaching in the distance.
Zhu Hao raised his telescope to identify it carefully, and nodded with a wry smile: "Exactly."
When the people and horses of the Imperial Guards Department were escorting people, animals and property into the city, a cavalry team of less than twenty people from the Zhu family, together with an infantry of forty or fifty people, were rushing towards the city gate, and they actually escorted three or four people.
Ten prisoners, and more than a dozen carts of goods...
In last night's battle, the government originally asked the manors outside the city to cooperate in the attack, but the armed forces of the landlords and gentry had never received formal training. They wanted to protect themselves at the critical moment. They sent troops just for a show. They mostly went to the bandits' camps to "pick up foreign goods."
"Er", the one who can really achieve results... At present, it seems that only the Zhu family is the only one, and they have achieved a lot.
What made Zhu Hao even more speechless was that this group of people was actually under the command of the Zhu Jia family?
Zhu Jiashi???
Zhu Hao observed carefully for a long time, and finally confirmed that the woman riding on the horse, holding two long maces in her hands, was Zhu Jia who usually looked vicious and vicious, but always acted senile and looked like she was dying!
This is an old woman who is nearly sixty years old.
If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, Zhu Hao would never have believed the scene in front of him.
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"Open the city gate, we are escorting the thieves into the city!"
Zhu Wanjian rode his war horse and fell behind the team, shouting from a distance, with a look of pride on his face.
Zhu Hao glanced down at the city with disdain.
At this time, Kuang Yangming and Zhu Youqi had already descended from the top of the city, and peace had returned to the city wall.
Sun rise.
Zhu Hao stretched his body and stopped observing the situation above and below the city. The next things like counting the belongings and giving rewards based on merit had nothing to do with him as an "outsider".
"Lu Dianzhan, please continue your work. I want to go home to say hello." Zhu Hao said.
Lu Song said: "Go down and inform Mr. Tang, and then I will personally escort you back home."
Lu Song was very afraid that Tang Yin might still need Zhu Hao, so he didn't dare to give it back easily.
As a mutual friend of Tang Yin and Zhu Hao, he knew very well that Tang Yin benefited more from Zhu Hao's "guidance" in this war. If Zhu Hao, the commander-in-chief behind the scenes, left, what matters would need to be decided by Tang Yin in the future?
, but can’t find anyone to provide detailed information... That will cause a big problem.
"OK."
Zhu Hao smiled.
The Zhu family entered the Wengcheng below.
Start handing over prisoners and property.
Almost all the state government officials came out to help count and calculate the results of the battle.
Zhu Hao asked: "Does today's loot belong to each family?"
Lu Song followed Zhu Hao and walked towards the city gate tower. Hearing this, he said: "Of course it doesn't count... Are you saying that the Zhu family might hide it secretly? Then... no one can stop this kind of thing. If
He has meritorious service and is a soldier of the gentry outside the city, so it is difficult for the government to interfere."
The rules in the army govern regular soldiers, and Lu Song knew very well that even the brothers in the Royal Guards Department kept valuable things in their pockets and would not hand them over easily.
With this kind of discipline, how can it still control the armed forces of the landlords and gentry who organized their own troops to fight together?
"Okay, if I had known I would have gone there and snatched a few women back to be Mrs. Yazhai..."
Zhu Hao laughed casually.
Lu Song said seriously: "If Master Zhu likes it, go down and ask Prince Xing to give you a few maids."
Zhu Hao waved his hands quickly: "No, no, no, I'm just kidding. My small body can't bear it. Why don't I help Lu Dianzhan apply for it?"
Lu Song hurriedly said: "This kind of joke is not allowed. We have a virtuous family who is busy with other things. How dare we neglect the chaff?"
Zhu Hao smiled when he heard this.
Everyone in the palace knew that Lu Song's wife was virtuous.
In fact, Lu Song did not have much strength or background among the palace officials. It was only because of his wife's outstanding status in the palace and the husband's wife's worth that he was highly regarded by King Xing and was promoted to a prominent position.
When the two entered the temporary headquarters on the second floor of the city gate building, Tang Yin was discussing matters with Chen Yin, the deputy of Yiwei, and his confidant Wang Zuo. After listening to Lu Song's request, Tang Yin said to Zhu Hao: "You can go back first, and stay overnight.
If you haven’t slept, go back and catch up on your sleep, and let your mother relax at the same time.”