Chizhou City.
It was originally a capital city, but it was almost turned into ruins due to Bai Wang's desperate efforts. Although there was no war, the city was demolished with ruins. Moreover, due to the expropriation of civilians and the rape and looting of the bandit army, many people were destroyed and their families were destroyed. It was terrible to see.
After Bai Wang was defeated and fled, Lu Daqi ordered the officers and soldiers to help the people rebuild their homes. In just more than ten days, the city's residential buildings had been restored to an extent, but the trauma of the people's homes being destroyed and their lives being destroyed may never be recovered in this life.
The tens of thousands of soldiers garrisoned in Chizhou were in short supply of food and fodder. When the generals went into the mountains to hunt Bai Wang, Lu Daqi was stationed in the city and sent people to rush to the rear. Finally, they were sent by water to relieve the urgent need, but the follow-up gap was still huge.
The people's wives were scattered, their families were broken up, and their families were dead. Lu Daqi saw the pain in his heart. However, the officers and soldiers defeated Bai Wang with overwhelming force, which made him feel extremely gratified. After all, he and Zuo Liangyu had been working together for several years, but they had become a bigger and bigger enemy. Now, But he was beaten so hard by the little eunuch that he ran away.
No matter whether Bai Wang could be caught in this search in the mountain, he would not be able to make another big storm for several years after this heavy injury. Every time Lu Daqi thought about this, he felt relaxed and happy. Until that night, news came from the mountain that he had been caught. Baiwang.
Although he was dead, Lu Daqi was still so excited that he almost lost his breath. He had been a sworn enemy for several years, and he was waiting in the city to see this old friend.
It was noon the next day after the generals came out of the mountain. The weather was hot. Although Bai Wang's body had been cleaned, it began to swell and was beyond recognition. Lu Daqi looked at it for a while and sighed, waving his hands, and the people in the king's body cut his head with lime. preservation.
On the same day, Lu Daqi held a banquet in the city to celebrate his victory. During the banquet, the generals kept congratulating the king. Of course, they were also jealous and resentful, but these emotions were mostly hidden in their hearts and would not be easily expressed.
The king was flattered. After he surrendered, the generals showed no disdain for him, but they were mostly lukewarm. He couldn't handle the sudden heat at the moment, but he also understood in his heart that all the heat was due to the capture of Bai Wang. This It is very likely that you will be knighted for your merits.
He was now worried about whether he could be knighted. Although the young eunuch had made a promise in front of everyone, there was still something wrong with the matter. He looked at Tu Yuan and Jia Waixiong with a guilty conscience.
Wang Tizhong knew that the young eunuch could kill his colleagues at any time to offset his efforts to capture Bai Wang, and he might even be punished for his crime as a result.
He was not sure whether Tu Yuan and others saw him doing it at that time, but he was certain that these people were already suspicious, even though there was nothing unusual about them on the surface, and they were even particularly warm to him.
I hope I gave it a false alarm.
Even if the young eunuch knew that he had killed Wang Zamao, he might not be held accountable because of his great military achievements along the way, and didn't he particularly hate Wang Zamao...
It can be said that Wang Tizhong was very nervous at this time.
After Bai Wang was captured and killed, Lu Daqi believed that the suppression of the bandits and quelling the rebellion was a success, and the remaining lost territory would be destroyed without attack. The army could rest and reorganize. He guessed that it would not take a few days to return to the capital. Unexpectedly, the next day, Chang Yu Junling arrived and ordered him to continue the march with Zhao Zhilong, Zhu Guobi and Wang Tizhong. Xu Hongji, Wu Sangui, Ma Ke and others stayed in Chizhou to wait for the order.
One stone stirred up thousands of waves, and Lu Daqi couldn't understand it. He, Xu Hongji, Wu Sangui and others couldn't figure out Chang Yu's intention after guessing, but the military order could not be violated, so they immediately organized their troops and prepared to march westward.
There were 20,000 officers and soldiers when they set out from Nanjing. After several battles, there were thousands of casualties, and only about 15,000 were able to go to the battlefield. When Wang Tizhong surrendered, there were 6,000, and now only half of them were left.
Chang Yu ordered all the king's troops to advance, and Lu Daqi and others raised two thousand troops, a total of five thousand. At the same time, he also ordered each ministry to prepare a list of meritorious deeds. After Dongchang verified it, it would be reported to the court. Those who had meritorious service would be rewarded. This was also the most gratifying thing for the generals. Of course, if an act of cheating is discovered, the consequences will be very serious. All the generals are very aware of this. In the past years, exaggerating military exploits and even cheating often happened, but now you can try it under the eyes of the little eunuch. !
Anqing
The bandit army surrendered overnight. Thousands of officers and soldiers entered the city, which made the people in the city feel a mixture of fear and worry. They had all kinds of small thoughts. However, the fear disappeared after half a day. The army of officers and soldiers did not enter the city, and those who entered the city did not disturb them. They only The patrols at the top of the city and on the streets were in sharp contrast to previous years when gangsters were running around in the streets causing trouble. The people couldn't help but wonder whose soldiers and horses these were, and whose military discipline was so strict.
Li Yan went to Dongliu County to meet Chang Yu. Zhang Qingzhen was temporarily in charge of the military and government affairs in the city. Although he was a noble man, he did not have much influence and appeal in the army. Therefore, the tough ones in the camp outside the city were Gao Jie and Huang Degong. A tough guy to deal with.
The two of them didn't want to deal with each other, so Li Yan didn't dare to let them control each other. Before leaving, he told them to take care of themselves and not to cause trouble. If serious consequences were caused, they would be punished by military law.
Although Huang Degong has a hot temper and cannot deal with Gao Jie, he still puts the overall situation first. He knows that the undercurrent in the military camp is surging and may cause military chaos at any time, so he will not take the initiative to find trouble. He even orders his subordinates: If there is any abnormal movement, kill them!
There are two targets for culling, one is Cheng Niandong's surrendered troops, and the other is Liu Zeqing's old troops.
Cheng Niandong's surrendered troops were restrained in a military camp by the river and were disarmed. Outside the camp, Gao Jie's soldiers and horses were patrolling and they were not allowed to go out. They were also not allowed to approach other troops. Cheng Niandong was in the military camp. It's so deep that you can't get out.
Gao Jie has also been cautious in the past two days, because he knows the strength best, so he is not in the mood to talk to Huang Degong and puts all his troops and attention on Liu Zeqing and Cheng Niandong.
Because Liu Zeqing was assassinated, his soldiers were agitated and might attack Cheng Niandong's military camp at any time to avenge Liu Zeqing. The reason why they hadn't taken action yet was because they were afraid of Gao Jie and Huang Degong.
Huang Degong just paid it back. If he tried to stop Liu Zeqing's troops, he might even fight with him, but Gao Jie and several of Liu Zeqing's subordinates would have to give face.
After all, Liu Zeqing and Gao Jie were in alliance. At this time, Liu Liangzuo was sent to the west. The only one he could rely on here was Gao Jie. He would still have to rely on him for many things in the future, so this face must be given.
So just as Li Yan left, several of Liu Zeqing's generals went to Gao Jie and asked him to make the decision. He must give an explanation. It cannot be said that Li Yan killed the murderers and it would be over. Then Cheng Niandong Must die, must die!
This matter is very difficult for Gao Jie. No matter how he and Li Yan planned this matter behind the scenes, on the surface he still has to side with Liu Zeqing's old team. But if Cheng Niandong is to be killed, Li Yan will not agree to it first. That's The person he protected.
And if Cheng Niandong is killed, his subordinates will rebel!
"On the contrary, why did you take the opportunity to kill them all? Anyway, the little governor loves to kill prisoners. Now he just found an excuse. He will not blame him. Besides, you are also the sworn brother of the disinfection team." Several subordinates Will start shouting.
Gao Jie's eyes widened: "I can help you and others, but don't put me in danger. Such a blatant massacre will definitely have a backlash, and neither you nor I can live with it!"
These words made Liu Zeqing's generals unable to sit still, and they all shouted that they could not just let it go. To protect the leader of the thieves, they would chill the hearts of their brothers?
Gao Jie had no choice but to reassure everyone not to act impulsively. He could discuss it after Li Yan came back. If nothing worked out, he would go to the little eunuch and give the big guy a satisfactory answer no matter what.
Everyone's anger subsided slightly and they urged Gao Jie to go to Dongliu to see Chang Yu. Gao Jie used the excuse that he could not leave without permission if Li Yan didn't come back. This was a military order.
