It only took Huang Chao two hours to get from Lingxiao Palace to Senluo Underworld.
The ministers and nobles whom he had hated for many years were trampled on like weeds. Huang Chao's heart was filled with the joy of having his great revenge repaid.
Huang Chao gathered his men and prepared to hunt down his biggest enemy, the Dog Emperor of the Tang Dynasty.
He must catch him alive, and he must conquer the emperor so as to satisfy his wish and reach the pinnacle of life.
On the other hand, he himself entered a temporary camp in the county town, preparing to have an in-depth interaction with the captured dog emperor's concubines.
When he took out his weapon and prepared to whip the dog emperor's concubine, the panicked guards rushed in.
"What's the rush?" Huang Chao scolded in displeasure, "It's your fault, let's wait for my general..."
The guards didn't talk nonsense to him, they rushed over and directly set up Huang Chao and ran out.
When Huang Chao left the city, he was shocked to find that the sound of killing inside and outside the county town was loud. Countless Tang Dynasty cavalry were galloping around, shouting and slaughtering the dismounted and scattered bandits one after another.
After the thieves eliminated the ministers, they naturally dismounted and looted everywhere. This was the nature of warriors in this era.
Even though Huang Chao ordered them to gather together to chase the Dog Emperor, everyone continued to search perfunctorily.
The goods that the ministers carried when they escaped from Chang'an City were all wiped out.
Unfortunately, when the search was at its most exciting, the cavalry group led by Li Yunze caught up with them.
On one side, he has dismounted and is out of combat mode, and is wandering around looking for good things.
On one side, there was a group charge with high morale, stimulated by the reward for catching Huang Chao.
It is not surprising that the situation on the battlefield is one-sided.
When Huang Chao came back to his senses, the first thing he did was to take off his untied robe and throw it away. He turned around and rushed onto a war horse, heading straight for the city gate without any sloppiness.
His extremely cool golden sedan was simply thrown away.
Just like Li Xuan abandoned the nobles and nobles and successfully blocked Huang Chao's pursuit.
Huang Chao did not hesitate to abandon the troops inside and outside the city, using them to stop Li Yunze's pursuit.
A fruit man running away with a group of cavalry did not attract much attention. With the help of beggar-thy-neighbor tactics, Huang Chao successfully escaped.
When the sky darkened and the entire county was illuminated by countless torches, the battle between the mantis and the cicada, followed by the oriole, barely came to an end.
Trapped in the city of Chang'an, many aristocratic families have been passed down for countless years. All the nobles and nobles were wiped out by Huang Chao in the first battle.
Only Emperor Li Xuan, who was out playing polo, successfully escaped with his prince and eunuchs.
He no longer dared to stay near Chang'an City, so he fled like crazy and headed straight for Chengdu.
Before Huang Chao had time to celebrate, he was attacked by Li Yunze again. More than ten thousand elite cavalry were almost lost, because when Li Yunze came over, most of them were not even riding horses.
Dismounted elite cavalry...
Many people even untied their armor and stomach to hold the looted goods.
There are also many people who break into the house and bully the female students, or they find wine and meat to feast on, without any fighting ability at all.
"Commander." The tooth soldiers came over and saluted, "I have captured two to three thousand thieves. What should I do with them?"
Li Yunze glanced at the corpses in fine clothes that filled the long street without paying any attention to them.
He turned his eyes to the knocked-out buildings on both sides and frowned at the miserable people. "Separate interrogations and report each other. Those who bully the people will be dragged directly to the streets and disposed of. Well, ask the local people, If you are willing to do it yourself, you can do it yourself
Take action. "
"only!"
There is no one who can be selected into the elite cavalry of thieves without the blood of innocent people on his hands.
So soon, batch after batch of prisoners of war were dragged to the long street and processed in rows.
As for their seizures, they naturally became Li Yunze's trophies.
"Divide them all." Li Yunze waved his hand. "Everyone has a share. First, divide according to military merit, and the rest will be divided equally. The same goes for wine, meat and food. As for food, all will be given to the local Guizhou leaders."
As soon as this was said, the nearby sergeants burst into cheers.
It's not that Li Yunze doesn't want to share wealth, food, drink, and meat with the local people, but that giving these things to the people in these troubled times is harming them.
Even if Li Yunze could control his troops and even disperse the Huangchao defeated troops who fled nearby, as well as the Jingyuan and Shuofang defeated troops who had been defeated and fled before, so what?
He still wants to visit Chang'an City, and Wugong will still come and go through countless military towns here.
According to the tradition of the warriors of this era, once the passing warriors noticed that the head of Guizhou had a large amount of money, wine and meat, they would immediately seal off the city, massacre and take away.
There was no other way, Li Yunze could only leave food for them.
The only way to truly save the people is to end this damn troubled world.
Arriving at Xingzai, Li Yunze bowed his hands to several of Li Xuan's concubines and saluted, "I will finally meet you all."
"Thank you, General, for saving me..."
After some pleasantries and compliments, the concubines asked Li Yunze to send troops to escort them to the emperor.
"No."
Li Yunze refused very simply, "I don't have many troops under the general's command, so they cannot be dispersed. You can either stay here and wait for His Majesty's return, or you can go back to Chang'an City with the general."
Waiting for Li Zhen to return?
That's impossible. Everyone knows what the Dog Emperor is like. How could he have the courage to come back after being so frightened.
You can go to Chang'an City...
"Infinite Heavenly Lord." At this time, a Taoist priest came out and saluted Li Yunze, "I have seen the general."
Li Yunze looked slightly confused, "Who are you?"
"Poor Du Guangting."
"Du Guangting?" Li Yunze was extremely surprised.
Du Guangting looked puzzled, "General, do you recognize Pindao?"
Of course I don’t recognize you, but I know your name.
As an extremely important master in the history of Taoism, Du Guangting's reputation and contribution are both great.
Just like his predecessor Luo Gongyuan accompanied Li Longji to Chengdu, he also accompanied Li Zhang to Chengdu.
After that, many prayer ceremonies for the continuation of the country were held in Chengdu.
A few years later, Li Xuan returned to Chang'an City, but he stayed.
Du Guangting stayed in Qingcheng Mountain near Chengdu to practice medicine, and wrote many writings on mountain geography, the origin of Taoism, and people's deeds.
He was not only an important figure in the history of Taoism in the Tang Dynasty, but also a turning point master in the entire history of Chinese Taoism.
Consciously sorting out various Taoist classics and materials from previous generations and making theoretical summaries, and achieved great results and achievements.
In addition, Du Guangting is also a writer. He wrote "The Biography of the Qiu-bearded Guest", which is the story of Li Jinghong, the Buddhist girl, and the Qiu-bearded guest.
He also wrote two pagoda poems, "Ji Daode" and "Reminiscence of the Past and the Present", making him a truly all-round talent.
Previously, Du Guangting was practicing Taoism in the room in the backyard. The bandits who rushed in saw that he was a Taoist priest, so they were not too embarrassed.
When Li Yunze arrived, the thieves ran away and he was able to escape.
"Taoist Master, please take a seat." Li Yunze, who had a cold face before, now smiled and stretched out his hand to signal Du Guangting to sit down. "I don't know what you have to say?"
"Don't dare to take it seriously."
Du Guangting did not sit down, but bowed and said, "I have sworn to escort Your Majesty to Sichuan and Sichuan. I also asked the general to send someone to escort us to find Your Majesty."
"I'll tell you the truth." Li Yunze pondered for a moment, then said, "It's impossible to give soldiers. I have to take them back to Chang'an City to defend the city. Every soldier is a very valuable force for defending the city. Besides, , once you leave the army and walk on a deserted road,
On the road, the sergeant escorting you may turn into a robber. "
Having said this, he looked at the pale-faced concubines, "No need to say more about what unspeakable things will happen when the time comes."
Of course, needless to say, in this troubled world where warriors rule, when you get to a no-man’s land, you first kill the Taoist priests, and then arrange these girls like this and this again. Finally, when you get tired of it, you kill them with a knife and run away with the property. Yes, who can find it?
Even if the escort team of less than 500 people is not destroyed by the defeated bandits along the way and the feudal town has ulterior motives, the above situation is very likely to occur.
The concubines flinched, but Du Guangting nodded with a smile and said goodbye to Li Yunze and others.
Even if he travels alone through mountains and rivers, he must fulfill his oath and escort his majesty to the land of Sichuan and Sichuan.
Looking at his leaving figure, Li Yunze didn't give him any money or anything.
Sending money to Du Guangting would make him hate him to death.
Again, it's not just the warriors who are in trouble. Although they have to take the big blame, there are also many small ones.
When you pick up the hoe, you are cultivating the land, and when you put down the hoe, you are the local people from all over the country who are plowing the paths of powerful people.
Cheng Yaojin, who gathered in the mountains and forests, sang loudly, "I opened this mountain, I planted this tree. If you want to go this way, you will leave the money to buy the road."
There are soldiers and horses from the vassal town who will draw their swords when you are unhappy.
The local evil officials and the gangsters in the countryside can force people to lose their lives and make life worse than death.
The law has lost its deterrence, and everyone lives under the threat of force and lives a precarious life.
This is the true face of troubled times, not just hundreds of thousands of warriors fighting around.
The concubines decided to go back to Chang'an City with Li Yunze. After all, it was impossible for Li Zhan to come back to find them, and it was impossible for them to run to find the emperor on their own.
We can't wait for the army to retreat and then stay here and let the defeated soldiers line up anxiously at the door.
Speaking of defeated soldiers, when Li Yunze was packing up the battlefield and preparing to go back, some defeated soldiers took the initiative to find him.
"Do you still have the face to come back?"
Li Yunze, who was on horseback, looked at the numerous defeated troops in Jingyuan and Shuofang Town with disdain, "You fled without a fight, causing Cheng Jiedushi and Tang Jiedushi to die in a fierce battle. How can you have the nerve to say that you will surrender to me?" ?”
The soldiers and horses behind him laughed loudly after hearing this, mocking their colleagues.
A military lieutenant named Shuofang refused to respond, "If the imperial court doesn't give us money or food, then naturally we won't work hard for the imperial court. What's wrong with that?"
The logic of the warriors of this era is so simple. If you have money, I am yours. If you don’t have money, who knows who you are? Just like some of the later generations...ahem.
"The imperial court owes you. Have the two governors ever owed you?"
Li Yunze knew that he could not forcefully change the thinking of warriors all over the world. His expression was very intuitive, "I don't dare to use you and others. One day, I will go to the battlefield and be betrayed by you and others!"
