Seeing the joint bandits fleeing like chickens and dogs, Huo Guang had ordered all his troops to stop the pursuit.
There is a saying in the art of war: Don’t chase poor enemies!
Firstly, chasing the enemy will cause your formation to be scattered. Secondly, if the enemy sets up an ambush, if you fall into the trap, it may be a fate that will never be recovered.
As a stable man, he would not get himself into such a situation.
"Check the casualties of the soldiers, and prepare to continue marching into Dunhuang County later." Huo Guang ordered his men.
"promise."
His officers conveyed his words to the rest of the soldiers.
soon.
A soldier reported to him: "Report to General Chariot and Cavalry that Captain Lin has been seriously injured."
The moment I heard this.
Huo Guang's first reaction was disbelief.
Whoever gets hurt should not be Lin Yaoqing!
This guy often fought with the Huns in Mobei, and he had never been injured. Why was he seriously injured this time in the fight with the combined bandit army of chickens and dogs?
"Where is Captain Lin? Come on, take me to see you." Huo Guang frowned.
"promise."
Then, under the guidance of the soldiers, he walked across the battlefield and quickly reached Lin Yaoqing, who was lying on the front battlefield.
From the blood stains left on his armor and the corner of his mouth, it could be seen that Lin Yaoqing was seriously injured.
His left eye was already congested and completely black and red.
Seeing Huo Guang coming, Lin Yaoqing was about to stand up and said: "General, my subordinates are incompetent."
Huo Guang hurriedly stepped forward to support him and said, "Okay, okay, it's injured like this. If you feel comfortable lying down, just lie down."
The words fell.
He turned around and said to the surrounding soldiers: "Well, go and get a stretcher I got in the military camp before and carry Captain Lin away."
"promise."
The soldiers who were called by Huo Guang quickly went to get the stretcher.
Things like stretchers are very simple and have no technical content at all. However, it works well when transporting the wounded.
At this time, Huo Guang looked at Lin Yaoqing, who was seriously injured, and said in confusion: "Colonel Lin, why are you so seriously injured?"
"Most of the gangsters we fought were local farmers or refugees."
"With your skills, you shouldn't!"
Lin Yaoqing looked ashamed at this time and said: "I was injured by a black-faced man. I was careless at first and did not dodge the opponent's attack. I used my saber to block the opponent's blow."
"Who knew that guy was so powerful?"
"I was knocked to the ground with one blow, and the weapon fell off my hand. I was completely invincible."
"Without the weapon, I stood up later and could only use the hook to fight."
"But Hook Fang couldn't stop the opponent's strength, and was directly smashed into two pieces. Fortunately, the bandit army was defeated quickly, and he ran away without killing me."
After hearing what Lin Yaoqing said, Huo Guang's eyes noticed the hook that was broken into two pieces on the ground.
It's not that the middle shield is broken.
The hook is inlaid with upper and lower hooks, but the connection between the upper hook and the middle shield is broken.
but.
This is also very scary.
Huo Guang looked at the broken hook inlay with a slight curiosity in his eyes.
However, he didn't pay much attention to it. He patted Lin Yaoqing's shoulder gently and said, "Maybe I met some ranger master. I heard that there are many rangers in these bandit armies."
While talking.
The soldiers arranged by Huo Guang brought the stretcher over, and Huo Guang asked him to lift Lin Yaoqing on the stretcher, and then the troops continued to march forward.
When he arrived at Dunhuang County, Huo Guang ordered: "Go and get the military chariots and prepare to attack the city."
"promise."
When the soldiers heard this, they went to fetch military chariots.
In the formation of the infantry army of the Han Dynasty, there was a concept of chariot. Most people know this.
But not many people know the type of chariot!
It is generally divided into three types.
One type is called a light chariot, which is a true chariot. It is driven by two horses and can run rampant on the battlefield.
One type is called a military chariot, also known as a columbine chariot. It is like a ladder and is specially responsible for siege equipment.
One type is called a baggage truck, which is responsible for carrying goods and transporting grain, grass, weapons and equipment.
What Huo Guang brought out now was military chariots.
Dunhuang County is the most remote location in Liangzhou. At this time, the Western Region Protectorate had not yet surrendered to the Han Dynasty, so Dunhuang County was a county close to the border of the Han Dynasty.
The city wall architecture of such a remote county town is not much better.
Used for military and chariot purposes.
The soldiers climbed up the city wall enthusiastically, and within a short time, they slaughtered all the remaining coalition bandits in the city.
actually.
There are not many gangsters left in the city.
After they were defeated by the five thousand infantry led by Huo Guang, they knew how powerful the army sent by the imperial court was.
He no longer dared to compete with him.
Dunhuang County is not an easy-to-defend but difficult-to-attack city. How could these rabble-rousers united by the Eighteenth Route Army know how to reorganize their forces and fight against the imperial army in Dunhuang County?
After the defeat, they had fled back to their respective hometowns.
After capturing Dunhuang County, Huo Guang ordered his soldiers to rest in the city.
The continuous light rain, coupled with the march and fighting, many soldiers were injured, and it was time to stop.
Huo Guang took advantage of his rest time to write a letter of information about the war and had it sent back to the court overnight, informing Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty Liu Che that Dunhuang had been recovered.
at the same time.
He also said that he planned to go to places like Yangguan and Yumenguan later to clear out the remaining gangster dens one by one.
Otherwise, once the imperial army leaves, these gangsters may come back again.
As for marching and fighting, why do you need to write letters to the court every day?
In fact, as a general, in addition to formulating battle plans, he also had to write down a copy of the war situation every day and send it back to Chang'an.
At the beginning, this kind of thing was done by General Wei Qing.
Now that Huo Guang is leading the army, naturally only Huo Guang can do it.
Of course, there was a general who never did such a thing, let alone reported his marching route and position to the court.
This person was the only one in the entire Han Dynasty!
Naturally, it was his brother, Hussar General Da Sima Huo, who was ill.
Finish these.
What Huo Guang has to do next is to put up a notice saying that the court is willing to surrender the bandits, which is to recruit them.
This is the easiest way.
Especially in this situation where a big advantage is obtained and the enemy is one-sided, it is natural to have the idea of surrender.
It says on the recruitment notice.
The imperial court is willing to accept surrendered rebels as long as they sincerely repent and forget about past mistakes.
But actually.
After the war calms down, most of these people who have been recruited will still be settled by the Queen.
but.
That has nothing to do with Huo Guang.
A few days later.
The recruitment notice was published, but with little effect. Fortunately, Huo Guang had already collected information about the whereabouts of the 18th Route Bandit Army, and he was ready to clean them out one by one.
First, we must fight the most famous three-way.
Along the way, they were led by the villain Zhu Qian, whose hideout for the rebels was at Yumen Pass.
Call it a coincidence or not.
Through understanding, Huo Guang knew that Zhu Qian had some connection with him.
When he and Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty Liu Che proposed the cultivation of cotton, one of them included transporting the soil back to the Western Regions.
Because Yumen Pass is the road leading to the Western Regions.
This transportation of soil is the official road to Yumenguan. Who would have thought that several cars of dirt were robbed by Zhu Qian and his men who didn't understand the situation.
He is indeed a man with the title of "bandit".
The bandit here is the joking name given to him by the other seventeenth gangsters, making fun of his glorious record of robbing several carts of soil.
It is for this reason.
Huo Guang planned to remove its nest first, and then descend from Yumen Pass to Dayang Pass.
There are two groups of bandits in Yangguan.
Along the way is Luo Sande, and along the way is Jiang Long. These two are difficult to deal with, so they are placed at the back.
After fighting these three groups, the rest of the gangsters will be low-level and there is no need to worry about them.
Huo Guang called all the captains except Lin Yaoqing, and after a discussion, the army set off again, marching from Dunhuang County to Yumen Pass.
Lin Yaoqing stayed in Dunhuang County because his injury was not healed.
now.
The gangsters led by Zhu Qian in Yumen Pass are doing population business.
They were on a mountain, robbing women in exchange for people's food and money.
certainly.
Without exception, the bad-looking women are sold, and the good-looking ones are kept for their own enjoyment.
Zhu Qian was sitting on a chair at this time, looking at the business going on. He took a sip of wine and said in a bad mood: "Tamad, why do I want to do business with these birdmen? I just robbed it for them." Isn’t that enough?”
However, Fang Qing, who looked like a dog-headed military strategist, explained to him: "Leader, this is not a robbery."
"In the battle with the imperial army, we people were severely defeated. We have lost the good places like Dunhuang and can only stay in Yumen Pass."
"This business has to be done slowly and slowly."
"To rob them now is nothing more than murder and arson. It is a one-time business. After it is done, there is no need to rob them again."
"We sell the women we snatched to them, and they will have women and children. From now on, they will be responsible for growing food and we will harvest it. What a good deal."
"Otherwise, if we rob everyone of all the murders and arson here, who are we going to rob?"
"Is it possible that we have to go to other places to compete with those gangsters for territory?"
Hearing this, Zhu Qian immediately laughed, slapped Fang Qing on the head roughly, and said, "You are still smart, I'll reward you with this drink."
Fang Qing took the drink and said happily: "Thank you, leader."
However.
While Fang Qing was drinking, Zhu Qian reached out and moved up from the bottom of the bowl. Not only did he knock over the drink, but he also splashed it in his face.
at this time.
The bandit leader Zhu Qian said very angrily: "You still have the nerve to drink. If you hadn't said that you would follow Naluo Sande to fight Dunhuang and have meat to eat, would I have led others to fight?"
"I didn't get the meat, but it attracted the imperial army."
"If I hadn't been clever and led my men to run fast."
"I don't know how many people will be included in it."
Fang Qing said quickly: "Boss, I told you not to fight head-on with the imperial army. Their equipment is better than ours. We, the people, can attack Dunhuang, but how can we fight against the imperial army's army to conquer the Xiongnu?"
"At that time, you were completely dazzled by the victory in capturing Dunhuang."
"I can't persuade you. Oops, my head, my head, hurts."
Fang Qingzheng was talking when his voice suddenly became louder.
There is no other reason.
Zhu Qian grabbed his ear and cursed: "How dare you say that? Besides, I cut off your ear and drank it."
Fang Qing immediately shouted: "No more, no more."
After Zhu Qian heard this, he let go of his hand, and then asked: "After you and these two bastards Luo Sande and Jiang Long parted ways, I asked you to ask them about the situation. What did they say?"
Fang Qing glanced at Zhu Qian and immediately lowered his head, not daring to speak.
However, when Zhu Qian saw that Fang Qing was silent, he immediately kicked him and cursed: "Speak, are you mute?"
Fang Qing was kicked, and then he said submissively: "Boss, I'm afraid I'll make you angry if I say anything."
"If you don't tell me, I'll still be angry. Why don't you tell me?" Zhu Qian glared at Fang Qing and continued to curse: "I told you to tell me, just say it, why are you looking for a fight with so much nonsense?"
Said.
Zhu Qian pretended to slap him.
When Fang Qing saw this, he was frightened. He immediately stretched out his arms to block it, and at the same time closed his eyes and said loudly: "Boss, I say what I say. Those people from Luo Sande are calling us 'bandits'!"
"As soon as there is a war, we know how to run away. One of us will take away ten people, and we will take them all away."
"They say we are all just losers."
Hear the words.
Zhu Qian was immediately furious and kicked Fang Qing to the ground, stomping on him hard.
It was as if the person who called him a bandit was not Luo Sande, but his own subordinate Fang Qing.
Zhu Qian kicked and cursed: "I let you say it, I let you say it!"
"If you hadn't told me that there was food to be robbed on the official road, how many carts of land would I have robbed and been laughed at by those robbers for so many years?"
"You piece of shit!"
Fang Qing curled up and lay on the ground, desperately protecting his head, and said in pain: "It's wrong, it's wrong, I know it's wrong. Leader, don't hit me."
However.
However, Zhu Qian continued to make up for it and cursed: "It's wrong, you fucking know you said it wrong."
The words fell.
He looked up at the crowd and shouted loudly: "From today on, I will not allow anyone to mention the word 'bandit' in front of me. Whoever mentions it again, I will never end with him!"
His subordinates naturally did not dare to speak when they saw the leader's cruel methods.
However, with a scolding from the leader, the transaction continued.
A farmer was dissatisfied that the blind box he opened in the sack was an old woman. He immediately complained and was beaten by the gang of boys.
After a commotion.
The farmer was still frustrated and left with the old woman he bought.
As the leader, Zhu Qian watched the transaction indifferently.
Most of these women who are sold out are not good-looking and old and have faded beauty.
Naturally, he would not be reluctant to part with it.
He is sitting here, just suppressing the situation, and saving his money and food from his younger brother.
What men want is nothing more than money, food, and women.
Yet all three are present.
If Zhu Qian were not here, he would really be afraid that the younger brothers would not be able to suppress the situation, or would directly turn against him.
The beating of Fang Qing just now was done on purpose.
The purpose is to scare those restless subordinates.
I don’t know how long it took, but suddenly a group of people walked up, wearing the clothes of local farmers, but the look in their eyes was completely different.
at this time.
They did not come and line up to buy women like other farmers, but shouted: "Who is the bandit Zhu Qian?"
The words fell.
Zhu Qian's subordinates all looked at him strangely.
Zhu Qian, who was sitting on a chair drinking, suddenly heard someone calling him a bandit to his face. He immediately became furious and took a knife to kill these unscrupulous farmers.
"Who was looking for death just now and called me a bandit?" Zhu Qian pointed a knife at the farmers queuing up.
The person who spoke immediately stood up and did not admit that he was the one who shouted. Instead, he asked: "Are you Zhu Qian, the leader of these people?"
"Yes, it's me. Did you call me a bandit just now?" Zhu Qian scolded.
However.
The farmer who spoke shook his head, took out a large amount of money from his pocket, including many good things such as gold horseshoes, and threw it directly on the ground.
Subsequently.
The farmer said: "I'm not here to buy women, I have other things to buy."
Zhu Qian stuck the big knife on the ground, picked up Huang Zhanzhan's horseshoe gold, looked at it curiously, and said: "Is this the legendary horseshoe gold? How can you, a farmer, have so much money? Well, for the sake of it For your sake, I’ll just listen, what do you want to buy?”
However, the farmer grinned at him and said: "Buy your life!" (End of Chapter)
