Seeing that the situation was not going well, the two Luo brothers immediately wanted to escape while they still had the numerical advantage. When they caught a glimpse of their mounts not far away, they made a feint and threw a few hidden weapons, intending to escape from the battlefield.
"Pfft~!"
"ah……"
If the opponent is allowed to mount his horse and run away, it will be more difficult to catch up in the chaos. After dodging, Shen Lang realized that something was wrong, and he immediately got wise and fired a sleeve arrow with a flick of his wrist.
This kind of hidden weapon has better lethality than darts, but its effective range is still about ten meters. If the arrow is not smeared with venom, it can only cause some skin injuries to the opponent.
Luo Yangxin was hit by an arrow in the shoulder and screamed, but the injury did not prevent him from running away, so he simply discarded his weapon and concentrated on mounting his horse, preparing to run away.
Shen Lang wanted to continue shooting the arrows in his sleeves, but made the same action but got no response. Only then did he realize that all the arrows in his sleeves had been shot out, and the nearest horse was more than ten meters away.
If you want to catch up with the two people in front of you, I'm afraid it will take a lot of trouble, but one of them is already injured and he probably won't be able to run very far.
Just as he was thinking about how to pursue the enemy, the sound of horse hooves gradually began to sound in the distance, and a large flag was extremely eye-catching. People with good eyesight could see the word "明" embroidered on it, which was more than a foot wide.
This team was the help sent by the Governor of Baoding. After seeing the order signed by the prince and stamped with a big seal, Yang Wenyue decided to help.
This time, Yang Wenyue came to the north empty-handed and did not bring any decent gifts. If he stood still after hearing the news and went to the capital to meet the emperor, he would inevitably be very embarrassed when the prince asked him about it.
It was better to take advantage of the situation and help the prince eliminate a scourge that would cause endless harm. Luo Yangxing had been the commander of the Jinyi Guards for many years and knew too many things to allow him to leave the capital alive or even rush outside the customs.
Therefore, Yang Wenyue specially allocated five hundred elite cavalry to come at full speed to assist in the battle, trying to keep all Luo Yangxing and his group behind. When they saw the signal flare, they rushed towards the scene of the incident. After all, their trip was not in vain.
Even though the leader escaped before the battle, the remaining members of the Luo family faced the joint strangulation of Jin Yiwei and Dongchang, and still relied on their numerical advantage to resist desperately, showing no signs of defeat.
Knowing that everyone was also aware that a large group of cavalry was about to pounce on this place, they began to become confused, so that they all panicked and fled on their horses.
But the biggest fish, Luo Yangxing, had already taken advantage of the chaos to break through the encirclement, and headed straight to the seaside with more than a dozen followers. If he ran at full speed, he would be able to board the boat and leave the shore before sunset.
Naturally, Lu Shang and others would not sit back and watch the former commander leave their sight like this. They found it with great difficulty, and they must not let it slip away from their hands like a loach.
Some people were left behind to guard the prisoners and deal with the wounded, while he pursued them with a few of the original troops and the 500 Baoding cavalry who came to assist in the battle.
"Fire the arrow!"
The guerrilla leading the team asked Lu Shang if he could shoot from behind. After receiving the opponent's affirmative reply, the cavalrymen unfurled their bows and set arrows. This was much less laborious than riding horses to pursue them hard.
Especially the horse power. If you run hundreds of miles at a stretch, your horse will have to rest for a long time before it can recover. Even if you can chase it all the way to the seaside, a person can carry it, but a horse cannot.
Since the officers and soldiers everywhere are in debt, the quality of the horses supplied to the cavalry is not very good, and it is impossible to add hard goods like beans to the feed they usually feed. When needed, the cavalry's continuous combat capability will be greatly reduced. .
"ah……"
When they were within 100 meters, the Baoding cavalry began to shoot in turns. Hundreds of arrows flew away at once. Luo Yangxiu, the third brother who was running behind to cover the escape of his fourth brother Luo Yangxin, who had an injured shoulder, received an arrow.
Fortunately, the distance was still far, and he was also wearing two layers of leather armor. After the arrow penetrated the leather armor, its kinetic energy was greatly reduced, and it only penetrated the waist eye, about an index finger knuckle deep.
Luo Yangxiu's mind was focused on running. Without stopping, he pulled out the arrowhead with his hand and threw it on the roadside. As long as his mount could still gallop, he would never stop.
If he is caught by the group of wolves and tigers behind him, how can he still do it?
Jin Yiwei was captured and put into Jin Yiwei, and all the torture tools in the imperial prison had to be used on him.
Even if he wiped his own neck in the end, Luo Yangxiu would not let him go without any help and would be captured and tortured.
Although the Baoding cavalry troops did not shoot down any big fish, their continuous shooting also shot down many "stinky fish and rotten shrimps" around them from their horses.
It can be seen with the naked eye that there are fewer and fewer servants running away with the master of the Luo family, and someone is hit by an arrow almost every minute.
Some servants were still unwilling to give in. They thought they had superb riding skills and were still using their own bows and arrows to fight back, but with little effect.
In the end, Lu Shang and others chased the Luo family to death on the edge of the canal.
"Lord Luo, you'd better follow me back to meet His Highness the Crown Prince!"
Lu Shang didn't want Luo Yangxing to die by the river like this. Fortunately, Liu Jiaxu was there as a witness, otherwise the explanation would not be clear.
Wang Shide had previously said based on the message sent by Fang Zhenghua that the prince had ordered people to be seen alive or dead.
Lu Shang analyzed it for a long time and believed that the prince still wanted to see the gasping former commander, so that he could at least question him face to face.
If this person dies like this, it will be the same as the difference between a live fish and a dead fish. The dead fish is far less valuable than the live fish.
"Go back? Hum~! Can Luo still go back?"
Luo Yangxing didn't think that the prince would treat him politely, but he didn't expect that he would stumble and fall into the hands of a child with a yellow mouth.
A lifetime of fame was wasted because of one careless move. Only then did Luo Yangxing feel the meaning of the phrase "nothing is greater than a heart to die".
All power and wealth are empty. As long as you fall out of favor in front of the Holy One, you will lose your life in the blink of an eye.
There is no turning back when the bow is fired. Now that he has come out, he has no intention of going back at all, unless the people in Jingying can really abolish the elders and establish younger ones, or even change the dynasty.
It's a pity that God doesn't go as planned, as time and destiny do!
Since the sky is not willing to protect the Luo family, then let him be!
"Go back naturally!"
As long as this adult can change his mind, even if Lu Shang is allowed to carry him back, it will be fine.
"If you'd like, please go back and tell His Highness the Crown Prince that Luo hopes to show his favor and spare Luo's family. All responsibilities will be borne by Luo alone. Luo is grateful!"
Without waiting for Lu Shang's consent, Luo Yangxing took out the imperial-given Xiuchun knife from the scabbard inlaid with many beautiful gems, and committed suicide on the spot.
In his heart, Luo Yangxing followed the principle of failure or success. He was a prisoner and even surrendered after being warned like Governor Yuan. He was determined not to accept it.
He said goodbye first. As for what happened after his death, it didn't matter even if the prince heard the news and ordered his body to be dragged out and whipped to deliberately humiliate him.
"Brother... I'm waiting for you in the underworld!"
When Luo Yangxiu, the third child, saw his brother being forced to death, he screamed in agony, raised his knife and pointed it at the people opposite him, yelled out his last words before his death, and followed Luo Yangxing away.
"Ha ha ha ha……"
The fourth brother Luo Yangxin looked up to the sky and laughed, his expression ferocious, his demeanor almost crazy. The Luo family was so glorious before, but now it has ended up like this. There is no point in living in this world anymore. It is better to follow the two brothers to the underworld.
After all the heads of the family committed suicide, the servants who had lost their backbone gave up their determination to resist and surrendered. If they were lucky and received the prince's pardon, they might be able to save their lives.
Lu Shang coldly looked at the three brothers of the Luo family who did not want to go back alive to face the Holy Spirit, and then ordered his men: "Collect the weapons, escort the prisoners, record the last words of these three people, register the items one by one, and then collect them. I will return to Beijing to face the Holy Spirit." !”
This is what happened to Yang Wenyue before he led his army to the capital. After receiving his retribution, he went to the palace to see the prince. He did not forget to observe the words and expressions during the conversation, for fear that mentioning this matter would frighten the prince and even cause him to lose his appetite.
After receiving the double reports from Jinyiwei and Dongchang, Yaoji no longer planned to pay homage to Luo Yangxing, but wanted to thank the foreign aid in person: "Thank you for your trouble!"
If Lao Yang hadn't sent five hundred cavalry to help, even if the factory guards had bitten Luo Yangxing's tail, they might have just chased him to the beach, and finally watched Luo Yangxing get on the boat and run away, and maybe even call the navy Go catch up.
Naturally, such a trivial matter does not require the prince to personally express his gratitude. Yang Wenyue hurriedly said humbly: "Your Highness is too polite. Since it is His Highness's business, it is natural for me to send troops. Your Highness must not do this. I am really ashamed of myself!"
At the moment, Wang Pu was a serious problem for the imperial court. He could help Jin Yiwei capture and kill Luo Yangxing and solve the problem. Yang Wenyue didn't take it to heart at all.
"When we enter the court, we will reward each of the officers and soldiers who participated in the battle with two taels of silver. We will send them over today!"
Thank you shouldn't just be verbal. Coming all the way here, and going all the way to chase Luo to cultivate your character, as the prince, you have to be mean.
We can't be like the scapegoat. Tang Tong led his army to help the king, but the scapegoat took out a hundred and eighty taels of silver to express his condolences. How could this not be chilling?
Originally I wanted to reward each person with five taels, but considering that there were 500 people, two taels per person was equivalent to a thousand taels, so a certain prince did not increase the reward amount. Two taels was not a lot, and he could eat a lot of fish and meat. A meal.
"On behalf of my officers and men, I would like to thank Your Highness for your kindness!"
Two taels of silver exceeded the monthly salary of an ordinary soldier. The prince's hand was so much that Yang Wenyue couldn't help but look at him with admiration.
"It doesn't have to be like this. I will issue an order now, ordering the Minister of Hubu to send someone to check with the Ministry of War, and pay all the arrears of the soldiers Ai Qing brought this time, and also prepay next month's pay, and the food and grass needed for the conquest of Datong. The supplies are all ready, so you don’t need to worry about it. The army can break out of camp after repairing outside the city for a few days."
More than 20,000 men may not seem like much, but to pull them over and fight for a week, including weapons, ammunition, and food, would consume at least 30,000 taels of silver.
If you play for a month, even if you use an economical play method, you will lose one hundred thousand taels of silver.
War is a money-burning game, and it’s easy to talk about anything if you have money.
If you don’t have money, let alone Wang Pu who is far away in Datong, you can’t even kill Wang Laowu next door!
"Thank you, Your Highness, for your help in planning!"
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has already allocated twenty thousand troops to himself. What Yang Wenyue is most worried about is that there will be no salary. Taicang has been in a hurry and the Ministry of Revenue cannot come up with the money. Even His Majesty is at a loss. The Crown Prince can actually agree to it, which is beyond his expectation. .
"I have ordered the investigation of the corrupt people in the court, including the merchants who evaded taxes in the city. The situation in the household department has improved now, so I don't need to worry about the payment of money. I only need to deal with Wang Pu with all my heart." Can!"
Yang Wenyue is not very clear about what happened in the capital these days. He may have heard some rumors, but they are just hearsay. If he has not experienced it himself, he can only read the newspapers.
Perhaps the first issue of "Jingshi Daily" has been brought to Baoding. Whether Yang Wenyue saw it or not is unknown. Even if he saw it, whether he can believe the content published in it is another matter.
Regarding the stories of the past few days, a certain prince did not bother to tell them one by one. He directly asked Yang Jinchao to pack up one newspaper for him every day and take him back to the camp to read.
According to the level of military rank, Yang Wenyue brought generals, and each person at the rank of Qianzhi and above had one copy. With oral transmission and interpretation version, it is estimated that these 6,000 people can see the day after tomorrow from today.
Of course it is not given for free, but the Ministry of War pays for the order. A certain prince would not be stupid enough to spend his own money to buy newspapers for so many losers...
Even if it was not for reading the newspaper, Yang Wenyue must return to the camp immediately, because officials from the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of War will go to the camp to count the number of soldiers.
Once they find out that they are being paid for free and see that the coach is not around, those rough guys may start talking loudly. It is not a good thing if outsiders hear someone shouting insults to the prince and it is recorded.
"You did a good job this time!"
After seeing off the Governor of Baoding, Yaoji met with the leaders of the team that captured and killed the Luo family.
Fang Zhenghua, the governor of the East Factory, and Wu Mengming, the new commander of the Jinyiwei, wrote memorials respectively, saying that they had personally inspected the corpse and verified that it was correct. A certain prince was completely relieved, at least the one sent was not roasted to medium rare.
"Your Highness is ridiculous! This is a matter of humble duty!"
Lu Shang didn't dare to raise his head at all. He kept his head down from the moment he came in to talking to him. He didn't dare to look rudely. He was even more nervous because what he brought back was the dead Luo Yangxing. It was not clear whether it was in line with the prince's wishes.
"I read the report and said that Luo Yangxing paid you a thousand taels of gold to bribe you?"
This guy was quite rich when he was running away. It seems that he has made a lot of money over the years!
"Reporting to Your Highness, this is indeed true. The gold and other seized items have been registered and handed over in full!"
With people from Dongchang watching, no one from Jinyiwei dared to embezzle gold and silver.
Because once discovered, the higher-ups will really order you to swallow it with your own mouth!
"Hmm~! For all factory guards who participated in the war, those who died in the war will receive a pension of two hundred taels for their families, and will be exempted from taxes on their parents' families for twenty years. If they have brothers and sisters, those who have no criminal records can be replaced. Those who are seriously injured can receive one hundred taels. The factory health officer is responsible for the treatment, and the necessary medicines are provided free of charge. After quitting the job, one or two taels of silver are given every month until the end of life. The parents are also exempted from taxes for twenty years. If there are brothers and sisters, there is no criminal record. All can be substituted. Each of the others will be given fifty taels of silver and will be given three days off. Those who are slightly injured can return to the team after recovering from their injuries. The four of you will each be rewarded with five hundred taels of silver and be promoted to one level. Are you satisfied with such a reward?"
