Xie Bao suddenly felt that his head was as big as a bucket!
Until now, he has not been able to fully understand what happened to Dongdu Luoyi today?
Could it be that I had worshiped the wrong gods and burned the wrong incense these past few days, or maybe I had gotten into something unclean, and God was punishing me like this?
Xie Bao looked up to the sky and sighed, silently wiping away the tears in his heart, and began to plan a response strategy.
Let’s not mention the assassination of the general in the camp, nor the gang fights in the city, and the looting and vandalism by rioters. Anyway, these two lawsuits have been dragging on for nearly a whole day, and let them continue to make trouble. Just wait for this moment and a half longer.
The problems of the three messengers asking for help need to be carefully analyzed.
It should be easy to talk to the Governor's Yamen. The governor, even if he is a trusted official appointed by his adoptive father Xie Guang, in the final analysis, he is just an official, and he will die when he dies.
It's hard to find a three-legged toad in the world, but there is no shortage of people to serve as a two-legged governor.
Compared with the Governor's Mansion, the Taipingfang cannot be ignored. Those who can live in Taipingfang are either relatives of the emperor or famous families, and the worst are wealthy businessmen with high reputations in Luoyi. No matter who stood up, even Xie Guang would have to give in politely.
If nobles like them have some shortcomings, Xie Bao's back will be blamed. It's no joke.
As for the foreign envoys at the Guobin Inn, their safety is equally important. In order to raise troops to fight against the imperial court this time, in addition to trying to seek support from within the Holy Tang Dynasty, we also needed to win recognition and support from foreign countries. Only in this way can we win over people's hearts and boost morale. This matter is related to the overall situation, and even a rude soldier like Xie Bao knows the pros and cons.
Therefore, Xie Bao quickly made a choice. He called in the lieutenant general and several personal captains and asked them to immediately return to the camp to mobilize troops and rush to Taipingfang and Guobin Inn to carry out rescue and protection with all their strength.
Of course, if conditions permit, some troops can also be detached to take care of the unlucky governor.
In addition, although the gang fighting in the north of the city is not as intense as in the morning, it is said that it is still continuing and spreading, which also requires the dispatch of troops to suppress it. This task is still left to the Third Cavalry Battalion to complete.
The sun was already setting in the west, and night would soon fall. If the development of the situation cannot be contained in time, the situation in Luoyi City may become even more serious once it gets completely dark.
So, there is no time to hesitate anymore, everyone, hurry up!
Before leaving, the lieutenant general asked specifically: "Commander Leopard, several generals and colonels have died in the camp, and the soldiers are in panic. Why don't you go there in person? I'm afraid you won't be able to control the situation with your humble position."
"It doesn't matter! I have to go back to the Tutor's Mansion first, and then rush to the camp later." Xie Bao said: "In the past wars, it's not like no one died, but a few heads were missing. Mine Can the soldiers and horses really panic?"
"But this time it's too evil." The lieutenant officer muttered quietly as he walked.
Xie Bao didn't hear what the military officer said clearly, and of course he didn't care about such trivial matters. He made arrangements for the aftermath of the granary, and finally glared at the quartermaster Pang Jie fiercely, gritted his teeth and said: "You bastard Lamb, please be careful with Mr. Bao, I will deal with you later!" After saying that, he got on his horse, took the exhausted soldiers, left the granary in the south of the city, and went straight to the Taifu Mansion.
Although Xie Bao has a rude personality, he is not a dull fool. The reason why he didn't agree and was anxious to return to Taifu's Mansion was because Xie Guang's family members were all there.
Luoyi City is in chaos now, and trouble can happen anywhere, but nothing must happen to the adoptive father's family. Otherwise, he really wouldn't have to live.
Because of this, Xie Bao decided to go back to Taifu's Mansion first, and then consider other issues after all the defense arrangements there were in place.
It was almost evening, and although the streets were still in a mess, ordinary people had already taken refuge in their homes. Teams of Xuanjia troops left the camp one after another and went to various key points to implement defenses. Xie Bao watched as he walked, feeling finally at peace. Although the chaos has not completely subsided, the initiative is returning to his own hands.
He forced himself to be calm and smiled at the soldiers beside him: "Hey! After all, it's no big deal after just messing around for a day. As long as Mr. Bao and I are in charge, no one can think of causing any trouble in Luoyi!"
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"Leopard is handsome and mighty!"
All the subordinates flattered and agreed.
Xie Bao was a little proud and was about to continue boasting a few words when he suddenly saw a cavalryman coming from a distance on Pegasus. He shouted loudly as he ran: "Urgent report, urgent report - there is something strange happening to the soldiers outside the city!"
Hearing this, Xie Bao was suddenly shocked.
The fubing troops mentioned by the cavalry refer to the Xiangzhou fu soldiers who have just arrived in Luoyi and are stationed outside the city.
This troop was the last to gather in the Eastern Capital among the armies of the twelve states along the river. Because they arrived too late, their numbers were not very large, and their combat effectiveness was mediocre, so they had no sense of presence.
They were not Xie Guang's direct force, but local troops who were forcibly transferred by falsely transmitting the prince's order. The reason why Xiangzhou soldiers were not sent directly to the Mianchi battlefield was not only due to lack of time and insufficient effectiveness, but also because their loyalty was not reassuring, so they were ordered to stay in Luoyi temporarily. Cooperate with Xie Bao to garrison here.
But even so, Xie Bao never saw what the purpose of the more than 10,000 miscellaneous troops from Xiangzhou outside the city was except wasting a large amount of food every day.
It is for this reason that Dongdu was in chaos for a whole day, and the general Xie Bao actually completely forgot about them.
It wasn't until he heard from his subordinates that Xiangzhou's troops were moving that he suddenly realized: Damn it! No matter what, it is still an army of ten thousand people. If they really rebel, it will definitely be much more terrifying than the violence of the Luoyi Gang and the Jinhe Gang!
"Don't be impatient, tell me slowly!" Xie Bao shouted in a deep voice, "What happened? Tell me clearly."
The cavalryman who reported the news seriously reported: "Commander Leopard, this afternoon, a dense gathering of drums suddenly came from the Xiangzhou camp, and at the same time a large number of soldiers began to mobilize. When we found that the situation was different, we immediately sent people to inquire, but unexpectedly, Our people couldn't even enter their camp. The Xiangzhou Prefecture soldiers sent out a large number of scouts to expand the warning area and prevent the Xuanjia Army from approaching. Until just now, a Xiangzhou infantry and cavalry mixed force of about 5,000 people, He left his station and is advancing towards the east gate of Luoyi."
Xie Bao immediately felt that the situation was not good: the other party's actions were full of hostility.
He is the highest military commander in Luoyi. Without his order, no troops can act without authorization. However, the soldiers of Xiangzhou Prefecture directly marched their troops to the city without asking for instructions. This was clearly an attempt to rebel!
In this regard, Xie Bao did not dare to neglect at all. He quickly ordered the captain of the personal soldiers to lead his troops back to the Taifu Mansion to defend it. He turned his horse's head and ran towards the direction of the Xuanjia Army barracks.
It only took a moment for Xie Bao to rush into the camp like crazy. Without even taking a breath, he immediately ordered his troops to gather together.
At this time, the troops ordered to quell the chaos in the city had left, but the main army was still waiting in the camp. Without saying a word, Xie Bao gathered all the available troops, followed flags, battalions and teams, and immediately headed for the east gate of Luoyi.
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Just as the Xuanjia army in the city was hurriedly dispatching troops to set up defenses at the east gate of Luoyi in accordance with Xie Bao's order, the Xiangzhou soldiers outside the city came to a place about two miles away from the city gate, stopped and stabilized their formation. .
The general who led the team was Miao Jianye, the captain of Xiangzhou Zhechong. He sat upright on his horse and looked at the defenders running around on the opposite wall, and couldn't help but frown slightly. After being stunned for a moment, Miao Jianye turned around and asked the person next to him: "General He, you said that Commander Bao ordered our troops to come for reinforcements, but why didn't we let us enter the city and just stopped here to wait?"
The man whom Captain Miao called General He was none other than Zhou Xing, the flag-bearer of the Second Section of Beiya Nilin Division.
It turns out that the task Li Jiangyao assigned to Zhou Xing today was to deceive the Xiangzhou soldiers outside the city into the chaos. At noon, Zhou Xing, whose alias was He Meng and dressed as a general of the Xuanjia Army, came to the Xiangzhou Fubing Camp and conveyed the false order to Zhechong Captain Miao Jianye that "there is chaos in Luoyi City, order your troops to be on guard for reinforcements" .
Zhou Xing also took out a full set of official documents and talismans and handed them over to the other party for inspection.
Miao Jianye didn't know that there were experts in the Nilin Division who were good at forging all kinds of documents and seals. Even He Bao's usual two-stroke handwriting was so perfect that it was difficult to tell the truth from the false.
Looking at the fake military order, and then looking at the plume of smoke rising from the city in the distance, Miao Jianye immediately believed it to be true, and quickly ordered the entire army to assemble, expand the warning area, and follow Zhou Xing's instructions to prohibit anyone from approaching the camp. , in case there are spies pretending to be Xuan Jiajun and coming to cause trouble.
After the troops were ready, Zhou Xing estimated that time was almost up, so he and Miao Jianye led five thousand soldiers to wait outside the east gate of the city.
Zhou Xing smiled at this time and said: "Captain Miao, there is already chaos in the city, and Commander Leopard is leading his troops to suppress the riot. To prevent unexpected events, I order you to be prepared. If you enter the city now, wouldn't it be adding to the chaos? ?"
"Yes, that's true." Miao Jianye nodded repeatedly: "My unit has just arrived here, and has never received a mission, so it feels like it is just a free meal. Now that it can be put to use, it means that Commander Leopard respects us and will go all out. Give it your all.”
Zhou Xing looked around and saw that the formation of the soldiers was completed, and he showed a satisfied expression: "Come on, let's go into the city first to recover. Commander Leopard is waiting for us."
Miao Jianye agreed: "Okay, please, General He." As he said that, he made a formal invitation gesture.
Zhou Xing laughed and urged his horse first, leading Miao Jianye and a dozen soldiers from the government to run towards the city gate.
