After Lu Yuan led his army to arrive, the rebel army, which was still a little commotion, became quiet in an instant.
Originally there were only 3,000 officers and soldiers, but with the strength of their 20,000-strong army, the rebels still dared to try to attack and besiege.
But now that 15,000 elite troops have arrived, if you include the local officers and soldiers in Changning County, the number will exceed 20,000.
Just talking about the number of soldiers and horses, the officers and soldiers are no less than the thieves and soldiers, or even more.
After all, the thieves lost five thousand soldiers this time. Such a huge loss has reduced their number of soldiers to less than 20,000.
However, after such a fight, it was already afternoon. Seeing that it was getting dark, Lu Yuan had no intention of continuing to fight with the thieves.
After sending out light cavalry to clear out the fleeing bandits on the battlefield, they ordered the troops to set up camp.
Then he sent an envoy to notify the chief officers of the county town and the two military camps outside the county town, and asked them to come and see him.
The troops under Lu Yuan are all well-trained.
This kind of training not only refers to the skills of killing enemies in war, but also refers to various other military skills, such as setting up camps, cutting mountains and roads, etc.
The order to set up camp was passed down, and with the materials to accompany the army, a simple camp was set up in just an hour.
Then as long as you spend some time reinforcing it, you can build a strong fortress.
At this time, the envoy sent to the county seat and the other two officer and soldier camps also came back with five people.
"The last general, Zhu Anguo, the commander of Hengyang Mansion, met General Fenwu."
"The lower official, Duan Dongling, the magistrate of Changning County, has met the general."
"The last general, Hengshan Colonel Luo Shi, has met the general."
"The last general, Chaling Colonel Xu Li, has met the general."
"The last general, Yang Yuncong, the captain of Youxian County, has met the general."
As soon as these people entered the big tent, they all saluted.
Lu Yuan was currently handling military affairs and the army was going on an expedition. There were some things that he couldn't just let go of. Many things needed to be checked by him as the coach, and he couldn't shirk them at all.
Hearing the noise at this time, he put down the list of merit awards for today's soldiers in his hand and looked up.
Among the five people, four were dressed as officers and one was dressed as a civilian. Their identities were clearly identifiable.
Now many years have passed, and the county magistrate who focused on the imperial examination has long been transferred to someone unknown. Lu Yuan did not know the current Magistrate of Changning County, a newly transferred person.
On the other hand, it was the commander of Hengyang Mansion. Lu Yuan was familiar with him because they had cooperated once before.
As for the three captains, I really don’t know them at all.
After identifying the identities of the people below, Lu Yuan recovered his thoughts, and then said to everyone: "Everyone, please stand up."
"yes."
After hearing the order, the five people below stood up.
After they got up, Lu Yuan's eyes kept wandering around the five people, but he said nothing. This gesture immediately put tremendous pressure on these people.
But the general didn't speak, and these people didn't dare to speak rashly. They just beat the drum secretly in their hearts, guessing that this Fenwu general was dissatisfied with the battlefield performance of them, right?
After all, the other party's vanguard had just fought with the bandit army, but they were huddled in the camp in the city, and there was no movement to send troops to support them.
Others come to help you, but you sit back and watch others fight life and death with your enemies without helping at all. This is indeed a bit unreasonable.
At this thought, several people felt a little uneasy.
Just when these people were feeling anxious, Lu Yuan spoke: "Everyone, as a vigorous general, I have the responsibility to defeat thieves. Since I have led the army to the battlefield today, all military affairs here will be handled by me. I will take over, do you have any objections?"
As General Fenwu, Lu Yuan was in charge of the military and horse affairs of the entire county.
This means that all areas in Dongting County, whether they are county soldiers or local militia, are under his control.
Even in war zones, such as places like Changning County. Then the civil servants who specialize in government affairs, county magistrates, etc. must also be subject to their control.
Therefore, the moment Lu Yuan arrived on the battlefield, he automatically became the supreme commander, with authority over the government soldiers, county soldiers, and militia here.
This is reasonable and in line with the regulations of the court.
Of course, whether or not anyone actually listens to this is another matter.
Just like the county government and the imperial court are still in charge of Lu Yuan in name?
But if you ask the imperial government to deprive him of his military power, if he doesn't rebel on the spot, his martial arts training will be in vain.
Therefore, as soon as these words came out, the four warriors present all complained secretly, but they saw the Chaling captain Xu Li said: "General, we are local soldiers, not soldiers of the imperial court. The imperial court has an edict, Xu Li said We will appoint officials on our own.
Although the general is in charge of all county and county soldiers, we are only a group of rural brave people and are not included in the county soldiers. "
"Yes, General. We are just country righteous soldiers. We can't bear to see thieves harming our country, so we stand up to defend our hometown. We are not soldiers, we are just country folk. We are used to being undisciplined and may not be bound by military law."
"That's right. In a big hometown, people are usually related by blood and kinship. Who wants to be controlled by outsiders?"
Someone took the lead in speaking, and the remaining two local captains immediately started making noises.
They are all soldiers who have worked hard to lead them. Who is willing to let others intervene for nothing?
Not even indirectly.
The three lieutenants, all their splendor and splendor rested on these soldiers and horses, how could they be willing to let others get their hands on them.
Lu Yuan looked at this scene and was filled with emotion.
Since he was sighing, the majesty of the imperial court was gone. He, a genuine fourth-grade general, asked to take over military affairs, but the miscellaneous captains of the sixth grade in these places dared to refuse.
He even lamented that he had brought fifteen thousand troops here and he was a first-rate master. The three captains in front of them only had three to five thousand soldiers at most, and their own strength was only second to third rate.
With such an obvious gap in strength, how dare they refuse their request?
'It should be said that the majesty of the imperial court has been tightened too quickly, and people are no longer in awe. Or these people have become military leaders and are used to being prestigious in the local area. They can no longer tell whether they are dragons or insects. Dare to bargain with me. '
Lu Yuan was a little surprised. He didn't expect these local vigilante groups to be so ignorant.
Although it is not impossible to understand the other party's thoughts.
But understanding is one thing, whether you can accept it is another.
After hearing these remarks, Lu Yuan's face darkened. He looked at the three people who spoke and said in a cold tone: "What, are the three captains disobeying your order?"
"It's not that we want to disobey the order, but the general's order is against the regulations of the court."
"The so-called chaotic orders are not tolerated, the court..."
These captains also knew that they would offend Lu Yuan by doing this, so at this time they actually used the imperial court's sign to block Lu Yuan's mouth.
But Lu Yuan had no intention of listening to them continue talking.
Looking at these guys who spoke eloquently and spoke for the country and the people, he was too lazy to say anything.
He stood up directly, walked down from the bed, and came to Xu Li who was talking among them.
When this guy saw General Fenwu approaching, his heart suddenly tightened. He stopped talking incessantly, swallowed his saliva, and wanted to say: "General..."
But before he finished speaking, Lu Yuan raised his hand and hit Xu Li directly on the forehead.
Then, without waiting for anyone else to react, he slapped two more palms on the chests of Luo Shi and Yang Yuncong next to him.
A first-rate master suddenly attacked. How could these three local military leaders, who were no more than second-rate or third-rate soldiers, be able to defend against him?
After hearing a few bangs, the three of them fell to the ground, blood overflowing from their mouths, but they were completely silent.
When Zhu Anguo and Duan Dongling saw it, their faces turned pale with fright, they stepped back and hid.
"General...general..."
Zhu Anguo salivated and looked at Lu Yuan in front of him, his voice trembling.
"These people disobeyed military orders and will be dealt with according to military law."
Lu Yuan turned around, stared at Zhu Anguo with his eyes, and said with a smile: "Commander Zhu, you can't disobey orders, right?"
He had no trouble with killing Xu Li and the three others.
These military leaders in troubled times have dirty hands.
Just look at the attitude of the people in the villages he met along the way towards the officers and soldiers when Lu Yuan led his army to the battlefield.
There may be some military leaders like Xu Li to defend the place. But compared to this little credit, it may cause more harm to the place.
Kill them to eliminate harm for the people.
Anyway, Lu Yuan was confident that he could command the opponent's troops and horses, which would definitely be better for the local people than these guys.
At the very least, he would not rob the people, but these thieves would.
This is enough.
On the other hand, Zhu Anguo next to him trembled when he heard this. He glanced at the three corpses lying on the ground. He was afraid that if he was slow to respond, he would follow in the other party's footsteps, so he quickly trembled and said, "Of course I don't dare.
Now that the general is here, he should take over military affairs. These people are disobedient and should be killed. "
Seeing that he understood the situation, Lu Yuan didn't have to do anything anymore, so he nodded with satisfaction: "I am very pleased that Commander Zhu thinks so."
Seeing that the atmosphere had relaxed a little, Magistrate Duan next to him also calmed down a little and was not so scared.
After all, he is just the county magistrate, who only handles government affairs. General Fenwu can take over other military matters. It is too late to be happy, so how could he refuse.
Therefore, there is no conflict of interest between the two parties.
However, Xu Li and the three of them were killed. But after killing them, how to deal with the consequences must be solved immediately.
As the magistrate of Changning County, Duan Dongling did not want the war to fail and the county to be lost due to internal strife between the government and the army at this juncture.
In that case, as the county magistrate, he would be in big trouble.
So after hesitating for a moment, Magistrate Duan still said: "General, the three thieves from Xu Li should be killed for disobeying orders. But their soldiers and horses are all controlled by the cronies of these thieves.
Now that three people are dead here, if they are not handled properly, the official is afraid that there will be some commotion if the cronies of the thieves find out. "
When Lu Yuan heard this, he glanced at the county magistrate in surprise, then smiled and said, "This is simple."
With that said, he shouted outside: "Get Vice General Zhou."
There was a reply from outside, and then footsteps were heard leaving. After a while, Zhou Qing hurried over.
After entering the camp, the apprentice couldn't help but feel a little surprised when he saw the corpse on the ground, but he didn't ask any more questions and just saluted Lu Yuan: "General."
"Lieutenant General Zhou, these three people colluded with the traitors. Now they have been found out by me and have been killed on the spot. However, these thieves are still in the county town and the two camps outside, and there are still some remnants of their comrades.
You take your subordinates and go to the city and camp to clear out those rebellious people. Then he took over the city defense and camp and waited for the general's next order. "
As Lu Yuan said this, he looked at Duan Dongling and Zhu Anguo and said, "Magistrate Duan and Commander Zhu, I would like to trouble you, so I, the deputy general, will go and clean up the follow-up affairs."
"yes."
"I understand."
The two men quickly took orders.
Then, Zhou Qing ordered three thousand soldiers and horses, and under the leadership of Duan Dongling and Zhu Anguo, he easily sneaked into the city and the other two camps.
The next thing is simple.
Killing cronies, dealing with officers, taking over military camps, doing these things, although he has little experience, is not difficult for Zhou Qing.
However, after killing hundreds of people in just one or two hours, the more than 4,000 soldiers and horses under the command of these three local captains were annexed by Lu Yuan.
By the way, more than a thousand local county soldiers and militia in Changning County, as well as the remaining over a thousand government soldiers in Zhu Anguo's hands, were also taken over by Lu Yuan.
But in just half a day, by beating up friendly forces, he had 7,000 more troops under his command.
But Lu Yuan didn't think much of these people.
Except for the more than a thousand soldiers, the rest were bandits who were accustomed to oppressing the people. They were all a ragtag group of people and could not be used for much purpose at all.
So he also asked Zhou Qing to reorganize these guys, break up the Fubing County soldiers and militia groups, and organize seven battalions according to the organization of one hundred people per team and one thousand people per battalion.
Then there were temporarily dispatched officers from Lu Yuan's army to supervise and temporarily control the team.
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Due to the resumption of power and annexation, some riots occurred among the officers and soldiers here, and the morale of the military was somewhat turbulent.
on the other side.
After yesterday's defeat.
The rebels from the Seven Star Sect huddled in the camp on the second day and continued to act like ostriches.
Not to mention continuing to send troops to attack the city, they didn't even dare to leave the door.
In response, Lu Yuan sent people out to invite a fight, but the people he sent shouted until smoke came out of their throats, and no one responded.
Some people in the bandit camp even became so anxious after being greeted by the greetings that they fired arrows at random, almost killing the people who went to call the formation.
Seeing this situation, Lu Yuan didn't know that the rebels were afraid of being beaten and did not dare to come out to fight.
But the other party didn't want to fight, and he wasn't prepared to let these traitors go.
After all, he is also a vigorous general of the imperial court.
Now that we have come out to quell the rebellion, if we encounter the rebels, we have to fight a few times to give the court an explanation.
Moreover, the Seven Star Sect is now in rebellion and has taken the initiative to bring it to his lips.
Lu Yuan is practicing martial arts now and is worried that there is no magic medicine. How can he push it away when he encounters this piece of fat?
He had already made up his mind.
This time to counter the rebellion, we must eradicate the Seven Star Sect and seize all the martial arts and elixirs from the other sect as a source of material for our own practice.
So on the third day, Lu Yuan pulled the seven battalions of soldiers who had just been reorganized out of the battlefield and forced them to attack the rebel camp.
If you don't move, I'll do it.
Do you really think you are safe by hiding in a turtle shell?
