Chapter 283 Lazy Army
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Luoyang is located in the center, surrounded by all directions, and there are many merchants. It is a city where money is piled up. Yin of Henan is very profitable, and his officials and even ordinary soldiers are naturally willing to go up and down, and do not even need to cover up.
Thousands of defenders in the city have returned to the camp after "victory", and they are happily surrendering their heads and showing off the spoils in each other's hands. Those thieves are here to snatch the property. lost.
When Han Ruzi led more than 2,000 people from the headquarters to the Luoyang barracks, he saw this scene. He could not even find the responsible generals. Only a few civil servants were silently recording military achievements, and many soldiers were fighting for their heads in front of them—— Anyway, it is the credit for picking up, and whoever holds it at the last moment counts it.
The battle outside the city was quite fierce. In fact, not many people lost their lives because of it. Most of the thieves fled immediately when they saw that the momentum was not right. This also caused the Luoyang defenders to be very fierce when they competed for the head, and even fought violently.
The Chu soldiers beside the emperor were filled with righteous indignation, but they kept silent.
Han Ruzi ordered his soldiers to line up outside the camp, so that everyone could see the ugliness in the camp.
The soldiers in the barracks found the army outside, but no generals came forward to attack them, and they didn't know the emperor, and thought it was a friendly army who came to stay overnight.
Han Ruzi turned to his own soldiers. There were 1,000 elite soldiers he brought from the capital, and less than 2,000 people gathered at Hangu Pass. After this battle, their trust and loyalty to the emperor all increased greatly.
"Look, how vulnerable a loose army will be!" Han Ruzi exclaimed.
The soldiers were watching, watching the ugly scene in the barracks, and the emperor himself.
Han Ruzi waved to the guards and guards beside him, and rushed into the barracks with only a hundred people.
The East Sea King did not follow and stayed outside the camp, feeling an inexplicable relaxation, as if an invisible rope had suddenly been untied.
He turned his head and glanced. Not far away, Fan Cangshan, whose blood was still dry, was breathing heavily, holding the retrieved long axe in his hand. Like many soldiers, he was staring at the emperor who broke into the barracks.
Donghai King sighed in his heart, the rope was gone, but there was an extra net beside him. It seemed loose, but in fact it was tighter. I thought to myself, it won't be long before the whole world has no place for itself.
The emperor's banners are many, and they are all cavalry. The soldiers in the battalion are somewhat apprehensive, but I have long heard that the emperor is in the mansion and Henan Yin is having a drink. Came here in person, just gave way, and immediately started fighting again.
Soon, the emperor and his guards drove back the same way, followed by a man behind him, with his hands tied and a rope around his neck, led by the cavalry in front, while running on the ground, scolding, "Where's the bastard, Dare to arrest Lao Tzu? Do you know who I am? Henan Yin is my uncle, even the emperor can't touch me!"
Only then did the soldiers in the battalion realize that the other party was here to make trouble. Except for a few people who were still fighting, most of the soldiers put down their things, picked up guns and knives, and surrounded them one after another, trying to block the road and grab people.
The guards drew their swords, and the guards speared horizontally. The speed did not decrease at all, and they returned directly to the gate of the camp to meet their companions outside.
The road was not long, but the arrested person was out of breath, shaking his arms vigorously, turning his head to glance at the men who were following him, and said loudly: "Shameless, sneak attack on the military camp, who is your general? Fan Cong Shan, is that you? Let's go to Henan Lord Yin and the emperor to reason!"
Fan Zangshan got off his horse, came to the emperor's side with a long axe in hand, and said coldly, "Your Majesty is here, General Huang, if you have reason, just say it."
General Huang was taken aback, but he still refused to believe it. He glanced at the young man on the horse, "Impossible, the emperor is drinking with my uncle in the mansion."
The King of the East Sea knew that it was time for him to come forward. He slapped his horse forward, came to General Huang, and pointed to a banner behind the emperor, "It's okay if ordinary soldiers don't recognize it. Even you don't recognize His Majesty's dragon flag?"
General Huang had never seen the dragon flag, but he knew that no one except the emperor was qualified to have so many golden flags.
He hesitated, then felt frightened, and suddenly said, "You are the King of the East Sea? I saw you when my uncle and I went to Beijing."
"I am the King of the East Sea." The King of the East Sea did not remember this person.
General Huang's knees softened, and he finally knelt down. Even the emperor admitted by the East Sea King would never be fake. When he thought of his performance just now, he couldn't help sweating, "Your Majesty's forgiveness, I really don't know... "
"Are you the leader of these soldiers?" Han Ruzi asked.
"Yes, I am the commander-in-chief of Henan County, and I am going to the mansion to meet your majesty, because I have been delayed for a while." General Huang kept kowtowing. His "general" is just an honorary title and has no actual official title. It was the highest military commander in Henan County. The reason why he didn't go to the banquet was because he was waiting for his soldiers to donate money, which was more important to him than anything else.
"How did General Fan communicate my will outside the city?"
General Huang just kowtowed and did not dare to say a word.
Fan Zangshan took a deep breath, then spit out all the anger that should not be called for soldiers outside the city, and said loudly: "All Luoyang defenders will go out of the city to face the bandit army.
"I'm out of the city, I'm out of the city..." General Huang kept defending, but he never thought that the emperor was coming.
The soldiers in the barracks were silent, and then they realized that what they were fighting for was not credit, but sin. Some people found that they were holding a knife and gun in their hands and hurriedly threw it away. No one scrambled for heads and belongings.
Fan Zangshan got a signal from the emperor, held an axe in both hands, and strode forward.
General Huang shouted: "It's not me! It was Henan Yin who ordered not to leave the city!"
Han Ruzi raised his hand, motioned Fan Chongshan to suspend his actions, and then said: "Luoyang's entire army is guilty, and as the chief general, you are a capital crime. I am the Emperor of Great Chu, you are the general of Great Chu, and I would rather listen to the orders of the civil servants than obey. The decree, sin upon sin, cannot be forgiven."
"Your Majesty, forgive..."
Fan Zangshan got the signal again, raised the axe in both hands, and chopped it down fiercely. A string of Mars.
The heads rolled, and the soldiers in the battalion all retreated on their knees, no one wanted the head.
The King of the East Sea raised his horse whip and was the first to shout "Long live". All the soldiers outside the camp responded immediately, shouting "Long live" three times in a row, each louder than the last.
This is the emperor they want, and even if they can't be rewarded in time, they will never let their credit be taken away by others.
When the shouts stopped, Han Ruzi said to the people in the camp who bowed their heads: "Second General will be out of line."
A general crawled out and only kowtowed. Fan Chongshan ordered him to sign up twice, but the general was speechless at all.
"This person is Deputy Commander Hao Ming." Fan Chongshan had no choice but to answer for him.
"Hao Ming, it is up to you to temporarily take over the position of commander of Henan County, and within a quarter of an hour, lead the entire Luoyang army out of the city and go to Aocang to help in the battle, and make a contribution to the crime."
Hao Mingquan did not expect that he would have the opportunity to replace Yin's relatives in Henan. He finally squeezed the word "yes" out of his mouth, and crawled back to the army, ordering all the soldiers to find a horse immediately, and if they could not find a weapon, they would mount the horse empty-handed. .
Within a quarter of an hour, more than 3,000 people were dispatched from the camp. The Luoyang Army had never been so quick.
Han Ruzi was not idle, and ordered Fan Chongshan to leave more than 1,000 wounded and weak soldiers to guard Luoyang, especially the main gate.
Fan Zangshan wanted to follow the emperor to Aocang, but he did not dare to speak. Han Ruzi saw what was on his mind and added: "The rebels have not been destroyed, the war has not yet settled, Luoyang is an important city in the world, one city is lost, and the Kanto region is shaken. General You Lao took great pains to defend this city for me."
Fan Zangshan knelt down to accept the order and said nothing more.
It is said that it was a quarter of an hour out of the city, and the three thousand Luoyang troops carried out another rectification outside the city. At dawn, they set off for Aocang, and the emperor led more than 1,500 people to follow.
Luoyang is full of hills, the roads are undulating, and the head can't be seen at a glance. King Donghai feels that his legs are going to bleed. Tired.
Not long after dawn, the entire army took a break. The King of the East Sea couldn't help but say, "Where does Your Majesty get so much energy? Only these veterans can keep up."
Han Ruzi's army was a temporary patchwork, and along the way, the quality displayed was uneven: the soldiers of the southern and northern armies marched in a hurry for several days, with little rest, and fought a battle in the middle, but the emperor did not. After dismounting, they did not dismount, their physical strength was the strongest; most of the soldiers from Hanguguan joined late, and most of them stayed in Luoyang, and the rest could keep up; on the contrary, there were more than 3,000 Luoyang defenders who were busy last night. After grabbing the merits, he didn't have time to rest, and he suddenly went out of the city in a hurry.
"If the emperor is slack, the whole of Chu will be lazy." Han Ruzi replied casually, he knew where his energy came from, and this was all thanks to the internal skills taught by Meng E. He has been practicing diligently, even riding a horse. When marching, they often practice various breathing methods silently.
But it was Meng E who disappeared with the treasure seal, leaving Han Ruzi puzzled.
Han Ruzi led the guards through the team, urging the Luoyang Army to go on the road again, and even rushed to the front to lead the army. This army must be encouraged at all times.
Three poles in the sun, Han Ruzi led nearly 5,000 troops to see Ao Cang.
Ao Cang was not on fire, Han Ruzi breathed a sigh of relief, but the battle outside the city was in full swing. From a distance, the Chu army was clearly in a weak position. He fought far more soldiers than that.
"How long can your Majesty's good luck last?" The East Sea King was really worried that the emperor would go to war again.