Changfeng Thousands of Miles End Han Song

Chapter 747 Sacrifice the Butcher Knife
At the end of July, Lingnan is still warm, but the conflict between Liuzhou and Guizhou has become more and more acute.In the face of Geng Nanzhong's taking power, Miao Fu and Liu Zhengyan chose to bow their heads and obey orders after a little hesitation. This might not have been a wise choice for them.

When the Qi army came in, would it be easier to be a general with heavy troops in hand, or would it be more comfortable to be a high-ranking official with nothing to do at home?Such a choice is self-evident.

But this also caused the pressure on Xu Huiyan's shoulders to suddenly increase.Because he lost all his teammates, facing the order from the small court to call him into the court alone, his heart felt like a big stone was crushed.

However, Xu Huiyan is also a decisive person. Since he has already boarded Emperor Lu's boat and his instructions have been handed over, he should follow suit.

In August, the "good news" began to reach Emperor Lu's ears one after another.

Just when the fleet escort was completed, Yidu Wenwu, who was familiar with Emperor Lu's temperament, faced the public outcry and the joint name of nearly a hundred Chinese and foreign maritime merchants, while silently sighing in his heart: It is really a familiar formula, familiar smell.Emperor Lu would always look for a white glove before doing something out of the ordinary.However, the person who promoted it was just a small naturalized sea merchant, but it also surprised the big bosses.

At this time, the contradictions in the small court of the Southern Song Dynasty finally broke out.

Xu Huiyan's general Hu Yantong led three thousand troops out of Liuzhou and arrived in Xiangzhou. After the heavy rain was over, he led the army straight into Xunzhou.

Xunzhou was captured by the chasing Qi army for a time, but after several seemingly real and fake fights with Xu Huiyan, the Qi army withdrew from Xunzhou, and Xu Huiyan stationed troops in Xiangliuerzhou, so this place was handed over to the small court.

It's just that the Southern Song Dynasty's military strength was also weak, and after passing through the hurdle of fighting in Yongzhou, the old commander Zhong Shidao was allowed to sit in the town.However, the latter had already run out of fuel, and fell ill as soon as he arrived in Xunzhou to start forming the defenders, and the situation in Xunzhou later was in chaos.

Zhong Shidao was bedridden, and the government ordered him not to leave the city of Xunzhou.After that, the chieftain's policy of the small imperial court made the chaotic situation in Xunzhou even more chaotic.The chieftain's men and horses have taken control of the county.

Hu Yantong took advantage of the rain break to send troops, chose to make a quick decision, and led the troops all the way into the city of Xunzhou.There is only one purpose for doing this, which is to threaten Guizhou from the side.This is not a direct threat to the small court of the Southern Song Dynasty, but it is a signal flare.

It took Hu Yantong two days to rush all the way from Xiangzhou to Guiping, one of the only three counties in Xunzhou.Guiping in the west, Zhoucheng in the middle, and Pingnan in the northeast.Guiping County is completely different from those cities in Xiangzhou and Liuzhou that have not experienced wars and turmoil. Recognized by the small court of the Southern Song Dynasty, Guiping County has been controlled by a group of cave barbarians who came out of the mountains.

This is what Geng Nanzhong did.This guy canonize the raw and cooked fans from all over the country as chieftains. How can there be no extras for such a good sale?Apart from winning over the Fanren on Guangnan West Road, his biggest purpose was to take the opportunity to win over the native soldiers and strengthen the strength of the small imperial court of the Southern Song Dynasty.The current Guiping County is a victim of this indulgent policy.

After the city of Guiping was 'controlled' by chieftain soldiers and horses, it was already sparsely populated, and almost half of the city was empty.

About 600 people belonged to the chieftain stationed here for two reasons.One is to serve the Great Song Dynasty; the other is to ride a little bit on the heads of Han gentry and domineering.

The latter is still very attractive to the chieftains.It is not difficult to bully ordinary people among the Han people. It is rare for a large gentry in the city to work in harmony with the local government.But now they have turned into officials. Seeing the appearance of those gentry who dare not speak out, seeing their obedient appearance, it makes my heart feel sour.

As soon as Huyantong's army arrived, the wind swept through the clouds, and they broke through the city without much effort, slaughtering five or six hundred cavemen.

It was none other than Zhang Jun who went to Liuzhou to proclaim the decree.Although this person followed Geng Nanzhong through the regiment training Nan'an disastrous defeat, he lacked experience and hadn't participated in much fighting, but Hu Yantong was different, he followed Xu Huiyan and fought against Fang La's army on the Liangzhe Road.During those two years, what was killed was a mountain of corpses and a sea of ​​blood, which was scattered everywhere.

Therefore, he will never be soft on killing people, and Zhang Jun still has some other scruples, those are chieftain soldiers, he persuaded Hu Yantong a few words, but Hu Yantong also has his own reasons this time.His boss is about to turn against the small court of Guizhou, and he has repeatedly turned against the chieftain. Does he have to worry about that?

The generals under his command deeply believed that these people looked down on the small court of the Southern Song Dynasty a hundred times.Some people even thought that if the boss fell out with Guizhou, it would be a good place to go straight to Lu Qi.So, with Hu Yantong's order, the soldiers and horses of the troops completely let go of their hands and feet in the boundary of Xunzhou, and started killing.

In fact, anyone with a smarter mind will understand that Xu Huiyan sent Hu Yantong to "suppress the bandits" at this time, without asking Guizhou for any instructions in advance, it was entirely Xu Huiyan's decision, which itself has already What is it expressing.

This was like telling everyone that he, Xu Huiyan, had already reached the side of the boat, and if anyone wanted to make trouble, he would jump off the boat.

Hu Yantong captured more than 300 people in Guiping, but after a little screening, their heads rolled off, and [-] to [-] people became ghosts under the sword.Because some of these people had blood on their hands, or they had repeated evil deeds, or they themselves were Han Chinese who fled into the mountains, so killing them was not wrong.

The army did not delay at all in Guiping, and the next day Huyantong led the army to leave the bloody Guiping County, and went straight to Xunzhou.

In Xunzhou City, Zhong Shidao was bedridden, and Zhong Yanchong just stayed by his side to serve him. The power could not be said to be sidelined. Where is Zhong Shidao's prestige? Can it be ignored casually?But at a time like this, Zhong Shidao could only acquiesce in the acquiescence of the magistrate of Xunzhou to take over the power.

The veteran Zhong Shidao naturally knew the consequences of doing this, so his condition became more serious, so naturally Zhong Yanchong could only stay by the bedside.

The magistrate of Xunzhou is none other than Tang Ke.This person had a great enmity with the Fujian army, and it wasn't because he insisted on going his own way, why did Li Gong die in the battle in Zhangzhou?However, he escaped early.If Xu Huiyan spoke of the hatred in his heart, he would be more afraid of this guy than Geng Nanzhong.

Therefore, Tang Ke will never be caught without a fight, because that is likely to be a kill without a fight.

However, the course of this battle was not good. Hu Yantong personally led a 500-strong elite army to ambush outside Xunzhou City at night, while the main force set up camp more than 20 miles away and set off after midnight.So much so that it confused the defenders in Xunzhou City and Tang Ke himself.Launching a surprise attack at dawn, the chaotic Xunzhou defenders were like a group of headless flies, facing the sudden blow, they were powerless to resist.

Fighting against such a mob, Hu Yantong has a lot of experience, so he doesn't need to be so particular. The more direct and rough the way, the better the victory.He led people to climb the city wall first, and then led a group of people straight into the Zhizhou Yamen, captured Tang Ke alive, and then the whole Xunzhou was stabilized.

Zhong Shidao fell ill too early, and did not lay a good foundation for the Xunzhou Army at all.However, Tang Ke didn't understand military affairs, so he just blindly pulled people into the army. He was already a group of mobs. After the recent rapid expansion and annexation, the number of people seemed to have doubled, but it was even more scattered.

Of course, this does not prevent Tang Ke from continuing to dream.He dreamed that he was defending the city of Xunzhou, and Geng Nanzhong of Guizhou took the opportunity to send troops to attack Zhouzhou and Liuzhou, and finally assisted the court to remove Xu Huiyan's stumbling block in one fell swoop.Later, they will be able to fully integrate the existing forces of the imperial court and combine with the local cave barbarians, so they may not be able to resist the Qi army.

At least when they couldn't do anything, they could still flee to Dali in the name of the emperor, and then enter Shu through Dali.Even if they lose politics at that time, their reputation will remain intact, and this will retain their foundation.

That Lu thief's heir is still young, and this is his biggest shortcoming.Geng Nanzhong had already asked the Secretary of the Imperial City to spread rumors. Comparing Lu Thief with Zhou Shizong, isn't the latter a peerless hero, heroic and domineering?But once killed, the children and grandchildren will not be free.

Three people become tigers, and one mouth makes gold.I don't believe that the Lu thief can really not be suspicious at all, and he can still trust those generals who hold heavy soldiers under his opponent.And those who lead the army can really not worry at all, as long as there is a estrangement between the monarch and his subjects, this is their victory.

Time is what Lu Thief needs most, and the Lu family will only be truly stable when Lu Qian's son becomes an adult.And they are the most short of time.

Well, there is no need to elaborate, Tang Ke thinks it is beautiful anyway.But he is a man and not a god, and he cannot make the whole world change according to his imagination.Therefore, when Hu Yantong rushed to him first, Tang Ke sighed, closed his eyes, and just waited to die.

On the contrary, he still kept a bit of dignity, he didn't yell in fright, and he didn't pee his pants and shout for mercy.

Tang Ke knew that there was an insoluble conflict between himself and Xu Huiyan, and it was useless to say anything now, and it was better to save some face.

Hu Yantong didn't smash his head with a whip, and this person was going to be sent to Liuzhou to relieve Jieshuai's hatred.

Needless to say, what happened after the first battle in Xunzhou, a group of mobs completely lost their fighting spirit and surrendered one after another.Those who dared to flee were all dealt with by the main force of Xu Jun who rushed to march later.

It can be said that the Xunzhou defenders were almost wiped out in this battle. Even if a few lucky ones escaped by chance, they would be scared out of their wits.

Hu Yantong sacrificed the butcher's knife again, completely flooding Xunzhou with blood.

Amid the strong smell of blood, Hu Yantong sent people to Guizhou to send the heads of several "bandit leaders" to show their merits to Emperor Zhao, but he did not send Zhang Jun back to Guizhou by the way, and then asked people to escort Tang Ke to Liuzhou.As for the grandparents and grandchildren of the Chong family who stayed in the mansion throughout the entire war, as well as the two or three hundred soldiers of the Chong family, Hu Yantong enshrined them like an uncle.

This is obviously killing chickens and scaring monkeys, using the head of Xunzhou to frighten the vigorous chieftain;

After the news reached Liuzhou, Xu Huiyan from "Sickness" conveyed an invitation to the chieftains in the "territory", asking them to come to Liuzhou for a talk.

What made him angry and surprised was that there were only a few or two people who came, and the other places did not ignore them. On the contrary, every family sent a lot of gifts, but the people who came were not very important, and the chieftain himself All refused to come on the grounds of difficult roads or 'sickness'.

After Xu Huiyan was annoyed, he smiled with satisfaction.

In fact, he didn't intend to subdue all the chieftains in the territory in one fell swoop.The latter are located in mountainous areas, easy to defend and difficult to attack, and those chieftains are unwilling to submit, but he wants to wipe out the latter, but his strength is not lost.

It's enough to scare the chieftains like this now.Being able to send generous gifts proves the fear in their hearts!

(End of this chapter)