The end of the world begins with the king

Chapter 732
The official camp to the east of Jishui has now been occupied by the Yong army.

Zhao Yanxun's headquarters was temporarily set up in the camp.

In this big victory, all departments have the idea of ​​pursuing, but they must stop and rest, at least eat their lunch first.

If the logistics supply is not available, it is a very dangerous behavior to just chase forward, especially for infantry.

At this moment in the military camp, all the guards sent people to attend the meeting, and the lowest rank was Qianhu.

Looking at the few people in front, Zhao Yanxun said slowly: "In the previous two battles, the cavalry had no chance to show their talents..."

"Now that I have fought Jishui, there is no danger between me and the capital. It is time for the cavalry to gallop!"

Hearing this, the cavalry commanders in front all showed excited expressions.

For a long time, there have been few opportunities for them to perform on the frontal battlefield.

At this time, Zhao Yanxun said with a serious expression: "The first, second, fourth, and fifth guards, immediately go straight to the capital and cut off the connection between the city and the outside world!"

"Do you understand?"

The four commanders who were ordered immediately kowtowed and said: "I will obey the prince's will!"

Zhao Yanxun went on to say: "How to act, you can discuss it yourself!"

"But there is one thing...you must be strictly restrained. No one is allowed to harass the people, and those who violate the order will be severely punished!"

"If there is an imperial court that breaks down and harms the people, kill them immediately!"

People in wars have always been prone to disaster. As a person of modern thinking, Zhao Yanxun naturally wants to prevent this phenomenon as much as possible.

What's more, his army can be strong only if there are enough people under his actual control.

Seeing Zhao Yanxun's solemn orders, several commanders did not dare to neglect, and immediately replied: "Yes!"

"You go!"

"Yes!"

After these people left, Zhao Yanxun looked at the rest of the people.

"All the guards are fighting today, and they are all resting in the current station, and they receive orders every day to act!"

Although today's battle was won, the physical fitness of the soldiers at the bottom was greatly consumed. Strictly speaking, half a day's rest was not enough.

Only because there is no tough battle ahead, Zhao Yanxun will let the army march tomorrow.

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Zhao Yanxun's prediction was correct. After the defeat of the army, except for some people who fled to Yongshun Mansion, most of the defeated troops were in a state of disorder.

These people formed large and small gangs, ranging from seven or eight to hundreds of people, fleeing on the land east of Jishui.

This has caused many villages to suffer, and the worst is the place near Jishui, because they are too close to the battlefield.

In a certain village, a dozen soldiers armed with knives broke in, went directly to the big family in the village, and then began to rummage for food and money.

There is no discipline among the routs, even if there are Custodians among them.

After eating and drinking enough, these people did not stay too long, and fled with their "trophies", leaving the village in a mess.

On the east side of the village, several men were standing under a big tree, and two of them were pressing a broken soldier to the ground.

"Brother, I caught a single person!"

Hearing this, the bearded man stepped forward and knelt down, and asked, "Are you officers and soldiers of the imperial court?"

The one who was held down was a young man with a sullen look on his face and said, "What do you want?"

The next moment, he was punched in the face.

"Boy, my elder brother asks you a question, you answer me honestly, otherwise your life will be worse than death!"

It has to be said that this punch was very useful, at least the sinister look on the young man's face faded a lot.

"The imperial court has been defeated?"

"That's right!"

"What is the layout of the imperial court's 20 troops?"

"The 20 army has been defeated!"

Hearing this, the bearded man asked in disbelief, "What did you say? The 20 army has been defeated?"

"That's right!"

"Isn't the main general already replaced by Lu Liqing, how could this be?"

The young man on the ground showed fear on his face, and after a few breaths of silence, he said: "Heavenly King Lao Tzu is here, and he can't stop Yong Jun!"

"This...this is just..."

For a moment, the bearded man didn't know what to say.

At this time, someone asked back: "Boy, are you lying to us? 20 troops, all defeated in one day of war? Are you all made of paper?"

Unexpectedly, the young man on the ground replied: "It didn't take a day, but it took only half a day to lose!"

Well, these words left everyone present speechless.

Thinking of the hundreds of thousands of imperial court troops who were defeated in Hanshui before, and now Jishui is staged this scene again.

This proves two problems, one is that the current imperial court is exhausted, and the other is the fate of King Yong.

Otherwise, it is impossible to explain why the court lost so quickly and why King Yong won so smoothly.

Just as everyone was thinking, the young man on the ground said: "Brother, I am honestly answering, can you spare my life?"

Unexpectedly, at this time, with a wave of the bearded man's hand, someone stabbed the young man to death without delay.

If you let people go, it's hard to guarantee that you won't cause trouble, so it's natural to kill them with a single knife.

Before the young man died, someone said: "Brother, we have to get the news back quickly!"

"Yes, brother!"

Hearing the reminder from his subordinates, the bearded man turned around on the spot, and then said: "Let's investigate the situation in detail, and then send a message back!"

After several people fell silent, someone said, "That's okay..."

In fact, not only the defeated soldiers are fleeing, but also the people who do not want to be harassed.

On the official road, Fang Hongji's carriage was moving forward.

Because of his old age, his body couldn't bear it because he traveled too fast, and he has only traveled more than 100 miles in Nangui.

At this time, the voice of his student came from outside the carriage.

"Old man, where are you dragging your family to go?"

Only an old voice replied: "Let's flee to the south..."

"Escape? What is the problem?"

"The people in the imperial court are killing people and robbing things everywhere. My son and daughter-in-law were killed by them..."

Speaking of this, the old voice was choked with sobs, and then said: "My old life is hard enough, so I escaped with my little granddaughter!"

Fang Hongji couldn't sit still when he heard that the soldiers of the imperial court were messing around.

So he opened the curtain of the carriage, leaned out and asked, "Old man, the soldiers of the imperial court are bound by military discipline, how could they kill innocent people indiscriminately?"

"Military discipline? Shit military discipline, these people who kill thousands of knives should all be struck to death by lightning!"

"Do you think I'm lying? Not just our village, there are dozens of villages along the way, which ones haven't been harmed by them..."

"If you don't believe me, go back and see for yourself..."

These words were scolded by the old man outside the carriage, embarrassing Fang Hongji who was treated so rudely.

"Old man, I made a slip of the tongue. If I give you the food, I will make you an apology!"

A few minutes later, the old man took his granddaughter and left with the food, but Fang Hongji was in deep thought.

In the following time, he saw more people fleeing from their homes and got more information after asking.

In the end, he was really convinced that the imperial court's 20 troops had all been defeated two days ago.

Even if he didn't know the military, Fang Hongji knew that the imperial court was over, and he couldn't organize a line of defense against the Yong army.

Fang Hongji was not surprised by this. After all, he personally went to the Yong army barracks and knew how powerful these people were.

"Soldiers died in battle and people were displaced. It's really a human tragedy..."

"This kind of thing must never happen in the south. I want to return to the south as soon as possible, and persuade them not to be enemies with King Yong!"

To be an enemy of Zhao Yanxun, the ending must be miserable, Fang Hongji is absolutely sure of this.

(End of this chapter)