The visitor solemnly promised and continued: "General Shan Daozhen saw that the momentum was unstoppable and was worried about causing casualties. He ordered the army to make way for the passage and let him out of the city. He also sent people to intercept them and drove them south to avoid escaping. He sent another detachment.
When the cavalry rushes to a place twenty miles south, they must pass through a valley to ambush them."
"Single Dao really guards Ximen?"
Qin Huaidao smiled, not worried that the enemy could really escape. Where could he escape in the middle of the night? Even if he did escape, what would happen? He would kill them again in the future. He said with a smile: "It's hard to stop the enemy, so let him escape.
Wait until the momentum is exhausted, and then surround and kill them. This arrangement is very reasonable, so continue."
"Follow the order!"
The other party continued: "General Xu asked An Guogong to lead the cavalry to cover up the attack, and led the remaining two divisions of General Shan Daozhen to pursue and kill him. He was worried that the King of Han would misunderstand, so he asked his subordinates to report."
"Go back and tell the British Duke that I said I will not interfere in tonight's battle, and I will never interfere again. Just let him go and kill."
"Follow the order!" The other party hurried away.
Qin Huaidao smiled: "Shan Daozhen is a bit interesting. He has flexible fighting skills and can deal with things properly. He is a rare talent. Is there a general named Shan in the imperial court?" He said and looked at Luo Wu.
Luo Wu thought about it carefully and said, "It seems not."
"Is this single Dao really an ordinary citizen who was killed by the bottom?"
Qin Huaidao was a little confused. The literacy rate of ordinary people was extremely low. They basically had no schooling, no money to practice martial arts, and no generals. He couldn't help but asked: "No, it's not easy for ordinary people to live. They are illiterate, have no access to the art of war, and have no chance to practice."
Even if you are extremely talented in martial arts, it will be enough to become the commander of a regiment, but it is difficult to become the commander of an army. Could it be that you are a child from a poor family?"
The poor families are not ordinary people, but the down-and-out aristocratic families whose ancestors have been noble, such as Xue Rengui.
Luo Wu shook his head, unable to think clearly.
"I don't want to think about it anymore. I'll ask the British Duke after the war to find out how the troops were reorganized?" Qin Huaidao didn't bother to guess. Since Xu Shiji dared to use it, it shows that he is reliable.
…
It is ten miles south of Qinzhou City.
The cavalry led by An Guogong was fast and caught up with the infantry who escaped from the city. In addition, there were large armies on both sides to drive away those who tried to escape. The infantry saw that there was no way to escape. In addition, the general had already fled. They were scattered and had no intention of fighting.
, one after another threw away their weapons and surrendered.
There were too many people who surrendered, but An Guogong ignored them and continued to pursue them with his own men. Compared with the big fish, these little Luoluo in the rear were not surprising.
As we drove all the way, a valley appeared in front of us. It was hazy, but the sound of killing people was loud.
"Haha, go ahead and charge -"
Duke An Guo roared excitedly and charged with all his strength.
The soldiers also shouted excitedly and waved their swords, reflecting fiercely under the moonlight.
Soon, everyone saw the two troops strangled together. The soldiers rushed forward on their horses, holding their swords high and slashing at them without hesitation. There was a way of identifying them by tying white cloth around their necks, so there was no need to worry about making the wrong cut.
On the other hand, the defenders were different. The moonlight was hazy, visibility was not high, and it was difficult to distinguish between ourselves and the enemy, so it was easy to accidentally injure one's own people.
One is ebbing and the other is ebbing, how can Qinzhou's defenders stop it?
"Surrender without killing!" I don't know who shouted.
More people followed, and the sound became louder and louder, shaking the night sky.
An Guogong's people were all aliens from the grassland. Most of them did not understand Tang language and could not shout, so they concentrated on killing. As long as they had weapons and no white cloth around their necks, they rushed forward and chopped them down with great ferocity.
Not long after, An Guogong led his men to kill everyone. He led his army to turn around and turned back. He saw that countless people had lost their weapons and squatted on the ground begging for mercy. He suddenly lost interest and shouted: "Erlangs, your eyes are a little wider."
, looking for big fish is a great achievement."
"Hahaha, I understand!" Everyone agreed and dispersed to search.
"But Mr. An Guo?"
A general rushed over and saluted with clasped fists.
Duke An Guo recognized the other party and asked: "That's right. Is there anyone who can escape?"
"I've never seen anyone escape."
"That's good, surround them and look for them slowly after daybreak." An Guogong immediately ordered.
An Guogong was the deputy commander of the army, and his rank was high enough. The general did not dare to object, so he quickly ordered his men to spread out in all directions, forming a siege and blocking all routes, not giving anyone a chance to escape.
If one person escaped, it would be a disgrace to the entire army. Duke An Guo did not dare to be careless and let his own people participate in the siege instead of looking for big fish.
Seeing that the situation was over, the defenders squatted on the ground and waited for treatment. No one dared to mess around.
Not long after, Xu Shiji arrived with his troops. Seeing that everyone was trapped in the net, he felt reassured and was about to order the prisoners to be screened and find the big fish. Several prisoners came forward. They were all wearing armor, and they were obviously of high status.
"Protect the general." The guard was shocked and quickly alerted.
Shan Daozhen stepped forward and shouted: "Stop if you come, please tell me your name."
The visitors stopped, and one of them shouted: "I am the general manager of the Western Expedition and the governor of Qinzhou, Lu Chenghe, and asked General Xu Shiji to come and answer."
"Presumptuous, what right does a defeated general have to be so arrogant? Someone came and disarmed them." Shan Daozhen scolded angrily.
Immediately, someone rushed up and took away the weapons from these people.
Xu Shiji took a few steps forward, stared at one of them and said, "Are you Lu Chenghe? Nothing more than that."
"General Xu has a great reputation, Chenghe is indeed not as good as him, Chenghe, I bow down to you!"
The other party bowed solemnly, but he was also modest, but he changed the topic and continued: "I am born in the Lu family. The Lu family is a thousand-year-old family with a great reputation, countless disciples and former officials, and a rich family. Even the emperor would not dare to neglect it. Why not?
If you open your eyes, you will be rewarded generously if you come to Japan as an official."
"The Lu family, one of the five surnames and seven hopes, is indeed feared by the Holy Emperor, but what about the King of Han?" Xu Shiji said sarcastically.
The other party's face froze and he did not answer the call.
Almost all the five surnames and Qiwang were uprooted by Qin Huaidao. As everyone knows, even the Lu family in Chang'an was killed by Qin Huaidao, and suffered heavy losses. If the new emperor Li Tai hadn't used his power to release Lu Chengqing from death row, the Lu family would never have returned.
It’s hard to get ahead.
Xu Shiji's words were like piercing the opponent's lungs, making him feel uncomfortable holding in his breath.
After all, he was from a big family, so he reacted quickly and asked coldly: "The general is a minister of the imperial court, and now he is rebelling with the King of Han. Aren't you afraid of leaving eternal infamy?"
"From the moment the imperial court wanted to kill this general, I was no longer a minister of the imperial court. As for the eternal infamy, I was not worried. The king of Han sent people to write a book and say that he wanted to promote our reputation and make us famous forever. On the contrary, You will be put on the pillar of shame and be despised from generation to generation."
"What?" The other party's face changed drastically.
The reason why aristocratic families cannot inherit is that in addition to monopolizing land, possessing a large amount of wealth, knowledge and books, and monopolizing official channels, there is also a very important method, which is to control public opinion and control public opinion, who is good, who is bad, and who is traitorous. , the family has the final say as to who is loyal.
The emperors of all dynasties were afraid of him and tried to coax him to avoid speaking ill of him.
Why does the family have the final say?
After all, it is still wealth. You can spend a lot of money to write books and publish stories. You can find storytellers to spread them everywhere. If you talk too much about black things, they can become white. The common people have no channels to obtain information. It is not about how to speak and how to listen.
As for the imperial newspaper, it can spread some information, but it is compiled by people controlled by the aristocratic families. The emperor cannot write it himself, the circulation is limited, and the people cannot access it.
Now that Qin Huaidao wants to write a book and control public opinion, how can he not make people afraid?
"No--"
"How could he?"
"How...how could he do this?"
The other party was completely panicked, confused, and scared!