Chapter 3 Fighting for supremacy (Part 6) Guo Fangyu’s martial arts skills are not bad, but it’s a pity that he was challenging Qin Shubao. The other party only used his long stick to flick the stick away from his hand, and then swept it sideways.
, this is not a move that Ma Shan often uses, but it kills Guo Fangyu more efficiently. The sharp sharp edge slides past his throat, severing the trachea and blood vessels.
"Uh!" Guo Fangyu covered his neck with his hands in disbelief, panting desperately. When he discovered the fact that he had been defeated, he let go of his hands and fell on his back. Before the body fell to the ground, he
He let out a sigh. I don't know whether he was impressed by the opponent's martial arts skills or because he was unwilling to do so.
"Take his head and bury his body!" Qin Shubao glanced at the corpse lying on the ground and ordered the other person to die like a man. Logically, he should leave a whole body for the other person, but the other person's name was Guo Fangyu.
, his head is destined to be hung on a high pole and blown by the cold wind
Two light cavalry jumped off the horse, cut off Guo Fangyu's head, used soil to stop the bleeding, then tied his hair with a rope and hung it on the saddle. After doing this, the soldiers did not get on their horses, but looked at the pool of blood.
The woman inside had a look of unbearable expression on her face, "Guo Fangyu said she is the daughter of Prefect Xianyu!" A county soldier reported to Qin Shubao, "This woman has been leading our brothers to Guo Fangyu!"
Qin Shubao picked up the reins of the horse and walked forward for a few steps. The woman in the pool of blood was already dead. There was a wound from between her breasts to her lower abdomen. Her body was very petite, at best no more than fourteen years old. What was exposed under the broken clothes
The very delicate skin, although it has been contaminated by blood at this moment, can still tell that the owner of the skin has not experienced any weather or frost.
"Guo Fangyu said that this woman wanted to see him die at the hands of General Qin!" The county soldier still remembered Guo Fangyu's last crazy words and conveyed them to Qin Shubao loudly.
"What?" Qin Shubao asked in shock, and then he quickly regained his composure, "Take this woman's body back to the city, and let the local officials arrange a grand burial." He paused, emphasizing the second half of the sentence, "
Just say that she died resisting Guo Fang’s premeditated rape, and she died without falling into the Xianyu family!"
"Yes!" Several more county soldiers agreed and jumped off their mounts.
"You all should also go back to the city. Don't go after poor people who are blind and blind. It's not worth hurting yourself!" Qin Shubao warned again and turned the horse's head hard.
The moment he turned around, he felt very tired. He led the cavalry to attack for more than 300 miles, defeating 1,000 to 100,000, and killed Guo Fangyu in formation. This victory was huge, but Qin Shubao always felt that there was something missing in it.
It's like grilling meat without salt. Although you can see oil splattering on the meat, it loses a lot of flavor in your mouth.
"This girl must have admired our Governor Qin very much when she was alive!" The chatter of the county soldiers came from behind, and every word floated into Qin Shubao's ears.
"Yes, among the dozen or so counties around us, no one knows about our Qin Duwei. I heard that the emperor also ordered people to draw pictures of him and Luo Duwei and hang them in the palace for viewing from time to time.
!" Another comment came, with a tone full of admiration.
"These boring guys!" Qin Shubao smiled bitterly and shook his head. He was used to being talked about. He was too lazy to show his modesty anymore. "Guo Fangxu said that this woman wanted to see him die at the hands of General Qin!" These words
The impact on him was much stronger than the admiration of the brothers. "It turns out that I am such a hero in the eyes of others!" He felt very proud, but at the same time, there was also a slight sense of loss in his heart.
"I wonder in whose hands the other bandit leader Qin Junhong will die?" Some people still have unfinished thoughts.
"I don't know, I guess it will be General Li. I heard that it was he who proposed this attack plan to Mr. Zhang!" Someone swore to answer that the new general Li Lang is highly skilled in martial arts, friendly to others, and his strategy is extremely outstanding among the county soldiers.
I train with him every day and have long since accepted him as one of my own.
"Nonsense, Mr. Zhang doesn't know how to make the decision on such a big matter, so he can still listen to an outsider!" Someone secretly looked at Qin Shubao and retorted in a low voice.
"That's right, General Li Lang is very sexy, not to mention the smelly fragrance. He dares to lure a woman into his home!"
Listening to the whispers behind him, Qin Shubao finally understood the reason why he felt that this victory had little flavor. It turned out that he was jealous of Li Zhongjian and was really worthless. He could not tolerate his depraved behavior, raised his hand and knocked hard.
The crisp thump of the iron helmet on his head made him sober up, but the behavior of his companions when the messenger arrived that day became increasingly clear in his memory.
Qin Shubao clearly remembered the day when the messenger Wu Qi arrived. When all the generals were worried about not having enough troops on hand, General Li Lang came out of the crowd. At that time, General Li looked so wise and confident.
, the armor seemed to reflect a ray of light, covering everyone's sharp edges in an instant.
"The thief relies on his own strength and says that I can't save him. I'm going to hurry up and destroy him!" Lord Zhang Xutuo concluded after listening to General Li Lang's words, and then this three-hundred-mile long-distance attack began.
In fact, just as Zhang Xutuo and Li Xu expected, the bandits were completely dazzled by the successive victories. They took almost no precautions and exposed an undefended camp to the Qijun soldiers who came from afar.
In a village ten miles away from the enemy camp, where all the people were killed, Qin Shubao took his brothers to rest for an entire afternoon. At midnight, everyone shot revenge arrows into the rogue camp.
The sudden attack on the bandits was also guessed by Li Xu. In the panic, they didn't even think about how many soldiers and horses the other party had. The common people who came were the first to get into chaos. Their behavior affected all the bandits.
So, as soon as the battle started, the outcome was already very obvious
The result of this battle was extremely brilliant. As soon as Qin Junhong, another rogue leader, ran out of the military camp, he was shot into a hedgehog by the local county soldiers who rushed out from Beihai City to meet him. Hundreds of thousands of rogue bandits gathered outside Beihai County and trampled each other. The battle
More than 13,000 people died, and the number of prisoners was as high as 30,000. Most of the remaining 50,000 people were civilians who were bundled into camps. As soon as the battle was over, they ran to Beihai in groups.
Outside the city, Zhang Xutuo's name was shouted, asking him to attack the city occupied by the bandits as soon as possible and avenge everyone's bloodshed.
There are also some real bandits. They are leaderless. Some of them hid in the mountains, while others fled Beihai County and went to live under other big bosses in nearby counties. After the battle last night, these people saw the battle flags of the county soldiers.
My calves will definitely tremble.
Since neither Guo Fangyu nor Qin Junhong expected that the soldiers from Qi County would arrive so quickly, all the baggage they plundered became spoils for the soldiers from Qi County. Qin Shubao made a rough estimate,
If all the grain and grass baggage were brought back to Licheng, it would be able to fill approximately 3,000 carts.
With this batch of food, grass and baggage, the soldiers of Qi County can replace a large number of armors and even the expensive armored cavalry, which may be expanded to fifty people. However, the miserable current situation of Beihai County and the rich spoils of war have formed a clear contradiction.
In contrast, the rogue bandits swept through most of Beihai County during the spring plowing season, involving the three cities of Yidu, Shouguang and Duchang and the surrounding countryside. Hundreds of thousands of houses were burned, and hundreds of thousands of people were displaced. Hundreds of thousands of acres were lost.
The fertile fields plowed in the spring will not yield any harvest this autumn. When the harvest fails next year, I don’t know how many people will starve to death.
"Please Sir Wu, please help us inform the Beihai elders that if they are willing to use their young men to regain the lost land with us, all the young people who enlist in the army will be given two hundred kilograms of grain and a bolt of silk cloth, half of which can be redeemed on the day of enlistment, so as to suppress the chaos.
The bandit will cash in the other half!" Qin Shubao thought about it for a long time, finally made up his mind, hugged his fists to Beihai County soldier Cao Wuqi, and said
Wu Qi was the only military officer in the entire Beihai County who neither died in battle nor surrendered to the enemy in battle. On that day, he risked his life to break out of the siege of the bandits and delivered the letter of rescue to Zhang Xutuo, but the court did not give it to him.
Before Beihai appoints a new prefect and county magistrate, Qin Shubao can only discuss with him how to cooperate between the soldiers of Qijun and Beihai.
"What!" Wu Qi was startled and couldn't believe his ears. After confirming what Qin Shubao had just said from the surprised expressions of others around him, he quickly returned the salute with his fists clasped and stammered, "How's that?
How can we let Qi County spend more money? We agreed at the beginning that all the expenses for sending troops this time will be borne by our Beihai County!"
When he was anxious, his words were a little rude, but his mind was very clear, and he knew what to do and what not to do. If Qijun Jingqi had not risked his life to come to his aid, not to mention the captured trophies, even Beihai City would not have been able to save it.
Therefore, Wu Qi believes that the Beihai elders should no longer be interested in trophies, even though the entire people are waiting for food.
"With the more than a thousand brothers under our command, we cannot conquer three big cities. By the time Mr. Zhang arrives with the county soldiers, I am afraid that the three cities will also be ruined by the rogue bandits! Besides," Qin Shubao pointed outside the military tent.
He pointed out and added, "The common people have just escaped from the thieves, so they must have something to eat. Otherwise, won't they be forced to carry knives?"
The soldiers in the tent were originally prepared to object in words, but after hearing Qin Shubao's words, they all shut up and drove Guo Fangyu and Qin Junhong's remnants out of the city. This was just the first step in the mission of wiping out the rogue bandits. If there is no way to appease the people, this year
People who have lost their homes are unable to survive and are likely to become rogues. Therefore, a new cycle begins on the earth until the blood flows until there is no more blood to flow.
"Then, let's just distribute food instead of silk cloth. There are several large households in Beihai. Let's work together to get the military pay for the young and strong! As for the old and the weak, the county magistrate, Mr. Wang, has already written a memorial to the court.
It won't take long for the imperial court to allocate food." Wu Qi carefully looked at everyone's faces and decided to partially accept Qin Shubao's suggestion.
"That's right. If Mr. Xianyu had half the foresight of Brother Yulin, he wouldn't have suffered the fate of his family being ruined!" Luo Shixin, who had been watching with cold eyes, was afraid that Qin Shubao would give away more of Qijun's interests, so he quickly stepped forward and patted Wu Qi.
shoulders, praise loudly
"So, Wu, the people of Beihai, thank you for your kindness!" Wu Qi was not used to Luo Shixin's enthusiasm, so he took half a step back and bowed to the ground again.
Everyone dispersed with a smile and made preparations to attack Duchang City separately. When only Qin Shubao and Luo Shixin were left in the military tent, the latter suddenly turned around, looked at Qin Shubao up and down with a very strange look, and said:
"Our brothers from Qijun came all the way to save people, so we don't get paid. You actually vomited out half of the captured food and supplies. If Lord Pei and Zhang Tongshou know about this, they will definitely not look good on you!"
"Master Zhang knows why I did this. Since Master Pei doesn't care about military affairs, he will not interfere with the distribution of spoils!" Qin Shubao shook his head and replied with a smile.
Zhang Xutuo taught him to be a far-sighted and compassionate general. In this regard, Qin Shubao did not think that he was worse than Li Xu. Leading the army on this expedition to appease Beihai County was a very good performance opportunity. When making plans, he was
Li Zhongjian competed. When doing things, Qin Shubao must win back his face.
"Master Zhang may not say anything about you, but Master Pei may not have an easy time with you! Besides, we are generals in Qi County, but we have done what we should have done as civil servants in Beihai County. Isn't this thankless?" Luo Shixin shook his head, no.
I believe Qin Shubao can pass the test smoothly
"If we don't leave some food in Beihai County this year, next year when there is a shortage of food, this place will become a world of rogue bandits. This time we caught them off guard. Will they suffer the same loss next year? What about the year after tomorrow? If this continues
, our brothers from Qijun are not exhausted yet!"
"That's just right. We have one more opportunity to make meritorious deeds!" Luo Shixin clearly agreed with Qin Shubao's opinion, but shook his head and argued.
Qin Shubao lightly punched Luo Shixin and said, "A general must have compassion. Mr. Zhang just told our brothers. Isn't it rare that you forgot so quickly?"
Luo Shixin fought extremely bravely and was not afraid of life and death, but he also did not take other people's lives seriously. Zhang Xutuo believed that this approach would bring trouble to him sooner or later. Qin Shubao originally did not think Luo Shixin's shortcomings were obvious, but as Li Xu
With the arrival of Luo Shixin, he increasingly felt that Zhang Xutuo's evaluation of Luo Shixin was reasonable.
"It's only through comparison that we can see more clearly." Qin Shubao thought to himself, turned around, and prepared to plan a new round of war.
"Maybe Mr. Zhang is right, but Brother Shubao has really changed a lot! He looks a bit like Li Zhongjian, not as brave and decisive as before!" Seeing Qin Shubao move out of Zhang Xutuo, Luo Shixin muttered and complained.
"Does Shixin think this change in Brother Yu is good or bad?" Qin Shubao turned around with a smile and asked.
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