At dawn, the remaining fires in the company camp were put out one after another. Looking at the battle reports coming in one after another, thick smoke came out of Shi Siming's nostrils.
With only 230 people, that little wild dog of the Yan family, he turned his company, which was originally regarded as an iron barrel, upside down. And the 80,000 tigers and wolves under his command, because
The incident happened suddenly, and they behaved in a panic. Last night, more than two thousand people fell down just because they trampled on each other and accidentally injured them. In addition, those who were hacked to death by the Yan family's puppy, the total loss was twenty-four or five times that of the other party.
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What's even more hateful is that the old dog of the Yan family actually didn't even care about his own son. While he was busy dispatching troops to protect the granary, he led the people of Hecheng to break out from the east of the city. Everyone knows that the old dog killed that day.
He is popular all over Hebei. What if he took off his official uniform, put on ordinary people's clothes and hid in a ravine, what should he tell An Lushan?!
"Damn it, damn it, father and son both deserve to die!" Once the attack broke out, Shi Siming's anger became difficult to control. He brandished his machete and chopped the handsome case in front of him into pieces. "And you, you all deserve to die too!"
If you can't do this well, living is just a waste of food!"
The cronies on the left and right, civil and military, are all familiar with the nature of their coach, and no one dares to speak out to argue. They all look at their noses and hearts, like clay sculptures. Yesterday, the incident happened suddenly, and in the chaos, no one could figure out who the camp robbers were.
How many people could only act in full accordance with the instructions of the Chinese Army. The Chinese Army was also in chaos at the time. They did not expect that the Yan family and his son might have made a false move to attack the east. If the responsibility is investigated, the first thing that needs to be held accountable is that it was not done in time.
The general on duty who sounded the alarm, and secondly, was Shi Siming himself. As for everyone, they acted completely under orders and made no mistakes at all.
Seeing this, Shi Siming became even more furious. He suddenly raised his scimitar, pointed at the military commander closest to him, Li Guiren, and asked: "You damn waste? Tell me, how did you arrange the defense last night? Is it intentional negligence?"
, want to ruin my victory?"
The pseudo-Lulong Jiedu envoy Li Guiren's position under Anlu Mountain was only slightly lower than that of Shi Siming. He was usually known for his bravery and fearlessness of death, but at this moment he did not dare to contradict Shi Siming in public. When he saw the opponent turning his blade towards him, he immediately stepped back a few steps.
He stepped forward and bowed to the ground, "Commander Mingjian. Marshal Mingjian. Humble duty. Last night, at least six teams were arranged to take turns on duty. But Zhou Zhaowu was arrogant and underestimated the enemy. He failed to warn the enemy in time after encountering a sneak attack, which allowed the bandits to break into the camp.
Guilty, and then led to a catastrophe!"
"Zhou Zhaowu, where is that guy Zhou Zhaowu? Where is he hiding? Hurry and tie him up for me. I'm going to chop him up with my own hands!" Shi Siming's attention was immediately attracted by the scapegoat thrown by Li Guiren, waving his machete and roaring.
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"Zhou, General Zhou Zhaowu, General Zhou Zhaowu has died in the line of duty!" Li Guiren quietly moved back, avoiding the tip of Shi Siming's knife, and murmured in response.
"Dead?" Shi Siming frowned and paused for a moment in his roar. Then he laughed loudly again, "It's a good death, it's a good death. It saves me from having to use the knife again. What about the other people on duty? Are they all dead?"
Are you dead? If you are not dead, please stand up and get the sword for me!"
The ranks of civil and military generals standing on both sides were in chaos again. After a while, two generals, covered in blood, came out of the line with their heads drooped and knelt down in the center of the commander's tent. "Commander, please calm down, I'm a subordinate."
Incompetent, failed to stop the thieves in time. I dare not ask for forgiveness from the commander, please punish him according to the law!"
"According to the law, according to the military law, you deserve to be killed ten times!" Shi Siming stepped forward quickly, the blade of the knife was spinning against the other's neck, "Are it just the two of you, where are the others? Get out of here and die!"
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"That's it, it's just the two of us. General Zhou, General Wang, General Zhao and General Hu, all died in the line of duty!" The two unlucky guys lay on the ground, their voices trembling and breathless.
An Lushan and Shi Siming's military management methods were extremely harsh. If a general made a slight mistake, he would take off his clothes in public and beat him with a military stick, or he would have his ears pierced, his nose cut off, or even his head cut off and his body divided. Therefore, his generals would not forgive them.
They rarely dare to be careless about military affairs. If they are negligent, they would rather die on the spot than suffer more ravages while alive.
The incident happened suddenly last night. General Zhou Zhaowu, who had a head-on encounter with the camp hijackers, was killed on the spot. Several other generals on duty who came after hearing the news also tried their best to try to remedy the situation. However, all the camp hijackers had no choice but to save their lives.
The generals on duty paid a heavy price but were still unable to turn the tide.
Seeing the large and small wounds on the two ghosts under the sword, Shi Siming's anger subsided slightly. He raised the blade a few inches, gritted his teeth and said: "So there are only two of you left? Why don't you two?
Charge and die in battle? Do you still want to use this wound to claim credit in front of me?!"
"Humble position, humble position, at that time, I was knocked off my horse and passed out!"
"Ji Zhi, Ji Zhi was stabbed in the shoulder by a young thief from the Yan family and thrown into a pile of dead bodies. Then there was no chance of chasing him!" The two surviving generals suppressed their anger and reported truthfully.
"Oh?" Shi Siming's brows instantly knitted into a knot, and he looked up and down at his two subordinates. He was born as a general, and he climbed from a small soldier to a high position as a military commander. He was injured more than a hundred times in half his life. Therefore, he did not hesitate.
After struggling, he judged that the two subordinates did not dare to lie to him. "It's easy for you. Go down and recover from your wounds. After the wounds are healed, each of you will go to Mingfa's army and receive a hundred military sticks!"
"Yes, I thank Marshal for your generosity!" The two generals were surprised and happy, kowtowed, stood up, and helped each other out.
"Come back!" Shi Siming frowned again and ordered loudly, "A mistake is a mistake, and a merit is a merit. You two fought to the death and refused to retreat at a critical moment, so you deserve a reward! Geng Changshi, each of them will be rewarded with ten horses.
For fifty copper coins, each official position will be promoted by two levels!"
"Thank you, Marshal!" Immediately, all the resentment in the hearts of the two generals disappeared, and they knelt down and kowtowed heavily. The marching commander Shi Geng Renzhi also secretly breathed a sigh of relief, walked out slowly, and accepted the order.
The generals knew that the most dangerous moment had finally passed, and their expressions slowly returned to normal. Shi Siming curled his lips, continued to shake his head and sneered, "A bunch of trash, if I don't do it myself, I won't even be able to sleep well! Wait!
If I fall asleep one day and can't wake up, what will you do? Are you waiting to surrender to the Tang army? Then when did the Li family of Longyou ever treat anyone who surrendered on their knees?!"
This is an extremely accurate question. Especially for a general who was born and raised in Hebei, everyone has heard how the "robbery" officers sent by Li Tang dealt with Liu Heitai and Cao Cao after Dou Jiande surrendered to the Li family.
Zhan, Gao Yaxian and others. Although more than 130 years have passed since that massacre, the folk proverb "The beans are fragrant and the plums are bitter" was firmly rooted in the people of Hebei.
Thinking of the stories passed down among the people, none of the generals dared to raise their heads. Shi Siming sighed and continued to add: "We were all promoted by An Gong. An Gong has now proclaimed himself emperor in Luoyang, and he is the 'Qingjun side'
The flag has completely become a cover. Even if you and I want to turn back now, it is impossible. Therefore, it is better to focus on how to stabilize Hebei and let the army have a worry-free retreat. If An Gong can go smoothly
To capture Chang'an, you and I must be the founding fathers of the country. If An Gong unfortunately fails, you and I will not be able to protect Hebei. Even if the world is so big, I am afraid it will be difficult to find a place for you and me!!"
"What the marshal said is absolutely true!"
"Marshal Shengming!"
All the civil and military officials were convinced and praised. Shi Siming nodded slightly and said with a smile: "Whether it is a saint or not is a different matter. Anyway, I and you are like grasshoppers on a rope now. No one wants to run away by himself. Last night
Who else's subordinates were killed in the battle? Or were they seriously injured? You can report it yourself, I don't have time to ask them one by one! Geng Changshi, all the generals who died in the battle last night will be promoted to one rank and their families will be paid.
Fifty condoms will be paid. Those who are injured will receive an additional two levels and receive thirty condoms. Soldiers, whether dead or injured, will receive five condoms each!"
"Thank you, Commander-in-Chief!" All the generals handed over their hands, and their morale, which had been dampened by the burning of part of the food and grass, suddenly became much higher. Marching Commander Shi Geng Renzhi thought for a moment and whispered back, "Commander-in-Chief, I will make arrangements right now."
I will send my own hands to support the soldiers. However, there is one more important thing right now..."
"Are you going after Yan? I don't have that spare time?! Write a notice for me and post it everywhere. Just say that his son, the Yan family puppy, was captured alive by me. If he doesn't take the initiative to lead me to death, I will
So he tied his son to a stake, cut off a piece of flesh every day, and tortured him slowly to see if he wanted his own life or his son's life!"
"This is a good idea, Marshal!" Geng Renzhi smiled and praised in a low voice, "Yan Gaoqing has a reputation as a benevolent person, but he refused to save his son when he saw him being chopped alive. His reputation as a hypocrite is well established. However, according to reports
My subordinates observed that Yan Gaoqing did not take advantage of the chaos to escape last night. His flag of prefect is still planted on the watchtower of Changshan City!"
"Didn't you escape? Is that guy waiting to die?" Shi Siming was shocked, frowned, and asked in surprise. "Why didn't you tell me just now?"
Geng Renzhi smiled and refused to respond directly. Shi Siming knew that it was his fiery temper that kept everyone silent, so he also smiled coquettishly and threw his hands around, "Shi was confused just now. Please bear with me. You are all mine.
As a good brother, Shi will not really do anything to you!"
How could the generals really hold on to the coach's mistakes? They could only smile and hand over their hands, saying they didn't dare. Shi Siming's anger gradually subsided, and his thoughts gradually became clearer, "That Yan Gaoqing, that Yan Gaoqing, he is quite a man."
. It’s true that I valued him so much back then! Once the people left, he defended the city and he no longer had any worries. Even if he fought to the last man, when I broke the city, I could only kill one of his heads, which was enough.
In the name of his loyalty!!”
"The commander-in-chief's analysis is very accurate!" Geng Renzhi smiled and nodded, "If he escapes with the people, he will inevitably be caught up by our army. At that time, it will be difficult to escape or fight, and it will be difficult to do so. Instead, he will only let his subordinates protect him.
If the people break through, they will save themselves a lot of trouble. As long as his flag is still planted in Changshan City, there is no need for us to be in trouble with a few flat-headed slaves!"
"What a beautiful idea!" Shi Siming curled his lips, "I just didn't get what he wanted. Zhou Qing listens to the order, you take five thousand cavalry, search the surrounding area for a hundred miles, and capture all the men, women, old and children you encounter!"
Zhou Qing is his first favorite general, with both wisdom and courage. He usually uses it very smoothly, but at this moment, he was reluctant to step forward to take orders. Instead, he took a few steps back and knelt down, "Commander, think twice, do this
If you do, I’m afraid you’ll fall into that old thief Yan’s scheme!”
"Treacherous plot?" Shi Siming was puzzled, and his face was suddenly full of dark clouds. "Don't talk nonsense. What other tricks can there be? What kind of trouble can a few unarmed slaves with flat heads create?"
"The Marshal just said that Hebei is the foundation of the Yan Kingdom!" Zhou Qing fought bravely and was very courageous. Knowing that Shi Siming was on the verge of a seizure, he even wanted to speak out and remonstrate, "Capture the people again."
, it will only ruin your reputation. It will not harm the old thief named Yan at all. Afterwards, if someone comes forward to slander Your Majesty, Commander-in-Chief you..."
"Well, well, you, you didn't expect that your kid has such knowledge?!" Shi Siming was gasping for breath, but his mind was spinning rapidly. Before An Lushan became emperor, he naturally didn't care about reputation. And
Now that he has become the emperor of the Yan Kingdom and has the title of Shengwu, he naturally has to show off his appearance to others. If he continues to do what he did before, killing innocent people indiscriminately in order to frighten surrounding counties, what if An Lushan wants to
After gaining a good reputation, he also wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to take back the military power from his own hands...
It’s just that this calculation cannot be openly announced to anyone. Shi Siming thought about it and smiled instead of getting angry, "If all the soldiers under my command were like you, why would the world be worried? Forget it, those flat-headed slaves are lucky, I won't.
They will be held accountable for being a thief. But this Changshan City..."
"The general is willing to personally lead the troops to attack the city!" Zhou Qing was very grateful to Shi Siming for accepting his advice and volunteering. "The general surrounded the city before and was not in a hurry to capture it, just to give old thief Yan a chance to repent.
Opportunity. Since he is determined to fight to the end, the general is willing to carry his head over for the commander!"
"The final general is willing to go with General Zhou!"
"The general is willing to go with us!"
The generals were in a panic due to last night's attack, and all the generals felt disgraced, so they all took the initiative to lead the troops to avenge their shame. Seeing that their morale was still usable, Shi Siming was ready to nod in agreement. At this moment, the marching commander Shi Geng Renzhi coughed lightly.
He made a sound and said with a smile, "In fact, there is no need to rush to attack the city. Don't worry about the cooked duck growing wings and flying away. I have a plan here. If it succeeds by luck, it will definitely put the old thief Yan in a dilemma.
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"Tell me about it?" Shi Siming, who always thought highly of this cunning and cunning Chang Shi, turned his eyes and ordered with a smile.
"Yes, Commander!" Geng Renzhi handed over his hand again, his chin tilted up slightly, his face full of contentment, "I heard that the little thief from the Yan family has always been on good terms with the Major General. Now he was captured by our army despite all his efforts, and
The Major General's station is only half a day's journey from here..."
