At three quarters of noon, the rain became more and more dense, and there was a vast curtain of rain between the sky and the earth.
The Duan family's private army plundered nearby villages and returned home fully loaded without any damage. Although in the eyes of the Youtun Guards, these private armies were all just a mob, and they were native chickens and dogs that could be defeated in one blow, but to ordinary people, these
The young and strong soldiers armed with swords, arrows and leather armor were still irresistible killers. Several villages were massacred and plundered, and countless women were raped and ravaged.
These soldiers had been feeling aggrieved for several months, and once they were released, they were naturally in high spirits.
After returning to the camp, they handed over the plundered grain and fodder and kept the stolen money in private. The morale of the whole army was high. Especially the soldiers who had molested women were even more excited and couldn't help but show off to their companions...
"You don't know, that little lady is probably newly married, her flesh is so white and tender, she can pinch a bag of water... tsk tsk!"
"Hey, the man resisted violently at first. I pushed him to the ground and let him watch his wife's legs being spread open... When everyone was comfortable, I cut him off with a knife!"
"It was pretty good that I went to that house. We pushed the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law to the ground and fucked them together. After we were done, we killed the children as well."
"Is this too much?"
"You don't know, that child kept crying and making a lot of noise."
…
These private soldiers are the dealers and slaves of powerful families. They have always acted as powerful slaves of powerful families and committed all kinds of evil in the countryside. They regard this kind of rape and robbery as normal. Instead of being afraid, they are proud of it and even secretly usurp the honors of their respective troops.
, when will the rich and powerful disciples go out like this again...
The white-faced middle-aged man was shocked when he heard the discussion among the troops in the tent. He called his nephews over and scolded them.
"I gave you thousands of warnings and instructions, only to plunder food and fodder, but not to harm anyone's life. You actually turned a deaf ear?"
Several young men didn't take it seriously: "It's not that we deliberately violated military orders, but we encountered resistance at that time. We can't let a group of common people hurt our soldiers, right? Who would have thought that we couldn't hold back from the beginning. But it doesn't matter.
, just a few mud-legged commoners, now Guanzhong is in chaos, who will take care of such noisy matters?"
"Furthermore, after this incident, the morale of the soldiers has improved a lot. In my opinion, if we can do it a few more times, it will be of great benefit to the stability of the morale of the army."
The white-faced middle-aged man was trembling with anger, and wanted to teach these ignorant bastards a lesson. This is Guanzhong, at the feet of the emperor, and it is not a place where they can be allowed to do whatever they want...
However, before the words were spoken, a burst of shouting was heard outside, and someone screamed in a lung-splitting voice: "Enemy attack! Enemy attack!"
Several people in the tent were startled and hurried to the door and ran out. They heard people shouting and horses neighing in their ears, mixed with the dull sound of horse hooves like rolling thunder.
A cavalry galloped from a distance, as fast as thunder and as powerful as fire, and slammed into the camp.
Iron hooves flew, steel knives waved, and they slaughtered fiercely like tigers entering a flock of sheep.
The white-faced middle-aged man's face became even paler, and he shouted hysterically: "It's Zuo Wuwei! Cheng Yaojin's army, hurry up and form a formation to meet the enemy!"
He pushed all the clan members around him forward in an attempt to stop the enemy cavalry from charging. He turned around, jumped onto a war horse, turned around and ran away under the protection of his own soldiers.
As one of the most elite armies in the Tang army, Zuo Wuwei made great achievements in battle, and the general was Lu Guogong Cheng Yaojin. He was good at conquering and fighting, and his nature was like fire. Even if they faced each other face to face, these private armies would never be able to defeat them.
Half a chance of winning, let alone launching a surprise attack at this moment?
The white-faced middle-aged man immediately made a decision, hoping that his soldiers could resist for a while and give him time to escape...
The Zuowuwei cavalry launched a surprise attack in the heavy rain and went straight into the camp. Although some soldiers reacted quickly to resist, the defense line collapsed instantly under the charge of the wolf-like Zuowuwei. Thousands of Zuowuwei cavalry collapsed instantly.
Rampant and killing at will, they hate these private armies who kill people and slaughter villages. They will show no mercy. As long as Cheng Yaojin, who is personally leading the troops at the front, does not give the order to stop, he will continue to kill these powerful private armies.
Kill them cleanly.
Under the heavy rain, Duan's private army collapsed in the face of the unstoppable Zuo Wuwei. The whole camp was filled with howling ghosts and howling, wolves running and running, corpses lying on the pillows, and rivers of blood flowing.
In the span of a cup of tea, thousands of Nanyang Duan's private troops, except for a few who took advantage of the chaos, were all slaughtered. Even if the rain became denser, it still could not wash away the rich smell of blood.
Cheng Yaojin, who was wearing a helmet, was holding the horse's reins with one hand and holding the horse's shaft with the other. He stopped and looked at the layers of corpses in front of him. He felt that the pent-up energy in his heart was slightly released. He took a long breath and said loudly:
"Go back to camp!"
Although I feel refreshed and refreshed now, there will still be some difficulties to face in the camp...
"Here!"
The soldiers on the left and right responded with a roar, and countless cavalrymen turned their horses and galloped away in the direction of Tongguan along the way they came.
The rain gurgled, leaving behind a messy camp and corpses everywhere...
*****
"What did you say?"
Under the city gate, inside the government office, Li Ji heard that the school captain had come to report, and his eyes widened in shock.
"Lu Guogong led his troops straight out of the camp and rushed to Zheng County. They annihilated Duan's private army in Nanyang outside the county seat and destroyed their camp. Thousands of private soldiers were massacred."
"boom!"
Li Ji slammed the tea cup on the ground and became angry: "Does this guy still have a commander like me and the military discipline of the Tang Dynasty in his heart? This is so audacious! Come on, hurry up to Zuowuwei and capture Cheng Yaojin.
Here, I will punish him with military law!"
"Here!"
After receiving the order, the soldiers walked out quickly, jumped on their horses and headed straight for the Zuowuwei camp.
Li Ji was sitting in the government office and dropped a teacup on the ground. His usual good manners were all gone, and the anger in his heart was beyond words.
From the moment he withdrew his troops from the Eastern Expedition, he has been working hard to maintain the position of "the two sides do not help each other". No matter whether Donggong or Guan Long came to woo them, he resolutely refused, at least on the surface, he would never favor one side.
.So until now, both sides in the melee in Chang'an regard him as a huge threat. They want to win over him, but they have to guard against him.
And this balance is likely to be completely destroyed by Cheng Yaojin so suddenly - let alone whether the private armies of the powerful families torture the people and massacre the villages, as long as Li Ji's army uses force against the private armies of the powerful families, it means that he is
Taking a stand.
Next, this will inevitably lead to huge changes in the situation in Chang'an, which Li Ji is unwilling and absolutely cannot see.
…
When Cheng Yaojin was kidnapped in front of Wu Hua Da, Li Ji had a sullen face, trying his best to suppress his anger, and shouted: "As a general in charge of the army, you ignored military discipline, went to war without authorization, and even massacred Pao Ze. What crime should you do?"
"Hey!"
Cheng Yaojin always had respect for Li Ji, but he was definitely not afraid of him. At this moment, his eyes widened and he said: "We will admit everything else you said. If you want to kill or cut into pieces, it's up to you! But to say massacre Pao Ze is nonsense.
Well, even though those private armies were not included in the army of the Tang Dynasty, they usually ran rampant in the countryside and oppressed the good people. Now they have massacred several villages. Such miserable conditions are simply outraged by both humans and gods. Even the invasion of foreign races is rare.
So cruel! Those things like dolphins and dogs, do you think they are our Paoze? Bah! Xu Maogong, have you lost your mind and gone crazy?"
Not only did he not call him "marshal", he even called out Li Ji's real name. Li Ji was so angry that he almost pushed him over on the spot.
Although he is usually gentle, low-key and tolerant, he has never been a kind-hearted and good-tempered person. He immediately jumped up and cursed with his halberd finger: "Old man! Do you really think I dare not kill you?"
Who is Cheng Yaojin? He was the world-famous "Demon King" at that time, the most generous person. He held his neck and shouted: "Come on, come on, my head is here, you If Xu Maogong is a capable person, he will come and take it away today!"
Li Ji was furious and shouted: "Come here, push this bastard out and chop him up!"
The soldiers were at a loss, and when they came to their senses, they rushed forward and tried to push Cheng Yaojin out. After hearing the news, Yu Chigong, Zhang Liang, Xue Wanche, Ashina Simo and others were shocked when they saw this. He hurriedly rescued Cheng Yaojin and stepped forward to dissuade him.
Zhang Liang said anxiously: "Commander, calm down, why is this so important?"
Xue Wanche also said: "We have heard in detail that they are just a group of private soldiers who are inferior to beasts. They will kill them as they please. Why should we punish Duke Lu? It is not a crime!"
Everyone was talking, but Li Ji showed no mercy and scolded: "Military discipline is as high as a mountain, how can we tolerate blasphemy? If we can't deal with this beast according to military law today, military law will be trampled under our feet in the future! You don't need to plead for me, Whoever makes noise again will be punished with the same crime!"