Chapter 520: Arrive in Mianzhou, the prefect's plan
Chapter 520: Arriving in Mianzhou, the prefect fell into a trap
"General! It's best to be cautious about killing prisoners in the future.
Although we are out on an expedition, there are many eyes and ears in the court watching, and these things may cause trouble for you in the future."
A general came to Shen Tang's side and whispered to Shen Tang.
Shen Tang's expression remained unchanged. How could he not know the impact of this kind of thing?
"Sun Feng! Of course I know there will be people in the DPRK who will be unfavorable to me because of these things, but I will still do this.
When I was in Lin'an before, I saw a report from the Chengdu government! Due to the invasion of the Tubo clan, countless people in our Song Dynasty died! Many people were also displaced! So, why should I show mercy?
I, the Song Dynasty, pay attention to benevolence, justice, propriety and wisdom, but some people don't know that benevolence, justice, propriety and wisdom are only useful to people of the same level."
"These Tubo people treat the people of our Song Dynasty like pigs and dogs. I can only repay them with the same ruthless means! I want them to know that since they dare to invade our Song Dynasty, they will have to bear the consequences of our revenge!" "
"I will kill them until they regret it, kill them until they become frightened when they think of the Song Dynasty, kill them until they no longer dare to peek at my Song Dynasty border!"
Shen Tang said word for word.
"For the local tribes, if they are truly repentant, then I can show some mercy.
However, for these Tubo people who invaded our Song Dynasty, I have no choice but to kill them! Every time I kill one, the people of our Song Dynasty will become more stable. Once they are all killed, the crisis in Chengdu Prefecture will be resolved. "
"Don't worry, these matters are my orders. If you have responsibilities, I will naturally take them.
Your Majesty's order to me is to put an end to the chaos in Fulu, Chengdu as soon as possible. As for other matters, we can wait until we return to the court."
In fact, Shen Tang has another plan in mind, but it has not been implemented or publicized yet.
Otherwise, I'm afraid everyone will be terrified!
Although Shen Tang did not kill, he was not a saint either.
Facing the people of the Song Dynasty, he could be tolerant and patient enough. Even if they misunderstood or even resented him, Shen Tang would not do anything to them.
However, these Tubo people are Shen Tang's enemies, and facing the enemy, Shen Tang has no mercy in his heart!
Letting the Poison Ivy clan kill the Tubo clan was naturally to sow discord between them.
As long as the Poison Ivy tribe does this, they will not only become the enemies of the Tubo tribe, but will also be tolerated by other tribes.
What Shen Tang needs is to open such a gap.
When there are enough gaps, the local tribal alliance will collapse.
As for the tens of thousands of taels of silver, Shen Tang would certainly give it out, and he would give it out with great fanfare.
Money is alluring, and enough money is enough to seduce many people! Although it is not like buying a bone for a thousand gold, when this matter spreads, many people will be tempted!
After interrogating the others, Shen Tang learned that in addition to the ambush in front of him, there was also a Tibetan army of 15,000 people, preparing to attack the vanguard army led by Xin Qiji.
As for their ambush, in addition to wiping out the effective forces of the Song Dynasty as much as possible, they actually only delayed the pace of the army.
After hearing the news, Shen Tang couldn't help but feel a little worried!
If it were a frontal battle, with the 10,000 troops in his hands, Xin Qiji would definitely not be inferior to the Tubo people, even though the Tubo troops were larger.
However, Xin Qiji was in Mianzhou City at the moment, and the Tubo people still wanted to take action, which meant that there were probably people in Mianzhou City who had secretly joined forces with the Tubo people.
It is understandable that Xin Qiji was deceived by these people and could not obtain accurate information.
"Speed up the speed and arrive at Mianzhou as soon as possible! Tan Ma marches forward for twenty miles, with five thousand cavalry as the vanguard, and the rest are on guard at all times!"
Shen Tang was not far from Mianzhou City originally, but now, it is only forty or fifty miles away, and it only takes an hour.
As Shen Tang's order was issued, the entire army began to run again, and a group of detective horses cruising forward quickly. Any place where danger might occur, the detective horses would first investigate.
However, in Mianzhou City, the Tibetan troops were obviously not many.
Otherwise, the previous ambush would not have consisted of only a few thousand people.
Therefore, during the rest of the journey, although Shen Tang ordered the army to be on guard, he did not find any surprises.
About an hour later, the towering Mianzhou City finally appeared in the sight of Shen Tang and others! The vanguard army sent by Shen Tang had already joined Xin Qiji and reported that there was indeed something different in Mianzhou City, but But he was still under Xin Qiji's control.
Let the army camp outside the city, and Shen Tang led thousands of guards into Mianzhou City.
As soon as I entered the city, I saw Xin Qiji leading his people to greet him!
"The general has met the commander-in-chief!"
Xin Qiji cupped his hands and shouted loudly.
"Second brother, thank you for your hard work."
Seeing that Xin Qiji was fine, Shen Tang smiled and nodded, and then, under the guidance of Xin Qiji, walked forward.
"Commander, this is the Mianzhou government office. Everyone inside has been controlled. Marshal will rest here for the time being."
Xin Qiji said.
Shen Tang's heart moved, Mianzhou Prefecture was indeed unsettled.
The two of them entered the government office one after another. When they sat down in the hall, Xin Qiji told Shen Tang about his experiences in the past two days.
"Commander, when General Mo just arrived in Mianzhou City, the prefect and the officials in the city warmly welcomed him.
However, in order to prevent accidents, I divided my soldiers into two parts and set up camps inside and outside the city.
Moreover, the general has already ordered the army to not accept food, drinks, expenses, and military supplies carried by others indiscriminately!"
Xin Qiji said slowly.
"The general came to garrison Mianzhou City under the command of the commander-in-chief, so the general declined all the banquets given by these officials.
But just last night, the prefect of Mianzhou said that he wanted to work for the army! He brought a lot of wine and food.
The general was originally cautious in the north, but when he saw that the prefect was too eager, he felt strange.
Therefore, he secretly asked people to replace all the drinks with plain water.
Fortunately, the prefect did not bring many people, so some people were asked to watch them secretly, and they did not notice anything unusual."
"After a banquet, many soldiers pretended to be drunk under the general's orders, and everyone else also fell asleep.
However, they are actually on guard in secret."
"And just at midnight last night! The prefect of Mianzhou secretly opened the city gate and put a group of Tibetan soldiers outside the city into the city..."