Yiyou, the 17th day of May in the eighth year of Yuanfeng.
West of Bianjing City, in front of Jinming Lake.
Xiang Zonghui and Gao Gongji, riding on their horses, kept looking back at the crowd behind them.
Those relatives and friends, as well as the lovely wives and concubines at home.
Both of them were a little reluctant to part with it.
However, no matter how reluctant you are to give up, you have to hit the road!
The troops of brothers Zhao Sizhong and Zhao Chunzhong have already embarked on the official path.
Brothers Bao Shun and Bao Yue have also set off with the men recruited by Xiang Zonghui and Gao Gongji in Bianjing.
This time, Xiang Zonghui and Gao Gongji each recruited more than a hundred people in Bianjing City.
Most of them are concubines and side branches of other relatives and Xunchen families.
These people followed them to Xihe Road to gain qualifications and gain credit.
To put it simply, it is a related household. Either the family has money, or it is a family that has a close relationship with the Gao family and the Xiang family.
There are all kinds of people there!
However, those people who are willing to give up the glory and wealth of Bianjing and follow Gao Gongji and Xiang Zong back to Xihe Road are definitely not trash.
After all, the other side of Xihe Road is a cold and uninhabited desert. Moreover, the war is fierce and the risk factor is also very high.
People without any courage, courage or ambition are unlikely to be willing to follow.
The remaining people were basically the gardeners, carpenters, and blacksmiths who had grown kapok that Gao Gongji and Xiang Zonghui had collected in Gyeonggi these days.
"Jun Zheng, let's go!" Xiang Zong slapped his horse in return, said something to Gao Gongji, and then said to the two young men following them: "Ren Jiulang, Zhu Shiqilang, good men."
If you are ambitious in all directions, you must not be a mother-in-law!"
"Hey!" The two young men in green clothes turned back to take one last look at their relatives in front of Jinming Pond, then clapped their horses and followed them.
Those two guys were Xiang Zonghui and Gao Gongji, who were recruited from the concubine Zhu's maternal family.
The one named Ren Jiulang is named Ren Fei, and the one named Zhu Shiqilang is named Zhu Jun. They are both young, only in their twenties, and they are also very simple and have no scheming intentions.
Xiang Zonghui and Gao Gongji didn't waste much effort, so they asked the relatives of Concubine De's family to call them brother, and they acted as their younger brothers.
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"Gao Gongji and Xiang Zong have returned?"
Zhao Xu asked Feng Jing, who finally recovered from his illness today and started going in and out of Funing Hall again.
"Well..." Feng Jingdao: "We left Bianjing an hour ago, and we should have passed Jinmingchi now..."
Zhao Xu nodded and picked up the list of Xihe generals who resigned from the capital today.
Wang Wenyu, Li Hao, Lu Ji, Akemi, Qin Gui...
There are also Xihe Sizhong, Zhao Sizhong, Zhao Chunzhong, Bao Shun, Bao Yue, plus Gao Gongji, Xiang Zonghui, the whole team has two to three thousand people, which is spectacular!
It will probably be early June before they arrive at Xihe Road.
So we won’t be able to grow cotton this year.
But you can reclaim land, build channels, pile compost, etc.
Anyway, I won’t be idle.
"It is said that the Yushitai is ready to impeach the two national relatives..." Feng Jing lowered his head and said.
Zhao Xu nodded and said: "It's time to impeach..."
Yushitai is the emperor's eagle dog, which specializes in biting people.
Of course, these eagle dogs need beatings from time to time.
Otherwise, they will think that they really have the truth and dare to go against the imperial power.
For example, the censors in the Renmiao era dared to scold anyone.
Even the emperor still resisted.
However, the current Yushitai has been beaten by Xining and Yuanfeng for 19 years, and it is very honest!
For the whole life since Zhao Xu, they had watched helplessly as the old party tightened the shackles step by step, but everyone on the censor's stage didn't even dare to fart.
The rise of the censors occurred again after the first year of Yuanyou.
"Everyone, there is something..." Feng Jing said hesitantly.
“If you have something to say, just say it!”
"Zhao Ku, the son of the traitor Shiju, changed to a larger room today..."
Zhao Xu said oh, and Feng Jing closed his mouth tightly.
He knew that everyone seemed very satisfied with him taking the initiative to report this matter.
Therefore, people must continue to keep an eye on this matter.
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Lu Huiqing rode her horse through the messy mountains and rivers.
There were corpses everywhere on the mountain roads and hillsides.
The Dangxiang people, the Qiang people...
There were more than a thousand corpses scattered on the mountain roads, valleys, and river beaches that stretched for more than ten miles.
More than two thousand prisoners lay on the ground.
Lu Huiqing looked at these people. Most of them were wearing tattered cloth clothes and leather armor, and they were all dirty.
They are basically all Qiang people, with few Dangxiang people, let alone Dangxiang nobles.
Because I didn’t see many gonial heads.
The most important characteristic of a party noble is the Kuntou!
Because that was invented by Yuan Hao!
Most of the Qiang people do not have a bald head, and either braid or tie their hair like the Han people.
In addition, party members, especially nobles, love cleanliness.
The frequency of their bathing is almost the same as that of Han Chinese doctors, which is also an important way to distinguish them.
Before Lu Huiqing arrived at Jialu Village, all the elite main force of the Western bandits had already escaped.
They left behind Qingzhuang, the Qiang people, who were vassals and miscellaneous soldiers, and other Party tribes who were recruited.
The entire army retreated in an orderly manner to the hinterland of the Shenyong Division in the left wing of the West Pirates.
When Zihu found out, it was already too late, so he could only work with Xing Zuochen to hunt down the abandoned Qiang Qingzhuang and the remaining party members.
But they didn't dare to pursue him because they pursued him too much.
Don't chase them too far - what if you are ambushed or the Western bandit cavalry kills a carbine?
How many times did the Song Dynasty lose their battles because they were greedy for merit and rushed into the territory of thieves, only to be surrounded by a large army of thieves!
Haoshuichuan and Sanchuankou are all like this!
Therefore, their gains were very limited, more than a thousand beheaded and two thousand prisoners.
On the contrary, about ten thousand cattle, horses and donkeys were captured.
I barely managed to get a mouthful of blood back.
"Mr. Manager..." Zhe Kexing rode his horse to Lu Huiqing's side and asked, "Can the generals choose their fronts and return to camp?"
Lu Huiqing turned around, glanced at Zhe Kexing, and sneered: "Go back to camp? What about the reward?!"
Although the officers and soldiers of the Song Dynasty are no longer the same as those of the Five Dynasties, with fewer rewards, they dare to hold knives and let the commanders choose between life and rewards.
However, the motivation to mobilize the army and fight was also maintained by rewards.
After all, Junhancuo masters are not stupid.
This guy tied his head to his belt and worked for Zhao Guan's family just for the monthly salary of three to five dollars?
It’s hard to support yourself with such a small amount of money!
Not to mention having to feed a whole family!
You come out to fight just for the reward!
Otherwise, is it still for something else?
Loyal to the emperor and patriotic?
it's so funny!
Especially the forwards, what is the basis for them to obey orders, dare to fight, and be willing to fight?
Isn't it that Lu Huiqing is willing to spend money and always get a large reward every time he goes out to harvest grass and grain?
Now, these people are flying in from all over Hedong on orders.
Can Lu Huiqing tell them that the Western thief has escaped and the reward is gone?
If this happens, next time there is a war, these people will procrastinate.
"Then..." Zhe Kexing asked: "What should we do next?"
Lu Huiqing opened her mouth: "Wait!"
"The main force of the Western thieves has more than 10,000 riders, one person and two horses. The brave commander in the left wing cannot afford to support them... They can only come from Lingzhou or even Xingqing Mansion further away!"
"They will leave sooner or later. Before they leave, they will definitely search for food and grass!"
"It's May now..." Lu Huiqing looked at the stretching mountains and river valleys ahead.
"Wait until they rob all the food of the Qiang tribes in Hengshan..."
"The elite of our army arrived at Mingtangchuan and isolated the Western Bandits Zuoxiang Division and Hengshan Division..."
"Let each of you choose a vanguard to command and enter the various departments at the eastern foot of Hengshan Mountain...to show the emperor's benevolence..."
Zhe Kexing's eyes gradually brightened as he listened.
All we need to do is separate the main force of the Shenyong Division on the left side of the Western Bandits from the Qiang people in Hengshan.
If the Qiang tribes who had no food wanted to avoid starving to death in the ravines, they had no choice but to follow the King of Song Dynasty back.
Population is also the key to the competition between the Song Dynasty and the Western Bandits!
Moreover, the reputation in the newspaper is much better.
The Western thieves are cruel, Wang Shi is benevolent and righteous, and the Qiang barbarians are coming back. The Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager in Bianjing will also like it.
"My husband is wise!" Zhe Kexing said sincerely.
"As for now..." Lu Huiqing said: "Let's report the victory to Bianjing first!"
"Beheading more than a thousand people is still a beheading!"
He looked at Zhe Kexing and said, "The general should also know how to report to Bianjing, right?"
Zhe Kexing nodded.
Of course he understands!
I was in a bad mood tonight. I read a book for a while and will pay for the monthly pass tomorrow to get more updates!
Note: The military discipline of the Northern Song Dynasty army...
Those who listen to it cry, those who hear it are sad.
The Yuanfeng era was already good... Going forward, before the Xining era, killing good people and taking credit was commonplace.
When Wang Shao was on the side, he killed innocent people indiscriminately. He even cut off one member of the Gao family to show his military exploits... He was discovered by Gao Zunyu...
It was all thanks to Li Xian, who kept reporting to Bianjing, that he could barely contain it - it would make me laugh to death to say it. Li Xian was a minister, but when he commanded Xihe, the military discipline of the Song army in Xihe was the best.
