The Zhou army in the first line of gorges retreated across the board. The heavy armored cavalry of the Han army, which were like wild beasts, began to divide into countless small groups. They swept back and forth among the Zhou army's retreating troops like sickles. They were like a roaring black wind, blowing away pieces of them.
The withered yellow leaves were blown up and then crushed.
When the Zhou army's position completely collapsed and crossed the narrowest valley, the black heavy-armored cavalry began to gather their troops and handed over the task of chasing the enemy to the light-armored cavalry who rushed up from behind. The bright red Liu characters
The big flag was flying at the front of the cavalry, and following the big flag, countless light armored cavalry rolled out like a whirlwind.
The Zhou army, who were tired of running for their lives, had their backs exposed to the sharp swords of the Han cavalry. With one swing of the sword, it could easily cut through the leather armor on their backs and their flesh. Follow that
A white broken spine could be seen at the knife edge. The body fell to the ground and was soon trampled into a puddle of mud by the war horses.
The military flag with the word "zhou" on it fell to the ground and was trampled by countless people's feet and became unrecognizable. Bodies were everywhere in the long canyon. The shallow creek had already been dyed red.
The valley, which is more than twenty miles long, has turned into a hell.
Of the ten thousand Zhou troops defending the first line of the gorge, only thirty light cavalry escaped alive.
After clearing the battlefield, the follow-up troops of the Han army began to pass through the first line of gorges. The army of more than 100,000 people, like a giant dragon with teeth and claws, meandered forward.
Liu Ling left 5,000 men to guard the First Line Gorge, and then led the army to continue southward. This place must be guarded, as it is the fastest way back to the north. If the First Line Gorge is blocked, the army's retreat will also be blocked.
It's blocked. Although this is not the only way to go, if you go around the vast mountains, you will have to walk for at least two more months. This time going south, with less than 100,000 people facing the 200,000 Yongxing Army, you must ensure a retreat
of smooth flow.
On the third day, the Han army easily captured a county town and rested here for the night.
The people of the Great Zhou Dynasty were accustomed to wars. They did not expect that it was the Han army from the north that captured the county. Instead, they thought that it was another group of rebels who gathered to rebel. At this time, within the territory of the Great Zhou Dynasty, large and small people
There are so many thieves in the country. They dare to rob villages and towns with as few as a few dozen people, and dare to attack county towns with a few thousand people. If there are big forces like the Black Flag Army and the Gray Army, they can besiege the state capital and attack the important granary areas.
scruples.
But when they saw the fluttering Liu-character flag, the neat military appearance of the Han army, and the unbroken discipline of Qiu, the common people were at a loss. Is this still a soldier? Why is it different from the soldiers they saw before?
They didn’t steal food, they didn’t kill people, they didn’t rape women, they didn’t burn down houses, and even the money that the gentry raised to buy peace was returned in full. This is very puzzling. I have never seen anything like this.
army.
When the common people saw the soldiers sitting on the ground and resting on the street, eating dry food and drinking water, and no one broke into the residents' homes to commit murder, their tightly clenched hearts gradually relaxed. And what happened next made them feel relieved.
This small county town called Qing County is in a state of excitement.
After Liu Ling had just settled the army, soldiers suddenly came to report that the imperial envoy from Taiyuan was here. Although Zhao Da did not come with the army, the news of the shadow guard had arrived three days ago. Liu Ling knew that this
This was the first decree issued by Su Jianli after he returned to take charge of the government and put the young emperor Liu Li under house arrest. That is, Liu Ling was to be the king of Han Dynasty. Before the young emperor Liu Li took over the throne at the age of fifteen, the Han Dynasty would consecrate Liu Ling as the king.
respect.
Liu Ling met the imperial envoy in the big tent, who was Xiao Liuzi, the current eunuch in charge of the Taiyuan Palace.
"My servant pays homage to the prince"
Xiao Liuzi knelt down and kowtowed respectfully. He didn't feel that it was a shame to kneel to Liu Ling as an imperial envoy. On the contrary, he was always proud of having a little friendship with Liu Ling. At least.
, relying on this friendship, he has reached the position of chief eunuch.
"Get up. Did the Queen Mother send you here?"
"Returning to the prince, it was the queen mother who sent the slaves to announce the decree. The prince's army advanced too fast. The slaves killed two horses before they caught up with the prince's army. The prince is so powerful that it has only been half a year.
At this time, most of the thousands of miles of rivers and mountains in Da Zhou have been conquered by the prince. The servants chased them all the way. The thought that they could actually gallop on the land of Da Zhou makes people feel happy. Prince Wencheng
Martial virtue has benefited the people, and the reverence for the prince in the hearts of slaves is like a torrential river..."
Liu Ling was startled for a moment, wondering why this word was so familiar. He waved his hand to signal Xiao Liuzi to stop patting down the earth-shattering horse, and smiled and said, "Declare the decree."
"This slave obeys the king's will."
Xiao Liuzi used such a sentence, which shocked the generals standing behind Liu Ling. Although Liu Ling has become the regent, his words and orders cannot become wills. But Xiao Liuzi now
Using such words, these generals vaguely guessed what the intention was in the palace. Sure enough, the Queen Mother's decree read out by Xiao Liuzi next, Jin made Liu Ling the King of Han, and he was the emperor. At the same time, even the little emperor Liu Li
When meeting Liu Ling, he must salute and call him uncle.
This method actually has two purposes. One is to apologize for the little emperor's previous trip to Tianlao to discuss the troop deployment with Pei Hao, and to express the attitude of Queen Mother Su Jianli. The second is to continue to increase the pressure on Liu Ling.
To win over Liu Ling, Liu Ling must not be allowed to break away from the Han State and go out on his own. The reason for doing this was because Su Jianli was afraid. She was afraid that Liu Ling would be angry at her son's misbehavior and retaliate in anger. She was even more afraid that Liu Ling would occupy the country.
After the Zhou Dynasty was established, they would be able to stand on their own feet. In this way, their orphans and widowed mothers would lose their biggest support. In such troubled times, they would soon be killed mercilessly by those ambitious people.
King of Han?
Liu Ling smiled, this title is not bad. He likes the word Han, Han for big Han, Han for strong Han, Han for Han people.
The imperial envoy who knelt down to announce the decree estimated that Xiao Liuzi was unprecedented and unprecedented. Liu Ling accepted the decree, and then ordered someone to take fifty taels of gold and seal it to Xiao Liuzi. Xiao Liuzi was determined not to accept it, and it was Liu Ling who
Ling asked him to take it as payment for his return, so he took it away with fear and flattery.
Liu Ling was asking Xiao Liuzi about the current situation in Taiyuan, when suddenly there was a commotion outside the camp. The soldiers went to check and came back to report that there were more than a dozen people kowtowing outside the camp and complaining. It turned out that after nearly a day of observation, the people in Qingxian County
It was finally determined that this team with the banners of Chinese characters and Liu characters was a good team with strict military discipline, so several common people with serious grievances got together to discuss it, and actually ran outside the camp to complain.
.It is probably extremely rare for people in occupied areas to go outside the invaders' camp to voice their grievances on the same day.
After Liu Ling understood the whole story, he suddenly smiled and asked Xiao Liuzi: "Do you want to get over the addiction of the county magistrate?"
Xiao Liuzi didn't understand and was stunned.
Liu Ling pointed at Xiaoliuzi and laughed and said: "Give him a hundred people and ask him to go to the county government hall to be the county magistrate. Tell the people that if they have any grievances, Xiaoliuzi will make the decision for them!"
Xiaoliuzi was immediately frightened. The ministers were not allowed to interfere with government affairs or interfere with civil and military matters. This was originally decided by Emperor Xiao Liu Zhuo himself. However, Liu Ling, who had just been promoted to the throne of Han Dynasty, actually assigned him to try the case. Xiaoliuzi
He thought Liu Ling was looking for a reason to kill him, so he was so frightened that he knelt down and kowtowed uncontrollably. Liu Ling forgot about this and smiled and comforted him. Only then did Xiao Liuzi confirm that His Highness the King of Han was not trying to kill him.
And it does give him a chance to ask questions in the temple!
Xiao Liuzi was extremely happy now. Since ancient times, he had never heard of any eunuch having such rights.
The intimidating Xiao Liuzi wore a bright yellow uniform that symbolized his status as an imperial envoy, and with a hundred burly soldiers sent to him by Liu Ling, he led the people who were complaining about injustice into the county government office in a grand manner. Because these people were suing Qingxian County
The county magistrate, so the first thing Xiao Liuzi did after arriving at the county government office was to take off his official uniform, tie him up, and hold him in the lobby to investigate the case together. In fact, the facts of the case are very clear. This magistrate is usually a bully.
The man who bullied the woman had all the physical and personal evidence. He had no choice but to deny it. He begged and begged to no avail. In the end, Xiao Liuzi ordered him to be taken out and beheaded.
The trial of the county magistrate is a big event in Qingxian County. In just half an hour, people outside the county government office were surrounded by onlookers. Moreover, more and more people were rushing over to see this once-in-a-century event.
Xiao Liuzi is not a reckless person, nor is he a person who gets carried away as soon as he has power. He actually has some talent for investigating cases and knows how to find out the principal criminals and accomplices. The soldiers who came to serve as government officials were friendly
Teams were sent out one by one to arrest people, and soon dozens of rich men in the county who had committed serious crimes were arrested. There were also many ruffians among them. The reason why people were arrested so quickly was due to the support of the masses.
Strength. As soon as they heard that the evildoers who usually oppressed the people were to be arrested, the people actively led the way to identify them.
Under the sharp eyes of the masses, all cows, ghosts, snakes and gods are invisible.
Seeing that the usually domineering people were taken down, the grievances and anger accumulated in the hearts of the people finally burst out. More and more people began to complain about their grievances, and the heavy blood debts made people angry. The more Xiao Liuzi listened, the angrier he became.
, regardless of whether he should ask Liu Ling for instructions, he grabbed the order arrow on the table and fell it all at once.
"Kill, kill, kill! Kill them all!"
He roared in a high-pitched voice, pretending to be crazy.
More than thirty heads fell to the ground, and there were thunderous cheers.
Standing at the corner of the street, Liu Ling looked at Xiao Liuzi, who was so decisive and decisive in killing, and smiled. He turned around and said to Hua Ling and others: "This little guy is interesting, very interesting!"
He laughed, turned and left.
At the same time, thousands of miles away in Jinzhou, a person was also investigating the case. (To be continued)
