To restore Yuma's bugle...in other words, to rehabilitate Yuma?
Yuma looked at Zhao Hongrun in astonishment, but in the end, he shook his head and politely refused: "I accept Prince Su's kindness, but Yuma and I are used to living like this, and I don't want to...
Let’s fight and kill again.”
Do you not want to be abandoned by Wei again?
Zhao Hongrun muttered to himself, and after thinking about it for a while, he stopped trying to persuade him.
Although he sympathized with Yuma's experience, he also felt very sorry for Yuma's army. After all, this was Wei's first attempt to form a separate cavalry army by following the Korean cavalry formation model.
If Chu had not been born for more than ten years, and Wei had joined forces to attack Song, the Youma Army would most likely have become Wei's first separate army of rangers.
You know, this is not a cavalry team like the Junshui Army's Xiaocai Battalion or the Dangshan Army's Hunting Cavalry Battalion that exists to cooperate with the large infantry and bow troops, but the main cavalry team like the Jie Clan Cavalry and the Korean Cavalry.
He is the absolute protagonist on the battlefield.
It's a pity that Wei's first attempt at forming a separate cavalry army, the Youma Zhong, was eventually ruthlessly abandoned because of stealing Song's territory.
Perhaps in the eyes of many people, it is understandable that the Emperor of Wei would abandon his army of only two to three thousand people for the sake of such a large territory of the Song Dynasty, but Zhao Hongrun did not think so.
In his opinion, the Emperor of Wei gave up not only the two or three thousand wandering horse troops, but also the future of the Wei cavalry.
There is no doubt that the Youma Zhong, with their small number of people, was able to disrupt the once-suffering Song Kingdom, and even later cut off the logistics and food transportation of Xiong Tuo, Lord of Chuyang City. This shows that the Youma Zhong are very good at guerrilla harassment.
Tactical.
If these experienced cavalry can be used as the backbone to expand the scale of the establishment, maybe Wei will be able to have a cavalry force that can rival the Jie cavalry and the Korean cavalry.
You must know that the cavalry trained in the military camp can only be called qualified cavalry at best, while excellent cavalry can use a small force to hold back an enemy army several times larger than one's own, and eventually slowly erode it.
All.
Although Zhao Hongrun currently has 50,000 Sichuan Northern Archers in his hands, it is undeniable that they are foreign cavalry after all. Whether it is out of loyalty or pride, Zhao Hongrun hopes that his country, Wei, can also give birth to a powerful cavalry.
, wait for the future
Defeating the Korean cavalry in a dignified manner on the battlefield wiped away the shame of the disastrous defeat in the Battle of Shangdang, and once again gave the Wei people the confidence to straighten their backbone, which was broken by the powerful Korean cavalry, and stand in the Central Plains as a super power.
place.
Unfortunately, although the Youma people do not hate Wei to the point of wishing for its demise, it is obvious that these people no longer want to return to the embrace of the imperial court.
It's useless to say more.
Thinking of this, Zhao Hongrun changed the topic and said: "Now that Yuma has made up his mind, I will no longer force you... Yuma, I want to know who the reward for my king level comes from.
.”
Hearing this, Yuma shook his head and said: "It was received by the Fuqiu people and the Yiqiu people. I don't know it... As I said, I just responded to the request of the Yiqiu people and announced it in the scholar's hall.
That’s all.”
Zhao Hongrun frowned and asked in confusion: "Are you, Yuma, subordinates of the Yiqiu people now?"
Yuma chuckled a few times, and after thinking about it, he explained: "King Su can understand this way. In order to repay the kindness of the Yiqiu people for taking us in, now I, the Yuma people, can be regarded as subordinates of the Yiqiu people..."
"In other words, do you have a way to contact the leaders of the Yiqiu people?"
"Yes." Yuma nodded.
"That's very good." Zhao Hongrun drank the wine in the glass in one gulp, then put the empty wine glass back on the table, looked at Yuma and said: "Tell the people in Yiqiu that in about a month, I will take back Yangxia County and use it to
Yangxia County returns to imperial governance."
…
Hearing this, Yuma's eyes suddenly opened, and then he frowned and said, "Your Highness, King Su, as far as I know, the people of Yiqiu did not participate in the assassination of Your Highness."
"Hmph!" Zhao Hongrun snorted softly and said calmly: "Whether you participate in the assassination of this king and whether I take back Yangxia County are two different things... Yangxia County is originally the county seat under my rule, Da Wei, and the Yangxia thieves violated
The will of the imperial court, expulsion, persecution of imperial officials, this
It is an unforgivable crime. What's more..." He smiled and said with a hint of sarcasm: "You keep saying that the people in Yiqiu did not participate in the assassination of my king, but you scholars are holding high posts about my king.
A huge reward... this is enough to punish the crime!"
After saying that, Zhao Hongrun stood up and cupped his hands towards Yuma, seemingly ready to leave.
But Yuma was still sitting at the table, looking at Zhao Hongrun, and said in a low voice: "His Royal Highness, King Su, if you do this, it will be tantamount to forcing the hidden thieves of Yangxia to gather together and become the enemy of King Su...
…”
Zhao Hongrun, who had turned and walked towards the door, stopped when he heard this, turned around and said: "In this case, I will catch them all in one go!"
After that, he walked out of the house surrounded by the clan guards, leaving Yuma alone sitting in the house with a gloomy look on his face.
After a long while, he took a long breath and murmured to himself: "It is said that King Su has a strong character, but I didn't expect him to be so tough... Now we are in big trouble."
After that, he stood up, pushed open a bookcase in the room, and left through a small door behind the bookcase.
Maybe he went to contact the people in Yiqiu.
At the same time, Zhao Hongrun and his party walked out of the scholar's hall along the way they came.
As soon as he walked out of this scholar's hall, Zhao Hongrun saw the local ruffian Lu San sticking his head out at the entrance of the alley next to him. When he saw Zhao Hongrun, he immediately walked over and said with a wry smile: "Master Su, come out now...
…”
"Are you still waiting for us here?"
Zhao Hongrun looked at Lu San with some surprise, because to be honest, he really thought that this guy would escape on his own.
After all, Shen Yu and others had made a small fuss inside the academy. Even if Lu San stayed outside the academy, he would probably be able to hear what was going on inside.
"Isn't this just an ingot of silver?" Lu San said with a smile.
Oh, he is still a rogue with professional ethics...
Zhao Hongrun chuckled secretly, then walked down the steps and said to Lu San: "Take me to the county government office first to have a look."
"Going to the county government?" Lu San was stunned for a moment, and when he was about to ask, he suddenly saw Gao Kuo's eyes and quickly understood: "I won't ask, I won't ask, just lead the way."
After that, he took a few steps forward and took Zhao Hongrun to the Yangxia County Government Office.
Going to the county government office was the idea that Zhao Hongrun had when he entered the city. After all, the county soldiers collecting the gate tax at the city gate did not look like local thieves. Therefore, Zhao Hongrun was very puzzled.
You must know that as far as he knows, Yangxia's government agencies are no longer in operation, and the county has fallen into the hands of Yangxia's hidden thieves.
But the strange thing is that some imperial decrees in Yangxia are still in operation, so Zhao Hongrun really wants to go to the county government to see if the Yangxia county government, which has been without a county magistrate for several years, is really still in operation.
Originally, Zhao Hongrun was not in a hurry to go to the local county government. He planned to stay overnight in Yangxia today and make other arrangements tomorrow.
However, since the man named Yuma had revealed Zhao Hongrun's identity in the academy just now, Zhao Hongrun realized that the hidden thieves in Yangxia might have already known that he had entered the city.
Therefore, Zhao Hongrun decided to leave the county as soon as possible. After all, although he brought more than 700 Shangshui soldiers this time, the number of hidden thieves in the city would never be less than this number. In case the other party decided to make a desperate move and join forces,
He got up and assassinated him again. Even with the protection of the seven or eight hundred Shang Shui soldiers, Zhao Hongrun was not necessarily safe.
Walking slowly to the county government office in Yangxia County, Zhao Hongrun was surprised to find that the gate of the county government office was closed, and the front door was also quite dirty, as if it had been abandoned for a long time.
This is strange...
Zhao Hongrun muttered, and then asked Lu San: "Lu San, is there anyone else in the county government office?"
"Yes." Lu San nodded and said, "There is an old man named Ma."
Ma? Is it the Yangxia County Magistrate surnamed Ma that Huang Yu, the magistrate of Yu County, mentioned? No, according to Huang Yu, the magistrate surnamed Ma was only in his early thirties at the time. Calculating his age,
He is only nearly forty years old now, so how can he be an old man?
Zhao Hongrun was puzzled when he heard this, and frowned and asked Lu San: "Lu San, that old man named Ma, is he the magistrate of Yangxia County?"
Lu San glanced around for a few times, then lowered his voice and said: "Exactly... This man was harmed a lot by the people in Fuqiu. His wife and children were all killed. Now he lives alone in the government office. On weekdays,
Sometimes he is crazy... Only occasionally for a few days, his mind is a little clearer, and he will open the door of his house and go to the hall by himself... However, he has no one under him anymore, it is just a decoration. "
As Lu Sanzheng was talking, the closed door of the mansion suddenly opened with a creak, and a middle-aged man in official uniform came out and shouted towards the streets and alleys: "The government office is rising, and there are injustices.
"
After shouting this sentence, the official stepped into the county government office.
"..." Zhao Hongrun stood silently for a moment, then suddenly walked towards the county government office.
Before he walked to the government office, he glanced at Zongwei Shen Yu.
Shen Yu understood, went to the injustice drum next to the government office, picked up the drum hammer and started beating it.
A moment later, a shout was heard from inside the house: "Those who have grievances, come in and voice your grievances."
Zhao Hongrun and his party walked into the house and saw that the snow had been shoveled away, some vegetables were planted in the flower beds in the yard, and the surroundings looked orderly.
But as Lu San beside him said, the huge county government office was empty.
"The government office is promoted to the imperial office!"
A powerful shout came from the front office.
Zhao Hongrun turned around and saw the middle-aged man who had just opened the door of the mansion, standing in the mansion and shouting.
Immediately, this person walked to where the Yamen servant was standing, holding a killing stick, stamping on the ground, and shouting "Mighty".
After that, the middle-aged man walked to the main seat and sat down. He slapped the hall with surprise and shouted: "Bring the enemy into the hall!"
Are you talking about me?
Zhao Hongrun was stunned for a moment, then walked in, carefully looking at the middle-aged man in front of him who seemed to be the magistrate of Yangxia County. He saw that his hair was neatly combed, his official uniform and hat were clean, and his appearance was It is dignified and has official authority.
However, he does not look like he is nearly forty years old, he looks as old as fifty or sixty years old.
Seeing this, Zhao Hongrun bowed his hands and said, "Magistrate Ma."
But to Zhao Hongrun's surprise, the middle-aged man who was suspected of being the magistrate of Yangxia County seemed not to hear anything and just sat there blankly.
At this time, Lu San said from the side: "Master Su, he...has been crazy for several years."
Zhao Hongrun slowly lowered his hands and looked at Magistrate Ma silently. He felt an indescribable emotion welling up in his heart, which made him feel extremely depressed.
After a while, Zhao Hongrun's face showed unprecedented anger, his eyes were slightly red, and his fists were tightly clenched.
"Call the Shang navy and garrison Yangxia!!" He ordered without refutation.
Hearing this, Shen Yu looked shocked. You must know that Zhao Hongrun originally decided to wait for the Yanling Army and Shang Shui Army to return to their bases in January before officially entering Yangxia and completely breaking up with the Yangxia hidden thieves.
"Your Highness." Shen Yu quickly persuaded from the side: "Is it too hasty to take back Yangxia at this time?... Your Highness, why don't you wait a few more days for the return of Yanling Army and Shang Shui Army?"
Zhao Hongrun did not speak, but silently looked at the figure sitting alone in the lobby.
After a long time, he said in a low voice with deep anger and sigh: "I can wait, but he...has waited too long."
After saying that, Zhao Hongrun turned his head and looked at the sect guards, and ordered in a deep voice: "Call the seven hundred merchant navy troops to garrison the county government office, and then summon Wuma Jiao and lead the rest of the soldiers to garrison this city...Today, On behalf of the imperial court, I will take back Yangxia, and if any thieves dare to block it, I will kill them without mercy!"
Seeing that Zhao Hongrun had said this, all the sect guards suddenly looked stern, cupped their fists and shouted: "I will obey His Highness's order!"
On the side, Lu San, a gangster from Yangxia County, looked at Zhao Hongrun in surprise, with strange colors flashing in his eyes. (To be continued.) 8