The Denglai local army was greatly defeated. No matter how the officers chased them, the local army leaders refused to turn back.
The soldiers are not fools: Jin Guogong's troops have defeated Guan Ning's army. Isn't it just a joke to turn back and defeat the local army in Denglai? When the autumn comes, the soldiers will work for Shi Hanzhang, the governor of Denglai, for the rest of their lives.
The sooner you escape from this hopeless army, the less risk you will have of being liquidated by the Duke of Jin.
Do they still stay in the Denglai army and wait for the Tiger and Ben troops to come back and massacre them?
Twenty thousand local troops ran wildly, throwing away all the poorly made weapons and armor. The swords made by local craftsmen were all works of shoddy work. They were not strong enough and sharp enough to cut vegetables. Not to mention those that were too thin.
It's like a piece of cotton armor. Since the defeat was so great at this time, there is no need to keep these inferior equipment.
The generals of the local army were also all fine people. When they heard the news that Li Zhi had defeated Guan Ning's army, they all secretly thought something was wrong and were about to run away. On the surface, they rode out to chase the defeated troops and shouted
They kept slashing and killing, but actually fled as soon as they were far away, and no one came back to accept Shi Hanzhang's command.
Shi Hanzhang, who was originally cheering for him, stood there and watched the officers "collect the defeated troops", but the generals around him ran away one after another. In the end, except for a few civil servants and servants who stood with Shi Hanzhang, there was not a single soldier beside Shi Hanzhang.
A general.
Chen Wanxin, the governor of Guizhou who was serving as an official, reacted first, slapped his thigh and shouted: "Shuzi! All these Zhuzi are gone!"
It took a long time for Shi Hanzhang to realize that those generals and defeated troops would not come back. He led 20,000 Denglai troops to attack Dengzhou, but ended up with such a ridiculous ending?
Shi Hanzhang sighed in embarrassment, and could only get on his army horse, take his servants, several civil servants, and gentry to Qixia County in the south.
Shi Hanzhang's Denglai Army used Qixia as a distribution center for grain and grass. Qixia can be regarded as Shi Hanzhang's headquarters. Not only did the Denglai Army have food and wages here, but there were also more than a hundred Shandong gentry.
In the Second Hall of the County Government in Qixia County, celebrities from Shandong gathered together, all waiting for news about Shi Hanzhang's victory in Dengzhou! Among these people, there were many officials who became officials, Jinshi, and wealthy people, all of whom were "fund-raisers from Shandong" this time.
The one who spent the most money in the "Lee" movement.
Every hour, messengers who came back from the Dengzhou battlefield came to the county government office to report on the situation on the front line.
At the beginning, the gentry were still shaking their heads and sighing that they could not capture Dengzhou for a long time. However, they were not too anxious. After all, Shandong was only the battlefield of this "defeat Li" movement. As long as the Guan Ning army that entered the pass defeated Li Zhi's Huben army
, Shandong will recover from Li Zhi's clutches sooner or later.
However, when Shi Hanzhang and several civil servants returned to Qixia in despair, the celebrities in Qixia were dumbfounded.
The Denglai army was completely defeated in such a sudden manner? Not a single soldier was left? Even the generals of the Denglai battalions ran away?
Of course, what is even more shocking is the news from Luanzhou. Li Zhi actually defeated the Guan Ning Army? The more than 70,000 Guan Ning Army soldiers and horses, known as the strongest army in the world, were defeated by Li Zhi as soon as they entered the pass?
Li Zhi had only 30,000 soldiers and horses, how could he be so powerful?
At this moment, the Shandong scholars, who thought they were sure of victory, were only filled with doubts. Then this doubt gradually settled down and turned into fear.
The gentry understood that it would not be long before Li Zhi would lead his troops back to Shandong. How would these gentry who collected money to "defeat Li" be treated by Li Zhi? With Li Zhi's reputation and style as a murderous thief, the result is self-evident.
The gentry became more and more frightened, and suddenly someone shouted loudly: "Master Futai! It is not suitable to stay here for a long time! Li Zhi may have known about our raising funds to defeat Li by now, and it will only take a few days for his cavalry to arrive from Luanzhou!"
Someone shouted with a trembling voice: "If Li Zhi catches us, our heads will not be saved!"
Juren Zhou Xuemu stood up suddenly and said loudly in the second hall: "Everyone, we can't take care of the property and houses at this time. Why don't we go home quickly to sort out the yellow and white clothes, and quickly go to Nanzhili to hide. From Yizhou
It's only 900 miles from Zhili in the south, so we can get there at the fastest speed, even faster than Li Zhi who is far away in Luanzhou."
Shi Hanzhang, the governor of Denglai, turned pale as he listened to Zhou Xuemu's words. The gentry could hide in Nanzhili, but where could he, the dignified governor, hide? At this time, he sat down and thought about it carefully. Shi Hanzhang knew that Li Zhi, who had returned from a great victory, would definitely not let him go.
Even the emperor will not let him go. Even if he hides to the ends of the earth, he will be caught.
He regretted more and more what he had organized to "defeat Li". How could such a big thing happen in the presence of a good governor?
Shi Hanzhang was regretting there, and Chen Wanxin said loudly: "To Futai, at this moment, the only option is to take action! What do you think of Futai?"
Shi Hanzhang thought about it, his face turned pale. He waved his hand and said sadly: "Let's go! Quickly walk to Nanzhili to avoid the limelight!"
Hearing Shi Hanzhang's words, the gentry in the second hall all stood up and rushed back to their homes in various states and counties to collect silver coins.
But before everyone reached the second hall, they saw a servant of the Shi family running in in a hurry. The servant tripped on the threshold of the second hall and fell to the ground with a thud. However, he was extremely loyal and did not care.
In pain, he lay on the ground and shouted to Shi Hanzhang: "Master, run quickly, Thief Li's secret guards are here to arrest him!"
As if to verify the servant's words, several gunshots were suddenly heard from the main entrance of the county government office. Apparently Li Zhi's secret guards were too lazy to talk to the servant anymore and rushed in with guns drawn.
Shi Hanzhang felt a chill down his spine. He jumped up from his chair and walked towards the back door of the county government office without looking back.
All the gentlemen looked pale and followed Shi Hanzhang to the back door.
However, they only took a dozen steps before retreating one by one.
"Secret Guard Ambassador" Han Jinxin, wearing the imperial Feiyu suit, a black gauze hat on his head, an embroidered spring knife on his waist, and black-faced and white-soled soap boots, entered the county government office through the back door with more than thirty secret guards. The secret guards held hand-held
With short guns, all the gentry who tried to escape were forced back to the second hall of the county government office.
Shi Hanzhang stepped back step by step and walked back to the second hall. After entering the second hall, he turned around and looked ahead. Sure enough, more than fifty Tianjin secret guards armed with short guns rushed in from the direction of the main entrance. He was already unable to escape.
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Han Jinxin walked into the second hall, touched the Xiuchun knife scabbard on his waist, laughed, and said: "It's really a gathering of talents. I didn't expect that I would take it all away. It's a pity, it's a pity!"
Shi Hanzhang could no longer care about his dignity. He knelt on the ground with a bang and said in a trembling voice: "Master Han, please let us, a hundred gentry, go. Each of us will pay 10,000 silver to beg Master Han to be kind and let us go to Nanzhili. One hundred."
A lot of people means more than one million taels of silver, which Mr. Han will never be able to spend in his lifetime!"
Han Jinxin seemed to have heard the most ridiculous joke in the world, and he threw his head back and laughed.
