In the evening, the army led by Guo Mian and Guo Kun arrived outside the west gate of Changheng County. Lin Jue had already sent someone to inform Guo Kun of the news of the recapture of Changheng County, so the army did not delay at all and was greeted by Lin Jue and He Anmin.
, drove into the city in a mighty manner.
While the soldiers were busy setting up camp, Lin Jue and He Anmin led Guo Mian, Guo Kun and others to a house that was temporarily cleared out in the afternoon. This house is one of the few remaining intact houses in Changheng County.
, so it was sorted out to accommodate Guo Mian and serve as a meeting place for soldiers and horses.
Guo Mian was so tired that he complained that he was tired and sleepy. When he entered the house, he didn't even have time to ask about the situation in Changheng County, so he hurriedly asked someone to boil water for him to bathe. He said that his whole body was aching in joints and he urgently needed a bath to relax. He Anmin
He stared in silence for a long time, and all his enthusiasm suddenly disappeared. Lin Jue and Guo Kun were commonplace, and it was not surprising that Guo Mian had this kind of virtue. So He Anmin comforted him a few words, and asked him to go back to rest first, and then turned around
See you again.
Guo Kun had always looked solemn since he entered the city. After Guo Mian took a bath and He Anmin said goodbye and left, he winked and walked out of the house to the verandah. Lin Jue didn't know the reason and hurriedly followed him.
"Brother, you have been working hard all the way, so you should rest early. There is still a house away from here, which is still in good condition. You can just stay there for one night tonight." Lin Jue said with a smile.
Guo Kun stood on the corridor with his hands behind his hands, looking at the birds returning to their nests in the sunset sky, and said in a deep voice: "You are not busy, there is something I have to tell you."
Lin Jue saw that he had a different look on his face and hurriedly asked, "What's the matter? Brother Dan said."
"On the way here, the guards I sent to inquire about the outcome of the battle in Yingtian Mansion came back and brought back the latest news about Guo Xu's attack on Yingtian Mansion. Do you want to know?" Guo Kun said solemnly.
Lin Jue said in surprise: "Of course I want to know. What was the result? Did you win it?"
Guo Kun said quietly: "In the early morning of the day before yesterday, Guo Xu broke through Yingtian Mansion and took the city. It took four days and four nights."
Lin Jue breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile: "It took a little longer than I thought, but we finally won it. This is good news. Once Yingtian Mansion is defeated, the situation of the Qingjiao is gone, and it is a doomed situation. Whether it is for the court or for the
For the common people, this Qingjiao rebellion has finally subsided."
Guo Kun frowned and said, "You seem to be very happy."
Lin Jue said with a smile: "It was originally a happy event. Isn't it good that the world is in chaos? The Qing religion is causing harm to the country and the people. It is a cancer in the world. The sooner it is eradicated, the sooner it will be peaceful."
Guo Kun snorted and said, "I wish I could have peace. Unfortunately, there is rarely peace in this world."
Lin Jue didn't want to discuss too many such topics with Guo Kun. Guo Kun was heartless and fearless. He wanted to cause chaos but didn't dare to do anything. It was pointless to talk to him about some sensitive topics. What Lin Jue was most concerned about at the moment was
another thing.
"Yingtian City was captured, but I don't know how many bandits were annihilated. Hai Dongqing should have been caught. Regardless of life or death, if this person is caught, he will cause a big disaster. I let him escape on the island, but a few years later he
To stir up such a big thing again, this person is..."
"Hai Dongqing ran away." Guo Kun ruthlessly interrupted Lin Jue's ramblings and said in a deep voice: "Before the city was destroyed, Hai Dongqing escaped from the north gate of Yingtian with eight thousand religious bandits. His whereabouts are still unknown.
where."
"What? Run away? Can he run away?" Lin Jue asked in shock.
"You ask me who should I ask? My people only know the results, but it is difficult to find out the specific things. I only know that this time Guo Xu suffered a big loss in Yingtian Mansion. More than half of the 50,000 soldiers and horses were killed or injured in the battle.
There were more than 7,000 soldiers and horses, and more than 10,000 people were wounded. Although the religious bandits who defended the city and the common people who assisted the religious bandits in defending the city suffered more than 30,000 casualties, but as the imperial court's elite imperial army, the 50,000-strong army attacked a group of rabble and ended up like this
I'm afraid even he himself can't justify the results of the battle. Compared with us, they are far behind." Guo Kun sneered.
Lin Jue did not listen carefully to what Guo Kun said about the battle loss ratio between the two sides. These are actually meaningless. For Guo Xu, capturing Yingtian Mansion is victory. The significance of capturing Yingtian is greater than simply counting the number of casualties in a battle.
The damage ratio is much more important, because after Ying Tianfu was captured, the entire counterinsurgency war turned around. However, under such circumstances, Guo Xu actually let Hai Dongqing escape, which is really incredible.
"Didn't Guo Xu send troops to chase him? If the bandit leader escapes, there will be endless troubles. It's impossible that Guo Xu doesn't know this." Lin Jue frowned and said in thought.
"I chased him. It's ridiculous to say that he may have lost his courage. He sent out cavalry to chase him for more than ten miles. When he reached Xiaoyang Mountain, he didn't dare to chase anymore. He was worried about being ambushed. This was really a snake bite.
, I have been afraid of well ropes for ten years. Guo Xu was guilty of attacking the city, and he missed this opportunity to pursue, which is really ridiculous." Guo Kun sneered.
Lin Jue frowned and fell into deep contemplation. Hai Dongqing's escape was definitely a failure. Guo Xu actually let Hai Dongqing run away with eight thousand people under such circumstances. This is simply incredible. Hai Dongqing's escape was definitely a failure.
Dongqing's escape greatly reduced the significance of the capture of Yingtian Mansion, and this was what Lin Jue was most worried about.
Hai Dongqing is the leader of the Qing Sect and the spiritual leader of the ignorant and bewitched members. To quell this turmoil, Hai Dongqing must be captured. He wants to see people when he is alive, and he wants to see his corpse when he dies. As long as he lives, the Qing Sect will
The believers will continue to be exploited by him, and the war will never subside. Now that he is escaping, and taking 8,000 members with him, and in an area controlled by the Qingjiao, he may soon have to recruit another group of people.
With the arrival of many bands of cult bandits, the counter-rebellion will fall into a stalemate. If Guo Xu understood this, he should take action immediately and lead his army to advance without giving Hai Dongqing a chance to breathe. But he didn't know that Guo Xu
Did Xu realize this?
In fact, what Lin Jue was most worried about was another outcome. This was also the main reason why he decided to stay in the army. If Guo Xu could not catch up in time and attack the remaining bandits, the situation would become very complicated.
A simple deduction shows that Hai Dongqing cannot sit still and wait for death. If he has a chance to breathe, he will definitely choose to break out. Because of the current situation, although most of the territory on the East and West Road of Beijing is still with him
However, the Qingjiao cannot hold it at all. The only city it can defend, Yingtian, has been defeated, let alone the other cities.
Under this situation, Haidong Qinghui chose to break out. It was impossible to go north. Hundreds of thousands of troops were stationed in the northern border town, and he would not die. It was also impossible to go south. Yingtian Mansion had been recaptured by the Forbidden Army, and it was still possible
With the large number of Guo Xu's forbidden troops, Hai Dongqing cannot turn around and die. There is the sea to the east, and he certainly doesn't want to be forced to a desperate situation to wait for death. Then he can only have one way to go, and that is to go
Breakthrough to the west. Just like the purpose of ordering Meng Xiang to attack Yangwu before, it was to break through the encirclement and reach the vast land in the northwest, so that the sea and the sky would be vast.
There are currently only more than 9,000 soldiers and horses in the west. Based on the judgment of the court's military strength and situation in the southeast, northwest, the west is the weakest breakthrough and the passage to escape. Therefore, it is not difficult to imagine that if Hai Dongqing has a little
If you think about it, you will choose to attack westward. By that time, the trouble should have been solved by Guo Xu, but it will be up to the troops led by Guo Mian and Guo Kun to deal with it.
Hai Dongqing showed the strength of the cult bandits in the battle of Yingtian Mansion. The cult bandits around him must be incomparable to the rabble led by Meng Xiang before. If he also brought tens of thousands of cult bandits, eight or nine of his own
Thousands of soldiers and horses may not be able to withstand it. If you try hard to delay, you may be able to cope with it for a few days. As long as Guo Xu sends troops, the two armies will attack from east to west, which will be an opportunity to completely wipe out the Qingjiao bandits. The terrible thing is that if Guo Xu...
If you have other motives, the matter becomes worrying.
Lin Jue is no longer a simple person. He thinks that problems have long been difficult and complicated, and he no longer treats people with good intentions. Especially after experiencing many things in this life, Lin Jue is even more reluctant to consider problems from a good perspective. And the current situation
This is exactly the situation that requires the most caution.
If there was no conflict of interests between Guo Xu and Guo Mian, and no coveting and fighting for the supreme position in the future, Lin Jue might not think too much about it. But now, Lin Jue has to think about it one more step. Since Guo Xu is already countering the rebellion
If he is at a disadvantage, will he do something unusual? Lin Jue doesn't dare to think too much, but he can't think about it. The evil of human nature has no bottom line, let alone when it concerns the supreme interests.
During the fight, many dark things will happen that you are completely unexpected about. If you don't expect this, you won't know how you will die in the future.
Seeing Lin Jue frowning and silent, with a very serious look on his face, Guo Kun felt a hint of uneasiness in his heart. Guo Kun's current perception of Lin Jue was already very different from before. He already fully understood that he and Lin Jue were
Due to the gap between them, he would no longer despise or ignore Lin Jue's every opinion. In name, Lin Jue hugged his thigh, but in fact, he had to hug his brother-in-law's thigh tightly.
"Lin Jue, what are you thinking about? Do you think there is something wrong? Our troops on the North Road will take the lead in suppressing the rebellion. Even if Guo Xu defeats Yingtian Mansion, it will be after us. We are still the first to succeed, so don't worry." Guo Kun said lowly.
vocal tract.
Lin Jue looked at Guo Kun with a wry smile. He suddenly understood why the Zhou Dynasty was in the situation it is today. The descendants of the Guo family did not put the interests of the country first, but put their own personal interests first. There was no response.
They are happy that Tianfu has been recovered, but instead weigh the gains and losses. They even use themselves to save others and think that they think so. This is ridiculous. If the descendants of the Guo family have this kind of thinking in their hearts, regardless of the overall situation and only for their own selfishness,
Then his worries are not unnecessary. Guo Xu might have another purpose for not pursuing Hai Dongqing.
"Brother, the prerequisite for winning credit is to successfully suppress the rebellion. Otherwise, how can we win the credit? King Huai's capture of Yingtian Mansion is a major event. The victory of this battle means that the general situation has been determined. We should all be happy. This means that peace
The overall situation of rebellion has been decided, and the end of the religious bandits is coming. Uncle, you have to look at the overall situation when doing things." Lin Jue said calmly.
