After the victory, Lin Ze immediately ordered to block all wells and dig new wells to draw water.
Yes, the water was drugged.
As early as a month ago, Lin Ze arranged for Wu Fan to secretly connect the spring on the mountain to several wells in the pass.
After Lin Ze obtained the position of counterinsurgency coach in Chang'an, he took the opportunity to request a large amount of poison from the Imperial Hospital in case of emergency.
During this expedition, Lin Ze naturally brought these poisons with him as military supplies.
After learning that Hangu Pass had been occupied by rebels, Lin Ze made a prompt decision and selected a poison similar to Mongolian sweat medicine, and asked Wu Fan to lead people to pour the poison into the spring on the mountain.
This poison is not fatal, but it can make people weak, and the more they take, the worse the condition becomes.
It's not that Lin Ze is soft-hearted and doesn't use deadly poison, but that this kind of harmless poison can poison more people. Otherwise, if a few people die, even a fool will know that something is wrong.
I am completely powerless. If the person involved does not say anything, how many people will realize it?
In order to cooperate with Wu Fan's poisoning and not arouse the suspicion of the rebels at the pass, Lin Ze would lead people to release a wave of rockets on the city wall every day.
One is to attract the attention of the rebels, and the other is to remind the rebels that they can attack with fire and prepare more water.
In this way, the poison can be avoided to a great extent from being over-diluted and ineffective.
The poison from the Taiyuan Hospital did not disappoint Lin Ze. After being poisoned, the rebels' fighting strength was reduced to a tenth. They were easily defeated by Lin Ze and his 50,000-strong army, and the entire army was annihilated.
Now that the battle is over, the next major thing to do is to deal with the aftermath.
Lin Ze was relieved and left the matter to the group of guards who were officers and acted as the hands-off shopkeepers.
After all, these Tomb Guards are all from the Forbidden Army, and they are very knowledgeable about how to clean the battlefield.
The 70,000-strong army that surrendered was quickly divided into small pieces by Lingwei and his men, and then imprisoned separately.
After everything was under control, the group of officers then brought out five thousand prisoners and ordered them to clean up the battlefield, including transporting corpses out of the customs, fetching water to clean the ground, and repairing damaged defensive equipment and damaged city walls.
Anyway, all the dirty work was assigned to the prisoners.
Instead of complaining, this group of prisoners breathed a sigh of relief. No matter what, having something to do meant that their lives were saved. Compared to their lives, what does doing something mean?
On the other side, Lin Ze picked up the half-dead general, threw it to Wu Fan and said, "I accidentally hit him a little too hard, revive him, and then find a way to pry open his mouth."
Wu Fan took the bloody general without any disdain and handed it over to his subordinates. He saluted Lin Ze and said, "Please rest assured, sir. I will never let you down."
Lin Ze nodded and reminded: "This is a sixth-grade warrior. Be careful and don't capsize in the gutter."
Wu Fan looked at Lin Ze with admiration. His master's martial arts cultivation has become more and more profound. A sixth-level martial arts master was beaten to such a half-dead state.
Lin Ze naturally didn't know what Wu Fan was thinking, so he continued to give instructions: "Send someone to send a message to Yingbu, asking him to lead the army to Hangu Pass to join me as soon as possible."
"Send an order to the Jinyiwei stronghold in the north and ask them to cooperate with Han Xin in going south."
Wu Fan quickly raised his hands and said, "I obey."
Lin Ze waved his hand casually, asking him to step aside, and he began to draft a memorial to be sent to Chang'an.
The first sentence is: Thanks to His Majesty’s regard and the trust of the Prime Minister and officials, I can serve as the commander-in-chief of counterinsurgency...
Then he wrote hundreds of words eloquently and led his army to Hangu Pass, only to find that it was occupied by rebels. Then it took a lot of effort to recapture the pass.
This battle relied entirely on the soldiers' sacrifice, and they should be rewarded. Therefore, the imperial court is requested to allocate rewards and various training materials.
In the memorial, Lin Ze exaggerated his losses tenfold, and the resources he requested naturally increased fivefold.
After writing the memorial, Lin Ze immediately summoned a thousand members of Jin Yiwei and ordered: "You take two thousand people, load the heads of the rebels in a cart, take them back to Chang'an, and give this memorial to His Majesty.
inside."
"By the way, your current identity is that of a general in the counter-rebellion army. This is your general's seal and armor, which can prove your identity."
Lin Ze pointed to the general seal and armor placed aside and said.
The Jinyi Guard Qianhu silently put away his things, saluted Lin Ze and said, "I obey."
For Qianhu, a member of the Jinyi Guards, playing the role of a partial general is an easy task.
Soon he changed his clothes, selected two thousand strong soldiers, chopped off all the heads of the dead rebels, briefly pickled them with lime, loaded them into his car, and rushed to Chang'an.
At this time, someone came to Lin Ze and bowed and saluted: "Commander Qi, there is someone in the rebel army clamoring to see you, saying that he has something important to report to you, but his subordinates dare not make the decision, so he came here to report to the commander.
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Lin Ze replied calmly: "Go and bring him here. I would like to hear what important things he has to report?"
Soon, a man with his pubic area chained and tied up was escorted over by two soldiers. If the dead Wang Lao Er were here, he would definitely exclaim: "Zhao Lao Si, how could it be you?"
Lin Ze looked at the visitor and said calmly: "I heard that you have something important to report to me?"
Zhao Laosi slightly bent towards Lin Ze and said: "There are hundreds of black-clad guards in Nanhe Province. Zhao Wen pays homage to the commander-in-chief."
Huh? A strange look appeared on Lin Ze's face: "Are you from the Black Guards? How come you are among the rebels?"
Zhao Wen smiled bitterly and said: "I was ordered by Commander Nanhe to monitor the movements of the rebels. However, I thought that spying secretly was too troublesome and dangerous. After repeated consideration, I took the initiative to join the rebels so that I could find out more information."
After hearing this, Lin Ze couldn't help but secretly praise: You are really talented. People who inquire for information always hide in the dark for fear of being discovered. It would be better for you to join the rebels directly. It is really a day and night defense, and it is difficult to guard against domestic thieves.
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"Do you have any important news to report to me?" Lin Ze then asked.
Zhao Wen said with a solemn face: "Commander Qi, the rebels who occupied Hangu Pass this time were an accident."
Then he told the story of how this group of rebels came to inquire for information on Zhou Shi's orders, and how they occupied Hangu Pass by accident.
Lin Ze's thoughts suddenly became clearer. No wonder the rebels only sent a hundred thousand people to guard such an important place. It turned out to be an accident.
At the end, Zhao Wen said with an extremely serious face: "Soon, the rebel general Zhou Shi will learn the news. With his character, he will definitely send elite troops here, so the commander must not take it lightly."
Lin Ze thought for a moment and asked, "Have you ever come into contact with Zhou Shi? How does it feel?"
A look of solemnity appeared on Zhao Wen's face and he said: "My subordinate has never met Zhou Shi, but during these days in the rebel army, I have heard countless legends about him."
"I only know that Zhou Shi is Chen She's confidant general. A month ago, on Chen She's order, he led an army of 20,000 to attack Wei and Han. In just over a month, Zhou Wen's rebels numbered one million, and the entire Wei Dynasty
Except for Daliang City, which has not yet fallen, the rest of the country has fallen into the hands of the rebels."
"When I came here, I heard that Zhou Shi personally led an army to attack Daliang City. More than ten days have passed. I'm afraid Daliang City is already in danger."
Lin Ze silently said, I am afraid that the next boss will be this week.