Zongzheng's prominent rebels suddenly withdrew. To be honest, even Xie Fuwei didn't expect it, so all subsequent plans had to be stopped.
"Zong Zheng Xian He probably has a great person around him who can also persuade Zong Zheng Xian He."
Xie Fuwei looked at Lin Ye and said, "Where do you think Zong Zheng will go if he is prominent?"
Lin Ye replied: "Loufan Southwest."
Xie Fuwei nodded: "The same judgment as mine."
Since Zongzheng Xianhe gave up attacking the capital, it was impossible for him to run back to southern Xinjiang, because sooner or later he would have to face Dayu's Northern Expedition army first.
"southwest......"
Xie Fuwei stood up and walked slowly around the room.
"Our countermeasures will also change accordingly."
He looked at Lin Ye: "You go directly to see Helianwang and ask him to help you request an order from the queen. You take your Fuyao battalion to monitor the movements of Zongzheng Xianhe's rebels along the way. It's best to find out who is working for Zongzheng Xianhe.
Make suggestions."
Lin Ye understood what Taishang Shengjun meant.
Zongzheng Xianhe is already much more powerful than Zongzheng Lianhai. If there is another more powerful person to assist him, it will be difficult to destroy Lou Fan in the future.
With the territory and population of Loufan, even if Zongzheng Prominent only occupies a corner in the southwest of Loufan, it is enough to become a strong enemy and even a threat to Dayu.
Lin Ye said: "I will go now. Fuyao Camp is full of complaints. I will take him out to have some fun. There will be a lot of things to do on the way."
Xie Fuwei nodded and said: "Let Xumi Jinghong accompany you, and Haitang should not follow. If there is any accident, I can borrow another soldier for her to bring to the rescue."
Lin Ye responded and left. He went to see Helian Wang in person.
Helianwang had just returned from the palace and was about to visit Xie Fuwei to get some advice. When he heard that Lin Ye was coming, he immediately welcomed him to the study to meet him.
Soon after, Helianwang entered the palace again and asked the queen for instructions, saying that Ye Fuyao was going to lead troops to monitor the movements of Zong Zheng Xianhe's rebels. The queen was happy to do so, but she also wanted to know what Zong Zheng Xianhe was going to do.
As soon as Lin Ye entered the gate of Camp Fuyao, the group of ruthless bandits who had been holding back for many days immediately cheered.
In their opinion, it was of course the Loufan court that targeted and suppressed them, all because they were too good at fighting, and all because their General Ye was too powerful, which aroused the jealousy of some people.
At this time, Lin Ye returned, and the people in Fuyao Camp were even more festive than during the Chinese New Year.
A group of people lifted Lin Ye and threw it into the sky, as if they had finally found their hero.
Lin Ye briefly explained what he wanted to do, but the people in Fuyao Camp were not happy.
"Why?"
Someone said dissatisfiedly: "When we are used, we are asked to charge into battle. We are sent wherever there is danger. When we are no longer needed, we are locked in a cage. Are we really treated like dogs?"
Another person echoed: "The imperial court is so chilling. How much effort did we use to suppress the rebellion? How much blood did we shed? When we came back, not only were we not rewarded, but we were also locked up!"
"It's just that this time the rebels retreated and no one dared to catch up and stare at them, but they reminded us again. General, I don't think we can do this!"
"That's right, General, we won't do it!"
"We will do it to whomever we love, but we won't do it!"
Lin Ye was not in a hurry. After these gangsters had vented enough, he said with a smile: "We really have to do it... Others think this is dangerous and avoid it, but we are different. We just need to go out."
It’s just to make money.”
He lowered his voice and said: "Isn't the imperial court not going to give us a reward? Let's go and get it ourselves. After I take you out of the city, we will put on the Zongzheng Prominent Rebel Flag. We can get as much as we can along the way. Anyway, there are rebels to support us."
pot."
Everyone was happy when they heard this.
Originally, they were all gangsters and only saw benefits. Now when they heard Lin Ye say that there were too many benefits, of course they became happy.
"If you believe me, don't ask any more questions after I go out with you this time. I will let you
If you start running, just run. If I ask you to stop, you will stop. If I ask you to kill, you will kill. If I ask you to retreat, you will retreat. Can you do it!?"
"able!"
A group of rough men responded loudly.
"Listen to the general. What the general says is one, and what he says is two!"
"Wherever the general's scimitar points, our horses' hooves will tread!"
Lin Ye nodded: "Okay, I'll give you half a day to pack up your weapons and equipment. Each of you only brings five days of dry food. This time, when you go out, everyone will ride with two horses!"
The gangsters from Fuyao Camp cheered and immediately ran out to pack their things.
He Lianwang personally sent Lin Ye a batch of war horses, as well as a large number of weapons and equipment, especially enough arrow tubes, so he could carry as many as he could.
He Lianwang took Lin Ye's hand and explained as if caring for his junior: "I know you have the ability, and I also know that you want others to know that you have the ability, but first you have to live well, you can't go without your life.
fight."
"Your master has entrusted you to me, and I have to be responsible for you. No one else dares to do it this time, only you. That's enough. As for charging into battle, you can't do it if you can. After all, you only have
Seven thousand people.”
Lin Ye cupped his fists and said, "Thank you, General Helian, for taking care of me. I know what to do. Please wait for my good news in the capital. I will not let you down."
He????????????????Lian Wang repeatedly praised you for being such a good boy. You must take good care of yourself. Don't let me worry, and don't let your master worry.
After Lin Ye dealt with it for a few words, he immediately set off with the Fuyao Battalion. The first military order he gave to the team was... start running, and no one is allowed to stop until he stops.
After leaving the capital, Fuyao Battalion ran all the way. The soldiers thought they were trying to catch up with the rebels quickly and were watching at the rear.
But later it was discovered that this did not seem to be the case, because the direction General Ye led them to run should not be in the direction of chasing the rebels.
Lin Ye's military order was serious, and whatever he said was what he said. If he was not allowed to ask, no one would dare to ask. If he was not allowed to rest, no one would dare to rest.
Just like this, we traveled day and night. When we couldn't bear it any longer, we would rest for a while, fill our stomachs and rest for a while before setting off again, switching horses and rushing forward.
This high-intensity march lasted for five days, and even these ruthless bandits and horse thieves who were trying to make ends meet on horseback could no longer hold on.
Seeing that they had indeed reached their limit, Lin Ye found a rather private place and ordered to rest.
About half a day later, Xumi Jinghong, who had set off first, came back.
After informing Lin Ye of the detailed location of the rebels, Lin Ye calculated that one day he would be able to leave the prominent rebels far behind.
So he called up the men and horses and continued on their way, still traveling day and night.
After another day and night, the exhausted Fuyao Battalion had surpassed Zong Zheng's prominent rebels.
The rebels were large in size, and not all of them were cavalry. They also had to guard against whether Lou Fan's army would pursue them, so they were naturally not as fast as Lin Ye's lightly armed troops.
By this time, Fuyao Camp, which had only brought five days of rations with them, had nothing to eat.
They had been running wildly for six days, and although they had saved their food, they had almost exhausted all of it.
"Half a day off!"
Lin Ye gave instructions after calculating the distance and time.
"Get up in half a day and I'll take you to eat meat!"
This group of tough bandits were obviously exhausted, but when they heard Lin Ye shouting that he would take them to eat meat, they all became excited and actually still had the strength to scream a few times.
Lin Ye asked Xumi Jinghong and found out that there was a tribal camp less than fifty miles ahead, with a population of about 40,000 to 50,000 people, which was not very strong.
Xumi Jinghong did not go with Lin Ye after he left the capital of Loufan. He took a few cavalry assigned to him by Lin Ye and rode fast, faster than the Fuyao Battalion, and went around to the front of the rebels to check the terrain.
After resting for half a day, Lin Ye asked the people from Fuyao Camp to raise the Luwang flag that had been prepared, and then just when it got dark, he shouted
Anger invaded that tribe.
This was an extremely bloody massacre. The bandits killed almost all the strong men, stole all the cattle, sheep and horses, and then burned all the fodder stored by the tribe with a fire.
Fuyao Camp quickly left before dawn and continued on its way to the southwest.
Two days later, Zongzheng's prominent rebels arrived.
Seeing this tragic scene, Zong Zhengxian was a little unsure whether the person who did this was his, because he did have a vanguard army leading the way.
"Your Highness."
Luo Zhi squatted down and inspected the corpse and said: "Both the time and the number of people don't match up. The survivors said that the massacre came in the night before yesterday."
He looked at Zongzheng Xianhe and said: "Judging from the wounds, it's an army scimitar. The wounds are all caused by swords and arrows, which means it's a standard weapon. Maybe the imperial court sent someone to get in front of us."
Zong Zhengxianhe frowned and asked, "Who is so brave?"
Luo Zhidao: "It is indeed very courageous. The survivors said that many people came, but judging from the description, there should not be more than 10,000 people."
"Such a light cavalry circled in front of us in one breath, without any fear of being surrounded... This kind of battle cannot be commanded by an extraordinary person."
Zongzheng Xianhe asked: "If it is really the team sent by that little thief Zongzheng Lianhai, what do you think they want to do?"
Luo Zhidao: "I speculate that I want to do two things. The first is to burn and kill all the way in front of my general, using the banner of His Highness King Lu to make people think that these things were ordered by His Highness."
"As a result, all the tribes along the way to the southwest will no longer be willing to submit to His Highness. They will avoid it or even resist."
"As for the second thing, they may want to attack the vanguard army we sent out... Therefore, His Highness should immediately select a cavalry team and catch up with them as quickly as possible."
Zong Zhengxian said: "I said, you can make the decision in military affairs!"
Luo Zhi immediately agreed. He selected two generals who were very good at fighting, and also selected a cavalry team of about 10,000 people. Each person brought two horses and just rushed forward to chase the cavalry sent by the imperial court.
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After this team left, they tried their best to catch up with the enemy in the shortest possible time, and also notified the vanguard army to be alert in the shortest possible time.
Luo Zhi's guess was already accurate, and his response was accurate and quick, but he still didn't expect that the enemy was faster and more ferocious.
After the Fuyao Battalion massacred all the strong men of the small tribe, they only rested for the middle of the night, killed all the extra cattle, sheep and horses, threw them into the river, and set off again with only a few days of rations.
Two days later, when the reinforcements sent by Luo Zhi finally caught up with their vanguard, they saw corpses all over the ground...
The vanguard army was attacked in a tribal camp. At that time, they were drinking, eating meat, and dancing around the campfire. Everyone was very happy.
The leader of this tribe warmly received them, and hoped that they would say something good in front of King Lu and give him a high official position.
In the second half of the night, people who drank too much almost lost their vigilance.
The Fuyao Battalion suddenly came out like a group of hungry ghosts. From midnight to early morning, the 10,000-person vanguard army was completely slaughtered by the 7,000 Fuyao Battalion, along with a tribe.
After this group of fierce bandits brought what they needed to bring, they burned the camp, killed all the cattle, sheep and horses that could not be brought with them, and burned them as well, leaving no food for the prominent rebels.
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Without any hesitation, they continued to gallop southwest.
Lin Ye had never thought about following behind Zong Zheng's prominent rebels, let alone having an earth-shattering battle with Zong Zheng's prominent main force.
What he wants to do is to completely put an end to Zong Zheng's plan to conquer Lou Fan Xinan.
In addition, he also wanted to see how capable the person who assisted Zongzheng was and how he would deal with it.