Li Wanrong shook his head, "None of the soldiers are willing to follow the eunuchs to the east. Most of the soldiers are Bashu people. Their parents, wives and children are all here. How could we leave them far away? There was already a wave of escape last night, and they escaped
There are about five to six thousand people, and I guess there will still be fleeing. This is just because the Shence Army is well-trained and the soldiers are generally more obedient to orders, so they are still forbearing for the time being, but once it reaches the extreme, this forbearance will explode."
"Where are the officials?"
Zhang Yun asked again: "What is their situation?"
Li Wanrong smiled disdainfully and said: "The officials with a little bit of integrity have basically left. The remaining hundreds of eunuchs are weak and dare not resist. They will obediently go wherever the eunuchs tell them to go?"
Zhang Yun nodded and said to Li Wanrong: "I have brought fifty brothers, all of whom are the most powerful scouts. We want to rescue the empress. Is there anything you can do, general?"
Li Wanrong lowered his head and thought for a long time and said: "It is definitely impossible now. Huo Xianming's confidant Deng Weigong led five thousand troops to completely surround Linyu Palace. Unless there is a fierce battle to defeat them, but that will endanger the safety of the emperor and the empress. I
I felt that the only way was to hijack the ship on the way, but the eunuchs also guarded against me and ordered me to lead the rear army, so that my army could not go to the front."
At this time, Li Nai, the eldest son next to him, said: "Father, there is actually a way. We can use the grain measuring team!"
Li Wanrong's eyes lit up, "This is a good idea, why didn't I think of it?"
Zhang Yun quickly asked: "What is the grain measuring team?"
Li Wanrong explained with a smile: "The food measuring team is a popular term. It is actually called the Beixian team. It is a team unique to the rear army. Their duty is to compile the food and needs of the entire army. They must go deep into every battalion."
According to statistics, there are usually three civil servants and dozens of followers, and the rear army will send food and supplies according to the plan they prepared."
Zhang Yun was suddenly stunned, and he quickly asked: "Can this Preparatory Team contact the fleet?"
"Of course, the fleet also needs to be replenished with food and fodder supplies."
Zhang Yun immediately said: "Let's arrange it this way. Fifty brothers and I will form a preliminary team!"
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As night fell, the Queen Mother began to board the ship with the young emperor and a large number of maids and eunuchs, as well as the eunuchs and their minions, as well as the civil and military officials and their families. Although most people did not want to leave, they could no longer help them.
Ju Wenzhen personally watched the Queen Mother and the young emperor board the ship. He also arranged for ten confidant eunuchs to monitor and fifty guards to accompany the ship. They said they were protecting them, but in fact they were under house arrest.
The Queen Mother was sitting in the cabin, staring blankly at the buildings and trees on the shore. She sighed softly, "I wonder when will I come back?"
"I may not leave this time!" The maid opposite her who was responsible for taking care of the little emperor said with a slight smile.
A glimmer of hope ignited in the Queen Mother's heart, "Aying, is there really hope?"
This Aying who looked familiar to Ju Wenzhen was none other than Ying Caihe. She just wore a mask from the Hidden Sword Pavilion and used the power of shrinking her bones to make her a little shorter. Only then could she escape Ju Wenzhen.
Wenzhen's vicious eyes, otherwise how could Ju Wenzhen not recognize her? It just feels a bit familiar.
Not long after the Queen Mother was enthroned as the Crown Princess, Ying Caihe served as her personal bodyguard. The two were very familiar with each other. This time Ying Caihe followed Guo Song's order to protect the Queen Mother and the little emperor, so the Queen Mother changed the maids accompanying the little emperor to
It became Yingcaihe.
As for Ying Caihe's sword, of course he also brought it with him and placed it in the Queen Mother's carry-on box.
Ying Caihe said calmly: "These eunuchs have done so many evil things, and they just want to get away? How can there be such a good thing in the world? I'm sure they can't get away."
The Queen Mother was a little worried: "Will it affect us?"
"Don't worry, Queen Mother! In addition to me, there is an army also protecting the Queen Mother."
Just as the Queen Mother was about to speak, Ying Caihe waved his hand to her and pointed outside. The Queen Mother was stunned. There was no one outside!
It took a while before the sound of footsteps was heard, and a eunuch said at the door: "Your Majesty, it's time for dinner!"
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The fleet finally set off. Three hundred large ships followed one after another, stretching for dozens of miles. Five thousand soldiers on the shore followed closely, and 20,000 Shence troops also set off.
At the same time, General Li Bing led 20,000 cavalry and was rushing towards Yuzhou.
After receiving the urgent report from Yang Xiuying and Zhang Yun, Guo Song immediately mobilized his troops. This time he led 70,000 troops southward. Together with the 8,000 troops who surrendered at Jianmen Pass, his army was close to 80,000.
But the number was still not enough, so he recruited 30,000 troops from Chengdu refugees to guard Chengdu.
Li Bing accepted Guo Song's trust and led 20,000 cavalry to chase the Southern Tang court who was preparing to flee.
The night was dark, and the army was running in the dark wilderness, not very fast. Each cavalryman held a torch, like a long flaming dragon swimming on the earth.
The army entered Meizhou directly from Yazhou, passed through Lingzhou, Zizhou and then arrived in Yuzhou. The cavalry had to walk for about two days to reach Yuzhou.
At this time, they had entered the territory of Zizhou. General Chen Feng caught up and said: "General, our brothers have been running for five hours in a row. I'm afraid the horses can't stand it. Let's take a rest!"
Li Bing nodded, "Okay, order the army to rest on the spot!"
‘Woo--’ The long horn sound echoed in the wilderness.
As the horns blew continuously, the cavalrymen stopped moving forward one after another, turned over and dismounted to rest. They took off the water bags, fed the horses water, and let the horses eat fodder in the bags.
The soldiers also sat cross-legged and ate their dry food. Their dry food was a bit like roujiamo, two thick pieces of wheat cakes filled with minced mutton and fried eggs, topped with a layer of fragrant sesame sauce and served with lotus leaves.
After wrapping it up, you can just hold the lotus leaf and chew it. This kind of dry food is very filling, and you can be full in one serving.
Li Bing was also eating dry food while thinking about how to pursue the enemy.
There is still a long road to the west from Yuzhou. It will take at least ten days to walk out of the Three Gorges Road. He is confident that he can catch up with the enemy within three days. His only worry is that the road is narrow and cannot open the battlefield.
But Li Bing had no choice. He promised the King of Jin that even if he chased him to Jingnan, he would definitely recover the emperor and empress and severely punish the eunuchs.
Li Bing stood up and looked around again, and asked: "Where is this?"
A local said: "General, this is the boundary of Panshi County in Zizhou. In front is the Zhongjiang River. There is a bridge over there. After crossing the bridge, you will reach the county seat."
Li Bing was a little worried and sent a thousand soldiers to the bridge to protect it.
At dawn the next day, the army was in high spirits, and the soldiers mounted their horses and set off. After walking less than ten miles, a large bridge appeared in front of them. It was an old wooden bridge, spanning the Zhongjiang River, and it was quite impressive.
The middle river is the Tuojiang River. After the army crossed the bridge, Panshi County, the capital of Zizhou Prefecture, was in front of them. After receiving the news, the governor led a group of officials to wait at the city gate.
The governor is called He Wenkai, and he is also an old official. He is about sixty years old. He has been in the officialdom for thirty years and has long been trained to be smooth. No matter who is in charge of Xichuan, he firmly supports him. Even Song Chaofeng and Ju Wenzhen
They all praised him for knowing the general situation and taking the overall situation into consideration. A few days ago he said goodbye to the eunuchs and his party, and today he led officials to come out to support Guo Song's army.
"Every day we look forward to Master Wang going south to save the Tang Dynasty from danger and save the people of Zizhou from fire and water. Our necks are sore in anticipation. Finally, Master Wang is here. I would like to compose a poem to clarify my aspirations."
The officials behind him were numb to his shamelessness, but Li Bing couldn't bear it. He quickly waved his hand and said: "Your poem can be dedicated to His Highness the King of Jin. I don't need it here. I need fodder or black beans here. Can He Cishi arrange it?"
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He Wenkai was stunned for a moment and asked, "I wonder how much the general needs?"
"I need 10,000 dans of fodder and 5,000 bushels of black beans. Do you have them?"
He Wenkai turned back and looked at Chang Shi. Chang Shi thought for a while and said, "There are tens of thousands of loads of good materials in the warehouse, but there are no black beans. Otherwise, search in the market. I remember they seem to be for sale."
Li Bing thought it was a waste of time, so he said: "I don't want the black beans, just fodder! Prepare 20,000 dans for me. If you want it quickly, we will take it away directly."
The Jin army was lucky. They found 20,000 loads of chopped fine materials in the warehouse. The soldiers put them directly into horse feed bags. Li Bing found that there was still a lot of flour and dried meat. He ordered each soldier to take a bucket of flour.
Two pounds of dried meat.
An hour later, the soldiers packed up and continued their mighty killing spree toward Yuzhou in the southeast.