An hour later, the search force increased from 3,000 to 8,000 people, and the search area also increased to 30 miles from the river bank, including the mountains and forests in the distance.
But the hunting army ignored one thing. They did not consider that Zhang Yun led his men to retreat from the south bank of the Yangtze River, which misled the soldiers. The Queen Mother and the Emperor were also on the south bank of the Yangtze River, together with the enemy cavalry.
Although Ju Wenzhen also thought of Ying Caihe, he did not expect that Ying Caihe retreated from the river.
After two days of large-scale searches, no clues were found. At this moment, an unexpected problem occurred for the eunuchs. Their supplies were cut off, and the rations that were supposed to be sent by the rear army were not delivered. After having a meal at noon, I will go without food in the evening.
Jiedushi Shen Quan was very anxious, and he and another Jiedushi Deng Weigong came to Huo Xianming and Dou Wenchang to discuss countermeasures.
Huo Xianming and Dou Wenchang were also a little dumbfounded. Although they were eunuchs with military power, it did not mean that they were experienced and capable. It was just because they had been serving Li Shi and were regarded as confidants by Li Shi.
The two of them had never encountered such a situation of food shortage, and they were at a loss for the moment. However, Ju Wenzhen was a little quick-witted and asked: "How many livestock and war horses do we have?"
Shen Quan said in a deep voice: "There are about three thousand livestock in the army, more than a thousand cattle, and about two thousand donkeys and mules."
"Where's the war horse?" Ju Wenzhen asked.
Shen Quan hesitated and said, "Three thousand war horses."
"Then there are 6,000 livestock. Kill the livestock immediately to satisfy hunger."
"The war horses are useless!" Shen Quan and Deng Weigong said in unison.
Dou Wenchang also said with a long face: "Ju Gong may not know that we have spent countless money training cavalry. If we don't have war horses, all this money will be wasted."
"All right!"
Ju Wenzhen agreed with their opinion, "Then kill the cattle, mules and donkeys first, and then I suggest that the army turn around and kill this dog thief Li Wanrong!"
This plan is feasible, and Huo Xianming also agreed, "Maybe if we kill Li Wanrong, we can still find the Queen Mother and the young emperor."
Dou Wenchang immediately agreed to the plan.
Deng Weigong added: "Three tall men, I suggest you search in Zhongzhou and Fuzhou. Maybe you can get some food."
Ju Wenzhen made a decision immediately: "I agree with your plan, and this task will be left to you."
Shen Quan glanced at Deng Weigong coldly. This guy was too scheming. He went to search for food and left the task of dealing with Li Wanrong to himself.
...........
At this time, Li Wanrong had officially led his army to surrender to Li Bing. Li Bing conveyed the reward from the King of Jin, making Li Wanrong General of the Guard and conferring the title of Duke of Nanping County.
Li Bing immediately joined forces with Li Wanrong and attacked Fuzhou in a mighty manner.
Soon, Zhang Yun and Ying Caihe came to escort the Empress Dowager and the Emperor. Li Bing arranged for a 3,000-stone ship and ordered Zhang Yun to lead 500 soldiers to escort the Empress to Chengdu.
The 25,000-strong army arrived at Fuling County, the capital of Fuzhou, in the afternoon of the next day. It was still thirty miles away from the county seat, and a large number of people fled with panic on their faces. Many of them were even empty-handed and took nothing.
Li Bing felt strange in his heart and was about to order someone to ask. At this moment, a vanguard scout came galloping on horseback to report, "General, there is a Shence army of more than a thousand people in Fuling County, looting food!"
Li Wanrong sneered and said: "I cut off their food, and they started to act randomly."
Li Bing ordered: "General Zhang Lingyun!"
A general stepped out and said, "The general is here!"
"You lead the second battalion of 5,000 cavalry to Fuling County and round up these 1,000 soldiers. Don't kill them for the time being. After I finish my trial, I will kill them if they should!"
"I humbly obey orders!"
Not long after, General Zhang Lingyun led five thousand cavalry and rushed toward Fuling County.
Li Bing immediately ordered to speed up and the army rushed towards Fuling County...
Zhang Lingyun is the son of Zhang Feng, the governor of Shanzhou. He is about 30 years old. He has joined the Jin army for ten years. He has been promoted step by step from brigade commander to tiger general and is currently Li Bing's right-hand man.
In half an hour, Zhang Lingyun led his army to Fuling County. He divided his troops into two groups and ordered a general to lead a thousand cavalry into the city from the west gate and shout to disturb the enemy. He himself led four thousand
The cavalry ambushed outside the east city gate and laid out bags.
General Lang ordered to leave, and Zhang Lingyun led four thousand cavalry to ambush in a forest in the east city.
In just a moment, nearly a thousand Shence Army soldiers were seen escaping in panic. Some were carrying large and small bags on their backs, and some were running away with their trousers, but most of them were empty-handed. There was a steady stream of soldiers escaping from behind.
As they approached the woods, the horn suddenly sounded, and Zhang Lingyun led four thousand cavalry to rush out from both sides, instantly surrounding more than a thousand soldiers who were stunned.
Zhang Lingyun wielded a sixty-pound sword and shouted sternly: "Those who surrender will not be killed!"
All the soldiers dropped their weapons and surrendered. The leading enemy general saw nothing. He and dozens of people suddenly accelerated their horses in an attempt to break through an opening. The Jin cavalry was alert and immediately sealed the gap. Zhang Lingyun galloped towards him.
, he raised the knife and brought it down, so fast that the enemy general couldn't dodge. The head was chopped three feet away, and the headless corpse fell from the horse with a plop.
The other soldiers who followed him were so frightened that they knelt down, kowtowed and begged for mercy.
Zhang Lingyun was full of murderous intent and shouted: "Take off your armor, put down your weapons, and you will not die!"
All the soldiers hurriedly took off their armor, dropped their weapons, and knelt aside with their hands raised.
...........
An hour later, Li Bing led the army to Fuling County.
One thousand and two hundred surrendered soldiers were kneeling with their hands raised outside the west city gate, and hundreds of cavalry were guarding them.
When Li Bing approached, Zhang Lingyun led the county magistrate up. The magistrate bowed and saluted: "General, please make the decision for us!"
Li Bing asked solemnly: "Are they raping, burning and killing people in the city?"
"Yes! They robbed a lot of property and killed them if they didn't give them back. At least a hundred people were killed, and many women were raped by them."
Li Bing immediately said angrily: "Let the owner of the suffering come out and identify him. Murderers and adulterers will be executed."
Zhang Lingyun stepped forward and whispered: "There are too many people, so the host may not be able to identify them. I have a way to narrow the scope."
"What do you think we can do?"
"General, we can let them report each other, and those who report meritoriously can be released and go home."
Li Bing nodded, this is a good idea!
The Jin army ordered the surrendered soldiers to report each other. When they heard that those who reported meritorious services could be released home, the soldiers turned against each other and reported murderers and adulterers one after another.
More than a hundred people.
At this time, the county magistrate led a large group of victims out of the city. Some of them were crying and some were full of hatred. Many women had disheveled hair and disheveled clothes. When they saw the soldiers being pushed up, they immediately pounced on them, scratched and bit them, and cried loudly.
The Jin army finally managed to pull them apart and began to identify them one by one. When they identified one, the soldier was immediately paralyzed to the ground and kowtowed to beg for mercy. However, the wolf-like Jin army soldiers carried them to the ditch and chopped off their heads with a knife. .
Not long after, more than 320 people were identified and beheaded. The remaining 20 soldiers were not identified by their masters, but they committed extremely heinous crimes and killed people.
After receiving the evidence from the whistleblower, the Jin army quickly found seven households of people who had been exterminated, and killed more than 40 people in total. The women were all raped and killed. Many soldiers still had blood stains on their feet. They could not deny it. Li Bing was furious. , ordered these twenty-six brutal soldiers to be executed by quartering their bodies with five horses.
The incident that happened in Fuzhou seemed to be accidental and not a big deal, but it quickly spread throughout the Dongchuan states. It soaked into people's hearts like spring rain, making the image of the Jin army vivid and vivid. He hates evil as much as he hates it and has strict military regulations.
It was this incident that enabled the Jin army to win widespread support throughout Dongchuan, which Li Bing did not expect at first.
At this time, 15,000 troops led by Shen Quan also entered Fuzhou and stopped about eighty miles away from Fuling County.
The Jin army soon received news of the enemy and began to move forward slowly.
"What kind of person is this Shen Quan?" Li Bing found an opportunity and asked Li Wanrong.
Li Wanrong thought for a while and said: "This Shen Quan was promoted by Huo Xianming. He was somewhat capable, but had an arrogant personality and was never reused. He was still an ordinary captain in his forties. After Huo Xianming took control of the military, he was promoted Shen Quan is one of a group of low-ranking generals. Because he has some real abilities, he was promoted from a lieutenant to a champion general in just five years, and he even served as one of the three military envoys of the Shence Army. Therefore, Shen Quan has always been grateful to Huo Xianming, and he is even more loyal."
Li Wanrong implicitly reminded Li Bing that it was impossible to persuade Shen Quan to surrender.
Li Bing nodded and asked again: "There should be some of your subordinates there with Shen Quan!"