Chapter 141 No Hand Gestures
Hubili grabbed the map and looked for Song County. The soldier told him that it was a low mountainous area that was easy to attack but difficult to defend.
Hubili waved his hand and ordered an immediate pursuit and attack on Song County.
Suddenly he shook his head and said, "Forget it, the Song army must have left by now."
The military officer said that if we went to Luanchuan Town, it would be very suitable for their infantry to fight, and our light cavalry offensive would be weak in the mountains.
Hubli glared at him, then turned around and sat down to drink tea.
This means that Xiao Wang knows, what else can he say? Not only will he not go, he doesn't even want to go to Song County.
This gave Wang Gui an advantage, because he left a squadron of cavalry there to monitor the battlefield, which was equivalent to setting up camp in Song County.
In this way, the Northern Expedition organized by the Song Dynasty in the Duanping period was basically over.
However, there is still a team active in Hangu, where Cao Youwen left a sniper team of 2,000 people. What will be their fate?
Hubili's military officer suggested to attack immediately, but he continued to pretend to be asleep in his chair without making any gestures. What he meant was to wait. It was just a team of 2,000 people. When they were too hungry to walk, he would just go up and tie them up one by one...
Zhao Yulin hadn't slept well for several days. Chen Chen didn't let him get up and coaxed him to sleep as if he was protecting little Guanghui.
He advised her to be less spoiled, and she said she understood.
He urged her to go down and take a look again, but she still said she knew.
He was about to speak, but Chen Chen covered his mouth and told him to "go to sleep."
Zhao Yulin closed his eyes happily and fell asleep again.
After waking up, Chen Chen dressed him up. After breakfast, they boarded the ship with Lao Lu and headed south. I stayed on the shore and did not leave until the ship disappeared in the misty water.
When Lu Youpeng saw him enter the cabin, he said that they were a couple who were more apart than together, as they had only been separated for two days.
He said there were too many things to do, what could he do?
He discussed with Lao Lu and felt that Qu Zhengxiang's connections in the underworld were an advantage, so he planned to send him to Zhejiang and Sichuan to develop the Central Plains guerrillas.
Lao Lu knew that Zhao Yulin had said that many members of the Northern Expedition Army were scattered and exiled in the Sanjing area. If they were organized to resist the Mongolian army, they would form a force that could not be underestimated in the future.
Moreover, with the support of the Shenwei Army and Zhao Yulin's extraordinary ideas, these guerrillas will quickly grow and establish bases, thereby shaking the control of the Mongolian army.
Lu Youpeng said yes, this is called "it's impolite not to reciprocate", then the northern barbarians will send spies to Bozhou to cause trouble.
According to information obtained by Shunfeng, there are many northern barbarians among the rebels, who are very good at horseback riding and archery. In particular, a charlatan riding a red lightning horse performed magic and pretended to be invulnerable to swords and guns, which played a role in fueling the rebellion.
Where did his red lightning horse come from?
That is a rare BMW that only the northern barbarians have.
Zhao Yulin thought it was very likely, but he did not rule out Dali in the southwest, so he had to think carefully before sending troops this time.
Lu Youpeng naturally said to himself that with a big family and a big business, the pressure was also great.
We just got some silver in Jiading and used it to pay taxes, completing the government's task, but we have no money left for the journey to Renhuai Fort.
He said with a smile, "Take your time. How can we settle the matter without bleeding so many people from the Lin'an court? We are using money to buy the land."
He stomped his feet, and they both smiled knowingly. Zhao Yulin closed his eyes and pretended to take a nap.
When the Lin'an court learned that he had killed many high-ranking officials in Jiading Prefecture, they immediately threw quicklime into a pot of boiling water, causing an uproar.
The emperor also sat on the dragon throne in a daze. In an instant, Longting was furious and shouted what was going on.
The emperor was very angry. It was all because of Mag's pressure. Zhao Qi'er was too disrespectful to him. He was very unhappy when Zhao Qi'er killed his ministers in Xingyuan Prefecture.
Now they are killing high-ranking officials in Jiading Prefecture. This is simply lawless.
However, there was one person who supported Zhao Yulin.
It was the imperial envoy who came back from Jiading Prefecture. He first presented the confession of the death row prisoner, and then reported that Zhao Yulin had used the confiscated silver to pay the entire year's taxes, and also promised the people not to increase taxes by a single penny.
The people of Jiazhou were delighted and knelt down to wish His Majesty great fortune and prosperity.
The emperor saw that the confession was true, signed and sealed, and then heard that Jiading Prefecture had already delivered this year's tax revenue. Sitting on the dragon chair, he leaned forward and asked, "My dear minister, is this true? Really?"
The imperial envoy hurriedly reported back: "Everything I said is true. How dare I lie to Your Majesty. The tax silver has been escorted back by me, not a penny less."
When the emperor heard this, his face was very pleased. He immediately rubbed his hands and said, "That's great, that's really great. My dear minister, please stand up and I'll give you a seat."
The courtesy this imperial envoy received today is considered high-level. The emperor gave him a seat, which shows that this person has made great contributions and has worked hard.
Everyone looked at him with envy and stopped talking about Zhao Qi'er. They looked at the imperial envoy with bulging eyes.
Because his rank was definitely not as high as that of the prime minister, so Zheng Qingzhi would still be standing.
The emperor loudly praised the imperial envoy for his meritorious service in going to Chengdu to demonstrate the majesty of the court, his remarkable achievements in supervising Jiading's fight against corruption, and his great achievement in completing this year's tax collection without adding additional burden to the people.
You know, some places have collected taxes ten or twenty years later in order to maintain operations.
The imperial envoy immediately stood up and reported to the emperor again, saying that it was not his credit, but that it was done by Commander Zhao of Yibin. He was also asked to report to the emperor that the Shenwei Army did not ask for a single ounce of silver from the court, but used the confiscated dirty silver as military expenses to quell the rebellion in Bozhou.
After hearing this, the emperor felt more relaxed and in a good mood. He stood up, spread his hands, and said generously, "Let's take a look. Let's take a look. You gentlemen were still discussing where to raise funds yesterday."
Where to deploy troops?
Yibin has taken care of all these for me.
The court also won the support of the people.
My imperial envoy has worked hard. I would like to reward him with one thousand taels of silver.
The court immediately became quiet, and everyone was muttering: Damn, that brother is so lucky. He must have received benefits from Yibin when he came back from a relaxing business trip. Not only was his travel expenses reimbursed, but he also received a bonus from the government.
What's going on? They say Zhao Qi'er is a werewolf who specializes in killing imperial envoys.
How did you change your sex?
Then, the court began to discuss sending people to Jiading Prefecture to fill the vacancy. Several heads were chopped off there in one go, and they were all people sent from Lin'an.
This time, these people no longer fought for the quota, as they were all afraid that their brothers and confidants would lose their lives if they went there.
While the court was still debating who would be appointed to the post in Shu, the wharf beside the canal had already become busy. It turned out that three ships of the Shenwei Army were escorting the imperial envoy to Beijing. The common people were very curious and surrounded them in three layers to watch.
This is a new type of boat built by craftsmen from Guigu, Yibin, using the advanced technology of Yibin and drawing on the experience of Hongdu shipbuilding. It has been transformed according to the later warships drawn by Zhao Yulin, and its appearance is very different from the traditional small wooden boat. The old driver who was steering the helm for the imperial envoy felt that he could not drive a boat when he saw it.
New vehicles and ships have a captain's cabin, and the captain's helm is no longer a tiller, but a round steering wheel that is simply decorated.
There was a long red and golden dragon flag hoisted on the bow of the boat, which was very pleasing to the eye and everyone was asking whose boat it was.
The soldiers were proud and answered loudly, "We are from Yibin and we are the navy of the Shenwei Army of the Great Song Dynasty."
Soon, the soldiers who got off the ships lined up to escort the tax silver. All the soldiers were wearing brand new uniforms and caps, bright leather belts, and even the cloth shoes on their feet were newly changed.
After three commands, the young men held their heads high and walked towards the palace in neat steps.
The common people heard the "swish, swish, swish" sounds, saw the troops marching majestically towards them, and voluntarily gave way to the side of the street. They kept asking in their hearts, "Wow, where did this army come from? Is the Song Dynasty training new troops again? How majestic!"
The Shenwei Army came to the outside of the palace gate with the tax silver. Someone had already gone to the Ministry of Revenue to contact for delivery. At this time, the officials who had just finished court came out one after another. When they saw the Shenwei Army wearing gray cloth caps and gray cloth military uniforms standing upright outside the gate, their eyes immediately lit up and they huddled there in a daze, not moving.
These soldiers of the garrison column had never seen so many high-ranking officials in court robes before. They stood straighter with nervousness. One soldier quietly reminded the squadron leader next to him: The senior officials are standing there. Are they going to review our Shenwei Army?
The squadron leader finally came to his senses and immediately took three steps forward to line up the team. Then he trotted to the palace gate and stood still. His eyes were full of the senior official but he didn't know who to report to.
In a hurry, he took a deep breath and shouted loudly: "The Yibin Shenwei Army accepts the imperial review." After that, he stood at attention and saluted the officials like Zhao Yulin did, then turned around and ran back to the queue, shouting "March in step."
The team immediately started moving in neat steps, keeping a distance from each other. When the team was about to approach the palace gate, he shouted again, "March in step."
A team of one hundred people immediately started marching in step, looking at the officials at the palace gate and waving their hands as they moved forward. More and more officials at the palace gate were stunned, with only the sound of "hua, hua, hua" footsteps in their ears.
After the team passed through the palace gate, the squadron leader felt that the journey was too short and did not reflect , so he led his brothers to turn around and walk towards the palace gate again to be reviewed by the officials.
After the team passed the palace gate again and started marching, the squadron leader took the lead in shouting the slogan "Defend the country and face death with indifference", and the brothers ended the performance after shouting it three times.
The officials at the palace gate were so excited that one old man even shouted, "The new army is mighty, the Shenwei army is mighty."
The guys in the garrison felt that they had brought honor to our Shenwei Army. The Third Young Master would surely be delighted if he knew about this.
Zhao Yulin had just woken up from his dream and walked out of the cabin to see the scenery with Lao Lu. When the river breeze blew, he sneezed twice in succession. Lao Lu smiled and asked him, "Brother, do you have a cold?"
He chuckled, and even the grown-up Lu Youpeng learned to joke.
As the sun sets, Lao Lu says they are almost home.
With new vehicles and ships, speed is fast.
He laughed in his heart. There are faster ways of transport in the future. Forget about planes. Even if you can take the high-speed train, it won't take more than half a day to get home. Oh my god.
