Chapter 79: The Government Troops Are Unreasonable
Under the Lielie Army flag, the warriors of the Shenwei Army looked mighty and majestic. Governor Ding was infected by their aura and used a high-octave voice to encourage the soldiers to go to the battlefield and fight bravely.
The warriors below shouted: "Kill, kill, kill." The roar resounded through the sky.
Then, Zhao Yulin took the brand new Shenwei Army flag handed to him by Lord Ding and boarded the ship. Troop transport ships started one after another on the river. His mother, her two daughters-in-law and the whole family stood at the dock, watching the fleet heading north gradually go away, and two lines of tears wet her clothes...
Three months later, Zhao Yulin arrived in Mianyang Prefecture. Miao Gui reported to him that it was good enough without the emperor's concern. In the past two months, he has been looked down upon everywhere and people have been using the emperor's favored children to bully him everywhere.
Zhao Yulin said thank you for your hard work. What about Wu Yuqi?
Miao Gui was stunned at first, then immediately said with a smile that Manager Wu was busy, so let's go to Qingyeyuan to meet Lord Gui from the Administration Office first.
He said let’s go, two riders in front, followed by a group of guards, riding their horses straight towards Qingyeyuan.
The two men came to the central army tent and met the governor, the civil officials in the tent, and the generals sitting on both sides. Lord Gui followed the emperor's thoughts and praised Zhao Yulin's Divine Mighty Army, directly exaggerating it into a divine army and a heavenly army.
Zhao Yulin didn't bother to argue with him, saying that those were just the adults praising the Shenwei Army. If they really fought, they would be far inferior to the Border Army.
Lieutenant General Wang Hancheng was straightforward and said that the Shenwei Army had killed the imperial envoy. As a result of this incident, the Lin'an court began to pay attention to our border army, and the food and grass transported were much fresher, and there was no withholding.
A group of generals burst into laughter.
Zhao Yulin said calmly that the person we killed was a fake imperial envoy. The emperor sympathized with the hard work of the border troops and asked the Grand Tutor to personally take charge of the logistics and military supplies. Of course, this was not an ordinary matter.
There was another burst of hearty laughter in the big tent.
What do you think about letting the Shenwei Army guard the Yangzhou and Raofengguan lines?
Zhao Yulin knew that one of the four major garrisons at Shukou was handed over to him. He immediately stood up and saluted in a standard military manner, promising to complete the task.
The officers and generals of the Zhizhisi were not used to the salute of the Shenwei Army, but the posture and expression were very solemn. The noble man gestured on the tea table, smiling and motioning him to sit down, and told him to go and take over later. He asked the kitchen to serve the food to welcome Zhao Dujian of the Shenwei Army.
Zhao Yulin said he also sent ten jars of Wugufeng wine.
Your Excellency and the generals were delighted and asked them to bring it in quickly so that they could have a taste of the new food at the table.
Miao Gui hurried out to greet them, and Wu Gufeng soon came to the table. Fan Zheng carefully opened a box and placed the glasses on the table one by one.
The soldiers immediately exclaimed with their eyes wide open.
Zhao Yulin said that whoever drinks the wine, the cup belongs to him.
Your Excellency was overjoyed and stood up to ask everyone to raise their glasses and drink together.
Deputy Envoy Zhao told him that they would go to Yangzhou together to make the delivery the next day. Zhao Yulin thanked the envoy for his concern.
Cao Youwen, the commander of Qifang Pass, said proudly, "Brother, you are very generous. You took out so many glass cups at once. They are rare items that cannot be bought with silver."
Zhao Yulin smiled and whispered that if the general liked it, he would give it to him next time.
Upon hearing this, Cao You asked them to stop, saying that there was a long time to go, and raised his glass and shouted, "Drink, drink."
After the banquet, the noble Lord invited Zhao Yulin to the back hall to chat, accompanied by the Deputy Envoy of the Administration Office and several generals including Cao Youwen. After two sips of tea, the noble Lord asked him what he thought of the current situation?
Zhao Yulin said that the blood of the Shu people is still there, and if we continue to work hard, we will definitely be able to recover the three thousand miles of territory of the Song Dynasty. But the current situation will become more and more difficult.
Your Excellency asked how to say it?
Zhao Yulin pointed to the map behind him and began to speak. At present, the five continents outside the Great Wall have been lost, and the enemy and us are in a stalemate. The three passes are completely exposed to the Mongolian army , and the army is under the threat of the Mongolian army at all times.
It is said that the late Khan of Mongolia left behind a plan to attack Jin through Shu, which will surely continue to test the bottom line of our army.
Lord Zhao asked him doubtfully if he was serious about this.
How do you know?
Zhao Yulin said that it was clear from the fact that the Mongolian army had captured our Guanwai Prefecture and was approaching the Qingyeyuan camp in recent years that their goal was to break through Wuxiu Pass and Xianren Pass and penetrate directly into the rear of the Jin army along the Han River.
After listening to what he said, everyone took a deep breath and felt uncomfortable.
He was simply boosting the enemy's morale and destroying his own prestige. Could it be that the 100,000 people in the Zhizhisi were all clay sculptures or wooden carvings?
All you have in your hands are fire sticks?
Some people in the inner tent disagreed and some suspected that he was talking nonsense.
Your Excellency asked for tea, drink tea.
The next day, Zhao Yulin and Lei Man led their troops to Yangzhou. The deputy envoy told him that the people in the border areas were fierce and bandits were rampant, so they should pay attention to maintaining good relations and maintaining stability.
Zhao Yulin thanked Shangguan for the advice and said that since he came to Yangzhou, he must live up to the elders and fellow villagers of Yangzhou.
Ten days later, the Shenwei Army completed the great transfer from Yibin to Hanzhong and officially settled in Yangzhou. Zhao Yulin summoned all the generals to discuss the matter.
Wu Yuqi, who was in a favorable position, reported the surrounding situation and believed that the Jin people and the Mongols were far apart. The most urgent thing at present was to eliminate the bandit problem, transplant Yibin's joint defense and protection, and completely stabilize the defense zone.
Miao Gui also agreed with Wu Yuqi's opinion. His First Corps was attacked by bandits during the transfer. Although no serious damage was caused, how could they fight in their own defense zone when it was not safe to walk on their own land?
Wu Yuqi said that in the past, officers and soldiers were not distinguished from bandits, and they had to pay money to borrow the road when marching out, so the bandits here were powerful. Our Shenwei Army has never had such expenses.
Lei Man said, "I'm not afraid of him at all, just kill them all."
Zhao Yulin nodded and said that there was nothing else to do, so let's start by clearing out the bandits and stabilize Yangzhou.
Lai Chuanfang suggested that we should use both suppression and appeasement, and give those who are willing to serve as soldiers and eat food, as long as they have not committed serious crimes, a chance for a new life.
Zhao Yulin said that they were right, and they would fight to the death, and would specifically kill the tough guys. Anyone who was willing to join our Shenwei Army was welcome, and would be examined and approved by the Shunfeng Department.
Afterwards, each corps immediately launched an operation to eliminate bandits and fight against tyrants. Within ten days, gangs of bandits were wiped out, mountain strongholds were destroyed, and the remaining bandits fled to Foping and Xixiang counties.
Zhao Yulin said that the Jin soldiers were right outside Raofeng Pass and they should not be careless. He asked Lei Man to guard the pass with Han Yongchao, ordered Miao Gui to lead the special forces to pursue the Foping bandits, and he went to Xixiang County to quell the rebellion.
Because most of these bandits were deserters, they once captured Xixiang County and their combat effectiveness was extremely strong.
This group of bandits have been dealing with the border troops for a long time. They can be said to be half soldiers and half bandits. They know everything about the border troops and do not take the Shenwei Army seriously at all.
Unexpectedly, the Shenwei Army did not buy their account. After several rounds of crackdowns, the remaining bandits from all over the country flocked to them, and nearly a thousand people gathered in the mountain stronghold.
However, Xixiang County connects Hanzhong and Shu, and its geographical location is very important. We must not allow them to become too powerful and must eliminate them.
After Zhao Yulin arrived in Xixiang County, Gao Jin told him that the bandits had actually sent a letter to negotiate with him. What the hell, he was just going to kill them.
Zhao Yulin smiled and said that there were thousands of good people, if they were all killed they would become a thousand evil spirits, aren't you afraid that they will come to haunt you when you sleep?
Or we should stick to the established strategy and punish only the main culprits to get to the root of the problem.
The next day, he ordered the special forces of the corps to set off to negotiate at Erlong Mountain, ten miles south of the city. The brothers behind him took their powerful weapons and acted according to circumstances.
At the foot of Erlong Mountain is the official road leading to Shu. Gao Jin said that the location chosen by the bandits is absolutely perfect. It is disadvantageous to us, but beneficial to them. If they want to rush down, they will arrive in an incense stick of time. If they want to escape back, they can turn around and disappear into the woods.
Zhao Yulin stood beside the thatched pavilion, raised the magic mirror in front of his chest and asked: Where is his telescope?
Gao Jin said that there were only a few teams in a general brigade, so he gave it to the reconnaissance team.
Zhao Yulin gave him a thumbs up, raised the magic mirror to look through it, and then handed it to Gao Jin to play with. When Gao Jin saw it clearly, he told the general to chop it and lure the bandits down the mountain. He was responsible for sniping the bandit leader. He turned around and told Fan Zheng to go, and retreated with his guards to a distance of 100 meters. He took the 800 million stick handed by Fan Zheng and wiped it.
Later, the bandit's negotiation expert came down and pointed behind Gao Jin and said: The boss of his family is right behind, don't play any tricks.
Gao Jin asked him to look carefully, there were ten guards around him. The expert pointed to the place where Zhao Yulin was hiding a hundred steps behind Gao Jin and asked what was that?
Gao Jin said that the boss of Erlong Mountain, Six Fingers, has gone down the mountain, so his boss is not allowed to come and take a look?
The bandit expert immediately winked at his follower behind him, and the follower immediately ran up the mountain.
The bandit leader of Erlongshan is called Six Fingers. He is brave and aggressive. He is best at making bets during competitions between bandit leaders and cutting off his own fingers with a knife to show his true colors.
But Zhao Yulin didn't buy it. Who would be so stupid as to cut off one of his own fingers as to be more foolish than a young man?
Liuzhi saw it clearly from the mountain, and his brother next to him said, "Look, there is only one person here." Liuzhi said, "Guapi, there are more behind us. There is at least another group of people a hundred steps below the thatched pavilion."
The brothers said they were not afraid of him at all, so they just went up and chopped him down to death, venting the frustration and anger they had been feeling for some time.
The bandit military advisor said that we must not be careless, but who can guarantee that they don’t have an ambush?
The leaders around were making a fuss again. Looking around, the ground below was bare. Where did they come from? They killed them.
As they were talking, they saw a quarrel breaking out in the thatched pavilion below. Both sides stood up while arguing. Gao Jin's guard drew his sword and chopped down the six-fingered negotiation expert, followed by a hail of arrows that nailed his two followers to the ground.
Liuzhi was furious. The government troops were too unreasonable. It was the rule that when two armies were fighting, envoys should not be killed. Didn’t they even want the rules?
Six-fingered brothers' eyes were filled with rage, and they screamed in anger. They picked up their machetes and rushed down. The bandits following behind them drew their bows and arrows and shot at the thatched pavilion.
Gao Jin and his men had already crouched down and ran towards a small stream behind them, lying in the water to avoid the arrows.
Seeing the opportunity, Zhao Yulin immediately crawled forward, climbed up 30 meters in a very stealthy manner, came to a small mound he had just spotted, and set up an 800 million pole to search for the target.
Six Fingers followed behind, waving the sword in his hand and shouting, "Go up, go up."
However, they are just a bunch of rabble after all, how can they be a match for Gao Jin?
