Henan Road, outside the city of Yidu, Qingzhou, the frozen ice surface of the Caohe River began to crack and crack as the weather gradually warmed up day and night.
Having entered and occupied the Pinglu Army/Ziqing Town Liaison Office, Zhu Lao San, who suppressed and wiped out the last rebellion, is unavoidable to have some faint sorrow after facing the banquet and continuing to drink alone in a mess. Not only because the number of soldiers he finally gathered back was less than 10,000, but also because he once again lost several old brothers who thought he could enjoy the wealth and good support in the new dynasty together.
Although the most important part of Pinglu Town has been defeated, the takeover, retreat and purging of Yidu City are also proceeding in an orderly manner; the cavalry chasing the fugitive Wang Shifan and his party have also been sent out, and in a short time he has already I have a firm foothold here, as long as we wait for more support, we can further clean up the situation of Pinglujun/Qizhou in Qingzi Town.
But he still has some ideas, or it's a little bit of nowhere to find his empty heart, or it seems that something is missing. After all, the number of people who can enjoy the results of such a victory with him today seems to be becoming less and less; even Hu Zhen, the commander of the Dental Guard, who has followed him for many years, has broken a leg because of the broken leg. And had to say goodbye to the army.
As for those newly recruited generals who have been selected and promoted, they may be in awe and obedience, but in terms of the familiarity of knowing and intercourse and the tacit understanding of instructing arms, they are really far from each other; let alone an open mind. The wine is happy. Therefore, after the reward banquet where he is turning defeat into victory, he still inevitably feels lonely and there is nowhere to solve it.
At this time, another familiar voice sounded again, but Zhu Zhen, who was wrapped in a bloody bandage on his arms, walked into the hall, and saw him slightly happy and said:
"Stay behind, ah no... Lord, a new batch of material and military resources has been delivered; in addition, there is a letter of commission from Chang'an, which allows us to select the elites from the local Pinglushi, thinking of supplementing his subordinates. And Xu Yiping has the convenience of following the rights and interests of Lu Jun’s hometown..."
"That's great, so I'll have to make a good choice..."
Zhu Laosan sighed and laughed bitterly when he heard the words, but it was because after he switched to the Taiping Army, it was of course that the more consecutive seesaws and fierce battles that followed, the more casualties accumulated by the army, but The supply and replenishment of soldiers at the rear has become more generous and sufficient.
However, correspondingly, the control and influence of these old rebel soldiers over their military forces is actually slowly and imperceptibly declining; it is not that these soldiers are not doing well enough in order and prohibition, or even It was more than before; but they began to obey the army as a whole, or a long-term concept represented by the Taiping Army, rather than the generals themselves.
Perhaps, this is the basic courage and confidence that he can let go of and let him act expediently under the existing new dynasty system? But anyway, at this point, Zhu Lao San had no other choice. After being beheaded by him or suppressing so many old Japanese subordinates who could not keep up with the times, he could only take the rest with him. Of people continue to keep going, in order to achieve a more decent and favorable result
However, Zhu Zhen hesitated and continued:
"Jiang Master, when I was detaining those old subordinates, I also met several wishful thinking people!"
"Oh?"
Zhu Lao San couldn't help being surprised and put down the wine glass.
"These dog things actually rushed to me to speak to the Lord, saying that they are willing to support our army, and thus create a foundation..."
Zhu Zhen scratched her head awkwardly:
"Then what do you think"
When Zhu Lao San heard the words, his drunkenness disappeared, and he smiled and asked:
"Of course it's a wishful thinking. In the past, even the land of the seven states that the Lord had painstakingly managed was handed over, so how can I look at this corner of the Pinglu Army?"
Zhu Zhen said:
"You have done a good job, wait for the corresponding person later, and transfer to Chang'an with the return journey..."
Zhu Laosan breathed a sigh of relief, at least he didn't have to lose his only old brother.
"Then, it will be counted by the well-dressed households and situation households in the city, and will be sent away in batches after the beginning of spring..."
At this time, there was another announcement from the outside world:
"The newspaper, there is Suo (Luo Meng), the chief of the Offshore Ship Group, sent urgent news from Dengzhou..."
"It turned out to be so, that's good..."
After a while, Zhu Lao San looked at the report in front of him, and his mood suddenly became much better. But it is the latest news about Wang Shifan, who fled a few days ago by Pinglu Jiedu and the son of Qi Wang Jingwu.
It is said that the Pinglu army commander fled to the territory of Laizhou non-stop all the way to the east. He wanted to take advantage of the situation in Yexian County where the city of Laizhou is located. , Is what he thinks is the status of Pinglu army commander and prince prince. After leaving Qingzhou Yidu City, not many people are willing to recognize each other.
Therefore, instead of summoning enough people and money in the local area, he was besieged by the local regiment, and had to take the last point of his men to escape from the city gate and flee. Then he took people along and robbed several villages, and then came to Penglai Port City outside the city of Dengzhou; this time he wanted to hide his identity and bought a boat from here to go to sea, and then went to the enclave of the opposite sea peninsula. Lizhou.
However, this time his luck has basically been used up. Compared with the state city at the two ends of the first mouse, the local area of Penglai Port is under the threat from the navy of the Taiping Army in the open sea. It has been infiltrated into a sieve with many holes. exist. So this time, Wang Shifan didn't have a chance to hide his identity. After being tricked into the boat, he caught a turtle in the urn.
In this case, the last hidden danger of subduing the Ping Lu army will also disappear. At this time, a report came from the outside again:
"Report to the Lord, Chang'an news, the general governor has begun to patrol the east..."
Hearing this news, Zhu Lao San couldn't help but promptly said:
"Come here, send all the Pinglu army flags, drums, and honor guards that our army has obtained to Pengcheng, Xuzhou..."
As the ice and snow melt and the weather is getting warmer, Zhou Huai'an, who has been in Chang'an for more than a year, also set off again, leading a team of guards and chariots composed of pro-military and aides, and marching towards the eastern capital of Luoyang with great fanfare. Away. This is also a parade with the declarative nature of ruling power, so the corresponding route has already been planned. (End of this chapter)