Chapter 158 The middle stream of the Yellow River-2
"Don't do it, this is Zhao Baoyi!" Fu Qing shouted loudly.
"Is it really Zhao Baoyi?"
"It's really Zhao Baoyi!" Fu Qing shouted angrily, "Lao Tzu takes the head as a guarantee." ”
"It's a real person," someone else chimed in, "We've seen it at the Luoyang University Review!" ”
"Really!" "Sure enough, it's Lord Zhao! Zhao Qingtian! ”
The three words of Zhao Xingde seemed to have a kind of magic, and they spread between the mouths and ears of all the fire guns like wings.
The firecrackers in the back eagerly squeezed forward, not to fight, but to see the legendary Zhao Baoyi with their own eyes.
For the apprentice-turned-firecracker, Zhao Xingde is not just a general, but a god-like figure. He not only created the fire gun camp, but also as early as when he was a lieutenant, he and Yang Ren spoke up together in the Protectorate Mansion, and won the Pillar Protector Mansion for the workers in the Kanto region to promulgate the "Workers' Self-Discipline Law" and promote the establishment of the Relief Mansion. After that, Zhao Xingde led the army to recover the Central Plains and became the mainstay of the Kanto resistance to Liao, which was even more powerful. So much so that when Guanzhong and Luoyang recruited regiments for training, there were few recruits for Kwantung workers at first, and the recruiting officers went around announcing that the city fire battalion was "Lord Zhao Baoyi's battalion", and they immediately flocked to it. The 'drill' rules and regulations used by the Fire Gun Camp were all drawn up by Zhao Xingde himself. Fu Qing and other backbones in the camp were trained by Zhao Xingde in Luoyang.
Therefore, to this day, many firearms players also think that Lord Zhao, the general of the firearms division, is the commander of all the firearms battalions and artillery battalions in the Xia Kingdom. It was not unaware of these things that the regimental training commanders sent by the marching division were not unaware, but they still far underestimated the prestige of Zhao Xingde's officers and soldiers at the lower levels of the fire battalion.
"You usually worship General Zhao as a god, but now that you see the true god, do you have no rules?"
Seeing this, Liu Hua took a step forward and shouted.
"Zhao Baoyi?!" "It's really him!" More and more firecrackers are convinced.
"It's true! I've seen it in Luoyang! Fu Qing turned around and shouted.
"Yes, this is Zhao Baoyi." Guo Hong also whispered to others, his eyes full of complexity.
"Now that Zhao Baoyi is here, is this anti-creation a new one?"
The captain who had already been transferred from the east strode forward, holding a gun in his right hand, saluting with his left hand, and knelt down on one knee and said, "The last general will see General Zhao." ”
Fu Qing and several other captains who had participated in the Luoyang School Parade all knelt straight in front of Zhao Xingde on one knee to plead guilty. Their actions affected the musketeers behind them, and they all put away their guns.
"Get up!" Zhao Xingde frowned and said, "Immediately form a team, the fire battalion will fight in columns, the brave must not advance alone, the cowardly cannot retreat alone, what is the 'chaos' of yours." ”
"Yes!" Fu Qing and the others stood up like springs. At this time, Wang Heng also limped up and said loudly: "What are you doing in a daze, immediately form a team!" ”
"Yes!" As the officers shouted and shouted, the crowd began to become orderly, and the soldiers began to nervously search for their immediate officers.
Most of the firecrackers are not battle-hardened veterans, and in order to stop their fears, fears, and self-reliance on the battlefield, the usual training of the firecrackers has tried to deprive them of the emotions of being an ordinary person. Day after day, month after month, the countless repetitions of the password, each corresponding to an action, turned the Camp into a machine that was 'fine' and accurate. However, when the camp roared or mutinied, the Torchbearers were also the emotional hesitation and scruples of ordinary people, and they as a group were like a machine suddenly off the rails, with a furious force to sweep everything away. Normally, except for stronger force, there is no force that can stop all this, however, because of the appearance of Zhao Xingde, this derailed machine suddenly seemed to become a group of people again in an instant, regaining their awe and reason, and after everyone remembered the military discipline, the entire battalion returned to order. Soon, the very few who refused to obey were surrounded by musketeers with muskets.
"The Protectorate has ordered the head of the Firearms Division, the Governor of the Southwest Sea Division, General Zhao Xingde, and the head of the Guardian Battalion, from now on, we are all subordinates of General Zhao." Liu Hua announced loudly, the news immediately caused a burst of low cheers in the hands of the fire gun, and the dozens of surrounded 'chaotic' parties had dark faces, they didn't think about it just now, this Zhao Xingde was impersonating, but Liu Hua's announcement obviously confirmed Zhao Xingde's identity.
"How to deal with these 'chaotic' thieves," Wang Heng said in a deep voice: "Please General Zhao to show me." ”
"Please show General Zhao!" Liu Hua also glared viciously at the 'chaotic' army that had not entered the queue.
Out of timidity, they shrank back to back into a circle. Before Zhao Xingde gave the order, Wang Heng and other officers had already commanded the soldiers to surround them, and both sides were stabbed, obviously the 'chaotic' army was weaker, however, in the face of the robe that was still acting side by side just now, the face of the fire gun was complicated, and more people were suspicious. For most people, which side to stand on is just a momentary instinctive decision, and even some people don't decide at all, just a moment of hesitation, they are in two opposing camps, and they don't see each other when they look down on weekdays, and even brothers who can trust each other with life and death, but now they are about to see blood, not to mention, in fact, everyone has participated in the rebellion, and the current level is over, but what about the future? Won't the imperial court settle accounts after the autumn?
"I'll be confused for a while, please forgive General Zhao!" I don't know who took the lead first, and the firecrackers on the periphery said loudly on one knee.
"Please forgive General Zhao!" More than a thousand firecrackers knelt down in a large area, and countless eyes looked at Zhao Xingde. "We just want to go back to our hometown, Zhao Baoyi save us." Someone shouted.
Except for a few around Zhao Xingde, there were only more than a hundred 'chaotic' troops gathered together and watched this scene at a loss.
"These fools, there is no turning back when they open their bows," someone cursed with a horizontal knife, "aren't they afraid that the military government will settle accounts after the autumn?" ”
"Don't you want to go home?" Another 'rebel' party officer shouted, "If you don't stop today, you will always be someone else's slave!" ”
"Kill him," someone pointed at Zhao Xingde menacingly, "He's an impostor." ”
However, the clamor of these people did not play the slightest role in the sergeants who asked for forgiveness, and the more fierce the hard-boiled 'rebel' party became, the more it showed its inner weakness.
"Don't worry," Zhao Xingde said in a deep voice, his voice was not loud, but it seemed that other noises were suppressed in an instant, "I, Zhao Xingde, pardon your sins, and write to the Five Mansions to exonerate you." As long as you work hard for the country, this matter will be revealed, today's matter, in the future, if there are other people's stories to re-mention, and you are concerned, Zhao is willing to bear it. ”
These words were loud, Zhao Xingde was so prestigious, he said that even a fool knows that the great crime of mutiny and rebellion has been exposed.
"General Zhao wins!" "Wan Sheng!" "Wan Sheng!" All the firecrackers were overjoyed, and stood up with their guns held high and cheered loudly. Wang Heng and Liu Hua took the opportunity to reorganize the team again.
When the army came to its senses, it was equally unstoppable to coalesce into a single whole, and the handful of musketeers and officers looked at the assembled majority in bewilderment.
"The traitor is repeated, and he should cut down the grass and eradicate the roots!" Someone whispered behind Zhao Xingde, "So as not to cause trouble!" ”
All eyes were on Zhao Baoyi, who had just appeared and turned the situation around.
Zhao Shuai, Liu Hua said in a low voice, "Give the order." ”
"Nope." Zhao Xingde shook his head, he looked at the frightened people who were surrounded, and said in a deep voice, "If they want to leave, let them go." ”
"Your Excellency!" Wang Heng hurriedly stopped, "Don't let the tiger return to the mountain!" ”
"Tiger?!" Zhao Xingde smiled slightly, noncommittal, but raised his voice, and said to the suspicious soldiers, "Let them go!" If you want to go, you can go with them! ”
"There are tens of thousands of left-behind soldiers in Hanzhong firmly controlling the place, and there are two generals Zhang Shanfu and Xu Wenhu holding heavy troops, and the Luoyang regiment training in Guanzhong makes Chen Chong shocked. Although the rebels were powerful and disturbed the river, they were only arrogant for a while. Zhao Xingde said in a deep voice, "At this moment, although you are happy to fight back, or to scatter birds and beasts, are you willing to wear a rebellious identity and go back, regret it for life, and shame your relatives?" Or follow Ben Shuai, go back with your head held high, extinguish the 'treacherous' evil, and become the mainstay of the country? ! Where to go, it's up to you to make your own choice? ”
"Give you a quarter of an hour to decide!" In the suspicious gaze of everyone, Zhao Xingde turned around and asked the staff officer to start counting.
The surrounded musketeers and officers were silent, rebelling and mutiniing, they were originally carrying their heads to work, at this moment, a choice can decide life and death, and everyone wants to decide for themselves.
"Lord Zhao," said a musketeer on the side of the rebels, "you didn't lie to us, did you?" ”
"He must have lied to us!" Another shouted in despair, "Drop the firecrackers, they're going to kill!" ”
"Zhao is not an unknown person, whether he is a person who breaks his word, the world has its own public opinion." Zhao Xingde's face showed a proud 'color', and he said in a deep voice, "You don't have to put down your guns, soldiers can't be without self-defense, so those who want to leave can keep their personal weapons, and officers can take away their horses," he paused and said sharply, "This is for your self-defense, you should swear that on the way back to the river, you must not be enemies with my Daxia army and people. Although it is a 'chaotic' situation at the moment, when the heroes rise up, it is a pity that my Daxia soldiers and civilians shed blood, and it is a pity to shed one more drop. Do you understand? "As he spoke, his eyes were blazing and his gaze was deep, and he stared at the opposite side like a flame, and several of the officers who led the rebellion bowed their heads in shame." I'll get it. Someone said in his heart.
"What?" Wang Heng was surprised, "General, how can you let them leave with their blades?" ”
Not only him, but the officers and soldiers on both sides looked at Zhao Xingde with suspicious eyes, and some suspected that Zhao Xingde was crazy.
"The land of four battles surrounded by tigers and wolves," Zhao Xingde looked at the rebel officers and soldiers with different looks, and replied in a deep voice, "If they put down their swords and leave, it is tantamount to letting them die." My soldiers of Great Xia would rather die in battle than be killed! ”
Wang Heng nodded, there was no objection, Huwen City is the 'junction' of the Xia Kingdom and the Ga 'Se' Ni Turks, there are many nomadic tribes, if you let these rebel officers and soldiers leave with their bare hands, it is equivalent to seeing them naked and thrown into the wolves. Zhao Xingde's deep voice fell on the ears of the rebels, which moved them even more. Most of the firecrackers who have been pardoned by Zhao Xingde are even more relieved, Zhao Xingde is still open to these diehard 'chaotic' parties, let alone them. At this moment, some of the 'rebel' troops were already very remorseful, and even hoped to stay, however, although Zhao Xingde let them leave with horses and blades, he did not contain the wavering and rebel people, and he did not hesitate to refuse the request of some rebels to stay.
In the early morning of the next day, more than 100 rebels packed up and headed north under the watchful eye of the cavalry, and the sunlight dragged their long figures to the ground and slowly disappeared into the sky.