Chapter 41: The Bloody Road (3)
Under such deterrence, the originally chaotic situation was quickly brought under control.
In the past life, there was a proverb: the soft are afraid of the hard, the hard are afraid of the horizontal, the horizontal are afraid of the stunned, and the stunned are afraid of dying. This language was naturally not circulated in the Western Jin Dynasty, but the truth contained in it is one. By killing Sima Yu, who was one of the three kings of the Jin family and the king of Xincai, in full view of thousands of people, Lu Yao has become the most horizontal, stunned, and deadly one in the eyes of everyone.
"You're a fool, don't you have eyes? Just now, the big official on the carriage ordered the guards to kill people, and it was very fierce. But the general on the right side of the gate gave an order, and the big man standing behind him ...... Yes, it's the big man...... He rushed over, raised his sword and killed the guards cleanly! ”
In a crowd of people, an old man with a goatee and about fifty years old made a vivid gesture and told about the situation of the right talent. There were more than a dozen men, women, and children standing next to the old man who had not figured out the situation. They listened to the old man's narration with their mouths wide open, their faces full of surprise.
"Ah Weng, Ah Weng, you haven't said that the big man killed the big official too!" There was a half-pile boy who couldn't help but say.
"Little doll, don't interject!" The old man slapped the second half of the boy's head, and continued: "Then, ah, the big man rushed over again, smashed the ox cart with one punch, and dragged the big official out and killed him!" You see, the one he was carrying in his hand was the severed head of the great official! The general said, everyone should go out of the city in order, and no one is allowed to move, otherwise it will ......" He raised his palm and made a downward splitting motion: "Click! ”
The word "click" was said very gloomy and fierce, and the people around him were startled by him.
"So...... Don't be in a hurry, you can get out of the city by waiting here, but sooner or later, it is better than everyone blocking the city gates, and no one can get out. And if you talk nonsense, hum, you will die on the spot! The old man stretched out a finger and pointed at the men and women in front of him one by one. Anyone who was pointed out by him nodded his head again and again. Perhaps his preaching was very effective, although the square in front of Jianchun Gate was still noisy, but the group of people where the old man was located was exceptionally orderly.
"You old man, you're very good at talking." Suddenly, someone tapped him on the shoulder.
When the old man turned around, he found that the general who had ordered the killing of many people was already standing behind him at some point. He stood in armor and backlit, and his tall silhouette looked particularly majestic. The old man suddenly lost his soul, and as soon as his knees were weak, he knelt down and knocked his head twice: "The general forgives his sins!" Spare your life! ”
Lu Yaoquan didn't expect this old man to react so violently, he smiled bitterly and looked at an official beside him. That official was Yang Heng's colleague and Han Yue, the chief bookkeeper of Wei County. A moment ago, he was wrapped up in a group of refugees and fled here, and was recognized by Yang Heng, so he sent his family out first, leaving him here to help.
Because Han Yue was familiar with the local situation, when Lu Yao inspected the left side of Jianchun Gate, he specially asked him to accompany him. At this time, he saluted Lu Yao and said: "General Lu, this old man's surname is Zhang, and he is the Fang Zheng of Anle Fang in Yecheng. Although he likes to talk about it on weekdays, he is not a bad person. ”
According to the system of this dynasty, Fang Zheng is the lowest position among the local administrative officials, and the county officials select the clean and honest person to be the suitable, and their duties are: according to the household registration, the cultivation of agriculture and mulberry, the inspection of non-violations, and the urging of servitude. Listening to this old man's words, he did a good job, but he was also competent.
Lu Yao nodded and said, "He Yun, you take him to find the long history of the sheep." It is said that if any more people flee, every time they gather a group, they will first ask this old Zhang to preach, so that they can make the best use of it. ”
"Yes." He Yun bowed down and agreed, and then pulled this old man and left. That old man was still a little trembling, only to hear He Yun persuade all the way: "Old man! Over there, the general of the chariot cavalry, Shi Yanggong, is personally in charge, if you get the praise of Yanggong, won't you be developed from now on......"
At this moment, although Jianchun Gate is still noisy, it has become more and more orderly.
With the passage of time, soldiers and civilians from the city continued to flee here. These people were quickly divided into small teams, and the old and weak people were rectified by Yang Heng, and they were arranged in the order of leaving the city, connecting them before and after. Li Yun was responsible for mobilizing troops to consolidate the defense of Jianchunmen and reorganizing the stragglers into the army.
And Lu Yao suddenly found that he had actually become the commander of the scene, whether it was Yang Heng or Li Yun, they couldn't help but act according to his instructions, which seemed to be taken for granted. This may have nothing to do with official position, status, etc., and in this moment of extreme tension and chaos, those who dare to take ideas and are proven to be effective will naturally become the object of other people's reliance.
But Lu Yao really had a headache about this, because the speed of the army's preparation was far less than expected.
That old man persuaded others to just obey the instructions and wait, and sooner or later he would be able to leave the city. These words are indeed effective in appeasing the people, but Lu Yao himself knows that the current situation is still dangerous. With the power at hand, he can't guarantee that these people will get out of the city safely!
The thief army of Shile's subordinates may be killed here at any time, and the men and horses led by Huang Guo, the fierce general of Jisang's subordinates, will not be delayed for too long. Thinking of the scene where a large army of thieves was killed in an instant, and the people were killed and wounded, Lu Yao felt anxious.
"Master Han, all kinds of matters here are cumbersome, and I have to worry about it. I'll go to the top of the city. Lu Yao smiled reluctantly at Han Yue and turned to leave.
He and Li Yun put the location of the reorganization of the rout of the army at the head of the Jianchun Gate, under the city gate on the left side of the tall five-zhang Xu. First, it is to directly occupy the shape of the victory, so as not to cause other accidents when the enemy attacks; Second, it is also because these entangled routs are really unbearable, and those embarrassed postures fall in the eyes of the people, which frustrates everyone's morale in vain.
Yecheng is one of the largest cities in the world, not counting the Xincai Wang Guards guarding the palace of the northern city, there are as many as five military camps with more than 3,000 garrisons in the southern city alone, and the garrisons in these military camps suddenly encountered the enemy and failed to form any organized resistance. Many of the troops were demoralized and dispersed before they could engage the enemy. A large number of rebel troops scattered in the city fled aimlessly, and many even defected to the thief army and joined the ranks of the evildoers.
During this period of time, Lu Yao and others have gathered hundreds of scattered soldiers from the refugees in front of Jianchun Gate. They barely had decent armor, and the vast majority threw away their weapons. And after several hours of escape, these people have long since lost their souls, and their will to fight is so low that it is close to nothing. Lu Yao had no doubt that the only thing they would do when facing the enemy was to turn around and run away.
In comparison, the beggar army is much more reliable.
Although the beggar army has a military number, it is actually a group of Bingzhou refugees who followed King Xincai to Yecheng in the east. They were scattered on the vast plain between Zhangshui and Baigou for a long time, and only when a fire broke out in Yecheng did they urgently assemble. However, the main generals Li Yun, Bo Sheng and others were in the city, and the generals didn't know what to do for a while. The lieutenants Ren Zhi and Qi Ji suggested that they should stay on the camp and wait and see, while Tian Zhen and Tian Lan advocated entering the city to quell the chaos, and both sides of the pardon pavilion were in trouble.
The lieutenants Tian Zhen and Tian Lan are brothers, from the Bingzhou clan, and they are very influential in the begging army. Since the two of them had a dispute with Ren Zhi and Qi Ji, they led the troops gathered in the lead period to try to enter the city. But they first encountered the rear team left behind by the Jisang thief army in the Santai area, and after a fierce battle, they suffered a lot of losses; Subsequently, it was also blocked in Zhongyangmen, Guangyangmen and other places. The two brothers were also tenacious, and they made a big circle from west to east to reach Jianchun Gate.
It was not until the army cleared the crowd under the Jianchun Gate that it finally entered the city in a big way. Since it was still necessary to maintain a considerable number of mobile troops outside the city, Tian Lan personally led several subordinates to occupy Jian'an Post as a stronghold, while Tian Zhen led hundreds of people into the city.
Perhaps because of the hasty delay in the rectification of equipment, or because of the stinginess of King Xincai, these soldiers were dressed in shabby clothes, generally dressed as civilians, and only a few had leather armor, and the weapons in their hands were also varied. But Lu Yao can clearly feel that the eyes of these people contain tenacious perseverance and the fighting spirit of never bowing down.
Seeing these fighters, Lu Yao felt very kind. They all came from the strong people's state, and Lu Yao had fought with them countless times. This is a brave and fierce army that is not afraid to fight any enemy.
And just when he felt a little relieved, the soldier standing at the top of Jianchun Gate City shouted loudly: "General! Enemy from the south! ”
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