Han Shizu

Chapter 771 Calm down
As the night darkened, the summer wind lost its heat and blew across the low hillside, causing the vegetation between the slopes to shake and rustle.In the Han cavalry camp, except for the necessary sentries and patrols, all the soldiers had fallen asleep, and the soldiers were sleeping without removing their armor.The whole camp seemed very quiet, with the snoring of soldiers one after another.

However, waiting to ride fast, breaking the tranquility.Murong Chengtai and Ma Renyu were awakened, and they went out of the tent almost at the same time to meet and inquire about the situation.

"What's going on, is there any change in the bandit army?" Murong Chengtai asked.

"General, the thieves have left Xue Lu Town and fled north!" Waiting for a quick reply.

"North? How many people?" Murong Chengtai asked again.

"It's too dark to see clearly, but there are definitely a lot of people!" Hou Qi replied.

Subconsciously looked at each other with Ma Renyu, looked up at the sky, the waning moon was faint, the stars were scattered, the night was as dark as ink, the surrounding was dark, and the sight was seriously blocked.

Ma Renyu said: "It seems that Wang Shun's sense of smell is quite sensitive. He sensed danger and wanted to flee! The moon was dark and the wind was high, and the vision was blurred. The thief army chose a good time. It's not too late , Dangdang immediately mobilize the troops to attack and kill them, if the gangsters are allowed to escape, there will be endless disasters!"

For this attack, Murong Chengtai was the lead general, almost without thinking, he ordered people to blow the trumpet and gather troops to form an array, ready to attack.He looked at Ma Renyu again, hesitantly, and said: "General Ma, the thief is unknown, we have to plan again!"

"You mean the bandit army is deceitful?" When he was on the battlefield, Ma Renyu seemed to have a natural sense of smell.

"Unexpected!" Murong Chengtai said: "The night battle is too risky, and the enemy's situation is unknown. Our troops will be divided into two groups. You will lead the left and the first two battalions with [-] cavalry, and go to chase and kill the bandit army going north. I will lead the rest. Everyone, go straight to Xue Luzhen, check the situation, and determine its movements!"

"Okay!" Ma Renyu didn't talk too much nonsense, agreed, and immediately went to rectify the soldiers and horses himself.

Looking in the direction of Xue Luzhen, Murong Chengtai rubbed his face vigorously, changed his murderous expression, and murmured coldly: "If I don't let me sleep well, I'll send you to hell!"

"Come here!" After pondering for a while, Murong Chengtai called for someone again, and ordered: "Go to Xingping immediately and inform General Zhao to come and suppress the thieves."

"The enemy's situation has changed, this is not turning against the enemy."

In the north of Xuelu Town, the dirt roads in the villages and towns were full of noise and chaos. In the dark night, more than 2000 "thieves" fled northward desperately.In the back, the Han cavalry who were already cruising and monitoring launched a chase, but they all seemed very cautious.

There may be a herd mentality, but it depends on the situation. After running for a few miles, some people found that there were fewer Shu thieves monitoring and persecuting them, and there was no "main force" to supervise the battle.

As a result, the bandit army going north became scattered.Some blindfolded, took the road, or scattered into the fields and forests, or stopped in the road, waiting to surrender, and some clever ones simply mobilized their hands to kill and tie the Shu thieves.

Therefore, when Ma Renyu led his men to catch up, the situation in the north was already clear.A group of obedient "thieves" forced him to take back the drawn sword.

The light of the torch shone on Ma Renyu, with a cold expression on his face, he loudly questioned a middle-aged man who was escorted up: "You bold rebels, what's the matter?"

When the middle-aged man saw Ma Renyu, it was like seeing a savior, and he knelt and cried: "General Hui, we are all Han people, and we were all forced to follow the bandits by destroying our homes by those gangsters from Shu." , I hope you will spare me."

"Where are those Shu thieves?" Ma Renyu asked impatiently.

"The little ones don't know either! Only in the evening, when they received an order, all of them will break out to the north to survive!" The middle-aged man replied, but seeing Ma Renyu's somewhat frightening expression, he hurriedly said: "Young ones, gather together!" The villagers have captured a few Shu thieves, maybe they know!"

Hearing this, Ma Renyu questioned him immediately, but he was doomed to be disappointed. The answers of all the chiefs from Sichuan were similar, obviously they were also considered as abandoned sons.

In a short period of time, after making a judgment, Ma Renyu immediately left a battalion to chase down the scattered bandits, gather the Han people, and screen out the Shu prisoners. He led another battalion and returned to Xuelu Town to join Murong Chengtai.

On Murong Chengtai's side, the hunt for the thieves had already begun.The Shu thieves who fled south were much more resolute and faster, but even if Han Qi took some time to figure out the situation, the advantage of four legs was enough to save wasted time.

In the plain of the Weihe River, Murong Chengtai led Qingqi to brutally hunt down those thieves. The dark night had a certain protective effect, but it was not enough to save his life.On the way of chasing and killing, Murong Chengtai ordered that all rebels be shot to death.

All the way to chase and suppress, bloody all the way, through the initial chaos, the Han cavalry battle, under the command of Murong Chengtai, became more calm and easy, just like hunting, constantly divide the troops to round up, drive, urge, and exhaust them, Eat one bite at a time, kill one by one, all the way to the edge of the Wei River.

At dawn, the soft morning light shines on both sides of the Weihe River. The air is fresh, and the summer heat is not yet here.

Murong Chengtai and Ma Renyu, leading more than [-] Han cavalry, surrounded the rebel army fleeing south on the north bank of the Weihe River.After chasing and killing in the middle of the night, the men and horses were exhausted, resting and adjusting.

There were only about two hundred soldiers left in the Shu captives who had nowhere to escape. There was water in front of them, and the soldiers were chasing after them. On the dirty faces of the soldiers, apart from the exhaustion that could not be concealed, there was deep despair.Crying and roaring, competing with the sound of the Weihe River.

It was getting brighter, and an army with a "Zhao" flag was slowly coming west. It was Zhao Hongyin, the commander of Guanzhong, who led the army himself. He didn't bring many people, only a thousand soldiers, more than the Southwestern Han cavalry. few.

Murong Chengtai and Ma Renyu went up to greet them, and the three saluted and briefly introduced the situation.

Zhao Hongyin was wearing heavy armor, his face was pale, as if he was tired, and his expression seemed to be exhausted, or something else.Hearing this, looking at the rebel army who was forced to kill in Weiyang, he seemed to breathe a sigh of relief, and said, "Thank you two generals! The rebellion was quickly extinguished, and Jingzhao was restored to peace. Both of you have contributed a lot!"

Murong Chengtai and Ma Renyu immediately expressed their modesty, and dared not talk to each other.

"What about the traitor Wang Shun?" Zhao Hongyin asked.

"This is the brigade of thieves, I have never been lost to you, so I'm among them!" Murong Chengtai said, looking at Zhao Hongyin, he smiled lightly and said, "The two of us have been ordered to rise up and help the suppression, so let's give the order to kill these thieves together." And destroy!"

Hearing this, Zhao Hongyin sighed, somewhat dispirited: "This old man doesn't have any face, and he doesn't want to fight for merit. Since the chaos of Jingzhao's largest army has been wiped out by the two of you, let's hand it over to the two of you together." !"

Zhao Hongyin's whole person was full of twilight and depression, and Murong Chengtai and Ma Renyu were a little surprised by his performance.But listening to his words, he was not polite, and soon issued the final order to advance (slaughter) attack (kill).

Not all of them were killed, there were always some prisoners. However, after interrogation, there was no news of the thief leader Wang Shun, who seemed to have escaped.Moreover, after subsequent counting and checking, the number of Shu prisoners was also wrong.

Until the next day, news came from Weinan County that Gao Qiong, the county captain, gathered government servants and township soldiers, and killed the rebel Wang Shun in Qingping Town.

So far, the "Wang Shun Uprising", which lasted for more than half a month, finally subsided.However, although the chaos did not last long, the results were very serious, especially in the western counties of Jingzhao, where the lives, property, and homes of the people suffered huge damage, and countless people suffered. Wan, the impact on the entire Guanzhong is also very bad.

As far as Emperor Liu Chengyou was concerned, when he got the good news, what he needed to consider was not only the rewards for those who contributed to the suppression of the chaos and the restoration and reconstruction after the chaos, but also the accountability.

(End of this chapter)