Han Zuo Gaomen

Chapter 1032
It took more than half a month for this military movement in Hebei to gradually calm down again, but it left a rather messy scene. Of course, this mess was aimed at Jiehu.

It was difficult to conceal the fact that several Southerners moved in unison and deployed troops across several important towns. However, the most important thing was that the general Ma Qiu was incompetent in dealing with it. He failed to grasp the focus of the Nanren military, so that the response was out of balance, resulting in a major defeat in the overall situation!

Ma Qiu's army was divided, especially when Yecheng's empty gate was broken into, and the feint attack of the southerners turned from false to real. As the soldiers in Yecheng collapsed and dispersed again, the originally slightly stable situation around them turned into muddy soup.

Although the Heavenly King Shihu responded in a timely manner, as soon as he learned of the changes in Yecheng, he immediately led the army to the south to rescue and pursue them, but in the end it was futile, and he just watched the fire burning around the ruins of Yecheng for several days.The collapse of the soldiers in Yecheng completely covered up the trajectory of the Southerners' march, and it was impossible to track them.And to chase further away, this is something that even Shi Hu can't do at the moment.

Although Ma Qiu made a big mistake, the only consolation is that the strength of his troops has not been greatly damaged, especially after seeing the bad situation in Hewu, he fled away immediately, and did not give the southerners a fight to chase them down. Big room.

In particular, they avoided the southern attack and counter-kill of the Jin army in Yecheng, and got rid of the most dangerous situation of being attacked by the enemy. Therefore, the tribe was preserved to the greatest extent, with only less than [-] people scattered.

But this is not something to brag about, especially for Shi Hu's current mood, it shows that no matter when Yecheng was attacked or after it was attacked, Ma Qiu, the main general who should have been in Yecheng, has been doing things outside. Meaningless wandering, even without any large-scale battle with the invading enemy.

So when Ma Qiu led the crowd back to the ruins of Ye City, Shi Hu, who had arrived first, was itchy with hatred, and even felt that raising a knife and falling was not enough to vent his resentment.For this so-called confidant and beloved general, Shi Hu also specially prepared a unique punishment.

He ordered people to tie Ma Qiu's hands and feet to the horse's back, and then ordered the soldiers to whip the horses and run endlessly, until three of the horses were exhausted to death, and Ma Qiu was also shaken like a gossamer, but he still had a breath, which is considered fate hard.

Shi Hu originally planned to tie Ma Qiu to the horse's back and throw him to death, but he didn't expect that Ma Qiu could survive so much, and the three horses were still alive after being boiled to death.

However, this long torture process did make Shi Hu vent his anger a little, and his killing intent gradually diminished, but if he said he was completely relieved, it would not be possible.Because the defeat in this battle was really aggrieved, and Ma Qiu didn't even realize the deep meaning of his placement in Yecheng.

Although Ma Qiu didn't die, it took a while to recover from the rest of his breath. His body was still weak, but he knew that he had committed a serious crime. Once he developed a little strength to respond, he immediately supported his injured body Enter to plead guilty.

He was completely naked, and was bound with thorny thorns from his neck to his ankles. He was carried into the Shihu army tent in this way. Before he could speak, his whole body was already trembling, and his whole body was bleeding, which can be described as miserable. To the extreme.

Seeing Ma Qiu's misery, Shi Hu didn't feel unbearable. The reason why he didn't kill Ma Qiu was not because of old feelings, but because of a deeper consideration.

In fact, this time Yecheng fell so easily, it really cannot be completely blamed on Ma Qiu, it should be said that the entire Jie country is deeply problematic.Although Shi Hu eventually took over Xiangguo, it was the result of various peace negotiations, and it cannot be said that it was entirely because of his great talent and strategy.

The most important point is Kui'an and other Jiehu seniors' strong support for Shihu.Otherwise, a few years ago, he lost his troops in the Huai River and would have retreated in defeat, and it would be impossible to establish a firm foothold in Hebei so quickly and eventually defeat Shi Le's true heir, Shi Daya.

And Kui'an and other Jiehu elders did not have all their support for Shi Hu, and they believed that he was the destiny hero who could lead Jiehu to rejuvenate.The main reason is that Cheng Xia and others who control the state of Xiangguo have irreconcilable conflicts with veteran officials like Kui An, and Shi Daya has completely become a puppet for Cheng Xia and others to control the power. Tiger is naturally their only choice.

Therefore, Shihu and Kui'an and others are more like cooperating on an equal footing, but they cannot fully control these Jiehu elders who hold the trilogy soldiers.Because of this, after becoming the master of Xiangguo, Shi Hu rarely followed his tyrannical temperament in the past to kill wantonly, but only killed some of the chief villains like Cheng Xia and the many clan chiefs.

Naturally, this is not due to Shihu's different status and magnanimity. The Xiangguo regime itself has been maintained for several years, and it is actually a quite organized force.If Shi Hu really wants to eradicate it with all his strength for a moment of pleasure, collision and rebellion will be inevitable, and what will be consumed can only be his direct lineage.

But when Shihu returned from a serious injury, the strength of his own lineage was not too high. If he continued to fight against each other, he would undoubtedly not have enough strength to check and balance Kui'an and others.And if he doesn't have enough strength, what's the difference between him and the puppet Shi Daya?
Even Cheng Ya, a humble servant, can be driven by profit to devour the master. How naive is he to think that Kui'an and others will always respect him?
Therefore, instead of killing all the forces entrenched in Xiangguo, Shi Hu selectively received and reused them.For example, Guo Yin of the Guo family in Taiyuan, shortly after Shi Hu entered the Xiangguo, he appointed Guo Yin as a minister and servant to participate in political affairs.

The Guo family in Taiyuan itself is not weak, and Xiangguo is only a part of it. In Bingzhou, including Guanzhong and other places, there are still armed members of their clan.Even Shi Hu recruited Liu Kun's remnants of power through Guo Yin. These people attached themselves to the Duan family in the early years, and they were semi-independent existences. .

Shihu is a person who has been in poverty for a long time, and it is difficult for him to make a luxurious posture. Retaining a strong clan like the Guo family can also allow them to confront Kui'an and others.This naturally made Kui'an and the others dissatisfied. In private, he often talked about how cowardly he was, not as good as the utensils of previous years, and he couldn't even get rid of evil.

Shi Hu naturally smiled at this.Of course, he himself is a powerful lord, and he is not satisfied with just sitting back and watching the veterans fight each other. On the one hand, he supports his trusted generals such as Ma Qiu and Zhang Hao, and develops and expands the armed forces of his lineage. On the other hand, he relies heavily on Li Nong. Wait for the living army.

However, the land of Xiangguo is deeply rooted, especially Shi Le’s defense against him in the early years made him unable to use it, so he has been obsessed with repairing Yecheng as a candidate for moving the capital, in order to offset the constraints from all sides and develop himself in an all-round way. power.

But this was naturally resisted by the old ministers, and their reasons were high-sounding. It was that the city of Ye had been destroyed too badly, and the country of Zhao itself was in a state of chaos, so it was really inappropriate to do such a waste of money and people.

If Shi Hu was a benevolent and cowardly monarch like Shi Daya, he would not dare to make any noise under this restraint, but he also followed the former master Shi Le and worked hard all the way.Right now, because of lack of strength, he has to endure a little bit, but he will never be played by others.

Therefore, in order to promote the reconstruction of Yecheng, Shi Hu also spent a lot of time and effort, and even asked the great monk Fotucheng to give him a spiritual instruction based on the theory of ghosts and gods.Although the resolution was barely passed, it can also be said to be against people's wishes.

Due to the lack of support from various factions in real power, Yecheng, which was originally an important town in Hebei, is currently standing alone.With the strength of this department, Ma Qiu has to fight against the various military towns set up by the Southern Bandits in Hebei, and it is indeed hard work.

In particular, he relied on the luck of ghosts and gods, saying that Yecheng is the foundation of Jieyun's revival, and it is inconvenient to choose a place to rebuild the city.And the southern bandits were extremely vicious, and they destroyed Yecheng too thoroughly, creating a distance between the barracks and the city. This also laid the direct root of disaster for the southerners to attack Yecheng successfully!
This defeat, if you investigate deeply, at least Shihu is to blame. He doesn't have a deep understanding of the threat from the south, and he simply thinks that Shen Weizhou swallows the big with a small one, and is unable to launch a large-scale battle in the short term. Therefore, He is too optimistic about the safety of Yecheng and is eager for success.

But Shi Hu himself is not a benevolent lord, and he is not used to using his own mistakes to judge the incompetence of his subjects. In any case, in his opinion, Ma Qiu was humiliated again and again, and he was defeated in Yecheng. It is not a pity to die.But if he just killed Ma Qiu like this, it would be tantamount to completely negating his earlier plan to build Yedu.

Seeing Ma Qiu's misfortune, Shi Hu couldn't control his anger and sneered: "General Ma galloped across thousands of miles, how can he still enjoy himself while galloping for a few days?"

Hearing the stern and stern ridicule from the King of Heaven, Ma Qiu couldn't help trembling with fright. Although he had killed three war horses, the process of punishment was a painful torture that he didn't want to recall every moment. In the past few days of recuperation, every time I heard the neighing of horses outside the tent, I was frightened and had nightmares again and again!
"How can you cherish your life? My plan to win the war was thwarted by you. What kind of death do you think is worthy of this serious crime?"

Shi Hu's tone is still cold, but Ma Qiu's heartstrings are relaxed. He has worked under Shi Hu's family for a long time, so he is naturally familiar with the temper of the king of heaven. If he really has the intention to kill him, he will not talk too much nonsense with him.

But this does not mean that he will be able to turn the crisis into safety. Just having the previous punishment again is enough to make his life worse than death. Although his limbs are still weak and sore at this moment, he still can't help struggling and turning over, choked up and said "Sin slaves know that even if they cut a thousand knives, it is not enough to pay for their crimes. If they still have one or two shames, they should have exterminated themselves in the wilderness. How dare they regenerate and worship before the Lord's throne to hate them. But they are worried about the Lord's suffering. Yu Zhongliang is useless, so..."

"Bah! An incompetent servant like you, who has repeatedly damaged my dignity and ruined my plan, is also worthy of being called Zhongliang?"

Shi Hu became even more furious when his heart was broken, and immediately became irritable and yelled, and even stepped on the thorns on Ma Qiu's back, causing the dense thorns to penetrate the flesh even more, causing Ma Qiu to wail again and again.

"Sins, sin slaves dare to be loyal and self-proclaimed. They are just purely loyal and inferior slaves. Before that, the master used his old love to show off the sin slaves. It is already a capital offense if his talents are not worthy, but a mere death, how can he repay the master's affection... For the rest of my life, I would like to be a slave, just to serve my Lord one or two times..."

"You must also remember that I will not kill you because of old affairs. But you, a sinful slave, are you worthy of living in the world again? I will spare your life, but Zhang Jack will take over your duties later, and you will be in charge in the future Give him a horse as a slave."

Hearing Shi Hu's arrangement, Ma Qiu's heart was ashamed, but he also knew that he had committed a mistake and that death was not a pity, and it was lucky to be able to save his life, let alone this humiliating punishment.But after all, he also knew what Shi Hu wanted, and this arrangement was actually to let him keep Zhang Jack in check.

After being silent for a while, Ma Qiucai said in a low voice again: "The sinner has lost this time, and there is really no way to get rid of the crime... But, but there is one thing I have to say to the Lord, Yecheng failed this time, and the sinner is stupid In addition, it is not difficult to support it alone... On the other hand, the southern bandits, all the departments are coordinated..."

"Get off!"

When Shi Hu heard this, he couldn't help being even more ashamed, and raised his foot to kick Ma Qiu's mouth.Seeing this, Ma Qiu naturally didn't dare to say more, so she rolled all the way out of the big tent with her naked body and the thorns on her back, leaving a shocking bloodstain on the felt of the big tent.

　While the time is still early, I will write another chapter, which can be regarded as a supplementary explanation of the battle in Yecheng. Shihu's choice logic can also be traced in the original history, including the migration and resettlement of Diqiang in Guanzhong. A kind of balancing technique, but it is definitely not as strong as it used to be in the book. . .You don't need to praise me for my hard work. It's still a matter of whether there will be tomorrow. . .

　　
　
(End of this chapter)