Neon Clothes and Iron Clothes

Chapter 818 Savior
"That's easy to say!" Liu Erhu said with a smile: "This state's sacrificial wine is in Changxing, Changlong County. His surname is Li and his given name is Changxing. If he knew that our fellow Guanzhong people came all the way, he would definitely be very happy!"

"Okay, let's go find him now. Let's say goodbye to Brother Erhu!" Hu Liang bowed his hand to Liu Erhu.

"Farewell!" Liu Erhu returned the salute, turned around and mounted his horse, and the four soldiers also mounted their horses and followed closely. Watching Liu Erhu's retreating figure gradually disappear in the rain and fog, the smile on Hu Liang's face also disappeared: "Hou Mo Chen Ping!"

"The general is here!" Hou Mo and Chen Ping bowed.

"With half of your troops, you quickly go to Changxingli, Changlong County, and capture the Taoist leader Li Changxing!"

"Here!" Hou Mo and Chen Ping responded, but did not leave: "Sir, why don't we two go separate ways? It's up to you to capture the leader of the thieves, follow the thief Liu Erhu, and leave it to the general to sweep away the thief everywhere. !”

"Time is running out now, Hou Mo and Chen Ping, just obey my orders!" Hu Liang said, "Otherwise, military law will be ruthless!"

"Okay!" Hou Mo and Chen Ping nodded helplessly: "Master, you must be careful. If something unexpected happens, retreat temporarily. Don't show off!"

"Yeah!" Hu Liang also knew that Hou Mo and Chen Ping were doing it for his own good, so he smiled and said: "Ho Mo and Chen Ping, don't worry about me, you should worry more about yourself!"

It turns out that Hu Liang and Hou Mo and Chen Ping were just discussing outside. The middle of Shu has not experienced any war for more than a hundred years. The local defenses in various states and counties are lax. In Mianzhou City, there are only one or two hundred archers now. (Similar to today's police) plus two to three thousand strong men who were temporarily mobilized, this force was barely enough to defend the city wall. It was simply a dream to suppress the tens of thousands of Tianshi Dao ghost soldiers outside.

Although the four hundred cavalry brought by Hu Liang were all elite, they had traveled a long distance and were exhausted. It was raining, the land was soft, and it was not conducive to galloping. The power of the horn bows was greatly reduced, which was equivalent to defeating these northern knights. At least half of the martial arts, if not careful, these four hundred cavalry will have to be lost here. So the two of them planned to make a mental calculation, split their troops into two groups, and attack the leader of the state's road thieves all the way to capture the thief first. The other group followed the marks left by Liu Erhu's soldiers and followed them far behind. Liu Erhu sent them off. If one family believed it, they would follow and kill the whole family, thus wiping out all the Taoist thieves in Mianzhou along the way.

Obviously, the tasks in the second route have many variables and are much more difficult. Hou Mo and Chen Pingyuan first wanted to choose the second route by themselves, but asked Hu Liang to choose the relatively easy first route, but he did not expect that Hu Liang would directly ask for the second route. Second road.

The rain gradually stopped, but the yard was still a muddy field. The soldiers were packing up their tents and horses, chewing dry food. In order to avoid being discovered by Liu Erhu, the second team led by Hu Liang deliberately waited until they were half a day behind. The soldiers were arranging their saddlebags while laughing and taunting each other, which is a common thing in the army.

"Did your bow dry out last night? It will come in handy soon!"

"No need for a bow! This is enough!" The person being questioned patted the two-handed sword on his waist: "I have stayed in Chang'an for a long time, and this sword is rusty! It is a waste to shoot these Taoist thieves with arrows, because They get arrows much cheaper than us!”

The soldiers burst into laughter. These soldiers who followed Hu Liang to Shuzhong did not pay attention to the enemies in front of them. In their view, these thieves who were not even equipped with armor were not worthy of "enemies" at all. This word is just some military achievements waiting to be harvested. And this time they will fight in front of the general's biological son, the future emperor's brother-in-law. As long as they achieve military exploits, they don't need to worry about being corrupted, and their morale will naturally be high.

"The weather is good, the rain has stopped!" Hu Liang lowered his head to avoid hitting the low eaves. He had already eaten breakfast, and his shoes and coat were dried. After a night's rest, he felt that his whole body was full of energy. He gained strength and was in surprisingly good condition. He walked to his horse, got on his horse, and said in a loud voice above all the whispers: "Everyone, get on your horse and beg the thief!"

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"The incident started on the sixth day of May! I remember it!" Jiang Kui was not tall, but had broad shoulders and a bulging belly, like a big barrel. He clenched his fists: "According to me, we should have started the incident a long time ago. , Li Jijiu was too careful. But it was not too late. Taking Mianzhou would have cut off the access between Chengdu and Jiange. If Changan wanted to send reinforcements, he would have to take a long way around! You have to give Li Jijiu a job as the governor of Mianzhou!"

"At that time!" Liu Erhu said with a smile: "I'm afraid it won't stop. What do you think of the four guards behind me?"

Jiang Kui looked behind Liu Erhu and saw the four men behind him, all of whom were strong and powerful, with horned bows hanging on their saddlebags. Their faces were full of murderous intent. Jiang Kui looked at him and couldn't help but shudder.

"That's awesome. Whose brother is this? Why don't I remember that Li Jijiu has such a person under his command?"

"Hehe!" Liu Erhu smiled and said, "These are fellow Taoists from Guanzhong!" He recounted the story of his encounter with Hu Liang and his party on the way, and finally said: "Think about it, from heaven Four hundred cavalry fell down. Isn't this the manifestation of Lao Jun? Also, when we are making trouble in Jiannan, isn't this happening to our fellow Taoists in Guanzhong in compliance with the slogan? Is there only one Mianzhou governor at the Li Ji Banquet?"

"Yes, yes!" Jiang Kui was smiling from ear to ear. This time the Tianshi Dao uprising was carried out under the banner of "The old man is reincarnated, Li Hong is the king, and the world is peaceful", the upper level is actually the biggest The dream is to occupy the whole land of Shu, at most add Hanzhong, and become the local emperor behind closed doors. To put it bluntly, slogans are slogans, but reality is reality. Fan Changquan and others still have a good idea of ​​how effective the "ghost soldiers" they mobilize are. But once the Tianshi Dao in the Guanzhong area also breaks out and can send such capable troops to Shuzhong, it means that the core area of ​​​​the imperial rule has been infiltrated into a sieve by the Tianshi Dao, and it will soon be overwhelmed by itself. If the Celestial Masters and Taoists in the two places can join hands, it seems that the pie of "Laojun is reincarnated as Li Hong and deserves the world" can be eaten.

After seeing off Liu Erhu, Jiang Kui, who was still in a state of excitement, immediately ordered his men to go to various villages to inform their subordinates, asking them to lead their men to join him here before the fifth day of May. He was thinking about what kind of people there were in Mianzhou City. There are several wealthy families with great wealth and beautiful daughters or daughters-in-law. After they get the money, they will be the first to go and take it as their own!
"Langjun, Langjun!"

Jiang Kui felt a little unhappy at being interrupted in his fantasy. He looked at his frightened subordinate angrily, wondering if he should give him a few whips to teach him the difference between superior and inferior. "There are thieves outside!"

Even if the reporter didn't shout, Jiang Kui could still hear the shouts of killing outside. He grabbed his subordinate's collar and said, "What's going on outside? Is it the army?"

"No, I don't know! They are all on horseback! They kill everyone they see and set fires everywhere!"

Jiang Kui threw away his subordinate's collar and shouted: "Quick, come and help Mr. Er wear his armor!"

The firelight reflected on Jiang Kui's helmet and armor leaves. He opened his mouth subconsciously, but no sound came out. The shouts and wails resounded over the village. The nightmare appeared in front of him. He rubbed his eyes, but he could not wake up. , is everything in front of us reality?
The enemy came out of nowhere, cutting the resisters to the ground, and then rushed into the village like a torrent of steel and fire. Jiang Kui's ears were ringing wildly, and his heart was filled with terror. Someone picked up a pitchfork and tried to resist, but was pierced by the knight's spear. He saw someone fleeing along the main road in the village. He pushed open the door and tried to escape in. However, he was shot through the back of the heart by an arrow and nailed to the door panel. A woman was frightened out of her mind, running around aimlessly, screaming, being chopped down from behind, then turned around and trampled on human bodies. Another person raised the torch high above his head, spun it several times, and threw it toward the thatched roof of the nearby stable. "Don't leave anyone behind! No prisoners, no mercy!" The flames were blazing, and the black-armored knight shouted loudly, "Burn them all. Burn! Burn! Burn them all!"

The last thing Jiang Kui saw was his horse. The poor beast was frightened. It kicked and rushed out of the burning stable, its mane on fire, screaming in agony, and standing on its feet...

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Chengdu Prefecture.

"Isn't there anyone in the imperial court who understands?" Wei Zhaosheng put down the letter in disappointment. When he learned that the imperial court appointed Li Jingye as the Deputy Envoy of Military and Economic Strategy for the Jiannan Branch of the Camp, the Governor of the Yaozhou Dudu Mansion, and the Protector of Liuzhao School. Lieutenant, attack the rebel general! When the chaos in Shu was suppressed, he was shocked and immediately wrote to the court, requesting Chang'an to send more reinforcements to him, so as to avoid ordering Li Jingye to attack the rebellious general.

The reason is very simple. In Wei Zhaosheng's view, as the military manager of the Jiannan branch of the camp, he is the natural commander of the counter-insurgency. If the court's plan is to follow the court's plan, Li Jingye will be the main leader and lead the troops from the south. Even if Xiangbei succeeds in quelling the Taoist rebellion, it will inevitably make the Liuzhao powerful and cause endless troubles. That's why he asked Chang'an to take back his orders, and asked for reinforcements of at least 30,000 infantry and cavalry to be sent to him so that he could put down the rebellion. But unfortunately, his request was rejected.

"Letting Li Jingye lead the people of Liuzhao to pacify the Taoist thieves is just to capture the tiger through the front door and the wolf through the back door! Don't the princes in the court understand such a simple truth?" Wei Zhaosheng stood up and murmured to himself: "I They asked for thirty thousand Guanzhong infantry, but they only gave me permission to recruit twenty thousand soldiers to fight against the thieves! I have no money, no food, and nothing. I am not a living god. How can I conjure soldiers and horses out of thin air to defeat the Taoist thieves? Everyone knows that there are not many military mansions in Jiannan Road. Even if they temporarily recruit soldiers and horses, they will just drive people from the city to fight. How can a group of rabble suppress hundreds of thousands of Taoist thieves? "

Just when Wei Zhaosheng was in anxiety, the voice of a scribe came from the hall: "Inform the envoy, the governor of Mianzhou has an urgent envoy to report!"

"Is there an urgent envoy in Mianzhou?" Wei Zhaosheng was startled: "Could it be that there are also Taoist thieves in Mianzhou? Nothing can go wrong there, otherwise even the road from Chengdu to Guanzhong will be cut off! Quick, quick The messenger comes in!"

Wei Zhaosheng breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the messenger for the first time. Although the messenger's face was full of dust, his eyes were full of joy. It should be good news.

"What happened over there in Mianzhou?" Wei Zhaosheng took the letter but did not open it immediately.

"Reply to the envoy!" The messenger shouted loudly: "The thieves in the middle of the state conspired and agreed to besiege the state government office on the sixth day of the fifth lunar month. I don't want Chang'an Huliang Gongzi to lead 400 horses and descend from the sky. Taking advantage of the victory, they drive north. The men do not disarm and the horses do not release their saddles. , seventeen large and small battles, and defeated tens of thousands of Tao thieves. "

"What? What kind of protector of the good prince in Chang'an?" Wei Zhaosheng opened the letter inexplicably. The Mianzhou governor introduced the whole story in the letter, praising the good protector in heaven and earth, saying that he learned about the chaos in Shu in Chang'an. After that, he put aside the emperor's sister who was about to get married, and went to Shu with four hundred songs. As soon as he arrived in Mianzhou, he met the Taoist messenger and planned to defeat the bandits. He killed more than 3,200 people under the leader of the thieves, Mianzhou Jijiu Li Changxing, and seized countless weapons and weapons. The officials and people in the state depend on them for their safety, and they all regard them as their parents.

"It turns out he is Wang Wenzuo's son! No wonder he is so bloodthirsty. He killed more than 3,200 people, and we don't know how many of them were good citizens and how many were real Taoist thieves!" Wei Zhaosheng wrote the letter Throwing it aside, a feeling of unhappiness arose in my heart. Wang Wenzuo can be regarded as his predecessor, and there is actually no conflict between the two, but for some reason he still has an inexplicable dislike for him in his heart, and he also hates Hu Liang.

"Where is Mr. Hu Liang now? When will he come to Chengdu?" Wei Zhaosheng suppressed the disgust in his heart and asked in a deep voice.

"Reporting to the envoy, Mr. Liang came from Chang'an. He has been working hard all the way and fought hard for days to defeat the Taoist thieves. It can be said that he is short of men and horses, so he is resting his horses in Mianzhou. It is estimated that they will need to be raised for a while. Moreover, the officials and people in the state regard him as The young master is like his parents, and I also hope that the young master can stay in Mianzhou for a few more days and rely on his reputation to wipe out all the approaching Taoist thieves before leaving! "

"Joke!" Wei Zhaosheng sneered: "Since Mr. Hu Liang came to aid Shu on the order of the imperial court, he must be controlled by his own officials. How can he act at will? Since he has put down the Mianzhou Taoist thieves, then You should go to Chengdu and wait for my command, otherwise you will be disobedient! When you go back, take my military order with you and ask him to come to Chengdu immediately after receiving the order. He must arrive before May 12th, otherwise he will be punished by military law! "

"Yes, yes, I have remembered it!" The messenger looked at Wei Zhaosheng in surprise. Although he didn't know the whole story, he could still feel the dislike of the person in front of him towards Mr. Hu Liang. I don’t know when Mr. Hu Liang offended this guy. It seems that he must remind him to be careful when he returns.

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