Corrupt official in the Red Chamber

Chapter 126
Another month passed.

Su Si himself didn't feel much on the dirt hill, after all, no matter how short of water he was, the coach couldn't be missing.

But the little soldiers below couldn't take it anymore.

Many soldiers have not had a drop of urine for several days now.

As more and more people died due to lack of water, the hearts of the soldiers below were already floating.

They didn't want to be thirsty to death little by little like this, and they even thought about going down and surrendering to Jia Rui, even if they were hacked with a knife.

But their coach Su Si didn't think so, he just lived one more day if he could.

Therefore, Su Si strongly rejected the request of the generals under him to surrender, and even killed one or two generals because of this, in order to suppress the people below.

This kind of strong suppression may be effective in the short term, but as time goes by, the accumulated anger will become stronger and stronger.

Finally, on a dark and windy night for a month, several of Su Si's confidant generals broke into Su Si's camp with their own soldiers, executed all his soldiers, and then captured Su Si alive.

When Su Si was caught, there was no surprise on his face, because he had long expected that such a day would come, and it would only be a matter of time.

And these people under him can hold back for nearly three months before raising troops, which can be regarded as loyalty to him.

Besides, Jia Rui's life was much happier than Su Si's.

Ever since Su Si lost the confidence to break through and was stuck on the dirt hill, Jia Rui didn't have much to do every day.

His daily job is to get up in the morning and start patrolling the camp. After not finding any slack, he goes back to rest, eats at noon, patrols the camp again in the afternoon, and then he can move freely in the evening.

He had had breakfast this morning, and originally planned to take his soldiers on a tour of the camp as usual.

As a result, Huang Dang ran over in a hurry before he got out of the big tent.

Let's make a digression now. Since Jia Rui regained power, Huang Gun has become Jia Rui's trusted general, and now he is stationed near Jia Rui's camp with his troops.

"Commander, we have good news."

Jia Rui was stunned for a moment, Huang Gun is usually quite steady, why is he in such a hurry today like a greenhead?

"What do you look like in a panic, how can you lead your troops after letting your subordinates see you?"

Huang Gun knew that he was being rude, so he straightened his robes quickly, and saluted Jia Rui again.

Only then was Jia Rui satisfied, "Tell me, what happened?"

"Great joy, there is a rebellion on the mountain, and Su Si has been captured by his subordinates. Now the people on the mountain have sent messengers, wanting to negotiate with the commander-in-chief."

After hearing this, Jia Rui was also pleasantly surprised.

At the same time, his mind began to spin wildly.

These cavalrymen are all elites on the battlefield, and they have been able to stand against their own army of more than [-] troops for three months, which shows how strong the fighting will of these cavalrymen is.

If these cavalry are gathered under their command, they will also be a force that can determine the outcome of the battlefield in the future.

Thinking of this, Jia Rui's eyes began to light up.

"Quickly lead the messenger to my tent, and I will personally meet you."

After speaking, Jia Rui didn't plan to patrol the camp any more, and led his people back to the commander's tent.

Soon, Huang Gun walked in with a middle-aged man.

Jia Rui sat on the commander's seat and looked at the man who walked in. He saw that he had a full sky, a round earth pavilion, and a dignified appearance.

Jia Rui immediately realized keenly that this person must not be an ordinary messenger, and his identity was by no means simple.

Therefore, Jia Rui did not sit on the top and wait for the other party to salute, but stepped down from the handsome seat and personally supported him on the side seat.

This big man was also very moved by Jia Rui's courtesy.

In fact, the big man in front of him was not an ordinary messenger, he was a general under Su Si's command, and he was also the main envoy who captured Su Si alive this time.

This person is a Han Chinese who has lived in Gansu for a long time. His name is Song Jian. He was poor since he was a child, but he loves to study.

Over time, I was able to read and pronounce words.

Later, Su Si rebelled due to religious conflicts in Gansu. He was coerced at first, but he stood out with his talent, and gradually became a famous general under Su Si's command.

This time, following Su Si to intercept the reinforcements from Shaanxi, he also met Jia Rui several times face to face, but because of Jia Rui's bravery, he didn't dare to approach Jia Rui at all.

This time the army was at the end of its rope, in order to save the lives of his brothers, he had no choice but to make a bad move and capture Su Si alive.

However, he felt sorry for Su Shi's kindness, so he came to Jia Rui's camp as a messenger this time, thinking that if Jia Rui became suspicious of him and killed himself, he could also use this to repay Su Si.

But he didn't expect that Jia Rui would respect the corporal and personally help him to the seat.

"Who is this messenger?"

Song Jian quickly stood up and said: "The villain is telling the truth, his name is Song Jian, and he is a general under the rebel chieftain. He has concealed a lot, and I ask the commander to make amends."

Jia Rui smiled, then waved his hand and said, "You can come to the camp to meet me in person, which shows your sincerity. What crime are you guilty of?"

Then Jia Rui sat back on the commander's seat and asked sincerely: "General, do you have any conditions for coming to my camp this time?"

Song Jian quickly stood up and raised his hands and said: "Commander Mingjian, we are ordinary commoners who were kidnapped by Su Si, so we rebelled. Now that we have captured Su Si alive, we are willing to offer them to the general. Please spare us." life."

After finishing speaking, he knelt down on the ground and kowtowed repeatedly.

Jia Rui has long thought of taking them back, and now is the time to show grace.So Jia Rui quickly stood up and walked over to help Song Jian up.

"The general understands the righteousness and abandons the darkness to the light. In this way, past events will be forgotten. Moreover, I will report to the court to ask for credit for the general."

"Don't dare, it's a blessing for the person who has committed the crime to survive, how dare the court award him a reward."

"The general doesn't need to be humble. The imperial court employs people with discretion, so they will naturally understand the general's painstaking efforts."

After Jia Rui finished speaking, he stood up and thought for a while and said: "Since you have already surrendered, it is better to let the army disarm and go down the mountain, so that you can also reassure the court."

Song Jian did not refute, but said respectfully: "Everything is obeyed by the general."

"Okay, then General Song will go back now, and the whole army will go down the mountain immediately. I will welcome the general at the gate of the camp."

"Sin shall obey."

Then Jia Rui personally sent Song Jian to the gate of the camp and watched him leave.

When Song Jian disappeared, Jia Rui immediately ordered the whole army to be on alert, and his colleagues ordered Huang Dang and Fan Yong to ambush on the two wings with 1 people each.

In fact, Jia Rui did not completely believe Song Jian. The reason why he did that was also a test. If Song Jian led the troops down the mountain honestly, then his benefits would be indispensable in the future. If he was planning to fake surrender, then he would be prepared. It can even wipe out the entire enemy army with one blow.

Jia Rui rode on a horse with a steel gun in his hand, and waited from morning until noon, when he heard people neighing.

Then Jia Rui set up a pergola and looked into the distance.

I saw countless soldiers coming down the mountain from the narrow path.

What satisfied Jia Rui was that none of these people had any weapons in their hands, each of them was unarmed, and they didn't even have horses.

After these soldiers, there were groups of war horses in the distance, driven down the mountain by special personnel.

When Jia Rui saw death, he knew that Song Jian was sincerely surrendering, so he let go of his vigilance.

Soon this group of people arrived in front of Jia Rui's barracks, only to see one person walking out of it, it was Song Jian who had met Jia Rui.

He trotted to Jia Rui, knelt down and said, "Song Jian, the guilty general, please surrender."

Jia Rui got off his horse, helped Song Jian himself, and then said: "General Song has done nothing wrong, I will definitely play Ming Taishang Emperor, Your Majesty, and ask for credit for General Song."

Song Jian was also grateful to Jia Rui, "I, Song Jian, have nothing else to say. From now on, the only general will follow."

After saying this, he suddenly knelt down on the ground, picked up a big stone from the ground, and smashed it directly on his little finger.

Jia Rui was taken aback by this guy, what was he doing?Isn't it good?How did you self-mutilate?
Song Jian stood up holding the wound and said to Jia Rui in a firm tone: "If you violate these words, it will be like this."

Only then did Jia Rui realize that this guy was showing his loyalty to him.

Jia Rui patted him on the shoulder lightly and didn't say anything. In fact, Jia Rui didn't fully believe him in his heart, but since he was already so active, Jia Rui should express it.

Afterwards, Jia Rui placed this group of rebels in his camp, surrounded by Jia Rui's cronies.

In fact, it was superfluous for Jia Rui to do so, these soldiers were starting to shake when they walked.

After they settled down and brought drinking water here, these guys rushed to drink as if they hadn't eaten for a few days.

A few soldiers were even drowned to death by the water because they didn't know how to restrain themselves.

Besides, Su Si, the leader of the rebel army, has now been locked in a cage by Jia Rui. He is currently following Jia Rui, and will not deal with it until the capital returns.

With the capture of rebel leader Su Si, the entire battle in Gansu became increasingly clear.

The rebels who besieged Lanzhou immediately withdrew after learning that Su Si was defeated.

However, how can Jia Rui let the tiger go back to the mountain?

Therefore, an army was immediately sent to sweep across like a fan.

The rebels were leaderless and fought on their own, and were quickly divided and eliminated by Jia Rui.

In this way, after the summer passed, Jia Rui's soldiers finally returned to Xi'an.

After arriving here, Jia Rui first ordered the various departments to repair, and then wrote a memorial to ask for credit and sent it to the capital.

But Jia Rui didn't just rest there, because this time he seized a lot of gold, silver and jewels, which were looted from various places after Su Si's rebellion.

And the imperial court has never intervened in the distribution of this part of the spoils.

But as the coach of the army, he has to worry about this part of the matter.

Therefore, for more than ten days in a row, Jia Rui's camp was full of noise.

It was not until half a month later that the spoils were distributed, and all the ministries were satisfied with the current harvest.

And Jia Rui, as the coach of the army, naturally took the biggest part of it.

In addition to more than 30 taels of silver, Jia Rui also received 12 acres of land in Gansu.

Although Gansu is located in a remote area, so much land can bring Jia Rui some income every year.

Only now did Jia Rui know why the princes during the founding of the country were able to live luxuriously.

These are all trophies on the battlefield!

(End of this chapter)