Beginning to practice immortality as a refugee

Chapter 58 Absurd

A ridiculous idea flashed through Lu Ye's mind, no way...

Could it be that something has changed in Dongsai Mansion?

This is so ridiculous.

Although the Tangzhou cavalry retreated, yesterday's attack on the city, breaking through the sky on the east wall, was forced to take the guard post with them, which shows how urgent and tragic the situation is.

The other walls were not much better.

The four families in Heishan County rebelled against the king and suffered heavy losses.

Even without the Tangzhou cavalry, the Dongsai Mansion army could not attack the city and could retreat calmly. Why did it suddenly collapse?

Moreover, many officers and soldiers rebelled and beheaded their own leaders and even officials, which was completely illogical.

He, Wang Hu, and Zhang Cunyi thought about it, but they still had no idea, so Lu Ye ordered his servant to call Fan Buzhong and ask the old boy to advise him.

Fan Buzhong held his beard and walked around the room in circles. After thinking for a long time, he suddenly clapped his hands.

"Master, I have figured it out."

"Something must have happened to Dongsai Mansion!"

Lu Ye was complaining about this, and I thought about it, and nodded and gave the other party an encouraging look to continue.

Fan Buzhong's eyes were bright and he speculated.

"My little guess, the Tangzhou cavalry attacked the city for a day and suffered heavy casualties without even catching a hair. How could they just give up?"

"But the Dongsai Palace Master is not willing to give up the money, or there is no money in the treasury at all. Otherwise, why would he promise to let this Tangzhou cavalry take the gold and silver from Heishan County for himself?"

"Now after a hard day of fighting, many Tangzhou cavalry people died, but they didn't see a single tael of silver, which made these uncles angry."

"Yesterday we retreated obviously, but actually we ran around in a circle and robbed the Dongsai Mansion... Could it be that they were all slaughtered to ashes, right?"

"Otherwise, even if the Dongsaifu army cannot break the city, they can still retreat, but they must not blow up the camp..."

Zhang Cunyi and Wang Hu opened their mouths.

I thought that the old man my brother had taken in was old and confused, and look what nonsense he was talking about.

How could the officers and soldiers fight against the officers and soldiers? It was a family, let alone the officers and soldiers slaughtering the city, which was appalling.

"Don't overeat this old man in the past few days! Hungry him for a few meals first," Wang Hu came out and ordered his servant, "so that he won't have random thoughts when he has strength."

"Second Master, don't worry. I'll let him drink something thin at night."

Dinner time.

On the table were a few white-flour steamed buns, a few pieces of meat, a bottle of wine, and a plate of black beans.

Fan Buzhong and his little grandson Fan Buju were both as angry as a tiger.

Lu Ye, Wang Hu, and Zhang Cunyi sat above and watched the two people eating. The three of them still looked shocked.

I'm not surprised that Fan Buzhong and his grandson are starving to death, but I'm surprised that old man Fan actually got it right.

The Dongsaifu army was defeated not long ago today.

Chuang Potian ordered his sentry to leave the city, and then captured a few deserters from the government army who had no intention of fighting.

Got amazing news from them.

The other party cried bitterly and told the whole story.

It is said that the cavalry of Tangzhou Cavalry abandoned their horses to fight against the wall yesterday, and as a result hit hard nails on all four walls.

Several bronze-skinned warriors and young warriors died, two elite cavalry sentries died, and two sentries were injured and crippled.

The commander-in-chief did not want his men to suffer too many casualties, and he saw no hope of breaking through the city and grabbing money, so he prepared to withdraw his troops. Anyway, he was a guest soldier who was helping privately, and he was not bound by official documents from the Ministry of War.

At this time, the Tangzhou Cavalry Commander was still a very particular person. He had admitted that he had lost this battle. At worst, he would have to fight the refugee army in another place and then take it back.

Anyway, he collected tens of thousands of taels of silver from the prefect, and it was reasonable to fight for a day.

At this time, what he wants to do is to withdraw and stop the loss in time.

Who knew that the magistrate of Dongsai had given up his job and said that he had one hundred thousand taels of silver to pay, and asked the commander-in-chief to attack again one last time. Regardless of whether it succeeds or not, the one hundred thousand taels of silver will be given to him with both hands.

The commander-in-chief was so angry that his nose was crooked. I have killed so many of my men, and you still let me beat you?

At that time, the two sides said they were deadlocked and almost drew swords on each other. Later, the magistrate raised the money to 200,000 taels, and the Tangzhou Iron Cavalry Commander decided to make the final deal.

So he pulled back all the remaining cavalry that were attacking the three city walls and decided to attack the city wall on the other side. The Commander-in-Chief had observed that when the fighting on this city wall got serious, all the female soldiers rushed out. The manpower must have been stretched to the extreme.

This should be the weakest defense in the entire city.

So a steel-framed martial artist led the team, and hundreds of cavalry threw themselves into the east city wall. As a result, the soldiers behind them were cut into pieces with their hands, which frightened the morale of the Tangzhou cavalry who was attacking the city.

The commander-in-chief immediately decided to withdraw the troops.

It's not that he can't beat him, but there's no need to invest too much in a battlefield that is irrelevant to him.

Even if a steel-framed martial artist died, the prefect could not say that he did not try his best.

As a result, the prefect hesitated and refused to give out the 200,000 taels of life money. When asked, he just put it in Dongsai Mansion. The silver was not carried with the army. It would be packed in boxes and sent to the Tangzhou Cavalry Camp in the future.

The Tangzhou cavalry commander was so angry that he drew his sword and cut off the bank in front of the prefect before leaving camp.

The master next to the prefect is flattering his master—a vulgar martial artist who still wants to take advantage of his master? In peacetime, this general would have to kneel down when meeting the master...

Unexpectedly, that night, the Tangzhou cavalry, which had already retreated, gave full play to the ability of the cavalry to penetrate at high speed, and took a detour to attack the empty Dongsai Mansion at night, burning, killing and looting countless people overnight.

He almost killed Dongsai Mansion with a knife, set a fire again, and then left...

What's even more annoying is that the group of people were fighting against the flag of Chuang Po Tian, ​​which was blocked in Heishan County. Their faces were still covered with scarves, but their accent armor and horse weapons couldn't be faked.

The king of Chuang was sitting in the county, and the merit came from the sky. The clouds plundered the Dongsai Mansion and caused endless slaughter...

It was only today that a gentry who was lucky enough to escape came to the camp to cry for help, and the news came out.

A roar broke out in the military camp immediately. As soon as the soldiers heard that their lair had been taken away, and they didn't know whether their parents or relatives were alive or dead, they couldn't think of fighting anymore, so they ran away one after another.

What's more, the usually unpopular leader received a black knife, and several generals knew that their families had been wiped out. They grew evil and courageous, so they simply killed the prefect and gathered the crowd to turn themselves into bandits.

This is the source of the chaos in the city today.

"Master..." Fan Buzhong stuffed his mouth with meat and puffed out his cheeks and said, "I admire the Tangzhou Cavalry very highly."

"They are called officers and soldiers, but they are actually a vassal town. They listen to the announcement but not the instructions. If the emperor has money, he can move them. If he has no money, it will be useless to invite gods."

"I thought they could fight for at least three days, but without the money, it would be difficult to fight for even one day."

"These people are looking for money. In their eyes, they are afraid that they are officers and soldiers. Dongsai Mansion, bandits, and Heishan County are all the same. Since Heishan County cannot rob money, it is the same as going to Dongsai Mansion."

Lu Ye asked.

"Aren't they afraid of being held accountable by the court for doing this?"

Fan Buzhong shook his head.

"The little old man has thought about it and is really not afraid."

"They did not rebel openly and openly, but they still used the banner of King Chuang."

"It is also the time when the imperial court is using Tangzhou cavalry to suppress bandits. The supply of gold, silver, food and grass is already insufficient, so why should we coax others?"

"The city has been destroyed, and people cannot be resurrected. If they are severely investigated and forced to rebel against the Tangzhou Iron Cavalry, it will be much more serious than a bandit."

"The imperial court will settle the matter. It will probably be reprimanded and appeased, and the military discipline will be improved. If the commander-in-chief is sensible and sends some money, he may be promoted."

Lu Ye sighed.

There are so many things going on in these troubled times.

All kinds of monsters and ghosts came out, it’s really a long time to see them!

I don’t know how King Chuang will deal with Feilai Henggong?

In the county government office.

Chuang Potian slapped the table and said with a gloomy expression.

"Pass my military order, all the injured will be left under the management of the female battalion."

"Others, as long as they can lift a knife, follow me to seize the city. We will set off in half an hour..."

(End of this chapter)