Chapter 274 Two Strange Armies (Part 1)

In January of the seventh year of Xuanren, the rebellion of Li Zhengji in Shuofang triggered a full-scale crisis in the Tang Dynasty. The Uighur army was approaching. Li Zhengji's rebellion made the right prime minister Pei Jun tired of dealing with it. His ambiguous attitude towards Cui Qinggong made the crisis in Jingxiang worse. In late January, Cui Qinggong's main force defeated the 50,000 troops led by Wang Mao, deputy envoy of Shannan Jiedu in the north of Xiangyang, and retreated to Xiangyang. Cui Qinggong's army came to the ranks, and a 150,000 army surrounded Xiangyang City like an iron barrel.

At the same time, Zhu Li's army had captured Fangling and stopped in Yongqing County. Cui Qinggong issued the strictest warning to him that if he dared to enter Xiangyang, he would fight at all costs.

In Yongqing County, Zhu Li stood on the high city wall and looked at a gray field. It was almost dawn, and the fish belly appeared in the sky. A few stars were twinkling in the sky. In the distance, a ray of mountains stood hazy in the gray sky.

He sighed. He was tired of seeing the mountains and ridges of Hanzhong. What he liked was the plains, the endless plains, the rich Jingxiang land and the water networks were crisscrossing, and the fish and rice were plump.

"Are you looking forward to the future?" When did his military advisor Qi Lu appear behind him, a troubling of goat beard became even more yellow, and a cunning gaze flashed in his triangle's eyes.

Seeing Zhu Li staring at the southeast direction, he knew what he was thinking and smiled and said, "Now Cui Qinggong has besieged Xiangyang and the army is unable to be separated, so he threatened the prince with a harsh voice. He was afraid that the prince would go south to seize Jingzhou and he would make a wedding dress for people in vain."

"I think so too. As long as Cui Qinggong's deployment is completed, we will immediately move our troops south."

Qi Lu nodded, and he pondered for a moment and said, "There is something I want to discuss with the prince."

"What's the matter?" Zhu Qi's fat body slowly turned, and his figure was like a mountain that completely covered the thin Qi Lu. Seeing that Qi Lu wanted to speak but stopped, he said coldly: "It's not that I want to cherish the people's strength again!"

Seeing that his eyes were full of disdain, Qi Lu sighed secretly in his heart. He was going to talk in vain today, but if he didn't say it, his heart was unwilling to accept it. He gritted his teeth and said, "Have you ever thought about why the prince can't stay in Shu, why there are no soldiers or food in Hanzhong? People can't escape when they hear the generals come. Whenever the prince makes any noise, the people in the world will regard these mistakes as rebellion. Haven't the prince calmed down and thought about these mistakes?"

"Corruption!" Zhu Li suddenly became furious. He stretched out his hand and pinched Qi Lu's tiny neck and said viciously: "What are my faults? If Zhang Huan hadn't taken advantage of others' danger and seized the foundation of Shuzhong and repeatedly forced me, would I have fallen to this point today? People in the world regard me as a rebellion. That is why I defeated hundreds of thousands of troops from several of their major families. Those in power hold grudges. How can I tolerate me? If I take Jingxiang, I will immediately move all the population of Hanzhong. I want to be emperor and show them."

Qi Lu rolled his eyes and pulled his arms desperately. He finally relaxed his hands slightly, and he calmed down in one breath. He covered his neck, bent down and gasped.

Zhu Li was still angry. Seeing his embarrassed look, he felt disgusted and turned around and left. After a while, Qi Lu finally recovered. When he looked up, he saw that Zhu Li had gone far away. He couldn't help but feel a deep sense of shame and hatred in his heart, and said hatefully: "A pig is a pig, and he will never become a dragon!"

At this moment, he suddenly saw two fast horses galloping towards the city. The knight's face was full of panic. Before the other party could enter the city gate, he immediately leaned out of the battlement and asked loudly, "What happened?"

The cavalry looked up and saw that it was a military advisor, and shouted in panic: "Military advisor, it's amazing. Zhang Huan's army has occupied Hanzhong, and Shangyong has also been taken down by his vanguard. The enemy is coming here."

"What!" Qi Lu was stunned as if lightning strikes. After a while, he finally sighed to the sky, "Go away! Go away! The situation is over. I am not wise to join the master, and I will be ridiculed by the people of the world."

Sigh! He laughed and left in a crazy way.

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In late January of the seventh year of Xuanren, Zhang Huan took Hanzhong. He continued to move his horse to advance eastward without stopping. After the vanguard of the west road, Liu Shuai captured Ankang, he was ordered to take Shangyong. Five thousand light cavalry galloped over the road and arrived at Shangyong two days later. Seeing that the situation was destined, the general of Shangyong surrendered to the Xiliang army. On January 22, Zhang Huan's army entered Fangling County. The news reached Chang'an, and the government and the country were shocked.

Fushui County was once the capital of Chu State during the Warring States Period. Xiangyang County was located in the north, Jiangling County was to the west, and Hanyang County was to the east. The Han River crossed from north to south, and its geographical location was extremely important. At this moment, around the Hanshui Wharf in Changshou County, the north of Fushui County, the people who escaped were already crowded with people. Hundreds of thousands of people who escaped from Xiangyang, Tangcheng, Sui County, and Jingmen gathered here, making the sky noisy and shocking. Looking from the sky, it seemed like they were in the ocean of people.

In the Han River, nearly a thousand large ships and sails were raised together, and the people on the shore board boarded the ship like ants. Soon, large ships loaded with refugees slowly left the shore, heading south and towards Yueyang.

The shore was filled with eager shouts, and everyone's faces showed anxiety. When a large ship was docked, the crowd rushed forward. Hundreds of soldiers on the side of the boat were desperately pulling and pushing to prevent people from being squeezed down the river.

"Don't panic, everyone, the pursuit is still far away. There are thousands of large ships in the river, enough to transport everyone away." From time to time, soldiers shouted loudly, stabilizing the people's emotions.

"Big items are discarded on the spot, and each person can only bring ten kilograms of items. Try to bring food. It is important to save everyone's life."

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A team of soldiers walked through the people. They wore red scarves on their arms, were responsible for maintaining order, distributing food and water, and carrying the sick person away in time to prevent the spread of the epidemic.

This army was naturally Lin Jiuhan's army who came from Changsha. According to the original plan, their mission was to occupy Jiangxia before Li Xilie's army and snipe Li Xilie's army. But just as they were about to set off, Zhang Huan's urgent order of Fei Ge came to change the original plan. He ordered Lin Jiuhan to collect all available ships and rush to Fushui County to rescue the refugees.

Surrounded by dozens of personal soldiers, Lin Jiuhan checked the situation in the refugee camp. It was obvious that with the help of the army, the refugees' extremely panic hearts began to calm down. It had been two days since then, and thousands of large ships had transported more than 200,000 refugees away, but the refugees who received the news still came from all directions to help the elderly and the young.

"General, there are at least 300,000 people. My subordinates are worried that there may not be enough ships." A commander said worriedly.

"How many ships are there in the river?" Lin Jiuhan asked.

"There are about a thousand ships, and the maximum number of people can be transported away."

Lin Jiuhan pondered for a moment, and then looked up at the carriage that was unloading items, and resolutely ordered: "Let the soldiers explain the situation to the people clearly. All young and strong men are not allowed to board the boat. Try to use the carriage to take the land and cross the river from Jiangling."

"As for the order!" Several personal soldiers separated and sent orders. About half an hour later, the family members cried everywhere, and groups of young and strong men began to say goodbye to their families, either walking or boarding a carriage, and heading south by land.

Just as the sun gradually moved above his head, several scouts rushed from the north, and they brought extremely unfavorable news that about 10,000 Zhu Li's vanguard had arrived in Lexiang County a hundred miles away, which was already a sea of ​​fire.

Lin Jiuhan's pupils gradually contracted into a line, a hundred miles away, and it took him one day to arrive on the plain. He immediately turned over and said to the deputy general: "I will lead my troops to intercept the enemy. You must speed up the transport of civilians on board the ship, and throw away all items!"

"Abide by the order!"

It was rumored that Zhu Demon King's soldiers were about to chase him, and the panic atmosphere on the dock began to spread. Ten thousand soldiers were divided into two hundred teams and began to help the people board the ship, which significantly accelerated.

Soon, Lin Jiuhan led 20,000 troops to Beitou.

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Night gradually fell, and on the official road between Lexiang County and Changshou County, a group of cavalry rushed south. Almost every cavalry had big and small bags hanging behind them, and some were immediately tied to young women. They looked eagerly at the end of the south. Thirty miles away was Changshou County, where all the refugees were said to be concentrated.

In their eyes, they were not refugees, but fat sheep waiting to be slaughtered, especially those who escaped from Xiangyang, who had countless wealth and countless young and beautiful ladies.

This vanguard army is Zhu Li's elite, which is the rumored demon who uses human jerky as food. When military rations were not continued last winter

Three thousand military wives became their food.

They set out from Yongqing and were unstoppable. Scattered defenders from all over the country fled. They raped and killed all the way. After burning Lexiang County, they were no longer interested in the villages along the way. Hundreds of thousands of refugees were their targets.

The Wang family's army has been concentrated in Xiangyang, and Li Xilie's army is still in Jiangxia thousands of miles away. Here they are the kings. Everyone must crawl at their feet and let them ravage them.

Even scouts were not needed, and ten thousand cavalrymen were like a long sword with blood, slashing straight towards Changshou County.

The general who led this vanguard army was Zhu Xueren, the official name was "General Tianying". He was the youngest clan of Zhu Li. He was only in his early twenties. Although he was young, he acted the most cruelly and killed people at any time. Whether it was soldiers or the people, everyone in the Hanzhong army was afraid of him and gave him the nickname "Zhu Xueren". He was sent by Zhu Li to seize Jiangling, and at the same time he wanted to plunder the young and strong soldiers as soldiers to deal with the upcoming battle with Cui Qinggong.

‘It’s up to me to do everything!’

This was the authority that Zhu Li gave him before he left. Zhu Xueren was like a demon without restraint. He vented his animal nature as he wanted. In three days, there were no less than twenty women who were raped and killed by him.

"Brothers, work harder! We will catch up with the refugees and we will have two days off."
Chapter completed!