Liyang County Government.
Several Chehu musicians were playing strange instruments. They were extremely immersed in the music, with their eyes closed and their heads swaying slightly to the music.
Someone else was sitting in front of them, humming a song in a low voice. Lou Rui couldn't understand the lyrics, but he felt that the song was quite bleak and a little sad, and he listened to it with gusto.
Beside him, there were several scantily clad dancers clinging to Lou Rui's body, swaying to the music. Their bodies seemed to have no bones, and they were wrapped around Lou Rui like spiritual snakes.
But it dissipates the desolation and sadness brought by the music.
Lou Rui held the wine cup in his hand, took a sip of fine wine, closed his eyes, and hummed softly along with the musician.
At this moment, someone broke in from outside.
"Master! What's wrong! The local tyrants in Dongli Township are rebelling!"
Lou Rui opened his eyes suddenly, and there was no smile on his face. At this moment, he seemed to have suddenly changed. His eyes were sharp, and there was no friendliness or kindness at all. He pushed the dancer in front of him away.
"Gather all the knights in the mansion and get my armor."
Soon, the gate of the county government office was slowly pushed open, and Lou Rui took the lead on riding a war horse and walked out.
As soon as he came out, he saw a group of knights gathered at the county government office opposite.
The leader is Liu Taozi, and the rest are the traveling and riding officials.
Lou Rui waved towards Liu Taozi. Liu Taozi led the crowd and rode up to him. When everyone was about to dismount, Lou Rui waved his hand and said, "War is governed by military law, there is no etiquette."
Yao Xiong and several others looked at the prefect. The prefect did not put on armor. He was still wearing the clothes he wore when he came to find Tao Zi. However, his expression looked a little solemn, completely different from what he saw last time.
different.
Lou Rui didn't ask any more questions. He waved his hand and led everyone out.
Lou Rui was followed by a team of escorting knights, which seemed to number more than fifty people. Just by looking at the hairstyles and beards of these knights, you can tell their identities.
Their appearance is quite similar to the Xianbei knights brought by Chang Sun Wei of Cheng'an. At first glance, they are professional cavalry who have actually fought in battles and killed people.
But they were not wearing armor, and neither were their horses. They didn't even have spears on them, only horse bows.
In addition, they were not just one war horse. In addition to the war horse they were riding, they were also followed by two additional war horses. These two other war horses were carrying large packages. Yao Xiong looked carefully and looked like armor.
The group of people drove quickly on the main road in the city and rushed all the way to the east city gate. The people along the road had already gone into hiding and no one was stopping them.
Lou Rui rode a tall horse and looked to his side, "Has your good nephew ever fought in a war?"
"Never."
"That's a little inappropriate. At such an age, one should fight."
Lou Rui muttered a few words, then suddenly reached out and called three people. After a few words, these people quickly left on horseback.
Lou Rui watched them disappear, and slowly took out a piece of yellowed paper from his arms. He looked at Taozi again, "Can you understand the map?"
Taozi shook her head.
"The first is the ratio. The ratio is the ratio of the distance and area on the map to the actual distance. This is a county map, Liyang is a small county, so it is one to 15,000. In addition, there are county maps, state maps, and many more.
State maps, each map has different proportions."
"The proportions of Pseudo Zhou and Pseudo Chen are also different. The county division ratio of Pseudo Zhou map is 1 to 80,000. Pseudo Chen used to use 1 to 180,000."
"The dotted line is Fang Xie, used to mark the height of the terrain."
Liu Taozi looked down at the map in his hand and listened to Lou Rui's story.
"Point to me, where is the enemy's current position?"
Liu Taozi clicked on a place with her hand.
"Yu'anpo."
Lou Rui's eyes flashed with surprise, "How can we be sure?"
"They killed officials and rebelled, so they did not dare to stay in the village. The other two sides were the city and one side was water, so they could only continue to run south. There are many high slopes in the south, but only here is relatively flat and the roads are easy to walk. If they bring their families and
The baggage, most likely took this route."
"OK!"
Lou Rui laughed, "As expected of my son, he has some talent!"
"It is necessary to understand the map, and then there are the scouts. A team of fifty people must have three scouts to go into battle lightly and take care of each other. If it is a hundred-man team, there will be ten scouts divided into two. If it is a building,
Then you need at least fifty scouts. The larger the army, the more scouts you need. The number of places to be garrisoned also needs to increase. Scouts are not only sent to the front, but also to stay in the rear areas.
, keep their distance well, and be able to convey changes from all parties to the Chinese army in a timely manner."
Lou Rui, who didn't look very smart, was talking eloquently at the moment, speaking very fast without pausing.
"When going on an expedition, if there are no auxiliary troops to follow, you have to prepare three horses per person. When you are on the road, you cannot let the knights and horses wear armor. If you are going to fight in a fortress, divide the soldiers into three groups and take turns wearing armor."
Lou Rui's fat and ugly face became a little unpredictable at this moment.
He just said this all the way, and he was not in a hurry. After the group left the city, they slowed down and moved forward at a speed that was neither fast nor slow. Lou Rui told Taozi that there were eight types of marching speeds in Daqi.
, all have tacit regulations, including the marching speed under different circumstances such as expedition, rescue, food transportation, return to the army, departure from the fortress, etc., and how to maintain the marching speed, and how to prevent the subordinates from walking away.
It’s also a university question.
At this time, dust suddenly rolled up in the distance. There was no surprise on Lou Rui's face, and he motioned for everyone to stop and looked quietly into the distance.
Soon, a group of people rushed in front of the knights.
A scout led Zhao Kai and others, with county soldiers running behind him.
Seeing Lou Rui, Zhao Kai walked a few steps, knelt down in front of Lou Rui, and started crying.
"Mr. Lou! That Wu Xiaozhi had evil intentions! He pretended to agree, and then suddenly attacked. I didn't check for a while, and fell into his ambush, causing many casualties. I am guilty!!"
He cried loudly and burst into tears, wondering how wronged he had been.
Lou Rui's face was calm, and he looked at Liu Taozi aside, "If we are fighting against the Xihu Nanman, and we encounter someone like this who wants to disrupt the morale of the army, we can drag him out and kill him."
Upon hearing these words, Zhao Juncheng's crying stopped abruptly.
He still looked like he was throwing his head back and crying, but there was no sound from his mouth and he was motionless.
Lou Rui didn't look at him at all, but looked directly at the scout, "How?"
"We were heading to Yu'anpo. Judging from the traces, there should be about a thousand people with carriages and their families and luggage. We caught an escapee alive, and according to his account, there were more than 40 horse-riding guards."
The scouts discovered a lot from the traces left by the other party on the road.
"If you are fighting foreign thieves, don't trust these traces. The traces can be faked. They may be to lure you to pursue them, but for these rioters, Zhao Kai, get back with the county soldiers! The rest of you, follow me!
"
Lou Rui gave an order, and he accelerated his marching speed, and the sound of horse hooves became louder and louder.
"Taozi, how do you think we should annihilate all these thieves?"
Liu Taozi said slowly: "There is no need to fight directly. First use Qingqi to intimidate and drive them away, causing them to be confused and flee in all directions, and then pursue them to win."
"Oh?? Have you studied the art of war?"
"No, I just watched people hunt."
"Hahaha, hunting? Yes, fighting and hunting do have something in common!"
Lou Rui's marching speed was getting faster and faster. The distance between Dong Li and Li Yang was already very short. They were knights and their pursuit was extremely fast. Lou Rui took out the map with a straight face and looked at Tao Zi.
, "You lead twenty people directly across this high slope. Block them from the front. Don't get close. Just attack and kill them from both sides. If you encounter their thieves, you can shoot them directly."
"only."
Liu Taozi took his own people, ordered two more items from Lou Ruijun, and quickly left from the left.
Lou Rui continued on his way. A knight watched the other party leave and looked at Lou Rui in confusion, "Master, why do you value this boy so much? Although King Changshan has a great reputation, you are also a royal relative, and you are just a small county magistrate.
Why are you giving me swords and teachings and merits?"
"Hahaha, don't tell me, I always think this guy looks familiar. I thought about it for a long time at night and finally figured it out!"
"oh?"
"This guy is so damn like my uncle in his behavior!!"
"Just wait and see, he will become something great sooner or later!"
A long line of people and horses walked continuously on the road.
Everyone lowered their heads, there were servants carrying heavy luggage, many carriages were full, and there were all kinds of beauties sitting in the carriages, hugging each other, crying.
There were guards riding horses, running back and forth, waving whips in their hands to ask everyone to speed up.
The old horse lowered its head and trudged forward. The grain on the carriage was piled up like a mountain, and the road was uphill. The old horse's hooves were trembling, but the driver ignored it and just kept whipping him.
The old horse neighed unwillingly and fell down.
The entire convoy was blocked. Some people exclaimed, some cried, and some cursed.
A slave was walking and saw the patrolling knight walking away. He dropped his luggage and rushed to the roadside, rolling and crawling to escape.
There were big dogs barking, flocks of chickens tied to the carts, screaming in terror, and dozens of carriages advancing slowly.
Wu Xiaozhi was riding a big horse. He was already fat, and riding on horseback tortured him badly. The wounds on his arms were aching. He turned around, looked at the slow-moving convoy, and became furious.
"Why is it so slow?! The old and the weak have already been thrown out, and you are still walking so slowly?!"
"Go and hold the knife and see who is fucking lazy. Give him a cure!!"
Hearing his words, the diners on the side quickly said: "Master, you are carrying too many things, the fleet is too bloated!"
"The situation is critical. It is better to abandon a lot of debris, lead the young man, abandon the car, and escape on horseback."
"fart!!"
Wu Xiaozhi shouted angrily: "This is what my family has accumulated over several generations. How can I just give it up? If I do this, wouldn't I be dishonoring my own name and becoming an unfilial person?"
The doorman's lips trembled.
Because of the conflict with the officers and soldiers, Wu Xiaozhi's old father was so frightened that he suffered a stroke and fainted. Wu Xiaozhi abandoned his old father at home and led everyone to run away with the family property. But now, he is still talking about filial piety and unfilial piety.
??
Wu Xiaozhi urged again and again, and the guards on horseback insulted them all the way. The front of the convoy separated, and there was chaos.
At this moment, loud sounds of horse hooves were heard from in front of them, and the ground shook slightly.
Wu Xiaozhi immediately looked into the distance. More than twenty people appeared from the front, all riding horses, without heavy armor, holding big bows, and stared at everyone.
At this moment, everyone's fear finally reached its peak.
They howled miserably, and the rear of the convoy began to run away.
"What are you afraid of?!"
"Nothing but"
“Whoosh!!!”
The arrow flew and penetrated Wu Xiaozhi's neck directly. Wu Xiaozhi fell from the horse before he could finish his words.
The doorman immediately jumped off his horse and knelt on the ground, "Please surrender!!"
Yao Xiong still maintained his archery posture at this moment. When he saw Wu Xiaozhi falling to the ground, he looked at Liu Taozi. He looked a little shy and said, "Haha, I hit the target."
Liu Taozi gave the order, and the cavalry began to attack, but they did not fight directly. They rode horses and ran past both sides of the convoy. While galloping, they picked up their bows and arrows and started shooting. The arrows were like raindrops.
As it fell, the guards fell to the ground one after another.
Several guards wanted to fight back, but the knights were very fast, like a gust of wind passing by not far away. They fell to the ground one after another after being hit by arrows. Not to mention fighting back, it was not easy to run away.
The Xianbei knights rode and shot again and again, and under the leadership of Liu Taozi, they went back the same way. On the way back, they still shot and killed those who had the ability to resist and organize the crowd.
Everyone in the convoy shouted, they no longer cared about property or resistance, and almost fled in all directions.
Liu Taozi directed the crowd to block their way forward and drive them away from three sides. If anyone passed through them, he would shoot them directly.
Just like a pack of wolves biting a herd of deer, hungry wolves suddenly ran out from all sides, intimidating the deer, driving the deer away, causing the deer to continuously retreat and escape in the direction they wanted.
Everyone in Wujiabao ran away crying, but no matter how they ran, there were always people around them who fell to the ground after being hit by arrows, which stimulated them to keep running.
Liu Taozi just drove everyone in the Wu family, asking them to run back along this path. Occasionally, someone couldn't run and fell on the road, and was immediately attacked and killed by the 'hungry wolf' from behind.
They didn't know how long they had been running, and everyone was panting and shaking. At this moment, more than thirty well-equipped Xianbei knights stood quietly on the road to their escape.
The next scene was just the knight catching up with the man and killing him. This could not be considered a battle at all, just a one-sided massacre.
The strong guard who usually boasted about his martial arts in front of the villagers turned into a lamb waiting to be slaughtered. He only knew how to run around, being overtaken by knights from behind and pierced with a spear.
The battle ended quickly.
Lou Rui was riding a war horse, his expression unchanged at all.
Many knights were scattered in various places, and beside the hooves of the war horses, various corpses were lying flat.
The old horse in the distance lowered its head, and the carriage was still full of goods.
Lou Rui suddenly laughed.
"This family is so enthusiastic. Everything is loaded into the car and ready for us!"
He looked at Liu Taozi and said, "My dear nephew, I will leave this Dongli to you. This is not an equal fight, but a rebellion. You should know what to do."
"Just finish your work here and then go back to see me!"
After Lou Rui gave his instructions, he immediately took the lead and left. Many Xianbei knights followed him without hesitation. They flew out like a strong wind and quickly disappeared into the distance, kicking up billowing dust.
Tian Zili frowned, watched them go away, and then whispered: "Rebellion is really not easy."
Liu Taozi glanced at him and said, "Send someone to call some county officials to come over, take the things back, and then copy the land deed of the Wu family."
Everyone began to get busy. In fact, there was no need to search the Wu family's property anymore. They brought out almost everything they could bring with them, even the dogs, chickens, and sheep raised at home.
The entire Dongli Township is extremely silent at the moment. The tenants of their family, as well as some lucky families, still don't know what happened.
Taozi and others were busy here for a whole day and returned home with a full load the next day.
When they returned to Liyang City with their belongings and prisoners, Liyang was distributing food.
The gate of the county government office was already crowded with people, and people came in order.
Some officials verified their household registration, farmland, tax records, etc., and then asked them to move away the grain. The county soldiers were maintaining order around them and walking back and forth.
Almost all three gates of the county government office were blocked.
Shi Yao was sitting not far away, monitoring this group of people and distributing food and relief, which was often the most corrupt thing. He had to watch it personally before he would feel at ease.
"Name!"
"Wang Shun."
"address!"
"No. 5 Courtyard A, Chengbei Yuzi Street."
"Well, Wang Shunhu, a vendor, has been granted 40 acres of farmland and 20 acres of mulberry fields."
"Sir!! My family really doesn't have that much land, just three acres."
"Okay, no need to say more, this is yours, go over there and get the food!"
Wang Shun trembled and walked to the other side. The official looked at his voucher. A county soldier carried a large bag of millet and threw it in front of him. He turned back and took another large bag.
"Wang Shunhu, the total amount of millet is one stone."
Wang Shun trembled and carried the big bag, which was quite difficult. He obviously couldn't pick up the second bag. He was so anxious that he was sweating profusely and struggled to pull it. The little official shouted: "One
Bags of luck!!”
Wang Shun's whole body was bent. He was struggling to walk on the road, his forehead was covered with sweat. The half stone was definitely not light, especially since Wang Shun was short and thin, but he didn't feel tired at all.
He walked to the door of his house with great difficulty, "Mom! Open the door! Open the door!!"
An old woman opened the door tremblingly. Wang Shun brought the food in and walked all the way to the warehouse before putting the things down.
He raised his head with a smile on his face.
"Half a stone rice, half a stone rice! We have something to eat!"
"You cook first. There's still half a stone. I'll get it now!"
The old woman took his hand and said with worry on her face: "My son, you went out so early in the morning. Where did you get this food?"
"The county government distributes grain! That Liu Gong distributes it to each household, he is a living Bodhisattva!!"
"With a stone of millet, at least this winter, we don't have to worry about it anymore."
Wang Shun said happily, but tears streamed down his face.
Chapter completed!