blogombal Chapter 2245: Setting out to Suppress the Rebels
Chapter 2245: Setting out to Suppress the Rebels
For half a month, the entire Xizhou was adjusting its troops and dispatching food supplies.
The people in Xizhou City all felt that something big was about to happen.
But they didn't hear any news, and some people speculated that they might have suffered a defeat at the border and needed reinforcements.
Some people also suspected that other enemies took advantage of the situation and attacked Xizhou.
Anyway, there are different opinions, and everything is said.
Just as the people were discussing this, the army from Xizhou Prefecture set out.
Li Shen waited for half a month, with nothing to do at home. Every day he could only gamble with Wu Meiniang and a few others, playing mahjong and dice. In short, he thought of everything he could think of.
The result was a crushing defeat, and he owed everyone tens of thousands of taels of silver.
From the initial one or two strings of cash, Li Shen ended up losing dozens and even hundreds of strings of cash.
Li Shen lost at everything he played. Even when Li Shen started competing in archery, he couldn't shoot many women.
Li Shen was almost forced to compete to see who could pee farther.
Fortunately, Li Shen still had some shame and was just thinking about it.
During these days, except for Li Shen, everyone else had a lot of fun, even the servants who were watching the fun were enjoying it.
"Report~~~~Your Highness Prince Ji, the 10,000-man Xizhou army has arrived, and General Li, the Xizhou Sima, is outside requesting an audience."
Just when Li Shen was feeling depressed, the guard's voice sounded like the sound of nature.
With a "clatter", Li Shen pushed the mahjong tiles in his hand in.
"No more playing, no more playing, I have something important to do."
Li Shen said as he stood up.
"Your Highness, I'm about to lose." Liu Ruyan said angrily.
"I'll come back to play with you guys later." Li Shen was about to leave in a naughty manner.
"Your Highness, what about the money you owe us? Your Highness owes me four hundred and twelve strings of cash."
Wu Meiniang said with a smile.
"Yes, yes, I still have more than 200 kan." Chunxiang also nodded.
"The old rules are to write an IOU."
Li Shen said this with a conflicted look on his face. No matter how thick-skinned he was, he couldn't act like a scoundrel in front of his woman. It would be extremely embarrassing.
Wu Meiniang immediately took out paper and pen and skillfully wrote an IOU, and the other two women followed suit.
They have become very skilled in the past few days, and each of them has IOUs worth tens of thousands of strings of cash.
Li Shen reluctantly picked up the pen and wrote his name, muttering:
"It's like I'm going to default on my debt. Am I that kind of person?"
After signing their names, the three girls happily took it, blew it dry, and put it away carefully.
Li Shen snorted and turned away. More than 30,000 strings of cash, and it had only been a dozen days. Li Shen's heart was bleeding when he thought of this.
No wonder people say to stay away from gambling and drugs, they really do harm people. When you lose, all you think about is that you will definitely win it back.
Not only does he want to win it all back, he also wants to earn a little more, so the more he loses, the bigger his bet becomes.
Because gamblers think that they are playing small and it will take forever to win it back, they get deeper and deeper into the trap.
Li Shen vowed to gamble a little for fun in the future, otherwise he would cut off his penis if he gambled too much.
When Li Shen arrived at the front hall, General Li had been waiting for a long time. He was the Sima of the Governor's Office and a military commander.
He is responsible for the deployment of troops and generals, while Pei Ziyu is a civil servant who handles government affairs.
"Your humble servant pays respect to His Royal Highness Prince Ji."
Seeing Li Shen coming in, General Li saluted quickly.
"No need to be polite, General Li, you've had a hard time traveling. Come, sit down and talk."
After Li Shen sat down, he politely gave way to General Li.
"Thank you, Your Highness Prince Ji. I will obey your orders."
General Li saluted and sat down.
"Your Highness Prince Ji, I heard from Chief Secretary Wang that Your Highness Prince Ji is mobilizing troops this time to suppress the rebels?"
General Li asked after sitting down.
“Indeed, the king has already tracked down the rebels, and they are gathering at the foot of the mountains in the north.
There aren't too many people here, and I think it's time to end this farce.
Return a bright and peaceful world to the people of Xizhou."
Li Shen nodded and said seriously.
"Your Highness Prince Ji is kind and compassionate, and I deeply admire you. I am willing to work with Your Highness Prince Ji to eliminate the rebellion and rid the court of this scourge.
As the Sima of Xizhou, I should ensure the peace and tranquility of the people."
General Li immediately shared the same hatred with Li Shen and was very excited.
"Good! As expected of a general of the Tang Dynasty, you should have such a sense of responsibility and broad-mindedness.
Don't worry, after this incident, I will report it to His Majesty and reward you generously."
Li Shen clapped his hands and said "good".
"Thank you, Your Highness Prince Ji. This is what I should do."
General Li saluted and replied modestly.
The two of them acted pretentiously and spoke all kinds of high-sounding words.
"Rengui, please explain your battle plan to General Li."
Xue Rengui had returned from the rebels several days ago, and based on the intelligence provided by Zhao Tiejun, he and Zhou Daowu made a battle plan.
Li Shen felt inferior in this regard and did not participate. Professional matters should be left to professionals.
They were fighting together this time, so Li Shen did not plan to use secret weapons.
Moreover, he doesn’t have many secret weapons left, so he has to stroll around the border as a last resort to save his life.
After hearing this, Xue Rengui took out the map they had prepared in advance and discussed with General Li and the other two together with Zhou Daowu.
The three of them discussed for half an hour before deciding on the final plan.
The 10,000-strong Xizhou Army was divided into two groups, surrounding the fleeing rebels from the left and right.
The 10,000 troops led by Li Shen were led by Zhou Daowu in a frontal attack.
The rebels' hiding place was backed by a mountain and surrounded on three sides. They had no way to escape unless they took the risk of escaping into the mountains.
But the environment in the mountains is harsh. Even if they don't starve to death, they will freeze to death. You know, it's September now, and the top of the mountain is covered with snow all year round. It is difficult for people who escape in to survive.
If they can get out of the mountain alive, it will be a blessing from God.
General Li actually still had some emotions in his heart. The way Prince Ji arranged the troops was clearly to give the credit to his son-in-law Zhou Daowu.
He commanded the troops on both sides, which was a collaborative effort, but who could blame him for sleeping with Prince Ji's sister?
He could only think about it in his mind and didn't dare to say anything.
After a day of rest, on the next day, Li Shen put on his silver helmet and silver armor and set off riding the little white dragon.
Even Li Shen's pre-war mobilization was too lazy to deal with it. Twenty thousand well-trained Tang troops were fighting against twenty to thirty thousand rabble.
There is no difficulty at all.
The only difficulty is how to prevent them from running away as much as possible.
For this military expedition, Li Shen recruited more than 30,000 corvee laborers to escort food and fodder.
This is the role of corvée labor in the imperial court's taxes. If a large army is to be escorted entirely by the military, too many troops will be needed.
There is no charge for conscription and no food is provided, and the soldiers can even serve as cannon fodder when necessary.
Of course, Li Shen was not so inhumane. At least he provided meals.
In this way, 50,000 troops set out in a mighty procession.
(I have not yet married, my parents’ hair has turned gray, time has passed, and they are now eighty and half gray.
At this awkward age, it is too vulgar for us to talk about ideals, too cowardly to talk about lying down, too much like pretending to be veterans in the workplace and pretending to be knowledgeable in the circle of friends.
I was once a young man who rode the tide of the century. I saw the money-eating beast that was housing prices and experienced the depths of the millennium bubble.
Smile at your own baldness and beer belly, my dear post-80s generation, you are the backbone of society. Come on!