I Don’t Want To Be the Emperor

Chapter 140 Decision

Bao Kui couldn't help it, so he opened a bottle of wine he got from Zhu Rong. He first filled it up for Zhang Mian, and then poured it for himself. After taking a sip, he sighed, "Master Zhang, that's ten Ten thousand taels of silver"

In this expedition, they emptied Sanhe's family fortune!

 It’s not scary to lose, but losing money is scary!

If you can't make ends meet, you and the prince may really tear them apart with your own hands!

"this"

Zhang Mian suddenly hesitated when he thought of the character of this prince and the prince who regarded wealth as life.

What this prince loves most is definitely money!

Going back so inexplicably, still empty-handed, how will you and the prince treat them?

 The result is a no-brainer!

Bao Kui sighed and said, "Master Zhang, you are well-informed, so you should think of a solution."

 At least you can’t lose money.

It’s a pity that Sanhe is barren, otherwise he would have wanted to rob a few big households!

Zhang Mian finished the glass of wine, then held the wine glass again and asked Bao Kui to fill it up. He clinked the glasses at the same time and finished his sip. He said curiously, "When I was under the supervision of Governor Yang Changchun, I fought with Wa Dan, and it was always a bitter battle.

 You have dealt with the barbarians of Ayu State, and you have also gone to Liangzhou to quell the rebellion.

I have heard that the barbarians are ferocious, but what about these Liangzhou rebels? "

Could it be the same as when the rebels came from Yuezhou?

He wanted to find a word to describe it, such as breaking down at the first touch?

But it’s not appropriate. After all, they haven’t come into contact with the bandits yet, and the bandits started running away before they even knew what kind of army they were!

The Jinke direct troops encountered later were said to be 20,000 people, but in fact they were only more than 10,000 people. It was the supervising team who held swords and bows and arrows as a deterrent before attacking them reluctantly!

They fired a round of random arrows and killed a hundred or ten people. The bandits were pretty good and did not retreat. They continued to charge forward. They did panic for a while.

But as the cavalry rushed forward, the bandits suffered more and more casualties, and they retreated in a hurry. A serious stampede occurred, and the supervising team was useless.

When we did the attrition statistics the next night, we found that most of the civilians who were killed or injured were because they had seen this kind of battle for the first time. When they were panicked, they instinctively ran away. In a panic, some of them fell directly into the mountain stream and were injured or died.

 There were some unlucky ones who were run over by heavy trucks pulling livestock and baggage.

 Animals are completely out of control after being frightened.

Only one or two were actually injured by the enemies rushing down from the mountain.

As for the officers and soldiers under him, the situation is roughly the same. Most of the new recruits who will be expanded later have no experience in military formations.

When the bandit's sword came over, they were so frightened that they even forgot to dodge.

 Some had their heads chopped off by vicious bandits.

 Fortunately, we won in the end.

 And won inexplicably.

This battle is really easy.

Bao Kui sneered and said, "Master Zhang, Wu Baishun, the leader of the Liangzhou thieves, called millions and said he was wiped out, but he is still living freely in Jinzhou, Ningzhou, and Yuzhou.

　　I once chased General Zhang Bi for a hundred miles, how could I take it for granted? "

“Then what’s so special about this Liangzhou bandit?”

 Zhang Mian asked puzzledly.

“We, the Liang State, have millions of troops, but the frontier troops are suffering the most. The military pay is only two cents and five cents, which is not enough to feed them for two days.”

Bao Kui took another sip of wine and snorted coldly, "The border troops are extremely poor, so naturally they rebelled.

Most of Wu Baishun's subordinates were border troops and post soldiers.

Although the officials are corrupt and the generals are weak, and the military equipment has been depleted for a long time, they have learned martial arts since they were young and have excelled in the school field. If they really compete with the imperial army, they will naturally make more concessions.

 A few more words, even if it is the Beijing Camp and the Forbidden Army in front of us, you and I know what it is like. "

Zhang Mian was silent for a long time and sighed, "It's just that General Yuan, General Mei and others have worked hard to support us outside."

Bao Kui snorted coldly, "If it weren't for Prince He, I would have rebelled against his mother!"

 “Brother Bao!

 Please be careful what you say! "

 Zhang Mian couldn't help but change his expression.

“Hmph,” Bao Kui poured himself a glass of wine and said disdainfully, “Master Zhang, is it possible that you still want to go to the secret guard to inform?”

“You and I, brothers, have been together for such a long time, so to say this is to be out of touch,”

Zhang Mian said helplessly, "It's just that the walls have ears. Brother Bao, it's better to be careful."

 “So what if people listen?”

Bao Kui laughed and said, "Other people are afraid, but I am not afraid of someone!"

 “Brother Bao, let’s drink this cup together!”

 After Zhang Mian finished the glass of wine, he quickly changed the subject and said, "The situation is like this before our eyes. I wonder if Brother Bao has any good ideas?"

No matter what, we can’t go back to Baiyun City empty-handed.

 “This Jin Ke is too poor, just a thousand taels of silver.”

Bao Kui frowned and said, "Master Zhang, we can only go to Yuezhou in person."

“But the prince means to only resist the refugees.”

Zhang Mian had some doubts. After all, he was the leader of this expedition. If something happened, he would be the one to bear the responsibility.

“But the prince has never said that he is not allowed to leave Sanhe or enter Yuezhou.”

Bao Kui suddenly patted him on the shoulder and said, "Brother, wealth is gained through danger. Besides, with these things, what danger can there be?"

 Zhang Mian pondered for a long time and drank the wine in the glass again.

Before dawn, Sanhe officers, soldiers and civilians who were seven or eight miles along the mountain road started to light fires to cook. When the rice was cooked, there were fleeing thieves from time to time. Unable to bear the mosquito bites and hunger, they walked along the mountain road. The fragrance comes out of the mountains and forests.

 One after another, there were actually three to four thousand more people.

　　When they were full, they were all **** just like before.

 Then he was escorted back to Baiyun City by civilians.

Bao Kui sighed, "These people are really good at eating."

 He was afraid that they would not bring enough food.

Zhang Mian glanced at the half-dead Jin Ke who was huddled in the tent, kicked him over, and coldly snorted, "How are you, good man?"

 “Sir, please spare me”

After being tortured all night, Jin Ke couldn't help but want to live and die. At this moment, he finally couldn't hold on any longer.

 “You are too young to pretend to be a hero in front of me,”

Zhang Mian, as the commander of the Nanmen Army and Horses Division, is also in charge of the prison. He has seen too many people like this, and he is very confident in his interrogation methods. "Tell me, who is the person who passed here and entered Yuezhou?" ?”

 “Chen Zhong, he is just a waste,”

Jinke trembled as he spoke, "Sir, just don't worry."

 Bao Kui asked, "Who is the richest among the bandits?"

Jin Ke didn’t understand the meaning of this, but after a while he still said, “Of course it’s Huang Sifang.”

 “Where?”

Bao Kui asked closely.

 “When I came, he was in Daxi”

Jinke was suddenly out of breath as Bao Kui stepped on his chest.

Zhang Mian said to the left and right, "Escort him back to Baiyun City."

This kind of person is a drag on the road, not to mention having little value.

 Zhang Mian found seven or eight refugees as guides and headed all the way to Daxi.

 For the past two days, except for a few outlying bandits, the traffic has been smooth.

But after seeing the boundary marker between Sanhe and Yuezhou, the cement road in Sanhe also came to an end.

In front of you are rolling mountains. The mountain roads are rugged and rugged. If you are not careful, you will fall into a cliff of ten thousand feet, and your body will be shattered if you fall.

 It is difficult to move people, let alone transport vehicles.

Zhang Mian discussed with Bao Kuiyi and planned to bring only those of the third grade or above into Yuezhou, while the rest would stay where they were.

However, what they didn't expect was that in addition to the 800 officers and soldiers, there were more than 600 people among the 20,000 civilians who were third-grade or above!

“Pork Rong, why are you joining in the fun?”

Bao Kui asked.

 “Baotong leader,”

Zhu Zhurong smiled and said, "You said everyone above the third grade will follow, I am the third grade!"

 He and Bao Kui were old acquaintances in the capital, so they had no fear at all.

Bao Kui said loudly, "You all should step back. This trip is a desperate one. You are civilians and it has nothing to do with you."

Li Sanniang said, "Commander Bao, I don't like to hear what you are saying. We are all martial arts practitioners, and we are not afraid even of high-class bandits.

 I even chopped off the heads of three people with my own hands! "

　　"Shopkeeper Li is a woman who doesn't let men down, we all admire her,"

Bao Kui cupped his hands and said, "But since everyone has gone to Daxi, there is no one to guard this place, so it's not appropriate, so I'll bother Manager Li to take charge of the overall situation here."

 In the end, without explanation, he and Zhang Mian took only 830 or more officers and soldiers to Yuezhou.

 (End of this chapter)