Han Zuo Gaomen

Chapter 725 Destiny Controversy
Shen Zhezi stood on the pier by the river, listening to Li Tao, the supervisor who had just been salvaged and rescued, telling intermittently why he came here, and when he talked about the sadness, there was no lack of deep regret, and he struggled to turn over and put his head in front of Shen Zhezi's feet , crying in pain: "Although the family members are arrogant, they feel that they have no rebellious intentions. They only hope that they can gather more people from the village and come to the south to help Master Wang... The final general resigned from his post and crossed the river privately, knowing that he had committed a serious crime. When I die, I dare not beg for my life. I should have sunk to the bottom of the river on the way, but I am afraid that the slaves in the town will not know the truth and prolong their lives. I hope that the king will only punish the head of the evil and not involve the family..."

The wounded who were rescued before, even if they were still awake, were mostly in a state of confusion and could not speak clearly.As for the specific process of the slave army's murder, the Huainan army can only associate and guess.But now Li Tao's description is so specific, especially the person whose hands were cut off, lying on the ground in a mass of bloody head, said miserably, and many tragic scenes seemed to be staged in front of his eyes, making it difficult to ask carefully. Intestinal pain!

"General, slaves and thieves tortured and killed my villagers like this. They are even more vicious than wolves! Finally, I would like to invite you to fight in the Huai River. Even if you die in the wild, you will kill and cut these villains!"

Hearing Li Tao's narration, the generals were full of excitement. Shen Yun had already rushed to Shen Zhezi and roared sharply, his eye sockets were already cracked. Please fight.

Surrounded by all the generals to ask for a fight, Shen Zhezi didn't respond. He just put his hands behind his back and closed his eyes to take a deep breath. After a long time, he opened his eyes and looked at the half-disabled Li Tao, saying in a shy voice, "As the commander of the army, If you leave your post and cross the river without obeying the military order, you deserve to die, and no one can save you! But as a member of our Huainan army, whether you live or die, whether you are honored or disgraced, you have your own principles of military law, and no one else will kill you! Kill your slave general For Zhang Xiong? Very good, your head is temporarily placed on your neck, and after the comrades capture and kill this thief in the future, let you die without regret!"

After finishing speaking, Shen Zhezi ordered someone to carry Li Tao down for a little rectification, and at the same time strictly ordered him to be detained without military orders and no one was allowed to see him.

Hearing Shen Zhezi's arrangement, the generals felt complicated.This Li Tao violated the military order and crossed the Huai River privately, and he deserved to die.But the problem is that he has been killed so miserably by Jie Nu, and it is a fluke to save his life and cross the river. If he is punished by military law like this, it is emotionally unacceptable.Such an arrangement by Shen Zhezi made the minds of the generals a little smoother.

"Going to hunt down that slave general? The final general is willing to cross the river! Regardless of whether his head is washed or not, it will be taken back for the general!"

Shen Yun stepped forward again, shouting for a fight.

Hearing this roar, Shen Zhezi couldn't help but feel even worse. He glared at Shen Yun with a frown. This kid really has no winks. He wants to add chaos at this moment. Could it be that he thinks the situation is not chaotic enough!
This is obviously a trick by the slave soldiers to invite the general to fight. The opponent arrived at the Huai territory a few days earlier than expected. Presumably it was due to the battle of the city father who drove the rangers ahead to provoke the Huainan army to fight. Winning in the wild is a shame.With such an obvious intention, Shen Zhezi believes that it is impossible for the generals to be unaware of it, but the method is too cruel, including himself, after listening to Li Tao's narration, there is an urge to ignore it and just want a smooth battle .

However, since the slave soldiers dared to do this, they must not only stop at this point, but also in the field battle, the Huainan army is really weak. Once they go to battle, they will definitely lose more and win less.At that time, instead of being able to take revenge, there will even be heavy losses, which will further damage the morale that is already difficult to maintain.

But if you stick to avoiding war, morale will also be difficult to maintain for a long time.Shen Zhezi is just glad that the defense against the river has been further strengthened, it is difficult for ordinary people to get close to the waterway, the situation can be controlled, and the panic will not spread further to the countryside.

Fighting would be disadvantageous, and not fighting would hurt morale even more. Shen Zhezi didn't know how to deal with it for a while, but subconsciously ordered all ministries along Huaihe River to strictly control the news if they found such a situation, so as not to spread it outside.

He did not return to Shouchun immediately, but remained at the pier, waiting for feedback from various ministries, and at the same time thinking about countermeasures.

Half a day later, Guo Song, who was originally in Yingkou, left the garrison by boat and arrived in Shouchun.He was worried that Shen Zhezi was young and vigorous, and he could not bear the insults of Jie Nu, so he sent the people to fight. After meeting, he said: "Although the slave army has come from afar, there are many divisions. The defense is already comprehensive, and it is time to stick to the defense and resist the enemy, not to attack the long with the short, and to covet the merits of the field battle."

"How could I not know this truth. But if I can know its meaning, I may not be able to keep it! The slaves are so tyrannical, it is outrageous, if they don't deal with it head-on, they will definitely become more rampant in the long run!"

Shen Zhezi said with a sad face, in this half day alone, all the generals in the town sent envoys or relatives, and some of them urged Shen Zhezi to follow the original plan to defend along the river and not to go out lightly.While others sternly asked for a fight, with a lot of excitement in their words and a lot of indignation in their emotions.

Whether these people are persuading or asking for war, they all have sufficient reasons, and they all have reasons to do so.But precisely because each is right, it is even more difficult for Shen Zhezi to choose.He has even considered whether to select a group of brave soldiers to cross the river to fight, and take advantage of the slave masters coming from far away to attack them hard. Even if they must lose, they must bite the opponent hard and blow their arrogance.

However, when he said this, Guo Song quickly shook his head in disapproval.He fought against the slave army in Xingyang in his early years, and he had a deep understanding of slave army tactics. Hearing what Shen Zhezi said, he immediately asked: "If other troops come out lightly, and the slave army just surrounds and does not kill, then our army will save it or not? If it is rescue, how many armored soldiers will we have to pay? Our army has deep control of the waterways, which is a favorable location; the slave army's separation and separation in the field is also a favorable location. Using the short to attack the long is to put your life in the hands of the people, so don't act rashly."

After Shen Zhezi heard this, he was silent again. Of course he also thought of this, but other than that, there was really no other way to attack the arrogance of the slave army and restore morale.

"Actually, if you want to restrain the slave army, there is no other way. Shilong usurped the rule, regarded himself as the lord of China, and acted in a presumptuous way, but his army abused the villagers and slaughtered the poor. If this crime is exposed to the public , the hearts of the people will be disintegrated..."

Hearing what Guo Song said, Shen Zhezi's eyes suddenly lit up. This is his field of expertise, but before that, it was also because Shi Hunan came to him that he was under a lot of psychological pressure, making him too obsessed with winning on the battlefield. In a negative contest, the thinking is somewhat limited.

Guo Song's line of thinking sounds a bit unrealistic. How could the hundreds of thousands of slave troops coming from the south be restrained because of mere material disputes?But if you think about it the other way around, if it weren't for the heated debates and talk about Jienu revealing things, the slave army might not have gone to war like this, and the poor country came south.If you want to be the Lord of China, you must bear the natural restrictions of this position, and this restriction exists for both Shi Le and Shi Hu.

Shen Zhezi's thinking was opened, and even if he had some ideas, he was not in a hurry to let Guo Song return, but stayed for a while to think and discuss, and at the same time sent an order for Jiang Xi and others to come here quickly, both for reference.

In the afternoon, a crusade was born on the pier.There is nothing else to say, just reprimand Shi Le's uncle and nephew for being tyrannical and immoral, resorting to military force, and disregarding human life.Let’s stop these old talks for the time being, especially in the later part, it is said that the vanguard of the slave army did not dare to formally fight with the Huainan army, but raged in the countryside, killing good men and pretending to be meritorious, using the lives of civilians to cover up the nature of the army’s ruthless nature.

The call to action has its own versions of different lengths, and after all the versions have been drafted, Shen Zhezi quickly ordered the navy to carry the call to their respective destinations.

"The slave master's usurpation is based on innocence. With his innocence, he will forcefully attack the army of the king's righteous way. Although his power is fierce, he will not escape his vain state. He will really break his fangs and bind a wolf's tail. Although he works hard In the extreme state, I dare not seek war, wandering in the wild, pretending to be deceitful..."

Most of the proclamations handed down to the various ministries in the town were declaring that the Jie slaves were ruthless, and that the Huainan army clearly set up defenses to treat the slaves. As a result, the slave troops were too timid to come to fight, so they wandered around in the wild, killing the good and pretending to be a bluff.If they dare to invade the various fortresses on the Huai River, they will surely lose!

"Ji Long is a poor, bluff, and fraudulent person. Although he was ordered by his rebellious master to supervise the army to the south, he has no intention of fighting and is full of fear. The crowd, bearing the name of heroes in vain, are actually cowardly rats, unscrupulous gangsters, fearing that the world will recognize their treachery and hypocrisy. So Yu Maqiu and Zhang Xiong... are all deceitful, brave and cowardly! There are no strong men under my slaves, and I am lucky enough to stand out...

Prince Consort Lieutenant, Marquis of Wujiang, Shen, was ordered by the king to prepare his armour, and the king's divisions were divided into Ru, Ying, Huai, and Vortex regions, and set up formations to wait for the incompetent troops.Since it is a battle of fame and destiny, it is necessary to use the majestic crowd and the upright teacher to choose the time and place, and the loyal and strong fighters will fight hard to win!The teacher of June is guarding the land of the four realms.If Ji Long regards himself as a hero, there is no reason why he should be afraid of war! "

In June, King Xuan made the Northern Expedition.The teacher of June is the teacher of the king of Converse to fix the chaos.Shen Zhezi used this to invite the battle, and agreed on the time and place. No matter what Shi Hu thought, he could not ignore the influence that rose to the level of consciousness. If he still allowed the vanguard to roam the countryside and wreak havoc, that would be the way of bandits.

Status is nothing, but once you have it, it's hard to give it up.The uncles and nephews of the Shi family have worked hard for half their lives, and now they have gained some momentum. If they are still regarded as bandits, it is tantamount to a complete denial of the achievements of half their lives.

Although Jiehu forward has already entered the country, since he is traveling lightly and fast, it is naturally difficult to carry too many weapons.Although they can gallop back and forth on land, roaring back and forth, but wherever there is a waterway, it is still difficult for them to set foot in the forbidden zone.The fast boats of the Huainan army galloped on the waves, went straight to the upper reaches of the Huai River, projected similar proclamations into the countryside, and publicized them everywhere, which was also not something that the Jiehu cavalry could stop.

(End of this chapter)