Red House Shoufu

Chapter 208 A Husband in Charge of Jing Longkou
"Send people to notify the nearby states and counties to collect the corpses of the bandits and cremate them all to prevent the plague."

The air was filled with the smell of blood, Lin Shu sat upright on his horse, and said without changing his expression: "Put the heads of all the bandit leaders on the gates of nearby counties and counties, so as to scare others!"

Yue Zhongling clasped his fists and promised: "The last general takes orders!"

The news of the victory of the officers and soldiers and the killing of nearly ten thousand enemies quickly spread around Fengqiu.The chief officials of various prefectures and counties came with their husbands one after another. After meeting with the imperial envoy Lin Shu, they assisted the hidden guards in disposing of the corpses of the White Lotus Sect bandits.

Some people complained about Lin Shu's refusal to accept surrender and captives, thinking that Lin Shu, as a disciple of a sage, should have a heart of benevolence.

But looking at Lin Shu, who was dressed in a crimson official robe and had a stern face, no one dared to question him face to face.

When Lin Shu brought his people back to Fengqiu County, the scouts had sent back the latest information.

After the news spread that the ten thousand White Lotus Sect bandits had been wiped out by Lin Shu, the bandits from the nearby teams fled hundreds of miles away.Some thieves even gave Lin Shu an inelegant name: Butcher Lin.

After the hidden guard rested for a whole day, Lin Shu discussed with Yue Zhongling again. Since they could not directly help Kaifeng City, they began to sweep away the bandits around Kaifeng.At the same time, in the name of the governor of the Henan military and political affairs, he gathered and commanded the nearby officers and troops, and gradually eroded the tens of thousands of White Lotus Rebellion.

Order after order was sent to various states and counties along with the courier, and in just three days, seven or eight government troops gradually rushed to Fengqiu.

Yue Zhongling counted the number of officers and soldiers who were ordered to come, and reported to Lin Shu: "My lord, except for the necessary guards left by the counties, there are now [-] soldiers gathered in Fengqiu. Do you need to cross the river next? Combat?"

Lin Shu looked at the map and asked, "How many bandits are there on the north shore now?"

"The rebels in Yanjin, Yangwu, and Fengqiu have all been pacified. Except for the Bailian sect bandits in Yujiadian and Chenlong Town on the north bank of the Yellow River, there are no rebels in the north bank."

In the past three days, the hidden guards attacked everywhere, and soldiers and horses sent from all over the country swept across the north bank. The rampant Bailian sect bandits were either killed or fled to the south bank of the Yellow River.

On the other hand, Yujiadian and Chenlong town still had [-] to [-] rebels entrenched.These two places are the two sharp knives inserted by the White Lotus Sect on the north bank of the Yellow River. One is to direct the actions of the sub-rudders on the north bank, and the other is to protect the wharf for crossing the river, and transport the food and other spoils collected by the sub-rudders to the base camp.

Different from the thieves that were wiped out before, these two places are occupied by high-level officials of the White Lotus Sect.

"General Yue, if you want to wipe out these two bandits, how many troops will you need?"

Yue Zhongling carefully looked at the marks on the map, and replied with a frown: "Although there are no city gates in these two places, they have ships in their hands. Once they are defeated, they will definitely flee to the south bank of the Yellow River. My lord, it is not difficult to defeat them. The difficulty is that they are dispersed, if there are less than 60,000 people, it is impossible to encircle and chase them."

"Sixty thousand?"

Lin Shu shook his head: "Even if we can gather enough people, it will be too late. There should not be much food in Kaifeng City. If we can't open a channel as soon as possible, we will not be able to send food in even if we want to."

Lin Shu set his sights on a town located between Yujiadian and Chenlong Town. Jiadian sends people to support, and I will be responsible for holding back the reinforcements. After General Yue regains Chenlong Town, he will turn around and go straight to Yujiadian. As for whether they will escape, it is up to fate, and the road to Kaifeng will be opened first. Say it again."

Yue Zhongling said in embarrassment: "My lord has a noble status, how could he do such a dangerous thing. There are more than 10,000 people in front of Yujiadian, if something happens to my lord, I will not be able to explain to His Majesty..."

Lin Shu smiled: "There is nothing noble or not. Everyone has two eyes and one nose. It is no different. Besides, I am in the Chinese army, and I mainly focus on harassing and holding back bandits. The real battle has to wait for Yue After the general takes Chenlong Town, the army will turn around and start a big battle."

……

On August [-]th, there is only one day before the Mid-Autumn Festival.Except for a few prefectures and counties in the whole of Henan, basically they have no intention of celebrating this reunion festival.

Jinglongkou is just a small town without a solid city protection.Since the rebellion of the White Lotus Sect, people in the entire town have gone to various cities to seek shelter from their relatives and friends.

Standing in the deserted town, Lin Shu lamented how difficult the people's livelihood was, and ordered his subordinates to hide directly in the surrounding houses.

"The Imperial Envoy has an order. Except for the scouts, the rest of the people should enter the house to hide. No fire is allowed, no noise is allowed. All listen to the sound of war drums as an order!"

The battle in Chen Long Town started soon. Lin Shu, who was sitting in a private house in the town, kept receiving information from messengers.

The Yinwei is worthy of being a powerful army secretly trained by the Supreme Emperor. Five thousand Yinwei broke through Chen Longzhen's defense in one face-to-face encounter. Now they have been in close combat with nearly [-] Bailian sect bandits.

In addition to the mobilized [-] officers and soldiers entering the town, the Bailian sect bandits were defeated and retreated steadily.

Seeing that they were defeated, the bandits in Chen Longzhen wanted to escape by boat, but friends from the rivers and lakes who Liu Xianglian found scuttled many boats.The only way now is to ask for help from Yujiadian not far away, but many messengers have been sent, but there is not even a reply.

In the end, it was the Bailian sect bandit at Yujiadian who noticed something was wrong. In the past, there would be two or three exchanges between the two places, but today it is evening, and there is still no letter at all.

They sent people to inquire, but their messengers disappeared again.The head of the White Lotus Sect finally realized that something was wrong, and hurriedly went to Chen Long Town in three ways, only then did he learn the news that the officers and soldiers had killed him.

So 3000 people were left to guard the camp, and 10,000 people went to Chenlong town to kill.As the only way between the two places, Jinglongkou is like an open pocket, quietly waiting for the arrival of prey.

"My lord, the enemy is less than five miles to the west, and there are enemy spies approaching the town to investigate."

Lin Shu ordered: "Let the spies go, don't act rashly, you must let the enemy in. Have you put away all the firewood?"

The scout replied: "All of them are hidden in the houses on both sides of the road according to the command of the adults, and they are soaked in oil."

"Let the brothers get ready, light the firewood immediately after the enemy's leading troops pass, and let's give these thieves a big Mid-Autumn Festival gift!"

……

The spies of the White Lotus Sect entered Jinglongkou and wandered around the town hastily. Apart from being a little too quiet, they didn't notice anything wrong.

One of them said: "Strange, we have been to this town several times, why is it so quiet tonight. Not even a dog barked."

The lieutenant of the officer and army hiding in the dark was about to learn how to bark a dog, but he heard the leader of the Bailian sect bandit say: "What's the matter, maybe the refugees are very hungry and caught the dog to eat meat. Let's go back quickly." Report it to the hall master, the brothers in Chen Longzhen are still waiting for us to save their lives!"

(End of this chapter)