First Minister of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 178 Shunyang Fan Family
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Seeing that he was in the middle of the ambush, the general who was holding the food was not panicked, but instead looked angry, he pushed the woman in his arms off the horse, took a long spear from the victory hook on the side of the horse, and cursed angrily: "Where did you come from, you little bastard?" It's on the head of your Fourth Master Huang." He straightened his gun and rushed towards Gao.

Not to mention, but this aura is indeed very tyrannical. Seeing this, more than a thousand soldiers under his command restrained and panicked, shouting and fighting. Although it was chaotic, it was indeed very fierce.

If facing ordinary county soldiers, with this fierce aura, Zhu Can's army is indeed very powerful, but now they are facing the government soldiers of Datang, or the government soldiers after Zheng Yuanxuan's rectification, how could they be defeated by this The momentum is frightening.

Using Gao Chong as an arrow, hundreds of cavalry rushed forward, and more than [-] infantry rushed out of the mountains on both sides, attacking from three sides.

When the two horses met, Gao Chong clamped his armpit and stabbed straight at the general's chest. Si still has some skills, such fighting skills and momentum, even in the Tang army formation, he is also a brave general.

Gao Chong flipped his head, and slapped the long spear in his hand. Huang Si was startled immediately, and quickly blocked with his spear. With a bang, his arms were numb from the shock, and he walked away on the wrong horse. Huang Si looked shocked.

"Be careful", Huang Si shook his arms, "There are two tricks", then looked at Tang Jun's attire, and asked in surprise: "Are you from Li Yuan?"

Gao Chong was quite speechless, looked behind Huang Si, Nunu chin smiled and said: "Your subordinates are almost dead, you just discovered our identity, isn't it too late?"

Huang Si hurriedly looked behind him, only to see that more than a thousand soldiers under his command had been surrounded by Tang troops on three sides, and the remaining one or two hundred people were desperately resisting.

"Remember, Bohai Gaochong is the one who kills you." Gao Chong yelled, patted his horse and rushed forward. Huang Si was worried about the situation of the battle and avoided it in a hurry. With a tilt, he knocked Huang Si off his horse.

Before Huang Si could struggle to get up, he was hacked to death by the Tang army rushing forward, five thousand against one thousand, another unexpected ambush, this ambush was over soon, only dozens of clever bandits ran away Into the mountains and forests, he disappeared, and Gao Chong did not pursue him.

"General, look... this, is this dried meat?" Rong Zheng, who went up to check the food and grass, looked shocked, picked up a piece, put it on the tip of his nose and smelled it.

"Put it down quickly," Gao Chong angrily said upon seeing this, "No one is allowed to touch these dried meats, those who keep them privately will be killed without mercy."

Seeing Gao Chong so furious for the first time, all the officers and soldiers were puzzled, Gao Chong's face was shaking, he felt a churn in his stomach, and said with great difficulty, "These are all dried human flesh."

When Rong Zheng heard this, he threw away the jerky in his hand, "Ah... this... this is really unconscionable."

Gao Chong came to a prisoner, "Are these human flesh?"

The prisoner nodded hastily, "Yes...it's human flesh from Champion County."

When all the soldiers heard the words, their faces were terrified, and they only felt their stomachs twitching. This is the reaction of a normal person.

"Bury on the spot", Gao Chong ordered, and Rong Zheng immediately took the lead in digging a hole in the mountain forest. After burying all the dried meat, Gao Chong chopped out a wooden board with a sharp sword in his hand, and wrote: "Tomb of the victims in Champion County" , and insert it on the mound of the grave.

"General, what about these women?" Rong Zheng stepped forward and asked.

Gao Chong rubbed his brows, also very confused.

"They are all poor people, why don't you let them go?" Rong Zheng asked tentatively. After these days of contact, Rong Zheng also knew that Gao Chong's temperament was very kind.

Gao Chong shook his head when he heard the words, "In this troubled world, how do these hundreds of women survive? First, take them back to the mountain and keep them under strict supervision. Those who dare to bully them will be dealt with by military law and handed over to Siqing Zheng for disposal."

Rong Zheng laughed immediately, "This is a good way, just leave it to Zheng Siqing to deal with it."

After some counting, only [-]% of the hundreds of carts of grain and grass were grain, and the rest were "dried meat". An elite scout entered the city overnight to report the situation here.

If the prediction is correct, the revenge from Zhu Can will come soon.

That night, both parties received the news.

Naturally, the people in Xichuan City were very happy. Zhu Can's troops were about to run out of grain, and all the territory of Xizhou was solid and clear, so they couldn't raise grain locally, and Zhu Can's defeat was imminent.

In Zhu Can's camp outside the city, Zhu Can, who learned that the food and grass had been robbed, was furious, and beheaded the deserter who had reported back on the spot, and then ordered: It would be a waste to make it into dried meat.

The officers and men under his command suddenly became terrified, for fear that an inadvertent offender would offend Zhu Can, and he would become a meal for his colleagues.

"There is actually a Tang army on Niuwei Mountain." Zhu Can gritted his teeth, "Why didn't the scouts report it?"

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, you ordered to go straight to Xiyang, and the humble officer sent all the scouts to the vicinity of Xichuan," a general panicked and said hastily.

Zhu Can was furious when he heard the words, "Could it be that Niuwei Mountain is not in Xichuan?"

The general was so busy that he bowed his head and remained silent.

"Here's an order to have a full meal at Maoshi tomorrow, and then the whole army will attack Niuwei Mountain." Zhu Can's eyes were red and she gritted her teeth.

"Your Majesty, don't have a full meal, we are running out of food," the logistics general hurriedly braved up and persuaded.

"Idiot", Zhu Can kicked him over, "If you break through Niuwei Mountain, you will have something to eat."

In the early morning of the next day, more than [-] people from Zhu Can's department rushed to Niuwei Mountain together.

"Zhu Can's whole army is dispatched, and General Gao's troops only have 5000 people. Zheng Siqing, let us send troops to rescue as soon as possible," the county magistrate Xichuan said hastily.

The county magistrate knew that Gao Chong was the son of Gao Junya, the Duke of Yan and his attendant Gao Junya, and if he was killed in Xichuan, he would be implicated.

Zheng Yuanxuan glanced at the county magistrate of Xichuan, how he didn't know what the magistrate was thinking, and said immediately: "Of course we will send troops, but not now, military affairs are decided by our own officials, and county magistrate Fan doesn't need to worry."

County magistrate Fan could only nod in agreement.

After returning to the mansion, County Magistrate Fan looked worried, his son saw this and asked, "Why is Aye so worried?"

County magistrate Fan's eyes lit up when he saw his son. His son's name was Fan Da, and he was a young hero of the Fan family in Shunyang. Dengzhou) and Xiangyang (Xiangzhou) are very famous.

Fan county magistrate came from the Fan family in Shunyang, and Shunyang County was renamed Nanxiang County in the fourth year of Xiankang in the Eastern Jin Dynasty.

Then in the Liu Song period, the Southern Qi period, and the Northern Wei period, the name was changed several times, and it was changed back and forth between Nanxiang County and Shunyang County. Until the Kaihuang period of the Sui Dynasty, Nanxiang County was completely abolished and renamed Xiyang County. Now it is called Xizhou .

The Fan family is a local prominent family in Xizhou. It arose during the Qin and Han Dynasties, and rose up in the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties. It has learned Confucian classics for many generations, and persisted in the art industry. During the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, there were 29 members of the Fan family whose names were recorded in the annals of history, and they were distinguished in the world.

In the Spring and Autumn Period, Fan Li, the Prime Minister of Yue State, Fan Diun, a famous minister of the Western Jin Dynasty, Fan Ye, a historian of Liu Song Dynasty, and Fan Zhen, a thinker of Southern Qi Dynasty, all came from the Fan family in Shunyang.

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