Prince of Song Dynasty

Chapter 948 Mutiny
The hidden guards responded and let the two of them go in.

The two walked into the door, and saw that there was still only one oil lamp lit in the hall, it was dark and gloomy, and it was almost impossible to see the faces of the people in the hall.Based on his figure alone, he saw Kou Zhun sitting on the chair in the center, with three guards in black standing on each side, and sitting next to him was a strange old man in Ge clothes.The old man was about 50 years old, and by the little light, it could be seen that he was in a state of distress. His hair, face, and body were soaked by rain, and there were mud and grass clippings everywhere.Even though he was sitting in the hall at this time, he seemed to be out of his mind, as if he had been greatly frightened.

Zhou Fangyang paid a visit to Kou Zhun, and secretly looked at the old man with his eyes, but he looked familiar. After thinking about it carefully, he finally concluded that he had never existed in his post, but he didn't know where he was. seen.He was wondering, but Kou Zhun said in a deep voice: "Master Zhang, what happened in Weiping County? Could it be that Sun Feiyu really led people to make trouble?" Zhou Fangyang suddenly realized that this old man was Cai, the county magistrate of Weiping County. It's just that Yongyuan is wearing civilian clothes for some reason, and he's still in such a mess.He looked at Cai Yongyuan, secretly speculating in his heart, and suddenly remembered that when Kou Zhun got off the car, he had carefully counted the number of people in his heart, and Cai Yongyuan was not included. Yongyuan must be the station he came to when he went to the stables...

He was thinking wildly, but he saw that Cai Yongyuan shivered for no reason as if he had been stabbed by a needle, and said in a trembling voice: "Your Majesty Kou clearly sees that Sun Feiyu came to our Weiping County to ask for food and grass, and the next official did not have an order from the court." How dare you give him food and grass? Unexpectedly, the army led by Sun Feiyu suddenly had internal strife. Sun Feiyu was just below the city. Under the watchful eyes of the subordinate officials, he led people to kill some people who opposed him, and then led more than 1000 soldiers of the White Wolf Army to rebel , and a battalion soldier of the Suzaku Legion who was originally stationed in our Weiping County followed General Deng to support Lanzhou. No one in our Weiping County can resist the rebels... woo woo woo woo... There are rebels everywhere... Killing people... ...Liu Tongpan...dead...dead...I saw with my own eyes...Liu Tongpan knew some martial arts and killed one of their rebels, but they chopped off his limbs and tortured him to death... woo woo woo ...tortured to death..."

This Cai Yongyuan talked about "tortured to death" over and over again at the end, the whole person seemed to be in a great panic, and he completely ignored Kou Zhun.

But these few words were enough to send chills down the spine of everyone in the hall.

mutiny!

Not only did Sun Feiyu not bring 2000 people back to Huangwan Pass to plead guilty to Tuoba Gelu, the head of the White Wolf Army, he even mutinied in Weiping County!

Kou Zhun's face turned pale.In normal times, a mutiny of 2000 people in the hinterland of Xiangfu country like Yongyuan County would be a big event, but at most it would cause a little waves, and any nearby city could quell the rebellion by dispatching troops.But now the Western Expeditionary Army has withdrawn part of its troops. In addition to the border military villages, prefectures, and counties in Lanzhou, the troops in ordinary counties and even prefectural cities in the hinterland have been almost completely withdrawn.In this case, nearly 2000 people are enough to bring disaster to the people of one side.If the rebellion cannot be suppressed in time and the rebel army is allowed to run around, it will inevitably cause great chaos to the already tense Xiangfu country.

Kou Zhun asked Cai Yongyuan a few more questions one after another, but Cai Yongyuan didn't answer the point, but looked panic-stricken, and said repeatedly "tortured to death".

Kou Zhun was a little annoyed at Cai Yongyuan's incompetence, but after a while, he sighed helplessly and called out, "Wang Sanbao."

Wang Sanbao heard the sound and said in response: "Yes."

"Take Master Cai down to rest. Find a few people to take care of him and tell him to recover quickly."

"Yes." Wang Sanbao agreed, but Kou Zhun yelled again: "Wait a minute." He hurriedly stopped, but listened and said sharply: "The order is to guard the entrance and exit of the post house. All the people in the house, Without my warrant, you are allowed to enter and not to leave. Those who violate the order..." Kou Zhun gritted his teeth, and said in a deep voice: "It doesn't matter if you shoot or kill!"

"Follow the order." Wang Sanbao replied loudly, helped Cai Yongyuan back out.

Watching Wang Sanbao walk out of the hall with a cold face, Kou Zhun frowned and began to think.He was originally in the Suzaku Legion, following Deng Chongxuan to deal with the Tubo people, but four days ago he received a letter from Xia Jing Hu Sanguang, saying that Shui'er was missing, Kou Zhun was shocked and rushed to Xia Jing in the rain.Unexpectedly, Sun Feiyu led troops to make trouble here.Such a character as Kou Zhun immediately saw through the possible serious consequences of this matter, and since this kind of matter was encountered by him, how could he sit idly by.However, how could he deal with nearly [-] rebels with only a hundred men and horses in his hand, and there were almost no soldiers and horses to mobilize around here.
In fact, even if there is a transfer of soldiers and horses, Kou Zhun has no right to mobilize any soldiers and horses. However, if he asks for instructions to transfer troops back and forth... it will take too much time.To suppress this mutiny, it is necessary to act quickly and swiftly. Two to three thousand elite soldiers are enough.Weiping County is not an important area, and Sun Yufei's mutiny here was obviously accidental.The rebellious soldiers made a mess in haste, and they must have panic in their hearts. The nearly two thousand families of the White Wolf Legion are still in the hands of the imperial court.Moreover, since it was a hasty rebellion, there must be differences among the rebels.If you go back and forth to ask for instructions, it will take time for the rebellious soldiers to stabilize their minds and integrate their internal affairs. At that time, it may become a serious problem, but more troops will be needed to suppress it. Not to mention, the Weiping County and its vicinity The region has suffered from this chaos, and it is completely over.The only way to suppress them is to take advantage of their uncertain military spirit and internal instability.If they are caught by surprise, if they are unprepared to attack, the rebels, even if they have the strength of an army, are nothing but mobs, and they can be captured with one blow.

Kou Zhun's thoughts turned, and he already had a decision in his heart.

At this time, except for Kou Zhun and the ten hidden guards, the hearts of the others seemed to have fallen into an ice cave.This is the first mutiny in Xiangfu country since the founding of the country, and the timing is so bad.

After an unknown amount of time, Kou Zhun turned his attention to Zhou Fangyang and asked, "Zhou Yicheng, how far is it from Weiping County?"

Zhou Fangyang was already sweating profusely on his back, and his right eyelid twitched even more.He himself was a person who almost lost his life on the battlefield. Once the gate of hell was closed and he walked through it, life and death became a little less obvious.However, more than ten members of his family are all in the vicinity of Weiping County... He came from the Northwest Frontier Army of the Song Dynasty and followed Deng Chongxuan to join him. He has been a soldier for more than ten years. I have seen it, and I know it.Once the discipline of the army is bad, it is more cruel than robbers.Seeing Kou Zhun's question, he quickly replied: "Young Master, Dashan Town is already under the jurisdiction of Weiping County, and it is only more than 40 miles away from Weiping County."

Kou Zhun pondered again, and said, "Has any army passed through Dashan Town or its vicinity recently?"

Zhou Fangyang thought for a while, and said, "Sir, the team responsible for delivering grain and grass to the Suzaku Legion just passed through Dashan Town at noon today, but it started to rain in the afternoon, and they camped in Wangjiashan Town to rest."

Kou Zhun's eyes lit up, his spirits lifted, and he said, "Which military officer is responsible for escorting the grain and grass, and how many troops are there?"

Zhou Fangyang said: "My lord, Wang Lin, the deputy brigade commander of the supply brigade directly under the Equipment Department, led 3000 people to escort the food and grass."

After hearing this, Kou Zhun stood up suddenly, stared at Zhou Fangyang and Liu Laowu, and said sharply, "Are you two veterans of the Xuanwu Army?"

"Yes." Zhou Fangyang and Liu Laowu responded loudly, excitedly.Liu Laowu straightened his back, and said: "The young one and Zhou Tou were both injured and retired from fighting the Liao bandits in Yinzhou last year."

"Very good." He asked again: "How many veterans are there in this post?"

"Returning to my lord, there is another member of the Black Wolf Legion named Han Xiaoshi."

"They are all good soldiers." Kou Zhun nodded, and asked again: "From your accent, you are locals. Do you have any family members?"

"Returning to my lord, the small family has more than ten members, and Liu Laowu's family also has seven or eight members, so they all live in Dashan Town."

Kou Zhun let out a "huh", glanced at the two of them, and said, "There are no eggs under the nest. The rebels mutinied in Weiping County. You two know that this mutiny is really going to happen. The rebellion will end Weiping County." Afterwards, hundreds of families in Dashan Town will probably have no way to survive. I have nothing to say, I just ask if you would like to contribute to the imperial court again, and also to protect your family?"

Zhou Fangyang and Liu Laowu looked at each other, and they both said together: "I am willing to listen to your lord."

"That's good!" Kou Zhun nodded, his face darkened, and he shouted, "Zhou Fangyang!"

"exist."

"I will give you ten soldiers, and you will stay in the post house, just as if nothing happened. Military and civilian merchants, no matter whether you go east or west, you are not allowed to intervene. Take care of the mouths of the people in this post house, who dares to say a word , dealt with by military law."

"Yes."

Turning his eyes to Liu Laowu again, he shouted: "Liu Laowu!" "Han Xiaoshi!"

"Yes." In the team, a soldier took a step, knelt down on one knee, and agreed with Liu Laowu.

"Liu Lao Wu took two of his own soldiers to Weiping County to inquire about the news."

"Yes."

Kou Zhun glanced at them, waved his hand, and everyone hurriedly gave orders to retreat.When Fang walked to the door, Kou Zhun said solemnly behind them: "Don't fall into the prestige of the Xuanwu Legion!"

"Yes." Zhou Fangyang and Liu Laowu felt an inexplicable excitement in their hearts, and they responded loudly, without looking back, they stepped out of the hall door.

Watching Zhou Fangyang and others go out, Kou Zhun said again: "Han Xiaoshi, follow me and lead me to Wangjiashan Town."

"Yes!"

"Whether the rebellion can be put down now depends on Wang Lin and his [-] soldiers!" Kou Zhunqiang smiled and muttered to himself.At this time, a series of dull thunderbolts suddenly sounded outside, and the clattering rain intensified.

(End of this chapter)