Chapter 649: Destruction
Qiping Prefecture, after a locust plague, was devastated. Song Dahu and his men coerced the people into a massive uprising. However, Xu Laosan's fire attack to eliminate the locusts forced Song Dahu's army to split up. Without enough food, they would inevitably revolt again.
After dividing the troops, Song Dahu preserved the combat effectiveness of his direct troops and sent most of the old, weak, sick and disabled away.
However, even Song Dahu's so-called elite main force was still a mob.
Before, they were able to defeat the garrison troops in various cities of Qiping Prefecture by relying on their large numbers.
Putting aside the advantage of large numbers, Song Dahu's so-called elite main force is actually a group of weaklings.
But Song Dahu has no self-awareness at all.
When Xu Laoer led his army into Qiping Mansion, Song Dahu actually pretended to deploy his troops, ready to give Xu Laoer a head-on blow.
As a result, the 100,000-strong army was crippled by a simple charge led by Xu Laoer and his 5,000 cavalry.
Song Dahu wanted to run away, but Xu Laoer had been keeping an eye on him since early morning.
Poor dreamer who fantasized about becoming a local emperor in Qiping Prefecture, before he could even start his dream of becoming an emperor, he was nailed to death by a spear thrown by Xu Laoer on the huge sedan chair he built for his family.
Speaking of which, ignorance is really scary.
As the leader of the uprising army, Song Dahu, if he had a little bit of brains, would try to keep a low profile, especially when the two armies were facing each other, he should stay away from the battlefield.
Even if you have to go to the battlefield, you should make yourself less conspicuous.
But what did this guy do?
He first had a huge sedan chair built for him, and then had someone make him a very luxurious imperial robe, as if he was afraid that others would not know his identity.
Such a glaring target appeared in Xu Laoer's eyes. Given Xu Laoer's habit of capturing the thief and the leader, it would be strange for him to let Song Dahu leave the battlefield alive.
As expected, Song Dahu was killed instantly by Xu Laoer's shot.
Then, the so-called rebel army surrendered directly.
Bai Jin, the military strategist, was much smarter than Song Dahu. After Song Dahu was shot to death by Xu Laoer, he chose to escape.
As Song's chief military advisor in fighting tigers, Bai Jin also plundered a lot of money.
Of course, he did a lot of unscrupulous things while following Song Dahu.
Fearing that he would be liquidated, Bai Jin tried to escape with gold, silver and jewelry.
Unfortunately, there are many smart people in this world.
Song Dahu was killed, and the rebel army was defeated and surrendered. Who among those who had followed Song Dahu didn't want to stand out? At this time, it was natural to make meritorious deeds.
How to make merit?
Of course, he quickly showed his loyalty to Xu Lao Er.
Catching Bai Jin is undoubtedly a very impressive token of allegiance.
Under such circumstances, it would be impossible for Bai Jin to escape.
When Bai Jin was brought to Xu Laoer, his face was full of disgust, even though he knew from the beginning that this was the military advisor of Song Dahu.
But even Song Dahu, the leader of the civil uprising, was not taken seriously by Xu Laoer. How could he possibly look down on Bai Jin, a mere military strategist?
In the eyes of others, this person might be an important character, but in the eyes of Xu Lao Er, this person is not even as good as an ordinary pawn.
At least, when two armies are facing each other, ordinary soldiers may still have the courage to wave their swords and guns, but people like Bai Jin can only talk.
If Bai Jin was a truly talented and knowledgeable strategist who understood the art of war, Xu Lao Er might have looked up to him. But in reality, he was just a scholar with no real skills.
This kind of person has no other ability except to disgust others.
"Brother Yongwu, please spare my life, spare my life!"
Bai Jin was brought to Xu Laoer. When he saw Xu Laoer, he knelt on the ground and began to kowtow without waiting for Xu Laoer to say anything.
"The students didn't intend to rebel; they were forced to do so!"
"This Song Dahu is extremely vicious. If I don't agree to his request, I will die!"
"Although the students were coerced by this villain, they were always playing along and offering random advice, which greatly weakened the villain's strength!"
"Brother Yongwu, I am loyal to the Tang Dynasty. Heaven and earth can bear witness to my sincere heart!"
Bai Jin knelt on the ground and pleaded with tears.
"Whether you deserve to die or whether you were coerced, I don't have the time or interest to know!"
Xu Lao Er rolled his eyes. "I heard that Song Dahu is connected to Jieyun Dao. Is this true?"
"Reply to Yong Wubo, this is all true."
"However, due to the students' advice, the relationship between this thief and Jieyun Dao is no longer as harmonious as it was at the beginning."
Bai Jin hurriedly recounted what he had said to Song Dahu, adding fuel to the fire, trying to increase his bargaining chips.
Unfortunately, he overestimated Xu Laoer's interest in him.
Xu Laoer has no interest in Bai Jin at all.
The reason I listened to Bai Jin's nonsense was purely to compare it with the intelligence he had in his hands.
His purpose in coming to Qiping Mansion this time was to take over Qiping Mansion and make it the rear base of the power controlled by their Xu family.
Therefore, he must uphold justice for the people of Qiping Prefecture.
Just by looking at the gold, silver and jewelry that were seized when Bai Jin was captured, Xu Laoer could conclude that Bai Jin was not a good person.
Of course, it was impossible for Xu Laoer to kill Bai Jin himself.
He needed Bai Jin's brain to stage a play, through which he could win over the hearts of the people of Qiping Prefecture on a large scale.
Don’t ask how a reckless man like Xu Laoer can have such a brain!
The answer is that Xu Laoer is not stupid.
"So, you followed Song Dahu and oppressed the good, or did you make great contributions to the court?"
Xu Laoer looked at Bai Jin with a smile, and created considerable pressure on the other party as soon as he opened his mouth.
“Students dare not take credit!”
Bai Jin was able to serve as the chief military advisor to Song Dynasty’s tiger-fighting army, which shows that his vision was really good.
Hearing Xu Laoer's half-smile, Bai Jin quickly responded, "I just did what I should do and fulfilled my duty as a subject!"
At this moment, Bai Jin really felt that he might be in trouble.
“You did a great job!”
Xu Lao Er had a faint smile on his face. "You are just a commoner, but you were able to fool this rebel leader. You are quite good!"
"Thank you for the compliment, Master Yongwu. I am truly unworthy of it!"
Bai Jin, who just thought he was going to be in trouble, suddenly felt that he might be in trouble after hearing Xu Laoer's comments.
After all, although he was a scholar, he was still a commoner.
If he could get the approval of Yongwu Bo, then he would be equivalent to passing the exam to become Wucheng Hou.
This is such a great joy!
"No, no, if it's your credit, then it must be your credit!"
"Of course, it's your fault, and it must be your fault!"
(End of this chapter)
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