My brother Ying Zheng, who dares to kill me?.

Chapter 1086: How can I serve the king when I can't even take care of myself? Do I need to bring shame to my ancestors?
Two and a half hours ago.

Ten miles southeast of Shanggu Pass.

"Report!" The scout rode back at full speed, clasped his hands and said solemnly, "Two flags have been erected at Shanggu Pass."

"One is Ma, the other is Li!"

Mao Sui's heart suddenly trembled.

What Ren Xiong can think of, Mao Sui can also think of!
"Something happened!" Mao Sui shouted softly, and then ordered in a deep voice: "Send the order to the whole army!"

"Prepare for war!"

The generals of various units immediately formed their troops into battle array, gathered behind Mao Sui and slowly approached Shanggu Pass, where they saw two generals, one middle-aged and one young, standing on the city wall of Shanggu Pass.

Mao Sui's eyes were immediately attracted by Li Hong, and he asked loudly with a look of joy: "General Li is actually in Shanggu!"

Li Hong looked down at Mao Sui and said calmly, "Shanggu Pass is the Shanggu Pass of Daidi. Why should it be surprising that I am here?"

Mao Sui's heart trembled again.

Is Shanggu Pass the Shanggu Pass of Daidi? No! Shanggu Pass is the Shanggu Pass of Daiguo!
The two concepts are completely different!

After hearing Li Hong's reply, Mao Sui had already guessed Li Hong's intention.

But Mao Sui was unwilling to give up. He pretended to be excited and said, "Your Majesty has missed General Li and his son for a long time."

"If the Great Dynasty does not have Wu'an Jun, it would be like a fish without water or a bird without feathers. Your Majesty would be restricted everywhere and suffer humiliation. In the face of war, I don't know who can help you solve your problems!"

"Since the king learned that Wu'an Jun went north to the Hu Kingdom, the king has been unable to sleep every night. I often see the king curled up under the portrait of the late king and crying."

"If it weren't for the great war, Your Majesty would have personally gone to Daidi to invite Wu'an Jun to lead the battle."

"If I had not been forced to go to war on behalf of Lord Wu'an, I would have personally followed the king to invite Lord Wu'an to come out of seclusion."

"Now that I have finally met General Li, it is truly a blessing for me, the king, and the great dynasty!"

"The position of commander of this army is still waiting for General Li to take up."

"Please ask General Li to inform the officials of the counties in Dai that the grain that the king sent to Dai has arrived at the military capital Xing and will reach Wei County within half a month."

"Please tell General Li that the position of the leader of the coalition army has been waiting for you for a long time!"

In the city gate tower, listening to Mao Sui's words, Li Mu's eyes were full of complexity.

Mao Sui did not say what high position or generous salary King Jia of Dai was going to reward Li Mu with, but only talked about King Jia's trust and desire for Li Mu, and mentioned that the food and grass to be sent to Dai were on the way.

These words would only draw a sneer from the other generals.

But for Li Mu, it hit the sore spot!
How sad the late king must have felt listening to the king's crying!
I have been deeply touched by the kindness of the late king. How can I sit back and watch him suffer and remain indifferent?
Subconsciously, Li Mu wanted to get up and go see Mao Sui.

However, Li Mu felt the restraint on his legs and arms while moving.

I looked down and found that I was still tied up.
That’s right, Li is now just a prisoner who is under strict guard, tied up and has no control over his life and death!
Li couldn't even control his own life, so how could he have the energy to help the king?

Alas! What a pity! What a sigh! What a pain! What a sorrow!
Li Mu turned around and sat down, shaking his head and sighing: "Woo~"

Li Xian quickly took the cork out of Li Mu's mouth and asked with concern: "Aunt, does your mouth feel sore?"

"Come, have some chicken soup first!"

As he spoke, Li Xian took out a bowl of chicken soup that had been warming over the fire. He poured a little of the soup on the back of his hand to feel the temperature, and only after confirming that the temperature was right did he bring the bowl to Li Mu's mouth.

On the city gate, Li Hong sneered like the other generals: "Your Majesty is weeping under the portrait of the late king?"

"Your Majesty is the crown prince who was deposed by the previous king. You ascended the throne as the King of Dai, not the King of Zhao. Your Majesty has even stated that the Dai state has nothing to do with the Zhao state. Why is the King of Dai crying in front of the King of Zhao?"

"In this war, Your Majesty has allied with the northern barbarians and invaded the Chinese people. You have no shame and no sense of propriety!"

"How dare you, your Majesty, cry out to the late King of Great Zhao?"

"If the former king of Great Zhao knew about this in his afterlife, he would definitely ask Qin Chang'an Jun to help him return to the human world at all costs and personally rebuke the King of Dai!"

Li Hong scolded Dai Wang Jia mercilessly, and the Dai army soldiers on and below the city wall all changed color when they heard it.

But then I thought, eh?
There is nothing wrong with what Li Hong said!

The Dai State and the Zhao State have nothing to do with each other; this is what the king said himself!

Mao Sui quickly refuted: "The late king is the father of the king. How can the deep affection between father and son be guessed by outsiders?"

"Your Majesty, by forming an alliance with the Hu Kingdom in the north, you are also thinking about the country!"

“Those who can accomplish great things all do things that ordinary people cannot even imagine!”

"General Li, please don't say that, and don't misunderstand the king's painstaking efforts!"

Li Hong stepped forward, leaned his hands on the battlements, looked down at Mao Sui and asked: "Which of my words is false?"

"I was born and raised in the north, and I am a man who speaks his mind and never flatters or lies."

"What can Prime Minister Mao do to me?!"

"I will not hesitate to tell Prime Minister Mao that this is such a disloyal, unfilial, unkind, unrighteous, shameless betrayal of the King of China."

"You are not worthy of my loyalty!!!"

"I will never fight for the King of Dai again!"

"The salary I receive is all from the people of Dai, not from the King of Dai."

"I am worthy of the King of Dai, but it is the King of Dai who is worthy of the people of Dai!"

Hearing this, the Dai army officers and soldiers on and off the city walls were all in an uproar: "General Li, what does this mean?"

"General Li, are you planning to commit treason?!"

"General Li is the second son of Wu'an Jun. How could General Li commit treason!" Even though he had already guessed Li Hong's thoughts, Mao Sui still didn't expect that Li Hong would dare to publicly announce his betrayal of the Dai Kingdom!
Mao Sui showed genuine shock and anger on his face: "General Li is so arrogant and rebellious, isn't he afraid of bringing shame to our ancestors?!"

Li Hong glanced at Mao Sui with disdain.

Do Li's ancestors need to be brought shame upon by him?

It is Li Dui, the ancestor of a powerful official who undermined the emperor, who has brought shame to me!

Without bothering to respond to Mao Sui, Li Hong took the opportunity to look at the soldiers behind Mao Sui and shouted, "Soldiers, do you know?"

"The king has ordered all the counties in Dai to pay a million yuan in grain to the Hu bandits!"

"My fellow soldiers all know how exhausted Dai is right now. If we really obey the king's order, the Hu bandits will be well fed, but Dai will be left with nothing but bones!"

"This general and the soldiers under his command will not help the barbarians to kill our Chinese brothers."

"I will not help the barbarians to kill our elders!"

"I will never stoop so low as to give the life-saving food that the elders of my land depend on to the barbarians!"

The troops on both sides couldn't help but become agitated upon hearing this.

No matter whether it was the soldiers of Dai, Shanggu or Youbeiping, they were unwilling to join forces with the Hu bandits.

Because these areas are all located in the war-torn conflict zones in the northernmost part of China, they or their ancestors had fought bloody battles with the barbarians, and many elders, fellow villagers and even relatives died at the hands of the barbarians.

Due to Wang Ling, they had to obey Bater's orders.

But when Li Hong openly criticized King Dai for this action, and even stated explicitly that King Dai was going to give their food to the barbarians, their inner anger and dissatisfaction were difficult to suppress.

"Why! Why should we give our food to the barbarians? Haven't the barbarians bullied us enough?"

"The blood feud and blood debt have not been repaid, why should I kneel down and become a slave!"

"No wonder General Li wanted to rebel, Your Majesty is truly too unjust!"

Mao Sui was very anxious, and turned back and shouted angrily: "Order all the generals to reorganize the troops immediately!"

"When our soldiers enter the army, anyone who dares to speak of rebellion will be executed immediately!"

Mao Sui ordered his trusted family soldiers to suppress the army. He completely gave up lobbying Li Hong and turned to look at Ma Chong and said in a deep voice: "The king treats General Ma well and respects General Ma even more!"

"General Li is young and impulsive, and General Ma should be able to understand the king's helplessness and unwillingness."

"Please ask General Ma to persuade General Li to open the gate and let our troops go north."

"Don't do anything that will hurt your loved ones and please your enemies!"

Ma Chong said calmly: "The one who treated me well was Wu'an Jun, not Dai."

"My relatives are the people of Dai, not the king."

In just two sentences, he killed the lobbyist and gave Mao Sui a piece of news that made his hair stand on end.

Did Ma Chong act this way because Li Mu treated him well?
Was it because Li Hong was Li Mu's son that Ma Chong was willing to help Li Hong, or was it because Li Mu had directly issued an order to Ma Chong? !
Li Mu, has he also...

Mao Sui didn't dare to think about it, let alone express this guess out loud!
The lobbying failed miserably, and Mao Sui could only shout: "Pass on my order!"

"Set up camp on the spot, build siege equipment, and prepare to capture the city!"

No matter what the truth is, if Li Mu's son can be held in hand, it will have some influence on Li Mu!
Li Hong took a deep breath and ordered in a deep voice: "Order!"

"Open the armory, and bring all the weapons used to defend the city to the city."

"Commander Lu Gao leads two thousand soldiers to guard the east wall."

"Commander Ma Chong leads two thousand soldiers to guard the western wall."

"Commander Zhao Jiang leads a thousand soldiers to guard the northwest gate."

"I will personally lead 3,000 soldiers to guard the southeast gate."

"The rest are fresh troops, they will rest in the city for now!"

Li Hong made what he thought was the most prudent arrangement, and all the generals thought there was nothing wrong with it, so they all bowed and said, "Yes!"

Li Hong returned the greeting with his hands raised, and said sincerely: "The lives of the people of Dai and the honor and disgrace of my father all depend on the hands of you uncles."

"I hope all uncles will obey my orders!"

All the generals shouted loudly: "You must die!"

Li Mu closed his eyes, opened them again, and closed them again, but he really couldn't plug his ears. He could only open his eyes again, spit out the cork, and angrily shouted at him: "Stupid!"

This time, Li Hong and other generals were not surprised. Instead, they hurriedly came over and squatted around Li Mu.

The eager look in his eyes clearly showed that he had been waiting for a long time!
Li Mu was so angry that he laughed: "Did Honger deliberately come up with a plan to commit suicide in order to force you to scold me?!"

Li Hong hurriedly defended himself: "This plan is quite safe, how can it be a plan to seek death?"

What son doesn’t want to show off in front of his old father?
When this old father is someone that one has always admired, the desire to show off one's skills becomes even stronger.

So Li Hong was really trying his best to formulate a strategy. He didn't understand at all why the strategy he had come up with after thinking hard for a long time was regarded by Li Mu as a strategy to seek death!

Li Mu looked at Li Hong with a look of "a rotten tree cannot be carved", but deep in his eyes was the helplessness of "one has to educate his own son even if he has to kneel down".

With a sigh, Li Mu said solemnly: "If I were the commander, I would immediately order the musicians to beat the victory drum."

"Send another brave general to lead 3,000 elite troops out of the city to attack!"

Li Hong didn't even wait for Li Mu to finish speaking before he gave the order without hesitation: "Beat the victory drum!"

"Order Captain Lu Gao to lead 3,000 elite troops out of the city to charge!"

(End of this chapter)