Thief Emperor

Chapter 127: The contrasting commander!

When Su Jing was young, he was indeed a fierce general, and he was also a brave man who could draw several crossbows with great force, kill generals and seize flags.

When he was in his twenties, he was also extremely strong, probably comparable to Li Yun now, not much different.

But now, he is over 50 years old after all, and his strength has weakened a lot. After being pushed away, he was still unwilling to accept it and rushed forward again. The two men hugged each other. Li Yun exerted force suddenly, and he couldn't bear it anymore, so he took a few steps back.

General Su shouted angrily and stepped forward again. The two sides fought back and forth for several rounds. Finally, Su Jing grabbed Li Yun's shoulders and lowered his voice: "Boy!"

Li Yun glared at him angrily. Although he was still angry, he still restrained his strength and said, "What's the matter?"

General Su was somewhat helpless, but also somewhat angry: "How about we both take a step back?"

Li Yun glanced at him, groaned, and gently pushed the old man four or five steps away. He also pretended to retreat a few steps.

In fact, although this general is powerful, he is better than the strong and young. Li Yun could have decided the outcome two or three rounds ago. However, this is the marching commander who will lead tens of thousands of troops after all. If he offends him too much, Li Yun is worried that his power will not be able to survive.

Therefore, I held back a little.

But to be honest, although this great general is old, his kung fu is quite strong, at least much stronger than those of his subordinates. Among the enemies Li Yun has encountered, only Pei Zhuang, who is close to Mr. Pei, can be on par with this old general.

After they each stepped back, Li Yun looked at Su Jing, clasped his fists and said, "General, how about a draw?"

Of course Su Jing would not be so stubborn again. After he retreated, several of his men came forward to support him. The general once again looked at Li Yun seriously, took a few breaths, and said, "Good boy, I was wrong about you before."

He then asked, "How did you get to know Cui Shao?"

Li Yun did not answer, but clasped his fists and said, "General, I have to go back to Qingyang to catch thieves and robbers. We will see each other again if we are lucky."

As he spoke, he waved to Li Zheng and others behind him and said, "Let's go."

At this time, Li Yun no longer had the idea of ​​following the "royal army" to quell the rebellion and make a living. He simply did what he was supposed to do. Even if his development was slow, it was much better than suffering here.

"Stay here."

General Su raised his hand, looked at Li Yun, and said, "How can you be so angry at such a young age?"

"I will allow you to lead the Qingyang soldiers. Is that ok?"

Li Yun glanced at him and said nothing.

Su Jing looked back at his men and winked at them. They immediately understood and stepped back a dozen steps. General Su stepped forward, patted Li Yun on the shoulder, and continued, "Shall we talk?"

Li Yun took a deep breath and said, "General, I think there is nothing to discuss. I was thinking of contributing to the court, but since the general doesn't need it, I have to give up on this matter."

"As for the people I took away."

Li Yun said expressionlessly, "General, if you check, you will find out that they were originally almost all bandits. I recruited them one by one. If I am not here, there will probably not be many people in the army who can suppress their ferocity. Rather than causing trouble, I'd better take them back."

"Within a month, Qingyang County will send back as many new soldiers to the general as I bring back."

"Bandits?"

Su Jing was stunned for a moment, then suddenly realized: "Yes, with your skills, it is indeed not difficult to subdue some bandits."

"Then why did Cui Shao write to recommend you?"

Li Yun frowned, hesitated for a moment, and finally answered: "Because I captured a rebel from Yuezhou for Envoy Cui."

Su Jing thought about it for a while.

“That seems to make sense.”

The general found a big rock to sit on, then said, "I was born into a military family, so I am somewhat disgusted with those so-called nobles."

"I thought you were from the Cui family."

"In addition, the armies of each county, state, and district must be reorganized before they can be used on the battlefield, so..."

"It was just a misunderstanding. You were able to make those bandits follow you wholeheartedly. Plus, with your skills, you are a natural at commanding troops."

"It's a pity that you're not in the military."

Su Jing stood up, put his hands behind his back and said, "I will allow you to command the new soldiers in Qingyang, and I can also transfer soldiers from another county to you so that you can gather 500 people."

"When we get to the battlefield, I will only give you a task, and I won't ask you to be in the army. How about that?" At this moment, there was no one else around the two of them. Li Yun looked at the previously arrogant general and frowned slightly: "Marshal, do you look at me differently just because you fought with me?"

"Of course not."

Su Jing said calmly, "Although people as brave as you are rare, I have seen some. But I have said that your personal bravery is no different from that of a fighting cock."

"On this battlefield, what is most needed is not bravery, but the ability to lead troops and make temporary changes."

"You were able to leave with more than a hundred people, which shows that you are a good commander. What is most commendable is that you are very resourceful."

General Su said silently: "The Yuezhou rebels are quite powerful. I brought almost no generals with me this time, so I have to try my best to select some capable people."

General Su looked at Li Yun and said silently, "I am now the commander-in-chief of the Jiangnan East Road Army. Now that we have come to this point, you can't refuse to give me face, right?"

Li Yun took a deep breath and still said nothing.

Su Jing patted his shoulder and said, "You are young and full of energy, and you can't step down, right?"

"Well, stay in Ningguo for one night and calm down. You still have to leave tomorrow, and I won't force you to stay."

After saying this, the general left with his hands behind his back.

Li Yun looked at his departing back and frowned.

This great general is really weird. The difference between his attitude before and after is so huge.

However, Li Yun knew clearly that Su Jing's change of attitude was not due to his personal bravery. As the general said, personal force is of little use on a battlefield.

After thinking for a long time, he still couldn't come up with a clue. After thinking seriously for a while, he turned his head to look at Li Zheng, Chen Da and others, and said, "Go back to the tent and rest first. We'll talk about everything tomorrow!"

Li Yun spoke, and everyone responded and followed Li Yun back to the camp.

In the camp, Li Zheng quietly found Li Yun and asked him about what happened in the commander's tent. After listening to Li Yun's recount, Li Zheng became extremely angry and cursed, "What a show of power!"

Li Zheng had followed Li Yun since he was a child, so he naturally supported his second brother unconditionally. He clenched his fists and said, "Second brother, we won't be mad at him. At worst, we won't go back to Qingyang. Let's go straight to Lingyang Mountain!"

Li Yun shook his head slightly and said, "Skinny Monkey, how long did it take for our Cangshan Village to grow from 30 to 40 people to 100 people?"

Li Zheng thought for a moment and said, "After we take down the Ten Kings Camp, there will be almost a hundred people."

"It took about half a year."

Li Yun continued: "Where are the more than 100 members of the anti-theft team?"

"Two or three months?"

The skinny monkey scratched his head and said, "I can't remember clearly."

Li Yun pointed outside the tent and said slowly: "But according to a document from the court, the number of troops outside Ningguo County has exceeded 10,000."

"The chaos came too fast."

Mr. Li whispered, "If we can put on the imperial court's skin, it will save us some effort."

Li Zheng seemed to be thinking about something and was about to speak, when he heard Li move his arms and say, "We'll talk about everything tomorrow."

Li Zheng nodded firmly.

"I listen to my second brother."

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The next morning, Li Yun had just gotten up from his tent when an officer from the central army came to his tent to look for him. After finding Li Yun, he put a waist badge and a thumb-sized seal in Li Yun's hand and said with a smile, "Brother Li, this is the waist badge and seal of the lieutenant. From now on, you are the lieutenant of the king's division."

Li Yun was about to wave his hand when he heard the officer continue, "Many of the new recruits from Shidai said they knew Captain Li. The commander is planning to give the new recruits from Shidai to Captain Li as well."

Mr. Li looked at the seal on the badge in front of him and couldn't help but frown.

Did that old guy finally come to his senses after being beaten up by me?

(End of this chapter)