Thief Emperor

Chapter 138 Come with Me
Because he was certain that the rebels who had just occupied Qiantang would need some time to recuperate and digest this prosperous city, and it was impossible for them to come out in large numbers, Li Yun led more than a hundred people under his command and danced on the edge of a knife to the west of Qiantang City. He spent a whole day and helped many people escape to the west smoothly.

For Li Yun, the greater gain was that he gathered some defeated scattered soldiers in Qiantang City. Although these scattered soldiers held resentment towards Li Yun and General Su's subordinates, they were a legitimate army after all and could be of help if used properly.

Li Yun was busy outside Qiantang City for two days, gathering nearly a hundred or two hundred remaining soldiers. At the same time, he showed hundreds of people the way to Qingyang. Then Li Yun led his men back to Linshui.

After all, it has been three days since the rebels occupied Qiantang County, and they might go out of the city on a large scale to fight.

Adding to the three days, most of the people who should have escaped have already escaped, and it will be difficult for those who should not have escaped to escape.

On the way back to Linshui, Su Sheng did not ride his horse again. Instead, he handed the horse to his subordinates. He walked with Li Yun. As they walked, he sighed, "Captain Li is really capable. He has saved countless lives in the past few days."

"I had some misunderstandings about you before, but now I am convinced!"

Li Yun smiled and said, "I'll talk to the Major General after I'm done with this."

Su Sheng coughed and said with a smile, "I saw Captain Li's skills that day. He killed several people in an instant. Whether it was close combat or bow and arrow, it was quite outstanding."

"I'm afraid Su is no match for Captain Li."

At this point, Su Sheng paused and said, "However, after we finish our work in Yuezhou, we can really have some discussions."

He looked at Li Yun and said with a smile: "I started practicing martial arts when I was five years old."

Li Yun thought for a moment and asked, "Does the young general know a man named Pei Zhuang?"

"I recognize it."

Su Sheng quickly said, "Pei Zhuang is very famous in the capital, and is said to be one of the top ten masters. How come Captain Li has seen him?"

Li Yun smiled and said nothing.

He had fought with Pei Zhuang before, and although he won, it was actually because of a bit of ruthlessness and the surprise attack.

In terms of martial arts, he is no match for Pei Zhuang, but in terms of combat power, he is not inferior to Pei Zhuang.

Previously, after he had fought with Pei Zhuang, he had never been sure about Pei Zhuang. But now, after suppressing bandits for more than half a year and fighting several battles, Li's experience in battle has improved a lot.

If they fight again now, Li Yun is confident that he can kill Pei Zhuang.

Trade injury for life!

Seeing Li Yun smiling but not saying anything, Su Sheng seemed to understand something and quickly changed the subject, asking, "Captain Li, what are you going to do next? The rebels have occupied Qiantang, so they will definitely not tolerate us occupying Linshui. I guess the next step will be to attack Linshui."

Mr. Li looked at Su Sheng and said with a smile: "The Major General is a captain, and I am just a lieutenant. The Major General should make the decision."

"I'd like to make up my mind."

Su Sheng narrowed his eyes and said, "I'm afraid Captain Li's subordinates won't agree."

Li Yun laughed and didn't respond.

Those of his subordinates who are truly capable of fighting are all born as bandits, and currently he is the only one who can control them. Even if Su Sheng comes, he cannot command those people.

This is also the reason why Li Yun still has the final say in Linshui City.

"I'm not a famous general, nor am I a fortune teller."

Li Yun said as he walked, "We can only take it one step at a time and see how many people these rebels will send to attack Linshui. If the number of people is not too large, we can really cooperate with the general and fight such a battle in Linshui."

The two of them hurried back to Linshui while talking. When it was almost dark, they finally arrived at Linshui County. Li Yun called Zhou Liang over. He first asked about the situation of the scattered soldiers, then looked at Li Zheng and Zhou Liang and made his own arrangements: "The rebels may attack at any time. From now on, the three of us will take turns guarding the city wall for four hours each."

"Just in case something unexpected happens."

Su Sheng, who was standing by, smiled and said, "If Captain Li trusts me, then I will be the only one on guard. The four of us will take turns on duty, three hours each."

Li Yun thought for a moment and said, "It would be great if the young general is willing to help."

The four of them quickly discussed the shifts and arranged the shifts for the soldiers defending the city. Zhou Liang started the first round, while the other three took a rest.

Mr. Li had been busy outside for two days and one night, and was a little sleepy now. After stretching, he said, "I'm going to catch up on some sleep. The Major General hasn't closed his eyes for two days, so let's go get some sleep."

Then he looked at Li Zheng and said, "Shouhou, you should also go to sleep for a while. There are still many things to do later. When the rebels come, I guess you won't be able to sleep even if you want to."

Li Zheng also responded and went to find a place to rest.

After the two of them left, Li Yun looked outside the city and was about to go down the city wall to find a place to sleep, but was stopped by Zhou Liang, who stepped forward and said, "Village leader, the girl who came to Linshui yesterday has woken up today. The girl came to me and asked me about the village leader."

Li Yun was stunned and laughed: "I didn't even see what she looked like that day, what did she ask me?"

"Ask the village chief his name and when he will be back."

Having said that, Zhou Liang paused and said, "By the way, I asked, and the girl seems to be the daughter of Liu Xiang, the governor of Qiantang County." Li Yun then raised his eyebrows and became interested.

In the past two days, he has come into contact with many people who escaped from Qiantang, including civilians and gentry.

But no matter who they were, they all admired this County Magistrate Liu from the bottom of their hearts.

Now, it is almost certain that the County Magistrate Liu died in the line of duty. His daughter...

Thinking of this, Li Yun stretched and said, "Forget it. I'm so sleepy now that I can't concentrate on anything. Third uncle, you stay here and watch over me. Skinny Monkey will take your place at night. No matter what lady, I'll go to sleep first."

Zhou Liang nodded and said, "Don't worry about this, village chief. I will take good care of it."

Li Yun waved to Zhou Liang and returned to the back hall of the Linshui County government office. He got some hot water and took a bath. After washing off the blood on his body, he changed into clean clothes, found a room and fell asleep.

Although he was a young man and staying up for one or two nights was not a problem, but staying up late and fighting at the same time was indeed a bit tiring, so he slept soundly that time, and when he woke up, it was already noon the next day.

After waking up, Li Yun looked at the sky, calculated the time, quickly put on his clothes, got some food, and rushed to the east city wall facing the water.

At this moment, Li Zheng is on duty here.

Li Yun climbed up the city wall and said with a smile: "Damn it, I slept so well that I missed the time."

He threw a piece of cake to Li Zheng: "Skinny monkey, go and have a rest."

Li Zheng took the cake in mid-air, sat down next to Li Yun, and said with a smile: "It doesn't matter if the second brother sleeps until night. We are brothers, why should we be polite?"

At this point, he took a bite of the pancake and muttered, "It's a pity that Lao Jiu is not here, otherwise he could come and help the second brother do this job."

The ninth brother, Liu Bo, is still in Lingyang Mountain, helping Li Yun run the Ten Kings Village.

The eighth brother Zhang Hu is there, but Zhang Hu is good at charging into battle, but not so good at commanding the defense of the city.

The two brothers sat on the city wall and ate several pieces of cake in a row. Li Zheng then went down the city wall to find a place to rest. Li Yun took out a book from his arms and read it while guarding the city wall.

In the afternoon, someone walked up to the city wall, bowed his head and clasped his fists, saying, "Captain, someone is looking for you."

Those who called Li Yun like this were not members of the anti-theft team, but the "new recruits" who were later incorporated into Li Yun's unit and followed Li Yun.

But this is also one of our own. Li Yun raised his head, put the book in his arms, and asked, "Who is it?"

"He said his surname was Liu, and he wanted to thank the captain for saving his life."

Li Yun looked down and saw a woman standing at the foot of the city, who seemed to be looking at him. He glanced at his subordinate and said calmly, "Keep an eye on the city wall."

"Yes!"

The subordinate responded loudly, "Yes."

Li Yun then walked down the city wall and strode to the side of the woman. When he got closer, he could see her appearance clearly.

He looks to be about seventeen or eighteen years old.

The difference is that when I first saw her that day, the girl was wearing a blood-stained green dress, which made her look extremely sad and beautiful. Now, she has changed into a farmer's cloth dress, but it still couldn't hide her beauty, which made her look even more beautiful.

After seeing Li Yun, she bowed and saluted: "Hello...Captain Li."

Li Yun looked at her and returned the greeting with a fist: "Miss Liu, you are too polite. I heard that your father..."

"My father has died for his country."

Miss Liu's eyes were red. She gritted her teeth and looked at Li Yun: "If it weren't for Captain Li's rescue, I would have died at the hands of those rebels."

"It's what should be done. You're welcome."

Li Yun looked at her and asked, "What's the injury on Miss Liu's body?"

"It was just a fall, it's not a problem anymore."

Miss Liu was about to continue speaking when she heard Li Yun say, "I'm glad that Miss Liu is okay. It just so happens that I want to say a few words to those stragglers in Qiantang."

"Miss Liu, can you accompany me?"

Miss Liu exclaimed "Ah", hesitated for a moment, then looked at Li Yun and nodded slowly.

"it is good."

(End of this chapter)