Thief Emperor

Chapter 140: Expansion of power!

Calculating the time, the main force in Ningguo has only been training for about a month.

With General Su's ability, the new recruits who had only been trained for a month could not be said to be completely incapable of fighting, but their level was estimated to be not much different from those of the rebels, or even slightly inferior.

Troops like those led by Zhao Cheng of Qiantang have been fighting for more than half a year, and in terms of combat experience, they are certainly far superior to the army of Ningguo.

And if Su Jing drove over in a hurry, it would definitely attract the attention of the Qiantang rebels.

Moreover, since General Su said that he wanted to make a big deal about Linshui, it means that he will definitely not be in a hurry to go to Linshui.

Li Yun sat on the city wall, looking at Su Sheng, and said silently: "Young General, you are the son of the general. If you stay in Linshui, even if the general uses Linshui as bait, no one can say anything to him."

"also."

Mr. Li continued, "If...if the enemy knew that the young general was in Linshui, the attack would probably be more intense. They would send more people to surround Linshui, and Linshui would be used as bait to catch more fish."

Su Sheng stood there, frowning, and didn't speak for a long time.

After a long while, he looked at Li Yun and said in a deep voice: "Since I have joined the army, I must obey military orders. I am not only the son of the general, but also a captain in the army. Since the general has arranged this, I have no objection."

Li Yun curled his lips and said, "Major General, your 100 cavalrymen are not new soldiers. If we line up and break out, can the rebels stop you?"

"I should be the one who objects."

Li Yun said in a deep voice: "If I feel that I can't defend Linshui anymore, I will give up Linshui and lead my men to break out in advance."

Su Sheng said angrily: "As long as you, Li Zhao, stay in Linshui, if the Su guy runs away with his men, I will take your surname from now on!"

Li Yun waved his hand: "It's useless to say this now. Major General, you should tell the General my thoughts as soon as possible."

"We can be used as bait, but we can't be eaten up before the general reveals the hook."

Su Sheng frowned, then let out a long breath: "Okay, I will convey Captain Li's intentions to the general truthfully."

Li Yun clasped his fists and said, "Okay, thank you, Major General."

As he spoke, Li Yun looked outside the city and said, "Since the young general has arrived early, the city wall will be handed over to you. I will take some people out and move some stones into the city."

Su Sheng nodded and looked into the distance silently: "Just go."

Li Yun turned and left.

Su Sheng clenched his fist and said to Li Yun's back, "Captain Li, if the general asks us to defend Linshui and you are unwilling to do so, I will stay and defend Linshui to the death!"

Mr. Li didn't even turn his head, but just raised his hand and waved to Su Sheng, indicating that he understood.

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The next day, Li Yun once again came to the camp of the defeated army. Among the more than 200 defeated soldiers, only about 60% were willing to stay, while the remaining 40% wanted to go to Xuanzhou.

This is not surprising. After all, they have been fighting the rebels for two months. At this moment, Linshui is not the main force, but only a lieutenant battalion. It is very likely that they will face the main force of the rebels.

They were reluctant to stay.

Li Yun didn't waste any words. He left their weapons and armor and let them leave the city.

As for the rest of the people, Zhou Liang was mixed into various teams.

At this time, if Su Sheng's 100 cavalrymen and the more than 100 defeated soldiers were counted, Li Yun already had more than 700 people under his command. Even if the 100 cavalrymen were not counted, the more than 600 people had already exceeded the size of a colonel's battalion.

However, at this time, no one would care about these things. Su Jing, who was already dissatisfied with the court, probably wouldn't care about these little things.

Anyway, in Su Jing's opinion... or in everyone's opinion, no matter how many people Li Yun has under his command, they will be disbanded after the war is over.

How could he, a small chief of Qingyang County, have the ability to support hundreds or even thousands of soldiers?
Naturally, no one noticed Li Yun.

Mr. Li also pretended nothing happened.

After dealing with the defeated troops, Li Yun went to see Miss Liu again. After the two of them exchanged greetings, Li Yun smiled and said, "The carriage is ready. I will send two people to Qingyang to report to County Master Xue. Let them escort Miss to Qingyang."

"Qingyang is safe for the time being. After arriving in Qingyang, you can slowly look for your relatives. Once you have found them, it won't be too late to go there and seek refuge."

Miss Liu looked at Li Yun, hesitated for a moment, and then said, "Captain Li, I took a walk in Linshui City yesterday. Now that there is no government office in this county, is Captain Li handling all the affairs?"

"That's about right."

Li Yun sighed and said with a wry smile: "There is nothing we can do about this. If I don't do it now, no one else will do it." "Although Linshui City is not big, there are at least one or two thousand households in the city now, and there are probably a lot of accounts..."

She looked at Li Yun and suddenly said, "When I was in Qiantang, I sometimes helped my father with the accounts. I wondered if I could stay in Linshui and help Lieutenant Li deal with these chores."

"First, I want to repay Captain Li for saving my life, and second,..."

She lowered her head and said, "Secondly, it can also help to suppress the rebellion and comfort my father's spirit in heaven."

Li Yun thought about it.

He really needed someone to handle internal affairs and logistics, such as Xue Song, the county magistrate of Xue County. If he could work with him, it would be much easier for him.

Li Yun didn't know whether Miss Liu could play such a role, but it would definitely be of some help.

After thinking about it, he shook his head and said, "If this is a stable rear area, I would shamelessly ask Miss for help, but this is not the case in Linshui. A fight may break out at any time, and I'm afraid I won't have time to take care of Miss by then."

Miss Liu shook her head and said, "I'm not afraid."

Li Yun still shook his head: "Wait a minute, I'll have someone escort the young lady out of the city."

Seeing that Li Yun disagreed, Miss Liu sighed and did not insist. Before parting, she bowed deeply to Li Yun.

"Captain Li, see you in Qingyang."

Li Yun waved at her and said with a smile: "I hope that by then, the chaos will have been settled."

Miss Liu got on the carriage and looked back at Li Yun. She wanted to tell Li Yun her name, but felt it was inappropriate. After gritting her teeth, she got on the carriage anyway.

After getting on the carriage, she lifted the curtain and glanced at Li Yun, but still couldn't muster up the courage.

At this moment, the leader Li had not thought about the plot of a hero saving a beautiful girl at all. As the carriage went farther away, Li turned around and continued to busy himself with the defense of Linshui, leaving Miss Liu in the carriage in a daze.

What Miss Liu didn't know was that there was another young lady in Qingyang who was also thinking about the great hero in her heart.

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After that, five days passed and there was no movement from Qiantang. Li Yun even sent Li Zheng thirty miles away, but still no one from Qiantang left the city.

That afternoon, Li Yun, Zhou Liang, and Su Sheng sat on the city wall, all looking towards Qiantang. Captain Li spit out a piece of dogtail grass from his mouth, squinted his eyes and said, "I heard that General Zhao was a very powerful figure, but I didn't expect him to be just like this. He hasn't made any move for so long. I guess he was dazzled by the prosperity of Qiantang."

Su Sheng crossed his arms, looked towards Qiantang, and said, "It's not necessarily that Zhao Cheng was deceived, but probably those rebels were deceived. According to those who fled, they committed a lot of evil after entering the city."

Zhou Liang stood aside and said nothing.

Li Yun said a few more words to Su Sheng and was about to go downstairs to eat. Not far away, several horses came rushing back. Li Zheng got off the horse at the city gate. When he knew that Li Yun and others were on the city wall, he hurriedly went up to the city wall and clasped his fists to Li Yun and said, "Captain, the enemy is coming!"

Li Yun and Su Sheng looked at each other, and Li Yun became serious and asked, "How many people are there? How far are they from us?"

"It should be only twenty miles away from Linshui. The number of people..."

Li Zheng scratched his head.

He has not yet learned some of the scout's unique skills, such as being able to estimate the number of enemies at a glance.

After thinking for a while, he said, "It's a dark mass. It looks like there are quite a lot of them. There must be more than a thousand of them."

"More than a thousand people..."

Li narrowed his eyes and smiled at Su Sheng, "Major General, if there are more than a thousand people, then I won't leave."

Su Sheng laughed: "If Captain Li doesn't leave, I won't leave either."

Li stood up and walked towards the tower: "Young General, don't forget to report our achievements to the general."

Su Sheng nodded first, then asked, "Where are you going, Brother Li?"

"Have a meal."

Captain Li strode away.

"Otherwise, I won't have the energy to deal with them."

(End of this chapter)