Thief Emperor

Chapter 143: Role model for the three armies!

"In the evening, Lieutenant Li led his troops out of the city and attacked the enemy camp at night."

"I led the cavalry to set fire, and Lieutenant Li led his men to break into the enemy camp. After an hour of fighting, the enemy was utterly defeated."

"When the son reported to his father, the rebels in the Duwei camp in Linshui City had already begun to flee. It is roughly estimated that Li Zhao and his men killed at least 300 enemies and captured more than 200 people in one night."

"After the enemy was defeated, I led the cavalry in pursuit and killed 100 to 200 of them. The rest of the enemy fled in all directions and no one knew where they had gone."

"These enemy troops are already an army, not a mob. Li Zhao is able to defeat the enemy with a small force and fight vigorously. He is truly a rare general."

Finally, Young Master Su deliberately praised Li Yun.

This was not due to personal emotions, but after several battles, Su Sheng had great admiration for Li Yun.

His old father was re-employed by the court, and his father brought him out with him, the intention was self-evident.

If the rebellion in Yuezhou can be quelled beautifully, then the Su family will naturally be able to return to the court. General Su is already old and can't fight many battles.

In other words, the one who truly returned to the court was not Su Jing, but Su Sheng.

Now Young Master Su already has the idea of ​​winning over Li Yun. If he becomes a general in the future, everything will be much easier with Li Yun following him.

General Su stared at the information carefully for a long time, then he let out a long breath and spoke slowly.

"The future life is terrible."

"Someone is coming."

He shouted, and a guard immediately came in from outside the door, bowed his head and clasped his fists, saying: "Let Jiang Yan come to see me."

Jiang Yan was a deputy general appointed by the imperial court.

In other words, after the court appointed him as the commander-in-chief of the army, it also appointed him a deputy. This was not because the court did not trust Su Jing, but a routine operation.

As long as a marching commander is appointed, there will be such a deputy general.

Jiang Yan is quite capable. Over the past two months, he has actively cooperated with Su Jing in training the army, and the two of them cooperate quite well.

After sending someone to call Jiang Yan, Su Jing sat at the desk and personally wrote a memorial to the court, reporting the war in Linshui County.

From the time Li Yun led his men to occupy Linshui and defend the city, they defeated the enemy.

The story is basically true, but the data was "slightly" exaggerated by General Su.

At the end of the memorial, he also deliberately emphasized Li Yun's identity, explaining that he was only the head of Qingyang.

However, Su Jing did not explicitly say what official position he would give Li Yun. These were matters of the court and had nothing to do with him.

But since he wrote a special letter to the emperor and mentioned the matter of Linshui, the court would give him face no matter what.

Of course, the reason why he wrote this report of merit was not entirely because of Li Yun. The more important reason was that the news of the fall of Qiantang a few days ago had already reached the court. The court might blame Su Jing for his incompetence because of this incident.

Giving the court some good news now can help reassure it.

After he finished writing the memorial, Deputy General Jiang Yan arrived. He saluted Su Jing and said, "General!"

Su Jing looked up at Jiang Yan, then waved his hand: "General Jiang, please sit down."

After Jiang Yan sat down, Su Jing poured him a cup of tea and asked, "General Jiang has been in charge of military training in recent times. How is the situation now?"

Jiang Yan lowered his head and thought for a while, then looked at Su Jing and said, "General, you also know that normal recruits need at least three months of training before they can be sent to the battlefield. It's only been more than a month now..."

"I think we need to train them for at least another month before we can let them go to war."

Su Jing narrowed his eyes and said silently: "General Jiang has long known about the news that Qiantang County was breached by the rebels. General Jiang should have also heard that the governor of Qiantang County jumped out of the city and died."

"He will probably curse before he jumps off the city wall."

Su Jing said in a muffled voice: "I heard that after the rebels entered Qiantang, they burned, killed, looted and committed all kinds of evil. If that's the case, then Liu Xiang is not the only one in Qiantang who cursed my mother."

Su Jing took a deep breath and said, "Half a month later, the army will go directly to the Qiantang battlefield. If those who are not well trained die on the battlefield, no one will be blamed."

Jiang Yan wanted to say more, but he heard General Su say in a deep voice: "This is the general's order."

Jiang Yan immediately stood up and saluted: "I obey your command!"

Su Jing also stood up and walked out of the tent, saying, "The great victory at Linshui, the idle move at the beginning has now played a big role. I will go to Linshui to take a look in the next few days, and I will temporarily hand over the military camp to General Jiang."

Jiang Yan looked up at Su Jing and asked, "General, may I ask what kind of great victory was Linshui?"

"Li Zhao led several hundred men, first repelling a battalion of the rebels, and then led his men to attack the camp at night, killing and dispersing a battalion of the enemy."

"Well."

Jiang Yan was also a little surprised and said, "This is indeed a great victory, but in this case, Linshui may not be safe. The general should guard the central army."

"Let me go to Linshui."

Su Jing shook his head and said, "I will go there myself, you should focus on training the troops." Jiang Yan bowed his head respectfully: "Yes!"

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One day later in the evening, General Su Jing arrived at Linshui City on horseback.

As the commander-in-chief of an army, he naturally did not come alone. Behind him were dozens of personal guards, and each of them carried a package on his back.

It was Su Sheng who was on duty guarding the city wall at the moment. When he saw his old father coming, he hurried down the city wall and welcomed General Su in.

"Dad, why did you come here in person?"

Su Jing had just entered Linshui and saw that Linshui County was not in chaos but in good order. He stroked his beard and said, "You guys are fighting well here, so I wanted to come over and take a look."

"Where's Li Zhao?"

Su Sheng quickly replied, "Captain Li is injured and is recovering in the county government office."

"Injured?"

Su Jing frowned and asked, "Is it serious?"

"Nothing serious."

Su Sheng quickly replied, "During the melee, someone hit me on my shoulder armor with a war hammer. Fortunately, the enemy wasn't very strong, so I just got a little swollen."

"I think it will be fine in a few days."

Su Jing nodded silently, looked at his son, and said, "Since you are guarding here, just continue to guard. I will go to see him myself."

Su Sheng replied yes, and asked someone to take his old father to the county government office.

After a cup of tea, General Su stayed in the county government office and saw Li Yun lying down and reading a book.

Mr. Li was also very surprised. He looked at Su Jing, then stood up with one hand on the bed and said with a smile, "Why is the general here?"

"Let's come and see the situation at Linshui."

After he found a seat and sat down, he looked up at Li Yun and said, "When I came here, I asked each guard to carry a bag of medicine for injuries."

Li Yun was overjoyed.

"The general is really a timely help!"

After a night of fierce fighting, even Li Yun himself was injured, not to mention his subordinates.

That night, most of Li Yun's men were injured, and more than a hundred were hacked.

Dozens of people were killed.

There were not enough medicinal herbs in Linshui County, and he was just about to ask Li Zheng to go out and get some, when General Su actually sent them over!
General Su looked at the smile on Li Yun's face, and he also smiled and said, "I have already reported your contribution in Linshui to you."

"At this time, the court needs talents and role models the most. The reward for you will definitely be very generous."

The war in Yuezhou was deteriorating and the court was unable to send troops down. It could only send people to recruit soldiers locally. Under such circumstances, the army's fighting enthusiasm would not be very high.

In this situation, if someone achieves rapid success through military merit and then reports it to the entire army, he will become a "role model" for the entire army and everyone will rush to emulate him.

This is also the basic operation of recruiting soldiers for warfare.

Under normal circumstances, General Su would have to consider who to let be the role model, but Li Yun's performance was too outstanding and he was not given the opportunity to consider it.

"If nothing unexpected happens, you will be given a real military title."

Su Jing took a sip of the cold tea on the table, then looked up at Li Yun and asked, "After this battle in Linshui City, the Zhao...Zhao thieves will most likely send more troops, or even a large army to invade."

"How are you going to deal with it?"

Li Yun blinked and said, "General, if the enemy's army approaches, shouldn't you be the one to deal with them?"

Su Jing took a sip of tea, put down the cup, and looked at Li Yun: "Linshui City can hold out for another ten days or half a month."

"Ok?"

Li Yun shook his head: "I'm afraid not."

"If too many of them come, this small county will never be able to be defended."

Su Jing frowned slightly.

"Seven days, then."

He looked at Li Yun and said.

"I have already started deploying troops to Linshui."

(End of this chapter)