Thief Emperor

Chapter 166 The first achievement!

By the time Li Yun realized that the rebels were beginning to separate from his side, there were only five or six hundred rebels left in contact with his troops.

And these five or six hundred people were fighting as they retreated.

In the distance, General Jiang Yan, who was following closely, only had time to take a look at the battlefield before he continued to chase in the direction of Zhao Cheng's main force.

Fortunately, the effect of Li Yun and others' blocking was quite good. At this moment, Zhao Cheng's main force had not gone too far, and the two sides immediately started a new round of fighting.

All this has nothing to do with Li Yun. He successfully waited for the arrival of reinforcements and completed the interception mission. As for how many rebels were left in the end, that was Su Jing's business and had nothing to do with him.

Jiang Yan led a large army and chased after Zhao Cheng.

Su Sheng, on the other hand, brought a team of more than a thousand people and rushed towards Li Yun, helping Li Yun to surround the remaining remnants. By the afternoon, these hundreds of remaining soldiers had either died or surrendered.

When the last rebel raised his hands to surrender, Li Yun, who had been fighting fiercely for almost a day and a night, felt his legs go weak and he fell to the ground.

Both of his hands were shaking and he could not hold the rifle steadily, so the rifle fell to the ground.

This appearance frightened Li Zheng, who hurried over, held Li Yun and said in a trembling voice: "Second brother, are you okay?"

Mr. Li lay on the ground, closed his eyes, and shook his head, saying, "I'm not going to die, I just don't have much strength left."

He opened his eyes, looked at Li Zheng, and said, "Skinny Monkey, go... go get me some water."

Li Zheng responded and quickly poured some water and fed it to Li Yun. Before he could say something, a voice came from the side.

"It's probably just exhaustion. I'll be able to recover after a day or two of rest."

Li Yun and Li Zheng looked up at the same time, only to see Major General Su Sheng jump off his horse and walk towards them. After looking at Li Yun lying on the ground, Su Sheng couldn't help but sigh, "Brother Li, with your physical strength, you can still fight like this. How long have you been fighting?"

"It was one night yesterday and almost one day today."

Li Yun just felt a little sleepy, and replied weakly: "I didn't feel it just now, but now I am really a little tired."

Su Sheng exclaimed, and asked, "It didn't stop for a whole day and night?"

Li Yun closed his eyes and did not answer.

Li Zheng at the side said in a trembling voice: "Second brother has been guarding in the front. He goes up to meet the enemy when they rush up. He can only rest after the enemy retreats."

Su Sheng's face became serious. He strode forward, half-knelt in front of Li Yun, reached out and touched his chest, then shook his head repeatedly: "You, you still have too little experience. No one fights like you."

"Even a fierce general has to rest for half an hour after fighting one or two rounds. If you fight like this, you might be able to hold on if you're in your twenties, but if you're over forty, you'll probably die of exhaustion after just one battle!"

"Even at your age, you are already weakened!"

Li Yun took a deep breath and didn't say much.

As the person involved, he naturally knew that his body was exhausted to the extreme.

However, this is the first battle between his soldiers and the regular army since the formation of the army. It is also a battle that may determine the future direction of the army. As the backbone, he must contribute.

Soon, after drinking a mouthful of water, Li Yun could no longer bear it and said, "Shou Hou, I'm going to take a nap, you and Uncle San..."

"Take care of the rest of the things, and compile a detailed list of casualties..."

After saying this, his eyes went dark and he fell asleep.

Li Zheng called two people, helped Li Yun to a cart nearby, and then had someone push him back to the tent.

Su Sheng followed the whole process. After Li Yun was sent back to the camp, he asked, "It seems that the battle was very fierce yesterday. How many enemies did you kill?"

"The attack on the camp went smoothly last night."

Li Zheng lowered his head and estimated, then gritted his teeth and said, "Including the prisoners captured today, there must be at least thousands!"

Su Sheng looked solemnly at Li Yun and couldn't help but said, "Brother Li, you are amazing."

"I have nothing else to do these few days, so I will follow you and help you report your achievements in detail to the general."

Li Zheng had been in contact with Su Sheng for some time, and upon hearing this, he immediately bowed and said, "Thank you, Major General!"

Su Sheng picked up the spear used by Li Yun from the ground nearby. There were already a lot of marks on the tip of the spear.

After he looked at the gun, he took it in his hand and said in a deep voice, "Let's go!"

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He slept very soundly. When Li Yun woke up, it should be evening outside. The setting sun shone through the window onto the bed.

He opened his eyes and stretched his body, only to feel aches all over his body.

After taking a look at the surrounding environment, Li Yun frowned.

This place was obviously no longer in the wilderness, but in a courtyard. This courtyard looked quite nice, at least much more spacious than the courtyard where Li Yun lived in Qingyang.

After forcing himself to sit up despite the pain, Li Yun felt hungry and thirsty. He called out if anyone was there, and a middle-aged man in cloth walked in.

This middle-aged man was of medium build, appeared to be in his thirties or forties, had somewhat dark skin, and looked very reliable.

Li Yun recognized him and called out, "Fifth Uncle."

This man is the fifth in command of Cangshan Village, and also the local doctor of everyone in Cangshan Village, the fifth in command Chu Heng.

Although Li Yun spoke at this moment, his voice was completely hoarse and only hoarse sounds came out.

Chu Heng stepped forward and handed a bowl of water to Li Yun. After Li Yun finished drinking one bowl of water, he handed him another bowl. Then he sat on the bed, looked at Li Yun who was gulping down the water, and sighed: "Second son, you still call me Fifth Uncle, then Fifth Uncle will talk about you."

"Business at the imperial court is not easy, why do we work so hard? If it doesn't work out, we can go back to Cangshan or Lingyang Mountain, and live our lives the same way, right?"

Although Chu Heng was just a local doctor, he was well-read and he hated the imperial court the most in the entire Cangshan Village. According to the elders in the village, Chu Heng's family members were all harmed by the imperial court.

Li Yun drank two bowls of water in one breath, and then he felt better. His throat also felt better. He smiled and said, "Fifth Uncle also knows that I am doing business for the court. Now is the time to work hard."

"If you put in the effort, you will soon be rewarded."

Chu Heng shook his head slightly and continued, "Fortunately, you are in good health. You will be well again after resting for ten days or half a month."

Li Yun nodded.

He knew his own body clearly. He probably strained his muscles because he exerted too much force.

Chu Heng stood up and continued, "I'll get you something to eat."

Li Yun nodded in agreement. Doctor Chu quickly brought a bowl of rice porridge and handed it to Li Yun. While drinking the porridge, Li Yun asked, "Uncle Wu, where are we?"

"In the underworld, we were all killed as rebels."

Li Yun took a mouthful of rice porridge and almost vomited it out. Then he suddenly remembered that although his fifth uncle had some sad things in his early years, he was an optimistic person and liked to tell these jokes on weekdays, and he would say one out of the blue.

But when he said this, he sounded very serious, and sometimes he really deceived some people.

Seeing Li Yun's eyes widened, Chu Heng laughed and clapped his hands, saying, "Look how scared you are."

"This is Qiantang. We are in Qiantang City."

Chu Heng smiled and said, "Thanks to you, I was able to walk around this big city."

Li Yun breathed a sigh of relief and then understood.

Zhao Cheng should have given up Qiantang.

Once Zhao Cheng left, the rebels in Qiantang, who were already few in number, would naturally not be able to defend Qiantang. They might just open the city and surrender, or abandon the city and flee. It would be much more reasonable for them, the government troops, to take over Qiantang again.

Li Yun wanted to speak again, but was interrupted by Chu Heng: "I don't know what's going on in the army, so don't ask me."

"You have slept for a whole day and night. I wandered around Qiantang City during the day. If you want to ask about Qiantang, I can tell you about it."

Li Yun finished a bowl of porridge in one breath, regained some strength, and asked, "Then what do you say, Uncle Wu?"

"Every family is weaving hemp and every household is in mourning."

Chu Heng pointed outside and sighed, "Listen, the sound of music can still be vaguely heard."

At this point, Doctor Chu said silently: "These Yuezhou rebels are obviously from the common people, and they started their rebellion under the name of equalizing the rich and the poor. How come they suddenly became worse than the government troops?"

Li Yun remained silent.

That's probably human nature, and there's nothing he can do about it.

After talking to Chu Heng for a few words, Chu Heng gave Li Yun some food and took his pulse. After making sure that Li Yun was fine, he turned around and left.

Not long after Chu Heng left, Li Zheng rushed in. After seeing Li Yun, he hurried to the bedside and asked, "Second brother, are you okay?"

"Nothing's wrong."

Li Zheng then breathed a sigh of relief, and his whole body relaxed from the tense state.

"I'm glad you're okay, brother. I was scared to death when I saw you lying on the ground."

Li Yun smiled and said, "What's there to worry about? There aren't too many people who can hurt me."

Li Zheng forced a smile: "Aren't you afraid that you, my second brother, will be plotted against?"

Li Yun talked to him for a few words before getting down to business. He asked, "Uncle Wu said I slept for a day and a night. Have we figured out the casualties?"

"almost."

Li Zheng looked a little tired, and said, "More than 180 of our men were killed, and almost everyone else was injured."

"Among the injured, there are about a hundred who may not survive, and they are being treated now."

"There are also hundreds of others who are seriously injured."

Mr. Li frowned.

Anyone who is seriously injured, regardless of whether they can be rescued or not, is unlikely to participate in the battle again.

In other words, this battle reduced his manpower by nearly 40%!

Although they achieved greater results in this battle, and the remaining soldiers were also the result of a thorough elimination, this matter still made Li Yun a little confused for a while.

After being absent-minded for a while, he looked up at Li Zheng. With the tacit understanding between the two brothers, the meaning in his eyes was self-evident.

What is the harvest?

After Li Zheng understood, he paused slightly and continued.

"The Major General said that if we take back Qiantang this time, you still have us brothers."

"Reward for first place!"

Mr. Li looked calm and spoke after a while.

"I see."

(End of this chapter)