Thief Emperor

Chapter 210: Protect the land and the people!

Although news from the Central Plains battlefield was widely spread at first, after all, few people were on the battlefield. At most, everyone only knew where the rebels had captured and where they had fought, but few knew the specific situation.

Even someone like Li Yun, who was an official in the imperial court, knew very little, but the news of the imperial army's defeat began to spread throughout the world at the fastest speed.

This is partly because this debacle cannot be covered up.

Another reason is that Wang Junping's troops intentionally spread the news.

After all, this is a huge benefit for the rebels.

After achieving this great victory, the rebels prepared to take advantage of the momentum to attack Tongguan and march directly into the capital.

Due to various reasons, the news of the imperial army's defeat quickly spread to Jiangnan Road and reached Li Yun's ears.

At this time, Li Yun was still busy recruiting new soldiers.

It has been less than a month since he started recruiting new soldiers. Because the treatment is very good and Li Yun has also had a good reputation in Yuezhou in recent months, he has recruited 500 qualified new soldiers in one month.

At this moment, arrangements are being made for the new recruits to enter the camp and their training.

It was at this time that the news that the rebels had defeated the Imperial Guards reached Yuezhou, giving Li Yun, the Imperial Guards, a slight shock.

“This is too rubbish…”

In Yuezhou Camp, Mr. Li looked at the letter sent back by Liu Bo, rubbed his eyes, and was still a little bit unbelievable.

He knew that in the last years of the dynasty, both the central and local armies were in poor condition, but he never imagined that they would be so poor!
Because if it were a normal situation, the 30,000 elite imperial guards, facing these rebels who were even fighting with farm tools, should have been killed indiscriminately even if there was a difference in numbers.

At least...at least they should be evenly matched, right?

These 30,000 imperial guards were completely defeated by hundreds of thousands of rebels in just a few days, and were completely wiped out within half a month!

This made Li Yun a little bit unbelievable.

Zhou Liang sat opposite him, took the letter and read it, and was also dumbfounded.

"General, this... this..."

He took a deep breath, and after a long while, he exhaled: "This is too unbelievable."

"I can't believe it either."

Li Yun narrowed his eyes and said softly, "However, Lao Jiu shouldn't have written a letter to deceive us. He is not far from Yuezhou, and the news should reach Yuezhou soon."

At this point, Mr. Li tapped the table lightly and said, "It's so bad that it's unimaginable."

Zhou Liang remained silent.

Li Zheng had also finished reading Liu Bo's letter at this time. He said, "Originally, when we fought Qiu Dian's men, even though we were equal in number, they would scatter as soon as we charged. I thought that all these rebel armies were like this, but I didn't expect that this Wang from Zhongyuan would become so powerful all of a sudden."

Li Yun shook his head slightly and said, "Wang Junping does have this ability, but I don't believe how powerful his subordinates are in just one year."

"He was coercing people all the way, recruiting soldiers and horses without even basic training."

Li Yun sneered: "I don't believe how powerful he is."

Li Zheng scratched his head and asked, "Does that mean we are more powerful than the Imperial Guards?"

Li Yun said calmly: "I guess most of those people in the Imperial Guards are just there to get by. Even if their fighting ability is not bad, they have never been on the battlefield. After being stunned and their camp is in chaos, they will only be slaughtered on the battlefield."

Li Yun thought for a moment and continued, "Even if Wang Junping's rebels were of average strength before, they will probably be much stronger in the future. Thirty thousand imperial guards..."

The armor and weapons of the Imperial Guards are all top-notch!
Thirty thousand imperial guards were wiped out outside Tongguan, which means that their weapons and equipment were basically picked up by the rebels!

The rebels originally relied on their large numbers to win the war, but now they have obtained almost 30,000 sets of weapons and equipment at once. It is no exaggeration to say that their combat effectiveness has skyrocketed!

Li Zheng thought for a while and asked, "Second brother, what should we do now?"

"Didn't you say before that we have trained soldiers but have no battles to fight?"

Li Yun smiled and said, "I guess there will be a war soon."

Since ancient times, whenever someone rebelled and defeated the imperial court, people from all over the country would respond. This time the imperial court suffered a great loss, and I'm afraid people from all over the country would respond.

Jiangnan East Road and Jiangnan West Road are no exception.

Li took a deep breath and said slowly, "Step up your training and prepare for the battle."

At this point, he stood up and said, "You guys continue to train the new recruits here. I'll go back to Yuezhou."

Li Zheng looked at Li Yun, nodded first, and then said with emotion: "I hope this war will not affect Yuezhou and Xuanzhou for the time being."

Li Yun looked back at him and said with a smile: "What's your point?" Li Zheng chuckled and said: "In three months, my second brother will get married. I have discussed with my third uncle that my second brother's wedding must be grand. If a war breaks out, I'm afraid it will end in a mess."

Hearing this, Li Yun patted his shoulder and smiled.

"You think a lot."

As he spoke, he looked outside again and sighed: "The situation in the world is changing rapidly. No one can predict what will happen in three months. We..."

"All we can do now is become stronger!"

"When troubled times come, only by becoming strong can you protect yourself!"

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Yuezhou City.

After Li Yun entered the city, as soon as he entered the governor's office, he saw Governor Du arguing with his servant. After Li Yun got closer, he saw that the servant was carrying a bundle in one hand and holding Du Qian with the other hand.

I could vaguely hear the words "go fast".

Mr. Li couldn't hear clearly, so he took two steps closer and asked with a smile, "What are you doing, envoy?"

His very "friendly" words scared both the master and the servant. The servant named Du Laian was so frightened that he jumped up and hid behind Du Qian, his body trembling.

Li Yun frowned and asked, "Sir, what's he doing?"

Du Qian turned around helplessly, glanced at the follower who had followed him since childhood, and protected him behind him, and said helplessly: "This useless thing, he has only been here for a month or two, and he misses home and insists on going home."

"Ignore him."

Envoy Du looked at Li Yun and said with a smile, "Sir Li, what do you want to see me about?"

Li Yun nodded, looked at Du Laian behind Du Qian with a half-smile, and then said, "I just heard the news about the rebels, but I don't know whether it is true or not, so I came to ask the envoy."

Du Qian heard this and the smile on his face faded. He was silent for a while before he sighed, "The news that Sima Li heard should be true."

Li Yun was a little curious: "I haven't even told you what the news is, but you already know it?"

"The rebels ambushed the Imperial Guards, and all 30,000 of them were wiped out."

Du Qian looked up at Li Yun and said slowly, "Is this the news?"

Mr. Li sighed and said, "Your Excellency is really good at calculating."

"It's not like I can predict the future."

Du Qian smiled bitterly and said, "This is probably the only big news recently."

As he spoke, he turned sideways and made a gesture of invitation, and said, "Sima Li, let's talk in the back hall."

Li Yun smiled and nodded, and followed him to a pavilion behind the government office and sat down. After they were both seated, Li Yun spoke, "Envoy, if this news is true, then Yuezhou will have to make some corresponding preparations."

Du Qian was feeling a little depressed, and said silently: "I really can't think of what preparations can be made."

"The Imperial Army has suffered a great defeat. Some people with ulterior motives in various places will definitely take advantage of this to cause chaos. Yuezhou and even the entire Jiangdong will be no exception."

"Yuezhou must be prepared to quell the unrest and protect the people."

At this point, Li Yun paused and continued, "Yuezhou has already suffered a major turmoil. The spring sowing has just begun, and the people of Yuezhou are eagerly waiting for this year's harvest. No matter what, we must not allow the bandits to cause chaos in Yuezhou again."

Du Qian was silent for a long time before he looked up at Li Yun and asked, "Sima Li, are you sad or happy when you heard that the imperial army was defeated?"

"No sadness, no joy."

Li Yun replied calmly: "It's just a little unexpected."

"But no matter what, the incident has already happened, and we must respond accordingly. The envoy and I are both officials of Yuezhou, and what we have to do is to protect the land and the people."

"As for other things, I don't consider them."

Du Qian looked up at Li Yun seriously. After a long while, he let out a long sigh, turned his head to look at Du Laian, who was carrying a bag and looking at this side timidly not far away, and said with a smile: "Well, let's work together to do our duty of protecting the land and the people."

Li Yun nodded first, then thought of Du Qian's family members who were all in the capital, so he comforted him: "Your Excellency, don't worry too much. Tongguan is still there, and the capital is safe."

Governor Du was still in low spirits and let out a long sigh.

"With the situation like this, how long can we be so cautious?"

(End of this chapter)