Thief Emperor

Chapter 227 Watch me defeat him!

Two days later, Li Yun received the document issued by Zheng Wei.

The document did not state that the Sima of Yuezhou would temporarily take over the command from Zheng Yu, but instead stated that the armies of all states would be temporarily under the command of the Sima of Yuezhou.

Although there is only a difference of one or two words, the difference is huge.

If the command is handed over to Li Yun, then if there is any problem, the responsibility can be put on Li Yun. In addition, with the support of Du Qian, the governor of Yuezhou, although Zheng Yu cannot completely shirk all the responsibility, he can at least remove 70% to 80% of the responsibility.

And if Li Yun is allowed to take command instead of Zheng Wei, then Zheng Wei is essentially still in command, and it will not be easy to shirk responsibility when the time comes.

Li Yun was too lazy to pay attention to the petty intrigues in Zheng Guancha's mind, and was unwilling to argue with him about these words. After getting the documents, he immediately selected more than 600 people from the headquarters and prepared to set off for Shan County.

Li Yun had already sent 400 people to Shan County, and now another 600 people would make a total of 1,000.

Originally, it would not be impossible to send more people over, but once on the battlefield, the number of people would be obvious at a glance, and it would be impossible to hide them like they did in Yuezhou, so Li Yun could not bring more people with him.

Before leaving, he called Zhou Liang into his tent, pulled Zhou Liang to sit down, and then said, "Uncle San, you don't have to go this time. Stay in Yuezhou and continue to manage our remaining manpower. There is one thing you need to pay attention to."

Li Yun said in a deep voice: "Now on paper, we should not have anyone in Yuezhou."

Zhou Liang nodded first, then looked up at Li Yun and said with a wry smile: "But, there are more than a thousand people, and I can't just turn them into nothing..."

"Don't leave too many people in the big tent, just leave a hundred or so. Leave more than a hundred people in Yuezhou City as well. I've already informed Governor Du, and he will help cover up."

"As for the remaining manpower..."

Li Yun said softly: "My idea is to find a way to disperse."

Zhou Liang nodded and asked, "How to disperse?"

"Some of them will change into plain clothes and go with me to Wuzhou to gather intelligence. As for the rest, you can arrange for them, Uncle San. You can let them take a rest and go home to visit their families, or you can let them change into plain clothes and live in Yuezhou City."

"Or, patrol around Yuezhou City and eliminate bandits."

Li Yun said calmly: "In short, as long as they are not wearing military uniforms and are not in the Yuezhou Camp, no one can say that they are from our Yuezhou Camp."

Zhou Liang thought for a moment, then lowered his head and said, "Okay, I'll take care of this matter. I'll make sure no one can tell that there are people in Yuezhou Camp."

Li Yun smiled and said, "If Wuzhou needs manpower support, I will ask Meng Qing to come back and report the news. Then Third Uncle will lead the team... um..."

"Five hundred people at most, go to Wuzhou for support."

"No matter how the battle of Wuzhou goes, at least we have to retain some vitality."

Zhou Liang nodded and agreed to everything.

Li Yun then left Yuezhou Camp with 600 people. He asked Deng Yang to lead the team to Shan County to wait for orders, while he himself went back to Yuezhou City and called Du the governor.

"Sir, I will lead the troops to Shan County first."

"It doesn't matter if the food is a little worse in the barracks, but when marching and fighting, the food must keep up. I asked about the situation these days. The 5,000 troops we have gathered in Jiangdong are all..."

"Bring your own dry food."

"It's not going to work if we fight like this."

Li Yun took a deep breath and said, "We will use Shan County as our base to attack Wuzhou. Shan County is also in Yuezhou and is under the jurisdiction of the envoy. I would like to trouble the envoy to help us take care of the logistics. If not to mention that all the soldiers from various states and counties going to Yuezhou can eat meat, at least they can eat something hot."

“Expenses start from…”

Li Yun whispered, "Let's withdraw money from the official warehouse in Yuezhou. What do you think, sir?"

Du Qian looked at Li Yun, thought for a moment, and then smiled and said, "We have food in Yuezhou, so at most we just need to spend money to buy some meat. Sima Li, you can go to the war without worry. I will also set off to Shan County in a few days for such a big matter."

"I will take care of the logistics."

Governor Du smiled and said, "It's just that the grain in the government warehouse seems to be Sima Li's private property. Wouldn't Sima Li feel bad if we move these grains?"

"I can't eat much."

Li Yun smiled and said, "The battle of Wuzhou will be over within a month. They brought their own dry food, so at most they can fill some of the gaps."

"I am willing to give up these grains."

"Oh?"

Du Qian smiled and said, "Wuzhou seemed to have only held out for a few days before it was taken by the rebels. Is Sima Li so confident that he can put down the Wuzhou rebellion in a month?"

“Confidence comes second.”

Li Yun smiled and said, "In just over a month, I will be going back to Qingyang to get married. It would be best if this matter is resolved before I get married. Otherwise, I will be too busy to get away and the wedding date will be delayed."

Du Qian's expression became serious upon hearing this, and he said, "I didn't know Sima Li was going to get married. Congratulations."

He bowed to Li Yun and smiled, "When the time comes, I will definitely go to the wedding to have a drink."

Li Yun laughed: "Even if you didn't say that, I would have sent you an invitation." "However, whether we can get married on time in May depends on whether the battle in Wuzhou goes smoothly."

Du Qian touched his chin and suddenly smiled, "If Sima Li can easily capture Wuzhou within a month, he will surely be famous in Jiangdong. By then, Sima Li's wedding will probably be very lively."

"Don't say anything else."

Du Qian smiled and said, "I, Zheng Guancha, and Qiantang Governor Pei Huang will definitely be there to congratulate Li Sima. Officials from Jiangdong, both big and small, will probably be there as well."

If this battle can be won, leaving aside the credit to the imperial court, Li Yun, who was already well-known, would surely become famous in the eastern part of Jiangnan through this event.

Compared to now, it will be more than one step higher.

Of course, if he was defeated in Wuzhou, Li would probably have to lie dormant for a long time before he could recover.

…………

After saying goodbye to Du Qian, Li Yun mounted his horse and rushed to Shan County.

At this time, his main force was led by Deng Yang and was heading towards Shan County on foot. However, Li Yun did not choose to join the main force. Instead, he rode a fast horse and took the brothers Meng Qing and Meng Hai directly to Shan County.

In more than a day, the three of them had arrived outside Shan County. At this time, it would take at least one or two days for Deng Yang and others to arrive.

Before Li Yun entered Shan County, Li Zheng had already brought people to meet him, but he did not take Li Yun into the city. Instead, he took Li Yun to an open space outside Shan County.

At this time, the open space was already filled with tents of all sizes. At a glance, there were about one or two hundred of them.

Li Zheng pointed at the tents and whispered, "Second brother, these are the people gathered from various states and counties. However, they have not yet arrived. I asked around these days, and each state and county has sent about 300 people."

At this point, Li Zheng was somewhat dissatisfied and snorted, "We in Yuezhou have contributed the most."

Li Yun didn't take it seriously and said with a smile: "We have contributed the most and will have the loudest voice in the future, so don't take it to heart. Has Zheng Wei arrived yet?"

Li Zheng shook his head: "I haven't seen it."

It would probably not be easy for Zheng Yu to command the military affairs of all states with just a document. Therefore, before everyone went out to attack Shan County together, Zheng Yu had to come at least once to formally hand over the power to Li Yun.

Li Yun frowned and didn't say much, but asked: "Our people have been in Shan County for a while. Do you know what the situation is like in Wuzhou?"

"I found out a little bit."

Li Zheng said slowly: "After Zhao Cheng occupied Wuzhou City, he did not rush to capture the counties of Wuzhou, nor did he send people to occupy the counties. Instead, he sent people to the counties of Wuzhou to plunder food. During this period, food was continuously delivered to Wuzhou City."

"It seems that they intend to defend the city."

Li Yun sneered, "He didn't defend Qiantang, a city as big as it was. How could he be willing to defend Wuzhou, a city as small as it is?"

"Most likely, it's for idiots like Zheng Wei to see. If we really surround him, he will attack in the middle of the night, and some weak points will not be able to stop them at all."

"It will only waste our military strength."

Li Zheng scratched his head and asked, "What should we do? Should we not attack Wuzhou City?"

"I don't know now."

Li Yun shook his head: "Everything will have to wait until we are on the battlefield. The specific situation and the specific response, this Zheng Wei..."

Sima Li snorted: "What a waste of time!"

While the two brothers were talking, a middle-aged man came out from a pile of tents. After seeing Li Yun from a distance, he immediately came forward and bowed, "Greetings, Sima Li."

Zhuo Guangrui, magistrate of Shan County.

This is an old acquaintance and one of the financial backers who helped Li Yun get started.

Li Yun smiled and asked curiously, "Why is Magistrate Zhuo outside the city?"

Zhuo Guangrui shook his head and smiled bitterly, "The troops from various states and counties have now reached more than 2,000 people. I don't care about their eating, drinking, defecating, urinating and sleeping. When Lord Zheng arrives, how can he forgive me?"

At this point, he looked at Li Yun and asked, "Sima Li, this unrest..."

"Can it be leveled?"

Li Yun patted his shoulder and said with a smile: "Keping, Keping."

"Don't worry, Magistrate Zhuo, they are just some defeated generals."

Mr. Li laughed.

"Watch me destroy him."

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(End of this chapter)