Thief Emperor

Chapter 447: No knife on a rainy night!

Three days later, in the early morning, Li Yun and his guards were waiting for Chen Da at the gate of Luzhou City. Chen Da had already arranged the formation. He strode to Li Yun, bowed his head and saluted: "Envoy!"

"I am fully prepared and can set off at any time!"

Li Yun smiled and said, "I told you that this time you will be the commander and you will be in charge. You don't have to ask me about everything."

"You decide when to leave, and I'll follow you all the way."

Chen Da took a deep breath, turned around and shouted to his subordinates, "Let's go!"

An array of 3,000 men advanced slowly from Luzhou. Chen Da also ordered scouts to spread out for ten miles to cover the army's advance.

Because Li Yun was riding a horse, there was no need for him to follow. After watching the army go farther and farther away, Li Yun put his hands in his sleeves, looked at Su Sheng who also came to see him off, and said with a smile: "Brother Su, what do you think of my little brother?"

"Of course I have talent."

Su Sheng smiled and said, "If someone really has no skills and no talent at all, let alone leading 3,000 people, even if he leads 100 or 200 people, the team will probably be in chaos."

"But on the battlefield, the enemy may be even more powerful. Whether this brother Chen can succeed depends on whether he can overcome this hurdle."

Su Sheng thought for a while and added, "The first one or two battles are relatively important. It's best if he can gain some confidence. This way, he will do better and better in the future."

Li Yun said "hmm" and continued: "Even if we can't take Liuhe this time, it won't be a loss if we can train Chen Da."

He turned around and clasped his fists towards Su Sheng, and said, "All the troops stationed in Luzhou have been dispatched. There are only a few civilians guarding the city. There are still some risks in the short term. Brother Su must be careful."

Su Sheng smiled and said, "There are also several hundred horses in Qiantang, and they will arrive in a day or two. With several hundred people, Luzhou will be able to defend the city without any problems. In a day or two, I think they will not be able to react."

"Don't worry, Erlang. I will protect Luzhou well."

Li Yun nodded slightly, and then continued: "I will teach Brother Su a method."

Su Sheng smiled and said, "I'm all ears."

"Luzhou City, the city gates have not been closed for a long time. Don't close them in the next few days. If the city gates are not closed, even if there are spies nearby, they will not be able to tell the real from the fake."

"I have deployed personnel from the Nine Departments here. If there is any unusual movement nearby, please inform Brother Su immediately. It will not be too late to close the city gates then."

Su Sheng thought about it and nodded, "I'll remember that."

Li Yun smiled and said, "Then I will leave this Jiangdong Gate, as well as my father-in-law and brother-in-law, to Brother Su to take care of them."

"Don't worry about this, Jilang."

Su Sheng said solemnly: "Even if I die in Luzhou, Mr. Xue and his son will be fine."

"It's a heavy word, it's a heavy word."

As he spoke, Li Yun looked at the team going away and said slowly: "Brother Su, I'm already thinking of a way to get some war horses over. I'll give them to you when the time comes. You can train a cavalry for me."

Su Sheng was startled, then his eyes lit up: "Where did Erlang get it from?"

"Spend money."

Li Yun answered promptly and clearly.

He said with emotion: "On the battlefield, mobility and flexibility are so important. We must get the cavalry out."

Su Sheng smiled and said, "We actually have what horses should have, but we just don't have the combat capability of cavalry. If we were in the wild plains, the cavalry would naturally be powerful, but in this place in the southeast, Erlang can take it easy and don't be too anxious."

Li Yun said "hmm".

"Anyway, let's get a hundred cavalrymen first. I'll take a look at their appearance and then decide whether to invest more resources in it."

"Okay, Brother Su, I won't say any more."

Li clasped his fists and said, "I'm going to catch up with the team to avoid any mistakes."

Su Sheng returned the greeting with a fist, bowed his head slightly and said: "Erlang, don't worry, I'm here in Luzhou, I'll take care of it."

He paused, then smiled and said, "But when the Qiantang army arrives, I will also lead them to fight. Who will guard Luzhou then?"

"It's not like the Qiantang Army has no people."

Li Yun had already mounted his horse and waved his hand, saying, "When the time comes, choose a calmer captain to garrison Luzhou. No matter what, make sure nothing goes wrong in Luzhou!"

Luzhou is very important to Li Yun now. If he keeps Luzhou, he can move forward and backward freely. If he loses Luzhou, he may be trapped in Jiangdong.

By then, even if we can take it down again, it will cost a huge price.

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The army set out from Luzhou and marched for two or three days before passing Chuzhou. Liuhe County was finally in sight.

In the evening, the army settled down in Liuhe County.

It rained heavily.

Because of the heavy rain, setting up camp became much more difficult. By the time the tents were finally set up, more than half of the people were already covered in mud.

In the general's tent, Li Yun sat in the main seat, wiped the mud off his hands, looked at Chen Da, and asked, "We have arrived in Liuhe, what do you plan to do next?" Chen Da was looking at the map hanging on the wall. After hearing Li Yun's voice, he came to his senses, looked back at Li Yun, and asked, "Envoy, what do you think?"

Li Yun shook his head slightly: "I want you to speak first."

"It's raining, so the march has slowed down."

Chen Da rubbed his brows and said slowly: "Besides, at this time, the Pinglu Army may have discovered our movements, but it is difficult for them to determine exactly how many people we have."

"At this time, it will be difficult to take Liuhe County directly."

He looked at Li Yun and suddenly asked in a low voice: "Envoy, is there a ferry crossing in the north of Jinling?"

"Correct."

Mr. Li lowered his head to drink water and said calmly, "It's Liuhe Ferry, which is opposite Liuhe. The last time I came to Jiangbei, I landed from Liuhe."

Chen Da looked at Li Yun with a burning gaze: "Envoy, I have a bolder idea."

Li Yun smiled and said, "You finally figured it out."

Chen Da let out a breath and looked at Li Yun: "I still have to trouble you, sir."

"This is my business, why bother talking about it?"

Li Yun stood up, looked at the big gun hanging in the big tent, walked over, grabbed the big gun in his hand, and said with some emotion: "It's been a long time since I last moved."

After the last battle in Jiangbei, Li Yun had some changes in his mentality, and he had not personally charged into the battle line to kill the enemy for a long time.

Although it was somewhat inappropriate for someone at his level to charge into the enemy line, the former village chief Li was actually a ruthless man who would feel uncomfortable if he didn't fight for three days.

Even Li Yun, who came later, was full of passion when he arrived on the battlefield. Otherwise, he would not have had to charge into the battlefield after he became the Sima of Yuezhou.

Li Yun held the spear and swung it twice, then opened the tent door, looked at the heavy rain outside, and said slowly: "Divide the troops into two groups. I will take my guards and another 500 people from you to take Liuhe Ferry."

"Liuhe County is left to you."

Chen Da responded, stood up and walked to Li Yun, whispering: "When the envoy arrives at Liuhe Ferry, it will probably be almost dawn. Fight until tomorrow afternoon, at the latest at twilight hour. If there is still no result in Liuhe County, the envoy will retreat from Liuhe Ferry!"

Li Yun glanced at him and then grinned: "Okay, General Chen."

Chen Da's face turned red after hearing the word "General" and he stammered.

Li Yun ignored him, strode into the rainy night, and shouted, "Yang Xi!"

His guard captain, Yang Xi, immediately ran over and bowed his head to Li Yun and said, "Envoy!"

"Gather all the people and let's go out to work."

Yang Xi was startled when he heard this, then he looked at Li Yun and said, "Envoy, are you going to lead the army in person?"

"What bullshit."

Li Yun cursed with a smile, and then said, "I'm not the emperor, why did I lead the army in person?"

"I haven't moved for a long time. If I don't move around, my body will get rusty."

"Don't talk nonsense. Go and gather the men quickly. Then bring another 500 men from Chen Da's command. Remember to prepare rain gear and follow me."

If it rains heavily, you must prepare rain gear if you have it. Otherwise, if you are suddenly touched by the rain, you will be soaked and your movements will be much slower.

On the battlefield, a slight delay could mean the difference between life and death!

Even if you have no time to keep away the rain when fighting, you must still wear rain gear when you are in a hurry.

Yang Xi quickly lowered his head and responded.

After more than half an hour, a total of more than 700 people finally gathered. At this time, Li Yun was also wearing armor. He held a spear and did not ride a horse. Instead, he stood in front of everyone on foot and said expressionlessly: "Let's go!"

Yang Xi followed him and asked, "Sir, where are we going?"

"Kill the enemy."

Li Yun glanced back at him and scolded him with a smile: "Stop talking nonsense and just follow me."

The group had a hard time traveling on the rainy night.

Fortunately, the terrain here is basically flat, so even if it rains heavily, it is not difficult to walk.

When it was dawn, the river was visible in the distance.

Yang Xi had been following Li Yun for the past two years, so he had naturally been here before. Seeing this, he exclaimed in a low voice, "Liuhe Ferry!"

Li Yun said "hmm", looked at the tents near Liuhe Ferry, raised the gun in his left hand, swung his right hand heavily, and said only one word.

"kill!"

(End of this chapter)