Thief Emperor

Chapter 525: Halfway through Jianghuai
Although no one really believes this kind of rhetoric, it is very useful.

After all, Li Yun was indeed dismissed from office by the court. This was something that almost everyone knew. Using this as an excuse, even if Zhou Gui, or even Zhou Xu himself, came, Li Yun would have something to say.

Zhou Gui was being held by two people at this time. His face turned red with anger and he gritted his teeth and said, "Li Er, you!"

At this time, considering Li Yun's identity and Zhou Gui's identity, his calling him "Li Er" could be said to be quite impolite.

But Li Yun was not angry. He just looked at the two subordinates behind Zhou Gui calmly and waved his hand, saying, "Let him go."

Zhou Guineng came forward, so he definitely had no weapon on him. With his bare hands, he could not threaten Li Yun, so Li Yun waved his hand and said with a smile: "All of you retreat."

The two men quickly retreated, leaving only Li Yun and Zhou Gui under the pavilion. Li stood up, stretched his body, looked at Zhou Gui, and said calmly: "Don't be so excited. You are yelling at me now, just to take advantage of my youth and embarrass me, so that I can let your remnant soldiers go back to Gwangju."

Li Yun paused and continued, "Originally, I don't want to reason with you, but since you are so excited, I will tell you the truth."

"Before the war started, I had no intention of changing the situation in Huainan Province. I only wanted to take control of Jiangnan West Province, which was under my jurisdiction. At that time, I was still the governor of Jiangnan Province, so it was natural for me to do these things."

"Our Jiangdong's battle with the Wuchang Army didn't seem to have anything to do with Qingzhou, but the Pinglu Army has been frequently mobilized since then and has begun to link up with the Wuchang Army. What does my elder brother mean by that?"

Zhou Gui said angrily: "We, the Pinglu Army, already occupy half of Jiangbei and are adjacent to the Wuchang Army. When you, Lord Li, took over the two states of E and Yue in Jiangnanxi Road, our Pinglu Army did not take any action!"

"Oh?"

Li Yun thought about it and it seemed to be true. When he was fighting in the western part of Jiangnan, the Pinglu Army did not have any particularly big movements.

Mr. Li thought about it seriously, then looked at Zhou Gui and said seriously, "I remember that before the court dismissed me as the governor of Jiangnan Road, the soldiers of Jiangnan Road did not cross the river to the north, but only operated in Jiangnan West Road and strictly abided by the court rules."

"As for what happened after the court dismissed me, I have no control over the soldiers in Jiangnan Road."

"From this point of view, I have not let my good brother down."

Zhou Gui sneered, "Are they soldiers from Jiangnan Road, or your Li Er's soldiers?"

Li Yun did not deny this, but just chuckled and said, "Brother, if these were my soldiers, I would be the governor of Jiangnan Road, and they would be active in Jiangnan West Road. I would no longer be an official in the court, so of course they could go wherever they wanted."

"If you really count it."

Li Yun narrowed his eyes and said softly, "Your army intervened when I was arguing with the Wuchang army. Not only did you not help me, your brother, but you also helped that guy named Lu. It's hard to say who is in the wrong."

Having said this, Li Yun stopped talking.

This time, he and the Pinglu Army were heading in opposite directions, and fighting for territory was always a matter of ability.

Besides, if we only consider the issue of seizing territory, Li Yun was in the process of competing with the Wuchang Army for territory when the Pinglu Army intervened. In this sense, the Pinglu Army is more in the wrong.

"There's no point in arguing about this. We are old acquaintances."

Li Yun put his hands behind his back, sat back under the pavilion, and said, "To be honest, I have been waiting for this reinforcement for a long time. I will eat as many as I can and will not show any mercy."

Li Yun looked at Zhou Gui and said, "Go back and tell my elder brother that I hope the Qingzhou Pinglu Army can all withdraw to the north of the Huai River, so that both sides can avoid a dispute."

"Of course, if your army is stubborn and insists on fighting in Jiangbei, I will be happy to accompany you. I just happened to have recruited a lot of new soldiers and need a battlefield to train them."

Zhou Gui looked at Li Yun and said in a hoarse voice: "Mr. Li is so arrogant. He wants us to give up Jiangbei with just one sentence!"

"Of course I won't give it up in vain. I can make a promise to Brother Zhou."

Zhou Gui sneered, "Can you trust what Lord Li said?"

"Of course it's credible. I've never broken my promises."

Zhou Gui said angrily, "What about the Fengyang Alliance?"

"The Fengyang Alliance only said that my elder brother and I would become brothers and that both sides would stop fighting, but it did not stipulate that Jiangnan Road would be divided in half."

"And I already said it."

Li Yun was a little impatient, frowned and said: "This time, I haven't started to attack the prefectures and counties occupied by the Pinglu Army. It was your army that got involved. I didn't write a letter to Qingzhou to question General Zhou, which was already giving him face."

"besides."

Li Yun looked at Zhou Gui and said slowly: "I call you brother because I am being polite and giving you face. You..."

"Don't think you're really a dude anymore."

Li Yun frowned at him and continued, "Li has recently gained more troops and is more irritable than before. If you get angry with me, you won't be able to return to Qingzhou."

Even Zhou Gui was frightened by Li Yun's light words. He took a deep breath, looked up at Li Yun, and finally did not dare to speak.

Given the current situation and Li Yun's personal ability, saving his life is just a matter of thought.

As for reporting the news, anyone can do it, it doesn't have to be Zhou Gui.

Zhou Gui finally calmed down, lowered his head and stopped talking.

Li Yun nodded with satisfaction and said with a smile: "Go back and tell my brother that as long as he withdraws from Jiangdong, I promise that if the Fanyang Army and Pinglu Army fight in the future, I will definitely not take the opportunity to go north and attack the Pinglu Army together with the Fanyang Army."

Li Yun looked at Zhou Gui and said softly, "As long as Brother Zhou can take the initiative to withdraw to Huaibei, I will do what I say."

"Otherwise, if the fighting continues, not only will Qingzhou be unable to take care of both ends, but the brotherhood between us will also be greatly compromised."

Zhou Gui said in a hoarse voice: "Mr. Li has lost all credibility."

"Whether I have credit or not is not up to you."

Li Yun glanced at him and said calmly, "Who can you be the boss of?"

Zhou Gui took a deep breath and dared not speak.

…………

In the evening, Li Yun released Zhou Gui again and asked him to report to Zhou Xu.

At the same time, this pursuit has basically come to an end.

Chen Da, He Jun and Yu Ye stood in Li Yun's tent, bowed their heads respectfully and reported the battle situation to Li Yun.

He Jun bowed his head deeply and said, "Sir, there are more than 4,800 enemies in total, and less than 1,000 of them escaped to Guangzhou."

"More than two thousand people were wounded or killed by our troops, and a thousand surrendered to us."

“The rest fled in all directions.”

Li Yun looked at the three men, nodded with satisfaction, and said with a smile: "For these surrendered ones, we will build a surrender camp and observe them for a period of time. When the time comes, those who are willing to follow us will be divided among the three of you and incorporated into your respective armies."

The three men were all captains. They were overjoyed when they heard this. They bowed their heads and saluted, saying, "Thank you, Lord!"

After Yu Ye saluted, he smiled and said, "Sir, we captured the leader of this Pinglu Army. He has a rare surname, Gongsun. We asked his subordinates and found out that he is the deputy general of General Zhou of the Pinglu Army and also General Zhou's right-hand man."

Li Yun exclaimed, then smiled: "A general of this level is not easy to catch. Where is he?"

Captain Yu smiled and said, "He was shot in the thigh by an arrow from one of my archers. He fell off his horse and lost too much blood. He has passed out. I asked the doctor to take a look and he said he is not seriously injured."

"it is good."

Li Yun clapped his hands and smiled, "Let the doctor spend more time on him and try to save him. If my elder brother knows about this high-ranking general, he will definitely pay a large sum of money to redeem him."

At Gongsun Hao's level, he was fully aware of many of the Pinglu Army's arrangements.

It is hard to say whether he will reveal it, but the key is what General Zhou will think and whether he can let him be a prisoner of Li Yun.

After saying this, Li Yun looked at Chen Da again. He stood up, patted Chen Da on the shoulder, and said, "It's hard for you to rush all the way from Shuzhou. This time, I will credit you Luzhou soldiers for a great achievement in this blocking battle."

Chen Da was about to bow his head to thank him when he heard Li Yun continue, "Shuzhou will also be handed over to your Luzhou soldiers to fight. It is considered a reward for you."

Qizhou will be captured soon, and by then Shuzhou will be surrounded by Li Yun's forces.

It is only a matter of time to take it down. Handing it over to Chen Da will be a real benefit to the soldiers of Luzhou.

After all, this is real achievement.

Chen Da was overjoyed and bowed his head quickly, saying, "Thank you, Lord!"

He paused and said, "Sir, I heard that Yang Xi was injured. I want to go see him."

Yuye Yu Duwei also hurriedly bowed his head and said, "I will go and see Yang Xi as well."

These three people all came from the anti-theft team.

Li Yun naturally had no other choice but to nod and say, "He is seriously injured and is now recuperating in the rear. He is probably running a high fever. You can go see him if you want, but there is one thing."

He looked at the three people and said slowly: "The casualty figures of each battalion, especially the pension list, must be submitted within three days, and must be verified to be correct."

"If we miss one, everyone from the captain down will be punished."

Chen Da and Yu Ye looked at each other, and both of them calmed down. They planned to prepare the list before going to visit Yang Xi.

After arranging the official business, Li Yun felt much better. He stood up and looked at the three captains in front of him with a smile on his face.

"Although there are still wars everywhere in Jiangbei today, after the war today, it is in my heart."

"Jiangbei has already been mostly settled."

He was very happy, and he pulled the three people and said with a smile: "Let's go, drink some wine and eat some meat!"

　When I was halfway through writing, two paragraphs were misplaced. I turned back and they didn't fit anywhere. I spent a lot of time on it and was delayed for a while. Sorry, sorry~
　　
　
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