Thief Emperor

Chapter 578: Fierce!

Li Yun had been resting here for more than half an hour and had recovered most of his strength. He looked up at Zhou Bi and asked with a smile, "Did the cavalry run away too?"

"Correct."

Zhou Bi said quickly: "Their infantry is no match for us in the front and has been defeated. The remaining 1,000 cavalry also rode away on horseback."

He paused and then said, "General Li... General Li said that this time, we should annihilate more than half of the enemy."

Li Yun narrowed his eyes and said slowly: "This place is only about thirty miles away from Jizhou City. Those cavalrymen will not come back after they go there."

"Go and tell Li Zheng to clear the battlefield as soon as possible. I want all the horses on the battlefield, as long as they are not disabled."

"Our wounded and fallen brothers must be properly handled."

At this point, Li Yun looked at the sky which was not yet completely bright, and continued: "Send a signal to Jizhou and ask them to send people out to help clean up the battlefield."

Zhou Bi wrote them down one by one, then looked at Su Zhan and said in a deep voice: "You stay here and guard the upper position, I will go to do the work."

After saying that, Zhou Bi turned around and was about to leave, but was stopped by Li Yun.

Li Yun said expressionlessly: "Tell Li Zheng and Meng Qing to pile up the enemy's bodies on both sides of the road to form a Jingguan!"

Li Yun was a man who held grudges, and he had not forgotten the previous incident of hanging the heads of Han people on poles.

This matter must be repaid.

Zhou Bi was stunned.

He had followed Li Yun for quite a long time and had fought in several battles together. However, in previous battles, even if he had won, Li Yun would never treat the enemy's corpses like this.

Most of the time, it's just buried and the matter is over.

However, thinking of what the Khitans had done before, Zhou Bi bowed his head again and said, "Yes!"

He turned and left.

Su Zhan was accompanying Li Yun. After looking at Li Yun, the young man said, "Master, I think if we build a Jingguan for the Khitans now, it will definitely annoy the Khitans. They might attack Jizhou crazily. If we want to build a Jingguan for the Khitans, we should wait for more than two months and do it when we are about to leave."

"This way, we can leave the trouble to the Fanyang Army."

Li Yun looked at him and smiled dumbly: "No wonder Brother Su said you are smart, you have a lot of tricks."

Su Zhan scratched his head, feeling a little embarrassed.

Li Yun looked at him and continued, "I did this for no other reason than to vent my anger and to establish the dignity of our Jiangdong Army."

"You will understand this matter slowly in the future."

After saying this, he stretched his body and felt aches all over his body. He took off the helmet on his head and threw it aside. He supported himself and stood up. After stretching his body, he looked up to the sky and let out a long howl.

"happy!"

It had been a long time since we had fought, so the fight tonight was truly exhilarating.

"Boy."

Li Yun looked at Su Zhan, who quickly stepped forward and bowed his head, saying, "Take the position!"

"After a while, you go and look after the man named Xiao and bring him back to Jizhou City."

Su Zhan looked at Xiao Gan, who was tied up tightly but still bleeding from his mouth and nose, and quickly lowered his head and said, "Okay, I'll remember that."

Li Yun gave him a few more instructions. Zhou Chang, who was far away, heard Li Yun's voice and hurried over. When he got closer, he looked Li Yun up and down and asked, "Is my uncle okay?"

"I'm fine."

Li Yun had recovered and said with a smile, "The young general is not injured, right?"

"No no."

Zhou Chang quickly shook his head, then looked at Li Yun and couldn't help but say, "Uncle, this battle will be famous all over the world and recorded in history!"

He pulled Li Yun to sit aside, and then said enviously: "Secretary Shi will definitely talk about what happened today in the future."

"In the spring of the fourth year, Yun heard that the Khitan invaded Hebei Road, so he sent troops north to rescue Fanyang. In late spring, he entered Jizhou and defeated the Khitan outside Jizhou City, and built a high Jingguan."

Li Yun looked at Zhou Chang in surprise and said with a smile: "I didn't expect that the young general has such literary talent."

Zhou Chang waved his hand and said, "I have been forced to read these since I was a child. I have to read them, especially the history books of the past dynasties. I have to read them."

"If you watch more, you will learn it."

At this point, he looked at Li Yun and laughed at himself: "Actually, I am quite good at studying."

Li Yun then smiled dumbly: "I forgot, the young general's generation is already the third generation of the Zhou family."

Zhou Chang did not respond, his eyes full of envy: "From the perspective of prestige alone, just based on your uncle's one night, our trip to Hebei Province was not in vain."

"If I had known, I would have brought more people out last night."

Li Yun smiled at him and said, "The Khitans will probably not give up. The Major General will have a chance to show his abilities later."

Anyone who has seen Li Yun fighting on the battlefield will be impressed by him.

It was the same with the members of the anti-theft team back then, it was the same with Li Yun’s two concubines, and it is the same with Zhou Chang now.

Zhou Chang now has complicated emotions towards Li Yun.

From the perspective of interests, the two people will most likely become enemies in the future, but at least at this moment, Zhou Chang is full of admiration for Li Yun.

……

A day later, Li Yun's troops cleaned up the battlefield and returned to Jizhou City with captured horses, weapons and equipment, and more than a hundred prisoners.

At this time, a total of twelve tall and terrifying Jingguans were built on both sides of the road outside Jizhou City. These Jingguans were Li Yun's deterrence against the Khitans, and they would definitely be passed on to the Khitan Khan through some scouts or the mouths of the remnants of the Khitans.

But at this time, Li Yun no longer cared.

Just as Zhou Chang said, in just this one night, he had already achieved most of the goals he came to Hebei to achieve.

Next, he just needs to deal with the enemy’s moves in Jizhou.

If it really doesn't work, he doesn't even have to wait for three months. He can just turn around and leave Jizhou, and no one can say a word against him.

Just when Li Yun returned to Jizhou, the military report from Jizhou was also quickly sent to Youzhou.

Major General Xiao Heng came to his old father with the information urgently sent from Jizhou.

At this time, General Xiao was talking to several generals of the Fanyang Army. When he saw Xiao Heng coming in, he frowned slightly and asked, "What's the matter?"

"Dad, Jizhou battle report."

General Xiao was startled and stood up. He took the intelligence from his son and frowned as he asked, "Didn't Li Yun and the 5,000 Pinglu troops just arrive in Jizhou a few days ago? Li Zhang's troops haven't all returned to Youzhou yet. Where did the battle report from Jizhou come from?"

Xiao Heng bowed his head slightly and said, "On the first day that Li Yun entered Jizhou, the Khitans entered Jizhou, captured 20 civilians, hung them on poles, and placed them under the city of Jizhou to provoke Lord Li."

"That day, Lord Li went out of the city to meet the enemy."

"At night, Lord Li led his men out of the city and attacked the Khitan camp, defeating thousands of Khitans and building a high Jingguan outside Jizhou City."

Xiao Heng paused for a moment, then continued, "There are twelve in total."

General Xiao was stunned. He looked down at the intelligence in his hand. After a moment of silence, he asked, "How come the information for one day and one night was sent all at once?"

"I received the news last night that Lord Li was out of town during the day, but it was not a big deal, so I didn't bother you, father."

"Who knows, who knows..."

Xiao Heng murmured, "Who knew that this Lord Li was so fierce."

General Xiao narrowed his eyes with a complicated expression, and no one knew what he was thinking.

After a long while, he slowly exhaled and said, "You should go to Jizhou and take a look at the situation in Jizhou. At the same time, send people to keep an eye on the Khitan, especially to prevent the Khitan from invading Jizhou again."

Xiao Heng replied with a "yes", then lowered his head and went down.

After Xiao Heng left, General Xiao showed the battle report of Jizhou to all the generals present. At this moment, the Duke, Jiedushi, and General of the Great Zhou could not help but sigh.

"A place as beautiful as Jiangnan actually gave birth to such a person."

"It's really strange."

…………

To the north of Youzhou, there is a large Khitan tent.

The Khitan Khan, who was only in his early thirties, looked expressionlessly at his subordinates kneeling before him.

The subordinate was trembling with fear, but still trembling, he looked at the battle situation in Jizhou, and finally said with his head down: "Khan, we have been deceived by those Han people..."

The subordinate gritted his teeth and said, "Those Han people who told us that Jizhou was changing its defenses and coming to take over Jizhou are soldiers from the south of the Han Dynasty. Firstly, they have little combat power, and secondly, they will definitely not be able to adapt to the climate and environment in our north."

"As long as we send troops to Jizhou, we can occupy Jizhou. Who would have thought, who would have thought..."

“Who would have thought that this was not the case at all.”

The young Khitan Khan remained silent. After a long silence, he asked, "Has someone built a Jingguan for you?"

"Yes Yes."

The subordinate lowered his head and said in a trembling voice: "We sent someone to the battlefield to check..."

The young Khan's voice turned completely cold.

"Where's Xiao Gan?"

Xiao Gan was his brother-in-law and the leader of the battle of Jizhou.

"Reporting to the Khan, General Xiao... General Xiao."

“It’s gone.”

He swallowed and said, "Someone saw him being captured by the Han people, but there is no accurate information yet..."

"Caught?"

The Khitan Khan let out a "huh" and his every move was filled with murderous intent.

"Okay, okay."

He clenched his fists and uttered a few words through his teeth.

"What's the name of the Han general guarding Jizhou?"

"Call...Call Li Yun."

The subordinate almost lowered his head to the ground, almost lying on the ground, and said in a trembling voice: "They say... they say he came from Jiangnan Dao, and was originally the governor of some Jiangnan Dao temple in Wu Zhou."

"Li Yun..."

The Khitan Khan let out a long breath.

"I got it."

(End of this chapter)