Thief Emperor

Chapter 691 Learning a foreign language (Happy New Year!!)
Startup teams, especially those that have achieved certain results, are often high-spirited and highly efficient because their efforts have been greatly rewarded.

The current Jiangdong Army is at this stage. The day after Li Yun's order was issued, Meng Qing and Zhao Chenggong each led a troop of 5,000 people. One went north to Wuyang County in Xuzhou, and the other was deployed in Yancheng County in Yuzhou according to Li Yun's arrangement.

The two counties are adjacent to each other, distributed on the east and west sides. The main attacker this time is naturally Meng Qing of Wuyang. Zhao Cheng feinted to attack Yancheng in order to support the Wuyang battlefield and at the same time prevent the Zhongwu Army of Yuzhou from supporting Xuzhou.

After seeing off the two armies, Li Yun took command of the camp at Mount Jixia and called Meng Hai over. Soon Meng Hai came all the way to Li Yun's tent, bowed his head and clasped his fists: "Take the position."

Li Yun looked at him and asked, "Is there any new news from Dengzhou?"

Meng Hai thought about it, shook his head and said, "No new news yet."

"Send him a message immediately and tell him that the progress in Dengzhou needs to be accelerated. It would be best if we could take Dengzhou within five days, and then..."

Li Yun paused for a moment and said, "Lead the troops to the Luyang Pass."

Meng Hai lowered his head and said, "I'll send someone over right away."

He turned and left. Li Yun sat in the main seat and took a deep breath.

Being the head coach, Li Yun knew very well that if he urged Su Sheng to say a word or two, more people would die in the attack.

But there was no other way. For some strategic considerations, he had to put full pressure on the Zhongwu Army at this time and break through this loophole as soon as possible, so as to gain his own place in the Central Plains and prepare to deal with the Shuofang Army.

After the order was issued, Li Yun called Su Zhan again.

"Give orders to deploy spies in the direction of Ruyang in Yuzhou. If there is any movement in the direction of Ruyang, report it immediately."

Su Zhan bowed his head deeply: "Yes."

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Ruyang City.

Ruyang is the capital of Yuzhou, and is also a fairly large city among the nearby states. At this time, Zheng Can, the Zhongwu Jiedushi of the Zhongwu Army, has deployed his troops in this city.

At this moment, the Zhongwu Jiedushi was sitting in the main seat of a large living room in Ruyang City. He looked at a young man in his twenties and frowned, saying, "Major General, how long will it take for the Shuofang Army to arrive? The Jiangdong Army is fighting fiercely, and the Zhongwu Army can't hold out for too long."

Zheng Can was born into a noble family. He was dressed in a brocade robe, looking very well-dressed, and his hair was combed meticulously. He lowered his head and drank a sip of tea, and continued: "If General Wei can't get here as soon as possible, it won't be long before the Zhongwu Army will be exhausted. By then, even if we want to join the general, it will be impossible."

The young man was tall, with a rough face and dark skin. He looked at Zheng Can and said with a smile, "Marshal Zheng Jie, you know that we came all the way from Lingzhou. We had to bypass Guanzhong and get too close to Hedong. Although the old man Li in Hedong is gone, the Hedong army is not weak. My father had to take precautions against the Hedong army and we must not be too reckless when marching."

Zheng Can took a deep breath, looked at Wei Yao, the Major General of the Shuofang Army in front of him, and continued, "Major General, even if the main force can't arrive quickly, at least we should send some vanguard troops to get there as soon as possible, right?"

"Even if there are only 5,000 people, it will be enough for us to hold on for a long time."

Wei Yao's eyes flickered, and then he said, "Marshal Zheng, don't worry. Our vanguard will arrive in half a month at most. This time, I brought some gifts to Marshal Jie, as well as some specialties from our Shuofang."

He took out a gift list from his sleeve, stood up and handed it to Zheng Can.

Zheng Can took it and took a look. In addition to some normal gold and silver items, there was a line of words written on the last item.

Twenty beauties from the Western Regions.

Zheng Can looked up at Wei Yao and frowned slightly: "Major General, is this also a specialty of Shuofang?"

Wei Yao smiled happily.

"It's close, so it can be considered a specialty."

Zheng Can stroked his beard and said calmly, "I am from the Zheng family of Xingyang. How can I be with the Hu people? The young general should take these women back with him."

Wei Yao smiled and said, "Don't worry, don't worry. I brought two today. Zheng Jieshuai, take a look first."

After saying that, he clapped his hands, and two blonde and blue-eyed Hu women, with graceful postures, walked up to Zheng Can and bowed to him.

"Meet Mr. Zheng."

Zheng Jieshuai looked at the two women's appearances and was immediately moved. He paused, then turned his head to look at Wei Yao, a little curious: "Can they speak Chinese?"

Wei Yao smiled and said, "Only these two are proficient in Chinese, while the other dozen or so are only roughly proficient."

At this point, the young general lowered his voice and said, "They are all virgins. They have been specially trained by someone and are the best at serving others."

Seeing Zheng Can still not talking, Wei Yao knew that he liked women, but was embarrassed to leave because of his face, so he smiled and said: "I know that Marshal Zheng Jie is from a noble family and doesn't like to associate with foreigners, but keep her in the room. Even if Marshal Jie doesn't favor her, it's good for her to learn the foreign language."

"Hu language, Hu language..." Zheng Can's eyes lit up, then he coughed and said with a smile: "Yes, our Zheng family has always been known for its extensive knowledge. Learning some Hu language can also be considered as enriching one's knowledge."

"Then Zheng will accept it reluctantly."

He looked at Wei Yao and said with a smile, "Thank you, General, for sending me off from afar."

Wei Yao smiled and said, "Then please ask the General to hold out for another half a month on the Yuzhou front. After half a month, once my father's army arrives, the General will immediately be the greatest hero."

"In the future, if the Wei family achieves success, they will definitely not forget the merits of the general."

Zheng Can stroked his beard, looked at Wei Yao, coughed, and said, "I hope that in the future, the young prince will not forget the promise you made today."

Here, he had quietly changed the way he addressed her. The two of them looked at each other and smiled.

As soon as Zheng Can finished speaking, a messenger came running in from outside. After seeing Zheng Can, he immediately knelt on the ground and kowtowed, saying, "Marshal, there is urgent military information!"

Zheng Can frowned slightly. He looked at Wei Yao who was standing beside him. Wei Yao was about to stand up and avoid him. Zheng Can waved his hand and said, "The young prince is one of us. It's okay to say it."

The messenger then bowed his head and said, "Yes, Marshal!"

"The Jiangdong bandits are making a big move. They are split into two groups, one heading towards Xuzhou Wuyang, and the other heading towards Xuzhou Yancheng!"

Zheng Can frowned, then waved his hand: "Probe again and report back!"

"Yes."

The messenger got up from the ground and retreated. Wei Yao lowered his head to drink tea, then looked at Zheng Can and frowned, "The Marshal is not deliberately putting on a show for me, right?"

Zheng Can smiled bitterly and said, "I hope it's just a show. The Jiangdong soldiers are now numerous and powerful, and the young prince knows that. Now, there are tens of thousands of Jiangdong soldiers stationed in the area of ​​Jixia Mountain alone. They can split into several groups at any time to attack the counties of Yuzhou and Xuzhou."

"To be honest, the Zhongwu Army has been able to hold out until now because Li Yun was unwilling to use his troops. If he was willing to sacrifice lives, Yuzhou would have been lost by now."

Hearing this, Wei Yao narrowed his eyes and his eyes flashed.

The situation that Zheng Can described was exactly what he, or the Shuofang Army, wanted to see the most. In order to take over Yuzhou and Xuzhou states, Li Yun fought to the death with the Zhongwu Army here. In the end, the Zhongwu Army was wiped out and the Jiangdong Army suffered heavy casualties.

Then, when the Shuofang Army arrives on the scene, they can easily clean up the whole situation and firmly occupy the Central Plains.

By that time, the Jiangdong soldiers, who had suffered heavy casualties, would need to replenish their forces before they could have a chance to fight the Shuofang Army again. This period of time would be enough for the Shuofang Army to gain a foothold in the Central Plains.

What's even more interesting is that if the Zhongwu Army is wiped out, then in the future, the Wei family will no longer have to care about Zheng Can and send him a beautiful Hu Ji?
Wouldn’t it be better to keep it for yourself and sleep better?

Of course, now that they are in an alliance, these words cannot be said openly. Wei Yao just thought about it, then looked at Zheng Can and said, "Marshal Zheng Jie, do you have a map? Let's study it together."

Zheng Can nodded, quickly took out a beautifully mounted map scroll and slowly unfolded it.

When he saw this map, Wei Yao couldn't help but frown.

The soldiers hated such flashy things. It was fine to frame paintings and calligraphy, but why did they frame maps? Who would use such things as a serious soldier?

Thinking of this, he looked up at Zheng Can and cursed in his heart.

These damned bastards of noble families have had their brains ruined by hundreds or even thousands of years of affluent life.

After a while, the map was fully unfolded. Zheng Can pointed his finger at the map and said to Wei Yao, "Look, little prince, this is Mount Jixia. The Jiangdong Army is stationed in this area, but the exact location is unclear."

"They sent out too many scouts."

"This is Wuyang County, this is Yancheng, and our Runan is here."

Wei Yao looked at it, his eyes flickered, and then he said softly: "These two counties must be saved, otherwise the Jiangdong soldiers can bypass Yuzhou and go straight into the Central Plains."

He looked at Zheng Can and said slowly, "Marshal Zheng Jie, send troops to rescue these two counties. I will write a letter to my father within ten days."

"Our Shuofang reinforcements will surely arrive."

Zheng Can thought about it, gritted his teeth and nodded.

"it is good."

(End of this chapter)