Thief Emperor

Chapter 696 Take your seat!

Zheng Can was untied at this moment. He stood up carefully. Seeing that Li Yun didn't say anything, he was relieved. He stood up straight and said to Li Yun: "Prince Li, how do you want Zheng to cooperate?"

"Write a letter to the Wei family and tell them that Ruyang City is still in your hands, but it is surrounded by the Jiangdong Army. Ask them to send troops to rescue immediately. Then, with the help of internal and external forces, you can defeat the Jiangdong Army in one fell swoop."

At this point, he paused and continued, "Tell the Wei family father and son that I, Li Yun, am also outside the city. As long as they march forward with their army, they can capture Li Yun alive and defeat Jiangdong."

Zheng Can was stunned for a moment, then lowered his head and said, "Lord Li, the Shuofang Army is not stupid, how could they not know anything about the battle in Ruyang? Besides, so many people saw the fall of the city that day..."

Li Yun looked at him and said calmly: "Before the attack, I had besieged the city for several days and did not let anyone out. After the city was breached today, the flags on the top of the city walls were not changed. It was for this reason that you..."

He looked at Zheng Can and said softly, "You just need to write a letter. I will send someone to pretend to be someone from the Zhongwu Army who broke out to ask for help and give it to Wei Quanzhong."

Li Yun lowered his head and drank tea, saying, "As long as you cooperate with me, I won't make things difficult for you regardless of whether the plan succeeds or not."

In this era, handwriting can often convince people. As long as it was written by Zheng Can himself, Wei Quanzhong and his son would definitely be able to recognize it.

Zheng Can raised his head, looked at Li Yun cautiously, and then whispered: "Prince Li, Zheng is willing to cooperate, willing to cooperate..."

Seeing him like this, Li Yun knew that he was asking for benefits, and his face immediately darkened, and he said expressionlessly: "At this time, does Zheng Jieshuai still think he is the Zhongwu Jiedushi?"

"If you cooperate with me honestly, I can guarantee that you will be spared and sent to the Zheng family in Jinling to live out the rest of your life. If you don't cooperate."

Li Yun narrowed his eyes and tapped the table lightly: "Then I will send your head to the army tomorrow to vent my anger for my brothers who died in the battle."

"I write, I write."

Zheng Can trembled, and quickly lowered his head and said, "I'll go write it now."

Li Yun nodded and called out to the outside of the house: "Zhang Sui."

Zhang Sui, who had been waiting for orders, quickly walked in with his head lowered and bowed, "Your Majesty."

"Take Zheng Jieshuai down, keep an eye on him, and make him write what he needs to write."

At this point, Li Yun paused and added: "Look at what he wrote and help him polish it to make it as realistic as possible."

Zhang Sui just lowered his head slightly and said, "Yes, I will go right away."

As he spoke, he looked up at Zheng Can and said softly, "Marshal Zheng Jie, please stop."

After the two people left, Li Yun tapped the table with his hand, lost in thought.

He knew that a vanguard of the Shuofang Army had already entered the Central Plains.

This vanguard army has about 10,000 people.

If we can "surround the point and attack the reinforcements", lure this vanguard army here and cripple it, let alone whether we can inflict serious damage to the Shuofang Army, just from the perspective of momentum, it will be of great benefit to the subsequent Central Plains War.

Li Yun whispered softly, "I don't know if I can lure him over."

This move is considered a free move.

What really determines life and death and success or failure on the battlefield is the strength of both sides, as well as the deployment of troops and military morale.

But occasionally a little free hand can produce miraculous results.

Thinking of this, Li Yun touched his chin, stood up, put his hands behind his back, and let out a long breath.

If it was a one-on-one fight, he was not afraid of anyone, even someone like Pei Zhuang, he would go forward and fight without hesitation. But when two armies were facing each other, and facing the Shuofang Army, to be honest, Li Yun did not have much confidence.

Because he had read the battle reports of the Shuofang Army.

Previously, on the battlefield in the Central Plains, the Shuofang Army marched south with only 50,000 troops, and defeated Wang Junping's army of hundreds of thousands.

The battle report clearly stated that 5,000 Shuofang troops were able to defeat tens of thousands of rebels with very few casualties on their own side.

It can be said that the combat effectiveness of the Shuofang Army is the real combat effectiveness of the border army, which is definitely one level higher than that of the Pinglu Army.

At least, before this, the Jiangdong Army had never fought with an army of this level. Now, the two sides would soon meet. It would not be realistic to say that Li Yun had no feelings at all.

"If it really comes, then touch it."

Li Yun whispered softly: "If he hadn't come, I would have taken steady steps and moved forward little by little."

He took a deep breath and murmured, "It's only a matter of time."

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After another three or four days, Zheng Can's letter had been sent out, but the Jiangdong army still surrounded Ruyang City, making it impossible for anyone to get in or out.

Li Yun sent scouts to completely block the area within thirty miles around Ruyang City. Not only did he not allow outsiders to come in, he also did not allow the Jiangdong Army's own people to go out.

Because the army is too large.

With so many people, it is impossible that all of them are on Li Yun's side. There may be troops sent by other forces along the way. The fact that Ruyang City has been broken can be concealed from outsiders but not from his own army. If communication is not cut off, then this strategy of luring the enemy will be too crude and ridiculous.

Amidst the heavy blockade, the tentacles of the Nine Divisions and the Scouting Camp were extended to ensure that once the vanguard of the Shuofang Army arrived here, Li Yun would be able to detect it immediately. At this time, several riders crossed the heavy blockade of the Jiangdong Army and entered Ruyang City, and met Li Yun in Ruyang City without any hindrance.

When he saw Li Yun, he bowed his head and clasped his fists and saluted: "Take the seat!"

"General Su's main force is already moving towards Yuzhou and is now in Tangzhou. With the order from the superior, they will be able to reach Ruyang in half a month at most."

Li Yun was looking through the documents at the moment. Hearing this, he looked up at the person who came and waved at him: "Sit down and talk, sit down and talk."

The man then stood up and sat next to Li Yun, smiling at him and said, "My Lord, the wars in all states are going well, why do you still look unhappy?"

Among Su Sheng's subordinates, the only one who could speak so calmly and be so close to Li Yun was Su Sheng's deputy general Chen Da.

Li Yun glanced at him and smiled: "I'm not unhappy, but there are too many things to do every day, so there is no expression on my face."

"You came just in time."

Li Yun stood up, stretched his body, and said, "I sent Zhao Cheng, Meng Qing and the others out. Now I am leading the army by myself, and I don't even have anyone to talk to."

Chen Da lowered his head slightly and said with a smile in Qingyang dialect: "Then I will follow you for a while."

Li Yun nodded, and then said, "As for General Su, tell him to rest in Tangzhou and wait for orders. Don't move for the time being."

"Yes."

Chen Dalian said hurriedly: "I will send someone to inform General Su right away."

After saying this, Chen Dacai asked: "Sir, General Su can be moved at this time, how..."

Li Yun said softly, "I'm fishing for a big fish."

"There are too many people, so the fish don't dare to come."

Mr. Li lowered his head and thought for a moment, then continued, "I will wait for another five days. If the big fish still doesn't show up after five days, then we won't wait any longer and will lead our troops directly north to occupy the prefectures and counties in the Central Plains."

Chen Da knew Li Yun very well, and he didn't say much, but just smiled and said: "Don't be too hard on your position, and make sure to rest. For us in Jiangdong, it doesn't matter whether it's Shannan East Road or Central Plains."

"The body of the superior is the most important."

Hearing this, Li Yun glanced at him and scolded him in Qingyang dialect: "You kid, you have also learned not to be honest, and you are full of flattery."

Chen Da laughed.

"I was too dull before, but I have only become more aware in the past two years. Besides, I really care about your health."

Li Yun stood up, stretched, yawned, and said, "Since you said so, then you can take over the military affairs in and outside Ruyang City. I will also have a good sleep."

Chen Da stood up and bowed: "I obey your command."

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In a blink of an eye, another three or four days passed.

Early that morning, Li Yun was practicing spearmanship in his own camp. After he finished practicing all the spear techniques, the spear in his hand shot out like a dragon, nailed to the ground, and made a trembling sound.

Li Yun wiped the sweat off his face, strode towards his gun, picked it up, and weighed it in his hand.

He has already mastered the Flying Dragon Gun, which is extremely powerful. However, until now, no one has been qualified to allow him to use this move.

While Li was thinking about spearmanship, Chen Da trotted over, bowed his head and saluted Li Yun, saying, "Sir, since yesterday, many spies have been found outside Ruyang City!"

"We finally caught a few of them an hour ago. After questioning, one of them was able to open his mouth."

"He's a spy from the Shuofang Army."

Chen Da said these few words lightly, but the spies only pried open the mouth of one person, which means that the other few...

All are dead.

Li Yun nodded gently: "I understand. Send people to the west and northwest. Report immediately if there is any news."

"besides."

Li Yun held the spear in his hand, shook the spear flower, and said softly: "Order all camps to prepare for battle."

"Yes!"

Chen Da nodded his head and stepped back.

At night, Su Zhan hurried to see Li Yun and bowed his head.

"Sir, General Chen sent someone to report..."

"Two hundred miles northwest, we spotted an army heading straight for Yuzhou!"