Thief Emperor

Chapter 699 Can’t leave!
So far, the Jiangdong Army is definitely not inferior to any army in the world today in terms of individual physical fitness and military quality.

After all, Li has spent a lot of money on food and military support in recent years, so it is impossible that there will be no effect at all.

There is little money in this world that is wasted.

You know, those starving young soldiers who joined Li Yun in the past few years could be made strong by Li Yun in two years at most.

The saying "young brats are eating me out of house and home" is absolutely true. The food for these young people alone is a huge expense. Even for Li Yun, he could only barely cover these expenses after he started to mint coins and used some economic means.

His personal physical fitness has improved, and he has never fallen behind in the daily military training of the Jiangdong Army. In addition, Li Yun has been promoting military merit titles in the army some time ago. Some of the most grassroots soldiers, even if they do not hold official positions, can be awarded titles as long as they have made merit.

This has resulted in the army's morale, especially its fighting spirit, soaring to an extremely high point.

If we must say what the current Jiangdong Army lacks in order to become the most powerful army, then the only thing it lacks may be the combat experience of hundreds of battles.

Regarding this point, it was a big shortcoming of the Jiangdong Army in the past few years. But up to now, the earliest group of people who followed Li Yun have at least experienced ten battles, if not a hundred. With them leading the new recruits, this shortcoming has been covered up to a large extent.

Moreover, the almost overwhelming morale and fighting spirit can completely cover up this shortcoming!

On the battlefield, Li Yun did not even lead his troops to charge, but just watched the battlefield from the rear and commanded the overall situation. The two thousand people behind him rushed out like a tiger descending from a mountain.

It's quite rare to have such momentum.

It is impossible for all soldiers in any army to be determined to die in battle. However, once they are on the battlefield, as long as they are stimulated by the atmosphere and the feeling of comrades, they will be filled with passion and will not be afraid of death and will fight the enemy to the death.

Not only is he fearless, he can't even feel the pain.

This is somewhat similar to the instinct of living things, and is also the last resort of humans as living things.

This is the situation on the battlefield in Yuzhou today.

Li Yun's vanguard army consisted of only two duwei battalions with about two thousand men. Not long after the two sides fought, these two thousand men had already defeated an entire duwei battalion of the Shuofang Army and continued to charge forward, seeming to be invincible.

Although firearms were used to help this, this kind of atmosphere made even Li Yun, who was always calm on the battlefield, feel his blood boiling.

Yang Xi followed Li Yun closely. He looked around the battlefield and grinned, "Sir, these Shuofang troops were rumored to be so powerful, but now it seems that they are just so-so."

Li Yun was also watching the battlefield. He knew that the implementation of the military merit system had brought the Jiangdong Army's combat effectiveness to a higher level.

This is an unstoppable spirit, but Li Yun himself cannot estimate how long this spirit can last.

After hearing Yang Xi's words, Li Yun thought for a while, and then slowly said: "Let's wait and see. Whether our Jiangdong Army can become a strong army depends on these battles. If we can win these battles, especially if we can beat the Shuofang Army, our Jiangdong Army..."

At this point, Li Yun was also a little excited. He slowly said, "Even if it's done!"

In order to build a strong army, in addition to "hardware qualities", it is also necessary to establish an invincible military spirit and shape a strong fighting will.

All of these require the tempering of blood and fire, and the accumulation of one victory after another!

Yang Xi did not understand what Li Yun meant. He looked at the battlefield and said with a smile, "I feel that as long as the superiors are still in charge of us, our Jiangdong Army will be invincible!"

At this point, he rubbed his hands and couldn't help but say, "If I didn't have an important position, I would also like to go out and fight, and get a military title. When I return home in the future, I can also become a lord!"

Li Yun looked back at him and laughed: "You saved my life before, I still remember it. When we are completely settled, your title will be indispensable."

Hearing this, Yang Xi waved his hand and said with a smile: "It is our duty to protect the superiors. It is our responsibility and it is not a great achievement. What I want is to kill the enemy and gain merit."

Li Yun did not respond, but looked back and said, "Go contact Su Zhan and ask when our reinforcements will arrive."

"Tell the people in the rear to send all the cavalry over. Even if they have to be used as infantry, they must stop these Shuofang troops and prevent them from leaving the battlefield!"

"Send another person to quickly report to Zhao Cheng's troops, and have him gather the troops in Yancheng to stop these Shuofang troops and prevent them from retreating!"

These were extremely important military affairs. Even Yang Xi, who liked to joke, did not dare to neglect them at this moment. He first bowed his head and clasped his fists, then turned around and strode away.

Li Yun, on the other hand, led his guards and continued to advance along with the front-line troops.

At this time, the front lines of the two sides had already intersected. Even though Li Yun was still more than a hundred feet away from the front line, there were still some scattered Shuofang soldiers around him. Li shot and killed one person with his bow. When another person approached, Li Yun signaled the guards to move back. He strode forward, even without using a weapon, and grabbed the man's collar, and pulled him up out of thin air, throwing him to the ground, knocking him to the ground. After getting rid of this person, Li Yun looked at Zhang Sui, who was trembling on the side, and said with a smile: "Little scholar, are you afraid?"

Zhang Sui wiped the sweat from his forehead, swallowed his saliva, and nodded honestly: "Yes... a little bit."

Li Yun pulled out a long sword from the waist of a guard standing beside him, then held the sword upside down and handed the handle to Zhang Sui, saying with a smile, "Here, let me teach you some courage!"

Zhang Sui's eyes widened, and he looked up at Li Yun, only to see Li Yun smiling and saying, "In the Jiangdong officialdom, everyone says that you are the future prime minister. Do you want to be the prime minister?"

Mr. Li said softly, "To be the prime minister of Jiangdong, one needs a heart of steel. Your teacher and Yao Juzhong are both very courageous."

"It's time for you to practice your courage."

Back then, Du Shiyi, a son of an aristocratic family, dared to "start a business" with Li Yun in that environment. Yao Zhong, with an almost commoner identity, followed Fei Xuan and traveled all over the prefectures and counties in Jiangdong, offending countless people and killing countless people.

These two people are both extremely daring.

Upon hearing this, Zhang Sui looked up at Li Yun, gritted his teeth, took the knife handed over by Li Yun, and strode to the front of the Shuofang army. He held the knife in both hands and his thighs were trembling.

However, the knife still chopped down without hesitation.

However, Zhang Sui chopped with his eyes closed, and did not chop the neck, but the back. The man on the ground screamed, but he was not dead. Instead, he turned around and looked at Zhang Sui.

Zhang Sui was now so frightened that he was stunned, but he didn't know where he got the courage from, he raised the knife again, this time he cut with his eyes open and directly on the neck.

He didn't have much strength and didn't chop off the head, but the knife penetrated two inches into the flesh and the man on the ground, blood splattered out, and he was already dead.

Zhang Sui, with blood splattered all over his face, collapsed to the ground. He gasped for breath and didn't speak for a long time.

Li Yun squatted beside him and asked someone to pass him a square towel. He handed it to Zhang Sui and asked, "How do you feel?"

Zhang Sui wiped his face hastily, and then came back to his senses. He took a deep breath, then gritted his teeth and replied: "Subordinate... Subordinate..."

Li Yun patted his shoulder and said with a smile: "When ordinary people see blood for the first time, they will inevitably be scared. Calm yourself down. If you are scared to death, your mentor will probably not agree when he returns."

At this point, Li Yun paused and said softly: "Do a good job, I will recognize you as the prime minister."

It has to be admitted that Zhang Sui, chosen by Du Qian, has no problems with his professional ability, and he has hardly made any mistakes during the time he has been with Li Yun.

Today, although Li Yun seemed to be trying to make things difficult for him, Zhang Sui still behaved very well.

Zhang Sui was so overjoyed that his fear was instantly dispelled. He knelt on the ground and bowed his head to Li Yun, saying, "Thank you, Your Majesty. Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Li Yun looked at him and said with a smile: "After you go back, you will be appointed as a county magistrate and a governor, and then I will transfer you back to Jinling."

"Work hard and don't let your mentor and me down."

At this time, both Li Yun and Du Qian needed to reserve talents for Jiangdong's future. Zhang Sui was obviously a good example. With Li Yun's words, as long as he didn't commit suicide, his future career could be said to be smooth.

Zhang Sui got up immediately, ignoring the blood on his body, and ran to the side to find paper and pen. Li Yun looked at him and said with a smile: "I admit everything I said, do you have to record this too?"

Zhang Sui turned around, looked at Li Yun, and grinned: "Your Majesty, this may be my only chance to go down in history. I must write it down, I must write it down!"

Li Yun was startled, and then ignored him. Just at this moment, Su Zhan came jogging over. After arriving in front of Li Yun, he bowed his head and saluted, saying, "Sir, the cavalry behind us has arrived on the battlefield. The main force will be able to catch up in half an hour at most!"

Su Zhan paused and continued, "The Jishan camp, General Su's camp, and General Zhao Cheng have all sent letters, and the Nine Departments are also coordinating."

Li Yun said "hmm", looked up at the sky, and said softly: "You run more to ensure that the information of each army is smooth. At the same time, let the Nine Departments immediately inform each army of the approximate location of the Shuofang Army."

Li said this, with his hands behind his back, looking in the direction of the Shuofang Army, and slowly said: "In one day and one night, I will completely stick to this Shuofang Army and make sure they come..."

"You can't leave!"

(End of this chapter)